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Introduction<br />

1.1.9. Special Capabilities<br />

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In addition to the basic network access capability <strong>X.25</strong> <strong>PSCS</strong> offers, it also supports<br />

some optional capabilities. You can use these capabilities, however, only if the<br />

network to which your <strong>DCP</strong> is connected offers them. These capabilities are listed<br />

below:<br />

• Maximum packet sizes of 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, and 4096 octets. You<br />

can configure different sizes for input and output packets.<br />

• Maximum frame sizes of 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, and 4096 octets.<br />

• <strong>Packet</strong> window sizes between 1 and 7, enabling up to 7 outstanding<br />

unacknowledged packets.<br />

• Frame window sizes between 1 and 7 for standard communications lines and 1<br />

and 127 for ILM-20 lines.<br />

• Permanent virtual circuits (PVCs), which assure that a transmitting DTE connects<br />

to a receiving DTE. PVCs do not require call setup or clearing procedures.<br />

• Priority virtual circuits, which ensure that traffic on a low priority circuit does not<br />

delay traffic on a higher priority circuit.<br />

• Closed user groups (CUGs), which restrict access to certain DTEs.<br />

• Fast select, which enables a DTE to send a call request packet that contains up to<br />

128 octets of data. The receiving DTE can respond with a call accepted or clear<br />

indication packet that contains 128 octets of data as well.<br />

• Flow control parameter negotiation, which enables a DTE to negotiate a packet<br />

level window size on a per call basis.<br />

• Multilink procedure, which groups links into a single entity. The multilink<br />

procedure improves performance because the bandwidth of the group is larger<br />

than any single link. It also improves reliability because if one link in the group<br />

fails, others may still be available.<br />

• One-way logical channels, which reserve certain channels for incoming traffic and<br />

other channels for outgoing traffic.<br />

• Recognized private operating agencies (RPOAs), which designate the intermediate<br />

carrier (network) through which a virtual circuit connection passes to reach its<br />

destination.<br />

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