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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 35 industrial way rochester, nh 03866 usa (603) 332-9400 part number 04-0050-01 rev. A order number 9032706.

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    Ii smartswitch 6500 user guide 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 hardw...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide iii fcc class a 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 ...

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    Iv smartswitch 6500 user guide declaration of conformity addendum application of council directive(s): 89/336/eec 73/23/eec manufacturer’s name: cabletron systems, inc. Manufacturer’s address: 35 industrial way p. O. Box 5005 rochester, nh 03866 product name: smartswitch 6500 european representative...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide v safety information class 1 laser transceivers the iom-29-4, iom-29-4-ir, iom-29-4-lr, iom-39-1 and iom-39-1-lr connectors use class 1 laser transceivers. Read the following safety information before installing or operating one of these modules. The class 1 laser transce...

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    Vi smartswitch 6500 user guide fiber optic protective caps warning read before removing fiber optic protective caps. Cable assemblies and mmf/smf ports are shipped with protective caps to prevent contamination. To avoid contamination, replace port caps on all fiber optic devices when not in use. Cab...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide vii regulatory compliance summary safety the smartswitch 6500 meets the safety requirements of ul 1950, csa c22.2 no. 950, en 60950, iec 950, and 73/23/eec. Emc the smartswitch 6500 meets the emc requirements of fcc part 15, en 55022, csa c108.8, vcci v-3/93.01, en 50082-...

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    Viii smartswitch 6500 user guide revision history document name: smartswitch 6500 user guide document part number: 04-0050-01 rev. A document order number: 9032706 author: bruce jordan editor: carre gibson illustrator: mike fornalski date revision description #vÍœliÀÊ£™™n " initial release.

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide ix table of contents table of contents 1 introducing the smartswitch 6500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.1 smartswitch 6500 modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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    X smartswitch 6500 user guide table of contents 3.2 creating an emulated lan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 3.2.1 atm addressing for lan emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide xi table of contents 8.1.4 upgrading post diagnostic firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5 8.1.5 upgrading switch operating firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    Xii smartswitch 6500 user guide table of contents index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-1.

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide xiii list of figures list of figures figure 2-1 smartswitch 6500 chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 figure 2-2 smartswitch csm and tsm modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    Xiv smartswitch 6500 user guide list of figures.

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide xv list of tables list of tables table 2-1 i/o module id numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 table 2-2 module combinations in 6500 chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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    Xvi smartswitch 6500 user guide list of tables.

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 1-1 1 introducing the smartswitch 6500 welcome to the smartswitch 6500 user guide. The smartswitch 6500 is a high-performance atm switch that supports 10 gbps non-blocking capacity, massive buffering capabilities, superior traffic management and shaping, a wide variety of...

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    1-2 smartswitch 6500 user guide smartswitch 6500 modules introducing the smartswitch 6500 1.1 smartswitch 6500 modules before continuing, read the following section. This section is provided to quickly give you a better, more detailed understanding of the function and operation of each of the smarts...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 1-3 introducing the smartswitch 6500 smartswitch 6500 modules note the tsms that support the cpu modules must reside in smartswitch 6c110 chassis slots seven (7) or eight (8). 1.1.4 input/output modules (ioms) ioms provide the physical atm ports for the smartswitch 6500 a...

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    1-4 smartswitch 6500 user guide smartswitch 6500 modules introducing the smartswitch 6500

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 2-1 2 switch installation and setup after reading this chapter, you will be able to perform the following tasks: • install the smartswitch 6500 switch modules into the smartswitch 6500 chassis • complete the initial configuration • use the console interface • install the ...

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    2-2 smartswitch 6500 user guide receiving the smartswitch 6500 switch installation and setup figure 2-1 smartswitch 6500 chassis ps1 ps2 csm tsm/cpu tsm 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 2-3 switch installation and setup receiving the smartswitch 6500 figure 2-2 smartswitch csm and tsm modules 2.1.2 unpacking 1. Carefully unpack each component of the smartswitch 6500 (chassis, tsms, csm, and so on). Inspect each component for damage. Do not attempt to ins...

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    2-4 smartswitch 6500 user guide receiving the smartswitch 6500 switch installation and setup if the i/o module configuration is incorrect, contact the cabletron systems global contact center immediately. 2.1.3 check accessory carton contents open the accessory carton and check that it contains the f...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 2-5 switch installation and setup switch installation and assembly 2.2 switch installation and assembly the following is a list of steps for assembling your smartswitch 6500. Refer to figure 2-4 for proper module placement. 2.2.1 mounting the chassis 1. Find someone to as...

