Frame Relay PVC Parameters

Table 7-5 Frame Relay PVC Parameters

Parameter	Valid Values	Default Value


Connection Priority	0–9	0

Traffic Type	Data, Voice	Data

Primary/Secondary Name	0–31 characters	none

Primary/Secondary DLCI	16–991 1	16
Primary/Secondary RLP	n/a	0

Primary/Secondary Port	Voice models: 0–3
	Data-only models: 0–7	0

1 The DLCI must match the DLCI configured at the remote end of the physical link.

Connection Priority

prioritizes this connection for intra-nodal traffic; the higher the number, the higher the priority. (This priority has no effect on traffic exiting a node.)

Priorities are configured on all logical interfaces that use a physical frame relay port. The device processor in the node uses these priorities to help determine the order in which it will process protocols.

When configuring priorities, be careful to consider the types of traffic being routed on other connections in the node.

Traffic Type

specifies whether or not the PVC will be used to transport Voice packets. If set to Voice, the PVC will transport only the Voice packets from the incoming traffic. Data packets will be routed as though there was no PVC configured on the DLCI.

Primary/Secondary Name

identifies each end of the connection to the console operator. The software does not use this information.

Primary/Secondary DLCI

is a logical connection identifier for each end of the PVC.

The DLCIs are defined here. If rate control (CIR, BC, BE) will be enforced, be sure to configure those parameters in the frame relay Port record. (See page 7-18.)

Primary/Secondary Port

is the port at each end of the internal connection.

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1800 specifications

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Cabletron Systems 1800 manual Frame Relay PVC Parameters

Models: 1800