User Guide
For Release 3.0
09-41-06-150-02
The Com plete N etwo rk ing Soluti on
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About This Man ua l
Terminology a nd Conventions
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise e missions from digital
apparatus se t out in the Radio Inter ference Re gulations of the Canadi an Departm ent of Communic ations.
Le prés ent appareil numé r iqu e n’éme t p as de bru its rad ioélec tr iqu e s dép as sant le s limites
applicables aux appareils numériques de la class A prescri tes da ns le Règlement sur le
brouilla ge radioé lectrique édic té par le mini stère des Communications du C anada.
Rev Da te Reason for Upda te
01 August 1997 General availability
02 March 1998 New format
This m anual supplements screen prompts and menus as an aid in configur ing the database and
per forming syst em operations on a Netlink FRX8000. Before using the manual, you should be
familiar with FR X8000 har dware, as well as the protocols (frame relay, SNA, etc.) you will be
usi ng.
This typeface represent s general t e xt. This type fa ce r epre se nts keyboard input and video outpu t.
( Thi s text is dark cyan in on-screen versi ons of the ma nual, and black in paper versi ons.)
In on-scr een versions of the manual, ite ms in bl ue are links to ot her plac es in the manual.
This symbol points to an i nformational note relating to the te xt, table, or figure that
immed ia tely pre ce des or f ollo ws it.
The following re ferences to keyboard keys a ppear in the manual a nd/ or on the scre en:
I f a state m ent end s with a re fe rence t o a k ey— fo r ex amp le, “. ...then p ress [En te r ]. ”—t he period
i s not part o f the data to be enter e d . If a pe riod should be ente re d, it will b e show n a s [.]. Th e
same applies to all other punctua tion. When i nstructed to, for example, “press [A] , [B] fro m t h e
Main Menu, ” this means press [A], the n [B ], not [A] comma [B].
Screen Displays
Scre en Displays are provided to show the general appearance of a ctual screens . They are only
examples—the informa tion shown is not always repres entative of an ope ra tional system .
This symbol and text identifies a cautionary note, the content of which is more
critical to he ed than an informat ional note.
[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 [Enter] key.
Type is similar to Enter, except that the word “[E nter]” follows the inf ormation to be
typed (e .g., “type n [Ente r]”).
Press means press (hit, st r ike) the ke y onc e. Pressing the [Enter] key a fterwards is not
necessary.
[Ctrl] followed by one or two othe r key designations , mus t be str uck simul taneously
with the other keys shown.
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Table of Contents
Section I Get t ing Started
C hapter 1 Overview
Sum mary of Features ................................................................................ 1-2
Hard ware Overview ................................................................................. 1-5
C hapter 2 Getting St arted
Using the INM Menu System................................................................... 2-1
Section II Configuration
Chapter 3 Introduction to Database Configuration
Database Setup Recommendations .......................................................... 3 -4
Conf iguration Operation s........................................................................ 3-5
Master Status.......................................................................................... 3-11
Pro ducing Configuration Reports........................................................... 3-12
C hapter 4 Confi gu ring Ne t wo rk Paramet ers
Conf iguring Network Defaults................................................................. 4-2
Creating a Networ k Representation ......................................................... 4 -9
Chapter 5 Configuring Node Records
Conf iguring Node Records....................................................................... 5-2
C hapter 6 Confi gu ring LP s and L AN Cards
FRX8000 RLP.......................................................................................... 6-1
N7 00 0 RL P... .... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... ....... .... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ........ . 6-6
N7000 RLP Parameters............................................................................ 6-7
N7000 Standard LP.................................................................................. 6-8
N7 00 0 T1 LP .... .... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... ... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... ... 6-1 0
N7 00 0 E1 LP .... .... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... ... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... ... 6-1 2
Conf iguring T1/E1 Channel Maps......................................................... 6-16
Conf iguring LAN C ards......................................................................... 6-18
Chapter 7 Configuring Inter-Nodal Trunks
Parallel Trunks ......................................................................................... 7 -1
Required and Optional Con figuration...................................................... 7 -2
Conf iguring Tru nk Port Records .............................................................. 7-3
V.2 5bis Modem Operations ................................................................... 7-10
Conf iguring N74/7500 PDN Por ts......................................................... 7-11
Conf iguring Subscriber I Ds .................................................................... 7-17
Conf iguring a PVC for a Log ical X.25 Tru nk........................................ 7-20
Conf iguring Telephon e Numbers........................................................... 7-23
C hapter 8 Confi gu ring Frame Relay
DLCI Sharing........................................................................................... 8-1
Required and Optional Con figuration...................................................... 8 -1
Conf iguring Bandwidth Allocation Groups ............................................. 8-2
Conf iguring a Frame Relay Port Record .................................................. 8-4
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Configuring PVCs .................................................................................... 8-8
Configuring Frame Relay DLCIs........................................................... 8-10
C ha pte r 9 C on f igu ri ng X .2 5
Required and Optional Configuration...................................................... 9-1
Configuring an X.25 Port Record............................................................ 9-2
Configuring X.25 Closed Us er Groups.................................................. 9-1 1
V.2 5b is M od em Oper at ion s........... .... .... ........ ... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... . 9-12
Configuring Subscriber IDs................................................................... 9-1 4
Configuring PVCs .................................................................................. 9-1 8
Configuring X.25 Address Translation Templates................................ 9-2 1
Configuring Group Send Groups........................................................... 9-2 6
Configuring Telephone Numbers........................................................... 9-2 7
C h a p t e r 10 C o nf i guri n g S NA
Required and Optional Configuration.................................................... 10-2
SNA Con figu rat io n Exam ple. .... ........ .... .... ....... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... . 10 -3
Configuring an SNA Port....................................................................... 10-4
Configuring Subscriber IDs................................................................... 10-9
Configuring SDLC PUs....................................................................... 10-1 2
SNA PU Parameters............................................................................ 10-15
