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16-Slot Chassis Fan Tray Removal and Replacement Guide for the 
CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch

Instructions for removing a faulty fan tray and installing a new one in 
the 16-slot chassis.

7-Slot Chassis Fan Tray Removal and Replacement Guide for the 
CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch

Instructions for removing a faulty fan tray and installing a new one in 
the 7-slot chassis.

Chassis ID Printed Circuit Board for the CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise 
Switch

Information about a chassis ID printed circuit board (PCB).

16 MB Expansion Memory Card Installation Guide for the 
CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch

Instructions for installing a 16 MB expansion memory card in the EME, 
and removing an existing 4 MB expansion memory card. 

Module 

Release Notes

An explanation of software issues and documentation issues in the 
current release.

Summary of Contents for CoreBuilder 9000

Page 1: ...http www 3com com CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch User Guide Software Version 2 00 Part No DUA C9000 1FAA03 Published February 1999...

Page 2: ...ncy then this documentation and the software described herein are provided to you subject to the following All technical data and computer software are commercial in nature and developed solely at pri...

Page 3: ...tch 29 ATM Switch Fabric Module 29 Interfaces to ATM 30 Processors 31 Device Management 32 Traffic Management 32 ATM Networks 33 Software Version 2 00 Key Features 34 Standards and Protocols Supported...

Page 4: ...Sections 46 Entering Data 46 Navigation Aids 46 Integrated Fast Setup Operation 46 4 USING THE LOCAL MANAGEMENT APPLICATION Management Capabilities 47 Starting Up 47 LMA Access Level 48 Logging In 48...

Page 5: ...tting the Port Network Connection Type 81 Setting the Network Connection Type for a Specific Port 81 Display Network Connection Type 81 Update Port Network Connection Type 84 Reset NNI Configuration 8...

Page 6: ...115 Display LECS ATM Address 115 Update LECS ATM Address 116 Setting Up the Switch Clock Source 117 Get Clock Source Status 117 Set External Clock Source 1 118 Set External Clock Source 2 119 Set Cloc...

Page 7: ...ork Prefix 149 Update Network Prefix 150 Reset Network Prefix Configuration 151 7 CONFIGURING VIRTUAL CHANNELS Display ATM Addresses 154 Display UME Addresses at Port 154 Display Static and NNI Addres...

Page 8: ...mers 197 Display Protocol Timer Resolution 197 Update Protocol Timer Resolution 199 Display UNI Signaling Timers 200 Display QSAAL Signaling Timers and Protocol Configuration 202 8 VIEWING STATISTICS...

Page 9: ...LECS from LECS Order Database 236 Display LE Service Redundancy 237 Enable or Disable LE Servers Redundancy 238 Update Startup Delay 239 LECS Address 240 Display Resident LECS Address 240 Update Resid...

Page 10: ...lay ELAN Parameters in LES Database 278 Update ELAN Parameters in LES Database 281 LE_ARP Policy Configuration 283 Display ELAN Response Policy 283 Update ELAN Response Policy 285 Display LE_ARP Respo...

Page 11: ...se Switch with a Workgroup 314 Multiple Switch IP Routed Network 315 LAN Emulation ATM Networks 316 Enterprise Network 317 Headquarters Network 317 11 NETWORK INTERFACE MANAGEMENT Network Interfaces 3...

Page 12: ...with E IISP 340 Hierarchical Topology 340 E IISP Hierarchic Routing Algorithm 342 Hop Limit Avoiding Loops 344 Crankback 344 Automatic Retry 345 Alternate Routes 345 Load Balancing 347 13 ESTABLISHING...

Page 13: ...IISP Hierarchic Routing Algorithm 368 Hop Limit Avoiding loops 370 Crankback 370 14 ATM SWITCHING ATM Switching 371 Traffic Statistics 373 Physical Statistics 373 ATM Statistics 373 AAL5 Control Stati...

Page 14: ...LANE Services in the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Switch Fabric Module 392 Redundant LANE Services 392 LECS Redundancy Facility Configuring the LECS Order Database 393 LES Redundancy Facility Configuring the...

Page 15: ...ch Fabric Module 419 Identifying the Active Switch Fabric Module 420 Conditions for Switch over to Redundant Module 420 Switch Fabric Module Configuration Database 420 Information Based on the MAC Add...

Page 16: ...Module Software Download 432 Downloading the Software to the Standby Switch Fabric Module 432 Putting the Standby Switch Fabric Module in In Service Mode 433 Verifying TFTP Download Status 433 C PROTO...

Page 17: ...ulletin Board Service 446 3Com Facts Automated Fax Service 447 Support from Your Network Supplier 447 Support from 3Com 447 Returning Products for Repair 449 GLOSSARY INDEX 3COM CORPORATION LIMITED WA...

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Page 19: ...aging and operating a network that is based on the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch It assumes a working knowledge of network operations and familiarity with communications protocols that are us...

Page 20: ...syntax provided and then supply the appropriate values for the placeholders that appear in angle brackets Example To enable RIPIP use the following syntax SETDefault port RIPIP CONTrol Listen In this...

Page 21: ...Emphasize a point Denote a new term at the place where it is defined in the text Identify menu names menu commands and software button names Examples From the Help menu select Contents Click OK Table...

Page 22: ...mmand Result Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform configuration 1 SET Switch setup 1 PAS Password setup 1 REA Set Read access password Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Range New p...

Page 23: ...s B Parameters The parameters to enter after the menu sequence and the format to use If no parameters are necessary this section does not appear in the command description C Direct Access Sequence The...

Page 24: ...r system are listed on the next page CD ROM Additional documents are included in your CoreBuilder 9000 System Documentation CD ROM This CD ROM contains on line versions of the paper documents as well...

Page 25: ...ur Switch how to use the documentation CD ROM and important safety and preinstallation information 16 Slot Chassis Power Supply Installation Guide for the CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch Instructio...

Page 26: ...r removing a faulty fan tray and installing a new one in the 7 slot chassis Chassis ID Printed Circuit Board for the CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch Information about a chassis ID printed circuit b...

Page 27: ...9000 Implementation Guide Information about using features of the CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch after you install it and attach it to your network Command Reference Guide Information about the Ad...

Page 28: ...28 ABOUT THIS GUIDE Year 2000 Compliance For information on the Year 2000 compliance and 3Com products visit the 3Com Year 2000 Web page http www 3com com products yr2000 html...

Page 29: ...Module The ATM Interface Module For information about the ATM Interface Module see the ATM Interface Module User Guide and the ATM Interface Module Getting Started Guide ATM Switch Fabric Module The A...

Page 30: ...rds which are listed in Table 4 These cell based daughter cards are designed to be installed into ATM Interface Modules that are inserted into CoreBuilder 9000 chassis slots Each ATM Interface Module...

Page 31: ...Simple Network Management Protocol management Table 5 ATM Interface Carrier Module and Daughter Card Configurations Item Bundled Separate 3Com Part Number ATM Interface Module Separate 3CB9AK2 ATM Int...

Page 32: ...erprise Manager Transcend provides logical views and control for your network In addition it extends the SNMP capabilities of the ATM Enterprise Switch with a common user interface and easy to use adm...

Page 33: ...arent to CLIP and allows you to use CLIP over the ATM network For a view of the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch when CLIP is used over ATM within a network see Chapter 10 Virtual Networks The C...

Page 34: ...ngestion management Dynamic threshold mechanism for CLP EFCI marking ready EPD hardware ready PPD hardware ready A back pressure control mechanism Policy support VCI VPI Hardware ready 4096 VCs for ea...

Page 35: ...to network and network to network interfaces You can directly control all features via device management For more information about ATM see Chapter 10 Protocols The CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Swi...

Page 36: ...36 CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW...

Page 37: ...lling the ATM Switch Fabric Module see the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Switch Fabric Module Getting Started Guide Safety Precautions When you handle components in a CoreBuilder 9000 system be sure that you f...

Page 38: ...ct ESD Safety Information Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage components on the module ESD which occurs when the module is handled improperly can cause complete or intermittent failure CAUTION To p...

Page 39: ...doigts Ne pas ins rer d objets m talliques dans la face arri re AVERTISSEMENT Ne pas brancher allumer ou essayer de mettre en fonctionnement un module videmment d fectueux AVERTISSEMENT Pour vous pro...

Page 40: ...reBuilder 9000 System existieren hohe elektrische Spannungen Sie sollten deshalb das ATM Modul nur mit u erster Vorsicht installieren entfernen oder tauschen WARNUNG Das ATM Modul darf nur von ausgebi...

Page 41: ...Sie das Modul bis zur Installation in der Anti Statik Tasche Vorkehrungen beim Umgang mit dem Modul Beachten Sie folgende Vorkehrungen beim Umgang mit dem ATM Schnittstellen Modul Fassen Sie das Modul...

Page 42: ...escribed in the Enterprise Management Engine Quick Start Guide for the CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch 4 Install the ATM Switch Fabric Module as described in the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Switch Fabric...

Page 43: ...ed Fast Setup Chapter 4 Using the Local Management Application Chapter 5 Configuring the Platform Chapter 6 Managing Network Interfaces Chapter 7 Configuring Virtual Channels Chapter 8 Viewing Statist...

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Page 45: ...Enterprise Switch with its attached ATM Interface Modules to function in the network The CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch local management software features an Integrated Fast Setup procedure t...

Page 46: ...M Switch Fabric Module Getting Started Guide Table 6 Integrated Fast Setup Procedure Sections Setup Section Description 1 Network Prefix Set Network Prefix for the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Swit...

Page 47: ...from a terminal via a direct RS 232 connection or via Telnet Management Capabilities Use the LMA to configure your CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise SwitchCoreBuilder 7000 family Switch To augment netwo...

Page 48: ...em the following login screen appears When you log in for the first time simply press Enter at the Password prompt CAUTION 3Com strongly recommends that you change passwords for security reasons For m...

Page 49: ...00 switch module Main Menu 1 SYS Platform config 2 LEM Lan Emulation 3 CON Connections 4 STS Statistics 5 DIA Testing Diagnostics 6 FTR ATM features 7 LOG Logout 8 VER Version 9 FST Fast Setup CB9000...

Page 50: ...ccess the submenus for the main topics of management such as Platform Configuration LAN Emulation and Connections Figure 3 shows the Main Menu and some of its successive submenus Figure 3 LMA Menu Str...

Page 51: ...iption guides you through the execution of the command It specifies the menu sequence to enter the parameters to enter and their format the command results and any system messages A similar command de...

Page 52: ...t enter the new password again exactly as before Command Results After the command executes successfully a system message is displayed The password has been changed The command results and systems mes...

Page 53: ...able 9 lists functions for navigating in the menu system Table 10 lists aids for editing parameters Table 9 Menu Navigation Functions To go Type or Press To the Main Menu from any point To the previou...

