62CHAPTER 6: CONFIGURING THE COREBUILDER 7000 FAMILY ATM SWITCH

Network Prefix

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Network Prefix(In HEX): 47.00.00.00.00.00.3c.00.00.a*

PNNI Parameter Section If PNNI was selected as the routing mode, in this section you are prompted to enter the PNNI node level, i.e., the hierarchy level of the peer group to which it the node belongs. Enter a value in the range 0 to 104.

PNNI Parameters

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Enter PNNI Node Level [0 to 104]: 72

LE Parameters Section In this section you are prompted to enable or disable the resident LECS and LES of the switch. Enter values as follows:

1At the “Resident LECS state” prompt, enter 1 to enable the resident LECS or enter 0 to disable the resident LECS.

If you enter 1, the resident LES will be enabled automatically and no further prompt will be displayed. If you enter 0, the “LES state” prompt will be displayed.

2At the “LES state” prompt, enter 1 to enable the resident LES or enter 0 to disable the resident LES.

The following example shows a typical LAN Emulation configuration.

LE parameters

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Resident LECS state (1-Enable, 0-Disable): 0

LES state (1-Enable, 0-Disable): 1

LECS Address Section This section prompts you for the ATM address of the LECS. Enter the complete LECS address; the network prefix is identical to the network prefix of the switch. The following example shows a typical LECS Address configuration:

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3Com 7000 manual Pnni Parameters Enter Pnni Node Level 0 to 104

7000 specifications

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