Configuring LLC 2................................................................................ 10-1 9
C h a p t e r 11 C o nf i guri n g BS C
Required and Optional Configuration.................................................... 11-1
Configuration Examp le.......................................................................... 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.................................................. 11-1 2
Chapter 12 Configuring Async Pads
Required and Optional Configuration.................................................... 12-1
Configuring Async PAD Profiles........................................................... 12-2
Conf igu ring PA D Log in Reco rds ... ........ .... ....... .... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... . 12-8
Configuring a P AD Banner.................................................................. 12-1 0
Configuring Ports as Async PADs....................................................... 12-1 0
Configuring Subscriber IDs................................................................. 12-1 7
Configuring Abbrev iated Addresses.................................................... 12-1 9
Configuring PVCs ................................................................................ 12-2 0
C ha pte r 13 C on f igu ri ng IP
IP Add ressing......................................................................................... 13-1
Required and Optional Configuration.................................................... 13-2
Configuring IP Network and Node Parameters...................................... 13-3
Conf igu ring I P Int erfac es... ........ .... .... ........ .... ... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ..... 13 -4
Configuring a S tatic IP Route ................................................................ 13-8
Configuring IP-Over-X.2 5 PVCs......................................................... 13-1 0
C ha pte r 14 C on f igu ri ng IP X
Required and Optional Configuration.................................................... 14-1
Configuring IPX Network and Node Parameters................................... 14-2
Configuring IPX Interfaces.................................................................... 14-3
C onfiguring IPX Filter s........................................................................ 14-1 1
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Conf iguring a Static IPX Route............................................................ 14-18
Chapter 15 Configuring SNMP
Required and Optional Con figuration.................................................... 15-1
Conf iguring SNMP Parameters.............................................................. 15-2
Sec tion III Operation
C hapter 16 Introdu ct ion to Sy st em Op eration
C hapter 17 On-lin e Op erati on s
Disabling and Enabling Ports................................................................. 17-1
V.2 5bis 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 N70 00 5.0 Database Record s............................................ 17-18
Database Co ncurrency Operations....................................................... 1 7-19
File Tr ansfer ......................................................................................... 17-21
Remote Control .................................................................................... 17-22
Message Services ................................................................................. 1 7-23
Chap t e r 18 S t at us Disp l a ys
Menu-Level Status Displays .................................................................. 18-1
Displaying IPX RIP and SAP Tables..................................................... 18-9
Grap hics-level Status Displays ............................................................. 1 8-10
C hapter 19 Statis t ics Disp lays
Menu-Level Node/LP/Frame/Port Statistics Displays ........................... 19-1
IP Statis tics Displays............................................................................ 19-12
IPX Statistics Di splays......................................................................... 1 9-17
LAN Card Statistics Displays............................................................... 1 9-22
Grap hics-level Statistics Displays........................................................ 19-26
C hapter 20 A larms
Alarm Sev erity Levels............................................................................ 20-1
Alarm Messag es........... .... .... ........ .... .... ....... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ....... 20- 6
C hapter 21 Tests
Tracing a Packet ..................................................................................... 21-1
M eas urin g Pac ket Del ay... .... ........ .... .... ....... .... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ... 21- 2
Testing C onnectivity 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 Tran sfer Modes....................................................... A-2
Async Terminal Commands.................................................................... A-2
Placing a Call fr o m 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 Password s ................................................................................ C-2
Appendix D Cause and Diagnostic Codes
Cause Codes............................................................................................ D-1
Diagno stic Codes..................................................................................... D-3
Appendix E System Files
Line Processor Type................................................................................. E-2
Netw or k Defau lt s........... .... .... ........ .... .... ........ ... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ... E-4
Alarm Severity Level............................................................................... E-6
Appendix F INM/NMP Unix Operations
Changing the Time Zone, Date, o r Time ................................................. F-1
Displayi ng Variou s Data.......................................................................... F-1
Analyzing Routing Updates..................................................................... F-2
Changing the Cumu lative Statisti cs File Size.......................................... F-3
C onfiguring UNIX f or Multiple Users.. ................................................... F-4
Using the UNIX “vi” Editor..................................................................... F-5
Enabling/Disab ling Automatic Accounting File R ollover....................... F-6
Appendix G Starting and Stopping Nodes and NMPS
FRX8 000 Sw itc h.... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ....... .... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... .. G-1
FRX8 000 IC P......... .... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ....... .... .... ........ .... .... ........ .. G-2
FRX8 000 INM........... .... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... ... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ...... G-4
FRX8 000 NMP.. .... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ........ ... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... .. G-6
N74 00......... .... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... ... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ...... G-7
N7500, N75 00-ICP, or N75 00-INM ....................................................... G-8
Th e Initializatio n 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” Disp lay .............................................................. 3-8
3-3 “In quiry ” Examp le................................................................................ 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 St atu s Disp lay Ico ns ......... .... .... ........ ... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ........ ... 4 -1 0
5-1 Nodes Selection Menu.......................................................................... 5 -1
5-2 FRX8000 Nod e Record ........................................................................ 5-2
5-3 N7000 Node Record ............................................................................. 5-3