Page 54: ...Set write access Password 62 3 ADM Set Admin Password 63 4 PAS Set Password configuration to factory defaults 64 2 MNG Management Setup 1 SIP IP Setup 1 GIP Get IP Address 66 2 SIP Set IP Address 67...

Page 55: ...ices 231 3 DLS Disable LECS services 232 4 GLA Get Active LECS ATM Addr 240 5 SLA Set Active LECS ATM Addr 241 3 LOL LECS ordered list 1 GLA Display LECSs ordered list 234 2 AOL Add to LECS ordered li...

Page 56: ...8 RST Reset Interface Card 109 6 FLS Configuration Flash Status 112 7 RBO Reboot 111 8 SCS Switch Clock Synchronization Setup 1 GET Get Clock Source Status 117 2 SP1 Set External Clock Source 1 118 3...

Page 57: ...294 2 INF Clients Info 295 3 ADD Clients MAC Addresses 297 4 STS Statistics 1 GEN General LE Statistics 299 2 LEC LEC Statistics 301 3 RES Reset General LE Statistics 303 4 EFP LES Edit ELANs Paramete...

Page 58: ...RST Reset phys layer counters 208 2 ATM ATM layer 1 GEN Get SVC PVC total calls 209 2 GPR Get Counters Per Port 211 3 GVP Get counters per vpi vci 212 4 RPR Reset counters per port 213 5 RVP Reset co...

Page 59: ...login procedure see Starting Up on page 47 Password Setup Setting Up for Management Setting the Port Network Connection Type Resetting All Parameters Except IP Addresses Downloading System Software M...

Page 60: ...nge passwords for security reasons Three access passwords are provided read access write access and admin access For normal administrative operation use the admin access password For more information...

Page 61: ...er the new read password again mypassw The password has been changed The read access password is updated Enter menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 1 PAS Password Setup 1 REA...

Page 62: ...ord mypassw Enter the new write password again mypassw The password has been changed The write access password is updated Enter menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 1 PAS Pass...

Page 63: ...ldpass Enter the new admin password newpass Enter the new admin password again newpass The password has been changed The admin access password is updated Enter menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configurati...

Page 64: ...mple Enter 1 1 1 4 The following prompt is displayed Do you really want to reset config y n Enter y to confirm The following message appears Password configuration was set to defaults The passwords ar...

Page 65: ...IP Configuration Update IP Address Display Current NMS IP Address Update NMS Address Display Current Default Gateway IP Address Update Default Gateway IP Address Display Current IP Subnet Mask Update...

Page 66: ...le Enter 1 1 2 1 1 The following message is displayed Current IP address 151 104 78 86 The current IP address is displayed Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 2 MNG...

Page 67: ...ess is updated to 100 0 2 2 and takes effect after the next reboot CAUTION Make sure to change the factory default IP address to a valid IP address that matches your network IP addresses Enter the men...

Page 68: ...t Example Enter 1 1 2 2 1 The following message is displayed Current NMS address 151 104 78 75 The current NMS IP address is displayed Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch...

Page 69: ...he following message is displayed NMS address was successfully set for the next reboot The NMS address is updated to 100 1 0 131 Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup...

Page 70: ...d Result Example Enter 1 1 2 3 1 The following message is displayed Current Default Gateway address 151 104 78 20 The current default gateway IP address is displayed Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Plat...

Page 71: ...ully set for the next reboot The Default Gateway IP address is updated to 100 1 0 254 and takes effect after the next reboot Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 2 M...

Page 72: ...le Enter 1 1 2 4 1 The following message is displayed Current Subnet Mask address 255 255 255 0 The current IP subnet mask configuration is displayed Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configurati...

Page 73: ...for the next reboot The IP subnet mask is updated to 255 255 0 0 and takes effect after the next reboot Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 2 MNG Management Setup...

Page 74: ...ollowing message is displayed Current Read Community String public The current read community string is displayed Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 2 MNG Manageme...

Page 75: ...ty string is updated to public and takes effect after the next reboot Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 2 MNG Management Setup 5 GET Read Community String Setup 2...

Page 76: ...wing message is displayed Current Write Community String private The current write community string is displayed Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 2 MNG Managemen...

Page 77: ...ty String is updated to private and takes effect after the next reboot Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch setup 2 MNG Management setup 6 SET Write Community String Setup...

Page 78: ...ent port For more information see Ethernet Encapsulation Type on page 418 Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 1 1 2 7 1 The following message is displayed Current Eth Type is ETH The current...

Page 79: ...sult Example Enter 1 1 2 7 2 1 The following message is displayed Eth Type was successfully set for the next reboot The Ethernet encapsulation type is updated to ETH and takes effect after the next re...

Page 80: ...ent configuration for next reboot were set to defaults The Management Configuration is set to the factory defaults Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 2 MNG Managem...

Page 81: ...Connection Type Display the network connection type for each port of the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch The network connection type may be Gateway GWY User to Network Interface UNI or Network...

Page 82: ...UNI UNI Port 5 1 1 5 1 2 5 1 3 5 1 4 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 5 2 4 Value UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI Port 6 1 1 6 1 2 6 1 3 6 1 4 6 2 1 6 2 2 6 2 3 6 2 4 Value UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI Port 7 1 1...

Page 83: ...3 2 2 4 Value UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI Port 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 3 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 4 Value UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI Port 4 1 1 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 4 4 2 1 4 2 2 4 2 3 4 2 4 Value UNI...

Page 84: ...displayed UNI type was set The network connection type for port 3 1 2 is updated to UNI Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 3 NNI NNI Setup 4 SIF NNI Set Interface...

Page 85: ...pt is displayed Do you really want to reset config y n Enter y to confirm The following message is displayed NNI configuration was set to defaults The NNI configuration parameters are reset to UNI for...

Page 86: ...nclude ATM addresses PVC IP parameters and NMS parameters Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 1 2 1 The following message is displayed Reset of all saved configuration was done All configurat...

Page 87: ...rs are reset only after the next reboot These parameters include ATM addresses PVC and NMS parameters Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 1 2 The following message is displayed Reset of all s...

Page 88: ...n Download Switch LANE Configuration Display Software Download Status Display the last TFTP software download status Command Actions Command Result Messages Displayed Table 11 describes the download s...

Page 89: ...from server Bad connection Check cable connection Check if TFTP server is up Check TFTP server IP address Checksum error Download again Image is incompatible with the device The downloaded file proper...

Page 90: ...ftware Download Status option For details see Display Software Download Status on page 88 Command Actions Command Result Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 3 LOA Load System Software...

Page 91: ...2 Load Modes Load Mode Description Load Prepares the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch for the software download via the RS 232 port After the reboot the Switch changes to the waiting state for t...

Page 92: ...7 cfgtest cfg Y N y The following message is displayed Upload process started The configuration is uploaded to the host Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 3 LOA Load System Software...

Page 93: ...to be the standby suspend switch 2 The active switch is reset Command Actions Command Results Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 3 LOA Load System Software 5 TCD Perform TFTP Config...

Page 94: ...itch over to standby switch will be performed Do you really want to continue y The following prompts are displayed Server IP address 151 104 21 147 Enter file name cfgtest cfg Start download from 151...

Page 95: ...9000 Switch Fabric Module Getting Started Guide for more information about standby Switch Fabric Modules Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 1 4 1 ATM Switch Fabric Module information is dis...

Page 96: ...e connected Slot Status Specifies whether or not the slot contains a module and whether or not the module is operational There are three possible status values Occupied Operational module in slot Fail...

Page 97: ...by Switch Fabric Module on page 98 3 Logout For details see Logout on page 110 4 Version For details see Display Software Versions on page 114 Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 1 4 2 The fo...

Page 98: ...is rebooted and following messages are displayed Bootstrap V1 10 Jul 7 1998 CB9000 3Com NCD Moving the file from FLASH to DRAM Going to operational code Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform configur...

Page 99: ...Enter 1 4 3 2 The following prompt is displayed Put Stand by Switch to Suspended mode Are you sure Y N y The following message is displayed Stand by Switch mode changed to Suspended mode Enter the men...

Page 100: ...tware files Are you sure Y N y The following messages are displayed The upgrading process will start shortly and take about 5 minutes The upgraded files will be active only after Stand by SWM reset En...

Page 101: ...Port Clock Mode Set Loop Mode Reset Interface Card Display Interface Module Slot Occupancy Display the slot ID slot status and card type of each of the 11 interface modules Command Actions Command Res...

Page 102: ...Free Doesn t exist 4 Free Doesn t exist 5 Occupied ATM I F card Up 6 Free Doesn t exist 7 Free Doesn t exist 10 Free Doesn t exist 12 Free Doesn t exist 14 Free Doesn t exist 16 Free Doesn t exist Sl...

Page 103: ...10 12 14 and 16 for the 16 slot chassis for interface module information or 0 for general slot information Direct access sequence 1 5 1 parameters System action taken Interface Card parameters for the...

Page 104: ...pe of connector Media Type The type of media used by the port for example coaxial cable multi mode fiber Operational Status The port may be Up or Down or Up connect Port Status Whether the port has be...

Page 105: ...ly Port 2 of the selected ATM Interface Module is enabled Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 5 IFC Interface Cards 2 EIF Enable Interface Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Fo...

Page 106: ...ort 5 1 2 setting from SONET mode to SDH mode Changing port 5 1 3 setting from SONET mode to SDH mode Changing port 5 1 4 setting from SONET mode to SDH mode Do you really want to do these changes Y N...

Page 107: ...essfully The clock operational mode of port 1 1 2 is set to external Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 5 IFC Interface Cards 4 PCK Set Port Clock Mode Enter a parameter at the promp...

Page 108: ...y The loop mode of port 1 1 2 is set to loop back Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 5 IFC Interface Cards 5 SLM Set Loop Mode Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Ran...

Page 109: ...the interface cards Y N Enter y to confirm The following message is displayed The interface card was reset Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 5 IFC Interface Cards 8 RST Reset Inter...

Page 110: ...and reboot the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch Logout Reboot Logout Log out of the current session Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 7 The system is logged out Enter the menu sequen...

Page 111: ...ollowing message is displayed Rebooting the system The reboot operation takes about 1 minute After reboot the login screen is displayed Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 7 RBO Reboo...

Page 112: ...uration has been successfully stored Before you power cycle turn off and on the Switch make sure that the configuration flash has been updated Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 1 6 The foll...

Page 113: ...wing information is displayed Enter the menu sequence 6 FTR ATM Features Direct access sequence 6 System action taken Displays ATM features System message display Information is displayed as shown in...

Page 114: ...ommand Result Example Enter 8 The following information is displayed Enter the menu sequence 8 VER Version Direct access sequence 8 System action taken The software versions are displayed System messa...

Page 115: ...0 ATM Enterprise Switch unit Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 1 1 5 2 4 The following message is displayed Active lecs atm addr 47 00 00 00 00 00 3c 00 00 a 00 a0 3e 00 00 01 00 Enter menu...

