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Cabletron Systems SSIM-A2-01 Installation And User Manual
Summary of SSIM-A2-01
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Ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 atm 155 smartstack interface modules installation and user guide.
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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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Ii notice industry canada notice this digital apparatus does not exceed the class a limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the radio interference regulations of the canadian department of communications. Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques ...
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Iii notice cabletron software program license 1. License. You have the right to use only the one (1) copy of the program provided in this package subject to the terms and conditions of this license agreement. You may not copy, reproduce or transmit any part of the program except as permitted by the ...
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Iv notice declaration of conformity application of council directive(s): 89/336/eec 73/23/eec manufacturer’s name: cabletron systems, inc. Manufacturer’s address: 35 industrial way po box 5005 rochester, nh 03867 european representative name: mr. J. Solari european representative address: cabletron ...
Page 6: Table Of Contents
V smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 table of contents 1. Introduction 1 2. Installation 3 package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 rules to remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 frame length limit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 one vap ...
Page 7: Appendix A. Abbreviations
Vi smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 frame-forwarding statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 lane status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 server vcc table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 le-arp table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56...
Page 8: List of Figures
Vii smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 list of figures figure 1. Ssim-a2-01 uplink (right) and ssim-a8-01 uplink (left) . . . . 1 figure 2. Unsupported configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 figure 3. Connecting one switch to two vaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 figure 4. Connecting vlans...
Page 9: Summary Of Contents
Viii smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 summary of contents following is a short description of the content of the chapters and appendixes in this publication: chapter 1, “introduction”, is a general introduction to the ssim-a2-01 atm 155 uplink utp5 module and the ssim-a8-01 atm 155 uplink mmf module...
Page 10: 1. Introduction
1 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 introduction 1. Introduction the smartstack ssim-a2-01 and smartstack ssim-a8-01 atm 155 uplink modules from cabletron systems provide high-speed connections to the atm backbone for the sts16-20rm token-ring switch. Designed for high performance and low latency, th...
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2 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 introduction.
Page 12: 2. Installation
3 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 installation 2. Installation this chapter contains instructions for installing, connecting and testing the ssim- ax-01 module. This chapter contains the following information: • package contents • rules to remember • installation procedure • hardware installation •...
Page 13: Rules to Remember
4 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 installation rules to remember this section will help you understand the configuration restrictions for the ssim- ax-01 atm 155 uplink module. In brief, you must remember the following rules when planning to install the uplink: • only one vap per uplink per vlan • ...
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5 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 installation one vap per uplink per vlan the ssim-ax-01 module does not allow configurations in which the following frame operations take place within a single uplink module: • bridging from atm back to atm. • broadcasting a frame from token ring to more than one a...
Page 15: Spanning Tree
6 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 installation if you connect to the same atm elan more than once from the same vlan, you are using parallel bridges. When doing so, you must always enable the spanning tree function for all the crfs that have parallel paths. With more than one uplink, you can connec...
Page 16: Installation Procedure
7 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 installation installation procedure the ssim-ax-01 module is packaged with software for both the module and the base sts16-20rm token ring switch. The switch is also packaged with software for both the module and the switch. To ensure compatibility between the modu...
Page 17: Hardware Installation
8 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 installation hardware installation use the following steps to install the ssim-ax-01 module in a sts16-20rm token ring switch: 1. Power off the base switch by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet. If the switch uses the optional smartstack sts-psu redund...
Page 18: Software Installation
9 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 installation software installation before you can use your ssim-ax-01 module, you must install the uplink module software. The module software can be downloaded via tftp or via a serial line. Search the disks supplied with the module for a file named atmyzv.Bin. Th...
Page 19: Serial Download
10 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 installation the console will display the download activity while the software is transferred over the network. When the software has been transferred, you will see the following messages: network download complete. Now transferring to atm module(s), please wait.....
