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Verilink WANsuite 6450 Reference Manual

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Summary of WANsuite 6450

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    I wansuite ® 6450 reference manual april 2003 34-00326.C.

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    Ii w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 emissions requirements the wansuite 6450 has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class a digital device, pursuant to en 55022 and part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the eq...

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    Iii advance notice is not practical, the telephone company will notify you as soon as possible. Also, you will be advised of your right to file a complaint with the fcc. 3 the telephone company may make changes in its facilities, equipment, operations, or procedures that could affect the operation o...

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    Iv w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    V table of contents preface about this manual ................................................................................................................................ Xi manual organization .........................................................................................................

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    Vi w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 chapter 3 web server interface web server access ............................................................................................................................. 3-2 layout of interface screens .....................................................................

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    Vii network address translation (nat) ......................................................................................... 3-62 nat details screen ............................................................................................................. 3-62 static tcp translation table scre...

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    Viii w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 status ................................................................................................................................... 4-38 channels table details screen ............................................................................................ 4-40...

  • Page 9: Appendix B   Snmp Agent

    Ix mechanical ......................................................................................................................................... A-3 environmental .....................................................................................................................................

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    X w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0

  • Page 11: Reface

    P r e f a c e xi c hapter 0 p reface about this manual this reference guide for the wansuite 6450 atm integrated access device (iad) describes unit features and specifications, configuration, and cabling. It is not a users guide containing step-by-step procedures. Rather, this manual is designed to ...

  • Page 12: Support From Verilink

    Xii w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 customer service and technical support verilink provides easy access to customer support through a variety of services. This section describes these services. Support from your dsl service provider if assistance is required, contact your service provider. When you contact...

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    P r e f a c e xiii • sales and marketing: info@verilink.Com • technical support: support@verilink.Com internet visit verilink’s web site to access the latest verilink product information, technical publications, news releases, contact information, and more: http://www.Verilink.Com if this reference ...

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    Xiv w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0

  • Page 15: Bout

    A b o u t t h e w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 1-1 c h a p t e r 1 c hapter 1 a bout the wan suite 6450 introduction verilink’s wansuite 6450 is a feature-rich, intelligent integrated access device (iad) that manages voice and data applications in an atm network. The wansuite 6450 terminates a standards-ba...

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    1-2 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 for ip packet routes. After building the routing tables, the unit periodically broadcasts the contents to neighboring routers so your network can choose the most efficient routes available. Ospf uses link-state routing algorithms to calculate routes based on the number of...

  • Page 17: Performance

    A b o u t t h e w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 1-3 features of the wansuite 6450 performance historically, wan access devices have tended to perform well as single- function devices such as csu/dsus, but have not been optimized to address higher-level traffic issues such as service levels and integration. ...

  • Page 18: Features Summary

    1-4 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 • managing network resources to ensure optimum performance • analyzing trends to aid in network planning wansuite 6450 advantages include the following: • enables a new class of xdsl technologies − the internationally standard g.Shdsl. • allows for continued use of existi...

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    A b o u t t h e w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 1-5 • full or partial t1/e1 circuits with signaling • unstructured service (2.048 mbps e1 or 1.544 mbps t1) • configurable for synchronous or adaptive timing • user configurable cell delay variation • user configurable partial cell fill • user configurable scr...

  • Page 20: Front Panel

    1-6 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 front panel the front panel of the wansuite 6450 is shown below in figure 1.1. Figure 1.1 front panel of wansuite 6450 the front panel’s five led status indicators are described below: the user-activated input control buttons are described below: *the config button must b...

  • Page 21: Rear Panel Connections

    A b o u t t h e w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 1-7 rear panel connections the rear panel of the wansuite 6450 has five connectors. From left to right, these are as follows: power , supervisory port , 10/100 ethernet , serial , cbr , and network as shown in figure 1.2 below. Figure 1.2 wansuite 6450 rear pa...

  • Page 22: 10/100 Ethernet Port

    1-8 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 can be set to 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, or 115200 bps. The initial default rate of the supervisory port is 19200 bps. On power-up, the supervisory port sends out diagnostic messages at the bit rate of 115.2 kbps until the supervisory service acquires th...

  • Page 23: Cbr Port

    A b o u t t h e w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 1-9 cbr port caution: the t1/e1 cbr port is not a standalone port. Connect the t1/e1 cbr port only to the "private" side of the network on the customer premises, never to the "public" side. The cbr interface port located on the wansuite 6450 rear panel is an r...

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    1-10 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0

  • Page 25: Nstallation

    I n s t a l l a t i o n 2-1 c h a p t e r 2 c hapter 2 i nstallation this chapter describes the contents of your wansuite 6450 shipment and provides information on connecting and installing the unit. The wansuite 6450 uses an “installation wizard” to help you automatically install the unit quickly a...

  • Page 26: Installation Wizard

    2-2 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 for specific applications, see connector pin assignments on page a-6 for additional optional cables and adapters. Contact verilink technical support (page xii) for further assistance. Installation wizard the wansuite 6450 can be configured and monitored through the web se...

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    I n s t a l l a t i o n 2-3 6 using the tab key again, move the cursor to the “ip address” field and enter the appropriate ip address for the unit (xxx.Xxx.Xxx.Xxx). If necessary, repeat this process for the “subnet mask” and “gateway address” fields. 7 next, move the cursor to the “write to unit” f...

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    2-4 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0

  • Page 29: Erver

    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-1 c h a p t e r 3 c hapter 3 w eb s erver i nterface the wansuite 6450 has an innovative, embedded web-based user interface (wansight) for remote configuration and real-time reporting via microsoft internet explorer 5.0 or higher. Access to the web server interf...

  • Page 30: Web Server Access

    3-2 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 web server access you can access the web server interface by connecting to its ip address. This connection can be directly through the 10/100 ethernet port, in-band via ppp over any port, or in-band via encapsulated ip traffic on the atm wan circuit. Notice: any changes t...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-3 figure 3.1 unit screen the unit screen displays the following fields: the unit screen provides the following user-activated buttons: field function object id display-only field used to point an snmp agent to this id. Up time displays the amount of time the uni...