Page 116: ...y and enter the new address Active LECS addr net prefix 47 00 00 00 00 00 3c 00 00 a Active LECS addr user part 00 a0 3e 00 00 01 00 Enter menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup...

Page 117: ...lock ports The active clock source may be Internal or External If the active clock source is External one of the source ports must be active and the other source port may be None Standby or Failed not...

Page 118: ...nd the following message is displayed Clock source 2 is already set to this port It is meaningless to set the two sources to the same port operation ignored Active Clock source is EXTERNAL External Cl...

Page 119: ...second clock source it is meaningless to set the port again In this case the command is ignored and the following message is displayed Clock source 1 is already set to this port It is meaningless to s...

Page 120: ...e configuration to its default values Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 1 8 4 The following prompt is displayed Do you really want to reset config y n y The following message is displayed C...

Page 121: ...anagement Interface ILMI with the following options Display ILMI Version Update ILMI Version Display Auto configuration Status Update Auto configuration Status Display LECS Access Options Update LEC L...

Page 122: ...1 3 1 2 The following message is displayed ILMI version is 3 1 Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 8 IME ILMI Setup 1 VER ILMI Version Setup 1 GET Get ILMI Version...

Page 123: ...3 1 2 is updated to 3 1 Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 8 IME ILMI Setup 1 VER ILMI Version Setup 2 SET Set Save ILMI Version Enter a parameter at the prompt Pa...

Page 124: ...figured Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 1 1 8 2 1 3 1 2 The following message is displayed Auto Configuration is ENABLED Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch...

Page 125: ...BLED The auto configuration status of port 3 1 2 is enabled Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 8 IME ILMI Setup 2 AUC Auto Configuration Setup 2 SET Set Auto Confi...

Page 126: ...ss Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 1 1 8 3 1 3 1 2 The following message is displayed LECS via ILMI is ENABLED Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 8 IM...

Page 127: ...d Result Example Enter 1 1 8 3 2 3 1 2 1 The following message is displayed LECS via ILMI is set to ENABLED The LECS via ILMI status of port 3 1 2 is enabled Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Con...

Page 128: ...page 324 Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 1 1 8 4 1 3 1 2 The following message is displayed ILMI polling is ENABLED Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup...

Page 129: ...rt 3 1 2 is enabled and is saved to flash Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 8 IME ILMI Setup 4 POL Polling Setup 2 SST Set Save Polling Status Enter a parameter a...

Page 130: ...t Example Enter 1 1 8 4 3 3 1 2 The following message is displayed ILMI polling timeout is 30 sec Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 8 IME ILMI Setup 4 POL Polling...

Page 131: ...layed ILMI polling timeout reconfigured The polling timeout of port 3 1 2 is set to 30 seconds and is saved to flash Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform configuration 1 SET Switch setup 8 IME ILMI...

Page 132: ...ions or edge devices attached to the port and registered using ILMI in the MIB address table For more information see UNI Address Registration on page 325 Addresses defined through LMA are not display...

Page 133: ...Get UME Addresses at Port Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Range Port ID slot group port 0 0 for all ports Direct access sequence 3 1 1 parameters System action taken The UME addre...

Page 134: ...0 0 a1 0 0 0 8 0 20 84 e8 39 11109 NO 1 1 1 47 0 0 0 0 0 3c 0 0 a1 0 0 0 8 0 20 84 e8 3a 11110 NO 1 1 1 47 0 0 0 0 0 3c 0 0 a1 0 0 0 8 0 20 84 e8 3c 11111 NO 1 1 1 47 0 0 0 0 0 3c 0 0 a1 0 0 0 8 0 20...

Page 135: ...Network prefix Network prefix of ATM address ATM address User part User part of ATM address Member ID The member ID is made up of the port ID concatenated with or followed by a sequential number It p...

Page 136: ...to ILMI registration each port can have multiple ATM addresses For more information see Display User Management Entities UME ATM Addresses at Port on page 132 Command Actions Command Result Enter the...

Page 137: ...ES 4 1 2 39 89 0 41201 YES Table 17 Parameters Name Description Port number ATM port id ATM address Network prefix Network prefix of ATM address ATM address User part User part of ATM address Member I...

Page 138: ...onnections 1 ADD Get ATM Addresses 3 ACT Get Not Active Registered ATM Addresses at Port Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Range Port ID slot group port 0 0 for all ports Direct acce...

Page 139: ...e Description Port ID ATM port id ATM address Network prefix Network prefix of ATM address ATM address User part User part of ATM address Member number The member number is made up of the port ID conc...

Page 140: ...them are not deleted Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 3 4 2 1 3 1 2 The following message is displayed All ATM addresses for port 3 1 2 were deleted Enter the menu sequence 3 CON Connecti...

Page 141: ...Enter 3 4 2 2 5 1 2 47 0 0 0 0 0 3c 0 0 b The following message is displayed ATM address was successfully set Enter the menu sequence 3 CON Connections 4 S C Setup and Config Connections 2 STP Static...

Page 142: ...d Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 3 4 2 3 11101 The following message is displayed ATM address member 11101 was deleted from port 1 1 1 The ATM address with member number 11101 is deleted...

Page 143: ...r a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Range Port ID slot group port 0 0 for all ports Direct access sequence 3 4 2 4 System action taken The manual ATM addresses at the specified port or all...

Page 144: ...ete inactive addresses successfully Member number The member number provides a sequential numbering of ATM addresses registered at a port It is used to specify the connection Man Always set to YES Tab...

Page 145: ...CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch The interface type is Gateway GWY User to Network Interface UNI or Network to Network Interface NNI Command Actions Command Result Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS...

Page 146: ...2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 4 Value UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI Port 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 3 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 4 Value UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI UNI Port 4 1 1 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 4 4 2 1 4 2 2 4 2 3...

Page 147: ...sage is displayed UNI type was set The Interface type for port 3 1 2 is updated to UNI Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 3 NNI NNI Setup 4 SIF NNI Set Interface T...

Page 148: ...5 The following prompt is displayed Do you really want to reset config y n Enter y to confirm The following message is displayed NNI configuration was set to defaults The NNI configuration parameters...

Page 149: ...Switch Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 1 1 6 1 The following information is displayed Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 6 SNP Switch Network Prefix...

Page 150: ...byte 47 39 or 45 Enter a network prefix The switch network prefix was set for the next reboot Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 6 SNP Switch Network Prefix Setup...

Page 151: ...really want to reset config y n Enter y to confirm The following message is displayed Network prefix configuration was set to defaults The network prefix configuration parameters are reset to their f...

Page 152: ...152 CHAPTER 6 MANAGING NETWORK INTERFACES...

Page 153: ...CHANNELS This chapter describes how to configure ATM virtual channels Display ATM Addresses Display Call Routing Display Port Connections Create Permanent Virtual Channel PVC NNI Hops Setup Signaling...

Page 154: ...ess at a specific port or at all ports Command Actions Command Result Enter the menu sequence 3 CON Connections 1 ADD Get ATM addresses 1 UME Get UME addresses at port Enter a parameter at the prompt...

Page 155: ...ort or at all ports Command Actions Command Result Enter the menu sequence 3 CON Connections 1 ADD Get ATM addresses 2 STC Get static and NNI addresses at port Enter a parameter at the prompt Paramete...

Page 156: ...Command Actions Command Result Enter the menu sequence 3 CON Connections 1 ADD Get ATM addresses 3 ACT Get Not active registered ATM addresses at port Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format...

Page 157: ...umber for a PVC specify the port number slot group port Calls routed to an ATM address are differentiated by their Call number The Call number is allocated by the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switc...

Page 158: ...pt Parameter Format or Range For SVC ATM address member For PVC Port number slot group port sequential number For example 11102 slot group port Call number Call number or 0 for all calls Direct access...

Page 159: ...r 3 2 1 11102 1321 The details of the call with Call number 1 and ATM address member 11102 are displayed Call Call Call Num Pri Cll In conn In In Out Out Out number type state out VPI VCI conn conn co...

Page 160: ...m Pri Cll In conn In In Out conn Out Out id type state out VPI VCI conn conn VPI VCI conn conn cons port mbr 1 PVC P2M Active 3 H N 0 40 1 1 1 1 60 1 1 4 0 50 1 1 3 0 40 1 1 2 Call number 1 Call type...

Page 161: ...oint call this number may be greater than one Priority Whether the call cells are transferred through the Switch using the high priority queue or low priority queue CLL Cell Loss Level The queue satur...

Page 162: ...ific port Specify the connection by specifying VPI VCI values The connections belong to virtual channels created dynamically between UME ATM addresses Command Actions Command Result Enter the menu seq...

Page 163: ...led N 2977 1312 1 1 1 11102 SVC P2P 0 160 Active Active Calling N 2983 1315 1 1 1 11102 SVC P2P 0 162 Active Active Calling N 2989 1318 1 1 1 11102 SVC P2P 0 164 Active Active Calling N 2995 1321 1 1...

Page 164: ...Name Description Connection number Number identifying the connection VPI VCI Call number Number identifying the call Port number Number identifying the port Member number Sequential numbering of ATM...

Page 165: ...n which is to be performed on the CLP bit The possible values are clear bit 0 set bit 1 or no change N Table 21 Port SVC Connection Parameters continued Name Description Enter the menu sequence 3 CON...

Page 166: ...identifying the port Member number Sequential numbering of ATM addresses registered at a port Used to specify SVC Connection Type Whether the connection is using SVC or PVC and if it is a point to po...

Page 167: ...d Actions Command Result Enter the menu sequence 3 CON Connections 3 PRT ATM ports 3 ACT Not active addresses Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Range Port number slot group port VPI...

Page 168: ...lete All Inactive PVCs Delete All PVC Connections of Ports For more information about PVC see Permanent Virtual Channels on page 353 Display PVC VPI VCI Limits Displays the VPI VCI values allowed for...

Page 169: ...eate a PVC for each port to port connection in your ATM network For more information see Permanent Virtual Channels on page 353 PVC creation is subject to the following restrictions VPI VCI should be...

Page 170: ...d 1 for 20 threshold 2 for 50 threshold 3 for 80 threshold Priority 0 for low priority 1 for high priority First port CLP 0 for clear 1 for set n for no change First port number slot group port First...

Page 171: ...call defined is point to point P2P or point to multipoint P2M No default Cell Loss level Threshold for cell based discard Priority Whether the call cells are transferred through the CoreBuilder 9000 A...

Page 172: ...C Setup of Connections and ATM Addresses 1 PVC PVCs Setup 1 GET Display VPI VCI Limits 3 CRP Create PVC call Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Range Call type P2P for point to point...

Page 173: ...oss Priority are used See Table 23 The same limits as full PVC call setup apply You cannot add an additional PVC destination to a P2P PVC Command Actions Enter the menu sequence 3 CON Connections 4 S...

Page 174: ...55 0 The following message is displayed A new output VC was created with call number 9 out connection number 25 System action taken An additional PVC destination with parameters specified is created S...