Page 20: Cabling
11 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 installation cabling the cabling used depends on which version of the module you are installing. Ssim-a2-01 atm 155 uplink utp5 the ssm-a2-01 module uses standard copper utp5 cabling. The maximum cable length is 100 m (328 feet). 1. Insert the modular jack from ei...
Page 21: Leds
12 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 installation leds there are four leds on the front panel of the ssim-ax-01 module. The leds show the module status and activity. Table 2 explains the status leds on the left of the module front panel, and table 3 explains the atm interface leds on the right of the...
Page 22: Testing The Module
13 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 installation testing the module 1. Power on the base switch to start diagnostics. Diagnostics are in progress when the sts16-20rm diag led is on. After about a minute, the ssim-ax-01 diag led will turn on, indicating that the expansion module diagnostics are in pr...
Page 23: Configuration
14 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 installation configuration the ssim-ax-01 module can be configured using the rs-232-based console configuration, telnet, or the snmp-based management application. (the snmp- based management application is described in the online help). Default configuration when ...
Page 24: 3. Console Configuration
15 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration 3. Console configuration this chapter explains how to view and edit the configuration of the ssim-ax-01 atm 155 uplink module using a vt100 console attached directly to the sts16- 20rm token ring switch. The module configuration can also be m...
Page 25: Introduction
16 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration introduction in the console configuration, port numbers are used to refer to ports, with the ordinary token ring ports being numbered 1 to 20. Using the console, the atm port will appear as port 21 when located in the left hand slot, and as p...
Page 26: Navigating Within The Menus
17 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration • to refresh the console panel at any time, press ctrl-l . • if you are administering switches in a stack, many of the console screens will prompt for a box number. Enter the number of the box you want to administer to continue. The box that ...
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18 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration atm configuration - port menu to change the configuration of the ssim-ax-01 atm 155 uplink module, select port configuration from the configuration menu and type the port number when prompted. The following menu is displayed. The following it...
Page 28: Atm Network Configuration
19 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration atm network configuration to view and edit the atm network configuration, select atm network setup from the atm configuration - menu. The following information is displayed on this screen: atm network parameters master timing sets the source ...
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20 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration maximum active atm virtual channel bits vpi:vci selects the active virtual path identifier (vpi) and virtual connection identifier (vci) bit combination. Possible values: 0:12 (default), 1:11, and 2:10. Ilmi parameters vpi the vpi value for t...
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21 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration max line rate (cells/sec) sets the maximum peak rate of the physical link between the module and the atm switch. The value set affects all vccs regardless of their individual traffic profile settings. Possible values: from 353 through 353,208...
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22 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration atm network advanced parameters to view and edit advanced network parameters for the atm network, select advanced parameters on the atm network setup screen. The following items are available in the sscop section of the screen: sscop maximum ...
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23 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration maximum number elements in stat pdu sets the maximum number of list elements placed in a stat pdu. Possible values: 3 to 1023. Default: 67. Maximum sdu size (bytes) sets the maximum size of the service data unit (sdu) in bytes. Possible value...
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24 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration connection control timer (tenths of sec) sets the value of the connection control timer variable. As a guideline, set the value greater than timer_poll and round-trip delay. Possible values: 1 to 255. Default: 1. Signal timing settings (in se...
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25 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration t316 the maximum time to wait for response to restart. Possible values: 1 to 255. Default: 120. T317 the maximum time to act on restart. The value set should be less than t316. Possible values: 1 to 255. Default: 60. T322 the maximum time to ...
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26 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration atm lec main configuration screen to view and edit the atm lec setup, select atm lec setup from the atm configuration menu. If there are multiple vaps, you will be prompted for the vap you want to configure. The vap name is shown in the title...
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27 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration mtu atm forum: c3 sets the maximum transmission unit of the elan. Possible values: 1500 and 4472, 8144, 17800 and use brf (default).). These values correspond to the standard values used on ordinary token ring ports. Actually, slightly larger...
