PacketStar
®
PSAX 4500 Multiservice Media Gateway User Guide
, Issue 2
Release 8.0.0
255-700-239
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Configuring PNNI
PNNI System-Wide Configuration
For an overview of PNNI and the PNNI features supported on the PSAX 4500
system, see Chapter 3.
To configure a PNNI node for your PSAX 4500 system, perform the steps in
the following procedure.
Note:
Before you can configure an I/O module with the ATM PNNI 1.0
interface, you must configure PNNI for your PSAX 4500 system.
Configuring the PNNI Node
Begin
1
At the Console Interface Main Menu, select Site-Specific Configuration
(or press Ctrl+P).
The Site-Specific Menu is displayed (not shown).
2
On the Site-Specific Menu window, select the PNNI System-Wide Con-
figuration option (or press Ctrl+N).
The PNNI System-Wide Configuration window is displayed (see
Figure 6-1).
3
Select the PNNI Node Configuration option (or press Ctrl+N).
The PNNI Node Table window is displayed (see Figure 6-2).
4
Select the
Add Node Entry
command.
The PNNI Node Configuration window is displayed (see Figure 6-3).
5
Select the values for the fields on this window from the values given in
Table 6-1.
6
Select the
Create Node Entry
command (or press Ctrl+A).
The Node entry is created and the Node Id field displays the node identi-
fier of your PSAX 4500 system.
7
Select the
Bring Node Into Service
command (or press Ctrl+N).
The
[OperStatus]
display field on the lower left panel indicates that the
node is up.
Note:
You must bring the node into service to enable PNNI support on
your PSAX 4500 system. The ATM PNNI interface cannot be
brought into service until a PNNI node is created and in service. If