Avaya BSC Transport User Manual

Conﬁguring BSC Transport Services

Router Software Version 11.01 Site Manager Software Version 5.01

Part No. 114077 Rev. B January 1997

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Contents

About This Guide

Audience ..........................................................................................................................xiii

Before You Begin .............................................................................................................xiii

Conventions .....................................................................................................................xiv

Acronyms ......................................................................................................................... xv

Ordering Bay Networks Publications ............................................................................... xv

Technical Support and Online Services

Bay Networks Customer Service ...................................................................................xviii

Bay Networks Information Services .................................................................................xix

World Wide Web ........................................................................................................xix

Customer Service FTP ..............................................................................................xix

Support Source CD ................................................................................................... xx

CompuServe .............................................................................................................xx

InfoFACTS .................................................................................................................xxi

How to Get Help ..............................................................................................................xxi

Chapter 1 Starting BSC Transport Services

Preparing a Conﬁguration File ........................................................................................1-1

Starting BTS ...................................................................................................................1-2

Deleting BTS from the Platform ......................................................................................1-2

Chapter 2 BSC Transport Services Overview

BSC Protocol ..................................................................................................................2-1

Hosts and Control Units ..................................................................................................2-2

Transmitting BSC Frames over TCP ...............................................................................2-2

Point-to-Point and Multipoint Conﬁgurations ...................................................................2-4

Point-to-Point Conﬁguration .....................................................................................2-4

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Multipoint Conﬁguration ...........................................................................................2-4

Virtual Multipoint Conﬁguration ................................................................................2-5

Chapter 3 Implementation Notes

BTS Interfaces ................................................................................................................3-1

Peer Routers ...................................................................................................................3-1

Connections to Control Units ..........................................................................................3-2

Line Details .....................................................................................................................3-2

Chapter 4 Conﬁguring BTS

Using the MIB Object ID .................................................................................................4-1

Accessing BTS Parameters ............................................................................................4-2

Globally Enabling and Disabling BTS .............................................................................4-2

Customizing BTS Interfaces ...........................................................................................4-3

Enabling and Disabling BTS Interfaces ....................................................................4-3

Creating Primary and Secondary Connections ........................................................4-4

Selecting an Interface Type ......................................................................................4-4

Setting the TCP Keepalive Parameters ....................................................................4-4

Deleting a BTS Interface ..........................................................................................4-5

Assigning Peer Routers ..................................................................................................4-6

Specifying the Peer IP Address ...............................................................................4-6

Selecting the Connection Originator ........................................................................4-6

Setting the TCP Listen Ports ....................................................................................4-7

Enabling and Disabling BTS Peer Connections .......................................................4-8

Creating Connections to Control Units ...........................................................................4-8

Entering the Control Unit Address ...........................................................................4-9

Enabling and Disabling a Connection to a Control Unit ...........................................4-9

Editing Line Parameters .................................................................................................4-9

Enabling the Line ...................................................................................................4-10

Setting the Transmission Frame Size .....................................................................4-10

Adjusting the Bisynchronous Timing Signals .........................................................4-10

Adjusting the Transmission Queues .......................................................................4-11

Setting the Control Character Mode .......................................................................4-12

Enabling and Disabling RTS and CTS Signal Detection ........................................4-12

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Appendix A Control Unit Addresses

Appendix B BTS Parameters

BTS Global Parameters ................................................................................................. B-1

BTS Interface Parameters ............................................................................................. B-1

BTS Peer Table Parameters .......................................................................................... B-4

BOT CU Table Parameters ............................................................................................ B-6

Line Parameters ............................................................................................................ B-7

Appendix C Default Values for BTS Parameters

Index

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Figures

Figure 2-1. Tunneling of BSC Frames ........................................................................2-3

Figure 2-2. BTS Point-to-Point Conﬁguration .............................................................2-4

Figure 2-3. BTS Multipoint Conﬁguration ...................................................................2-5

Figure 2-4. BTS Virtual Multipoint Conﬁguration ........................................................2-6

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Tables

Table A-1. Device Address Table for BSC3 .............................................................. A-1

Table C-1. Interface Parameters ...............................................................................C-1

Table C-2. Peer Entry Parameters ............................................................................C-1

Table C-3. Control Unit Parameters .........................................................................C-2

Table C-4. Line Parameters ......................................................................................C-2

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About This Guide

This guide describes how to conﬁgure router software to transport binary synchronous communication (BSC) data over a multiprotocol backbone network. If you conﬁgure and manage BSC Transport Services (BTS) for Bay Networks® routers, you need to read about

• Starting BTS (Chapter 1)

• Using BTS in different network conﬁgurations (Chapter 2)

• Implementing BTS on your network (Chapter 3)

• Conﬁguring BTS (Chapter 4)

• Selecting control unit addresses (Appendix A)

• Using the BTS parameter descriptions (Appendix B)

• Default settings (Appendix C)

Audience

This guide addresses system and network managers who have used Site Manager software to conﬁgure Bay Networks routers. If you have not used Site Manager software to conﬁgure Bay Networks routers, read and

Conﬁguring Routers

Before You Begin

Before using this guide, you must complete the following procedures. For a new router:

• Install the router (refer to the installation manual that came with your router).

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before you use this guide.

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• Connect the router to the network and create a pilot conﬁguration ﬁle (refer to

Quick-Starting Routers and BNX Platforms; Connecting BayStack AN and ANH Systems to a Network to a Network)

Make sure you are running the latest version of Bay Networks Site Manager and router software. For instructions, refer to

7–10.xx to Version 11.0

Conventions

This section describes the conventions used in this guide. angle brackets (< >) Indicate that you choose the text to enter based on the

; or

Connecting ASN Routers and BNX Platforms

Upgrading Routers from Version

description inside the brackets. Do not type the brackets when entering the command. Example: if command syntax is

192.32.10.12

ping

<ip_address>

, you enter

ping

bold text

Indicates text that you need to enter, command names, and buttons in menu paths. Example: Enter

Example: Use the Example: ATM DXI > Interfaces >

wfsm &

dinfo

command.

PVCs

identiﬁes the PVCs button in the window that appears when you select the Interfaces option from the ATM DXI menu.

italic text

Indicates variable values in command syntax descriptions, new terms, ﬁle and directory names, and book titles.

quotation marks (“ ”) Indicate the title of a chapter or section within a book. separator ( > ) Separates menu and option names in instructions and

internal pin-to-pin wire connections. Example: Protocols > SDLC identiﬁes the SDLC option in the Protocols menu.

Example: Pin 7 > 19 > 20

screen text

Indicates data that appears on the screen. Example:

Bay Networks Trap Monitor Filters

Set

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Acronyms

About This Guide

vertical line (|) Indicates that you enter only one of the parts of the

command. The vertical line separates choices. Do not type the vertical line when entering the command.

Example: If the command syntax is

show at routes show at routes

ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange Bisync binary synchronous communication BOT binary synchronous communication (BSC) over TCP/IP BSC binary synchronous communication BTS BSC Transport Services CTS clear to send CU control unit EBCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code FEP front-end processor FTP File Transfer Protocol ISDN BRI Integrated Services Digital Network basic rate interface MTU maximum transmission unti RTS request to send TCP Transmission Control Protocol

, you enter either

nets

show at nets

, but not both.

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