Packet Layer Protocol or PLP is the

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protocol for the

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protocol suite. PLP manages the packet exchanges between DTE (data terminal) devices across VCs (virtual calls). PLP also can be used on

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using Link Access Procedures, D channel (LAPD). There are 5 modes of PLP: call setup, data transfer, idle, call clearing, and restarting. * ''Call setup mode'' is used to create VCs (virtual calls) between DTE devices. A PLP uses the 14-digit X.121 addressing scheme to set up the virtual call. * ''Data transfer mode'' is used to send data between DTE devices across a virtual call. At this level PLP handles segmentation and reassembly, bit padding, error control and flow control. * ''Idle mode'' is used when a virtual call is established but there is no data transfer happening. * ''Call clearing mode'' is used to end sessions between DTE devices and to terminate VCs. * ''Restarting mode'' is used to synchronize the transmission between a DTE device and its locally connected DCE (data communications) device. There are 4 types of PLP packet fields: * ''General Format Identifier'' (GFI): Identifies packet parameters (whether it is data or control information), what type of windowing is being used, and whether delivery confirmation is needed. * ''Logical Channel Identifier'' (LCI): Identifies the virtual call across the local DTE/DCE interface. * ''Packet Type Identifier'' (PTI): Identifies the PLP packet type (17 different types). * ''User Data''—Contains encapsulated upper-layer information when there is user data present, otherwise additional fields containing control information are added.

External links

* {{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711111315/http://docwiki.cisco.com:80/wiki/X.25, date=2018-07-11, title=X.25 in Cisco System's ''DocWiki'' ITU-T recommendations X.25