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.

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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 NERFINISHED
Xerox PARC NERFINISHED
documentationLanguage English NERFINISHED
hasAbbreviation XNS NERFINISHED
hasPart XNS Authentication service NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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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IPX/SPX basedOn Xerox Network Systems