





Define SNA SDLC Link Station
The following are CLI commands for managing the SDLC link station table.
CLI> define sna sdlc linkstation groupPollAddress
| Parameter | Range of Values | Required Action |
| <IfIndex> | Integer (1..255) | Enter the IfIndex of the link station. |
| <Address> | Integer (1..254) | Enter the link station address (in decimal). |
| <GroupPollAddress> | Integer (0..254) | Enter the group poll address for this link station. 0 means group poll will not be used. The default value is 0. |
CLI> define sna sdlc linkstation mRetries
| Parameter | Range of Values | Required Action |
| <IfIndex> | Integer (1..255) | Enter the IfIndex of the link station. |
| <Address> | Integer (1..254) | Enter the link station address (in decimal). |
| <MRetries> | Integer (0..128) | Enter the number of retries in a retry sequence for the local SDLC link station. Related parameters:
- define sna sdlc linkstation tRetries
- define sna sdlc linkstation nRetries
A retry sequence is a series of retransmitted frames, data or control, for which no positive acknowledgement is received. The retry sequence starts with a series of slow polls, followed by an indefinite number of fast polls if no positive acknowledgement is received during the slow polls. 0 means no retries. If mRetries is 0, then tRetries and nRetries also must be 0. The default value is 15. |
CLI> define sna sdlc linkstation name
| Parameter | Range of Values | Required Action |
| <IfIndex> | Integer (1..255) | Enter the IfIndex of the link station. |
| <Address> | Integer (1..254) | Enter the link station address (in decimal). |
| <Name> | "String" (1..8) | Enter a name for this SDLC link station as a quoted string of printable ASCII characters. |
CLI> define sna sdlc linkstation nRetries
| Parameter | Range of Values | Required Action |
| <IfIndex> | Integer (1..255) | Enter the IfIndex of the link station. |
| <Address> | Integer (1..254) | Enter the link station address (in decimal). |
| <NRetries> | Integer (0..255) | Enter the number of times a retry sequence is repeated for the local SDLC link station. Related parameters:
- define sna sdlc linkstation mRetries
- define sna sdlc linkstation tRetries
The default value is 40. |
CLI> define sna sdlc linkstation pollIFrame
| Parameter | Range of Values | Required Action |
| <IfIndex> | Integer (1..255) | Enter the IfIndex of the link station. |
| <Address> | Integer (1..254) | Enter the link station address (in decimal). |
| <PollIFrame> | yes | no | Specify whether the link station is permitted to send an I-frame with the poll-bit set. The default value is yes. |
CLI> define sna sdlc linkstation replyTO
| Parameter | Range of Values | Required Action |
| <IfIndex> | Integer (1..255) | Enter the IfIndex of the link station. |
| <Address> | Integer (1..254) | Enter the link station address (in decimal). |
| <REPLYTO> | Integer (10..255) | Enter the reply timeout (in hundredths of a second) for this SDLC link station. If the link station does not receive a response to a poll or message before this time, the appropriate error recovery will be initiated. The default value is 255. |
CLI> define sna sdlc linkstation rnrLIMIT
| Parameter | Range of Values | Required Action |
| <IfIndex> | Integer (1..255) | Enter the IfIndex of the link station. |
| <Address> | Integer (1..254) | Enter the link station address (in decimal). |
| <RNRLimit> | Integer (0..65535) | Enter the length of time (in hundredths of a second) that this link station will allow its adjacent link station to remain in a busy (RNR) state before declaring it inoperative. 0 means no limit. The default value is 18000. |
CLI> define sna sdlc linkstation rrTurnAroundTimer
| Parameter | Range of Values | Required Action |
| <IfIndex> | Integer (1..255) | Enter the IfIndex of the link station. |
| <Address> | Integer (1..254) | Enter the link station address (in decimal). |
| <RRTurnAroundTimer> | Integer (0..5000) | Enter the time in milliseconds that the secondary station waits before turning the poll-bit around when there is no task to be done. 0 disables this function. The default value is 500. |
CLI> define sna sdlc linkstation tRetries
| Parameter | Range of Values | Required Action |
| <IfIndex> | Integer (1..255) | Enter the IfIndex of the link station. |
| <Address> | Integer (1..254) | Enter the link station address (in decimal). |
| <TRetries> | Integer (0..255) | Enter the length of time between retry sequences for the local SDLC link station. Related parameters:
- define sna sdlc linkstation mRetries
- define sna sdlc linkstation nRetries
This parameter is effective only if mRetries is greater than 1. For slow polls, the retry sequence interval is 4 times the value specified for this parameter, in milliseconds (example: 50 * 4 = 200 milliseconds). For fast polls, the retry sequence interval is 2 times the value specified for this parameter, in milliseconds (example: 50 * 2 = 100 milliseconds). Setting this parameter to a low value (less than 50) may impact overall CPU utilization of the Passport 4400 unit. The default value is 50. |
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