Nortel Networks Passport Module 8672A User Manual
Part No. 209195-A
March 2001
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Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Text conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
How to get help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 1
About the Passport 8672ATM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
ATM ELANs, and Ethernet VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Virtual network router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Traffic shaping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
RFC 1483 Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Physical description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Media dependent adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Online LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
MDA LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Console and Diag ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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Chapter 2
Passport 8672ATM Module technology overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
ATM terms and acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
SONET terms and acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SONET transmission rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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Chapter 3
Installing the Passport 8672ATM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety and environmental precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Installing the Passport 8672ATM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Verifying installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
MDA insertion and configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Replacing a module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Chapter 4
Managing the Passport 8672ATM Module with Device Manager. . . . . . . . 47
Port numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Starting the system after a module replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Starting the system with an empty slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Device Manager access and passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Installing Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Configuring ATM using Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Resetting the module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Viewing MDA information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Enabling or disabling a port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Editing port parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Editing ATM and framing parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Editing circuit parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Deleting a PVC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Configuring ATM 1483 ELAN parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Deleting an ATM 1483 ELAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Displaying statistics using Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Testing using Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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Managing the Passport 8672ATM Module with the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Command line interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Configuration commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Module commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Contents 9
1483 ELAN statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
config atmcard elan-stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
clear atm elan-stats <vlan id> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
show atm elan-stats <vlan id> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
clear atm elan-stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Port commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
config atm command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
config atm pvc command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
config atm pvc 1483 command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
config atm info command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Show commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
show ports info atm all command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
show ports info atm ports command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
show ports info atm pvc command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
show ports info atm 1483 command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
show ports stats atmport command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
show ports stats atm felinecurrent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
show ports stats atm felineinterval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
show ports stats atm fepathcurrent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
show ports stats atm fepathinterval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
show ports stats atm linecurrent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
show ports stats atm lineinterval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
show ports stats atm pathcurrent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
show ports stats atm pathinterval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
show ports stats atm sectioncurrent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
show ports stats atm sectioninterval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
show ports stats atm sonetmediumtbl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Web management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
ATM folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Chapter 6
Configuring the Passport 8672ATM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Initial configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Changing the clock setting using Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Changing the clock setting using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
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Basic configuration procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Bridging point-to-point traffic using an ATM 1483 PVC using Device Manager . . 118
Configuring an ATM 1483 PVC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Associating the PVC with the VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Bridging point-to-point traffic using an ATM 1483 PVC using the CLI . . . . . . . . . 125
Bridging point-to-multipoint traffic using an ATM 1483 PVC using
Bridging point-to-multipoint traffic using an ATM 1483 PVC using the CLI . . . . . 127
