Verilink 9000 Series User Manual

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MultiPro

Verilink Corporation 127 Jetplex Circle Madison, AL 35758

1.800.VERILINK

Platform

Series

34-00271

September 1998

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Documentation Disclaimer

Trademarks

©1998 TXPORT. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of TXPORT.

Reorder # 34-00271

Edition, September 1998

3 TXPORT shall not be liable f or errors con tained herein or for incident al or consequ ential damages in

connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. TXPORT reserves the right to revise this publication from time to time and make changes in content without obligation to notify any person of such revision changes.

Contents of this publication may be preliminary and/or may be changed at any time without notice and shall not be regarded as a warranty.

TXPORT makes no representation or warranties of any kind whatsoever with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.

NetWare and Novell are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. Xerox is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation. NCR is a registered trademark of National Cash Register Corporation Sperry is a registered trademark of Sperry Rand Corporation. Uniscope is a registered trademark registered by Sperry Rand Corporation and owned by Unisys. Windows is registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. AppleTalk is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. OpenView is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company. CROSSTALK is a registered trademark of Attachmate Corporation. PROCOMM is a registered trademark of DATASTORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Any other named products herein are trademarks of their respective companies.

Acknowledgment

The software used in the SNMP function of this product contains material derived from the following source:

Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer in the documentation and /or other materials provided with the distribution. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgment:

This product includes software developed by the University of California, Berkeley and its contributors.

Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

This software is provided by the regents and contributors ‘as is’ and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall the regents or contributors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequ ential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or serv ices; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interrupt ion) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this softw are , even if advised of the possibility of such damage .

FCC Requirements

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FCC Requirements

This equipment (9000, 9101, 9111 , and 9211) has been te sted and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmfu l interference when the equi pment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment ge nerates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if no t installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user is req uired to correct the interfe rence at his own expense. Th is device must also accept any interference received, including i nterference tha t may cause unde sired operation. Shielded cables

must be used to ensure compliance with the Class A FCC limits.

Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC Rules. On the rear or bottom of the unit is a label that contains the FCC registration number and other information. If requested, provide this information to the telephone company.

All direct connections to the network lines must be made using stan dard plugs and jacks (co mpliant

with Part 68). The tables below present a list of applicable registration jack USOCs, facility interface codes (FICs), and service order codes (SOCs). These are req uired to order service from the telco.

9101

Port ID REN/SOC FIC USOC

56 kbps 6.0F 04DU5 - 56 RJ-48S jack

9111 Port 1 T1 Option

Port ID REN/SOC FIC USOC

1.544 Mbps SF

1.544 Mbps SF, B8ZS

1.544 Mbps ANSI ESF

1.544 Mbps ANSI ESF, B8ZS

6.0N 04DU9-BN

RJ-48C jack 04DU9-DN 04DU9-1KN 04DU9-1SN

9111 Port 1 DDS Option

Port ID REN/SOC FIC USOC

56 kbps 6.0F 04DU5-56 RJ-48S jack

If the unit appears to be malfunctioning, it should be disconnected from the network lines until the

source of trouble is deter mined to be your equip ment or the telephon e line. If your equipme nt needs repair, it should not be reconnected until it is repaired.

The unit has been designed to prevent harm to the network. If the telephone company finds that the

equipment is exceeding tolerable parame ters, it can tempo rarily disconnec t service. In this case, the telephone company will give you advance notice, if possible.

No customer is authorized to repair this equipment, regardless of warranty status.

If the telephone company alters its equipment in a manner that will affect the use of this device, it

must give you warning so that you have the opportunit y for uninterrupt ed service. You will be advised of your right to file a complaint with the FCC.

In the event of equipment malfunction, all repairs should be performed by our company or an

authorized agent. It is the responsibility of users requiring service to report the need for service to our company or to one of our authorized agen ts.

The affadavit at the end manu al must be co mpleted by the installer.

Canadian Emissions Requirements

Warranty

This digital apparatus does n ot exceed the Class A li mits for radi o nois e emis sions from di gi tal app aratus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Le présent appare il numérique n’émet pas de brui ts radioélect riques dépassant les limites appl icables aux appareils numérique s (de la clas s A) pres crites dan s le Règl ement sur le b rouillag e radio électriqu e édicté par le mini stère des Communications du Canada.

Notice: The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that the equipment meets certain tel ecommunications network p rotective, operational and safety requirement s. The Industry Canada does not guarantee the equipment will operate to the user’s satisfaction.

Before installing this equipment, users should ensure that it is permissible to be connected to the facilities of the local teleco mmunications company. The equipment must also be installed using an acceptable method of connection. In some cases, the company’s inside wiring associated with a single lin e individual service may be extend ed by means of a certified connector assemb ly (telephone extension cord). The customer should be aware that co mpliance with the above conditions may not p r event degradation of service in some situations.

Repairs to certified equipment should be made by an authorized Canadian maintenance facility designated by the supplier. Any repairs or alterations made by the user to this equipment, or equipment malfunctions, may give the telecommunications company cause to request the user to disconnect the equipment.

Users should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground connections of the power utility, telephone lines and internal metallic water pipe system, if present, are connected together. This precaution may be particularly important in rural areas.

Caution: Users should not attempt to make such connections themselves, but should contact the appropriate electric inspection authority, or electrician, as appropriate.

TXPORT warrants each unit against d efects in material and work manship for a period of five years from the date the unit was shipped to the customer. If the unit malfunctions at any time during the warranty period, TX PORT will repair, or at TXPORT’s option, replace the unit free of charge.

The remedies listed herein are the users sole and exclusive remedies. TXPORT shall not be liable for any indirect, direct, incidental or consequential damages. The owner must return the unit to the factory, shipping prepaid and pa ckaged to the best commercial standard fo r electronic equipment. TXPORT will pay shipping charges for delivery on return. The customer is responsible for mode and cost of shipment to TXPORT. This warranty does not apply if the unit has been damaged by accident, misuse or as a result of service o r modification by other than TXP O RT personnel.

Hardware Warranty

TXPORT warrants its hardware products to be free from defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and service, for five years from the date of purchase from TXPORT or its Authorized Reseller:

If a product does not operate as warranted above during the applicable warranty perio d, TXPORT shall, at its option and expens e, repair the defe ctive product or part, d eliver to Customer an equivalent product or part to replace the defective item, or refund to Customer the purchase price paid for the defective product. All products that are replaced will become th e property of TXPORT. Replacement product s may be new or reconditioned. Any replaced or repaired prod uct or part has a n inety (90) d ay warranty or the remainder of the initial warranty period, whichever is longer.

TXPORT shall not be responsible for any software, firmware, information, or memory data of Customer contained in, stored on, or integrated with any products returned to TXPORT for repair, whether under warranty or not.

Software Warranty

Software War ran ty

Standard Warranty Service

Warranties Exclusive

TXPORT warrants that the software programs licensed from it will perform in substantial conformance to the program specifications therefor for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from TXPORT or its Authorized Reseller. TXPORT warrants the media containing software against failure during the warran ty period. No updates a re provided. TXPORT's sole obligatio n with respect to this express warranty shall be ( at TXPORT's discretion) to r efund the purchase p rice pa id by Customer for any defective software products, or to replace any defective media with software which substantially conforms to TXPORT's applicable published specifications. Customer assumes responsibility for the selection of the appr opriate applicat ions program and a ssociated reference materials. TXPORT makes no warranty or representation that its software products will work in combination with any hardware or applications software products provided by third parties, that the operation of the software products will be uninterrupted or error free, or that all defects in the software products will be corrected. For any third party products listed in the TXPORT software product documentation or specifications as being compatible, TXPORT will make reasonable efforts to provide compatibility, except where the non-compatibility is caused by a bug or defect in the third party's product.

Standard warranty ser vice for hardwa re products may be obtained by delivering the d efective product, accompanied by a copy of the dated proof of purchase, to TXPORT's Corporate Service Center or to an Authorized TXPORT Service Center during the applicable warranty period. Standard warranty service for software products may be obtained by telephoning TXPORT's Corporate Service Center or an Authorized TXPORT Service Center, within the warranty period. Products returned to TXPORT's Corporate Service Center must be pre-authorized by TXPORT with a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number marked on the outside of the package, and sent pre paid, insured, and packag ed appropriately for safe shipment. The repaired or replaced item will be shipped to Customer, at TXPORT's expense, not later than thirty (30 ) day s after recei pt of the de fective product by TXPORT.

If a TXPORT product does not operate as warranted above, customer’s sole remedy for breach of that warranty shall be repair, replacement, or refund of the purchase price paid, at TXPORT’s option. To the full extent allowed by law, the foregoing warranties and remedies are exclusive and are in lieu of all other warranties, ter ms, or conditions, express or i mplied, either in fact or by operation of law, statutory or otherwise, including warranties, terms, or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and satisfactor y qual ity. TXPORT neither assumes nor authori zes any othe r pers on to assume for it any other liability in connection with the sale, installation, maintenance or use of its products.

TXPORT shall not be liable under this warranty if its testing and examination disclose that the alleged defect in the product d oes not exist or was caused by customer’s or any third person’s misuse, neglect, improper install ation or testing , unauthorized attempts to r epair or modify, or any other ca use beyond the range of the intended use, or by accident, fire, lightning, or other hazard.

Limitation of Liability

Governing Law

To the full extent allowed by law TXPORT also excludes for itself and its suppliers any liability, whether based in contra ct or tort (includi ng n egligence), for in ciden tal , conse qu ential, indi rect, sp ecial, or punitive damages of any kind, o r for loss of revenue or profits, loss of busi ness, loss of i nformation or data, or other financial loss arising out of or in connection with the sale, installation, maintenance, use, performance, failure, or interruption of its products, even if TXPORT or its authorized reseller has been advised of the possibility of such damages, and limits its liability to repair, replacement, or refund of the purchase price paid, at TXPORT’s option. this disclaimer of liability for damages will not be affected if any remedy pro vi ded here in shall fail of its essential purpo se.

Some countries, states, or provinces do not allow the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties or the limitation of incidental or consequential dama ges for certain prod ucts supplied to consumers, so the above limitations and exclusions may be limited in their application to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights which may vary depending on local law.

This Limited Warranty shall be governed by the laws of the state of Alabama.

TXPORT,Inc.

, 127 Jetplex Circle, Madison, AL 35758 ( 256) 772-3770

Table of Contents

Documentation Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Acknowledgment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

FCC Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii

Canadian Emissions Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

Hardware Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

Software Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v

Standard Warranty Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v

Warranties Exclusive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v

Limitation of Liability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v

Governing Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v

1 General

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Principles and Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Message Delivery System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Endpoint-to- Endpoint Connectivity

and Station Level Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Data Integrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Establishing a Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

A Connection Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Connecting for Network Management. . . . . . . . . .7

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Serial Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

9111 Port 1 DDS Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Network Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Industry Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

9111 T1 Port 1 Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Network Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Industry Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

LAN Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Protocols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Ordering Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

TXPORT Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Support from Your Network Supplier. . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Support from TXPORT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

E-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Returning Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

2Installation

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Safety Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Unpacking and Inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Supplied Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

9101 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

AC Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

DC Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Connecting the DC Power Supply . . . . . . . . 21

Disconnecting the DC Power Supply. . . . . .22

Supervisory Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 2

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Port 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Port 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

9111 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 4

Supervisory Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 4

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

9111 Port 1 T1 Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Switch S1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

T1 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

9111 Port 1 T1 Option Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

CSU Line Loop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

9111 Port 1 DDS Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Switch SW1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

DDS Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

9111 Port 1 DDS Option Testing. . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Remote Channel Loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Port 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Changing the Interface on Port 2 . . . . . . . . . 29

Port 3 and Port 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

9111 Dual RS-232 Expansion Option Module . .30

Port 5 and Port 6 Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

9211 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 2

Supervisory Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

UTP Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

AUI Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Ports 1, 2, 3, and 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

9000 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 4

Console Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

AUI Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

UTP Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Ports 1, 2, 3, and 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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3 Hardware Operation

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

9101, 9111, and 9211 Front Panel Operation . . . . . .37

Configuration Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Download Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

9000 Front Panel Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Run/Config Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Port Select Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Reset Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Signal Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

System Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

LAN Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Download Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Configuration Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

4NMCS

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Installing NMCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Starting NMCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Connecting the PC to the MultiPro Unit . . . . . . . . . . .41

Configuration/Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Navigating the Basic NMCS Screens . . . . . . . . .42

Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Change Configuration Number. . . . . . . . . . .43

Configuration Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Copy Configuration From/To . . . . . . . . . . .43

Create Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Delete Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Create Down Load File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Down Load Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

LM Start and Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

As Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Reset?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Reset Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Print Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Upgrade Software (Shift+F10) . . . . . . . . . . .46

Configuration Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Configuration Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Line Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Upgrade File Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Cancel Software Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . .46

Get Software version. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Function Keys for Upgrade Software. . . . . .46

ESC=Main. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

F1=Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

F10=Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Function Keys for Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . .47

ESC=Quit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

F1=Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

F2=Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

F3=DLM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

F4=Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

F6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

F7=AlmMod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

F8=Xref . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

F10=Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

SHIFT+F6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

System Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Foreground. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Memory Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Prog Key (Key Redefinition). . . . . . . . . . . . 48

F2=Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Configuration Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Configuration Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Status Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

WAN Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

LAN Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Line Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Station Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

SNA PU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

SNA LU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

ESC=MAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

F1=Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

F10=Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

F3=DLM (Data Line Monitor Menu). . . . . . . . . 52

Configuration Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Configuration Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Line Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Log To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

View Log File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Display LCN/SNA Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Delete Log File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Send END MONITOR Request. . . . . . . . . . 53

Condensed Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

ESC=MAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

F1=Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

F10=Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

F4=Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Configuration Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Configuration Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Statistic Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

WAN Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

LAN Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Line Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Station Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

ESC=MAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

F1=Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

F10=Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

F8=Xref (Configuration Modification). . . . . . . . 57

Configuration Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Last Modified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Last Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

F/W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

F10=Next (Port List) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Global . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Line Module 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Port 1-4 Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Port 1-4 Address Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Port D Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Port D Address Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Port L Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Port L Address Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Internetwork Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Configuration Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Down Load Station Address . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Com Port Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

TXPORT Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Number of Ports on Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Firmware Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Network Unit Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Power Supply Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Chassis Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Console Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

COM Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

ESC=Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

F1=Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

F5=Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

F7=Redisplay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

F8=Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

F9=Previous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

F10=Next. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Line Module Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Copy Line Module Parameters

from Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Serial number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Network Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Connect Timeout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Task-to-Task Timeout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Task to Terminal/Host Timeout . . . . . . . . . .63

Connect Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Disconnect Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Send Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Reserve Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Disconnect Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Port Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Line Module Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Firmware Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

ESC=Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

F1=Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

F5=Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

F7=Redisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

F8=Jump. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

F9=Previous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

F10=Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 5

Greeting Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Connected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Message Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Host Offline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Disconnect Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Message from Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Send Confirmed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Send Refused . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Function Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

ESC=Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

F1=Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

F5=Clear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

F7=Redisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

F8=Jump. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

F9=Previous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

F10=Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Port 1-4 Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Port 1-4 Address Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Port D Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 8

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 8

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Copy Port Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 8

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Baud Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Bits Per Character. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

RTS/CTS Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Parity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Full Duplex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Flow Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Function Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

ESC=Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

F1=Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

F5=Clear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

F7=Redisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

F8=Jump. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

F9=Previous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

F10=Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Port L Parameters (Ethernet). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 1

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 1

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Copy Port Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 1

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

LAN Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Physical Port selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Link Test Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Squelch Threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Function Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

ESC=Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

F1=Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

F5=Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

F7=Redisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

F8=Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

F9=Previous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

F10=Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Internetworking Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Modify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Function Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

ESC=Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

F1=Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

F5=Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

F7=Redisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

F8=Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

F9=Previous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

F10=Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Downloading Firmware for the MultiPro Unit . . . . . .74

Establishing NMCS Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Using NMCS to Download Firmware . . . . . . . . .76

Required Equipment for Downloading . . . . . . . .77

Software Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

9101-, 9111-, and 9211-Specific Core

Download Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

9101-, 9111-, and 9211-Specific Task

Download Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Creating A Unit Configuration File . . . . . . .78

Downloading the Specific Task Software . . 79

9000-Specific Core Download Procedure . . . . . .79

9000-Specific Task Download Procedure . . . . . .80

Creating A Unit Configuration File . . . . . . .80

Downloading the Specific Task Software . . 81

Displaying Software Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

5 Unisys Poll/Select

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Poll/Select Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Configuration/Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Unisys Poll /S elect Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Copy Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Baud Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Bits per Character. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Parity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Message Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Algorithm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Contention Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Trailing Pad Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Turnaround Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Consecutive Contention Poll . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

RTS/CTS Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Timeouts to Mark Offline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Drop DTR If DCD Drops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Offline Delay Retry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Message Timeout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Maximum Select Before Poll. . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Active If DSR/DCD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Select Retry Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Poll And Select Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Downline Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Activity Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Unisys Poll/Select Terminal Addresses . . . . . . . 92

Line Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Copy Stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Terminal Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Connecting Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Station Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Default Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

A - Auto Connect On Power Up. . . . . . 93

B - Don’t Send Status Message. . . . . . . 93

C - Reserved Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

D - Device Is Sharable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

E - Send Carriage Return . . . . . . . . . . . 93

F - Output Only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

G - Group Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

H - Keep Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

I - Wait for Host Connection. . . . . . . . . 94

J - Virtual Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

K - Send CR Only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

L - Spool printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

M - Flush input For Unknown Address 94

XN Type (Transmission Number) . . . . . . . . 94

Unisys Poll/Select Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Line Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Copy Port Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Baud Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Bits per Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Parity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Message Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Termination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Trailing Pad Characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Turnaround Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

RTS/CTS Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Messages per Group Poll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Offline Timeout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Upline Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Host Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Backup Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Unisys Poll/ Select Host Addresses . . . . . . . . . . .98

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Host Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Group Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Auto Connect Station Name . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

A - Timeout For Offline Device . . . . . . 99

B - Flush Data For Offline Device. . . . .99

C - Auto Connect On Select. . . . . . . . . .99

D - Group Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

E - Virtual Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

F - Auto Connect On Link Active . . . .100

G - Send Disconnect Message . . . . . . .100

H - Shared Device Timeout . . . . . . . . .100

I - 15 Minute Connect Retry . . . . . . . .100

XN Type (Transmission Number). . . . . . . .100

6 Asynchronous Host and

Terminal Protocol Parameter s

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Asynchronous Host and Terminal Port Parameters. .101

Asynchronous Terminal Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Copy Port Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Baud Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Bits per Character. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Parity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Message Buffer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Transparent Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Host Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

RTS/CTS Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Terminal Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Drop DTR If DCD Drops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Device Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Active If DSR/DCD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Alternate Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Full Duplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

User Field Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Flow Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Suppress Trailing Blanks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Input Terminator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

End of User Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

User Terminator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Output Terminator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Include Terminator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Inactivity Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Input Terminator Timeout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Control Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Line Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Control Character Mapping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

TTY Terminal Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Line Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Terminal Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Connecting Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Station Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Default Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Option A - Automatic connection on

power on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Option B - Don't send status message . . . . 109

Option C - Reserved channel . . . . . . . . . . .109

Option D - Sharable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Option E - Send CR on input . . . . . . . . . . .109

Option F - Keep message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Option G - Spool output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Option H - Output only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

XN Type (Transmission Number). . . . . . . . . . .110

Console Port Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Line Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Copy Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Baud Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Bits per Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

RTS/CTS Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Parity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Full Duplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Flow Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

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7 Bisync 2780/3780 and 3270

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Bisync Principles and Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Configuration/Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Bisync Terminal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Copy Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Line Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Baud Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Bits per Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Parity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Message Buffer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Maximum Messages Queued . . . . . . . . . . .116

Termination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 17

Timeouts to Mark Offline. . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Trailing Pad Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Offline Delay Retry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Turnaround Delay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Maximum Select before Poll . . . . . . . . . . .117

RTS/CTS Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Select Retry Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Drop DTR if DCD Drops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 18

