Cabletron Systems MMAC-Plus 9A129-01 Management Manual

Brand: Cabletron Systems

Model: MMAC-Plus 9A129-01

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Cabletron Systems MMAC-Plus 9A129-01 is a high-performance ATM module that provides connectivity between two interfaces: the front panel interface and one of the FDDI rings on the backplane (FNB-1 or FNB-2). It supports both Permanent Virtual Channels (PVCs) and Switched Virtual Channels (SVCs), and offers a range of encapsulation types, including VC Mux 802.3 LANE, VC Mux Bridged 802.3, and LLC Encapsulation. The module also features a flexible network bus (FNB) resource configuration, allowing you to connect it to either FDDI network on the chassis' backplane.

9032070

MMAC-Plus

9A128-01/9A129-01

ATM Module

Local Management Appendix

Appendix

9A128-01 and 9A129-01

Module Speciﬁc Information

Introduction

This appendix contains local management information that is speciﬁc to the

following ATM Modules:

• 9A128-01 (1 Port, Multimode Fiber, SC Connector)

• 9A129-01 (1 Port, Single-Mode Fiber, SC Connector)

Module Interfaces

The 9A128-01 and 9A129-01 ATM Modules have four interfaces. Table 1 lists the

identifying number, name, and description of each interface.

Use the numbers listed in Table 1 to conﬁgure the module’s default interface (see

the General Conﬁguration Screen).

Table 1. 9A128-01/9A129-01 ATM Module Interfaces

Interface

Number

Interface

Name

Interface

Description

1 SMB-1 1 Mbps System Management Bus

2 SMB-10 10 Mbps System Management Bus

3 FNB Flexible Network Bus

4 ATM ATM (module front panel)

9A128-01 and 9A129-01 Module Speciﬁc Information

FNB Resource Conﬁguration Codes

The 9A128-01 and 9A129-01 ATM Modules provide connectivity between two

interfaces: the front panel interface and one of the FDDI rings on the backplane

(FNB-1 or FNB-2).

The FNB Resource Conﬁguration Screen allows you to connect the module’s front

panel interface to one of the chassis’ two FDDI networks (FNB-1 or FNB-2) via a

bridge/router.

The FNB Resource Conﬁguration Screen lists all the possible connections that the

module can support on the FNB, displays the current connection, and allows you

to change the connection. Table 2 lists and describes the FDDI connections from

which you can select.

Table 2. 9A128-01/9A129-01 ATM Module FNB Resource Conﬁguration Codes

Conﬁguration

FDDI Connections Description

1 No FDDI Connections

The FNB-1 and the FNB-2 on the

chassis’ backplane are not

connected to the module’s

bridge/router.

2 FNB-1

The FNB-1 on the backplane is

connected to the module’s

bridge/router.

3 FNB-2

The FNB-2 on the backplane is

connected to the module’s

bridge/router.

9A128-01 and 9A129-01 Module Speciﬁc Information

Virtual Channels and Virtual Paths

Rather than addressing cells to a speciﬁc destination, as in a LAN, ATM addresses

cells to Virtual Channels (VCs) and/or Virtual Paths (VPs). This addressing takes

place in the header ﬁeld of the ATM cell.

VCs and VPs are bi-directional (i.e., they transfer information in both directions

on a single channel or path), and are “set up” between devices on the ATM

network prior to transmission. Similar to WAN transmission, ATM technology

provides the ability to send several VCs together over a VP, and several VPs over

an ATM link segment.

Permanent and Switched Virtual Channels

ATM networks use two different types of Virtual Channels – Permanent Virtual

Channels (PVCs) and Switched Virtual Channels (SVCs). The difference between

PVCs and SVCs exists in the channel setup.

PVCs are pre-conﬁgured by an administration function, and are usually

established for long term use. After setting up this channel, nothing else is

required by the network to transfer information between the two established

points. This type of virtual channelling is established through a local or remote

management interface.

SVCs use a signaling and network switching procedure to set up dynamically. In

other words, SVCs are established “on the ﬂy,” as needed for a particular service,

used to transmit on the short term, and then terminated.

