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Cabletron Systems SPECTRUM FRX6000, User Manual

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Contents

 

Chapter 1

Introduction to SPMA 
for the FRX4000, FRX6000, 
and SmartSwitch 1800

 

Using this Guide............................................................................................................ 1-2

WhatÕs NOT in the FRX UserÕs Guide . . . .......................................................... 1-4

Conventions ................................................................................................................... 1-4

Screen Displays ...................................................................................................... 1-5
Using the Mouse .................................................................................................... 1-6

Getting Help .................................................................................................................. 1-7
FRX4000, FRX6000, and SmartSwitch 1800 Firmware............................................. 1-8

Year 2000 Compliance ........................................................................................... 1-8

 

Chapter 2

Using the FRX4000, FRX6000, and SmartSwitch 1800 
Hub View

 

Using the Hub View ..................................................................................................... 2-1

Navigating Through the Hub View .................................................................... 2-2

Port and Module Color Codes ...................................................................... 2-4
Using the Mouse in a Hub View Module.................................................... 2-6

The Hub View Front Panel ................................................................................... 2-7

Monitoring Hub Performance................................................................................... 2-10

Selecting a Port Display Form............................................................................ 2-12
Viewing Device Information .............................................................................. 2-16
ConÞguring RLP Protocols................................................................................. 2-16
ConÞguring Serial Port Protocols...................................................................... 2-19
Viewing Serial Port Information........................................................................ 2-20

Serial Port Pin Status .................................................................................... 2-21

Viewing LAN Port Information......................................................................... 2-23
Viewing Statistics ................................................................................................. 2-24

RLP Health..................................................................................................... 2-24
Serial Port Health.......................................................................................... 2-26
LAN Card Health ......................................................................................... 2-27

Viewing Statistics Thresholds ............................................................................ 2-29

RLP Statistics Thresholds ............................................................................ 2-29
Serial Port Statistics Thresholds ................................................................. 2-30

Managing the Hub ...................................................................................................... 2-32

Setting the Polling Intervals ............................................................................... 2-32
Enabling and Disabling Serial Ports.................................................................. 2-34
Applying Port-level Changes............................................................................. 2-34

Summary of Contents for SPECTRUM FRX6000

Page 1: ...Title Page Portable Management Application for the FRX4000 FRX6000 and SmartSwitch 1800 User s Guide ...

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Page 3: ...ties to the effect that the Licensed Software is virus free Copyright 1998 by Cabletron Systems Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Order Number 9032412 E2 April 1998 Cabletron Systems Inc P O Box 5005 Rochester NH 03866 5005 SPECTRUM MiniMMAC FNB Multi Media Access Center and DNI are registered trademarks and Portable Management Application IRM IRM2 IRM3 IRBM ESXMIM ET...

Page 4: ...inoperative 3 Reproduced for safekeeping archives or backup purposes 4 Modified adapted or combined with other computer software provided that the modified combined or adapted portions of the derivative software incorporating restricted computer software are made subject to the same restricted rights 5 Disclosed to and reproduced for use by support service contractors in accordance with subparagra...

Page 5: ...Using the Mouse in a Hub View Module 2 6 The Hub View Front Panel 2 7 Monitoring Hub Performance 2 10 Selecting a Port Display Form 2 12 Viewing Device Information 2 16 ConÞguring RLP Protocols 2 16 ConÞguring Serial Port Protocols 2 19 Viewing Serial Port Information 2 20 Serial Port Pin Status 2 21 Viewing LAN Port Information 2 23 Viewing Statistics 2 24 RLP Health 2 24 Serial Port Health 2 26 ...

Page 6: ...rts 5 2 Port ConÞguration 5 2 Changing ConÞguration Values 5 8 Applying Port level Changes 5 8 DLCI Rate ConÞguration 5 8 Changing DLCI Rate Values 5 11 Applying Port level Changes 5 12 Frame Relay Backup Groups 5 12 ConÞguring Frame Relay Backup Groups 5 13 Changing Backup Group Values 5 14 ConÞguring Logical Ports 5 15 Changing ConÞguration Values 5 20 Applying Port level Changes 5 20 Viewing Fr...

Page 7: ...hanging Host Connections 7 26 Viewing SDLC Status 7 26 SDLC Port Statistics 7 26 SDLC Link Station General Statistics 7 29 SDLC Link Station Rx and Tx Statistics 7 30 Chapter 8 BSC Interactive Configuration ConÞguring BSCI Ports 8 1 Changing BSCI Port ConÞguration Values 8 6 Applying Port level Changes 8 6 BSCI Subscriber ID Information 8 7 Adding or Modifying BSCI Subscriber Information 8 9 Apply...

Page 8: ...4 ConÞguring Frame Relay Bridge Ports 11 4 Adding or Modifying Frame Relay Bridge Ports 11 7 ConÞguring LAN Bridge Ports 11 7 Adding or Modifying LAN Bridge Ports 11 9 Chapter 12 SmartSwitch 1800 Voice Configuration ConÞguring System Level Voice Parameters 12 2 Changing Parameter Values 12 5 Speed Dial ConÞguration 12 5 Adding or Modifying Speed Dial Numbers 12 7 ConÞguring Voice Ports 12 8 Changi...

Page 9: ...one LAN Ethernet or Token Ring interface and is available in a variety of models depending on the combination of LAN interface and serial protocols you need The FRX6000 is ideal for data centers and concentration sites because of its scalable rackmount chassis Its eight slots can support up to two LAN interface cards and 48 serial interfaces or as many as 56 with a single LAN interface or 64 with ...

Page 10: ...n this guide while we provide as much background information as we can we do assume that youÕre familiar with Ethernet Token Ring Frame Relay and X 25 networks and with general network management concepts Chapter 1 Introduction provides a list of related documentation describes certain software conventions and shows you how to contact the Cabletron Systems Global Call Center Chapter 2 Using the Hu...

Page 11: ...tics available on the ports X 25 status and conÞguration options are available from the Hub View Chapter 7 SNA Status and ConÞguration describes how to conÞgure SNA ports and provides physical unit and link station parameters SDLC speciÞc port and general statistics are also provided SNA status and conÞguration options are available from the Hub View Chapter 8 BSC Interactive ConÞguration describe...

Page 12: ...lications menu and MIBTree can also be launched from the command line and MIB I II is available from the icon menu the Hub View or the command line Instructions on discovering Cabletron devices creating icons and accessing the icon menus within your management platform are included in your Installing and Using SPECTRUM for guide If you are using SPMA for the FRX or SmartSwitch 1800 in stand alone ...

Page 13: ... can be resized those windows will display the standard window resizing handles employed by your windowing system Resizing a window doesnÕt resize the information in the window it just changes the amount of information that can be displayed see Figure 1 1 When you shrink a window scroll bars will appear as necessary so that you can scroll to view all the information that is available Figure 1 1 Wi...

Page 14: ...Procedures within the SPMA document set refer to these buttons as follows Figure 1 3 Mouse Buttons TIP The FRX Hub View application currently prints few footer messages most of which relate to loss of contact with the device so little information will typically be recorded in the History window future releases will expand this feature Button 1 Button 2 Button 3 ...

Page 15: ...structions about which mouse button to use All other panels from which menus can be accessed and all buttons which do not provide access to menus will operate according to SPMA convention as documented Getting Help If you need technical support related to SPMA or if you have any questions comments or suggestions related to this manual or any of our products please feel free to contact the Cabletro...

Page 16: ...ich uses your workstationÕs system time value to display the time and date of the last contact change Ñ will now display these date values with eight digits 05 31 1998 instead of six 05 31 98 Please keep in mind however that SPMAÕs ability to display a four digit year value in device speciÞc windows Ñ such as the Device Status window available from the Hub View or the Bridge View Ñ is dependent on...

Page 17: ...aunch the Hub View application if you are working within a network management system you can select the Hub View option from the icon menu speciÞc directions for creating an FRX or SmartSwitch icon and accessing the icon menu can be found in the appropriate Installing and Using guide If you are running the module in a stand alone mode type the following at the command line spmarun frx IP address c...

Page 18: ... indexed 0 For the FRX6000 RLP indexing is determined by a switch setting on the card itself RLPs will be displayed in the Hub View in index order regardless of their actual physical placement in the chassis LAN cards will also be displayed in index order after all conÞgured RLPs again regardless of actual physical placement in the chassis NOTES The spmarun script invoked Þrst in the above command...

Page 19: ...rrespond to LIC 1 and LIC 2 on each FRX6000 RLP card NOTE LAN card indexing is determined simply by the order in which the installed LAN cards are identiÞed during the initial FRX6000 Þrmware installation During the Þrmware installation you will be prompted to enter the number of LAN cards you have installed then prompted to supply their type The order in which you enter the type information deter...

Page 20: ...h of two possible LIC cards however serial port status information will only be displayed for ports which are physically present on an installed LIC card and have been conÞgured in the database Ports which are present but not conÞgured will display a blank status if no LIC is present the value None will be displayed under the appropriate LIC title and the associated ports will also display a blank...

Page 21: ...y cannot be conÞgured if they are not present The color coding for both serial and LAN ports is based on a combination of MIB II ifAdminStatus and ifOperStatus as follows Green indicates that both ifAdminStatus and ifOperStatus are UP Blue indicates that both ifAdminStatus and ifOperStatus are DOWN Red indicates that there is a mismatch in states one state is UP and the other is DOWN Magenta indic...

Page 22: ... in the Hub View that is those which are at least conÞgured in the database you can use the mouse to access various module and port level menus and functions as illustrated below Figure 2 3 Mousing Around a Module Display When a LIC card is installed the current Port Display Form selection is shown here a value of None indicates that no LIC is present ...

Page 23: ...ame A text Þeld that you can use to help identify the device you can assign a device name via the MIB I II application described in the SPMA Tools Guide To view a name which is longer than the Þeld click to place your cursor in the text box and use the arrow keys to shift the display Location A text Þeld that you can use to help identify the device you can assign a device location via the MIB I II...

Page 24: ...X Þrmware versions 3 3 0 3 3 1 and 4 0 each installed LAN card can be assigned an IP address The IP address you use to communicate with the FRX devices via SNMP is an IP address which has been assigned to a LAN card interface For FRX6000s which have two LAN cards installed each can be assigned its own IP address if desired either of these IP addresses can be used for SNMP communication For FRX6000...

