Chapter 3 Topology
Physical Topologies
SCE 2000 4xGBE Installation and Configuration Guide
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SCE 2000 Configuration
There are four topology-related parameters:
•
Connection mode
: Can be any one of the following, depending on the physical installation of
the
SCE 2000
:
•
Inline: single
SCE 2000
inline
•
Receive-only: single
SCE 2000
receive-only
•
Inline-cascade: two
SCE 2000
s inline
•
Receive-only-cascade: two
SCE 2000
s receive-only
•
Physically-connected-links
: In cascaded configurations, this parameter defines the number of
the link connected to this
SCE 2000
.
It is applicable only in a cascade topology.
•
Priority
: This parameter defines which
SCE 2000
platform is the primary device.
It is applicable only in a cascade topology.
•
On-failure
: This parameter determines whether the system cuts the traffic or bypasses it when
the
SCE 2000
either has failed or is booting. It is not applicable to receive-only topologies.
Any of these parameters may be configured via either the
setup
command or the
connection-mode
command.
Connection Mode Parameter
The connection mode parameter refers directly to the physical topology in which the
SCE 2000
is
installed. The connection mode depends on two factors:
•
Inline/Receive-only:
•
Inline
: The
SCE 2000
resides on the data link between the subscriber side and the
network side, thus both receiving and transmitting packets.
•
Receive-only
: The
SCE 2000
does not reside physically on the data link. Data is
forwarded to the
SCE 2000
via an external switch. The
SCE 2000
itself receives only and
does not transmit.
•
Cascade
: Indicates a two
SCE 2000
topology where the
SCE 2000
platforms are connected
via the cascade ports.
The connection mode parameter is determined by the physical deployment of the
SCE 2000
, as
follows:
•
Single
SCE 2000
bump-in-the-wire installation = “
Inline
” connection mode.
•
Single
SCE 2000
optical splitter installation = “
Receive-only
” connection mode.
•
Two
SCE 2000
bump-in-the-wire installation = “
Inline-cascade
” connection mode.
•
Two
SCE 2000
optical splitter installation = “
Receive-only-cascade
” connection mode.