  • Page 32: Maintenance Reset

    3-4 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 maintenance reset use this button to perform a maintenance reset. All configurations will be lost and the unit will be set back to an initial factory configuration. There are five options for a maintenance reset as shown in the table below. * factory default configuration...

  • Page 33: Save And Restart

    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-5 figure 3.2 maintenance reset screen notice: performing a “maintenance reset” or a “save and restart” will terminate communications with the unit. Save and restart the save and restart button on the unit screen will display the confirmation screen shown in figu...

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    3-6 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 3.4 network screen the network screen status and configuration parameters are described in the following paragraphs. Unit type selects the unit type. Tu-r represents a cpe terminal unit; tu-c represents a co terminal unit. Values: tu-r, tu-c default: tu-r expected ...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-7 pair-2 mode represents the status and detail status information of the span for four-wire operation. This mode is not supported by the wansuite 6450. Eoc in displays the number of messages received on the embedded operations channel. Eoc out displays the numbe...

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    3-8 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 3.6 configuration profile details screen this screen lets you configure or change the following information about the selected configuration profile: wire mode displays the type of wire interface used by the span. The wansuite 6450 supports only the two-wire mode. ...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-9 to set any configuration profile parameter, enter the desired value/information in a field or select the desired parameter from one of the pull-down lists, and then click on the “submit” button. Alarm profile table screen clicking on the “alarm profiles” butto...

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    3-10 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 15-minute collection interval reaches/exceeds this value, a trap is generated. One trap will be sent per interval per endpoint. A value of 0 (zero) disables the trap. Ses sets the threshold for the number of severely errored seconds within any given 15-minute performance...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-11 eoc from units on an shdsl line, and provides details regarding the parameters listed below. Figure 3.10 span endpoint details screen vendor id displays the vendor id as reported in an inventory response message. Model number vendor model number as reported i...

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    3-12 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 clicking on the “span endpoint performance/summary” button on the span endpoint details screen will display the screen shown in figure 3.11. Figure 3.11 span endpoint performance/summary screen this screen displays information on the performance and error status of a spa...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-13 figure 3.12 span endpoint maintenance screen the span endpoint maintenance parameters are described below. Loopback specifies loopbacks for the associated segment endpoint. Values: no loopback, normal loopback default: no loopback tip ring reversal indicates ...

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    3-14 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 3.13 cbr screen t1/e1 framing selects the framing for the network side of the dsu/csu. Values t1 esf, t1 d4, e1 ccs, e1 cas e1 unframed, t1 unframed default: e1 ccs notice: to set unit to signaling mode, you must first configure the following: on the cbr screen (p...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-15 t1 zero suppression determines whether ones density insertion is activated after 15 zeros. This parameter is ignored if the coding parameter is set to “b8zs.” values: disable, enable default: disable t1 mode as a t1, the unit will operate in either long-haul ...

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    3-16 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 es sets the errored seconds (es) threshold. An es is a 1-second period in which at least one logic error occurred. The default value is 45 seconds. Ses sets the severely errored seconds (ses) threshold. An ses is a 1-second period in which at least 320 crc errors or one ...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-17 figure 3.14 performance/summary screen in addition to the error parameters found in the error status and alarm thresholds table as described on page 3-15, the following error parameters are included on the performance/summary table: bes sets the bursty error ...

  • Page 46: Serial

    3-18 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 3.15 performance 24 hour screen figure 3.16 performance 30 day screen serial the serial screen (figure 3.17) lets you view and make changes to the unit’s serial interface configuration as described in the paragraphs below. To make changes to any serial port parame...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-19 figure 3.17 serial screen type selects the type of interface (based on its electrical signal characteristics) used by the equipment connected to the serial port. Values: v.35, v.36, rs-232, eia-530, and x-21 default: v.35 notice: v.35 requires the use of an o...

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    3-20 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 because the unit allows individual channels to be configured for a service, a value of “arbitrary” will be returned for this parameter if the current channel allocation is not contiguous or alternate. The “arbitrary” value can only be supplied by the unit − it cannot be ...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-21 stop bit selects the number of bits required to end the asynchronous character. Values: 1, 2 default: 1 rts request to send determines the source from which the unit reads the rts signal status. If set to “normal,” the unit gets rts from the dte on the serial...

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    3-22 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 to make changes to a serial port parameter, simply set the parameter to the desired selection and press the “submit” button. 10/100 ethernet (ip service details) the 10/100 ethernet (ip service details) screen (figure 3.18) lets you configure the ip parameters described ...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-23 screen. The ethernet stats screen (figure 3.19) contains no user-selectable fields or options; it is simply a representation of the applicable mib ii parameters. Figure 3.19 ethernet stats screen click on the unit access table button on the ethernet (ip detai...

  • Page 52: Supervisory

    3-24 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 3.21 unit access details supervisory the supervisory screen (figure 3.22) displays the current speed of the supervisory port interface along with other parameters as described below. The supervisory port supports only asynchronous character formats. Figure 3.22 su...

  • Page 53: Services

    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-25 stop bit selects the number of bits required to end the character. Values: 1, 2 default: 1 current pin status the current pin status, which shows the state of the rs-232 pins, is also displayed on the supervisory interface screen. Services the services screen...

  • Page 54: Ip Service Details Screen

    3-26 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 interface selecting one of the interfaces will bring up a screen where you can view interface parameters. These screens are the same ones displayed when you select a sub-menu from the interfaces screen described earlier on page 3-5. Type selecting one of the services lis...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-27 figure 3.25 atm service details screen the configuration table on the atm service details screen is used to set the following configuration parameters: • max vcc (virtual channel connection) – represents the maximum number of virtual channel connections on th...

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    3-28 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 the status table provides the following status information on the circuits: • operstatus (operation status) - the current operational status for the atm interface. • opened vccs − the current number of open virtual channel connections. • unopened vccs − the current numbe...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-29 there are ninety-six 15-minute “buckets” available for atm statistics. If the unit is powered on at 01:00 pm, the first interval will be completed at 01:15 pm; subsequent intervals would be completed at xx:30, xx:45, xx:00 and xx:15. Interval 1 is always the ...