Active if DSR/DCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Message Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Activity Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Poll and Select Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

End-to-End Protocol Conversion . . . . . . . .119

End-to-End Flow Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Bisync Terminal Station Parameters . . . . . . . . .120

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Copy Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

CU Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Device Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Connection Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Station Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Default Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

A. Auto Connect on Power up. . . . . . .121

B. Don't Send Status Message. . . . . . .121

C. Reserved Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

D. Device is sharable. . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

E. Output Only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

F. Keep Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

G. Wait for Host Connection. . . . . . . .122

H. Flush Data if Offline. . . . . . . . . . . .122

CU Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

0 - RMBCS Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

1 - IBM 3274. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

2 - IBM 3275. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

3 - IBM 2780. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

4 - IBM 3780. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

5 - 3270 LAN Gateway. . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Bisync Host Port Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Line Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Copy Port Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Baud RATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Bits per Character. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Parity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Message Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Offline Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Trailing Pad Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Host Response Timeout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Turnaround Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Maximum Messages Queued. . . . . . . . . . . 125

RTS/CTS Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Messages per Group Poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Backup Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

End-to-End Flow Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

End-to-End Protocol Conversion. . . . . . . . 126

Bisync Host Station Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Line Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Copy Stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

CU Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Device Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Auto Connect Station Name. . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

A. Timeout for Offline Device . . . . . . 128

B. Flush Data for Offline Device . . . . 128

C. Auto Connect Upon Select. . . . . . . 128

D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

G. Auto Connect on Link Active . . . . 128

H.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

I. Flush Output Data for Offline Device128

J. Do Not Send Device Status. . . . . . . 129

CU Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

0 - RMBCS Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

1 - IBM 3274 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

2 - IBM 3275 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

5 - 3270 LAN Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . .129

8NCR

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Poll/Select Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Configuration/Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

NCR Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Copy Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Baud Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Bits per Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Parity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Message Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Timeouts to Mark Offline . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Termination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Trailing Pad Characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Offline Delay Retry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Turnaround Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Maximum Select before Poll. . . . . . . . . . . .135

RTS/CTS Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Select Retry Delay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Drop DTR If DCD Drops . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Message Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Active If DSR/DCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Poll and Select Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Activity Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Limited Select Count. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

NCR Terminal Addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Copy Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Terminal Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Connecting Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Station Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Default Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

A. Auto Connect on Power up. . . . . . .139

B. Don't Send Status Message . . . . . . .139

C. Reserved Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

D. Device is sharable . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

E. Non-SMF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

F. Non-NCR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

H. Keep Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

I. Wait for Host Connection . . . . . . . . 140

J. Limited select. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

K. No Retransmission . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

L. Spool Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

M. Wait for EOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Poll Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Device Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

NCR Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Copy Port Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Baud Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Bits per Character. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Parity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Message Buffer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Trailing Pad Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Turnaround Delay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

RTS/CTS Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Poll Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Input Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Backup Host Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

NCR Host Addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Copy Port Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Host Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Auto Connect Station Name. . . . . . . . . . . .146

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

A. Timeout for Offline Device . . . . . .146

B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

C. Auto Connect upon Select . . . . . . . 146

D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

E. Non-SMF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

F. Non-NCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

G. Auto Connect on Link Active. . . . .146

Poll Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Device Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Poll/Select Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Configuration/Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Uniscope Terminal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

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Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Copy Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Baud Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Bits per Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Parity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Message Buffer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Algorithm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Termination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 52

Trailing PAD Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

End to End Flow Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Turnaround Delay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Peripheral Selection Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

RTS/CTS CONTROL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Timeouts to Mark Offline. . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Drop DTR If DCD Drops . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Offline Delay Retry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

End to End Protocol Conversion . . . . . . . .154

Maximum Select before Poll . . . . . . . . . . .154

Active If DSR/DCD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Message to Poll Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Poll And Select Timeout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Maximum Messages Queued . . . . . . . . . . .154

Activity Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Uniscope Terminal Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Copy Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Terminal Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Connecting Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Station Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Default Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

A. Auto Connect on Power Up . . . . . .156

B. Don't Send Status Message. . . . . . .156

C. Reserved Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

D. Device Is Sharable . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

F. Station Not Pollable. . . . . . . . . . . . .157

G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

H. Keep Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

I. Wait for Host Connection. . . . . . . . .157

Uniscope Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Copy Port Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Baud Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Bits per Character. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Parity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Message Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Offline Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Trailing Pad Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Host Response Timeout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Turnaround Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Maximum Messages Queued. . . . . . . . . . . 160

RTS/CTS Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Acknowledgment Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Backup Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

End to End Protocol Conversion . . . . . . . . 161

End to End Flow Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Uniscope Host Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Line Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Copy Port Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Host Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Auto Connect Station Name. . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

A. Timeout for Offline Device . . . . . . 162

B. Flush Data for Offline Device . . . . 162

C. Auto Connect upon Select . . . . . . . 162

D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

G. Auto Connect on Link Active . . . . 163

10 Legacy Options

Legacy Terminal Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

A - Auto Connect On Power Up . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

B - Don’t Send Status Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

C - Reserved Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

D - Device Is Shareable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

F - Output Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

G - Group Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Using Group and Specific Polling

on the Same Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

H - Keep Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

I - Wait For Host Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Spool Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

M - Flush Input For Unknown Address . . . . . . 176

Legacy Host Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

A - Timeout For Offline Device. . . . . . . . . . . . .178

B - Flush Data For Offline Device. . . . . . . . . . .179

C - Auto Connect on Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

D - Group Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

G - Auto Connect On Link Active . . . . . . . . . . .181

H - Send Disconnect Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

11 DLP (Data Link Protocol)

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

DLP Principles and Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

Configuration/Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Data Link Protocol Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Copy Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Line Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Link Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Link Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Link Termination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

RTS/CTS Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Link Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

NRZI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

Data link type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

Tunneling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

SDLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

LAPB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

Parameters List for SDLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

Recovery Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

Retransmission Busy Counter. . . . . . . . . . .190

Modulo Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

Window Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

T1 Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

Device type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

Duplex Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

Switched Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

Poll Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

Device Inoperational Timer . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Postpone Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Keep Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Parameters List for LAPB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

RC Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

Retransmission Busy Counter. . . . . . . . . . .194

Modulo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

Window Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

T1 Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

T2 Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

Type of Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

Device Inoperational Timer . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Postpone Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Keep Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Device Parameters Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

Device Parameters Menu for SDLC. . . . . . 196

Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Connect address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Connect name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Alternate name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Option A - Transparent Link Setup. . . 197 Device Parameters Menu for

LAPB and TUNNEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198

Device name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Device connect address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Device connect name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198

Device alternate name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Data Link Protocol in SDLC Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . .199

Data Link Protocol in LAPB Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Data Link Protocol in Tunnel Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

12 Frame Relay Protocol

Frame Relay Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Configuration/Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Level 1 and Level 2 Frame Relay

Port Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Copy Port Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

Baud Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

RTS/CTS Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Active If DSR /DCD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

N1 Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

N2 Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

N3 Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

T1 Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

T2 Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Recovery Counter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

LMI Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Level 3 Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210

Packet Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Restart Request Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Call Request Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Reset Request Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Recovery Counter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Postpone Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

xvi

VC Modulo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

VC Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Number of VC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Clear Request Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Data ACK Timeout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

DTR Dial Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Frame Relay Endpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Copy Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

DLCI (Data Link Connection Identifier) . .213

Endpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Alternate Endpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Default Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Frame Relay Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

A Transparent channel. . . . . . . . . . . . .213

B Compression enabled

with default dictionary. . . . . . . . . . . . .213

C Use smaller dictionary

for compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

D Use larger dictionary

for compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

E RFC 1490 device.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Option A - Transparent Channel

With Leased Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Option A - Transparent Channel

On Public Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Option E - RFC 1490 Encapsulation with the

Bridge Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

Option E - RFC 1490 Encapsulation with the

Boundary Router Application . . . . . . . . . . .2 21

13 X.25

X.25 Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223

Packet Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

Number of LCNs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

Local Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

X.25 Layer 1 and Layer 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Line Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Copy Port Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 25

Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Baud Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226

Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226

Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226

RTS/CTS Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226

Active If DSR/DCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Logical Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Recovery Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Retransmission Busy Counter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Multilink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Modulo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

T1 Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

T2 Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

X.25 Layer 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Packet Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Restart Request Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Call Request Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Reset Request Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Clear Request Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Registration Request Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Recovery Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Retry Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

D-Bit Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Reject Packet Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

PVC Modulo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

PVC Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Number of PVC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

VC Modulo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

VC Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Number of VC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Local X.25 Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

X.25 Access List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Copy Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Access Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Primary Access Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Alternate Access Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

X.25 Channel List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Terminal/Host Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Default Connect Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

PVC Channel Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

VC Sub-Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

X.25 Channel List Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Option A - Transparent Channel . . . . . . . . 234

Option B - No User Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Option C - X.29 User Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Option D -Address pooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Option E - No Subaddress . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

14 IP PAD Application Parameters

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243

IP PAD Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243

Configuration/Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244

IP PAD Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244

Copy IP PAD Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244

Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244

Packet Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

Call Request Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

Clear Request Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

Data ACK Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

Postpone Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Network layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Delete IP PAD Application. . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Restart Request Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Reset Request Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Recovery Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Modulo 128. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Number of VCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Remote IP PAD List Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . .247

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247

Copy IP PAD Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247

Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247

Remote PAD name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

Remote PAD IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

Remote PAD type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

LAN Media Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . .248

Remote PAD options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

Option A - Tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

IP PAD Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249

15 IP Layer Application

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259

IP Layer Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259

Configuration/Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259

IP Layer Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

Copy IP Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

Subnet mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

All systems multicast address . . . . . . . . . . .261

ICMP router solicitation address. . . . . . . . .261

IP broadcast address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261

Maximum Transfer Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261

ICMP request retry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261

ARP request retry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261

ARP aging timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261

IP datagram Time-to-Live. . . . . . . . . . . . . .262

Reassembly timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262

Link layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

IP auxiliary links. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262

IP routers list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

IP Router Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

Copy IP Router Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . .263

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Router IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264

LAN Media Access Control. . . . . . . . . . . .264

Preference level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264

16 SNMP

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Configuration/Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265

SNMP Layer Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265

Line Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

Copy SNMP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266

Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266

Transport Layer Used (UDP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266

IP Address for Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

Community Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

SysName . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

SysContact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266

SysLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266

Delete SNMP Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266

Configuring the SNMP

Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266

SNMP Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271

Supported MIBs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271

Supported Traps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272

Traps Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273

Miscellaneous Trap Behaviors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

OpenView for Windows and TXPORT Traps. . 274 OpenView for Windows and TXPORT

Proprietary MIBs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

17 Bridge

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Bridge Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277

Configuration/Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278

LAN Bridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278

Copy Port Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278

Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

Filter Aging Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Max Age Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

Bridge Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

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Bridge Management Multicast Address . . . 279

Multicast MAC Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280

LAN Path Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280

WAN Path Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280

Bridge ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 80

Hello Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280

Forward Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280

Port ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Flush Frame with Unknown Destination . .281 Flush Frame with Multicast

Address Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Flush Frame with Broadcast

Address Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Forward IP Frames Only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Prioritize IP Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Filter Appletalk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Delete Bridge Application . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

LAN Remote Bridge List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282

Remote Bridge Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 82

Port Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282

Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282

WAN Path Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282

LAN Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282

Option A - Flush Frame

With Unknown Destination. . . . . . . . .282

Option B - Flush Frame With Multicast Address Destination . .2 83 Option C - Flush Frame With Broadcast Address Destination . . 283

Option D - Tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

Bridge Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

18 IP Router

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287

IP Router Supported Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287

RIP Summary Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287

OSPF Summary Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288

Definitions of Commonly Used Terms. . . . . . . . . . .289

Adjacency (OSPF only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289

Autonomous System (OSPF only). . . . . . . . . . .2 89

Circuit or Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289

Designated Router (OSPF only) . . . . . . . . . . . .289

Hello Protocol (OSPF only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289

Interior Gateway Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289

Link State Advertisement (LSA) (OSPF only) .290

Lower-level Protocols (OSPF only). . . . . . . . . .290

Multi-access Networks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290

Neighboring Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290

Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290

Network Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290

Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290

Router ID (OSPF only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 90

NMCS Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291

IP Router Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292

Copy Parameters from Configuration . . . . 292

Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

Enable IP Stack Only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

Enable RIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

Enable OSPF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

Enable Trusted Neighbors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

OSPF Router ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2

Circuit Configuration Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Other Parameters Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

IP Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Check Spoofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

ARP Time To Live. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

IP Time to Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

IP Forwarding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

RIP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

RIP Intervals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

RIP Import Metric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

RIP Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Clear IP ROUTER Application . . . . . . . . . 293

IP Circuit Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Line Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Circuit Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Enable This Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

IP Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Maximum Transmit Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Cost of This Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Enable Multicast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Enable RIP Poison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Type of Circuit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Encapsulation Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Circuit name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Circuit connect name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

DLCI Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

OSPF Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Enable OSPF for This Circuit . . . . . . . . . . 297

Area ID of This Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Seconds between LSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Transmit Delay for LSU Packets . . . . . . . . 297

Router Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Hello Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Dead Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Authentication Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

IP ROUTER Other Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Line Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

OSPF Area Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Virtual Circuit Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Static ARP Table Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . 298

Static Route Table Parameters. . . . . . . . . . 298

Trusted Neighbors Parameters. . . . . . . . . . 298

OSPF (Open Shortest Pat h Fir st Routing)

Area Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Line Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Area Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Enable This Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Area ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299

Address Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300

Address Summary Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300

Authentication Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300

This is a Stub Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300

Advertise to Other Areas

via Summary LSAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301

Virtual Link Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302

Virtual Link Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302

Enable This Virtual Link. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302

Transmit Area ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302

Router ID of Area Border Router . . . . . . . .302

Static ARP Table Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303

Static ARP Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304

Enable This Static ARP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304

Associated Circuit Number. . . . . . . . . . . . .304

IP Address of Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304

MAC Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304

DLCI Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304

IP Static Route Table Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . .305

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305

Static Route Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305

Enable This Static Route. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305

Associated Circuit Number. . . . . . . . . . . . .306

IP Address of Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306

IP Mask of Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306

IP Address of Next Hop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306

Static Route Cost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306

Trusted Neighbors Table Parameters. . . . . . . . .307

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307

Trusted Neighbor Number . . . . . . . . . . . . .307

IP Address of Trusted Neighbor . . . . . . . . .307

Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308

Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309

19 IPX Router

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311

TXPORT IPX Router Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311

Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX)

Summary Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311

Routing Information Protocol (RIP)

Summary Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311

Service Advertising Protocol (SAP)

Summary Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312

NetWare Link Services Protocol (NLSP)

Summary Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312

IPX Router Supported Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312

Definitions of Commonly Used Terms . . . . . . . . . . .313

Adjacency (NLSP only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313

Circuit or Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313

Designated Router (NLSP only). . . . . . . . . . . . .313

HELLO Protocol (NLSP only). . . . . . . . . . . . . .313

Link State Packet (NLSP only) . . . . . . . . . . . . .313

Lower-level protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

Multi-access Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313

Neighboring Routers (NLSP only) . . . . . . . . . . 313

Network Mask (NLSP only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313

Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313

Router ID, System ID (NLSP only). . . . . . . . . .314

Summary of IPX Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314

IPX Support Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Internetwork Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314

Intranode Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314

RIP IPX Support Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315

RIP broadcasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315

SAP IPX Support Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315

SAP broadcasts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315

NLSP Support Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316

IPX Type 20 Packet for NetBIOS . . . . . . . . . . . 316

NMCS Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317

IPX ROUTER Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318

Copy Parameters from Configuration. . . . . 318

Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318

Enable IPX Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318

Enable SAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318

Enable RIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318

Enable NLSP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318

Enable IPXWAN2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319

IPX Maximum Hop Count . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

Circuit Configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . .319

Other parameters menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319

NLSP Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

Router ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319

Internal Network Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . .319

Router Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319

NLSP Area Network Number. . . . . . . . . . .319

NLSP Area Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320

Broadcast HELLO Interval. . . . . . . . . . . . .320

Non-broadcast HELLO Interval. . . . . . . . . 320

Designated Router HELLO Interval. . . . . . 320

Holding Time Multiplier . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320

Clear IPX ROUTER application . . . . . . . . 320

IPX CIRCUIT Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321

Circuit Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

Enable This Circuit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

IPX Network Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321

Maximum Transmit Unit Size . . . . . . . . . . 322

Interface Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

Propagation Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322

Enable RIP/SAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322

Enable NLSP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322

Filter Type 20 Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322

Type of Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322

Encapsulation Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322

Frame Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323

Circuit Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Circuit Connect Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323

DLCI Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323

Enable IPXWAN2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323

RIP/ SAP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324

RIP Periodic Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324

RIP Age Multiplier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324

Maximum RIP Packet Size. . . . . . . . . . . . .324

SAP Periodic Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324

SAP Age Multiplier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324

Maximum SAP Packet Size . . . . . . . . . . . .324

IPX ROUTER Other Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . .325

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325

IPX Static Route Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325

IPX Static Service Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325

IPX Static Route Table Parameters . . . . . . . . . .326

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326

Static Route Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326

Enable This Static Route. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326

Associated Circuit Number. . . . . . . . . . . . .326

IPX Network Address of Destination. . . . .327

IPX Node Address of Next Hop. . . . . . . . .327

IPX Hops to Destination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327

IPX Number of Tics to Destination . . . . . .327

IPX Static Service Table Parameters. . . . . . . . .328

Line Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

Static Service Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

Enable This Static Service . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

Associated Circuit Number. . . . . . . . . . . . .328

IPX Service Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329

IPX Network Address of Service . . . . . . . .329

IPX Node Address of Next Hop. . . . . . . . .329

IPX Socket Address of Service. . . . . . . . . .329

IPX Hops to Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329

Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330

Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332

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Configuration Scenario Using NMCS Screens and RFC-1490 Connections

General Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335

Component Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336

IP/IPX Specific Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336

Frame Relay Configuration (9111 Unit). . . . . . . . . .337

Ethernet Driver Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .340

IP/IPX Router Configuration (9111 Unit). . . . . . . . .341

Router IP/IPX Configuration (9211 Unit). . . . . . . . .347

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Configuration Scenario Using NMCS Screens and Proprietary Connections

General Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

Component Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

IP/IPX Specific Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

Frame Relay Configuration (9111 Unit) . . . . . . . . . 359

Ethernet Driver Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362

IP/IPX Router Configuration (9111 Unit) . . . . . . . . 363

Router IP/IPX Configuration (9211 Unit) . . . . . . . . 369

A Console Interface

Console Physical Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

Instant Recall of Previous Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . 380

Console Interface Menu Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380

Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381

Initializing the MultiPro Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381

Edit/display configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382

Help menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382

Line Module Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383

Connect Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383

Message Received Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . 383

Message Delivered Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . 384

PCC Unit Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384

Netcontrol Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384

Connect Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384

Disconnect Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384

Send Message Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384

Reserve Channel Command. . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Greeting Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Connected to Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Message Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Host Offline Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Not Connected Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Host is Selecting Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

Send Confirmed Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

Send Refused Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

Disconnect Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

Console Access Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

Special Port Configuration Commands . . . 387

MOVE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387

COPY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387

SWAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388

Internetwork Protocols Configuration. . . . . . . . 388

Monitor Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388

Test Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389

Statistics Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389

Display line module statistic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390

Display link statistic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Internetwork appl. statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Bridge statistic menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391

Display bridge statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .392

Display port statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .392

Reset bridge statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .392

Display station statistic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .393

Reset port statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .393

Reset port (link) statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . .393

Reset station statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .393

Status Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .394

Link Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .394

Partial Link Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395

Station Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395

Address Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395

Bridge Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .396

General status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .396

Port list and port status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .396

Look up table entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .397

Bridge's spanning tree status. . . . . . . . . . . .397

Port's spanning tree status. . . . . . . . . . . . . .397

Reset Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .398

Remote Connection Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .398

List connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .398

Remote Console Configuration Tips . . . . . . . . . 398

Connect to remote unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399

Disconnect from remote unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .399

Logoff Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .399

Unisys Poll/Select Terminal Port Parameters. . . . . . 400

Unisys Poll/Select Host Port Parameters . . . . . . . . .401

Asynchronous Host and Terminal Parameters . . . . . 402

Asynchronous Console Port Parameters. . . . . . . . . . 403

Bisync Terminal Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404

Bisync Host Port Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .405

NCR Terminal Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .406

NCR Host Port Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .407

Uniscope Terminal Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408

Uniscope Host Port Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409

Data Link Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .410

Frame Relay Protocol Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411

X.25 Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .412

Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413

IP Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414

IPX Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415

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ENERAL

Introduction

TXPORT MultiPro platforms are the ideal branch office wide area networking solution for ma inframe comput ing environments migr ating to client /server LAN-based computing. TXPORT now offers a complete family of frame relay access equipment, ranging from the branch office 9100 series to high-performance and high-density central site equipment. Combined with an award-winning line of WAN access equipment, TXPORT provides total solutions for all your networking needs.

