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Cabletron Systems MMAC-Plus SFCS-1000 Configuration Manual

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    Atm switch configuration manual.

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    I notice notice cabletron 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 cabletron systems to determine whether any such changes have been made. The hardware, firmware, or soft...

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    Notice ii fcc notice this device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Not...

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    Iii notice doc 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 n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant l...

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    Notice iv.

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    V table of contents preface chapter summaries .................................................................................................. Xiii technical support...................................................................................................... Xiv typographical styles.........

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    Contents vi 2.3.1 theory.......................................................................................................... 2-6 2.3.2 configuring a host to be an arp server ................................................ 2-7 2.3.2.1 configuring a host as an arp server for one-time use .........

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    Vii contents chapter 4 sonet configuration 4.1.1 transmit indicators.................................................................................... 4-1 4.1.2 receive indicators...................................................................................... 4-2 4.2 configuring sonet mode ....

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    Contents viii chapter 7 tp25 configuration 8.1.1 transmit indicators .................................................................................... 7-1 8.1.2 receive indicators ...................................................................................... 7-1 8.2 configuring tp25 loopb...

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    Ix contents b.2.5 creating an ip to nsap address mapping ...........................................B-8 b.2.6 creating a classical ip pvc .....................................................................B-9 b.2.7 creating a fore ip pvc arp entry .....................................................

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    Contents x b.11.3 showing the spans signalling path configuration.......................B-101 b.12 spvc configuration commands.................................................................B-104 b.12.1 deleting an spvc ..................................................................................

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    Xi contents c.2.6 power supply operation ........................................................................ C-9 c.2.7 temperature sensor operation ............................................................ C-10 c.2.8 panic acknowledgment commands.................................................

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    Contents xii appendix e snmp configuration e.2 snmp traps ..........................................................................................................E-3 e.2.1 adding snmp trap destinations..........................................................E-11 e.2.2 displaying snmp trap destina...

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    Xiii preface this manual provides the technical information needed to configure the atm switches, the lan and wan network modules, and the accompanying software. This document also provides general atm information and general product information. This document was created for users with various leve...

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    Xiv preface appendix b - ami configuration commands - contains a text and graphical description of the configuration level ami commands. Appendix c - ami operation commands - contains a text and graphical description of the operation level ami commands. Appendix d - ami statistics commands - contain...

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    Xv preface typographical styles throughout this manual, all specific commands meant to be entered by the user will appear on a separate line in bold typeface. In addition, use of the enter or return key will be represented as . The following example demonstrates this convention. Cd /usr commands or ...

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    Xvi preface installation/operation. Caution statements can prevent possible equip- ment damage and/or loss of data and will be indicated as: caution you risk damaging your equipment and/or software if you do not follow these instructions. Information contained in note statements has been found impor...

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    Xvii preface laser warning class 1 lasers are defined as products which do not permit human access to laser radiation in excess of the accessible limits of class 1 for applicable wave- lengths and durations. These lasers are safe under reasonably foreseeable conditions of operation. The following ne...

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    Xviii preface safety agency compliance this preface provides safety precautions to follow when installing a product. Safety precautions for your protection, observe the following safety precautions when setting up your equipment: • follow all warnings and instructions marked on the equipment. • ensu...

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    Xix preface modifications to equipment do not make mechanical or electrical modifications to the equipment. Cabletron systems, inc., is not responsible for regulatory compliance of a modified product. Placement of a product caution to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from o...

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    Xx preface.

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    1-1 chapter 1 configuring pvcs in order to interoperate with other vendors’ equipment, it is often necessary to create permanent virtual circuits (pvcs) on a cabletron switch. This can be accomplished through the atm management interface (ami). This chap- ter will discuss the creation of pvcs throug...

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    1-2 configuring pvcs figure 1.1 - the cell the set of mappings in the atm network used to route cells from a source to a destination are generally referred to as virtual channels and virtual paths. The switch control software will normally use the spans protocol, fore sys- tems‘ pre-standard signall...

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    1-3 configuring pvcs 1.2 virtual paths virtual paths are used to establish connections between two switch fabrics in an atm network. Once the switch fabrics are connected via a virtual path, they can use this virtual path to route virtual channels. Figure 1.2 - virtual channels in a virtual path a s...

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    1-4 configuring pvcs the vci value of cells does not change as the cell is switched through the atm network via a virtual path. Each virtual path must originate at a switch fabric, pass through zero or more switch fabrics and terminate at another switch fabric. The origination and termination points...

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    1-6 configuring pvcs 1.2.2 originating and terminating paths as previously noted, originating and terminating paths are points at which a virtual path originates and terminates. For example, if a virtual path exists from switch fabric a to switch fabric b, then there must be an originating path on s...

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    1-7 configuring pvcs 1.3 listing virtual paths by logging in to ami (see appendix a of this manual for information about logging into ami), it is possible to display either all of the existing virtual paths on an individual switch fabric or all of the existing virtual paths on a specified port. To l...

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    1-8 configuring pvcs maxbw shows the maximum amount of bandwidth (in megabits/second) that is available for the virtual channels using this path. Bw shows the amount of bandwidth (in megabits/ second) that has been reserved for the virtual channels using this path. Maxvcs lists the maximum number of...

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    1-9 configuring pvcs the fields in this display are defined as follows: input port lists the number of the input port of the virtual path. Lists originate if it is an originating path. Input vpi indicates the input virtual path. Output port lists the number of the output port of the virtual path. Li...

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    1-10 configuring pvcs 1.4 virtual channels virtual channels “ride” inside of virtual paths. The combination of the two specifies a virtual connection. On a switch fabric, each virtual channel switches cells with a specific vpi and vci received on a specific port to another port with a new vpi and a ...

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    1-13 configuring pvcs 1.4.1 listing virtual channels by logging in to ami (see appendix a of this manual for information about logging into ami), it is possible to display either all of the existing virtual channels on an individual switch fabric or all of the existing virtual channels on a specifie...

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    1-14 configuring pvcs output vci indicates the outgoing virtual channel number. Upc shows the integer index that refers to the specific traffic contract assigned to this vci. Protocol displays what type of protocol is running on this channel. Can be spans, pvc, or uni30..

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    1-15 configuring pvcs 1.5 creating permanent virtual circuits (pvcs) this section contains examples of the steps necessary to create a virtual path or a virtual channel through the network. Note: when these virtual paths and virtual chan- nels are created, a command is entered auto- matically into t...

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    1-16 configuring pvcs ovpi indicates the outgoing virtual path number. -upc indicates the integer index that refers to a spe- cific traffic contract. If no index is specified, then no traffic policing will take place on this vpi. It is assigned a upc index of 0, and all traffic on this vpi is treate...

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    1-17 configuring pvcs -vbrob indicates the bandwidth overbooking level assigned to this path, specified as a percentage. Enter an integer value greater than or equal to 1. The default is 100, which means that no over- booking has been defined. Values less than 100 cause underbooking. Values greater ...

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    1-18 configuring pvcs the following is an example of how to create a virtual path on an sfcs-1000. To create a through path going in port 2a1, vpi 1 on on the switch board installed in slot 2 and going out port 4b1, vpi 1 on on the switch board installed in slot 4, enter the following: localhost::co...

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    1-19 configuring pvcs 1.5.1.2 creating atm arp entries to create a fore ip pvc arp entry, log in to ami (see appendix a of this manual for information about logging into ami). Data on this pvc is encap- sulated using null encapsulation (also known as vc-based multiplexing) as specified in rfc-1483. ...

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    1-20 configuring pvcs 1.5.1.3 listing atm arp entries to verify that the arp entries exist correctly for the outgoing pvc connection from the scp to the host, log in to ami (see appendix a of this manual for information about logging into ami). To display the atm arp cache, enter the following param...

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    1-21 configuring pvcs 1.5.2 creating a virtual channel to create a new virtual channel, log in to ami and enter the following param- eters: configuration vcc new -upc iport indicates the incoming port number. Ivpi indicates the incoming virtual path number. Ivci indicates the incoming virtual channe...

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    1-22 configuring pvcs the following is an example of how to create a virtual channel on an sfcs-1000. To create a vcc going in port 2a1, vpi 0, vci 100 on the switch board installed in slot 2 and going out port 4b1, vpi 0, vci 100 on the switch board installed in slot 4, enter the following: localho...

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    1-23 configuring pvcs 1.6 traffic types quality of service (qos) management is based on the bandwidth parameters associated with a virtual connection and the class of service and atm adap- tation layer (aal) used for that connection. In order to support voice, video, and data, the atm forum has defi...

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    1-24 configuring pvcs 1.7 traffic policing (usage parameter control) traffic policing, also known as usage parameter control (upc), is a method of assessing the cells entering the switch for conformance with pre-estab- lished traffic bandwidth contracts. Those cells that exceed the specified con- tr...

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    1-25 configuring pvcs the leaky bucket algorithm is a timer which measures the cells entering the switch fabric against the parameters listed above. As a cell arrives, the timer assesses if the cell is on time, late, or early. If the cell is determined to be on time or late (within the traffic param...

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    1-26 configuring pvcs the ubr contract is for ubr traffic. Since this is best-effort traffic with no bandwidth guarantees provided, this type of traffic can not be policed against bandwidth parameters. The cbr contract is for cbr traffic. It only uses the first leaky bucket to assess the pcr of the ...

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    1-27 configuring pvcs 1.7.4 ami upc commands ami allows the user to create a upc contract using these combinations of traffic parameters. To create a upc contract, log into ami and enter the fol- lowing parameters: localhost::configuration upc> new [] [-cdvt ] [aal5epd] [-name ] where upc is one of ...

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    1-28 configuring pvcs.

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    2-1 chapter 2 configuring a classical ip atm network 2.1 introduction this chapter describes how to design, configure, and maintain a classical ip atm network. The term classical indicates that the atm network has the same properties as existing legacy lans. That is, even though atm technol- ogy all...

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    2-2 configuring a classical ip atm network 2.1.1 logical ip subnets an important concept in classical ip networks is that of a logical ip subnet (lis). An lis is a group of hosts configured as members of the same ip subnet (that is, they have the same ip network and subnetwork numbers). In this sens...

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    2-3 configuring a classical ip atm network 2.1.3 spans interface while each of the qa interfaces for a given physical interface is designed to support classical ip using q.2931 signalling, a spans interface (usually called fa, but user configurable) also exists for each physical interface. The fa in...

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    2-4 configuring a classical ip atm network 2.2 address registration and ilmi before a host can establish connections over a physical interface, the host must know the nsap address for that interface. The primary purpose of interim local management interface (ilmi) is to discover and register these n...

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    2-5 configuring a classical ip atm network 2.2.2 operating with ilmi support cabletron systems switches running software version 3.0 or greater provide support for ilmi. If ilmi is supported on all of the switches and hosts in a given network, when a switch control processor (scp) boots up, ilmi ena...

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    2-6 configuring a classical ip atm network 2.3 arp and arp servers 2.3.1 theory in order for a host to establish a connection to another host, it must first deter- mine the other host’s nsap address. Atm arp (atm address resolution pro- tocol) is the procedure used to resolve an ip address into an a...

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    2-7 configuring a classical ip atm network 2.3.2 configuring a host to be an arp server the following procedures list the required steps to configure a host as an arp server. Before proceeding, several preconditions must be met. You must also obtain both the interface name and arp server nsap addres...

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    2-8 configuring a classical ip atm network note: if the response is all zeros, this indicates that the nsap address has not been assigned. Check the other qaan interfaces to see if any have been configured. If not, then manually assign an nsap address as in step 1 above. If you are using a windowed ...