Configuring an IP routing 1483 PVC using Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Configuring an IP routing 1483 PVC using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Configuring an IPX routing 1483 PVC using Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Configuring an IPX routing 1483 PVC using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Creating a VLAN “byPort” and adding ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Configuring two ATM 1483 PVCs on the same ATM port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Associating the PVCs with the same VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Creating two VLANs “byPort” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Assigning IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Enabling RIP routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Enabling OSPF routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Configuring a null-encapsulation PVC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Associating the PVC with the VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Creating two VLANs “byPort” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Configuring IPX network numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Enabling IPX forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Enabling IPX network number forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Configuring a null-encapsulation PVC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Associating the PVC with the VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
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Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Appendix B
Factory defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Figures
Figure 1 Passport 8672ATM module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Figure 2 1-port OC-12c/STM-4 MDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Figure 3 4-port OC-3c/STM-1 MDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Figure 4 Passport 8672 ATM module with OC-12c/STM-4 MDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Figure 5 Removing the filler panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 6 Extending the inserter/extractor levers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 7 Inserting the Passport 8672ATM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Figure 8 Closing the inserter/extractor levers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Figure 9 Tightening the retainer screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Figure 10 Unsuccessful download screen output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Figure 11 Passport 8000 series chassis with Passport 8672ATM Module . . . . . . . . 50
Figure 12 Interface tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Figure 13 Card tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Figure 14 ATM tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Figure 15 MDA dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Figure 16 ATM tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Figure 17 ATM PVC tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Figure 18 Insert ATM PVC dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Figure 19 ATM PVC tab with PVC selected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Figure 20 ATM 1483 ELAN tab (left section) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Figure 21 ATM 1483 ELAN tab (right section) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Figure 22 Insert ATM 1483 ELAN dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Figure 23 Insert ATM 1483 ELAN dialog box for IP routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Figure 24 Insert ATM 1483 ELAN dialog box for IPX routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Figure 25 ATM 1483 ELAN tab with ElanId selected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Figure 26 show atm elan-stats command output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Figure 27 Sample output for the config atm info command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
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Figure 28 show ports info atm all command output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Figure 29 show ports info atm ports command output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Figure 30 show ports info atm pvc command output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Figure 31 show ports info atm 1483 command output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Figure 32 show ports stats atmport [<port num>] command output . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Figure 33 show ports stats atm felinecurrent command output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Figure 34 show ports stats atm felineinterval command output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Figure 35 show ports stats atm fepathcurrent command output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Figure 36 show ports stats atm fepathinterval command output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Figure 37 show ports stats atm linecurrent command output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Figure 38 show ports stats atm lineinterval command output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Figure 39 show ports stats atm pathcurrent command output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Figure 40 show ports stats atm pathinterval command output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Figure 41 show ports stats atm sectioncurrent command output . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Figure 42 show ports stats atm sectioninterval command output . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Figure 43 show ports stats atm sonetmediumtbl command output . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Figure 44 System page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Figure 45 ATM menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Figure 46 PVC page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Figure 47 1483 ELAN page, (left section) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Figure 48 1483 ELAN page, (right section) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Figure 49 Port page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Figure 50 ATM tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Figure 51 Point-to-point bridging using 1483 PVCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Figure 52 Basic tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Figure 53 VLAN, Insert Basic dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Figure 54 VlanPortMembers dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Figure 55 Point-to-multipoint bridging using ATM 1483 PVCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Figure 56 IP routing with ATM 1483 PVCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Figure 57 IP Address tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Figure 58 IP, VLAN, Insert IP Address dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Figure 59 RIP tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Figure 60 OSPF tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
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Figure 61 IPX routing with ATM 1483 PVCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Figure 62 IPX VLAN dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Figure 63 IPX VLAN, Insert dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Figure 64 Globals tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Figure 65 Circuits tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
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Tables