The TXPORT 9211 MultiPro platform provides four serial ports that are software configurable for RS-232 and V.35 networks as well as WAN connections with speeds up to 2.048 Mbps. The TXPORT 9211 MultiPro platform has all the advantages of a single 9000 MultiPro card in a stand-alone chassis similar to the 9101 and 9111.

The TXPORT 9111 MultiPro platform combines LAN and legacy protocols over X.25 or frame relay without sacrificing response time or reliability. Three standard serial ports and an integrated CSU/DSU; either an Ethernet or dual RS-232 option; and a T1 or DDS option accommodate a wide range of networking configurations.

The TXPORT 9101 MultiPro platform provides a way to run LAN protocols over X.25 or frame relay without sacrificing response time or reliability. An Ethernet LAN interface along with an integrated CSU/DSU, and additional serial port option accommodate a wide range of networking configurations.

The TXPORT 9000 MultiPro card provides four ports configurable for RS-232 and V.35 user connections as well as WAN connections at speeds up to 2.048 Mbps. The 9000 MultiPro card mounts in both the three-slot 6400 and eight-slot 6800 chassis.

These chassis are designed for high-density regional and central site installations requiring Frame Relay or X.25 network access. The 6400 chassis supports up to 12 ports and the 6800 chassis supports up to 32 ports.

TXPORT MultiPro platforms support all major legacy protocols including SNA/SDLC, Poll/Select, and Bisync and are configurable for asynchronous connections as well. For the branch office where simple LAN connectivity is required, the 9101 is the ideal solution to support branch office routing of TCP/IP and IPX protocols using industry-standard RFC 1490. Multiple LAN protocols can also be transparently bridged over the network utilizing the Spanning Tree Protocol per 802.1d. Where LAN and legacy protocols exist together, all network traffic can be sent over a single frame relay connection.

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With integrated SNMP in-band management, enterprise managers can now manage TXPORT MultiPro platforms and their integral CSU/DSUs as a single unit. With only one LAN segment in the network, all TXPORT MultiPro platforms can be managed by SNMP. With the self-learning functionality, the MultiPro platforms learn their frame relay environment and eliminate the need for remote, trained personnel. By downloading all configuration parameters from the central site, no interaction is required at remote sites to establish connectivity. WANs can be constructed using frame relay, X.25, ISDN, or leased-line services. TXPORT MultiPro plaforms support the listed transmission media and allow any port to be configured for any of these technologies through simple software configuration. Network managers can now fine tune the enterprise network for the lowest cost and highest performance. Complete protocol spoofing and local acknowledgment eliminates any unnecessary WAN traffic.

TXPORT MultiPro platforms provide up to a 4-to-1 data compression ratio for both legacy and LAN protocols. This advantage enables faster file transfers and allows purchasing a lower cost CIR (commi tted informati on rate) which re duces monthly telecommunications costs.

Principles and Concepts

Message Delivery

System

Endpoint-to-

Endpoint

Connectivity and

Station L evel

Routing

TXPORT MultiPro platforms operate based on a set of principles and concepts. These concepts are critical in understanding how the platforms work and in performing any troubleshooting.

TXPORT MultiPro platforms are message-delivery platforms. They deliver one message at a time for any individual station. Subsequent messages are not accepted from or for delivery to a station until the previous message is delivered. Although the platform s have many switc h-like feat ures, they still acc umulate da ta as messages and then deliver them.

All stations, hosts, and MultiPro Plaform units are assigned a name. All logical connections are established based on these names. This means that any device can connect to any other device. Under normal operation, a terminal connects to a host, however, since each terminal has a unique name, it can also become a destination. Each device establishes its own logical connection to an endpoint. This allows the platform to perform station-level routing. In essence, each terminal on a port can have a connection to a different host.

The way in which MultiPro platforms refer to these names is somewhat unique. For each name assigned to a device, the MultiPro plaform calculates a 16-bit cyclic redundancy checksum (CRC) the same as it would for one message of Bisync data. This CRC then becomes the marker for that device. This way the unit only needs to pass 16 bits of data to another task or unit when referring to a destination.

Data Integr ity

The MultiPro Plaform operates under the assumption that it loses no data. Once data is acknowledged by the MultiPro Plaform, it is delivered. The MultiPro Plaform uses higher-layer-error and data-loss checking to ensure that no message is lost.

Principl es and Conc epts

Establishing a

Connection

As stated earlier, each device establishes a logical connection with a destination within the network. This is done with the help of the operating system (OS). Each time a device signals that a connection is desired, the task sends a connect request to the OS. This request contains the device’s address as well as the name of the location to connect. The OS then locates that destination and forwards the request to that port’s task. If the receiving port can accept the connection, a connect confirmation is ret urned to the OS and forwarded to the request ing task. A lo gical pathway is now established along which data can flow. This pathway establishment only happens once and remains intact until either endpoint breaks the connection or the unit is reset.

A device can signal the platform for a connection in one of two ways: The first and more common method is for the configuration of the unit to specify a default destination for the device. Once the terminal port polls the device and receives a response, a logical connection is automatically established on behalf of the device. Automatic connections may also be established from a host port if desired. The second metho d is for the device to sen d a command with th e name of the desi red destination to the unit. Any existing pathway for the device is torn down and a new one established. A device may only have one connection at a time.

Figure 1-1 shows a device on a terminal port connecting to a host port on different units. Many times the final destination is not on the same card as the device, but is located at another location. If the protocol used on the leased circuit is a transport protocol, (X.25, Frame Relay, etc.) then additional steps must be taken to establish the complete logical connection for the device. All of the MultiPro unit’s transport protocols utilize Layer 3 of X.25 for the network layer of the OSI model. This means that any connection request to be carried across a transport link uses standard ca ll request, call clear, and call accept packets. When a transport task receives a connection request from the OS, it generates a call request packet on the link. The address of the requesting station and its destination are placed in the user data field of the packet since this remains unchanged by any public network. A transport task receiving a call request in turn generates its own connect request to the OS. Once this connection is confirmed by the final destination, the transport task sends a call accept packet to the initi ating u nit. Wh en th e call ac cept packet is finally received by the original unit, the unit generates a connect confirmation to the OS that informs the task which originally requested the connection. Figure 1-2 shows this process. Keep in mind that the requests flow all the way to the right before confirmations begin flowing back to the left.

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Term

X.25

Call request: userdata = HOSTA/01

Call accept

X.25

Host

HOSTA

Processor

Address: 01

Default Host

A Connection

HOST

Figure 1-1

Figure 1-2 provides an example of how the MultiPro units establish connections. In

Example

this example two 9111s are connected using the Frame Relay network via each device’s Port 1. Unit 001 has a host device connected to port 3: unit 002 has a terminal device connected to port 4. All address tables and endpoint checklists have been configured as shown.

PORT 1 Configured as: Frame Relay Endpoint List: DLCI 0015 [HOST]

PORTS 3

UNIT 001 UNIT 002

HOSTA

PORT 3 Configured as: Poll/Select Terminal Host Name: [HOSTA]

Connection Request Process

Frame Relay

DLCI 15 DLCI 16

PORTS 1

DOWNLOADCONFIG

MODEBACKUP NET ALARM POWER

PORT 4 Configured as: Poll/Select Terminal Address List: [AA] Connect [HOSTA]

PORT 1 Configured as: Frame Relay Endpoint List: DLCI 16 [HOST]

PORTS 4

DOWNLOADCONFIG

MODEBACKUP NET ALARM POWER

Terminal

Address = AA

Figure 1-2

9111 to 9111 Units Connected over Frame Relay

HOSTA

Principl es and Conc epts

Consider the scenario where both units have recently powered up, or been reset. Port 4 on Unit 2 polls the first device, terminal AA, in its address list and gets a response. After receiving this response, Port 4 issues a connect request to HOSTA, the corresponding connect name for address AA. The connect request to HOSTA is issued to Unit 002’s Operating System (OS), as shown Figure 1-3.

Frame Relay

DLCI 15 DLCI 16

UNIT 002

DOWNLOADCONFIG

MODEBACKUP NET ALARMPOWER

DOWNLOADCONFIG

MODEBACKUP NET ALARMPOWER

HOST

HOSTA

PORT 4 to OS Connection request to HOSTA

Terminal

Address = AA

Figure 1-3

Unit 002’s OS receives the connection request to HOSTA and finds HOSTA defined in Port 1’s Endpoint List. The connection request is passed to Port 1. Port 1 receives the connection request to HOSTA from unit 002’s OS, and upon finding HOSTA in its Endpoint List, transmits a call request to HO STA out the Frame Relay connection, over DLCI 16, as shown in Figure 1-4.

Connect Request to HOSTA Is Issued to Unit 002’s Operating System

Frame Relay

PORT 1 to FRY: Call request to HOSTA

DLCI 15 DLCI 16

UNIT 002

DOWNLOADCONFIG

MODEBACKUP NET ALARMPOWER

DOWNLOADCONFIG

MODEBACKUP NET ALARMPOWER

HOST

Figure 1-4

Terminal

Address = AA

Port 1 Transmits a Call Request to HOSTA

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After receiving a call request to HOSTA, Port 1 on unit 001 forwards the request as a connection request to HOSTA to its own OS. Upon receiving the connection request to HOSTA, unit 001’s OS finds that HOSTA is defined in Port 3’s HOST Name field. The connection request to HOSTA is then passed to Port 3 on unit 001, as shown in Figure 1-5.

HOSTA

Frame Relay

DLCI 15 DLCI 16

DOWNLOADCONFIG

MODEBACKUP NET ALARM POWER

UNIT 002

DOWNLOADCONFIG

MODEBACKUP NET ALARM POWER

HOST

OS to PORT 3: Connection request to HOSTA

PORT 1 to OS: Connection request to HOSTA

Terminal

Address = AA

Figure 1-5

Connection Request to HOSTA Passed to Port 3

Unit 001’s Port 3 receives the connection request to HOSTA, and verifies that HOSTA is defined on the port. A connect confirmation to HOSTA is returned t o the

OS, and the connect confirmation to HOSTA traverses to Port 4 on unit 0 02, the originator of the connect request to HOSTA, as is shown in Figure 1-6.

After the connect confirmation has traversed to Port 4 of Unit 002, a logical connection is established. This logical connection is between the terminal on Port 4 of unit 002, whose address is AA, and Port 3 of unit 001, which is connected to an external host. This logical connection remains until the unit is reset or optioned to disconnect under specific circumstances.

PORT 1 to FRY: Call accept to HOSTA

DLCI 15 DLCI 16

Frame Relay

FRY to PORT 1: Call accept to HOSTA

HOST

PORT 3 to OS: Connect confirmation to HOSTA

Figure 1-6

Connect Request to HOSTA

DOWNLOADCONFIG

MODEBACKUP NET ALARM POWER

OS to PORT 3: Connect confirmation to HOSTA

UNIT 002

DOWNLOADCONFIG

PORT 1 to OS: Connect confirmation to HOSTA

MODEBACKUP NET ALARM POWER

Terminal

Address = AA

OS to PORT 4: Connect confirmation to HOSTA

Principl es and Conc epts

Connecting for

Network

Management

Network management control software (NMCS) connections are required so each unit in a network may be controlled from a central PC-based management application. These connections are established just as if they were a normal station. In fact, the network management PC connects a Poll/Select host port configured on the MultiPro Plaform. Conventionally, the MultiPro Plaform is designated as the single entry point into the MultiPro Plaform network. From this single unit and by establishing connections as outlined previously, network management for every unit in the MultiPro Plaform network can be accomplished. Tasks such as configurations, status monitoring, and even downloading software modules can be carried out on every TXPORT MultiPro Plaform in the network. The only method for the MultiPro Plaform to establish a network connection is to have the NMCS host port initiate the connection. Normally, the NMCS port is configured as a Unisys Poll/Select host, and connects directly into the network manager’s PC. Initiating the connection from the NMCS host port is done by defining the host port with automatic connections to the unit number of the remote MultiPro Plaform. The unit number can be viewed as the name of the unit entered upon configuration. The host port initiates a connect request to the OS which then forwards the request through the network to the proper destination. When the remote unit receives the call, it confirms the connection as long as the destination name carried in the user data field matches its own unit number. The logical pathway is now established and commands can be sent by the NMCS application. Figure 1-7 shows this process.

Unit 001 Unit 000

Console

Network host = <blank>

X.25

Figure 1-7

Call request: userdata = 001/01

Call accept

Connecting for Network Management

X.25

Address 01 automatic connection to 001

NMCS

Host

NMCS

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Features

✦ Modular Design

● Base unit with three user/WAN ports (9111)

● Base unit with four user/WAN ports (9211)

● Chassis unit with four user/WAN ports (9000)

● Optional LAN card (Ethernet) (9000, 9111, and 9211)

● Optional DDS and T1 cards (9111)

● Optional two-user port card (9111)

✦ Protocol flexibil ity

● Wide range of legacy, LAN, and WAN protocols

● Branch office routing and switching

● Supports frame relay and X.25 over all transmission media

● RFC 1490 support

✦ Advanced management techniques

Specifications

Serial

Interfaces

● Integrated SNMP management

● Self-Learning functionality

● Remote port monitoring

● WAN bandwidth management

✦ Data compress ion ✦ Data Integrity

● Guaranteed message delivery in frame relay environment

✦ Alternate path routing in frame relay and X.25 ✦ Five-year warranty

9000: 6400 chassis holds one to three 9000 cards, 6800 chassis

holds one to eight 9000 cards Four ports per each 9000 card: software-configurable

DTE/DCE, RS-232, TDI, and V.35; on a DB-25, female Optional Ethernet interface with 10 Base-T on an RJ-48,

female and AUI on a DB-15, female

9101: Port 1: DDS; 56 kbps; RJ-48S, female

Port 2: DTE; V.35, 1.2 to 38.4 kbps w/character-oriented protocols and 2.4 kbps to 2.048 Mbps w/bit-oriented protocols; DB-25, female

Ethernet inte rface with 10 Bas e-T on an RJ-48, fe male

Specifications

9111: Port 1: DDS; 56 or 64 kbps; RJ-48S, female or

T1; 1.054 Mbps; RJ-48S, female Port 2: DTE; RS-232 or V.35 (depending on a jumper

on the main PCB), 1.2 to 38.4 kbps w/character-oriented protocols and 2.4 kbps to 2.048 Mbps w/bit-oriented protocols; DB-25, female

Port 3 and Port 4: DCE, RS-232, 1.2 to 38.4 kbps w/character-oriented protocols and 2.4 kbps to 128 kbps w/bit-oriented protocols; DB-25, female

Optional Ethernet interface with 10 Base-T on an RJ-48, female Optional Port 5 and Port 6: DCE or DTE (depending on jumpers on the option card), RS-232, 1.2 to 38.4 kbps w/character-oriented protocols and 2.4 kbps to 128 kbps w/ bit-oriented protocols; DB-25, female

9211: Ports 1- 4: software-configurable DCE or DTE; RS-232, TDI,

or V.35, 1.2 to 38.4 kbps w/character-oriented protocols and

2.4 kbps to 2.048 Mbps w/bit-oriented protocols; DB-25, female

9111 Port 1

DDS

Option

Optional Ethernet interface with 10 Base-T on an RJ-48, female and AUI on a DB-15, female

Optional TDI module to support Unisys TDI interface at any ports

Network Interface.

Line Rate: 56 and 64 kbps Line Code: AMI Line Impedance: Balanced 135 Ω Input Signal: +1 to -40 dB (ALBO) Output Signal: 3.0 V (±15%) base-peak into 135 Ω Line Protection: 1000 V lightning, input and output

Industry Standards.

FCC Compliance: Part 15 Subpart B, Class A, Part 68 U.S. Safety: UL 1950, 3

Edition

Canadian Safety: CSA C22.2 No. 950-95, Issue 8 Industry Canada: CS-03 Issue 8

9111 T1

Por t 1

Option

Network Interface.

Line Rate: 1.544 Mbps (± 50 bps) Line Framing: D4 or ESF Line Code: AMI or B8ZS

10 CHAPTER 1: GENERAL

Line Impedance: balanced 100 Ω (± 5%) Input Signal: DS1, +1 to - 27 dB (ALBO) Output Signal: 3.0 V (±15%) base-peak into 100 Ω Line Build Out: 0, -7.5, -15, and -22.5 dB attenuation Line Protection: 1000 V lightning, input and output Jitter Control: per TR62411 and T1.403 Pulse Density: per TR62411

Industry Standards.

FCC Compliance: Part 15 Subpart B, Class A, Part 68 U.S. Safety: 1950 3 Canadian Safety: C22.2 No. 950-95 IC: CS-03, Issue 8 ANSI T1.403: 1989 TR54016: April 1988 TR 62411: December 1990

Edition

LAN Interface

Protocols

Connection: 10 Base -T, RJ-48 Ethernet: ISO/IEC 802-3

IBM: SNA/SDLC, SNA/RJE, 3780 BSC, 3270 BSC, 5250, NCR: Poll/Select, UNIX X.25 Unisys: Poll/Select, T27 emulation, Uniscope TTY: Host, Terminal, Printer The protocol suite supported must be specified when ordering. Logical Addresses

Supported: 512 (9101, 9111, and 9211) 1500 (6400 and 6800) IP Routing Protocols: IP, RIP, RIP-II, and OSPF IPX Routing

Protocols: IPX, RIP, SAP, and NLSP LAN Protocols: Novell IPX, TCP/IP, NetBios, DECNet, XNS,

Banyan VINES, AppleTalk



WAN Protocols: Frame Relay, X.25, Full-Duplex Multi-Drop, IP PAD WAN Media: Analog and digital leased lines, dial lines, Switched 56,

ISDN, microwave links, satellite links Filtering: Station filtering and protocol filtering Bridging Protocols: Transparent bridging with full IEEE 802.1d support

Specifications

Management

Mechanical

Supervisory Connection: RJ-48

Rates: 1.2 kbps to 115.2 kbps SNMP Connection: In-band Standards: RFC 1157 (SNMP), RFC 1213 (MIB-II),

TXPORT MIB extensions

Mounting: Desktop and horizontal rackmount (6400, 9101, 9111, and

9211) Desktop only (6800)

Dimensions: 6400: 17.8" (45.1 cm) wide, 7.25" (18.4 cm) high,

17.0" (43.2 cm) deep

6800: 19" (48.3 cm) wide, 12.5" (31.3 cm) high,

17.5." (44.5 cm) deep

9101, 9111, and 9211:

12" (30.5 cm) wide, 2" (5.1 cm) high, 9" (22.9 cm) deep

Weight: 9101, 9111, and 9211: 3 pounds (1.36 kg)

6400: 30 pounds (13.6 kg)

Power

Environmental

6800: 60 pounds (27.3 kg)

9101, 9111, and 9211: 115/230 VAC; 60/50 Hz; 69 W, max.

