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International Business Machines
Industry: Computer
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Sometimes referred to as “Big Blue” IBM is a multinational corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York. It manufactures computer hardware and software and provides information technology and services.
In the DCE Distributed Time Service (DTS), the difference between coordinated universal time (UTC) and the time in a particular time zone.
Industry:Software
In SNA, a field in a format identification 3 (FID3) field transmission header that indicates the type of session and the local address of the directly attached logical unit (LU) or physical unit (PU). See also origin address field.
Industry:Software
In SNA, a field in each transmission header (TH) that indicates the format of the TH; that is, the presence or absence of certain fields. TH formats differ in accordance with the types of nodes between which they pass.
Industry:Software
In SNA, a field within Function Management Header Type 5 (FMH-5), which is used to convey security information.
Industry:Software
In SNA, a group of links between directly attached nodes appearing as a single logical link for routing messages. A transmission group may consist of one or more SDLC links (parallel links) or of a single System/370 channel. For type 2.1 nodes in System i networks, a transmission group can only be a single-link connection.
Industry:Software
In SNA, a header, optionally followed by a response unit, that indicates whether the response is positive or negative and that may contain a pacing response. See also request header.
Industry:Software
In SNA, a link station directly connected to a given node by a link connexion over which network traffic can be carried. Several secondary link stations that share a link connexion do not exchange data with each other and therefore are not adjacent to each other.
Industry:Software
In SNA, a logical connexion between two transaction programmes over an LU 6.2 session that enables them to communicate with each other.
Industry:Software
In SNA, a message unit that contains data, control information, or both (for example, data and indicators).
Industry:Software
In SNA, a number that uniquely identifies a distribution message unit throughout its existence. A message unit exists for only one hop, from one system to the adjacent system.
Industry:Software
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