Cabletron Systems Netlink FRX8000 User manual

User Guide

For Release 3.0

09-41-06-150-02

The Complete Networking Solution

TM

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FCC

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two

conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept

any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital

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ronment. This equipment uses, generates, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not

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Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites

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About This Manual

Rev Date Reason for Update

01 August 1997 General availability

02 March 1998 New format

This manual supplements screen prompts and menus as an aid in configuring the database and

performing system operations on a Netlink FRX8000. Before using the manual, you should be

familiar with FRX8000 hardware, as well as the protocols (frame relay, SNA, etc.) you will be

using.

Terminology and Conventions

This typeface represents general text. This typeface represents keyboard input and video output.

(This text is dark cyan in on-screen versions of the manual, and black in paper versions.)

In on-screen versions of the manual, items in blue are links to other places in the manual.

This symbol points to an informational note relating to the text, table, or figure that

immediately precedes or follows it.

This symbol and text identifies a cautionary note, the content of which is more

critical to heed than an informational note.

The following references to keyboard keys appear in the manual and/or on the screen:

[N] is a reference to a key on your keyboard (where “N” is the key).

Enter means that you should type in the information, then press the [E nte r] key.

Type is similar to Enter, except that the word “[E nte r]” follows the information to be

typed (e.g., “type n [Enter]”).

Press means press (hit, strike) the key once. Pressing the [Enter] key afterwards is not

necessary.

[Ctrl] followed by one or two other key designations, must be struck simultaneously

with the other keys shown.

If a statement ends with a reference to a key—for example, “....then press [Enter].”—the period

is not part of the data to be entered. If a period should be entered, it will be shown as [.]. The

same applies to all other punctuation. When instructed to, for example, “press [A], [B] from the

Main Menu,” this means press [A], then [B], not [A] comma [B].

Screen Displays

Screen Displays are provided to show the general appearance of actual screens. They are only

examples—the information shown is not always representative of an operational system.

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Table of Contents

Section I Getting Started

Chapter 1 Overview

Summary of Features................................................................................ 1-2

Hardware Overview ................................................................................. 1-5

Chapter 2 Getting Started

Using the INM Menu System................................................................... 2-1

Section II Configuration

Chapter 3 Introduction to Database Configuration

Database Setup Recommendations .......................................................... 3-4

Configuration Operations........................................................................ 3-5

Master Status.......................................................................................... 3-11

Producing Configuration Reports........................................................... 3-12

Chapter 4 Configuring Network Parameters

Configuring Network Defaults................................................................. 4-2

Creating a Network Representation ......................................................... 4-9

Chapter 5 Configuring Node Records

Configuring Node Records....................................................................... 5-2

Chapter 6 Configuring LPs and LAN Cards

FRX8000 RLP.......................................................................................... 6-1

N7000 RLP............................................................................................... 6-6

N7000 RLP Parameters............................................................................ 6-7

N7000 Standard LP.................................................................................. 6-8

N7000 T1 LP .......................................................................................... 6-10

N7000 E1 LP .......................................................................................... 6-12

Configuring T1/E1 Channel Maps......................................................... 6-16

Configuring LAN Cards......................................................................... 6-18

Chapter 7 Configuring Inter-Nodal Trunks

Parallel Trunks ......................................................................................... 7-1

Required and Optional Configuration...................................................... 7-2

Configuring Trunk Port Records.............................................................. 7-3

V.25bis Modem Operations ................................................................... 7-10

Configuring N74/7500 PDN Ports......................................................... 7-11

Configuring Subscriber IDs.................................................................... 7-17

Configuring a PVC for a Logical X.25 Trunk........................................ 7-20

Configuring Telephone Numbers........................................................... 7-23

Chapter 8 Configuring Frame Relay

DLCI Sharing........................................................................................... 8-1

Required and Optional Configuration...................................................... 8-1

Configuring Bandwidth Allocation Groups ............................................. 8-2

Configuring a Frame Relay Port Record.................................................. 8-4

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Configuring PVCs.................................................................................... 8-8

Configuring Frame Relay DLCIs........................................................... 8-10

Chapter 9 Configuring X.25

Required and Optional Configuration...................................................... 9-1

Configuring an X.25 Port Record............................................................ 9-2

Configuring X.25 Closed User Groups.................................................. 9-11

V.25bis Modem Operations................................................................... 9-12

Configuring Subscriber IDs................................................................... 9-14

Configuring PVCs.................................................................................. 9-18

Configuring X.25 Address Translation Templates................................ 9-21