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    2-9 configuring a classical ip atm network 3. From the command prompt in this directory, issue the following command: atmarp -p the location of the atm boot file is a function of the type of host in which the fore adapter has been installed. On your system, the files may have been copied to another ...

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    2-10 configuring a classical ip atm network 3. On each host requiring service from the arp server, in the direc- tory in which the atm boot file is stored, edit the boot file. For example, for an esa-200 adapter, the file name is fore_atm. In this file, add the following line: atmarp -p where the co...

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    2-11 configuring a classical ip atm network 2.3.3 configuring a cabletron switch to be an arp server cabletron’s atm switches also have the capability of being an arp server. To configure a cabletron atm switch as an arp server, perform the following steps on only one of the scps: 1. On one of the s...

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    2-12 configuring a classical ip atm network 2.3.4 classical ip operation once a host knows its own atm address and the atm address of its arp server it will attempt to establish a connection to the arp server, which will be used to send arp requests and receive arp replies. When the connection to th...

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    2-13 configuring a classical ip atm network 2.3.5 operational issues certain hosts in an lis may not support classical ip. It is still possible to com- municate with these hosts (and for these hosts to communicate with one another) by using static arp entries. If a host does not support classical ip...

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    2-14 configuring a classical ip atm network 2.4 classical ip pvcs 2.4.1 theory and configuration normally, atm connections in a classical ip environment are established dynamically using q.2931. Arp, ilmi, and q.2931 all work together as described previously to set up an svc. If a host from another ...

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    2-15 configuring a classical ip atm network 2.4.2 revalidation and removal normally, the device driver periodically checks that its pvcs are still estab- lished and functioning. A host revalidates a pvc every 15 minutes by sending inarp requests over the pvc, if the user specifies that revalidation ...

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    2-16 configuring a classical ip atm network 2.5 debugging the atmarp utility on the host provides a number of useful options to aid communication debugging. Some of this information can also be displayed for the scp using various ami commands. If an equivalent ami command is available, it will be li...

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    2-17 configuring a classical ip atm network 2.6 configuring the network in an atm network, before any connections can be made, the two parties must know each other’s nsap address in order to set up that connection. To allow those connections to work, the ideal scenario is for all hosts and switches ...

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    2-18 configuring a classical ip atm network 2.6.1 third-party host with no ilmi and no rfc-1577 support to configure a network with a third-party vendor’s host (or an edge device) that supports neither ilmi nor rfc-1577 (as shown in figure 2.1), perform the following steps: figure 2.1 - configuring ...

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    2-19 configuring a classical ip atm network 2.6.2 third-party switch with ilmi and no rfc-1577 support to configure a network with a third-party vendor’s switch that supports ilmi, but not rfc-1577, (as shown in figure 2.2), perform the following steps: figure 2.2 - configuring a third-party switch ...

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    2-20 configuring a classical ip atm network 2.6.3 third-party switch with rfc-1577 and no ilmi support to configure a network with a third-party vendor’s switch that does not sup- port ilmi, but does support rfc-1577 (as shown in figure 2.3), perform the following steps: figure 2.3 - configuring a t...

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    2-21 configuring a classical ip atm network 4. Configure two static nsap routes on the third-party switch, one to each of the cabletron switches to which the third-party switch is connected, using the third-party vendor’s configuration software..

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    2-22 configuring a classical ip atm network.

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    3-1 chapter 3 configuring an emulated lan 3.1 introduction this chapter describes how to design, configure, and maintain an emulated lan (elan) over an atm network. An elan provides communication of user data frames among all members of the elan, similar to a physical lan. One or more elans may run ...

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    3-2 configuring an emulated lan 3.2 emulated lan components the components of an emulated lan include lecs, and lan emulation ser- vices consisting of: a lecs, a les, and a bus. Each of these services may reside in the same physical system or in separate physical systems. For exam- ple, the lecs cou...

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    3-3 configuring an emulated lan 3.2.1 lan emulation client (lec) the lec is the component in an end system that performs data forwarding, address resolution, and other control functions when communicating with other components within the elan. It also provides a mac level emulated ethernet interface...

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    3-4 configuring an emulated lan 3.3 emulated lan operation this section describes the operation of an elan and its components from the point of view of a lec. The operation of an elan may be divided into three phases: 1. Initialization 2. Registration and address resolution 3. Data transfer elan com...

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    3-5 configuring an emulated lan figure 3.2 - elan operation ➊ configuration - direct ➋ control - direct ➌ control - distribute ➍ multicast - send ➎ multicast - forward ➏ data - direct lecs les bus lec1 lec2 engineering.

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    3-6 configuring an emulated lan 3.3.1 initialization upon initialization, lec1 obtains its own atm address via address registra- tion. Lec1 obtains the address of the lecs in one of three ways: via manual configuration, via the “well-known” address defined by the atm forum’s lane standards (47.0079....

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    3-7 configuring an emulated lan 3.3.3 data transfer when lec1 receives a network-layer packet from a higher layer protocol to transmit to some destination mac address (for example, lec2), lec1 ini- tially does not know the corresponding atm address of the destination. Con- sequently, lec1 transmits ...

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    3-8 configuring an emulated lan 3.4 configuring an elan to configure an elan on a switch, you must log into ami on a switch run- ning software version 4.0 and use the commands found under configuration lane. Note: more information about each of these commands may be found in appendix b of this manua...

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    3-9 configuring an emulated lan 3.4.1 configuring an lecs configuration database file the lecs uses a text configuration file to contain the configuration informa- tion needed by lecs that wish to participate in an elan. The lecs configu- ration file may be built and edited using a text editor such ...

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    3-10 configuring an emulated lan 3.4.1.2 lecs configuration file syntax each line that you enter in the configuration file takes the general form: [[group].]key : value the group field may represent: • elans (by name) - elan names are case-sensitive, and may not exceed 32 characters in length • clie...

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    3-11 configuring an emulated lan table 3.1 defines the various key parameters that may be entered in the con- figuration file. The default value for each parameter is also given. Table 3.1 - lecs configuration file parameters parameter definition .Lan_type: ethernet/ieee 802.3 identifies the type of...

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    3-12 configuring an emulated lan lines beginning with # may be inserted if you wish to include comments or to improve the clarity of the presentation when the file is viewed or printed. These lines are ignored when the file is read. Lines may be continued by escaping the end-of-line with a backslash...

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    3-13 configuring an emulated lan if you want to control which clients may or may not join a given elan, two additional keys, accept and reject, whose values are comma-separated lists of matching elements, may be used. These values may be: a mac address, engineering.Accept: 0020480605b2 , 00204808001...

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    3-14 configuring an emulated lan 3.4.1.4 defining a client clients need not be defined in the lecs configuration file. Typically, you would define a client for the purpose of overriding one or more of the default configuration parameters for that particular client. A client is defined by using its a...

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    3-15 configuring an emulated lan 3.4.1.5 lecs control parameters specifying values for keys in the lecs group provides control over the opera- tion of the lecs process. Note: if you change the values of the lecs control parameters while the lecs process is running, the new values do not take effect ...

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    3-16 configuring an emulated lan 3.4.2 sample lecs configuration file caution do not attempt to edit an existing functional lecs configuration file without first making a backup copy of the file. Incorrect modification of the configuration file could result in loss of communication between one or mo...

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    3-18 configuring an emulated lan figure 3.4 - sample lecs configuration file (part two of two) # # parameters for elan: engineering # engineering.Address: 47.0005.80.Ffe100.0000.F21a.01b9.0020480605b2.11 engineering.Accept: 002048080011 , 0020481020ef engineering.Maximum_frame_size: 4544 # # paramet...

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    3-19 configuring an emulated lan 3.4.3 the default lecs configuration file a default lecs configuration file is installed with software version 4.0. It is reproduced below for reference. Figure 3.5 - default lecs configuration file note: make a backup copy of the supplied lecs configuration file and...

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    3-20 configuring an emulated lan as supplied, this file allows you to set up a default elan that accepts any client that wants to join. Before you can use the supplied file, you must mod- ify it as follows: 1. Obtain the atm address of the machine where the les for the default elan will be started. ...

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    3-21 configuring an emulated lan 3.4.4 starting the lan emulation services lan emulation services include the lecs, les, and bus. Once the lecs configuration database file has been configured, each of these services must be started so that they are available for lecs to attempt to use. These service...

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    3-22 configuring an emulated lan enter something similar to the following: configuration lane lecs new 0x0c -db lecs.Cfg use the following ami command to verify that the lecs has been started and is running. The operstatus field should display up, meaning that the lecs is enabled. Because the -defau...

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    3-23 configuring an emulated lan 3.4.4.2 creating a les and a bus next, the les and bus services must be started for the elan. The preferred method is to use the colocated_bus option when creating the les, which means that the les and bus services for a particular elan will be started together and w...

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    3-24 configuring an emulated lan 3.4.5 starting the lec(s) and joining an elan now that the elan services have been started, you can have lecs join the elan that you have created. Note: the switch software only allows you to create an instance of a lec on a switch. To create an instance of a lec on ...

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    3-25 configuring an emulated lan if you decide to use the manual mode, you must enter either a lecs address other than the well-known address or you must enter a les address. If you enter a les address, this means that the lec bypasses the lecs and directly contacts the specified les. For example, y...

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    3-26 configuring an emulated lan 3.4.5.2 configuring the lec failover mechanism an added feature of4.0 software is the lec failover mechanism. This feature allows multiple redundant services to be configured for an elan as shown in the sample lecs configuration file in 3.4.2. Consequently, to start ...

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    4-1 chapter 4 sonet configuration sonet network modules may require some additional configuration. There are several parameters that can be configured in order to work with other sonet equipment or to perform testing on the sonet ports. 4.1 sonet front panel leds there is an led corresponding to bot...

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    4-2 sonet configuration 4.1.2 receive indicators the led corresponding to the receive line of the port has the following mean- ings depending on the color: off indicates that a carrier has been detected on the line. A carrier is detected when there is a proper light signal on the line. Green indicat...

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    4-4 sonet configuration 4.4 configuring sonet loopback to facilitate testing of the sonet ports, there are two different loopback con- figurations available: line and diagnostic. When a sonet port is in loop- back mode, it no longer passes normal traffic. To change the loopback state on a sonet port...

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    4-5 sonet configuration figure 4.1 - sonet single port loopback diagram s e r / p a r p a r / s e r tx section rx section to network from network line diagnostic.

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    4-6 sonet configuration 4.5 displaying sonet error counters ami allows the user to display several sonet counters. The counters can be accessed by logging in to ami. Enter the following parameters at the prompt to display the sonet network module statistics: statistics sonet sonet port 1a1 counter v...

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    4-7 sonet configuration 4.6 sonet error counter descriptions sonetsectionbips the number of section bip-8 (bit interleaved parity) errors that have been detected since the last time the port has been reset. The calculated bip-8 code is compared with the bip-8 code extracted from the b1 byte of the f...

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    4-8 sonet configuration sonetlineaiss the number of seconds in which line alarm indi- cation signal (ais) has occurred. A line ais is asserted when a 111 binary pattern is detected in bits 6, 7, 8 of the k2 byte for five consecutive frames. A line ais is removed when any pattern other than 111 is de...

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    4-9 sonet configuration sonetpathyellows the number of seconds in which path yellow alarm has occurred. A path yellow alarm is detected by extracting bit 5 of the path status byte. If bit 5 is high for ten consecutive frames, a yellow alarm is declared. A yellow alarm is cleared when bit 5 is low fo...

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    4-10 sonet configuration 4.7 configuring sonet timing the sonet ports on an individual switch fabric can derive timing from one of two sources: an internal clock (internal) or the incoming sonet data stream (network). The default setting is internal clocking. Cabletron systems recommends that the fo...