Page 25: ...ce Information window described in Viewing Device Information page 2 16 Open the Polling Intervals window described beginning on page 2 32 Select a Port Display Form described beginning on page 2 12 Launch the generic MIB I II application described in the SPMA Tools Guide Open the Trap Table window described in Chapter 3 ConÞguring the Trap Table Open the Subscriber Table window described in Chapt...

Page 26: ...of applications available to the devices and how to access each one Clicking mouse button 1 on the Quit button closes all Hub View application windows any open applications which can also be accessed from the command line or from the icon menu will remain open Monitoring Hub Performance The information displayed in the Hub View can give you a quick summary of device activity status and conÞguratio...

Page 27: ...e 2 11 Using the FRX4000 FRX6000 and SmartSwitch 1800 Hub View Figure 2 5 The Device Module and Port Menus Device Menu LANCard and RLP Module Menus Frame Relay X 25 LAN and Unconfigured Port Menus BSCI Voice and SDLC Port Menus ...

Page 28: ...menu 2 Drag down to Port Display Form then to the side as necessary to select one of the port display options The current selection will be displayed in the LIC name box for RLPs or the Interface box for LAN cards see Figure 2 3 page 2 6 Note that the port color coding does not change based on the selected Port Display Form see page 2 4 for more information on color codes Port display forms are Op...

Page 29: ...gured to run the SDLC protocol frame indicates that the port has been conÞgured to run the Frame Relay protocol async indicates that the port has been conÞgured to run the asynchronous protocol bsci indicates that the port has been conÞgured to run the bi synchronous two directional protocol ether LAN only indicates that the port is supporting an Ethernet connection either ethernetCsmacd or iso880...

Page 30: ...ail failed The port has failed due to a broken cable or other wire problem either while moving to the operational state or after achieving it fault hardware fault Indicates that the port has failed due to a hardware problem on the serial port itself na Not applicable this value displays for any LAN ports installed in the device other The port status response received from the device was not unders...

Page 31: ...or a port must match the speed of the line which will be connected to that interface and the speed conÞgured for the port at the other end of the connection Max Packet Size Displays the size of largest datagram which can be sent or received on this port in octets as reported by the MIB II OID ifMtu This value is speciÞc to the protocol running on the selected interface IF Index Displays the MIB II...

Page 32: ...ally includes information about the Þrmware version currently running System Contact Displays the MIB II sysContact value this value is settable via the generic MIB I II application accessible from the Device menu the icon menu or from the command line See the SPMA Tools Guide for a detailed description of the MIB I II application and how to set this value Configuring RLP Protocols The RLP ConÞgur...

Page 33: ...ormation includes Status A status of Installed indicates that the RLP is physically present in the chassis and has been conÞgured in the database a status of ConÞgured indicates that a database record has been conÞgured but the card is not physically present in the hub Memory Displays the amount of memory installed on the selected RLP either 4 or 8 megabytes ...

Page 34: ...o run over that RLPÕs serial ports You can change or add protocols for the selected RLP Follow these guidelines when conÞguring protocols RIP is a valid choice only if IP is already conÞgured on the same RLP If SNMP is conÞgured IP must also be conÞgured For the FRX6000 SNMP and IP can be but do not have to be on the same RLP NOTE You must have 8 megabytes of memory installed on at least one RLP i...

Page 35: ...ll transport the protocols To change or add protocols for the selected RLP 1 Display the Configuration window for the selected RLP Each protocol field will display either a configured protocol or None 2 To change a protocol click on the menu button to display a list of options then drag up or down to select the option you want 3 Click on Apply to save your changes Configuring Serial Port Protocols...

Page 36: ...ist protocols that are supported on that RLP 3 Click on Apply to save your changes Viewing Serial Port Information The Port Information windows provide the same descriptive information for all displayed serial ports regardless of type Note that this information is only available for serial ports which are both conÞgured in the database and physically present in the chassis To access serial port in...

Page 37: ...t display form described on page 2 13 Serial Port Pin Status You can also view the electrical status of each pin on the cables attached to a serial port this information can be useful in tracking down connectivity problems especially those related to cable failure To view serial port pin status 1 In the Hub View click on the appropriate Port Index or Port Status text box to display the Port Menu s...

Page 38: ...ome active when the device wishes to send some data and become inactive once the data is sent for a point to point protocol however the pin will always be active CTS clear to send The receiving device has responded to a request to send DSR data set ready When active indicates that the remote data communications equipment DCE has signalled that is it ready CD carrier detect When active indicates th...

Page 39: ... Port Information Windows The windows display the following information Interface Description Displays a general description of the selected LAN interface from the MIB II ifDescr including the index number assigned to the portÕs LAN card 0 or 1 and a general text description of the port 802 5 or Ethernet Port Type Displays the LAN port type iso88025 Token Ring or ethernet CSMACD NOTE The pin names...

Page 40: ... connections These statistics are described in the following sections RLP Health To access RLP Health statistics 1 In the Hub View click on the appropriate Module Index or Module Name text box to display the RLP Menu see Figure 2 3 page 2 6 2 Drag down to Health and release The RLP Health Statistics window Figure 2 12 will appear TIP For an FRX6000 with two LAN cards of the same type note that the...

Page 41: ... ports on the selected RLP expressed as a rate frames second Each protocol handles rejected frames a little differently in general however frames are rejected because the active protocol has detected an error in the frame itself Frames Retransmitted The total number of frames retransmitted by all active serial ports on the selected RLP expressed as a rate frames second Frames are typically retrans...

Page 42: ...appear Figure 2 13 The Port Health Statistics Window The Serial Port Health Statistics windows display the same statistics for each conÞgured serial port regardless of type Frames Received The total number of frames received on the selected serial port expressed as a rate frames second Frames Transmitted The total number of frames transmitted on the selected serial port expressed as a rate frames ...

Page 43: ...cates line problems Rx Utilization The ratio of non ßag characters the space between frames to the total number of characters received on the selected serial port that is the percentage of available bandwidth being utilized Tx Utilization The ratio of non ßag characters the space between frames to the total number of characters transmitted on the selected serial port that is the percentage of avai...

Page 44: ...e total number of packets received at the selected LAN interface that were destined for more than one address either broadcast or multicast expressed as a rate packets second In Discards ifInDiscards The total number of inbound packets which were discarded even though no errors were detected expressed as a rate packets second well formed packets are typically discarded in order to free up buffer s...

Page 45: ...d Viewing Statistics Thresholds The Hub View provides a way to view trap thresholds that have been set through console management for RLP and port health statistics For each RLP and port statistic you can specify a threshold that when crossed causes a trap to be sent to a management workstation A threshold is either a number or a percentage depending on the statistic The valid range for any number...

Page 46: ...rs statistic Message Queue Length Shows the threshold for the Frames Queued statistic Received Frames Per Second Shows the threshold for the Frames Received Statistic Transmitted Frames Per Second Shows the threshold for the Frames Transmitted Statistic Rejected Frames Per Second Shows the threshold for the Frames Rejected statistic Retransmitted Frames Per Second Shows the threshold for the Frame...

Page 47: ...ial Port Health page 2 26 Received Frames Per Second Shows the threshold for the Frames Received statistic Transmitted Frames Per Second Shows the threshold for the Frames Transmitted statistic Retransmitted Frames Per Second Shows the threshold for the Frames Retransmitted statistic FCS Errors Per Second Shows the threshold for the FCS Errors statistic Logical Rejects Per Second Shows the thresho...

Page 48: ...g the Hub In addition to the performance information described in the preceding sections the Hub View also provides you with the tools you need to conÞgure your device and keep it operating properly Hub management functions include setting the polling intervals and enabling and disabling serial ports Setting the Polling Intervals To set the polling intervals used by SPMA and the FRX 1 Click on to ...

Page 49: ... ability to maintain a connection with the device Device General Status This polling interval controls how often the Hub View Front Panel Information Ñ such as Uptime Device Name and so forth Ñ and some status information is updated Device Configuration This polling interval controls how often a survey is conducted of the type of equipment installed in the FRX or SmartSwitch 1800 information from ...

Page 50: ...isable as desired and release Applying Port level Changes After you have made any port level conÞguration changes such as conÞguring an SNA or BSCI port your changes will not take effect until you have done an on line update To do so 1 In the Hub View click on the appropriate Port Index or Port Status text box to display the Port Menu see Figure 2 3 page 2 6 2 Drag down to On line Update and relea...

Page 51: ...p Table 1 Click on the button to display the Device menu 2 Drag down to Trap Table and release The Trap Table window Figure 3 1 will appear NOTES SPMA does not accept the trap messages that task is left to your network management platform See the appropriate network management system documentation for details about viewing trap messages If you are using SPMA in a stand alone mode traps directed to...

Page 52: ...s the IP address of the management workstation that will receive traps Be sure this is a management workstation which has some facility for accepting and displaying traps or traps sent there will be ignored Status Each trap table entry can be either enabled or disabled when enabled the entry is active and the designated traps will be sent when they occur No traps are sent to disabled entries Sever...

Page 53: ...raps To add a trap table entry 1 In the IP Address field enter the IP address of the workstation to which you wish to direct trap messages from the selected FRX or SmartSwitch 1800 device Be sure this is a workstation with some facility for accepting and displaying SNMP traps 2 In the Status field click to either enable or disable your new entry If you disable an entry no traps will be sent to its...

Page 54: ...conÞgurations and set the clock Configured for extended sequence numbering received SABM 181 The Port record is conÞgured for a maximum frame sequence number Outstanding Frames greater than seven but a command was received setting the mode to allow a maximum of seven Severity Informational Level 4 Configured for normal sequence numbering received SABME 182 The Port record is conÞgured for a maximu...

Page 55: ...essary Excessively noisy line 250 Self explanatory Severity Minor Level 3 Action Check the communications line and cables LP Buf Usage exceeded T n C n 304 The RLP statistic Percentage of Buffers in Use has exceeded the threshold T ÒnÓ that was set by the user C ÒnÓ is the current value Severity Informational Level 4 Action If this happens frequently you may need to reroute some trafÞc LP Msg Queu...

Page 56: ...Informational Level 4 Action If this happens frequently check the line for noise and check for conÞguration errors on both the FRX port and the connected user device Rcv Frm Sec exceeded T n C n 311 The port statistic Received Frames Sec has exceeded the threshold T ÒnÓ that was set by the user C ÒnÓ is the current value Severity Informational Level 4 Action If this happens frequently you may need...

