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Prisma EtherLinX Unit Installation
Instructions
Overview
Introduction
The Prisma
®
EtherLinX
™
unit enables service providers to offer differentiated data
networking or virtual private network (VPN) services to multi-tenant building and
business customers. Residing at the customer premises or at the service provider
point of presence (POP), the Prisma EtherLinX unit provides a VLAN-based Layer 2
entry point to the metropolitan area network (MAN) fiber network, trunking,
differentiating and separating customer traffic. Featuring SNMP management,
bandwidth control, quality of service (QoS), traffic prioritization, and multicast
pruning (using IGMP v1, v2), it is an ideal solution for delivering Ethernet-based
services to customers quickly and cost-effectively. The Prisma EtherLinX unit also
features Telnet, and firmware upgrading through serial configuration or Telnet via a
TFTP server.
Purpose
These installation instructions provide product information and instructions for
installing the Prisma EtherLinX
unit.
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