Intermec Trakker Antares 2410 System Manual page 27

Trakker Antares 2400 Family System Manual
Chapter 1—Introducing the Trakker Antares 2400 Family
In a UDP Plus or WTP network, the terminal communicates through an
access point using the Intermec Gateway or DCS 30X to a host on a wired
network. In a TCP/IP network, the terminal communicates through the
access point directly to a host on a wired network.
The communications protocol stack for the terminal is developed using
the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) seven-layer model. The next
illustration shows how the network and RS-232 serial port map into the
OSI model.
The terminal applications including terminal emulation and screen
mapping are on top of the protocol stack. Intermec provides a terminal
communications API (application program interface) to interface to the
protocol stack. The API provides a common interface to the following
Intermec value-added protocols.
Trakker Antares Protocols
Protocol Description
Terminal Terminal Message Format (TMF) is an Intermec proprietary
Message protocol that is used to route data and network management
Format messages between applications on the terminal and peer tasks on the
Intermec Gateway, DCS 30X, or host.
UDP Plus UDP Plus is an Intermec protocol built on top of the User
Datagram Protocol (UDP). It maximizes the performance of
wireless (RF) and hardwired networks and provides robust data
communications.
WTP WTP is an Intermec protocol that is designed to be used with TE
2000 terminal emulation. With terminal emulation, WTP provides
access to two host sessions and supports switching keys between the
two sessions.
Trivial File Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) allows efficient file exchange
Transfer between the terminal and the DCS 300 or host.
Protocol
Configurable Configurable Serial Port (CSP) protocol allows efficient file
Serial Port exchange between the terminal and the host through RS-232 serial
communications. The terminal uses either the XMODEM or
YMODEM protocol to transfer files using reader commands.
Network Network management provides network access to the terminal
management configuration, status, and statistics. Network management uses the
Terminal Message Format to receive and send messages.
The remaining layers in the protocol stack are a series of standard
protocols that interface with the drivers and hardware needed to support
the RF network and RS-232 serial communications.
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