Configuring Frame Relay Ports

Once the necessary Node (Chapter 4) and RLP (Chapter 5) parameters have been con- figured, press [A] at the Port Configuration Menu (or [A], [C], [A] from the Main Menu. When prompted, enter a port number (or press [Enter] to accept the default of 0). Valid port numbers depend on the model of SmartSwitch 1800—see port locations on page 6-1.

The display for an existing port will show the configured parameter values, while the display for a new port will show default database values. (See Table 7-3on page 7-14and Table 7-4on page 7-15.)The following figure is an example of an existing port.

Nod e Name=n ode_xyz

Frame Relay Port Parameters (screen 1 of 2)
* Port: 0	Link State:	Linku p

*I/O: U NIV ERSA L

		Datab ase	Sys tem Memory
A	Port Typ e	Frame R elay	Frame R elay
B	Ph ysical Port I nterface	V. 35	V. 35
C	Blocked Port Flag	N	N
D	Lin e Speed	64K bp s	64K bp s
E	Maximum Bytes p er Frame	1600	1600
F	Logical DC E	N	N
G	Generate Clock	N	N
H	Rcv Clock (TT) from D TE	N	N
I	Lin k Management	2 A nnex D	2 A nnex D
J	N1 Polling Cou nt	6	6
K	N2 Error Threshold	3	3
L	N3 Monitored Events Cou nt	4	4
M	T1 Link In tegrity Timer	10	10
N	T2 Polling Verification Timer	15	15

OAdd itional Parameters Option:

Figure 7-3 Frame Relay Port Screen 1

[A],[C],[A] from Main Menu

If Physical Port Interface (item B) is configured as DSU, items G and H will be different.

After making any changes, be sure to press [F7] to update the system memory. Otherwise, the changes will not take effect until the next re-boot of the SmartSwitch 1800.

Pressing [O] will display a screen similar to the following figure.

FRM Configuring Frame Relay

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1800 specifications

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Cabletron Systems 1800 manual Configuring Frame Relay Ports, Frame Relay Port Screen

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