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Chapter 9

Configuring BSC

FRX4000, FRX6000, and the Frame Relay Module support BSC (binary synchronous 
communication) ports configured as Interactive or Batch. BSC Interactive ports are 
used to connect IBM 3270 hosts to remote cluster controllers (via HPAD-TPAD com-
munication) over frame relay or X.25. BSC Batch ports are used to interconnect IBM 
2780/3780 devices over frame relay or X.25.

A BSC Interactive HPAD supports up to 16 TPADs, and each TPAD supports up to 
16 cluster controllers. TPADs operate in point-to-point mode. IBM's DSP (Display 
System Protocol) allows a host-to-TPAD connection across the network.

To run BSC in an FRX or FRM, you must first configure the following in the database:

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Node parameters. See Chapter 3.

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Line Processor(s) that will contain the interface(s) to the user device(s), plus 
Line Interface Card(s) supporting the ports that will be the interfaces. See 
Chapter 4.

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BSC Interactive and/or Batch protocol, as well as frame relay or X.25 if BSC 
will be transported over one of those. See Chapter 4.

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Frame relay or X.25 port(s) that will connect to a network or frame relay PVC. 
See Chapter  6  (frame  relay) or Chapter  7  (X.25).

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BSC Interactive and/or Batch port(s) (described later in this chapter) that will 
connect to the user devices.

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Subscriber IDs (described later in this chapter) to identify the user devices.

Summary of Contents for MMAC-Plus 9F116-01

Page 1: ...User Guide For Release 3 3 1 09 41 06 109 04 For MMAC Plus FRX4000 Frame Relay Access Products Frame Relay Module FRX4000 TM TM FRX6000 FRX6000 The Complete Networking Solution T M ...

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Page 4: ...een versions of the manual and black in paper versions This symbolpoints to an informational note relatingto the text table or figure that immediately precedes or follows it This symbolandtext identifies a cautionary note the content of which ismore critical to heed than an informational note The following references to keyboard keys appear in the manual and or on the screen N is a reference to a ...

Page 5: ...etup Recommendations 2 2 Producing a Configuration Report 2 3 Where to Find Database Records 2 4 Chapter 3 Configuring Node Parameters Changing the Login Password 3 2 Setting the Date and Time 3 3 Configuring Node Defaults 3 4 Node Defaults Parameters 3 5 Warning Messages 3 12 Chapter 4 Configuring Cards and Protocols FRX4000 4 2 Protocols 4 2 LAN Interface 4 5 FRX6000 4 6 RLPs and Protocols 4 6 L...

Page 6: ...7 Translation Template Parameters 7 19 Translation Examples 7 21 Testing a Translation Template 7 22 Configuring X 25 to X 25 PVCs 7 23 X 25 PVC Parameters 7 24 Chapter 8 Configuring SNA Configuring an SNA Port 8 2 SNA Port Parameters 8 4 Configuring Subscriber Addresses 8 13 Subscriber Parameters 8 14 Configuring a Hunt Group for SNA Subscribers 8 16 Configuring LLC2 8 17 Configuring a Virtual LA...

Page 7: ... Configuring IPX Node Defaults 12 2 IPX Node Defaults Parameters 12 2 Configuring IPX Filter Definitions 12 3 How Filter Masks Work 12 4 IPX Filter Parameters 12 5 Configuring IPX Filter Applications 12 8 Configuring IPX Interfaces 12 10 IPX Interface Parameters 12 11 Configuring Static IPX Routes 12 16 Chapter 13 Configuring Bridging Required Configuration 13 2 Configuring Default Node Wide Bridg...

Page 8: ...isplays Displaying Node Status 17 2 Displaying Port Status 17 3 Displaying Virtual Connections 17 5 Displaying Port Signals 17 8 Monitoring a Line 17 10 Displaying IPX RIP and SAP Tables 17 12 RIP Table 17 12 SAP Table 17 12 Displaying SDLC PU Status 17 14 Displaying Bridge Status 17 15 Bridge Port Status 17 15 Bridge Forwarding Table 17 18 Displaying Frame Relay Backup Status 17 20 Displaying LLC...

Page 9: ...nc Terminal Operations Command and Data Transfer Modes C 1 Async Terminal Commands C 2 Placing a Call from an Async Terminal C 3 Async PAD Service Signals C 4 Error Codes Sent to Async PAD Port C 6 Appendix D Cause and Diagnostic Codes Cause Codes D 2 Clearing Causes D 2 Reset Causes D 2 Restart Causes D 3 Diagnostic Codes D 4 X 25 Codes D 4 SNA Codes D 5 FRX FRM Specific Codes D 6 Appendix E NetV...

Page 10: ...onfiguration Screen 4 16 5 1 Physical Ports on FRX4000 5 1 5 2 Physical Ports on FRX6000 RLP 5 2 5 3 Physical Ports on Frame Relay Module 5 3 5 4 Default Configuration Screen for New Port 5 5 6 1 Frame Relay Backup Examples 6 2 6 2 Bandwidth Allocation Group Menu 6 7 6 3 Frame Relay Port Screen 1 6 9 6 4 Frame Relay Port Screen 2 6 10 6 5 DLCI Configuration Review Screen 6 10 6 6 Frame Relay DLCI ...

Page 11: ...C Interactive Devices Screen 9 20 10 1 Async PAD Login Parameters Screen 10 7 10 2 Async PAD Port Screen 10 9 10 3 Typical SVC Subscriber Screen 10 15 10 4 Async to X 25 PVC Record 10 19 11 1 IP Node Defaults Menu 11 3 11 2 IP Interface Record Example 11 4 11 3 IP Routing Record 11 8 11 4 IP over X 25 PVC Record 11 10 12 1 IPX Node Defaults Menu 12 2 12 2 IPX SAP Filter Record 12 4 12 3 Typical IP...

Page 12: ...7 16 IP Interface Statistics Display 17 35 17 17 IPX Statistics Display 17 36 17 18 LAN Card Statistics Display 17 41 17 19 Frame Relay Utilization Statistics Display 17 44 18 1 Event Reporting Configuration Example 18 2 A 1 Wildcard Addressing Example A 2 E 1 NetView Access Options Menu E 2 List of Tables 1 1 WAN Port Cables for Netlink FRX4000 1 7 3 1 Date and Time Parameters 3 3 3 2 Node Defaul...

Page 13: ...sing 9 19 9 5 BSC Interactive Device Parameters 9 20 10 1 Async PAD Profile Parameters 10 3 10 2 Async PAD Login Parameters 10 8 10 3 Async Port Parameters 10 10 10 4 SVC Subscriber Parameters 10 16 10 5 Async PVC Parameters 10 20 11 1 IP Defaults Parameters 11 3 11 2 IP Interface Parameters 11 5 11 3 IP Routing Parameters 11 9 11 4 IP X 25 PVC Parameters 11 11 12 1 IPX Node Defaults Parameters 12...

Page 14: ...rameters 13 8 13 5 Bridge Protocol Filter Parameters 13 9 13 6 Bridge NetBIOS Filter Parameters 13 9 13 7 Bridge Filter Applications Parameters 13 11 13 8 Bridge Port LLC2 Interface Parameters 13 14 14 1 SNMP System Defaults Parameters 14 3 14 2 Community Table Parameter 14 5 14 3 Trap Routing Parameters 14 7 16 1 FRX4000 Database Files 16 7 ...

Page 15: ...Section I Introduction ...

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Page 17: ...s to remote devices FRX4000 is a stand alone device used where eight serial interfaces or fewer are required FRX6000 is a larger stand alone device supporting up to sixty four serial interfaces and can function as a central site device for remote FRX4000s or FRMs The FRM is an 8 port module mounted into a Cabletron MMAC Plus chassis FRMs do not interact with other modules in the MMAC Plus with the...

Page 18: ...lay SDLC and SNMP plus whatever additional protocols were purchased with the device The software for all of the listed protocols is included with every FRX6000 and FRM Frame Relay RFC 1490 for HDLC IP IPX over frame relay Line speeds up to 2 048 Mbps LMI Annex D link management Annex F segmentation and re assembly Bandwidth allocation Connection prioritization Outgoing rate control CIR Virtual cir...

Page 19: ... MAC level virtual addressing Token ring Ethernet or frame relay interface SDLC to LLC2 and LLC2 to SDLC conversion RFC1490 encapsulation in native LLC2 802 3 or 802 5 format QLLC NPSI compatibility Bridging Encapsulation of Ethernet and Token Ring traffic per RFC 1490 for trans mission over frame relay Transparent Spanning Tree 802 1 bridging Translational bridging between Ethernet and Token Ring...

Page 20: ... Support of RIP SAP periodic RIP periodic SAP Dynamic and static routing NetBIOS support RFC 1490 encapsulation BSC Interconnection of IBM 3270 interactive or 2780 3780 batch devices over X 25 or frame relay Full duplex line control Point to point and multipoint operation on BSC Interactive ports Autocall from BSC Interactive TPAD port Each BSC Interactive HPAD supports up to 16 remote TPADs simul...

Page 21: ...ariables Support for Netlink OmniView network manager providing an HP OpenView Network Manager with configuration abilities and status infor mation on FRXs and FRMs NetView Service Point function Control of remote FRXs FRMs File transfer database backup restore and remote software updates between devices Local configuration Centralized alarm routing Statistics displays Async terminal control Line ...

Page 22: ...t is used WAN port 1 is disabled Figure 1 2 Ports on the Netlink FRX4000 Each FRX4000 is shipped with cables that allow connection to an ASCII terminal by any of three methods direct connection to terminal connection to terminal via modems or direct connection to PC running terminal emulationsoftware A port con figured for frame relay or X 25 supports multiple logical terminations allowing an eigh...

Page 23: ... Token Ring cable part number FRX TR CAB is available from Cabletron Operator Interfaces Afterit has been installedandconfigured an FRX4000can functionwith no keyboard or video device Therefore such devices are not standard equipment However con figuration file copy backup restore transfer etc andmonitoringoperations require a keyboard and screen in one of several forms Table 1 1 WAN Port Cables f...

Page 24: ...f card RLP RISC based line processor plus attached Line Interface Cards Ethernet LAN adapter and Token Ring LAN adapter An FRX6000 supports up to 8 RLPS or 7 RLPs and 1 LAN card or 6 RLPs and 2 LAN cards I O cables Cabling for a local or remote Auxiliary Console ASCII terminal A 19 rackmount chassis These components are described in detail later Cards RLP The FRX600 RLP an i960 RISC based line pro...

Page 25: ...I O box The I O box acts as a splitter that separates the signals from the RLP cable and carries them to four 25 pin I O connectors The final physical interface depends on the combination of the LIC and the I O cable exiting the I O box Although each RLP supports two attached LICs the maximum number of V 35 LICs in a node is twelve RLP LICS I O Box RLP Cable I O Cables 5 ft long to Modems and User...

Page 26: ... or DB9 Figure 1 4 LAN Card Interfaces Depending on the number of RLPs an FRX6000 can contain one or two LAN cards in any combination Each LAN card supports one LAN interface with the physical connector options shown in the figure Chassis Figure 1 5 FRX6000 Chassis The 19 inch rackmount chassis includes 1 2GB hard disk 3 5 high density diskette drive Two COM ports Parallel port VGA port Keyboard p...

Page 27: ...th each FRX6000 Cable DB9S to DB9S for connecting the node s COM1 port directly to a PC with software emulating an ASCII terminal Adapter DB9P toDB25S for connectingthenode directly viathe above cable to an ASCII terminal Cable DB9S to DB25P for connecting an ASCII terminal via modem to the COM1 port A keyboard and video device can also be connected via one of these methods ASCII terminal keyboard...

Page 28: ...nating the extra space that an FRX6000 would require There are three models of the FRM differing in the types of serial ports Each model contains the following Eight serial ports One Ethernet interface Two COM ports Parallel port VGA port Keyboard port 1 2GB hard disk 3 5 high density diskette drive I O box cable assemblies for serial ports Cable for connection to MMAC Plus Ethernet module Figure ...

Page 29: ...terface type A cable carries each connector s signals to an I O box assembly The I O box acts as a splitter that carries signals to four 25 pin connectors The final physical interface depends on the combination of the type of 60 pin serial port and the I O cable exiting the I O box Frame Relay Module Cable to Ethernet Module I O Box I O Cables Port Type I O Cable Types V 35 V 35 DTE V 35 DCE RS 23...

Page 30: ... DB9S to DB9S for connecting the node s COM1 port directly to a PC with software emulating an ASCII terminal Adapter DB9P to DB25S for connecting the nodedirectly via theabove cable to an ASCII terminal Cable DB9S to DB25P for connecting an ASCII terminal via modem to the COM1 port A keyboard and video device can also be connected via one of these methods ASCII terminal keyboard or PC with termina...

Page 31: ...efaults file described in Chapter 3 Ifanoperator takes remote controlofanother node describedonpage 16 2 Node Name will become theRemote Control ID configuredin Node Defaults on thecontrollednode Anyconfigurationorcontroloperationswillaffectthat node ratherthanthe local one If the controllednode has a displayscreen the messageUnderremote control Keyboard blocked by id n will bedisplayed where n is...

Page 32: ...o the next higher menu from a lower level press F3 To move from operations under one Main Menu entry to operations under another entry you must return to the Main Menu The easiest way is to press F3 repeatedly until the Main Menu is displayed Prompts Within the menu operations there are two kinds of prompts Information prompts respond by typing the requested information then pressing Enter Yes no ...

Page 33: ...Next Record displays the next sequential record on your screen for verification modification or deletion Remote Refresh refreshes a remote display F3 Exit menu returns you to the previous menu saving any changes you have made Some menus have two sets of values Database and System Memory Changes will affect onlythe set that was enabled unless F7 is pressed first to update the other side Database an...

Page 34: ...emory values are described on page 3 9 for Node Defaults and page 5 4 for Ports In IPX and Bridge Filter Definitions and Applications all changes made on the screen affect only system memory so F7 must be pressed to update the database F9 Stop Remote terminates a remote control connection gives you the option of rebooting the remote node and returns control to the local operator F10 Abort or Reboo...

Page 35: ... StandardPC keyboard function keys are represented as follows on an ASCII terminal keyboard PC ASCII Keyboard Keyboard Maps to F1 PF1 OP F2 PF2 OQ F3 PF3 OR F4 PF4 OS F5 5 Ou F6 6 Ov F7 7 Ow F9 comma Ol F10 period On PgUp OA PgDn OB O is an escape character followed by an uppercase letter O ...

Page 36: ...he device from the initial Port Status Display Youmust first press F1 and enter the password to get to the Main Menu Rebooting the node clears all connections If you do not want to do this simply press F4 to log out then leavethe device running Locally a Frame Relay Module can be rebooted via the recessed Reset buttonlocated near the top of the module Shutting Down To shut down an FRX4000 or FRX60...

Page 37: ...Section II Configuration ...

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Page 39: ...base file contains defining parameters for a specific component for example physical ports subscriber IDs or IP interfaces Before an FRX or FRM can properly operate all necessary database parameters must be configured The necessary configuration depends on the installed hardware the routing and access protocols that will be used and the devices that will be connected to ports in the FRX FRM Some h...

Page 40: ...at devices are directly connected locally and remotely to each port For an FRX6000 RLP locallymeans the device connected to the port s I O cable see Figure 4 4 Will each port be direct connect leased line or dial in line The modem con nected to a dial in line must be configured so DSR Data Set Ready is not forced high DSR should follow CD Carrier Detect FRX6000only How manyLAN cards are inthe node...

Page 41: ...atus for each port To create a configuration report press A at the Reports Menu or F A from the Main Menu or A at the Configuration Reports Menu or A E A from the Main Menu The report is created and saved to the node s hard disk under the name REPORT TXT To display the configuration report press B at the Reports Menu or F B from the Main Menu or B at the Configuration Reports Menu or A E B from th...

Page 42: ...Defaults B Configure Community Table C Configure Trap Routing D Configure Model Number E Configure LAN Default Parameters A Configure IP Node Defaults Chapter 11 specifies whether the FRX FRM will act as an IP gateway and which version of RIP will be used B Configure Bridge LLC 2 Node Defaults Chapter 8 specifies parameters that will be used internally by the node to identify a virtual bridge that...

Page 43: ...gure Async PAD Logins G Review Model Information displays the maximum number of logical connections allowed and lists the protocols installed on the FRX FRM H Configure Bandwidth Allocation Groups Chapter 3 defines up to 16 groups that assign connection priorities to various types of traffic B Configure Line Processors Chapter 4 A Review Line Processor Configuration on an FRX6000 identifies any Li...

Page 44: ...ured in the FRX FRM B Configure BSC Devices identifies devices using FRX FRMports configured as BSC Interactive D Configure Connections and Routing Paths A Review Subscriber IDs misc chapters displays information on any subscriber IDs see below configured in the FRX FRM B Configure Subscriber IDs Appendix A and misc chapters identifies end users of the FRX FRM and specifies parameters for redirect...

Page 45: ...uration 2 7 B View Configuration Report Chapter 2 displays the results of the above operation F Configure Frame Relay Backup Groups Chapter 6 allows creation of one or more frame relay ports DLCIs that will act as backup s for a port ...

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Page 47: ...hroughout an FRX4000 FRX6000 or Frame Relay Module for example the password used to access menu operations or the date and time Some of these parameters are specific to certain protocols and are described in the appropriate chapters The rest are described in this chapter ...

Page 48: ...e upper case all pass words are case sensitive To change the password press A at the Node Configuration Menu or A A A from the Main Menu When prompted 1 Enter the old password 2 Enter the new password up to 14 characters 3 Enter the new password againfor verification If this password is not the same as the entry in step 2 the system will reject the new password and the old one will remain valid ...

Page 49: ...the Main Menu The date andtime as currentlyrecognizedbythe FRX FRMwill be displayed andyou will be asked Do you want to change the date Press Y to change the date or Enter to leave it as is If changing the date enter the correct information noting the values in Table 3 1 After the date change or leave the time in the same way as the date Table 3 1 Date and Time Parameters Parameter Valid Values De...

Page 50: ...reen 1 A A C from Main Menu If there is a error in the configuration for alarm reporting a message will be displayed at the top or bottom of the screen The possible messages are described on page 3 12 Primary Output ID andSecondary Output ID can be addresses or FRX6000 FRM only serial parallel ports If a serial port is specified no associated password Pwd entry will be displayed for the ID Instead...

