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11 • In-band management
Overview
This chapter describes how to configure in-band management channels. The
“Introduction”
section describes
the architecture and use of in-band management channels. Succeeding sections describe the three types of in-
band management channels (each section includes examples that will help you understand and use in-band
management channels in your network system).
The first type of in-band management channel is described in section
“Defining a T1/E1 Management Chan-
nel”
on page 154. The following examples of T1/E1 management channels are included:
•
Using a Frame Relay channel over the T1/E1 port
•
Creating a bridged PPP channel over T1/E1
•
Implementing a routed PPP channel
The second type is described in section
“Defining a Chassis (H.110) Management Channel”
on page 160. The
following two examples are included:
•
A routed PPP (IPCP) chassis management channel
•
A bridged PPP (BCP) chassis management channel
The third and last type is described in section
“Defining a G.SHDSL Management Channel”
on page 167.
The following examples connect via a Patton Model 3086 over a G.SHDSL link in two configurations:
•
A bridged PPP (BCP) management channel
•
A routed PPP (IPCP) in-band channel
Introduction
The Models 3096RC G.SHDSL, 3196RC iDSL, and 2616RC T1/E1 T-DACs offer in-band management
over Frame Relay or PPP (point-to-point protocol). Management channels may be created over a T1/E1 WAN
port, a G.SHDSL WAN port, or the Chassis Management Channels. The remote management channel is for
access from a remote management station via the T1/E1 or G.SHDSL WAN port into the T-DAC. The Chas-
sis Management Channels are management links between cards within the same ForeFront chassis.
By using a combination of remote management channels and Chassis Management Channels, all the cards in
one chassis and multiple chassis can be managed via one T1/E1 or G.SHDSL WAN link from a remote man-
agement station, which may simply be a PC with a standard browser like Netscape or Internet Explorer.
The remote management channels may be configured for either Frame Relay or PPP using a single or multiple
DS0 time slots in the T1/E1 or G.SHDSL WAN port. Each Chassis Management Channel uses one time slot in
each direction. Further details are provided below in the section describing how to define a Chassis
Management Channel.
Figure 82
is a graphical example with the management station accessing the ForeFront chassis through a T1/E1
or G.SHDSL WAN port via a TDM network.
T-DAC_2
and
T-DAC_3
have in-band management paths with
Chassis Management Channels in a star topology.
T-DAC_1
is the hub of the star.