6-1 FRX8000 RLP...................................................................................... 6 -2
6-2 FRX8000 RLP Configu ration Menu .................................................... 6-3
6-3 N7 40 0/7 500 RL P Co nf igu rati o n Reco rd. ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... . 6- 6
6-4 N7400/75 00 “Standard” LP Conf iguration 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 Reco rd............................................................... 6-16
7-1 Exa mple s of Multiple Trunks............................................................... 7 -2
7-2 Phy sical Trunk Port R ecord for V.25bis Port ....................................... 7 -3
7-3 Phy sical Trunk Port R ecord for Non-V.25 bis Port............................... 7 -4
7-4 Logical Trunk Port Record................................................................... 7 -4
7-5 Phy sical PDN P ort Recor d .................................................................. 7-12
7-6 Logical PDN Port Record................................................................... 7-12
7-7 SVC Subscriber Record ...................................................................... 7-18
7-8 X.2 5 Trunk PVC Record Ex ample..................................................... 7-20
7-9 Telepho ne Num ber 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 P VC Record Example............................ 8 -8
8-4 Frame Relay DLCI R ecord................................................................. 8-11
9-1 Phy sical X.25 Port Record .................................................................... 9-2
9-2 Logical X.25 Port Record..................................................................... 9 -3
9-3 X.2 5 Cl osed Us er Group Recor d........................................................ 9-11
9-4 SVC Subscriber Record ...................................................................... 9-14
10-5 Wildcard Addr essing Example........................................................... 9-16
10-6 X.25-to-X.25 PVC Record Example .................................................. 9-18
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10-7 B ackup Using Address Translation.................................................... 9-22
10-8 Address Translation Templat e Record ............................................... 9-23
10-9 Telep hone N umber Re cor d. .... ........ .... .... ....... .... .... ........ .... ........ .... .... . 9- 27
11-1 SDLC and LLC 2 Examples................................................................ 10-1
11-2 Typ ic al SNA Conn ect ion s.. .... .... ........ .... .... ....... .... .... ........ .... .... ........ . 10-3
11-3 SNA Port Record ................................................................................ 10-4
11-4 SVC Subscriber Record...................................................................... 10- 9
11-5 N7000 SNA HPAD-PU Record ....................................................... 10-1 3
11-6 N7000 SNA TP AD-PU Record........................................................ 10-1 3
11-7 FRX8000 S DLC-PU Record ............................................................ 10-1 4
11-8 LLC2 Host Con fig ura t ion Screen ....... .... .... ....... .... .... ........ .... .... ....... 1 0-20
11-9 LLC2 Host Con fig ura t ion Screen ....... .... .... ....... .... .... ........ .... .... ....... 1 0-20
11-10 LLC2 LAN Inter face Record .. .......................................................... 10-26
11-11 LLC2 Frame Relay Interf ace Record............................................... 10-26
12-1 B SC Interactive Example................................................................... 11- 2
12-2 B SC Interactive Port Record.............................................................. 11-3
12-3 SVC Subscriber Record...................................................................... 11- 8
12-4 B SC Interactive Subscribers Record................................................ 11-1 1
12-5 B SC Interactive Devices Record ...................................................... 11-13
13-1 As ync PAD Profile Record................................................................. 12-3
13-2 As ync PAD Login Parameters Record............................................... 12-9
13-3 As ync PAD Port Screen ................................................................... 12-1 1
13-4 SVC Subscriber Record.................................................................... 12-1 7
13-5 As ync-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 Ty pical IPX Interface Record............................................................. 14- 3
15-2 IPX SA P Filter R ecord..................................................................... 14-1 2
15-3 Ty pical IPX Filter A pplic at ions Record........................................... 14-1 7
15-4 IPX RIP Rou te Record ..................................................................... 14-1 8
16-1 SNMP System Defaults Menu............................................................ 15-2
16-2 SNMP Co mmunity Table Menu......................................................... 15- 4
16-3 SNMP Trap Routing Menu................................................................. 15-5
17-1 FRX8000 S witch Main Menu............................................................. 16-1
18-1 On-Li ne Port Oper at ion s Menu...... ........ .... ... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ..... 17-1
18-2 V.25bis Dial P ort Sta tus Scre en. ........ .... .... ....... .... .... ........ .... .... ........ . 17-2
18-3 Mod em Oper at ion s Screen. ........ .... .... ........ ... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... . 17 -3
18-4 Call Accou nti n g Fil e Disp lay..... ........ .... .... ....... .... .... ........ .... .... ....... 1 7-15
18-5 Call Accou nti n g Fil e St ruc ture... ........ .... .... ....... .... .... ........ .... .... ....... 17- 16
19-1 Node Status Di splay........................................................................... 18-1
19-2 Port Statu s Dis play. ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ....... .... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... . 18 -2
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19-3 Trunk St atus 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 Networ k/Subnet Status Display........................................................ 18-10
19-9 Statu s Disp lay Ico ns . .... .... ........ .... .... ....... .... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... . 18 -1 2
19-10 Event Log Display ............................................................................ 18-13
19-11 Node Status Disp lay ......................................................................... 18-15
19-12 Trunk/X.25 Port Status Displ ay ........................................................ 18-16
20-1 Node Statistics Display....................................................................... 19-2
20-2 LP Statistics Disp lay........................................................................... 19-4
20-3 Port Statistics Display......................................................................... 19-5
20-4 Frame-lev el 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 Displ ay .......................................................................... 1 9-12
20-9 ICMP St ati stics Display.................................................................... 19-14
20-10 I P Interface St ati stic s Disp lay... ........ ... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ........ . 19-1 6
20-11 IP X Statistics Display....................................................................... 19-17
20-12 Et hernet Card Statistics Display....................................................... 19-23
20-13 Token Ring Card Statistics Display.................................................. 1 9-23
20-14 Trunk/X.25 Port Status Displ ay ........................................................ 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 Sys tem File Type Selection Menu........................................................ E-1