Page 51: ...emporary Changes appears on all three screens changing this parameter on one screen will automatically change it on the others Table 3 2 Node Defaults Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value Node Name up to 8 characters none Remote Control ID 0 15 digits none Remote Control Pwd 0 15 characters 1 remote File Transfer ID 0 15 digits none File Transfer Pwd 0 15 characters 1 ftran Collecting N...

Page 52: ... The ID will be checked against the called address field of a Call Request packets coming into this FRX FRM File Transfer Pwd is a password used in conjunction with the File Transfer ID Both the File Transfer ID and the File Transfer Pwd must match what is expected or the FRX FRM will not accept a request for file transfer Collecting Node ID is defined on a collecting node described later for use ...

Page 53: ...th a password If so both passwords must match Com Port Thruput is the line speed in bits per second through the COM port A 110 bps B 150 bps C 300 bps D 600 bps E 1200 bps F 2400 bps G 4800 bps H 9600 bps Com Port Parity sets the parity bit which is used to detect changes in bit structure of the data from origin to destination 0 None 1 Odd 3 Even Com Port Stopbit sets 1 or 2 stopbits which signal ...

Page 54: ...r to give the system a chance to update itself The timer is usually set to 0 on a collecting node The Line Idle Timer is alsoaffected bythe value of Max Congestion described onpage 3 8 Alarm Autocall Timer specifies the frequency with which the FRX FRM will attempt to establish an alarm connection with its Primary Alarm Output ID during initial call setup or after the pre vious alarm connection is...

Page 55: ...D is a subscriber address for the remote end of an LLC2 session established for a NetView connection An LLC2 Host record described in Chapter 8 must be created with Session Type Originated Local Subscriber ID the Remote Subscriber ID spec ifiedhere in the NetView parameters and RemoteSubscriber ID the Local Subscriber ID specified in the NetView parameters Maximum Bytes per Frame must correspond t...

Page 56: ...t the device should be polled for an XID T1 is the Reply Timer which is used to detect the failure to receive a required acknowl edgment or response from the remote link station The link station will start the timer when it transmits one of these an Information LPDU LLC protocol data unit a CommandLPDU withthe P bit set toB 1 If this LPDU is sent while the timer is already running the link station...

Page 57: ...ribed under T1 earlier N3 is the number of Information LPDUs that will be received before sending an acknowl edgment This parameter is used in conjunction with T2 to allow stations to reduce traffic A counter is initialized toN3 and will be decrementedbyone eachtime a valid sequential Information LPDU is received When the counter reaches 0 an acknowl edgment is sent N3 is reset wheneveran Informat...

Page 58: ...l be displayed at the bottom of both screens if a parallel P port is specified and the card containingthe port is installed but the device at the other end is not Note that this will not be determined by the software until the first alarm is sent to the parallel port Primary Secondary C P n NOT Initialized will be displayed at the bottom of all both screens if a serial or parallel port is spec ifi...

Page 59: ...therboard andfour more serial ports can be added by installing an LIC The FRX6000 uses the Line Processor file to identify installed RLPs FRX4000 FRX6000 and FRM use the file to identify the type s of installed LIC s amount of installed memory and installed routing and access protocols FRX4000 FRX6000 and FRM use the LAN Card file to identify installed LAN cards interfaces FRX6000 is shipped with ...

Page 60: ... available in the node press A then A then G from the Main Menu When an FRX4000 is booted the software reads the configuration of any installed serial expansion card as well as the amount of DRAM This information will then be read into the display For reference the following figure shows the ports on an FRX4000 Figure 4 1 Serial Ports on an FRX4000 To configure a protocol press B at the LP Configu...

Page 61: ...g will clear all connections on this node However the node must be rebooted to implement the change 2 When finished configuring this screen press F10 3 When asked Reboot the Node press Y This will reboot the device and restart the FRX4000 software Node Name nodexyz Line Processor Configuration LP 0 Status Installed Memory Configuration 8 Meg LP Type RLP Line Interface Card 1 UNIVERSAL Line Interfa...

Page 62: ...pport IP routing across the network LLC2 Ris a limited LLC2 function that supports SDLC LLC2 conversion for transmission of SNA over frame relay It does not support full LLC2 sessions Follow these guidelines when configuring protocols RIP is a valid choice only if IP or IP R is already specified If SNMP is configured IP or IP R must also be configured If LLC2 is configured BRIDGE must also be conf...

Page 63: ...ace Parameters 1 Token Ring FRX4000 only Locally Admin MAC Addr is a MAC address that will override the universally administered MAC address If all zeros are specified the universal address will be used Ring Speed specifies the speed of the ring to which the interface will connect Table 4 2 LAN Interface Parameters on FRX4000 Parameter Valid Values Default Value Locally Admin MAC Addr 000000000000...

Page 64: ...stalled RLPs Line Interface Cards and on board memory This information will then be read into the display If a record is configured for an RLP and the RLP is then installed with a different configuration the software will read the difference and change the record Even though the hardware information is written to the LP file automatically on IPL there are some reasons whyyou might want toconfigure...

Page 65: ...Cs and Cables LP Switch 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 On Off Off On Off On On On 1 On On Off 2 On Off On 3 On Off Off 4 Off On On 5 Off On Off 6 Off Off On 7 Off Off Off LIC 1 RLP On Off 1 8 Switch 7 is Off for 8 MB RLP On for 4 MB RLP LIC 2 RLP Cable I O Box 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 66: ...he next one in the list shown in Table 4 3 on page 4 9 2 Reboot the node as follows Rebooting will clear all connections on this node However the node must be rebooted to implement the change a Press F10 b When asked Reboot the Node press Y c Type restart Enter Node Name nodexyz Line Processor Configuration LP 1 Status Installed Memory Configuration 8 Meg A LP Type RLP B Line Interface Card 1 V 35...

Page 67: ...rd installed the software will read the LIC type and this parameter cannot be changed Protocol specifies which protocols will run on the RLP When a new node is started up X 25 will be loaded onto everyRLP and a software function called CONFIG will be loaded onto the lowest numbered RLP in the node When you configure a new record X 25 and possibly CONFIG will already be displayed as installed For e...

Page 68: ... at the Port Configuration Menu or A C B fromthe MainMenu The display will be the con tents of the file PROTOCOL INI which can also be printed from DOS or copied to a diskette see On Line Database Operations on page 16 11 One line of PRO TOCOL INI Bindings nnn can be read to easily identify the installed LAN cards as shown below The SMC cards are the current LAN cards available from Cabletron The ...

Page 69: ...st be ini tialized re initialized by opening Lan Card Configuration then pressing F7 to send the configuration to the LAN interface Be sure the FRX6000 is connected to the LAN before performing this operation LAN Card Parameters 1 Must match the installed card that corresponds to the specified Interface Number Type is the type of LAN card Locally Admin MAC Addr is a MAC address that will override ...

Page 70: ...erface Cards Configured and loaded protocols The terms LP and RLP are interchangeable To access the LP screens press A then B from the Main Menu To configure a protocol press B at the LP Configuration Menu When prompted for an LP number type 0 Enter The RLP has switches that allow setting different LP numbers in an FRX6000 however since the FRM has only one LP it is set to the lowest number 0 ...

Page 71: ...Configuring Cards and Protocols 4 13 Figure 4 7 Frame Relay Module RLP LICs and Cables LIC 1 Connector FRM LIC 2 Connector RLP Cable I O Box 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 0 LAN Interface Cable LAN Card ...

Page 72: ... will clear all connections on this node However the node must be rebooted to implement the change a Press F10 b When asked Reboot the Node press Y c Type restart Enter Node Name nodexyz Line Processor Configuration LP 0 Status Installed Memory Configuration 8 Meg A LP Type RLP B Line Interface Card 1 V 35 C Line Interface Card 2 RS 232 Configured Loaded D Protocol 1 X 25 X 25 E Protocol 2 FRL FRL...

Page 73: ...the RLP When configuring protocols follow these guidelines All supported protocols will fit on one RLP however as an entire database interfaces subscribers route tables etc is configured much more memory is used For that reason it is recommended that no more than seven protocols including X 25 be configured on any one RLP RIP is a valid choice only if IP is already configured If SNMP is configured...

Page 74: ...rrently the only LAN card supported in the FRM To configure a MAC address for the LAN card press C at the Port Configuration Menu Unlike serial ports there are not separate files for the cards and the ports When prompted for an Interface Number press 0 or 1 whichever number corresponds to the card as defined in PROTOCOL INI Figure 4 9 LAN Card Configuration Screen A C C from Main Menu Press F7 aft...

Page 75: ...F7 to send the configuration to the LAN interface Be sure the FRM is connected to the LAN before performing this operation LAN Card Parameters Locally Admin MAC Addr is a MAC address that will override the universally administered MAC address If all zeros are specified the universal address will be used Table 4 8 LAN Card Parameters on FRM Parameter Valid Values Default Value Type Ethernet Etherne...

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Page 77: ...rts FRX4000 Four serial connectors in the FRX4000 reside on the system board and four more are available on an optional expansion card Figure 5 1 Physical Ports on FRX4000 The physical interfaces are as follows Ports 0 and 1 are RS 232 Ports 2 and 3 are determined by the attached Cabletron cables RS 232 V 35 RS 449 or X 21 Ports 4 7 are determined by the expansion card Line Interface Card and atta...

Page 78: ...he circuitry that defines the physical port types is on attached Line Interface Cards LICs An RLP contains up to two LICs LIC 1 supports ports 0 3 and LIC 2 supports ports 4 7 Figure 5 2 Physical Ports on FRX6000 RLP RLP LIC 1 I O Box RLP Cables I O Cables to Modems and User Devices LIC 2 0 2 1 3 4 6 5 7 ...

Page 79: ...ut the circuitry that defines the physical port types is on the attachedLine Interface Cards LICs LIC 1 see sup ports ports 0 3 and LIC 2 supports ports 4 7 Figure 5 3 Physical Ports on Frame Relay Module LIC 1 Connector FRM LIC 2 Connector RLP Cable I O Box 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 0 LAN Interface Cable LAN Card ...

Page 80: ...y Changes will be replacedbyDatabase Display Y N Selecting this parameter toggles the display between the System Memory and Database values Copying Values Between Sets Pressing F7 after making changes to one set of values will copy those changes to the other set However changes will not be actually be saved to the database until you press F3 to exit the record Pressing F7 will display On line chan...

Page 81: ...fault is 0 LP numbers are described in Chapter 4 Port number see Figure 5 1 through Figure 5 3 0 7 The default is 0 The display for an existing record will show the configured parameter values while the display for a new record will show values stored in a default database record The following figure is an example of a new record Figure 5 4 Default Configuration Screen for New Port A C A from Main...

Page 82: ...as gone down Disconnect Level 2 cannot be established Linkup The level 2 link is up NA Some state other than those above has been entered To configure the port with the parameter values neccessary for your application go to the appropriate chapter Frame relay Chapter 6 X 25 Chapter 7 SNA Chapter 8 Async Chapter 10 BSC Chapter 9 Configure the protocol that will run over the physical port If configu...

Page 83: ... represent DLCIs Multiple protocols can be passed over a single physical frame relay port by sharing a DLCI Each node supports upto 976 user configurable DLCIs Several more are sup ported but are reserved for internal use Frame Relay Backup Frame relay virtual circuit backupin the FRX FRM provides frame relay DLCIs with automatic backup protection in the event of LMI loss or port failure A DLCI is...

Page 84: ...will initiate the switchover to a backup DLCI 2 Configure backup groups A backup group is one or more DLCIs that will act as backup if the primary goes down 3 Configure Backup Group Numbers and related information for primary DLCIs This will assign a Backup Group to each primary DLCI For each example in Figure 6 1 assume that Node 1 will be the initiating node On that node the primary DLCI is on p...

Page 85: ...ers DLCI ID 16 I DLCI Backup Configuration A Backup Group Number 0 B Enable Backup Protocol N 2 Port Configuration A C A from Main Menu LP 2 RLP Port 5 O Additional Parameters D Configure DLCI Parameters DLCI ID 72 I DLCI Backup Configuration A Backup Group Number 0 B Enable Backup Protocol N 3 Frame Relay Backup Groups Configuration A F B from Main Menu Frame Relay Backup Group Number 10 RLP 2 En...

Page 86: ...nfigurationbetween Node 1andNode 2 is the same as inexample 1 The Other Device must be configured to recognize both the primary and backup connections Required Configuration To run frame relay inan FRX FRM make sure the followingare properly configured Node parameters See Chapter 3 This is general configurationthat must be done no matter which protocols will be run in the node LineProcessor s that...

Page 87: ...5 SVC Subscriber ID s described later in this chapter which identifiy user devices to each other and the FRX FRM PVC connections described later in this chapter which define permanent circuits between physical ports in the node ...

Page 88: ...llocation Group Node for use in sessions with a NetView host Logical port SNA Port LLC2 parameters IP interface IPX interface LLC2 host LLC2 interface Bridge port For further control bandwidth allocation can be enabled or disabled on each frame relay port This feature is applied only when a line s available bandwidth is limited i e packets must be queued before transmission Be sure you fully under...

Page 89: ...another few groups and so on Since usage obvi ously cannot exceed 100 any allocation of greater than 100 will be treated as 100 with the percentages assigned to the affected groups treated as relative per centages For example assume that Group 1 is assigned 60 and Group 2 70 and Table 6 1 Bandwidth Allocation Group Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value Dynamic Optimization is not current...

Page 90: ... Excess Priority allows setting a priority for traffic within each group the higher the number the higher the priority The priority is generally applied to traffic that exceeds the spec ified percent of bandwidth Group n Use Excess Burst will if Y allow traffic that falls into the Excess Burst Size BE configured in frame relay Port records to be transmitted Any packets exceedingBE will be buffered...

Page 91: ...ing port Figure 6 3 Frame Relay Port Screen 1 A C A from Main Menu The above is an example of an existing frame relay port On an FRX4000 withPhysical PortInterface itemB configuredas DSU items GandH willbe different Pressing O will display a screen similar to the following Node Name node_xyz Frame Relay Port Parameters screen1 of 2 RLP 0 Port 5 Link State Linkup I O V 35 Database System Memory A P...

Page 92: ...he second line exists only for DLCIs configured as primary DLCIs in Node Name node_xyz Frame Relay Port Parameters screen2 of 2 RLP 0 Port 5 Link State Linkup I O V 35 Database System Memory A Enable Outgoing Rate Control Y Y B Enable Bandwidth Allocation Y Y C Review DLCI Configuration D Configure DLCIParameters E View Learned DLCIs F For BackupUse Only N N G Automatic DCE N N H On Line System Me...

Page 93: ...BackupProtocol The parameters in the second line are Grp Backup Group Number RRLP Remote RLP RPrt Remote Port RDLCI Remote DLCI SOT Switchover Timer SBT Switchback Timer TTH Time to Hold Data While Waiting Configuring DLCI Parameters Figure 6 4 Item D To configure DLCI parameters listed in Table 6 3 press D at Figure 6 4 and when prompted enter a DLCI ID 16 991 The default is 16 This will display ...

Page 94: ...t interface is deleted and the node is rebooted If a primary DLCI is brought down then deleted from the database while the backup is operational end to end connec tivity over the backup will fail For this reason a primary DLCI should never be deleted If there is a need to delete the DLCI it shouldfirst bere configured so that it is not part of a framerelay backup situation Node Name node_xyz Frame...

Page 95: ...rned DLCIs Figure 6 4 Item E If the port is a logical DTE a list of all DLCIs extracted from LMI AnnexD frames can be displayed bypressing E at Figure 6 4 Each displayed DLCI will be followed by three columns A N and C with the following possible values A a active I inactive N n new o old A newly learned DLCI will become old after the first Full Status Inquiry C c configured on the node 1 not conf...

Page 96: ... be greater than or equal to T1 9 This parameter is relevant only ifLogical DCE is Y Table 6 2 Frame Relay Port Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value Port Type Frame Relay not valid here Physical Port Interface see explanation see explanation Blocked Port Flag Y N 1 N Line Speed bits per sec see explanation 9600 Maximum Bytes per Frame 16 4096 1600 Logical DCE Y N Y Generate Clock 2 Y N ...

Page 97: ... or FRM port canbe configured as any WAN protocol con figured on this port s RLP Protocol configuration is described in Chapter 4 Physical Port Interface must be configured as follows For reference port locations are shown on page 5 1 FRX4000 page 5 2 FRX6000 and page 5 3 FRM FRX4000 port 0 is always RS 232 FRX4000 port 1 is RS 232 or DSU depending on whether the optional CSU DSU card is installed...

Page 98: ...smission rate in bits per second and the clock speed on a serial port when the port is a physical DCE i e the attached I O cable is DCE If this port is a physical DTE specify the line speed that matches as closely as possible that of the device connected directly to the port Selecting this parameter for an FRX4000 DSU port will toggle between the two valid values of 56K bps and64K Clear Channel Se...

Page 99: ...ce to 18000 feet If 19 gauge wire is used the distances can be multiplied by three RTS Control if configured as Constant means that RTS Request to Send will always be asserted if configured as External the CSU DSU will control RTS Link Layer Management determines whether and what type of configurable network management e g status enquiries to the port will be allowed none LMI Local Management Inte...

Page 100: ...ackup If configuring the port for backupuse only make surenoDLCIs onthe port have been configured on an IP IPX or LLC2 interface Automatic DCE enables if Y automatic detection by the software of whether the port is a physical DCE or DTE This can be helpful in cases such as a connected backup CSU DSU which might be configured differently than the primary connection The automatic DCE feature allows ...

Page 101: ...N is received however the effective value will return to the value of Committed Burst Size Out Outgoing DLCI Priority sets a priority for this DLCI among others over the physical port 0 is the lowest pri ority 4 the highest Backup Group Number specifies if configured as any number other than 0 that this is a primary DLCI and identifies the backup DLCI s see Configuring Frame Relay Backup Groups on...

Page 102: ...will wait before switching from the backup to the primary DLCIafterthe primary becomes activeagain Ifset tothe maximumof 65565 the backup will not switch to the primary unless it the backup fails Time to Hold Data While Waiting is the time the node will queue data while waiting for a backup DLCI to become active If neither a backup nor the primary has not become active when this timer expires the ...

Page 103: ...in an FRX6000 The default is 0 Logical port number 8 63 The default is 8 The display for an existing port will show the configured parameter values while the display for a new port will contain default database values shown in the following figure Figure 6 8 Logical Port Screen 1 A C B from Main Menu There are four Logical Port screens Selecting the entry X 25 Logical Port Screen n at each of the ...

