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    9032598-02 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide.

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide i notice enterasys systems reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this document without prior notice. The reader should in all cases consult enterasys systems to determine whether any such changes have been made. ...

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    Notice ii 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide industry canada notice this digital apparatus does not exceed the class a limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the radio interference regulations of the canadian department of communications. Le présent appareil numérique ...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide iii notice cabletron software program license 1. License. You have the right to use only the one (1) copy of the program provided in this package subject to the terms and conditions of this license agreement. You may not copy, reproduce or transmit any part of t...

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    Notice iv 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide safety information class 1 laser transceivers the fe-100f3 fast ethernet interface module, fpim-05 and fpim-07 fddi port interface modules, apim-29 and apim-29lr atm port interface modules, anim-29/3 , anim-29/3lr and anim-39/2 atm network interface mo...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide v notice declaration of conformity application of council directive(s): 89/336/eec 73/23/eec manufacturer’s name: enterasys systems, inc. Manufacturer’s address: 35 industrial way po box 5005 rochester, nh 03867 european representative name: mr. J. Solari europe...

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    Notice vi 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide.

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide vii contents chapter 1 introduction 1.1 using this guide .......................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 document conventions ................................................................................ 1-2 ...

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    Contents viii 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2.8 snmp traps screen ................................................................................... 2-13 2.8.1 configuring the trap table............................................................ 2-14 2.9 the chassis power screen..............

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide ix contents 2.25 spvc destination creation screen ............................................................ 2-53 2.25.1 spvc destination creation screen fields.................................... 2-53 2.25.2 creating the destination end of an spvp...............

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    Contents x 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide chapter 4 signalling and routing 4.1 persistence ................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 signalling overview..............................................................................

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide xi contents appendix c supported mibs c.1 mib, smi, mib files and internet mib hierarchy.............................................C-1 c.2 smartswitch 9500 mib hierarchy ...................................................................C-3.

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    Contents xii 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide.

  • Page 15: Introduction

    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 1-1 chapter 1 introduction welcome to the enterasys systems 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide. This guide describes the management features of the 9a656-04/9a686-04 and how to configure the modules and smartswitch 9500 chassis via local management scree...

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    Chapter 1: introduction page 1-2 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide chapter 2 , basic system configuration , provides instructions on setting the in-band, out-of-band, and smb-10 ip addresses, setting snmp community names and snmp traps, viewing chassis power supply information, creating pvcs and...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 1-3 overview 1.3 overview the following two subsections provide brief overviews of the 9a656-04 and the 9a686-04 respectively: 9a656-04 the 9a656-04 is a 4.5 gbps, single slot module for the smartswitch 9500 chassis. Up to four atm network interface modules...

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    Chapter 1: introduction page 1-4 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 1.3.1 distributed management framework through its distributed management framework, the 9a686-04 allows all the modules in the chassis to appear as a single entity, managed through a single ip address. The individual modules are...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 1-5 overview 1.3.4 mib support the 9a686-04 provides support for a variety of industry standard and enterasys systems specific mibs. Details on these mibs are provided in later chapters of this guide. The mibs supported are as follows: • mib2 (rfc 1573) • a...

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    Chapter 1: introduction page 1-6 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 1.3.6 atm adaptation layer (aal) support the 9a686-04 support all atm adaptation layers, (aal 1, aal 3/4 and aal 5). 1.3.7 management lan emulation client the smartswitch 9500 system creates a default management lec upon first in...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 1-7 default settings upon first initialization ctm interfaces may be recognized by the following ctm anim #: • if the anim number of the interface numbering scheme is 08 through 15. For example, if the interface number is 11402. This means that the 9a686-04...

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    Chapter 1: introduction page 1-8 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide the 9a686-04 will always assign itself the default nsap prefix shown in figure 1-1 . The section of the address following the nsap prefix will be the last 4 bytes of the base mac address of the module. The end system identifier (...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 1-9 default settings upon first initialization 1.5.2 additional default settings the 9a686-04 also has the following additional default settings upon first initialization. • a maximum of 128 k connections are allowed. • bandwidth is given to any requested c...

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    Chapter 1: introduction page 1-10 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 1.6 configurable options the 9a686-04 functions as a plug-and-play device, with minimal setup required by the user, however, the module also provides a high degree of customization. The following sections provide brief descripti...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 1-11 configurable options environmental module configuration local management provides access to the environmental module screen. This screen allows the user to view current operating conditions of the environmental module (em), configure the com ports of t...

