Cyclades-PR4000

STEP ONE

First, the general X.25 protocol parameters are set in the X.25 Menu. A detailed description of the X.25 parameters and their values for the example is provided in the table below.

X.25 Menu CONFIG=>INTERFACE=><LINK>=>ENCAPSULATION =>X.25

Parameter

Description

X.121 (Local DTE) Address

Address assigned to this interface (provided by the public X.25 Network

 

Provider). Can be up to 15 digits.

Switch Mode Active

Causes the Router to act as a switch.

Incoming Calls Received

Applies when Switch Mode is Active.

Over the Other X.25 Links

 

With Unknown Destination

 

DTE Can be Forwarded

 

Through This Link

 

Suppress Calling Address

Public X.25 Network: This parameter must be chosen according to the

 

guidelines given by the Public X.25 Network provider. When activated, the

 

sender's Local DTE address is not included in the Call Request Message.

Inactivity Timeout

Time until connection is automatically terminated by the router if there is no

 

traffic.

Configure as DTE or DCE

As mentioned above, the router can act either as the recipient of information

 

(DTE), or as the passer-on of information (DCE). Public X.25 Network: Both

 

routers are DTEs.

Number of Virtual Circuits

Indicates the maximum number of virtual circuits (total of PVCs and SVCs)

 

allowed on this interface. The maximum is 64.

Number of Permanent

Indicates the number of permanent virtual circuits that will be connected through

Virtual Circuits

this interface. This maximum is also 64.

this table continued

 

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