Page 104: ...1490 Modulo 0 8 or 1 128 0 Modulo 8 Maximum LAPB Window Size 1 7 or 1 127 2 7 N2 Retransmit Count 0 20 20 T1 Retransmit Period msec 2000 15 000 3000 T2 Wait Ack Period msec 0 5000 1000 T3 Link Alive Period sec 1 60 5 Logical DCE Y N Y Database Display Y N Y Lowest Highest nnn Channel 0 4095 see explanation Flow Control Negotiation Y N N Throughput Class Negotiation Y N N Local Charge Prevention Y ...

Page 105: ...to end connection Make sure no more than one of any interface type logical port frame relay IP IPX LLC2 interface orframe relay Bridge port is assigned the same DLCI Makesurethis DLCI is not configured as a Frame Relay Backup DLCI or as part of an intra nodal frame relay PVC Blocked Port Flag causes the logical port to be disabled Y or enabled N only if the physical port is also enabled at node IP...

Page 106: ...r Q 922 control byte Q 933 NLPID 2 byte level 2 protocol ID 2 byte level 3 protocol ID LAPB frame Althoughit may appearthat RFC1490 encapsulation uses more overhead the number of protocols being encapsulated are important in determining the method RFC1490 The protocols will be identifiedonthe DLCI based on their NLPIDs and if applicable level 2 and level 3 headers e g X 25 flag T1 618 2 byte heade...

Page 107: ...work should normally be configured as logical DCE Database Display On Line System Memory Changes determines which set of values will be changed as described under Database and System Memory Values on page 5 4 Lowest Highest Incoming Two Way Outgoing Channel are the ranges of logical channel numbers LCNs that subscribers can use for calls through this port The valid values for each parameter are de...

Page 108: ...acility that prevents transmission of outgoing calls from this port Maximum Packet Size is the maximum data packet size that will be allowed to pass through this port A packet size included in a call setuppacket will be used as long as it is smaller than the maximum specified here Default Packet Size will be assigned to an incoming call setup packet if the packet does not include a packet size A p...

Page 109: ...mer expires the DTE should send a Clear Request T22 Reset Timer will be started when the logical DTE issues a Reset Request and stopped and reset when a Reset Confirmation or Reset Indication is received If the timer expires the DTE should retransmit the Reset Request or a Clear Request T23 Clear Timer will be started when the logical DTE issues a Clear Request and stopped and reset when a Clear C...

Page 110: ...ied here this is not a valid number and signifies that the subscriber belongs to no CUGs Incoming Access Allowed determines whether this port will be allowed to receive calls from outside its CUGs It is a CCITT requirement that a user allow incoming access to all or none but not some of its CUGs Outgoing Access Allowed determines whether this port will be allowed to make calls outside its CUGs It ...

Page 111: ... to 15 digits ID conventions are described in Appendix A Figure 6 9 SVC Subscriber Display A D B from Main Menu Pressing G will display configured routing paths which link the subscriber device with one or more ports Pressing H will display a list of addresses used for call redi rection These addresses are valid only if Y is specified for one or more of items C D and E on the first screen Paramete...

Page 112: ...d state If the selected port does not make a connection the call will be cleared even if other ports are available 2 Alternate Route on Line Busy selects the first port that has LCNs available is not busy If the port has failed the next available port will be selected 3 Least LCN with Throughput selects the line withthe minumum loading cal culated by weight and number of virtual circuits in use on...

Page 113: ...e number the higher the priority This priority has no effect on traffic exiting a node A priority is also configured in Node Defaults as well as for each logical port SNA PU LLC2 host Bridge Port LLC2 Interface IP interface IPX interface and PVC connection The device processor in the node uses these priorities to help determine the order in which it will process protocols When configuring prioriti...

Page 114: ... over X 25 To add or change a PVC press B at the PVC Configuration Menu and enter a 1 4 digit Connection ID which is simply anumber unique tothis connection that identifies the PVC Figure 6 10 Frame Relay PVC Configuration A D E B from Main Menu It does not matter which end of the PVC is configured first Node Name node_xyz PVCMaintenance Connection ID1 A PVC Type FRL to FRL B Connection Priority 0...

Page 115: ...ich it will process protocols When configuring priorities be careful to consider the types of traffic being routed on other connections in the node Primary Secondary Name identifies each end of the connection to the console operator The software does not use this information Primary Secondary DLCI is a logical connection identifier for each end of the PVC Primary Secondary LP is the FRX6000 only R...

Page 116: ...er normal conditions within the time period defined by BC CIR Any data exceeding this value will have the Discard Eligibility DE bit set and will be tracked by the FRX FRM statistic DE sec 10 Excess Burst Size BE is the maximum amount of data in excess of the Committed Burst Size that the network will attempt to transfer during the time interval used to the Committed Burst Size Any data exceeding ...

Page 117: ...ished on the backup To review existing backup groups press A at the Frame Relay Backup Groups Con figuration Menu or A F A from the Main Menu To configure a backup group press B at the Frame Relay Backup Groups Configu ration Menu When prompted enter Frame Relay Backup Group Number 1 255 The default is 1 Any other requested information noting Table 6 8 1 Must be on the same RLP as the primary DLCI...

Page 118: ... will search the backup group for the next available backup ProtEnab enables if Y the backup protocol on the specified DLCI It should be set to Y if and only if the remote device is an FRX FRM with the backup protocol enabled on the remote DLCI connected to this backup group entry The remote node must be the same one to which the primary DLCI was connected and the remote node s backup DLCI must be...

Page 119: ... port as X 25 make sure the following are properly configured Node parameters See Chapter 3 Line Processor s that will contain the interface s to the user device s network and or X 25PVC plus Line Interface Card s supporting the ports that will be the interfaces See Chapter 4 Protocols X 25 and any others that will be transmitted over the X 25 link See Chapter 4 X 25 port s described later in this...

Page 120: ...TS Control Pressing N at the screen in Figure 7 1 will display a second screen and pressing N at the second screen will display a third screen The parameters onall three screens are listed in Table 7 1 on page 7 3 The third screen may be the last you need to configure for this port At that screen If you want to configure one or more closed user groups press N See CUG Management on page 7 9 If this...

Page 121: ...Port Type X 25 X 25 Physical Port Interface see explanation see explanation Blocked Port Flag Y N N Line Speed see explanation FRX4000 56K FRX6000 FRM 9600 Modulo 8 or 128 8 Max LAPB Window Size 1 7 or 1 127 1 7 N2 Retransmit Count 0 20 5 T1 Retransmit Period msec 2000 15000 2000 T2 Wait Ack Period msec 0 5000 1000 T3 Link Alive Period sec 1 60 10 Logical DCE Y N Y Generate Clock Y N Y Rcv Clock T...

Page 122: ... card is installed FRX4000 ports 2and 3 are determinedby the attached cables RS 232 V 35 RS 449 or X 21 FRX4000 ports 4 7 are determined by the expansion Line Interface Card LIC and attached I O cables Line Processor Configuration identifies the LIC and only the valid interfaces will be displayed on the Port screen among RS 232 V 35 RS 449 andX 21 RS 449 and X 21 interfaces require an RS 422 LIC w...

Page 123: ...of 56K bps and 64K Clear Channel Selecting this parameter for any port type except FRX4000 DSU will display a list of ranges Press the letter corresponding to a range to display the valid speeds within that range All possible speeds are 75 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 14 4K 19 2K 24K 28 8K 38 4K 48K 56K 64K 72K 112K 128K 168K 192K 224K 256K 280K 320K 336K 384K 392K 448K 504K 512K 560K 576K 616K...

Page 124: ...defines the port as if Y logical DCE or if N DTE The port must be configured as the opposite of the device at the other end of the connection Logical and physical DCE DTE are independent of each other e g a port can be a physical DCE and logical DTE Generate Clock specifies whether the port will generate the clocknecessaryto synchronize traffic over the link If the port is a physical DCE determine...

Page 125: ...r is set to N the default packet and window sizes will be used If set to Y a packet and or window size included in a call packet will be used If either is not included the default for that parameter will be used Throughput Class Negotiation is an optional X 25 facility that permits negotiationofthe throughput classes for either direction of data transmission on a per call basis If this parameter i...

Page 126: ...hould not be higher than the line speed specified for the physical port Valid values in bits per second are 75 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19 2K 48K 64K Default Calling Address will be inserted into to an incomingCall Request packet ifthe packet does not contain a calling address T20 Restart Timer will be started when the port issues a Restart Request andstopped and reset when a Restart Confir...

Page 127: ...p issuing the request on receipt of a Clear Confirmation or Clear Indi cation If the Clear Retry Countexpires recovery procedures should be initiated CUG Management CUG Closed UserGroup is a privacyfeature that allows creation of up to100 groups of users per port Members of a CUG can communicate with other members but access to andfrom network users outside that CUG maybe denied determined by the ...

Page 128: ... the port Any calls that do not specify a CUG will default to this one A new port has CUG 0 specified here this is not a valid number and signifies that the subscriber belongs to no CUGs Incoming Access Allowed determines whether this port will be allowed to receive calls from outside its CUGs It is a CCITT requirement that a user allow incoming access to all or none but not some of its CUGs Outgo...

Page 129: ...ame port type press D or E and enter when prompted the port type first LP and port and last LP and port The screen will be re displayed with the Y N status changed for each affected port Adding or deleting a range has no affect onanyport types within that range other than the type specified Toaddor delete a single port multiple ports that are not insequence or multiple ports ofdifferent types pres...

Page 130: ...going X 25 call is placed at which time the port will raise DTR and the attached modem will dial a storednumber toa remote modemto establish anX 25 connection A dial inport will establish a link only when a call is received If this port is configured as a network trunk the value for Dial Support must be None Table 7 3 X 25 Port Dial Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value Dial Support None...

Page 131: ...s the port will be disabled until the next call is placed if a dial out port or the Disconnect Timer expires see next entry if a dial in port Disconnect Timer is the lengthoftime a dial in port will remain disabledafter expirationofthe Inactivity Timer Line Setup Timer is started when the port enters Linkup state If the timer expires before there is a response from the other end the port will ente...

Page 132: ... accept the default values for all param eters afterSubscriber Name and do not configure any Routing Path If con figuring an ID that will be a Destination Subscriber on an IP over X 25 Interface accept the default values for all parameters afterSubscriber Name except 1st Routing Path which must be configured as thenode RLP and physical X 25 port that will be used as the interface Pressing G will d...

Page 133: ...d state Ifthe selectedport does not makea connection the call will be cleared even if other ports are available 2 Alternate Route on Line Busy selects the first port that has LCNs available is not busy If the port has failed the next available port will be selected 3 Least LCN withThroughput selects the line with the minumumloading cal culated by weight andnumber of LCNs in use on that line Each l...

Page 134: ...the number the higher the priority This priority has no effect on traffic exiting a node A priority is also configured in Node Defaults as well as for each logical port SNA PU LLC2 host Bridge Port LLC2 Interface IP interface IPX interface and PVC connection The device processor in the node uses these priorities to help determine the order in which it will process protocols When configuring priori...

Page 135: ...ed by the formula and or with parts of the template ID Each port has two sets of translation templates associated with it one for incoming packets and one for outgoing packets When an incoming packet enters the node it is immediately checked against any incoming template defined for that port If the packet matches the template a translation is carried out and the packet continues toward its destin...

Page 136: ...he screen To add or change a translation template press B at the X 25 Address Translation Templates menu and enter LP ID 0 7 in FRX6000 0 in FRX4000 or FRM The default is 0 Port number 0 7 The default is 0 Direction I for incomingpackets or O for outgoingpackets The default isI Template ID up to 31 characters including the G and U separators described below in the format aaaaaaaaaaaaaGbbbbbbbbbbbb...

Page 137: ...calling address U Replace with original user data T Replace with ASCII text If replacing all or part of a field see Replacing field type over the next few pages Table 7 5 Translation Template Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value Template Name 1 0 31 characters none Called Address P R L X G U 2 P Calling Address P R L X G U 2 P User Data P R L X G U T 2 P Protocol ID P 0 8 characters 2 P...

Page 138: ...ple typing X1234 Enter takes the first second third andfourth characters of the remaining original calledaddress part of the template ID The matching procedure is described in the following example Assume The called address of the packet is 31101234567800 The Template ID is 3110 U123 The Translation Formula is L1234X567 The translation inserts literal digits 1234 then takes the characters from the...

Page 139: ...igits from the user data field Assume the Template ID is3110 U and the called address field in the template is U1234X5 A packet with called address 31101234567890 and user data 5678 is received The packet matches Template ID 3110 U therefore a translation occurs as follows U1234 of U1234X5 indicates that positions 1 2 3 and 4 of the user data of the received packet 5678 will replace the first four...

Page 140: ...ed user data including the 4 byte protocol ID After you enter this information the FRX FRM creates a test packet and sends it through the translation process and displays the results as shown in the following example Figure 7 9 Address Translation Test Screen B E from Main Menu Node Name nodexyz Packet Translation Test LP 0 Port 0 Direction Incoming Original Packet 10010B77123456733333330001000000...

Page 141: ...guration Menu or A D E A from the Main Menu To add or change an PVC press B at the PVC Configuration Menu and enter a 1 4 digit Connection ID which is simplya numberunique to this connection that identifies the PVC Figure 7 10 X 25 to X 25 PVC Screen A D E B from Main Menu It does not matter which end of the PVC is configured first Node Name nodexyz PVCMaintenance Connection ID1 A PVC Type X 25 to...

Page 142: ...o help determine the order in which it will process protocols When configuring priorities be careful to consider the types of traffic being routed on other connections in the node Subscriber Name identifies the subscriber to the console operator The software does not use this infor mation Logical Channel is a logical link between the node and the subscriber The physical line may have a number of l...

Page 143: ...X6000 the following must be configured in the node s database Node parameters described in Chapter 3 Line Processor s that will contain the interface s to the user device s plus Line Interface Card s supporting the ports that will be the interfaces See Chapter 4 SNA protocol as well as frame relay or X 25 if SNA will be transported over one of those and LLC 2 if the transport protocol will be fram...

Page 144: ... SNA port Once the Additional SNA Port Parameters are configured press F3 to returnto Figure 8 1 then press P A todisplay a list of configured PUs or P B to configure a PU If configurng a PU enter whenprompted a Station Address 0 ff hex This address identifies the PU you are configuring and must match the ADDR parameter set in the macro PU in the VTAM configuration The station address is usually s...

Page 145: ...on the PU connection specify Y for item J in Figure 8 2 then press K to configure the LLC2 parameters listed in Table 8 2 If the PU is not part of an SDLC LLC2 connection you do not have to configure those parameters Node Name nodexyz SDLC PU Subscriber Parameters screen 1 of 2 LP 1 Port 0 Station Address C1 A PUName name B Local Subscriber ID 110001010100 C Remote Subscriber ID 100001000001 D Max...

Page 146: ...default will be 50 Table 8 1 SNA Port Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value Port Type SNA not valid here Name up to 8 characters 1 none Physical Port Interface see explanation see explanation Blocked Port Flag Y N N Line Speed see explanation none No Data Poll Period ms 1 500 40 No Resp Poll Period ms 40 9999 2000 Maximum Retransmissions 0 99 5 Outstanding Frames 2 1 128 7 Generate Clock...

Page 147: ...aded in the device An FRX6000 or FRM port canbe configured as any WAN protocol con figured on this port s RLP Protocol configuration is described in Chapter 4 Table 8 2 SNA Port PU Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value PU Name up to 10 characters none Local Subscriber ID 0 15 characters none Remote Subscriber ID 0 15 characters none Maxdata Max I Frm bytes frame 25 4105 265 Autocall Y N ...

Page 148: ...Possible interfaces are RS 232 V 35 RS 449 and X 21 RS 449 RS 530 and X 21 interfaces require an RS 422 LIC Also RS 530 and X 21 are available through special order only Blocked Port Flag will cause the port to be enabled N or disabled Y at node IPL The port will remain in that state until this parameter is changed or an on line enable B B C from the Main Menu or disable B B A from the Main Menu i...

Page 149: ...allows faster throughput Note that this parameter can be changed without disabling the link except if the existing value is within the range 0 7 and the new value is greater than 7 0 7 is modulus 8 or 128 anything greater is only modulus 128 Changing the modulus will disable the link Generate Clock specifies whether theport will generate the clock necessary tosynchronize traffic over the link If t...

Page 150: ...st program e g NetView or VTAM or controller program e g NCP to test status andtocontrol the line and remote interface Configurable values are 0 None 1 Version 1 and 2 Version 2 Idle Fill Character specifies a character that will be inserted into the stream when the SNA link is idle Inactivity Timer determines how long the FRX FRM will wait with no activity on the HPAD port before it will declare ...

Page 151: ...iber port If both ends of a connection are configured for autocall their retry timers see next entry should be different to avoid collisions Autocall Retry Time is the time between autocall retries Autocall Retry Count is the maximum number of times an autocall will be sent Note that a value of 0 allows indefinite retries LPDA Resource ID identifies a logical unit LU on the PU LPDA requires both a...

Page 152: ...station connection to the host If both IDBLK and IDNUM are set to 0 the Node field ofthe XID will be providedby the attached SDLC device The node will sendan XID command to the remote node to indicate that the SDLC device should be polled for an XID T1 is the Reply Timer which is used to detect the failure to receive a required acknowl edgment or response from the remote link station The link stat...

Page 153: ... by the remote link station and there are no outstanding acknowledgments or responses from the local link station If the local station does not receive an LPDU before Ti expires the station must send an LPDU with the P bit set to B 1 to solicit the remote station s status Recovery then proceeds as described under T1 earlier N3 is the number of Information LPDUs that will be received before sending...

Page 154: ...n the node uses these priorities to help determine the order in which it will process protocols Bandwidth Allocation Group assigns the LLC2 host to one of sixteen groups whose parameters regulate bandwidth usage See Configuring Bandwidth Allocation Groups on page 6 6 ...

Page 155: ...iber ID of up to 15 digits ID conventions are described in Appendix A Figure 8 3 Typical SVC Subscriber Screen A D B from Main Menu Pressing G will display routing paths which link the subscriber with one or more ports Pressing H will display the addresses used for call redirection These addresses are valid only if Y is specified for one or more of items C D and E on the first screen Parameters fo...

