Serial Port Profiles
110 IOLAN SDS/SCS/STS User’s Guide, Version 3.6
Packet Forwarding Tab Field Descriptions
The Packet Forwar ding tab can be used to control/define how and when serial port data packets are
sent from the IOLAN to the network.
Configure the following parame ters:
Minimize Latency This option ensures that all appli cation data is immediately forwarded to the
serial device and that every character received from the device is immediately
sent on the network. Select this optio n for timing-sensitive appli catio ns.
Default: Enabled
Optimize Network
Throughput This option provides optimal network usage while ensuring that the application
performance is not compromi sed. Select this option when you want to
minimize overall packet count, such as when the connection is over a WAN.
Default: Disabled
Prevent Message
Fragmentation This option detects the message, packet, or data blocking characteristics of the
serial data and preserves it throughout the communicat ion. Select this option
for message-based applications or serial devices that are sensitive to
inter-character delays within these messages.
Default: Disabled
Delay Between
Messages The minimum time, in millisecond s, between messages that must pass before
the data is forwarded by the IOLAN.
Range: 0-65535
Default: 250 ms
Custom Packet
Forwarding Thi s option allows you to define the packet forwarding rules based on the
packet definition or the frame definition.
Default: Disabled