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AIX Version 4.3 Communications Programming Concepts
DLCSDLC Device Manager Functions
Synchronous data link control (SDLC) is split between a physical adapter with its associated device handler and a data link control (DLC) component. The synchronous data link control (DLCSDLC) device manager is responsible for functions that include:
- Sequencing information frames
- Creating address and control for transmit frames
- Servicing control for receive frames
- Handling repoll and inactivity time outs
- Generating frame-rejects
- Handling transmit windows
- Handling reliability counters, availability counters, serviceability counters, error logs, and link traces.
The device handler and adapter are jointly responsible for the remaining SDLC functions:
- Recognizing station addresses
- Encoding and decoding non-return-to-zero (inverted) recording (NRZI) and non-return-to-zero (NRZ)
- Inserting and deleting 0 bits
- Generating and checking frame-check sequences
- Generating and checking flags and pads
- Filling interframe time
- Handling line-attachment protocols, such as RS-232C, X.21, and Smartmodem
- Handling fail-safe time outs
- Handling autoresponse for nonproductive supervisory command frames.
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