Page 156: ...d port does not make a connection the call will be cleared even if other ports are available 2 Alternate Route on Line Busy selects the first port that has LCNs available is not busy If the port has failed the next available port will be selected 3 Least LCN with Throughput selects the line with the minumum loading cal culated byweight and number of LCNs in use on that line Eachline is assigned a ...

Page 157: ...the priority This pri ority has no effect on traffic exiting a node A priority is also configured in Node Defaults as well as for each logical port SNA PU LLC2 host Bridge port LLC2 Interface IP interface IPX interface and PVC connection The device processor in the node uses these priorities to help determine the order in which it will process protocols When configuring priorities be careful to co...

Page 158: ...bscriber ID for any TPAD that might call either HPAD The Remote Subscriber ID in the HPAD s Port configuration is the Local Subscriber ID in the TPAD s Port configuration Include HPAD2 in HPAD1 s routing path Configure only one routing path for each TPAD In Port configuration disable Autocall for each HPAD and enable it for each TPAD In Port configuration configure HPAD1 s Local Subscriber ID as t...

Page 159: ...ices LLC2 support in the FRX FRM includes the following scenarios some of which are diagrammed in Figure 8 4 on page 8 18 Connection between a LAN attached host workstation and SNA devices via SDLC to LLC2 and LLC2 to SDLC conversion over a frame relay or X 25 network example 1 or frame relay PVC example 4 Connection between LAN attached workstations over a frame relay or X 25 network example 2 or...

Page 160: ...ual LAN an ID must be specified to identifythe node toLLC2 LLC2 Host s described later in this chapter identification of attached SNA host device s LLC2 Interface s described later in this chapter identification of the local node s interface s to the LAN s and or host device s Frame relay or X 25 port s that will connect to the network and or PVC s See Chapter 6 frame relay or Chapter 7 X 25 SNA p...

Page 161: ...k on which this node will operate If also configuring Bridging in the node address the remaining parameters as described in Chapter 13 Otherwise press Enter accepting the default for each remaining parameter since they are not used for LLC2 Figure 8 5 LLC2 Defaults Configuration Screen A A E B from Main Menu Only item A applies to LLC2 Leave the remaining parameters at their default values Node Na...

Page 162: ...l To configure a host press D at the Configure LAN Default Parameters Menu When prompted enter Host Number 0 128 Default is 0 Any other requested information if this is a new host noting Table 8 4 on page 8 22 The resulting display will depend on the configured session type Figure 8 6 Originated Figure 8 7 Terminated Figure 8 6 LLC2 Originated Host Configuration Screen A A E D from Main Menu Press...

Page 163: ...2 Terminated Session Configuration Screen 1 of 2 Host Number 1 A Host MAC Address 0C005A123402 B SessionType Terminated C T1 100 msec 10 D T2 msec 100 E Ti 30 F N3 1 G Tw 1 H N2 8 I Priority 0 J Bandwidth Allocation Group 1 K Routing Subscriber ID 1121000000 L Connections Screen 2 Option Node Name nodexyz SNA LLC2 Originated SessionConfiguration Screen 2 of 2 Host Number 1 A B C D E F G H I J Sq H...

Page 164: ... SNA and LLC2 Type must be LLC2 7 Each Local Subscriber ID must begin with all of the actual Routing Subscriber ID A Localor Remote Subscriber ID can contain an asterisk as the final digit if so the asterisk will not be a universal wildcard but instead will include the range 000 511 or00 99 if 13 digits precede the wildcard or0 9 if 14 digits precede the wildcard 8 MAXDATA will be overridden by Ma...

Page 165: ...8000811 as the Host MAC Address This value will arrive at the host as the proper address e g 400010001088 after being translated Session Type if Originated means the FRX FRM will initiate LLC2 sessions from the configured Host MAC Address If Terminated the node will accept LLC2 sessions destined for the host address In the examples shown in Figure 8 4 on page 8 18 LLC2 hosts must be configured in ...

Page 166: ...ive Acknowledgment Timer used by the local node to delay sending an acknowledgment of a received InformationLPDU Delaying acknowledgments for as long as possible minimizes the number of acknowledgments that must be sent since more thanone received frame can be acknowledgedwithone transmission The timer will be startedwhenthe LPDU is received and reset whenthe acknowledgment is sent If the timer ex...

Page 167: ...roups whose parameters regulate bandwidth usage See Configuring Bandwidth Allocation Groups on page 6 6 Routing Subscriber ID associates a Subscriber ID with the LLC2 host and partially defines the local sub scriber IDs all of which must begin with the Routing Subscriber ID Source MAC Address Mask is used toidentifythe FRX FRMto inbound frames froma local LAN inan Originated LLC2 session Source ad...

Page 168: ...r explanation is provided under IDNUM IDNUM is used inconjuction with IDBLK in generating the Node fieldin an XID frame format 0 or 3 to estblish a link station connection to the host If both IDBLK and IDNUM are set to 0 the Node field of the XID will be provided by the attached SDLC device The node will send an XID command to the remote node to indicate that the SDLC device should be polled for a...

Page 169: ...enu When promptedfor an interface number whichis merelya sequential numberto identifythe interface If modifying an existing record enter the interface number 0 95 If creating a new record press Enter which will automatically specify the next available sequential interface number The display depends on the interface type Examples are shown in the following two figures Node Name nodexyz Review Bridg...

Page 170: ... ID andthere is no item L If Format is 8023_TB Transparent Bridge there is no item K or L Node Name nodexyz Bridge Port LLC 2 Interface Configuration Bridge Port LLC2 Interface Number 0 A Interface Type Ethernet B Blocked Port Flag N C Port Priority 128 D Path Cost 100 E Priority 0 F LAN Card 0 Option Node Name nodexyz Bridge Port LLC 2 Interface Configuration Bridge Port LLC2 Interface Number 3 A...

Page 171: ... frame relay interface only an on line enable B B C from the Main Menu or disable B B A from the Main Menu is performed Port Priority will become the first octet of the Port IDfieldin SpanningTree Protocol messages The lower the number the higher the priority that the interface will be given among other interfaces in the spanning tree Table 8 5 Bridge Port LLC2 Interface Parameters Parameter Valid...

Page 172: ... consider the types of traffic being routed on other connections in the node LAN Card identifies the LAN card in an FRX6000 or FRM as defined in PROTOCOL INI A C B from the Main Menu LAN ID identifies the ring number used by a frame relay compliant source route bridge at the other end of this PVC The value is normally assigned by a system administrator Each LAN ID must be unique within the network...

Page 173: ... loop can be created causing a node failure Bandwidth Allocation Group assigns the interface to one of sixteen groups whose parameters regulate bandwidth usage See Configuring Bandwidth Allocation Groups in on page 6 6 Host MAC Address is the MAC address of the host or workstation to which the remote device needs to connect Session Type if Originated means that LLC2 connections from the configured...

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Page 175: ...allows a host to TPAD connection across the network TorunBSC in anFRX or FRM you must first configure the following inthe database Node parameters See Chapter 3 Line Processor s that will contain the interface s to the user device s plus Line Interface Card s supporting the ports that will be the interfaces See Chapter 4 BSC Interactive and or Batch protocol as well as frame relay or X 25 if BSC w...

Page 176: ... an existing port Figure 9 1 BSC Interactive Port Record A C A from Main Menu If BSC Type item J is 2 HPAD item K will be Answer Non Configured Pressing L lists more parameters andpressing M displays a screensimilar to the fol lowing All BSC Interactive parameters are listed in Table 9 1 Node Name nodexyz BSC Interactive Port Parameters screen 1 of 2 RLP 0 Port 5 Link State Linkup I O V 35 Databas...

Page 177: ...attached BSC devices See Configuring BSC Interactive Devices on page 9 19 BSC Interactive Port Parameters Table 9 1 BSC Interactive Port Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value Port Type BSC I not valid here Physical Port Interface see explanation see explanation Blocked Port Flag Y N N Line Speed see explanation 9600 Retransmission Period ms 1 9999 2000 Maximum Retransmissions 1 99 5 Maxi...

Page 178: ...CDIC Y N Y Call Info in Call Request Packet n a leave at default Y Clear VC on Last Device Down Y N N Transparent Text Supported Y N N End to End Acknowledgment n a leave at default N Full Duplex n a leave at default Y Multidrop Y N N Slow Poll Retry Count 10 150 20 Slow Poll Retry Frequency 1 200 20 of Beginning Sync Char 2 10 2 of Trailing Pad Characters 1 10 1 Poll Interval Timer msec 100 1000 ...

Page 179: ...e interfaces are RS 232 V 35 RS 449 and X 21 RS 449 RS 530 and X 21 interfaces require an RS 422 LIC Also RS 530 and X 21 are available through special order only Blocked Port Flag will cause the port to be enabled N or disabled Y at node IPL The port will remain in that state until this parameter is changed or an on line enable B B C from the Main Menu or disable B B A from the Main Menu is perfo...

Page 180: ...aryto synchronize traffic over the link If the port is a physical DCE determined by the port s I O cable interface set this parameter to Y since the physical DCE generates clock If the port is DTE set the parameter to N Rcv Clock TT from DTE allows the clock to be looped back from the DTE using the TT Terminal Timing signal which can be helpful on high speed lines Generally if the local interface ...

Page 181: ... specifies full duplex transmission both directions at once Currently this must be configured as Y Multidrop specifies whether transmisisonwill be multidrop several stations betweenendpoints or point to point Slow Poll Retry Count applicable only to connections configured for multidrop specifies how many times the control unit CU will be polled if it is not responding before it is put on the slow ...

Page 182: ...Data Mode used only when EBCDIC is N sets the parity parameter A 7 bit odd B 7 bit even C 8 bit no parity Subscriber Parameters Sq Sequence is simply a line number toease selection of a line on the screen to change To move to another line press A and enter the sequence number Local Sub is the ID subscriber address of the local end of a BSC connection A Subscriber record must also be configured for...

Page 183: ...See Table 9 2 on page 9 10 The following figure is an example of an existing port Figure 9 3 BSC Batch Port Record A C A from Main Menu Pressing J lists more parameters and pressing K displays a screen similar to the fol lowing All BSC Batch parameters are listed in Table 9 2 Node Name nodexyz BSC Batch Port Parameters screen 1 of 2 RLP 0 Port 5 Link State Linkup I O V 35 Database System Memory A ...

Page 184: ...rate Clock Y N Y Rcv Clock TT from DTE Y N 1 N On line Sys Memory Changes Y N N EBCDIC Y N Y Transparent Text Supported Y N Y Ack A C none Controller Type A F none Full Duplex Y N Y of Beginning Sync Chars 2 10 2 of Trailing PAD Chars 1 10 1 No Response Timer sec 2 10 2 continued on next page Node Name nodexyz BSC Batch Subscriber Information RLP 0 Port 1 I O V 35 A SqB Local Sub C Remote Sub D At...

Page 185: ... will be displayedon the Port screen Possible interfaces are RS 232 V 35 RS 449 and X 21 RS 449 and X 21 interfaces require an RS 422 LIC which is available by special order FRX6000 ports 0 7 on each RLP are determined by the Line Interface Card s and attached I O cables Line Processor Configuration identifies the LIC and onlythe valid interfaces will be displayedon the Port screen Possible interf...

Page 186: ...392K 448K 504K 512K 560K 576K 616K 640K 672K 704K 728K 768K 784K 832K 840K 896K 952K 960K 1 008M 1 024M 1 064M 1 088M 1 12M 1 152M 1 176M 1 216M 1 232M 1 28M 1 288M 1 344M 1 4M 1 408M 1 456M 1 472M 1 512M 1 536M 1 568M 1 6M 1 624M 1 664M 1 668M 1 728M 1 792M 1 856M 1 92M 1 984M 2 048M If an RS 232 DCE port is directly connected to the DTE via the standard Cabletron cable the maximum supported spee...

Page 187: ...ansmitted down the line On expiry a General Poll is transmitted except under certain special conditions The timer is deactivated at Link Down Transparent Text Supported causes if Y all characters transmitted including control character sequences to be treated as data This is useful for transmittingbinarydata machine language computer programs etc without special coding Data link control character ...

Page 188: ...nt specifies the number of times the node will retransmit a TTD when there is no data pending from the network Once the count reaches the specified value the node will issue an EOT and clear the virtual circuit NAK Retry Count specifies the number of times the node will send a frame whenthe receiving device is unable to acknowledge that is returns a NAK to the node VC to be Cleared After Disc spec...

Page 189: ... of times an autocall will be sent Note that a value of 0 allows indefinite retries Delete lets you delete the remote subscriber that is currently highlighted You will be prompted Delete n where n is the sequence number Pressing Y will delete that line and move all entries below it up one sequence number ...

Page 190: ... Subscriber ID of up to 15 digits ID conventions are described in Appendix A Figure 9 5 Typical SVC Subscriber Screen A D B from Main Menu Pressing G will display routing paths which link the subscriber with one or more ports Pressing H will display the addresses used for call redirection These addresses are valid only if Y is specified for one or more of items C D and E on the first screen Parame...

Page 191: ...that is not in a failed state Ifthe selectedport does not makea connection the call will be cleared even if other ports are available 2 Alternate Route on Line Busy selects the first port that has LCNs available is not busy If the port has failed the next available port will be selected 3 Least LCN withThroughput selects the line with the minumumloading cal culated by weight andnumber of LCNs in u...

Page 192: ...igher the priority This pri ority has no effect on traffic exiting a node A priority is also configured in Node Defaults as well as for each logical port SNA PU LLC2 host Bridge port LLC2 Interface IP interface IPX interface and PVC connection The device processor in the node uses these priorities to help determine the order in which it will process protocols When configuring priorities be careful...

Page 193: ... is an internal identifier that must match a Con nection ID in the BSC Interactive Port record described earlier in this chapter Control Unit 0 31 See Table 9 4 Device Unit 0 31 See Table 9 4 Any other requested information noting the values in Table 9 5 on page 9 20 Press Enter at a prompt to specify the default value Table 9 4 Control and Device Unit Addressing Ctrl Unit or Device No EBCDIC hex ...

Page 194: ...is useful for transmitting binary data machine language computer programs etc without special coding Data link control character sequences transmitted during transparent mode must be preceded by character 1 0 DLE in order to be recognized as control characters Table 9 5 BSC Interactive Device Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value Single User Virtual Circuit Y N N Transparent Text Support...

Page 195: ...Status Response determines how the BSC port will report the status of the attached device 0 Normal Status The port will report what the device reports 1 No Status The port will report status only if the device is active 2 Always Active Status The port will always report the device as active ...

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Page 197: ...Processor s that will containtheinterface s totheuser device s network and or frame relay PVC plus Line Interface Card s supporting the ports that will be the interfaces See Chapter 4 Protocols Async plus frame relay or X 25 See Chapter 4 Async plus frame relay or X 25 port s that will connect to the user device s and network See Chapter 6 frame relay or Chapter 7 X 25 and the remainder of this ch...

Page 198: ...you want to affect every device assigned that profile create a new profile instead of changing an existing one Do not change profile 90 since this is a CCITT standard To addor change a profile press B at the Async PAD Configuration Menu and enter the desired profile name 1 10 uppercase characters todisplaythe first of twoscreens of parameters listed in Table 10 1 Press PgDn at the first screen to ...

Page 199: ... Table 10 1 Async PAD Profile Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value Profile Description 1 31 uppercase chars none 01 PAD Recall 0 126 1 02 Echo 0 no 1 yes 1 03 Data Forwarding Char 0 127 126 04 Idle Timer Delay sec 0 255 0 05 Ancillary Device Control 0 2 1 06 PAD Service Signal 0 15 1 07 Receive Break Signal 0 31 2 08 Discard Output 0 no 1 yes 0 09 Padding after cr 0 255 characters 0 10 ...

Page 200: ...ters received from the user s device which when exceeded will cause the PAD to terminate assembly of a packet and forward it as defined in Recommendation X 25 If expiration of the timer occurs before the forwarding size of the data packet is reached the PAD forwards the data packet to the remote DTE 05 Ancillary Device Control allows flow control between the PAD and the user s device The PAD indic...

Page 201: ...ecified in Port configuration or if autobaud was spec ified the speed of the async device connected to the port The speed cannot be changed in the PAD Profile record 12 Flow Control allows XON XOFF from the user s device to control the rate of data transfer from the PAD 13 Insert lf after cr causes a linefeed tobe insertedaftera carriage return inthe specifiedinstances Values can be added are 0 no...

Page 202: ...ted sets ofcharacters receivedfromthe user s device toavoid transmission back to the start stop mode DTE Values can be added are 0 no echo mask all characters echoed 1 no echo of CR 2 no echo of LF 4 no echo of VT HT FF 8 no echo of BEL BS 16 no echo of ESC ENQ 32 no echo of ACK NAK STX SOH EOT ETB ETX 64 no echo of editing characters as designated by parameters 16 18 128 no echo of all characters...

Page 203: ... Menu or A A F C from the Main Menu To add or change login ID parameters press D at the Async PAD Configuration Menu and enter a subscriber ID Figure 10 1 Async PAD Login Parameters Screen A A F D from Main Menu If a record does not exist for the specified profile or if no profile is specified the letter U will be displayed preceding or in place of the profile name Node Name nodexyz Async PAD Logi...

Page 204: ...termined in the Port record the profile specified in Port record is always in effect If login is required the profile specified in the PAD Login record becomes effective at login even if it is different from the profile specified in the Port record If the profile specified is not defined in the database the default profile 90 will be in effect See Configuring Async PAD Profiles on page 10 2 Table ...

Page 205: ...creen A C A from Main Menu If a record does not exist for the async PAD profile identified by Initial Profile Name the letter U will be displayed preceding the name in the Database column Pressing J K M or N will displaymore parameters listed inTable 10 3 Pressing L will display the async PAD profile parameters listed earlier in this chapter that are resident in the FRX FRM software Node Name node...

Page 206: ...g Y N N X 3 Line Speed see explanation 1 none Initial Profile Name 0 10 characters 90 Login Required Y N Y Parity 0 3 0 DCE Cable Attached Y N N Mask Link Alarms Y N N On line Sys Memory Changes Y N N Generate M bit packets Y N N Default Calling Address valid Subscriber ID none Disable X 121 User Calls N N Autocall Y N N Autocall Delay sec 0 255 0 Called Address valid subscriber ID none Retry Coun...

