CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Introducing the OSAK Software

  1.1     OSAK Software and OSI

  1.2     OSAK Software Components

  2      Planning and Managing the OSAK Software

  2.1     Planning for OSAK Software
    2.1.1      OSAK Software and Applications
    2.1.2      Setting up OSAK Software Addressing

  2.2     Managing OSAK Software
    2.2.1      Management Tasks
    2.2.2      Management Tools

  3      Understanding How OSAK Software Works

  3.1     Protocol Machines

  3.2     Naming and Addressing Facilities
    3.2.1      ADDRESS Database
    3.2.2      ALIAS Database

  3.3     OSAKserver

  3.4     Management Facilities

  3.5     Programming Interface

  3.6     A Working OSAK Software System
    3.6.1      Checking OSAKserver
    3.6.2      Checking Counters
    3.6.3      Checking Databases
    3.6.4      Checking Logging

  A   Standards Information

  FIGURES

  1-1        OSAK Software and the OSI Seven-Layer Reference Model

  1-2        OSAK Software Components

  2-1        OSAK Software Installation with Applications

  3-1        OSAKserver and Active Entries

  3-2        OSAKserver and Passive Entries