E-2 LP Type Maintenance Menu ................................................................ E-2
E-3 Networ k 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 Sup port ed Hard ware....... .... .... ........ .... .... ....... .... .... ........ .... ........ .... .... ... 1-5
4-1 Network Default Parameters................................................................. 4-4
5-1 Node Parameters................................................................................... 5-4
6-1 FRX8 000 RLP P aram ete rs......... .... .... ........ ... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ... 6-4
6-2 N7000 RLP Parameters........................................................................ 6-7
6-3 N7400/7500 “Stand ard” LP Parameter................................................. 6-9
6-4 N74/7500 T1 LP Parameters.............................................................. 6-11
6-5 E1 LP Parameter s... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ....... .... .... ........ .... .... ........ . 6-14
6-6 T1/E1 Chan nel Map Parameters ......................................................... 6-1 7
6-7 LAN Card Parameter.......................................................................... 6-18
6-8 PROTOC OL.INI Sample Report........................................................ 6-19
7-1 Trunk Port Parameters.......................................................................... 7-5
7-2 Modem In itial ization Pa ram eters .... ........ .... ... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ..... 7-10
7-3 Physical PDN Port Parameters........................................................... 7-1 3
7-4 Subscriber Parameters........................................................................ 7-18
7-5 X.25 Trunk PVC Paramet ers .............................................................. 7-2 1
7-6 Telep ho ne N um ber Pa ram eters... ........ .... .... ....... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... . 7-24
8-1 Bandwi d th All ocati o n Group Parameters ... ... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ....... 8-3
8-2 Frame R elay Port Parameters............................................................... 8-5
8-3 Frame R elay-to-Frame Relay PVC Parameter ..................................... 8-9
8-4 Frame R elay DLCI Parameters........................................................... 8-1 1
9-1 X.25 Port Parameters............................................................................ 9-4
9-2 X.25 CUG Param eter.......................................................................... 9-12
9-3 Modem In itial ization Pa ram eters .... ........ .... ... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ..... 9-13
9-4 Subscriber Parameters........................................................................ 9-17
9-5 X.25 -to -X.2 5 PVC Pa rame ters... .... ........ .... ... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ..... 9-19
9-6 Tran sl ati on Templa te Pa ram et ers........... .... ... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ..... 9-23
9-7 Telep ho ne N um ber Pa ram eters... ........ .... .... ....... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... . 9-28
10-1 SNA Port Parameters.......................................................................... 10-6
10-2 Subscriber Parameters...................................................................... 10-1 0
10-3 SNA HPAD PU Parameters............................................................. 10-1 5
10-4 LLC2 Host Param eters..................................................................... 10-2 1
10-5 LLC2 Interface Parameters............................................................... 10-2 7
11-1 B SC Interactive Port Parameters........................................................ 11-4
11-2 Subscriber Parameter.......................................................................... 11-9
11-3 B SC Interactive Subscriber Parameters............................................ 11-1 1
11-4 C ontro l and Device Unit Addressi ng................................................ 11-13
11-5 B SC Interactive Device Par ameter................................................... 11-14
12-1 As ync PAD Profile Parameters.......................................................... 12-4
12-2 As ync PAD Login Parameters............................................................ 12-9
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12-3 Asy nc PA D Port P aram et ers......... .... ... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... . 12 -1 1
12-4 Subs crib er Pa rame t ers .. .... .... ........ .... ... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... . 12-1 8
12-5 Async PVC Parameters..................................................................... 12-21
13-1 IP Interface Parameters....................................................................... 13-5
13-2 IP Route P aram ete rs ......... .... .... ........ ... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ........ ... 1 3- 9
13-3 IP-over-X.25 PVC Parameters.......................................................... 13-11
14-1 IPX L AN Interface Parameters........................................................... 14-4
14-2 IPX X. 25 Interf ace Parameters........................................................... 14-5
14-3 IPX Frame Relay Interface Parameters.............................................. 14-6
14-4 IPX Network In terface Parameters..................................................... 14-7
14-5 IPX RIP Filter Parameters ................................................................ 14-13
14-6 IPX SAP Filter Parame te rs............................................................... 14-14
14-7 IPX Packet Filter Parameters............................................................ 14-15
14-8 IPX RIP Ro uter Filte r Parameters .................................................... 14-16
14-9 IPX Filter A pplic a tions Parame te rs.................................................. 1 4-17
14-10 IP X R oute Parameters....................................................................... 14-19
15-1 SNMP Sys te m D efau l ts Pa rameters . ... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... .... ........ ... 1 5- 3
15-2 Commun ity Table Parameter .............................................................. 15-4
15-3 Trap R outing Parameters.................................................................... 15-5
18-1 Color Cod es for Subnet Di splay/Event Log ..................................... 18-11
18-2 Color Cod es for LP/LAN C ard/Port Status Display......................... 18-15
19-1 Cumulative Statistics Parameters ..................................................... 1 9-10
20-1 Alarms Report P arameters.................................................................. 20-2
21-1 IP Ping Connectivity Test Parameter.................................................. 21-4
E-1 LP Type Parameters.............................................................................. E-3
E-2 Networ k Defaults Parameters............................................................... E-4
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Section I
Getting Started
Chapter 1
Overview
The NetlinkTM FRX8000 is a fully integrated LAN/WA N enterpris e switch, connecting remote network sit es with a r obust switching technology that allows transmissi on of LAN and W AN data tr affic over a s ingle acces s line. Th e FRX800 0 allows
the features of conventional m ulti-protocol rou te r s to be combined with those of fast
packet s witches, d eliverin g high perf ormanc e r egardless of the demands of th e access
pro tocols be ing used.
Some typical applications of the FRX8000:
●
SDLC-to-LLC2 and L LC2-to-QLLC con version over frame relay
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SNA and TCP/IP LAN/WAN integration—w ith o r without router s.
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Banking applications—LAN, SNA, TCP/ IP, asyn c.
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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.
