Novell IPX has the following
characteristics:
- it is a connectionless protocol
that does not require acknowledgments for each packet (best effort delivery)
and
- it is a Layer 3 protocol that defines
internetwork and internode addresses.
Novell NetWare uses:
- Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
to facilitate the exchange of routing information.
- Proprietary Service Advertisement
Protocol (SAP) to advertise network services.
- NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) to
provide client-to-server connections and applications.
- Sequenced Packet Exchange (SPX)
service for Layer 4 connection-oriented services.
The NetWare protocol stack supports all
common media access protocols. The data link and physical layers are
accessed through the Open Data Link (ODI) interface.
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