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    2-6 smartswitch 6500 user guide switch installation and assembly switch installation and setup warning never attempt to install a power supply while it is plugged in and operating. 2. With the power supply’s power cord receptacle at the bottom, align the top and bottom of the power supply with the t...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 2-7 switch installation and setup switch installation and assembly figure 2-4 module placement in the smartswitch 6500 chassis 2.2.3 installing the csm follow these instructions to install the csm module into the chassis. 1. Remove the metal blank that covers either slot ...

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    2-8 smartswitch 6500 user guide switch installation and assembly switch installation and setup if you have a second csm module, repeat steps 1 through 5. Figure 2-5 installing csm in slot 9 rotate ejector to lock in place com enet power active standby fail enet rd y tx d ata rx d ata metal backpanel...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 2-9 switch installation and setup switch installation and assembly 2.2.4 installing the tsm with cpu daughter board follow these instructions to install the tsm/cpu module into the chassis. 1. Make sure that the tsm has a cpu daughter board installed (see figure 2-6). 2. ...

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    2-10 smartswitch 6500 user guide switch installation and assembly switch installation and setup figure 2-7 installing a tsm/cpu module in slot 8 rotate ejector to lock in place metal backpanel card guides circuit card ps1 ps2 csm tsm/cpu tsm 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 2-11 switch installation and setup switch installation and assembly 2.2.5 installing additional tsm modules tsm modules without cpu daughter boards can be installed in slots 1 through 6. See the legend on the top edge of the smartswitch 6500 chassis. Follow these instruct...

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    2-12 smartswitch 6500 user guide switch installation and assembly switch installation and setup figure 2-8 smartswitch 6500 chassis with ethernet switch, tsms, and csms table 2-2 module combinations in 6500 chassis number of double-wide 6000 modules installed 0 1 2 3 number of tsm modules that can b...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 2-13 switch installation and setup configuring the switch 2.3 configuring the switch this section describes the steps necessary to configure your smartswitch 6500 for operation. Configuration is divided into two operations: initial network configuration and backup/redunda...

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    2-14 smartswitch 6500 user guide configuring the switch switch installation and setup • default router — ip address of router (if any) that exists between the switch and its tftp server..

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 2-15 switch installation and setup configuring the switch the following is an example of the initial network configuration session. Note for the sake of brevity, the start up messages have been abridged. Smartswitch 6500 start-up code cabletron systems inc. Press any key ...

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    2-16 smartswitch 6500 user guide configuring the switch switch installation and setup figure 2-9 smartswitch 6500 connections for configuration 2.3.2 backup/redundancy configuration backup/redundancy configuration consists of setting up the smartswitch 6500 to save configuration backup files used by...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 2-17 switch installation and setup configuring the switch perform the following steps to configure backup capabilities. 1. On a workstation that can be reached by your smartswitch 6500 and is running tftp server software, create a file under the /tftpboot directory. This ...

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    2-18 smartswitch 6500 user guide configuring the switch switch installation and setup the following example tells the slave tsm/cpu to use the master tsm/cpu’s backup file as its configuration file. The master tsm/cpu’s backup file is backup.Ztr , and it’s located in the /tftpboot directory: smart65...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 2-19 switch installation and setup led descriptions 2.4 led descriptions both the csm and tsm modules display several led indicator lights. Table 2-3 and table 2-4 explain the color, state, and meaning of the csm and tsm indicator lights. Also, see figure 2-10. Table 2-3 ...

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    2-20 smartswitch 6500 user guide using the console switch installation and setup figure 2-10 csm and tsm leds 2.5 using the console use the smartswitch 6500 console interface to configure and manage your switch. The following is a description of the console interface and its operation. 2.5.1 port nu...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 2-21 switch installation and setup using the console 2.5.2 console commands note for detailed descriptions of all console commands, see the smartswitch 6500 reference manual. All console commands use the syntax: operator switch-attribute [ ... ] where the operator is one ...

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    2-22 smartswitch 6500 user guide using the console switch installation and setup if a command requires parameter values, it prompts you for them. For instance, in the example below, show is the operator, portconfig is the switch-attribute, and 7a1 is the parameter indicating that you want to show co...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 2-23 switch installation and setup using the console 2.5.3 console time-out the console can be configured to exit if it does not sense a key stroke within a defined length of time. By default, the smartswitch 6500 is set to never time out (value = 0). To activate the time...