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    3-30 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 3.27 atm statistics table (all intervals) screen atm virtual channels screen clicking the “virtual channels” button on the atm service details screen will display a table (figure 3.28) of all virtual channels on a specific atm service along with their state and al...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-31 operation status current operation status. Values: up, down, testing last change time and date of the last change. Qos profile current qos profile in use. The default profile is 0 (zero), which is used for ubr traffic. When qos profile “0” is used, the availa...

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    3-32 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 click on a listed vpi to bring up the virtual channel details screen ( figure 3.29 ) where you can view and/or change parameters. Figure 3.29 virtual channel details screen the following user-activated buttons are included on the virtual channel details screen: quality o...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-33 the table displayed on this screen contains information on atm traffic descriptor type and the associated parameters. Service category atm service category. Possible values include cbr, vbr, and ubr. Param 1 (pcr) peak cell rate in cells per second. Param 2 (...

  • Page 62: Ces Service Details Screen

    3-34 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 the following user-activated buttons are included on the atm quality of service details screen: ces service details screen clicking on ces under the “type” column of the table in the services screen will display the ces service details screen shown in figure 3.32. Figure...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-35 configure the service type to correspond with the desired cbr port framing and channel rate in accordance with the table on page 3-36. Timing determines the ces services clocking mode, which maps to the transmit clock source of the cbr interface and serial in...

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    3-36 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 status reassembly cells displays the number of cells received by the ces iwf. This number excludes cells that have been discarded for any reason, including cells not used due to their being misinserted or discarded while the reassembler was awaiting synchronization. Head...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-37 *only channels allocated to the cbr interface should be set to 56 k/signaling. When configuring the serial interface for ces service (see serial ces configuration as described on page 3-39), you must set the channel rate for allocated channels to 64 k. Channe...

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    3-38 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 rate the unit can operate at any data rate that is a multiple of 56 or 64 kbps. You must set this value in accordance with the table on page 3-36 for proper operation. Values: 56k/signaling, 64k default: 64k service specifies the service to which this channel is allocate...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-39 *this rate is proprietary to the globespan chipset and is required for unstructured e1 ces service. To allocate a channel for the cbr interface, set the channel’s “rate” parameter according to the table shown on page 3-36 and the service parameter to the serv...

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    3-40 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 details screen (figure 3.24 on page 3-25), select “ces” from the “type” pull-down menu. 2 on the serial screen (figure 3.17 on page 3-19), configure the serial interface to your requirements. You must set the “mode” parameter to “dce.” if the required time slots for the ...

  • Page 69: Hdlc/ppp Service

    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-41 *channel 16 (time slot 6) can be used for the serial ces service without affecting e1 signaling. The e1 signaling information is extracted from the cbr interface data stream prior to multiplexing it with the serial interface stream. Therefore, replacing chann...

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    3-42 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 established through the rule config screen, which is accessed by clicking the “rule details” button at the bottom of the service aware screen. The service aware screen (figure 3.34) provides a table showing these filtered packet counts for up to 10 rules. This table indi...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-43 figure 3.35 rule details screen the paragraphs below describe the rule configuration parameters and their options. Service selects the service to which the rule applies. Select from a pull-down menu that lists available services. Vpi selects the vpi to which ...

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    3-44 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 tx alarm threshold specifies the threshold (in bps) for the transmit alarm on this rule. Tx alarm displays the current status of the transmit alarm. Traffic meter statistics screen the traffic meter statistics (figure 3.36) screen displays the number of frames and octets...

  • Page 73: Snmp

    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-45 figure 3.37 all traffic meter stats (all intervals) screen snmp the unit detects and reports e1 network alarms and provides several options for reporting them, one of which is snmp traps. When a network alarm occurs, the unit sends a trap message to as many a...

  • Page 74: Trap Log

    3-46 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 trap log a trap is a mechanism that permits a device to send an alarm for certain network events to an snmp management station. The trap log screen (figure 3.39) shows all generated traps. The table shown in this screen lists each trap by its index number, and displays t...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-47 figure 3.40 top talkers screen to generate a top talkers report, enter the desired report size in the appropriate field, and then click the “submit” button. Duration establishes the amount of time (in seconds) for which the top talkers report will capture ip ...

  • Page 76: Ip Gateway

    3-48 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 the top talkers table reports in descending order the ip addresses that have generated the most traffic during the requested report’s duration. For each ip address listed, the report displays the number of rx frames, rx octets, tx frames, and tx octets that have been pas...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-49 rip parameters rip enable globally enables rip 1, rip 2, or no rip. Values: disable, enable rip1, enable rip2 default: enable (rip2) rip trust neighbors globally enables the trusted neighbors feature. If there is a list of trusted neighbors in an ip gateway, ...

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    3-50 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 3.42 circuit table screen circuit details screen clicking on the “circuit details” button on the circuits screen will display a screen similar to the following (figure 3.43). This screen is used to establish the configuration parameters of a given circuit. To esta...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-51 ip mask ip mask of the circuit. Max transmit unit maximum transmit unit this circuit will send at any one time. Cost represents the relative time of treatment of an ip packet. This value is used when there are multiple routes to the same destination. When two...

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    3-52 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 ospf dead interval the number of seconds that a router’s hello’s have not been received before its neighbors declare the router down. The value must be the same as the value on the network. Values: 1 − 65535 default: 40 ospf auth key when configured, this parameter allow...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-53 next hop ip address of the next device in the route. Cost cost of using that route. Route status indicates whether a route is enabled or disabled. The static routes table screen provides the following user-activated buttons: route details screen access the ro...

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    3-54 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 notice: setting the target ip address and target ip mask to 0.0.0.0 defines the default route for this unit. Because a unit can have only one default route, if a default route is configured as a wan route on the above screen, the gateway address configured on the 10/100 ...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-55 type direct or indirect. Protocols local age 0 mask mask of the destination network. Static arp table screen arp (address resolution protocol) is used by the router to dynamically associate a high-level ip address to a low-level physical hardware address. Arp...

