IBM AS/400 User Manual

AS/400 Prompt
AS/400
Parameter 4700 Macro 4700 Parameter
Connection
type
CNN COMLINK ACB
For SDLC finance communications, if the line is switched
(CNN(*SWTPP) on the CRTLINSDLC command or
SWITCHED(*YES) on the CRTCTLFNC command), include the
SWM value on the ACB parameter (ACB = SWM).
Exchange
identifier
EXCHID X25CKT XID
The values specified for the 4700 and the AS/400 system must
match. The block number for the 4700 (first 3 digits of the
AS/400 EXCHID parameter) must be 057.
The 4700 parameter values are decimal numbers; the AS/400
values are hexadecimal.
X.25 link
protocol
LINKPCL X25CKT LLC
For X.25 finance communications, the LLC parameter must
specify QLLC for the type of logical link control.
LINKPCL(*QLLC) must also be specified on the AS/400
CRTCTLFNC command.
Link type LINKTYPE COMLINK TYPE
4700 TYPE parameter must match the LINKTYPE parameter
specified on the AS/400 CRTCTLFNC command.
v If LINKTYPE(*SDLC), specify TYPE = 4502.
v If LINKTYPE(*X25), specify TYPE = 1424.
Local location
address
LOCADR STATION ID
If the optional LUA parameter is not specified, the value
specified for the 4700 ID parameter must match the value
specified for the LOCADR parameter on the AS/400 create
device description command. If LUA is specified, the LUA
parameter value must match the LOCADR parameter.
The 4700 parameter values are decimal numbers; the AS/400
values are hexadecimal.
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IBM AS/400 Specifications

General

Introduced	1988
Operating System	OS/400 (now IBM i)
Category	Midrange Computer
Networking	Ethernet, Token Ring
Security	Object-based security model