Following is a summary of the differences between NS3000/V
and NS3000/iX PAD support. You must consider these differences when
migrating to NS3000/iX. For system migration issues, refer to the
MPE/iX Migration series for more information.
PAD facility sets are not supported
on NS3000/iX.
The packet sizes supported on NS3000/iX are 128,
256, and 512.
NS3000/V PAD sends PAD calls to socket #2563. NS3000/iX
PAD sends PAD calls to the catch-all socket.
The NS3000/iX PAD configuration and communication
path is different than NS3000/V. See the migration procedures later
in this appendix for details.