6400: 100 to 240 VAC; 50/60 Hz; 180 W, max. 6800: 100 to 240 VAC; 50/60 Hz; 300 W, max.

Operating Temperature: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 113°F)

Storage Temperature: -20°C to 85°C (-4°F to 185°F)

Humidity: 95% maximum, non-condensing

12 CHAPTER 1: GENERAL

Ordering Numbers

Each MultiPro plaform is supplied with the following standard equipment:

✦ AC-to-DC power supply (p.n. 24-00108) ✦ Supervisory cable and adapter kit (kit p.n.: 9-1001-095-1 composed of p.n.

9-9100-006-1: adapter, DB-9 to RJ-48, male and p.n. 9-1544-619-010: cable, RJ-48 to RJ-48, pin-to-pin w/drain, 10-foot)

✦ Telco cable (p.n. 9-1544-619-010: cable, RJ-48 to RJ-48, pin-to-pin w/drain,

10-foot)

✦ Modem adapter (p.n. 9-9100-005-1) to connect the supervisory port to a modem

with the telco cable (p.n. 9-1544-619-010) The optional equipment shown in Table 1-1 is for the installation and operation of

MultiPro unit s.

Ta b l e 1- 1

Part Number Description

Supervisory Ca bles 9-9100-006-2 9-1001-619-009 9-1001-009-001

Ordering Numbers and Optional Equipment

8-pin jack to 9-pin D-type (PC-com L) adap ter 8-pin to 8-pin mod straight through cable 8-pin to 8-pin mod rollover cable

RS-232 Cables 9-1001-044 9-1001-211 9-1001-212

Chassis and Power Supplies F-1800-064--1111 F-1800-064--1121 F-1800-068--111 9-1800-050--1 9-1800-008--1 9-1800-051--1 9-1800-009--1 9-1800-057--1 9-9100-028-1

Model 9000 MultiPro Platform Cards F-1800-090--1100A F-1800-090--1101A F-1800-090--1110A F-1800-090--1111A Cables for Model 9000 MultiPro Platform Cards 9-1800-038-1 9-1800-047-1

Null modem male to male (RS-232) RS-232 straight through male to male cable RS-232 straight through male to female cable

Model 6400 3-Slot w/single power supply Model 6400 3-Slot w/redundant power supply Model 6800 8-Slot 6400 Chassis power supply (s/n≥ 504) 6400 Chassis power supply (s/n ≤ 503) 6400 Chassis redundant power supply (s/n ≥504) 6400 Chassis redundant power supply (s/n ≤503) 6800 Chassis power supply 9101, 9111, and 9211 DC - to - DC power supply

Model 9000 MultiPro Platform Card Model 9000 MultiPro Platform Card w/TDI interfaces Model 9000 MultiPro Platform Card w/Ethernet interface Model 9000 MultiPro Platfo rm Card w/Ethernet a nd TDI interface s

Male DB-25 to V.35 male cab le Female V.35 to Female V.35 cable adapter

Ordering Numbers

Ta b l e 1- 1

Ordering Numbers and Optional Equipment

Part Number Description

9101 MultiPro Platforms F-9101-001--11100

9101 MultiPro Platform w/1 port

9111 MultiPro Platforms F-9111-001--11100 F-9111-001--11110* F-9111-001--11101 F-9111-001--11102 F-9111-001--11111 F-9111-001--11112*

9111 MultiPro Platform w/3 ports 9111 MultiPro Platform w/3 ports and an integral 56 kbps CSU/DSU 9111 MultiPro Platform w/dual RS-232 expansion module 9111 MultiPro Platform w/3 por ts and Ethernet 9111 MultiPro Platform w/DDS and dual RS-232 expansion module 9111 MultiPro Platform w/3 ports, an integral 56 kbps CSU/DSU,

and Ethernet

* An 8-pin netwo rk interface ca ble is included .

9211 MultiPro Platforms F-9211-001--11100 F-9211-001--11110 F-9211-001--11111

9211 MultiPro Platform w/4 ports 9211 MultiPro Platform w/4 por ts and Ethernet

9211 MultiPro Platform w/4 por ts, Ethernet, and TDI Cables for 9101, 9111, and 9211 MultiPro Platforms 9-1001-052-005 9-1001-053-005 9-9100-007-1

Male DB-25 to male V.35 cable

Male DB-25 to female V.35 cable

RS-232 to TDI converter MultiPro Platform Management Softwa re 9-8300-001-1 9-8300-001-2 9-8300-002-1

TCP TXPORT Configuration Program

NMCS Network Management and Contro l System

WinManager™ by Ordino x Networks, Inc.

14 CHAPTER 1: GENERAL

Ta b l e 1- 1

Ordering Numbers and Optional Equipment

Part Number Description

9000 and 9211 Softw are 9-201-9155-1 9-201-9128-1

9000 Core

9211 Core Applications 9-201-9130-1 9-201-9134-1 9-201-9148-1 9-201-9136-1 9-201-9152-1 9-201-9531-1 9-201-9137-1

Console (App endix A on page 379)

Transparent Bridge (Chapter 17 on page 277)

IP Layer (Chapter 15 on page 259)

IP PAD (Chapter 14 on page 243)

IP Router (Chapter 18 on page 287)

IPX Router (Chapter 19 on page 311)

SNMP (Chapter 16 on page 265) Protocols 9-201-9150-1 9-201-9142-1 9-201-9143-1 9-201-9142-1 9-201-9139-1 9-201-9140-1 9-201-9132-1 9-201-9144-1 9-201-9145-1 9-201-9146-1 9-201-9134-1 9-201-9135-1 9-201-9131-1

Asychronous TTY (Chapter 6 on page 101)

Bisync 3270 Term inal (Chapter 7 on page 113)

Bisync 3270 Host (Chapter 7 on page 113)

Bisync 2780/3780 Terminal (Chapter 7 on page 113)

Unisys Poll /Select Term inal (Chapter 5 on page 85 )

Unisys Poll /Select Host (Chapter 5 on page 85)

Frame Relay (Chapter 12 on page 205)

NCR Terminal (Chapt er 8 on page 131)

NCR Host (Chapter 8 on page 131)

SDLC/HDLC LAPB (Chapter 11 on page 185)

Unisys Uniscope Terminal (Chapter 9 on page 149)

Unisys Uniscope Host (C hapter 9 on page 14 9)

X.25 (Chapter 13 on pa ge 223)

Ordering Numbers

Ta b l e 1- 1

Ordering Numbers and Optional Equipment

Part Number Description

9101 and 9111 Softw are 9-201-9101-1 9-201-9101-1

9101 Core

9111 Core Applications 9-201-9103-1 9-201-9102-1 9-201-9160-1 9-201-9112-1 9-201-9122-1 9-201-9110-1 9-201-9126-1 9-201-9127-1 9-201-9111-1

Legacy Console (Appendix A on page 379)

Console w/ LAN (App endix A on page 379)

Routing Console (Appendix A on page 379)

Transparent Bridge (Chapter 17 on page 277)

IP Layer (Chapter 15 on page 259)

IP PAD (Chapter 14 on page 243)

IP Router (Chapter 18 on page 287)

IPX Router (Chapter 19 on page 311)

SNMP (Chapter 16 on page 265) Protocols 9-201-9124-1 9-201-9116-1 9-201-9117-1 9-201-9116-1 9-201-9113-1 9-201-9114-1 9-201-9106-1 9-201-9118-1 9-201-9119-1 9-201-9120-1 9-201-9108-1 9-201-9109-1 9-201-9105-1

Asychronous TTY (Chapter 6 on page 101)

Bisync 3270 Term inal (Chapter 7 on page 113)

Bisync 3270 Host (Chapter 7 on page 113)

Bisync 2780/3780 Terminal (Chapter 7 on page 113)

Unisys Poll /Select Term inal (Chapter 5 on page 85 )

Unisys Poll /Select Host (Chapter 5 on page 85)

Frame Relay (Chapter 12 on page 205)

NCR Terminal (Chapt er 8 on page 131)

NCR Host (Chapter 8 on page 131)

SDLC/HDLC LAPB (Chapter 11 on page 185)

Unisys Uniscope Terminal (Chapter 9 on page 149)

Unisys Uniscope Host (C hapter 9 on page 14 9)

X.25 (Chapter 13 on pa ge 223)

16 CHAPTER 1: GENERAL

TXPORT Customer Service

Support from Your Network Supplier

Support from TXPORT

Telephone

TXPORT provides easy access to customer support information through a variety of services. This section describes these services.

If assistance is required, contact your network supplier. Many suppliers are authorized TXPORT service partners who are qualified to provide a variety of services, including network planning, installation, hardware maintenance, application training, and support services.

When you contact your network supplier for assistance, have the following information ready:

✦ Diagnostic error messages ✦ A list of system hardware and software, including revision levels ✦ Details about recent configuration changes, if applicable

If you are unable to receive support from your network supplier or want to contact us directly, TXPORT offers worldwide customer support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by telephone, E-mail, and World Wide Web.

To speak directly with a TXPORT customer service representative, dial, toll free, one of the following numbers or dial TXPORT’s local telephone number.

E-mail

World

Wide

Web

✦ Sales and Marketing: 888 -4TXPORT ✦ Technical Support ✦ Local: 256- 772 - 3770

800 -285- 2755

You can request sales and marketing information or pose a technical support question about your TXPORT product with direct e-mail access.

✦ Sales and Marketing: info@txport.com ✦ Technical Support: support@txport.com

Access the latest networking information on TXPORT’s World Wide Web site by entering our URL into your internet browser.

http://www.txport.com/

This service features information about TXPORT products, customer service, technical support, latest news releases, and more.

Returning Products

If for any reason you m ust retu rn your TXPORT product, it must be r eturn ed to th e factory, shipping prepaid and packaged to the best commercial standard for electronic equipment. TXPORT will pay shipping charges for delivery on return. You are responsible for mode and cost of shipment to TXPORT.

You must have a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number marked on the shipping package. Products sent to TXPORT without RMA numbers will be returned to the sender unopened, at the sender’s expense. A product sent directly to TXPORT for repair must first be assigned a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number.

You may obtain an RMA number from customer service at 800-926-0085, ext.

2282. When ca lling TXPO RT for an RMA, please have the fo llowing informatio n availab le.

✦ Model number and serial number for each unit. ✦ Reason for return and symptoms of problem. ✦ Warranty sta tus (if known). ✦ Purchase order number to cover charges for out- of -warranty items. ✦ Name and phone number of person we can contact if we have questions about the

unit(s).

✦ Mode of shipment required (second-day air is the normal mode of shipment for all

returned material unless otherwise specified). Units being returned to TXPORT should be sent to the following address.

TXPORT 127 Jetplex Circle Madison, Alabama 35758

18 CHAPTER 1: GENERAL

✍

NSTALLATION

Introduction

Safety Summary

Unpacking and Inspection

This chapter contains information and instructions required to prepare TXPORT MultiPro platforms for use. Included are initial inspection procedures, connections, and powering info rmation.

The 9101, 9111, and 9211 units are shipped ready for desktop use.

This manual contains information and warnings which must be followed by the user to ensure safe operation and to retain the equipment in a safe condition.

This WARNING sign denotes a potential hazard to the operator. It calls attention to a

procedure or practice which, if not correctly performed or adhered to, could result in injury or loss of life. Do not proceed beyond a WARNING sign until the indicated conditions are fully understood and met.

This unit is carefully packaged to prevent damage in shipment. Upon receipt, inspect the shipping container for damage. If the shipping container or cushioning material is damaged, notify the carrier immediately and make a notation on the delivery receipt that the container was damaged (if possible, obtain the signature and name of the person making delivery). Retain the packaging material until the contents of the shipment have been checked for completeness and the instrument has been checked both mechanically and electrically.

If the contents of the shipment are incomplete or, if there is mechanical damage or defect, notify TXPORT. If the shipping container is also damaged, or the cushioning material shows signs of stress, notify the carrier of the damage as well as TXPORT. Keep the shipping materials for the carrier’s inspection. TXPORT will arrange for repair or replacement without waiting for claim settlement.

Supplied Materials

The 9101, 9111, and 9211 are shipped from the factory with the following standard equipment:

✦ AC-to-DC power supply ✦ Supervisory cable (9-1544-619-010) and adapter (9-9100-006-2)

For specific applications, additional cables and adapters may be required for the installation and operation of the unit. The interface requirements of any application may be met by using the appropriate cable. Standard cables and TXPORT ordering numbers are listed in Ordering Numbers and Optional Equipment on page 12. Contact TXPORT for any needed assistance in cable selection.

The 9101, 9111, and 9211 MultiPro platforms may only be used with the

TXPORT-provided power supplies [p.n. 24-00108 (AC to DC) and p.n. 9-9100-028-1

(DC to DC)].

20 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION

PWR

RESET

ETHERNET

SUPERVISORY

PORT 2

PORT 1

TXD

RXD

LINK

COL

118

113

1425

818

9101 Connections

AC Po we r

Figure 2-1 shows the rear panel of the 9101, including the power connector; reset button; Ethernet connector and LEDs; supervisory connector; and connectors for ports 1 and 2.

Figure 2-1

TXPORT 9101 Rear Panel and Power Supply

To power the unit from an AC source, connect the power supply (Figure 2-2) to the unit, then connect the wall plug to the appropriate outlet. This applies power to the unit.

APS

MODEL :APS20-ES-30

For use with computer

ADVANCED

POWER

SOLUTIONS

equipment

only

4121

9542

Figure 2-2

Ground

-12 VDC at 0.1A

+12 VDC at 0.1A +5 VDC at 1.3A

AC Power Supply for the 9101, 9111, and 9211

9101 Connections

Figure 2-3

DC Power Supply for the 9101, 9111, and 9211

DC Power

To power the unit from a DC source, use part number 9-9100-028-1, shown in Figure 2-3). Follow the procedures below to connect and disconnect the power supply. The power connection procedure applies power to the unit.

DC INPUT

20 to 60VDC

2.7

(BLK + )(WHT

A MAX

(GRN/YEL CHAS GND)

)

Black +

White -

Green/Yellow Chassis Ground

Connecting the DC Power Supply

WARNING: Before completing any of the following steps and to prevent short-circuit

or shock hazards, ensure that power removed from the DC circuit. To ensure that all power is Off, locate the circuit breaker on the panel board that services the DC circuit, switch the circuit breaker to the Off position, and tape the switch handle of the circuit breaker in the Off position.

WARNING: When installing the unit, the ground connection must always be made first

and disconnected last.

1 Ensure that power is removed from the 48 volt sour ce as indicated in the first

warning above.

2 Connect the green/yellow chassis ground wire of the DC power supply to the

ground lug or screw of the 48 volt source.

3 Connect the black (+) wire of the DC power supply to the return screw of the 48

volt source.

4 Connect the white (−) wire of the DC power supply to the −48 volt screw of the

48 volt source.

5 Connect the D C power supply to th e MultiPro un it. 6 Apply power to the circuit. This applies power to the MultiPro unit.

22 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION

Disconnecting the DC Power Supply

1 Remove power from the DC source as indi cated in the first warning above.

2 Remove the DC power supply connector from the MultiPro unit. 3 Disconnect the white (−) wire of the DC power supply to the − 48 volt screw of the

48 volt source.

4 Disconnect the black (+) wire of the DC power supply to the return screw of the

48 volt source.

5 Disconnect the green/yellow chassis ground wire of the DC power supply to the

ground lug or screw of the 48 volt source.

Supervisory

Por t

Ethernet Port

The Supervisory port allows local, direct connection of the unit to a dumb terminal or a PC running a terminal emulation program using the 9-9100-006-2 adapter and 9-1544-619-010 Supervisory cable. The form factor of the connector is an RJ-48. Table 2-1 shows the pinout .

For remote applications, the Supervisory port can also be connected to a modem using the 9-1544-619-010 cable and a 9-9100-005-1 adapter.

Table 2-2 shows the pinout of the Ethernet port.

Ta b l e 2 - 1

Pin Signal

1 DTE R eady (DTR) 2 Clear to Send (CTS) 3 Signal Ground (SG) 4 Receive D ata (RXD) 5 Transmit Data (TXD) 6 Frame Ground 7 Request to Send (RTS) 8 Data Set Ready (DSR)

Tab l e 2 - 2

Supervisory Port Pinout

Ethernet Port Pinout

Pin Signal

1 Data Out (+) 2 Data Out (-) 3 Data In (+) 4, 5, 7, 8 not used 6 Data In (-)

Indicators

The Ethernet LED indicators are located to the right of the Ethernet connector. Table 2-3 shows how to interpret them .

Tab l e 2 - 3

Indicator Interpretation

TXD The Ethernet port is transmitting data. RXD The Ethernet port is receiving data. LINK The unit is physically linked to a network. COL There is a data collision.

Ethernet LED Interpretation

9101 Connections

Ta b l e 2 - 4

Port 1 Pinout

Pin Signal

1 R (output to network) 2 T (output to network) 3, 4, 5, 6 not used 7 T1 (input from network) 8 R1 (input from network)

Por t 1

Por t 2

Port 1 is a DDS port with a data rate of 56 kbps. The form factor of the connector is an RJ-48S. Table 2-4 shows the pinout.

Port 2 is a DTE port. Its

Ta b l e 2 - 5

Port 2 Pinout

interface is V.35. Table 2-5 shows the pinout of Port 2.

Signal

Shield Ground AA 1 FG 1 Transmit Data BA 2 SD 2/14 Receive Data BB 3 RD 3/ 16 Request to Send CA 4 RTS 4 Clear to Send CB 5 CTS 5 Data Set Ready CC 6 DSR 6 Signal Ground AB 7 SG 7 Data Carrier Detect CF 8 RLSD 8 Transmit Clock DB 15 SCT 15/12 Receive Clock DD 17 SCR 17/9 DTE Ready C D 20 DTR 20 External Clock DA 24 SCTE 24 / 11

RS-232C Circuit Pin

V.35 Circuit

Pins A/B

24 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION

PWR

RESET

ETHERNET

SUPERVISORY

1357911

2 4 6 8 10 12

PORT 2PORT 3PORT 4

TXD

RXD

LINK

COL

123456789101112

9111 Connections

Supervisory

Ethernet Port

Pow er

Por t

Figure 2-4 shows the rear panels of the 9111, including the power connector; reset button; Ethernet connector and LEDs; supervisory connector; and connectors for ports 1 through 4.

Connect the power supply [shown on page 20 (AC to DC) and page 21 (DC to DC)] to the 9111. This applies power to the unit.

The Supervisory port allows local, direct

Ta b l e 2 - 6

Supervisory Port Pinout

connection of the unit to a dumb terminal or a PC running a terminal emulation program using the 9-9100-006-2 adapter and 9-1544-619-010 Supervisory cable. The form factor of the connector is an RJ-48. Table 2-6 shows the pinout .

For remote applications, the Supervisory port can also be connected to a modem using the 9-1544-619-010 cable and a 9-9100-005-1

Pin Signal

1 DTE R eady (DTR) 2 Clear to Send (CTS) 3 Signal Ground (SG) 4 Receive D ata (RXD) 5 Transmit Data (TXD) 6 Frame Ground 7 Request to Send (RTS) 8 Data Set Ready (DSR)

adapter.

Ta b l e 2 - 7

Ethernet Port Pinout

Table 2-7 shows the pinout of the Ethernet port.

Indicators

The Ethernet LED indicators are located to the right of the Ethernet connector. Table 2-8 shows how to interpret them .

Ta b l e 2 - 8

Indicator Interpretation

TXD The Ethernet port is transmitting data. RXD The Ethernet port is receiving data. LINK The unit is physically linked to a network. COL There is a data collision.

