-=- United Phreaker's Incorporated Magazine -=- Volume Two, Issue Six, File 1 of 11 Released Date May 23, 1992 Well UPi has finally made its return to the scene. We have gotten back some of the old members and quite a new ones as well. As you have probably noticed while you were you downloading it took considerably more time then any of the previous issues. In the previous issues they only contained one or possibly two articles, this is issue size has greatly increased over our pre- vious issues. The file size of the previous issue only ranged from about 20-25k which is quite small, but this is no more, as this issue is approximately 250k we hope to keep up this quantity and quality of the UPi magazine while having it much larger than the previous issues. In this issue you will see many changes we have followed examples of some of the larger magazines and newsletters out there. Along with adding ideas of our own, such as the 'busts' cloumn which will cover stories of peoples unfortunate encounters with the law. Look for the return of The Lost Avenger's Datapac for Beginners of which he has improved greatly upon. Also in next future issue we hope to have an article by Black Flag on how to build a device to modulate the frequency that your voice travels over the phone so you can make use of loops with voice filters, or whatever other use you might come up for it. For details on how to get in contact with, become a member, or write a freelance article for UPi see the end of this issue. Now on with Issue #6! YOU CAN CONTACT THE EDITORS OF UPI AT Voice Mail Box: 416-402-0788 Telex:6505271625MCI MCI Mail: 5271625 Internet E-Mail: tla@maria.wustl.edu Article Article Name Writer(s) Size Number =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 6.1 Introduction To UPi Magazine Arch Bishop (2k) 6.2 Card A PBX Arch Bishop (6k) 6.3 A Not-So-Editorial Hardwire (3k) 6.4 ALLIANCE Teleconferencing Services The Lost Avenger (40k) Boost Business Efficiency 6.5 Anarchy Times Silicon Phreaker (12k) Last Week Of School 6.6 How To Make A Million Dollars In Your VC Hacker (7k) Own Basement! 6.7 The Beginner's Guide To Hacking On The Lost Avenger (75k) On Datapac 1992 Update 6.8 The Lost Avenger/Wiz Kid Bust Black Manta (35k) The Lost Avenger Wiz Kid 6.9 UPi Underground Newsline Arch Bishop (69k) The Lost Avenger 6.10 Member & Site Application Form UPi Editorial Staff (2k) 6.11 Member & Site Listing UPi Editorial Staff (3k) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -=- United Phreaker's Incorporated Magazine -=- Volume Two, Issue Six, File 2 of 11 ________________________________________ | Card A PBX | | By: Arch Bishop | |________________________________________| Have PBX accounts been dry to long in your area? Are you tired of leaving your hacker on all night and coming up with nothing in the morning. Why not try an alternative way of acquiring an account, why not card an account? Materials ~~~~~~~~~~ 1 Credit Card Number 1 Drop-Site 1 Newspaper The credit card is best to get virgin with the all the owners information. Which can be done by either trashing, or getting a CBI account. If you go trashing. I would highly recommend Budget Rent-A-Car or some other place where they would require much information about the customer. At budget the carbons are full size like a regular piece of paper and contain almost everything you could possibly want to know about the owner of the card. You will also need to find a drop-site if you live in a house take a drive around you neighborhood for houses that are up for sale and not occupied currently, or if you know someone that is on vacation for a long enough period of time. Now if you live in an apartment building you can usually just have the drop-site be another apartment in your building. Most people in apartment buildings will just put mail that is not for them in the lobby which you can then easily pickup. You can also try your mailbox key in other peoples mailbox's they will usually fit more than just yours a friend of mine has a key that fits 3 other box's besides his own. If you still have not found a place to mail to you can rent a mailbox very cheaply at most variety stores, also money marts and they don't tend to care if you use your real information or not. After you have your credit card number, and your drop site, start looking through your local newspaper in the classified section. Look for ad's that are advertising Private Branch Exchanges, or 'Alternative long distance carriers' and preferably ones that do not have 1800 numbers because you are looking for small businesses. If there is more than one ad advertising long distance carriers, or private branch exchanges, copy all the numbers and names of the companies down. Then call up the companies and tell them you are interested in acquiring an account on their system, they will sometimes ask where you heard about it, if you found it in the paper then just say that. You should plan what you are going to say before you call, make it sound good without any "Uhmm" or "Hmm" words in it, which shows that you are thinking about the answer. Which is always a tip-off that you are up to something, so try to polish it as much as possible, the main thing is just stay relaxed. You should integrate the card information with the drop-site information to look something like this e.g. [ This is only Sample information and does not represent actual credit card information. ] Visa < - Type of Card George Brown < - Owners Name 4517 288 921 612 715 < - Card Number 08/92 < - Expiration Date 672 Baker St, Hilton. < - Address [Use Drop-Site Address] L4C2B5 < - Postal Code [Use Drop-Site Postal Code] 419-761-2529 < - Home Phone Number 419-892-1842 < - Work Phone Number Attorney General < - Place of Employment General Manager < - Job Position If you have this information in-front of you while you are calling the company it should prepare you for any questions they might ask you. If they throw you a question that you are not expecting answer it to the best of your ability and don't say "Uhmm" before you answer. You might not have that much information on the owner of the credit card, the address and postal code are not really necessary since you replthose with the drop-site address and postal code anyways. You should have the home phone number but if not just get a local direct dial VMB and set it up as an answering machine, do the same for the work number the message should sound something like this. "Hi you have reached George Brown General Manager at Attorney General please leave a detailed message about why you are calling and I will get back to you." Some companies may ask if you want your pin number mailed to you or for them to call you and tell you your pin number, I have never asked them to phone me but it might be possible to have them leave the pin number on a voice mailbox if they thought it was your answering machine. Sometimes it is even possible to do this without a credit card, depending on how new/stupid the company is. A friend of mine once called up just to get information from a company offering long distance service and they started asking him lots of questions then they asked him for a credit card number. Now this guy had never carded anything in his life so he just gave them a bogus card number and expiration date, and an apartment in his building, and they sent the pin number too! Although this company had only been up and running for two days but seeing as how my friend rang up a $45 000 bill in a period of 2 months I'm sure its a lesson they won't forget soon. Anyways that should be enough information to card yourself an account so start looking through the classifieds! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -=- United Phreaker's Incorporated Magazine -=- Volume Two, Issue Six, File 3 of 11 A Not-So-Editorial by Hardwire Well the first(?) issue of UPi is here and I've been found lacking! Originally scheduled for this space was an interview with the FBI about hackers, phreakers, and pirates (oh my!), but they are NEVER in their office! I called consistently for the better part of 3 weeks but I always go a message informing me that regretfully "all agents are currently out of the office" and not wanting to leave a message I promptly hung up. So our FBI coverage failed miserably... but wait the CIA handles this stuff to right?? Yup, indeed they do, but they just wouldn't talk! I ran the interesting channels to get the number (Hello information? can I have the number for the Central Intelligence Agency? Thank You) and called them up. I get some air-head with an accent and she says, "I'm sure someone here can help you... hold on.." I get an interlude of silence at wich point I'm undoubtably being traced.. and five minutes later "Hello, what can I do for you sir?" Hwire:I'm doing a school project on computer crimes, methods, and punishments I was wondering if I could ask you a few questions... CIA:Well I'm not too sure if I can help but sure Hwire:OK,thanks, uhhmmm... what are some of the more typical methods used by yourselves for catching computer hackers? CIA:That's a really good question, but I'm afraid we can't tell you, most of our information isn't available for public access. Hwire:Can you tell me some of the most common things that trip up computer criminals? CIA:Actually you know who deals more with hackers and such? the FBI... Hwire:Really? CIA:Yes, you should try calling them. Hwire:Oh, ok thanks All of this took place in the space of three minutes... enough time to trace and get rid of me no doubt... Now to me this seems like a little bit of a violation to our freedom of information. Granted Canada's Bill of rights may differ slightly, it still guarantees freedom of information. So I call and get the boot, this from a branch of the government belonging to "The Education" President, I was denied a chance to aid my education (like I care hahahaha) So I figure maybe it just wasn't meant to be, All us phreakers/hackers/ anarchists and even pirates are destined to charge blindly ahead heedless of what may become of us. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -=- United Phreaker's Incorporated Magazine -=- Volume Two, Issue Six, File 4 of 11 ALLIANCE Teleconferencing Services Boost Business Efficiency By The Lost Avenger Editor's Note: OK, guys I found this article in a magazine in my school's library called AT&T Technology. The article is from an old magazine but it interesting because it explains how AT&T ALLIANCE Teleconferences work when you are called by someone who set up one or when you try to set up one yourself. Hope you guys learn a lot about AT&T ALLIANCE Teleconferences from this file. Audio and audiographics teleconferencing can help business raise productivity, save time, and reduce travel expenses. For over 25 years AT&T has offered Operator Handled Conference Service, which allows operators to set up conference calls. Recently AT&T introduced new state-of-the-art conferencing services: ALLIANCE 1000/2000/3000 Teleconferencing Services and ALLIANCE Dedicated Teleconferencing Service (ADTS). The former is a public conferencing service that, for the first time, allows anyone with a touch-tone phone to set up his or her own audio or audiographics conference calls. The use of digital technology gives conferees the same high quality, full-duplex connections they'd normally get with one-to-one phone calls. ADTS, on the other hand, uses analog technology and also provides exceptional audio quality. ADTS is dedicated to one customer whose attendants control connections from a terminal on their premises. ADTS also can connect to such AT&T services as the long-distance network, WATS, and 800 Service. This article describes the customer advantages, design rationale, technology, and applications of these state-of-the-art services. Teleconferencing is changing the ways we manage our business. It lets us attend meetings wherever a touch-tone phone is available. By means of a variety of telephone, terminals, and networks, teleconferencing enable more people to get involved in making or influencing decisions - and making them faster. Teleconferencing also results in better planned and shorter meetings, reduced travel expenses improved relations between business locations and, above all, significant improvements in management efficiency. AT&T now offers two new state-of-the-art multipoint conferencing services - in additional to the long-standing Operator Handled Conferencing Service (OHCS) - that are easy to use, provide a high-quality connection with good speech volume levels from all locations, permit users to interact fully, are very reliable, and are low in cost. The first service, ALLIANCE Teleconferencing, is available to everyone in the United States via any touch-tone phone. The originator of the calls must be in the United States, but calls can be made to conferees that can be reached by international direct distance dialing (DDD). Users can set up their own conference calls, with up to 58 other parties, or have an attendant set them up. The second service is call ALLIANCE Dedicated Teleconferencing Service (ADTS). With ADTS each bridge (24 to 56 ports - or parties - per