ADTRAN 6000 Series system manual RF Link Management Bridge Configuration

Section 5 User Interface Guide TRACER 6000 Series Integrated System Manual

>RF LINK MANAGEMENT BRIDGE CONFIGURATION

Figure 34 shows the RF Link Bridge Configuration menu page, which contains the parameters for enabling and configuring the TRACER 64x0 management bridge for passing information from the management port across the RF link to the remote end.

Figure 34. RF Link Management Bridge Configuration

>RF LINK MANAGEMENT BRIDGE CONFIGURATION > BRIDGE OPERATION

The TRACER 64x0 has the capability to pass management information received on the local management port (MGMT) across the RF link to the remote end. This feature allows units to operate in a daisy-chain fashion, providing the user with configuration, management, and monitoring functions for all TRACER systems in the chain as well as any other Ethernet-capable device located on the same network segment as the TRACER systems. The TRACER 64x0 takes Ethernet traffic received on the local management port and determines (using a MAC bridge functionality) whether the traffic is intended for the local TRACER system or a system located over the RF link. If the BRIDGE OPERATION is ENABLED and Ethernet traffic is received on the MGMT interface for a remote TRACER system, the TRACER 64x0 bridges the data over the RF link. The RF Link Management Bridge feature is ENABLED by default.

The RF Link Management Bridge feature should be used only to pass TRACER management information from one TRACER to another over the RF link. It is important to employ an IP addressing scheme that allows for independent networks at the local and all remote sites in the daisy-chain because the TRACER 64x0 will bridge all Ethernet traffic bound for a remote network over the RF link. Excessive bridge traffic can impede proper management operation; it is recommended that bridge traffic be limited to configuration, management, and monitoring functions.

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