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    5-1 chapter 5 ds-3 configuration if your cabletron switch is equipped with one or more ds-3 network mod- ules, some additional configuration may be necessary. There are several parameters which can be configured in order to work with other ds-3 equip- ment or to perform testing on the switch‘s ds-3 ...

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    5-2 ds-3 configuration 5.2 configuring ds-3 mode there are two modes of operation that the ds-3 ports support: plcp (physi- cal layer convergence protocol) and hcs (header check sequence). These modes control the way atm cells are constructed from the ds-3 data stream. To change the mode of operatio...

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    5-4 ds-3 configuration 5.5 configuring ds-3 framing there are two types of framing that the ds-3 ports support: clear channel and c-bit parity. These types of framing affect the significance of the overhead bits in the ds-3 frames. To change the framing of a ds-3 port, log in to ami and enter the fo...

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    5-5 ds-3 configuration 5.6 configuring ds-3 payload scrambling some equipment is more sensitive than the 9a000, sfcs-200bx or the sfcs- 1000 when synchronizing with the network clock. This equipment requires a greater transition density than the switch fabric. To work with such equip- ment, it may b...

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    5-6 ds-3 configuration 5.7 configuring ds-3 loopback in order to facilitate testing of the ds-3 ports, there are four different loopback configurations available: cell, payload, diagnostic, and line. When a ds-3 port is in loopback mode, it no longer passes normal traffic. To change the loopback sta...

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    5-7 ds-3 configuration 5.7.1 cell loopback when enabled, the ds-3 stream is received from the network, unframed into atm cells, reframed, and then transmitted back to the network. 5.7.2 payload loopback when enabled, the ds-3 stream is received from the network, has the ds-3 overhead bits re-inserte...

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    5-8 ds-3 configuration 5.8 displaying ds-3 error counters the user can display several ds-3 counters by logging in to ami. Enter the following parameters to display the ds-3 network module statistics: statistics ds3 ds3 port 1c1 counter value delta ------------------------------ -------------- -----...

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    5-9 ds-3 configuration 5.9 ds-3 error counter descriptions ds3framingloss indicates the number of seconds in which loss of signal (los) errors were detected by the ds3 receive framer block. Ds3framinglcvs shows the number of line code violations (lcv) that were detected by the ds3 receive framer blo...

  • Page 118

    5-10 ds-3 configuration ds3plcplofs shows the number of seconds in which loss of frame (lof) errors were detected by the plcp (physical layer convergence protocol) receiver. Lof is declared when an out-of-frame state persists for more than 1ms. Lof is removed when an in-frame state persists for more...

  • Page 119

    5-11 ds-3 configuration 5.10 configuring ds-3 timing the ds-3 ports on an individual switch fabric can derive timing from one of two sources: an internal clock (internal) or the incoming ds-3 data stream (network). The default setting for ports on the switch is internal clocking. Cabletron systems r...

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    5-12 ds-3 configuration.

  • Page 121: Chapter 6

    6-1 chapter 6 e-3 configuration e-3 network modules may require some additional configuration. There are several parameters that can be configured in order to work with other e-3 equipment or to perform testing on the e-3 ports. 6.1 e-3 front panel leds there is an led corresponding to both the tran...

  • Page 122

    6-2 e-3 configuration 6.2 configuring e-3 mode there are two modes of operation that the e-3 ports support: plcp (also referred to as g.751) and hcs (also referred to as g.832). These modes control the way atm cells are delineated within the e-3 data stream. To change the mode of operation of an e-3...

  • Page 124

    6-4 e-3 configuration . Figure 6.1 - e-3 loopback 6.4.1 cell loopback when enabled, the e-3 stream received from the network is unframed into atm cells. The cells are then reframed and transmitted back to the network. 6.4.2 payload loopback when enabled, the e-3 stream received from the network has ...

  • Page 126

    6-6 e-3 configuration 6.6 displaying e-3 error counters the user can display several e-3 counters by logging in to ami. Enter the fol- lowing parameters to display the e-3 network module statistics: statistics e3 e3 port 1d1 counter value delta ------------------------------ -------------- ---------...

  • Page 127

    6-7 e-3 configuration 6.7 e-3 error counter descriptions e3framingloss specifies the number of seconds in which loss of signal (los) errors were detected by the e3 receive framer block. E3framinglcvs displays the number of line code violations (lcv) that were detected by the e3 receive framer block....

  • Page 128

    6-8 e-3 configuration e3plcpbip8s indicates the number of bip-8 (bit interleaved parity - 8) error events. The bip-8 is calculated over the path overhead field and the associated atm cell of the previous frame. A bip-n is a method of error monitoring. An n-bit code is generated by the transmitting e...

  • Page 129

    6-9 e-3 configuration 6.8 configuring e-3 timing the e-3 ports on an individual switch fabric can derive timing from one of two sources: an internal clock (internal) or the incoming e-3 data stream (network). The default is internal. Cabletron recommends that the following conventions be used to con...

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    6-10 e-3 configuration.

  • Page 131: Chapter 7

    7-1 chapter 7 tp25 configuration if your switch fabric is equipped with one or more tp25 (25 mbps) network modules, there is some additional configuration that may be necessary. There are several parameters which can be configured in order to work with other tp25 equipment or to perform testing on t...

  • Page 132

    7-2 tp25 configuration 7.2 configuring tp25 loopback to facilitate testing of the tp25 ports, a line loopback configuration is avail- able. When a tp25 port is in loopback mode, it no longer passes normal traf- fic. To change the loopback state on a tp25 port, log in to ami. (please refer to appendi...

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    7-3 tp25 configuration figure 7.1 - tp25 single port loopback diagram xfrmr pmd tc layer switch fabric cell buffer network line.

  • Page 134

    7-4 tp25 configuration 7.3 displaying tp25 error counters the user can display several tp25 counters by logging in to ami. Enter the following parameters to display the tp25 network module statistics: statistics tp25 tp25 port 1a1 counter value delta ------------------------------ -------------- ---...

  • Page 135: Chapter 8

    8-1 chapter 8 taxi configuration the taxi network modules for the cabletron atm switches use the 4b/5b taxi format and are shipped preconfigured. No additional configuration is needed for the taxi network modules to interoperate with another cabletron systems atm switch or with any other 4b/5b taxi ...

  • Page 136

    8-2 taxi configuration 8.2 configuring taxi loopback to facilitate testing of the taxi ports, a diagnostic loopback configuration is available. When a taxi port is in loopback mode, it will no longer pass nor- mal traffic. To change the loopback state on a taxi port, log in to the atm management int...

  • Page 137: Appendix A

    A-1 appendix a ami overview the switch software provides switch and connection management, ip connec- tivity, and snmp network management. The switch control software (scs) is the “brains” of the switch. The scs controls the switch board(s) and handles connection set-up and tear-down duties. The scs...

  • Page 138

    A-2 ami overview additionally, the user only needs to enter the minimum number of letters in a command which would make the command unique to that level. For exam- ple, the user could enter co m s instead of configuration module show. However, the minimum number of letters entered must also distingu...

  • Page 139

    A-3 ami overview a.1 initial login from serial port or telnet the user can log in to the switch either through the serial port or through the ethernet port using telnet. A.1.1 login from serial port when connecting to the switch via the serial port, output similar to the fol- lowing will be displaye...

  • Page 140

    A-4 ami overview a.1.2 login from telnet to telnet to the scp, enter the following parameters at the > prompt on the host: > telnet name enter either the name or the ip address of the scp. For example, to telnet to an scp called fishtank, enter the following: > telnet fishtank when the telnet connec...

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    A-5 ami overview atm management interface v1.2 copyright (c) 1994, 1995 fore systems, inc. All rights reserved general commands: '?' to get list of commands at the current level 'up' to go up one menu level 'top' to go to the root menu 'exit' to leave ami opening a session for “127.0.0.1”, please wa...

  • Page 142

    A-6 ami overview a.2 ami commands not available when running remotely some ami commands are not available when you telnet or log in to a switch remotely. For example, if you are logged in locally to a switch called fishtank (you will see localhost::> as your prompt) and you open a session to a switc...

  • Page 143

    A-7 ami overview a.3 ami root menu for an open session this menu is the root submenu for an ami session. When ami is first entered from the serial port or telnet, the localhost session is the only open session. The following information is displayed: atm management interface v1.2 copyright (c) 1994,...

  • Page 144

    A-8 ami overview a.3.1 about command by entering the about command at the root level prompt, the user can dis- play information regarding ami and how to begin an ami session on a host or on a switch. Localhost::> about atm management interface v4.0 copyright (c) 1994, 1995 fore systems, inc. All rig...

  • Page 145

    A-9 ami overview a.3.2 close command any number of sessions may be opened to remote scps from your local scp. However, only one ami session may be open at a time on any given scp on a 9a000, sfcs-200wg, sfcs-200bx, or an sfcs-1000. By typing close at the prompt, the user can end the current ami sess...

  • Page 146

    A-10 ami overview a.3.3 configuration commands by entering configuration at the root level, the user can access several sub- commands that allow the user to configure specific parts of the hardware or specific properties of the software. The configuration commands are described in detail in appendix...

  • Page 147

    A-11 ami overview a.3.6 history command by typing history at any prompt, the user can list up to the last 20 previously typed commands for that particular session as follows: localhost::> history 1 open fishtank 2 stat 3 ? 4 module 5 oc3 6 port 7 spans 8 tcp 9 udp 10 vcc 11 vpc 12 up 13 help 14 hist...

  • Page 148

    A-12 ami overview a.3.7 open command the open command lets the user begin a session on a remote switch. At the prompt, enter the following parameters: localhost::> open [] host indicates the host name of the remote switch on which the user wants to open a session. Community enter the snmp community ...

  • Page 149

    A-13 ami overview a.3.8 operation commands by entering operation at the root level prompt, the user can access several subcommands that allow the user to manage various parts of the switch. The operation commands are described in detail in appendix c of this manual. A.3.9 ping command the ping comma...

  • Page 150

    A-14 ami overview a.3.10 redo command the redo command can be used in conjunction with the history command. It lets the user repeat a command that was given in the same open session. The user can access this command by entering redo at any level. To repeat the last command that was performed, enter ...

  • Page 151

    A-15 ami overview type history at the prompt to list the last 20 previously typed commands for that particular session as follows: localhost::> history 1 open localhost 2 stat 3 ? 4 module 5 oc3 6 port 7 spans 8 tcp 9 udp 10 vcc 11 help 12 history then, to repeat a previously given command, type red...

  • Page 152

    A-16 ami overview a.3.11 rows command the rows command allows users to set the number of rows that their terminal displays. Users can access this command by entering rows at the root level as follows: localhost::> rows [] terminal rows = 24 rows indicates the number of terminal rows to be used. A.3....

  • Page 153: Appendix B

    B-1 appendix b ami configuration commands this chapter contains a detailed description of the ami configuration com- mands. The main configuration menu can be found at the root level. There are several commands available under configuration. Commands that are submenus are immediately followed by a “...

  • Page 154

    B-2 ami configuration commands b.1.1 displaying alarm conditions this command lets the user display the status of all alarms. The linkfailed and spansfailed alarms are available on all cabletron switches. The power- supplyinputfailed and tempsensorovertemp alarms are available on all switches. The p...

  • Page 155

    B-3 ami configuration commands major alarm relay status off means that no major alarms are currently active. On means that one or more major alarms are cur- rently active. Look at the alarmstatus field to see which condition is in a state of alarm. Minor alarm relay status off means that no minor al...

  • Page 158

    B-6 ami configuration commands b.2 atm arp configuration commands these commands allow the user to manage the atm arp (address resolution protocol) features. The user can display the list of available subcommands by typing atmarp ? At the configuration level. Localhost::configuration> atmarp ? Arpse...