Page 175: ...mand Result Example Enter 3 4 1 1 5 10 The following message is displayed A PVC with call number 10 was released Enter the menu sequence 3 CON Connections 4 S C Setup of Connections and ATM Addresses...

Page 176: ...PVCs Setup 1 GET Display VPI VCI Limits 6 REO Release Out VC from call Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Range Call number of the P2M connection Integer See 3 CON 2 RTG 1 CLL to get...

Page 177: ...1 1 6 1 1 1 4 1 60 The following message is displayed The additional connection with output port 1 1 4 and VPI VCI values of 1 60 which was added to the P2M connection with call number 1 is released A...

Page 178: ...1 PVC PVCs Setup 1 GET Display VPI VCI Limits 7 GEP Display PVCs Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Range Port number slot group port Call number enter the call number or 0 for all ca...

Page 179: ...The following message appears Delete inactive PVCs completed successfully All inactive PVCs are deleted from the flash memory Enter the menu sequence 3 CON Connections 4 S C Setup of Connections and A...

Page 180: ...number 2 was released All PVCs at port 5 1 1 were released All PVCs of the specific port are deleted Enter the menu sequence 3 CON Connections 4 S C Setup of Connections and ATM Addresses 1 PVC PVCs S...

Page 181: ...setup message can be transferred between switches on NNI connections in search of a destination thereby avoiding an infinite loop Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 1 1 3 1 The following me...

Page 182: ...Hop Limit Avoiding loops on page 370 Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 1 1 3 2 9 The following message appears NNI max hops was set The Maximum NNI Hops parameter is updated to 9 Enter the...

Page 183: ...ate VPI VCI Range Display Signaling Protocol Profile Update Signaling Protocol Profile Display Signaling Protocol Version Update Signaling Protocol Version Display Call Proceeding Enable Value Update...

Page 184: ...le you must set the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch port to match these limits You can set these parameters independently for each port Command Actions Command Result Enter the menu sequence 1...

Page 185: ...yed for an OC 3c port The following information is displayed for an OC 12c port VPI VCI ranges Param number Param name Param value 1 Min vpi 0 2 Max vpi 7 3 Min vci 32 4 Max vci 511 VPI VCI ranges Par...

Page 186: ...lay Current IP Configuration on page 66 Command Actions Command Result Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform configuration 1 SET Switch setup 4 SIG Signaling setup 3 VCC VPI VCI range setup 2 SET Set...

Page 187: ...rofile of a port defines the role that the port plays in the signaling dialog with its attached device It can be Network User or Gateway The CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch Gateway IISP When th...

Page 188: ...figuration 1 SET Switch setup 4 SIG Signaling setup 5 SPS Signaling protocol configuration setup 1 GPR Get profiles of ports Direct access sequence 1 1 4 5 1 System action taken The current signaling...

Page 189: ...Val for save Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Next reb val Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Port number 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 3 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 4 Current val Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Val f...

Page 190: ...yed This operation will release all connections of the specified port s Are you sure Y N Enter Y to confirm N to cancel The following message is displayed The profile was set successfully The signalin...

Page 191: ...ignaling protocol version for each port is displayed System message display Information is displayed as shown in the example Port 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 4 Value 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0...

Page 192: ...on Parameters Table 24 shows the protocol version parameters displayed by the command h Table 24 Protocol Version Parameters Name Description Port number Number of port on which the protocol version i...

Page 193: ...on was successfully set The signaling protocol version for port 3 1 2 is updated to 3 1 and saved Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform configuration 1 SET Switch setup 4 SIG Signaling setup 5 SPS Si...

Page 194: ...e call proceeding value is ON the call proceeding message is sent When the call proceeding value is OFF the call proceeding message is suppressed Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 1 1 4 6 1...

Page 195: ...to on and saved to flash Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform configuration 1 SET Switch setup 4 SIG Signaling setup 6 CCL Signaling call control setup 2 SET Set call proceeding value Enter a param...

Page 196: ...eally want to reset config Y N Y Enter Y to confirm N to cancel Signaling Configuration was set to defaults The signaling configuration parameters are set to their factory values Enter the menu sequen...

Page 197: ...o the expected response time when the message is sent and decrement towards zero If they reach zero before the response is received the system is notified that the response is overdue All the timers i...

Page 198: ...msec 500msec Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform configuration 1 SET Switch setup 4 SIG Signaling setup 1 RES Timer Resolution setup 1 GET Get Timer Resolution Direct access sequence 1 1 4 1 1 Sys...

Page 199: ...w value is stored in flash Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 1 1 4 1 2 250 The following message appears Timer resolution was successfully set The timer resolution is updated to 250 msec an...

Page 200: ...tion see Update Protocol Timer Resolution on page 199 Command Actions Command Result Enter the menu sequence 1 SYS Platform configuration 1 SET Switch setup 4 SIG Signaling setup 2 TMR Get Signaling Q...

Page 201: ...wing each message timer name and its value in seconds Timers sec Param number Param name Current value 1 q93b_t303 24 2 q93b_t308 180 3 q93b_t310 60 4 q93b_t313 24 5 q93b_t316 720 6 q93b_t316c 360 7 q...

Page 202: ...sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 4 SIG Signaling Setup 4 QSA Get Signaling QSAAL Configuration setup Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Range Port number slot...

Page 203: ...imer determines the time between transmission of BGN END or RS PDUs as long as an acknowledgment PDU has not been received Table 26 SSCOP Configuration Parameters SSCOP Parameter Description MaxCC Max...

Page 204: ...rs Signaling QSAAL Timers Tenths of second for port 3 1 2 Param number Param name Current value 1 Poll UNI 3 0 1 2 Keep alive UNI 3 0 10 3 No response UNI 3 0 100 4 CC UNI 3 0 10 5 Poll UNI 3 1 9 6 Ke...

Page 205: ...u can Display Physical Layer Statistics Reset Physical Layer Statistics For more information on physical statistics see Traffic Statistics on page 373 Display Physical Layer Statistics Display the phy...

Page 206: ...of signal state LOS Loss of signal The loss of signal defect is declared when no transitions are detected on the incoming signal before descrambling The LOS defect is detected upon observing 2 3 to 1...

Page 207: ...identified as AIS L Line Alarm Indication Signal SP AIS STS Path Alarm Indication Signal VP AIS VT Path Alarm Indication Signal SONET line remote defect indication state Line RDI SONET path remote def...

Page 208: ...d successfully The physical statistics are reset for port 1 1 1 Enter the menu sequence 4 STS Statistics 1 PHY Physical Layer 2 RST Reset phys layer counters Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter...

Page 209: ...alls in Switch Display the total number of calls existing in the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch presented according to type of channel SVC or PVC and type of call P2P or P2M Command Actions Co...

Page 210: ...WING STATISTICS Example Enter 4 2 1 The following information is displayed Calls summary Total number of PVC P2P calls 1 Total number of PVC P2M calls 2 Total number of SVC P2P calls 8 Total number of...

Page 211: ...formation is displayed Enter the menu sequence 4 STS Statistics 2 ATM ATM Layer 2 GPR Get Counters Per Port Direct access sequence 4 2 2 System action taken Calls summary information is displayed Syst...

Page 212: ...Get counters per vpi vci Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Range Port ID slot group port VPI Perform menu item 3 CON 2 RTG 1 CLL to get the VPI VCI values for a call VCI Perform men...

Page 213: ...d Reset ATM counters completed successfully ATM Counters for the specified port are reset to 0 Enter the menu sequence 4 STS Statistics 2 ATM ATM layer 4 RPR Reset counters per port Enter a parameter...

Page 214: ...counters are reset Enter the menu sequence 4 STS Statistics 2 ATM ATM layer 5 RVP Reset counters per vpi vci Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Range Port number slot group port VPI...

Page 215: ...istics Display AAL Layer statistics for the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch AAL connections and SAR frame statistics are presented Command Actions Command Result Enter the menu sequence 4 STS S...

Page 216: ...UNTERS Max connections 5316 Active connections 42 SAR MEMORY SIZE SSRAM size 512Kb SDRAM size 8Mb SAR COUNTERS RX correct frames 0 TX correct frames 0 RX CRC 32 ERR frames 0 RX Length ERR frames 0 RX...

Page 217: ...following message is displayed Reset all AAL counters completed successfully The counters are reset Enter the menu sequence 4 STS Statistics 3 AAL AAL5 layer 2 RST Reset AAL SAR counters Direct access...

Page 218: ...cified port PDU and SDU statistics are presented Both signaling and ILMI control frame statistics are shown Command Actions Command Result Enter the menu sequence 4 STS Statistics 4 CTL Control frames...

Page 219: ...played Port number 1 1 1 SIGNALING ILMI Max transmit SDU size in bytes 0 0 Number of transmitted SDUs 0 0 Max received SDU size in bytes 0 0 Number of SDUs received without errors 0 0 Number of PDUs r...

Page 220: ...L5 layer control statistics are reset for port 1 1 1 Enter the menu sequence 4 STS Statistics 4 CTL Control Frames 2 RST Reset Control Frames Counters Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format...

Page 221: ...atistics for a specified port The number of signaling messages is presented according to transmitted and received messages Command Actions Command Result Enter the menu sequence 4 STS Statistics 5 SIG...

Page 222: ...ived Call proceeding 0 0 Connect 0 0 Connect acknowledge 0 0 Setup 0 0 Release 0 0 Release complete 0 0 Restart 0 0 Restart acknowledge 0 0 Status 0 0 Status inquiry 0 0 Add party 0 0 Add party acknow...

Page 223: ...completed successfully The signaling statistics are reset for port 1 1 1 Enter the menu sequence 4 STS Statistics 5 SIG Signaling 2 RST Reset signaling counters Enter a parameter at the prompt Paramet...

Page 224: ...224 CHAPTER 8 VIEWING STATISTICS...

Page 225: ...LAN Emulation Setups LAN Emulation Services Setup LAN Emulation Redundancy Setup LAN Emulation Configuration Service LECS Operations LECS Address LECS Search Policy LECS ELAN Database Operations LAN...

Page 226: ...tion services as follows Display LAN Emulation Services Status Enable LAN Emulation Services Disable LAN Emulation Services Display LECS Status Enable LECS Disable LECS CAUTION Before you reboot the S...

Page 227: ...ed Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 1 1 5 1 1 The following message is displayed LE services status is ENABLED Enter menu sequence 1 SYS Platform config 1 SET Switch setup 5 SLE LE setup 1...

Page 228: ...mple Enter 1 1 5 1 2 The following message is displayed LE srv status is already set to ENABLE on the next reboot Enter menu sequence 1 SYS Platform config 1 SET Switch setup 5 SLE LE setup 1 LES LE s...

Page 229: ...ample Enter 1 1 5 1 3 The following message is displayed LE service status will be DISABLED on the next reboot Enter menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 5 SLE LE setup 1 LES...

Page 230: ...Actions Command Result Example Enter 1 1 5 2 1 The following message is displayed LECS service status is ENABLED Enter menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Configuration 1 SET Switch Setup 5 SLE LE Setup 2 L...