  • Page 84

    3-56 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 the static arp table screen provides the following user-activated buttons: arp details screen access the arp details screen (figure 3.48) by clicking on the appropriate numbered link under the “index” column on the arp table screen. Figure 3.48 arp details screen endpoin...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-57 trusted neighbor table screen the trusted neighbors feature can be used to store rip information only from specific routers. This allows the router to reject any rip information coming from non-trusted neighbors. Only information coming from trusted neighbors...

  • Page 86

    3-58 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 3.51 area table screen id displays the id of the area (represented by an ip address). Enable displays whether the defined area is enabled or disabled. Auth type indicates area validation. Stub displays whether or not the defined area is a stub area. Address summar...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-59 auth type indicates type of authentication. Values: simple, none default: none stub an area can be configured as stub when there is a single exit point from the area, or when the choice of exit point need not be made on a per-external- destination basis. Valu...

  • Page 88

    3-60 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 backbone areas. Basically, virtual links are used to connect components that are otherwise not connected to the backbone. A virtual link is treated by ospf as a point-to-point unnumbered network joining two area border routers. The virtual link must be configured in both...

  • Page 89: Originate Ping

    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-61 the virtual link details screen provides the following user-activated buttons: originate ping the wansuite 6450 originate ping (figure 3.55) function helps telephone companies determine if a network is properly configured and also helps them maintain slas. Fi...

  • Page 90

    3-62 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 the originate ping screen provides the following user-activated buttons: network address translation (nat) nat is a method of connecting multiple computers to the internet (or any other ip network) using one ip address. This lets users cost-effectively and efficiently co...

  • Page 91

    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-63 hosts on the local (private) side as a single internet host (one ip address). In basic nat mode, the global ip address is assigned as a class c host address (mask of 255.255.255.0). Each private ip address on the local side is mapped to a class c public addre...

  • Page 92

    3-64 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 tcp sequence delta timer the maximum time (in seconds) nat will use resources when managing tcp packet sequencing. Values: 0 − 65535 default: 180 udp timer the maximum time (in seconds) nat will use resources for a udp port in use. Values: 0 − 65535 default: 120 icmp tim...

  • Page 93

    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-65 server address ip address of the local tcp server. Default is 0.0.0.0. The static tcp translation table screen provides the following user-activated buttons: you can configure or change the above-listed parameters on the static tcp translation details screen ...

  • Page 94

    3-66 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 the static udp translation table screen provides the following user- activated buttons: you can configure or change the above-listed parameters on the nat static udp translation details screen (figure 3.60), which is accessed by selecting the appropriate number under the...

  • Page 95

    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-67 processed by the ip gateway, and may be routed to another port. If this parameter is set to “disable,” no packet with a destination address different from the global/internet address will be processed. Setting this parameter to “disable” will override an “ena...

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    3-68 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 3.63 nat port status table screen ip address original ip address of the host. Nat ip address translated ip address of the host. Processed packets number of packets processed by nat for this address. Dynamic host configuration protocol (dhcp) dhcp provides a mechan...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-69 figure 3.64 dhcp server details screen enable enables or disables the dhcp server. Default is “enable.” number of ports defines the number of dhcp ports to be used. In this version, only “1” is a valid value. Ttl time to live for any dhcp packet. Default is 6...

  • Page 98

    3-70 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 dhcp host table screen in some cases, it may be necessary to provide an ip station with a specific dhcp server name, which may be used by the ip station when making a dhcp request. That name is included on the dhcp host table screen (figure 3.65), which identifies the dh...

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    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-71 figure 3.67 static entry table screen mac address mac address you want to associate with an ip address. Ip address ip address given to the dhcp client if that client has the mac address defined on this screen. Mask mask associated with the ip address shown on...

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    3-72 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 3.69 ip address list start starting ip address of the dhcp client pool. End ending ip address of the dhcp client pool. Subnet mask subnet mask associated with the defined range. Exclude start beginning of “excluded” range. Exclude end end of “excluded” range. The ...

  • Page 101: Bridge

    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-73 figure 3.71 ip address status table screen mac address mac address of this dhcp client. Ip address ip address given to this dhcp client if that client has the mac address defined on this screen. Status provides ip address status. Bridge a bridge operates at t...

  • Page 102

    3-74 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 enable enables or disables bridging capability. Values: enable, disable default: disable group multicast mac address mac address recognized by the bridge as the group address for the bridge protocol data unit (bpdu) transfer between bridges. Values: any valid group multi...

  • Page 103

    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-75 figure 3.73 bridge port table the bridge port table screen lets you view the parameters described below the bridge port details screen. Clicking on a number in the “index” column of the bridge port table will bring up the bridge port details screen, which dis...

  • Page 104

    3-76 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 state if enabled, reflects the state of the port. “blocking” means there is no data transfer between lans. “listening” means the frames received from this port are filtered, but do not modify the lookup table. “learning” means that while the port continues to look at fra...

  • Page 105: Utilities

    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-77 system location: system contact: reporting the following event: oofs threshold exceeded, ifindex 3, count 5 the parameters associated with the smtp details screen are described below. Figure 3.76 smtp details screen mail server ip address ip address of the ma...

  • Page 106

    3-78 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 to upload a former configuration, click on the “browse” button to select the file (which must have a “.Cfg” extension), then click “http upload configuration.” the wansuite unit will reset, after which it will use the uploaded configuration. To install software, click on...

  • Page 107: Password

    W e b s e r v e r i n t e r f a c e 3-79 the table below shows the possible file operations. Note that when updating the application software using a .Hex file, the filename should have the form xxapxxxx.Hex; the ap indicates the file is an application load. When updating the boot software, the file...

  • Page 108

    3-80 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 3.79 log out screen the log out function is only available after user password protection has been set. You will be automatically logged out of the system 1 hour after you log on using a password to gain access; after this, you will be required to enter the passwo...

  • Page 109: Vt100 I

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-1 c h a p t e r 4 c hapter 4 vt100 i nterface introduction this chapter describes the menus and options associated with the wansuite 6450’s vt100 interface. You can access the vt100 interface locally via the supervisory port or remotely through a telnet session. To acce...