9A128-01 and 9A129-01 Module Speciﬁc Information

ATM Connection Setup Screen

The ATM Connection Setup Screen (Figure 1), displays the module’s Permanent

Virtual Channels (PVCs) and Switched Virtual Channels (SVCs). You can add or

delete PVCs.

Figure 1. ATM Connection Setup Screen

MMAC-Plus LOCAL MANAGEMENT

ATM CONNECTION SETUP

Module Name: 9A128-01 Firmware Revision: 02.10.13

Slot Number: 5 BOOTPROM Revision: 01.01.08

ATM Port 4 Current Connections: 11

VPI VCI Encapsulation Type AAL Type Oper. Status

0 0005 Other 5 Enabled

0 0016 Other 5 Enabled

0 0033 Other 5 Enabled

0 0034 VC Mux 802.3 LANE 5 Enabled

0 0041 VC Mux 802.3 LANE 5 Enabled

PORT: 4 PREVIOUS NEXT ADD/DELETE RETURN

The screens shown in this appendix are for the 9A128-01 ATM Module. These

screens also apply to the 9A129-01 ATM Module.

NOTE

9A128-01 and 9A129-01 Module Speciﬁc Information

ATM Connection Setup Screen Fields

The following information brieﬂy explains each ATM Connection Setup Screen

ﬁeld.

ATM Port

Displays the MIB II interface number. Valid values are 4 through 67.

Current Connections

Displays the number of connections (PVCs and SVCs) conﬁgured to the module.

VPI

Displays the Virtual Path Identiﬁer (VPI) of each connection. You assign VPIs in

the Add/Delete Entry screen.

VCI

Displays the Virtual Channel Identiﬁer (VCI) of each connection. You assign VCIs

in the Add/Delete Entry screen.

Encapsulation Type

Displays the method used to encapsulate data at the ATM Adaptation Layer 5

(AAL-5) for each connection. The 9A128-01/9A129-01 module supports the

following methods of encapsulation:

•

VC Mux 802.3 LANE (default)

VC Based Multiplexed 802.3 LAN Emulation. This method is speciﬁed by the

ATM Forum LAN Emulation speciﬁcation.

•

VC Mux Bridged 802.3

VC Based Multiplexing for bridged protocols as deﬁned by the IETF

RFC 1483.

•

LLC Encapsulation

Logical Link Control for Bridged Protocols as deﬁned by the IETF RFC 1483.

AAL Type

Displays the ATM Adaptation Layer (AAL) type of each connection. The AAL

divides the user information into segments suitable for packaging into series of

ATM cells. The ATM Forum’s LAN Emulation speciﬁcation dictates that AAL-5

be used for all LAN emulation trafﬁc. The 9A128-01/9A129-01 module supports:

• AAL-3/4

• AAL-5 (

default

)

9A128-01 and 9A129-01 Module Speciﬁc Information

Oper. Status

Displays the operational status of each connection. Valid values are:

• Enabled (

default

)

• Disabled

Displaying Information About Another Port

To display information about another port (change the MIB II interface number):

1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the

PORT:

ﬁeld (lower left corner of screen).

2. Press the

Space

Bar

to increment (press the

Backspace

key to decrement) the

port number.

Viewing Previous/Next Channels

To view the previous/next series of channels in the ATM Connection Setup

Screen:

1. Use the arrow keys to highlight

then press the

Return

key.

Displaying the Add/Delete Entry Screen

To display the Add/Delete Entry Screen:

1. Use the arrow keys to highlight

ADD/DELETE

, then press the

Return

key.

Exiting the ATM Connection Setup Screen

To exit the ATM Connection Setup Screen:

1. Use the arrow keys to highlight

RETURN

, then press the

Return

key.

9A128-01 and 9A129-01 Module Speciﬁc Information

ATM Connection Add/Delete Entry Screen

The ATM Connection Add/Delete Entry Screen (Figure 2), is used to add or

delete a PVC on the module.