Page 57: ...he FRX port and the connected user device Trn Err Ratio exceeded T n C n 316 The port statistic Transmit Error Ratio has exceeded the threshold T ÒnÓ that was set by the user C ÒnÓ is the current value Severity Informational Level 4 Action If this happens frequently check the line for noise and check for conÞguration errors on both the FRX port and the connected user device Rcv Err Ratio exceeded ...

Page 58: ...Þed Line Interface Card LIC exists in the node but has not been conÞgured in the Line Processor Þle Severity Minor Level 3 Action ConÞgure the LIC or remove it from the node LIC n Configured Not Installed 378 The speciÞed Line Interface Card LIC has been conÞgured in the Line Processor Þle but does not exist in the node Severity Critical Level 1 Action Install the LIC or delete its record LIC n Co...

Page 59: ... link address conÞgured for the HPAD subscriber Severity Major Level 2 Action Check the hardware at both ends to make sure the devices are operational and cables are securely connected For SNA also check the conÞguration records to make sure they match the HPAD TPAD Link Up 403 The level 2 link is up Severity Major Level 2 X 25 Link Failed 404 The link has failed some modem controls are not presen...

Page 60: ...PAD subscriber The link is ready to establish an X 25 connection with the remote TPAD Severity Major Level 2 Call Clr LCN n cc n dc n 407 Self explanatory Severity Informational Level 4 Action Depends on the cause If necessary contact your service representative End of IPL 408 Self explanatory Severity Informational Level 4 PVC is Up 409 Self explanatory Severity Informational Level 4 PVC Reset 41...

Page 61: ...t to increase the level of Maximum Congestion speciÞed in the Node Defaults record End of Congestion n events lost 415 The Minimum Congestion level has been reached See event 414 above Severity Informational Level 4 PAD Autocall Retries Exhausted 416 The async PAD retry timer has expired without a connection being established Severity Minor Level 3 Action None however if this occurs with any frequ...

Page 62: ...date FRDLCI DAT 429 The Frame Relay DLCI conÞguration Þle has been updated Severity Informational Level 4 Received Port Disable Request 430 Self explanatory Severity Critical Level 1 Action None however all users of this port should be made aware of the disable Received Port Dump Request 431 The BSC device has experienced a problem that caused it to send a request to send a dump to the port Severi...

Page 63: ...y Major Level 2 Action Reboot the node and watch for error messages during boot up If the problem persists contact your service representative Database Error Access Restricted 439 The database is inconsistent with what the software expects Severity Critical Level 1 Action Contact your service representative Abrev Addr File Upd ABVSUB DAT 440 The Abbreviated Address Þle has been updated Severity In...

Page 64: ...ational Level 4 Subscriber File Upd SVCSUB DAT 449 The SVC Subscriber Þle has been updated Severity Informational Level 4 Statistic Def File Upd STDPAR DAT 450 The Default Statistics Parameters Þle has been updated Severity Informational Level 4 Translation File Upd XLTPAR DAT 451 The X 25 Address Translation Template Þle has been updated Severity Informational Level 4 X 25 Default File Upd X25REC...

Page 65: ... Informational Level 4 IP Route File Upd IPRSUB DAT 459 The IP Routing Þle has been updated Severity Informational Level 4 IP Interface File Upd IPRSUB DAT 460 The IP Routing Þle has been updated Severity Informational Level 4 X 25 CUG File Updated CUGPAR DAT 461 The Closed User Group Þle has been updated Severity Informational Level 4 SNMP Trap File Upd TRPPAR DAT 462 The SNMP Trap Routing Þle ha...

Page 66: ...eshold 469 The situation that caused event 309 has ended Severity Informational Level 4 Rcv Frm Sec Under Threshold 471 The situation that caused event 311 has ended Severity Informational Level 4 Tran Frm Sec Under Threshold 472 The situation that caused event 312 has ended Severity Informational Level 4 ReTran Frm Sec Under Threshold 473 The situation that caused event 313 has ended Severity Inf...

Page 67: ...tabase record was created for a nonexistent interface Someone then deleted the record using F4 which caused this message to be generated Severity Informational Level 4 No mem avail processing intface n 481 The FRX6000 RLP did not have enough available memory to add the speciÞed interface Severity Minor Level 3 Action Contact Netlink Support Can t add interface n IPadr err 482 Self explanatory Seve...

Page 68: ... n deleted successfully 489 Self explanatory Severity Informational Level 4 Error adding route with destination n mask n router n 490 Self explanatory Severity Minor Level 3 Action Cabletron SystemsÕ Global Call Center Route with destination n mask n router n added successfully 491 Self explanatory Severity Informational Level 4 BAG n capped at n but trunk MAXDPS n 492 The data packet size MAXDPS ...

Page 69: ... has been received disabling the port Severity Minor Level 3 Action Take the same action as for message 500 BPAD Invalid MSG n Exchange 503 An invalid message has been received disabling the port Severity Minor Level 3 Action Take the same action as for message 500 BPAD Invalid CUA n DUA n 504 An invalid message has been received disabling the port Severity Minor Level 3 Action Take the same actio...

Page 70: ...6 Self explanatory This error disables the port Severity Minor Level 3 Action Take the same action as for message 500 BSCI Invalid circuit operations 517 An invalid operation has occurred and has disabled the port Severity Minor Level 3 Action Take the same action as for message 500 BSCI Invalid state event action 518 An invalid operation has occurred and has disabled the port Severity Minor Level...

Page 71: ...ion Correct the line speed in the Port record I FRM Blocked Remote Busy Timeout 530 An RNR Receive Not Ready condition on the port has been cleared by expiration of the Remote Busy Timer which caused the port to be reset Severity Major Level 2 Action Check the user device for a problem that caused the RNR I FRM Blocked No Acks from Remote 531 The remote user device is not accepting transmission fr...

Page 72: ...ponse to STATUS ENQ 536 There was no response to a status enquiry from the DTE Severity Minor Level 3 Action Check the status of the DCE DLCI n Flow Control On 537 Flow control has been implemented on a frame relay port and data is queued Severity Minor Level 3 DLCI n Frame Discarded Flow Ctl 538 Self explanatory Severity Minor Level 3 Action The frame must be resent DLCI n Line does not exist 539...

Page 73: ...ity Minor Level 3 Action The frame must be resent DLCI n frame relay PVC deleted 545 Self explanatory Severity Informational Level 4 DLCI n frame relay PVC connected 546 Self explanatory Severity Informational Level 4 DLCI n Data Received on Inactive PVC 547 One end of the PVC is probably not up Severity Minor Level 3 Action Check both ends of the PVC DLCI n No STATUS ENQ Received 548 No Status En...

Page 74: ...s been updated Severity Informational Level 4 Bridge Filt App File Upd BRGFLTAP DAT 641 The Bridge Filter Applications Þle has been updated Severity Informational Level 4 IPX Interface File Upd IPXISUB DAT 642 The IPX Interfaces Þle has been updated Severity Informational Level 4 Lan Card Number Type Mismatch 643 A mismatch has occurred between the LAN card type and the requested interface type wh...

Page 75: ...iving the signal from the local device Severity Major Level 2 Action Check the T1 E1 cable at the local end of the connection If it is securely connected and everything else appears operational contact your carrier Receive Loss of Sync condition Cleared 653 The situation that caused event 650 has been Þxed However the T1 E1 connection will not be operational if any of events 650 652 have been set ...

Page 76: ... device received an unpermitted I frame and responded with a Frame Reject Severity Major Level 2 SDLC Stn rcvd FRMR Nr invalid 706 The remote device received a frame with an invalid N r and responded with a Frame Reject Severity Major Level 2 SDLC Stn rcvd FRMR Ifld too long 707 The remote device received an I frame that was too long and responded with a Frame Reject Severity Major Level 2 SDLC Re...

Page 77: ... Stn sent FRMR no reason 714 The remote station sent a Frame Reject with no reason Severity Major Level 2 SDLC Remote RNR limit exceeded 715 The remote station is busy This could be a hardware or buffer problem in the remote device Severity Major Level 2 Action Check the hardware and conÞguration at the remote device SDLC Rem Tx Frame exceeds MAXDATA 717 A frame transmitted by the remote station e...

Page 78: ...he remote station sent a Disconnect Mode response and the logical link is down Severity Major Level 2 LLC 2 SABME Received when open 738 The remote station sent a SABME to the local station but the local station had already been initialized via a SABMEÑUA exchange Severity Major Level 2 Action None however if the problem persists contact your support representative LLC 2 FRMR Rcvd Invalid Command ...

Page 79: ... 2 FRMR Sent Invalid Nr 745 The remote device sent an invalid N R and a Frame Reject was returned Severity Major Level 2 LLC 2 FRMR Sent IFLD too long 746 The remote device sent an I frame that was too long and a Frame Reject was returned Severity Major Level 2 LLC 2 FRMR Sent no reason 747 Self explanatory Severity Major Level 2 LLC 2 FRMR Rcvd no reason 748 Self explanatory Severity Major Level ...

Page 80: ...Configuring the Trap Table 3 30 Trap Messages SDLC Link Stn rcv FRMR Unexp IFLD 762 The remote station received an S or U frame with an unexpected I frame attached Severity Major Level 2 ...

Page 81: ...rovide point to point dedicated connections among the devices communicating through their serial ports There are two types of connections used to accomplish this Permanent Virtual Circuits or PVCs which deÞne permanent point to point connections which are always available even when they are not being used and Switched Virtual Circuits or SVCs which are established and broken in response to speciÞc...

Page 82: ...able Accessing the Subscriber Table To launch the Subscriber Table 1 In the Hub View click on the button to display the Device menu 2 Drag down to Subscriber Table and release The Subscriber Table window Figure 4 1 will appear Figure 4 1 The Subscriber Table Window ...

Page 83: ...y common carriers or telecommunications administrations for the purpose of providing data transmission capabilities to the public For example CCITT recommendation X 121 speciÞes a format which includes a one digit international code followed by a four digit Data Network IdentiÞcation Code DNIC followed by up to 10 digits of Network Terminal Number NTN A private network Ñ one that will not communic...

Page 84: ... are assigned to each line in proportion to their throughput within the routing path Systematic Redirect The Systematic Redirect Þeld allows you to specify whether or not calls to the named subscriber will be automatically redirected to the Þrst alternate subscriber speciÞed in the Address Table described beginning on page 4 6 If you select yes the original subscriber is skipped and all calls desi...