FRX8000 Switch
X.25, SDLC
FRX8000 INM
3174
FRX8000 Switch
Frame
Relay
FRX8000 Switch
IP
3174
Figure 1-1 Network Example
IBM
Host
3172
Summary of Features
Multi-protocol Support
Frame Re lay
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LMI, Annex D local management
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Annex F segmentation and re-assembly
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Line s peeds up to 2.048 Mbps
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FE CN and BE CN cou nt s
X.25
●
Compliance with 1988 CCITT X.25 Recommendation
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Configurable as phys ical an d logical DCE/DTE
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Line s peeds up to 2.048 Mbps
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Clos ed user groups
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Ad dress tra nsl ation over gatewa y
SNA/SDLC
SNA/LLC2
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SDLC, X . 25 /QLLC
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Configurable frame s ize, up to 4109 bytes
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C onfigura ble lin k addres ses
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DLC p oint-to-point and mu lti-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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QLL C/NPSI c ompatib ility
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Four modes: HPAD, TPAD (PU 1.0, 2.0), NPAD ( Hos t-to-host),
XPAD (tran sp arent)
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Supports both e nds of P U2-to-P U2, P U2. 1-t o-P U2.1, and PU4-to-PU4
connect ion s
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En d-to-e nd compatibility with SNA/A PPN dev ic e s over LANs
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C ompatib ility o ver frame relay network with IB M FEP with NCP 7.1
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MAC-le vel v irtual 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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RFC 1490 enc apsul ation in nati ve LLC2, 802.3, or 802.5 form at
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QLL C/NPSI c ompatib ility
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IP
IPX
As ync
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IP, ICMP, AR P
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RIP ver s ions 1 & 2
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St anda rd NDIS i nte rfa ce s for E the rne t, Token Ring, and 802. 3 LA Ns
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RFC 1490 fram e relay and RFC 1356 X.25 interfaces for WANs
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Support of Novell NetWare net works
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Connection of LAN-attached w orkst ation 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 traf fic, for traf fic co ntrol and access security
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Support of RIP and SAP
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Dynamic and static routing
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Local login passwords
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Autocall
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Autobaud (automatic line sp eed configura tion)
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Automatic discon nect on inactivity
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X.29 support
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Abb reviated addressing
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R TS/ C TS hardware fl ow con t ro l
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Configurable b anner message sent to async ter m inal
BSC
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Interconnection of IBM 3270 (interactive) devices over X.25 or frame relay,
X.25, or FRX 8000 bac kbone ne t work
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Full-dup lex line contr ol
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Point-to-point and multi- po int operation on BSC Interactive p orts
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Autoca ll from TPAD
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Each HPAD su pp orts u p to 16 rem ote TPA Ds simultan eous ly
Overview 1-3
Versatile Management Functions
Connection Management
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C onnection prioritiz ing and dy nami c bandwidth assignment
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Mu ltiple tr ansport c lasses, con figurable p er connection
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Protocol-indep e ndent SPF (s hortest pa th firs t) routing amo ng FRX80 00s
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Dy namic load balancing
N etwork Manager
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T wo 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 v ia an attach ed
Nucleus 7000 (N 7400/N7500) node.
Nucleus 7000 Release 5.0 is supported in th e current release of
FRX80 00 , to allow a s mo oth tran sitio n of existing N7000 network s to FRX8000.
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Intuitive, menu-based system that provides complete lo cal manageme nt (via
local VGA monitor or remote ASCII termin al) of network nodes
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File transfer between INMs/ NMPs, and fro m an INM or NMP to an ICP. ( I CP
is an FRX8000 Switc h with all the functiona lity of the INM except the user
interface)
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Remote software updates to FRX8000 Switch es
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Self-lear ning route configu ratio n
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Centralized alarm routing
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Statistics display s
SNMP Man agement Su pport
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Support of get, ge t_ne xt, and (for s ome fields) s et commands from SNM P
manage r, providi ng topology i nforma tion and node s t at us
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FTP and telnet access to I CPs, INMs, and NMPs
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MIB II (RFC 1213) S ystem & Interfaces Group, plus parts of frame relay
( R F C13 15) and SDL C (RFC1747) M IBs
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En terp ris e network status inform ation via local MIB on no de
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Hardwar e Overvi ew
FRX8000 ha rdw are inc l udes:
●
T hree types of “device” : Switch , I CP, and INM. (A four th device, NMP, is sup ported in existing N7000 networks to facilitate migratio n to FRX8000 .)
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Thr ee types of card: RLP (RISC-based line processo r), Ethernet L AN adapter ,
and Token Ring LAN adapter. (The NMP also supports the N7000 PIA, or Parallel Interface Adapter .)
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Two types of har dwar e chassis: Model 2 and Rackmount. (A High-Availability
chassis is available by special order.)
These components are all described in detail beginning on page 1-5. Their interrelationships are shown in Table 1-1.
Device Type Platf or m Max RLPs/LAN C ards/ PIA s
Switch
ICP, INM
NMP
1
2
3
Tabl e 1-1 Support ed Har dw are
1
2
2, 3
A PIA is used only if the Switch i s directly attached to an NMP.
A LAN card is supported in the ICP, IN M, and NMP for local FTP or Telnet file main-
tenance only.
Although the NMP is supported on these platforms, NMPs g eneral ly will be in existing
platforms in established N7000 networks.
Model 2
Rackmount
Model 2
Rackmount
Model 2
Rackmount
4/1/1 or 3/2/1
8/0/0 or 7/1/0 or 7/0/1 or 6/1/1 or 6/2/0 or 5/2/ 1
4/1/0
8/0/0 or 7/1/0
1/1/1
8/0/0 or 7/1/0 or 7/0/1
Device Types
FRX8000 Switc h
The FR X8000Switch, an MS-DOS®-b ased node, per forms swit ch i ng and routing.
E ac h S witc h support s fram e re l ay, X.25, SNA/SD LC/L LC2, BS C, async hronous, IP
( including R IP, ARP, ICMP), IP X, and SNMP protocols .
