Cabletron Systems Netlink FRX8000, User Manual

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1-4 FRX8000 3. 0 User G uide, Rev 02
Versatile Management Functions
Connection Management
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Connection prioritizing and dynamic bandwidth assignment
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Multiple transport classes, configurable per connection
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Protocol-independent SPF (shortest path first) routing among FRX8000s
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Dynamic load balancing
Network Manager
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Two types:
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FRX8000 INM (Integrated Network Manager) is an FRX8000 Switch and
network manager in the same box.
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NMP is a stand-alone manager, connected to the network via an attached
Nucleus 7000 (N7400/N7500) node.
Nucleus 7000 Release 5.0 is supported in the current release of
FRX8000, to allow a smooth transition of existing N7000 net-
works to FRX8000.
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Intuitive, menu-based system that provides complete local management (via
local VGA monitor or remote ASCII terminal) of network nodes
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File transfer between INMs/NMPs, and from an INM or NMP to an ICP. (ICP
is an FRX8000 Switch with all the functionality of the INM except the user
interface)
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Remote software updates to FRX8000 Switches
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Self-learning route configuration
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Centralized alarm routing
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Statistics displays
SNMP Management Support
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Support of get, get_next, and (for some fields) set commands from SNMP
manager, providing topology information and node status
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FTP and telnet access to ICPs, INMs, and NMPs
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MIB II (RFC 1213) System & Interfaces Group, plus parts of frame relay
(RFC1315) and SDLC (RFC1747) MIBs
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Enterprise network status information via local MIB on node