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CP/NET 1.0
A Control Program
for
Microcomputer Networks
FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATION
18 February 1980
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* CONFIDENTIAL *
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Copyright (C) 1980
Digital Research
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Table of Contents
1.0 PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
1.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.0 PRODUCT RATIONALE
2.1 Design Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.2 Competitive Analysys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3.0 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
3.1 Hardware Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4.0 PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4.1 Memory Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4.2 Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
4.3 Reliability and Maintainability . . . . . . . . . . x
5.0 DOCUMENTATION
5.1 External and End User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
5.2 Internal and OEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
6.0 DESCRIPTION OF FEATURES
6.1 MP/M Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
6.1.1 Resident System Process . . . . . . . . . . . x
6.2 CP/M Slave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
6.2.1 Network Basic I/O System (NBIOS) . . . . . . x
6.2.2 Network Basic Disk Operating System (NBDOS) . x
6.3 MP/M Slave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
6.3.1 Network Extended I/O System (NXIOS) . . . . . x
6.4 Inter-Processor Message Format . . . . . . . . . . . x
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.he CP/NET 1.0 Functional Specification Section 1.0
1.0 PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
Name: Control Program for microcomputer networks
Mnemonic: CP/NET 1.0
1.1 Overview
   Thå purposå oæ á controì prograí foò microcomputeò networkó ió <20>
     enablå  multiplå microcomputeró tï sharå commoî  resourceó <20>
   and to provide a mechanism for inter-processor communication.
   CP/NEÔ  wilì   designeä tï operatå   multiplå  processoò <20>
   environmentó  whicè  rangå  froí tightlù   looselù  coupleä <20>
   processors.
     thå  useò  leveì CP/NEÔ wilì providå á  virtuaì  CP/Í  2.ø <20>
   systeí tï eacè CP/Í slavå processor® Thå CP/Í slavå processoò <20>
   coulä consisô oæ simplù á processor¬  memory¬ anä aî interfacå <20>
   tï thå network® Thus¬ á CRÔ witè sufficienô RAÍ coulä executå <20>
   CP/Í   programs¬   performinç  itó  computinç  locallù   whilå <20>
   dependinç  oî thå networë tï providå alì disë anä printeò  I/Ï <20>
   facilities.
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Š.he CP/NET 1.0 Functional Specification Section 2.0
2.0 PRODUCT RATIONALE
2.1 Design Objectives
2.2 Competitive Analysys
.pa
Š.he CP/NET 1.0 Functional Specification Section 3.0
3.0 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
3.1 Hardware Environment
   Thå  harwarå  environmenô foò CP/NEÔ 1.° musô includå  twï <20>
   morå  8080¬  8085¬  oò Z8° processoró whicè havå somå meanó <20>
   inter-processor communication.
.pa
Š.he CP/NET 1.0 Functional Specification Section 4.0
4.0 PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
4.1 Memory Size
4.2 Speed
4.3 Reliability and Maintenance
.pa
Š.he CP/NET 1.0 Functional Specification Section 5.0
5.0 DOCUMENTATION
5.1 External and End User
5.2 Internal and OEM
.pa
Š.he CP/NET 1.0 Functional Specification Section 6.1
6.0 DESCRIPTION OF FEATURES
6.1 MP/M Master
6.1.1 Resident System Process
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Š.he CP/NET 1.0 Functional Specification Section 6.2
6.2 CP/M Slave
6.2.1 Network Basic I/O System (NBIOS)
6.2.2 Network Basic Disk Operating System (NBDOS)
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Š.he CP/NET 1.0 Functional Specification Section 6.3
6.3 MP/M Slave
6.3.1 Network Extended I/O System (NXIOS)
.pa
Š.he CP/NET 1.0 Functional Specification Section 6.4
6.4 Inter-Processor Message Format