Page 231: ...le Enter 1 1 5 2 2 The following message is displayed LECS service status is set for the next reboot Enter menu sequence 1 SYS Platform Setup 1 SET Switch Setup 5 SLE LE Setup 2 LCS LECS Setup 2 ELS E...

Page 232: ...5 2 3 The following message is displayed LECS service status is set for the next reboot Enter menu sequence 1 SYS PLatform Setup 1 SET Switch Setup 5 SLE LE Services Setup 2 LCS LECS setup 3 DLS Disa...

Page 233: ...cy Setup You can set up the LAN Emulation redundancy services as follows Display LECS Redundancy Add LECS to LECS Order Database Delete LECS from LECS Order Database Display LE Service Redundancy Enab...

Page 234: ...ons Command Result Example Enter 1 1 5 3 1 The following information is displayed Enter menu sequence 1 SYS Platform config 1 SET Switch setup 5 SLE LE setup 3 LOL LECS ordered list 1 GLA Display LECS...

Page 235: ...of the LECS Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 1 1 5 3 2 47 00 00 00 00 00 3c 00 00 a0 00 00 00 00 a0 3e 00 00 01 00 Redundant LECS added The LECS is entered into the LECS order database En...

Page 236: ...Command Result Example Enter 1 1 5 3 3 2 The following message appears Redundant LECS deleted The LECS with index 2 is removed from the LECS order database Enter menu sequence 1 SYS Platform config 1...

Page 237: ...SET Switch setup 5 SLE LE setup 4 RDN LE Service redundancy setup 1 DLR Show LES redundancy params Direct access sequence 1 1 5 4 1 System action taken The LES redundancy parameters are displayed Syst...

Page 238: ...The LECS based LANE redundancy facility in the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch is disabled Enter menu sequence 1 SYS Platform config 1 SET Switch setup 5 SLE LE setup 4 RDN LE Service redundanc...

Page 239: ...page 399 The startup delay takes effect at the next reboot Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 1 1 5 4 3 600 The following message is displayed Startup Delay Changed The startup delay for the...

Page 240: ...the address of the resident LECS Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 2 1 1 The following information is displayed The first 13 bytes represent the network prefix of the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM...

Page 241: ...owing message is displayed Flash action completed successfully The resident LECS address is updated Enter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulation 1 LCS LE Config Service 2 LSP set resident LECS addr Enter a...

Page 242: ...The name of the ELAN it wants to join Accordingly there are three possible search policies that the LECS can execute 1 The LECS searches for an ELAN whose LES has the required ATM address 2 The LECS s...

Page 243: ...Policy 243 Example Enter 2 1 3 The search policy of the resident LECS is displayed First lecs search policy is by ATM address Second lecs search policy is by Mac Address Third lecs search policy is b...

Page 244: ...n LECS Database Display ELAN MAC Addresses Delete ELAN MAC Address Add ELAN MAC Address Display ELAN ATM Addresses Delete ELAN ATM Address Add ELAN ATM Address Add ELAN Delete ELAN Configure Segment I...

Page 245: ...L Display all ELANs Direct access sequence 2 1 5 1 System action taken The ELANs defined in the resident LECS are displayed System message display Information is displayed as shown in the example belo...

Page 246: ...CHAPTER 9 MANAGING LAN EMULATION ELAN LES Parameters Table 29 ELAN LES Parameters Name Description ELAN Name Name of ELAN LES Address ATM address of ELAN LES Status Active status of LES Active or Bac...

Page 247: ...elan_73_9 The following information is displayed Enter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulation 1 LCS LE Configuration Services 5 LNT LECS network topology 2 LEP Display ELAN type params Enter a parameter a...

Page 248: ...Table 30 ELAN Parameters in LECS Database Name Description ELAN Type The type of frames that the ELAN recognizes 802 3 Ethernet type 802 3 Token Ring type VLT Max Frame Size LAN Type Frame Length Byte...

Page 249: ...5 3 elan69_14 1 1 The following prompt appears elan type is 1 max frame size is 1 Are you sure y n y Enter Y to confirm N to cancel reset The parameters of the ELAN elan69_14 are updated Enter menu s...

Page 250: ...T LECS Network topology 4 MAC MAC Addresses Info 1 MAD Display all MAC addresses Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Range ELAN name Up to 32 characters For more information see Displa...

Page 251: ...ter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulation 1 LCS LE Configuration Services 5 LNT LECS Network topology 4 MAC MAC Address Info 2 DEL Delete MAC Address Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Ra...

Page 252: ...an Enter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulation 1 LCS LE Configuration Services 5 LNT LECS Network topology 4 MAC MAC Address Info 3 ADD Add new MAC address Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format...

Page 253: ...logy 5 ATM ATM Address Info 1 AAD Display all ATM addresses Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Range ELAN name Up to 32 characters For more information see Display ELANs on page 245 D...

Page 254: ...rom the ELAN Enter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulation 1 LCS LE Configuration Services 5 LNT LECS Network topology 5 ATM ATM Addresses Info 2 DEL Delete ATM address Enter a parameter at the prompt Param...

Page 255: ...his elan Enter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulation 1 LCS LE Configuration Services 5 LNT LECS Network topology 5 ATM ATM Address Info 3 ADD Add new MAC address Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter...

Page 256: ...a new ELAN is created with the LAN type and max frame size set to the default values Ethernet 1516 You can define up to 380 ELANs in the LECS database of a CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch Each...

Page 257: ...LECS ELAN Database Operations 257 Example Enter 2 1 5 6 elan_73_9 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 The console responds with the confirmation New elan was added...

Page 258: ...eleted from the LECS database Enter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulation 1 LCS LE Configuration Services 5 LNT LECS Network topology 7 DEL Delete ELAN record Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter For...

Page 259: ...nually in each individual LEC in the ELAN You cannot assign a segment ID to a non token ring ELAN Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 2 1 5 8 elan_73_9 133 The following message is displayed...

Page 260: ...er 2 1 5 The following message is displayed FLASH action completed successfully Enter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulation 1 LCS LE Config Services 5 LNT LECS network topology Direct access sequence 2 1...

Page 261: ...d Result Example Enter 2 1 6 The total number of clients from the LECS database is displayed Enter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulation 1 LCS LE Config Services 6 LST LECS Statistics Direct access sequen...

Page 262: ...ctions Command Result Example Enter 2 1 7 The following prompt is displayed Are you sure y n y Enter y to confirm or n to cancel The following message is displayed LECS is reset Enter menu sequence 2...

Page 263: ...redundancy facility as follows Assign Redundant LES to ELAN Deassign Redundant LES from ELAN Make Primary LES Active Display Redundant ELANs General Information Display Redundant ELANs Specific Inform...

Page 264: ...e is displayed Redundant LES successfully added The specified LES is assigned to be the secondary LES for the specified ELAN in the LECS database Enter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulation 1 LCS LE Confi...

Page 265: ...ary LES for the specified ELAN in the LECS database Enter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulation 1 LCS LE Configuration Services 5 LNT LECS Network topology 9 RDN LE Service redundancy 2 DLS Delete Redunda...

Page 266: ...S on page 396 To perform this command the ELAN must be in secondary state and it must be redundant You need to perform this command on all CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switches with active LECS and...

Page 267: ...Emulation Redundancy 267 Example Enter 2 1 5 9 3 elan_73_9 The following message is displayed Force to Primary message sent to LECS The active LES of the specified ELAN is forced to become the primary...

Page 268: ...u sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulation 1 LCS LE Configuration Services 5 LNT LECS Network topology 9 RDN LE Service redundancy 4 REG Display Redundant ELANs general info Direct access sequence 2 1 5 9 4 Syste...

Page 269: ...econdary In Check when the ELAN is in transient state or No LES LES Id State PRM The primary LES Id number and its state This can be Establish There is a connection between the LECS and the LES Being...

Page 270: ...nt ELANs specific info Direct access sequence 2 1 5 9 5 parameter Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Range Redundant ELAN id The internal ELAN id number For more information see Displ...

Page 271: ...al Old The ELAN is in the process of becoming inoperable ELAN State The state of the ELAN This can be Primary Secondary In Check when the ELAN is in transient state or No LES State start time Sec The...

Page 272: ...edundancy 6 RLG Display Redundant LESs general info Direct access sequence 2 1 5 9 6 System action taken The general redundant LES information is displayed System message display Information is displa...

Page 273: ...Range Redundant LES id The internal LES id number For more information see Display Redundant LES General Information on page 272 Direct access sequence 2 1 5 9 7 parameter System action taken The spe...

Page 274: ...h as the LECS External The LES is not on the same switch as the LECS Local LES Instance The Id of the LES on an Internal switch this is not relevant for an External switch location Number of Active Cl...

Page 275: ...resses Display LES ATM addresses for all 16 LESs that are defined in the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch Command Actions Command Result Enter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulation 2 LES LE Service...

Page 276: ...3c 0 0 a0 0 0 0 0 c0 da 60 0 49 4 6 47 0 0 0 0 0 3c 0 0 a0 0 0 0 0 c0 da 60 0 49 5 7 47 0 0 0 0 0 3c 0 0 a0 0 0 0 0 c0 da 60 0 49 6 8 47 0 0 0 0 0 3c 0 0 a0 0 0 0 0 c0 da 60 0 49 7 9 47 0 0 0 0 0 3c 0...

Page 277: ...xample Enter 2 2 3 1 1 2 c0 da 60 0 49 0 The LES BUS ATM addresses for the ELAN with ELAN ID 2 are updated Enter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulation 2 LES LE Services 3 ELN ELANs Info 1 LSU LES Setup 1...

Page 278: ...der 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch The information is taken from the LES database For more information about parameters in the LECS database see Display ELAN Parameters in LECS Database on page 247 Comman...

Page 279: ...1516 No Val No Val 4 elan_69_3 802 5 4544 1704 5 1704 7 5 elan_69_4 802 3 1516 No Val No Val 6 elan_69_5 802 3 1516 No Val No Val 7 elan_69_6 802 3 1516 No Val No Val 8 elan_69_7 802 3 1516 No Val No...

Page 280: ...Ethernet type 802 5 Token Ring type Max Frame Size LAN Type Frame Length Bytes Ethernet Fast Ethernet 1516 Token Ring 1516 4544 FDDI 4544 not typical Control Specifies the point to multipoint connect...

Page 281: ...ting the parameters the ELAN is reset that is the control distribute channel to all LECs that are attached to the ELAN is disconnected Command Actions Command Result Enter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emul...

Page 282: ...ted ELAN Parameters for a LES Table 36 describes the ELAN parameters that can be updated Table 36 ELAN Parameters for a LES Name Description ELAN Type The type of frames that the ELAN recognizes 802 3...