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    Chapter 1: introduction page 1-12 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 1.7 local management screen elements this section describes the conventions that are used when describing the local management screens used to configure the smartswitch 9500 chassis and the 9a686-04 in later chapters of this gui...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 1-13 local management screen elements table 1-4 describes the most common event messages. Event messages related to specific local management applications are described with those applications throughout this manual. Display fields display fields cannot be ...

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    Chapter 1: introduction page 1-14 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 1.7.1 local management keyboard conventions all key names appear in this manual as capital letters. For example, the enter key appears as enter and the backspace key appears as backspace. Table 1-5 explains the keyboard conventi...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 1-15 getting help 1.8 getting help for additional support related to this device or document, contact enterasys systems using one of the following methods: before calling enterasys systems, have the following information ready: • your enterasys systems serv...

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    Chapter 1: introduction page 1-16 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 1.9 related manuals use the following manuals to supplement the procedures and other technical data provided in this manual. Enterasys systems 9a656-04 hardware and installation guide enterasys systems 9a686-04 hardware and inst...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-1 chapter 2 system configuration this chapter describes the procedures that may be performed at the system level to allow the smartswitch 9500 chassis to begin functioning in the network immediately. These procedures are accomplished by using the local managem...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-2 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide • viewing current smartswitch 9500 power supply information via the chassis power screen. • configuring ilmi to set minimum and maximum vci and vpi levels of svcs and svpcs and to reserve vci/vpi pairs for pvcs. • changing the...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-3 accessing the main menu screen 3. Exit from local management by repeating steps 1 or 2 until the main menu screen displays. 4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the return command at the bottom of the main menu screen. 5. Press enter. The password screen displ...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-4 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide to proceed to the main menu screen enter the community name “public” or press enter, the main menu screen, figure 2-2 , displays. Figure 2-2 the main menu screen 2.4 the main menu screen the main menu screen is the access poin...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-5 the chassis menu screen 2.5 the chassis menu screen the chassis menu screen contains four menu items. These menu items open screens that are used to configure the smartswitch 9500 chassis. To access the chassis menu screen, perform the following steps: 1. Us...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-6 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide snmp traps the snmp traps screen provides display and configuration access to the table of ip addresses used for trap destinations and associated community names. For details, refer to the section 2.8 . Chassis power the chass...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-7 chassis configuration screen the following list briefly describes each of the chassis configuration screen fields: mac address (read-only) displays the base physical address of the chassis. In-band ip address (modifiable) allows the in-band ip address to be ...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-8 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide screen update time (modifiable) contains the rate at which the screens are updated. This setting determines how frequently (in seconds) information is updated on the screen. To enter a new update time, refer to section 2.6.4 ....

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-9 chassis configuration screen 2.6.2 setting the chassis date the smartswitch 9500 chassis is year 2000 compliant, so the chassis date may be set beyond the year 1999. To set the chassis date, perform the following steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-10 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2.6.4 entering a new screen update time the screen update time is set from 3 to 99 seconds, with a default of 3 seconds. To set a new screen update time, perform the following steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the scr...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-11 snmp community names screen 2.7 snmp community names screen the snmp community names screen allows the user to set local/remote management community names. Community names act as passwords to local/remote management and provide security access to the smarts...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-12 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide access policy (read-only) indicates the access accorded each community name. Possible selections are as follows: • read-only - this community name allows read-only access to the chassis mib objects, and excludes access to sec...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-13 snmp traps screen 2.8 snmp traps screen since the smartswitch 9500 is an snmp compliant device, it can send messages to multiple network management stations to alert users of status changes. The chassis snmp traps screen is shown in figure 2-6 . Access the ...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-14 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2.8.1 configuring the trap table to configure the trap table, proceed as follows: 1. Using the arrow keys, highlight the appropriate trap destination field. 2. Enter the ip address of the workstation that is to receive traps....

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-15 the chassis power screen 2.9 the chassis power screen the chassis power screen allows the user to view current chassis power supply information. Access the chassis power screen from the chassis menu screen by using the arrow keys to highlight the chassis po...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-16 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide ps1 input pwr displays the total input power of power supply one. Ps1 output pwr (read-only) displays the total output power of power supply one. Ps1 fw revision (read-only) displays the firmware revision of power supply one....

