gtpc1m18Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

TCP/IP Native Stack Support

Partial Table-of-Contents

  • TCP/IP Native Stack Support Internals
  • TCP/IP Layers
  • Using CDLC IP Routers
  • Configuration Characteristics of CDLC IP Routers
  • Data Flow between the CDLC IP Router and the TPF System
  • Sample TCP/IP Networks
  • Using OSA-Express Support
  • Configuration Characteristics of the OSA-Express Card
  • Data Flow between the OSA-Express Card and the TPF System
  • Components of TCP/IP Native Stack Support
  • Policy Agent
  • Outbound Message Flow
  • Outbound Message Flow for CDLC
  • Outbound Message Flow for OSA-Express
  • Inbound Message Flow
  • TPF Control Block Structures
  • Socket Block Table Structure
  • Defining the Socket Block Table
  • CDLC IP Configuration Record
  • Defining the CDLC IP Network Configuration
  • CDLC IP CCW Area Table
  • Defining CDLC IP CCW Area Table Resources
  • OSA Configuration Record
  • OSA Control Block Table
  • OSA Shared IP Address Table
  • OSA Read Buffers
  • Defining OSA Read Buffers
  • IP Message Table
  • Defining the IP Message Table
  • IP Routing Table
  • Defining the IP Routing Table
  • Tuning TCP/IP Native Stack Support
  • Tuning Major Control Block Structures
  • Tuning the IP over CDLC Link Layer
  • Tuning the IP Network
  • Performance
  • TCP/IP Network Configurations
  • Selecting the Local IP Address
  • Choosing Network Paths
  • Defining Gateways
  • Choosing a Gateway
  • Operator Procedures for TCP/IP Native Stack Support
  • Configuring a TPF System
  • Enabling TCP/IP Native Stack Support
  • Local IP Addresses
  • Default Local IP Address
  • Maximum Packet Size
  • Types of TPF Local IP Addresses
  • CDLC Addresses
  • Defining CDLC IP Addresses
  • Deleting CDLC Local IP Addresses
  • Restricting CDLC IP Addresses
  • Real OSA IP Addresses
  • Defining Real OSA IP Addresses
  • Deleting Real OSA IP Addresses
  • Virtual IP Addresses (VIPAs)
  • Types of VIPAs
  • Defining VIPAs to an OSA-Express Connection
  • Displaying VIPAs
  • Deleting VIPAs
  • CDLC IP Connections
  • Defining CDLC IP Connections
  • Activating and Deactivating CDLC IP Routers
  • Deleting CDLC IP Routers
  • OSA-Express Connections
  • Defining OSA-Express Cards to the Processor
  • Defining OSA-Express Connections to TPF
  • Activating and Deactivating OSA-Express Connections
  • Displaying OSA-Express Connections
  • Deleting OSA-Express Connections
  • Gateways
  • Routing Information Protocol
  • How Network and Processor Failures Affect VIPAs
  • Swinging VIPAs to an Alternate OSA-Express Connection
  • Moving VIPAs from One Processor to Another
  • Processor Deactivation
  • The Operator and the ZVIPA Command
  • Moving a VIPA by an Application Program
  • Workload Balancing Using Movable VIPAs
  • Configuration Examples
  • Managing IP Routing Table Entries
  • Displaying TCP/IP Native Stack Support
  • Starting and Stopping the IP Trace Function
  • Displaying IP Trace Information
  • Using the Individual IP Trace Function
  • Displaying Individual IP Trace Tables
  • Deactivating Sockets
  • Displaying Socket Control Block Information
  • Socket Application Design Considerations
  • Sharing Sockets
  • Using Existing Socket Applications
  • New Socket Options Supported
  • Send Buffer and Receive Buffer Sizes
  • Timeouts
  • Low-Water Marks
  • activate_on_accept API
  • Local Sockets
  • Simple Network Management Protocol Agent Support
  • SNMP Overview
  • SNMP Manager
  • SNMP Agent
  • Management Information Base (MIB)
  • Interaction between SNMP Components
  • Protocol Data Units (PDUs)
  • Structure and Fields of SNMP PDUs
  • TPF SNMP Agent Support
  • Implementing Management Information Base-II (MIB-II)
  • Processing SNMP Requests
  • Message Processing
  • User MIB Variables
  • SNMP Traps
  • Installing TPF SNMP Agent Support
  • Installing and Defining TPF TCP/IP Native Stack Support
  • Installing the SNMP Agent
  • Creating the SNMP Configuration File
  • Coding the UCOM and UMIB User Exits
  • Defining and Starting the SNMP Agent Server
  • Defining IP Routing Table Entries
  • Defining the TPF System to the SNMP Manager
  • Domain Name System Support
  • DNS Server
  • TPF Host Name Table
  • IP Address Selection
  • DNS Client
  • Internet Security
  • Denial-of-Service Attacks
  • Packet Filtering
  • Packet Filtering Rules File Syntax
  • Packet Filtering Default Rule
  • Considerations for Packet Filtering Rules
  • Order of Rules
  • Performance Considerations
  • Examples of Packet Filtering Rules
  • Problem Diagnosis
  • TCP/IP Network Services Database Support
  • Quality of Service
  • Data Collection and Reduction
  • Message Counts by Application
  • TCP/IP Network Services Database File
  • TCP/IP Network Services Database File Syntax
  • TCP/IP Network Services Database File Example