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Deliver request unit

z/OS Communications Server: SNA Programming
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The format of the Deliver RU is shown in Table 1. The Deliver request contains an embedded NS RU and flows from the VTAM® SSCP to an application program within the same host. The SSCP does not modify any information within the embedded NS RU.

Table 1. Deliver request unit format 0
Request format:   Byte       Bit       Value       Description
0   X'81' Network services, logical services
1   X'08' Management services
2   X'12' Request code
3 0–7 X'00' Format 0
4 0–4   Reserved, flags
  5 0 Only one target resource name is included.
    1 Multiple target resource names are included.
  6 0 Embedded NS RU does not relate to resources in a secondary network.
    1 Embedded NS RU relates to resources in a secondary network.
  7 0 Embedded NS RU contains a CNM header
    1 Embedded NS RU does not contain a CNM header
5     Reserved
6–7     NS RU length
8–n     NS RU
n+1–p     Network Name of Origin PU
n+1       Type:
          X'F1' PU
n+2       Length, in binary, of origin PU name
n+3–p       Origin PU name
p+1–q     Network name of target resource
p+1       Type:
          X'F1' PU
          X'F3' LU
          X'F7' Adjacent link station
          X'F9' Link
p+2       Length, in binary, of target resource
p+3–q     Target resource name
q+1–r     Configuration hierarchy name 1  (Note: This name is in the same format as the target resource name.)
.       .
r+1–s     Configuration hierarchy name M
s+1   X'00' End of configuration hierarchy name fields
s+2–t     Additional target resource name
.       .
.       .
.       .
.       .
.       .
      (See Table 1 for format of target names)
.       .
t+1–u      
.       .
t+1–u      
.       .
t+1–u     Additional target resource name k
u+1   X'00' End of additional target resource name fields.

The Deliver RU includes the name of the originator of the embedded NS RU. The name of the originator is derived from the origin network address contained in the transmission header (TH) in the path information unit (PIU) that provided the NS RU.

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