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-17 the module selection screen 2.10 the module selection screen the module selection screen is the access point to local management for all modules installed in the smartswitch 9500 chassis. By selecting a module, the user is taken to the first module menu scr...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-18 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2.11 the module menu screen for the 9a686-04 the module menu screen is the access point for all local management screens specific to the 9a686-04. Access the module menu screen by performing the following steps: 1. Use the ar...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-19 the module configuration menu screen 2.12 the module configuration menu screen the module configuration menu screen provides access to local management screens that allow you to configure and monitor operating parameters, and access the module specific conf...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-20 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2.13 the general configuration screen the general configuration screen allows the user to set the module date and time, set the screen refresh and lockout time, and to assign addresses for the default gateway and default inte...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-21 the general configuration screen screen refresh time (modifiable) contains the rate at which the screens are updated. This setting determines how frequently (in seconds) information is updated on the screen. To enter a new update time, refer to section 2.13...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-22 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the save command at the bottom of the screen and press enter. If the time entered is within the 3 to 99 seconds range, the event message line at the top of the screen displays “saved ok”. If...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-23 the general configuration screen 2.13.4 setting the default gateway if the snmp management station is located on a different ip subnet than the 9a686-04, a default gateway must be specified. When an snmp trap is generated, the 9a686-04 sends the trap to the...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-24 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2.14 the module specific configuration screen the module specific configuration screen contains three menu items. These menu items open screens that are used for advanced configuration of the 9a686-04, to configure the manage...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-25 the module specific configuration screen module configuration the module configuration menu item opens the module configuration menu screen. This screen provides access to an additional screen that displays the current port status of all front panel (anim) ...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-26 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2.15 system configuration menu screen the system configuration menu screen contains three menu items that open screens that are used to perform the following tasks: • configure the 9a686-04/smartswitch 9500 to operate in a pn...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-27 the pnni configuration screen the following explains each field of the system configuration menu screen pnni configuration the pnni configuration menu item opens the pnni configuration menu screen. This screen is used to configure the smartswitch 9500 to op...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-28 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide figure 2-14 the pnni configuration screen 2.16.1 pnni configuration screen fields the following section explains each of the pnni configuration screen fields: pnni mode toggles between auto using mac, auto using board #, and ...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-29 the pnni configuration screen this mode is useful for plug and play operation of the smartswitch 9500 when it is in an environment with one or more smartswitch 9500 chassis. Each 9a686-04 has a unique node id, but has a pnni level configured (72) that will ...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-30 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide • manual - in this mode the pnni level field is defaulted to 104. This mode allows the user to modify the entire 13 byte (104 bits) nsap prefix of the system. Refer to figure 2-17 . Figure 2-17 manual address example this mod...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-31 the pnni configuration screen 2.16.2 setting the pnni mode to set the pnni mode, perform the following steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the pnni mode field. 2. Press the space bar to step through the available options until the desired mode display...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-32 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the save command at the bottom of the screen. 4. Press enter. The changes are saved, and the system resets. 2.17 the ilmi configuration menu screen the ilmi configuration menu item opens the...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-33 the ilmi configuration menu screen 2.17.1 ilmi configuration menu screen fields the following section provides definitions of each field of the ilmi configuration menu screen. Min svcc vci used to set the minimum value that ilmi will use to assign vcis to s...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-34 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2.17.3 setting the max svcc vpi field to set the maximum value that the smartswitch 9500 will use for vpis on svcs, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the max svcc vci field. 2. Enter a value between 0 and...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-35 the atm diagnostics screen 2.18 the atm diagnostics screen the atm diagnostics screen allows the user to enable or disable the power up diagnostics that the smartswitch 9500 system will perform when power is cycled to the chassis. Figure 2-19 diags configur...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-36 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2.19 module configuration menu screen the module configuration screen contains five menu items that allow for the viewing of the current status of all front panel interfaces, and any errors that have occurred on front panel i...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-37 module configuration menu screen epd/ppd opens the epd/ppd configuration menu screen. This screen is used to enable and disable early packet discard (epd) and partial packet discard (ppd) for this 9a686-04. It also allows the user to set the percentage that...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-38 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2.20 port status screen the port status is a read-only screen that allows the user to view on the current status of all interfaces of each individual 9a686-04 installed in the smartswitch 9500. To access the port status scree...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-39 port status screen ilmi state indicates whether ilmi is currently operating on the interface. This field may display the following items: • up - indicates ilmi is operating on this interface • down - indicates that ilmi is not operating on this interface • ...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-40 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide • pnni 1.0 l - indicates that port is using for pnni 1.0 for signalling. The “l” signifies that the pnni node id for this interface is less than (lower) the adjacent node id. • iisp 3.0 n - indicates that the port is using ii...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-41 port status screen • dsto (deferred stop signalling) - indicates that signalling is attempting to stop, but is waiting until a previous signalling stack is started on this interface. • wstap (wait for start pnni) - indicates the interface is waiting for pnn...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-42 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2.21 port errors screen the port errors screen is a read-only screen that is used to view all errors that have occurred on each interface. The screen displays errors that have been both received and transmitted from the inter...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-43 port errors screen in errors displays, in hexadecimal format, any errors that have been received by the applicable interface. Detailed information on these errors may be found by using mib-ii commands. Out errors displays, in hexadecimal format, any errors ...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-44 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2.22 epd/ppd configuration menu screen the epd/ppd configuration menu screen is used to enable and disable early packet discard (epd) and partial packet discard (ppd) for this 9a686-04. It also allows the user to set the perc...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-45 epd/ppd configuration menu screen percentage (modifiable) allows the user to set the percentage which, when exceeded, will force the 9a686-04 to begin dropping packets. This field has a range between 0 (drop packets immediately) through 100 (buffers must be...