IBM eserver i5 - Communication References; Supported Communication Networks; Supported Communication Facilities; Supported Communication Protocols

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836 IBM Eserver i5 and iSeries System Handbook
Communication references
These networks, communication facilities, and protocols are supported on the
iSeries.
Supported communication networks
Network types supported on the iSeries are:
򐂰 1 Gbps Ethernet
򐂰 100/10 Mbps Fast Ethernet
򐂰 IBM Token Ring 100/16/4 Mbps Network
򐂰 ATM 155 Mbps LAN
򐂰 X.21
򐂰 X.25
򐂰 ISDN Data Link Control (IDLC)
򐂰 T1/E1/J1 and Fractional T1 Networks (high bandwidth)
򐂰 Asynchronous
򐂰 Binary synchronous
򐂰 Synchronous Data Link Control (SDLC)
򐂰 Ethernet Version 2 or IEEE 802.3
򐂰 IBM Token-Ring 16 Mbps Network (IEEE 802.5 and 802.2)
򐂰 FDDI/SDDI LANs (100 Mbps medium)
Supported communication facilities
The iSeries offers the following facilities:
򐂰 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) in TCP/IP Networks
򐂰 Alerts support to NetView, iSeries, System/36, and System/38
򐂰 IBM Token-Ring Network Management Support
򐂰 Distributed Host Command Facility (DHCF)
򐂰 Link Problem Determination Aid (LPDA)
򐂰 Distributed System Node Executive (DSNX)
Supported communication protocols
The protocols that are supported by the iSeries are:
򐂰 Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking (APPN)
򐂰 Advanced Program-to-Program Communication (APPC)
򐂰 ATM LAN Emulation (see note below)
򐂰 Autodial Support
򐂰 Binary Synchronous Communications Equivalence Link (BSCEL)
򐂰 Dependent Logical Unit Requester (DLUR)
򐂰 Display Station Pass-through