The base model of an FRX8000 Switch contains one RLP with one Line Interface
Card, providing four WAN ports, and supporting up to 512 simultaneous logical terminati ons . (Each lo gical interf ace into or out of an RLP p ort is one te rmination .) The
Switch is expandab le as shown in Table 1-1.
IC P
T he FR X8000 I C P is a UN IX®-based switch with call p rocessing capability plus all
functions of the Switch except L AN connectivity. Each ICP contains a copy of the
networ k datab ase (desc ribed in Chapter 3). ICPs are typical ly deploye d in large networks to distribute database access and call setup, preventing setup delays caused by
long paths to distant INMs (described below).
Overview 1-5
Cards
INM
The FRX8000 INM is an ICP with add e d networ k management capabilities, used to
configure and control FRX8000 Switches throughout the network. Each INM has a
local key board an d VGA monitor, and can also b e controlled by a lo cal or remote Auxiliary Console (ASCII t erminal or terminal em ulator) .
RLP
T he FRX80 0 RL P, an i960 RISC -bas ed line proc ess or, p rovides s erial inter faces, co nnect i ng various s ynchro nous and a s ynchronous user devices t o publ ic or priva te net works. Each RLP supports up to 51 2 simultane ou s logical terminations. (A link into
one physical/logical port on an RLP and out another port counts as two terminations.)
LAN Adap t ers
An FRX800 0 supports LAN (local-area network) inter faces via th ese adapters:
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Ethernet (802.3) – 10baseT (RJ45/twisted pai r), 10base2 (BNC/coax), or AUI
(DB15/ coax)
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T oken Ring (802.5) – RJ45 (tw ist ed pa i r) or D B9
Depending on the chassis model and number of RLPs, an FRX8000 Switch can
contain one o r two LAN cards (in any combination). Each LAN car d supp orts one
LAN interface.
The ICP and INM support one Ethernet in terface for FTP and telnet access.
Chassis
T here are two ch ass is u sed in th e FR X8 000 prod uct lin e, differ ing in size a nd ca pacity
(see Table 1-1.)
Operator Interfaces
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Althoug h the FRX8000 Switch and ICP do not requir e an operato r interface fo r
normal operation, an o ptional locally attache d VGA mo nitor can be useful
du ri ng operati on f or di s pl ayin g perform anc e dat a. (A keyb oa r d i s a ls o nec es s a ry
any time a monitor is used.)
Each INM an d NMP has a local keyboard and VGA m onitor. The device can
also be controlled via an o ptional Auxiliary Conso le (ASCII te rminal/keyboard
or PC with terminal emulation so ftwar e), attached directly or via mode m to the
COM2 serial port in the INM/NMP.
Any INM or NMP with IP an d SNMP con figured can be accessed by
Cab l e tron’ s S pec trum ® m a n a gement pro du c t s .
Eve nt Logging Printer
Each INM, ICP, and NMP can have a local (via COM1) printer, t o which alarm mes sa ges ar e sent from the INM/IC P /NMP and a ny ot her node s tha t report to it. Seve ral
parameter s in Node records (see Chapter 5) d etermine where alarms are sent.
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The installation docum ent th at is sh ipped with each FRX8000 describes the procedure
for setting up a new node and configuring a connection to the operational networ k.
Before the node can become fully functio nal, howeve r, the software must be customized for the devices to which it will conn ect, the traffic it will receive and transmit,
and various operating parameter s that can be set to your specific needs.
This cus tomization is done via c onfiguration of database re cords (described in Section
II), which identify th e hardware componen ts and conne cted devices . Access to the
database records is through a system of screen menus on an INM on the operational
network.
Using the INM Menu System
Chapter 2
Getting Started
FRX 8000 netwo rk managem ent functio ns are carried out at one of three “lev els ” in an
INM or NMP:
●
Sys tem level – is where UNIX o perati ng system functions, as well as some
FRX8000 non-menu operations, ar e pe rformed. The s oft wa re enters this l eve l
during start up of an ICP/INM/NMP, and can b e accessed later by exiting the
menu level.
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M e nu l eve l – i s wh e re m os t s oft w a r e c o nfi g urat i on i s p erform e d, by us ing men u
select io ns on an INM/ NMP s cr een to open and cha nge datab ase fil es (describ ed
in Ch a pter 3). Most monito ring and control operations can b e performed with
menu operations.
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Graphics level – p rovides a visua l rep res entation of the netwo rk, and allows
many of t he monitor ing and cont rol operations ava ilable fro m the menus. T his
level is enter ed from th e menu level, an d is available o nly on a local VGA
monitor.
The men u level co nsis ts of a series o f menu s and su b-menus that ar e used t o confi gure,
contr ol, and mo nitor FR X 8000 s. The Main Men u is shown in Figure 2-1. The organi-
zation of the sub-menus under Main Menu item A is shown in Ch a pte r 3. O rg a ni za t ion
of sub-menus under Main Menu items B–H is shown in Chapter 17.
Netlin k FRX 8000
M A I N M E N U
A Configuration
B Operations
C Status Displays
DAlarms
ETests
F Statistics
G R eports
H Gr aphics-Level Status Display
R Exit to System Prompt
S elect:
Figure 2-1 Main Menu
Item
[H]
does not support graphics.)
Moving Through the Me nus
Follow these steps to maneuve r through the menu s:
●
To ente r an op er at i o n or a no t he r me n u from a m enu, p re s s ( on th e keyb oard) the
letter to the left of th e desired m enu item.
●
To exit an oper ation /menu, pr ess either
available choices.)
●
To display a list of function key operations at a menu, press
●
To aband on any current changes and exit an operation, press
Menu-Level Prompts
Within the menu operations, there are two kinds of prompts (displayed words that
req uire respon ses):
●
Inform a tion prompts – respond by typing the reques ted inform ation , then
pressing
●
Yes/no prompts – respond by pressing
[Enter]
is displayed only on a local VGA monitor. (Th e Aux iliary Co nsole
[R]
or
. (Both are not always
[F3]
.