Page 85: ...ouÕre allowed up to eight paths will be selected according to the algorithm speciÞed in the Subscriber Table see page 4 4 for more information on routing algorithms ConÞguring a Routing Table entry requires the following information Path Designates an index number assigned to the routing table entry in some cases depending on the algorithm speciÞed for the selected subscriber table entry this inde...

Page 86: ... enabled redirect options to determine alternate paths for call requests directed to the selected subscriber Note that you cannot use wildcard characters in this Þeld Adding or Modifying Subscriber Table Entries To add or modify a subscriber table entry 1 If you wish to modify an existing entry be sure that entry is highlighted in the Subscriber Table portion of the window 2 In the Subscriber Tabl...

Page 87: ...alue does not effect traffic exiting the device g Click on to create a new entry or on to edit the entry currently selected in the Subscriber Table list box 3 In the Routing Table a If you wish to modify an existing Routing Table entry be sure that entry is selected and remember any changes you make to the Routing Table effect the Subscriber Table entry currently highlighted in the top portion of ...

Page 88: ...dress Table list box Note that either adding or modifying an Address Table entry automatically modifies the Subscriber Table entry highlighted in the Subscriber Table list box 5 Click on to exit the window Deleting Table Entries You can delete individual entries from any of the three tables in the window keep in mind however that deleting a Routing Table or Address Table entry simply modiÞes the s...

Page 89: ...hich identiÞes a point to point connection All 56 logical ports can reside on one physical port or be spread among several ports and each can be conÞgured to run one or more layer 3 protocols For each physical port conÞgured to run frame relay four conÞguration windows and three statistical windows are provided The Frame Relay Port ConÞguration window allows you to conÞgure basic operational param...

Page 90: ... allow you to set frame relay operational parameters for physical ports and speciÞcations for any DLCI conÞgured for a selected frame relay port Frame Relay Port ConÞguration described below and Frame Relay DLCI Rate ConÞguration described beginning on page 5 8 Port Configuration Using the Frame Relay ConÞguration window you can conÞgure some basic operational parameters for each of your frame rel...

Page 91: ... the largest frame that can be transmitted across the port This value is determined by your frame relay service provider Line Speed This Þeld speciÞes the data transmission rate in bits per second If this port is a physical DTE specify the line speed that matches the speed of the device connected directly to the port If the port is a physical DCE i e the attached I O cable is DCE specify the clock...

Page 92: ... must pass between requests for full status reports which include the status of all PVCs conÞgured on the physical link At an interval speciÞed by the T1 Link Integrity Timer described below the logical data terminal equipment DTE or user side equipment typically a workstation or router will send a status enquiry to its attached DCE or network side equipment requesting the status of the network li...

Page 93: ...ct when the selected port has been conÞgured as the DCE Maximum Supported VCs This value deÞnes the maximum number of virtual circuits or DLCIs that can be supported by the selected serial port This value is generally determined by your frame relay service provider Physical Port Interface The physical port interface is deÞned by the portÕs connector and cabling type and must be conÞgured as follow...

Page 94: ...tner Ñ that is a logical DCE must be connected to a logical DTE and vice versa Generate Clock This setting speciÞes whether the port will generate the clock or timing necessary to synchronize trafÞc over the link If the port is a physical DCE as determined by the portÕs I O cable interface specify Yes since the physical DCE generates clock If the port is a physical DTE specify No Receive Clock fro...

Page 95: ...or any logical ports conÞgured for that port you can use this Þeld to enable Yes or disable No any conÞgured bandwidth allocation parameters BAGs regulate bandwidth usage by outgoing trafÞc on the physical link and can ensure that response time sensitive trafÞc gets access to the available frame relay bandwidth Up to 16 groups can be deÞned and conÞgured through console management refer to your FR...

Page 96: ... line update To do so 1 Click mouse button 3 on the port you have been configuring to display the Port Menu 2 Drag down to On line Update and release DLCI Rate Configuration The Frame Relay DLCI Rate ConÞguration window allows you to set trafÞc related operational parameters for each DLCI conÞgured for a selected frame relay port Note that the values for these parameters will typically be set by y...

Page 97: ...r the Committed Information Rate CIR assigned to the selected DLCI by your frame relay provider This value deÞnes the amount of data guaranteed to be transmitted over the carrierÕs network Any burst of data NOTE In the DLCI Table you can conÞgure Primary and Backup DLCIs If you are conÞguring a primary DLCI there are six additional parameters that can only be conÞgured through console management T...

Page 98: ... will attempt to transfer during the time interval TC remember TC is calculated by dividing the committed burst size BC by the committed information rate CIR Any data exceeding this value will be buffered in the FRX device Note that DE frames are considered to be BE excess data BECN The BECN Recovery Count provides a means for controlling the rate of return to maximum trafÞc ßow after it has been ...

Page 99: ...abled if this DLCI will be used as a remote non initiating backup The DLCI will wait for a backup protocol message from the initiating end telling the backup where to send the rest of the messages Set this Þeld to Disabled if this DLCI is an initiating backup State Although it appears to be a settable parameter the value displayed in the State Þeld simply indicates the internal status of the entry...

Page 100: ...f it discovers that the primary DLCI is down A node can be the initiating node for some backup conÞgurations and the remote node for others On the initiating node backup DLCIs are assigned to backup groups Each group can contain up to ten backup DLCIs A backup group is then assigned to one or more primary DLCI each DLCI can have just one backup group If a node detects a failure in a primary DLCI c...

Page 101: ...y DLCI Configuring Frame Relay Backup Groups Use the Frame Relay Backup Groups window to conÞgure backup groups To access the window 1 Click on the button to display the Device menu 2 Drag down to Frame Relay Backup Group and release The Frame Relay Backup Group window Figure 5 3 will appear Figure 5 3 Frame Relay Backup Group The list box at the top of the window displays each backup DLCI and the...

Page 102: ... initiating node will wait for this backup DLCI to become active before checking the next backup DLCI If the backup DLCI does not become active before the timer expires the node will search the backup group for the next available backup Protocol Enabled If Yes is selected the backup protocol on the speciÞed DLCI is enabled This Þeld should be set to Yes if and only if the remote node is a FRX or S...

Page 103: ... the Logical Port ConÞguration window you can conÞgure some basic operational parameters for each of your logical ports To access the window 1 Click mouse button 3 on the frame relay port of interest to display the Port Menu 2 Drag down to Logical Port Configuration and release The Logical Port Configuration window Figure 5 4 will appear NOTE After you have made system level changes such as conÞgu...

Page 104: ...re the following parameters Logical Port This Þeld speciÞes the number of the logical port being conÞgured Valid entries are 8 63 DLCI Number Use this Þeld to enter the Data Link Connection IdentiÞer DLCI a routing ID that links the logical port to a virtual connection on the physical frame relay port This number is usually assigned by your frame relay provider ...

Page 105: ...r SmartSwitch 1800 hardware documentation for more information Max Packet Size Use this Þeld to specify the maximum data packet size that will be allowed to pass through this logical port The packet size included in a call setup packet will be used as long as it is smaller than the maximum speciÞed here Valid values are 128 256 512 1024 2048 and 4096 If X 25 will be run over this port do not conÞg...

Page 106: ...s in bits per second 3 75 7 1200 11 19 2K 4 150 8 2400 12 48K 5 300 9 4800 13 64K 6 600 10 9600 Closed User Group Member This Þeld speciÞes whether the port belongs to a Closed User Group CUG The CUG function is a privacy feature that allows the creation of up to 100 groups of users per port Members of a CUG can communicate with other members but access to and from network users outside that CUG m...

Page 107: ...ed Flag This value will cause the port to be enabled if No or disabled if Yes when the device is powered up or re booted Whichever state is selected the port will remain in that state until this value is changed or until an enable or disable action is performed Flow Control Negotiation This Þeld allows for negotiation of ßow control parameters packet and window sizes for data transmission in eithe...

Page 108: ...the values in any Þeld which provides a text box or menu button selection to do so 1 To edit a text field remove the existing value and enter the new value 2 To edit a field with a menu button click on the button to display a list of options then drag down to select the option you want If you have made changes to the fields but would like to revert back to the previous values click on the Refresh ...

Page 109: ...me Relay Management Stats The Management Stats window provides the following statistical data LMI Transmitted and Received Displays the number of management frames using LMI link management interface rev1 format that were transmitted or received across the selected port expressed as a rate frames second ANXD Transmitted and Received Displays the number of management frames using ANSI deÞned Annex ...

Page 110: ...ppear Figure 5 6 Frame Relay Congestion Stats The Congestion Statistics window provides the following statistical data DE Transmitted and Received Displays the number of frames with the discard eligible DE bit set that were transmitted or received on the selected port expressed as a rate frames second TrafÞc which exceeds the conÞgured CIR and or BC parameters will be marked as discard eligible Se...

Page 111: ...ed or received on the selected port expressed as a rate frames second FECN frames notify the receiving device that the frames have been delivered through a congested network path this alerts the destination device to slow its transmission rate Errors The Error Statistics window displays the rate at which frames are being discarded at the selected port To access the window 1 Click mouse button 3 on...

Page 112: ...Frame Relay Status and Configuration 5 24 Viewing Frame Relay Status ...

Page 113: ...uration window and three statistical windows are provided The X 25 Physical Port ConÞguration window allows you to conÞgure basic operational parameters related to the X 25 protocol X 25 Management Stats provide management information about standard LAPB command and response frames displayed via meters X 25 Congestion Stats provide information about standard LAPB command and response frames relate...

Page 114: ...s To access the window 1 Click mouse button 3 on the X 25 port of interest to display the Port Menu 2 Drag down to X 25 Physical Port Configuration and release The X 25 Physical Port Configuration window Figure 6 1 will appear Figure 6 1 X 25 Physical Port ConÞguration NOTE Note that a frame relay port can support encapsulated X 25 trafÞc on a logical port For information on logical ports see Chap...

Page 115: ... 504000 960000 1456000 If you enter a value that is within the valid range but not equal to one of the values listed above the speed will be rounded up If an RS 232 DCE port is directly connected to the DTE via the standard Cabletron cable the maximum supported speed is 64000 If longer cabling is used the maximum speed is 19200 Inactivity Timer The Inactivity Timer only has a function if the port ...