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    2-24 smartswitch 6500 user guide using the console switch installation and setup selecting number three from the list automatically enters the corresponding command; pressing enter executes the command: pnni node information ===========================================================================...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 2-25 switch installation and setup smartswitch atm administrator note press the esc key to back out of any command before you enter the last value. 2.6 smartswitch atm administrator smartswitch atm administrator is a graphical user interface application that manages smart...

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    2-26 smartswitch 6500 user guide smartswitch atm administrator switch installation and setup figure 2-11 smartswitch atm administrator smartswitch atm administrator can be installed on a workstation running windows 95/98, windows nt, or solaris 2.4/2.5. For windows 95/98 or windows nt, the following...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 2-27 switch installation and setup smartswitch atm administrator • color monitor • ethernet or atm network interface card 2.6.1 pc installation the installation process for smartswitch atm administrator is essentially the same for all the supported operating systems. Foll...

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    2-28 smartswitch 6500 user guide smartswitch atm administrator switch installation and setup perform the following steps to change the password. 1. Enter the default user name, admin . The user name is case sensitive. 2. Enter the default password, admin , and click the ok button or press enter. The...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 3-1 3 ip over atm and lane this chapter describes working with the smartswitch 6500 ip over atm vlan and emulated lan capabilities. At the end of this chapter you will be able to use your smartswitch 6500 switch to • create an ip over atm vlan • create an emulated etherne...

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    3-2 smartswitch 6500 user guide creating an ip over atm vlan ip over atm and lane 3. Enter the show client command to make sure the client is operational and to obtain the 20-byte atm address of the arp server. For instance, if you used the client number (client 1) from the example in step 2, enter ...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 3-3 ip over atm and lane creating an emulated lan note if configured devices fail to join the vlan, see chapter 5, "routing." section 5.3. Also, see chapter 9, "troubleshooting." 3.1.1 default atm addressing for ip over atm the smartswitch 6500 provides a default format f...

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    3-4 smartswitch 6500 user guide creating an emulated lan ip over atm and lane note an elan comes pre-configured on smartswitch 6500 switches. The elan name is “elan000.” to use this elan, start the lecs, configure your end nodes and edge devices to use elan name elan000, and then plug them into the ...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 3-5 ip over atm and lane creating an emulated lan caution never create an elan (or elan client) with the same subnet as the smartswitch 6500 ethernet port. 4. Enter the show client command verify that the client is operational. Smartcell zx # show client 1 lane client 1 =...

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    3-6 smartswitch 6500 user guide creating an emulated lan ip over atm and lane 3.2.1 atm addressing for lan emulation the smartswitch 6500 provides default formats for atm addresses used by lan emulation entities (local client, lecs, les, and bus). The default formats are constructed as follows. Defa...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 3-7 ip over atm and lane creating an emulated lan netprefix + chassis mac address + elan number summed with the numerical value two (2) for example • netprefix = 39:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:a3:87:0b • chassis mac address = 00:00:1d:a3:87:0b • elan number = 3 then, defau...

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    3-8 smartswitch 6500 user guide creating an emulated lan ip over atm and lane 3.2.4 distributed lane services lane services (lecs, les, and bus) can reside on different smartswitch 6500s. For example, the lecs can reside on one smartswitch 6500, while the les and bus reside on another. Use the add l...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 3-9 ip over atm and lane creating an emulated lan 4. On switch sw1, use the command add lecselan to create the lecs: sw1 # add lecselan elannumber(0) : 1 elanname(elan001) : mis1 lesaddress(39:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:a3:87:0b:00:00:1d:a3:87:0b:03):39:00:00:00:00:00:00:...

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    3-10 smartswitch 6500 user guide creating an emulated lan ip over atm and lane best effort elan join test the following describe the best effort test. 1. Does the client specify the name of the elan it wants to join? - if yes, check whether an elan exists by that name. If an elan exists by that name...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 3-11 ip over atm and lane creating an emulated lan are anded together. For example, if three join policies are create, each with the same priority value, a client requesting lane services must meet the criteria of all three policies to be assigned an elan. If the client f...

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    3-12 smartswitch 6500 user guide creating an emulated lan ip over atm and lane • ip address in the following example, a client is identified by its atm address and ip address, and associates it with elan number 1. Smart6500 # add lecselanlec atmaddress() : 39:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:44:55:66:11:2...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 4-1 4 pnni routing the smartswitch 6500 default routing protocol is pnni version 1.0. Pnni provides automatic and dynamic connectivity among all pnni nodes within the same peer group. By configuring multi-level pnni topologies and peer group leaders, full hierarchical pnn...

