CP6100 Configuration and Management Manual

Overview of the CP6100 Subsystem

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Other CP6100 Protocols

There are a several other protocol modules available from HP that require the use of

CP6100. They are:

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Binary Synchronous Communications-Supervisor (BSCS)

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Binary Synchronous Communications-Tributary (BSCT)

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Generalized Full-Duplex Protocol (GFDX)

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Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT)

Following is a description of each of these protocols:

ARM In this mode, the secondary station can initiate data

transmission without explicit permission from the

primary station; no poll is required from the primary

station. The primary station is responsible for setting up

and dissolving the link; otherwise the stations function

essentially as peers. Asynchronous response mode

applies only to point-to-point lines.

BSC Developed by the International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation.

The BSC protocol includes standards for point-to-point and multipoint

operation. (Only point-to-point operation is supported through system

generation. For multipoint operation you must use the BSC-Supervisor

or BSC-Tributary download module.) BSC provides two-way alternate

transmission over half-duplex or full duplex lines, and the ability to use

leased or switched facilities. It supports both ASCII and EBCDIC code,

your choice of LRC or CRC block-checking, intermediate text-blocking

and three special modes: transparent text, circuit assurance for

switched connections, and limited conversational mode.

MPS-B Developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The

Multipoint Supervisor-Burroughs (MPS-B) line protocol allows an

application process executing in a NonStop NS-series or

NonStop S-series system to act as the supervisor station on a

multipoint asynchronous or byte-synchronous line.

Protocol Description

BSCS Provides software for Binary Synchronous (Bisync) Multipoint

Supervisor Protocol Line Task. BSC provides the capability of

controlling a multipoint bisync line and is intended to be the 6100CSS

version of Envoy Bisync Multipoint Supervisor.

Protocol Description