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-46 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2.23 spvc connection management menu screen the spvc connection management screen provides two menu items that open screens used to create spvcs and spvps. To access the spvc connection management screen, perform the followin...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-47 spvc source creation screen 2.24 spvc source creation screen the spvc source creation screen is used to configure the source end of a spvc or spvp connection. It also provides screen fields to enter the destination end values of the spvc or spvp. However, t...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-48 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide source vpi entry (modifiable) used to enter the vpi of the source end of the spvc. If the 9a686-04 is using the default ilmi settings, the available range for this field is between 33 and 4095. Source vci entry (modifiable) u...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-49 spvc source creation screen create spvp (command) creates the source end of the spvp using the values entered in the source interface, source vpi, destination vpi and source atm addr fields. Create spvc (command) creates the source end of the spvc using the...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-50 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 8. Enter a valid vpi value. 9. Use the arrow keys to highlight the destination atm addr field. 10. Enter a unique 40 bit atm address. 11. Use the arrow keys to highlight the toggle persistence command at the bottom of the scr...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-51 spvc source creation screen 2.24.3 creating the source end of a spvc to create the source end of a spvc, perform the following steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the source interface field. 2. Enter a valid interface number. For example, figure 2-25 ...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-52 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 14. Enter a unique, 40 bit atm address. 15. Use the arrow keys to highlight the toggle persistence command at the bottom of the screen. 16. Press enter to toggle between the options until the desired setting displays in the a...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-53 spvc destination creation screen 2.25 spvc destination creation screen the spvc destination creation screen is used to configure the applicable settings required for a 9a686-04 interface to support the destination end of a spvc (vcl) or spvp (vpl). To acces...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-54 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide vci (modifiable) used to enter the vci of the source end of the spvc (vcl). If the 9a686-04 is using the default ilmi settings, the available range for this field is between 33 and 16k. Atm address (modifiable) used to enter ...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-55 spvc destination creation screen 2.25.2 creating the destination end of an spvp to create the destination end of an spvp, perform the following steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the interface field. 2. Enter a valid interface number. For example, fi...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-56 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 10. Press enter. If all the values entered in the applicable fields are valid, the destination end of the spvp is created. 2.25.3 creating the destination end of a spvc to create the destination end of a spvc, perform the fol...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-57 lan emulation menu screen 10. Press enter to toggle between the options until the desired setting displays in the atom persistence is: field. 11. Use the arrow keys to highlight the create vcl command at the bottom of the screen. 12. Press enter. If all the...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-58 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 4. Press enter, the lan emulation client menu screen, figure 2-28 , displays. Figure 2-28 the lan emulation client menu screen 2.26.1 lan emulation client menu screen fields the following section provides brief description of...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-59 lan emulation client properties screen 2.27 lan emulation client properties screen the lan emulation client properties screen is a read-only screen that is used to view current information on multiple lan emulation components of the management lec. To acces...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-60 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide lec id (read-only) displays the lan emulation client identifier of the active chassis lec. The value displayed in this field signifies the slot number of the 9a686-04 on which the lec resides. If the lec id field reads “0”, i...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-61 lan emulation client properties screen admin state (read-only) displays the current status of the lec. This field will display “running” if the lec is operational or “notinservice” if the lec has been stopped via management. Lane version (read-only) display...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-62 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide bus multicast send vcc (read-only) displays the vpi and vci of the multicast send virtual channel connection (vcc) that the lec has with the bus. This connection is used by the lec and the bus to send all broadcast transmissi...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-63 lan emulation client administration screen 2.28 lan emulation client administration screen the lec administration screen is used to modify the management lan emulation client (lec). A new lec can be configured by the user, or this function can be performed ...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-64 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide configure elan (toggle) used to specify if the lec is created manually by user, or automatically by the smartswitch 9500. This field toggles betweenautomatic and manual. For instructions on how to configure the lec automatica...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-65 lan emulation client administration screen set wellknown (command) this command, when performed, sets the lec status, the configure elan, elan name and lecs address fields to the following values: • configure elan is set to automatic • elan name is empty • ...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-66 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2.28.3 configuring the lec manually to configure a new lec manually, perform the following steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the lec status field. 2. Press the space bar until the “active” option displays. 3. Use the ...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-67 network tools 2.29 network tools the network tools function resides on both the 9a686-04 and smartswitch 9500 chassis and allows the user to access and manage network devices. Access the network tools screen by using the arrow keys to highlight the network ...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-68 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide the commands are presented in the following format: command: built-in or special command syntax: shows the required command format. It indicates where arguments, if any, must be specified description: briefly describes the co...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-69 network tools you can specify the arp command without options, or with one of the following options: options: -a view cache data -d delete an ip address entry. Requires additional arguments: -s adds a static entry. Requires additional arguments: number> -f ...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-70 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide options: not applicable example: defroute: syntax: defroute [interface number] [ip address] description: the defroute command allows the user to view, set or delete the default ip route to a managed device through the specifi...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-71 network tools netstat: syntax: netstat [option] description: the netstat command provides a display of general network statistics for the managed device. The netstat command must be used with one of the two display options. Options: -i displays status and c...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-72 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide reset: syntax: reset description: the reset command allows a soft reset of the device. The user will be queried to confirm the reset command to insure against unwanted resets. Options: not applicable example: show: syntax: sh...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-73 network tools options: not applicable example: traceroute: syntax: traceroute [ip address] description: the traceroute command generates a traceroute request to a specified ip address and provides a display of all next-hop routers in the path to the device....

