A remote bridge discards your frame if it does not support your frame size. Also, the network can discard your frame if it does not support your frame size.
In a token-ring environment, the bridge informs the system that originated the connection of the supported frame sizes. The system then automatically tries to reconnect with that frame size.
If you cannot configure the bridge to support your frame size or a larger frame size, adjust the MAXFRAME parameter to a value that is acceptable to the bridge. The system has these MAXFRAME parameters that are shown in order of precedence:
The SSAP MAXFRAME parameter affects only one device. That is, only that device will use a frame size of SSAP MAXFRAME.
The MAXFRAME parameter that is in the line description affects all devices that use that description.
The MAXFRAME parameter that is in the controller description affects all lines and devices that use that description.
You set the precedence when specifying a MAXFRAME value. If you define a value for the first parameter (SSAP MAXFRAME) and then the second parameter, your system uses the value of the first parameter. To use the value of the second parameter, you should not specify a value for the first parameter.