COTSE - ADDPCLTBLE (Add Protocol Table Entry) Command
ADDPCLTBLE (Add Protocol Table Entry) Command
The Add Protocol Table Entry (ADDPCLTBLE) command is used to add a protocol
entry to the protocol table. You can use the protocol table to manage a list of
protocols used in the Internet. The Internet is a collection of networks
functioning as a single, cooperative, and virtual network using Transmission
Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) to support peer-to-peer
The protocol table is shipped with a list of some valid protocols. Current
protocol values are available to the Internet community in the assigned numbers
RFC (Request for Comments) document, a formal specification of proposals
and standards for a portion of TCP/IP.
Restriction: You must have system configuration (*IOSYSCFG) special
authority to use this command.
PROTOCOL Specifies the name of the protocol to be added to the
table. A protocol can be added to the table only once.
PCLNBR Specifies the number that represents the protocol.
ALIAS Specifies the alternate name for the protocol. You can
specify a maximum of 4 aliases. No checking is done to ensure that an alias is
*NONE: The protocol has no alternate name.
alias: Specify an alternate protocol name.
TEXT Specifies the text that briefly describes the protocol entry.
*BLANK: Text is not specified.
'protocol-description': Specify no more than 50 characters of
text, enclosed in apostrophes.
ADDPCLTBLE PROTOCOL(TCP) PCLNBR(6)
This command adds an entry for the TCP protocol to the protocol table. The
protocol number for the TCP entry is 6.