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    4-2 smartswitch 6500 user guide multi-level pnni topology pnni routing use the show pnninode command to view smartswitch 6500 pnni node parameters. For example: smart6500 # show pnninode nodeindex(1) : ================================================================================ node index : 1 no...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 4-3 pnni routing multi-level pnni topology 1. Physically connect switches swa1, swa2, and swa3. Similarly, physically connect switches swb1, swb2, and swb3 (see figure 4-1). Figure 4-1 physical connectivity for multi-peer group example 2. Use the set pnnipeergroupid comma...

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    4-4 smartswitch 6500 user guide multi-level pnni topology pnni routing note the first byte of the peer group id indicates the peer group’s level. It also indicates the number of significant bits used in the peer group id. For example, if the level indicator is 50 (80 decimal), then 80 bits / 8 = 10 ...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 4-5 pnni routing multi-level pnni topology do the same on switch swb3: b3 # set pnnipglelection nodeindex(1) : leadershippriority(0) : 205 parentnodeindex(0) : 2 inittime(15) : overridedelay(30) : reelecttime(15) : b3 # 7. Use the show pnnipglelection command to verify th...

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    4-6 smartswitch 6500 user guide multi-level pnni topology pnni routing connectivity is now established between the two peer groups. For example, if lane services are running on a switch within peer group a, lane clients can exist in group b. The clients in group b will traverse the link between the ...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 4-7 pnni routing multi-level pnni topology 2. Add a third node (at level 64) to either switch swa3 or swb3. 3. Use the set pnnipglelection command to designate the switch’s second node (not third) as the pgl for the parent peer group, and specify the third node as the par...

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    4-8 smartswitch 6500 user guide managing parallel pnni links pnni routing 4.3 managing parallel pnni links smartswitch 6500s can be connected by more than one physical link. Pnni treats these connections as parallel physical links. By default, parallel links are considered to have equal capabilities...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 4-9 pnni routing managing parallel pnni links use the set pnniinterface command to set the administrative weight of a physical link originating from a particular port. The following is an example of increasing the administrative weight for cbr call setups through the phys...

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    4-10 smartswitch 6500 user guide managing parallel pnni links pnni routing the physical connection from switch swa2 to switch swb2 is now advertised as a second logical link within the parent peer group (see figure 4-4). Figure 4-4 aggregation token values and parallel links level 72 first logical l...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 5-1 5 routing 5.1 additional routing protocols along with pnni, the smartswitch 6500 supports additional atm routing protocols: • iisp — use to connect with devices that do not support pnni • uni — use to connect end stations (also to connect devices whose implementation ...

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    5-2 smartswitch 6500 user guide iisp routes routing note the add atmroute command allows you to specify a set of metrics to be used with the route. For more information on metrics and metric tags, see section 5.4, route metrics. 5. Enter the show atmroute command to determine whether the route was c...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 5-3 routing iisp routes note dotted lines in the diagrams below represent one-way iisp routes to the devices pointed to by the arrowheads. Each route is defined on the device from which the dotted line originates. Figure 5-1 iisp route across pnni domain iisp routing exam...

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    5-4 smartswitch 6500 user guide uni routes routing 5.3 uni routes use the add atmroute command to create uni routes. For example, connect an end station adapter (with mac address 00:11:22:33:44:55) to port 7a2 of the smartswitch 6500. If the adapter does not support ilmi or its ilmi is incompatible ...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 5-5 routing route metrics 5.4 route metrics route metrics are assigned to routes using a metric tag (one of the input parameters for add atmroute ). The metric tag specifies a particular pair of incoming and outgoing metrics contained within a list of metrics. Metrics are...

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    5-6 smartswitch 6500 user guide ip routing routing enter show pnnimetric to view the newly created metric pair: smart6500 # show pnnimetrics metrics(all) : metrics metrics tag direction index gcac clp admin wt service categories =======================================================================...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 5-7 routing ip routing • sw2 is connected to sw1 through pnni, and both switches are part of the same emulated lan. To reach sw2 with the ethernet-based nms, create an ip route that assigns sw1's switch client as sw2's default gateway to the network 128.205.99.0. Enter th...

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    5-8 smartswitch 6500 user guide ip routing routing note the nms must also contain a route that specifies the ethernet interface of the ethernet connected switch as the gateway to the elan subnet..