Ethernet LED Interpretation

Pin Signal

1 Data Out (+) 2 Data Out (-) 3 Data In (+) 4, 5, 7, 8 not used 6 Data In (-)

Figure 2-4

9111 with Port 1 T1 Option

9111 Connections

65431 2

56 kbp s

Alternate

64 kbps

Cont ig u o us

Network Clo c k

(Loo p ed )

Inte r na l Clo ck

(Mas ter)

ESF

B8ZS

AMI

LBO

Network

A A

-22.5

-7.5

-15

12119 1087

Figure 2-5

Switch S1

DS0s Assigned (see Table 2-10)

9111

Por t 1

T1 Option

This section describes the 9111 Internal T1 Card. The card is a one-port T1 interface card for the 9111 MultiPro series unit. The module has an RJ-48 connector and is located above the supervisory port as shown in Figure 2-4. The internal T1 card is configured using the switches located on the rear panel.

Switch S1

Switch S1 is a 12-position DIP switch lo cated on the rear panel of the 9111. This switch provides th e configuration parameters shown in Table 2-9 and Table 2-10

Ta b l e 2 - 9

1- 5

8 9

10 11, 12

Switch S1

DSOs Assigned:

These five positions select the bit rate and the number of DSOs

assigned to the channel (see Table 2-10).

Rate Multiplier:

Sets the multiplier for the input timing (see Table 2-10). The unit

operates at any data rate that is a multiple of 56 or 64 kbps.

Channel Assignment:

The Contiguous mode assigns the channels as a block beginning at DS0 channel 1. If Alternate is selected, channel assign ments are made with an idle channel following each data channel.

Timing Source: Network Coding:

This switch determines the unit’s clocking source.

B8ZS or AMI. Because AMI mode is sensitive to zero-bit density,

B8ZS is recommended for a more robust configuration.

Network Framing: Network LBO:

D4 or ESF only

These switches set the network signal level (in decibels) of data

transmitted towa rds the T1 facility . The signal level is de termined as shown in Figure 2-5 .

26 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION

Table 2-10

DS0 S1-1 S1-2 S1-3 S1-4 S1-5 S1-6 (A) S1-6 (B)

1 B B B B B 56 kbps 64 kbps 2 B A B B B 112 kbps 128 kbps 3 A A B B B 168 kbps 192 kbps 4 B B A B B 224 kbps 256 kbps 5 A B A B B 280 kbps 320 kbps 6 B A A B B 336 kbps 384 kbps 7 A A A B B 392 kbps 448 kbps 8 B B B A B 448 kbps 512 kbps 9 A B B A B 504 kbps 576 kbps 10 B A B A B 560 kbps 640 kbps 11 A A B A B 616 kbps 704 kbps 12 B B A A B 672 kbps 768 kbps 13 A B A A B 728 kbps 832 kbps 14 B A A A B 784 kbps 896 kbps 15 A A A A B 840 kbps 960 kbps 16 B B B B A 896 kbps 1024 kbps 17 A B B B A 952 kbps 1088 kbps 18 B A B B A 1008 kbps 1152 kbps 19 A A B B A 1064 kbps 1216 kbps 20 B B A B A 1120 kbps 1280 kbps 21 A B A B A 1176 kbps 1344 kbps 22 B A A B A 1232 kbps 1408 kbps 23 A A A B A 1288 kbps 1472 kbps 24 A A A A A 1344 kbps 1536 kbps

DS0s Assigned

T1 Connection

Table 2-11 shows the the T1 connector pinout. The form factor of the connector is an RJ-48.

Table 2-11

Pin Signal

1 Data In (R1) 2 Data In (R1) 3, 6 not used 4 Data Out (R) 5 Data Out (R) 7, 8 Chassis Ground

T1 Connector Pinout

9111 Connections

PWR

RESET

ETHERNET

SUPERVISORY

56Kbps 64Kbps

SW1

DDS

PORT 2PORT 3PORT 4

TXD

RXD

LINK

COL

9111 Port 1

T1 Option

Testing

9111

Por t 1

DDS Option

CSU Line Loop

The CSU line loopback is activated by receiving a 1.544 Mbps signal, consisting of a repeating one in five (00001) pattern with arbitrary 0s or 1s in every 193rd bit position overwriting the pattern. This loopback is deactived by receiving a 1.544 MBPS signal, consisting of a repeating one in three (001) pattern with arbitrary values every 193rd bit position overwriting the pattern. Figure 2-6 shows the line loop.

CSU Line Loop (In-band LL B)

DTE

Figure 2-6

* Signal regeneration only

CSU Line Loop

NET

This section describes the 9111 Internal DDS Card. The card is a one-port DDS-I interface card for the 9111 MultiPro series unit. The module has an RJ-48 connector and is located above the supervisory port as shown in Figure 2-7. The internal DDS card is configured by positioning SW1 located on the rear panel. Clocking is supplied from the network.

Figure 2-7

9111 with Port 1 DDS Option

Switch SW1

Switch SW1 is a 2-position switch located on the rear panel of the 9111 used to set the channe l bit rate per DD S-I.

DDS Network Connection

The network DDS facility interface is an RJ-48C with the pinout shown in Table 2-12..

Table 2-12

Pin Signal

1 2 3-6 not use d 7 8

DDS Connector Pinout

Network Transmit Out Network Transmit Out

Network Data In Network Data In

28 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION

9111 Port 1

DDS Option

Testing

Por t 2

Remote Channel Loop

This loop is activated by

DTE

NET

receiving a minimum of four consecutive bytes of the

Figure 2-8

Channel Loop

non-latching loopback code at the proper data rate and remains looped as long as every other byte contains the loopback code and continues for a minimum of four consecutive bytes after receiving the last loopback code. Figure 2-8 shows the channel loop.

Port 2 is a DTE

able 2-13

Port 2 Pinout

port. Its interface is RS-232 or V.35, depending on a jumper on the main PCB. The default is V.35. To change th is jumper, see Figure 2-9. Table 2-13 shows the pinout of Port 2.

RS-232C

Signal

Shield Ground AA 1 FG 1 Transmit Data BA 2 SD 2/14 Receive Data BB 3 RD 3/16 Request to Send CA 4 RTS 4 Clear to Send CB 5 CTS 5 Data Set Ready CC 6 DSR 6 Signal Ground AB 7 S G 7 Data Carrier Detect CF 8 RLSD 8 Transmit Clock DB 15 SCT 15/12 Receive Clock DD 17 SCR 17/9 DTE Ready CD 20 DTR 20 External Clock DA 24 SCTE 24/11

Circuit Pin

V.35 Circuit

Pins A/B

Changing the Interface on Port 2

Standoff

PORT 2

Ethernet Card

DDS Card

J12

V.35

RS-232

Front 9111

Figure 2-9

Location of Port 2 RS-232 / V.35 Header

CAUTION: The circuit b oards are su sceptible to d amage caus ed by static e lectrici ty. Use electrostatic device (ESD) precautionary measures, such as wearing static

grounding straps and storing modules in antistatic bags.

1 Disconnect power from the

unit.

2 Remove all connections from

the unit.

3 Place the unit on an

ESD-approved work area.

4 Lay the unit on its top (upside

down) with the fro nt panel toward you.

5 Remove the four screws in the

base of the unit using a Phillips-h ead screwdriver.

9111 Connections

6 Lift the unit from underneath

and set it down on its base with the front panel facing you.

7 Remove the cover from t he

unit.

8 Remove the DDS or T1 card by removing the Phillips-head screw near J8,

pinching the two near white, plastic standoffs (refer to Figure 2-9) and slightly lifting the DDS or T1 card, pinching the standoff near the connector Port 2, and lifting the DDS or T1 card.

9 Gently lift and set the RS-232/V.35 jumper located on the motherboard beside J8

to the (refer to F igure 2-9) desired position .

10 Assemble the unit in reverse order, taking special care to properly reconnect J8 and

J12 when attaching the DDS card.

30 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION

Figure 2-10

Front View of the 9111 Dual RS-232 Expansion Module

Por t 3

and

Por t 4

9111 Dual

RS-232

Expansion

Option

Module

Port 3 and Port 4 of the 9111 are DCE ports with an RS-232 interface. Table 2-14 shows the pinout of Port 3 and Port 4.

Table 2-14

Pin Signal

1 Shield Ground AA 2 Transmit Data Ba 3 Receive Data BB 4 Request to Send CA 5 Clear to Send CB 6 Data Set Ready CC 7 Signal Ground AB 8 Data Carrier Detect CF 15 Transmit Clock DB 17 Receive Clock DD

Port 3 and Port 4 Pinout

RS-232C Circuit Symbol

This section describes the 9111 Dual RS-232 Expansion Option Module. The module is a two-port RS-232C serial interface card for the 9111 MultiPro series unit. The module has two female DB-25 connectors (Port 5 and Port 6) and occupies the same expansion slot as the Ethernet option card shown in Figure 2-4.

The interfaces for the module expand the capabilities of the 9111 to five ports. The two expansion ports can be configured for either DCE or DTE by positioning the jumpers located on the circuit board (see Figure 2-11). All other parameters are configured through the console interface or through the NMCS program the same as the other serial ports.

PWR

RESET

113

PORT 6 PORT 5

1425

113

SUPERVISORY PORT 1

PORT 2PORT 3PORT 4

113

PORT 6 PORT 5

1425

113

1425

Port 5 and Port 6 Pinouts

JP12

9111 Connections

JP1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

JP11

DTE

DCE

13 14 15 16

JP17

JP18

20 21

JP22

Figure 2-11

Top View of the 9111 Dual RS-232 Expansion Module

Table 2-15 shows the pinouts for Port 5 and Port 6.

Table 2-15

Signal

Shield Ground AA 1 Transmit Data BA 2 Receive Data BB 3 Request to Send CA 4 Clear to Send CB 5 Data Set Ready CC 6 Signal Ground AB 7 Data Carrier Detect CF 8 Transmit Clock DB 15 Receive Clock DD 17 DTE Ready CD 20 External Clock DA 24

Pinouts of Port 5 and Port 6

RS-232C Circuit

32 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION

PWR

RESET

ETHERNET

UTP

SUPV

PORT 1PORT 2PORT 3PORT 4

LINK

COL

RXD

TXD

1425

14 1425

1425

AUI

9211 Connections

Supervisory

Ethernet UTP Port

Pow er

Por t

Figure 2-12 shows the rear panels of the 9211, including the power connector; reset button; UTP and AUI Ethernet connectors and LEDs; supervisory connector; and connectors for ports 1 through 4.

Connect the power supply [shown on page 20 (AC to DC) and page 21 (DC to DC)] to the 9211. This applies power to the unit.

The Supervisory port allows local, direct

Table 2-16

Supervisory Port Pinout

For remote applications, the Supervisory port can also be connected to a modem using the 9-1544-619-010 cable and a 9-9100-005-1

Pin Signal

1 DTE R eady (DTR) 2 Clear to Send (CTS) 3 Signal Ground (SG) 4 Receive D ata (RXD) 5 Transmit Data (TXD) 6 Frame Ground 7 Request to Send (RTS) 8 Data Set Ready (DSR)

adapter.

Table 2-17

Ethernet Port Pinout

Table 2-17 shows the pinout of the Ethernet port. The for m factor of the c onnector is an RJ-48.

Pin Signal

1 Data Out (+) 2 Data Out (-) 3 Data In (+) 4, 5, 7, 8 not used 6 Data In (-)

Figure 2-12

TXPORT 9211 Rear Panels and Power

9211 Connections

Ta b l e 2 - 19

Ethernet LED Interpretation

Indicator Interpretation

TXD The Ethernet port is transmitting data. RXD The Ethernet port is receiving data. LINK The unit is physically linked to a

network.

COL There is a data collision.

AUI Po r t

Table 2-18 shows the pinout of the AUI (attachmen t unit interface) port. The form factor is female DB-15.

Ta b l e 2 - 18

Pin Circuit Signal

1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 13, and 14 not used 3 DO-A Data Out, Circuit A 4 DI-S Data In, Circuit Shield 5 DI-A Data In, C ircuit A 7 CO-A Co ntrol Out, Circuit A1 10 DO-B Data Out, Circuit B 11 DO-S Data Out, Circuit Shield 1 12 DI-B Data In, Circuit B 15 CO-B Control Out, Circuit B

Indicators

The Ethernet LED indicators are located to the right of the Ethernet connector. Table 2-19 shows how to interpret the m.

AUI Port Pinout

Ports 1, 2,

3, and 4

Ports 1 through 4 are softwareconfigurable serial ports for V.35 or RS-232 interface types and DTE or DCE termination . This allows for greater flexibility in connections with a wide variety of configurations. The default for P ort 1 is Frame Relay V.35 DTE; Port 2 is Frame Relay RS-232 DTE; Port 3 is Poll/Select Host RS-232 DCE;

Ta b l e 2 - 20

Signal

Shield Ground AA 1 FG 1 Transmit Data BA 2 SD 2/14 Receive Data BB 3 RD 3/16 Request to Send CA 4 RTS 4 Clear to Send CB 5 CTS 5 Data Set Ready CC 6 DSR 6 Signal Ground AB 7 SG 7 Data Carrier Detect CF 8 RLSD 8 Transmit Clock DB 15 SCT 15/12 Receive Clock DD 17 SCR 17/9 DTE Ready CD 20 DTR 20 External Clock DA 24 SCTE 24/11

Port 1, 2, 3, and 4 Pinout

RS-232C Circuit Symbol Pin

V.35 Circuit Symbol

Pins A/B

and Port 4 has no default. The form factor of the connector is female DB-25. Table 2-20 shows the pinout of these ports.

34 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION

9000 Connections

Console

Power

Por t

Figure 2-13 shows the rear panels of the 9000, including the power connector; UTP and AUI Ethernet connectors; supervisory connector; and connectors for ports 1 through 4.

Verify the chassis is not connected to a power source. Insert the 9000 MultiPro platform card into the chassis. Plug the power cord into an appropriate outlet. This applies power to the unit.

The Console port allows local, direct

Ta b l e 2 - 21

Console Port Pinout

connection of the unit to an ASCIIcharacter-based terminal or a PC running a terminal emul ation program . The form factor of the connec tor is female DB-9. Table 2-21 shows the pinout.

Pins Signal

1 Carrier Detect (DCD) 2 Received Data (RD) 3 Transmitted Data (TD) 4 Data Terminal Ready (DTR) 5 Signal Ground (SG) 6 Data Set Ready (DSR) 7 Request to Send (RTS) 8 Clrear To Send (CTS) 9 not connected

Ethernet AUI Por t

Table 2-22 shows the pinout of the AUI (attachmen t unit interface) port. The form factor of the connector is female DB-15.

Ta b l e 2 - 22

AUI Port Pinout

Pin Circuit Signal

1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 13, and 14 not used 3 DO-A Data Out, Circuit A 4 DI-S Data In, Circuit Shield 5 DI-A Data In, Circu it A 7 CO-A Control Out, Circuit A1 10 DO-B D ata Out, Circuit B 11 DO-S Data Out, Circuit Shield 1 12 DI-B Data In, Circuit B 15 CO-B Control Out, Circuit B

13 1

PORT 1 PORT 2 PORT 3 PORT 4 CONSOLE AUI UTP

Figure 2-13

13 1

1425

13 1

1425

TXPORT 9000 Rear Panel

13 1

1425

591

1425

8811

9000 Connections

UTP Port

Table 2-23 shows the pinout of the UTP port. The form factor of the connector is an RJ-48.

Ports 1, 2,

3, and 4

Table 2-23

Pin Signal

1 Data Out (+) 2 Data Out (-) 3 Data In (+) 4, 5, 7, 8 not used 6 Data In (-)

UTP Port Pinout

Ports 1 through 4 are software-switchable serial ports for V.35 or RS-232 and DTE or DCE. This allows for greater flexibility in connections with a wide variety of configurations. The form factor of the connectors is female DB-25. Table 2-24 shows the pinout .

Table 2-24

Signal

Shield Ground AA 1 FG 1 Transmit Data BA 2 SD 13/14 Receive Data BB 3 RD 3/16 Request to Send CA 4 RTS 4 Clear to Send CB 5 CTS 5 Data Set Ready CC 6 DSR 6 Signal Ground AB 7 SG 7 Data Carrier Detect CF 8 RLSD 8 Transmit Clock DB 15 SCT 1 5/12 Receive Clock DD 17 SCR 17/9 DTE Ready CD 20 DTR 20 External Clock DA 24 SCTE 24/11

Ports 1, 2, 3, and 4 Pinout

RS-232C Circuit Pin

V.35 Circuit

Pins A/B

36 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION

DOWNLOAD CONFIG

MODE BACKUP NET ALARM POWER

PRISM 9111SERIES

ARDWARE

PERATION

Introduction 9101, 9111,

and 9211 Front Panel Operation

Configuration

Mode

Ta b l e 3 - 1 Front Panel Controls and Indicators

Index Control /Indicator Function /Interpretation

1 DOWNLOAD To enter th e DOWNLOAD mode, press the RESET button, located on the rear

2 CONFIG To enter the CONFIG mode, press the RESET button, located on the rear of

3 MODE Flashing Green when the unit is in Run mod e.

4BACKUP

(green in 9101 and 9111 )

TD / RD (green/red/amber in 9211)

5 NET (green) On when the network port is active (DCD up, LMI go od). 6 ALARM ( red) On when the unit is in an active alarm condition. 7 POWER (green) On when power is applied to the unit.

This chapter contains general operating instructions for the TXPORT MultiPro hardware.

Figure 3-1 shows the 9111 front panel which has two control buttons and five LED indicators. Table 3-2 references by number these front panel controls and indicators and provides a brief description. The MultiPro 9111 and 9101 operate the same way. The differences with the MultiPro 9211 are noted in Table 3-2.

Figure 3-1 MultiPro 9111 Front Panel Controls and Indicators

The Configuration mode restores the unit to a default configuration. For more information regarding the Configuration mode, see 9101-, 9111-, and 9211-Specific Task Download Procedure on page 78.

of the unit, while holding down the DOWNLOAD button.

the unit, while holding down the CONFIG button. Release the CONFIG button when the MODE LED flashes amber.

Solid Green when the unit is malfunctioning. Flashing Amber when the unit is in Configure mode. Solid Amber when the unit is malfunctioning. Solid Red when the unit is in Download mode.

On when the unit has switched from primary network connection to secondary network connection. Off when the unit is not in backup.

Green: Port 1 is transmitting data. Red: Port 2 is receiving data. Amber: Port 1 is receiving and transmitting data.

721 3 4 5 6

38 CHAPTER 3: HARDWARE OPERATION

Download

9000 Front Panel Operation

Run /Config

Mode

Switch

The Download mode enables the unit to receive firmware through the supervisory port. This i s used t o download th e core op erating sy stem to t he unit. T his mode i s only used to update the core operating system and not firmware options. In most cases, this is used only by the factory.

For more information regarding the Download mode, see 9101-, 9111-, and 9211-Specific Core Download Procedure on page 77.

Figure 3-2 shows the 9000 front panel which has three control switches and 20 LED indicators. Table 3-2 references by number these front panel controls and indicators and provides a brief description.

MODEL

9000

Figure 3-2

Port No

TxD

RxD

TxC

RxC

RTS

CTS

DTR

DSR

DCD

DTE

MultiPro 9000 Front Panel

TDI

V35

RESET

1 2 3 4

TxD

LAN

RxD

FLT

MAC

This switch is located on the right side of the front panel of each 9000 card. For normal operation, the Run/Config switch must be in the Run position. Setting the switch to C onfig is used for ini tial instal lation and forces th e communic ations platform to operate with a default configuration. This setting should only be used with assistance from TXPORT Technical Support.