[?]
[Esc].
.
or
[N]
.
[Y]
T hroughout this manual are tabl es of v alid and default valu es. To specif y a defau lt (if
one exists ), pres s
Be ca reful ; pr es sing
next prompt to automatically select the default choice.
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[Enter]
in re s pons e to a prompt.
[Enter]
w hen it is not required may caus e the
Section II
Configuration
Chapter 3
Introduction to Database Configuration
The FRX8000 database comprises records grouped into files. Each record co ntains
parameter s that define a specific compo nent; for example, RLP 3 in No de 12. E ach
file contain s all same-type records in the databa se. (The LP file contains all RLP
recor ds, the Node file all Node records, etc.) An identical database resides in each
FRX 8000 ICP and INM (and each N70 00/F RX NMP), allowing the entire netwo rk to
oper ate as a sing le e ntity.
The following shows wh ere to find the va rious c onfiguration database files among the
FRX8000 menus . (The first ite m,
lowing m ost items are descriptions of the associated database recor d s, statements as
to whether a reco rd is requir ed, and r efer ences to th e chapter s or appen dices whe re the
items are described.
Even if a re cord is required , configu ration of some parameters in that
record might be optional. Determination depends on the specific use of the
FRX8000 component (LP, port, etc.) being configured.
Configuration
, is an entry on the M a in Menu.) Fol-
A Configuration
A Configure Network
A Configure Network De fau lt s
parameters the network needs for proper operation of FRX8000s.
Required.
B Configure Network Re pr esentation
network, which will display icons representin g nodes or parts of the
network, plus color-code d oper ational sta tus. Will also display outstandin g
alarms and port st atu s .
C Configure Async PAD Profil e
dev ices co nnected to async P AD ports in FRX80 00s . Re qu ired if at taching
to any as ync de vic es a nd desi ring parameter values ot her than those i n
CCIT T profile ST D90 or 91, which are pa rt of the def ault da t aba s e.
D Configure Async PAD Logi n
used by a subscriber on an async PAD port. Required if login to the PAD
will be neces s ary.
E Configure Async PAD Banner
displays on terminals connected to async PAD po rts.
F Configure IPX Filter Def initions
tra ns missi on of RIP /SAP updates, and/or gener i c IPX packe ts, per
interface and direction.
G Configure Frame Relay Bandwidth Allocat ion
to 16 groups that assign connection priorities to va rious types of traffic.
– Cha pter 4. N o de and X.2 5 l e vel - 3
– Chapter 4. Graphic map of the
– Chapter 13. Operating parameters for
– Chapter 13. Profile and password to be
– Cha pter 13. Custom head ings for sc reen
– Chapter 15. Parameters that regu la te
– Chapter 8. Defines up
B Configure Node
A Configure No de
– Chapter 5. Definition of node type; specific ation of
alter nate INMs/NMPs tha t wi ll take o ver the local node’s fun ction s if it
loses contact with the networ k; routing for this node ’s alarm s. Requir ed f or
every no de .
B Configure SNMP Parameters
– Chapter 16. Identifyin g informa tion on
the SNMP manager; definitions of communities; trap routing. Required if
using the SNMP agent.
C Confi gu r e Cards
A Configure Line Processo r
– Chapter 6
– Identifying parameters for all LPs in
FRX 8 000 a nd N 70 00 no des on t h e n e tw ork. I nc ludes i d e nti fic at i on of Line
Interface Cards on RLPs, and installed protocols. Required for every LP.
B Configure LAN Card
– Identification of type s and lo cations of all Ethernet
and Tok en Ring cards in FRX8000s on the network. Required fo r each
Ethernet and Token Ring card.
D Configure Por ts
A Configure Por t
– Cha pter 7 (trunk), Chapter 8 (frame relay),
Chapter 9 (X.25), Chapter 11 (SN A), Chapter 12 (BSCI),
Chapter 13 (async). Identi fyi ng and oper ating parameters for a l l physi ca l
and logi cal LP ports o n the netwo rk. Specifies serial i nterface s, lin e speed ,
protocol-specific parameters . Required for every serial p ort.
B Configure Fra m e Rel ay DLCIs
B
, BE). Req uired for each frame relay DLCI.
C
C CUG Management
A Configure X.25 Port CUG
– Chapte r 8. Data rate parameters (CIR,
– Ch apte r 9. Allows creatio n of clo sed user
groups, to regulate which subscriber devices can r eceive and/or transmit
from/to other devices.
B Configure Internati onal CUG
D Configure X25 Address Transl ation Te m plate
– is not currently suppor ted.
that are appl ied to incomi ng and outgoing cal l packets for the purpose of
translating selected fields of a packet that may not otherwise be in a
co mpa tible format.
E Co nfigure Modem Initializat ion
– C hapte r 7 (Tru nk), Chapter 9 (X.25).
Cu stomized string of data that will be s ent to the modem on a V.25 bis p ort.
F SNA PAD Mana g ement.
A Configure SNA 7000 HPAD-PU
Chapte r 11.
– Ident i fying parameters for the
device s connected to SNA TPAD po rts on Netlink Nu cleus 7000s.
( This p r od uct is su pp orted f o r e x i sti n g c u st o me r s.) Re qu i re d for every
N7000 TPAD except the first one for each HPAD. (This is defined in
the Port file).
B Configure SNA 7000 TPAD -P U
– Identifying parameters for PUs
(physical units) in an N7000 TPAD mu ltidrop con figuration.
C Configure SNA FRX8000 SDLC-PU
the devices connected to FRX8000 SNA ports. Required for every
PU (phy sic al un i t ).