Table 1 Passport 8672ATM Module online LED indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Table 2 MDA LED indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Table 3 Device Manager port color codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Table 4 Device Manager buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Table 5 Interface tab items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Table 6 Card tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Table 7 ATM tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Table 8 MDA dialog box fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Table 9 ATM tab items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Table 10 ATM PVC tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Table 11 Insert ATM PVC dialog box fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Table 12 ATM 1483 ELAN tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Table 13 Insert ATM 1483 ELAN dialog box items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Table 14 config atmcard command parameters and variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Table 15 Information fields for the show atm elan-stats command . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Table 16 config atm command parameters and variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Table 17 config atm pvc command parameters and variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Table 18 config atm pvc 1483 bridged command parameters and variables . . . . . 80
Table 19 config atm pvc 1483 ip command parameters and variables . . . . . . . . . . 81
Table 20 config atm pvc 1483 ipx command parameters and variables . . . . . . . . . 81
Table 21 Information fields for the show ports info atm all command . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Table 22 Information fields for the show ports info atm ports command . . . . . . . . . 86
Table 23 Information fields for the show ports info atm pvc command . . . . . . . . . . 87
Table 24 Information fields for the show ports info atm 1483 command . . . . . . . . 88
Table 25 Information fields for the show ports stats atmport command . . . . . . . . . 90
Table 26 Information fields for the show ports stats atm felinecurrent command . . 92
Table 27 Information fields for the show ports stats atm felineinterval command . 93
Table 28 Information fields for the show ports stats atm fepathcurrent command . 95
Table 29 Information fields for the show ports stats atm fepathinterval command . 96
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Table 30 Information fields for the show ports stats atm linecurrent command . . 97
Table 31 Information fields for The show ports stats atm lineinterval command . . 99
Table 32 Information fields for the show ports stats atm pathcurrent command . 100
Table 33 Information fields for the show ports stats atm pathinterval command 101
Table 34 Information fields for the show ports stats atm sectioncurrent command 103
Table 35 Information fields for the show ports stats atm sectioninterval
Table 36 Information fields for output of the show ports stats atm
Table 37 System page fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Table 38 PVC page items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Table 39 1483 ELAN page items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Table 40 Port page items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Table 41 Basic tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Table 42 VLAN, Insert Basic dialog box fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Table 43 VlanPortMembers dialog box fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Table 44 IP Address tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Table 45 IP, VLAN, Insert IP Address dialog box fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Table 46 RIP tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Table 47 OSPF tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Table 48 IPX VLAN dialog box fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Table 49 IPX VLAN, Insert dialog box fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Table 50 Globals tab item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Table 51 Circuits tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Table 52 Factory default settings for the Passport 8672ATM Module . . . . . . . . . . 145
command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
sonetmediumtbl command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
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Preface
The Passport® 8672ATM Module is part of the Nortel Networks Passport 8600
Series line of communications products. This module is the Passport
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) module for the Passport 8600 chassis. This
guide describes the features and operations of the module and provides
instructions for installing and managing the module.
Before you begin
This guide is intended for network installers and system administrators who are
responsible for installing, configuring, or maintaining networks. This guide
assumes that you have the following background:
• Understanding of the transmission and management protocols used on your
network
• Experience with windowing systems or graphical user interfaces (GUIs)
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Text conventions
This guide uses the following text conventions:
angle brackets (< >) Indicate that you choose the text to enter based on the
description inside the brackets. Do not type the
brackets when entering the command.
Example: If the command syntax is
ping <ip_address>, you enter
ping 192.32.10.12
bold Courier text
Indicates command names and options and text that
you need to enter.
Example: Use the
Example: Enter
dinfo command.
show ip {alerts|routes}.
braces ({}) Indicate required elements in syntax descriptions where
there is more than one option. You must choose only
one of the options. Do not type the braces when
entering the command.
Example: If the command syntax is
show ip {alerts|routes}, you must enter either
show ip alerts or show ip routes, but not
both.
brackets ([ ]) Indicate optional elements in syntax descriptions. Do
not type the brackets when entering the command.
Example: If the command syntax is
show ip interfaces [-alerts], you can enter
either
show ip interfaces or
show ip interfaces -alerts.
ellipsis points (. . . ) Indicate that you repeat the last element of the
command as needed.
Example: If the command syntax is
ethernet/2/1 [<parameter> <value>]... ,
you enter
ethernet/2/1 and as many
parameter-value pairs as needed.
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italic text Indicates new terms, book titles, and variables in
command syntax descriptions. Where a variable is two
or more words, the words are connected by an
underscore.
Example: If the command syntax is
show at <valid_route>, valid_route is one
variable and you substitute one value for it.
plain Courier
text
Indicates command syntax and system output, for
example, prompts and system messages.
Example:
Set Trap Monitor Filters
separator ( > ) Shows menu paths.
Example: Protocols > IP identifies the IP command on
the Protocols menu.
vertical line (
| ) Separates choices for command keywords and
arguments. Enter only one of the choices. Do not type
the vertical line when entering the command.
Example: If the command syntax is
show ip {alerts|routes}, you enter either
show ip alerts or show ip routes, but not
both.
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Related publications
For more information about the Passport 8600 Series products and management
software, refer to the following publications:
• Getting Started with the Passport 8000 Series Management Software
(part number 209663-C)
Outlines the procedures for installing and booting your Passport 8600 Series
8000 series switch, as well as instructions for installing the Passport
8672ATM Module.
