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Foil 28 AppleTalk - Six-layer Protocol Suite

From Introduction to Network Protocols Lectures at Xi'an Jaotong University -- Sept 1998. by Roman Markowski
Session Layer:
  • ADSP - AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol, works with ATP to ensure reliable data transmission; includes flow control
  • ZIP - Zone Information Protocol, maps network numbers to network zones; the information is kept in ZIT=Zone Information Table
  • ASP - AppleTalk Session Protocol, responsible for opening and closing sessions
  • PAP - Printer Access Protocol, maintains print service
Presentation and Application Layers:
  • AFP - AppleTalk Filing Protocol
  • PostScript - paged description language
  • AppleShare is a centralized file-sharing system that runs on top of AppleTalk on a Macintosh system; AppleShare servers are accessed by AppleShare clients

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