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 6-1 6 virtual ports and static connections 6.1 pvc connections the smartswitch 6500 supports permanent virtual circuits (pvcs), both point-to-point and point-to-multipoint. Use pvcs to connect devices (that do not support svcs) to a switch’s local client. Also, use pvcs t...

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    6-2 smartswitch 6500 user guide pvc connections virtual ports and static connections for this example, we specify cbr as the traffic type, then take the remaining defaults. Enter the show trafficdescriptor command to obtain the index number of the new traffic descriptor. In this example, the index n...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 6-3 virtual ports and static connections pvc connections however, on a point-to-multipoint connection there should be no traffic in the backward direction, so we define the backward traffic descriptor with its cell loss priorities set to zero (0) smart6500 # add trafficde...

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    6-4 smartswitch 6500 user guide pvp connections virtual ports and static connections 6.1.3 connecting to local switch client through a pvc all pvc connections to the smartswitch 6500 local clients use the cpu port. This port is either 7b4 or 8b4 depending on the slot in which the master tsm/cpu modu...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 6-5 virtual ports and static connections pvp connections • use the set portconfig command to specify a number of bits to be used for vpis ( maxvpibits parameter). Note that a pvp cannot use vpi zero. Consequently, the number of vpi bits must be greater than zero (0) on bo...

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    6-6 smartswitch 6500 user guide pvp connections virtual ports and static connections 3. Use the add pvp command to create the pvp connection: smart6500 # add pvp conntype(ptp) : port-1-number() : 7a4 port-1-vpi() : 1 port-2-number() : 7b1 port-2-vpi() : 1 port1-to-port2trafficdescriptorindex() : 2 p...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 6-7 virtual ports and static connections virtual ports figure 6-1 terminating pvps 6.3 virtual ports the smartswitch 6500 supports the ability to create virtual ports. Typically, virtual ports are used for terminating permanent virtual path (pvp) connections. Virtual port...

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    6-8 smartswitch 6500 user guide virtual ports virtual ports and static connections note to assure that virtual ports receives the exact bandwidth required, you may want to assign them traffic descriptors that specify cbr as the service class. • use the set portconfig command to turn off signaling on...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 6-9 virtual ports and static connections virtual ports 1. Use the set portconfig command to turn signaling off on physical port 7a1 : smart6500 # set portconfig portnumber() : 7a1 portadminstatus(up) : ilmiadminstatus(up) : sigtype(autoconfig) : nnipvc nnipvc sigrole(netw...

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    6-10 smartswitch 6500 user guide virtual ports virtual ports and static connections 3. Use the portnumber and maxvpibits parameters of the add port command to create the virtual ports. Smart6500 # add port portnumber() : 7a1.1 .1 means our base vpi is one (1) portadminstatus(up) : ilmiadminstatus(up...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 6-11 virtual ports and static connections virtual ports things to watch out for when creating virtual ports • make certain that the virtual port number (base vpi) plus the vpis designated by maxvpibits does not exceed the available vpis as specified by maxvpibits in the s...

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    6-12 smartswitch 6500 user guide virtual ports virtual ports and static connections.

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 7-1 7 traffic management 7.1 traffic management capabilities this section describes how the smartswitch 6500 manages bandwidth and congestion. It briefly describes console commands that affect how the smartswitch 6500 manages traffic. This section also provides guidelines...

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    7-2 smartswitch 6500 user guide traffic management capabilities traffic management smartswitch 6500 user data cells are classified according to the state of a cell loss priority (clp) bit in the header of each cell. A clp 1 cell has a lower priority than a clp 0 cell and is discarded first. Source t...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 7-3 traffic management traffic management capabilities a user-defined pvc must have user-defined traffic descriptors. For instance, if a video link over a pvc requires a peak cell rate of 8000 kb/s, create a traffic descriptor for cbr traffic that specifies 8000 as the pe...

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    7-4 smartswitch 6500 user guide traffic management capabilities traffic management use the command show caceqbwallocscheme to view the current cac policies used by each port for each class of service. Smart6500 # show caceqbwallocscheme portnumber(all) : =============================================...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 7-5 traffic management traffic management capabilities 7.1.3 queue buffers the smartswitch 6500 performs buffering using a shared-memory architecture. Buffer space is divided into queues for each class of service. In turn, ports are allocated some portion of each of the s...