Page 283: ...y Display the ELAN s response policy The ELAN response policy pertains to the possible recipients of a response from a LES to an LE_ARP request by a LEC See Table 37 for the possible response policies...

Page 284: ...of the ELAN with ELAN ID 2 is displayed as follows Response policy is DIRECT VCC ELAN Response Policies Table 37 ELAN Response Policies Name Description DIRECT VCC The LES sends the response to the r...

Page 285: ...was successfully saved on flash The response policy of the ELAN with ELAN ID 2 is updated to Direct VCC Enter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulation 2 LES LE Services 3 ELN ELANs Information 1 LSU LES Set...

Page 286: ...nce 2 LEM LAN Emulation 2 LES LE Services 3 ELN ELANs Information 1 LSU LES Setup 4 GAR Get LE arp policy Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Range ELAN ID 1 16 For more information se...

Page 287: ...a global setting for all the clients in the specified ELAN Table 38 LE_ARP Verification Policies Name Description Respond Checks the address table of the LES in the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Swi...

Page 288: ...on 1 LSU LES Setup 5 SAR Set Save LE arp policy Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Range ELAN ID 1 16 For more information see Display ELAN Parameters in LES Database on page 278 Resp...

Page 289: ...ted the address table of the LES in the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch is searched for the LAN destination If the LAN destination is not found and is a Route Descriptor this policy gives the y...

Page 290: ...Get ARP pol for nonreg RD Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Range ELAN ID 1 16 For more information see Display ELAN Parameters in LES Database on page 278 Direct access sequence 2...

Page 291: ...on flash The LE_ARP response policy for Route Descriptors of the ELAN with ELAN ID 2 is updated to Reject Enter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulation 2 LES LE Services 3 ELN ELANs Information 1 LSU LES S...

Page 292: ...ar Do you really want to reset config y n y Reset of saved configuration was done The LES configurations of the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch are restored to their factory default values Ente...

Page 293: ...st forward Command Actions Command Result Example Enter 2 2 3 1 9 The LANE multicast forward delay parameter is displayed as follows mcst delay in 10msec units 50 Enter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulati...

Page 294: ...delay time is updated Enter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulation 2 LES LE Services 3 ELN ELANs Information 1 LSU LES Setup 10 SDL Set LANE Multicast Fwd Delay Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter F...

Page 295: ...played Select the ID of the LEC for which you want information and perform the command again with the desired LEC ID Command Actions Command Result Enter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulation 2 LES LE Ser...

Page 296: ...tion Name Description LEC ID LEC ID number State Current LEC state Joining the LEC is performing Point to Point direct connection to the LES or the LEC is sending the join request ADD Party the LES is...

Page 297: ...and Result Enter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulation 2 LES LE Services 3 ELN ELANs Information 3 ADD Clients MAC Addresses Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Range ELAN ID 1 16 For more...

Page 298: ...are displayed as follows LECID 2 Primary ATM Addr 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 c0 da 18 1 c 0 MAC address ATM address 0 c0 da 18 1 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 c0 da 18 1 c 0 LECID 1 Primary ATM Add...

Page 299: ...N Command Actions Command Result Enter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulation 2 LES LE Services 3 ELN ELANs Info 4 STS Statistics 1 GEN General LE Statistics Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Forma...

Page 300: ...of active clients 2 Total number of active MAC addresses for all clients 2 Total number of active ATM addresses for all clients 2 Total number of messages accepted by LES 291 Total number of messages...

Page 301: ...tics 2 LEC LEC statistics Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Range ELAN ID 1 16 For more information see Display ELAN Parameters in LES Database on page 278 LEC ID 0 For all Direct ac...

Page 302: ...t LEC Num Reg ATM addr Number of ATM addresses registered by that client Num msg Sent by Client Number of messages sent by that client Num Reject Join Req Number of LEC join requests rejected by the E...

Page 303: ...are reset Enter menu sequence 2 LEM LAN Emulation 2 LES LE Services 3 ELN ELANs Information 4 STS Statistics 3 RES Reset General LE Statistics Enter a parameter at the prompt Parameter Format or Rang...

Page 304: ...y the switch software automatically for example frame size change Troubleshooting when there are problems with the connections of LECs to the LES Resets general LAN Emulation statistics for a specifie...

Page 305: ...terface Management Chapter 12 E IISP Protocol Chapter 13 Establishing ATM Channels Chapter 14 ATM Switching Chapter 15 Managing LAN Emulation Chapter 16 Traffic Management Chapter 17 Device Management...

Page 306: ......

Page 307: ...dle voice data and a variety of other services Their research resulted in Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM a telecommunications concept defined by CCITT and ANSI standards for carriage of a complete ran...

Page 308: ...Interface FDDI ATM allows different types of physical layer technology to share the same higher layer the ATM layer ATM Cell Structure Unlike Ethernet which transfers variable length packets ATM switc...

Page 309: ...cket switch architectures Having all data in a fixed length cell format speeds transmission dramatically by eliminating the need for protocol recognition and decoding A good analogy is containerized s...

Page 310: ...ditional OSI Physical Layer handles bits defining physical media characteristics line coding and framing The ATM physical layer transmits and receives ATM cell streams over a physical medium It also c...

Page 311: ...destination they are reconstructed into higher level data and transmitted to the respective local devices The AAL runs from end system to end system and is transparent to the ATM network For more inf...

Page 312: ...video data transmission The UNI translates the user application format to ATM format while ensuring the required quality of service LAN Emulation is the primary UNI service operating on the User Plane...

Page 313: ...the following pieces of equipment as basic building blocks Servers or end stations These can be equipped with one or more ATM adapters for example a ATMLink S Bus 155 which allow direct connection of...

Page 314: ...rise Switch uses the basic ATM protocols ILMI Signalling IISP for connecting workstations to the ATM network You connect directly to the CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch Workstations with ATMLink Ad...

Page 315: ...cribed previously you can configure a Classical IP ATM network to contain multiple CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switches at the core which you segment into IP subnet works A router supporting ATM c...

Page 316: ...acy LANs well established environment The following network devices support LAN Emulation CoreBuilder 2500 CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise ATM Switch provides the LAN Emulation services LES and LECS An AT...

Page 317: ...rk that is deployed in an enterprise headquarters building A network core that consists of two CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switches redundantly connected via OC 12 connections is located in the Data C...

Page 318: ...ns necessitates a high performance high bandwidth with OC 12 Campus applications use the OC 12 MMF interface and MAN applications use the OC 12 SMF SR interface High density Server Farm Applications F...

Page 319: ...rters Network Dual OC 12c Dual OC 12c CoreBuilder CoreBuilder 9000 ATM 9000 ATM OC 12c OC 12c CoreBuilder CoreBuilder 7000HD 7000HD ATM OC 3c or OC 12c ATM OC 3c or OC 12c ATM 10 100 or ATM 10 100 or...

Page 320: ...320 CHAPTER 10 ATM NETWORK BASICS...

Page 321: ...TERFACE MANAGEMENT This chapter provides basic concepts and information about Network Interfaces Interim Local Management Interface ILMI Basic ILMI Functions Network to Network Interface NNI Gateway I...

Page 322: ...g the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch to switches of other vendors User Network Interface A User Network Interface UNI operates between an ATM user and a private ATM switch or between a private...

Page 323: ...lowing objects which reside in each ATM device participating in the UNI ILMI MIB A management database UME Management software that executes the ILMI functions ILMI functions ILMI Management Informati...

Page 324: ...ILMI Functions This section discusses the following ILMI services provided by IME Status Information UNI Address Registration Access to Service Registry MIB ILMI Connectivity Polling Status Informati...

Page 325: ...dresses of the ATM devices that participate in that UNI These ATM addresses can then be used in signaling messages for establishing connections with a specific ATM end system The address registration...

Page 326: ...ered ATM group address The organizational scope restricts the distribution of information that is related to the group address within the network This variable supports the group address of an ATM dev...

Page 327: ...mbering plan that is organizationally based for countries International Code Designator ICD ATM format ISO This identifies an international organization The registration authority for the Internationa...

Page 328: ...s registered at port 3 3 is 3301 The member ID is useful for displaying information about calls that are associated with the ATM address For example if a switched virtual channel is established throug...

Page 329: ...ning the polling interval increases the speed of detection of an Change Of Attachment Point event For more information see Gateway Interface GWY on page 331 Parameters Polled Each time that the IME po...

Page 330: ...itches their addresses and their locations The database may be static or dynamic A static database does not reflect on line topology changes whereas the dynamic database automatically senses changes i...

Page 331: ...an SVC to another and the receiving switch searches its address table for the destination address The request is passed on to another switch in the network if the destination address is found This pro...

Page 332: ...332 CHAPTER 11 NETWORK INTERFACE MANAGEMENT...

Page 333: ...veloped as an improvement to the ATM Forum IISP standard E IISP defines a protocol for dynamic updates of the topology database in each switch This enables the switch to automatically learn the addres...

Page 334: ...using the Local Management Application LMA You configure the ATM address prefix in a IISP port using the Add Address command of the LMA For more information see Add ATM Address to Port on page 141 Us...

Page 335: ...etwork E IISP also introduced the concept of hierarchy in a network design Using E IISP most 3Com ATM networks are based in the ATM address of 47 0 0 0 0 0 3c 0 0 a that is utilizing the last four byt...

Page 336: ...ed in a separate building where the root node is located in the basement and the branches distributed throughout the floors Hierarchic ATM Addressing Figure 12 shows the components of the ATM address...

Page 337: ...definition by the operator as shown in Figure 13 Figure 13 Fields Available for Switch Address Table 42 Fields of the ATM Address Field Description AFI Authority Format Identifier identifies one of t...

Page 338: ...switches where the first digit is retained in the address to point to the root switch for example A1 and A2 in Figure 11 The digit A points to the root A and the digits 1 and 2 denote the second leve...

Page 339: ...stores the received network prefix together with the port number on which the message was received In this way each CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch knows the network prefix of each of its neig...

Page 340: ...onsisting of three trees 1 In the A tree illustrated in Figure 14 assign to the root node the prefix 47 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 A 2 Assign the two switches one level lower the prefixes 47 00 00 00 00...

Page 341: ...approach the destination switch of any other tree in the network in descending order of levels For details about the routing algorithm see E IISP Hierarchic Routing Algorithm on page 368 An address w...

Page 342: ...an external link of a virtual channel has already been established to an input port of the switch In addition the call s destination address which was embedded in the signaling SETUP message is availa...

Page 343: ...nibble of the destination address If there is no best match but multiple partial matches E IISP uses the longest partial match that has the shortest network prefix For example A has neighbors B B1 and...

Page 344: ...ly set to 7 For a very large network or for a network that is not hierarchic choose the hop limit to be the longest possible path between two units in the network without repeating a section To set th...

Page 345: ...ination The availability of alternate paths for connections depends on the addressing scheme that was used in setting up the network Alternate connections need to have the same match type For more inf...

