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4 CONFIGURATION CONCEPTS
This chapter introduces the basic SmartWare configuration concepts. A good understanding of these
concepts is vital for the configuration tasks explained in the remaining chapters of this guide.
Even if you do not like to read manuals and user guides, nevertheless we strongly recommend that
you read through this chapter because it introduces the fundamental ideas behind the structure of
the command line interface. Once you understand and know this structure you will find it much
more intuitive to navigate through the CLI and configure specific features.
The chapter includes the following sections:
•
Introduction and Overview
•
Contexts and Gateways
•
Interfaces Ports and Bindings
•
Profiles and use commands
4.1 Introduction and Overview
The Inalp SmartNodes are multi-service network devices that offer high flexibility for the inter-
working of circuit switched and packet routed networks and services. In order to consistently
support a growing set of functions, protocols and applications, SmartWare configuration is based on
a number of abstract concepts that represent the various SmartWare components.
Figure 4-1: Configuration Concept Overview
Figure 4-1 illustrates the various elements of a complete SmartNode configuration. Each of these
elements implements one of the configuration concepts described in this chapter. The figure also
shows the relationships and associations between the different elements. The relations are specified
through
bind
(arrow) and
use
(bullet-lines) commands. For example, you need
bind
commands to
bind a physical port to a logical interface, and
use
commands to assign profiles to contexts.
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