Configuring Group Send Groups........................................................... 9-26

Configuring Telephone Numbers........................................................... 9-27

Chapter 10 Configuring SNA

Required and Optional Configuration.................................................... 10-2

SNA Configuration Example................................................................. 10-3

Configuring an SNA Port....................................................................... 10-4

Configuring Subscriber IDs................................................................... 10-9

Configuring SDLC PUs....................................................................... 10-12

SNA PU Parameters............................................................................ 10-15

Configuring LLC2................................................................................ 10-19

Chapter 11 Configuring BSC

Required and Optional Configuration.................................................... 11-1

Configuration Example.......................................................................... 11-2

Configuring a BSC Interactive Port Record........................................... 11-3

Configuring Subscriber IDs................................................................... 11-8

Configuring BSC Interactive Subscribers............................................ 11-10

Configuring BSC Interactive Devices.................................................. 11-12

Chapter 12 Configuring Async Pads

Required and Optional Configuration.................................................... 12-1

Configuring Async PAD Profiles........................................................... 12-2

Configuring PAD Login Records........................................................... 12-8

Configuring a PAD Banner.................................................................. 12-10

Configuring Ports as Async PADs....................................................... 12-10

Configuring Subscriber IDs................................................................. 12-17

Configuring Abbreviated Addresses.................................................... 12-19

Configuring PVCs................................................................................ 12-20

Chapter 13 Configuring IP

IP Addressing......................................................................................... 13-1

Required and Optional Configuration.................................................... 13-2

Configuring IP Network and Node Parameters...................................... 13-3

Configuring IP Interfaces....................................................................... 13-4

Configuring a Static IP Route................................................................ 13-8

Configuring IP-Over-X.25 PVCs......................................................... 13-10

Chapter 14 Configuring IPX

Required and Optional Configuration.................................................... 14-1

Configuring IPX Network and Node Parameters................................... 14-2

Configuring IPX Interfaces.................................................................... 14-3

Configuring IPX Filters........................................................................ 14-11

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Configuring a Static IPX Route............................................................ 14-18

Chapter 15 Configuring SNMP

Required and Optional Configuration.................................................... 15-1

Configuring SNMP Parameters.............................................................. 15-2

Section III Operation

Chapter 16 Introduction to System Operation

Chapter 17 On-line Operations

Disabling and Enabling Ports................................................................. 17-1

V.25bis Modem Operations ................................................................... 17-2

Displaying Installed Line Interface Cards.............................................. 17-4

Restarting a Remote Node (Re-IPL)...................................................... 17-4

Boot Disk Local Operations................................................................... 17-4

Boot Disk Download Operations ........................................................... 17-6

Call Accounting File Operations.......................................................... 17-13

Converting N7000 5.0 Database Records............................................ 17-18

Database Concurrency Operations....................................................... 17-19

File Transfer......................................................................................... 17-21

Remote Control .................................................................................... 17-22

Message Services ................................................................................. 17-23

Chapter 18 Status Displays

Menu-Level Status Displays .................................................................. 18-1

Displaying IPX RIP and SAP Tables..................................................... 18-9

Graphics-level Status Displays............................................................. 18-10

Chapter 19 Statistics Displays

Menu-Level Node/LP/Frame/Port Statistics Displays ........................... 19-1

IP Statistics Displays............................................................................ 19-12

IPX Statistics Displays......................................................................... 19-17

LAN Card Statistics Displays............................................................... 19-22

Graphics-level Statistics Displays........................................................ 19-26

Chapter 20 Alarms

Alarm Severity Levels............................................................................ 20-1

Alarm Messages..................................................................................... 20-6

Chapter 21 Tests

Tracing a Packet..................................................................................... 21-1

Measuring Packet Delay......................................................................... 21-2

Testing Connectivity via IP Ping............................................................ 21-3

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Section IV Appendices

Appendix A Async Terminal Operations

Establishing a Connection to the Node................................................... A-1

Command and Data Transfer Modes....................................................... A-2

Async Terminal Commands.................................................................... A-2

Placing a Call from an Async Terminal.................................................. A-3

Async PAD Service Signals.................................................................... A-4

Error Codes Sent to Async PAD Port..................................................... A-6

Function Keys on an ASCII Terminal..................................................... A-6

Appendix B Archiving and Restoring Database

Archiving the Database............................................................................ B-1

Restoring the Database............................................................................. B-1

Appendix C Passwords

Changing Passwords................................................................................ C-2

