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In SNA, one of three types of network addressable units (NAUs). A PU exists in each node of an SNA network to manage and monitor, at the request of a system services control point logical unit (SSCP-LU) session, the resources (such as attached links and adjacent link stations) of a node. See also control point.
Industry:Software
In SNA, specified in a request to start a session. Each defined transmission services profile is identified by a number.
Industry:Software
In SNA, the classification of a physical unit according to the type of node in which it resides. The physical unit type is the same as its node type; that is, a type 1 physical unit resides in a type 1 node, and so on.
Industry:Software
In SNA, the layer within a half-session that (a) controls whether the half-session can send or receive, or both send and receive request units (RUs) at the same time, (b) combines related RUs into RU chains, (c) defines the limits of transactions by using the bracket protocol, (d) controls the connexion of requests and responses in accordance with control modes specified when the session is started, (e) creates sequence numbers, and (f) associates requests with responses.
Industry:Software
In SNA, the logical unit that contains the primary half-session for a particular logical unit-to-logical unit (LU-to-LU) session. See also secondary logical unit.
Industry:Software
In SNA, the path control network components, including a peripheral link, that make up the portion of a path between a subarea node and a network addressable unit (NAU) in an adjacent peripheral node.
Industry:Software
In SNA, the unit of data and control information passed between path control components. A BTU can consist of one or more path information units (PIUs).
Industry:Software
In SNA, the unit of data and control information passed between the transmission and control layers. It consists of a request or response header followed by a request or response unit.
Industry:Software
In SNA, the unit of data and control information transmitted over a communications line by data link control.
Industry:Software
In SQL replication, a case-sensitive character string that identifies replication subscription sets that are unique to an instance of the Apply program.
Industry:Software