Page 346: ...ther branch Keep the E IISP routing algorithm in mind as described in E IISP Hierarchic Routing Algorithm Eliminate infinite loops by configuring the Hop Count Limit to be one more than the number of...

Page 347: ...h and partial match For more information see E IISP Hierarchic Routing Algorithm on page 368 If two or more NNI neighbors have the same match type the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch uses its r...

Page 348: ...348 CHAPTER 12 E IISP PROTOCOL...

Page 349: ...virtual channel be established to carry the call from the source station to the destination station before data transmission can begin A virtual channel may be established either manually through mana...

Page 350: ...sing Through ATM Network Devices ATM Edge Device ATM Edge Device Destination Station Transmitting Station ATM Switch The virtual channel starts at the ATM edge device A VPI VCI pair is associated with...

Page 351: ...VCI 0 32 in link number 2 shown in Figure 16 were allocated by the output port of the edge device and the input port of the ATM switch The fact that separate devices can allocate exactly the same VPI...

Page 352: ...cally by signalling which is called a switched virtual channel SVC or you can set it up manually through the LMA which is called a permanent virtual channel PVC Switched Virtual Channels SVC connectio...

Page 353: ...rm duration connections in a LANE environment Point to point and point to multipoint connections Setting up PVCs For information about how to set up a PVC See Create Permanent Virtual Channel PVC on p...

Page 354: ...signaling internal link 3 is established by routing Figure 17 Establishing a Virtual Channel ATM Edge Device ATM Edge Device Destination Station Transmitting Station ATM Switch The ATM switch accepts...

Page 355: ...gnaling standard protocol for dynamically establishing maintaining and clearing SVC connections between endpoints The major features of the signaling protocol include On demand connections Point to po...

Page 356: ...g message set in the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch organized according to type of message Each message is composed of information elements that carry the details of the message Displaying Sig...

Page 357: ...NG message includes the VPI VCI message element The CALL PROCEEDING message can be suppressed by the system to make the signaling operation more efficient For more information see Update Call Proceedi...

Page 358: ...lder 9000 ATM Switch Fabric Module port the VPI VCI message element is left empty The switch proposes a VPI VCI pair for the connection and sends it back to the user as part of the CALL PROCEEDING mes...

Page 359: ...he route to the destination it allocates a value of VPI VCI optionally answers with CALL PROCEEDING and passes the call through to the destination end station If the call is accepted by the receiving...

Page 360: ...device initiates the establishment of a connection to the first destination leaf by sending a SETUP message that contains the connection characteristics except for VPI VCI The SETUP message also conta...

Page 361: ...ng Timers Each signaling protocol comes with a set of timers one for each type of message in the protocol These timers determine when an expected response to a message is overdue They are set to the e...

Page 362: ...RELEASE COMPLETE or RELEASE received T309 50 SAAL abort SAAL returned to active state T310 50 CALL PROCEEDING received CONNECT or DISCONNECT received T313 20 CONNECT sent CONNECT ACKNOWLEDGE received...

Page 363: ...twork End Timer Name Default Time out Start Timer Stop Timer T303 20 SETUP sent CONNECT CALL PROCEEDING or SETUP ACK received T308 150 RELEASE sent RELEASE COMPLETE or RELEASE received T309 50 SAAL ab...

Page 364: ...watchdog timers The SD and SDP PDUs carry the signaling protocol described previously The watchdog timers allow the system to continue operating when an response to a message is not received within an...

Page 365: ...g acknowledgment Keep Alive Maximum time between transmission of POLL PDUs when no SD or SDP PDUs are queued for transmission or are outstanding pending acknowledgment No Response Maximum time between...

Page 366: ...dles the procedures to establish maintain and clear connection and add or drop a party to or from a multipoint call and error conditions The Call Control is also responsible for smart allocation and d...

Page 367: ...ons and manage to recover from clearing connections Managing Signaling Protocol Parameters Management can display and update the following signaling protocol parameters Except where designated these p...

Page 368: ...each of its NNI neighbors as well as the full ATM address of each UNI neighbor In principle the algorithm is always successful a route is always found to the destination This is because in a hierarchi...

Page 369: ...ss for at least one digit starting from the left but does not fully match For example a neighbor s prefix of A11 partially matches the destination address A123 because the first two digits A1 are iden...

Page 370: ...TUP message The RELEASE message can have been sent due to any of the following causes No route to destination No VCC available Number of VCCs exceed a limit No rate available No available bandwidth Re...

Page 371: ...ter discusses how ATM data travels or is switched over a virtual channel This chapter provides basic concepts and information about ATM Switching Traffic Statistics ATM Switching ATM switching is perf...

Page 372: ...TM edge device converts packets A B into cells a b writes the VPI VCI in each cell header and transmits them over the two virtual channels VCa and VCb VCa and VCb are multiplexed over the same physica...

Page 373: ...nds them out the appropriate Ethernet port Traffic Statistics The CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch provides the following types of flow statistics Physical Statistics ATM Statistics AAL5 Statist...

Page 374: ...374 CHAPTER 14 ATM SWITCHING...

Page 375: ...operating over traditional LANs You can configure LANE in a ATM network in several ways To connect legacy end stations directly to other legacy systems as well as to servers routers switches and othe...

Page 376: ...e LAN Emulation User to Network Interface LUNI An ELAN is assigned a name ELAN name A LEC that joins an ELAN may use the ELAN name in the configuration phase or join phase LAN Emulation Server The LAN...

Page 377: ...ingle BUS The BUS also handles ATM connections and manages its distribution group LAN Emulation Configuration Server LECS The LECS assigns individual LAN Emulation Clients to different Emulated LANs B...

Page 378: ...bidirectional control direct VCC and control distribute VCC as well as a bidirectional configuration VCC between LEC and LECS Characteristics of the control VCCs are summarized in Table 52 Table 52 C...

Page 379: ...send and multicast forward are established between a LEC and the BUS to allow the LEC to send and receive multicast data In addition initial unicast data data whose LEC destination has not yet been as...

Page 380: ...s introduces the possibility that frames may be delivered to the receiving client out of order Out of order delivery of frames between two LAN endpoints is uncharacteristic of LANs and undesirable in...

Page 381: ...uration data direct VCC to the LECS optional The Configuration phase in which the LAN Emulation Client discovers the LAN Emulation Service The Join phase in which the LAN Emulation Client establishes...

Page 382: ...vice Address Registration The address registration function is the mechanism by which LECs provide address information to the LAN Emulation Server The LAN destinations may also be unregistered as the...

Page 383: ...th the ATM address of another LEC or the BUS Address resolution allows clients to set up data direct VCCs to carry frames See Figure 24 Figure 24 Address Resolution Connection Management In Switched V...

Page 384: ...that corresponds to the type of LAN that the ELAN is emulating 802 3 Ethernet type Fast Ethernet 802 5 Token Ring or Fiber Distributed Data Interface FDDI The default is 802 3 Ethernet type Updating...

Page 385: ...ress The LEC connects to the LECS within one of the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switches in the ATM cloud through the standard addressing protocol This is described in more detail in the next sect...

Page 386: ...CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch LECS Search Policy When a LEC requests to join an ELAN it can supply the following information to assist the LECS in finding the appropriate LES The ATM address...

Page 387: ...EC to its Control Distribute VCC a uni directional point to multipoint connection The LEC then interrogates the LES for the BUS ATM address and sets up the Multicast Send VCC a direct bi directional p...

Page 388: ...C On receipt of an LE_ARP Response the LEC records the destination LEC ATM address together with the LAN destination in its FDB ARP cache The way that the LES handles LE_ARP requests can be configured...

Page 389: ...policy When the Respond policy is selected the address table of the LES in the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch is searched for the LAN destination If the LAN destination is not found then this...

Page 390: ...nagement provides a point to point VCC over which to send such frames The BUS sets up a point to multipoint connection for distributing the received frames to all the ELAN members The BUS sends all fl...

Page 391: ...sion 2 0 described in this section is intended to supersede the LANE redundancy system of previous versions which was based on the external Transcend Enterprise Manager application See the CoreBuilder...

Page 392: ...as well as ELANs that are on other switches in the network LAN Emulation Server Broadcast and Unknown Server LES BUS Each CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch Fabric Module has 16 resident LESs The...

Page 393: ...well known address Then a LEC that attempts to establish a connection to the LECS via the well known address is redirected to establish a connection to the newly activated LECS Multiple Active LECS in...

Page 394: ...ou set up the network you enter the primary and secondary LES in the topology database of the LECS of each switch in which it is enabled using either the LMA or preferably the Transcend Enterprise Man...

Page 395: ...d secondary LESes are not operational an error message is returned to any LEC that requests to join the ELAN Assuming that the required network connectivity exists all LECS make the same choices for a...

Page 396: ...link failure 2 The LECS fails to reestablish the connection with the LES When a connection between active LES and LECS is terminated the LECS first responds by assuming that a link between it and the...

Page 397: ...their topology database is identical all LECS in the network respond in the same way to a LES failure they each assign the same secondary LES to replace a failed active primary LES and the topology da...

Page 398: ...primary and secondary LESs of the split ELAN this tells the LECS that a split ELAN exists Both LECS act simultaneously to reestablish the primary LES in the ELAN topology database as the sole active...

Page 399: ...LESs in the network During the delay period all requesting LECs are assigned to the primary LES of the requested ELAN You can adjust the delay period through the LMA and defaults to 600 seconds See Up...

Page 400: ...ny primary LESs on a single switch Distribute LESs across the backbone There is an important pre condition for LANE redundancy to operate correctly Under some circumstances some LECs cannot bind to th...

Page 401: ...t is carrying Traffic Management on the ATM network protects the network and the end system from congestion to achieve network performance objectives An additional role of Traffic Management is to pro...

Page 402: ...ty Scheduling Queuing Early packet drop Partial packet drop Cell dropping These methods are applied in the order indicated first to avoid congestion and then to minimize congestion if it occurs Table...

Page 403: ...Handles EFCI marking Control Flow for Setting Up Traffic Management Figure 26 shows the control flow that occurs when you set up Traffic Management in the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch The T...

Page 404: ...put ALP 1 senses pre congestion and begins to mark headers of outgoing cells with the EFCI notation When these marked cells arrive at their destination edge device the EFCI marking is detected and RM...

Page 405: ...so possible to specify that EFCI be applied globally to all connections of a certain type for example ABR traffic Output Data Loss Prevention When data from more than one input port of the ATM Switch...

Page 406: ...he data to the priority queues according to its priority In Figure 27 high priority data is protected by maintaining three output queues for each subport corresponding to high to low priority levels T...

Page 407: ...uards against loss of input data In this situation the ATM Switch Fabric Module becomes congested and therefore cannot accept input data coming from the input ALP of the ATM Interface Module The follo...

Page 408: ...he Cell Loss Priority CLP marking in a cell header signifies the priority of the cell a value of 0 denotes high priority a value of 1 denotes low priority When congestion is sensed the cells with valu...