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-74 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide options: not applicable example: 2.29.2 special commands done, quit, exit: syntax: done description: the done command enables the user to exit from network tools and return to the main menu screen. Options: not applicable exa...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-75 the environmental module screen 2.30 the environmental module screen the environmental module screen allows the user to view current chassis temperature and humidity conditions, check the current operating status of the environmental module fans, set the ap...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-76 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide chassis ext. Temp (read-only) displays the temperature, in fahrenheit and centigrade, of the area where the chassis is installed. This is followed by a general temperature condition in relation to the fahrenheit and centigrad...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-77 the environmental module screen com2 (toggle) displays the current configuration of the com2 port on the environmental module. This field toggles between enabled and disabled. To change the setting of the com2 port refer to section 2.30.2 . Application (sel...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-78 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the save command at the bottom of the screen. 4. Press enter. The new settings are saved to memory. 2.30.3 changing the com2 application to change the com2 port application, perform the foll...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-79 creating a pvc 2.31 creating a pvc this section provides an example of creating a pvc via the atom mib. The example goes through the steps of creating a pvc from one front panel interface, to another front panel interface on the same module. These sections ...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-80 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide figure 2-33 ilmi configuration screen in this example, the ilmi configuration screen is used to set the following parameters: • the min svcc vci field is set to 100 • the max svcc vpi field is set to 0 with this configuration...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-81 creating a pvc 2.31.3 setting the instance of the first interface this section provides instructions on setting the instance of the interfaces. Refer to figure 2-34 . Figure 2-34 setting the instance figure 2-34 contains 3 callouts that display status infor...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-82 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide after these steps have been completed for the first interface, the same configuration must be performed for the second interface. In this case, the snmp command line would be: snmpset -h 134.141.87.75 1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.7.1.13....