bridge) is dedicated to one customer. (A bridge is an electronic device that connects many conferencing transmission paths.) AT&T expects that heavy users with users large volumes of teleconferencing will prefer this feature-rich services. The bridge is located in the AT&T network; however, the customer controls it remotely via dedicated voice and data lines and a computer terminal such as an AT&T 5420, a PC 6300, or equivalent. AT&T original audio teleconferencing service, OHCS has been meeting the teleconferencing needs of customers for over 25 years. It appeals to those who prefer the convenience of place a single call to an AT&T conference operator. The operator then sets up and controls the call based on the customer's needs and instructions. OHCS currently uses the same state-of-the-art technology as ADTS The bridges for all services are on AT&T premises and are connected high in the network hierarchy, providing significant transmission advantages over customer-premises or local phone-company based bridges. (See figure 1.) The primary advantage of this elimination of the added noise and transmission loss caused by signals going back and forth to the network, as would happen with a customer-premises based bridge. Other advantages of having the bridge located in an AT&T central office are high reliability, battery back up, prompt repairs, and no need for customers to allocate their floor space for equipment. ALLIANCE TELECONFERENCING SERVICE This service permits anyone with a touch-tone phone and access to the AT&T public switched network to make ALLIANCE Teleconferencing calls. The connections are superior to any alternative, and automatic gain control, echo cancellation, and noise suppression make the conference calls sound as good as conventional two-party calls. Other features include: o User setup and control or set-up by an attendant and control by the user. o Conference setup guided by computer-stored voice prompts with dialing possible during most of the announcements. o Ability to include both domestic and IDDD parties on the conference. o Full-duplex digital voice conferencing, which allows all conferees to speak and be heard simultaneously. o Unique tones to identify parties added to or dropped from the conference. The service is being offered as ALLIANCE 1000 for audio, as ALLIANCE 2000 for voiceband-data graphics, and ALLIANCE 3000 for digital-protocol graphics at 4.8 kilobits per second (kb/s), with 56 kb/s planned for the future. ALLIANCE 1000 Service Users establish conference calls by dialing 0-700-456-1000. If access isn't available via the 700 number - because of an intervening independent phone company - the conferee can dial 1-800-544-6363. This will get an operator who will initiate the conference; that is, dial the bridge to connect the caller to it. For an additional charge the operator will set up the call by calling all the conferees. If most of the conferees are clustered in one area, charges can be reduced by dialing 0-700-456-100X to reach a specific bridge location. The X = 1 for Reno; 2 for Chicago; 3 for White Plains, NY; 4 for Dallas. (See Billing Information at the end of this file.) An example of the regular use of ALLIANCE 1000 service is the daily teleconference held by the operations department of a major trunk airline. At 9 a.m., ten domestic and five European operations locations are bridged to discuss the previous day's performance, cancellations, departure delays, load factors, and to establish the causes of problems and plan corrective action. This immediate feedback allows all parties to be aware of the circumstances affecting each operations center and to talk about items of mutual, immediate interest that would be impossible to discuss with any other kind of meeting. An example of a unique (but infrequent) applications of ALLIANCE 1000 service was its use by the board of directors of a major manufacturer that was the target of a hostile takeover bid. As developments unfolded, quick-response decisions by the board were required. Even though the directors were geographically dispersed, ALLIANCE teleconferencing allowed immediate discussion in an environment that reasonably approximated an across-the-table meeting. This was due to the high-quality, full-duplex transmission offered by the ALLIANCE bridge. ALLIANCE 2000 Service This service is intended for conferencing data terminals. It uses the same equipment as ALLIANCE 1000 service. But unlike that service, ALLIANCE 2000 allows only one conferee to transmit at a time so that data won't be scrambled. The service would be used for conferencing non-protocol voiceband data/graphics devices such as AT&T's PC Conferencing system using the OVERVIEW scanner with SCANWARE software, the Gemini 100 Electronic Blackboard System or freeze-frame video equipment. The dialing codes are 0-700-456-2000 for the nearest bridge, or 0-700-456-200X for a particular bridge location. An ALLIANCE 2000 service application is the weekly production meeting of a division of an automobile manufacturer. A concurrent audio and graphics conference is established among the six plant locations in the midwest. Formal presentations are made by each plant location and the graphics (charts, PERT diagrams, graphs) at the presenting location are shown to all other locations simultaneously. ALLIANCE 3000 Service This service allows high-quality graphics conferencing at 4.8 kb/s using terminals that provide the CCITT Telematic Services Protocol (previously the Group 4 Facsimile Protocol.) ALLIANCE 3000 connections to Accunet Switched 56 service are planned for the future. Initially the only bridge location will be Chicago. Separate bridge conference leg connections are required for the audio and graphics portions of ALLIANCE 3000 audiographics conference calls. Both are established and controlled from one touch-tone phone. Using ALLIANCE 3000 service, a large manufacturer will have the ability to bridge PC workstations at the headquarters, computer design center, and manufacturing locations to review computer-aided design images developed by the deign center. Engineers, designers, and marketers will have the ability to view, comment on, and modify these images on an interactive, real-time basis. Using scanning devices, people at workstations at up to 59 locations also can view the actual parts. BEHIND THE SCENES All ALLIANCE bridging and control equipment is located in the Network Services Complex - NSCX. (See figure 2.) The NSCX is located with and connected to selected 4ESS switches (toll) via five T1 transmission lines and two signaling links that carry, respectively, the conference connections and signaling. A user establishes a conference call by dialing 0-700-456-1000. (See figure 3.) The "0" prefix routes the call via the end office to the AT&T Traffic Service Position System (TSPS), which recognizes the 700 + 456 numbers as a request for ALLIANCE Teleconferencing service. The "0" prefix is ignored and the call is handled without an operator. After the TSPS obtains the originating line number via automatic number ID, or operator number ID, the TSPS performs a six-digit translation of 700 + 456 to 800-XXX. The 800-XXX is prefixed to the original line number and outpulsed to the office serving the TSPS. This number will then be sent to a WATS originating screening office that accesses a data base to derive the telephone number of the ALLIANCE bridge. The bridge number and calling number ID are sent to the toll office, and the connection is then established to the bridge in the NSCX. The TSPS will screen out switchhook flashes for operator service or requests for service from either coin phones or hotels since billing can't be done. Under control of the NSCX processor, the announcement system welcomes the originator/controller and asks the person how many conference ports are required. It then connects a register and waits for touch-tone digits. The person then touch-tone dials the number of total conference ports required, including one for him or herself. The announcement system verifies the number of ports and then gives instructions on how to dial all conference locations. Through a sequence of dialing and announcements, the conference is established and the parties are added to a common time-slot connection on the audio (Type I) bridge. (See The ALLIANCE 1000/2000 (Type I) bridge at the end of this file.) All connections from the bridge are established over the five T1 lines to the 4ESS switch and out into the network. DEDICATED TELECONFERENCING SERVICE ALLIANCE Dedicated Teleconferencing Service (ADTS) provides high-quality audio teleconferencing to large customers. The service is provided by dedicating an entire bridge to one customer. Its features complement other AT&T teleconferencing services, such as Operator Handled Conferencing Service and ALLIANCE 1000, 2000, and 3000 Teleconferencing Services. ADTS is intended for customers with 30 or more teleconferences per month, or whose teleconferencing needs can best be accommodated by the many special ADTS features. ADTS is now provided by the microprocessor controlled, remotely programmable conference arranger, which is located in an AT&T central office. The many ADTS features are under direct control of the customer's attendants. Each of up to three independent attendant positions uses both a voice and data connection, via private lines to the ADTS, to control the 24 to 56 conferee ports. The port capacity can be installed in increments of eight ports, based on customer needs. Conference ports are assigned in any order on an individual port basis based on the connection arrangement for each. Half the ports, for example, may be designated for AT&T 800 Service while the other half are designated for AT&T Long Distance service. ADTS provides domestic and international teleconferencing capabilities in a variety of modes that are under total customer control. These include: o Blast-up preset conferences. In these conferences, ADTS dials all conferees at the same time. When people answer they're first connected to a voice announcement and then are added to the conference. o Attendant assisted preset conferences, where the attendant adds one party at a time. o Meet-me conferences. The attendant reserves these, and all conferees are required to call into the conference directly on an assigned phone number at the designated time. Once the ADTS voice announcement responds, each conferee must enter a security code to join the conference. o Combinations of the above conferences are possible. o Conference ports can be assigned in any order on a port-by-port basis. Based on the customer's desire, however, some ports may be committed to special connections, such as normal DDD, WATS, 800 Service, or private line. o Unique voice announcement capability, with six system announcements, such as "Please enter you touch-tone code for your conference," or "Please hold for your ADTS call." o The ability to connect private-line circuits to message (DDD) lines. o An attendant's directory of 1500 names and phone numbers. o Up to 100 preset conferences of any size (up to the 56-port capacity) that the attendant can recall and set up quickly. o Conferees may be added or dropped, and can be placed in interactive or listen only mode. o Conferences may be divided into subconferences and then recombined later under attendant control. The ADTS has the technical ability to operate with other switching arrangements such as the Common-Control Switching Arrangement (CCSA) and Enhanced Private Switched Communication Service (EPSCS) switches, and 4ESS switches. (See Figure 5.) ADTS Operation The customer's attendant puts conference information into the ADTS with a data terminal that's connected by a private data channel. (See Figure 6.) The attendant controls the conference directly, and call processing functions, such as dialing and call supervision, and performed by the ADTS microprocessor. Conversations between the attendant and the conferees and carried on a dedicated private-line phone that's connected directly to the same ADTS attendant port circuit as the private-line data channel. High-quality audio is achieved with a four-wire transmission path and a level-compensating circuit that reduces noise, cancels echos, and automatically controls gain. Analog data-bridging transmission is possible at up to 4.8 kb/s Customized Applications Each ADTS bridge is installed in the AT&T office nearest to the customer's switching network for connections to CCSA, Centrex, EPSCS or some other company-based switching system. In the case of DDD, WATS, or 800 Service, the bridge is generally put in the 4ESS switch office nearest to the customer's attendants. Other customer alternatives included placing the bridge nearest the point of the largest number of conferees or at a location where time-of-day discounts have a significant impact on the conference leg charges. ADTS In Action One ADTS application is in a New York City stock brokerage office that makes heavy use of a 56-port ADTS bridge that's also in the city. Bridge connections permit use of WATS, 800 Service, as well as Message Telecommunications Service (MTS) connections for