  • Page 159

    B-7 ami configuration commands b.2.1.2 setting the arp server address this command allows the user to set the address of the rfc-1577 atm arp server. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration atmarp arpserver> set [] nsapaddress indicates the atm network layer address for the rfc-1577...

  • Page 160

    B-8 ami configuration commands b.2.3 flushing the atm arp cache this command enables the user to delete the contents of the atm arp cache. Only dynamic arp cache entries are removed. The switch asks the user to verify that flushing the arp cache is the desired action. Enter the following parameters:...

  • Page 161

    B-9 ami configuration commands b.2.6 creating a classical ip pvc this command allows the user to create a new classical ip pvc arp entry. All data is sent llc/snap encapsulated. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration atmarp> newclassicalip [] host indicates the host ip address of t...

  • Page 162

    B-10 ami configuration commands b.2.8 displaying the atm arp entries this command displays the current atm arp cache. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration atmarp> show localhost::configuration atmarp> when the prompt is returned with no information displayed, as shown above, then...

  • Page 163

    B-11 ami configuration commands b.3 switch board configuration commands this submenu allows the user to configure default values for the switch board. The user can display the list of available subcommands by typing board ? At the configuration level. Localhost::configuration> board ? Clockscale sho...

  • Page 164

    B-12 ami configuration commands b.3.2 displaying the board configuration this command shows the current configuration of the switch board. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration board> show board version model s/n nms vpierrors vcierrors clockscale multicastmode 1 1.0 asx200bx 4465...

  • Page 165

    B-13 ami configuration commands b.3.3 displaying the board topology this command displays the spans topology of the atm network of which this switch is a part. All spans-nni links appear in the topology. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration board> topology b source ipaddress dest...

  • Page 166

    B-14 ami configuration commands b.4 ip configuration commands these commands let the user change the ip configuration. The user can dis- play the list of available subcommands by typing ip ? At the configuration level. Localhost::configuration> ip ? Address admin broadcast forwarding mask route> sho...

  • Page 168

    B-16 ami configuration commands b.4.4 configuring ip forwarding this command allows the user to turn ip forwarding on or off. If ip forward- ing is turned off, the switch will not forward (i.E., route) ip packets from one ip interface to another ip interface. It is generally not necessary to turn ip...

  • Page 169

    B-17 ami configuration commands b.4.6 configuring ip routes this command allows the user to add a static ip route to the local ip routing table, delete a static ip route from the local ip routing table, or list the current static ip routes in the local ip routing table. The user can display the list...

  • Page 171

    B-19 ami configuration commands b.4.7 displaying the ip interface configuration this command allows the user to display information about the configuration of the ip interfaces. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration ip> show interface state address netmask broadcast ie0 up 169.144...

  • Page 172

    B-20 ami configuration commands b.5 lan emulation configuration commands these commands allow the user to configure lan emulation (lane) on a switch. The user can display the list of available subcommands by typing lane ? At the configuration level. Localhost::configuration> lane ? Bus> lec> lecs> l...

  • Page 173

    B-21 ami configuration commands b.5.1.2 deleting a bus this command allows the user to delete a specified bus. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration lane bus> delete bus index indicates the unique, positive integer index of the bus that is to be deleted. This number is dynami- cal...

  • Page 174

    B-22 ami configuration commands b.5.1.4 displaying bus information this command lets the user display the current bus information in one of two ways. To display information about every bus that is currently config- ured on the switch, enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration lane bus...

  • Page 175

    B-23 ami configuration commands to display information about a particular bus that is currently configured on the switch, enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration lane bus> show [] for example, to display information about the bus with an index number of 1, enter the following parame...

  • Page 176

    B-24 ami configuration commands b.5.2 lan emulation client (lec) configuration commands these commands let the user configure the lan emulation client (lec). The user can display the list of available subcommands by typing lec ? At the lane level. Localhost::configuration lane> lec ? Admin arp> dele...

  • Page 178

    B-26 ami configuration commands b.5.2.3 deleting a lec this command lets the user delete a lec from an elan. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration lane lec> delete lec index indicates the unique, integer index of the lec that is to be deleted. This number is dynamically assigned b...

  • Page 179

    B-27 ami configuration commands b.5.2.4.1 setting the default lec configuration mode this command lets the user set the default mode for configuring all of the elans that may be created on this switch. Note: if you chose manual mode, you must specify the lecs address of the machine that will be used...

  • Page 180

    B-28 ami configuration commands b.5.2.5 creating a lec this command lets the user create a lec (join an elan). When a lec is cre- ated, a corresponding el interface is created. The interface name (el0, el1, el2, etc.) is assigned based on the selector byte entered when the lec is created. The list o...

  • Page 181

    B-29 ami configuration commands b.5.2.6 displaying lec information this command lets the user display the current lec information in one of two ways. To display information about all of the lecs that are currently con- figured on the switch, enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration l...

  • Page 182

    B-30 ami configuration commands mode shows the configuration mode that is used when a lec joins the elan. Automatic means that the “well-known” lecs address and the default les are used. Manual means that the specified lecs or les address is used. The default is automatic. Macaddress shows the ether...

  • Page 183

    B-31 ami configuration commands b.5.3 lan emulation configuration server (lecs) commands these commands allow the user to configure the lan emulation configura- tion server (lecs). The user can display the list of available subcommands by typing lecs ? At the lane level. Localhost::configuration lan...

  • Page 184

    B-32 ami configuration commands b.5.3.3 creating a lecs this command lets the user create (start) a lecs service. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration lane lecs> new [-db ] [-default ] lecs selector byte (hex) indicates the 20th byte of the atm address of the host or switch that ...

  • Page 185

    B-33 ami configuration commands b.5.3.4 displaying lecs information this command lets the user display the current lecs information in one of two ways. To display information about all of the lecs that are currently con- figured on the switch, enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration...

  • Page 186

    B-34 ami configuration commands note: when you change the administrative status of a lecs down to up, it takes a few seconds for the operational change to occur and to be reflected in the operstatus field. Therefore, it is possible for the information above to show the adminstatus as up, but the ope...

  • Page 187

    B-35 ami configuration commands b.5.3.5 getting the lecs configuration file this command lets the user download the lecs configuration file. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration lane lecs> get : [] host indicates the name of the host from which the lecs database file is to be ret...

  • Page 188

    B-36 ami configuration commands b.5.4 lan emulation server (les) configuration commands these commands allow the user to configure the lan emulation server (les). The user can display the list of available subcommands by typing les ? At the lane level. Localhost::configuration lane> les ? Admin dele...

  • Page 189

    B-37 ami configuration commands b.5.4.3 creating a les this command lets the user create a new les. Enter the following parameters: localhost::conf lane les> new \ [(colocated_bus)] les selector byte (hex) indicates the 20th byte of the atm address of the host or switch that is to run a les service ...

  • Page 190

    B-38 ami configuration commands b.5.4.4 displaying les information this command lets the user display the current les information in four dif- ferent ways. To display information about every les that is currently config- ured on the switch, enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration la...

  • Page 191

    B-39 ami configuration commands to display information about a particular les that is currently configured on the switch, enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration lane les> show [] for example, to display information about the les with an index number of 2, enter the following parame...

  • Page 192

    B-40 ami configuration commands elan name: “eng-net2” les: 47.0005.80.Ffe100.0000.F21a.00d0.0020481a00d0.1a bus: 47.0005.80.Ffe100.0000.F21a.00d0.0020481a00d0.1b non-proxy control distribute vcc: 0.79 proxy control distribute vcc: -.- lec #1 at 47.0005.80.Ffe100.0000.F21a.00d0.002048102a78.02 (non-p...

  • Page 193

    B-41 ami configuration commands to display advanced information about a particular les that is currently con- figured on the switch, enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration lane les> show [] [(advanced)] for example, to display advanced information about the les with an index number...

  • Page 194

    B-42 ami configuration commands b.6 network module configuration commands these commands let the user configure the network modules. The list of available subcommands can be displayed by typing module ? At the config- uration level. Localhost::configuration> module ? Show timing> traffic> b.6.1 disp...

  • Page 195

    B-43 ami configuration commands b.6.2 configuring distributed timing on a network module these commands enable the user to configure or to display information about the timing source of the network modules. Note: these commands apply only to fore systems’ series c network modules that have distribut...

  • Page 196

    B-44 ami configuration commands internal shows whether the export clock or the import clock is being used as the internal clock for this network module. Import primary defines the preferred import timing source for the specified network module. This can be designated as the export clock of a differe...

  • Page 197

    B-45 ami configuration commands b.6.2.2 configuring the internal clock timing of a network module each network module installed in a switch has its own internal clock as a tim- ing source. This timing source can be either the export clock or it may be the import clock. This command allows the user t...

  • Page 198

    B-46 ami configuration commands b.6.2.3 configuring the export clock timing of a network module this command allows the user to configure the timing source for the export clock on a specified network module. Note: these commands apply only to fore systems’ series c network modules that have distribu...

  • Page 199

    B-47 ami configuration commands b.6.2.4 configuring the import clock timing of a network module this command allows the user to configure the timing source for the import clock on a specified network module. Note: these commands apply only to fore systems’ series c network modules that have distribu...

  • Page 200

    B-48 ami configuration commands b.6.3 configuring traffic on a network module these commands enable the user to configure or to display information about the traffic on the network modules. Note: these commands apply to fore systems’ series c network modules only. Enter the following parameters to s...

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    B-49 ami configuration commands b.6.3.2 displaying traffic models for a network module this command allows the user to display the different types of traffic memory models on a network module. Note: this command applies to fore systems’ series c network modules only. Enter the following parameters: ...

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    B-50 ami configuration commands b.6.3.3 setting traffic models on a network module this command lets the user select one of the traffic memory models for a spe- cific network module. Note: this command applies to fore systems’ series c network modules only. Enter the following parameters: localhost:...

  • Page 203

    B-51 ami configuration commands b.6.3.4 displaying traffic on a network module this command enables the user to display traffic model information on the network modules. Note: this command applies to fore systems’ series c network modules only. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuratio...

  • Page 204

    B-52 ami configuration commands b.6.3.5 setting fifo blocking on a network module this command lets the user set fifo blocking on a specific network module when the queues are full. Note: this command applies to fore systems’ series c network modules only. Enter the following parameters: localhost::...

  • Page 205

    B-53 ami configuration commands b.7 nsap configuration commands these commands allow the user to create, delete, and display nsap static routes; to create, delete, and display nsap prefixes; and to display ilmi reg- istered nsap addresses. The user can display the list of available subcom- mands by ...

  • Page 206

    B-54 ami configuration commands b.7.1.2 creating an nsap route this command allows the user to create an nsap static route. Enter the fol- lowing parameters: localhost::configuration nsap route> new [-cost ] [-cbr_cap ] [-vbr_cap ] [abr] [epd] nsap indicates the complete 20-byte nsap route address i...

  • Page 207

    B-55 ami configuration commands epd this is an optional parameter. The epd parameter should be used for links that support early packet discard. The epd parameter should not be used for links that do not support early packet discard. The following is an example of how to create an nsap static route:...

  • Page 208

    B-56 ami configuration commands cost shows the routing metric for this link. There is a cost for each link in a route. The sum of these link costs determines the overall cost of a route. To expedite traffic on a route, the user should try to minimize the overall cost of a route. A small cost value i...

  • Page 209

    B-57 ami configuration commands b.7.2.1 deleting an nsap prefix this command lets the user remove an existing nsap prefix. Enter the fol- lowing parameters: localhost::config nsap prefix> delete port indicates the port number on which the nsap prefix is to be deleted. Vpi indicates the number of the...