RUN

CONFIG

Port

Select

Switch

Reset

Switch

Signal

Indicators

This switch is located on the left side of the front panel of each 9000 card. The Port Select Switch is a thumbwheel numbered from 0 to 9. Setting this switch to any number from 1 to 4 causes the labeled LEDs to show the status of the modem control and other status signals for the selected port. Settings 0, 7, 8, and 9 are reserved for special functions such as firmware upgrades, etc. Never leave a unit set to 0, 7, 8, or 9 as this could cause unpredictable behaviour if power is lost and then restored. The LED display can be used to help diagnose problems on any port of the 9000 MultiPro platform card.

The reset swit ch is located on the right si de of the front p anel, just to th e left of the Run/Config switch. The switch allows resetting an individual line module.

The 9000 MultiPro card has several indicators to assist in confirming proper operation of the unit and resolving possible problems with the network. These indicators are located on the front panel of the unit.

9000 Front Panel Operation

✍

The 12 LED indicators on the left side of the of the 9000 card identify the signals present on a particular port and how that port is configured. A port is selected by rolling the port select switch to the appropriate port number. The indicators are descibed in Table 3-2.

Ta b l e 3 - 2

Signal Description

TxD / RxD These indicators show Transmit Data (TxD) and Receive Data (RxD)

TxC / RxC These indicators show Transmit Clock (TxC) an d Receive Clock (RxC)

RTS / CTS These indicator s show the status of the Request-to-Send (RTS) and Clear

DTR /DSR These indicators show the status of Data Terminal Ready (DTR) and Data

DCD The shows the status of the carrier detect (DCD) signal of the RS-232

DTE This indicator shows that this port is configured for DTE operation. TDI This indicator shows that this port is configured for TDI operation. V35 This indicator shows that this port is configured for V.35 operation.

9000 Front Panel Indicators

signals of the RS-232 interface. They blink as data is transmitted or received. For a port using a bit protocol such as X.25 or Frame Relay, they are on constantly.

signals of the RS-232 interface. They sho w that the clocking necessar y for synchronous transmission is being received, if DTE is on, or transmitted, if DTE is off. This indicator remain s off for TDI and asynchrono us operation.

to Send (CTS) signals of the RS-232 interface. These indica tors are not used for TDI operation.

Set Ready (DSR) signals of the RS-232 interface. During operation, bo th indicators should be on. One is set by the DTE device and the o ther by the DCE device. These indicators are not used for TDI ope ration.

interface.

System

Indicators

LAN

Indicators

The four indicators on the right side of the front panel, labeled 1 through 4 are explained in Table 3-3.

Ta b l e 3 - 3

Indicator Description

1 This indicator blinks when the 9000 card is operating properly. 2 This indicator blinks when the 9000 card is saving new

3 This indicator is on during a firmware error. 4 This indicator shows that this line module module is the master

Indicators 1, 2, 3, and 4

firmware or a new configuration into memo ry.

of the internal communication bus.

If indicat or 3 is on for a ny unit or mor e than on e line mod ule has in dicator 4 o n, contact TXPORT Technical Support before proceeding.

The four LAN indicators on the right side of the front panel are explained in Table 3-4.

Ta b l e 3 - 4

Indicator Description

TxD This indicator blinks when the LAN port is transmitting data. RxD T his indicator blinks when the LAN port is receiving data. FLT This indicator is on when there is a fault (data collision). MAC The unit is physically linked to a network.

LAN Indicators

40 CHAPTER 3: HARDWARE OPERATION

Download

Mode

Configuration

Mode

For more information regarding the Download mode, see 9000-Specific Core Download Procedure on page 79.

The Configuration mode restores the unit to a default configuration. For more information regarding the Configuration mode, see 9000-Specific Task Download Procedure on page 80.

✍

NMCS

Introduction

Installing NMCS

NMCS (Network Management and Control System) is a program that provides maintenance and manag ement cap abilities f or the TX PORT MultiPro produ cts. NMCS can downlo ad configur ations a nd firmware to any unit in a TXPORT frame relay or X.25 network. Users can create configurations within NMCS and store them for later, copy one configuration to another, modify configurations, and download new units with proven configurations.

NMCS communicates with TXPORT MultiPro products using the Unisys Poll/Select protocol.

NMCS is a DOS program. NMCS can be run from Windows-based computers by first starting the MS-DOS Prompt program. To install NMCS, insert the distribution disk into the floppy drive and type A:\INSTALL. This batch file creates the necessary directories and self extracts the files into the appropriate directories.

By default, INSTALL reads files from drive A and puts NMCS on drive C:\NMCS. To change this defau lt, ente r the fo llowing co mmand lin e: A:\I NSTALL (source drive) (destination drive) (destination directory).

The NMCS screens require an ANSI.SYS or equivalent display device driver which is included in the distribution disk. If the operating system does not already have this driver installed, copy the ANSI.SYS file to a subdirectory and reference it with DEVICE= C:\( the appropriate path) \ ANSI .SYS statement in the CONFIG.SYS file.

Starting NMCS Connecting the

PC to the MultiPro Unit

Most Windows 3.x systems already have the ANSI.SYS driver located in the C:\ DOS subdirectory and are referenced by the statement DEVICE = C: \ DOS \ ANSI.SYS.

Most Windows 95 systems have the ANSI.SYS driver located in the C: \ WINDOWS\ COMMAND subdirectory and are referenced by the statement DEVICE =C: \ WINDOWS \ COMMAND\ ANSI.SYS.

To start the NMCS program, type ICP at the command prompt.

Connect one end of the serial cable to Port 3 of the MultiPro unit. Connect the other end to the appropriate port on the PC.

42 CHAPTER 4: NMCS

Configuration / Operation

Navigating the

Basic NMCS

MAIN MENU

F10

All NMCS sessions begin and end from the Main Menu. Using the function keys shown in Figure 4-1 allows moving rapidly among the basic screens.

Screens

CHANGE CONFIG NO.

CREATE CONFIG NO.

F10

PORT LIST

GLOBAL

INTERNETWORK APPLICATIONS

Rate, Model, Firmware

Escape

F10

LINE MODULE PARAMETERS

LINE MODULE MESSAGES

PORT PARAMETERS

ADDRESS TABLE

Figure 4-1

Moving around the Basic NMCS Screens

F10

GLOBAL PARAMETERS

Configuration / Operation

TXPORT INTELLINET Configuration Program Main Menu - Version 3.4

Change Configuration No. [ ] Configuration Name [ ] Copy Configuration: From [ ] To [ ] Create Configuration [ ] Delete Configuration [ ] Create Down Load File [ ] Down Load Configuration [ ] LM Start [ ] Stop [ ] as unit [ ] Reset? [ ] Reset Unit [ ] LM Start [ ] Stop [ ] Print Configuration [ ] LM Start [ ] Stop [ ]

Upgrade software Shift F10

ESC=Quit F1=Help F2=Status F3=DLM F4=Stats F6=Alm F7=AlmMod F8=Xref F10=Next

Figure 4-2

Main Menu

The Main Menu screen is the opening screen to display when using NMCS. The main menu scree n is shown in Figure 4-2.

Change Configuration Number

This field is used to identify, by number, the configuration desired to view or modify. Configurations can be stored by specific number and retrieved as needed. This includes any port parameter changes or station additions and deletions.

Configuration Name

This field is used to identify by name, the configuration desired to view or modify. The configuration name is an alternative to the configuration number. When the program searches each configuration’s description field for a match, it stops at the first match that it finds; therefore, use unique names when naming the configurations.

Copy Configuration From / To

The Copy Configuration function requires an entry in both the From and To fields. When selected, the program copies the entire configuration specified in the From field into a new configuration specified in the To field. If the configuration in the To field already exists, the program prompts with the following message: Configuration already exists. Overwrite Y/N? If the user answers with an N, the copy is aborted and the main menu is re-displayed. If the answer is Y, the old configuration is overwritten with the new one.

44 CHAPTER 4: NMCS

Create Configuration

To create a n entirel y new configurat ion, its n umber mus t be en tered in t his field. If the configuration number already exists, the program prompts with the following message: Configuration already exists. Overwrite Y/N? If the user answers with an N, the creation is aborted and the main menu is re-displayed. If the answer is Y, the old configuration is overwritten with the new one. All configurations are created by assigning a number, the opportunity to name the configuration is presented on the Global screen.

Delete Configuration

When a configuration is no longer needed, it may be deleted from the disk. Entering the number of the configuration in this field and pressing F10 deletes the configuration. The program prompts with the following message: Are you sure? If the response is Y, the configuration is deleted. When an N is entered as the response, the configuration is retained and the main menu is re-displayed.

Create Down Load File

This field generates the hexadecimal representation of the configuration that is downloaded to the TXPORT unit. No actual download takes place though. This field is only used at the request of a TXPORT technician.

Down Load Configuration

In its simplest form, a configuration number is entered in this field, F10 is pressed, and the entir e configuration for a unit is downloa ded.

LM Start and Stop. These permit partial downloading by using the Start and Stop

line module fields. When used, only the line modules in the range Start through Stop are downloaded. The range specified can consist of just one board (LM Start =1/ Stop =1) as with the Mu ltiPro unit.

When the requested download is finished, either a global or line module reset is issued based on the following crite ria. A global re set is issued if the entire unit was downloaded or if the specified range included line module 1. If a range was specified, and line module 1 was not a member, then an individual line module reset is issued for each line module in the range. There is usually a 20-second interval between the sending of an individual line module reset and the receipt of the reset acknowledgment.

As Unit. This field of the Down Load Configuration line is used when the unit

number of the configuration is changed. The first time a configuration is downloaded after the unit number has been changed, the old unit number must be entered in this field. This is needed since the actual unit still contains the old unit number in its memory.

Reset? This field is used to override the automatic reset command issued after a

download. By placing a Y character in this field, the reset command is not sent. By default the reset is issued as normal.

Configuration / Operation

✍

Reset Unit

A unit may be reset without downloading by using this field. When a only configuration number is entered, the entire unit is reset. When a range is specified in the Start and Stop fields, it works exactly as described above in Download Configuration.

Print Configuration

Entering a c onfiguration nu mber here cau ses a print file to be created for th at configuration. During the course of the file creation, the user may be prompted for additional information. If the file contains an X.25 port, the user is asked if the channel list should be sorted by address or X.25 sub-address. This prompt appears for each X.25 li nk in the configurat ion. When the file is complete, the use r is prompted if the print file should be sent to the printer. If answered with an N, the file is left on disk and the program returns to the main menu. The file can then be taken to another system for printing. If answered with a Y, another message prompts for the correct port to access the printer. The selections are LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, COM1, and COM2. If the DOS utility PRINT.COM is installed, the user is not prompted for the printer port and the file is sent to the default printer. As with the Download and Reset functions, a range of line modules may be selected for printing. The range may consist of one or multiple, consecutive line modules.

TXPORT recommends installing PRINT.COM since this allows background printing and the PC is not tied up while printing is in progress. It also allows multiple print files to queue up.

The name of the pr int fi le cre ated co nsis ts of th e conf igurati on numbe r followed by the extension .PRT. For example, if a print file was created for configuration 55, its print file name is 55.PRT.

46 CHAPTER 4: NMCS

TXPORT INTELLINET Configuration Program Network Controller Software Upgrade Menu

Configuration No. [1000] Configuration Name [ ] Line Module [ ] Upgrade File Name [ ] Cancel Software Upgrade [ ] Get Software version [ ]

ESC=Main F1=Help F10=Send

Figure 4-3

Upgrade Software Screen

Upgrade Software (Shift+F10)

This option permits upgrading the network controller software. When Shift+F10 is pressed, a screen similar to the one shown in Figure 4-3 appears.

Configuration Number. Enter the configuration number of the unit requiring the

firmware upgrade.

Configuration Name. Enter the configuration name from the description field of the

configuration to be accessed. This is used as an alternate to the configuration number.

Line Module. This field indicates the number of the line module on the unit to be

upgraded. This is always 1 for the MultiPro unit.

Upgrade File Name. This field indicates the file name of the software to be loaded.

This is an .INI file.

Cancel Software Upgrade. Entering a Y sends a cancel upgrade command to the

unit.

Get Software version. When set to Y, the unit returns the list of installed software

along with the version numbers.

Function Keys for Upgrade Software

ESC = Main. Returns to the main menu. F1=Help. Dis plays a help scr een relative to the cu rrent field. F10=Send. Executes a software load. For more details on upgrading, see page 76.

Configuration / Operation

Function Keys for Main Menu

ESC = Quit. Terminates the NMC S program . F1=Help. Dis plays a help scr een relative to the cu rrent field. F2=Status. Executes and places the program in the status screen. Information

concerning this function is found on page 49.

F3=DLM. Executes and places the program in the monitor screen. Information

concerning this function is found on page 52. This command is only available in Enhanced NMCS.

F4=Stats. Executes and places the program in the statistic screen. Information

concerning this function is found on page 54. This command is only available in Enhanced NMCS.

F6. The alarm monitoring program is not supported at this time. F7=AlmMod. The modification of the alarm monitor program parameters is not

supported at this time.

System Setup

F8=Xref. Displays a cross reference of all current configurations. F10=Next. Displays the next logical screen, executes the current command, or

invokes configuration changes.

SHIFT+F6. Executes and places the program in a terminal emulation mode.

The system setup menu allows setting various application-wide parameters. System Setup is accessed by pressing Shift + F1 at any point in the main program as shown in Figure 4-4 on page 48. The main program consists of any screen other than Monitor, Status, or Statistics. The setup menu appears as a box in the middle of the screen. Selections are accessed using the Up and Down arrow keys and include foreground color, background color, memory usage, and key redefinition. Each selection, with the exception of key redefinition, causes another box to be displayed wi th values for that para meter.

Foreground

When selected, a box with available foreground color selections is displayed. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to highlight the desired foreground color and press return. The pro gram returns to the main system setup box.

Background

When selected, a box with available background color selections is displayed. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to highlight the desired background color and press return. The pro gram returns to the main system setup box.

48 CHAPTER 4: NMCS

TXPORT INTELLINET Configuration Program Main Menu - Version 3.4

Change Configuration No. [ ] Configuration Name [ ] Copy Configuration: From [ ] To [ ] Create Configuration [ ] Delete Configuration [ Create Down Load File [ SYSTEM SETUP Down Load Configuration [ [ ] as unit [ ] Reset? [ ] Reset Unit [ Foreground [ ] Print Configuration [ Background [ ] Memory Use Prog Key Upgrade software Shift <ESC to EXIT>

ESC=Quit F1=Help F2=Status F3=DLM F4=Stats F6=Alm F7=AlmMod F8=Xref F10=Next

Figure 4-4

System Setup Screen within the Main Menu Screen

Memory Use

When memory is selected, a box with two values is displayed. One is Moderately Hungry and the other is Memory H og. If the PC is so lely dedicated to NMCS and there are no TSRs (terminate and stay resident) programs loaded, Memory Hog may be selected. The default and recommended setting, however, is Moderately Hungry.

Prog Key (Key Redefinition)

This function may be used to redefine a key. This is normally used when entering many similar station names on a terminal port. When selected, the program prompts to press the key to redefine. Next, the program asks to enter the character string to ass ign to this key. Pressing ESC ter minates thi s function. Wh en called from within NMCS, this program does not allow the user to redefine keys F1 through F10 and Shift+F1 through Shift + F4. The program may be used, however, directly from the DOS prompt. In this case, the program allows reprogramming of any key. The name of the program is KEYDEF.EXE.

Configuration / Operation

TXPORT INTELLINET Configuration Program Network Controller Status

Configuration No. [ ] Configuration Name [ ] Status Type [ ] Line Module [ ] Port [ ] Station Name [ ] Address [ ] SNA: PU [ ] LU [ ]

ESC=Main F1=Help F10=Send

Figure 4-5

Status Screen

F2=Status

The Status Menu screen provides the status of the link, ports, and stations (see Status Type below). An example of the Status screen is shown in Figure 4-5.

Configuration Number

This field is use d to identify, by number, the configurati on desired t o identify the unit to request status.

Configuration Name

If it is desired to send a status request, but the number is not known, the user may enter a name. The program then initiates a search of the description field of each configuration looking for a match. The program stops at the first match found.

Status Type

There are several different status types that may be sent to a TXPORT unit. Figure 4-6 is an example of a typical Status screen. The following is a description of each.

WAN Status.

(L) - LINK STATUS - This status provides the general status of the link (active or inactive). Also included is the switch settings of the port (DTE/DCE, RS232/TDI, and Split/Normal clock). The status of five modem signals (RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, and DCD) is also included. Each station on the link is then listed with an individual status. Various individual statuses may displayed. These include whether the station is on-line, off-line, receiving a message, transmitting a message, or waiting for confirmation of a message. The line module and port fields must also be filled in for this s tatus.

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(P) - PARTIAL STATU S - A partia l status i ncludes all the informa tion of the Link Status with the exception of the individual station status. In place of the individual status, the partial status indicates an overall total of stations either on-line or off-line. The line mo dule and port field s must also be filled in fo r this status.

(S) - STATION STATUS - The station status only returns information about the requested station. The status returned is the same as the individual status of the Link Status command. The line module, port, and station name fields must be filled in for this req uest.

The station name field i s case sens itive.

(A) - ADDRESS STATUS - If an individual station status is desired, but the station name is not known, the station address may be used. The returned information is exactly the same as the Station Status. The line module, port, and address fields must be filled in for this request.

(C) - SNA PU STATUS - The PU status only applies to SNA ports. It returns the same individual status as found in the Link Status. The line module, port, and SNA PU fields must be filled in for this request. SNA PU Status is not supported on the MultiPro unit. SNA PU Status is not supported on the MultiPro unit.

(D) - SNA LU STATUS - The LU status also only applies to SNA ports. It re turns the individual status of the LU as well as session states. The line module, port, SNA PU, and SNA LU fields must be filled in for th is request. SNA LU Stat us is not supported on the MultiPro unit.

LAN Status.

(G) - General - The general status shows the bridge name, the type of LAN (such as Ethernet) and connector (such as UTP or AUI). It also shows the speed of the LAN and various timers.

(H) - Port List and Status - This stat us returns the bridge name as wel l as the remote bridge names it is connected to. It also reports the state of each connection (listening, learning, and forwarding).

(I) - Look up Table - The look up table status returns the list of Ethernet MAC addresses discovered at the bridge application.

(J) - Spanning Tree - This status contains the ID of the spanning tree root bridge. It also contains the bridge ID of the target unit and various LAN timers.

(K) - Port Spanning Tree - The port spanning tree status returns the port number of the bridge, the current state of the bridge, and the current cost of using that port. The cost is an ar bitrary value use d by the spannin g tree to calcu late the best path to forward frame s along.

Line Module

This field indicates which line module the request is sent to.

Configuration / Operation

Line Module: 01 Port: 01 Link Type: Frame Relay Link Status: BOP Link Active Type of device: Network

Port is: DCE RS-232 Normal Clock

DTR DSR RTS CTS DCD ON ON OFF ON ON

DLCI 0016 State: Operational Congestion: Ready Addr: 01 LCN: 0003 TX: No Message To Send RX: Ready Addr: 01 LCN: 0002 TX: No Message To Send RX: Ready Addr: 01 LCN: 0001 TX: No Message To Send RX: Ready

Press RETURN to continue.

Figure 4-6

An Example of a Typical Status Screen

Por t

The port field is used to indicate the port number on the line module the request should be sent to.