normal teleconferencing involving combinations of Meet-Me and Preset conferences. In addition, the customer has a twelve-location private-line network that's used during trading hours. The network has open microphones that allow people to talk at any time without having to dial a number or push a button. By connecting the private-line network to ADTS, the customer easily can add parties. The attendant does not receive any signaling information from the private-line networks; therefore, specific time arrangements have to be made to insure that the additional conferees are added and dropped at the correct time. Another ADTS applications is for a business customer that does a lot of teletraining. The customer has a 56-port bridge connected directly to the 4ESS switch where all connections are MTS. This customer uses the preset conference blast-up feature for virtually all of its conferences. All conferees are automatically called at the scheduled time and asked to please stand by for their conference call. A LOOK AHEAD Reservations and Meet-Me enrichments were made available with ALLIANCE 1000 and 2000 teleconferencing service in late 1987. (Tariffs became effective in December, 1987). This will permit customers to reserve their conference facilities up to two months in advance. Using Meet-Me, the conference host may have conferees dial directly into the conference using special access numbers supplied when the Meet-Me reservation is made. The host also may call the conferees directly from the bridge and add them to the conference. Other Meet-Me options include screening of each conferee by a customer-provided attendant; the ability for conferees to call from hotels, motels, or coin phones; and shared billing of transport costs. Multimedia PC-based terminals (these include a PC, phone, modem, and a high-speed digital interface) will open a wide range of conferencing, applications for businesses, allowing them to use any combination of voice, data, graphics, and video. It is anticipated that these terminals will be equipped with Automatic Machine Interface, which will permit totally automatic conference setup. Conference control and status information will be transmitted over a separate Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) signaling channel, thereby improving throughput for data, graphics, and video. This will also greatly enhance the management of a teleconferencing call by allowing the use of terminals that display the status of each location participating in the conference. The development of and adherence to international standards will ensure a truly multinational capability for the full spectrum of network and conference services in the relatively near future. As price and performance improve for both network access and terminal equipment, it is also anticipated that applications will be expanded to meet the needs of residential customers. FIGURE 1: Losses Transmission differences between network bridges and customer-premises bridges: (A) normal two-party DDD call, (B) conferencing call using a customer-premises bridge, and (C) conference call using a network bridge such as ALLIANCE. Network bridging has a significant transmission advantages over customer-premises bridges. A: Normal Two-Party DDD call. ZDDDDDDDDDDD? ZDDDDDDDDDDD? ZDDDDDDDDDDD? ZDDDDDDDDDDD? ZDDDDDDDDDDD? 3Station 3 3End 3 3AT&T 3 3End 3 3Station 3 31 3 3Office 3 3Network 3 3Office 3 32 3 3 CDD4 CDD4 CDD4 CDD4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 @DDDDDDDDDDDY @DDDDDDDDDDDY @DDDDDDDDDDDY @DDDDDDDDDDDY @DDDDDDDDDDDY Loss from Station 1 to Station 2 = 14dB. B: Conference call using a customer-premises bridge. ZDDDDDDDDDDD? ZDDDDDDDDDDD? ZDDDDDDDDDDD? AT&T Network 3Switching 3 3End 3 3Station 3 3Point 3 3Office 3 31 3 ZDDDDDDDD4 CDD4 CDD4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 @DDDDDDDDDDDY @DDDDDDDDDDDY @DDDDDDDDDDDY ZDDDDDADDDDD? ZDDDDDDDDDDD? ZDDDDDDDDDDD? 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ZDDDDDDDDDDD? 3ALLIANCE 3 34ESS 3 3Switching 3 3End 3 3Station 3 3Bridge CDD4Switch 3 3Point 3 3Office 3 32 3 3 CDD4 CDD4 CDD4 CDD4 3 3 CDD4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 @DDDDDDDDDDDY @DDDDDBDDDDDY @DDDDDDDDDDDY @DDDDDDDDDDDY @DDDDDDDDDDDY 3 ZDDDDDDDDDDD? ZDDDDDDDDDDD? ZDDDDDDDDDDD? 3 3Switching 3 3End 3 3Station 3 3 3Point 3 3Office 3 33 3 @DDDDDDDD4 CDD4 CDD4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 @DDDDDDDDDDDY @DDDDDDDDDDDY @DDDDDDDDDDDY Losses: 1 to 2, 2 to 3, 1 to 3 = 14dB. FIGURE 2: Network Services Complex The Network Services Complex (NSCX) is the heart of ALLIANCE teleconferencing, providing control, announcements, tones and bridging (both audio and graphics). 3 ZDDDDDDDDDDD? ZDDDDDDDDDDD? ZDDDDDDDDDDD? 3 3Signaling 3 3Main 3 3Micro- 3 3 3Terminal 3 3Processor 3 3Processor 3 CDDDDDDDDDDDD4 CDD4 CDD4 CDDDDD? CDDDDDDDDDDDD4 3 3 3 3 3 3Serial 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3Control To 3 @DDDDDDDDDDDY @DDDDDDDDDDDY @DDDDDDDDDDDY 3Bus 3 3 Host 3 3 3 3 Switch3 ZDDDDDDDDDDD? ZDDDDDDDDDDD? 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Local Exchange ZDDDDDDDDDDD?3 3 34-Wire Talk33 3 3Battery Via33 3 Voice 3Telephone C4from terminals to transmit, then performs contention resolution, allowing terminals to transmit in an orderly and equitable way. The type II bridge also performs capability negotiations and flow control to differ differences in terminal operating speed (4.8 kb/s or 56 kb/s), error control and recovery, and transmission. Billing Information There are no recurring monthly or installation charges for ALLIANCE Teleconferencing Services. Calls are billed as follows: o Regular AT&T long-distance charges apply between the ALLIANCE Services Access Center (White Plains, Chicago, Dallas, Reno) and each location on the conference call (including your own). A charge of 25 cents per minute also applies for each location on the call. o If the ALLIANCE Services operator is asked to set up the conference call, there's an additional charge of $3 per location. RENO, NEVADA WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK 0-700-456-1001 Audio 0-700-456-1003 Audio 0-700-456-2001 Graphics 0-700-456-2003 Graphics CHICAGO, ILLINOIS DALLAS, TEXAS 0-700-456-1002 Audio 0-700-456-1004 Audio 0-700-456-2002 Graphics 0-700-456-2004 Graphics Editor's Note: Well that's the end of the this file. Hope you learned a lot about how AT&T ALLIANCE Teleconferences really work. I hope you have enjoyed reading this file as I had typing it. (Yeah right...hehe.) next time you are on an AT&T ALLIANCE Teleconference you'll now exactly how they work. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -=- United Phreaker's Incorporated Magazine -=- Volume Two, Issue Six, File 5 of 11 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ANARCHY TiMES DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD All Rights Reserved Released on 04/92 Property of UPi DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Last Week of School Ok you're one week away from your two month trippin' period... BUT! You don't want the bunch of fuckers to forget about you hehe? Well here are a few way of making sure you'll have the best days of your life next year. First : A few things are in and many are totally out. IN : Bombing Vandalism Assassination Black Mailing OUT: Kiddie stuff like : "I'm going to kill your wife... Sir..." Stupid prank of the Full-Of-Shit-Paper Bag-Caught-On-Fire-That-The -Teacher-Will-Try-To-Extinguish-By-Jumping-On-It. Anyhow you get the idea of what TO do and what NOT to do. - Bombing - I won't go over the various explosives substances, because their are many good text philes on these babies. Get you hands on "The Anarchist Cookbook" published by God-Know-Who, it explains how to make various explosives. What to bomb ?? Easy Teacher's Restroom, Cafeteria's garbage can, janitor's bin, and other school property. To blow the teacher's rest room, I would not advise using a Light Activated bomb that'll blow up when the teacher lift the lid of the bowl. I'd rather suggest a good ol' plastic based explosive placed right in the tank [Scheme 1] VDDDDDDDDDDDD[ Scheme Number 1 ]DDDDDDDDDDD7 This explain where to place : _____ : the bomb. If you can, wrap : |Z? | Z? : the explosive in a plastic : |@# | / @Y= Plastic Charge : bag to avoid water damage on : | | / # = Timer Fuse : the timer. You wouldn't want : |____|/_ _ : it to go off right under a : 33 3 ---- ) : teachers ass would you ? : 33 3 / : : DDDDDY@DD/DDDDD\ : : : SDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD= - Vandalism - This, I'm sure everybody has performed at least once in his life. Either by painting a complete wall, or only by writing his name on a desk. Well why don't you combine the two of them ? PAINT your NAME on a DESK nailed to a WALL ??? NOT! Here it goes... Usually, school invest in cheap art pieces. Sometime, it's a statue of the school's funder, or painting of some smart-ass dope weirdo, that made big bucks by painting little fucked up square in puke colors. Well the statue is pretty easy to wreck, just saw the heads off the rest of the body. Or glue a Dick and two balls just in the right place. If you're daring enough, remove the statue from one school, and switch the two of them. Only problem here is transportation. Another neat trick is to offer an haircut to the jerk. Make him a red, white and blue mohawk, or paint it in more living colors, smear artificial blood everywhere. Okie painting? Use some sort of thinner to fix these up. Fill a squirt gun with some Varsol (tm) and spray-n-wash (tm) the thing... It's just gonna look a bit more psychadelic... WHO GIVES A SHIT ?!??!? Break-In and Entering a school. Easy if the school is cheap, just enter by breaking a window. If not, try the roof, or pick some lock, get to the principal's office. Make some re-decoration thing. Take the previous mentioned statue and allow him to sit in the principal's chair... Or HANG the statue in the principal's office... What else ? Hang the PRINCIPAL'S in his office. Paint some devilish signs in the office, and use the desk as a ceremonial table... Spill some sheep blood everywhere, and leave a sheep's dead carcass lying around. Now... Something that work all the time, is to connect the phone to the intercom. If you're smart 'nuff you will figure out a way to make the intercom go online as the fucker lift the receiver. Sure... It may take some time to fix, but hey! Who said pranking was easy ? - Various Fraud - Ok, lock pick your way inside the teacher's wardrobe. In there you will most probably find some various shit as Kleenex (tm), Kotex (tm), and you might even find some useful thing... Cash, Credit Card, Calling Card, agenda, driver's license, and various paper (Which we'll use later, to blackmail the subject). Also, rule #1 of Break-In, is PUT BACK EVERYTHING IN IT'S PLACE ! You don't want them to notice that someone browsed through their possessions. Cash is always useful, but be sure not to get your ass jailed. I'm sure that if you find cash you'll know what to do with it. Credit Card, well again here, you probably know what to do with it, but one thing : DO NOT STEAL THE CARD... Note the Number, Expiration Date, and every information you can, but for god sake, leave the card in place... If the card is missing, the asshole will cancel it in the following 24 hrs. Calling Cards, must I remind you that THESE are FUCKEN' UNSAFE ?? I got nailed for nearly 450$ once, and promised myself not to ever use one of these on my own line. Use them for pay-phone transactions. It's pretty useful and can save you lotsa bucks. Agenda's are mostly used to pick up owner's street address, phone number birth date, and various information ranging from friend's phone, password on the school net, and shit like that. The driver's license, you can take. No one will care, beside him, perfect when you need false ID, and shit like that. Papers, who said there was nothing interesting in the phone, gas, electricity and other kind of bills? phone bill can supply you phone number and sometimes, Calling Card numbers, and Gas bills, well, these are not as useful as phone bill, but still, you can rip off address and phone number. Electricity bills are the same as gas bill. One thing you should look for is the receipt that the subject collects from various sources. I know for one that gas stations emit receipts when you pay by Credit Card. Seek them out. - Blackmailing - If you really want to piss off you mark, this is the way to go first, let me tell you that sticking newspaper letter on a piece of paper is not the best way. It's long and it's dirty too, I'd rather suggest that you use some of the modern ways of blackmailing, phone and Typewriter. If you're good at that, you can fool around with pictures, sending your favorite teacher a letter containing pictures of him and another chick in a whorehouse, or a picture of him in a gay bar. If you prefer the old way, ask him to give you 500$ if he wants his dog back alive...Include a picture of the dog hanging to a rope. Then, you'll have to plan for a collect site ... Again, Public park garbage can are NOT recommended... You would prefer a dark alley which you've sweeped out completely for cops and various unwanted people... Clearly state in your letter that if cops are warned, or that if he's not alone, the animal will be tortured and the mutilated before being killed. Ok...Enough bullshitting... Blackmailing is useful, because you can get almost everybody to do whatever you want, and whenever you want them to do it. This, I hope will keep you busy until the end of the school year. - Assassination - Yeah, I know, I wasn't supposed to cover this in, but what the heck. I feel like it today (Rainy Day, Bad Day at school etc). One of the best way to kill or seriously harm somebody with the less chances of you getting caught, is your mark's car... A gas tank could easily catch on fire while he's driving the car. Follow the next simple steps to clean assassination. 