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28 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration max rx rate threshold (cells/sec) sets the maximum difference between the requested receive rate of an incoming lane call and the line rate, above which the call is rejected with the cause “user cell rate not available”. Note that the default...
Page 38: Traffic Profiles
29 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration traffic profiles traffic profiles describe the characteristics of the transmitted data. All vccs (svc or pvc) created by the uplink software and the les are assigned a traffic profile, and for the typical atm lan setup, the default profile is...
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30 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration traffic profiles are used in three different situations, listed below, which again require three different methods for assigning the correct traffic profiles to the correct vcc. 1. Pvcs are assigned a designated traffic profile when they are ...
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31 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration traffic profile mapping configuration to view and edit traffic profile mappings, select traffic profile mapping from the atm lec setup screen. Target atm address specifies the target atm address. This address is compared with the destination ...
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32 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration atm lane parameters configuration to view and edit atm lane parameters, select lane parameters on the atm lec setup screen. Lane atm address atm forum: c1 the atm address for the elan can be assigned manually or automatically. If you select a...
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33 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration lan emulation configuration server (lecs) the module port uses the method shown in figure 7 to get in contact with lan emulation services. The figure shows how specification of the les address, lecs pvc (vpi/vci) or lecs address can be used t...
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34 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration vpi sets the virtual path identifier of the lecs pvc. Possible values: 0 (default), 1, 2 and 3. Vci sets the virtual channel identifier of the lecs pvc. Possible values: 0 (default) to 4095. Address specifies the atm address of the lecs. Lan ...
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35 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration max unknown frame time (sec) atm forum: c11 sets the time period in seconds in which the lane client can send a maximum of maxunknownframecount frames (see above) to the bus, before the lane client begins to resolve the lane destination using...
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36 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration vcc timeout (sec) atm forum: c12 sets the vcc timeout period in seconds. A lane client must release any data direct vcc (dd-vcc) that has not been used to transmit or receive any data frames for the length of the vcc timeout period. This para...
Page 46: Atm Lec Pvc Configuration
37 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration atm lec pvc configuration to view and edit pvc parameters, select pvc parameters from the atm lec setup screen. Id the system-supplied id for the pvc. The id is used when selecting a pvc for delete. Vpi specifies the virtual path identifier o...
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38 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration atm traffic profile configuration for a discussion of the traffic profile concept, refer to the section “traffic profiles” on page 29. To view and edit the atm traffic profiles, select traffic profiles table from the atm configuration screen....
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39 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration peak rate specifies the maximum rate in cells/sec that data will be transmitted. Cell rates are approximated by the hardware, so the actual peak cell rates used are as close to the specified rates as permitted by the hardware. Consequently, s...
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40 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 console configuration.
Page 50: 4. Statistics
41 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 statistics 4. Statistics a wide range of statistics is available for the ssim-ax-01 atm 155 uplink module. The following topics are discussed in this chapter: • statistics menu • port status • port statistics • general atm statistics • lec statistics • frame-forwa...
Page 51: Statistics Menu
42 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 statistics statistics menu to access the statistics menu, select statistics from the main menu. The following menu is displayed: the menu items shown in the illustration above are described in the manual you received with your sts16-20rm token-ring switch. For mor...
Page 52: Port Status
43 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 statistics port status to access the port status screen, select port status from the statistics menu. The ssim-ax-01 atm 155 uplink module will be listed as port 21 or port 25. A sample screen is shown below. Port shows the port number of the port, used to identif...
Page 53: Port Statistics
44 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 statistics oper mode the operation mode is always displayed as atm elan for atm vaps. Fwd mode the forwarding mode is always displayed as store-fwd, since the module always operate in the store-and-forward switching mode. Port statistics the atm statistics menu pr...
