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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), Cisco MGX 8950, Cisco MGX 8830, and Cisco MGX 8880 Configuration Guide
Release 5.0.10, OL-3845-01 Rev. B0, August 16, 2004
Chapter 3 Provisioning PXM1E Communication Links
Quickstart Provisioning Procedures
ATM Trunk Configuration Quickstart
ATM trunks connect the switch to other ATM switches in the core ATM network. The quickstart
procedure in this section provides a summary of the tasks required to configure ATM trunks on
Cisco MGX switches. This procedure is a quick reference for those who have previously configured
these types of connections.
Note
The trunk configuration is not complete until the following procedure has been completed on the
switches at both ends of the trunk.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
username
<password>
Start a configuration session.
Note
To perform all the steps in this quickstart procedure, you
must log in as a user with GROUP1 privileges or higher.
Step 1
cnfcdmode <mode>
Configure the operational mode of all lines on PXM1E cards that
support T1, E1, T3 or E3 lines. This step selects either T1 or E1,
or either T3 or E3, depending on the card type.
Note
You need to configure the card mode before you provision
connections on the PXM1E card.
Step 2
upln <bay.line>
Related commands:
dsplns
dspln -type <bay.line>
Bring up and configure lines. This step establishes physical layer
connectivity between two switches.
See the “
” section later in this chapter.
Step 3
cnfln <options>
Related commands:
dsplns
dspln -type <bay.line>
Configure lines if the default configuration parameters must be
changed.
See the “
” section later in this chapter.
Step 4
addapsln <workingIndex>
<protectIndex> <archmode>
dspapslns
dspapsln working-slot.bay.line>
Configure a redundant relationship between two PXM1E lines.
See the “
Establishing Redundancy Between Two Lines with
” section later in this chapter.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
username
<password>
Start a configuration session.
Note
To perform all the steps in this quickstart procedure, you
must log in as a user with GROUP1 privileges or higher.
Step 2
Bring up PXM1E lines as described in the “
,” which appears earlier in this chapter.