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    7-6 smartswitch 6500 user guide traffic management capabilities traffic management • queue 5 — unspecified bit rate (ubr) if calls of a particular service class are being dropped on a particular port, use the set porttrafficcongestion command to raise the port’s queue min threshold. For example, to ...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 7-7 traffic management traffic management capabilities 7.1.4 efci, epd, and rm cell marking to control switch congestion, the smartswitch 6500 implements standard resource management cell (rm-cell) marking, explicit forward congestion indicator cell marking (with backward...

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    7-8 smartswitch 6500 user guide traffic management capabilities traffic management.

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 8-1 8 upgrades and firmware 8.1 upgrading and changing firmware this section describes the low-level boot load commands. Boot load commands are used for setting switch start-up behavior and for performing firmware downloads. Use the boot load commands to: • set which copy...

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    8-2 smartswitch 6500 user guide upgrading and changing firmware upgrades and firmware 8.1.2 boot load commands the following table describes the commands available from the boot load prompt, their use, and their associated parameters. Table 8-1 boot load commands command action parameters chpi chang...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 8-3 upgrades and firmware upgrading and changing firmware figure 8-1 memory locations affected by the boot load commands scsm switch to the redundant csm: tells the smartswitch 6500 to transfer csm mastership to the slave csm. None swms switches cpu mastership to other ts...

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    8-4 smartswitch 6500 user guide upgrading and changing firmware upgrades and firmware 8.1.3 upgrading boot load firmware two images of the boot load firmware reside in flash ram. The two images are identified as boot load image 0 and boot load image 1. Both boot load images can be upgraded by using ...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 8-5 upgrades and firmware upgrading and changing firmware changing the default boot load image continuing with the example above, perform the following steps to set boot load image 0 back to being the default. 1. Reboot the smartswitch 6500. 2. When the following message ...

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    8-6 smartswitch 6500 user guide upgrading and changing firmware upgrades and firmware ............................................................................ ............................................................................ ...............................................................

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 8-7 upgrades and firmware upgrading and changing firmware ................................................... Validity checks of the switch software downloaded file... All validity checks ok programming downloaded image into switch software section, please wait... New swi...

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    8-8 smartswitch 6500 user guide upgrading and changing firmware upgrades and firmware • the smartswitch 6500 lost network connectivity before it finished its download • the wrong file or a corrupt file was downloaded into memory if you can correct the problem, enter the update firmware command to co...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 9-1 9 troubleshooting this chapter provides basic troubleshooting for diagnosing and fixing problems with vlan, emulated lans, and atm traffic congestion. 9.1 troubleshooting ip over atm you have configured an ip over atm vlan, but your network applications are not workin...

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    9-2 smartswitch 6500 user guide troubleshooting lan emulation troubleshooting 5. If working through these questions does not solve the problem, contact cabletron systems customer service. (see appendix c, "technical support"). 9.2 troubleshooting lan emulation you have configured an emulated lan and...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 9-3 troubleshooting troubleshooting pnni links - do devices begin to register with the les and bus once multi-point signaling is turned off? 7. Check whether bus is connected. • use show busclient to check whether devices are registered with the bus. If clients are regist...

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    9-4 smartswitch 6500 user guide troubleshooting congestion troubleshooting 2. Make certain that the switches in the other peer group support multi-level pgls and border nodes. If not, the other switches must be placed in the same peer group as the smartswitch 6500 if you want them to connect. 3. Are...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 9-5 troubleshooting troubleshooting congestion *use the show portconfig command to view bandwidth utilization 3. Has the congestion subsided? • if yes, you are done. • if no, continue. 4. Have you changed the epd threshold ( set switchtrafficcongestion command)? • if yes,...

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    9-6 smartswitch 6500 user guide events and alarms troubleshooting • if yes, the switch is improperly set up. Check the switch configuration. • if no, this indicates port congestion. Continue. 2. Enter the show cacinfo command for this port. Note the bandwidth allocated for each quality of service on...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 9-7 troubleshooting events and alarms both events and alarms are stored within circular memory buffers. When the buffers become full, older events and alarms are overwritten by newer entries. Both events and alarms are stored in shared ram. However, the 40 most recent ala...

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    9-8 smartswitch 6500 user guide events and alarms troubleshooting note depending on the activity of your smartswitch 6500, the appearance of events on the smartswitch 6500 may be too frequent to use the smartswitch 6500 console comfortably. It is recommended that you turn on the automatic display of...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide 9-9 troubleshooting saving core dumps 9.6 saving core dumps the smartswitch 6500 core dump feature allows you to specify a local ethernet host where, in the event of a system failure, the smartswitch 6500 sends a copy of its memory. Smartswitch 6500 system memory is saved...