• Reference for the Passport 8000 Series Management Software Switching
Operations Release 3.1 (part number 207414-D)
Describes how to use Device Manager to configure and manage switching
functions with the Passport 8600 Series switch, including procedures and
illustrations of pertinent screens.
• Reference for the Passport 8000 Series Management Software Routing
Operations Release 3.1 (part number 207415-C)
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Describes how to use Device Manager to configure and manage routing
functions with the Passport 8600 Series switch, including procedures and
illustrations of pertinent screens.
• Networking Concepts for the Passport 8000 Series Switch
(part number 207307-C)
General information and description of how the Passport 8000 Series switch
handles various networking features such as VLANs, MultiLinkTrunking,
OSPF, RIP, IPX, ATM, and SONET.
• Passport 8000 Series Network Design Guidelines Release 3.0 Implementation
Notes (part number 210128-A)
Provides guidelines for using the switching and routing features of the
Passport 8000 Series switches and software to design effective networks.
• Using the Passport 8100 Modules (part number 204515-D)
Provides information about the Passport 8100 module, including descriptions
of operational features, installation instructions, basic setup procedures, and
technical specifications.
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• Using the Passport 8600 Modules (part number 207306-C)
Provides information about the Passport 8600 module, including descriptions
of operational features, installation instructions, basic setup procedures, and
technical specifications.
• Using the Passport 8672ATM Module (part number 209195-A)
Describes hardware features, installation instructions, and specific
management procedures for the Passport [Model #].
• Using the Passport 8683POS Module (part number 209564-A)
Describes hardware features, installation instructions, and specific
management procedures for the Passport 8600 Series 8683POS Module.
• Reference for the Passport 8000 Series Command Line Interface Switching
Operations Release 3.1 (part number 207308-D)
Describes how to use the CLI to configure and manage switching functions
with the Passport 8000 Series switch, including procedures and illustrations of
pertinent commands.
• Reference for the Passport 8000 Series Command Line Interface Routing
Operations (part number 208967-C)
Describes how to use the CLI to configure and manage routing functions with
the Passport 8000 Series switch, including procedures and illustrations of
pertinent commands.
You can print selected technical manuals and release notes free, directly from the
Internet. Go to the www25.nortelnetworks.com/library/tpubs/ URL. Find the
product for which you need documentation. Then locate the specific category and
model or version for your hardware or software product. Use Adobe Acrobat
Reader to open the manuals and release notes, search for the sections you need,
and print them on most standard printers. Go to Adobe Systems at the
www.adobe.com URL to download a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
You can purchase selected documentation sets, CDs, and technical publications
through the Internet at the www1.fatbrain.com/documentation/nortel/ URL.
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How to get help
If you purchased a service contract for your Nortel Networks product from a
distributor or authorized reseller, contact the technical support staff for that
distributor or reseller for assistance.
If you purchased a Nortel Networks service program, contact one of the following
Nortel Networks Technical Solutions Centers:
Technical Solutions Center Telephone
EMEA (33) (4) 92-966-968
North America (800) 2LANWAN or (800) 252-6926
Asia Pacific (61) (2) 9927-8800
China (800) 810-5000
An Express Routing Code (ERC) is available for many Nortel Networks products
and services. When you use an ERC, your call is routed to a technical support
person who specializes in supporting that product or service. To locate an ERC for
your product or service, go to the www12.nortelnetworks.com/ URL and click
ERC at the bottom of the page.
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Chapter 1 About the Passport 8672ATM Module
The Passport 8672ATM Module provides network transmission using ATM
technology. The Passport 8672ATM Module enables MAN/WAN/campus
connectivity for the Passport 8600 Routing Switch with the capability to
interconnect frame-switched networks using a backbone ATM network. The
module also provides existing ATM customers with the capability for connectivity
to the Passport 8600 Routing Switch. (For more information on ATM, refer to the
ATM Forum Web site at the http://www.atmforum.com URL.)