Appendix D Cause and Diagnostic Codes

Cause Codes............................................................................................ D-1

Diagnostic Codes..................................................................................... D-3

Appendix E System Files

Line Processor Type................................................................................. E-2

Network Defaults..................................................................................... E-4

Alarm Severity Level............................................................................... E-6

Appendix F INM/NMP Unix Operations

Changing the Time Zone, Date, or Time................................................. F-1

Displaying Various Data.......................................................................... F-1

Analyzing Routing Updates..................................................................... F-2

Changing the Cumulative Statistics File Size.......................................... F-3

Configuring UNIX for Multiple Users..................................................... F-4

Using the UNIX “vi” Editor..................................................................... F-5

Enabling/Disabling Automatic Accounting File Rollover....................... F-6

Appendix G Starting and Stopping Nodes and NMPS

FRX8000 Switch..................................................................................... G-1

FRX8000 ICP.......................................................................................... G-2

FRX8000 INM........................................................................................ G-4

FRX8000 NMP....................................................................................... G-6

N7400...................................................................................................... G-7

N7500, N7500-ICP, or N7500-INM....................................................... G-8

The Initialization Report ....................................................................... G-10

Appendix H ASCII Character Table

Appendix I INM/NMP Menu Structure

Glossary

Index

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List of Figures

1-1 Network Example................................................................................. 1-1

2-1 Main Menu............................................................................................ 2-2

3-1 Operations Menu Example ................................................................... 3-5

3-2 “Output to Terminal” Display .............................................................. 3-8

3-3 “Inquiry” Example................................................................................ 3-9

3-4 “Maintenance” Example..................................................................... 3-10

4-1 Network Network Selection Menu....................................................... 4-1

4-2 Network Defaults File Display ............................................................ 4-2

4-3 Network Representation Display.......................................................... 4-9

4-4 Status Display Icons ........................................................................... 4-10

5-1 Nodes Selection Menu.......................................................................... 5-1

5-2 FRX8000 Node Record ........................................................................ 5-2

5-3 N7000 Node Record ............................................................................. 5-3

6-1 FRX8000 RLP...................................................................................... 6-2

6-2 FRX8000 RLP Configuration Menu .................................................... 6-3

6-3 N7400/7500 RLP Configuration Record.............................................. 6-6

6-4 N7400/7500 “Standard” LP Configuration Record.............................. 6-8

6-5 T1 DSX-1 LP Configuration Record.................................................. 6-10

6-6 E1 LP Configuration Record .............................................................. 6-13

6-7 T1/E1 Channel Map Record ............................................................... 6-16

7-1 Examples of Multiple Trunks............................................................... 7-2

7-2 Physical Trunk Port Record for V.25bis Port....................................... 7-3

7-3 Physical Trunk Port Record for Non-V.25bis Port............................... 7-4

7-4 Logical Trunk Port Record................................................................... 7-4

7-5 Physical PDN Port Record.................................................................. 7-12

7-6 Logical PDN Port Record................................................................... 7-12

7-7 SVC Subscriber Record...................................................................... 7-18

7-8 X.25 Trunk PVC Record Example..................................................... 7-20

7-9 Telephone Number Record................................................................. 7-23

8-1 Bandwidth Allocation Group Menu ..................................................... 8-2

8-2 Frame Relay Port Record...................................................................... 8-4

8-3 Frame Relay to Frame Relay PVC Record Example............................ 8-8

8-4 Frame Relay DLCI Record................................................................. 8-11

9-1 Physical X.25 Port Record.................................................................... 9-2

9-2 Logical X.25 Port Record..................................................................... 9-3

9-3 X.25 Closed User Group Record........................................................ 9-11

9-4 SVC Subscriber Record...................................................................... 9-14

10-5 Wildcard Addressing Example ........................................................... 9-16

10-6 X.25-to-X.25 PVC Record Example .................................................. 9-18

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10-7 Backup Using Address Translation.................................................... 9-22

10-8 Address Translation Template Record............................................... 9-23

10-9 Telephone Number Record................................................................. 9-27

11-1 SDLC and LLC2 Examples................................................................ 10-1

11-2 Typical SNA Connections.................................................................. 10-3

11-3 SNA Port Record................................................................................ 10-4

11-4 SVC Subscriber Record...................................................................... 10-9

11-5 N7000 SNA HPAD-PU Record ....................................................... 10-13

11-6 N7000 SNA TPAD-PU Record........................................................ 10-13

11-7 FRX8000 SDLC-PU Record............................................................ 10-14

