Serial port enables serial communication between two nodes. Once properly configured, the serial port can send and receive data. The node utilize serial port as
For UDC application, overhead byte F1 is used for data communication purpose. Serial communication requires that you specify the transmission baud rate and application. PPP is used for modem application. The modem facility provides a serial point-to¬point connectivity using PPP protocol and is terminated on IP. Terminal server helps in connecting to a remote node using telnet in the absence of DIAGUSER provision in the node.
Using Serial port menu, you can view and edit serial port configuration.