  • Page 210

    B-58 ami configuration commands b.7.2.3 displaying nsap prefixes this command enables the user to display the current list of nsap prefixes. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration nsap prefix> show port vpi nsap-prefix 1a1 0 0x47.0005.80.Ffe100.0000.F124.00de 1a2 0 0x47.0005.80.Ffe...

  • Page 211

    B-59 ami configuration commands b.7.3 nsap ilmi configuration command this command enables the user to display the nsap addresses of all of the ports on a switch fabric that have been registered via ilmi. Ilmi address reg- istration occurs between the switch and host. The switch sends the host its 1...

  • Page 212

    B-60 ami configuration commands b.8 port configuration commands these commands let the user manage the configuration of the various ports. The user can display the list of available subcommands by typing port ? At the configuration level. Localhost::configuration> port ? Cdvt e1> e3> ds1> tp25> ds3>...

  • Page 213

    B-61 ami configuration commands b.8.2 e-3 port configuration commands these commands allow the user to modify various aspects of the configura- tion of the ports on an e-3 network module. The following e-3 commands are available only when an e-3 network module is installed in the switch fabric. The ...

  • Page 216

    B-64 ami configuration commands b.8.2.5 showing the e-3 port configuration this command allows the user to display current information about an e-3 network module. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration port e3> show port carrier status mode loopback clocksource scrambling idlecell...

  • Page 217

    B-65 ami configuration commands clocksource for all network modules, network means that the timing for this port is derived externally from the incoming clock on this port. Internal means that the timing is derived from either the on-board crystal oscillator or is set to be derived from a specific p...

  • Page 218

    B-66 ami configuration commands b.8.3 tp25 port configuration commands these commands allow the user to modify various aspects of the configura- tion of the ports on a tp25 network module. The following tp25 commands are available only when a tp25 network module is installed in the switch fab- ric. ...

  • Page 219

    B-67 ami configuration commands b.8.3.2 showing the tp25 port configuration this command allows the user to display current information about a tp25 network module. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration port tp25> show port carrier media loopback rxtiming 1a1 no utp none yes 1a2 n...

  • Page 220

    B-68 ami configuration commands b.8.4 ds-3 port configuration commands these commands allow the user to modify various aspects of the configura- tion of the ports on a ds-3 network module. The following ds-3 commands are available only when a ds-3 network module is installed in the switch fab- ric. ...

  • Page 223

    B-71 ami configuration commands b.8.4.6 showing the ds-3 port configuration this command allows the user to display current information about all of the ports on the ds-3 network module. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration port ds3> show port carrier status mode framing loopback...

  • Page 224

    B-72 ami configuration commands idlecells shows the type of cells this port sends for filler when the port is not sending data. Idle cells set the clp bit = 1 and unassigned cells set the clp bit = 0. Please refer to page 57 of the atm forum 3.0 specification for more information. Idle = invalid cel...

  • Page 225

    B-73 ami configuration commands b.8.5 j-2 port configuration commands these commands let the user modify various aspects of the configuration of a j-2 network module. The following j-2 commands are available only when a j-2 network module is installed in the switch fabric. The user can display the l...

  • Page 227

    B-75 ami configuration commands b.8.5.3 showing j-2 port configuration this command allows the user to display information about the configuration of the ports on a j-2 network module. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration port j2> show port linelength loopback clocksource 1d1 sho...

  • Page 229

    B-77 ami configuration commands b.8.7 sonet port configuration commands these commands allow the user to modify various aspects of the configura- tion of all of the ports on a sonet network module. The following sonet commands are available only when a sonet network module is installed in the switch...

  • Page 231

    B-79 ami configuration commands b.8.7.4 showing the sonet port configuration this command lets the user display information about the configuration of all of the ports on a sonet network module. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration port sonet> show port width carrier status line ...

  • Page 232

    B-80 ami configuration commands mode indicates the mode of operation for this port. Can be sonet or sdh. Loopback indicates the loopback mode on this port. Can be one of the following: none, line, or diagnostic. Clocksource for all network modules, network means that the timing for this port is deri...

  • Page 233

    B-81 ami configuration commands b.8.7.5 configuring sonet port timing this command allows the user to change the timing source on a port on a sonet network module. Note: this option is not available on an oc-12 net- work module because it always uses internal timing. To configure distributed timing ...

  • Page 234

    B-82 ami configuration commands b.8.8 showing the port configuration this command lets the user display port information about all of the ports on an individual switch fabric or about just a specified port. To show general information about all of the ports, enter the following parameters: localhost...

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    B-83 ami configuration commands ovcs indicates the number of outgoing virtual channels on the port. Obw shows the amount of bandwidth (in mbps) for the output link on the port. Model lists the type of network module. For the control port, lists asx. To show advanced information about all of the port...

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    B-84 ami configuration commands buffob indicates the buffer overbooking level configured on this port, specified as a percentage. Enter an integer value greater than or equal to 1. The default is 100, which means that no overbooking has been defined. Values less than 100 cause underbooking. Values g...

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    B-85 ami configuration commands b.8.9 taxi port configuration commands these commands allow the user to modify various aspects of the configura- tion of all of the ports on a taxi network module. The following taxi com- mands are available only when a taxi network module is installed in the switch f...

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    B-86 ami configuration commands b.8.9.2 showing the taxi port configuration this command enables the user to display current information about all of the ports on a taxi network module. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration port taxi> show port carrier state obuf version loopback ...

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    B-87 ami configuration commands b.8.10 traffic port configuration commands these commands enable the user to configure various traffic features on an individual port on a series c network module on the switch. The user can dis- play the list of available subcommands by typing traffic ? At the port l...

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    B-88 ami configuration commands b.8.10.2 configuring efci on a port this command allows the user to designate the cell buffer threshold over which available bit rate (abr) cells and unspecified bit rate (ubr) cells have their explicit forward congestion indicator (efci) code point set. When the efci...

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    B-89 ami configuration commands b.8.10.3 configuring port queue size this command enables the user to designate the dedicated queue size for a given type of traffic on a specified port. Note: this command applies to fore systems’ series c network modules only. Enter the following parameters: localho...

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    B-90 ami configuration commands b.8.10.4 displaying port traffic and priority queue information this command lets the user display port traffic information and port priority queue information for all of the ports on all of the series c network modules. Note: this command applies to fore systems’ ser...

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    B-91 ami configuration commands ber. Cbr qsize displays the reserved queue size for cbr traffic. The default setting is 256 cells. Cbr cdv shows the maximum cell delay variation for cbr traffic specified in microseconds. Vbr qsize displays the reserved queue size for vbr traffic. The default setting...

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    B-92 ami configuration commands this command also lets the user show port traffic information and port prior- ity queue information for an individual port on a series c network module. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration port traffic> show [] localhost::configuration port traffi...

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    B-93 ami configuration commands b.8.11 vbrob port configuration commands this command is an advanced option that allows the user to set an output bandwidth overbooking level for vbr traffic on a particular port. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration port> vbrob port indicates the ...

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    B-94 ami configuration commands b.9 serial port configuration commands these commands let the user manage an rs-232 serial port. The user can dis- play the list of available subcommands by typing rs232 ? At the configura- tion level. Localhost::configuration> rs232 ? Show speed b.9.1 displaying seri...

  • Page 247

    B-95 ami configuration commands b.10 snmp configuration commands these commands enable the user to manage the snmp communities and traps. The user can display the list of available subcommands by typing snmp ? At the configuration level. Localhost::configuration> snmp ? Community trap> b.10.1 config...

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    B-96 ami configuration commands b.10.2.1 deleting an snmp trap entry this command allows the user to delete an existing snmp trap destination. Before deleting a trap that may need to be recreated later, show the list of cur- rent snmp traps and either copy and save the screen or write down the trap ...

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    B-97 ami configuration commands b.10.2.2 creating an snmp trap entry this command allows the user to specify a host to which a switch can send snmp traps. The snmp traps supported by this switch are detailed in the fore-switch-mib. Enter the ip address of the snmp trap destination to be added. Repea...

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    B-98 ami configuration commands b.11 spans configuration commands these commands allow the user to manage spans (simple protocol for atm network signalling), fore systems’ pre-standard signalling protocol. The user can display the list of available subcommands by typing spans ? At the configuration ...

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    B-99 ami configuration commands b.11.2 creating a spans signalling path this command allows the user to create a spans signalling path. Note: before a spans signalling path can be cre- ated on a given vpi, an originating and a ter- minating path must exist for that same vpi. Enter the following para...

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    B-100 ami configuration commands -clsupc indicates the integer index that refers to a specific traffic contract that is used to police the connection- less vci. If no index is specified, then no traffic polic- ing will take place on this vci. It is assigned a upc index of 0, and all traffic on this ...

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    B-101 ami configuration commands b.11.3 showing the spans signalling path configuration this command lets the user list an individual switch fabric’s current spans signalling path information. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration spans> show port vpi state type cdvt action remote...

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    B-102 ami configuration commands to show advanced spans signalling path information about all of the ports, enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration spans> show advanced port vpi sigvci clsvci aal minvci maxvci sigbw clsupc 1c1 0 15 14 4 32 511 0 0 1c2 0 15 14 4 32 511 0 0 1c3 0 15 1...

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    B-103 ami configuration commands to list spans information for a specific port, (for example, port 1c1), enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration spans> show 1c1 port vpi state type cdvt action remoteaddress 1c1 0 down uni 250 tag the fields in this display are defined in the same ma...

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    B-104 ami configuration commands b.12 spvc configuration commands these commands allow the user to configure spvcs (smart permanent vir- tual circuits). An spvc is a connection that traverses multiple switch fabrics. An spvc looks like a pvc at the local and remote endpoints with an svc in the middl...

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    B-105 ami configuration commands vci indicates the virtual channel number on the local switch fabric. Dest-session indicates the name of the remote switch session for this spvc. Dest-port indicates the port number on the remote switch fab- ric on which this spvc is to be deleted. Dest-vpi indicates ...

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    B-107 ami configuration commands b.12.3 displaying spvc information this command allows the user to display all of the spvcs on an individual switch fabric. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration spvc> show local remote id port vpi vci bw direction id port vpi vci switch 35664 1c1 ...

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    B-108 ami configuration commands b.13 switch configuration commands these commands allow the user to configure default settings for the switch. The user can display the list of available subcommands by typing switch ? At the configuration level. Localhost::configuration> switch ? Name pmpmaxvci pmpm...

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    B-109 ami configuration commands b.13.2 setting the minimum number of reserved vcis for pmps this command lets the user set the minimum number for the range of vcis that are reserved for point-to-multipoint connections. By using this command in conjunction with conf switch pmpmaxvci, you will allow ...

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    B-110 ami configuration commands b.13.3 setting the maximum number of reserved vcis for pmps this command lets the user set the maximum number for the range of vcis that are reserved for point-to-multipoint connections. By using this command in conjunction with conf switch pmpminvci, you will allow ...

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    B-111 ami configuration commands b.13.4 displaying the switch configuration this command lets the user display switch configuration information includ- ing the switch name, the type of switch, the hardware version, the software version, the number of maximum virtual paths, the number of maximum vir-...

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    B-112 ami configuration commands b.14 system configuration commands these commands let the user configure system message log features, config- ure the amount of time of non-activity after which an ami session times out, and change the units for designating upc contracts. The user can display the lis...

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    B-113 ami configuration commands b.14.2 system log configuration commands syslog is a tool that can send system messages to be logged to a user-specified remote host. These commands let the user configure the address of the remote syslog host and whether or not these messages are sent to the console...