Page 207: ...isplayed on the Port screen Possible interfaces are RS 232 V 35 RS 449 and X 21 RS 449 RS 530 and X 21 interfaces require an RS 422 LIC Also RS 530 and X 21 are available through special order only Blocked Port Flag will cause the port to be enabled N or disabled Y at node IPL The port will remain in that state until this parameter is changed or an on line enable B B C from the Main Menu or disabl...

Page 208: ...ay determines whichset of values will change as describedunder Database and System Memory Values on page 5 4 Generate M bit Packets is usedbythe PAD toturnonthe M bit inthe X 25data packet ifmore than one packet is required to transmit the data from the PAD Default Calling Address will be inserted into an incoming Call Request packet if login is not required Disable X 121 User Calls will if Y caus...

Page 209: ...control is XON XOFF parameters 5 and 12 of the async PAD profile however when the data itself is likely tocontain these characters for example in a binary file XON XOFF may become inadequate Disconnect Timer is an inactivity timer that determines the length of time the port can go without trans mitting or receiving characters as determined by the parameters Timeout if No Login Timeout if No Call a...

Page 210: ...ransfer state by pressing Ctrl P any data sent to the port will not be output through the port When the disconnect timer expires the software will check for anydata waiting to be output as well as the state of the user If there is data waiting and the user has escaped from data transfer state the user will be returned to data transfer state and the dis connect will be canceled This parameter is au...

Page 211: ... a Subscriber ID of up to 15 digits ID conventions are described in Appendix A Figure 10 3 Typical SVC Subscriber Screen A D B from Main Menu Pressing G will display routing paths which link the subscriber with one or more ports Pressing H will display the addresses used for call redirection These addresses are valid only if Y is specified for one or more of items C D and E on the first screen Par...

Page 212: ... port that is not in a failed state If the selected port does not make a connection the call will be cleared even if other ports are available 2 Alternate Route on Line Busy selects the first port that has LCNs available is not busy If the port has failed the next available port will be selected 3 Least LCN with Throughput selects the line withthe minumum loading cal culated byweight and number of...

Page 213: ...gher the priority This pri ority has no effect on traffic exiting a node A priority is also configured in Node Defaults as well as for each logical port SNA PU LLC2 host Bridge port LLC2 Interface IP interface IPX interface and PVC connection The device processor in the node uses these priorities to help determine the order in which it will process protocols When configuring priorities be careful ...

Page 214: ...dtheir associated subscriber IDs press C at the Connections and Routing Paths Configuration Menu or A D C from the Main Menu To add or change an abbreviated address press D at the Connections and Routing Paths Configuration Menu When prompted enter the address you want to use up to 10 alphanumeric characters The address will be displayed if it is an existing address the associated subscriberID wil...

Page 215: ...rom the Main Menu To add or change a PVC press B at the PVC Con figuration Menuandentera 1 4 digit Connection ID which is simply a number unique to this connection that identifies the PVC Figure 10 4 Async to X 25 PVC Record A D E B from Main Menu The same parameters are displayed for an async to async PVC Node Name nodexyz PVC Maintenance ConnectionID1 A PVC Type Async PAD to X 25 B Connection Pr...

Page 216: ...he node uses these priorities to help determine the order in which it will process protocols When configuring priorities be careful to consider the types of traffic being routed on other connections in the node Subscriber Name identifies the subscriber to the console operator The software does not use this infor mation Logical Channel is a logical link between the node and the subscriber LP Port s...

Page 217: ...ed into classes with this addressing scheme For Class A networks bit 0 is 0 bits 1 7 are the network identifier and bits 8 31 are the host identifier For Class B networks bits 0 1 are 10 bits 2 15 are the network identifier and bits 16 31 are the host identifier For Class C networks bits 0 2are 110 bits 3 23 are the network identifier and bits 24 31 are the host identifier If the host identifier i...

Page 218: ...parameters described in Chapter 3 Line Processor s that will contain the interface s to the user device s plus Line Interface Card s supporting the ports that will be the interfaces See Chapter 4 Protocols IP RIP frame relay or X 25 and any others that will be transmitted over the frame relay or X 25 link See Chapter 4 LAN interface s that will connect to any attached LAN s See Chapter 4 Frame rel...

Page 219: ... version since version 1 is the default in the database If will be using RIP version 2 press A at the Configure LAN Default Parameters Menu or A A E A from the Main Menu Figure 11 1 IP Node Defaults Menu A A E A from Main Menu IP Node Defaults Parameters Table 11 1 IP Defaults Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value RIP Version 1 2 1 Node Name nodexyz IP Node Defaults Menu A RIP VersionNum...

Page 220: ...has already been used for an IPX interface LLC2 interface or Bridge port on this node The display depends on the interface the following figure shows an example and Table 11 2 on page 11 5 lists the parameters for all interface types Figure 11 2 IP Interface Record Example A C F B from Main Menu Node Name nodexyz IP Interface Configuration Interface Number 10 A Maximum Transmission Unit 4096 B Net...

Page 221: ...late an IP datagram for transmission over the interface Any datagrams larger than the Maximum Transmission Unit will be fragmented resulting in additional processing on any inter Table 11 2 IP Interface Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value Maximum Transmission Unit Ethernet 1 1500 Other 1 4096 1500 4096 Network Mask valid IP address 255 0 0 0 Routing Metric Count 0 255 0 ICMP Redirects ...

Page 222: ...the routing table that occurred since the last full update see next entry RIP Full Updates is the frequency with which updates of the entire routing table will be sent to every neighbor node via one or more RIP messages Connection Priority prioritizes this interface for intra nodal traffic the higher the number the higher the priority This priority has no effect on traffic exiting a node A priorit...

Page 223: ...frequency with which calls will be placed to try to establish a connection SVC Idle Timer is a period that an IP connection remains active with no traffic before the connection is cleared Max VCs to Establish is the number of virtual circuits over which IP traffic will be transmitted in parallel PVC Connection simply states whether this interface is a PVC Source Card Port DLCI identifies the logic...

Page 224: ...nd Routing Paths Menu or A D F from the Main Menu To configure a route press G at the Connections and Routing Paths Menu When prompted enter a Route Number 0 32737 Default is 0 This is simply an identifier Figure 11 3 IP Routing Record A D G from Main Menu Node Name nodexyz IP Static Routing Configuration Route Number 1 A Router 255 255 255 255 B Metric Count 1 C Route Type Network D Route Destina...

Page 225: ... identify the portion of the address associated with the network When an IP datagram is received the software masks off this portion of the overall address and searches for a match to the remaining address in the node s IP routing table If there is no match then the destination mask is checked If no match is found here either the default route ifconfigured will be used If the default route is not ...

Page 226: ... or A D E A from the Main Menu To add or change a PVC press B at the PVC Config uration Menu and enter a 1 4 digit Connection ID which is simply a numberunique to this connection that identifies the PVC Figure 11 4 IP over X 25 PVC Record A D E B from Main Menu Node Name nodexyz PVCMaintenance Connection ID1 A PVC Type IP to X 25 B Connection Priority 0 Connection Between IP C Subscriber Name isub...

Page 227: ...IP interface IPX interface and SVC subscriber The device processor in the nodeuses these priorities tohelpdetermine the order in which it will process protocols When configuring priorities be careful to consider the types of traffic being routed on other connections in the node Subscriber Name identifies the subscriber to the console operator The software does not use this infor mation IP Interfac...

Page 228: ...between the node and the subscriber The physical line may have a numberof logical channels An LCN assigned toa port in a PVC recordmust be lower than the lowest LCN specified for any SVC subscriber on the same port LP Port specifies the LP and port at each end of the PVC ...

Page 229: ...ill be allowed to enter and leave the wide area network WAN IPX is supported on Ethernet Token Ring 802 5 and frame relay interfaces Required Configuration To run IPX inan FRX or FRM youmust first configure the following in the database Node parameters described in Chapter 3 Line Processor s that will contain the interface s to the user device s plus Line Interface Card s supporting the ports that...

Page 230: ...ill be added Gap is the minimum delay between consecutive RIP and SAP Service Advertising Pro tocol transmissions This parameter provides compatibility with olderNovell servers Router Name is simply an identifier for the IPX network It must be unique within the network Table 12 1 IPX Node Defaults Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value Internal Network 0 ffffffff 8 hex digits 00000000 Gap...

Page 231: ...bed later in this chapter Specify the filter category RIP SAP packet or RIP router Specify a direction inbound or outbound Specify whether the filter s to be applied will permit or deny passage of the type of data defined by the filter s Identify up to 100 filters to be applied to the interface 3 Perform an on line update of the definitions and applications described under Configuring IPX Filter A...

Page 232: ...y IPX Filter Applications described later in this chapter This result will be compared to the AND result of the configured value and mask If the two results match the filter will be applied This process allows a number of packet field values to match the AND result of the mask and value for example Packet field 1233 Mask 5678 Packet field 1237 Mask 5678 Binary value 0001001000110011 Value 00010010...

Page 233: ...le server 0005 job server 0007 print server 0009 archive server 0024 remote bridge server Table 12 2 IPX RIP Filter Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value Filter Name 1 31 characters none Network Address Value 0 ffffffff 4 bytes ffffffff Network Address Mask 0 ffffffff 4 bytes ffffffff Table 12 3 IPX SAP Filter Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value Filter Name 1 31 characters no...

Page 234: ...pe Value identifies the packet type 00 unknown packet type 01 RIP packet Table 12 4 IPX Packet Filter Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value Filter Name 1 31 characters none Packet Type Value 0 ff 1 byte ff Packet Type Mask 0 ff 1 byte ff Destination Network Value 0 ffffffff 4 bytes ffffffff Destination Network Mask 0 ffffffff 4 bytes ffffffff Destination Node Value 0 ffffffffffff 6 bytes...

Page 235: ... node address followed by the socket number Destination Socket Value is the socket address of the packet s destination process Source Network Value is the network number of the source node s network Source Node Value is the physical address of the source node Source Socket Value is the socket address of the packet s source process Filter Name helps the user identify the filter The name is not used...

Page 236: ...IPX Filter Applications Record A A E F D from Main Menu Up to 100 filters can be configured displayed over 9 pages screens When finished configuring filter definitions and applications perform an on line update to make the changes effective immediately Press E at the Filter Definitions and Applications Configuration Menu The changes will be sent to the software running on the RLPs Table 12 6 IPX F...

Page 237: ...2 9 Permit Determines whether the traffic defined by the Filter n entries will be permitted or denied passage across the interface Filter n corresponds to the Filter IDs in the IPX Filter Definitions file See page 12 3 ...

Page 238: ... interface LLC2 interface or Bridge port on this node The display depends on the interface the following figure shows an example and Table 12 7 through Table 12 10 list the parameters for all interface types Figure 12 4 IPX Interface Record Example A C F F from Main Menu IPX Interface Configuration Interface Number 2 A Blocked Port Flag N B Interface Type Ethernet C Frame Type TYPE_II D Maximum Tr...

Page 239: ...n Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value Blocked Port Flag Y N N Interface Type Ethernet 802 5 X 25 FRL1 Ethernet Frame Type depends on interface type Ethernet 802 5 Frame relay X 25 TYPE_II RAW LLC SNAP TYPE_II TYPE_II TYPE_II Maximum Transmission Unit 2 Ethernet 802 5 Frame relay X 25 45 1518 48 4096 31 4096 1518 4096 4096 IPX Network Address 1 fffffffe 00000000 Priority 0 9 5 Bandwidth...

Page 240: ...efaults as well as for each logical port SNA PU LLC2 host Bridge Port LLC2 Interface IP interface SVC Subscriber and PVC connection The device processor in the node uses these priorities to help determine the order in which it will process protocols When configuring priorities be careful to consider the types of traffic being routed on other connections in the node Bandwidth Allocation Group assig...

Page 241: ...ximum Size is the maximum possible RIP packet size including the IPX header 30 bytes and the LAN MAC header if transmitted on a LAN interface SAP Enabled determines whether this interface will support SAP processing SAP Age Timer is used to delete route entries in the server information table assuming SAP is enabled The timer starts restarts eachtime an entryis created updated by SAP or ref erence...

Page 242: ...escribed in Chapter 7 IPXWAN Enabled determines whether Novell s IPXWAN protocol will be used on the interface IPXWAN specifies a method for IPX routers tocommunicateacross WAN links FRX and FRM implement IPXWAN running over RFC 1490 compliant frame relay and RFC1356 compliant X 25 Source Subscriber is a subscriber ID that defines an IPX interface in the node by associating itself with port 66 a n...

Page 243: ...not part of a framerelay DLCI backup group orintra nodal frame relay PVC both described in Chapter 7 IPXWAN Enabled determines whether Novell s IPXWAN protocol will be used on the interface IPXWAN specifies a methodfor IPX routers to communicate across WAN links FRX and FRM implement IPXWAN running over RFC 1490 compliant frame relay and RFC1356 compliant X 25 Source Card Port DLCI identifies the ...

Page 244: ...ult is 0 This is simply an identifier The display will be similar to the RIP example in the followingfigure A SAP record will display different parameters Figure 12 5 IPX RIP Route Record A D I from Main Menu 1 The highest interface in the IPX Interface file described earlier in this chapter Table 12 11 IPX RIP Static Route Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value Network 1 fffffffe 4 bytes...

Page 245: ...dto sendpackets that are using this route Service Type is a SAP Service Type code Some common types are 0003 print queue 0004 file server 0005 job server 0007 print server 0009 archive server 0024 remote bridge server Server Name identifies a specific server in the IPX internetwork Server Network Address is an IPX network number assigned to the network containing the server identifiedby Server Nam...

Page 246: ...must pass through to reach the server if this route is used Router is the hex value of the node address of the router that will forward a packet when this route is used If Novell s IPXWAN protocol is used on the interface as configured in the IPX Interface file this field will be ignored Interface is the IPX network number assigned to the interface used to send packets that are des tined for this ...

Page 247: ...wever they can be routed between different LAN types Incoming LLC2 traffic that is destined for a terminated MAC address will be for warded to the node s internal LLC2 processes Non terminated LLC2 frames and all other frames will be forwarded to the bridge Underthe spanningtree concept bridges automatically maintainforwarding tables via exchange of messages withother bridges on the network and de...

Page 248: ...etlink FRX4000 or FRX6000 you must first configure the following in the node s database Node parameters See Chapter 3 This is general configurationthat must be done no matter which protocols will be run in the node LineProcessor s that will contain the interface s to the userdevice s network and or frame relay PVC plus Line Interface Card s supporting the ports that will be the interfaces See Chap...

Page 249: ...can also be configured in LLC2 Interface Bridge Port records later in this chapter Each LAN ID must be unique within the network on which this node will operate Any remaining requested information referring to Table 13 1 on page 13 4 Figure 13 1 Bridge Node Defaults Configuration Screen A A E B from Main Menu Node Name node_xyz Configure Bridge LLC2 Node Defaults A Virtual LAN ID 000 B Bridge Enab...

Page 250: ...C2 traffic Bridge Hello Time is the frequency with which all bridges on the network will send Hello messages alsocalled BPDUs or Bridge Protocol Data Units to adjacent bridges the next ones in all bridge paths when the local bridge is Root Note that a root bridge is the one with the lowest ID which contains its Bridge Priority and MAC address on the network Bridge Max Age determines how long Hello...

Page 251: ...idge forwarding table The actual number may be limited by available memory IP Bridging Enabled determines whether IP traffic can be bridged If IP bridging is not enabled IP traffic assuming IP is configured and loaded in the node will be routed IPX Bridging Enabled determines whether IPX traffic can be transmitted over the bridge If IPX bridging is not enabled IPX traffic assuming IPX is configure...

Page 252: ... Applications on page 13 10 To review existing filters press F at the Filter Definitions and Applications Configuration Menu or A A E F F from the Main Menu To configure a filter press G at the Configure Filter Definitions and Applications Menu When prompted enter Filter Type 4 Generic 5 MAC Default 6 LLC2 SAP 7 Protocol 8 Bridged native NetBIOS Filter ID 1 65535 The default is 1 This is simply a ...

Page 253: ...sk If the two results match the filter will be applied This process allows a number of packet field values to match the AND result of the mask and value for example Packet field 1233 Mask 5678 Packet field 1237 Mask 5678 Binary value 0001001000110011 Value 0001001000110111 Mask 0101011001111000 Mask 0101011001111000 AND Result 0001001000110000 AND Result 0001001000110000 Bridge Filter Parameters T...

Page 254: ...C address in the source address field of the frame Destination MAC Address Value is the MAC address in the destination address field of the frame Table 13 3 Bridge MAC Filter Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value Filter Name 1 31 characters none Source MAC Address Value 0 ffffffffff 6 bytes ffffffffff Source MAC Address Mask 0 ffffffffff 6 bytes ffffffffff Destination MAC Address Value 0...

Page 255: ...ter Name helps the user identify the filter The name is not used by the software Source NetBIOS Name should be obtained from a system administrator Destination NetBIOS Name should be obtained from a system administrator Table 13 5 Bridge Protocol Filter Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value Filter Name 1 31 characters none Protocol ID Value 0 ffff 2 bytes 0000 Protocol ID Mask 0 ffff 2 b...

Page 256: ...able 13 7 on page 13 11 Figure 13 3 Typical Bridge Filter Applications Record A A E F I from Main Menu Up to 100 filters can be configured displayed over ten pages screens PgDn and PgUp canbe used tomove through thescreens At any screen pressing F3 will save the configuration for all ten screens and exit the display Pressing Esc at any screen will abandon the changes for all ten screens and exit W...

Page 257: ...lter n entries will be permitted or denied passage across the interface Filter n corresponds to the Filter IDs in the Bridge Filter Definitions file described earlier Table 13 7 Bridge Filter Applications Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value Permit Y N N Filter n 0 65535 0 ...

Page 258: ...his merelya sequential number to identify the interface If modifying an existing record enter the interface number 0 250 Do not configure more than one interface per DLCI on a port If creatinga new record press Enter whichwill automatically specify the next available sequential interface number The display depends on the interface the following figure shows an example and Table 13 8 lists the para...

Page 259: ... Record Example A C F D from Main Menu Node Name node_xyz Bridge Port LLC 2 Interface Configuration Bridge Port LLC2 Interface Number 0 A Interface Type Ethernet B Blocked Port Flag N C Port Priority 128 D Path Cost 100 E Priority 0 F LAN Card 0 Option ...

