
Chapter 8 Packet Manager
OVERVIEW
The PACKET MANAGER menu contains submenus that define packet end- points. A packet endpoint is a virtual port within the ATLAS 550 into which a specified physical port (a T1 or an Nx56/64) terminates its data for further routing by the system. All packet services, including the ATLAS 550 frame relay, must have defined packet endpoints.
Your frame relay provider furnishes specific information on defining the packet endpoint. This information includes signaling type (Annex A, Annex D, or LMI) and definitions for all active PVCs. The PACKET CNCTS submenu map connects protocols from packet endpoint to packet endpoint.
In addition to defining packet endpoints, you must also configure the phys- ical port before it can run frame relay (see also Chapter 10, Dedicated Maps and Chapter 11, Dial Plan).
PACKET MANAGER MENUS
The PACKET MANAGER menus (see Figure
Figure 8-1. Packet Manager Menu
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