IBM Intelligent Printer Data Stream: Difference between revisions

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IPDS data streams are purely used to carry print information and data. This is above the network transport layer (typically [[TCP/IP]] or [[IBM systemsSystems networkNetwork architectureArchitecture|SNA]]) and the supporting hardware [[LAN|LANs]], Channels and network controllers.

IPDS carries data and instructions from the print server to the printer in structured fields. The printer controller processes these IPDS commands and returns acknowledgment back to the print server.