Page 260: ...ifies whether the interface is on a LAN or a frame relay network Blocked Port Flag causes the port to be enabled N or disabled Y at node IPL The interface will remain in that state until this parameter is changed and an on line update of the bridge port is performed Table 13 8 Bridge Port LLC2 Interface Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value Interface Type Ethernet TokenRing FRL FRL frame...

Page 261: ...ace IPXinterface SVC subscriber and PVC connection The device processor inthe node uses these priorities to help determine the order in which it will process protocols This priority has no connection to Bridge Priority orPort Priority When configuring priorities be careful to consider the types of traffic being routed on other connections in the node LAN Card identifies the LAN card as defined in ...

Page 262: ... for bridged traffic Note that specifying 8023_TB will add an Ethernet header to the frame and 8025_SRB will add a Token Ring header Bandwidth Allocation Group assigns the interface to one of sixteen groups whose parameters regulate bandwidth usage See Configuring Bandwidth Allocation Groups on page 6 6 Host MAC Address is the MAC address of the LLC2 host in the node Session Type if Originated mea...

Page 263: ... ports configured for IP and LAN interfaces The agent handles get and for some fields set commands from the SNMP manager to provide topology information and node status This information is retrieved by calling it from the Management Information Base MIB FRX and FRM support parts of the Internet standard MIB II RFC 1213 as well as the frame relay MIB RFC 1315 the SDLC MIB RFC 1747 and a Cabletron p...

Page 264: ... Press A at the SNMP Configuration menu to display the following screen Figure 14 1 SNMP System Defaults Menu A A D A from Main Menu This information will be included in IPL messages to the SNMP agent and will be stored for access via the MIB Node Name node_xyz SNMP DefaultsMenu A System Name B System Location C System Contact Option ...

Page 265: ...ntifies the local FRX FRM to the SNMP manager System Location is generally the geographical address of the local node System Contact identifies someone at the node site who can be contacted if there are issues Table 14 1 SNMP System Defaults Parameters Parameter Valid Values Default Value System Name 0 250 characters 1 none System Location 0 250 characters 1 none System Contact 0 250 characters 1 ...

Page 266: ... to display the table Figure 14 2 SNMP Community Table Menu A A D B from Main Menu To configure an entry press the corresponding Seq sequence number To delete an entry Option it then press D and Y when asked to confirm All entries below a deleted one will move up one in the list Node Name node_xyz Community Table A Seq B Name CAccessD Del 1 name1 Read_write 2 name2 Read_write 3 name3 Read_write 4 ...

Page 267: ...mmunity name assigned by a network manager Access determines what kind of access community members will have to SNMP messages Table 14 2 Community Table Parameter Parameter Valid Values Default Value Name 0 24 characters none Access Read only Read write Read only ...

Page 268: ...ry select it then press E and Y when asked to confirm All entries below a deleted one will move up one in the list If running IP over a frame relay port with link layer man agement LMI or Annex D initial IPL traps will be lost by the time the frame relay DLCI comes up Node Name node_xyz Trap Routing A Seq B Address C Enabled DSeverityE Delete 1 255 255 255 255 Yes 1 2 123 123 123 123 Yes 1 3 0 0 0...

Page 269: ...els of severity Level 1 Serious fault This is a serious error and immediate action is required Level 2 Major fault link alarm Link alarms 400 406 are at this level simply to show importance for any other events take action as soon as possible Level 3 Minor fault traffic disturbance Clear the fault at the first suitable occasion Level 4 Configuration error informational event Depending on the event...

Page 270: ...number is not necessary however configuring it now will avoid a problem if OmniView is used at a later time To configure a model number press D at the SNMP Configuration Menu or A A D D from the MainMenu The currently configuredmodel will bedisplayed If the value needs to be changed press A then enter the correct value 2 FRX6000 Model 2 3 FRX6000 Rackmount 6 FRX4000 7 Frame Relay Module FRM The Ra...

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Page 273: ...or preventing use of particular ports for any reason Transfer files between nodes Back up and restore database and or system files Take control of remote Netlink FRX4000s FRX6000s or Frame Relay Modules Monitor status of the node ports connections or traffic Display event messages and configure routing of events Display statistics for level 2 LPs and ports plus IP and IPX interfaces Produce report...

Page 274: ...us connected to the Console port G Transfer Backup directory to ZMODEM Workstation copies an entire database that was backed up using On Line Database Operations to a PC running Procomm Plus connected to the FRX4000 s Console port H Transfer Backup directory from ZMODEM Workstation copies the database transferred in item G above back to the FRX4000 B On Line Port Operations Chapter 16 A Disable a ...

Page 275: ...DLC PU Brings any SDLC in the node on line D Enable a Range of SDLC PUs Brings a group of PUs on line H NetView Access Appendix E allows a NetView manager to obtain information on the node via NMVT commands or from files in the node database I CSU DSU Tests Chapter 16 A Self Test transmits a test pattern to the analog portion of the circuitry and loop the pattern back to itself B Pattern Generatio...

Page 276: ...lays the supported statistics for the specified component showing current values as well as the highest values reached by each statistic since the node was last booted or since maximum values were last cleared C Display IP Statistics displays the supported statistics including current values and cumulative values since maximum values were last cleared D Display ICMP Statistics displays the support...

Page 277: ...ed without disrupting normal operation of an FRX FRM for example Taking remote control of another FRX FRM Backing up restoring and transferring files Enabling disabling ports or SNA PUs Running tests The remainder of this chapter describes these operations and more ...

Page 278: ...in the controlling node through which the remote connection will be made Remote Control from Another FRX FRM 1 Press A at the On Line Node Operations Menu or B A A from the Main Menu of the controlling node When prompted enter a Remote Control ID and Remote Control ID Password configured in Node Defaults A A from the Main Menu or see Chapter 3 on the node you want to control 2 When prompted to pre...

Page 279: ...to take remote control of an FRX FRM 1 Enter the Remote Control ID of the node specified in its Node Defaults file fol lowed with no spaces by the letter d and the Remote Control Password of the node also specified in its Node Defaults file An example of a correct entry for a Remote Control ID of 1234 and a password of remote is 1234dremote 2 When the remote node accepts your entry you will be ask...

Page 280: ...Menu or B A B from the Main Menu When prompted enter File Transfer ID and File Transfer Pwd password of the remote node to which you are copying the file Source File Name the existing name of the file you want to transfer Destination File Name The transfer process is as follows 1 The originating node will send a message that includes a request for the file name and size 2 The remote node will chec...

Page 281: ...AN cards and go to step 5 5 You will be asked to specify the type of LAN card 0 LAN cards are numbered 0 and 1 Enter the appropriate number from the choices 1 Intel TokenExpress Adapter 2 Intel EtherExpress Adapter 3 SMC EtherCard Plus Elite16 4 IBM Token Ring Card 5 SMC Token Ring Card If only one LAN card is installed go to step 6 If two are installed repeat step 5 for the second card then go to...

Page 282: ...e knows how to use ZMODEM This operation places a heavy load on the FRX4000 s central processor and should be performed only when there is minimal traffic on the node This operation copies files one at a time from an FRX4000 to the locally attached PC and is useful for backing up the FRX4000 s configuration database You must know the name s of the file s you want to transfer All possible database ...

Page 283: ...SG TXT Event alarm messages FRBKUPGR DAT Frame Relay Backup Groups FRDLCI DAT Frame relay DLCIs IPISUB DAT IP interface parameters IPRSUB DAT IP static route parameters IPXISUB DAT IPX interface parameters IPXRSUB DAT IPX static route parameters LANPAR DAT LAN card parameters LOGPAR DAT Logical port parameters LLC2HPAR DAT LLC2 host parameters LLC2IPAR DAT LLC2 interface parameters LLCLHSVC DAT LL...

Page 284: ...MP NETVSRVP CMP PL CMP RIP CMP SDLC CMP SNMPD CMP TRAPD CMP VB CMP VXWORKS CMP VXWORKS SYM To copy one or more files to the FRX4000 1 In Procomm use Setup if necessary to specify anUpload Path which identifies the directory in the PC containing the file s to be copied to the FRX4000 2 Press E at the FRX4000 On Line Node Operations Menu or B A E from the Main Menu 3 Enter the letter corresponding t...

Page 285: ...ing then enabling both ports after the PVC record has been created Select an operation from the menu Figure 16 1 items A D When prompted If enabling or disabling a single port enter LP 0 on FRX4000 or FRM 0 7 on FRX6000 Port 0 63 If enabling or disabling a range of ports enter Port Type 1 X 25 2 frame relay 3 async 4 SNA 5 BSCI or 6 BSCB Starting LP 0 on FRX4000 or FRM 0 7 on FRX6000 Starting port...

Page 286: ...erations allow returning of one or more quiesced ports to a normal con dition without waiting for them to become disabled Select an operation from the menu Figure 16 1 items E H When prompted If quiescing or unquiescing a single port enter LP 0 on FRX4000 or FRM 0 7 on FRX6000 Port 0 63 If quiescing or unquiescing a range of ports enter Port Type 1 X 25 2 frame relay 3 async 4 SNA 5 BSCI or 6 BSCB...

Page 287: ... These operations place a heavy load on the FRX4000 s central processor and should be performed only when there is minimal traffic on the node EachFRX FRM contains a directory called backup When the backupis performed to an FRX4000 the database will be copied automatically into backup When backing up the database to an FRX6000 or FRM you must specify a path such as c backup A different directory c...

Page 288: ...tabase be aware that the operations place a heavy load on an FRX4000 s central pro cessor and should be performed only when there is minimal traffic on the node When backing up the database to an FRX6000 you must specify a path such as c backup A different directory can be created if desired using DOS operations Item B or C is used to restore the database that was backed up using item A The databa...

Page 289: ...on an FRX4000 s central pro cessor and should be performed only when there is minimal traffic on the node When backing up the database to an FRM you must specify a path suchas c backup A different directory can be created if desired using DOS operations Item B or C is used to restore the database that was backed up using item A The database will automatically be copied from and to the correct dire...

Page 290: ...on reloads the terminal settings defined for an async terminal connected to the Console port on an FRX4000 or the COM1 port on an FRX6000 or FRM Press E at the Operations Menu or B E fromthe Main Menu Ifan async terminal is connected the Console COM1 port the initialization data will be sent ...

Page 291: ...ke any desired change to the Inter Packet Time within the range of 1 15 seconds This is an interval between transmission of packets 3 When the parameters are configured the way you want them press F4 and the node will begin sending pings As each ping is returned from the host a message will be displayed noting the packet size and IP address of the host 4 To stop sending pings press F3 Test statist...

Page 292: ...l port numbers Select the desired operation from the menu When prompted If enabling or disabling a single PU enter LP 0 on FRX4000 or FRM 0 7 on FRX6000 Port 0 7 PU station address 0 ff If enabling or disabling a range of PUs enter Starting LP 0 on FRX4000 or FRM 0 7 on FRX6000 Starting port 0 7 Ending LP 0 on FRX4000 or FRM 0 7 on FRX6000 Ending port 0 7 Node Name node_xyz On Line SDLC PU Operati...

Page 293: ... Menu to disable the port To run a CSU DSU test press I at the Operations Menu then press the letter corre sponding to the desired test A Self Test transmits a test pattern to the analog portion of the circuitry and loop the pattern back to itself B Pattern Generation Test transmits a PRBS pseudo random bit sequence test pattern to the remote device which will loop the signals back ...

Page 294: ... DLCI and to switch back to the primary a set time after the primary becomes operational again These automatic settings can be overridden via Frame Relay Backup Operations B J from the Main Menu From the Frame Relay Backup Operations Menu To switch from a primary to one of its backups press A To switch from a backup to a primary press B In either case enter as prompted the requested information to...

Page 295: ...Chapter 17 Status and Statistics Displays FRX4000 FRX6000 and the Frame Relay Module provide several displays that can help monitor and analyze performance and operational status ...

Page 296: ...nections SVCs and PVCs currently in use in this node divided by two Boot Time is the date time the FRX FRM software was last started Status lists the possible operational states that each port can be in See State under Displaying Port Status on page 17 3 of Ports is the total number of physical and logical ports in the node with the associated status Node Name node_xyz Node Status Display Pkt Sec ...

Page 297: ...al connections currently in use State Linkup Level 2 is up For frame relay PVCs this state means that LMI is running Restarting Level 2is up and level 3 is startingits initial handshake sequence Operational The line is up andready to establish a connection or transfer data Disabled The link has been broken by the Disable Port operation at the On Line Control menu Disconnect For X 25 level 1is upbu...

Page 298: ...s configured in the database but the LP is not installed Dial Ready The X 25 dial port is ready to transmit or receive calls Quiesced The port has been quiesced described on page 16 10 Failed Some modem controls are not present and the physical link is down ...

Page 299: ...irmation Resetting means that a Reset has been sent to the remote device and the attached device is waiting for a Reset Confirmation Port_down is self explanatory Connected means that a connection has been established Not_conect means that a connection has not been established or has been broken Node Name node_xyz ConnectionStatus Display Menu Page 1 LP 0 Port 0 From C u m u l a t i v e To SeqDLCI...

Page 300: ...the following excep tions except for a remote control file transfer or alarm connection in which case this number is always 253 If a Bridge port or IP IPX LLC2 interface exists on a frame relay PVC connection across the node the LP number shown will be the RLP on which the interface protocol is loaded P is the port number 0 7 are physical ports 8 63 are logical ports unless LP is 253 inwhich case ...

Page 301: ...on Resetting means that a Reset has been sent to the remote device and the attached device is waiting for a Reset Confirmation Port_down is self explanatory Connected means that a connection has been established Not_conect means that a connection has not been established or has been broken Undefined means that the port is in some unknown state Subscriber identifies the Calling Address of each end ...

Page 302: ...rt record If no record has been created for this port No Config is displayed on this line and the one below it Logical Inter is the logical interface DCE or DTE as taken from the Port record If norecord has been created for this port No Config is displayed on this line and the one above it Line Speed is the speed configured in the Port record Line Status Failed level 2 is down Disconnect level 2 i...

Page 303: ...rs change If displaying signal information for a remote subscriber press F2 to update the data The display for a remote subscriber shows by default the current values at the time you entered the LP number On an FRX6000 pressing F5 will bring up the display for the subscriber s next LP If the next LP is not configured the message LP not installed will appear in place of a display F5 operates in a c...

Page 304: ... hexadecimal L Monitors a specific LCN or DLCI If packets are being exchanged the display will scroll them To return to monitoring all LCNs DLCIs select L and enter 0 when prompted for an LCN DLCI M Monitors a different line when prompted enter the LP and port numbers S Updates and redisplays the Display Selection is message shown above A Enables disables display of all no packets C Enables disabl...

Page 305: ...exceeding the screen width is displayed on the next line Pendingdisplayof data packets the line monitor stores them in a buffer If the display cannot keep up with the line s data traffic the buffer will overflow and some packets will not be displayed When this occurs the message Line Monitor Buffer is Full appears Displaybufferoverflow does not impair data integrityorinterferewith traffic on the l...

Page 306: ...cified in their IPX Interface records for the RIP Age Timer will also be TRUE All others will be FALSE Intf Interface is the time in55 millisecond units that it will normally take a packet to reach the destination network if this route is used The IPX RIP table displays data verbatim Non ASCII data might be dis played on some server types SAP Table To display the contents of the SAP Table press B ...

Page 307: ... Interfaces with 0 specified in their IPX Interface records for the SAP Age Timer will also be TRUE All others will be FALSE Intf Interface is the time in 55 millisecond units that it will normally take a packet to reach the destination network if this route is used ...

Page 308: ...bers Figure 17 7 SDLC PU Status Display C F C from Main Menu Possible states are Active Inactive Never_Activated Pending_Contact Waiting for Normal Response Mode Pending_Discontact Waiting for Normal Disconnect Mode Inoperational Due to failure of a higher resource e g port Node Name node_xyz SDLC PU Status Display for LP 0 Port 2 Station AddressName State D1 Pud1 Never_Activated D2 Pud2 Active ...

Page 309: ...reen pressing PgUp or PgDn will display other screens Pressing F2 at the screen inFigure 17 8 will displaya screen of Bridge port statistics for the ports onthe above screen Pressing PgUp or PgDn will displayother statistics screens if there are more and pressing F2 will return the display to Figure 17 8 Node Name node_xyz Bridge Port Status Display Bridge Id 0010 00000364439B Root Port 255 NumTyp...

Page 310: ...is selected as Root or Designated port it will enter Forwarding state If the port is not selected asRoot orDesignated port it will enter Blocking state A Root port is the one selected by the spanning tree algorithm as the port used to reach the root bridge which is the least cost bridge in a link A Designated port is the port that connects to the least cost path to the root bridge Learning BPDUs H...

Page 311: ...Units that were dropped because they were too short OutCfgBPDU is the number of transmitted Configuration BPDUs MTUExceeded is the number of frames discarded because of excessive size InDiscards is the number of incoming frames that were discarded because they did not match a filter InTcnShort is the number of received TCN Topology Change Notification BPDUs that were dropped because they were too ...

Page 312: ...ed static and will always be in the table The remaining entries are con sidered dynamic and will remain in the table for the time period configured as the Bridge Aging Timer in Bridge Node Defaults described on page 13 5 Press B at the BridgeStatus Displays Menuto display aforwardingtable forall MAC addresses received on Bridge ports in the node Figure 17 9 Bridge Forwarding Table Display C F D B ...

Page 313: ...e addresses is accessible via a native LLC2 interface Discovery Pending The MAC address was the destination address in the received frame and the FRX software is trying to find the correct Bridge port for that address Therefore the port will be iden tified as Unk or unknown until it is discovered Don t Forward Frames to the address will not be forwarded Addresses with this flagare destined for the...

Page 314: ...routed over the backup DLCI Restore Wait BackupDLCI only The primaryDLCI is now up but the switchbacktimerhas not yet expired Thestatewill return to Active if the Primary DLCI goes down again before the timer expires Inactive Backup DLCI only The DLCI is available ACK Wait Hold The initiating node has issued a switchover or switchback command and is waiting for an ACK acknowledgment from the remot...

Page 315: ...ain Menu For eachsession the following will be identified SSAP SAP address of the source end DSAP SAP address of the destination end SMAC MAC address of the source end HMAC MAC address of the host State current link state Call State current state of the call Pending Connected or Cleared SessType session type Originated or Terminated PUName PU name if one exists configured in the SNA Port record ...

