Paradyne Hotwire 7974, User Manual

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IP Addressing
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7970-A2-GB20-00 August 1999
Review the following information in preparation for selecting an IP addressing
scheme.
H
Any legal host address is allowed for a given subnet. The address choice
within the subnet is arbitrary.
H
A single route to a subnet is all that is needed to reach every device on a
subnet. The unit’s routing table supports a maximum of 20 routes.
IP Addressing Example
99-16040-03
DSLAM
DSLAM
79xx
79xx
79xx
MCC Base
Address = 126.35.50.1
MCC Base Subnet
Mask = 255.255.255.0
Port 1
Peer IP Address = 126.35.1.5
MCC
LTU
87xx
Port 2
Peer IP Address = 126.35.1.4
Port 3
Peer IP Address = 126.35.1.2
Port 4
Peer IP Address = 126.35.1.3
NTU
MCC
MCC Backplane
Address = 126.35.1.1
MCC Backplane
Mask = 255.255.255.0
LTU Backplane
Address = 126.35.1.16
NTU Backplane
Address = 126.35.50.2
Peer IP Address Assignments
H
The Peer IP Address refers to the EOC interface IP address of the unit
configured as an NTU. When the LTU and NTU negotiate a connection, the
NTU receives its address from the LTU.
H
The Peer IP Address must be unique within the MCC backplane subnet.