1. Find out where the asshole lives. 2. If the car is in a garage, forget it, and wait 'till the car is out. 3. Always do this at night, you don't wanna be seen. 4. Open the tank and check if it's full, you don't want him to see you messed with the tank. 5. VDDDDDDDDDD[Scheme Number 2]DDDDDDDDDDDD7 Ok. Remove the back light cover : \_______ : on the gas tank side, and just : _ _.---._) : hook a wire on the red wire that :(_[o] /__| <- Break Light. : is supposed to be there. Hook : __ | _ _ : another on the black wire. : _ \ | (_[o] = Opened Gas Tank : Discreetly tape the wire with : _) ]___/ : transparent tape the closest : ___/ .---. = Wiring : possible to the car, and open SDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD= the gas tank. now, twist the wires together, and work them the deeper you can in the tank. You may need a screwdriver to pierce a hole through the small metal net that stop thieves from suckin' the gas from the tank. Now, just stick the cover back in place and close the tank. If your thing is too obvious, the guy will probably check it and remove it, but if it's concealed enough, he's cooked the next time he'll hit the break... 'Cuz if you have not yet figured out what is gonna happen, well... The two wires will induce a short circuit, which will most likely produce a spark, which will ignite the fumes, and BAM! - Basic Anarchy - This is a `Say Everything that is nasty and comes out of your head' section. In here, I will give you a few tips, and let your brain do the hard work. Which is : Gathering the material and putting the thing in place... 1. Light the neighbor's tree(s) on fire. Simple. Make some napalm ( Gas and Palmolive in a can + an ammonia tablet which is to fall into it...), and put it under the tree...You'll have about 5 sec to run away, before the things transform into a fireball. You can light various things with napalm... Skunks, Rats, Skin Heads, Dog, Krishna, or your favorite ethnic minority specimen. 2. Smoke Show... Take about 4 gal. of Gas, pour it into a sewer and light the things out... The sewer will catch on fire and everything in it (Shit,Dead rats,dead skunks,dead skin heads, dead krishna...) will catch on fire too... Emitting a large amount of smoke, which will be grey, and will stink like a living-dead congress in Brazil. 3. Kar Krash... For that one, you will need a few screw drivers, 6" nails, a hammer and lotsa guts. Go out at night spot your favorite neighbors car. nail is tire valves, so when he removes the nails, the tires will flat out. Then, take a flat screwdriver, and push it through the car locks. Take a Phillip's one, and make the hole bigger, being sure that the lock will be useless... On certain car, you can even unscrew the back windows (Honda, Hyundai) and then, you can slash the entire car interior. Well... This wrap it up for this issue. Greets are out to : TLA, Arch Bishop The Darkman, Frozen Tormentor, Dark Angel, The Black Legend, LTD, Mind Bomb, Prince of Thieves, and to all Anarchist out there. ____ / /\ \ --(-/__\-)-- X____X narchy Rules. Call NDC (514)899-5435 and leave me mail. / \ - Disclaimer - This file is intended to various illegal use. The author here by is not to be involved in these activities. (Well, somebody must have tried these out hehe?) And you pigs can't fucken' do anything about it. God Bless the 1st Ammendment! Silicon Phreaker ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -=- United Phreaker's Incorporated Magazine -=- Volume Two, Issue Six, File 6 of 11 How to make a million dollars in your own basement! By VC Hacker How do you make a million dollars in your own basement? EASY! Grow Marijuana! It is possible to grow a higher quality product indoors than those normally available on the street! The most important step is choosing your "strain". Try to pick some seeds >from the best pot you ever smoked. Or if possible get some "clones" from someone already growing. Follow these simple rules and you can achieve yields anywhere from 3 to 8 ounces of dry bud marijuana (with no seeds!) per plant! Step 1 ------ Location. Choose a site which has easy access to water and hydro, yet is somewhat discreet, and will facilitate ventilation ducts leading directly outdoors. Surround Growing Area with a heavy reflective material. This will keep bright lights from shining out, make the area airtight, and reflect the excess light back onto the plants. A flat white plastic (available at some garden centers) is ideal. Next, run a water hose into the room. It is best to have a Y type connector hooked up to the hot and cold so you can make the water lukewarm. It is time to get some Hydro. Using minimum of 14 gauge wire, run power directly from source. It is not advisable to use the wall outlets unless you know for sure there is nothing else on the cir- cuit. Remember, you will need 1 15 Amp circuit for every light. Now you are ready for ventilation. Run an intake fan into the area using duct work. This air must come from outdoors. The intake should enter the room near the floor, and have a damper on it to prevent air from leaking in while the fan is off. An exhaust fan will need to be located on the opposite wall, near the ceil- ing and leading directly outdoors. The ventilation system must be able to clear the entire area in 5 minutes. To figure out what size of fans and duct work, calculate the total cubic footage of the area. Then, divide it by 5. That result is the approximate rating of the fans in CFM. Find the closest to that rating with out going under it, and use the corresponding size duct work. Both fans should be run using a thermostat. The proper temperatures will be discussed later. Although the ventilation is probably the most intense part of setting up your grow-room, it is also one of the most overlooked parts. IT CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOUR SUCCESS! Step 2 ------ Now, choose how many lights you want to run. One 1 000 watt light will light approx. a 10 by 10 area, while in vegetative state. Go to a Hydroponic store or Electrical wholesaler and purchase 1 000 Metal Malide lamps. Later, when your plants are in flowering, you will need an equal number of High Pressure Sodium lamps. Remember to run only one light per 15 amp. circuit. You still have enough room to run fans on a circuit with one 1 000 watt light. Hang the lights on chains so they can be raised or lowered. Now, start your seeds or clones. It is most advisable to start them under fluorescent tubes until you see roots coming out of the bottom of the pots. Then, transplant them into 4 to 5 gallon pots with PRO-MIX BX (available at garden centers) and place them in the grow room. Limit yourself to 6 to 8 plants per light.This may not seem like much at first, but they grow quick! Lower the lights so they are 6 or so inches away. It is important to keep the lights as close as possible to the plants without burning them. Run the lights on Timers, so they operate 18 hours per day. It is usually easier to control the temperature if you run the lights at night. After about a week it is time to start fertilizing. Get some 18-9-27 fertilizer (any garden center) and mix according to the directions. When the plants are dry about 3 to 4 inches under the top of the soil, it is time to water. Water one time with fertil- izer, one time without. Every 2 weeks flush out each plant fully with 5 gallons of pure water. This will clean out all unused nutrient and keep plants healthy. During this whole time the thermostat should be set to keep the room temperature at 80 degrees. Step 3 ------ After 4 weeks of vigorous growth your plants should be ready to flower. Usually they should be 36 inches in height. It is time to add the High Pressure Sodium lights. Change the light cycle to 12 hours. This will trigger the plants into flower production (buds!!!). Obtain 10-52-10 fertilizer. This will stimulate the maximum flower growth. Mix as to directions, and apply the same as above. As above, flush plants out every 2 weeks. Thermostat should be set a little higher during flowering. Usually 80 to 85 degrees, depending on the strain. After about 2 weeks of flowering the gender of the plants will start to show. Female plants will have little white hairs at every branch node, and male plants will have 2 little balls hanging underneath. Remove and destroy all the male plants. They do not produce any buds, and will cause you to have seeds in your crop. Now, let your remaining female plants flourish for 6 more weeks. For the last 4 to 5 days it is a good idea to use only fresh water with no fertilizer in order to clean the nutrient out of the plant and allow the true taste of the strain to prevail. This will allow in sweet, flowery tasting buds. Step 3 ------ When your buds are nice and big and fluffy, it's time to cut 'em down. Plant by plant remove all bud material and separate all the leaves from the bud. Throw out the leaves. The remaining bud may be dried on screens, or even on newspapers spread on the floor. It is most advisable to dry it in a cool, dark place as THC's biggest enemies are heat and light. This will keep your pot fresh and potent. Normal drying time is 3 to 4 days. Now, obtain 4 things: 1) Zip-Loc bags 2) Scale 3) Zig Zag White Rolling Papers 4) Matches. Roll a big reefer, get stoned, weigh out some dope, and make some money! P.S. Aluminum briefcases are very handy for burying money. They are air and watertight, and can hold twenty-thousand dollars worth of 20's! Have Phun ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -=- United Phreaker's Incorporated Magazine -=- Volume Two, Issue Six, File 7 of 11 The Beginner's Guide To Hacking On Datapac 1992 Update Written By The Lost Avenger Welcome to once again to the first return issue of the UPi newsletter. This file was originally released for Spectrum Issue #1, and then re-released in the very first UPi Newsletter (Volume 1, Issue 1) and from there I have now decided that the public's positive reaction to this file was still so tremendous that it made me decide to re-release the file again and also re-write and update it to the 1992 specifications for Datapac. Hope you enjoy reading this file as I did writing it. After reading through my large collection of g-files. I have found that there hasn't been a good text file for beginner about hacking the Datapac network. This guide will give a general incite on how to identity different types of operating systems when you are hacking about Datapac, and on generally basic information about Datapac. I hope this will give you more knowledge about the Datapac network to help get you started. Hope you learn a lot about Datapac and enjoy reading it at the same time. I have released this file in UPi Issue Number 1 but I have updated it and re-releasing it. These are the ten rules of hacking that I go by when I hack around on systems. These rules are important in order maintain from being caught or discovered illegally hacking on a system. I. Do not intentionally damage *any* system. II. Do not alter any system files other than ones needed to ensure your escape from detection and your future access (Trojan Horses, Altering Logs, and the like are all necessary to your survival for as long as possible.) III. Do not leave your (or anyone else's) real name, real handle, or real phone number on any system that you access illegally. They *can* and will track you down from your handle! IV. Be careful who you share information with. Feds are getting trickier. Generally, if you don't know their voice phone number, name, and occupation or haven't spoken with them voice on non-info trading conversations, be wary. V. Do not leave your real phone number to anyone you don't know. This includes logging on boards, no matter how k-rad they seem. If you don't know the sysop, leave a note telling some trustworthy people that will validate you. VI. Do not hack government computers. Yes, there are government systems that are safe to hack, but they are few and far between. And the government has infinitely more time and resources to track you down than a company who has to make a profit and justify expenses. VII. Don't use codes unless there is *NO* way around it (you don't have a local Telenet or Tymnet outdial and can't connect to anything 800...) You use codes long enough, you will get caught. Period. VIII. Don't be afraid to be paranoid. Remember, you *are* breaking the law. It doesn't hurt to store everything encrypted on your hard disk, or keep your notes buried in the backyard or in the trunk of your car. You may feel a little funny, but you'll feel a lot funnier when you when you meet Bruno, your transvestite cellmate who axed his family to death. IX. Watch what you post on boards. Most of the really great hackers in the country post *nothing* about the system they're currently working except in the broadest sense (I'm working on a UNIX, or a COSMOS, or something generic. Not "I'm hacking into General Electric's Voice Mail System" or something inane and revealing like that.) X. Don't be afraid to ask questions. That's what more experienced hackers are for. Don't expect *everything* you ask to be answered, though. There are some things (LMOS, for instance) that a beginning hacker shouldn't mess with. You'll either get caught, or screw it up for others, or both. I think in my own opinion the best way to find systems is by scanning them out. Getting them off a board or off a friend is not very safe as they may already have been hacked to death. Now you are probably wondering how you scan for systems, well this is what you do. First you select a four digit number representing the area you want to scan, for example 4910 or something like that. What you do from there is when you connect to the Datapac network (See Part V for more details on how to connect to Datapac) you type ".." and press enter. You should get some kind message such as "DATAPAC: XXXX XXXX" (with XXXX XXXX the Datapac node number you are on). Once you get that message you will enter a four digit number (the prefix) that you have selected, but don't press enter yet. After that type in another four digit number (the suffix) your have selected and press enter. Datapac will give respond to that by giving you a Network Message which is discussed later (see Part VII for the Datapac Network Messages). These messages will tell you if the system you are trying to reach is out of service, up, busy, and so on. If you have successfully connected to a system and want to disconnect from if and go back into Datapac type in the following string "-P Clear ". To continue scanning for more systems just keep on adding one to the last digit of the number in the suffix that you entered before and press enter. To keep on scanning just continue this until whatever suits your needs, for example you may start scanning at 4910 0000 and could stop scanning at 4910 1000. Ok now in this section I will discuss on how to connect to the Datapac network. Ok what you do to connect to Datapac is first make sure you computer is on. Then you load your terminal program, next call your local Datapac node. Once connected type to Datapac type in "..". Datapac will respond to this with the following message: DATAPAC: XXXX XXXX The XXXX XXXX is the Datapac node number you are on. If you have a Network User Identifier (NUI) then you can enter it in the following way, if you don't have one then skip this part: NUI you will then see the next message: PASSWORD: XXXXXX If Datapac did not send that message then that means that NUI that you entered is not a valid one. If you did get this message then enter the password assigned and press enter. Datapac will respond with either one of the following messages: DATAPAC: network user identifier active. which means that the password entered is correct or DATAPAC: network user identifier error which means that the password entered is not correct. Take note that if you have the valid NUI and it is on and you want to turn it off then type in the following command: NUI Off >from there Datapac will send: DATAPAC: network user identifier not active which means that you are no longer using the NUI, which also means that won't be able to connect to NUA's that don't accept collect calls. Once you enter in all that information.. you can know enter in a NUA. To enter in a NUA just type in 1+DNIC+NUA (example 1208057040540 for QSD). If you connect to the NUA properly then you will get this message: DATAPAC: Call connected to: XXXX XXXX The XXXX XXXX is the NUA that you have requested to connected to, otherwise it will display a different message which is discussed later on in this document. When a Datapac call is established through the network, a call connected message is received at the originating DTE. All or some of the following messages may be identified depending on the type of call, options used for the call, and the type of destination. Example: [HUNTED] [BACKED UP] [BACKED UP & HUNTED] [i LCN] [P/N PACKETSIZE: (128 OR 256)] [NUI (6 to 8 CHAR)CHARGING] [CUG:(CUG#)] [REVERSE CHARGE] MESSAGE EXPLANATION Call connected to: XXXXXXXX A virtual circuit has been established between an originating DTE and a remote (receiving) DTE. Hunted The remote logical channel is part of a hunt group. Backed Up The call attempt to the remote DTE has failed. The network has re-directed the call to another predetermined DTE that has been optioned as backup. i The call has been placed to an international address. P Priority service. Packet size: 128. N Normal service. Packet size: 128 or 256. DNA Data Network Address of the originating DTE. LCN Logical Channel Number of the recipient DTE. NUI The call will be billed to the 6 to 8 character Network User Identifier. CUG The recipient DTE is part of a closed user group. Reverse Charge The recipient DTE has accepted the charge associated with the established call. There are thirty-three messages which may appear when you are accessing the Datapac network. All of these network-generated messages which are sent to a terminal, are written as "Datapac: text". The "text" will be one of the following messages: ADDRESS This is a Datapac herald message for an SVC terminal. The "address" displayed is your Datapac network address. This message indicates that you are connected to the Datapac network. Proceed with the call request command. {P,R} TERMINAL ADDRESS -- (DESTINATION ADDRESS LOGICAL CHANNEL) This is a Datapac herald message for a PVC terminal. It indicates that you are connected to the network (address and destination address) CLOSED USER GROUP ERROR INVALID ADDRESS, MORE THAN 12 DATA CHARACTERS, or COMMA REQUIRED BEFORE DATA CHARACTERS These messages indicate an error in the call request command--correct and re-enter the command. CALLED BY [P][R] or [N][I] ADDRESS (XXX) This message indicates that a host or terminal has called you. Proceed with sign-on. (Note: P or N denotes grade of service. R specifies the charging option, if applicable. I specifies that it is an international call. (XXX) specifies the logical channel number if it is a national call, and specifies the gateway id if it is an international call. CALL CONNECTED This message indicates that the SVC connection between your terminal and the destination has been established successfully. RE-ENTER This message indicates that a transmission error has occurred in the current input line. Re-enter the line. If the problem persists, report the trouble to Telecom Canada. INPUT DATA LOST This message indicates that a transmission error has occurred. Since part of your input line has already been transmitted to the destination, enter a "line delete" character for your application and a carriage return (CR). When the destination replies, re-enter the line. PARITY ERROR This message indicates that a parity error has occurred in the current input line from a terminal which is operating in echo mode. The character which is in error is not echoed. Re-enter the character and continue normal input. If the problem persists, report the trouble to Telecom Canada. INPUT ERROR This message indicates that there is a network problem, due to overruns. If the problem occurs often, contact Telecom Canada. PVC DISCONNECTED - TEMPORARY NETWORK PROBLEM This message indicates that a network problem is preventing the requested call from continuing. Wait for the Datapac herald message, then continue. If the condition persists, contact Telecom Canada. PVC DISCONNECTED - DESTINATION NOT RESPONDING This message indicates that either the access line to the destination, or the destination itself is down. Try again later. If the condition persists, contact the destination. PVC DISCONNECTED - REMOTE REQUEST This message indicates that the destination has asked that the connection be discontinued. INVALID COMMAND This message indicates that there is a syntax error in the command. Correct it and re-enter the command. COMMAND NOT ALLOWED This message indicates that the command which was entered, although syntactically correct, cannot be implemented either due to the NIM state, or because it violates and/or conflicts with the service options selected --e.g., a call request command, when an SVC is already established. CALL CLEARED -- DESTINATION BUSY This message indicates that the destination computer cannot accept another call. Try again later. CALL CLEARED -- INCOMPATIBLE CALL OPTIONS This message indicates that the call request command includes facilities which are not available at the destination or are incompatible with it. Verify and try the call again. If the problem persists, contact the destination. CALL CLEARED -- TEMPORARY NETWORK PROBLEM This message indicates that a network problem has occurred--try again later. If the problem persists, report it to Telecom Canada. CALL CLEARED -- DESTINATION NOT RESPONDING This message indicates that the destination is either not acknowledging your request to connect or it is inoperable. Try again later. If the problem persists, contact the destination. CALL CLEARED -- ACCESS BARRED This message indicates that the network has blocked your call because of a Closer User Group violation. Verify the call establishment procedures with the destination. CALL CLEARED -- ADDRESS NOT IN SERVICE This message indicates that the network address in the call request command identifies a non-existent destination-- i.e., the address is not yet (or is no longer) assigned. Verify the address and re-enter the call request command. If the condition persists, contact the destination. CALL CLEARED -- COLLECT CALL REFUSED This message indicates that the destination is not willing to accept the charges for the connection (e.g., it does not accept calls from Datapac public dial ports). Verify the call establishment procedures and try the call again. If the condition persists, contact the destination. (See Part VII and Part VIII for more information. CALL CLEARED -- LOCAL PROCEDURE ERROR This message indicates that a network protocol error has occurred. Try the call again. If the condition persists, report the trouble to Telecom Canada. CALL CLEARED -- REMOTE PROCEDURE ERROR This message indicates that a destination protocol error has occurred. Try the call again. If the condition persists, contact the destination. CALL CLEARED -- LOCAL DIRECTIVE This message indicates that a virtual circuit has been cleared in response to a clear command from a terminal user. CALL CLEARED -- REMOTE DIRECTIVE This message indicates that a virtual circuit has been cleared in response to a clear request packet from the destination. CALL CLEARED -- REMOTE REQUEST This message indicates that a virtual circuit has been cleared in response to an invitation from the destination to clear the call. RESET -- TEMPORARY NETWORK PROBLEM This message indicates that a network problem has occurred on the PVC connection. Wait for the Datapac herald message, then continue. If the condition persists, report the trouble to Telecom Canada. RESET -- DESTINATION NOT RESPONDING This message indicates that the destination end of the PVC connection is not responding-- i.e., either the access line to the destination, or the destination itself, is down. Try again later. If the condition persists, contact the destination. RESET -- LOCAL PROCEDURE ERROR This message indicates that the PVC has been reset because of a network protocol error. Wait for the Datapac herald message, then continue. If the condition persists, report the trouble to Telecom Canada. RESET -- REMOTE PROCEDURE ERROR This message indicates that the PVC has been reset because of the destination protocol error. Wait for the Datapac herald message, then continue. If the condition persists, contact the destination. If the host computer is connected via the ITHI option, this message indicates that data has been disregarded due to the host not reacting to flow control conditions sent by the PAD. RESET -- LOCAL DESTINATION This message is the network's response to a reset command from the terminal user. Continue. RESET -- BY DESTINATION This message indicates that the destination has reset the virtual circuit. Data may have been lost. Continue. If the condition persists; report it to the destination. RESET -- TEMPORARY NETWORK PROBLEM These messages indicate that the network has reset the switched virtual circuit. Data may have been lost. Continue. If the problem persists, report it to Telecom Canada. RESET -- LOCAL PROCEDURE ERROR These messages indicate that the network has reset the switched virtual circuit. Data may have been lost. Continue. If the problem persists, report it to Telecom Canada. Well