  • Page 110: Field Types

    4-2 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 this cursor in different ways, depending on the program you use. Most programs allow use of the “tab” key and the “shift+tab” keys. Others allow use of the arrow keys. Notice: if you are using hyperterm and are unable to use your arrow keys, access the pull-down menu unde...

  • Page 111: Menu Structure

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-3 edit an existing entry rather than replace it, press the right arrow key to move the cursor to the point that needs editing. You may insert characters or delete them. Typed data must always be inserted rather than typed over. If the field is full, you must first delet...

  • Page 112: System Screen

    4-4 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 system screen the first option on the main menu screen is the system screen (figure 4.3). This screen lets you view and set specific information about the unit in service. Figure 4.3 system screen the system screen displays the fields shown below. The system screen displa...

  • Page 113: Maintenance Reset

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-5 maintenance reset select the “maintenance reset” field and press “enter.” to select between the different factory configurations, press the space bar. All configurations will be lost and the unit will be set back to an initial factory configuration. There are five opt...

  • Page 114: Save And Restart

    4-6 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 4.4 maintenance reset screen save and restart selecting “save and restart” will display a confirmation menu as shown in figure 4.5. Select “yes” to save the current configuration settings and proceed with the restart. Notice: performing a “maintenance reset” or a “...

  • Page 115: Interfaces

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-7 interfaces as shown on the interfaces screen (figure 4.6), the wansuite 6450 has five interfaces: network, cbr, serial, ethernet, and supervisory. Each of these is described in detail below. Figure 4.6 interfaces screen network the network screen (figure 4.7) lets you...

  • Page 116

    4-8 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 discovered repeaters displays the number of discovered repeaters in this span. Line rate displays the actual negotiated line rate. Maximum line rate displays the maximum physical line rate. Transmission mode displays the actual transmission mode (annex-a or annex-b). Expe...

  • Page 117

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-9 configuration profiles screen selecting the “configuration profiles” prompt on the network screen will display the screen shown in figure 4.8. Figure 4.8 configuration profiles screen this screen displays the following information for each available span configuration...

  • Page 118

    4-10 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 4.9 configuration profile details screen this screen lets you configure or change the following information about the selected configuration profile: profile name a 32-character string that identifies a profile name in the span profile table. Each entry represents...

  • Page 119

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-11 line probe enables or disables rate adaptation line probe. Values: enabled, disabled default: enabled to change any configuration profile parameter, enter the desired value/ information in a field or select the desired parameter from one of the pull- down lists, and ...

  • Page 120

    4-12 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 alarm profile details screen select from the column on the above screen to display a screen similar to the one shown in figure 4.11. The table on this screen lets you configure the alarm threshold values to be used for the selected alarm profile. Figure 4.11 alarm profil...

  • Page 121

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-13 losws sets the threshold for the number of loss of sync word seconds within any given 15-minute performance data collection interval. If the value of losw in a particular 15-minute collection interval reaches/exceeds this value, a trap is generated. One trap will be ...

  • Page 122

    4-14 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 4.13 span endpoint details screen vendor id vendor id as reported in an inventory response message. Model number vendor model number as reported in an inventory response message. Serial number vendor serial number as reported in an inventory response message. Eoc ...

  • Page 123

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-15 figure 4.14 span endpoint maintenance screen the span endpoint maintenance parameters are described below. Loopback type specifies loopbacks for the associated segment endpoint. Values: no loopback, normal loopback default: no loopback loopback timeout specifies the ...

  • Page 124

    4-16 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 4.15 span endpoint performance screen this screen displays information on the performance and error status of a span endpoint. This information is provided in summary form for complete totals and for the most recent 15 min period or most recent current day period....

  • Page 125: Cbr

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-17 uas count of unavailable seconds on this endpoint since the xu was last restarted. 15-minute and 1-day intervals also included on this screen are prompts that, when selected, display the span endpoint performance summaries for 15-minute intervals and for 1-day interv...

  • Page 126

    4-18 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 notice: to set unit to signaling mode, you must first configure the following: on the cbr configuration screen (page 4-17), configure framing, on the channel table details screen (page 4-40),set “rate” to 56k/sig, and on the ces service details screen (page 4-36), config...

  • Page 127

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-19 acceptable alarm thresholds are set for periods of 15 minutes (900 seconds) and sampled every second. The error types listed in the following paragraphs can be preset to a value between 0 and 900 seconds. Setting a field to “0” (zero) disables the alarm on that stati...

  • Page 128

    4-20 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 aiss sets the alarm indication signal seconds (aiss) threshold. An ais is a 1- second period when unframed all ones are received. The default is 0 seconds (disabled). Ras sets the remote alarm seconds (ras) threshold. An ras is generated by the terminal equipment when an...

  • Page 129

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-21 figure 4.17 cbr t1 performance 24 hour screen figure 4.18 cbr e1 performance 24 hour screen select the “performance 30 day” prompt on the above screen to see a detailed summary of the error events that have occurred during each interval of the past 30 days (figure 4....

  • Page 130: Serial

    4-22 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 4.19 cbr t1 performance 30 day summary screen figure 4.20 cbr e1 performance 30 day summary screen notice: any changes to settings in the channel map require a “save and restart” for them to take effect. Serial the serial screen (figure 4.21) lets you view and mak...

  • Page 131

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-23 figure 4.21 serial screen type selects the type of interface (based on its electrical signal characteristics) used by the equipment connected to the serial port. Values: v.35, v.36, rs-232, eia-530, and x.21 default: v.35 notice: v.35 requires the use of an optional ...

  • Page 132

    4-24 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 value of “arbitrary” will be returned for this parameter if the current channel allocation is not contiguous or alternate. The “arbitrary” value can only be supplied by the unit − it cannot be set by the user. Values: contiguous, alternate, arbitrary default: contiguous ...

  • Page 133

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-25 flow control selects the type of flow control to be used if the port is asynchronous. Values: none, xon/xoff, rts/cts default: none character size selects the number of bits required to make up one asynchronous character. Values: five, six, seven, eight default: eigh...

  • Page 134

    4-26 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 cur. Pin status shows the status of the dte serial port pins. 10/100 ethernet (ip details) if you select “10/100ethernet” from the interfaces screen, you will bring up an ip details screen (figure 4.22) that lets you view and/or modify the ip parameters listed below. Fig...

