SAP (Service Advertising Protocol)
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SAP (Service Advertising Protocol) is a network protocol used in IPX/SPX environments to announce and discover services by broadcasting their availability and addresses.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
network protocol
ⓘ
service discovery protocol ⓘ |
| addressing |
uses broadcast
ⓘ
uses multicast (in some implementations) ⓘ |
| announces |
network address
ⓘ
server name ⓘ service type ⓘ socket number ⓘ |
| category |
LAN protocol
ⓘ
Novell protocol ⓘ |
| communicationStyle | connectionless ⓘ |
| dataUnit | SAP packet ⓘ |
| developedFor | Novell NetWare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enables |
automatic service location
ⓘ
clients to discover available services ⓘ |
| field |
network address field
ⓘ
server name field ⓘ service type field ⓘ socket number field ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Novell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| layer | Network layer ⓘ |
| messageType |
service advertisement
ⓘ
service query ⓘ service response ⓘ |
| operatesOn |
IPX network numbers
ⓘ
IPX node addresses ⓘ IPX sockets ⓘ |
| purpose |
advertise network services
ⓘ
announce services ⓘ discover services ⓘ locate network services ⓘ |
| relatedProtocol | RIP for IPX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
IPX (Internetwork Packet Exchange)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SPX (Sequenced Packet Exchange) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | IPX routing ⓘ |
| scope | local network segment ⓘ |
| status | legacy protocol ⓘ |
| supersededBy | modern IP-based service discovery mechanisms ⓘ |
| supports |
dynamic service deregistration
ⓘ
dynamic service registration ⓘ |
| transportsOver | IPX ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NetWare application servers
ⓘ
NetWare file servers ⓘ NetWare print servers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
building service tables on routers
ⓘ
building service tables on servers ⓘ |
| usedIn |
IPX/SPX environments
ⓘ
Novell NetWare networks ⓘ |
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