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Server Cards 20-11
Analog Bridging Server Card Analog Bridge Server Card User Screens and
Settings
Figure 20-7.Bridge All Ports command
Figure 20-7 shows ports 001, 002 and 008 in the logUNIT field being connected to User card
U8. We can also see that the seventh port displayed is connected to our newly provisioned
bridge number 5, and shows us that ports 1 and 2 on card U8 are connected to Bridge number
14. In addition, we can see that all the ports here are assigned to either bridge 5 or 14 and go
to various cards and WAN busses. We can also see that some are active and others are in
standby along with their respective services which they carry.
Once ports have been assigned to the bridge, placing them standby allows changes on these
lines, but they will still be part of the assigned bridge and taking up resources. The illustration
seen below in Figure 20-8 shows the port screen for bridge 14. It shows two active E&M lines
on card U8 (participant 1 and 2), and three connections that are part of bridge 14 even though
they are in standby status (participants 3, 4 and 5). These bridge resources are still active
participants, as they have a logUNIT assigned, as seen in the circled data. At the main screen,
the bridge count for bridge number 14 will show five ports in use - even though some
(participants 3, 4 and 5) are in the standby status. In order to remove these participant
resources from the bridge, the port must first be put into standby mode here in the ports screen,
and then the user can remove the participant from the bridge at the All ports screen.