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Data Communications Networking Devices - 4th Ed.pdf

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586 ________________________________________________ LAN INTERNETWORKING DEVICESFigure 5.28 Using an SDLC gateway. An SDLC gateway provides access to an SNAnetwork by providing communications between a LAN and a communications controllerFigure 5.28 illustrates the use of an SDLC gateway to obtain access to acommunications controller via a wide area network or an extended distance cable.Concerning the latter, the use of an SDLC gateway may permit the connection of aLAN to a communications controller via a lengthy cable within a building. Thismay be more attractive than the use of the gateway via a control unit TRAwhosecable distance is limited to LAN cabling restrictions.Both RS-232 and V.35 connectors can be obtained with most SDLC adapters.The use of an RS-232 connector limits the SDLC transmission rate to 19.2 kbpswhile the use of a V.35 connector enables digital transmission facilities at 56 kbps tobe used to connect the gateway to the communications controller.Some SDLC gateways are limited to supporting one PU and 32 LUs. OtherSDLC gateways considerably expand upon that basic level of support. For

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