HP X.25/9000 Release Notes (June 2006)

HP X.25 Release Notes
What Is in This Version
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What Is in This Version
This version of X.25 is supported on the HP-UX 11i v1 operating system.
Following are the new features in this version of X.25:
• Support for configuring source and destination SAP IDs with unique
user defined values for X.25 over LLC2 interface.
Source SAP ID (SSAP) and destination SAP ID (DSAP) can now be
assigned user defined and unique values. For more details, see HP
X.25/9000 User’s Guide at:
http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html#X.25
• Support for High Availability feature for X.25 over LLC2 interface.
The X.25 link software now provides support for local, remote, and a
combination of both local and remote failover recovery for X.25 over
LLC2 interfaces. Remote failover requires the HP MC/ Service Guard
product. For more information, see HP X.25/9000 User’s Guide at:
http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html#X.25
To support the HA feature and the configurable SAP values for X.25 over
LLC2, you must install the following patch:
PHNE_34754 or superseding patch,
For more details, see HP X.25/9000 User’s Guide at:
http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html#X.25
X.25 product (J2793B) B.11.11.03 has been made compatible with
NodeHostNameXpnd (Nodename, Hostname expansion enhancement)
product.
Benefits
Support of X.25 over LLC2 support enables a significant performance as
as typically LAN cards support 100Mbps (megabits per sec.) in
comparison to the 2 Mbps per X.25 interface.