1 – ADDRESS
Defines the largest node address and, consequently, the greatest number of nodes that can be addressed by the local node. Use as small a number as possible. If you receive an "INVALID VALUE" error, you probably have not allocated enough nonpaged pool space. You must lower the MAXIMUM ADDRESS value or increase the VMS NPAGEDYN value. See Chapter 5 of the Guide to Networking for some guidelines on NPAGEDYN.
2 – AREA
Applies only to an executor node whose type is AREA. Specifies the largest area number and, therefore, the greatest number of areas that can be known about by the executor node's Routing layer. You can specify a decimal value in the range 1 to 63. The default is 63.
3 – BROADCAST
3.1 – NONROUTERS
Specifies the maximum total number of nonrouting nodes (end nodes) the executor node can have on its broadcast circuits. Use a number in the range of 0 to 1023. The default is 64.
3.2 – ROUTERS
Specifies the maximum total number of routing nodes the executor node can have on its broadcast circuits. Use a number in the range of 0 to 65,535. The default is 32.
4 – BUFFERS
Specifies the total number of buffers in the transmit buffer pool. The value must be larger than that for the MAXIMUM CIRCUITS parameter. Use a value that is 15 times the square root of the number of lines. Increase this value if you experience congestion loss.
5 – CIRCUITS
Defines the maximum number of transport circuits that the local node can use. Number must be in the range 1 to 32. If you receive an "INVALID VALUE" error, you probably have not allocated enough Non Paged Pool space. You must lower the MAXIMUM CIRCUITS value or increase the VMS NPAGEDYN value. See Chapter 5 of the Guide to Networking for some guidelines on NPAGEDYN.
6 – COST
Specifies the maximum total path cost allowed from the local node to any node. The path cost is the sum of the line costs along a path between two nodes. Use as small a number as possible in the range of 1 to 1023.
7 – DECLARED OBJECTS
Specifies the maximum number of objects that processes may declare. Use a number in the range of 8 to 16383. The default is 31.
8 – HOPS
Specifies the maximum routing hops from the local node to any other reachable node. A hop is the logical distance over a line between two adjacent nodes. Use as small a number as possible in the range of 1 to 31, and be sure that this value is less than or equal to the MAXIMUM VISITS parameter. If you receive an "INVALID VALUE" error, you probably have not allocated enough Non Paged Pool space. You must lower the MAXIMUM HOPS value or increase the VMS NPAGEDYN value. Refer to Chapter 5 of the Guide to Networking on for some guidelines on NPAGEDYN.
9 – LINKS
Specifies the maximum logical link count for the local node. A reasonable range for most networks is 25 to 50.
10 – PATH SPLITS
Indicates the maximum number of equal cost paths for a given destination node among which the packet load may be split. The default is 4.
11 – VISITS
Specifies the maximum number of nodes a message can visit prior to being received by the destination node. Use a number in the range of 1 to 255. The value must be greater than or equal to the value for the MAXIMUM HOPS parameter. It is suggested that you specify a number that is twice the MAXIMUM HOPS value.