Page 54: General Atm Statistics
45 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 statistics general atm statistics to view general atm statistics, select general atm statistics on the atm statistics menu. General statistics total bytes the total number of bytes sent or received on the atm network (the aal5 payload). Unicast frames the number o...
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46 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 statistics invalid tag the number of frames in the transmit direction (to atm) that were dropped due to an invalid tag. Dropped frames the number of frames dropped due to receive congestion at the beginning of the frame. Crc errors the number of frames received fr...
Page 56: Lec Statistics
47 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 statistics lec statistics the lec statistics menu provides access to statistics that are relevant for emulated lans..
Page 57: Frame-Forwarding Statistics
48 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 statistics frame-forwarding statistics the frame forwarding statistics screen provides statistics for traffic received on the atm network for a particular elan. All statistics shown are for this vap. Bytes received the total number of bytes received on this vap fr...
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49 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 statistics arp replies rx the number of le_arp_responses received by the lec from the atm network. The counter includes both solicited and unsolicited replies. Replies may arrive on the control direct vcc or on the control distribute vcc, depending on how the les ...
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50 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 statistics invalid rif rc field the number of times a frame containing an illegal routing control field has been detected by the vap. Rif length exceeded the number of frames detected by the vap where the frame contains a rif field that is too long. Explorer overf...
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51 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 statistics ste frames the number of spanning-tree explorer frames transmitted or received on the atm network on this vap. Are frames the number of all-routes explorer frames transmitted or received on the atm network on this vap. Type rx unicast the number of fram...
Page 61: Lane Status
52 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 statistics lane status the lane status screen displays the status for a vap. Elan state the forwarding state of the vap. Elan name the name of the emulated lan that this lec last joined or wishes to join. Elan type the data frame format that the lan emulation clie...
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53 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 statistics lec status lec id the lan emulation client id. During the join phase, the lan emulation server assigns each client with a client identifier (lecid). The lecid is placed in control requests by the lec and can be used for echo suppression on multicast dat...
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54 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 statistics response code the status code from the last failed configure response or join response. Failed responses are those for which the le_configure_response or le_join_response frame contains a failure code, or fails to arrive within a timeout period. If none...
Page 64: Server Vcc Table
55 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 statistics server vcc table the server vcc table screen displays lane server vcc information for a vap. Configure direct the vpi and vci values for the vcc to the lecs. If an svc is used, the svc is closed after the configuration phase. If the vccs are not in use,...
Page 65: Le-Arp Table
56 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 statistics le-arp table the le-arp table screen displays lane address resolution information for a vap. Mac address the destination mac address. Atm address the destination atm address. Rem shows if the mac address is represented by a proxy (a lane bridge). Rem is...
Page 66: Route Descriptor Table
57 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 statistics route descriptor table the route descriptor table displays lane address resolution information for a vap. Bridge the destination bridge number. Segment the destination ring number. Atm address the destination atm address. Entry type shows how the entry ...
Page 67: Lec Vcc Statistics
58 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 statistics lec vcc statistics the lec vcc statistics screen displays vcc statistics for a vap. Vpi/vci the vpi/vci value of the vcc. Usage shows the vcc usage. Possible values are cdirec (control direct), cdist (control distribute), m-send (multicast send), m-forw...
Page 68: Vcc Statistics
59 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 statistics vcc statistics to view virtual channel connection statistics, select vcc statistics on the atm statistics menu. Vpi the virtual path identifier of the vcc. Vci the virtual channel identifier of the vcc. Usage identifies the atm components using this vcc...
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60 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 statistics peak rate the peak rate of the vcc. See “peak rate” on page 39. Qos the quality of service of the vcc. See “qos” on page 38. Frame discard indicates if the switch is allowed to discard all complete aal5 frames if any single cells are lost from an aal5 f...
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61 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 getting in touch with technical support 5. Getting in touch with technical support for additional support related to this device or document, contact cabletron systems using one of the following methods: before calling cabletron systems, have the following informa...
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62 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 getting in touch with technical support.
