Open Data-Link Interface
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The Open Data-Link Interface (ODI), developed by Apple and Novell, serves the same function as Microsoft and 3COM's Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS).[1] Originally, ODI was written for NetWare and Macintosh environments. Like NDIS, ODI provides rules that establish a vendor-neutral interface between the protocol stack and the adapter driver. It resides in Layer 2, the Data Link layer, of the OSI model. This interface also enables one or more network drivers to support one or more protocol stacks.
See also
[edit]- Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS)
- Uniform Driver Interface (UDI)
- Universal Network Device Interface (UNDI)
- PC/TCP Packet Driver
- Virtual Loadable Module (VLM)
- NetWare I/O Subsystem (NIOS)
- Personal NetWare (PNW)
- DR-WebSpyder
References
[edit]- ^ "What is ODI(Open Data link Interface)?". GeeksforGeeks. 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
Further reading
[edit]- Feibel, Werner (1995). "ODI (Open Data-link Interface)". Novell's complete encyclopedia of networking. San Jose, California: Novell Press. pp. 715–717. ISBN 0782112900. LCCN 94066403.
- Sheldon, Thomas (1994). "Open Data-link Interface (ODI)". LAN TIMES Encyclopedia of Networking. Osborne McGraw-Hill. pp. 666–667. ISBN 9780078819650.
- Niedermiller-Chaffins, Debra (1991). Inside Novell Netware. New Riders Publications. pp. 82–83, 101–103. ISBN 9781562050221.
- Coleman, Pat (2000). Networking Complete (4th ed.). Sybex. pp. 104, 273. ISBN 9780782126105.
- Beheler, Ann (1998). Networking Fundamentals Using Novell NetWare (4.11). Prentice Hall. p. 5. ISBN 9780134098067.
- Zacker, Craig (1998). TCP/IP Administration. Wiley. p. 60. ISBN 9780764531583.
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