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Chapter 1
Logical Link Control Overview
LLC is a standard protocol within the CCITT 8802.2 and IEEE 802.
x
family of
LAN standards. Connection-oriented protocols, including IBM Systems Network
Architecture (SNA) and NetBIOS, use LLC services. Connection-oriented
protocols do not have a network layer address (such as an IP subnet) to route
information. Instead, before any information transfer occurs, a device on the
network sends a “broadcast” or “explorer” frame to locate the session partner.
From this broadcast, the network establishes a path for the data transfer.
LLC2 traffic is generally sensitive to excessive network delays, causing problems
with SNA and NetBIOS sessions. Data Link Switching (DLSw) and Advanced
Peer-to-Peer Networking (APPN) resolve these problems by locally terminating
the LLC2 session at the router, and providing a local acknowledgment to
SNA/NetBIOS workstations. The LLC2 subsystem provides these services.
The Bay Networks implementation of the LLC protocol consists of LLC Class 1
(LLC1), a connectionless service, and LLC Class 2 (LLC2), a connection-oriented
service. The subsystems that require LLC2 services are
• DLSw
• APPN
• LAN Network Manager (LNM)
Most other protocols use LLC1, or connectionless, delivery services.
Generally there is no need to change the LLC2 default settings in Site Manager.
However, you can tune the network by changing these default settings. In Site
Manager, you should not select LLC2 on an interface without also selecting one of
the preceding protocols.
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