1. Network Operating Systems
Organizational Communications and Technologies
Prithvi N. Rao
H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management
Carnegie Mellon University

2. High Speed and Wireless LANs(Stallings and van Slyke) Class Notes
Readings
High Speed and Wireless LANs(Stallings and van Slyke) Class Notes

3. Objectives List several popular network operating systems
Cite features of a network operating system
Recognize services provided by NOS
List several client/server NOS
List several peer-to-peer operating systems

4. Network Operating Systems
Fundamental function of network (review)
File transfer
Remote program execution
Virtual terminal service
NOS service layers more flexible
Common elements of NOS
Support for multiple station access
Data integrity features (transaction, security)
Provide shared access to network resources

5. Network Operating Systems
Client/Server
Novell Netware
Microsoft LanManager
Microsoft WindowsNT
Banyan Vines
Peer-to-peer
Novel Netware Light
Artisoft Lantastic
Appletalk
Windows for Workgroups

6. Comparison of OSI and LAN Manager
Application
Redirector
Named Pipes
Server Message Block (SMB)
Presentation
Session
NetBios
Transport
NetBios Extended User
Interface (NetBEUI)
Transmission Control
Protocol / Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP)
Network
DataLink
Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS)
Network Drivers, 802.x Specifications
Physical
802.x Specifications

7. Comparison of OSI and Novel l Netware
Service Advertising
Protocol (sap)
Application
Network Loadable Module (NLM)
Presentation
Netware Core
Protocol (NCP)
Operating System
Connection Mgmt.
Session
NETBios SPX
Sequence Package
Exchange
Novell Virtual
Terminal
(NVT)
Transport
Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX)
Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
Network
Multiple Protocol Interface (MPI)
Link Support Level (LSL)
Multiple Link Interface Driver (MLID)
802 Specification – Token Ring, Ethernet,
ARCnet, Appletalk
Data Link
Physical
Media

8. Comparison of OSI and Vines
VINES Services
(Printing and apps)
VINES File System
Application
Presentation
NetRPC
Service Msg Blk (SMB)
Session
Socket Interface
VINES Interprocess
Communication Prot
(VCIP)
Transmission
Control Prot
(TCP)
User Datagram
Protocol (UDP)
Sequence Packet
Protocol (SPP)
Transport
VINES Internet Protocol (VIP)
VINES Internet Control Protocol (ICP)
VINES Address Resolution Protoclol (ARP)
VINES Routing Update Protocol (RTP)
Internet
Protocol
(IP)
Network
X.25
VINES Fragmentation Protocol (FRP)
DataLink
X.25 HDLC
Network Drivers
NDIS
Physical
802.x Specifications, X.25 network connection

9. Comparison of OSI and Windows-NT
Redirector, Requestor
Named Pipes
TLI Socket Interface
Application
Presentation
Service Message Block (SMB)
Windows Presentation Manager
Session
NetBIOS
Transport
Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP
NetBIOS Extended User Interface
(NetBEUI)
Network
DataLink
Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS)
Network Drivers, 802.x Specifications
Physical
802.x Specifications

10. Comparison of OSI and Netware Lite
Service Advertising
Protocol (SAP)
Application
Network Lite Applications
Presentation
Netware Core Protocol
(NCP)
Operating System
Connection
Management
Session
NetBIOS
Sequence Packet
Exchange (SPX)
Transport
Internet Packet Exchange
(IPX)
Network
Link Support Layer (LSL)
Multiple Link Interface Drivers (MLID)
802.x specifications
Token Ring, Ethernet
ARCnet, Appletalk
DataLink
Physical
Media

11. Comparison of OSI and Appletalk
Appleshare Print Services
Postscript
Application
Appleshare File Svcs
Presentation
Appletake Filing Prot
Appletalk Session Protocol
(ASP)
Zone Information Protocol
(ZIP)
Printer Access Protocol (PAP)
Appletalk Data Stream
Session
Routing Table Maintenance Protocol (RTMP)
Appletalk Echo Protocol (AEP)
Appletalk Transaction Protocol
Name Binding Protocol
Transport
Network
Datagram Delivery Protocol (DDP)
Token Talk Link Access Protocol (TLAP)
EtherTalk Link Access Protocol (ELAP)
LocalTalk Link Access
(LLAP)
LocalTalk Hardware
DataLink
802.x
Physical

12. Comparison of OSI and TCP/IP Systems
TFTP. BOOTP, NFS-XDR-RPC
SNMP
Application
SMTP, FTP,TELNET
Presentation
Universal Datagram
(UDP)
Session
Transmission Control
(TCP)
Transport
Internet Protocol (IP)
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
Internet Gateway Message Protocol (IGMP)
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) and Reverse ARP (RARP)
Network
DataLink
Ethernet - II
Token Ring
Physical
Media

13. Comparison of OSI and Windows for Workgroups
Application
MS-Windows
Windows Applications
Presentation
MS Windows Presentation Manager
Session
NetBIOS
Transport
NetBIOS Extended User
Interface
(NetBEUI)
Network
DataLink
Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS)
Network Drivers, 802.x Specifications
Physical
802.x Specifications

14. Summary NOS provide logical communication support for LANs
Provide application interface between user and network protocols, hardware and media
NOS available from variety of vendors
Client/server from Novell Netware
Peer-to-peer as in TCP/IP