User guide

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Freeway User Guide
SDK Software development kit
server processor The Freeway server processor board, which is capable of execut-
ing the server’s operating system and functions such as server
management.
server-resident
software
Software that runs on the server processor board and processes
the data stream between the LAN and WAN connections.
Server-resident software can be either supplied by Protogate or
customized by the user.
service A more generalized view of resource where a grouping is made
on a per-protocol basis. For example, the FMP protocol has a
number of resources: the ICP, the ports available on the ICP,
and the protocol running on the ICP. Collectively, these
resources describe the service.
service provider A task that operates on the Freeway server processor board and
provides specific processing related to a particular service. An
example is the data link service provider which performs pro-
cessing on the server processor board to support the FMP pro-
tocol operating on an ICP6000 communication board.
service user An entity that uses server resources by interfacing to a service
provider. Service users can be tasks that reside on the server and
access the service providers directly or they can be processes, or
clients, which reside on other machines and access the service
providers across the network.
SMSP Server management service provider
SNMP Simple network management protocol