Page 316: ...described on page 11 8 Netmask network mask used during routing to determine the portion of the address associated with the network Point to point frame relay IP connections will display a Netmask of255 255 255 255 which is the default Desti nation Mask value for static IP routes See page 11 8 Flags U route is operational H route is a Host route G route is via a remote gateway hop count is greater...

Page 317: ...Menu or C F H from the Main Menu The fol lowing will be displayed for each entry IP Address Address of corresponding IP Interface MAC Address MAC address that each IP address maps to Age Aging timer in minutes If the screen is filled with information you will be askedwhether you want to display more The ARP table does not include entries for devices that have no LAN inter faces ...

Page 318: ...relay interface and nnn is a sequential number MTU Maximum Transmission Unit the maximum size in bytes of the data field that canbe usedto encapsulate an IP datagramfor transmission over the interface Network Bit wise AND of the IP Address and the Mask Mask Network mask used during routing to determine the portion of the address associated with the network IP Address IP address of the local interf...

Page 319: ...per second over per sec 10 the five second reporting interval multiplied by 10 Transmitted frames is the number of frames transmitted by the LP per second per sec 10 over the five second reporting interval multiplied by 10 Rejected frames is the number of frames rejected by the LP per second over per sec 10 the five second reporting interval multiplied by 10 Node Name node_xyz LP StatisticsReport ...

Page 320: ...ve second reporting interval multiplied by 10 Retran frames is the number of frames retransmitted by the port per second per sec 10 over the five second reporting interval multiplied by 10 FCS errors sec 10 is the number of Frame Check Sequence the same as CRC or Cyclic Redundancy Check errors receivedonthe port per secondover the five second reporting interval multipliedby 10 A value consistently...

Page 321: ...rame relay if the port is configured for frame relay or X 25 level 2 statistics per second multiplied by 10 Figure 17 12 Frame level Statistics Display E B from Main Menu This example shows an X 25 frame level display A frame relay display will not include the two lines below Start Time The informationon those two lines includes the current and previous level 2 states and the time in the current s...

Page 322: ...is the number of frames transmitted received using AnnexD frame management per second over the five second reporting interval multiplied by 10 Frames sec 10 is the number of frames transmitted received per second over the five second reporting interval multiplied by 10 DiscF sec 10 is the number of outgoing incoming discarded frames per second over the five second reporting interval multiplied by ...

Page 323: ... Main Menu Changing a threshold changes the database value Press F7 to write the change to system memory A threshold is either a number or a percentage depending on the statistic The valid range for any statistic is 0 65535 default 0 When the measured value for the sta tistic crosses the threshold in either direction an alarm is generated Node Name node_xyz Port Statistics Thresholds LP 0 Port 1 D...

Page 324: ...he IP header Pkt Forwd Sent is the number of datagrams forwarded through this node Pkt Too Short is the number of datagrams received with a length other than that specified in the header Node Name node_xyz IP Statistics Display Report Interval sec 5 Current Time 6 17 1997 14 23 45 STATISTIC CURR CUMULATIVE STATISTIC CURR CUMULATIVE Total Pkts 90 1000000000 Can t Forward 90 1000000000 Bad Checksum ...

Page 325: ...d with a length other than the length of the header Pkts Dropped is the number of datagrams dropped due to a situation such as lack of buffers Pkt Fragments is the number of datagram fragments received Total Reasmbled is the number of complete datagrams properly reassembledat this node Frag Time Out is the number of datagram fragments discarded because of tim eouts Pkts Fragmented is the number of...

Page 326: ...age type Bad ICMP Code is the numberofICMP datagrams receivedwith a badcode which identifies parameters for the control message Node Name node_xyz ICMP Statistics Display Report Interval sec 5 Current Time 6 17 1997 14 23 45 STATISTIC CURR CUMULATIVE STATISTIC CURR CUMULATIVE ICMP Errors 90 1000000000 Pkt Too Short 90 1000000000 Old Too Short 90 1000000000 Bad Checksum 90 1000000000 Old ICMP 90 10...

Page 327: ...ing if this node is a point in the path of the dat agram andIncoming if the datagram originated at this node Out Echo is the number of requests to other entities in the IP network to respond as a means of confirming that communication is possible In Echo is the number of requests from other entities in the IP network to respond to those entities as a means of confirming that communi cation is poss...

Page 328: ...he number of responses sent by this node to information requests In Info Rsp is the number of responses received by this node to information requests Out Mask Req is the number of requests to other entities in the IP path for the subnet mask of the IP network to which they are attached In Mask Req is the number of requests from other entities in the IP path for the subnet mask of the IP network to...

Page 329: ... In Out is the number of packets received transmitted via a multicast address over the interface Errors In is the number of errors received over the interface Errors Out is the number of errors transmitted over the interface Q Dropped In is the number of incoming Q packets that were dropped Unknwn Protocol is the number of frames that were not accepted because they con tained an unknown protocol C...

Page 330: ... number of RIP entries received with no network address The network address configured for the interface will be used Path Not Fnd Pkt is the number of RIP packets that cannot be transmitted because a route to the destination network cannot be found RIP Pkts Tx is the number of RIP packets transmitted on the interface Node Name node_xyz IPX Statistics Display Page 1 of 3 Interface 0 Report Interva...

Page 331: ...iodic RIP messages broadcast from this node advertising the available routes from the routing table in the FRX FRM RIP Upd_Broadcastsis the numberofRIP messages broadcast fromthis node to update the network with any changes in routes RIP INV Net Rcv is the number of RIP packets received with an invalid network address one that does not match the networkaddress configured on the interface These pac...

Page 332: ...ast from this node to inform the network of changes to the server table SAP INV Net Rcv is the number of SAP packets received with an invalid network address one that does not match the network address configured on the interface These packets will be discarded SAP Worse Rt Rcv is the number of SAP packets received containing SAP updates that are less efficient worse than the information in the se...

Page 333: ...the number of replies to Echo Requests received on the interface Err_Type Pkts Rcv is the number of Novell error packets received on the interface Pkts Discarded is the number of packets discarded because the interface was down Pkts_2_Large Rcv is the number of packets received that exceeded the Maximum Transmission Units configured for the interface These packets are discarded Major Minor Version...

Page 334: ...iscarded due to a filter T SAP Ent Filter is the number of transmittedSAP entries discarded due to a filter R RIP Pkt Filter is the number of received RIP packets discarded due to a RIP router filter T RIP Pkt Filter is the number of transmitted RIP packets discarded due to a RIP router filter ...

Page 335: ...abled Packet Filter set in commands from the protocol specifies the types of packets that can be received on this interface more than one category can be specified Directed and Multicast or Group and Fuctional Broadcast Promiscuous any packet on the LAN Any Source Packet any source routing packet on the LAN Node Name node_xyz LANCard Statistics Display Card Number 0 Type Ethernet MTU 1500 Report I...

Page 336: ...run Errors is the numberofframes that were not accepteddue toDMA direct memory access overrun errors Xmt w mul Coll is the number of frames that were transmitted after multiple colli sions Xmt Deferral is the number offrames that were held up due to traffic from other directions then transmitted later Xmt CD Heartbeat is the number of frames that were transmitted containing a CD collision detectio...

Page 337: ...enerated No Return Frms is the number offrames that fail toreturnfrom around the ring due to a timeout or reception of another frame Underruns is the number of frames that were not accepteddue to DMA direct memory access underrun errors No Buff Avail is the numberof frames that couldnot be received repeated due to lack of buffer space A C Errors is the number of AMP and SMP MAC frames with AC ARI ...

Page 338: ...a that is within CIR Excess Data In Out Incoming outgoing data that is above CIR but within BE Frames Rcvd Total number of frames received on the port since the last IPL of the node or enabling of the port Disc Total number of frames discarded on the port since the last IPL of the node or enabling of the port Frames Xmit Total number of frames transmitted on the port since the last IPL of the node...

Page 339: ...Displays 17 45 BAG Bandwidth Allocation Group Conf Act Percentage Configured and actual percentages of bandwidth usedbytraffic assigned to each group Actual bits sec Current bandwidth usage by traffic assigned to each group ...

Page 340: ...17 46 FRX FRM 3 3 User Guide Rev 04 ...

Page 341: ...commended These will be used by other nodes to place a call 4 If you want this node to route all events including its own to another device such as a printer specify a Primary Alarm Output ID andPrimary Alarm Output Password Keeping the default password is recommended Note that the password serves no function if a printer is specified 5 If you want this node to route all events to a second device ...

Page 342: ...ngestion the node adds the event message Beginning of congestion to the buffer No more events are put into the buffer until it has reached Min Congestion at which time another message End of congestion n events lost is put into the buffer and all events are again put into the buffer When the collecting node s event buffer reachesMax Congestion events are heldin the originating nodes buffers until ...

Page 343: ...be sent to any destinations specified by the param eters described earlier in this chapter While this feature is activated you cannot perform other operations on the screen Also if the Primary Alarm Output device is unreachable no local events will be displayed A display at a collecting node looks like the example shown below A display at a sending node will show only that node s events Chicago 10...

Page 344: ...ault This is a serious error and immediate action is required Level 2 Major fault link alarm Link alarms 400 406 are at this level simply to show importance for any other events take action as soon as possible Level 3 Minor fault traffic disturbance Clear the fault at the first suitable occasion Level 4 Configuration error informational event Depending on the event no action may be necessary and i...

Page 345: ...properly addressed frame from the subscriber This situation usually occurs when the port and subscriber devices are both con figured as logical DCEs or logical DTEs Action Modifythe Port record sothat one end of the connection is a logical DCE and the other is a logical DTE 219 Illegal TC Gen Clk Combination Severity 1 Meaning The software has determined that a port is set to run at anillegal line...

Page 346: ...happens frequently you may need to reroute some traffic 308 LP Rej Frm Sec exceeded T n C n Severity 4 Meaning The LP statistic Rejected Frames Sec 100 has exceeded the threshold T n that was set by the user C n is the current value Action If this happens frequently check the line for noise and check for configuration errors on both the port and the connected device 309 LP Rtrn Frm S exceeded T n ...

Page 347: ...ec exceeded T n C n Severity 4 Meaning The port statistic FCS Errors Sec 100 has exceeded the threshold T n that was set by the user C n is the current value A value consistently greater than zero indicates line problems Action If this happens frequently check the line for noise and check for configuration errors on both the port and the connected device 315 Log Rej Sec exceeded T n C n Severity 4...

Page 348: ...s exceeded the threshold T n that was set by the user C n is the current value Action If this happens frequently you may need to add ports or reroute some traffic 377 LIC n Installed Not Configured Severity 3 Meaning The specified Line Interface Card LIC exists in the node but has not been configured in the Line Processor file Action Configure the LIC or remove it from the node 378 LIC n Configure...

Page 349: ...XID or SNRM command frame has been received for any link address con figured for the HPAD subscriber Action Check the hardware at both ends to make sure the devices are oper ational and cables are securely connected For SNA also check the configuration records to make sure they match the HPAD TPAD 403 Link Up Severity 2 Meaning The level 2 link is up Action None 404 X 25 Link Failed Severity 2 Mea...

Page 350: ...nk is ready to establish an X 25 con nection with the remote TPAD Action None 407 Call Clr LCN n cc n dc n Severity 4 Meaning Self explanatory See Appendix D for a list of cause codes cc and diagnostic codes dc Action Depends on the cause If necessary contact Cabletron Systems Technical Support See page 18 5 408 End of IPL Severity 4 Meaning Self explanatory Action None 409 PVC is Up Severity 4 Me...

Page 351: ...Congestion level has been reached See event 414 Action None 416 PAD Autocall Retries Exhausted Severity 3 Meaning The async PAD retry timer has expired without a connection being established Action None however if this occurs with any frequency you may want to increase thetimer Retry Count orcheck the remote asyncdevice for problems 428 Duplicate of DLCI n on Port Severity 3 Meaning Eachconnection...

Page 352: ...s Lost Severity 2 Meaning This applies to a debug tool used by service personnel and will not appear under normal operation Action None 436 RCV Unknown Event Code from Net Severity 2 Meaning An unknown event was received from the network Action None 437 RCV Invalid Event Format from Net Severity 4 Meaning The node has received an event with an invalid format Action None 438 DOS Error Handler Excee...

Page 353: ...as been updated Action None 442 BSC Device File Upd BSCDSP DAT Severity 4 Meaning The BSC Interactive Devices file has been updated Action None 443 LP Config File Upd LPTYPE DAT Severity 4 Meaning The Line Processor configuration file has been updated Action None 445 Port Config File Upd PRTPAR DAT Severity 4 Meaning The Port configuration file has been updated Action None 446 Pad Profile File Upd...

Page 354: ...meters file has been updated Action None 451 Translation File Upd XLTPAR DAT Severity 4 Meaning The X 25 Address Translation Template file has been updated Action None 452 X 25 Default File Upd X25REC DAT Severity 4 Meaning The Node file has been updated Action None 453 Alarm Enable File Upd ERRMSG TXT Severity 4 Meaning The Alarms file has been updated Action None 454 Remote Update File Upd UPDAT...

Page 355: ...been updated Action None 459 IP Route File Upd IPRSUB DAT Severity 4 Meaning The IP Routing file has been updated Action None 460 IP Interface File Upd IPRSUB DAT Severity 4 Meaning The IP Routing file has been updated Action None 461 X 25 CUG File Updated CUGPAR DAT Severity 4 Meaning The Closed User Group file has been updated Action None 462 SNMP Trap File Upd TRPPAR DAT Severity 4 Meaning The ...

Page 356: ...ion None 467 LP Trn Frm Sec Under Threshold Severity 4 Meaning The situation that caused event 307 has ended Action None 468 LP Rej Frm Sec Under Threshold Severity 4 Meaning The situation that caused event 308 has ended Action None 469 LP Rtrn Frm S Under Threshold Severity 4 Meaning The situation that caused event 309 has ended Action None 470 LP Run Time Under Threshold Severity 4 Meaning The s...

Page 357: ...75 Log Rej Sec Under Threshold Severity 4 Meaning The situation that caused event 315 has ended Action None 476 Tran Err Ratio Under Threshold Severity 4 Meaning The situation that caused event 316 has ended Action None 477 Rcv Err Ratio Under Threshold Severity 4 Meaning The situation that caused event 317 has ended Action None 478 Port Rvc Usage Under Threshold Severity 4 Meaning The situation t...

Page 358: ...n t add interface n IPadr err Severity 3 Meaning Self explanatory Action Double check the configured addresses 483 Error adding interface n Severity 3 Meaning Self explanatory Action Contact Cabletron Systems Technical Support See page 18 5 484 Error modifying interface n Severity 3 Meaning Self explanatory Action Check the database record 485 Interface n deleted successfully Severity 4 Meaning Se...

Page 359: ... disk Copy this file to a diskette and send it to Cabletron Systems Technical Support see page 18 5 for analysis Meanwhile re enable the port B A C from the Main Menu and normal operation should be established 501 BPAD Invalid Pkt n PL Severity 3 Meaning An invalid packet has been received disabling the port Action Take the same action as for message 500 502 BPAD Invalid MSG n Link Severity 3 Mean...

Page 360: ...e the same action as for message 500 515 BSCI Invalid port number or type Severity 3 Meaning The port number and or type specified inthe Port record is not valid for BSC Interactive Action Check the Port record 516 BSCI Invalid message transfer Severity 3 Meaning Self explanatory This error disables the port Action Take the same action as for message 500 517 BSCI Invalid circuit operations Severit...

Page 361: ...operations Severity 3 Meaning An invalid operation has occured and has disabled the port Action Take the same action as for message 500 524 Invalid Line Speed LP n Port n Severity 3 Meaning Self explanatory Action Correct the line speed in the Port record 530 I FRM Blocked Remote Busy Timeout Severity 2 Meaning An RNR Receive Not Ready condition on the port has been cleared by expiration of the Re...

Page 362: ...535 DLCI n Received Bad Frame Severity 3 Meaning Either the DLCI was not configured or the frame was on an unavailable DLCI Action Configure the DLCI or resend the frame 536 DLCI n No Response to STATUS ENQ Severity 3 Meaning There was no response to a status enquiry from the DTE Action Check the status of the DCE 537 DLCI n Flow Control On Severity 3 Meaning Flow control has been implemented on a...

Page 363: ...n Frame Discarded CIR Severity 3 Meaning A frame was discarded probably because the excess burst size BE was exceeded Action The frame must be resent 545 DLCI n frame relay PVC deleted Severity 4 Meaning Self explanatory Action None 546 DLCI n frame relay PVC connected Severity 4 Meaning Self explanatory Action None 547 DLCI n Data Received on Inactive PVC Severity 3 Meaning One end of the PVC is ...

Page 364: ...IPX Filter Definitions file has been updated Action None 565 IPX Filt App File Upd IPXFLTAP DAT Severity 4 Meaning The IPX Filter Applications file has been updated Action None 701 SDLC Rem Link Stn Not Responding Severity 2 Meaning Self explanatory Rem Link Stn is the Remote Link Station Action Check the PU to make sure it is operational 702 SDLC Link Stn Sent DM Severity 2 Meaning The link stati...

Page 365: ...e that was too long and responded with a Frame Reject Action None 708 SDLC Rem Stn sent Invalid Command Severity 2 Meaning The remote device received an invalid or unsupported command Action None 709 SDLC Rem Stn sent unexpected IFLD Severity 2 Meaning The remote device sent an unpermitted I frame Action None 710 SDLC Rem Stn sent invalid Nr Severity 2 Meaning The remote device sent a frame with a...

Page 366: ...The remote station is busy This could be a hardware or buffer problem in the remote device Action Check the hardware and configuration at the remote device 717 SDLC Rem Tx Frame exceeds MAXDATA Severity 2 Meaning A frame transmitted by the remote station exceeds the configured value for Maximum Bytes per Frame Action None 718 SDLC Rem sent UA in NRM Severity 2 Meaning The remote station sent a UA ...

Page 367: ...LLC 2 SABME Received when open Severity 2 Meaning The remote station sent a SABME to the local station but the local station had already been initialized via a SABME UA exchange Action None If the problem persists contact Cabletron Systems Technical Support See page 18 5 739 LLC 2 FRMR Rcvd Invalid Command Severity 2 Meaning The remote device received an invalid or unsupported command and returned...

