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SAP field contents
Each host that provides a service contains a SAP agent. Each agent acquires information reflected in the fields of this packet and keeps the information in a table. OPERATION: This field defines packet operation. SERVICE TYPE: This field identifies the service type that the server provides. SERVICE NAME: This identifies the server name based upon network number. NETWORK ADDRESS: This is the network address the server is located upon. NODEADDRESS: This is the address of where the server is located. SOCKET NUMBER: This number is the process identifier to which packets must be sent. NUMBEROF HOPS TO THE SERVER: This indicates the number of hops to the host where the server is located. The remaining part of the packet
may have additional information about other servers on the network.
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