BSC Interactive Port Parameters

Table 10-1 BSC Interactive Port Parameters

Parameter

Valid Values

Default Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port Type

BSC-I

(not valid here)

 

 

 

Physical Port Interface

see explanation

see explanation

 

 

 

Blocked Port Flag

Y/N

N

 

 

 

Line Speed

75 bps – 19.2 Kbps 1

9600 bps

Retransmission Period(ms)

1–9999

2000

 

 

 

Maximum Retransmissions

1–99

5

 

 

 

Maximum Bytes per Frame

25–4105

4105

 

 

 

Generate Clock

Y/N

Y

 

 

 

Rcv Clock (TT) from DTE

Y/N 2

N

BSC Type

1 (TPAD), 2 (HPAD)

1

 

 

 

Answer Non-Configured3

Y/N

Y

Activate Connection w/o poll 3

Y/N

Y

EBCDIC

n/a – leave at default

Y

 

 

 

Call Info in Call Request Packet

n/a – leave at default

Y

 

 

 

Clear VC on Last Device Down

Y/N

N

 

 

 

Transparent Text Supported

n/a – leave at default

Y

 

 

 

End-to-End Acknowledgement

n/a – leave at default

N

 

 

 

Full Duplex

n/a – leave at default

Y

 

 

 

Multidrop

Y/N

N

 

 

 

Slow Poll Retry Count

10–150

20

 

 

 

Slow Poll Retry Fr equency

1–200

20

 

 

 

# of Beginning Sync Char

2–10

2

 

 

 

# of Tr ailing Pad Characters

1–10

1

 

 

 

Poll Interval Timer (msec)

100–1000

500

 

 

 

No Response Timer (sec)

2–10

2

 

 

 

No Response Retry Count

1–255

5

 

 

 

Er ror Retransmit Count

1–255

5

 

 

 

NAK Retry Count

1–255

5

 

 

 

175, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 14.4K, 19.2K.

2Relevant only if Physical Port Interface is other than RS-232 and Generate Clock is Y.

3See note under Figure 10-1.

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1800 specifications

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