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Chapter 3
Configuring with the Command-Line Interface
Configuring the 1-Port HSSI Network Module
The 1-port HSSI network module provides the following benefits:
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Supports speeds up to 52 Mbps
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Supports a range of connectivity options: ATM, Frame Relay, PPP, and SMDS
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Supports EIA/TIA-612 and EIA/TIA-613 specifications at T3, E3, SONET OC1/STS-1 and NXT1
subrates
Configuration Tasks
Perform the tasks in the following sections to configure a HSSI interface. The first task is required; the
remaining tasks are optional.
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Specify a HSSI, page 3-47
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Specify HSSI Encapsulation, page 3-47
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Invoke ATM on a HSSI Line, page 3-48
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Convert HSSI to Clock Master, page 3-48
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Disable Fair Queueing, page 3-48
Specify a HSSI
To specify a HSSI and enter interface configuration mode, perform the following tasks in global
configuration mode:
Specify HSSI Encapsulation
The HSSI supports the serial encapsulation methods, except for X.25-based encapsulations. The default
method is HDLC. You can define the encapsulation method by performing the following task in interface
configuration mode:
For information about PPP, see the “Configure SLIP and PPP” chapter of the Cisco IOS Release 11.3
Access Services Configuration Guide and the “Configure PPP for Wide-Area Networking” chapter of the
Cisco IOS Release 11.3 Wide-Area Networking Configuration Guide.
Task
Command
Begin interface configuration.
interface hssi
slot/port
Task
Command
Configure HSSI encapsulation.
encapsulation
{atm-dxi | hdlc |
frame-relay
| ppp | sdlc-primary |
sdlc-secondary
| smds | stun}
