3Com 6416SW manual Contents

Contents

Chapter

1.

Introduction

to

ATM

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.-1. . . .

3Com

ONcore

ATM

Subsystem

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.-2. . . .

ATM Backplane

.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-.3

ATM

Switch/Control

Module

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.-6 . . . .

ATM

Subsystem

Traffic

Management. . . . . . . . . . . . .1.-11. .

ATM

Subsystem

Chassis

Management

. . . . . . . . . . . . 1.-12. .

Benefits

of

Using

ATM

in the ONcore. . . Hub. . . . . . . .1.-14.

LAN

Emulation

Client

(LEC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.-15. . . .

Chapter 2.

Installation

. . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1

Before You Start

2. -1

Unpacking the Module

2.-2

Installing

the

6416SW

Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-.3. . . .

Verifying

Normal

6416SW Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.-7 . . .

Front Panel

. .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-8

Meaning

of

the

LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.-10

ATM

Reset

Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. -12

RS-232

Console

Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.-13

RS-232 Auxiliary Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.-14

Chapter 3.

ATM Addressing

. . .

. . . . .

. . .3-1

ATM

Campus

Networks

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-.1

Network Components

. . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3

Network Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.-6

Defining the ATM Address of the . 6416SW. . . . . . . . . . . .3-.7 . .

Setting-Up ATM Trunk

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-.8 . . .

Using Static Routes

3.-9

Trunks

Within

a

Single

Cluster/Subnetwork

3.-9. .

Trunks

Between

Subnetworks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-.10. . .

Example: Configuring a Connection Between User .Devices. . 3-11

Using

Permanent

Virtual

Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. -13. . .

Chapter

4. Setting-Up

and

Using

a

Configuration

Console

. . . .

4-1

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