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    B-114 ami configuration commands b.14.2.2 setting the address of the system log host this command sets the address of the host to which the switch’s system mes- sages are being logged. You may also opt to assign a specific facility name so that the remote syslog can automatically differentiate betwe...

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    B-115 ami configuration commands b.14.2.3 deleting the address of the system log host this command allows the user to delete the address of the host to which the switch’s system messages are being logged. Enter the following parameters: note: this command is only available on the local switch. Local...

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    B-116 ami configuration commands b.14.2.4 turning off or turning on system log messages to the console on a 9a000, sfcs-200wg, an sfcs-200bx, and an sfcs-1000, the system log messages may be directed to three places: to syslog, to the console, and to a remote host. These types of switches are defaul...

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    B-117 ami configuration commands b.14.3 ami timeout configuration command this command lets the user set the amount of time of non-activity after which an ami session will time out. The user can get to this level by entering timeout at the system level. Enter the following parameters: localhost::con...

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    B-118 ami configuration commands b.15 topology configuration commands these commands allow the user to manage the forethought pnni topology information and the spans topology information of the switch fabric. The user can display the list of available subcommands by typing topology ? At the configur...

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    B-119 ami configuration commands b.15.1.2 changing the forethought pnni border switch functionality a switch that has a link to another switch that belonging to a different peer- group is considered a border switch. A border switch advertises reachability to its peergroup to switches outside of its ...

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    B-120 ami configuration commands b.15.1.3 setting the forethought pnni switch prefix mask this command allows the user to select the forethought pnni switch prefix mask value. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration topology forepnni> swmask mask indicates the mask that gives the nu...

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    B-121 ami configuration commands b.15.1.5 setting the hello indication interval hello indication messages are the “keep alive” messages that two switches send to one another to verify their existence. This command lets the user change the interval for forethought pnni hello indication messages. Ente...

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    B-122 ami configuration commands b.15.1.8 setting the maximum hop count by setting a maximum hop count, the user tells the switch to consider only those paths that have less than or equal to the number of hops specified when setting up a connection. If a connection is routed using a path with a larg...

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    B-123 ami configuration commands b.15.1.10 setting a minimum threshold for nsap updates the minimum threshold is the smallest capacity value that the threshold value for determining the significant change in acr can take. This minimum value ensures that the threshold value does not become a very sma...

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    B-124 ami configuration commands b.15.1.12 displaying forethought pnni parameters this command let the user display all of the forethought pnni topology parameters. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration topology forepnni> show switch nsap prefix 0x47.0005.80.Ffe100.0000.F215.0df6 ...

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    B-125 ami configuration commands the fields in this display are defined as follows: switch nsap prefix displays the switch’s nsap prefix. Switch prefix mask shows the switch prefix mask value of high-order bits to use for aggregating addresses on the switch for routing purposes. Peer group mask list...

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    B-126 ami configuration commands b.15.2 spans topology configuration commands these commands allow the user to modify various aspects of spans-nni on a switch. The user can display the list of available subcommands by typing spans ? At the topology level. Localhost::configuration topology> spans ? B...

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    B-127 ami configuration commands b.15.2.2 setting the spans area id this command enables the user to set the spans area id. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration topology spans> area area indicates the id of the area in the spans routing hierarchy to which this switch belongs. Thi...

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    B-128 ami configuration commands b.16 uni 3.0 configuration commands these commands let the user configure uni 3.0 signalling paths. The user can display the list of available subcommands by typing uni30 ? At the configu- ration level. Localhost::configuration> uni30 ? Delete new show b.16.1 deletin...

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    B-129 ami configuration commands b.16.2 creating a uni 3.0 signalling path this command enables the user to create a uni 3.0 signalling path. Note: before a uni 3.0 signalling path can be cre- ated on a given vpi, an originating and a ter- minating path must exist for that same vpi. Enter the follow...

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    B-130 ami configuration commands -ilmivci indicates the vci to use for ilmi signalling mes- sages. The default reserved vci is 16. -minvci indicates the bottom number for the range of vcis to be reserved for uni 3.0 signalling messages. The default is 32. -maxvci indicates the top number for the ran...

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    B-131 ami configuration commands b.16.3 displaying uni 3.0 signalling paths this command allows the user to list an individual switch fabric’s current uni 3.0 signalling path information. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration uni30> show port vpi state ilmi uniside type opertype r...

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    B-132 ami configuration commands type displays the type of configuration for this port. Can be publicuni, auto, or iisp. The default is auto. Opertype shows the signalling type being used on this port. Remoteaddress shows the ip address of the remote endstation, if it is available. To show advanced ...

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    B-133 ami configuration commands maxvci displays the top number for the range of vcis to be reserved for uni 3.0 signalling messages. The default is 511. Sigbw shows the amount of bandwidth that is reserved on the uni 3.0 signalling vci. The default is 0. Ilmibw lists the amount of bandwidth that is...

  • Page 286

    B-134 ami configuration commands b.17 usage parameter control configuration commands these commands let the user create or delete usage parameter control (upc) traffic contracts. The user can display the list of available subcommands by typing upc ? At the configuration level. Localhost::configurati...

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    B-135 ami configuration commands b.17.2 creating a upc traffic contract this command allows the user to create a upc contract. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration upc> new [] [-cdvt ] [aal5epd] [-name ] where upc is one of the following combinations of traffic parameters: ubr cb...

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    B-136 ami configuration commands [tag] entering tag means that non-conforming clp = 0 cells are tagged. Otherwise, they are dropped. Drop is the default. This option only applies to the pcr0 parameter of the cbr0 contract and to the scr0 and mbs0 parameters of the vbr0 contract. -cdvt indicates the ...

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    B-137 ami configuration commands b.17.3 displaying the upc traffic contracts this command lets the user display all of the upc contracts. Enter the follow- ing parameters: localhost::configuration upc> show index pcr01 scr01 mbs01 pcr0 scr0 mbs0 cdvt act epd name 0 drop no default_ubr 1 50 25 tag no...

  • Page 290

    B-138 ami configuration commands b.18 virtual channel configuration commands these commands let the user configure permanent virtual channels (pvcs). The user can display the list of available subcommands by typing vcc ? At the configuration level. Localhost::configuration> vcc ? Delete modify new s...

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    B-139 ami configuration commands b.18.2 modifying a virtual channel this command enables the user to modify the upc traffic contract of an exist- ing permanent virtual channel without having to delete the channel and then recreate it. Enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration vpc> mod...

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    B-140 ami configuration commands the following is an example of how to create a virtual channel on an sfcs-1000. To create a vcc going in port 2a1, vpi 0, vci 100 on the switch board installed in slot 2 and going out port 4b1, vpi 0, vci 100 on the switch board installed in slot 4, enter the followi...

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    B-141 ami configuration commands b.18.4 displaying the virtual channel configuration this command allows the user to display existing virtual channels. The user can display either all of the existing virtual channels on an individual switch fabric or all of the existing virtual channels on a specifi...

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    B-142 ami configuration commands to list all of the existing permanent virtual channels on a specific port, (for example, port 1c1), enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration vcc> show 1c1 input output port vpi vci port vpi vci upc protocol 1c1 0 5 1ctl 0 34 uni30 1c1 0 14 1ctl 0 33 0...

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    B-143 ami configuration commands b.19 virtual path configuration commands these commands let the user configure virtual paths. The user can display the list of available subcommands by typing vpc ? At the configuration level. Localhost::configuration> vpc ? Delete modify new show b.19.1 deleting a v...

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    B-144 ami configuration commands b.19.2 modifying a virtual path this command lets the user modify the upc contract of a through path or modify the amount of reserved bandwidth for an existing virtual path with- out having to delete the path and then recreate it. Enter the following param- eters: lo...

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    B-145 ami configuration commands b.19.3 creating a virtual path this command lets the user add a virtual path in three different ways. The first line is used for creating a through path. The second line is used for creat- ing a terminating path. The third line is used for creating an originating pat...

  • Page 298

    B-146 ami configuration commands the following parameters make up a terminating path: port indicates the incoming port number. Vpi indicates the incoming virtual path number. Term specifies that the virtual path to be created is a termi- nating path. If this option is not used, an elastic path is cr...

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    B-147 ami configuration commands -vbrbuffob indicates the buffer overbooking level assigned to this path, specified as a percentage. Enter an integer value greater than or equal to 1. The default is 100, which means that no overbooking has been defined. Values less than 100 cause underbooking. Value...

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    B-148 ami configuration commands the following is an example of how to create a virtual path on an sfcs-1000. To create a through path going in port 2a1, vpi 1 on the switch board installed in slot 2 and going out port 4b1, vpi 1 on the switch board installed in slot 4, enter the following: localhos...

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    B-149 ami configuration commands b.19.4 displaying virtual paths this command lets the user display existing virtual paths. The user can show either all of the existing virtual paths on an individual switch fabric or all of the existing virtual paths on a specific port. Enter the following parameter...

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    B-150 ami configuration commands bw shows the amount of bandwidth (in megabits/sec- ond) that has been reserved for the virtual channels using this path. Maxvcs lists the maximum number of virtual channels that may use this originating or terminating path. Vcs lists the number of virtual channels th...

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    B-151 ami configuration commands output port shows the number of the output port of the virtual path. Lists terminate if it is a terminating path. Output vpi shows the output virtual path. Shape indicates whether or not traffic shaping has been enabled for this originating path. Vbrob shows the band...

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    B-152 ami configuration commands to list all of the existing permanent virtual paths on a specific port and path, (for example, port 1a1 and vpi 0) enter the following parameters: localhost::configuration vpc> show 1a1 0 input output port vpi port vpi maxbw bw maxvcs vcs upc prot 1a1 0 terminate n/a...

  • Page 305: Appendix C

    C-1 appendix c ami operation commands this chapter contains a detailed description of the ami operation com- mands. The main operation menu can be found at the root level. There are several commands available under operation. Commands that are sub- menus are immediately followed by a “>” symbol. Typ...

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    C-2 ami operation commands c.1.1 backing up the database this command lets the user make a backup of the configuration database. On a 9a000, sfcs-200wg, sfcs-200bx, and an sfcs-1000, the remote host to which the file will be backed up must be running the tftp server code. Since the scp on a 9a000, s...

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    C-3 ami operation commands c.1.2 initializing the database this command lets the user initialize the cdb. The switch asks you to verify this action before it re-initializes the cdb. Enter the following parameters: localhost::operation cdb> init this command will re-initialize the cdb and reboot the ...

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    C-4 ami operation commands c.1.3 resetting the database this command enables the user to reset the configuration database. The only information that will be retained is the ip configuration which includes the switch name and interface descriptions. The switch cautions the user that all atm informati...

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    C-5 ami operation commands c.2 environment commands these commands allow the user to monitor the switch’s environmental parameters. Typing environment ? At the prompt at the operation level dis- plays the cdb commands as follows: localhost::operation> environment ? Cpu fabric> fans power temperature...

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    C-6 ami operation commands c.2.2 switch fabric operation these commands allow the user to monitor the temperature of the individual switch fabrics on an sfcs-1000 only. Typing fabric ? At the prompt at the environment level displays the cdb commands as follows: localhost::operation environment> fabr...

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    C-7 ami operation commands alarm/trap reset threshold shows the temperature in o c at which an overtem- perature alarm is reset. For example, if the user sets the reset and trip thresholds to 50 o c and 60 o c, respectively, then the alarm will trip at 60 o c, and it will be reset when the temperatu...

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    C-8 ami operation commands c.2.5 fan operation this command enables the user to display information about the fans on an sfcs-1000 only. Enter the following parameters: localhost::operation environment> fans fanbank fanbankstate 1 normal 2 normal 3 normal 4 normal fanbank fanbank corresponds to a si...

