IBM SC41-5420-04 Server User Manual


 
v Checksum calculation of outgoing TCP and UPD datagrams (prior to V4R4)
v Checksum verification of incoming TCP and UPD datagrams (prior to V4R4)
v Outbound batching of TCP and UDP datagrams.
v Fragmentation of TCP and UDP datagrams into segments that match the MTU
size.
v Starting with V4R2, iSeries collects all TCP datagrams in one batch and UDP
datagrams in a second batch. Ports and IP addresses are ignored. Releases prior
to V4R2 batch together datagrams at the IOP when these conditions are true:
The protocol (TCP or UDP) matches
The source and destination ports match
The source IP address and destination IP address match
They arrive consecutively into the IOP
The IOP then passes the datagram batch to IP.
v Handling of IP and ICMP datagrams in error (unless IP NAT, which disables this
function, is active)
v Resolving physical addresses using ARP protocol
These functions are called TCP/IP-assist functions. Whether these functions are done
by the IOP or the System Licensed Internal Code (SLIC), depends on the IOP type,
the OS/400 release, and the TCP/IP configuration. For details about specific
functions, contact your local service representative. TCP/IP-assist functions are
available on these IOPs:
v #2617 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 adapter/HP
v #2619 16/4 Mbps Token-Ring Network adapter/HP
v #2618 Fiber distributed data interface adapter (FDDI)
v #2665 Shielded distributed data interface adapter (SDDI)
v #2666 High-speed communication adapter that is running frame relay only
v #2668 iSeries wireless LAN adapter
Note: You can get the same function without using one of the above IOP adapters
(done instead at a higher level in the system (SLIC)). When you use the X.25
protocol, you do not gain the advantage of the TCP/IP-assist function.
The TCP/IP-assist functions are also available on the following LAN IOAs and ATM
IOAs:
v #2723 PCI Ethernet IOA
v #2724 PCI Token-Ring IOA
v #2838 PCI 100/10 Mbps Ethernet IOA
v #6149 16/4 Mbps Token-Ring IOA
v #2811 PCI 25 Mbps UTP ATM IOA
v #2812 PCI 45 Mbps Coax T3/DS3 ATM IOA
v #2813 PCI 155 Mbps MMF ATM IOA
v #2814 PCI 100 Mbps MMF ATM IOA
v #2815 PCI 155 Mbps UTP 0C3 ATM IOA
v #2816 PCI 155 Mbps MMF ATM IOA
v #2818 PCI 155 Mbps SMF 0C3 IOA
v #2819 PCI 34 Mbps Coax E3 ATM IOA
72 OS/400 TCP/IP Configuration and Reference V5R1
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