SNA Port Parameters

Table 9-1 SNA Port Parameters

Parameter	Valid Values	Default Value


Port Type	SNA	(not valid here)

Name	up to 8 characters 1	none
Physical Port Interface	see explanation	see explanation

Blocked Port Flag	Y/N	N

Line Speed	see explanation	none

No Data Poll Period (ms)	1–500	40

No Resp Poll Per iod (ms)	40–9999	2000

Maximum Retransmissions	0–99	5

Outstanding Frames 2	1–128	7
Generate Clock	Y/N	Y

Rcv Clock (TT) from DTE 3	Y/N	N
SNA Type	0–3	1

NRZ	Y/N	Y

Packet Size	16–4096 (bytes)	1024

Disable Request Disconnect 4	Y/N	N
LPDA Support	0–2	0 (none)

Idle Fill Character	0xFF, 0x7E	0xFF

Inactivity Timer (sec) 4	15–250	50
L1-Duplex	Full/Half	Full

1Although 10 characters can be entered, only the first 8 will be recognized by some remote manager devices.

2Can sometimes be changed without disabling the link—see explanation.

3This parameter is relevant only if Physical Port Interface is something other than RS- 232 and Generate Clock is Y.

4This parameter is relevant only if SNA Type is 2 (HPAD).

9-6	SmartSwitch 1800 4. 0 User Guide, Rev 01

1800 specifications

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Cabletron Systems 1800 manual SNA Port Parameters

Models: 1800