  • Page 135: Supervisory

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-27 select the unit access table prompt on the ip details screen to view the unit access table (figure 4.23), which specifies up to 10 different ip networks that may access the unit’s parameters. If no ip networks are supplied, any host may access the unit. Select any in...

  • Page 136

    4-28 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 4.25 supervisory screen speed used to change the supervisory port speed (in bits per second). Values: 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200 default:19200 character size selects the number of bits required to make up one asynchronous character. Values...

  • Page 137: Services

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-29 services the service table screen (figure 4.26) provides a view of the unit’s defined services and displays the interface, type, and pair parameters for each service. Figure 4.26 service table screen adding a service to add a service, select the “add service” prompt ...

  • Page 138: Ip Service Details Screen

    4-30 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 4.27 service details screen from this screen, you can access and change the parameters listed below. The new parameters are saved when you press the “esc” key and return to the previous screen. Interface selecting one of the interfaces will bring up a screen where...

  • Page 139

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-31 figure 4.28 atm service details screen the configuration table on the atm service details screen is used to set the following configuration parameters: • max vcc (virtual channel connection) – represents the maximum number of virtual channel connections on this atm l...

  • Page 140

    4-32 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 • unopened vccs − the current number of unopen virtual channel connections. • line bandwidth − the current line bandwidth on the atm network interface expressed in cells per second. • aal5 bandwidth − the current atm bandwidth available for aal5 traffic. This value is th...

  • Page 141

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-33 the atm statistics table is divided into two sections: transmit (first three columns), and receive (next three columns). Each section provides real-time updates (timestamp column) on the following statistics: • frames − current number of good frames transmitted/recei...

  • Page 142

    4-34 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 when qos profile “0” is used, the available bandwidth will be equally shared among all configured channels. Qos “0” cannot be modified. If one virtual channel requires more bandwidth than others, configure another qos profile and set its peak cell rate (pcr) to the requi...

  • Page 143

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-35 figure 4.31 virtual channel details screen the following user-activated prompts are included on the atm virtual channel details screen: quality of service (qos) profile screen select the “qos table” prompt on the atm service details screen to display the screen shown...

  • Page 144: Ces Service Details Screen

    4-36 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 param 1 (pcr) peak cell rate in cells per second. Param 2 (scr) sustainable cell rate in cells per second. Applicable only to vbr service category. Param 3 (mbs) maximum burst size in cells. Applicable only to vbr service category. Row status qos profile row status. Poss...

  • Page 145

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-37 figure 4.34 ces service details screen from this screen, you can access and change the parameters listed below. The new parameters are saved when you “esc” from the screen and perform a save and restart. Vpi determines vpi used for this ces internet working function ...

  • Page 146

    4-38 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 scrambling function on the ces service details screen. Normal operation will have payload scrambling enabled. (see figure 4.34 on page 4-37.) partial fill sets the number of user octets per cell. Setting this parameter to 0 disables partial cell fill, and all cells are c...

  • Page 147

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-39 of lost cells may be detected as a result of aal1 sequence number processing. Misinserted cells displays the number of aal1 sequence violations, which the aal convergence sublayer interprets as “misinserted cells.” buffer underflows displays the number of times the c...

  • Page 148

    4-40 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 configuring the wansuite 6450 for ces involves setting parameters not only on the ces service details screen (figure 4.34 on page 4-37), but also on the cbr screen (figure 4.16 on page 4-17); in some cases, the serial screen (figure 4.21 on page 4-23); and the channel ta...

  • Page 149

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-41 the channel table details screen lets you establish the rate, service, and idle pattern parameters for any available channel. The screen parameters are described below. Rate the unit can operate at any data rate that is a multiple of 56 or 64 kbps. You must set this ...

  • Page 150

    4-42 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 *this rate is proprietary to the globespan chipset and is required for unstructured e1 ces service. To allocate a channel for the cbr interface, set the channel’s “rate” parameter according to the table shown on page 4-40 and the service parameter to the service index fo...

  • Page 151

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-43 1 on the services table screen (figure 4.26 on page 4-29), select the service index associated with the serial interface (5). This will cause the unit to display the service details screen for the serial interface. On the service details screen (figure 4.27 on page 4...

  • Page 152: Hdlc/ppp Service

    4-44 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 *channel 16 (time slot 6) can be used for the serial ces service without affecting e1 signaling. The e1 signaling information is extracted from the cbr interface data stream prior to multiplexing it with the serial interface stream. Therefore, replacing channel 16 (time ...

  • Page 153: Service Aware

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-45 figure 4.36 applications screen service aware the service aware function recognizes ip traffic on the wan and counts the number of frames and bytes passed for a specific service based on filters by vpi/vci, by ip address, and by ip port. Each row of the service aware...

  • Page 154

    4-46 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 rule config screen use the rule config screen (figure 4.38) to establish service aware parameters. To establish a rule, select the desired rule configuration options, provide the appropriate filter information where required, and press the “esc” key. Figure 4.38 rule con...

  • Page 155

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-47 enter ip port or select from list establishes the ip port by which the rule will filter ip traffic (if enabled). Filter by ip port enables or disables filtering of the ip traffic by the ip port specified in the ip port field. Tx alarm threshold specifies the threshol...

  • Page 156: Trap Log

    4-48 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 current reports on the current 15-minute interval. Interval 1, interval 2,..., interval 96 reports on intervals 1-96, which correspond to the periods completed 15 minutes ago, 30 minutes ago,..., 24 hours ago. Trap log a trap is a mechanism that permits a device to send ...

  • Page 157

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-49 equal cost multipath routing where packets to a single destination can be sent via more than one interface simultaneously. Figure 4.41 ip gateway screen rip parameters rip enable globally enables rip1, rip2, or no rip. Default is rip2. Values: disable, enable rip1, e...

  • Page 158

    4-50 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 the ip gateway screen provides the following user prompts that may be selected by pressing the “enter” key: circuit table screen this menu shows the configured circuit. To configure a new circuit, select "add new." figure 4.42 circuit table screen circuit details screen ...

