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PVC ADDENDUM TO THE
9A686-04/9A656-04 CONFIGURATION GUIDE
This addendum to the
9A686-04/9A656-04 Configuration Guide
provides an overview of the
configurations that must take place before the first PVC can be created, and describes how to create a
PVC on the 9A686-04 and 9A656-04. This document provides a configuration example, with instructions
on how to create a PVC to meet the needs of the network.
Overview
This document includes the following topics:
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Overview of ILMI 4.0 and the SmartSwitch 9500 system, and how it pertains to the creation of PVCs.
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Overview of Persistence, and how it pertains to the creation of PVCs.
•
Overview of the front panel interface numbering, and CTM backplane interface numbering schemes
supported by the 9A686-04 and 9A656-04.
•
Overview of Traffic Descriptors, and how they pertain to the creation of PVCs.
•
Overview of creating a PVC across the CTM backplane of the SmartSwitch 9500.
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A step-by-step instructs how to perform the following tasks:
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Configure the ILMI settings of a SmartSwitch 9500
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Verify that persistence is active on the SmartSwitch 9500
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Create a new traffic descriptor
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Create a PVC from a front panel interface on a 9A686-04 to another front panel interface on the same
9A686-04
NOTE
This guide is for Cabletron Systems service personnel and QUALIFIED customer
maintenance personnel who are familiar with installing networking systems, and have
a working knowledge of ATM networks, and the use of MIBs to configure network
devices.
The information contained in this supplement supersedes ANY and ALL information
regarding PVCs described in the
9A686-04/9A656-04 Configuration Guide
.
Unless noted otherwise, the information contained in this supplement pertains to both
the 9A686-04 and the 9A656-04.
!
CAUTION
Throughout this document, the user is often instructed to verify the settings configured
in the previous step. It is highly recommended the user perform these verification
steps. This will assist the user in determining where problems may have occurred if the
PVC does not become operational.
