Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS) is the host-to-printer data stream used
by IBM's
System Application Architecture (SAA) for
Advanced Function Printing
(AFP). The IPDS
architecture defines the data stream used by print
server
programs and device drivers to manage all-points-addressable page printing on a
full spectrum of devices from low-end workstation and local area
network-attached (LAN-attached) printers to high-speed, high-volume page
printers for production jobs, shared printing, and mailroom applications.
[Adapted from the IBM Printers Web site].
See also Advanced
Function Presentation (AFP).