Page 116: ...bered frames that can be waiting for acknowledgment by the destination device If this number is exceeded no frames will be transmitted until an acknowledgment is received Setup Packet Window Size This speciÞes a default window size that will be assigned to an incoming call setup packet if the packet does not include a window size Valid values are 1 to 7 packets Default Throughput Class Use this Þe...

Page 117: ...es RS 232 V 35 RS 449 or X 21 For the SmartSwitch 1800 ports 2 and 3 are determined by the attached cables RS 232 V 35 or RS 449 For the FRX4000 ports 4 7 are determined by the expansion Line Interface Card LIC and attached I O cables Only the valid interfaces will be listed from the menu button Possible interfaces are RS 232 V 35 RS 449 and X 21 RS 449 and X 21 interfaces require an RS 422 LIC Fo...

Page 118: ... If the port is a DTE conÞgure this Þeld as No Receive Clock from DTE This parameter is relevant only if Connector Type is something other than RS 232 and the Generate Clock parameter is set to Yes see above Selecting Yes for this Þeld 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 is phy...

Page 119: ...event Local Charge This Þeld is used to prevent calls from being charged to this port If Yes is selected incoming calls from the network with Reverse Charging speciÞed will be rejected and outgoing calls will have Reverse Charging inserted if it is not already in the call packet If No is selected then calls can be charged to this port Accept Reverse Charge This Þeld is used to authorize the transm...

Page 120: ... mouse button 3 on the port you have been configuring to display the Port Menu 2 Drag down to On line Update and release Viewing X 25 Status For each physical port conÞgured to run X 25 three statistical windows are provided These windows provide trafÞc and performance information for the selected port they are described in the following sections Management Stats The Management Statistics window p...

Page 121: ...ss the selected port expressed as a rate responses second DISC Transmitted Received A count of the Disconnect DISC commands transmitted or received across the selected port expressed as a rate commands second DM Transmitted Received A count of the Disconnect Mode DM responses transmitted or received across the selected port expressed as a rate responses second Congestion Stats The Congestion Stati...

Page 122: ...d port expressed as a rate commands second RNR Transmitted Received A count of the Receive Not Ready RNR supervisory commands or responses transmitted or received across the selected port expressed as a rate commands or responses second Errors The Error Statistics window provides information about standard LAPB command and response frames related to error conditions present on the selected port To...

Page 123: ...stical data FRMR Transmitted Received A count of the Frame Reject FRMR responses transmitted or received on the selected port expressed as a rate responses second Rej Transmitted Received A count of the Reject Rej supervisory commands or responses transmitted or received on the selected port expressed as a rate commands or responses second ...

Page 124: ...X 25 Status and Configuration 6 12 Viewing X 25 Status ...

Page 125: ...d for transmission over frame relay For each physical port conÞgured to run SNA six conÞguration windows are provided The SDLC Port ConÞguration window allows you to conÞgure the SNA port that will connect to user devices The SDLC PU ConÞguration window where you deÞne the physical units PU that will communicate via the SNA port The SDLC PU LLC2 ConÞguration window where you conÞgure the physical ...

Page 126: ...TPAD A port can also be conÞgured for a transparent mode XPAD which supports HDLC High level Data Link Control and any of its subset protocols such as SDLC LAPB Link Access Procedure and BSC Binary Synchronous Communications SDLC Port Configuration Using the SDLC Port ConÞguration window you can conÞgure the SNA port that will connect to the user devices if the connection will be SDLC To access th...

Page 127: ...in bytes that will be transmitted on the port The default value for this parameter is 1024 Line Speed This Þeld speciÞes the data transmission rate in bits per second If this port is a physical DTE specify the line speed that matches the speed of the device connected directly to the port If the port is a physical DCE i e the attached I O cable is DCE specify the clock speed of the serial port you ...

Page 128: ...aximum number of times the port will attempt to send a frame if the physical unit PU is not responding A larger value increases the probability of an eventual correct transfer between DTE and DCE but a smaller value permits faster detection of a permanent error condition The default value for this parameter is 5 Inactivity Timer This parameter is only relevant if PAD Type see below is HPAD It is t...

Page 129: ...ical multiplexers and other bit sync devices The default value for this parameter is TPAD LPDA Support This Þeld speciÞes the version if any of Link Problem Determination Aid that can be used by a host program e g NetView or VTAM or controller program e g NCP to test status and to control the line and remote interface Select from two versions lpda 1 or lpda 2 or select None if no version will be u...

Page 130: ...this parameter is No Idle Fill Char This Þeld speciÞes a character that will be inserted into the stream when the SNA link is idle The two choices are hex ff and hex 7e the default value is hex ff L1 Duplex This Þeld determines level 1 signal operation on RS 232 ports If Full is selected RTS Request to Send CTS Clear to Send and DCD are always high and are raised by the appropriate side If Half is...

Page 131: ...ort level Changes After you have made any port level conÞguration changes your changes will not take effect until you have done an on line update To do so 1 Click mouse button 3 on the port you have been configuring to display the Port Menu 2 Drag down to On line Update and release SDLC PU Configuration After you have conÞgured the SNA port you must also deÞne the physical units PU that will commu...

Page 132: ... a Subscriber ID of up to 15 digits This is the same subscriber ID that is speciÞed in the Subscriber Table see Chapter 4 ConÞguring the Subscriber Table for Subscriber ID conventions Each local subscriber conÞgured here must also be conÞgured in the Subscriber Table so that routing information for each subscriber address can be speciÞed NOTE An SNA TPAD subscriber can specify only one remote devi...

Page 133: ... value for this parameter is No Auto Call Enabled This parameter enables automatic calling between SNA ports when the controller identiÞed by Link Address becomes active If Yes is selected on an SNA port an X 25 call will be made from the local port to the remote subscriber port The default value for this parameter is No If you have conÞgured the SNA port with a PAD Type of TPAD you should set Aut...

Page 134: ...t level Changes After you have made any port level conÞguration changes your changes will not take effect until you have done an on line update To do so 1 Click mouse button 3 on the port you have been configuring to display the Port Menu 2 Drag down to On line Update and release SDLC PU LLC2 Configuration If SDLC LLC2 conversion will be performed on the PU connection you must conÞgure the PU LLC2...

Page 135: ...ess point SAP address used to connect the PU to the host This parameter is relevant only in a connection to a 3174 or AS 400 type setup where a speciÞc source SAP address is required If the LLC2 session will run over a native LLC2 frame relay interface this parameter will be ignored Local MAC Address This address identiÞes the PU to the host Like the local SAP address this parameter is relevant on...

Page 136: ...tstanding acknowledgments or responses from the local link station If the local station does not receive an LPDU before the Ti Inactivity Timer expires the station must send an LPDU with the P bit set to BÕ1Õ to solicit the remote stationÕs status Recovery then proceeds as described under T1 LLC2 Reply Timer The value is the amount of time in seconds the default value is 30 T1 LLC2 Reply Timer The...

Page 137: ...nds the default value is 100 The value must be less than the value for the T1 LLC2 Reply Timer see above to ensure that the remote link station will receive the delayed acknowledgment before the T1 Timer expires N2 Max LPDUs This is the maximum number of times that an LPDU including Information LPDUs resent after a checkpoint operation will be sent following the expiration of the T1 Timer The defa...

Page 138: ... from returning an XID Exchange IdentiÞcation in response to a null XID This might be desirable if the remote TPAD is not running PU 2 1 It should be noted that even if an XID is sent an SNRM Set Normal Response Mode immediately follows so the connection will be established The default value for this parameter is No Changing SDLC PU LLC2 Values To edit the SDLC PU LLC2 values 1 If you wish to modi...

Page 139: ...e been configuring to display the Port Menu 2 Drag down to On line Update and release SDLC Link Station Configuration You can use the SDLC Link Station ConÞguration window to conÞgure SDLC link station entries To access the window 1 Click mouse button 3 on the SNA port of interest to display the Port menu 2 Drag down to SDLC LS Entries and release The SDLC Link Station Configuration window Figure ...

Page 140: ...t in 1 100ths of a second for an SDLC link station If the link station does not receive a response to a poll or message before the speciÞed time expires the appropriate error recovery will be initiated The default value for this parameter is 100 Max Rx UnACK I Frames This Þeld speciÞes the maximum number of unacknowledged I frames an SDLC link station may receive The default value for this paramet...

Page 141: ...ate at startup of the SDLC station Active or Inactive The default value for this parameter is Active Modulus This parameter speciÞes the modulus for the SDLC link station The modulus determines the size of the rotating acknowledgment window used by the SDLC link station pair The default value for this parameter is 8 Data Mode Use this Þeld to specify whether communications mode with the adjacent l...

Page 142: ...iguring LLC2 LLC2 support in the FRX and SmartSwitch 1800 provides a local or remote connection over frame relay via RFC 1490 or X 25 via QLLC between two SNA devices one attached to a LAN and the other attached to either another LAN or a frame relay compliant SNA APPN Advanced Peer to Peer Networking device Each SNA host and terminal accessing the FRX or SmartSwitch 1800 via SDLC LLC2 frame relay...

Page 143: ...erminated In an Originated session the host initiates LLC2 sessions in a Terminated session the host accepts sessions destined for the address A host to terminal connection is always initiated by the terminal The Þelds and buttons in the lower portion of the window allow you to add new entries and modify or delete existing ones The SNA LLC2 Host Table allows you to conÞgure the following parameter...

Page 144: ...ting between Ethernet and Token Ring In this case the address must be Òbit swappedÓ again so the remote device will receive an address in the correct format Bit swapping is done by reversing the order of the bits digits within each byte pair of digits of the hexadecimal address while leaving the sequence of the bytes unchanged For example to bit swap the hex address 400010001088 1 Break the addres...

Page 145: ... local node will start the Ti Inactivity Timer see below If the T1 Timer expires and acknowledgments or responses are still outstanding the local node will send one of the following then restart the T1 Timer A Supervisory LPDU with the P bit set to BÕ1Õ to solicit remote link station status Any Unnumbered LPDUs that were not responded to the Þrst time they were sent If acknowledgments or responses...

Page 146: ...arameter is used in conjunction with the T2 Recv Ack Timer to allow stations to reduce trafÞc A counter is initialized to the value speciÞed and is decremented by one each time a valid sequential Information LPDU is received When the counter reaches 0 an acknowledgment is sent The counter is reset whenever an Information or Supervisory acknowledgment LPDU is sent by the local node The default valu...

