OSI/MHS Configuration and Management Manual

Management Environment for OSI/MHS
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GATEWAY Objects
GATEWAY Objects
A GATEWAY object identifies the gateways that are attached to the OSI/MHS
subsystem. You can configure Transfer X400 gateways and general user gateways.
The GATEWAY object has six attributes:
VINTAGE specifies whether the gateway is a 1984 or 1988 implementation. If you
specify 84, the MR process attempts to convert 1988 values to their 1984 equivalents
before delivering them to the gateway. Any optional data that is not defined in the
1984 standards is ignored. If you specify 88, the MR process will assume that no
downgrading is necessary. For a Transfer X400 gateway, you should specify 84
because the Transfer X400 gateway is a 1984 implementation.
VALIDATION specifies whether the OSI/MHS subsystem checks validation information
before transferring the message to the gateway. If you set the VALIDATION attribute to
ON, then OSI/MHS does the following:
•
Checks encoded information types, content types, and size of messages. (This
information is defined in the APPL object attributes, such as EIT-CHECK).
•
Handles the probes destined for the gateway and responds with delivery or
nondelivery notification.
If you set the VALIDATION attribute to OFF, then OSI/MHS does not perform these
checks. Probes are sent directly to the gateway. It is then the responsibility of the
Transfer X400 gateway or the general user gateway to respond to each probe with
delivery or nondelivery notification. Use a value of ON for a Transfer gateway. (The
VALIDATION attribute does not apply to the P1-EXIT gateway type.
PASSWORD specifies the password the gateway uses when it connects to OSI/MHS.
It has a maximum size of 62 characters.
GW-TYPE specifies the type of gateway being defined. You can choose either
NORMAL or P1-EXIT. NORMAL defines a gateway to which messages are routed
normally. NORMAL is the default value for this attribute for both Transfer X400 and
general user gateways. P1-EXIT defines a special exit general user gateway. If P1-
EXIT is specified, subsequent MPDUs received from the RTS are sent directly to the
Attribute Status
VINTAGE {84 | 88} required; no default
VALIDATION {ON | OFF} optional; default is ON
PASSWORD {IA5-string } optional; default is null string
GW-TYPE {NORMAL | P1-EXIT} optional; default is NORMAL
GW-PNAME {process name} required; no default
GW-AUX-PNAME {process name} required for general user gateways, optional for
Transfer X400 gateways; no default
Note. Do not specify a password for the Transfer X400 gateway. Only the null string, which is
the default, is accepted.