A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF NOVELL NETWARE PROTOCOLS

In this paper an elaborate comparison has been provided between the Novell Netware Protocols such as IPX, NLSP, SPX and NCP. These Protocols are used to transfer data to appropriate destination. Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) is a protocol which is used by the Novell NetWare operating systems to send and receive packets through network. NLSP was designed to replace IPX RIP (Routing Information Protocol) and SAP (Service Advertisement Protocol). The Novell NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) is used to manage Novell NetWare server resources. The Sequenced Packet Exchange (SPX) protocol provides packet delivery in Novell NetWare’s network. Here we provided the comparison between various features such as protocol’s structure, working principle and address representation.