A Phase IV prefix is used to convert a Phase IV address to an NSAP. It consists of the AFI, IDI, and preDSP fields of the NSAP. The format is either of: DNA format - <afi>:<idi>:<predsp> OSI format - <afi><idi>+<predsp> Where: <afi> - The AFI (Authority and Format Identifier) <idi> - The IDI (Initial Domain Identifier) <predsp> - The prefix portion of the DSP (Domain Specific Part) Each address field contains: AFI 2 decimal digits IDI some number of decimal digits, determined by the AFI PreDSP some number of hex digits, determined by the AFI A Phase IV prefix can be specified for an individual Phase IV address by adding it to the end of the address. For example: TOWER {1.5+39:840:} A Phase IV prefix can be specified for all Phase IV addresses in a command by using the PHASEIV_PREFIX parameter. For example: TOWER {1.5, 1.6} PHASEIV_PREFIX 39:840: If not specified using either of the above methods, the default Phase IV prefix is used. This default can be displayed or changed using the SHOW or SET DEFAULT commands. The local area and node id values are built from the Phase IV address, and the N-Sel value is generally "20" (for NSP), unless the Phase IV prefix is being applied to a tower that specifies the use of TP4. For example: TOWERS {1.5, TP4/1.6} PHASEIV_PREFIX 39:840:800AB738 would result in the following NSAPs being used to represent the DECnet Phase IV addresses: 39:840:800AB738-0001:AA-00-04-00-05-04:20 39:840:800AB738-0001:AA-00-04-00-06-08:21