Xerox Network Systems
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Xerox Network Systems (XNS) is a pioneering suite of network protocols developed by Xerox in the late 1970s that strongly influenced later networking technologies and protocol stacks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Xerox Network Systems canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
communication protocol
ⓘ
network protocol suite ⓘ |
| addressingScheme |
48-bit host address
ⓘ
network number plus host number ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ethernet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
internetworking multiple LANs
ⓘ
local area networks ⓘ |
| developer |
Xerox
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Xerox PARC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentationLanguage | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | XNS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
XNS Authentication service
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XNS Clearinghouse name service ⓘ XNS Courier remote procedure call protocol ⓘ XNS Filing Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ XNS Internet Datagram Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ XNS Routing Information Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ XNS Sequenced Packet Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early computer networking era ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | pioneering influence on later networking technologies ⓘ |
| inception | late 1970s ⓘ |
| influenced |
AppleTalk
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DECnet Phase IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Internet protocol suite NERFINISHED ⓘ Novell IPX/SPX NERFINISHED ⓘ OSI model protocol designs ⓘ TCP/IP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | early Ethernet experiments at Xerox PARC ⓘ |
| layerModel | layered protocol architecture ⓘ |
| mainApplication | computer networking ⓘ |
| networkLayerProtocol | XNS Internet Datagram Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableImplementation |
Xerox 8000 series workstations
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Xerox Star workstation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protocolFamilyType | proprietary protocol suite ⓘ |
| providesService |
authentication
ⓘ
directory service ⓘ file service ⓘ remote procedure calls ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Xerox internal specifications ⓘ |
| status | largely obsolete ⓘ |
| supports |
connection-oriented communication
ⓘ
connectionless communication ⓘ |
| topologySupport | LAN internetworks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportLayerProtocol | XNS Sequenced Packet Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | office automation networks ⓘ |
| uses | Ethernet MAC address as host identifier ⓘ |
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