Serial Line Interface Protocol (SLIP)
The Supervisory Port can be configured as a SLIP interface. The SLIP interface,
which is described in RFC 1055, is responsible for encapsulating SNMP (i.e., IP)
datagrams. In other words, SLIP defines a sequence of characters that frame SNMP
datagrams on an RS232 serial line. The maximum SLIP packet size is 1006.
Using SNMP over the SLIP interface, an SNMP manager can configure, operate,
and monitor the performance of a Access-T. Access-T with SNMP also supports
SNMP traps, which are autonomous (i.e., unsolicited) alarm (or change-of-state)
notification messages.
Note:
Access-T does not support fragmentation of IP packets.
If the SNMP request (or response) exceeds the 1500-byte infor-
mation buffer, it will not be processed. The manager must
ensure that requests and possible responses fit this criterion.
Chapter 1 contains general information about SNMP, and Appendix H contains more
information about Access-T SNMP trap support.
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
The Supervisory Port can be configured as a PPP interface. The PPP interface,
which is described in RFC 1331, is responsible for encapsulating SNMP (i.e., IP)
datagrams. In other words, PPP defines a sequence of characters that frame SNMP
datagrams on an RS232 serial point-to-point line. Besides the encapsulation scheme,
PPP also provides a Link Control Protocol (LCP) for establishing, configuring, and
testing the data- link connection and a family of Network Control Protocols (NCPs)
for establishing and configuring different network-layer protocols.
Using SNMP over the PPP interface, an SNMP manager can configure, operate,
and monitor the performance of a Access-T. Access-T with SNMP also supports
SNMP traps, which are autonomous (i.e., unsolicited) alarm (or change-of-state)
notification messages.
Note:
Access-T does not support fragmentation of IP packets.
If the SNMP request (or response) exceeds the 1500-byte infor-
mation buffer, it will not be processed. The manager must
ensure that requests and possible responses fit this criterion.
Chapter 1
contains general information about SNMP. Appendix H contains more
information about Access-T SNMP trap support. Appendix I provides supplementary
information about PPP support specific for Access-T.
ACST-0351-005
Chapter 2
June 1996
Access-T Functional Overview
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