| Where allowed to run: All environments (*ALL) Threadsafe: No |
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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 connectivity.
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.
Restrictions:
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| Keyword | Description | Choices | Notes |
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| PROTOCOL | Protocol | Character value | Required, Positional 1 |
| PCLNBR | Protocol number | Integer | Required, Positional 2 |
| TEXT | Text 'description' | Character value, *BLANK | Optional |
| ALIAS | Aliases | Single values: *NONE Other values (up to 4 repetitions): Character value, *NONE |
Optional |
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Specifies the protocol to be added to the table. A protocol can be added to the table only once.
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Specifies the number that represents the protocol.
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Specifies text that briefly describes the protocol entry.
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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 unique.
Single values
Other values (up to 4 repetitions)
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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.
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*ESCAPE Messages
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