Subject: June CIW SIG meeting report

From: "Chung-Huy Chen (254-4827 T/L 444)" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 93 15:53:56 EDT

The NB SIG met twice in the past CIW meeting.  The first session
   (held 6/9) was primarily a review of changes made to the AD proposal.
   The major changes were:
       -introducing the initialization queue.
       -adding Test_Request_To_Send_Received to those calls that
        have no association with a queue.
   Also reported were considerations for a number of programming
   languages.  They will be included in the CP proposal.

   In the second session (held 6/10), additional changes were
   identified:
       -adding a usage note to the Accept_Incoming call indicating
        if the program has successfully issued a Set_Processing_Mode
        call, the Accept_Incoming call completes only when a
        half-duplex conversation startup request arrives.
       -adding a callback_info parameter to the Set_Queue_Callback_
        Function call.

   With all the changes to the AP proposal being identified, the SIG
   agreed to request AP at the plenary.  The AP status was granted by
   the CIW.

   The updated AP proposal is now available in the library under
   the filename "nb-ap.ps".

   ***** Note to implementers *****
   Set_Queue_Callback_Function now has three system-dependent
   parameters:
      --callback_function
      --callback_info (CPI-C may parse this information)
      --user_field (CPI-C does not check or modify this info.)
   In order to promote portability between like systems, it has been
   suggested that each implementer should submit a recommendation of
   using these three parameters in the systems of his/her interest.
   (Systems of most interest include, but are not limited to,
   Windows 3.x/NT, OS/2 1.x/2.x, MacOS, and UNIX.)
   Please send your recommendations to
                [email-masked]
   in order for the SIG to consider including them in the CPI-C 2.0
   architecture specification.

   It is important to note that in order for the recommended usage
   for your favorite systems to be included in the CPI-C 2.0 spec.,
   you have to submit your recommendations to the SIG.
   Only when the recommendations are approved by the SIG and later
   by the CIW will they be included in the 2.0 spec.
   The non-blocking proposal is currently at the last stage, namely
   the transition to CP, before it is published.  So please act now.
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Chung-Huy Chen
NB SIG Coordinator