
Configuring XNS Services
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Level 1
Nortel Networks implements Internetwork Datagram Protocol (IDP), the only
XNS Level 1 protocol. IDP determines where each internet packet goes, addresses
the source and destination of each internet packet, and selects the transmission
medium. IDP is a connectionless datagram protocol. In other words, it does not
need a channel established for delivery. Also, IDP is unreliable. Higher-level
protocols assume the responsibility for reliability.
The Level 2 services provide IDP with the information necessary to route internet
packets.
Level 2
Level 2 protocols correspond to the transport layers of the OSI model. The
Nortel Networks router running XNS software implements the following XNS
Level 2 protocols:
• Routing Information Protocol
• Error Protocol
• Echo Protocol
• Sequenced Packet Protocol
• Packet Exchange Protocol
Note that the Nortel Networks router running XNS software bridges packets other
than XNS when the bridge is configured.
XNS RIP Overview
XNS Routing Information Protocol (RIP) lets workstations and routers exchange
information dynamically to establish the route with the fewest hops and shortest
delay to each network.
Each router running XNS software maintains a RIP table, which contains the
following information about every network in the XNS network topology:
• The network address of each network
• The number of hops (cost) to that network
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