let me just get back and discuss something that I was talking about before but didn't go into any great detail about. The Network User Identifier (NUI) is a credit card-like system associated with the Datapac Network - similar to a calling card used to bill long distance calls. A NUI is a 6-8 character alphanumeric code which is entered during call set-up to indicate an account to which Datapac calls may be billed. Associated with each NUI is a password which is used as a security check when establishing a connection to the Datapac network. The password is confidential, known only to the user. The purpose of a NUI is to allow a Datapac user to make use of the Datapac network for data communications without the requirement of a dedicated Datapac connection or the need for the destination to accept reverse charge calls. Once the NUI/password pair has been correctly validated, the call is set up to the requested destination and call usage billed to the NUI/Datapac account number. At call set-up time, the user specifies the NUI and password to the network. The password is used by the network to authenticate the use of the NUI. After the NUI/password pair has been correctly validated (process whereby NUI/password is checked by NUI application), the user will be able to bill all subsequent session usage to the specified NUI. There are many useful applications for NUI. NUI, when provided to authorized users, can eliminate the need for host to accept reverse charge calls. NUI is required by users of public dial who are placing calls to a host application with the reverse charge blocking option. NUI permits subscribers of dedicated and private dial Datapac services to "Third Party" usage charges to a NUI account. For example, some users may decide that they do not want usage charged to the dedicated access line which they are using (i.e., if using someone else's line/terminal). By entering the NUI, all usage for subsequent calls during the same session would be billed to the account associated with the specified NUI. NUI permits sender paid calls to domestic Datapac network addresses and to foreign networks. Users can make international calls to overseas networks and charge the call usage to their NUI when using public dial ports. Offshore networks accessed via Teleglobe do not accept collect calls. Users also have the capability of placing sender paid calls to Domestic Datapac addresses, Telenet, Tymnet, Autonet, ACUNET and DASNET in the United Sates. NUI is required to complete calls using Datapac indial/outdial ports (i.e., devices at destination not connected to Datapac). NUI can be used to achieve benefits of departmental accounting. The Datapac bill is itemized to indicate the charges related to each NUI. This will assist in determining which department has generated usage and the associated charges. There are two main components to Datapac billing which is access and usage Both are billed on a monthly basis. These are the monthly recurring charges for dedicated access to the Datapac network. Included in this component are; Service charges - The one time service charge associated with a request for new service or a change to an existing one. Monthly charges - The recurring charge for basic dedicated access to the Datapac network. Other monthly - The additional recurring charges for any optional charges features or enhancements (additional VCs, PVCs, CUGs, etc.) to a dedicated access. These are the charges for the variable amounts of customer data sent to and >from the network. Included in this component are; Hold charges - Per minute. This applies only to Public Dial Port and International calls. Call set-ups (Call Requests) - Per attempt. Does not apply to Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVCs) arrangements. Resets - Per occurrence when generated by the customer. PAD usage - Per segment*. Applies to all services except Datapac 3000. Network usage - Per segment*. Rateant the grade (1,2,3) of the cities involved (DPSAs) and the distance between them. Surcharges - An incremental 5% to 25% surcharge applies to network usage when a premium throughput class is ordered. - A 25% surcharge applies to network usage with customer requested Priority calls. NUI - although this is a recurring monthly charge, it is grouped with usage for billing. Billing of data packets in Datapac is done in segments and commonly referred to as KILOSEGMENTS (1000 segments). In most cases, one segment is equal to one packet containing from one to 256 characters. There are some exceptions; Priority packets - Are a maximum 128 characters and are billed as one segment, surcharge applies. 512 character packets - Are billed as two segments. Packets to/from U.S. networks - Are a maximum 128 characters and are billed as one segment. Packets to/from Overseas networks - The international standard packet size is a maximum 64 characters and is billed as one segment by Datapac. Some overseas networks have 128 character packets but these are billed as two segments. Network User Identifier (NUI) Charges Monthly Service Rate Charge General NUI $2.40 $75.00 Corporate NUI $50.00 $125.00 Sub-NUI $2.40 No charge General Access Rates Monthly Service Rate Charge Closed User Group (CUG) $1.35 $75.00 - no charge for CUG options Reverse Charge Call Feature $1.35 $22.00 Direct Call Feature $4.20 $75.00 Hunt Group $55.00 $22.00 Call Redirection $157.00 $22.00 - additional charge for diversity where available Usage Rates Datapac usage includes the following billable components: Hold Time (1,2) $0.04/min. Public Dial and International ONLY Call Set-up $0.01 each Public Dial/SVCs ONLY Reset $0.01 each Customer initiated ONLY PAD usage (1,2) Datapac 3101 $0.50/kilosegment Datapac 3201 $0.85/kilosegment Datapac 3303 $0.70/kilosegment Network Usage (1) see following table based on distance and grade (1) A 25% discount applies to these components for calls initiated and completed between 7 PM and 7 AM and on weekends and certain holidays. Applies to ** PUBLIC DIAL ONLY**. (2) PAD and Hold Time charges are applied at both the calling and called end, where applicable. M I L E A G E DPSA (city) 1-100 101-400 401-1000 1000+ ----------- ----- ------- -------- ------ 1 to 1 $0.40 $0.65 $1.06 $1.80 1 to 2 $1.01 $1.70 $2.33 $3.50 1 to 3 $1.70 $3.50 $4.13 $4.77 2 to 2 $1.75 $3.34 $4.24 $5.57 2 to 3 $2.44 $4.24 $5.30 $6.41 3 to 3 $3.13 $5.30 $6.36 $7.00 * NOTE : Larger cities are grade 1 Datapac Serving Areas smaller cities are grade 3 DPSA's The Datapac Summary Usage Statement is monthly statement is free of charge. It is a summary of all calls that have been billed to the addresses or NUIs that are part of an account for that billing period Because this is a summary, it is not possible to accurately reconcile the details of any totals on this statement. This is due to the standard accounting practices of rounding rules, minimum charging and taxing procedures that have been applied. If your organization needs this capability, it must be done from a Detailed Usage Statement. There are other options that can be considered to meet these needs such as; reverse charging, NUI, separate accounts or division codes (where available). Please discuss this with the Sales Representative of your local telephone company. In addition to the customers account number, dates of the billing period involved, tax totals and grand total, the following information is supplied; Billed Address (or NUI and city); Other Address (or City Code if Public Dial call), # of calls, # of resets, billable units (kilosegments), indication of surcharges (if applicable), duration of calls, hold charges (if applicable), and usage charges; A sub total of all above information for each billed address and Service type of each address This information is sorted in descending numerical/ alphabetical order. This same information is given for the U.S. and Overseas Summary Usage Statements and is grouped by Packet Switching Network name. A new format for the Datapac Summary Usage Statement will begin introduction in mid to late 1991. Improved methods of grouping, sorting and reporting usage have been introduced as well as some additional details. Some major highlights; Title page to display previous 12 months billing history, page break by service type, sub-totals by service type, final page with sub-totals of domestic, overseas and International usage with taxes and a grand total. The information you need from a summary statement will be easier to find and handle. The Datapac Detailed Usage Statement which is chargeable option. It is a monthly statement that details each and every call that has been billed to the addresses or NUIs that are part of an account for that billing period. In addition to the customers account number, the dates of the billing period involved, tax totals and the grand total, the following information is supplied for each call; Billed Address or NUI and city, service type, logical channel (virtual circuit #), throughput class; Other Address and city (only City if Public Dial call), service type, logical channel (virtual circuit #), throughput class; Date, local start time and local stop time; Number of resets (if any); Clear Cause Code; Billable Units (segments) received transmitted; Call Set-up Class; Hold charges (if applicable); Usage charges and Taxing province This same information is given for the U.S. and overseas calls and grouped by Packet Switching Network name. The calls on this statement are grouped by billed address and other address then sorted in descending numerical order. The calls between the Billed and Other Address are sorted in descending chronological order. Each call record on this statement can represent either a portion of or a complete call. Under normal circumstances, an accounting record for a call is generated when a call is cleared, or every 12 hours. If required, accounting records can be generated on a call still in session (for variety of network maintenance reasons). Therefore, a complete accounting record for a particular call may appear on more than one line. Such instances are identified by the Class and Clear Codes. If call total is required, it must be calculated manually. Well up to now I have discussed how to connect to Datapac, what a NUI is and how much it cost for a NUI, summary usage statement, detailed usage statements and usage statement codes. Let me changes topics for a minute and describe the different type of Datapac services available. Datapac 3000 is synchronous, application independent service that allows data terminals (DTE's) and data communicating equipment (DCE) to exchange data in a packet-mode over a public or private packet switching network. The DTE/DCE interface connection, disconnection and transmission rules are defined in a packet switching protocol called X.25 recommendation which is developed and governed by the international telephone and telegraph consultativ committee (CCITT). X.25 protocol is a bit oriented framing structure based on the high level data link control (HDLC). The CCITT recommendations for X.25 are divided into three levels, namely: The Physical Interface (Level 1) - Specifies the use of four-wire, point-to-point synchronous circuit between the DTE and the network (DCE). This circuit includes two modems or datasets (one connected to the DTE and the other connected to the network). Characteristics are: 4-wire point-to-point or dial via a V.22 bis modem; Full duplex via RS232 convention. The Frame Level Logical Interface (Level 2) - Defines the frame level link procedures used to synchronize transmission, initiate the "handshaking" necessary to establish the 'R-U-There'/Yes-I-Am sequence, flow control mechanism and perform error checking of data exchange across the DTE/DCE interface (link). the DTE is usually located at the customer premises and is called host while the DCE is located in the network. the procedures used to control the link are defined as commands and responses. Characteristics are: HDLC; Link access procedure balanced (LAPB) X.25(80) or X.25(84). The Packet Level Logical Interface (Level 3) - Defines the packet formats and control procedures required to establish a logical path (call request), exchange information (data packets) and for removing the logical path (clear request) between the DTE and DCR. Characteristics are: Logical Channels (LCN`s); Packet Size; Window Size; And Throughput Class. The customer's terminal (Host) is connected to a local modem which in turn, is connected to a second modem (Remote) in the central office via by 4 wires which in turn, is connected to a line processing module in the Datapac network. This configuration is called the DTE/DCE link and can be assigned speeds of 1200 bps through 19200 bps. This DTE/DCE link is assigned a unique Datapac network address (DNA) and other link parameters such as line speed, modem type, flow control and security by Telecom Canada. When the electrical signals are in the correct state as specified in level 1, the Datapac line processing module continuously transmits a CCITT command called SBMM (Set Asynchronous Balanced Node) to the customer's terminal (Host) every three seconds. If the host is ready, it responds to the