AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol
E201687
AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol is a reliable, connection-oriented transport protocol in the AppleTalk networking suite, analogous to TCP in the TCP/IP model.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1773972 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol Context triple: [AppleTalk, transportLayerProtocol, AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol]
-
A.
AppleTalk
AppleTalk was Apple’s proprietary suite of networking protocols that enabled file and printer sharing and other communication services between Macintosh computers and devices.
-
B.
Apple Filing Protocol
Apple Filing Protocol is a network protocol developed by Apple for file services and sharing on Macintosh and AppleTalk-based networks.
-
C.
AppleShare
AppleShare was Apple’s classic file and print sharing software for Macintosh networks, enabling users to share files and printers over AppleTalk-based local area networks.
-
D.
AirPort
AirPort is Apple's brand name for its line of Wi‑Fi networking technology and products used to provide wireless connectivity for its computers and devices.
-
E.
Macintosh Toolbox
The Macintosh Toolbox was the core collection of system software routines and services that provided the graphical user interface, event handling, and application support framework for the classic Mac OS.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol Target entity description: AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol is a reliable, connection-oriented transport protocol in the AppleTalk networking suite, analogous to TCP in the TCP/IP model.
-
A.
AppleTalk
AppleTalk was Apple’s proprietary suite of networking protocols that enabled file and printer sharing and other communication services between Macintosh computers and devices.
-
B.
Apple Filing Protocol
Apple Filing Protocol is a network protocol developed by Apple for file services and sharing on Macintosh and AppleTalk-based networks.
-
C.
AppleShare
AppleShare was Apple’s classic file and print sharing software for Macintosh networks, enabling users to share files and printers over AppleTalk-based local area networks.
-
D.
AirPort
AirPort is Apple's brand name for its line of Wi‑Fi networking technology and products used to provide wireless connectivity for its computers and devices.
-
E.
Macintosh Toolbox
The Macintosh Toolbox was the core collection of system software routines and services that provided the graphical user interface, event handling, and application support framework for the classic Mac OS.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
AppleTalk protocol
ⓘ
connection-oriented protocol ⓘ reliable protocol ⓘ transport protocol ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ADSP ⓘ |
| analogousTo |
Transmission Control Protocol
ⓘ
surface form:
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol ⓘ |
| category |
computer networking protocol
ⓘ
transport-layer protocol ⓘ |
| communicationMode | connection-oriented ⓘ |
| dataType | byte-stream ⓘ |
| designedFor | Apple Macintosh computers ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Apple Inc.
ⓘ
surface form:
Apple Computer
Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| ensures | in-order delivery of data ⓘ |
| feature |
connection establishment handshake
ⓘ
graceful connection teardown ⓘ |
| firstAppearedIn | mid-1980s ⓘ |
| handles | retransmission of lost packets ⓘ |
| layer | transport layer ⓘ |
| networkArchitecture |
AppleTalk network stack
ⓘ
surface form:
AppleTalk protocol stack
|
| operatesOver |
AppleTalk
ⓘ
surface form:
AppleTalk networks
|
| OSIEquivalentLayer | layer 4 ⓘ |
| partOf | AppleTalk ⓘ |
| provides |
error recovery
ⓘ
flow control ⓘ full-duplex communication ⓘ reliable data stream service ⓘ sequenced delivery ⓘ |
| reliability | guaranteed delivery ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
IP-based networking
ⓘ
Transmission Control Protocol ⓘ
surface form:
TCP
|
| requires | AppleTalk addressing ⓘ |
| role | reliable transport for AppleTalk applications ⓘ |
| standardizedIn | AppleTalk protocol specifications ⓘ |
| status | largely obsolete ⓘ |
| supports |
acknowledgment of data
ⓘ
multiple streams between endpoints ⓘ session establishment ⓘ session termination ⓘ sliding window flow control ⓘ |
| usedFor |
file sharing
ⓘ
general AppleTalk client-server communication ⓘ remote login ⓘ |
| uses |
AppleTalk DDP
ⓘ
surface form:
AppleTalk Datagram Delivery Protocol
DDP ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol Description of subject: AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol is a reliable, connection-oriented transport protocol in the AppleTalk networking suite, analogous to TCP in the TCP/IP model.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.