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    9-10 smartswitch 6500 user guide saving core dumps troubleshooting if a system failure occurs while the core dump feature is enabled, the smartswitch 6500 console appears similar to the example below. The smartswitch 6500 then begins sending images of its memory to the core dump files on the tftp se...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide a-1 appendix a specifications this appendix lists the technical specifications for the smartswitch 6500 switch. Table a-1 hardware specifications specification value processor i960hd, 66 mhz switching engine 10 gbps, non-blocking max i/o ports* up to 63 oc-3, ds-3, or e3 ...

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    A-2 smartswitch 6500 user guide specifications operating temperature 5 to +40 c (41 to 104 f) operating humidity 5% to 90% rh, non-condensing table a-3 atm port specifications media port speed framing connector max. Tx power min. Tx power max. Rx power min. Rx power range smf-ir 155 mbps sts-3c or s...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide a-3 specifications atm routing protocols iisp pnni 1.0 (including pgl and border node support) uni lan protocols atm forum lane 1.0 (ethernet and token ring) ietf rfc 1577 classical ip over atm luni 2.0 table a-5 management standards and specifications management protocol...

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    A-4 smartswitch 6500 user guide specifications.

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide b-1 appendix b agent support this appendix briefly describes the support provided for managing the smartswitch 6500 using simple network management protocol (snmp). B.1 mib, smi, mib files and internet mib hierarchy a mib (management information base) is the term used to ...

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    B-2 smartswitch 6500 user guide mib, smi, mib files and internet mib hierarchy agent support figure b-1 internet mib hierarchy b.1.1 zeitnet cabletron proprietary mibs the location of some of zeitnet proprietary mibs in the internet hierarchy is shown in figure b-2. All nodes starting with “zn” repr...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide b-3 agent support mib, smi, mib files and internet mib hierarchy . Figure b-2 csi zeitnet private mibs in figure b-2, the zeitnet proprietary group is identified by 1.3.6.1.4.1.1295; its subgroup, called znproducts, is identified by 1; and the first variable is znmanagedo...

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    B-4 smartswitch 6500 user guide mib, smi, mib files and internet mib hierarchy agent support : figure b-3 cabletron smartswitch 6500 object identifier example b.1.3 supported protocols the smartswitch 6500 supports simple network management protocol (snmp). Both the snmpv1 and snmpv2c formats of the...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide b-5 agent support mib, smi, mib files and internet mib hierarchy znipatmserver 1.3.6.1.4.1.1295.2.200.2 ip atm server services zncommonobjs 1.3.6.1.4.1.1295.2.300 zeitnet specific information zntrapobjs 1.3.6.1.4.1.1295.2.301 zeitnet traps znswitchobjects 1.3.6.1.4.1.1295...

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    B-6 smartswitch 6500 user guide mib, smi, mib files and internet mib hierarchy agent support b.1.6 smartswitch 6500 mib support the smartswitch 6500 is shipped with the following mibs: • mib ii (rfc 1213) • interface table mib (rfc 1573) • atom mib (rfc 1695) • atom2 mib (pre-standard) • lane mib (a...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide b-7 agent support managing the smartswitch 6500 - p2mpleaf • atmvplreceivetrafficdescrindex — doesn’t accept abr traffic descriptor • atmvpltransmittrafficdescrindex — doesn’t accept abr traffic descriptor not supported the following mib objects are not supported. If used...

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    B-8 smartswitch 6500 user guide managing the smartswitch 6500 agent support • trapcommunity: specifies the nms to which traps are sent • mynmaddr: specifies the ip address through which the switch is managed • trustednms:specifies the ip address of the nms allowed to perform the following commands: ...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide c-1 appendix c technical support this appendix tells you what to do if you need technical support for your smartswitch 6500. Cabletron offers several support and service programs that provide high-quality support to our customers. For technical support, first contact your...

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    C-2 smartswitch 6500 user guide hardware warranty technical support • hardware model number, software version, and switch configuration (that is, what part types are in what slots) c.5 hardware warranty cabletron warrants its products against defects in the physical product for one year from the dat...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide d-1 appendix d acronyms a b aal atm adaptation layer aal1 atm adaptation layer type 1 aal2 atm adapter layer type 2 aal3/4 atm adapter layer type 3/4 aal5 atm adapter layer type 5 aalm atm adaptation layer mux abr available bit rate afi authority and format identifier ans...

