Configuring SNA 9-7
1Set Autocall
to Y for TPADs and N for HPADs.
2If the PU will be used for SDLC-LLC2 conversion (at the local node, or at a remote node
via a l ogical or phys ical X.25 po rt), th is must be Y.
3In mult iples of 4.
4In Token Ring format.
5Will override the value configured for the same parameter in the Node Defaults file, with
two e xceptions—if 0 is configured in Port Configuration for Priori ty or Bandwidt h Allo-
cation Group, the va lue in Node Defaults will appl y.
6Must be less t ha n the va lue for T1 to ensure that the remote link station will receive the
delaye d ackn owledgm ent be fore T1 expires.

Port Type

specifies the protocol the port will support. Selecting this parameter will display a list of all serial protocols loaded in the device.

Name is used to identify the port to some manager devices.

Table 9- 2 SNA Port P U Parame ters

Paramete r Valid Values Defaul t Value

PU Name up to 10 characters none
Local Subscriber ID 0–15 characters none
Remote Subscrib er ID 0–15 characters none
Maxdata (Max I-F rm byte s/fram e) 25–410 5 265
Auto call Y/ N 1N
Autocal l Retry Time (sec) 15–2 55 60
Autocal l Retry Count 0–255 0 (indefinite)
Istatus Active, Inact ive Acti ve
LPDA Resour ce ID 0–255 0
LLC2 Connection Y/N 2N
L2DatMode Two-way Alte rnate,
Two-way Simult ane ous Two-way Alternate
LLC2 Parameters
Local SAP A ddress 0– fc (hex) 304
Local MAC Address 0–ffff ffffffff 4000000000000
IDBLK 0–fff 0 00
IDNUM 0–fff ff 00000
T1 (100 msec) 50– 250 10
T2 (msec) 510 0–5000 6100
Ti (sec) 51– 50 30
N3 51–12 7 1
Tw 51–12 7 1
N2 50–25 5 8
Priority 50–9 0
Bandwidth Allocation Group 50–16 0
Suppress XIDs Y/N N