  • Page 159

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-51 figure 4.43 circuit details screen endpoint endpoint name. By default, the first circuit is always the lan circuit. All other circuits are associated with endpoint names as defined in the endpoint table. Ip address ip address of the circuit. Ip mask ip mask of the ci...

  • Page 160

    4-52 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 ospf lsu delay the estimated number of seconds it takes to transmit a link state update (lsu) packet over this circuit interface. Values: 1 − 3600 default: 1 ospf router priority this 8-bit unsigned integer ranges from 1 to 255 and assigns priority to one of two routers ...

  • Page 161

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-53 figure 4.44 static route table screen the fields on this screen are described below. Route details screen this screen (figure 4.45) displays the details associated with a specific route. Figure 4.45 route details screen field description endpoint endpoint name (or in...

  • Page 162

    4-54 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 endpoint endpoint name (or interface) through which to send the ip packet to reach the target ip address. Target ip address represents the target network that you want this router to reach. Values: 0.0.0.0 − 255.255.255.255 default: 0.0.0.0 target ip mask mask of the tar...

  • Page 163

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-55 figure 4.46 dynamic route table screen the dynamic route table displays the fields listed below. Static arp table screen arp (address resolution protocol) is used by the router to dynamically associate a high-level ip address to a low-level physical hardware address....

  • Page 164

    4-56 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 4.47 static arp table screen the fields listed below are displayed on the static arp table screen. Arp details screen access this screen by selecting the applicable number on the arp table screen. Figure 4.48 arp details screen field description endpoint endpoint ...

  • Page 165

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-57 endpoint endpoint name (or interface) through which to send the ip packet to reach the defined ip address. The default is the lan. Ip address ip address of the circuit. Values: 0.0.0.0 − 255.255.255.255 default: 0.0.0.0 mac address the mac address of the host to be r...

  • Page 166

    4-58 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 4.50 area table screen the fields displayed on the area table screen are described below. Area details screen this screen displays the details associated with a defined area. Figure 4.51 area details screen field description area id displays the id of the area (re...

  • Page 167

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-59 area id this parameter has the same format as the ip address of the mask address. Values: 0.0.0.0 − 255.255.255.255 default: 0.0.0.0 enable displays whether or not this area is enabled. Values: enable, disable default: enable auth type indicates type of authenticatio...

  • Page 168

    4-60 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 it is possible that an area cannot be connected directly to the backbone. In this case a virtual link is used. To establish or maintain the connectivity of the backbone, virtual links can be configured through non-backbone areas. Basically, virtual links are used to conn...

  • Page 169

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-61 figure 4.53 virtual link details screen network address translation (nat) nat is a method of connecting multiple computers to the internet (or any other ip network) using one ip address. This lets users cost-effectively and efficiently connect their networks to the i...

  • Page 170

    4-62 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 4.54 nat details screen enable enables or disables nat. Default is “disable.” mode selects the network address port translation (napt) mode or the basic nat mode. In napt mode, all hosts on the global (public) side view all hosts on the local (private) side as a s...

  • Page 171

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-63 tcp connection timer the maximum time (in seconds) nat will use resources when attempting to establish a tcp connection. Values: 0 − 65535 default: 300 tcp closing timer the maximum time (in seconds) nat will use resources when attempting to close a tcp connection. V...

  • Page 172

    4-64 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 4.55 static tcp translation table screen global port decimal ip port exposed to the global internet. Default is 0. Server port decimal ip port of the local tcp server. This port is usually the same as the global port. Default is 0. Server address ip address of the...

  • Page 173

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-65 screen by selecting the number of the desired port on the nat ports screen. Figure 4.57 nat ports screen enable enables or disables the nat port. Default is “enable.” default translation forces translation on a specific ip port regardless of the source ip address. If...

  • Page 174

    4-66 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 4.58 nat port details screen the nat port details screen provides the following user-activated prompts: the nat port status screen shown below displays for each port the processed packets from specific ip addresses. Figure 4.59 nat port status screen ip address or...

  • Page 175

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-67 static udp trans table screen the static udp trans table screen (figure 4.60) allows static mapping of global udp server ports to a local host ip address/port combination. The parameters described below enable access to udp servers on the private/ corporate network “...

  • Page 176: Bridge

    4-68 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 bridge a bridge operates at the physical network layer, connecting two or more networks and forwarding packets between those networks. For example, a bridge will connect two or more physical ethernet cable segments and forward ethernet packets from one segment to the oth...

  • Page 177

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-69 max age timer specifies the length of time a bridge will consider the network topology held in memory as valid. Values: 1 − 65535 s default: 60 s forward delay specifies the length of time to delay creation of a temporary loop in the network. Values: 1 − 65535 s defa...

  • Page 178

    4-70 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 4.64 bridge port details enable enables or disables bridging on this port. Endpoint endpoint name. Bpdu option shows if bpdu packet will be sent and received on this port. Filter by multicast addr dest filters broadcast messages received on this port, which reduce...

  • Page 179: Tftp Configuration

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-71 forward transmissions number of times this port has changed from any other state to a “forwarding” state. Input frame number of frames received. Output frame number of frames transmitted. Input discards number of frames discarded. Tftp configuration a trivial file tr...

  • Page 180: Snmp

    4-72 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 4.65 tftp configuration screen tftp server ip address ip address of the server providing tftp access. File name name of the file to be transferred. Status indicates the current status of the tftp operation. Possible values include idle, getting file, putting file,...

  • Page 181: Top Talkers

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-73 figure 4.66 snmp details screen read community accepts a character string identifying the group authorized to perform read operations. The default setting is “public.” write community accepts a character string identifying the group authorized to perform write operat...

  • Page 182

    4-74 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 figure 4.67 top talkers screen to generate a top talkers report, enter the duration parameters and desired report size in the available fields as described below, and then press the “enter” key or select the “start” prompt on the screen. Duration (sec) establishes the am...

  • Page 183: Originate Ping

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-75 system up time displays the amount of time that the unit has been operational since it was turned on or last reset. The top talkers table reports in descending order the ip addresses that have generated the most traffic during the requested report’s duration. For eac...