SABM with a CCITT response UA (Unnumbered Acknowledgement). When this occurs, the link is initialized (level 2 ready), the host and Datapac module exchange restarts or restart/restart confirmation commands. When this occurs, the DTE/DCE link generates a transition to the next X.25 level, level 3. The DTE then signals the address it wishes to communicate with in a CCITT defined call request format (8 digits ), 10 digits if using 9th and 10th digit subaddressing on a Logical Channel (LCN) Datapac then routes the call request to the appropriate destination (national or international) and awaits a CCITT defined call accept packet. If this occurs, the accept packet is transmitted back to the originating host and both hosts may now exchange CCITT defined data packets. This is called a Switched Virtual Call (SVC); permanent virtual calls (PVC's) are also offered. At the end of the session, either host can terminate the SVC by transmitting a CCITT defined clear request packet. Up to 255 SVC's may be supported simultaneously. Dial access service is also offered at 2400 bps with a maximum of eight LCN's over the public telephone network Datapac 3000 provides customers with a cost effective service derived from packet switching technology and X.25 protocol. Some benefits are: Simultaneous communication with many (up to 255) different locations, national and international, error free transmission, system expansion flexibility, cost containment through reduced host port connections, 24 hours 7 days-a-week service, lower communication costs, call parameter selection to suit particular applications. Datapac 3101 is a network access service which enables teletypewriter compatible devices, such as time-sharing terminals, to access the Datapac network. Low speed, asynchronous devices are supported through an Interactive Terminal Interface (ITI) in a Packet Assembler/Disassembler (PAD), which allows the devices to access the network over dial-up (DDD) or dedicated access lines. ITI, the end-to-end protocol for Datapac 3101 conforms to the CCITT recommendations X.3, X.28 and X.29 and supports access to the Datapac network for asynchronous, start-stop character mode terminals. X.3 specifies the operation of the pad. It contains the specifications for the twelve international parameters and their operation. Additional domestic parameters are also in place to meet Canadian market requirements. X.28 specifies the command language between the terminal and the PAD. It also specifies the conditions which define the command mode and the data transfer mode. X.29 specifies the procedures to be followed by an X.25 DTE to access and modify the parameters in the pad as well as the data transfer procedure. The user needs no special hardware or software to interface a terminal to the Datapac network. A knowledge of the ITI procedures is the only requirement at the terminal end. The Datapac 3101 service provides for terminal to host (user's computer) and terminal to terminal communication. The host access should conform with the X.25 protocol, using the Datapac 3000 access service, and also support the higher level protocol conventions of ITI. host access may also be provided via the Datapac 3101 service for some applications. The Datapac 3101 service also provides block mode and tape support. The Datapac 3201 Network access service which enables various terminals that are buffered, pollable and operate asynchronously to communicate with host computers through the Datapac network. The Datapac 3201 service is typically used by the general merchandise and specialty sectors of the retail industry in Canada. It provides a cost effective communication solution whenever there is a requirement for sending small amounts of information to a host computer and obtaining a short response. The primary applications are on-line compilation of sales data to help in inventory control, and on-line credit verification to detect fraudulent credit cards. Other emerging applications involve trust companies, credit unions, banks and service stations. Datapac 3201 provides support at the customers' terminal end (for example a retail store) by means of a Packet Assembler/Disassembler (PAD) which is located in a Telecom Canada member company central office. The PAD polls the various devices for information in an on-line real time environment. Devices may communicate to the pad via two options: Shared multipoint multidrop access at 1200 bps, or Dedicated access at 1200, 2400 bps. Communication between the PAD and the terminal conforms to the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) X3.28-1976 ISO (International Standards Organization) poll/select asynchronous protocol. Telecom Canada undertakes to test terminals which support this protocol, prior to connecting them to the Datapac 3201 network. Communication between the customers host computer location and the Datapac network is accomplished by the use of a X.25 (Datapac 3000) interface which supports the Datapac 3201 host to PAD "Point-Of-Sale (POS) end to end protocol" specification. - Data Collection: Average 1.7 to 2.3 seconds in the peak periods. - Inquiry-Response (Credit Check): Average 2.7 to 4.2 seconds in the peak periods. A typical retail Datapac 3201 application uses short input and output messages. (For example an average of 50 characters). One kilopacket (1,000 packets or 256,000 bytes) is equal to approximately 1,000 sales transactions or 500 credit authorizations. Average transaction volume would be less than 5000 packets per day. Other optional Datapac network features include Closed User Group (CUG): Allows devices within one group to communicate only with accredited devices of the same group, resulting in a high degree of data security. Additional options are available to limit call attempts between closed user groups or within a closed user group, reverse charge call: Allows a user to charge a call to the destination address, reverse charge call: Reverse charged calls destined to a Datapac 3201 blocking: address will be blocked by the network. Datapac 3303 (BSC) provides polled BSC communications protocol support for IBM 3270 information display systems or their emulators. Datapac 3303 (BSC) supports all the typical on-line inquiry response and data entry applications normally accessed with these 3270 terminal clusters. Datapac 3303 (BSC) is a PAD based service. The 3270 controllers connect to the network via PAD's (Packet Assemblers/Disassemblers). PAD's perform the host functions of communicating with the 3270 controllers in the binary synchronous communications polling protocol, and in doing so, eliminate cross-network polling. Datapac 3303 (BSC) connections are dedicated facilities (one per controller) at speeds of 2400, 4800, or 9600 bps. A virtual circuit is maintained for each terminal across the network and out to the host at the other end via a Datapac 3000 line. Most Datapac 3303 (BSC) connections dialogue with hosts that are running Telecom Canada's Datapac access software (DAS) in their IBM 3720, 3705, 3725 or Amdahl look-alikes front ends. DAS supports X.25 connecting. To the network via Datapac 3000. It also supports the end-to-end protocol transporting the 3270 data across the network. Aside from lower communications costs, the main reasons for using Datapac 3303 (BSC) are: Ease of network reconfiguration, and dynamic multiple terminal functionally. New on-line systems are economically feasible and equipment changes can be easily accommodated without disrupting service or affecting the network. Terminals are now much more versatile than ever before. The capability exists to dynamically access multiple hosts and/or applications from the same destination (either manually, or via a user friendly mnemonic addressing scheme). This means terminals behind the same controller can access different destinations at the same time, saving equipment and communications facilities costs. In conjunction with DAS (Datapac Access Software) in the host's front end, that 3270 terminal can also act as an ASCII asynchronous device and access such systems as Envoy/100 and iNet. In addition, each terminal now has the ability to appear as either a BSC device to a non-SNA host or an SDLC device to an SNA host in a matter of a few keystrokes. There are currently 2 services under Datapac 3303 (SDLC). They are Datapac 3303/SDLC and Datapac 3303/SDLC Plus. Both services allow IBM (and their emulators) devices to access the Datapac network for the purpose of transmitting data using the SDLC link level protocol. Some common features of the Datapac 3303 (SDLC) are terminal pad based: The service provides the X.25 framing and de-framing for SDLC data stream as well as the packetization and de-packetization, QLLC end-to-end protocol: the service conforms to IBM's QLLC specifications thus making it compatible with most host X.25 PAD software/hardware implementations, physical unit type 2 accessibility: services such as the IBM 3270, 3177, 52xx, 36xx, 37xx, 47xx, ATM's, etc. 2.4, 4.8, 9.6 kbps access speeds, Point to point and multipoint on-net and off-net access, terminal or host initiated calling, normal or priority packet size option and Closed User Group (CUG) options. Datapac 3303/SDLC offers 1 VC per PU (controller), switched and permanent virtual circuit support, and the following applications: virtual private line emulation, centralized host processing simple call set up, international (via Telenet/US) access, and token ring gateway support using the IBM 3174 Datapac 3303/SDLC Plus offers 1 VC per LU (end user terminal), local command mode allows call set up and clearing from users terminal, automatic direct call, mnemonic DMA dialing methods of call set up, switched virtual circuit support, and the following applications: disaster recovery, alternate host access using switching capability from user terminal and Datapac options (packet size, charging, CUG's) at user terminal level. Datapac 3304 offers batch terminal support. It supports RJE (or Remote Job Entry) batch work stations or communications terminals operating under binary synchronous communications (BSC) protocols. Datapac 3304 allows users operating under IBM's Multileaving Interface (MLI) protocol to access the Datapac network. It also supports compatible computers and terminals using this protocol. Datapac 3304 supports the bulk data transfer applications from these remote job entry (RJE) work stations whin as 'transparent' s'pad-to-pad operation'. Devices are connected to the Da dedicated lines aor 9600 bps. As users groimplement new technology, the termin upgraded to X.25. A typical user profile would include a host with a spooling or queueing subsystem such as HASP II, JES 2, JES 3, ASP and RSCS, batch terminals such as the IBM 3777 M2 and Data 100 and to have low to medium volumes to transmit. Datapac 3305 also supports a variety of BSC RJE batch work stations such as IBM 2770, IBM 2780, IBM 3740, IBM 3770 and IBM 3780. It provides network access support for those customers using equipment operating under IBM's point-to-point contention mode protocol and those compatible computers and terminals using the same protocol. Datapac 3305 supports the bulk data transfer (batch transmissions) applications that occur between terminals, hosts, and a variety of other devices such as communicating word processors. Datapac 3305 provides savings for those customers running low to medium volume applications. Datapac 3305 is a PAD based service. The RJE (Remote Job-Entry) work stations access the network via PAD's while the host computer may also use the Datapac 3305 PAD or connect via an X.25 link on Datapac 3000. Datapac 3305 supports three modes of access: Dedicated lines at 2400 or 4800 bps, private dial at 2400 bps and public dial at 2400 bps It should be noted that the destination must be dedicated in order to receive a call. Datapac access software (DAS) provides a Datapac (X.25) compatibility for IBM host computer environments. Datapac access software (DAS) resides in customer-provided IBM hardware; the communications controller or front end processor such as the IBM 3725 or IBM 3705, and co-exists with its compatible IBM software such as NCP (Network Control Program), EP (Emulation Program) or PEP (Partitioned Emulation Program). Datapac access software (DAS) compatibility also extends to IBM look-alike hardware manufacturers such as Amdahl. DAS-installed host computer environments have access to their Datapac-bound devices, such as those connected via Datapac 3101, Datapac 3303 (DSI/DSP), Datapac 3303 (QLLC)*, and Datapac 3305, as well as those devices which are connected via conventional communications facilities, such as private line or dial-up. DAS can also provide SNA conversion for non-SNA devices, such as conversion >from 3270 BSC-3 (Datapac 3303 DSI/DSP) to physical unit type 2 (SNA 3270 SDLC representation), and ASCII/asynchronous (Datapac 3101) to physical unit type 1 (SNA ASCII SDLC representation). These SNA conversion features allow the customer to convert his host environment to SNA without modifying or replacing his existing terminal/device population. DAS also provides an extended conversion feature for 3270 devices