Page 147: ...node for transmission out the frame relay interface Enter an address up to eight hexadecimal digits The Þrst digit must be 4 5 6 or 7 and an asterisk wildcard can be used as a Þnal digit If fewer than eight actual digits not including an asterisk are speciÞed zeros will be added to total eight actual digits This value must not conßict with the Locally Administered MAC Address described in your FRX...

Page 148: ...the bottom of the SNA LLC2 Host Table window This will bring up the Connections Table for the host that was highlighted If the Session Type of that host was Originated then the Originated Connections Table will appear If the Session Type of that host was Terminated then the Terminated Connections Table will appear Figure 7 6 Originated Connections Table NOTE After you have made system level change...

Page 149: ...n the remote nodesÕs Connections Table The Local Subscriber ID can be up to 15 digits long and must begin with all of the actual Routing Subscriber ID conÞgured in the SNA LLC2 Host Table The Local Subscriber ID can contain an asterisk as the Þnal digit if so the asterisk will not be a ÒuniversalÓ wildcard but instead will include the range 000 511 or 00 99 if 13 digits precede the wildcard or 0 9...

Page 150: ...formation regarding SDLC trafÞc and performance on a selected SNA port SDLC Port Statistics The SDLC Port Statistics window provides general information about the type of management trafÞc that is being transmitted across the selected port To access the window 1 Click mouse button 3 on the SNA port of interest to display the Port Menu 2 Drag down to SDLC Port Statistics and release The SDLC Port S...

Page 151: ...ceived The number of frames received by this port which were delivered intact by the physical layer but were too short to be legal A frame is considered to be too short if it is less than two bytes for a Modulus of 8 or less than three bytes for a Modulus of 128 not counting the frame check sequence FCS The number is expressed as a rate frames second I Frames Received and Transmitted The number of...

Page 152: ... on this port have entered a busy RNR state expressed as a rate busies second Octets Received and Transmitted The total octets received from or transmitted to adjacent SDLC link stations on this port expressed as a rate octets second This number covers the address control and information Þeld of I frames only Protocol Errors The number of times the SDLC link stations on this port have deactivated ...

Page 153: ...nk Station General Statistics window provides the following statistical data Busies Local and Remote The total number of times that the local or an adjacent remote SDLC link station has entered a busy RNR state since link station startup expressed as a rate busies second Protocol Errors The number of times since link station startup when this SDLC link station has deactivated the link as a result ...

Page 154: ... being exhausted expressed as a rate deactivations second SDLC Link Station Rx and Tx Statistics The SDLC Link Station Rx and Tx Statistics windows provides information about the link station trafÞc that is being received and transmitted across the selected port To access the windows 1 Click mouse button 3 on the SNA port of interest to display the Port Menu 2 Drag down to SDLC LS Rx Stats or SDLC...

Page 155: ...d as a rate I frames second UI Frames The total number of UI frames received from or transmitted to an adjacent SDLC link station since link station startup expressed as a rate UI frames second XID The total number of XID frames received from or transmitted to an adjacent SDLC link station since link station startup expressed as a rate XID frames second TEST The total number of TEST frames receive...

Page 156: ...Normal Response Mode SNRM SNRME requests received from or transmitted to an adjacent SDLC link station since link station startup expressed as a rate requests second Octets The total octets received from or transmitted to an adjacent SDLC link station since link station startup expressed as a rate octets second This includes the address control and information Þeld of I frames only Retransmits In ...

Page 157: ...ws you to conÞgure basic parameters related to BSCI port operation The BSCI Subscriber Information window provides information on local and remote subscribers for each BSCI port The BSCI Device Information window lets you deÞne the devices connected to the BSCI ports These windows and their functions are described in the following sections Configuring BSCI Ports Using the BSCI Port ConÞguration wi...

Page 158: ... 1 BSCI Port ConÞguration The BSCI Port ConÞguration window allows you to conÞgure the following parameters Max Frame Size Use this Þeld to specify the maximum frame size that will be allowed to pass through this BSCI port The default value for this parameter is 4105 ...

Page 159: ... value for this parameter increases the probability of an eventual successful transmission but a smaller value permits faster detection of a permanent error condition The default value for this parameter is 5 Start Sync Chars This is the number of synchronization characters that will be added to the beginning of each frame The default value for this parameter is 2 Trailing Pad Chars This is the nu...

Page 160: ...e only for ports conÞgured for multidrop see Multidrop parameter above and determines the frequency that control units CU on the slow poll list are polled It speciÞes the number of times active CUs will be polled between pollings of the CUs on the slow poll list see Slow Poll Retry Count above The higher the number the more times active CUs will be polled and the less frequently CUs on the slow po...

Page 161: ... determined by the Line Interface Card LIC and attached I O cables Only the valid interfaces will be listed from the menu button Possible interfaces are RS 232 V 35 RS 449 RS 530 and X 21 RS 449 RS 530 and X 21 interfaces require an RS 422 LIC Blocked Flag This value will cause the port to be enabled if No or disabled if Yes when the device is powered up or re booted Whichever state is selected th...

Page 162: ...e conÞgured on the node The default value for this parameter is Yes Connection Without Poll This parameter is conÞgurable only if PAD Type is TPAD If you select Yes this parameter will activate the TPAD connection without a poll of the connected device If No is selected the TPAD connection will only become activated when the connected device is polled The default value for this parameter is Yes Ch...

Page 163: ... be a TPAD or an X 25 connection to the host Each connection must be assigned a different local subscriber address Use the BSCI Subscriber Information window to conÞgure the subscriber addresses for each of your BSCI ports To access the window 1 Click mouse button 3 on the BSCI port of interest to display the Port Menu 2 Drag down to BSCI Port Subscriber Configuration and release The BSCI Subscrib...

Page 164: ...BSCI port is one end of a connection to a logical port in the FRX or SmartSwitch 1800 this ID must match a Subscriber ID conÞgured for the logical port Connection ID This number identiÞes the association between a local subscriber and a device conÞgured in the BSCI Device Information window see ConÞguring BSCI Devices page 8 9 Auto Call This parameter is relevant only if the PAD Type speciÞed for ...

Page 165: ...ct the Subscriber entry you wish to delete The selected entry will be highlighted Note that you can only delete one entry at a time 2 Click on to delete the selected entry Applying Port level Changes After you have made any port level conÞguration changes your changes will not take effect until you have done an on line update To do so 1 Click mouse button 3 on the port you have been configuring to...

Page 166: ...evice Units can be conÞgured for each Control Unit Connection ID This number identiÞes the association between a local subscriber on a BSCI port and a device conÞgured here in this table It must match a Connection ID in the BSCI Subscriber Information window see BSCI Subscriber ID Information page 8 7 Valid values are 0 through 255 The default value for this parameter is 0 Single User VC virtual c...

Page 167: ...nit ID and the other configurable values for the entry 2 Click on to add your new entry To modify an existing Device entry 1 In the list box click to select the Device entry you wish to modify The selected entry will be highlighted Note that you can only modify one entry at a time 2 Edit the fields as desired If you have made some changes but would like to return to the original values click on th...

Page 168: ...BSC Interactive Configuration 8 12 Configuring BSCI Devices ...

Page 169: ...outing tables Routing updates in any of these three RIP versions can be received however the device will only transmit updates in the one RIP version you conÞgure You can conÞgure the device to transmit one of the three following RIP versions RIP Version 1 RIP 1 Compatible RIP Version 2 RIP Version 1 and RIP Version 2 are incompatible with each other on the same network however each is compatible ...

Page 170: ...y all IP interfaces conÞgured on the device and conÞgure a new interface through the IP Interface ConÞguration window To access the IP Interface ConÞguration window 1 Click on the button to display the Device menu 2 Drag down to IP Interface Configuration and release The IP Interface Configuration window Figure 9 2 will appear NOTE After you have made system level changes such as conÞguring IP Nod...

Page 171: ...ete existing ones Following is a description of the IP Interface parameters The parameters you will conÞgure for each interface depends on the IP Interface Type you select see IP Interface Type deÞnition below Interface Number In this Þeld enter an interface number 1 to 257 This is merely a sequential number used to identify the interface It is a good idea to conÞgure a LAN interface as interface ...

Page 172: ...l datagram size The default value for this parameter is 1500 Network Mask This Þeld is used during routing to determine the portion of the IP address associated with the network and subnetwork if any The valid entries are 255 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 is only valid on a point to point interface The default value for this parameter is conÞgured automatically to reßect the appropriate...

Page 173: ...higher the number the higher the priority This priority has no effect on trafÞc exiting the device Priorities are conÞgured on all logical interfaces that use a physical frame relay port The FRX or SmartSwitch 1800 processor uses these priorities to help determine the order in which it will process protocols The default value for this parameter is 5 BAG This parameter is only conÞgurable if you ha...

Page 174: ...is changed the associated broadcast address will automatically change to the default value appropriate for the new address For this reason conÞgure the Source Address Þrst then the Network Mask then the Broadcast Address LAN Card If you speciÞed a LAN Interface Type this number identiÞes the LAN card that contains the IP interface Enter 0 for the FRX4000 or SmartSwitch 1800 0 or 1 for the FRX6000 ...

Page 175: ...is only conÞgurable if you have selected Frame Relay as your Interface Type It identiÞes the RLP for the logical interface at this end of the frame relay link Enter 0 for FRX4000 and SmartSwitch 1800 devices for RLP0 enter 0 7 for an FRX6000 Source Port This parameter is only conÞgurable if you have selected Frame Relay as your Interface Type It identiÞes the physical frame relay port for the logi...

Page 176: ...witch 1800 to respond to ARP requests on one subnet for a host on another subnet The device that sent the ARP request thinks the FRX or SmartSwitch 1800 is the destination host If an ARP request is received the IP function in the FRX or SmartSwitch 1800 checks the address against the Source Address conÞgured on the IP interface If the addresses match a reply will be sent If the addresses do not ma...

Page 177: ...uring IP Interface Secondary Addresses If you have selected a LAN interface as your Interface Type in the IP Interface ConÞguration window you can use the Secondary button at the bottom of the window to access the IP Interface Secondary Address ConÞguration window This window allows you to conÞgure up to 15 secondary IP addresses on a LAN interface providing support for multiple IP subnets on the ...