The Passport 8672ATM Module occupies a single slot in a Passport 8600 series
chassis. The module is a baseboard with room for two of the following optional
Media dependent adapters (MDAs):
• 1-port OC-12c/STM-4: single-mode fiber (SMF) or multimode fiber (MMF)
using the Synchronous Optical Network (SONET/SDH) media
• 4-port OC-3c/STM-1: SMF or MMF using SONET media
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The Passport 8672ATM Module for the Passport 8000 series chassis can be used
as an edge device for WAN connectivity in the data center; it is used to connect
Passport 8600 to public or private ATM networks. You can also use the Passport
8672ATM Module in the wiring closet in inter-building connection technology in
campus networks where each building is supported by frame-switched networks.
Another network application of the Passport 8672ATM Module is a direct
connection between one Passport 8600 series switch with a Passport 8672ATM
Module in one building to an identical module in another Passport 8600 Series
switch at another building. You connect the switches with a dedicated fiber link or
with a SONET multiplex network. Each building may be individually supported
by either frame-switched or ATM technology.
You can use up to two Passport 8672ATM Modules in one Passport 8600 series
chassis.
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Refer to Networking Concepts for the Passport 8000 Series Switch for a thorough
discussion of the complete functionality of the Passport 8000 series product line,
including the Passport 8672ATM Module. Note that Spanning Tree Groups
(STGs), VRRP, DiffServ, and ATM QoS are not supported on this module.
This chapter provides the following information about the Passport 8672ATM
Module:
•“Features,” next
• “Physical description” on page 26
Features
The Passport 8672ATM Module has the following features:
• RFC 1483 ATM PVC support
— Bridged PVC
— IP routed PVC
— IPX routed PVC
• Both RFC 1483 LLC/SNAP encapsulation and Null encapsulation
• RFC 1483 point-to-point bridging—up to 64 PVCs per ELAN
• MLT using bridged RFC 1483 PVCs
• VBR traffic shaping per port
• Front-panel Online LED to monitor module operation
• Ability to remove and install a module (hot-swap) without resetting the switch
(MDAs are not hot-swappable)
• AAL 5
• Hardware diagnostics
• Proprietary MIB support for configuration of RFC 1483 and ATM port
specific setup
• Manageable through the Passport CLI or Device Manager, the SNMP-based
graphical interface
• Monitored through a World Wide Web browser from anywhere on the
network.
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ATM ELANs, and Ethernet VLANs
The Passport 8672ATM Module supports ATM Forum Emulated LANs (ELANs).
An ELAN extends an Ethernet VLAN, which is a broadcast domain, over an ATM
network.
In general, there is a one-to-one mapping between an ATM ELAN and an Ethernet
VLAN. An ATM ELAN never spans more than one ATM port because the
software considers each ATM port completely separate.
The Passport 8672ATM Module participates in ELANs as RFC 1483 PVCs. Only
Ethernet ELANs are supported on this module.
If you delete a VLAN, you delete 1483 ELANs associated with the VLAN.
Virtual network router
Virtual network router (VNR) refers to the routing functions between two ATM
virtual/emulated networks. You can use the Passport 8672ATM Module as an IPand IPX-optimized VNR.
Traffic shaping
The Passport 8672ATM Module supports traffic shaping, which is enabled or
disabled on a port-by-port basis. Where it is enabled, a single traffic rate is
enforced for those ports. The maximum available rate for traffic shaping does not
exceed the maximum rate for the slowest interface on the module. Traffic shaping
is disabled by default. Traffic shaping is performed at the port level and not at the
PVC level.
The module provides support for unspecified bit rate (UBR) and variable bit rate
(VBR), both real-time and non-real-time; it does not support available bit rate
(ABR) or constant bit rate (CBR). Traffic shaping per port is supported on all
permanent virtual circuits (PVCs).
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RFC 1483 Support
The system software on the Passport 8672ATM Module supports the
configuration of RFC 1483 LAN clients with multiprotocol encapsulation. RFC
1483 supports standards-based methods of encapsulation that enable connectivity
with third-party ATM devices. Multiprotocol encapsulation provides the
capability to set up PVCs between Centillion ATM virtual ports (VPorts) and
other clients based on LLC encapsulation. The current Centillion platform only
supports bridged variations of RFC 1483.