11-8 LLC2 Host Configuration Screen..................................................... 10-20

11-9 LLC2 Host Configuration Screen..................................................... 10-20

11-10 LLC2 LAN Interface Record............................................................ 10-26

11-11 LLC2 Frame Relay Interface Record............................................... 10-26

12-1 BSC Interactive Example................................................................... 11-2

12-2 BSC Interactive Port Record.............................................................. 11-3

12-3 SVC Subscriber Record...................................................................... 11-8

12-4 BSC Interactive Subscribers Record................................................ 11-11

12-5 BSC Interactive Devices Record...................................................... 11-13

13-1 Async PAD Profile Record................................................................. 12-3

13-2 Async PAD Login Parameters Record............................................... 12-9

13-3 Async PAD Port Screen ................................................................... 12-11

13-4 SVC Subscriber Record.................................................................... 12-17

13-5 Async-to-X.25 PVC Record Example.............................................. 12-20

14-1 IP Interface Record Example.............................................................. 13-4

14-2 IP Route Record.................................................................................. 13-8

14-3 IP-over-X.25 PVC Record Example................................................ 13-10

15-1 Typical IPX Interface Record............................................................. 14-3

15-2 IPX SAP Filter Record..................................................................... 14-12

15-3 Typical IPX Filter Applications Record........................................... 14-17

15-4 IPX RIP Route Record..................................................................... 14-18

16-1 SNMP System Defaults Menu............................................................ 15-2

16-2 SNMP Community Table Menu......................................................... 15-4

16-3 SNMP Trap Routing Menu................................................................. 15-5

17-1 FRX8000 Switch Main Menu............................................................. 16-1

18-1 On-Line Port Operations Menu.......................................................... 17-1

18-2 V.25bis Dial Port Status Screen ......................................................... 17-2

18-3 Modem Operations Screen................................................................. 17-3

18-4 Call Accounting File Display........................................................... 17-15

18-5 Call Accounting File Structure......................................................... 17-16

19-1 Node Status Display........................................................................... 18-1

19-2 Port Status Display............................................................................. 18-2

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19-3 Trunk Status Display .......................................................................... 18-3

19-4 Virtual Connections Display on Frame Relay Port ............................ 18-4

19-5 Virtual Connections Display, Non-Frame Relay Port........................ 18-5

19-6 Line Monitor Display, X.25 Example................................................ 18-7

19-7 Line Monitor Display, Trunk Example.............................................. 18-8

19-8 Network/Subnet Status Display........................................................ 18-10

19-9 Status Display Icons ......................................................................... 18-12

19-10 Event Log Display ............................................................................ 18-13

19-11 Node Status Display ......................................................................... 18-15

19-12 Trunk/X.25 Port Status Display........................................................ 18-16

20-1 Node Statistics Display....................................................................... 19-2

20-2 LP Statistics Display........................................................................... 19-4

20-3 Port Statistics Display......................................................................... 19-5

20-4 Frame-level Statistics Display............................................................ 19-6

20-5 Port Statistics Configuration Menu .................................................... 19-8

20-6 Cumulative Statistics Menu................................................................ 19-9

20-7 Cumulative Statistics Report ............................................................ 19-11

20-8 IP Statistics Display.......................................................................... 19-12

20-9 ICMP Statistics Display.................................................................... 19-14

20-10 IP Interface Statistics Display........................................................... 19-16

20-11 IPX Statistics Display....................................................................... 19-17

20-12 Ethernet Card Statistics Display....................................................... 19-23

20-13 Token Ring Card Statistics Display.................................................. 19-23

20-14 Trunk/X.25 Port Status Display........................................................ 19-26

21-1 Alarms Report..................................................................................... 20-3

21-2 On-Line Alarm Routing Screen.......................................................... 20-5

22-1 IP Ping Connectivity Test Menu......................................................... 21-3

E-1 System File Type Selection Menu........................................................ E-1

E-2 LP Type Maintenance Menu ................................................................ E-2

E-3 Network Defaults Menu ....................................................................... E-4

G-1 FRX8000 Test Menu ........................................................................... G-1

G-2 FRX8000 INM Main Menu................................................................. G-5

G-3 Node Performance Display.................................................................. G-9

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List of Tables

1-1 Supported Hardware............................................................................. 1-5

4-1 Network Default Parameters................................................................. 4-4

5-1 Node Parameters................................................................................... 5-4

6-1 FRX8000 RLP Parameters................................................................... 6-4

6-2 N7000 RLP Parameters........................................................................ 6-7

