3Com 3032 Configuration Manual page 205

X.25 protocol can multiplex multiple virtual connection over a real physical link
between DTE and DCE, also called virtual circuit (VC) or logical channel (LC). X.25
can establish up to 4095 virtual connections numbered from 1 to 4095. The
number that can be employed to identify each virtual circuit (or logical channel) is
called logical channel identifier (LCI) or virtual circuit number (VCN).
Strictly speaking, virtual circuit and logical channel are two different concepts.
However, they are not much different at the user side.
X.25 protocol divides the logical channel into 4 areas. (listed here in numerically
increasing order): Permanent virtual circuits (PVCs), Incoming-only circuits,
Two-way circuits, Outgoing-only circuits.
According to the X.25 recommendation proposed by ITU-T, DCE selects an
available logical channel with a smaller number from the "one-way incoming call
channel range" and "two-way channel range" to initiate a call, while DCE selects
an available logical channel with a larger number from the "one-way incoming call
channel range" and "two-way channel range" to initiate a call. Thus, we can
avoid the case that one side of the communication occupies all the channels, and
minimize the possibility of call collision.
In X.25 protocol, six parameters are employed to delimit the four sections, as
shown in the diagram below.
Figure 62 X.25 channel delimitation
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LIC
HIC
LTC
HTC
LOC
HOC
4095
For the meanings of these six parameters, please refer to the following table.
Table 236 X.25 channel delimitation parameters
Parameter
LIC
HIC
LTC
HTC
LOC
HOC
Perform the following task in the interface view:
Permanent virtual circuit
Incoming-only channel
Unused
Two-way channel
Unused
Outgoing-only channel
Unused
Meaning
Lowest Incoming-only Channel
Highest Incoming-only Channel
Lowest Two-way Channel
Highest Two-way Channel
Lowest Outgoing-only Channel
Highest Outgoing-only Channel
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