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    C-9 ami operation commands c.2.6 power supply operation this command enables the user to display information about power supplies. Enter the following parameters to display information for a dc-powered sfcs-1000: localhost::operation environment> power powersupply type inputstate outputstate s/n ver...

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    C-10 ami operation commands the fields in these displays are defined as follows: powersupply on an sfcs-200bx, 1 indicates the left power supply and 2 indicates the right power supply. On an sfcs-1000, 1 indicates the power supply in slot 1 in the chassis and 2 indicates the power supply in slot 2 i...

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    C-11 ami operation commands c.2.8 panic acknowledgment commands on occasion, the scp may go into a state called panic, in which it reboots, closes a user out of session, or goes into a hung or frozen state as the result of a software bug. When the scp returns to a normal state and an active session ...

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    C-12 ami operation commands enter the following parameters to clear a panic condition: localhost::operation panic> clear ok. The message above is shown when a panic has been cleared. The message below is shown when no panic dump file exists (i.E., the scp did not panic). Localhost::operation panic> ...

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    C-13 ami operation commands at this point, the user must log in to ami and enter the following parameters to display the panic message: localhost::> oper panic show the last recorded panic was at wed nov 8 17:38:58 1995 message: [fault]it was for version 3.4.0 revision 1.29 with 2 deltas. Global reg...

  • Page 318

    C-14 ami operation commands c.3 displaying and setting the date and time this command allows the user to display the current date and time on the switch. To display this information, enter date at the operation level. Localhost::operation> date jan 11 16:32:01 -05:00 1996 this command also enables t...

  • Page 319

    C-15 ami operation commands c.4 flash operation commands these commands enable management of the flash memory system. Typing flash ? At the prompt at the operation level displays the flash commands as follows: localhost::operation> flash ? Copy delete dir free get init put rename c.4.1 copying a fil...

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    C-16 ami operation commands c.4.2 deleting a file from flash memory this command allows the user to delete a file from the flash memory sys- tem. Enter the following parameters: localhost::operation flash> delete file indicates the name of the file in flash memory that is to be deleted. In order to ...

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    C-17 ami operation commands c.4.3 displaying the flash memory directory this command enables the user to display the directory listing of the flash memory system. Enter the following parameters: localhost::operation flash> dir ft343.24 ft343.25 current c.4.4 displaying free space on the flash file t...

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    C-18 ami operation commands c.4.6 initializing the flash file this command lets the user initialize the flash file. Caution initializing the flash file deletes all informa- tion from the flash file, including the switch software. Because this action results in the removal of data, the switch asks yo...

  • Page 323

    C-19 ami operation commands c.4.8 renaming a flash file this command enables the user to rename a file that is in flash memory. Enter the following parameters: localhost::operation flash> rename from indicates the current name of the file to be renamed. To indicates the new name of the file to be re...

  • Page 324

    C-20 ami operation commands c.6 upgrading the switch this command allows the user to upgrade the software on an individual scp. Note: the remote host on which the upgrade file resides must be a tftpboot server. Note: to perform the initial switch software upgrade successfully, the bootp server and t...

  • Page 325

    C-21 ami operation commands c.7 displaying and changing the version of software this command allows the user to display and/or change the version of soft- ware that is currently running on the scp. To display the current version, enter the following parameters: localhost::operation> version current ...

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    C-22 ami operation commands.

  • Page 327: Appendix D

    D-1 appendix d ami statistics commands this chapter contains a detailed description of the ami statistics commands that display operational performance and error information for the various hardware and software features of the switch and the network modules. The main statistics menu can be found at...

  • Page 328

    D-2 ami statistics commands d.2 aal4 statistics you can display aal4 statistics for an individual switch fabric by entering aal4 at the statistics level. Localhost::statistics> aal4 intfce xmtcell rcvcell xmtpdu rcvpdu crcerr sarerr cserr celldsc asx0 291691 236757 132644 58303 0 0 0 0 the fields in...

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    D-3 ami statistics commands d.3 aal5 statistics you can display aal5 statistics for an individual switch fabric by entering aal5 at the statistics level. Localhost::statistics> aal5 intfce xmtcell rcvcell xmtpdu rcvpdu crcerrs cserrs celldsc pdudsc asx0 77683 3840 45888 16437 0 0 718 1247 qaa0 13229...

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    D-4 ami statistics commands d.4 atm statistics you can display atm statistics for an individual switch fabric by entering atm at the statistics level. Localhost::statistics> atm interface xmtcell rcvcell vpi-oor vpi-noc vci-oor vci-noc asx0 412064 275218 0 0 0 11428 qaa0 6958226 5743816 0 0 0 0 the ...

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    D-5 ami statistics commands d.5 switch board statistics you can display switch board statistics for an individual switch board by entering board at the statistics level. Localhost::statistics> board board vpi-lookup-errors vci-lookup-errors 1 1241 562 the fields in this display have the following me...

  • Page 332

    D-6 ami statistics commands d.7 ds-3 statistics you can list statistics about all of the ds-3 network modules in an individual switch fabric by entering ds3 at the statistics level. This command is available only when at least one ds-3 network module is installed in the switch fabric. Localhost::sta...

  • Page 333

    D-7 ami statistics commands the fields in this display have the following meanings: ds3framingloss specifies the number of seconds in which loss of signal (los) errors were detected by the ds3 receive framer block. Ds3framinglcvs indicates the number of line code violations (lcv) that were detected ...

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    D-8 ami statistics commands ds3plcpbip8s lists the number of bip-8 (bit interleaved parity - 8) error events. The bip-8 is calculated over the path overhead field and the associated atm cell of the previous frame. A bip-n is a method of error moni- toring. An n-bit code is generated by the transmit-...

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    D-9 ami statistics commands d.8 e-3 statistics you can display statistics about all of the e-3 network modules in an individ- ual switch fabric by entering e3 at the statistics level. This command is avail- able only when at least one e-3 network module is installed in the switch fabric. Localhost::...

  • Page 336

    D-10 ami statistics commands the fields in this display have the following meanings: e3framingloss specifies the number of seconds in which loss of signal (los) errors were detected by the e3 receive framer block. E3framinglcvs displays the number of line code violations (lcv) that were detected by ...

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    D-11 ami statistics commands e3plcpbip8s shows the number of bip-8 (bit interleaved parity-8) error events. The bip-8 is calculated over the path overhead field and the associated atm cell of the previous frame. A bip-n is a method of error moni- toring. An n-bit code is generated by the transmit- t...

  • Page 338

    D-12 ami statistics commands d.9 icmp statistics you can list icmp statistics for an individual switch fabric by entering icmp at the statistics level. Localhost::statistics> icmp icmp counter value delta ------------------------------ -------------------- -------------------- icmpinmsgs 815 2 icmpi...

  • Page 339

    D-13 ami statistics commands the fields in this display have the following meanings: icmpinmsgs indicates the total number of icmp messages which the entity received. Note that this counter includes all those counted by icmpinerrors. Icmpinerrors shows the number of icmp messages which the entity re...

  • Page 340

    D-14 ami statistics commands icmpouterrors displays the number of icmp messages which this entity did not send due to problems discovered within icmp such as a lack of buffers. This value should not include errors discovered outside the icmp layer such as the inability of ip to route the resultant d...

  • Page 341

    D-15 ami statistics commands d.10 interface statistics you can list interface statistics for an individual switch fabric by entering interface at the statistics level. Localhost::statistics> interface interface lo0 counter value delta ------------------------------ -------------------- -------------...

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    D-16 ami statistics commands ifinerrors indicates the number of inbound packets that con- tained errors preventing them from being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol. Ifinunknownprotos shows the number of packets received via the inter- face which were discarded because of an unknown or unsuppor...

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    D-17 ami statistics commands d.11 ip statistics you can display ip statistics for an individual switch fabric by entering ip at the statistics level. Localhost::statistics> ip ip counter value delta ------------------------------ -------------------- -------------------- ipinreceives 74056 11 ipinhd...

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    D-18 ami statistics commands ipinaddrerrors shows the number of input datagrams discarded because the ip address in their ip header’s destina- tion field was not a valid address to be received at this entity. This count includes invalid addresses (e.G., 0.0.0.0) and addresses of unsupported classes ...

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    D-19 ami statistics commands ipoutnoroutes lists the number of ip datagrams discarded because no route could be found to transmit them to their destination. This counter includes any packets counted in ipforwdatagrams which meet this “no- route” criterion. Note that this includes any data- grams whi...

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    D-20 ami statistics commands d.12 network module statistics you can list network module statistics about all of the network modules in an individual switch fabric by entering module at the statistics level. The fol- lowing statistics are displayed on all switches, except an sfcs-1000: localhost::sta...

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    D-21 ami statistics commands the fields in these displays have the following meanings: module shows the number of each network module that is currently installed in the switch fabric. The 1 means that it is the first switch fabric. The letters show the position of the network module in the switch fa...

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    D-22 ami statistics commands d.13 port statistics you can display port statistics about all of the ports on an individual switch fabric by entering port at the statistics level. Localhost::statistics> port port received-cells transmitted-cells port-errors port- overflows 1a1 6386 49996 0 0 1a2 0 161...

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    D-23 ami statistics commands d.14 sonet statistics you can display statistics about all of the sonet network modules on an individual switch fabric by entering sonet at the statistics level. This com- mand is available only when at least one sonet network module is installed in the switch fabric. Lo...

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    D-24 ami statistics commands sonetsectionlofs specifies the number of seconds in which loss of frame (lof) has occurred. A lof is declared when an out-of-frame (oof) condition persists for 3ms. The lof is cleared when an in-frame condition per- sists for 3ms. While in-frame the framing bytes (a1, a2...

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    D-25 ami statistics commands sonetpathfebes displays the number of path far end block errors (febe) that have been detected since the last time the port has been reset. Febes are detected by extracting the 4-bit febe field from the path status byte (g1). The valid range for the 4-bit field is betwee...

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    D-26 ami statistics commands d.15 spans statistics you can list spans statistics for an individual switch fabric by entering spans at the statistics level. Localhost::statistics> spans port 1d1 counter value delta ---------------------------------- --------------- -------------------- sigpathvccs 0 ...

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    D-27 ami statistics commands d.16 tcp statistics you can display tcp statistics for an individual switch fabric by entering tcp at the statistics level. Localhost::statistics> tcp tcp counter value delta ------------------------------ -------------------- -------------------- tcpactiveopens 0 0 tcpp...

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    D-28 ami statistics commands tcpcurrestab shows the number of tcp connections for which the current state is either established or close- wait. Tcpinsegs lists the total number of segments received, includ- ing those received in error. This count includes seg- ments received on currently established...

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    D-29 ami statistics commands d.17 tp25 statistics you can display statistics about all of the tp25 network modules in an indi- vidual switch fabric by entering tp25 at the statistics level. The following tp25 command is available only when at least one tp25 network module is installed in the switch ...

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    D-30 ami statistics commands d.18 udp statistics you can display udp statistics for an individual switch fabric by entering udp at the statistics level. Localhost::statistics> udp udp counter value delta ------------------------------ -------------------- -------------------- udpindatagrams 0 0 udpn...

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    D-31 ami statistics commands d.19 uni 3.0 statistics you can show uni 3.0 statistics for an individual switch fabric by entering uni30 at the statistics level. Localhost::statistics> uni30 port 1d1 counter value delta ---------------------------------- ---------------- -------------------- q2931vccs...

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    D-32 ami statistics commands d.20 vcc statistics you can display virtual channel statistics for an individual switch fabric by entering vcc at the statistics level. Localhost::statistics> vcc input output port vpi vci port vpi vci uptime cells rejectedcells 4a1 0 5 4ctl 0 34 0d:01:55 36168 0 4a1 0 1...