6-3 N7400/7500 “Standard” LP Parameter................................................. 6-9

6-4 N74/7500 T1 LP Parameters.............................................................. 6-11

6-5 E1 LP Parameters............................................................................... 6-14

6-6 T1/E1 Channel Map Parameters......................................................... 6-17

6-7 LAN Card Parameter.......................................................................... 6-18

6-8 PROTOCOL.INI Sample Report........................................................ 6-19

7-1 Trunk Port Parameters.......................................................................... 7-5

7-2 Modem Initialization Parameters........................................................ 7-10

7-3 Physical PDN Port Parameters........................................................... 7-13

7-4 Subscriber Parameters........................................................................ 7-18

7-5 X.25 Trunk PVC Parameters.............................................................. 7-21

7-6 Telephone Number Parameters........................................................... 7-24

8-1 Bandwidth Allocation Group Parameters............................................. 8-3

8-2 Frame Relay Port Parameters............................................................... 8-5

8-3 Frame Relay-to-Frame Relay PVC Parameter..................................... 8-9

8-4 Frame Relay DLCI Parameters........................................................... 8-11

9-1 X.25 Port Parameters............................................................................ 9-4

9-2 X.25 CUG Parameter.......................................................................... 9-12

9-3 Modem Initialization Parameters........................................................ 9-13

9-4 Subscriber Parameters........................................................................ 9-17

9-5 X.25-to-X.25 PVC Parameters........................................................... 9-19

9-6 Translation Template Parameters....................................................... 9-23

9-7 Telephone Number Parameters........................................................... 9-28

10-1 SNA Port Parameters.......................................................................... 10-6

10-2 Subscriber Parameters...................................................................... 10-10

10-3 SNA HPAD PU Parameters............................................................. 10-15

10-4 LLC2 Host Parameters..................................................................... 10-21

10-5 LLC2 Interface Parameters............................................................... 10-27

11-1 BSC Interactive Port Parameters........................................................ 11-4

11-2 Subscriber Parameter.......................................................................... 11-9

11-3 BSC Interactive Subscriber Parameters............................................ 11-11

11-4 Control and Device Unit Addressing................................................ 11-13

11-5 BSC Interactive Device Parameter................................................... 11-14

12-1 Async PAD Profile Parameters.......................................................... 12-4

12-2 Async PAD Login Parameters............................................................ 12-9

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12-3 Async PAD Port Parameters............................................................. 12-11

12-4 Subscriber Parameters ...................................................................... 12-18

12-5 Async PVC Parameters..................................................................... 12-21

13-1 IP Interface Parameters....................................................................... 13-5

13-2 IP Route Parameters ........................................................................... 13-9

13-3 IP-over-X.25 PVC Parameters.......................................................... 13-11

14-1 IPX LAN Interface Parameters........................................................... 14-4

14-2 IPX X.25 Interface Parameters........................................................... 14-5

14-3 IPX Frame Relay Interface Parameters.............................................. 14-6

14-4 IPX Network Interface Parameters..................................................... 14-7

14-5 IPX RIP Filter Parameters ................................................................ 14-13

14-6 IPX SAP Filter Parameters............................................................... 14-14

14-7 IPX Packet Filter Parameters............................................................ 14-15

14-8 IPX RIP Router Filter Parameters .................................................... 14-16

14-9 IPX Filter Applications Parameters.................................................. 14-17

14-10 IPX Route Parameters....................................................................... 14-19

15-1 SNMP System Defaults Parameters ................................................... 15-3

15-2 Community Table Parameter.............................................................. 15-4

15-3 Trap Routing Parameters.................................................................... 15-5

18-1 Color Codes for Subnet Display/Event Log ..................................... 18-11

18-2 Color Codes for LP/LAN Card/Port Status Display......................... 18-15

19-1 Cumulative Statistics Parameters ..................................................... 19-10

20-1 Alarms Report Parameters.................................................................. 20-2

21-1 IP Ping Connectivity Test Parameter.................................................. 21-4

E-1 LP Type Parameters.............................................................................. E-3

E-2 Network Defaults Parameters............................................................... E-4

Section I

Getting Started

Chapter 1

Overview

The Netlink

TM

FRX8000 is a fully integrated LAN/WAN enterprise switch, con-

necting remote network sites with a robust switching technology that allows trans-

mission of LAN and WAN data traffic over a single access line. The FRX8000 allows

the features of conventional multi-protocol routers to be combined with those of fast

packet switches, delivering high performance regardless of the demands of the access

protocols being used.