Page 409: ...input and output queues The first row of the table shows the lowest threshold that is the first threshold o be activated Table 60 Thresholds for Traffic Management Methods Input Queue Thresholds In i...

Page 410: ...410 CHAPTER 16 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT...

Page 411: ...r 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch Service Console Overview Two methods enable you to administer and manage the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch A proprietary Local Management Application LMA A standa...

Page 412: ...otocols that can access the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch management applications A detailed discussion of each application follows Figure 29 Protocols Used to Access the Management Applicati...

Page 413: ...the event log Communication Methods Local Management can operate via a terminal workstation or PC that is running a terminal emulation program and can use the following communication resources Figure...

Page 414: ...y Local Management security rests on a hierarchy of passwords Admin Write and Read For additional information on Local Management security see Password Setup on page 60 Figure 30 CoreBuilder 9000 ATM...

Page 415: ...ion store termed the Management Information Base MIB Information that is defined in industry standard de facto standard and enterprise specific proprietary MIBs that the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterpris...

Page 416: ...al user interface tool for central management of medium scale to large scale ATM networks Because the agent is standard based you can use other SNMP based applications such as SunNet Manager and HP Op...

Page 417: ...A to configure the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch s IP address subnet mask NMS IP address and the default gateway via the LMA to enable access to the SNMP agent See the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Sw...

Page 418: ...e Ethernet data is encapsulated in the Ethernet frame These are referred to as Ethernet encapsulation types Standard encapsulation according to 802 3 Enhanced encapsulation LLC Configure the CoreBuild...

Page 419: ...Fabric Module A Redundant Switch fabric module is a backup switch fabric module that is capable of performing all the tasks of the currently active switch fabric module if the active module fails For...

Page 420: ...g situations Removal of the active ATM Switch Fabric Module from the chassis Malfunction of the active ATM Switch Fabric Module Reboot of the active ATM Switch Fabric Module During the switch over the...

Page 421: ...were in the primary switch Resetting to Factory Defaults The ELAN names and LES addresses user part change only if the user performs a reset to factory defaults by LMA or Telnet After the reset to fa...

Page 422: ...tion is useful when you upgrade software for example on the active switch fabric module and you do not want the redundant switch fabric module to take over First place the redundant switch fabric modu...

Page 423: ...al statistics for an overview of the network or the signalling statistics for protocol information on specific ports To view statistics 1 From the CoreBuilder 9000 LMA Main Menu enter 4 to access the...

Page 424: ...ayer statistics for a VPI VCI of a specified port If the VPI VCI is in a Point to Multipoint call the transmit or receive information is not always applicable because it is a call in one direction onl...

Page 425: ...III APPENDIXES Appendix A ATM Switch Fabric Module Specifications Appendix B Downloading Software Appendix C Protocols and Interfaces Appendix D Technical Support...

Page 426: ......

Page 427: ...pecification Metric Imperial Operating Temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 to 104 F Operating Humidity 10 to 90 noncondensing Storage Temperature 20 C to 70 C 4 to 163 F Storage Humidity 95 maximum relative hu...

Page 428: ...EEC Emission EN50081 1 EN55022 Immunity EM50082 1 IEC801 2 3 4 Table 67 Standards Supported SNMP ATM MIB II RFC 1213 Signalling UNI 3 0 3 1 AToM MIB RFC 1695 ILMI UNI 3 0 3 1 AToM 2 Circuit Statistics...

Page 429: ...acility to download the software that you need to get the CoreBuilder 9000 ATM Enterprise Switch functioning normally You can upgrade this software as needed Consult your local 3Com representative for...

Page 430: ...erminal emulation to the following parameters 8 data bit 1 stop bit no parity no XON XOFF 9600 Baud Binary transfer set to Xmodem CRC that is Setting binary transfer Xmodem CRC RS 232 Upgrade Instruct...

Page 431: ...n_all bat icon on the CD All the software files are downloaded to the switch After a successful download the switch is automatically rebooted and the new software becomes operational 7 After the switc...

Page 432: ...the CoreBuilder 9000 switch the power off and then back on or enter the command 1 7 at the Main Menu prompt If you have rebooted the CoreBuilder 9000 and still need to download another software unit...

Page 433: ...he CoreBuilder 9000 LMA See Starting Up in the ATM Switch Fabric Module Getting Started Guide for complete login instructions 2 To display the Software Download Status enter the command 1 3 1 at the M...

Page 434: ...erased After downloading switch fabric module software Download software again via RS 232 port After downloading ATM Interface Module software Download software again via TFTP Image is incompatible w...

Page 435: ...responsible for checking the integrity of the bits that are being transferred over a physical medium and making sure that they are error free SONET STS 3c Physical Layer Interface Synchronous Optical...

Page 436: ...ng Descrambling This function permits the randomization of the cell payload to avoid continuous non variable bit patterns and improve the efficiency of the cell delineation algorithm Transmission Fram...

Page 437: ...ambling can be enabled or disabled PLCP Framing and Cell Delineation Mapping of ATM cells into the DS 3 is accomplished by inserting the 53 bytes of ATM cells into the DS 3 PLCP The PLCP consists of a...

Page 438: ...sted in Table 71 Table 71 ATM Cell Header Fields Field Full Field Name Description GFC Generic Flow Control This field has local significance only and provides standardized local functions such as flo...

Page 439: ...sical layer to provide for the transport of ATM cells between communicating ATM entities The ATM layer performs the following functions at the UNI Multiplexing among different ATM connections Cell rat...

Page 440: ...ysical Layer Overhead Unit together with byte and frame synchronization F1 F3 as part of the SONET frame The Physical Layer OAM provides Maintenance signals for the physical layer to indicate the dete...

Page 441: ...e connection between user and network on both sides of the UNI while PT 101 identifies the connection between user end stations End to end OAM cells are passed by all intermediate nodes The nodes in t...

Page 442: ...egrity Some of these mechanisms involve lost or misinserted cells faulty headers and so forth An example for traffic handled by AAL1 is 64 Kbps digital voice AAL2 The Type 2 adaptation layer is design...

Page 443: ...stop reassembling the space bit for Payload Type PT in the cell header is zero except for the last cell in the packet when it is a one The cells are reassembled by looking at the VPI VCI and for a gi...

Page 444: ...444 APPENDIX C PROTOCOLS AND INTERFACES Figure 35 AAL5 Frame Format Figure 36 Segmentation Converting an ATM Frame to Cells...

Page 445: ...ld Wide Web site 3Com FTP site 3Com Bulletin Board Service 3Com BBS 3Com FactsSM automated fax service World Wide Web Site Access the latest networking information on the 3Com Corporation World Wide W...

Page 446: ...modem to 8 data bits no parity and 1 stop bit Call the telephone number nearest you Access by Digital Modem ISDN users can dial in to the 3Com BBS using a digital modem for fast access up to 64 Kbps T...

Page 447: ...ady Product model name part number and serial number A list of system hardware and software including revision levels Diagnostic error messages Details about recent configuration changes if applicable...

Page 448: ...pe From anywhere in Europe call 31 0 30 6029900 phone 31 0 30 6029999 fax From the following European countries you may use the toll free numbers Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Hungary...

Page 449: ...iddle East 44 1442 435860 44 1442 435718 From the following European countries you may call the toll free numbers select option 2 and then option 2 Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Hunga...

Page 450: ...450 APPENDIX D TECHNICAL SUPPORT...

Page 451: ...es cell header information and manages temporary cell storage backplane The main bus that carries data within a device carrier module The ATM Interface Module without daughter cards cell An ATM Layer...

Page 452: ...lls from the incoming serial data verifies cell header validity and transfers cells to the ATM Layer Processor Gateway Interface Type GWY A static routing protocol between an edge device user and a sw...

Page 453: ...er optical fiber links Synchronous Optical Network SONET An ANSI defined standard for high speed and high quality digital optical transmission traffic management A mechanism for preventing congestion...

Page 454: ...454 GLOSSARY...

Page 455: ...active switch 432 address registration general 35 ILMI 323 LAN Emulation 382 address resolution 381 388 forward request 287 389 390 LAN Emulation 383 addressing hierarchic switch 341 protocol 385 adm...

Page 456: ...r 375 connecting legacy end stations over 375 ATM networks 33 ATM port administrative status 164 166 call ID 164 166 connection ID 164 166 connection type 164 166 connection VCI 164 166 connection VPI...

Page 457: ...66 VCI 164 166 VPI 164 166 connectivity verification 440 connectors interface 428 management 428 control frames 424 control direct VCC 161 387 control distribute VCC 161 387 control frame 424 control...

Page 458: ...437 HEC generation verification 437 mapping ATM cells 437 nibble stuffing 437 path overhead identifier 437 path overhead utilization 437 PLCP framing 437 PLCP path status 437 PLCP timing 437 trailer n...

Page 459: ...ow Control GFC 438 growth octets 437 H handling precautions 38 hardware requirements 430 header ATM 438 Header Error Control HEC cell delineation 439 correction of bit errors 439 detection of bit erro...

Page 460: ...299 304 LANE multicast forward delay display 293 update 294 LANE redundancy limitations 399 planning 400 startup delay 239 layout of the ATM cell 438 LE servers redundancy enable disable 238 LE_ARP 3...

Page 461: ...mation Base MIB definition 323 MIBs supported 35 415 SNMP 415 managing aspects for the SNMP 416 mapping cell 436 maximum NNI hops displaying 181 media type 104 member ID 328 menus access to submenus 5...

Page 462: ...performance management 441 Permanent Virtual Channels PVC 353 Permanent Virtual Circuit ATM port connection type 164 166 call type 171 port number 171 VCI 171 VPI 171 physical interfaces overview 350...

Page 463: ...14 read community string configuration displaying 74 read access password updating 61 redundant ELAN general information 268 specific information 270 redundant LES 396 general information 272 specific...

Page 464: ...OP configuration parameters 202 standard addressing protocol 385 standby suspend 96 Standby Suspend State 422 standby switch downloading software to 432 standby switch fabric module suspend mode 430 s...

Page 465: ...anagement applications software 34 transmission frame generation and recovery 436 traps SNMP 416 tree formation 341 troubleshooting general 423 U UNI Management Entity UME 324 unicast frames flush pro...

Page 466: ...466 INDEX W workgroup topology overview 314 World Wide Web WWW 445 write access level 414 write community string configuration displaying 76 write access password updating 62...

Page 467: ...n or specifications as being compatible 3Com will make reasonable efforts to provide compatibility except where the non compatibility is caused by a bug or defect in the third party s product or from...

Page 468: ...ATION MAINTENANCE OR USE OF ITS PRODUCTS 3COM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THIS WARRANTY IF ITS TESTING AND EXAMINATION DISCLOSE THAT THE ALLEGED DEFECT OR MALFUNCTION IN THE PRODUCT DOES NOT EXIST OR WA...

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