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Routers & Kaleido-X
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number of data bits, parity, stop bits and flow control. Click in the field beside Router and select a
logical router (e.g. SmallLogicalRouter) from the list:
This is the logical router that will be controlled by the router control panel. When the Kaleido-X receives
commands over the serial port on the output card selected in step 4, it will know these are destined for
the logical router corresponding to “SmallLogicalRouter”.
Note: The Network Compact controller protocol allows you to only specify one logical router (it is a
one-to-one controller protocol).
Adding an Intelligent Router Controller
An intelligent router controller is one that can issue switching commands to any router connected to
(controlled by) the Kaleido-X. In order to be able to do this, it must attach a unique identifier to each
command that will allow the Kaleido-X to direct the command to the appropriate device. This unique
identifier is the “Logical router matrix ID”, which is similar to the “Level or frame ID” for a physical router,
but identifies a logical router.
So, for example, if you press a button on the external panel that is set up to make a crosspoint change on
logical router matrix ID 0, the Kaleido-X will receive this command, look up matrix ID 0 to find the physical
router it is mapped to, and then forward the crosspoint change to the physical router using the appropriate
protocol. In such cases, the Kaleido-X acts as a “protocol translator” for the control panel.