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-83 creating a pvc c confirmation that the selected interface and vpi/vci pair has been assigned to the traffic descriptor value 10. After these steps have been completed for the receive side of the first interface, the same configuration must be performed for ...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-84 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide a displays the name of the mib command used to perform this procedure (atmvcltransmittrafficdescrindex) and the oid string the snmp application is using to access this information (1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.7.1.7). B displays the inst...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-85 creating a pvc figure 2-37 contains 3 callouts that display status information, and the configuration fields necessary to set the vcl status of the first interface. The definitions for the callouts are as follows: a displays the name of the mib command used...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-86 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2.31.8 activating the pvc this section describes the final step that, when completed, will make the pvc operational on the device. Refer to figure 2-39 . Figure 2-39 activating the pvc figure 2-39 contains 3 callouts that dis...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 2-87 creating a pvc the command line for this task is as follows: snmpset -h134.141.87.75.1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1.11.1.13.3596.70101.2.50.70102.2.50 integer 4 after these steps have been completed, confirm that the pvc is active. Refer to figure 2-40 . Figure 2-40 conf...

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    Chapter 2: system configuration 2-88 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide.

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 3-1 chapter 3 ilmi 4.0 and the smartswitch 9500 system this chapter provides an overview of how the smartswitch 9500 system uses ilmi 4.0 to provide a flexible, multi-protocol atm switch. The auto-configuration features of ilmi 4.0 allow the smartswitch 950...

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    Chapter 3: ilmi 4.0 and the smartswitch 9500 system page 3-2 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide figure 3-1 ilmi auto-configuration examples example 1 in this example, the anim installed in slot 1 of the 9a686-04 is an anim-21/3. This anim provides 3 oc-3 (155 mbps) switched ports that use multimo...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 3-3 ilmi autoconfiguration examples port 2 of the anim-21/3 is connected to another atm switch. In this example, the other switch is a enterasys systems smartswitch 2500. Since both of these switches support the latest version of pnni (1.0), they have auto-...

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    Chapter 3: ilmi 4.0 and the smartswitch 9500 system page 3-4 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide example 3 in this example, the anim installed in slot 3 of the 9a686-04 is an anim-22/4. This anim provides 4 oc-3 (155 mbps) switched ports that use category 5 utp cabling. This anim is used to connec...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 3-5 port status screen example 5 this example describes the interconnections between 9a686-04s installed in the same chassis. Each 9a686-04 has seven ctm asics. These asics are, essentially, anims with two ports. Each asic uses the two ports for connections...

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    Chapter 3: ilmi 4.0 and the smartswitch 9500 system page 3-6 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide figure 3-2 is an example of an individual 9a686-04 board in a smartswitch 9500. In this example, there are six front panel interfaces with physical connections to other devices. All devices are using u...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 3-7 ilmi configuration screen 3.3 ilmi configuration screen local management of the smartswitch 9500 allows the user to specify minimum and maximum values for vci and vpis for all svcs and spvcs that the smartswitch 9500 will use while establishing connecti...

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    Chapter 3: ilmi 4.0 and the smartswitch 9500 system page 3-8 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide figure 3-3 default ilmi settings figure 3-3 displays the default settings of ilmi for the 9a686-04. The entire square represents the total vpi/vci range for all atm connections. This provides a vci ran...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 3-9 ilmi configuration screen figure 3-4 modified ilmi configuration screen figure 3-4 displays how the ilmi configuration screen may be used to change the smartswitch 9500 from the default settings. The settings entered in figure 3-4 result in the configur...

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    Chapter 3: ilmi 4.0 and the smartswitch 9500 system page 3-10 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide figure 3-5 user-defined ilmi configuration figure 3-5 provides an example of a user-defined ilmi configuration. In this example the user has increased the minimum vci value for svccs from the default ...

  • Page 129: Signalling and Routing

    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 4-1 chapter 4 signalling and routing this chapter discusses the signalling protocols supported by the smartswitch 9500, and provides details on default settings and configuration options. In addition, this chapter provides instructions on manually configuri...

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    Chapter 4: signalling and routing page 4-2 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 4.2 signalling overview the smartswitch 9500 supports all atm forum ratified specifications of the user-network interface (uni) as well as iisp and pnni. Uni signalling is used by atm devices to set up svcs for traffic ...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 4-3 signalling overview 4.2.3 setting types this section describes how to use the atom mib to specify which version of signalling stack the individual front panel interface will use. Once this value is set, this interface will not use any other kind of sign...

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    Chapter 4: signalling and routing page 4-4 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide figure 4-1 contains three callouts that are defined as follows: a displays the name of the mib command used to perform this procedure (atmintfconfigtype) and the oid string the snmp application is using to access this i...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 4-5 signalling overview 4.2.4 setting sides this section describes how to use the atom mib to specify which side of uni signalling this individual front panel interface will support (network side or user side). Once this value is set, this interface will no...

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    Chapter 4: signalling and routing page 4-6 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide figure 4-2 contains three callouts which are defined as follows: a this section of the screen displays the name of the mib command used to perform this procedure (atmintfconfigside) and the oid string the snmp applicati...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 4-7 routing overview 4.3 routing overview the following sections cover the following topics: • provides an overview of the pnni 1.0 support of the 9a686-04 • provides an overview of iisp support of the 9a686-04 • provides instructions on creating a static r...

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    Chapter 4: signalling and routing page 4-8 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 4.3.2 peer groups pnni networks are composed of switches assigned to peer groups. The switches describe what peer group they belong to by advertising their peer group id. Switches with the same peer group id are in the ...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 4-9 routing overview 4.3.3 crankback crankback occurs when a requested connection exceeds the services currently available for the desired path. When this occurs, the first switch in the desired path will attempt to re-route the requested connection. Refer ...