  • Page 184

    4-76 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 below these parameters is a status table that shows the number of pings returned versus the number requested, and provides minimum, average, and maximum statistics. Dynamic host configuration protocol (dhcp) dhcp provides a mechanism through which computers using tcp/ip ...

  • Page 185

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-77 figure 4.69 dhcp server details screen enable enables or disables the dhcp server. Default is “enable.” number of ports defines the number of dhcp ports to be used. In this version, only “1” is a valid value. Ttl time to live for any dhcp packet. Default is 64. Servi...

  • Page 186

    4-78 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 the dhcp server details screen provides the following user-activated prompts: dhcp hosts screen in some cases, it may be necessary to provide an ip station with a specific dhcp server name, which may be used by the ip station when making a dhcp request. That name is incl...

  • Page 187

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-79 figure 4.71 static entries screen mac address mac address you want to associate with an ip address. Ip address ip address given to the dhcp client if that client has the mac address defined on this screen. Mask mask associated with the ip address shown on the screen....

  • Page 188

    4-80 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 ip start starting ip address of the dhcp client pool. Ip end ending ip address of the dhcp client pool. Ip exclude start beginning of “excluded” range. Ip exclude end end of “excluded” range. Select “add new” to add an ip address. Ip address status screen the ip address ...

  • Page 189

    V t 1 0 0 i n t e r f a c e 4-81 system name: system location: system contact: reporting the following event: oofs threshold exceeded, ifindex 3, count 5 the parameters associated with the smtp details screen are described below. Figure 4.74 smtp details screen mail server ip address ip address of t...

  • Page 190

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  • Page 191: Pecifications

    S p e c i f i c a t i o n s a-1 a p p e n d i x a a ppendix a s pecifications network interface − shdsl port line rate: 200 kbps to 2.320 mbps line framing: atm transport (g.991.2 e9) line code: trellis coded pulse amplitude modulation connection: rj11c, 8-pin modular jack at 135 Ω network protocol:...

  • Page 192: Serial Interface

    A-2 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 t1 line rate: 1.544 mbps ( ± 50 bps) line framing: sf, esf, or 1.544 mbits unframed line code: ami or b8zs receiver sensitivity: 30 db of cable loss connection: rj-48 jack at 100 Ω ( ±10 %) output signal: 3.0 v ( ± 10 %) base -peak into 100 Ω mode: short- or long-haul jit...

  • Page 193: Diagnostics

    S p e c i f i c a t i o n s a-3 data rates: 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200 bps (default: 19200, 8, n, 1) diagnostics performance: 15-minute, 24-hour, and 30-day monitoring (sampled every second) network loop: shdsl, network loopback alarms activation: programmable thresholds on ...

  • Page 194: Standards

    A-4 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 standards ets1: tbr 12 ets1: tbr 13 g.701: 1993 g.703: 1991 g.705: 1995 g.823: 1993 ethernet: iso / iec 8802-3 internet: rfc1907 rfc1573 rfc2863 rfc2493 rfc2115 rfc2495 rfc2011 rfc2012 rfc2013 rfc2096 rfc2571 rfc1490 atm rfc1483 rfc2364 atm uni draft spec, ver.4.0, atm fo...

  • Page 195

    S p e c i f i c a t i o n s a-5 optional equipment the following optional equipment is available for the wansuite 6450: description serial (dce) cable (db-25–cisco db-60), 10 ft serial (dce) cable (db − 25-db-25) m/m, pin/pin (eia530/rs232), 6 ft serial (dce) cable (db-25–winchester 34-pin) m/m, pin...

  • Page 196: Connector Pin Assignments

    A-6 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 connector pin assignments serial interface pin assignments, dte mode (packet use only) the serial interface on the wansuite 6450 is a standard db-25 jack. *this refers to the db-25 serial interface connector on the back of the unit. Function abbrev. Direction pin # db-25*...

  • Page 197

    S p e c i f i c a t i o n s a-7 serial interface pin assignments, dce mode *this refers to the db-25 serial interface connector on the back of the unit. Function abbrev. Direction pin # db-25* rs-232 v.35 x.21 rs449/ v.36 frame ground fg n/a 1 1 a 1 1 transmit data td input 2 2 p 2 4 receive data rd...

  • Page 198

    A-8 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 ethernet connection pin assignments the 10/100 ethernet interface on the wansuite 6450 is an eight-pin modular jack that complies with standard twisted-pair, 10/100base-t requirements. The table below displays the ethernet connection pin assignments. Network interface pin...

  • Page 199

    S p e c i f i c a t i o n s a-9 supervisory port pin assignments the supervisory port interface is a standard db-9, nine-pin modular jack. The table below displays the pinout assignments. Pin dce mode dte mode 1 dcd out ll out 2 rx data out tx data out 3 tx data in rx data in 4 dtr in dsr in 5 signa...

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  • Page 201: Snmp A

    S n m p a g e n t b-1 a p p e n d i x b a ppendix b snmp a gent introduction this chapter provides specific information for configuring and using the snmp agent within the wansuite 6450. The wansuite 6450 incorporates an ethernet card that provides connectivity for lan-based management stations. The...

  • Page 202: Snmp Trap Configuration

    B-2 w a n s u i t e 6 4 5 0 • rfc2013.Mib − for managing udp implementations • rfc2096.Mib − for the display of cidr multipath ip routes • rfc2493.Mib − provides textual conventions to be used by systems supporting 15-minute based performance history counts • rfc2514.Mib − atm management mib • rfc25...

  • Page 203

    S n m p a g e n t b-3 openview â , bin for sun’s netmanager ä , and mibfiles for castle rock computing’s snmpc ä ). 2 start the snmp manager if it is not already running. Select one of the menu selections (or selection subheadings) that contains the snmp mib operations (this is options subheading fo...

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  • Page 205

    Two-year hardware limited warranty i. Limited warranty. Subject to the limitations and disclaimers set forth in this hardware limited warranty, verilink warrants to the original pur- chaser ("buyer") that the verilink equipment and component parts ("goods") purchased by buyer shall be free from defe...