Figure 2. ATM Connection Add/Delete Entry Screen

MMAC-Plus LOCAL MANAGEMENT

ATM CONNECTION ADD/DELETE ENTRY

Module Name: 9A128-01 Firmware Revision: 02.10.13

Slot Number: 5 BOOTPROM Revision: 01.01.08

Port VPI VCI AAL Type Encapsulation Type

4 0 0000 [5] [VC Mux Bridged 802.3]

ADD/MODIFY RETURN

9A128-01 and 9A129-01 Module Speciﬁc Information

ATM Connection Add/Delete Entry Screen Fields

The following information brieﬂy explains each ATM Connection Add/Delete

Entry Screen ﬁeld.

Port

The MIB II interface that the PVC is being created on.

VPI

Use this ﬁeld to enter the VPI of the PVC you want to add, delete, or modify. The

acceptable value for this ﬁeld is 0.

VCI

Use this ﬁeld to enter the VCI of the PVC you want to add, delete, or modify. This

ﬁeld allows values of 0–1023.

AAL Type (Toggle)

Use this ﬁeld to select the ATM Adaptation Layer for the PVC you want to add,

delete, or modify. Press the

Space

Bar

to toggle the selections, which are:

• AAL-3/4

• AAL-5 (

default

)

Encapsulation Type (Toggle)

Use this ﬁeld to select the data encapsulation type used over AAL-5. Press the

Space

Bar

to select one of the following:

•

VC Mux Bridged 802.3

VC Based Multiplexing for bridged protocols as deﬁned by the IETF

RFC 1483.

•

LLC Encapsulation

Logical Link Control for Bridged Protocols as deﬁned by the IETF RFC 1483.

9A128-01 and 9A129-01 Module Speciﬁc Information

Adding PVCs to the ATM Connection Table

To add a PVC to the ATM Connection Table:

1. Go to the ATM Connection Add/Delete Entry Screen.

2. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the VPI ﬁeld.

3. Enter the number of the VPI you want to add and then press the

Tab

key.

4. Enter the number of the VCI you want to add and then press the

Tab

key.

5. Press the

Space

Bar

to select the AAL type.

6. Press the

Tab

key.

7. Press the

Space

Bar

to select the Encapsulation Type.

8. Use the arrow keys to highlight

ADD/MODIFY

, then press the

Return

key.

The message “ENTRY ADDED” is displayed (upper left corner of screen).

Deleting PVCs from the ATM Connection Table

To delete a PVC from the Connection Table:

1. Go to the ATM Connection Add/Delete Entry Screen.

2. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the VPI ﬁeld.

3. Enter the number of the VPI you want to delete and then press the

Tab

key.

4. Enter the number of the VCI you want to delete and then press the

Tab

key.

5. Use the arrow keys to highlight

DELETE

, then press the

Return

key.

The message “ENTRY DELETED” is displayed (upper left corner of screen).

After you add a new PVC, or specify the VPI and VCI for an existing PVC, the

DELETE command is displayed.

NOTE

9A128-01 and 9A129-01 Module Speciﬁc Information

Modifying an Existing PVC

To modify a PVC:

1. Go to the ATM Connection Add/Delete Entry Screen.

2. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the VPI ﬁeld.

3. Enter the number of the VPI you want to modify and then press the

Tab

key.

4. Enter the number of the VCI you want to modify and then press the

Tab

key.

5. Press the

Space

Bar

to select the AAL type.

6. Press the Tab key.

7. Press the Space Bar to select the Encapsulation Type.

8. Use the arrow keys to highlight ADD/MODIFY, then press the Return key.

After you press the Return key, two (2) messages are displayed in the upper left

hand corner of the screen: “ENTRY DELETED” and then “ENTRY ADDED”.

NOTE

9A128-01 and 9A129-01 Module Speciﬁc Information

LEC Administration Screen

The LEC Administration Screen (Figure 3), is used to add, delete, modify, or view

LAN Emulation attributes on the module.