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    Chapter 4: signalling and routing page 4-10 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 4.3.4 gcac gcac (generic call admission control) is used by switches supporting pnni to increase the chances that a requested connection can be supported by all switches in the determined path. Since each atm switch in...

  • Page 139

    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 4-11 configuring iisp 4.5 configuring iisp the following subsections provide an example of configuring iisp. The steps required to configure the iisp interface are broken down as follows: • signalling configuration • step 1: setting the signalling stack typ...

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    Chapter 4: signalling and routing page 4-12 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 4.5.1 signalling configuration the following two subsections provide instructions on configuring the iisp signalling stacks and sides of the applicable interface. 4.5.1.1 step 1: set the iisp signalling version and typ...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 4-13 configuring iisp b displays the current mib command selected (atmintfconfigtype), the interface selected (70101, or port 1 of anim 1 of the 9a686-04 installed in slot 7), and the type of signalling stacks available for this interface. Currently, this i...

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    Chapter 4: signalling and routing page 4-14 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 4.5.1.2 step 2: set the iisp side the next step in configuring iisp is to assign which side of uni the individual front panel interface will use for the connection, (network or user). This is accomplished using the atm...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 4-15 configuring iisp b this section of the screen displays the current mib command selected (atmintfconfigside), the interface selected (70101, or port 1 of anim 1 of the 9a686-04 installed in slot 7), and the type of side available for this interface. Cur...

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    Chapter 4: signalling and routing page 4-16 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide 4.6 creating and configuring a reachable address (static route) the following four subsections explain the steps required to create a static route. These steps apply to any interface (e.G., a pnni, iisp or uni). In thi...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 4-17 creating and configuring a reachable address (static route) 4.6.1 step 1: create a row in the pnnirouteaddrtable this section provides an example of how to create a new row in the pnni route address table. Refer to figure 4-6 . Figure 4-6 creating an e...

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    Chapter 4: signalling and routing page 4-18 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide b displays the entry the user will create, and the configuration option (createandgo) that will add the desired entry. In this example, the instance in this field has been set to the wellknown lan emulation service (le...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 4-19 creating and configuring a reachable address (static route) 4.6.2 step 2: associate the reachable address with its advertising node id to have the row become active, it is necessary to configure the pnnirouteaddradvertisingnodeid entered in the pnnirou...

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    Chapter 4: signalling and routing page 4-20 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide c this field displays that the instance has been successfully set, and the node id screen updates to show that the instance has been created. See the highlighted section of the screen in figure 4-8 . Figure 4-8 updated...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 4-21 creating and configuring a reachable address (static route) 4.6.3 step 3: associate the reachable address with a port id the next step in configuring the route is to associate the address with the port id where it can be reached. This is accomplished u...

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    Chapter 4: signalling and routing page 4-22 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide figure 4-10 assigning an interface for the reachable address (screen 2) figure 4-10 contains two callouts that are defined as follows: a this field displays the instance that has been created. Directly to the right of ...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page 4-23 creating and configuring a reachable address (static route) 4.6.4 step 4: associate the reachable address with an interface the next step in configuring the route is to associate the address with the interface where it can be reached. This is accomplis...

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    Chapter 4: signalling and routing page 4-24 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide b this section of the screen displays the instance that is being configured. Currently, the value is set to “0”, which indicates that an interface has not yet been assigned to this instance. Figure 4-12 displays the sc...

  • Page 153: Acronyms

    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page a-1 appendix a acronyms a aal - atm adaptation layer aal1 - atm adaptation layer type 1 aal2 - atm adapter layer type 2 aal3/4 - atm adapter layer type 3/4 aal5 - atm adapter layer type 5 aalm - atm adaptation layer mux abr - available bit rate afi - author...

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    Appendix a: acronyms page a-2 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide c cac - call admission control can - campus area network cat-5 - category 5 unshielded twisted pair cable cbr - constant bit rate ccitt - comite consultatif internationale de telegraphique et telephonique (consultative committee on ...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page a-3 acronyms e e-1 - european standard for digital transmission service at 2 mb/s. E-3 - european standard for digital transmission service at 34.4 mb/s (transports 16 e1 circuits) enet - ethernet efci - explicit forward congestion indicator eisa - extended...

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    Appendix a: acronyms page a-4 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide i ieee - institute of electrical and electronic engineers icmp - internet control message protocol id - identification number ie - information element ietf - internet engineering task force iisp - interim inter-switch signaling prot...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page a-5 acronyms m mac - media access control man - metropolitan area network mbps - megabits per second mbs - maximum burst size mcr - minimum cell rate mib - management information base mmf - multi-mode fiber mp - multi-point msm - main switch module mtu - ma...