that modifies the incoming data (3270) to an ASCII/asynchronous datastream and re-routes the traffic into the Datapac network. Thus providing external ASCII database access to the 3270 device population. Other DAS features include multiple host support, transparent path, host to network callout, extended console routines, code conversion, etc. Datapac International provides outgoing and incoming access to 6 U.S. based Networks and to over 100 packet-switched networks around the world. To successfully complete such calls, Datapac has implemented the International CCITT X.75 procedures and X.121 International numbering plan. Thus, the Datapac user originating an international call must use the following format: (1) (DNIC) (FOREIGN ADDRESS) : : : One defines the Datapac International.: : : Prefix. : : : : Packet networks are identified by a ........: : four digit number called a DNIC : (data network identification code) : : The foreign national address is .......................: expressed as an eight to ten digit address. Calls to international networks, other than those to the U.S., must be pre- paid; that is, placed from dedicated or private dial access, m The packet size for an international call must be 128 characters. On both the Summary and Detailed Usage Statements, Service Type (ST) codes are used to identify the type of Datapac service involved with a particular address. Service Service Type Description Code 00 U.S. and overseas 01 3000 Dedicated 02 3101 De Private Dial (300-1200 bps) 04* " Pub05 06 " Out -Dial 07 3201 Shared 08 3303 BSC (DSP) 09 3304 MLI 112 " " Private12 " " P14 3101 Dedicat1 16* " Public Dial (2.4Kbps) 18 3000 Public Dial 19 3303 SDLC (Terminal) 20 3201 Dedicated 21 3303 SDLC (Multihost) 25 3303 SNA/SDLC - Private and Dedicated 26 3001 Enhanced Datapac 3000 Dial trial for off-net in-dial 27 3002 Enhanced Datapac 3000 Dial trial for off-net out-dial On the Detailed Usage Statement, a code is used to indicate the class of the call set-up associated with the associated accounting record of a call. The following codes are used; C Regular call set-up - A call set-up charge applies; CP Priority Call set-up - A call set-up charge applies; N No call set-up - A call set-up charge DOES NOT apply and NP Priority no call set-up - A call set-up charge DOES NOT apply. On the Detailed Usage Statement, a code is used to describe the reason a particular call cleared. At the present time a 3 number code is being used. This will be replaced by a 2 character alpha-numeric code in mid-1991. A call set-up charge applies to those clear codes denoted by an * Clear Code Description 000 00 Trunk network congested 001 01 DSR is invalid 002 02 DSR cannot be reached 003 03 TM not responding 004 04 Address not in tree 005 05 Service down 006 06 Address served not in tree 007 07 Addressed service not ready 010 0A CPM busy 013 0D CPM busy 015 0F Out of norm state - reset 160 A0 Trunk network congested 161 A1 DSR invalid 162 A2 DSR unreachable 163 A3 Time out 164 A4 Address not in tree 165 A5 Service down 166 A6 Network address not found 167 * A7 Addressed service not ready 173 AD CPM busy 174 AE Reset address error 175 AF Reset state error 176 * B0 Local user clear (see note) 177 * B1 Remote user clear 178 B2 Close request from above 179 * B3 Local procedure error 180 * B4 Remote procedure error 181 B5 Message not wanted 182 B6 Packet not wanted 183 B7 CPM shot 184 B8 Call collision 185 B9 Network congestion 186 BA Common block fail 187 BB Local block fail 189 BD Invalid call 190 BE Incoming call prohibited 193 * C1 Local clear before remote accepted 194 C2 X.75 call to clear 195 C3 X.75 reset to clear 196 C4 NUI barred 198 C6 RPOA required 199 C7 RPOA invalid 208 D0 Packet network address error 209 D1 Service not up 210 D2 Service to go down 212 D3 No links up 212 D4 Links restarting 213 * D5 Link out of service 214 D6 No more calls 215 D7 Invalid logical channel number 216 * D8 No free logical channels at called address 217 D9 Nonexistent CUP 218 DA Failure to set up CUP 219 DB Application processor busy 220 DC No application processor 221 DD Maximum number of facilities exceeded 222 * DE Collect call refused 223 DF CUG violation 224 E0 Illegal facility 225 E1 LRC fail 226 E2 Service coming up 227 E3 Service not up Clear code 176 (B0) can also indicate a record was generated by the network for accounting purposes. This is most often associated with PVCs or long calls with a greater than 12 hour duration. The class for this type of record would be N or NP. In addition to the fixed monthly rates for Datapac access lines and options, the following charges apply: Internetwork Usage Rates and Holding Time Charges $/HOUR FOR $/HOUR FOR $/KS $/KS US ORIGINATED CDN. ORIGINATED NETWORK DNIC DP3000 DP3101 CALLS CALLS ACCUNET 3134 $ 2.65 $ 3.90 $ 2.00 DED. = $2.00 PUB. DIAL = $3.80 AUTONET 3126 $ 3.75 $ 5.10 $ 5.10 DED. = $0.60 PUB. DIAL = $2.40 BT TYMNET 3106 $ 2.75 $ 5.00 $ 5.60 DED. = $0.60 PUB. DIAL = $2.40 FEDEX 3138 $ 2.75 $ 5.10 $ 6.30 DED. = $0.60 3150 PUB. DIAL = $2.40 NET EXPRESS 3139 $ 2.50 N/A $ 0.60 DED. = $0.60 WESTERN 3101 $ 2.50 $ 5.00 $ 1.85 DED. = $0.60 UNION 3124 PUB.DIAL = $2.40 SPRINTNET 3120 $ 2.75 $ 5.10 $ 6.30 DED. = $0.60 PUB. DIAL = $2.40 (NOTE: DATAPAC 3303 (SDLC) IS ALSO SUPPORTED THROUGH SPRINTNET DP 3303 $/KS = $5.90 $/HR = NIL ) Notes: (1) Packet Assembler/Disassembler (PAD) charges are included each band. (2) Each individual call is rounded up to the next higher minute (3) Usage charges are calculated on a per Kilo-segment basis. A KS is 1000 segments; each segment is up to 128 characters. In addition to the fixed monthly rates for U.S. access lines, the following charges apply: Internetwork Usage Rates and Holding Time Charges NETWORK DNIC $/KS $/KS $/HOUR FOR $/HOUR FOR DP3000 DP3101 US ORIGINATED CDN. ORIGINATED CALLS CALLS ACCUNET 3134 $ 2.25 $ 3.25 $ 1.80 DED. $1.80 PUB. DIAL = $3.25 AUTONET 3126 $ 0.12 $ 0.15 $ 4.50 DED. = $0.60 (kchar) (kchar) PUB. DIAL = $2.40 BT TYMNET 3106 $ 0.07 $ 0.12 $ 4.98 DED. = $0.48 (kchar) (kchar) PUB. DIAL = $1.92 FEDEX 3138 $ 1.50 ( 0-1000 ks) $ 6.00 Not applicable $ 1.40 (1001-2999 ks) $ 1.30 (3000- + ks) NET EXPRESS 3139 $2.00 N/A $ 0.30 DED. = $0.48 WESTERN UNION 3101 (Not available...) SPRINTNET 3120 $ 2.35 $ 5.10 DED. = $0.60 DED. = $0.60 DIAL = $5.10 PUB. DIAL = $2.40 (NOTE: SDLC SERVICE IS ALSO SUPPORTED THROUGH SPRINTNET) DP 3303 $/KS = $4.80 $/HR = NIL) Notes: All above rates are in U.S. Currency (1) These charges represent both Datapac and selected U.S. Network holding time charges. (2) BT Tymnet cannot currently make sent-paid calls, but will be able to do so shortly. The Datapac outdial service is available in eighteen major centers (DPSA's) are being served by outdial. They are: Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Clarkson, London, Windsor, Kitchener, Hamilton, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec, Halifax, Saint John (NB) and St John's (Nfld) and is only available at 300 and 1200 BPS. The outdial port uses profile 6, except that the user of the is allowed to escape to command mode by using outdial port "Control P". The destination terminal must be set at even parity in order to receive the outdial call. Once connected, Datapac 3000 users can set and read the remote ITI parameters by sending level 1 packets (X.29). Establish a call to Datapac via a dedicated or dial-in access. Note: If using a dial-in access, a network user identifier (NUI) must be activated before establishing the call. Enter the address of the outdial port. Datapac will respond with the following: DATAPAC: call connected ENTER DESTINATION TELEPHONE NUMBER/ENTRER LE NUMERO DE TELEPHONE DU DESTINAIRE Enter the 7-digit telephone number (Local) of the destination terminal. Datapac will respond with the following: DIALING/COMPOSITION DU NUMERO (XXX-XXXX) Printing the destination telephone number as it is dialed. Datapac will then indicate: RINGING/SONNERIE as the modem detects ringback tone. When the destination modem answers the call, Datapac will send the following message to the originating end: CALL CONNECTED/COMMUNICATION ETABLIE then proceed with your call. To clear a call upon completion, enter the clear command: (Control P) Clear Datapac will respond with the following: DATAPAC: call cleared - remote Note: If you have used a NUI to place the ca the network with the command: NUI Off Datapac will respond with the following: DATAPAC: network user identifier not active Well I have talked about Datapac outdials know I will include a list of outdial ports for the 18 cities that I mentioned above. Well here's the list. Calgary (ALTA) 300 63300900 1200 63300901 Clarkson (ONT) 300 91900900 1200 91900901 Edmonton (ALTA) 300 58700900 1200 58700901 Halifax (NS) 300 76101900 1200 76101901 Hamilton (ONT) 300 38500900 1200 38500901 Kitchener (ONT) 300 33400900 1200 33400901 London (ONT) 300 35600900 1200 35600901 Montreal (QUE) 300 82700902 1200 82700903 Ottawa (ONT) 300 85700901 1200 85700902 Quebec City (QUE) 300 48400900 1200 48400901 Regina (SASK) 300 72100900 1200 72100901 St-John's (NB) 300 74600900 1200 74600901 Saskatoon (SASK) 300 71200900 1200 71200901 St. John (NFLD) 300 78100900 1200 78100901 Toronto (ONT) 300 91600901 1200 91600902 Vancouver (BC) 300 67100900 1200 67100901 Windsor (ONT) 300 29500900 1200 29500901 Winnipeg (MAN) 300 69200902 1200 69200901 You want to hack a system on Datapac. So you decided to call and it connects onto the NUA you want, but you find you are having troubles getting the system to recognize your input. So here are some answers to some common problems people find when connecting to systems. The screen remains blank A physical link has failed - check the cables between computer, modem and phone line. The remote modem needs waking up - send a or failing that, a ENQ E, character The remote modem is operating at a different speed. Some modems can be brought up to speed by hitting successive 's; they usually begin at 120 Bps and then go to 300, and so on up the ladder. The remote is not working at V21 standards, either because it is different CCITT standard. Since different standards tend to have different wake-up tones which are easily recognized with practice, you may be able to spot what is happening. If you are calling a North American service you should assume Bell tones. Both your modem and that of the remote service are in answer or in originate and so cannot speak to each other. Always assume you are in the originate mode. The screen fills with random characters. Data format different from your defaults - check 7 or 8 bit characters, even/odd parity, stop and start bits. Mismatch of characters owing to misdefined protocol - check start/stop, try alternatively EOB/ACK and XON/XOFF. Remote computer operating at a different speed from you - try in order, 120, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 14400, 19200, 38400. Poor physical connection - if using an acoustic coupler check location of handset, if not, listen on line to see if it is noisy or crossed. The remote service is not using ASCII/International Alphabet No 5. Every character appears twice. You are actually in half-duplex mode and the remote computer as well as your own are both sending characters to your screen - switch to full-duplex/echo o All information appears on only one li has the facility, enable it to induce carriage returns when each display line is filled. many online services and public dial-up ports let you configure the remote port to send carriage returns and vary line length. Your software may have a facility to show control characters, in which case you will see -K is the remote service is sending carriage returns. Most of the display makes sense, but every so often it becomes garbled. You have intermittent line noise - check if you can command line the remote computer to send the same stream again and see if you get the garbling. The remote service is sending graphics instructions which your computer and software can't resolve. The display contains recognized characters in definite groupings, but otherwise makes no sense. The data is intended for an intelligent terminal which will combine the transmitted data with a local program so that it makes sense. The data is intended for batch processing. The data is encrypted. Data seems to come from the remote computer in jerky bursts rather than as a smooth stream. If you are using PSS or a similar packet-switched service and it is near peak business hours either in your time zone or in that of the host you are accessing, the effect is due to heavy packet traffic. There is nothing you can do - do not send extra commands to speed up twill arrive at the host ev Most of the time everything works smoothly, but I can't get past certain prompts. The remote servr computenormally generate - check your terminal softw sending them. The following is a list of acronyms and terms which are often referred to in this document and others dealing with this subject. ACP - Adapter/Concentrator of Packets. ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange alternate name for International Telegraph Alphabet No 5 - 7 bit code to symbolize common characters and comms instruc