<s>
In	O
DOS	B-Device
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
a	O
network	B-Operating_System
redirector	I-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
redirector	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
driver	B-Application
that	O
sends	O
data	O
to	O
and	O
receives	O
data	O
from	O
a	O
remote	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
network	B-Operating_System
redirector	I-Operating_System
provides	O
mechanisms	O
to	O
locate	O
,	O
open	O
,	O
read	O
,	O
write	O
,	O
and	O
delete	O
files	O
and	O
submit	O
print	O
jobs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
application	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
named	B-Operating_System
pipes	I-Operating_System
and	O
MailSlots	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
redirector	O
provides	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
presentation	B-Application
layer	I-Application
of	O
the	O
OSI	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Networking	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
network	B-Operating_System
redirectors	I-Operating_System
are	O
implemented	O
as	O
Installable	B-Application
File	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
IFS	O
)	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