Station Name

This field is used to indicate the name of the desired station when performing a Station Status request.

Address

This field is used to indicate the address of the desired station when performing an Address Status request.

SNA PU

When requesting either a PU or LU status, the hexadecimal value of the PU is entered in this field.

SNA LU

The hexadecimal value of the LU is entered here when requesting an LU status.

The status program is initiated from the main menu by pressing F2 when under DOS or Windows 95. When running under Windows 3.1, this program should have its own program item.

Function Keys

ESC = MAIN. Returns to th e main menu. F1=Help. Dis plays a help scr een relative to the cu rrent field. F10=Send. Sends the request displayed on the screen.

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TXPORT INTELLINET Configuration Program Network Controller Data Line Monitor Menu

Configuration No. [ ] Configuration Name [ ] Line Module [ ] Log To [ ] Port [ ] View Log File [ ] Display LCN/SNA Addr. [ ] Delete Log File [ ] Send END MONITOR Request [ ] Condensed Mode [ ]

ESC=Main F1=Help F10=Send

Figure 4-7

Data Line Monitor Menu Screen

F3 = DLM

(Data Line

Monitor Menu)

The DLM menu screen provides the ability to monitor the traffic flow at any port of any TXPORT unit in the network. It is a very powerful troubleshooting tool, especially at the terminal and host pro tocol level. It quickl y identifies term inals that do not answer their poll or retransmissions at the X.25 or frame relay level. X.25 traffic is decoded at the frame and packet level, like a data analyzer would do it. Frame relay LMIs are decoded as well as TXPORT’s packet-level protocol. An example of the DLM screen is shown in Figure 4-7.

Configuration Number

This field is used to identify, by number, the configuration desired to start a monitor on.

Configuration Name

If it is desired to start a monitor, but the number is not known, a name may be entered. The program then initiates a search of the description field of each configuration looking for a match. The program stops at the first match found.

Line Module

The line module number where the target port resides should be entered here.

Log To

To capture th e monitored data to disk , enter a valid DOS file name here. I f the file already exists, the monitored data is appended to it.

Port

The number of the target port should be entered here.

Configuration / Operation

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IMPORTANT: Port L (the Ethernet por t) is not supported by the Data Line Monitor program.

View Log File

After data has been captured to disk, it may be viewed by entering the name of the file in this field and pressing F10.

Display LCN/SNA Address

When monitoring an X.25, frame relay, or SNA link, unwanted data may be filtered out by specifying a logical channel number (LCN) or an SDLC address. Only data for t hat address or LCN is displ ayed.

Delete Log File

Once data captured to disk is no longer needed, it may be deleted by entering the file name in this field and pressing F10.

Send END MONITOR Request

If the NMCS system is taken down while a monitor is in progress, the monitoring unit continues with the monitor request. Once NMCS is back up, any character may be placed in this field and an End Monitor Request is sent to the port specified in the line module and port fields.

Condensed Mode

For character oriented protocols, the normal mode of display is to place data on the next line if the transmit or receive status has changed. Also, transmitted data displays in normal video while received data displays in reverse video. By placing a character in this field the new line function is overridden. Received data continue to display in reverse video, however, all data is displayed on one line until the end of the line is reached, at which point it wraps around to the next line.

The monitor program is initiated from the main menu by pressing F3 when under DOS or Windows 95. When running under Windows 3.1, this program should have its own program item.

Function Keys

ESC = MAIN. Returns to th e main menu. F1=Help. Dis plays a help scr een relative to the cu rrent field. F10=Send. Sends the request displayed on the screen.

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TXPORT INTELLINET Configuration Program Network Controller Statistics

Configuration No. [ ] Configuration Name [ ] Statistic Type [ ] Line Module [ ] Port [ ] Station Name [ ]

ESC=Main F1=Help F10=Send

Figure 4-8

Statistics Menu Screen

F4 = Statistics

The Statistics menu screen provides statistics information on any port of any TXPORT unit in the network. Th e statistic prog ram is initiat ed from the main menu by pressing F4 when under DOS or Windows 95. When running under Windows 3.1, this program should have its own program item. An example of the Statistics screen is shown in Figure 4-8.

Configuration Number

This field is used to identify, by number, the configuration desired to send a statistic request to.

Configuration Name

If it is desired to send a statistic request, but the configuration number is not known, the user may enter a name. The program then initiates a search of the description field of each configuration looking for a match. The program stops at the first match found.

Statistic Type

There are several different statistic types that may be sent to a TXPORT unit. Figure 4-9 on page 56 is an example of a typical Statistics screen. The following is a description of each.

WAN Statistics.

(L) - LINE MODULE - This request returns specific information about the line module itself. Included in this are firmware version, installed protocols, and position of the run/config switch. Only the line module field needs be filled in for this request.

Configuration / Operation

(P) - PORT STATISTICS - The information returned for this request includes overall port statistics on average response time, messages transmitted and received, errors transmitted and received, and timeouts. More protocol-specific information may be displayed depending on the protocol of the port. The line module and port fields must be filled in fo r this request.

(S) - STATION STATISTICS - A station statistic request return the same information as the Port Statis tic, however, it is only for the specific, requ ested station. The line module, port, and station name fields must be filled in for this request.

(R) - RESET PORT STATISTICS - This command resets (zeros out) the statistic counters for the specified port. The line module and port fields must be filled in for this request.

(C) - RESET STATION STATISTICS - This command resets (zeros out) the statistics for an individual station. The line module, port, and station name fields must be filled in for th is request.

LAN Statistics.

(B) - Bridge - The bridge statistics contain information pertaining to the number of filtered, forwarded, and broadcasted frames. It also contains information concerning the number of frames with a broadcast address as well as topology changes and lookup table overflows.

(A) - Port - This sta tistic reques t contains the s ame informati on as B with the exception of topology changes and look up table overflows.

(D) - Reset Bridge Statistics - This co mmand zeros out the bridge statistics.

(E) - Reset Port Statistics - This command zeros out the port statistics.

Line Module

This field indi cates which line modul e the reque st is sent to. For more informatio n concerning this parameter, see page 62.

Port

The port field is used to indicate the port number on the line module the request should be sent to.

Station Name

This field is used to indicate the name of the desired station when performing a Station Status request.

Function Keys

ESC = MAIN. Returns to th e main menu. F1=Help. Dis plays a help scr een relative to the cu rrent field.

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Line Module: 01 Port: 1 TO UNIT 064 Data Packets Received: 90771 Data Packets Transmitted: 45426 Restart Packets Received: 0 Restart Packets Transmitted: 1 Reset Packets Received: 0 Reset Packets Transmitted: 0 I Frames Received: 136258 I Frames Transmitted: 136258 LMI Frames Received: 57 LMI Frames Transmitted: 57 Errored LMI Frames: 0 LMI Frame Timeouts: 0 Errors Received: 0 Errors Transmitted: 0 Press RETURN to continue.

Figure 4-9

An Example of a Typical Statistics Screen

F10=Send. Sends the request displayed on the screen.

Configuration / Operation

Last Mod Last Download Cfg# Description Date Time Date Time F/W

1000 04/22/97 09:29:09 00/00/00 00:00:00 6.08

Figure 4-10

Configuration Modification Log Screen

F8=Xref

(Configuration

Modification)

The Configuration Modification screen provides the list of configurations created with NMCS. An example of the Configuration Modification screen is shown in Figure 4-10.

Configuration Number

This field is the number of the configuration that was modified.

Description

This is a free-form field intended to describe the location or department this configuration services. This is the Configuration title given in the Global screen.

Last Modified

This field provides the date and time the listed configuration was last modified. The date format is mm/ dd/yy. The time is in a 24-hour format of hh:mm:ss. Time and date source from the computer.

Last Download

This field provides the date and time of the last download for the listed configuration. The date format is mm/ dd /yy. The time is in a 24-hour format of hh : mm : ss. Time and date source from the computer.

F/W

This field shows the firmware revision number of the configuration entered in the Global screen.

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Global

Line Module 1 Messages

Port 1 Port Parameters Address Table

Port 2 Port Parameters Address Table

Port 3 Port Parameters Address Table

Port 4 Port Parameters Address Table

Port D Port Parameters Address Table

Port L Port Parameters Address Table

Internetwork Applications

Figure 4-11

Port List Screen

F10 = Next (Port List)

The Port List screen provides a way to quickly go to the configuration of a specific port or application. An example of the Port List screen is shown in Figure 4-11.

The Up and Down arrow keys are used to highlight the desired screen. The Right arrow key causes the line module number to increase, while the Left arrow key causes it to decrease. By using a combination of these keys, the desired screen may be selected. Pressing Enter causes the program to jump to the highlighted selection.

Global

Information concerning the Global parameters is found on page 60.

Line Module 1

Information concerning the Line Module parameters is found on page 62.

Messages

Information concerning the Line Module Message parameters is found on page 65.

Port 1-4 Parameters

Information concerning Ports 1- 4 parameters is found on page 67.

Port 1-4 Address Table

Information concerning Ports 1- 4 address table parameters is found on page 67.

Por t D Pa r am e te rs

Information concerning the supervisory port parameters is found on page 68. For a MultiPro unit with an extra two-userports module instead of an Ethernet module, Port D is the fifth port and the Port L is the sixth port.

Configuration / Operation

Port D Address Table

Information concerning the Port D address table parameters is found on page 71.

Por t L Pa r am e te rs

Information concerning Port L parameters is found on page 71.

Port L Address Table

Information concerning Port L address table parameters is found on page 73.

Internetwork Applications

The Internetwork Applications screen is used to configure the following applications: Bridge, IP, UDP, SNMP, and IP PAD. Information concerning Internetwork application parameters is found on page 73.

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Txport INTELLINET Configuration Program Configuration 1000 Global Parameters

Configuration Title [ ] Down Load Station Address [00] Com Port Speed [38400] TXPORT Model [PDC9200] Number of Ports on Unit [06] Firmware Version [6.08 ] Network Unit Number [000 ] Power Supply Serial Number [ ] Chassis Serial Number [ ] Console Password [ ] COM Port [1]

ESC=Main Menu F1=Help F5=Clear F7=Redisplay F8=Jump F9=Previous F10=Next

Figure 4-12

Global Parameters Screen

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Global Parameters

The Global Parame ters screen (Fig ure 4-12) provides general inf ormation on thi s configuration.

Configuration Title

This is a free-form field designed to designate, in plain English, the location of this unit. This is also the field that is searched when trying to access a configuration by name.

Down Load Station Address

Each unit in the network must be assigned a download address in order for the NMCS to communicate with it. Valid entries are from a hexadecimal 20 through a hexadecimal 5F of the ASCII character set. The entry for the field is made as the actual character, however. Non-decimal equivalent entries must be made in pairs. Valid address entries are as follows: 19, etc. The download station address for each configuration (unit) must have an entry in the host address table of the poll/select host port that NMCS is connected to.

Com Port Speed

This field defines the speed at which the PC communicates with the TXPORT network. It only refers to the link speed between the PC and the first TXPORT unit. If the PC is directly connected to the first unit, a speed of 38,400 bps is suggested. When dialing up, the user is restricted to the speed of the dial modem.

TXPORT Model

The only valid entry is PDC9200. The entry should reflect the equipment represented by this configuration.

9200 includes 9100 and 9101.

Configuration / Operation

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Number of Ports on Unit

The number of ports for a PDC9200 is 6.

Firmware Version

It is importa nt that the firmware version match th e actual versio n number in th e unit itself. The program makes decisions to include and not include certain parameters based on this value. The actual firmware version of a unit may be obtained from either the shipping documentation received with the unit or by performing a line module statistic request to the unit in question.

Network Unit Number

Each unit in a network should be assigned a unique, three-digit unit number. Unique numbers must be used. Each unit comes with a default unit number of 000 and may be used this way. Entries in this field are padded to the left with zeros. If 3 is entered, the unit number is assumed to be 003.

Power Supply Serial Number

This is an optional field used to keep track of the power supply serial number.

Chassis Serial Number

The serial number of the chassis may be entered here for later access. This is an optional field.

Console Password

A password may be assigned to the console. Anyone directly connected or dialing up to the console must enter this password before allowed access to the unit.

COM Port

This field designates which of the PC's com ports to use when communicating to this unit. Not all configurations need to communicate through the same com port. Since there is a restriction of 63 possible download addresses, some units may need to communicate through another com port if one becomes full. This allows each com port to handle 63 individual units.

The restriction of 63 download addresses refers to 6000-series products with firmware version 4.10 and earlier. The method of downloading for 6000-series products with version 4.11 firmware and later, and all 9000-series products, has changed and is no

longer restricted to 63 download addresses (see Figure4-25 and related text on page 83).

Function Keys

ESC = Main Menu. Returns to the main menu. F1=Help. Displays a help screen relative to the current field. F5=Clear. Clears the current field and place the cursor at the left-most position. F7=Redisplay. Redisplays the screen with the original data. Any data that was

changed on the current screen is lost.

F8=Jump. Goes immediately to the access menu. F9=Previous. Moves one logical screen backwards. F10=Next. Moves one logical screen forward.

F9 and F10 write the current screen's fields to disk. Any information that changed is saved at this tim e.

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TXPORT INTELLINET Configuration Program Configuration 1000 Line Module Parameters

Line Module [01] Copy Line Module Parameters from Configuration [ ] Line Module [ ]

Serial Number [ ] Network Host [NMCS ] Connect Timeout (sec) [ 30] Task to Task Timeout (sec) [ 15] Task to Terminal/Host Timeout (sec) [ 30]

Connect Command (6 char) [CONN ] Disconnect Command (6 char) [DISC ] Send Command (6 char) [SEND ] Reserve Command (6 char) [RESV ] Disconnect Message (24 char) [DISCONNECT ]

Port Type Description Port Type Description 1 [01] P/S Terminal 2 [13] Frame Relay 3 [99] Undefined 4 [99] Undefined D [00] Console L [19] Ethernet Bridge

Line Module Type [9000] Firmware Version [6.08 ]

ESC=Main Menu F1=Help F5=Clear F7=Redisplay F8=Jump F9=Previous F10=Next

Figure 4-13

Line Module Parameters Screen

Line Module

Param et ers

Line Module parameters describes the common parameters used by this unit. An example of the Line Module Parameters screen is shown in Figure 4-13.

Line Module

This field indicates which line module the defined parameters apply to. Entering another line module number and pressing F10 takes the message screen to the new line module.

Copy Line Module Parameters from Configuration

When copying line module parameters, both fields on this line must be filled in. First enter the number of the co nfiguration to copy fr om. This may be the current configuration or a different one. The second field is the number of the line module to copy from. P ressing F10 in itiates the c opy.

Serial number

This is an optional field used to track the serial number of the circuit board that is represented by this line module.

Network Host

This paramete r is no longer used .

Connect Timeout

When a station attempts to connect to a destination, it waits for the amount of time specified here before declaring a connection failure. This field rarely needs to be changed and should be left at its default value.

Configuration / Operation

Task-to-Task Timeout

When a task (por t) sends data to another task, it waits for the amou nt of time specified here for an acknowledgment of its receipt. If the time elapses with no acknowledgment, the data is considered undeliverable. This field rarely needs to be changed and should be left at its default value.

Task to Terminal / Host Timeout

The MultiPro unit attempts to deliver a message to a host for the amount of time specified in this field. If the host does not accept the message within this time frame, the message is discarded. If the Message Lost message is defined, it is generated to the sending station. This field rarely needs to be changed and should be left at its default value.

Connect Command

Each station in the network has the ability of connecting to different hosts one at a time. The connect command acts as the trigger for this function. To connect to a different host, the user enters the Connect command defined here followed by the name of the destination. This parameter is only supported on the Unisys poll/select protocol.

Disconnect Command

If a user desires to break the connection to the current host, the Disconnect command, as defined in this field, is entered at the terminal. A disconnect command is automatically generated to the current host when the connect command is used. This parameter is only supported on the Unisys poll/select protocol.

If this command is received from the host, the port where the receiving station resides has DTR lowered for 500 milliseconds and then raised again. This allows for a method by which a host can terminate a dial connection.

Send Command

The send command allows a message to be sent directly from one station to another. The sender would enter the Send command followed by the destination station name of the termin al and transm it. The next mess age the user se nds is delivered to the destination station. This parameter is only supported on the Unisys poll/select protocol.

Reserve Command

If receive messages sent using the Send command is not desired, the Reserve command may be entered. This blocks all messages sent using the Send command. This parameter is only supported on the Unisys poll/select protocol.

Disconnect Message

This message is sent to th e host whe n a statio n goes off-li ne. This is normally used to log off a station that is using a dial connection. For the message to be sent to the host, the Send Disconnect Message option must be set to Y on the host port for the station.

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+------------ -- -- --------------------------------- --------------------------+ ¦ ¦ ¦ The port type defines what protocol and status a port will have. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ COPs BOPs ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ 02 = Poll/Select Host 08 = X.25 ¦ ¦ 01 = Poll/Select Terminal 11 = SNA ¦ ¦ 09 = NCR Host 13 = Frame Relay ¦ ¦ 10 = NCR Terminal 18 = Txport Multi Point ¦ ¦ 15 = Bisync Host 21 = Data Link Protocol ¦ ¦ 14 = Bisync Terminal ¦ ¦ 17 = Sperry Host Others ¦ ¦ 16 = Sperry Terminal ¦ ¦ 04 = TTY Printer 00 = Async Console ¦ ¦ 03 = TTY Terminal 19 = Ethernet Driver ¦ ¦ 12 = Tester ** TXPORT Use Only ** ¦ ¦ 99 = Undefined ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ Press any key to return to screen ¦ +------------ -- -- --------------------------------- --------------------------+

Figure 4-14

Port Type List Screen

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Port Type

A value describing the protocol of each port on the line module must be entered. Figure 4-14 describes all possible selections. This screen is accessed by pressing F1 with the cur sor in any one of the Port Type fields

Some protocols require special firmware and do not download when not present.

Line Module Type

Set to 9000.

Firmware Version

Function Keys

ESC = Main Menu. Returns to the main menu. F1=Help. Dis plays a help scr een relative to the cu rrent field. F5=Clear. Clears the current field and place the cursor at the left-most position. F7=Redisplay. Redisplays the screen with the original data. Any data that was

changed on the current screen is lost.

F8=Jump. Goes immediately to the access menu.

Configuration / Operation

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TXPORT INTELLINET Configuration Program Configuration 1000 Line Module Messages Line Module [01]

Greeting Message [. ] Connected [. ] Message Lost [. ] Host Offline [. ] Disconnect Message [. ] Message from Host [. ] Send Confirmed [. ] Send Refused [. ]

ESC=Main Menu F1=Help F5=Clear F7=Redisplay F8=Jump F9=Previous F10=Next

Figure 4-15

Line Module Messages Screen

Messages

F9=Previous. F10=Next. Moves one logical screen forward.

F9 and F10 write the current screen's fields to disk. Any information that changed is saved at this tim e.

Moves one logical screen backwards.

The messages screen shows the list of messages that can be generated at the unit. Those messages are normally only used in the Unisys poll/select environment. An example of the Messages screen is shown in Figure 4-15.

Line Module

This field indicates which line module the defined messages apply to. By entering another line module number and pressing F10, the program goes to the message screen for the new line module.

In each of the message fields, non-printable characters may be entered using their corresponding ASCII hexadecimal value. This value is delimited with an at (@) character.

Example: To enter an Escape character, the entry appears as: @1B@.

1B is the ASCII hexa decimal value for the escape characte r.

