BSISO/IEC 13239:1997
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The defined elements of procedures are to be considered as a common basis for establishing different types
of data link control procedures. This International Standard does not define any single system and should
not be regarded as a specification for a data communication system. Not all of the commands or responses
are required for any particular system implementation.
The classes of procedures portion describes the HDLC unbalanced classes of procedures, the HDLC
balanced class of procedures, and the HDLC connectionless classes of procedures for synchronous or
start/stop data transmission.
For the unbalanced classes, the data link consists of a primary station plus one or more secondary stations
and operates in either the normal response mode or the asynchronous response mode in a point-to-point or
multipoint configuration. For the balanced class, the data link consists of two combined stations and
operates in the asynchronous balanced mode in a point-to-point configuration. For the unbalanced
connectionless class, the data link consists of a control station plus one or more tributary stations and
operates in the unbalanced connectionless-mode in a point-to-point or multipoint configuration. For the
balanced connectionless class, the data link consists of two peer stations and operates in the balanced
connectionless-mode in a point-to-point configuration. In each class, a basic repertoire of commands and
responses is defined, but the capability of the data link may be modified by the use of optional functions.
Balanced operation is intended for use in circumstances which require equal control at either end of the
data link. Operational requirements are covered in accordance with the overall HDLC architecture.
The content and format of the Exchange Identification (XID) frame portion builds on the fact that the
principal use of the XID frame is to exchange data link information between two or more HDLC stations.
For the purpose of this International Standard, data link information shall include any and all essential
operational characteristics such as identification, authentication and/or selection of optional functions and
facilities concerning each station. This International Standard defines a single-exchange negotiation
procedure for establishing operational characteristics when either one or more stations are capable of
providing multiple selections.
This International Standard provides a means for exchanging the necessary information to establish, at a
minimum, a data link connection between two correspondents wishing to communicate. It describes a
general purpose XID frame information field content and format for that purpose.
It defines encoding for information related to the basic HDLC standards only. Mechanisms are provided to
permit the general purpose XID frame information field to be used to negotiate private parameters in a
single XID exchange simultaneously with negotiation of the defined basic parameters.
This International Standard does not limit or restrict the use of the XID frame information field from
defining other standard formats for use in specific applications.
The following are examples of potential uses of the XID command/response frame interchange:
a) Identification of the calling and called stations when using circuit switched networks (including
switched network backup applications).
b) Identification of stations operating on non-switched networks requiring identification at start-up.
c) The XID command frame with an individual, group or all-station address may be used to solicit XID
response frame(s) from other station(s) on the data link, prior to or following data link establishment.
d) Negotiation of the Frame Check Sequence (FCS) to be used for subsequent information interchange,
by stations that support both 16-bit FCS and 32-bit FCS capabilities.
e) Convey higher layer information that may be required prior to data link establishment.
f) Transmission of an XID response frame at any respond opportunity to request an XID exchange to
modify some of the operational parameters (for example, window size) following data link establishment.
g) Negotiation of the number of protected bits in the frame when an Unnumbered Information with
Header check (UIH) frame is used.
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