Some typical applications of the FRX8000:

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SDLC-to-LLC2 and LLC2-to-QLLC conversion over frame relay

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SNA and TCP/IP LAN/WAN integration—with or without routers.

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Banking applications—LAN, SNA, TCP/IP, async.

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Feeder networks to public frame relay services.

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“Front end” network to larger frame relay switches.

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Public and private access and backbone applications.

Figure 1-1 Network Example

FRX8000 INM

FRX8000 Switch

Frame

Relay

3172

3174

IBM

Host

IP

X.25, SDLC

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Summary of Features

Multi-protocol Support

Frame Relay

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LMI, Annex D local management

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Annex F segmentation and re-assembly

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Line speeds up to 2.048 Mbps

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FECN and BECN counts

X.25

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Compliance with 1988 CCITT X.25 Recommendation

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Configurable as physical and logical DCE/DTE

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Line speeds up to 2.048 Mbps

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Closed user groups

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Address translation over gateway

SNA/SDLC

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SDLC, X.25/QLLC

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Configurable frame size, up to 4109 bytes

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Configurable link addresses

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DLC point-to-point and multi-point, with poll spoofing

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NRZ/NRZI support

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SDLC-to-LLC2 and LLC2-to-SDLC conversion

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QLLC/NPSI compatibility

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Four modes: HPAD, TPAD (PU 1.0, 2.0), NPAD (Host-to-host),

XPAD (transparent)

SNA/LLC2

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Supports both ends of PU2-to-PU2, PU2.1-to-PU2.1, and PU4-to-PU4

connections

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End-to-end compatibility with SNA/APPN devices over LANs

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Compatibility over frame relay network with IBM FEP with NCP 7.1

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MAC-level virtual addressing

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Token ring, Ethernet, or frame relay interface

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SDLC-to-LLC2 and LLC2-to-SDLC conversion

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RFC1490 encapsulation in native LLC2, 802.3, or 802.5 format

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QLLC/NPSI compatibility

Overview 1-3

IP

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IP, ICMP, ARP

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RIP versions 1 & 2

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Standard NDIS interfaces for Ethernet, Token Ring, and 802.3 LANs

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RFC 1490 frame relay and RFC 1356 X.25 interfaces for WANs

IPX

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Support of Novell



NetWare



networks

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Connection of LAN-attached workstation to remote router or server via frame

relay, X.25, Ethernet, or Token Ring, or FRX8000 trunk

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Filtering of certain types of traffic, for traffic control and access security

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Support of RIP and SAP

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Dynamic and static routing

Async

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Local login passwords

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Autocall

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Autobaud (automatic line speed configuration)

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Automatic disconnect on inactivity

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X.29 support

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Abbreviated addressing

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RTS/CTS hardware flow control

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Configurable banner message sent to async terminal

BSC

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Interconnection of IBM 3270 (interactive) devices over X.25 or frame relay,

X.25, or FRX8000 backbone network

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Full-duplex line control

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Point-to-point and multi-point operation on BSC Interactive ports

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Autocall from TPAD

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Each HPAD supports up to 16 remote TPADs simultaneously

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Versatile Management Functions

Connection Management

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Connection prioritizing and dynamic bandwidth assignment

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Multiple transport classes, configurable per connection

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Protocol-independent SPF (shortest path first) routing among FRX8000s

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Dynamic load balancing

Network Manager

●

Two types:

◆

FRX8000 INM (Integrated Network Manager) is an FRX8000 Switch and

network manager in the same box.

◆

NMP is a stand-alone manager, connected to the network via an attached

Nucleus 7000 (N7400/N7500) node.

Nucleus 7000 Release 5.0 is supported in the current release of

FRX8000, to allow a smooth transition of existing N7000 net-

works to FRX8000.

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Intuitive, menu-based system that provides complete local management (via

local VGA monitor or remote ASCII terminal) of network nodes

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File transfer between INMs/NMPs, and from an INM or NMP to an ICP. (ICP

is an FRX8000 Switch with all the functionality of the INM except the user

interface)

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Remote software updates to FRX8000 Switches

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Self-learning route configuration

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Centralized alarm routing

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Statistics displays

SNMP Management Support

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Support of get, get_next, and (for some fields) set commands from SNMP

manager, providing topology information and node status

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FTP and telnet access to ICPs, INMs, and NMPs

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MIB II (RFC 1213) System & Interfaces Group, plus parts of frame relay

(RFC1315) and SDLC (RFC1747) MIBs

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Enterprise network status information via local MIB on node

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