Visara LINCS Features - Manual (Page 5)

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Table of Contents
1. Overview ........................................................................................................ 1
2. APPN Network Node ..................................................................................... 3
Connectivity ................................................................................................ 3
Dynamic Connections ............................................................................ 4
Predefined Circuits ................................................................................. 4
Connection Networks ............................................................................. 4
Route Selection ........................................................................................... 4
Class of Service ...................................................................................... 4
Class of Service Definitions (COS) ................................................... 5
Directory Services .................................................................................. 5
Locating a Resource ............................................................................... 5
Network Topology .................................................................................. 6
Safe Store ............................................................................................... 6
Intermediate Session Routing (ISR) ........................................................... 6
High Performance Routing (HPR) .............................................................. 6
Automatic Network Routing (ANR) ...................................................... 7
Rapid Transport Protocol (RTP) ............................................................. 7
Adaptive rate-based flow/congestion control (ARB) .............................. 8
HPR Configuration and Management .................................................... 8
Dependent LU Requester (DLUR) ............................................................. 9
DLUR Configuration and Management ................................................. 10
APPN Configuration and Management ...................................................... 10
3. DSPU Support ................................................................................................ 13
Gateway Circuits ........................................................................................ 13
PU Passthrough ...................................................................................... 13
Configuration and Management ............................................................. 13
Upstream Protocols ................................................................................ 13
Downstream Protocols ........................................................................... 14
SDLC/DAP ........................................................................................ 14
Segmentation .......................................................................................... 14
Link Termination .................................................................................... 14
LU TO PU Mapping ................................................................................... 14
Configuration and Management ............................................................. 15
4. IPX Routing .................................................................................................... 17
MAC Layer Protocol Conversion ............................................................... 17
RIP Database .............................................................................................. 17
SAP Database ............................................................................................. 17
LINCS VS NOVELL .................................................................................. 18
Configuration and Management .................................................................. 18
5. Host Connectivity ........................................................................................... 19
Dynamic Host Connections ........................................................................ 19
Configuration and Management for Dynamic Host Connections ........... 19
Host Classes ........................................................................................... 20
3270 Host Classes .............................................................................. 20
ASCII Host Classes ........................................................................... 20
Host Connection Menus ......................................................................... 20
3270 Host Connect Panel ................................................................... 21
ASCII Host Connect Panel ................................................................ 23
TCP/IP Host Connect Panel ............................................................... 24
ASCII Host Connectivity ............................................................................ 27