Control and Communication

Printer/Job Control Languages and and Printer Managment Languages/Interfaces

• AFP - Advanced Function Printing Is used on IBM Mainframes for page printers.
• CPAP - Common Printer Access Protocol Developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC).
• CPCA - Canon Common Peripheral Controling Architecture Developed by Canon.
• EJL - Epson Job Language Developed by Epson. Very similar to PJL.
• IPP 1.0 - Internet Printing Protocol 1.0 (RFC 2566, RFC 2565)
• IPP 1.1 - Internet Printing Protocol 1.1 (RFC 2911, RFC 2910)
• IPDS - Intelligent Printer Data Stream
• LPR - Line Printer Remote (RFC 1179)
• LPRng - LPR next generation
• NPAP - Network Printing Alliance Protocol Developed by Lexmark.
• OJT - Océ Job Ticket Developed by Océ (Now included in the Canon Group).
• PJL - HP Printer Job Language Implements communication between a bidirectional printer device and a computer. PJL - HP Printer Job Language was defined and implemented by Hewlett-Packard.
• PML - HP Printer Managment Language Developed by Hewlett-Packard. Mostly used with HP's inkjet printers.
• SNMP: SNMP (TCP/IP)
• TCP/IP Raw: Port 9100 (TCP/IP)
• TIP/SI - Transport Independent, Printer/System Interface Standard for Information Technology for Transport Independent Printer/Scanner Interface (IEEE Std 1284.1-1997)
• VLink - HP VLink Part of PPA - HP Printing Performance Architecture.
• XJCL Xerox Job Control Language (JCL).