SNAX/HLS Configuration and Control Manual

Contents
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About This Manual xiii
Notation Conventions xv
Section 1 Product Overview
Introduction 1-1
SNAX/HLS in Relation to Other SNA Products 1-2
SNAX/HLS and the Tandem SNA Access Method SNALU Interface 1-3
SNA Features Supported by SNAX/HLS 1-4
Data Presentation and Formatting Requirements 1-4
Personnel Required for SNAX/HLS Development 1-4
Principal Parts of SNAX/HLS 1-5
The Application Interface 1-5
Verbs 1-5
Replies to Verbs 1-5
Delivery of Verbs and Replies 1-5
Verb Names 1-6
Self-Configuring Characteristics 1-6
The SNAX/HLS Server Process 1-7
Session Control Verbs 1-9
Data-Transfer Verbs 1-10
Resource Definition 1-10
Creating An RDT File 1-11
The Operator Interface 1-11
Prototyping and Simulation 1-11
Trace Analysis 1-12
Section 2 Planning the SNAX/HLS Environment
Five Major Planning Steps 2-1
Step 1. Partner Requirements Planning 2-2
Device-Support Planning 2-2
Gateway System Planning 2-3
Step 2. Planning SNAX/XF Requirements 2-4
Planning Communication Links 2-5
Planning Configuration 2-5
Planning Codeset Translation 2-6
Switched-Line Attributes 2-6