Page 178: ...ute Metric Hops This Þeld speciÞes the routing metric count associated with the secondary IP address This is the number of hops subnet gateways in the overall path over the internet associated with this interface usually zero During routing the interface with the lowest count will be selected The default value for this parameter is 0 Source Address This Þeld speciÞes the secondary IP address The v...

Page 179: ... IP Interface you wish to modify The selected entry will be highlighted Note that you can only modify one entry at a time 2 Edit the fields as desired If you would like to return to the original values click on the Refresh button 3 Click on to modify the selected entry To delete an existing entry 1 In the list box click to select the IP Interface you wish to delete The selected entry will be highl...

Page 180: ... box click to select the IP Interface Secondary Address you wish to modify The selected entry will be highlighted Note that you can only modify one entry at a time 2 Edit the fields as desired If you would like to return to the original values click on the Refresh button 3 Click on to modify the selected entry To delete an existing entry 1 In the list box click to select the IP Interface Secondary...

Page 181: ...outed from one Novell NetWare node to another and from one Novell NetWare network to another The IPX interface enables the FRX or SmartSwitch 1800 to route IPX trafÞc between local LANs or between LAN attached workstations and local or remote servers via frame relay or X 25 Configuring IPX Node Defaults If the FRX4000 FRX6000 or SmartSwitch 1800 is going to support an IPX interface certain IPX nod...

Page 182: ...acters which serves as an identifier for the IPX network It must be unique within the network You can enter up to 48 characters but you can only view 20 characters at a time 6 Click on to save your selections Configuring IPX Interfaces An IPX interface allows an FRX4000 FRX6000 and SmartSwitch 1800 to connect to a Novell IPX network You can display all IPX interfaces conÞgured on the device and co...

Page 183: ...erfaces that have already been conÞgured the Þelds and buttons in the lower portion of the window allow you to add new entries and modify or delete existing ones Following is a description of the IPX Interface parameters Which parameters you will conÞgure for each interface depends on the IPX Interface Type you select see IPX Interface Type deÞnition below Interface Number In this Þeld enter an in...

Page 184: ...y or X 25 as your interface type your only option is Type II Maximum Transmission Unit This is the maximum frame size in bytes that can be transmitted or received over the IPX interface Valid values for frame relay or X 25 interface types are 31 to 4096 bytes valid values for Ethernet interface types are 45 to 1518 bytes and valid values for Token Ring interfaces are 48 to 4096 bytes The default v...

Page 185: ...s address must also be conÞgured in the Subscriber Table see Chapter 4 ConÞguring the Subscriber Table SVC Retry Timer This parameter is only conÞgurable if you have selected X 25 as your Interface Type It speciÞes the time in seconds between calls that are placed to try to establish an X 25 connection The default value for this parameter is 20 SVC Idle Timer This parameter is only conÞgurable if ...

Page 186: ...s IPXWAN protocol will be used if Yes or not if No on the IPX interface IPXWAN speciÞes a method for IPX routers to communicate across WAN links The default value for this parameter is No NetBIOS Enabled This parameter determines whether Novell encapsulated NetBIOS frames received on the IPX interface will be processed if Yes or discarded if No The default value for this parameter is No Periodic S...

Page 187: ... Select Yes if the interface is a Permanent Virtual Circuit PVC select No if it is not The default value for this parameter is No Source RLP This parameter is only conÞgurable if you have selected Frame Relay as your Interface Type It identiÞes the RLP for the IPX interface at this end of the frame relay link Enter 0 for FRX4000 and SmartSwitch 1800 devices for RLP0 enter 0 7 for an FRX6000 Source...

Page 188: ...r valid due to hardware failure power outage etc and the entry will be deleted from the table SAP will then send a broadcast message indicating that the server is down If the value for the Periodic SAP Timer is set to greater than 0 the SAP Age Timer must be three times longer than the Periodic SAP Timer A value of 0 for the SAP Age Timer disables aging The default value for this parameter is 180 ...

Page 189: ...he IPX Interface Type and the other configurable values for each interface 2 Click on to add your new entry To modify an existing entry 1 In the list box click to select the IPX Interface you wish to modify The selected entry will be highlighted Note that you can only modify one entry at a time 2 Edit the fields as desired If you would like to return to the original values click on the Refresh but...

Page 190: ...scribed in the following sections IPX Static SAP Configuration To access the IPX Static SAP ConÞguration window 1 Click on the button to display the Device menu 2 Drag down to IPX Static SAP Configuration and release The IPX Static SAP Configuration window Figure 10 3 will appear Figure 10 3 The IPX Static SAP ConÞguration Window The list box at the top of the window displays the IPX static routes...

Page 191: ... SAP process is 0452 The default value for this parameter is 0 Intervening Networks The number of routers that a packet must pass through to reach the server if this route is used The default value for this parameter is 1 Gateway Address The hex value of the node address of the router that will forward a packet when this route is used If NovellÕs IPXWAN protocol is used on the interface as conÞgur...

Page 192: ...x click to select the Static SAP Route you wish to delete The selected entry will be highlighted Note that you can only delete one entry at a time 2 Click on to delete the selected entry IPX Static Route Configuration To access the IPX Static Route ConÞguration window 1 Click on the button to display the Device menu 2 Drag down to IPX Static Route Configuration and release The IPX Static Route Con...

Page 193: ...g ones Following is a description of the IPX Static Route parameters that you can conÞgure Circuit Index This number is the unique identiÞer of the circuit used to reach the Þrst hop in the static route Network Number Enter the IPX network number of the routeÕs destination Router Address Enter the hex value of the node address of the router that will forward a packet when this route is used If Nov...

Page 194: ... entry will be highlighted Note that you can only modify one entry at a time 2 Edit the fields as desired If you would like to return to the original values click on the Refresh button 3 Click on to modify the selected entry To delete an existing entry 1 In the list box click to select the static route you wish to delete The selected entry will be highlighted Note that you can only delete one entr...

Page 195: ...oute Bridging environments translational bridging between Ethernet and Token Ring LANs bridging of IP and IPX trafÞc Bridging is supported on Ethernet Token Ring and Frame Relay interfaces Configuring Device Level Bridging Parameters If the FRX4000 FRX6000 or SmartSwitch 1800 is going to support one or more bridge ports interfaces certain device level bridging parameters must be conÞgured to deÞne...

Page 196: ...es automatically maintain forwarding tables by exchanging messages BPDUs with other bridges on the network By using the information in the forwarding tables bridges determine single paths for trafÞc between endpoints assuming there are multiple paths This Þeld determines the maximum number of entries allowed in the bridgeÕs forwarding table The actual number may be limited by available memory The ...

Page 197: ...that will be used in Token Ring to Ethernet translation If the FRX or SmartSwitch 1800 does not know the frame type generated by the attached Ethernet device it will check this Þeld to determine what Ethernet frame type to use However once the FRX or SmartSwitch device has received a frame from a device over the Ethernet interface it will know what format to use for future frames Select type II fo...

Page 198: ... WAN and The Bridge LLC2 LAN Interface Table allows you to conÞgure a LAN interface to operate as a bridge connection to the local LAN These windows and their functions are described in the following sections Configuring Frame Relay Bridge Ports You can use the Bridge LLC2 Frame Relay Interface Table to conÞgure a frame relay port to operate as a bridge connection to the WAN To access the table 1 ...

Page 199: ...ke sure the DLCI you select is not part of a frame relay DLCI backup group as determined by the Backup Group Number parameter in the Frame Relay DLCI Table See Chapter 5 Frame Relay Status and ConÞguration Also make sure that the DLCI is different than the one conÞgured for the physical port in the frame relay PVC record see your FRX or SmartSwitch 1800 hardware documentation for more information ...

Page 200: ...ections from the conÞgured Host MAC Address see below can use this interface If you select Terminated then connections to the conÞgured Host MAC address can use this interface The default value for this parameter is Originated Host MAC Address This Þeld is conÞgurable only if you have selected Native LLC2 as your RFC 1490 encapsulation method in the Format Þeld see above Enter the MAC address of t...

Page 201: ...lay Interface you wish to modify The selected entry will be highlighted Note that you can only modify one entry at a time 2 Edit the fields as desired If you make some changes and would like to return to the original values click on the Refresh button 3 Click on to modify the selected entry To delete an existing entry 1 In the list box click to select the Frame Relay Interface you wish to delete T...

Page 202: ... 0 for an FRX4000 or SmartSwitch 1800 for RLP0 enter 0 or 1 for an FRX6000 This number must be identical to the number entered in the LAN Card Number Þeld see below LAN Card Number This Þeld speciÞes the LAN Card being conÞgured as a bridge port Enter 0 for an FRX4000 or SmartSwitch 1800 for RLP0 enter 0 or 1 for an FRX6000 This number must be identical to the number entered in the Port Þeld see a...

Page 203: ...to be enabled if No or disabled if Yes when the device is powered up or rebooted Whichever state is selected the port will remain in that state until this value is changed or until an enable or disable action is performed The default value is No Adding or Modifying LAN Bridge Ports First access the Bridge LLC2 LAN Interface Table see ConÞguring LAN Bridge Ports page 11 7 To add a new LAN bridge po...

Page 204: ...delete The selected entry will be highlighted Note that you can only delete one entry at a time 2 Click on to delete the selected entry NOTE After you have made system level changes such as conÞguring a Bridge Interface you must apply those changes by rebooting the FRX or SmartSwitch 1800 device or through console management via the F7 command ...

Page 205: ...800 can combine voice and data frames over the same frame relay DLCI With the current version of Þrmware splitting the voice and data at the other end requires a connection to another Cabletron frame relay device FRX or SmartSwitch 1800 That device must be conÞgured with a PVC between the network frame relay port and the frame relay port that will transmit only the voice frames Once the data and v...

Page 206: ...ill appear Figure 12 1 Voice Parameters You can conÞgure the following system level voice parameters Voice Node Number This number identiÞes the SmartSwitch 1800 as the source or destination node in call setup frames This number must be the Þrst four digits of each long dial number and is the number that must be dialed to reach a remote device If a speed dial number is conÞgured for the long dial ...

