ACC HDLC-NRM (SDLC) User's Guide

Chapter 4 47
Protocol Specific Configuration
Terminal-Definition
poll This parameter, which is normally specified in
hexadecimal, is used to specify the secondary station
address. Its format is described in a later section of this
chapter.
select Thisparameterisusedtodefineanumberof
parameters which govern the operation of the protocol.
The value is normally specified in hexadecimal. The
individual parameters contained in the select word are
defined and described in a later section of this chapter.
appl.no. Application number (Application dependent - has no
effect on protocol, see Note).
inst.no. Institution number (Application dependent - has no
effect on protocol, see Note).
brch.no. Branch number (Application dependent - has no effect
on protocol, see Note).
wkst.no. Workstation number (Application dependent - has no
effect on protocol, see Note).
area no. Area no (Application dependent - has no effect on
protocol, see Note).
NOTE Thefiveparametersabovearefortheuseoftheapplicationandcanbe
set to any value desired. They can be accessed by the application from
the Logical Terminal Table using ZINFO.
name Choose a meaningful description of the HDLC-NRM
(SDLC) t erminal, preferably including a reference to
the location of the remote end of the link. This field will
be used in some ZMNTR displays. It may also be
accessed programmatically using the ZINFO call.
option This parameter may be specified to override the
predefined options for a device type. It is not normally
used, as it would be more useful to define a new device
type.(SeelatersectiononHDLC-NRM(SDLC)device
types.)