The Passport 8672ATM Module supports the following types of RFC 1483
ELANs:
• RFC 1483 bridged 802.3. The links can be set up within a single device or
with another switch. Multiple RFC 1483 links can be set up within one
ELAN. In all cases, the PVCs must be set up without loops; STP must be
disabled. Both LLC and NULL encapsulation are supported.
• RFC 1483 routed IP and IPX. An RFC 1483 routed VLAN always contains
only one PVC, corresponding to a point-to-point link between routers. The
ATM ELAN is bridged to a single Ethernet VLAN. The software adds and
removes the MAC header, as appropriate. When configuring an IP and IPX
routed circuit, the ATM port must be the only port assigned to the VLAN.
ATM ports do not support bridge/router (BROUTER) configurations.
Physical description
The Passport 8672ATM Module (Figure 1) is a single-slot module for the Passport
8600 Series chassis. Online LEDs indicate module operation.
Figure 1 Passport 8672ATM module
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To configure and manage the Passport 8672ATM Module, connect to the Passport
8690SF Module. For information on connecting to the Passport 8690SF console
port, refer to Using the Passport 8600 Modules.
Media dependent adapters
The Passport 8672ATM Module has space for two media dependent adapters
MDAs) that have their own LEDs. You can use up to two of the following MDAs
with the Passport 8672ATM Module:
• 1-port OC-12c/STM-4: SMF or MMF using SONET media
• 4-port OC-3c/STM-1: SMF or MF using SONET media
You can mix these MDAs on the Passport 8672ATM Module. Contact your Nortel
Networks representative for other MDAs that are available for this product.
Figure 2 shows the OC-12c/STM-4 MDA, and Figure 3 shows the OC-3c/STM-1
MDA.
Figure 2 1-port OC-12c/STM-4 MDA
Figure 3 4-port OC-3c/STM-1 MDA
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Figure 4 shows the Passport 8672ATM Module with one OC-12c/STM-4 MDA
installed. For information on installing the MDAs, refer to Installing the Passport
8672ATM Module MDAs.
Figure 4 Passport 8672 ATM module with OC-12c/STM-4 MDA
Online LED
The front panel of the Passport 8672ATM Module has an Online LED that
indicates whether or not the module has power applied and is initialized correctly.
When the Passport 8672ATM Module is first inserted into the chassis, the Online
LED turns amber until the board is recognized by the system and passes a
power-on self-test. If the module fails the self-test, the light is off. When the board
passes the self-test and goes online, the LED illuminates a solid green.
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online LED on the module is steadily lit green and you have inserted at
least one MDA.
Table 1 lists the Passport 8672ATM Module online LED indications.
Table 1 Passport 8672ATM Module online LED indications
Online LED State
Off Card is not receiving power.
Amber Card is initializing or downloading.
Amber Card is offline.
Green Card is online.
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MDA LEDs
Table 2 lists the MDA LED indications.
Table 2 MDA LED indications
LED Color Port State
Tx Amber Alarm (RDI) condition, admin state down
Tx Green Transmitting data
Tx Off No traffic, no alarm
Rx Amber Alarm (OOF/LOF/LOS) condition, admin
Rx Solid green Admin stateup
Rx Flashing green Receiving data
Tx and Rx Flashing amber Admin state down, out of order
state down
Note: When there is continuous traffic, the Tx LED is solid green. If
traffic is slow, the Tx LED may be flashing green.
Console and Diag ports
Use the Console port on the Passport 8690 SF module to access management
functions for the Passport 8672ATM Module. For information on connecting to
the Console port on the Passport 8690 SF module, refer to Getting Started with the
Passport 8000 Series Management Software.
The Diag port on the Passport 8672ATM Module is used only by Nortel Networks
personnel for debugging purposes. You can see diagnostic messages but you
cannot input any text.
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