G BSC Interac tive PAD Management
– Chapter 12. Identifying parameters
f or subs cribers a nd device s us ing FRX8000 por ts c onfigur ed a s BSC
Interactive. Requ ired for every BSC Interact ive subscriber and device.
A Configure BSC Intera ctiv e Subscribers
B Configure BSC Intera ctiv e Devices
– Ch a pter 9. Templates
– Identifying parameters for
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E C onfi gur e LAN Interfaces
A Configure IP In terfaces
– Chapter 14. Identification of any IP in terfaces
in FRX8000s on the network. Identifies type (X.25, Ethe rne t, etc.) and
oper ating par a meter s. Requ ired for every IP interface.
B Configure IPX Manage m ent
A Conf igure IPX Interfac e
– C h a pte r 15.
– identification of any Novell® IPX
interfa ces in FRX8000s on the network. Identif ies type (X.25,
Ethernet, etc.) and operating p arameters . Required for every IPX
interfa ce.
B Conf igure IPX Applicati ons
– a pplie s IPX filters to interfaces,
filter types, and/or dire ction s.
C SNA LLC2 Ma nagement
A Conf igure SNA LLC2 Hosts
– Ch apt er 1 1.
– de fines LLC2 ho st s; i nc ludes session
type (originated or terminated), nece ssary addr esses, timers.
B Confi gure S NA LLC2 Interface
– speci fies locatio n, type, and format
of any LLC 2 interfaces.
F Configure Connec tions a nd Routing Paths
A Configure Subscri ber
– Ch apter 9 an d mis c. ot her chapt ers. Sp ecificati on
of s ubscriber IDs, used as called and calling address es in X.25 call setup;
algorithms for call routing; bandwidth allo cati on, redire ction addresses.
Required for all traffic being transporte d over a logical X. 25 po rt.
B Configure Abbreviat ed Addre ss
– Chapter 13. Cr eates a short name or
mnemonic that can be su bs tituted for an async PAD subscriber address.
C Configure PVC Connection
– C hapte r 7 (trunk), Chap t er 8 (frame rela y),
Chapte r 9 ( X. 25), Chapt er 13 (async), C hap te r 1 4 (IP). Creation of
“permanen t” connections between FRX8000 ports. Identifies location,
protocols at each end, operating parameters.
D Configure IP Route
E Configure IPX Route
– Cha pter 14. Cre ation of fi xed routes for I P tra ffic.
– Chapter 15. Creation of fixed routes for IP X
traffic.
F Configure Group Name
– Chapte r 9. Specifies a name to be used for
Group Send messages.
G Configure Group Send
– Ch apter 9. Allows an X.25 subscriber to
broadcast a message to a group of subscribers by sending a single Call
Request.
H Configure Telephone Number
– Cha pter 7 (trunk), Chapter 9 (X.25).
Numbers used by all V. 25bis mode ms on the networ k.
I Configure T1/E1 Channel Ma p
– Ch a pt e r 6 . DS0 ch annel as sign ments for
T1/E1 lines. Required for all T1/E1 car ds .
G Configuration Repor t
– page 3-12. Produces a summary of database records
for one or all FRX8000s on the network, listing database parameters and
values.
H Change Passwords
– App endix C . Al l ows ch anging se veral of th e p ass w o rds
used to access FRX8000 operations.
Introduction to Database Configuration 3-3
Data base Set up Rec ommen dation s
To set up a network databas e, you m ust create records for all nodes, LPs, ports, and
subscribers (users of the ports), as well as other records that define your network configura t ion. (Creating records is described under “Configuration Oper a tions” on
page 3-5.) It is a goo d idea to review the remaining chapters in Section II before proceeding with your con figuration, to be awa re of all th e parameters that must be, or can
be specif ie d.
You should b e familia r with all devices that will connect to FRX8000s; some have
requirements or restrictio ns . It can also be help f ul to create a diagram or wr itte n
description of your entire network. Some things you must know before configuring the
dat abase are:
●
What is each node's type (Switch, ICP, etc.)?
●
What is each nod e’s ID? Each no de must be assigned a unique number (
●
How many line pr ocessors (LPs) are th ere in each node, and what is the L P
number (ID) of each ? (This is de te r min ed by switch settings on the board – see
the RLP configuration drawing in Chapter 6.)
●
W ill each LP port will be a p hy sical DCE or DTE (determined by cabling) and
wh at kind of device will be connected to the po rt?
●
W hich ports will be trunks to other nodes? ( For continu ed operation in case of
a trunk failure, you should have at least two trunks per node.)
●
W ill each port be direct-con nect, leased line, or dial-in line? The modem connected to a dial-in line must be config ured so DSR (Data Set Ready) is not
forced high. DSR should follow CD (Carrier Detect).
●
Are there any LAN (Ethernet or Token Ring) cards in the node? If so, which i s
card 0 and which is car d 1? (See Chapter 6.)
●
What netwo rk featur es/ser vices (Closed User Gr oup, Hu nt Group, Gro up Send ,
Fast Select, Reverse Charging, etc.) will each subscriber be allowed to use?
●
What are your passwords? You must enter a password to perform configuration
operations, to remotely IPL a node, and to perform a fe w other operations.
1–250
).
M os t paramet er s ca n be c onfi gured usi ng t he ope rations de s cribed
throughout Section II; others, such as LP or port number, are defined by the
ha rdwa re or specified during softwar e installation.
Setup Procedure
Mo st datab a se files contain informatio n used by other files. Entering undefined iden tifying information will produce the message:
rences of this, follow the sequence de fined by the chapters in the remainder o f Section
II when cr e ating a database. You will still see the error message when cre a ting some
records; howeve r, this will not cause a prob lem as lo ng a s all the n ecess ary reco rds ar e
created before attempting to bring the node on line on the network.
3-4 FR X8 000 3 .0 User Gu i de, Rev 02
Not in Datab ase
. To minimize occur-
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