Greeting Message

The greeting message is sent to a station when it first comes on-line. This happens if the unit is powered on or reset. It also occurs if the station was powered on or rebooted after being off.

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Connected

Whenever a station successfully connects to a new host, this message is sent to the device.

Message Lost

The TXPORT unit attempts to de liver a message t o the host fo r the am ount of time defined in the Task to Terminal/ Host field on the line mod ule screen. If the message remains undeliverable after that time has elapsed, the TXPORT unit discards the message. The message defined in this field is then sent to the sending station.

Host Offline

When the MultiPro unit determines that a host is no longer communicating, it sends this mess age to all statio ns connected to this host.

Disconnect Message

Anytime a station is disconnected from a host, this message is sent. This occurs if the station connects to another host (when the connect command is used a disconnect is automatically generated to the current host) or if the station attempts to connect to a non-existent host.

Message from Host

The MultiPro unit can inform a station if a host other than its current host has a message to send to it. This message is sent when the non-current host selects the station's address.

Send Confirmed

Messages may be sent directly from one station to another using the MultiPro unit's Send command. After a message is successfully delivered, this message is sent to the sender.

Send Refused

When a station executes the Send command, but the message is undeliverable, this message is generated to the sender.

Messages should not be generated to any Bisync station or any poll/select station that is using transparent transmission numbers.

Function Keys

ESC = Main Menu. Returns to the main menu. F1=Help. Dis plays a help scr een relative to the cu rrent field. F5=Clear. Clears the current field and place the cursor at the left-most position. F7=Redisplay. Redisplays the screen with the original data. Any data that was

changed on the current screen is lost.

F8=Jump. Goes immediately to the access menu.

Configuration / Operation

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TXPORT INTELLINET Configuration Program Configuration 1000 Unisys Poll/Select Host Port Parameters

Line Module [01] Port [3] Description [ ] Copy Port Parameters from Configuration [ ] Module [ ] Port [ ]

Baud Rate [ 9600] Bits per Character (7/8) [7] Parity (O/E/N) [O] Message Buffer [4096] Interface (S/A/V/T) [S] Termination (DCE/DTE) (9200 only) [DCE] Trailing Pads (0/1/2) [2] Turnaround Delay (ms) [ 10] RTS/CTS Control (O/D/F) [D] Messages per Group Poll [01] Offline Timeout (sec) [90 ] Upline Controller (Y/N) [N] Host Name [ Input Required] Backup Host Name [ ]

ESC=Main Menu F1=Help F5=Clear F7=Redisplay F8=Jump F9=Previous F10=Next

Figure 4-16

Default Protocol of Port 3

TXPORT INTELLINET Configuration Program Configuration 1000 Terminal Port Station Parameters

Line Module [1 ] Port [1] Description Copy Stations from Configuration [ ] Module [ ] Port [ ] Address Network Default Options XN # Term Conn Station Name Host ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP Type

F1=Hlp F2=Mod F3=Add F4=List F5=Clr F6=DelAll F7=Copy F8=Jmp F9=Prev F10=Next

Figure 4-17

Port Address Tables

Por t 1 - 4 Par ame te rs

F9=Previous.

Moves one logical screen backwards.

F10=Next. Moves one logical screen forward.

F9 and F10 write the current screen's fields to disk. Any information that changed is saved at this tim e.

The Port Parameters screen displays the protocol configuration for a port. These port configurations are assigned on Line Module Parameters on page 62. The particular protocol information can be found in the appropriate chapter. An example of the default of Port 3 is shown in Figure 4-16.

Port 1-4 Address

Table

The address tables for ports 1 through 4 describes the stations configured on that port. An example of the Port Address tables is shown in Figure 4-17.

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TXPORT INTELLINET Configuration Program Configuration 1000 Asynchronous TTY Console Port Parameters

Line Module [01] Port [5] Description [ ] Copy Port Parameters from Configuration [ ] Module [ ] Port [ ] Baud Rate [ AUTO] Bits per Character (7/8) [7] Termination (DCE/DTE) (9200 only) [DCE] RTS/CTS Control (O/D/F) [D] Parity (O/E/N) [E] Full Duplex (Y/N) [Y] Flow Control (X/D/C/N) [ X]

ESC=Main Menu F1=Help F5=Clear F7=Redisplay F8=Jump F9=Previous F10=Next

Asynchronous TTY Console (Supervisory) Port Parameters

Por t D Par ame te rs

The console port interface is an alternative to communicating with the MultiPro unit through NMCS. Port D is the port labeled Supervisory on the rear panel of the MultiPro unit. An example of the Supervisory screen is shown in Figure 4-18.

Line Module

This field indicates the line module number of the displayed port. Entering a different line module number and pressing F10 transfer the program to the same port on the new line module.

Port

The port field indicates the number of the displayed port. A different port may be selected by entering its number here and pressing F10.

Description

This is a free-form field intended to describe the location or department this port services.

Copy Port Parameters

The three fields on this line work together to a llow copying an existi ng port configuration to the current port.

Configuration. The number of the source configuration to copy from is entered in

this field. This can be any existing configuration, current or otherwise.

Line Module. Enter the line module number of the port to be copied. Por t. The number of the source port to be copied from is entered here.

Configuration / Operation

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After these fields have been filled, press F10. This redisplays the port using the copied values.

Baud Rate

This is the rate, in bits per second, at which the port communicates.

The selections are 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 7200, 9600, 12000, 14400, 16800, 19200, 24000, 28800, 38400, and Auto

Bits Per Character

The number of valid data bits in each byte is represented in this field.

The selecti ons are 7

The console port must use 7 bits per character.

and 8.

Termination

The terminat ion parameter relates to the 9000 -series prod uct only. It sets the port for DCE (data communication equipment) or DTE (data terminal equipment). On the MultiPro unit, the supervisory port is DCE only.

RTS / CTS Control

This parame ter contro ls the RTS (request to send) and CTS (clear to s end) signaling. The DTE/ DCE setting of the port determines which lead is affected by this parameter. Table 4-1 shows the selections.

Ta b l e 4 - 1

Setting DTE DCE

O (On) RTS is always on. CTS is always on. D (Dynamic) RTS is on duri ng

F (Floating) RTS is not used. CTS is not used.

RTS/ CTS Control

data transmit.

CTS is on in response to RTS.

Par i t y

Parity selections can be Odd, Even, or None. Setting the parity of a data byte is done by marking the most significant bi t (MSB) either o n or off so that the total number of on bits is either an odd or even number. Odd and even parity are used when the bits per character parameter is set to 7. When 8 bits per character are used, the parity is set to None. The console port must use Even parity. The default is Even

Full Duplex

When set to Y (yes) the unit echoes characters to the sending terminal. A setting of N (no) means the unit does not echo characters. This parameter should match the setting on the attached terminal. The default is Y

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Flow Control

This parameter selects the method/methods of controlling the flow of data between the terminal and the unit.

The selections are X (Xon / Xoff), D (DTR), C (CTS), and N (None). Selections may be combined. An entry of XD initiates both Xon / Xoff and DTR flow control. The default is XD .

Function Keys

ESC = Main Menu. Returns to the main menu. F1=Help. Dis plays a help scr een relative to the cu rrent field. F5=Clear. Clears the current field and place the cursor at the left-most position. F7=Redisplay. Redisplays the screen with the original data. Any data that was

changed on the current screen is lost.

F8=Jump. Goes immediately to the access menu. F9=Previous. Moves one logical screen backwards. F10=Next. Moves one logical screen forward.

F9 and F10 write the current screen's fields to disk. Any information that changed is saved at this tim e.

Configuration / Operation

TXPORT INTELLINET Configuration Program Configuration 1000 Ethernet Driver parameters

Line Module [01] Port [6] Description [ ]

Copy Port Parameters from Configuration [ ] Module [ ] Port [ ]

LAN speed (MBPS) [ 10] Physical Port selection [UTP] Link test Enabled [Y] Squelch threshold [N]

ESC=Main Menu F1=Help F5=Clear F7=Redisplay F8=Jump F9=Previous F10=Next

Figure 4-19

Port L Parameters Screen

Por t L Pa ra me te rs

(Ethernet)

Port L in NMCS is the Ethernet port on the MultiPro unit.

Line Module

This field indicates the line module number of the displayed port. Entering a different line module number and pressing F10 transfer the program to the same port on the new line module.

Port

The port field indicates the number of the displayed port. A different port may be selected by entering its number here and pressing F10.

Description

This is a free-form field intended to describe the location or department this port services.

Copy Port Parameters

The three fields on this line work together to a llow copying an existi ng port configuration to the current port.

Configuration. The number of the source configuration to copy from is entered in

this field. This can be any existing configuration, current or otherwise.

Line Module. Enter the line module number of the port to be copied. Por t. The number of the source port to be copied from is entered here.

After these fields have been filled, press F10. This redisplays the port using the copied values.

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LAN Speed

The LAN Speed parameter is used to configure the speed of the interface. In the case of an Ethernet LAN, the value must be 10 Mbps.

Physical Port selection

The Physical Port Selection parameter specifies the interface type used by the Ethernet driver. It may be the UTP (unshielded twisted pair) for an RJ-45 port or AUI (attachment universal interfa ce) for a DB-15 port .

Link Test Enabled

The Link Test Enabled parameter specifies whether or not the Ethernet driver generates a link pulse. If this parameter is set to Enable, the bridge generates a 100-nanosecond pulse at a 15-millisecond interval. If set to Disable, no pulse is generated.

Squelch Threshold

The Squelch Threshold parameter determines the voltage level the LAN link uses. When using longer cables where attenuation is important, set this parameter to L (lower). The default setting is N

(normal).

Function Keys

ESC = Main Menu. Returns to the main menu. F1=Help. Dis plays a help scr een relative to the cu rrent field. F5=Clear. Clears the current field and place the cursor at the left-most position. F7=Redisplay. Redisplays the screen with the original data. Any data that was

changed on the current screen is lost.

F8=Jump. Goes immediately to the access menu. F9=Previous. Moves one logical screen backwards. F10=Next. Moves one logical screen forward.

F9 and F10 write the current screen's fields to disk. Any information that changed is saved at this tim e.

Internetworking

Txport INTELLINET Configuration Program Configuration Internetworking Applications

Line Module [ ]

Application Status Modify

Bridge [ ] IP Layer [ ] Not used with IP ROUTER UDP Layer [ ] Not used with IP ROUTER SNMP Layer [ ] IP PAD [ ] Boundary Routing [ ] Virtual Stack [ ] IP Router [ ] IPX Router [ ]

ESC=Main Menu F1=Help F5=Clear F7=Redisplay F8=Jump F9=Previous F10=Next

Figure 4-20

Internetworking Applications Screen

Applications

Configuration / Operation

Line Module

This field indicates the line module number of the displayed port. Entering a different line module number and pressing F10 transfers the program to the same port on the new line module.

Application

This is the name of the application.

Status

Status shows if a specific application has been configured.

Modify

To configure a non-configured application or to modify an existing application, enter Y in the modify field of the desired application. For details on specific configurations, refer to the corresponding chapter.

Function Keys

ESC = Main Menu. Returns to the main menu. F1=Help. Dis plays a help scr een relative to the cu rrent field. F5=Clear. Clears the current field and place the cursor at the left-most position. F7=Redisplay. Redisplays the screen with the original data. Any data that was

changed on the current screen is lost.

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F8=Jump. Goes immediately to the access menu. F9=Previous. Moves one logical screen backwards. F10=Next. Moves one logical screen forward.

F9 and F10 write the current screen's fields to disk. Any information that changed is saved at this tim e.

Downloading Firmware for the MultiPro Unit

This section provides information to upgrade and add the core and protocol firmware. Figure 4-21 provides a quick example of a local download for specific task software.

Unit 000.01

9111 Unit

Code is downloaded here.

WAN

Figure 4-21

PSH

Port 3 is default.

Local Task Download Example Using NMCS

Running NMCS

Core firmware can be loaded with the DLL program. The core is loaded in units at the factory along with protocols and applications per customer order. Since the DLL program can download at a speed of 115.2 kbps, the core should take around two minutes to download. When the unit is installed at a remote site and has access to NMCS, the core and any other firmware may take around ten minutes using NMCS, version 3.0 or higher. The firmware (files with a .HEX extension) and the para meter (files with a .INI exte nsion ) files inst alled under t he base NMC S directory are required.

Downloading the core removes any previously downloaded firmware tasks. To delete extra firmware tasks, create a new parameter file of the task to delete and modify the field labeled Task_space_needed_1 to a value of 0000000; all seven zeros are needed. The core firmware cannot be deleted.

The naming convention for firm ware modules is a s follows.

mmmhvvvo.hrr where

mmm

is the module name.

Downloading Firmware for the MultiPro Unit

is the type of hardware platform. It is the letter C for the 90xx- and 92xx-series

platforms, and S for the 91xx-series platforms.

vvv

is the software version number. The actual version number is 6.00.

indicates a standard or special version of the software. S is for a standard version. Special versions have other letters. Special versions are created to add new features, functionality improvements, etc.

is the software revision number. Each module can be at a different revision level. Released revisions should contain only numbers from 0 to 9. Pre-released versions contain letters ranging from A to Z.

Establishing NMCS

Connections

Unit 000 Unit 001

Frame Relay

Console

Network host = <blank>

Network management connections are required so each unit in a network may be controlled from a central PC-based management application. These connections are established just as if they were a normal station.

The NMCS host port initiates a connection by defining the host port with automatic connections to the unit number of the remote TXPORT device. The unit may be viewed as the name of the unit as opposed to the physical address. The host port initiates a connect request to the OS which then forwards the request through the network to the proper destination. When the remote unit receives the call, it confirms the connection as long as the destination name carried in the user data field matches its own unit number. The address carried in the user data field is discarded. The logical pathway is now established and commands may now be sent by the NMCS application. Figure 4-22 shows the process.

Host

Call request: userdata = 000/00

Call request

Frame Relay

Figure 4-22

Address 00 automatically connects to 000. Address 01 automatically connects to 001.

NMCS

NMCS Connection Process

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TXPORT INTELLINET Configuration Program Configuration 9999 Global Parameters

Configuration Title [Skeleton Configuration ] Down Load Station Address [00] Com Port Speed [38400] Phoenix Model [PDC9200] Number of Ports on Unit [06] Firmware Version [6.01 ] Network Unit Number [000 ] Power Supply Serial Number [ ] Chassis Serial Number [ ] Console Password [ ] COM Port [1]

ESC=Main Menu F1=Help F5=Clear F7=Redisplay F8=Jump F9=Previous F10=Next

NMCS Global Screen Configuration File Definition

TXPORT INTELLINET Configuration Program Configuration 9999 Skeleton Config Line Module Parameters Line Module [01] Copy Line Module Parameters from Configuration [ ] Line Module [ ]

Serial Number [ ] Network Host [NMCS ] Connect Timeout (sec) [ 30] Task to Task Timeout (sec) [ 15] Task to Terminal/Host Timeout (sec) [ 30]

Connect Command (6 char) [CONN ] Disconnect Command (6 char) [DISC ] Send Command (6 char) [SEND ] Reserve Command (6 char) [RESV ] Disconnect Message (24 char) [DISCONNECT ]

Port Type Description Port Type Description 1 [13] Frame Relay 2 [99] Undefined 3 [02] P/S Host 4 [14] Bisync Term D [00] Console L [99] Undefined Line Module Type [9000] Firmware Version [6.01 ]

ESC=Main Menu F1=Help F5=Clear F7=Redisplay F8=Jump F9=Previous F10=Next

Figure 4-24

Line Module Screen with All the Ports Undefined

Using NMCS to

Download Firmware

If the NMCS Ho st port is not d efined, put the Mul tiPro unit in to Default Configuration Mode and Port 3 becomes the poll/select host port. As for the NMCS configuration file definition, only a skeleton configuration that defines the Global Screen is needed and the Line Module Type and Firmware version fields on the Line module screen are used for firmware downloading. As shown in Figure 4-23, this configuration number is 9999.

On the Line Module screen (Figure 4-24), all the ports are undefined to point out that this application is not downloaded, but only used for downloading firmware. Again, only the Line Module Type and Firmware Version fields on the Line module screen are used for downloading firmware.

Required

✍

Equipment for

Downloading

Downloading Firmware for the MultiPro Unit

Software Requirements

✦ DLL.EXE: This is the DOS program commonly used to download complete

software. It is needed the first time to download the core softwar e present in the MultiPro unit .

✦ The NMCS program: This is the program that loads the task software to the

MultiPro unit Unit. The asynchronous port of the PC connects to a Poll/Select host port of the unit.

✦ *.INI: This DOS file contains all the information on the number of files to

download, their version number, their size, etc. This file is used by the NMCS.

✦ *.HEX: These DOS files contain the task code to be downloaded.

Hardware Requirements

✦ One PC running DOS and NMCS with a COM port available. ✦ One RS-232 straight-through cable. ✦ One TXPORT MultiPro unit. This unit must have a PSH (Poll/Select host) port

configured. If the unit is reset in config mode, a PSH port is already configured on Port 3 at 38400 bps with address 00 and auto connect on unit 000. All the parameters may be changed in the Configuration Menu of the MultiPro unit.

9101-, 9111-,

and 9211-Specific

Core Download

Procedure

✦ One Poll/Select Host port available on the local unit (The default is Port 3).

This procedure applies only in cases where the MultiPro unit is not configured using NMCS.

1 Connect the Mu ltiPro unit’s Superviso ry port to the ser ial port of the PC.

2 Apply power to the MultiPro unit. 3 Press and hold the Download button of the front of the MultiPro unit. 4 Press and release the reset button located on the rear panel of MultiPro unit. 5 Hold the Download button until all the front panel LEDs except Mode are on. 6 Release the Download button. 7 Type DLL and press Enter for command line options. An example command line:

DLL CORS608S.HEX 115. This command line specifies downloading core version CORS608S.HEX at an 115-kbps baud rate.

8 The display shows:

Establishing connection. . . Approximate transfer time = mm.mm ***********************************************************************************

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The MultiPro unit front panel LEDs do not change while the monitor continues displaying asterisks (*). After successfully loading, the display shows:

Wait result code

9101-, 9111-, and

9211-Specific

Task Download

Procedure

Transfer terminated normally [(number of bytes transferred

This procedure applies only in cases where the MultiPro unit is not configured using NMCS. For units already running NMCS, go directly to step 6.

1 Connect PC COM port to Port 3 of the MultiPro unit using a straight RS-232 cable.

2 Press and hold the front panel Config button. 3 Press and rele ase the Reset button located on the rea r panel of the Mu ltiPro unit. 4 Hold the Config button until the Mode LED blinks amber. 5 Release the C onfig button. 6 Type ICP on the PC with ICP.EXE installed.

(This number varies.)

]

Creating A Unit Configuration File

1 Create a download configuration number on the Main Menu screen. Beginning at

the Create Configuration field, assign a unique number.

2 Press F10 to access the Global Parameters screen. Program the listed parameters as

follows: Configuration Title: [Task_Download suggested (no spaces allowed)] Download Station Address: 00 (mandatory) Com Port Speed: 38400 TXPORT Model: PDC9200 No. of Ports on Unit: 06 Firmware Version: 6.00 (revision of c ore firmware) Network Unit No.: 000 (mandatory) Power Supply Serial No.: (optional, reference only) Chassis Serial No.: (optional, reference only) Console Password: (if necessary) COM Port: (mandatory; P C COM port)

3 Press F10, to access the Line Module Parameters screen is displayed. Program the

listed parameters as follows. Line Module Type: 9000 Firmware Version: must match th e firmware version on the Global

Parameters screen.

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