Console Commands￿￿￿￿

You can create either a PTP (point-to-point) or PMP (point-to-multipoint) PVC when you define the ports and low identifiers [vci] and [vpi]. To send traffic from one port to multiple ports, enter the same low port and low identifiers for all the PVCs at a single port. Then, for each PVC from that single incoming port, enter unique high ports and high identifiers. PTP PVCs must have unique low and high ports and identifiers. A PMP connection is used when you want to multicast (restrict broadcasting) from a single point (root) to multiple points (leaves). Leaves could be home computers receiving and simultaneously viewing a single video program.

Examples

switch_prompt # add pvc

 

ConnType(PTP)

:

LowPort(A1)

:d2

LowVPI(0)

:

LowVCI(33)

:

HighPort(A1)

:d3

HighVPI(0)

:

HighVCI(34)

:

FwdTrafficDescriptorIndex(1)

:7

BkwTrafficDescriptorIndex(1)

:8

switch_prompt #

 

switch_prompt # delete pvc

 

LowPort(A1)

: d2

LowVPI(0)

:

LowVCI :( 0 )

: 33

HighPort :( A1 )

: d3

HighVPI :( 0 )

:

HighVCI :( 0 )

: 34

Confirm? (y/n): y

 

switch_prompt #

 

switch_prompt # activate pvc

 

LowPort(A1)

: d2

LowVPI(0)

:

LowVCI :( 0 )

: 33

HighPort :( A1 )

: d3

HighVPI :( 0 )

:

HighVCI :( 0 )

: 34

switch_prompt #

 

switch_prompt # deactivate pvc

 

LowPort(A1)

: d2

LowVPI(0)

:

LowVCI :( 0 )

: 33

HighPort :( A1 )

: d3

HighVPI :( 0 )

:

HighVCI :( 0 )

: 34

switch_prompt #

 

These examples show a standard, summarized and detailed listing of the PVC parameters of one port - d2.

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