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    D-2 smartswitch 6500 user guide acronyms c bootp boot protocol bus broadcast and unknown server cac call admission control can campus area network cat-3 category 3 unshielded twisted pair cable cat-5 category 5 unshielded twisted pair cable cbr constant bit rate ccitt comite consultatif internationa...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide d-3 acronyms d e dcc digital cross connect, generic dacs or direct connect card, data interface module df download flash ds-0 digital signaling 0 ds-1 digital signaling 1 ds-3 digital signaling 3 dte data terminal equipment dtl designated transit list dvt delay variation ...

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    D-4 smartswitch 6500 user guide acronyms f g h i fcs frame check sequence fifo first in first out ftp file transfer protocol gb/s gigabits per second gcac generic call admission control gcra generic cell rate algorithm gfc generic flow control hec header error check ieee institute of electrical and ...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide d-5 acronyms k l ilmi integrated local management interface i/o input/output iom input/output module ip internet protocol ip/atm internet protocol over atm ipx internetwork packet exchange protocol itu-tss international telecommunications union-telecommunications standard...

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    D-6 smartswitch 6500 user guide acronyms m n lmi local management interface mac media access control man metropolitan area network mb/s megabits per second mbs maximum burst size mcr minimum cell rate mib management information base mmf multi-mode fiber mp multi-point msm main switch module mtu maxi...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide d-7 acronyms o p nni network node interface or network-to-network interface nrt-vbr non real time - variable bit rate nrz non-return to zero nsap network services access point oam operations and maintenance oam&p operations, administration, maintenance and provisioning oc...

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    D-8 smartswitch 6500 user guide acronyms q r ppd partial packet discard prom programmable read-only memory pti payload type indicator ptp point-to-point ptse pnni topology state element ptse pnni topology state packet pvc permanent or provisioned virtual circuit qos quality of service qsaal q-signal...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide d-9 acronyms s rw read-write access saal signaling atm adaptation layer sar segmentation and reassembly sar-pdu sar protocol data unit sbe system bus error scr sustainable cell rate sdh synchronous digital hierarchy seal simple efficient adaptation layer smf single mode f...

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    D-10 smartswitch 6500 user guide acronyms t u v t-1 transmission system 1 t-3 transmission system 3 taxi transparent asynchronous transmitter/receiver interface tcp transmission control protocol td traffic descriptor tdm time-division multiplexing tftp trivial file transfer protocol tlv type, length...

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide d-11 acronyms w vcc virtual channel connection vci virtual channel identifier vcl virtual channel link vlan virtual lan vp virtual path vpc virtual path connection vpi virtual path identifier vpn virtual private network vt virtual tributary wan wide area network.

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    D-12 smartswitch 6500 user guide acronyms.

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide index-1 index symbols ? .............................................................. 2-24 numerics 6a-csm512 ............................................. 2-7 6a-tsm512 ....................................2-9 , 2-11 6c110 chassis ...........................................

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    Index-2 smartswitch 6500 user guide index add lecselannametable ..................... 3-10 add lecselanpolicy ............................ 3-11 add lecspacketsize ............................ 3-10 add lecstlvset .................................... 3-12 add pnnimetrics .................................

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide index-3 index d dcfg ........................................................... 8-2 default client address ................................ 3-3 default community strings ...................... 2-28 default elan ........................................... 3-4 default ip o...

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    Index-4 smartswitch 6500 user guide index creating vlan .................................. 3-1 viewing arp table ............................. 3-2 ip over atm client .................................. 3-3 ip routing ................................................ 5-6 iso/ccitt ........................

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide index-5 index not supported .................................... B-7 objects not supported ........................ B-7 supported .......................................... B-6 minindex .................................................. 7-6 module combinations in chassis ...

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    Index-6 smartswitch 6500 user guide index reset button ............................................. 2-20 restoring switch configuration ................ 2-17 rfcs ........................................................ B-1 rj-45 to db-9 adapter ............................. A-3 rm cell marking ......

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    Smartswitch 6500 user guide index-7 index tsm dimensions ............................... A-1 weight ............................................... A-1 supported mibs ....................................... A-3 switch configuration ............................... 2-13 switch installation and assembl...

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    Index-8 smartswitch 6500 user guide index vpis used ........................................... 6-8 virtual uni ............................................... 6-8 vlan creating .............................................. 3-1 ip over atm ...................................... 3-1 vpi ...............