Figure 3. LEC Administration Screen

MMAC-Plus LOCAL MANAGEMENT

9A128-01 LEC Administration

Module Name: 9A128-01 Firmware Revision: 02.10.13

Slot Number: 5 BOOTPROM Revision: 01.01.08

LEC Index: 4

Configure ELAN: [Automatic]

ELAN Name: ctron

Max MTU Size: [1516]

LAN Type: [802.3]

LES ATM Address: 47000580FFE1000000F21A272C0020481A272C10

ADD/MODIFY DELETE RETURN

9A128-01 and 9A129-01 Module Speciﬁc Information

LEC Administration Screen Fields

The following information brieﬂy explains each LEC Administration Screen ﬁeld.

LEC Index

Displays the MIB II interface number. Valid values are 4 through 67.

Conﬁgure ELAN (Toggle)

Speciﬁes whether the LAN Emulation Client should auto-conﬁgure. Use the

Space Bar to select one of the following choices:

• Automatic (default) - A client uses a LAN Emulation Conﬁguration Server

(LECS) to learn the ATM address of its LAN Emulation Server and to obtain

other parameters.

• Manually - The ATM address of the LAN Emulation Server (LES) and the

values of other parameters must be entered by the user.

ELAN Name

The name of the ELAN to which this client is joined.

By default, the unit makes a LANE join request to the ATM network with the

ELAN name blank (no entry). By popular LANE convention, Join Requests of this

type will put that client into the ﬁrst conﬁgured ELAN on the LECS (also known

as the “default ELAN”). Assume this ELAN is named “ELAN1”. Once the device

has successfully completed the Join process, all ATM-speciﬁc Local Management

screens will then reﬂect “ELAN: ELAN1”. This means that all Local Management

screen information pertains to the “ELAN1” ELAN.

To set the device back to join the “default” ELAN, you must delete the current

ELAN (ELAN1). After the current ELAN is deleted, a message is displayed that

states that there are no longer any active ELANs. Now, you can move to the

ELAN Name ﬁeld. Press the Space Bar and then the Return key. Highlight SAVE

and press the Return key. This will cause the device to join the “default ELAN”

again.

Since we support just a single ELAN, you cannot create a new ELAN unless all

current ELANs have been deleted.

If there are currently no active ELANs, then all choices on the ATM Speciﬁc

Conﬁguration Screen will result in the message “No ACTIVE ELAN present”. You

can only access the Connection Table screen and the LEC Administration screen.

You cannot access the LEC Properties screen, since there is no information.

Future releases will support multiple ELANs. Check your release notes to

determine whether your release supports multiple ELANs.

NOTE

9A128-01 and 9A129-01 Module Speciﬁc Information

Max MTU Size (Toggle)

The maximum data frame size that this client will use the next time it returns to

the Initial State. Use the Space Bar to select one of the following choices:

• 1516 (default)

• 4544

LAN Type (Toggle)

The data frame format this LEC is using currently. Use the Space Bar to select one

of the following choices:

• 802.3 (default)

• 802.5

LES ATM Address

The LES this client will use the next time it is started in manual conﬁguration

mode.

Adding an ELAN

To add an ELAN:

1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Conﬁgure ELAN ﬁeld.

2. Press the Space Bar to select either Automatic or Manually.

3. Use the arrow keys to move to the ELAN Name ﬁeld.

4. Type the name of the ELAN you want to add.

5. Use the arrow keys to move to the Max MTU Size and LAN Type ﬁelds. Using

the Space Bar, select the appropriate choice for each ﬁeld.

6. Use the arrow keys to highlight ADD/MODIFY, then press the Return key.

The message “ADD COMPLETE” is displayed.

Remember, since we support just a single ELAN, you cannot create a new ELAN

unless all current ELANs have been deleted.

NOTE

9A128-01 and 9A129-01 Module Speciﬁc Information

Deleting an ELAN

To delete an ELAN:

1. Use the arrow keys to highlight DELETE, then press the Return key.

The message “DELETE COMPLETE” is displayed.