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    D-33 ami statistics commands d.21 vpc statistics you can display virtual path statistics for an individual switch fabric by enter- ing vpc at the statistics level. Localhost::statistics> vpc input output port vpi port vpi uptime cells rejectedcells 4a1 0 terminate 0d:01:56 783856 0 4a2 0 terminate 0...

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    D-34 ami statistics commands.

  • Page 361: Appendix E

    E-1 appendix e snmp configuration the switch control software for the atm switches includes an snmp agent. The snmp agent enables the remote monitoring and configuration of these switches. E.1 snmp indexing there are two main snmp indexing schemes used: software port indices and hardware port indice...

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    E-2 snmp configuration table e.1 - 9a000/sfcs-200wg/sfcs-200bx port name software port number board-netmod- port index port name software port number board-netmod- port index a1 0 0.0.0 c1 16 0.2.0 a2 1 0.0.1 c2 17 0.2.1 a3 2 0.0.2 c3 18 0.2.2 a4 3 0.0.3 c4 19 0.2.3 a5 4 0.0.4 c5 20 0.2.4 a6 5 0.0.5...

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    E-3 snmp configuration e.2 snmp traps snmp traps are used to update the state of the network automatically to remote network management hosts. The snmp agent on the switch supports several snmp traps. The traps generated by the switch’s snmp agent can be sent to as many desti- nations as needed. The...

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    E-4 snmp configuration 5 asxnetmoduleup an asxnetmoduleup trap signifies that the sending protocol entity recognizes a new operational atm switch network module, that is identified by the board and the module numbers. This is probably caused by a hot-swap of a network module. 6 asxpsinputdown this t...

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    E-5 snmp configuration 29 asxlinkup this trap alerts that the link that is identified by {hwportboard, hwportmodule, hwportnumber} is back up. 30 asxspansdown this trap alerts that the spans signalling on the link that is identified by the sigpathport and sigpathvpi failed. 31 asxspansup this trap a...

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    E-6 snmp configuration 38 asxsonetpathlabelon this trap indicates that the specified sonet port is receiving and errored c2 path label byte. Reference bellcore document ta-nwt-000253 section 3.3.2.3 and 6.3.1.1.8 the path label (c2) byte should have the value 0x13. 39 asxsonetpathlabeloff this trap ...

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    E-7 snmp configuration 49 asxds3plcplofcleared this trap indicates that the specified ds3 port has detected clearance of incoming lof alarm. 50 asxds3lofdetected this trap indicates that loss of frame(lof) is detected on the incoming signal. 51 asxds3lofcleared this trap indicates that loss of frame...

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    E-8 snmp configuration 63 asxds1plcplofcleared this trap indicates that the specified ds1 port has detected clearance of an incoming lof alarm. 64 asxds1yellowdetected this trap indicates that yellow alarm is detected on the incoming signal. 65 asxds1yellowcleared this trap indicates that yellow ala...

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    E-9 snmp configuration 113 asxj2yellowcleared this trap indicates that yellow alarm is cleared on the incoming signal. 114 asxj2aisdetected this trap indicates that ais alarm is detected on the incoming signal. 115 asxj2aiscleared this trap indicates that ais alarm is cleared on the incoming signal....

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    E-10 snmp configuration 1029 crconfmemoryoflow this trap is generated when the allocated call record memory (as indicated by crmemoryallocated) is exceeded. 1030 crxfrprimaryxfrfailed this trap is generated when the call record transfer to the primary host (as indicated by crxfrprimaryurl) fails. 10...

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    E-11 snmp configuration e.2.1 adding snmp trap destinations to create one or more snmp trap destinations on a cabletron switch, log in to ami and open a session on the switch. Enter the following parameters: configuration snmp trap new the variable indicates the ip address of the snmp trap destina- ...

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    E-12 snmp configuration e.2.3 removing snmp trap destinations to delete one or more snmp trap destinations for a cabletron switch, log in to ami and open a session on the switch. Prior to deleting any trap that may need to be recreated later, as a precaution, a recommended practice is to list all tr...

  • Page 373: Appendix F

    F-1 appendix f forethought pnni pnni (private network node interface or private network-to-network interface) is a protocol defining interoperability between private atm switches. Pnni defines both the routing and signalling standards for inter- switch interoperability. This appendix provides a broa...

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    F-2 forethought pnni f.1 ft-pnni routing the ft-pnni routing protocol serves to distribute topology and address reachability information between switches and groups of switches in a net- work. This topology and addressing information is used by switches to com- pute paths through the network. Ft-pnn...

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    F-3 forethought pnni f.1.4 hierarchical routing hierarchical routing is a method of routing that uses hierarchical addressing of nodes (switches), thereby enabling the logical partitioning of networks, topology information hiding between the partitions, and increased scalability of the routing proto...

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    F-4 forethought pnni f.1.4.1.2 switch summary prefix each switch is configured with a switch mask (swmask) which gives the length of the switch summary prefix within the switch prefix. The swmask gives the number of most significant bits of the switch prefix that constitute the switch summary prefix...

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    F-5 forethought pnni f.2 the physical network in an atm network, data is sent and received over virtual circuits, or circuits that only exist when needed. This communication over these virtual circuits is made possible by signalling that occurs between the switches in the network. In a network of ca...

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    F-6 forethought pnni figure f.2 - private atm network with 21 switches and 34 bidirectional links it is in these large, single-level networks that ft-pnni is most useful, because it lets you simplify large network topologies by creating a two-level hierarchy. In this hierarchy, communities of contig...

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    F-7 forethought pnni figure f.3 - example of ft-pnni hierarchy showing lowest-level peer groups peer group d peer group c peer group b peer group a peer group border switch switch/node logical link d.4 d.3 d.2 d.1 a.1 a.3 a.2 c.6 c.1 c.2 c.3 c.4 c.5 b.1 b.8 b.3 b.2 b.4 b.6 b.5 b.7 (loglink).

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    F-8 forethought pnni f.2.1 peer groups the ft-pnni hierarchy begins with a network of switches, organized into peer groups. A peer group is a collection of interconnected switches that are organized into a group. Peer group organization can be determined by a net- work administrator, but switches th...

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    F-9 forethought pnni f.2.4 peer group summary node (pgsn) a pgsn is a hypothetical or imaginary node that summarizes a peer group’s reachability information. The pgsn has the peer group id of its peer group as its switch summary prefix. Each border switch in the peer group advertises a logical link ...

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    F-10 forethought pnni.

  • Page 383: Glossary

    G-1 glossary 802.1d spanning tree bridging - the ieee standard for bridging; a mac layer standard for transparently connecting two or more lans (often called subnetworks) that are running the same protocols and cabling. This arrange- ment creates an extended network, in which any two workstations on...

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    G-2 glossary ami (atm management interface) - the user interface to cabletron systems’ switch control software (scs). Ami lets users monitor and change various operating configurations of cabletron systems switches and network module hardware and software, ip connectivity, and snmp network managemen...

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    G-3 glossary atm link - a virtual path link (vpl) or a virtual channel link (vcl). Atm peer-to-peer connection - a virtual channel connection (vcc) or a vir- tual path connection (vpc) directly established, such as workstation-to-work- station. This setup is not commonly used in networks. Atm traffi...

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    G-4 glossary bridge - a device that expands a local area network by forwarding frames between data link layers associated with two separate cables, usually carrying a common protocol. Bridges can usually be made to filter certain packets (to forward only certain traffic). Broadband - a service or sy...

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    G-5 glossary cell - an atm layer protocol data unit (pdu). Cell header - atm layer protocol control information. Cell transfer delay - the transit delay of an atm cell successfully passed between two designated boundaries. Clp (cell loss priority) - the last bit of byte four in an atm cell header; i...

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    G-6 glossary demultiplexing - a function performed by a layer entity that identifies and separates sdus from a single connection to more than one connection. (see multiplexing.) dip switch (dual in-line package) - a device that has two parallel rows of contacts that let the user switch electrical cu...

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    G-7 glossary elconfig - a fore program that shows and modifies lec configuration. Allows the user to set the nsap address of the lan emulation configuration server (lecs), display the list of emulated lans (elans) configured in the lecs for this host, display the list of elans locally configured alo...

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    G-8 glossary frame relay - a fast packet switching protocol based on the lapd protocol of isdn that performs routing and transfer with less overhead processing than x.25. Ft-pnni (forethought pnni) - a fore systems routing and signalling pro- tocol that uses private atm (nsap) addresses; a precursor...

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    G-9 glossary icmp (internet control message protocol) - the protocol that handles errors and control messages at the ip layer. Icmp is actually a part of the ip protocol layer. It can generate error messages, test packets, and informational mes- sages related to ip. Ieee (institute of electrical and...

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    G-10 glossary in a class a network, the first of the numbers is the network number, the last three numbers are the local host address. In a class b network, the first two numbers are the network, the last two are the local host address. In a class c network, the first three numbers are the network a...

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    G-11 glossary isa bus - a bus standard developed by ibm for expansion cards in the first ibm pc. The original bus supported a data path only 8 bits wide. Ibm subse- quently developed a 16-bit version for its at class computers. The 16-bit at isa bus supports both 8- and 16-bit cards. The 8-bit bus i...

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    G-12 glossary lec (lan emulation client) - the component in an end system that per- forms data forwarding, address resolution, and other control functions when communicating with other components within an elan. Lecs - a fore program that implements the assignment of individual lecs to different emu...

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    G-13 glossary mib (management information base) - the set of parameters an snmp man- agement station can query or set in the snmp agent of a networked device (e.G., router). Mic (media interface connector) - the optical fiber connector that joins the fiber to the fddi controller. Microchannel - a pr...

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    G-14 glossary nubus - a high-speed bus used in the macintosh family of computers, struc- tured so that users can put a card into any slot on the board without creating conflict over the priority between those cards oam (operation and maintenance) cell - a cell that contains atm lm information. It do...

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    G-15 glossary physical layer (phy) connection - an association established by the phy between two or more atm-entities. A phy connection consists of the concat- enation of phy links in order to provide an end-to-end transfer capability to phy saps. Pmd (physical medium dependent) - a sublayer concer...

  • Page 398

    G-16 glossary proxy - the process in which one system acts for another system to answer protocol requests. Proxy agent - an agent that queries on behalf of the manager, used to monitor objects that are not directly manageable. Psn (packet switched network) - a network designed to carry data in the f...

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    G-17 glossary trailer are added to this basic segment. The header identifies the message type (beginning, end, continuation, or single) and contains sequence numbering and message identification. The trailer gives the sar-pdu payload length, exclusive of pad, and contains a crc check to ensure the s...

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    G-18 glossary snmpd - an smnp agent for a given adapter card. Sonet (synchronous optical network) - a new and growing body of stan- dards that defines all aspects of transporting and managing digital traffic over optical facilities in the public network. Source traffic descriptor - a set of traffic ...

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    G-19 glossary synchronous - signals that are sourced from the same timing reference and hence are identical in frequency. Systems network architecture (sna) - a proprietary networking architec taxi - transparent asynchronous transmitter/receiver interface tc (transmission convergence) - generates an...

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    G-20 glossary unassigned cells - a cell identified by a standardized virtual path identifier (vpi) and virtual channel identifier (vci) value, which has been generated and does not carry information from an application using the atm layer service. Uni (user-to-network interface) - the physical and e...

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    G-21 glossary vpc (virtual path connection) - a concatenation of vpls between virtual path terminators (vpts). Vpcs are unidirectional. Vpdn (virtual private data network) - a private data communications net- work built on public switching and transport facilities rather than dedicated leased facili...

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    G-22 glossary.