Page 72: Appendix A. Abbreviations
63 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 appendix a. Abbreviations aal atm adaption layer are all-route explorer arp address resolution protocol atm asynchronous transfer mode brf bridge relay function bus broadcast and unknown server cd-vcc control distribute vcc cdir-vcc control direct vcc crc cyclic r...
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64 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 qos quality of service sdu service data unit ssim smartstack interface module sscop service specific connection oriented protocol ste spanning tree explorer svc switched virtual circuit uni user network interface vap virtual atm port vcc virtual channel connection...
Page 74: Appendix B. Log Messages
65 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 appendix b. Log messages error messages that can appear on the console screen are listed below. Following each message is a short explanation of the message and, where appropriate, steps that can be taken to resolve the error condition. 0001 lan emulation server j...
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66 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 0006 lan emulation server connection failed. The connection between the lan emulation client and the lan emulation server was lost. Action: check that the les is running and that the cable to switch is connected. 0007 lan emulation server bus arp failed. The lan e...
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67 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 action: check the configuration of the bus and/or increase the jointimeout value in the configuration file. 000f lan emulation config value out of range, tlv-type: , value: a tlv (type length value) encoded parameter from the lan emulation configuration server (le...
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68 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 46 call setup cleared by network or remote user. 47 link is not active (being started). 49 call failed because protocol is being reset (by user). 4a link failure (during call setup). 4b remote user signaling state mismatch. 4c received message from remote user wit...
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69 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 65 bearer capability not implemented 73 unsupported combination of traffic parameters 78 aal parameters cannot be supported 81 invalid call reference value 82 identified channel does not exist 88 incompatible destination 89 invalid endpoint reference 91 invalid tr...
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70 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 0206 outg. Call rejected by network: : as for '0204', but where the call is rejected by the 'atm network', as coded by the 'location' field: the location code is normally 1, but may also be one of the following: 1 local private network 2 local public network 3 tra...
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71 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 bgak pdu bgrej pdu end pdu endak pdu poll pdu stat pdu ustat pdu rs pdu rsak pdu er pdu (not if uni 3.0) erak pdu (not if uni 3.0) action: check configuration. Does the configured universion match the one supported by the atm switch? If not, fix it. Alternatively,...
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72 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 action: the physical link may be poor - check it. 0406 sscop: stat pdu - n(r) or list elements error a stat pdu has been received, either containing an unexpected value in the n(r) field, or containing an error in list elements. Link recovery is being performed an...
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73 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 0504 crc checksum failure on adapter eeprom. This message indicates a hardware error with the atm uplink. Action: replace atm uplink card. 0505 sar memory self-test failed during open. This message indicates a hardware error with the atm uplink. Action: replace at...
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74 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 action: check compatibility of clients and lan emulation services participating in emulated lan. 0707 ilmi: prefix registration time-out, cold start retried. Time-out of prefix registration from switch. Address registration procedure is restarted by re-sending col...
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75 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 action: remove or correct pvc definition. 0807 pvc user index too large. The userindex parameter of a pvc definition for the lan emulation server identifies a specific client and must have a value from 1 to maxclients (default 50). Action: adjust maxclients or cor...
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76 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 0826 pvc vci value too large. Vpi=, vci=, max vpi= the vci value for the pvc : is too large, the maximum vci value is . Action: change the vci value to a smaller value or enable usage of larger vci values by increasing the maxvcibits value. ❏.
Page 86: Index
Index-1 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 index a abbreviations 63 atm configuration - port xx menu 18 atm elan configuration screen 26 atm network advanced parameters screen 22 atm network configuration screen 19 atm network parameters 19 c cabling 11 canceling a menu selection 16 configuration, def...
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Index-2 smartstack ssim-a2-01/ssim-a8-01 index u using the menus 16 utp5 cabling 11 v vap see virtual atm port vcc statistics screen 59 virtual atm port 16 vt100 console 15.
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