Page 368: ...Meaning The remote device sent an I frame when it was not permitted and a Frame Reject was returned Action None 745 LLC 2 FRMR Sent Invalid Nr Severity 2 Meaning The remote device sent an invalid N r and a Frame Reject was returned Action None 746 LLC 2 FRMR Sent IFLD too long Severity 2 Meaning The remote device sent an I frame that was too long and a Frame Reject was returned Action None 747 LLC...

Page 369: ...ry minute Action None 761 SDLC Transmit link error Severity 2 Meaning Self explanatory The line will be shut down and re establishment will be re tried later Action None 762 SDLC Link Stn rcv FRMR Unexp IFLD Severity 2 Meaning The remote station received an S or U frame with an unexpected I frame attached Action None ...

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Page 373: ...one digit international code followed by a four digit Data Network Identification Code DNIC followed by up to 10 digits of Network Terminal Number NTN A private network that will not communicate with other networks does not need to follow the format any or all ofthe digits can be used as desired following the guide lines in this chapter Wildcards in Subscriber Addresses Eachsubscriber is assignedt...

Page 374: ...lled address in the packet and routes it out the appropriate port Search Order for Subscriber Addresses A subscriber address that includes a wildcard potentially matches more addresses than one with no wildcards For example the address matches all other addresses Without a checking mechanism anaddress with nowildcards could be read as a match for an address with a wildcard and sent to the wrong pl...

Page 375: ...f an individual line U A proprietary line utilization factor taking into account the number of active VCs on the line and the line s speed To illustrate how calls will be distributedamong these lines assume there are no calls on any line The lines will have the following process variables Line Speed M w U 0 0 2400 4 4 1 0 4800 2 2 1 1 failed 1 2 9600 1 1 A Call Request will be routed on line 1 2 s...

Page 376: ...outing path config uration or if lines become operational or not operational the next Call Request will trigger new U values based on the lines available at the moment As operational lines fill up their LCNs they are excluded from getting new calls If all operational lines have all LCNs in use new calls will be cleared ...

Page 377: ...Async PAD Login record described on page 10 7 3 The FRX FRM PAD banner described on page C 5 will be displayed at the top of the terminal screen The terminal is now in Command mode described in the next paragraph Command and Data Transfer Modes The async terminal has two modes of operation Local operations at the async terminal are performed in Command mode described on page C 1 In Data Transfer m...

Page 378: ...n1 1st parameter m1 new value PROF Sets standard set of parameters CCITT profile 90 is available RESET Reset connection INT Send interrupt packet SET n1 m1 n2 m2 n3 m3 Sets one or more async PAD profile parameters n1 1st parameter m1 new value HELP Provides more information Same as HELP Gnn Z Y R N Selection parameters used to represent facilities in Call Request packets unless they are specified ...

Page 379: ...acility plus user data abcde is R 1000000000Dabcde AnAbbreviated Address canbe substitutedforthe complete called address if no facilities are included Also X 28 convention demands that when sending a Call Request packet using an abbreviated address you precede the address with a period If you want to add user data to the packet you must separate it from the abbreviated address with an asterisk The...

Page 380: ...Some common causes and codes are listed in Appendix D CLR CONF confirms the clearing of a call DISCONNECT TIMER EXPIRED indicates that the inactivity timer on the port has expired ERR is a response to an invalid command ERR NC indicates a network congestion error FRAMING ERROR indicates that the port is not finding the stop bit at the end of the character bits This can be due to noise or a mismatc...

Page 381: ...ESET DTE means that the network has received a Reset from the remote DTE SET CMD DISALLOWED means Set Command was not allowed STAT ENGAGED is a response to the Status command indicating that a VC is cur rently set up on the port STAT FREE is a response to the Status command indicating that no VC is currently set up on the port TRANSFER nnnn COM indicates a called DTE reselection by the PAD to nnnn...

Page 382: ...nvalid Facility NA Access Barred ERR Local Procedure Error RPE Remote Procedure Error NP Not Obtainable DER Out of Order PAD Invitation to Clear DTE DTE Originated Reset Causes DTE DTE Originated DER Out of Order RPE Remote Procedure Error ERR Local Procedure Error NC Network Congestion DO DTE Operational NO Network Operational ...

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Page 384: ...congestion 09 09 89 137 DER Out of order 0B 11 8B 139 NA Access barred 0D 13 8D 141 PAD Not obtainable 11 17 91 145 RPE Remote procedure error 13 19 93 147 ERR Local procedure error 15 21 95 149 ROO RPOA out of order 19 25 99 153 RNA Reverse charge acceptance not subscribed 21 33 A1 161 ID Incompatible destination 29 41 A9 169 FNA Fast select acceptance not subscribed 39 63 B9 185 SA Ship absent R...

Page 385: ...ll active SVCs and PVCs through the port are cleared The restart cause sent in a Restart packet provides a high level indication of why the port was restarted From DCE From DTE Hex Dec Hex Dec Description 00 00 80 128 Local procedure error 03 03 83 131 Network congestion 07 07 87 135 Network operational 7F 127 FF 255 Registration cancellation confirmed ...

Page 386: ...l Collision Call Clearing Phase 19 25 Packet type Invalid for State p6 DTE Clear Request 1A 26 Packet type Invalid for State p7 DCE Clear Indication Reset during data xfer 1B 27 Packet type Invalid for State d1 Flow control Ready 1C 28 Packet type Invalid for State d2 DTE Reset Request 1D 29 Packet type Invalid for State d3 DCE Reset Indication 20 32 Packet not allowed 21 33 Unidentifiable packet ...

Page 387: ... 81 Improper cause code from DTE 52 82 Not aligned octet 53 83 Inconsistent Q bit setting 70 112 International problem 71 113 Remote network problem 72 114 International protocol problem 73 115 International link out of order 74 116 International link busy 75 117 Transit network facility problem 76 118 Remote network facility problem 77 119 International routing problem 78 120 Temporary routing pr...

Page 388: ...RX FRM 3 3 User Guide Rev 04 FRX FRM Specific Codes Hex Dec Description 81 129 Call cleared because of call looping 82 130 Call cleared because port is quiesced F4 244 Connection rejected transient condition ...

Page 389: ...t in the form of NMVTs network management vector transports The service point function translates information from the node into NMVTs and responds to the host Four types of NMVTs can be transmitted RUNCMDs commands from the host to execute specified operations Three types of command are supported Display used to display status and configuration information Vary used to change the active inactive ...

Page 390: ... later in this chapter The various operations work as follows To send commands from the keyboard select Read From Keyboard then enter the desired command s If youwant to create a batch file of the commands you send specify the desiredInputFile Name then specify ON for Write To File If you do not want to create a batch file make sureWrite To File is OFF To repeat the last command you entered press ...

Page 391: ...n are options that can be specified if a line name was entered and puname is the PU Name from the PU Parameters screen of the SNA Port record Display Commands DISPLAY ID Function Displays the active inactive status of specified PUs Command D NET ID linename A E I N puname Options A all active PUs on the line E all PUs on the line I all inactive PUs on the line N only the line status no PUs This is...

Page 392: ...ropriate a de activate command will be sent Modify Commands MODIFY CONFIG Function Modifies one or more configuration parameters for a specified PU or for a specified line if a PU is not specified There are two MODIFY CONFIG commands F NET CONFIG ID nnnn will update the System Memory value s in the FRX FRM record for the SNA Port or LLC2 Host depending on the parameter The changes will be in effec...

Page 393: ...5 sec RTYCT Autocall Retry Count 0 255 ADDR Station Address 0 FF ISTATUS Istatus Active Inactive LOCALSAP Local SAP Address 0 FC LOCALMAC Local MAC Address 0 FFFFFFFFFFFF IDBLK ID BLK 0 FFF IDNUM ID NUM 0 FFFFF LANTI Ti 1 50 sec LANT1 T1 0 250 ms LANT2 T2 100 5000 ms LANN2 N2 0 255 LANN3 N3 1 127 LANTW Tw 1 127 BAG Bandwidth Allocation Group 0 16 MAXDATA MAXDATA 265 2057 MAXIN MAXIN 1 127 Command ...

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Page 395: ...2 014 0C Ctrl L CR 013 015 0D Ctrl M SO 014 016 0E Ctrl N SI 015 017 0F Ctrl O DLE 016 020 10 Ctrl P DC1 017 021 11 Ctrl Q DC2 018 022 12 Ctrl R DC3 019 023 13 Ctrl S DC4 020 024 14 Ctrl T NAK 021 025 15 Ctrl U SYN 022 026 16 Ctrl V ETB 023 027 17 Ctrl W CAN 024 030 18 Ctrl X EM 025 031 19 Ctrl Y SUB 026 032 1A Ctrl Z ESC 027 033 1B Ctrl FS 028 034 1C Ctrl GS 029 035 1D Ctrl RS 030 036 1E Ctrl til...

Page 396: ...063 077 3F a 064 100 40 A 065 101 41 B 066 102 42 C 067 103 43 D 068 104 44 E 069 105 45 F 070 106 46 G 071 107 47 H 072 110 48 I 073 111 49 J 074 112 4A K 075 113 4B L 076 114 4C M 077 115 4D N 078 116 4E O 079 117 4F P 080 120 50 Q 081 121 51 R 082 122 52 S 083 123 53 T 084 124 54 U 085 125 55 V 086 126 56 W 087 127 57 X 088 130 58 Y 089 131 59 Z 090 132 5A 091 133 5B 092 134 5C 093 135 5D caret...

Page 397: ... i 105 151 69 j 106 152 6A k 107 153 6B l 108 154 6C m 109 155 6D n 110 156 6E o 111 157 6F p 112 160 70 q 113 161 71 r 114 162 72 s 115 163 73 t 116 164 74 u 117 165 75 v 118 166 76 w 119 167 77 x 120 170 78 y 121 171 79 z 122 172 7A 123 173 7B pipe 124 174 7C 125 175 7D tilde 126 176 7E DEL 127 177 7F ...

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Page 399: ...nfigure IPX Filter Applications E On Line Update IPX Filter Definitions and Applications F Review Bridge Filter Definitions G Configure Bridge Filter Definitions H Review Bridge Filter Applications I Configure Bridge Filter Applications J On Line Update Bridge Filter Definitions and Applications F Configure Async PAD Parameters A Review Async PAD Profiles B Configure Async PAD Profiles C Review As...

Page 400: ...r C Remote Software Update D Local File Backup E Set ZMODEM Path F Local File Restore G Transfer Backup directory to ZMODEM Workstation H Transfer Backup directory from ZMODEM Workstation B On Line Port Operations A Disable a Port B Disable a Range of Ports C Enable a Port D Enable a Range of Ports E Quiesce a Port F Quiesce a Range of Ports G Unquiesce a Port H Unquiesce a Range of Ports C On Lin...

Page 401: ...ay Backup Status A Display States for all Backup DLCIs on a Port B Display States for all Primary DLCIs on a Port C Display States for all Backup DLCIs in a Group F LLC 2 Session Status G IP Routing Table Display H IP ARP Table Display I IP Interfaces Display D Events E Statistics A Configure LP Port Thresholds B Display LP Port Frame Statistics C Display IP Statistics D Display ICMP Statistics E ...

Page 402: ...G 4 FRX FRM 3 3 User Guide Rev 04 ...

Page 403: ...merican Standard Code for Information Interchange ASCII terminal is a VT100 or compatible video display terminal Async stands for asynchronous Asynchronous describes terminals printers and other devices that transmit data in a discontinuous character stream it also describes the protocol used to interconnect such devices Auxiliary Console is an async terminal connected to a serial port configured ...

Page 404: ...ransmitting data between devices C Call is a request for connection between two DTEs each using a logical channels across the DTE DCE interface Checksum is an arithmetic sum usedto verifythe integrityofbits of data A bad checksum means that the data is corrupted An IP checksum is calculated only for the IP header and is re calculated each time the datagram is transmitted Cluster controller is a de...

Page 405: ...ialup modem Dotted Decimal Notation is the syntactic representation for a 32 bit integer consisting of four 8 bit numbers in base 10 separated by periods This format is used for IP addresses DSAP stands for destination service access point which is the address of the link service access point LSAP to which a link protocol data unit LPDU is sent DTE stands for data terminal equipment which is the d...

Page 406: ... If IP fragments the data grams they will be reassembled at the final destination if another protocol fragments them for example to pass through an X 25 network they will be reassembled at the other side of that network Frame is a unit of data transmitted between OSI level 2 entities and containing its own control information for addressing and error checking Frame relay is transmission of data in...

Page 407: ...power on or re boot IPX stands for Internetwork Packet Exchange which is a Novell NetWare connec tionless protocol that defines internetwork and intranode addressing schemes L LAN stands for local area network which is a network operating over short distances at high speeds LCN stands for logical channel number which is usedas anidentifier for a virtual circuit between a DTE and a DCE Level 2 is t...

Page 408: ...tations in different nodes The LPDU consists of destination service access point see DSAP and source service access point see SSAP address fields a control field and optionally information fields M MAC stands for medium access control which is the second layer in the three layer ISO LAN protocol hierarchy The first layer is Physical and the third is LLC LLC is described in this glossary MAC suppor...

Page 409: ...mon carriers or telecommunications administrations for the purpose of providing data transmission capabilities to the public Physical DCE DTE see DCE and DTE Port is the entry or exit point for node traffic Protocol is an agreement on format meaning and relative timing of information exchanged between two communications devices PU stands for physical unit which is an IBM referenced to any SNA host...

Page 410: ... electrical interface for DCE DTE connections RS 422 is an EIA standardthat operates in conjunction with RS 499 to specify electrical char acteristics for balanced circuits circuits with their own ground leads RS 449 is an EIA standard defining a physical and electrical interface for DCE DTE connec tions It has more signals than RS 232 providing such features as diagnostic and bal anced circuits R...

Page 411: ...mission control protocol which is the Internet standard transport layer protocol Throughput Class sometimes abbreviated thruput class reflects the line speed in bits per second Token Ring is a MAC see that entry technique for data transmission that uses a ring configu ration of stations and a token that is passed around the ring until taken by a station which inserts a packet then retransmits the ...

Page 412: ...t specifies the DTE DCE interface for packet mode operation in public data networks XPAD is an integral to an FRX FRM transparent SNA PAD It can be used to network any SNA device that can be networked using any of the other SNA PAD types It can be considered a fully transparent PAD for synchronous protocols however it is not intended for this use because special application programs would have to ...

Page 413: ...Autocall Retry Count 8 9 Autocall Retry Time 8 9 B Backup Group Number 6 19 Backup status frame relay 17 20 Bandwidth Allocation Group 3 11 6 24 8 12 8 25 8 31 11 6 12 12 13 16 Bandwidth Allocation Groups configuring 6 6 BECN Recovery Count 6 19 Bit swapping 8 23 Bits per Character 3 7 Block Check 9 8 Blocked Port Flag 6 16 6 23 7 5 8 6 8 29 9 5 9 12 10 11 12 11 13 14 Bridge Enabled 13 4 Bridge Fi...

Page 414: ...7 7 8 Delay Retry Count 9 14 Delay Timer 9 14 Delete BSC subscriber 9 3 9 15 Delete CUG 6 28 Deleting a database record 1 17 Destination IP Address 11 6 Destination MAC Address Value 13 8 Destination Mask 11 9 Destination NetBIOS Name 13 9 Destination Network Value 12 7 Destination Node Value 12 7 Destination Socket Value 12 7 Destination Subscriber 11 7 12 15 Diagnostic codes D 4 FRX FRM specific...

Page 415: ...5 manual switchover 16 18 status displaying 17 20 port configuring 6 9 Frame relay contd PVC configuring 6 32 utilization statistics displaying 17 44 Frame Relay Module 1 12 Also see FRM 1 12 cables 1 13 models 1 12 ports 1 13 Frame Type 12 12 Frame level statistics displaying 17 27 FRM Also see Frame Relay Module 1 12 Full Duplex 9 7 9 13 Function keys 1 17 G Gap 12 2 Generate Clock 6 17 7 6 8 7 ...

Page 416: ...Folding 10 5 Line Idle Timer 3 8 Line Interface Card 1 2 Frame Relay Module 4 15 FRX4000 4 3 FRX6000 4 9 Line monitor 17 10 Line Processor configuration Frame Relay Module 4 12 FRX4000 4 2 FRX6000 4 6 Line Setup Timer 7 13 Line Speed 6 16 7 5 8 6 9 5 9 12 Link Layer Management 6 17 Link State 5 6 LLC2 Connection 8 9 LLC2 host configuring 8 20 LLC2 Interfaces configuring 8 27 LLC2 session status di...

Page 417: ... 26 7 7 Outgoing DLCI Priority 6 19 Outstanding Frames 8 7 P Packet Size 7 24 8 8 10 20 11 11 Packet Type Value 12 6 PAD Recall 10 3 PAD Service Signal 10 4 Padding After 10 5 Page Wait 10 6 Parity 10 6 10 12 Password login 3 2 Path Cost 8 30 13 15 Periodic RIP Enabled 12 13 Periodic RIP Timer 12 13 Periodic SAP Timer 12 13 Periodic Status Timer 3 8 Permit 12 9 13 11 Physical Port Interface 6 15 7...

Page 418: ...l Information 4 2 Ring Speed 4 5 RIP Age Timer 12 13 RIP Enabled 12 13 RIP Flash Updates 11 6 RIP Full Updates 11 6 RIP Maximum Size 12 13 RIP table displaying 17 12 RIP version 11 3 RLP 1 8 Route Destination 11 9 Route Type 11 9 Router 11 9 12 17 12 18 Router Address Value 12 7 Router Name 12 2 Routing Algorithm 6 30 7 15 8 14 9 17 10 16 Routing Metric Count 11 6 Routing Subscriber ID 8 25 Routin...

Page 419: ...imer 11 7 12 15 Switch settings on RLP 4 7 4 13 5 3 Switchback Timer 6 20 Switchover Timer 6 20 System Contact 14 3 System Defaults SNMP 14 2 System Location 14 3 System memory values 5 4 System Name 14 3 Systematic Redirection 6 31 7 16 8 15 9 18 10 17 T T1 3 10 8 10 8 23 T1 Link Integrity Timer 6 18 T1 Retransmit Period 6 25 7 6 T2 3 11 8 11 8 24 T2 Polling Verification Timer 6 18 T2 Wait Ack Pe...

Page 420: ...Index 8 FRX FRM 3 3 User Guide Rev 04 X X 25 address translation templates 7 17 X 25 configuring 7 1 X 3 Line Speed 10 11 Z ZMODEM 16 6 ...

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