Page 207: ...ri Lanka 94 Costa Rica 506 Libya 218 Suriname 597 Cyprus 357 Liechtenstein 41 Sweden 46 Czechoslovakia 42 Luxembourg 352 Switzerland 41 Denmark 45 Macao 853 Tahiti 689 Ecuador 593 Malaysia 60 Taiwan 886 Egypt 20 Malta 356 Tanzania 255 El Salvador 503 Mexico 52 Tasmania 61 Ethiopia 51 Monaco 33 Thailand 66 Fiji 679 Morocco 212 Tunisia 216 Finland 358 Netherlands 31 Turkey 90 France 33 Netherl Antil...

Page 208: ...12 8 is set to All or Extended The parameter Ext Digits Source in the Voice ConÞguration window is set to Map If the Þrst two conditions are met but Ext Digits Source is set to User the operator must enter the extended dial digits to be forwarded Setting the number of Extended Dial Digits to a value greater than zero reduces the number of allowable entries in the Voice Speed Dial ConÞguration wind...

Page 209: ...y a list of options then drag down to select the option you want 3 Click on to save your changes Speed Dial Configuration The Voice Speed Dial ConÞguration window contains the dial numbers similar to telephone numbers that can be used to call remote devices The table associates each of these numbers called long dial numbers with a shorter usually speed dial number that can be used to call the devi...

Page 210: ... 12 2 A question mark wildcard can be used for any single digit and an asterisk wildcard can be used for any number of digits Long Dial Map This is a six digit number for which the speed dial number is a shortcut The number must identify its associated device as follows SmartSwitch 1800 Digits 1 4 Voice Node Number 0001 9999 conÞgured in the Voice Parameters window see ConÞguring System Level Voic...

Page 211: ...n the Voice Speed Dial ConÞguration window If extended dial digits are included in the table or the call the call will automatically be forwarded through the remote device to the telephone number that matches the extended digits Adding or Modifying Speed Dial Numbers First access the Voice Speed Dial ConÞguration Window see Speed Dial ConÞguration page 12 5 To add a new Speed Dial Number 1 Enter t...

Page 212: ...12 3 will appear Figure 12 3 Voice ConÞguration You can conÞgure the following voice port parameters DTMF This parameter enables disables or speciÞes a time span over which Dual Tone Multi Frequency DTMF tones will be regenerated DTMF tones are the ÒbeepsÓ usually heard when dialing a touch tone telephone Enter 0 to disable DTMF the NOTE After you have made system level changes such as conÞguring ...

Page 213: ...r of digits for the speed dial number When the operator of the attached voice fax equipment dials a digit that is not the conÞgured Long Dial PreÞx see below the SmartSwitch 1800 assumes a speed dial number is being dialed and activates the Dial Timer If the timer expires with no new digit entries the SmartSwitch will assume dialing is complete The default value for this parameter is 0 A setting o...

Page 214: ...oice channel will be more sensitive to the input this will cause the voice output at the remote device to sound louder The default value for this parameter is 0 Level Out This parameter speciÞes the local voice level out of the voice port A more positive setting produces a higher volume i e 7 produces the highest volume 22 the lowest The default value for this parameter is 4 Long Dial Prefix This ...

Page 215: ... Forwarded Type see below is set to Pulse It speciÞes the break ratio of each digit pulse that is forwarded Break periods are the times contact is broken between digits Valid values are 80 20 in increments of 2 the default value is 66 DTMF On Duration This parameter is relevant only if Forwarded Digits see below is set to All or Extended and Forwarded Type see below is set to DTMF This speciÞes th...

Page 216: ...s not answer the automatic poll the busy out condition will notify an attached PBX that the emergency call should be routed to another call routing device The default value for this parameter is Disabled Auto Poll Timer This parameter is only conÞgurable if Auto Poll see above is Enabled It is the frequency in seconds with which an Auto Poll will be sent The default value for this parameter is 10 ...

Page 217: ...BX indicates it is ready for dial digits no dial tone is transmitted to the PBX the SmartSwitch will toggle the E lead When the E lead returns to its original state the PBX will transmit dial digits to the SmartSwitch If 2W EM TE or 4W EM TE Timed EM is selected you can specify a delay time for when the E Lead follows the M Lead in the TE Timer parameter see above The default value for this parame...

Page 218: ...output at the remote voice fax card If None is selected dial digits are not forwarded to the destination device when a call is initiated on this port If All is selected the speed dial number and associated extended digits are forwarded to the destination device If Extended is selected only the extended digit string is forwarded The source of extended digits i e from the map table or dialed by the ...

Page 219: ...ion to do so 1 To edit a text field remove the existing value and enter the new value 2 To edit a field with a menu button click on the button to display a list of options then drag down to select the option you want 3 Click on to save your changes Applying Port level Changes After you have made any port level conÞguration changes your changes will not take effect until you have done an on line up...

Page 220: ...ease The Voice Interface Config window Figure 12 4 will appear Figure 12 4 Voice Interface ConÞg You can conÞgure the following parameters for each Voice Interface Interface Number In this Þeld enter a number 1 to 129 This is merely a sequential number used to identify the interface Peer Node Type This parameter speciÞes whether the node at the remote end of the frame relay connection is a SmartSw...

Page 221: ...tch 1800 Enter a number 1 to 17 to specify the voice port number on the local SmartSwitch 1800 Frame Relay RLP Enter the RLP number of the logical interface of this end of the frame relay link This would always be 0 for RLP0 on the SmartSwitch 1800 Frame Relay Port Enter the port number of the local frame relay port over which Voice will be transmitted This will be port numbers 0 through 3 on the ...

Page 222: ...e Statistics window provides general information about voice trafÞc that is being transmitted across the selected port To access the window 1 Click mouse button 3 on the voice port of interest to display the Port Menu 2 Drag down to Voice Stats and release The Voice Statistics window Figure 12 5 will appear NOTE After you have made system level changes such as conÞguring a Voice Interface you must...

Page 223: ...itted across the selected port expressed as a rate calls second Clears Received and Transmitted Displays the number of calls received or transmitted that were cleared expressed as a rate clears second Congestions Received and Transmitted Displays the number of congestion management frames that were received or transmitted across the selected port expressed as a rate frames second Busy Calls Displa...

Page 224: ...SmartSwitch 1800 Voice Configuration 12 20 Viewing Voice Statistics ...

Page 225: ...3 3 1 RFC 1315 MIB for Frame Relay DTEs RFC 1381 and RFC 1382 for X 25 beginning with firmware version 4 0 RFC 1398 DeÞnitions of Managed Objects for Ethernet Like Interface Types beginning with Þrmware version 3 3 1 RFC 1490 Multiprotocol Interconnect over Frame Relay RFC 1493 DeÞnitions of Managed Objects for Bridges beginning with Þrmware version 3 3 1 RFC 1643 802 3 Ethernet Statistics beginni...

Page 226: ... addition to the IETF standard MIBs listed above the FRX4000 FRX6000 and SmartSwitch 1800 support a number of proprietary features contained in the CSI Netlink MIB For a copy of this MIB consult your FRX4000 FRX6000 or SmartSwitch 1800 hardware documentation or contact Cabletron SystemsÕ Global Call Center ...

Page 227: ...ridge Enabled 11 3 Bridging Parameters 11 1 bridging support 11 1 Broadcast Address 9 6 9 10 BSCI 8 1 BSCI Subscriber Information 8 7 C Call Info in Request Packet 8 4 call requests 4 1 4 5 Call Timer 12 9 Call User Groups Make Calls Outside CUG 5 19 6 5 Rcv Calls Outside CUG 5 18 6 5 Changes applying 2 34 Charts and Meters 1 4 Circuit Index 10 13 Clear VC on Last Dev Down 8 6 Closed User Group 5 ...

Page 228: ...d Digits 12 14 Forwarded Type 12 14 Forwarding Table Size 11 2 Frame Reject FRMR 6 11 frame rejects 2 27 frame relay access device 1 1 Frame Relay Backup Groups 5 12 Frame Relay Bridge Ports 11 4 Frame Relay DLCI 12 17 frame relay operational parameters 5 2 Frame Relay Port 12 17 Frame Relay RLP 12 17 Frame Type 10 4 Frames Discarded 5 23 Frames Queued 2 26 frx 2 1 FRX Þrmware versions 1 8 FRX4000...

Page 229: ... 7 24 LMI 5 21 LMI rev 1 5 7 Local MAC Address 7 11 Local Node Number 12 17 Local Node Port 12 17 Local SAP Address 7 11 Local Subscriber ID 7 25 8 8 Local Subscriber Id 7 8 Location on Hub View front panel 2 7 Logical DCE 5 6 Logical Port ConÞguration 5 15 logical port indices 4 5 Logical Ports 5 1 5 15 5 16 Logical Rejects 2 27 Long Dial Map 12 6 Long Dial PreÞx 12 10 LP 4 5 LPDA Resource Id 7 9...

Page 230: ... port status color codes 2 5 Port Type 2 13 Port level Changes 5 8 Prevent Local Charge 5 19 6 7 primary DLCI 5 11 Printer Attached 8 11 Priority 4 5 4 7 5 17 7 14 7 22 9 5 11 5 11 8 priority levels 5 11 Protocol Enabled 5 14 protocol support 1 2 protocol selected for serial port 2 13 protocols 2 18 Proxy ARP 9 8 PU ConÞguration 7 7 PU LLC2 ConÞguration 7 10 public data network PDN 4 3 PVC Connect...

Page 231: ...10 Source DLCI 9 7 10 7 Source MAC Address Mask 7 23 Source Port 9 7 10 7 Source RLP 9 7 10 7 Source Route Bridge ID 11 2 Source Subscriber 9 6 10 5 Speed 2 15 6 3 12 12 Speed Dial ConÞguration 12 5 Speed Dial Digits 12 6 spmarun 2 1 Start Synchronization Characters 8 3 State 5 11 Static Routes 10 10 Statistics LAN Card Health 2 27 RLP Health 2 24 Serial Port Health 2 26 Statistics Voice 12 18 Sta...

Page 232: ...DUs 7 13 U Universal LIC 2 18 Un numbered Acknowledgment UA 6 9 Unnumbered Interface 9 8 Use EBCDIC 8 4 Used Buffers 2 26 Utilities 1 4 V Virtual LAN ID 11 2 Voice Interfaces 12 15 Voice Node Number 12 2 Voice Parameters 12 2 Voice Ports 12 8 Voice Statistics 12 18 W Wait Timer 5 14 WAN Enabled 10 6 Watchdog SpooÞng 10 7 wildcard characters 4 3 ...

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