Modifying an ELAN

To modify an ELAN:

1. Use the arrow keys to move to the ﬁeld you want to modify.

2. Press the Space Bar to modify (select) another option.

3. Use the arrow keys to highlight ADD/MODIFY, then press the Return key.

The message “ADD COMPLETE” is displayed.

9A128-01 and 9A129-01 Module Speciﬁc Information

LEC Properties Screen

The LEC Properties Screen (Figure 4), displays information about the various

LAN Emulation components.

Figure 4. LEC Properties Screen

MMAC-Plus LOCAL MANAGEMENT

9A128-01 LEC PROPERTIES

Module Name: 9A128-01 Firmware Revision: 02.10.13

Slot Number: 5 BOOTPROM Revision: 01.01.08

LEC Index: 4 LEC STATE: operational(7)

LEC ID: 6 STATUS: active(1)

LEC ATM ADDR: 47000580FFE1000000F21A272C00001D17854A04

LECS ATM ADDR: 4700790000000000000000000000A03E00000100

LES ATM ADDR: 47000580FFE1000000F21A272C0020481A272C10

BUS ATM ADDR:

LECS Configuration Direct VCC: 0, 0

LES Control Direct VCC: 0, 33

LES Control Distribute VCC: 0, 254

BUS Multicast Send VCC: 0, 34

BUS Multicast Forward VCC: 0, 245

NEXT PREV RETURN

9A128-01 and 9A129-01 Module Speciﬁc Information

LEC Properties Screen Fields

The following information brieﬂy explains each LEC Properties Screen ﬁeld.

LEC Index

Displays the MIB II interface number. Valid values are 4 through 67.

LEC ID

Displays the two-byte ID assigned to this LEC by the LES.

LEC STATE

The current state of this LEC instance. Possible values are:

• busConnect

• conﬁgure

• join

• initialRegistration

• initialState

• lecsConnect

• operational

STATUS

The current status of this LEC. Possible values are:

• Active

• Not In Service

LEC ATM Address

Displays the ATM address of this LEC entry.

LECS ATM Address

Displays the ATM address of the LECS (if it is known), or the empty string.

LES ATM Address

Displays the LES address for the ELAN of which this client is a member.

BUS ATM Address

Displays the ATM address of the Broadcast and Unknown Server.

LECS Conﬁguration Direct VCC

A bi-directional, point-to-point connection set up by the LEC to get conﬁguration

information and the ATM address of the LES.

LES Control Direct VCC

A bi-directional, point-to-point VPI/VCI used by the LEC to issue LE_ARP

requests and can be used by the LES to forward LE_ARP replies. This connection

is maintained for as long as the LEC participates in the ELAN.

9A128-01 and 9A129-01 Module Speciﬁc Information

LES Control Distribute VCC

An optional point-to-multi-point, or point-to-point connection. The LES uses this

to forward LE_ARP requests that it cannot process. This connection is maintained

for as long as the LEC participates in the ELAN.

BUS Multicast Send VCC

A bi-directional, point-to-point VPI/VCI used by the LEC to send broadcast,

multicast and unknown unicast trafﬁc to the BUS. This connection is maintained

for as long as the LEC participates in the ELAN.

BUS Multicast Forward VCC

A point-to-multi-point or a unidirectional point-to-point VPI/VCI from the BUS

to each LEC. It is used by the BUS to forward trafﬁc received from the LECS.

9A128-01 and 9A129-01 Module Speciﬁc Information

SVC Signalling Screen

The SVC Signalling Screen (Figure 5), is used to change the type of SVC signalling

and LAN Emulation used by the module.

Figure 5. SVC Signalling Screen

MMAC-Plus LOCAL MANAGEMENT

9A128-01 SVC Signalling

Module Name: 9A128-01 Firmware Revision: 02.10.13

Slot Number: 5 BOOTPROM Revision: 01.01.08

Signalling/LAN Emulation Type: [UNI3.0/LANE1.0]

ILMI: [ON]

LEC ATM Address: 47000580FFE1000000F21A272C00001D17854A04

SAVE RETURN

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