Token ring
This topic collection helps you plan, configure, manage, tune, and troubleshoot token-ring support for TCP/IP and Systems Network Architecture (SNA).
Existing installations:
Users who have existing token-ring line descriptions can change them to take advantage of the 100 Mbps card. If you use the line description with TCP/IP, also assign it to a TCP/IP interface.
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- Printable PDF
Use this to view and print a PDF of this information.- Token-ring overview
Before you configure the system, you need to know what token-ring functions are supported by your system, what determines a successful connection between local area network (LAN) devices, what connects Systems Network Architecture (SNA) to token ring, and what determines your maximum frame size of token ring.- Planning for token-ring support
To make the configuration of token-ring support easier, you need to make some decisions about how to configure your connections.- Configuring token-ring support
After understanding and planning your token-ring support, you are ready to configure token ring on the system.- Managing token-ring support
After setting up token-ring support, you can change the line descriptions to use token ring, assign the token-ring line description to a TCP/IP interface, enable an object to accept connections, and view the address of your LAN input/output adapter (IOA).- Tuning token-ring performance
To improve the performance of your connections, you can adjust related token-ring parameters.- Troubleshooting token ring
The system provides some tools that help you locate and resolve the problems with token ring.