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    Appendix a: acronyms page a-6 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide p pc - personal computer pc - priority control pci - peripheral component interconnect pcr - peak cell rate pdu - protocol data unit pmd - physical media dependent sub-layer pmp - point-to-multipoint pnni - private network node inte...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page a-7 acronyms s saal - signaling atm adaptation layer sar - segmentation and reassembly sar-pdu - sar protocol data unit sbe - system bus error scr - sustainable cell rate sdh - synchronous digital hierarchy seal - simple efficient adaptation layer smf - sin...

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    Appendix a: acronyms page a-8 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide u ubr - unspecified bit rate ume - uni management entity uni - user-network interface up - unnumbered poll upc - usage parameter control utopia - universal test and operations physical interface for atm utp - unshielded twisted pair...

  • Page 161: Default Settings

    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page b-1 appendix b default settings this appendix details the factory default settings that the 9a686-04 will use when first initialized. B.1 smartswitch 9500 system settings this section details the basic system settings that are set by default on the system u...

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    Appendix b: default settings page b-2 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide b.1.5 ilmi settings by default, the smartswitch 9500 will accept all connection requests on a first come, first serve basis. No priority is given to any specific connection request. For example, a ubr svc will be given the s...

  • Page 163: Supported Mibs

    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page c-1 appendix c supported mibs this appendix briefly describes the support provided for managing the smartswitch 9500 using simple network management protocol (snmp). C.1 mib, smi, mib files and internet mib hierarchy a mib (management information base) is t...

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    Appendix c: supported mibs page c-2 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide figure c-1 internet mib hierarchy root joint iso/ccitt 2 ccitt 0 iso 1 org 3 dod 6 internet 1 mgmt 2 mib2 1 directory 1 experimental 3 private 4 label from the root to this point is 1.3.6.1.2.1.

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page c-3 smartswitch 9500 mib hierarchy c.2 smartswitch 9500 mib hierarchy the location of all mibs supported in the internet hierarchy is shown in figure c-2 . Entries that are shaded represent enterasys systems proprietary mibs. Figure c-2 supported mibs hiera...

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    Appendix c: supported mibs page c-4 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide tables c-1 through c-16 provide more detailed information on each of the supported mibs contained in figure c-2 . These tables indicate all of the leaves that are supported in each individual mib. Note in this appendix, tables...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page c-5 smartswitch 9500 mib hierarchy table c-3 distributed atom mib (oid string: 1.3.6.1.2.1.37.1) branch branch.Leaf atmintfcfgtable .2.1.1-8 atmintfcfgtable .2.1.11-12 atmintftctable (pvc) .4.1.1-2 atmvpltable(svc and pvc) .6.1.1-10 atmvcltable(svc and pvc)...

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    Appendix c: supported mibs page c-6 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide atmvclstattable .11.1.1 .11.1.3 .11.1.5 .11.1.6 atminterfaceexttable .14.1.1-24 atmilmisrvcexttable .15.1.1-6 atmilminetworkprefixtable .16.1.1-2 table c-6 distributed ilmi mib (oid string: 1.3.6.1.2.1.353.2) branch branch.Lea...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page c-7 smartswitch 9500 mib hierarchy contlogicaltophysicalmapentry .4.1.1.9.3.2.1.1-2 contcommstr .4.1.1.9.5.1-3 contnetaddresstable .4.1.1.9.6.1.1.1-3 upssystem .4.1.1.10.1 ctatmconfig .4.1.2.10.1.1. .4.1.2.10.1.3-5. Sfcssystem .4.1.2.11.1.1.1.1-3 sfcsengine...

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    Appendix c: supported mibs page c-8 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide contphysical .4.1.1.9.3.1.1.1-6 contlogicaltophysicalmapentry .4.1.1.9.3.2.1.1-2 contcommstr .4.1.1.9.5.1-3 sysresourceinstalled .4.1.1.12.1.1-2 table c-10 non-distributed ctnetwork mib (oid string: 1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.1.3) branc...

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    9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide page c-9 smartswitch 9500 mib hierarchy nwlpcomponents .3.1.1 .3.1.2.1-2 nwlphosttomedia .3.1.2.6.3.1.1.1-7 nwlpeventlogconfig .3.1.2.10.1.1-3 table c-14 distributed ctron mib2 mib (oid string: 1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.3.3) branch branch.Leaf commondev .1.1-3 ctifcp .4....

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    Appendix c: supported mibs page c-10 9a656-04/9a686-04 configuration guide.