TABLE OF CONTENTS

4.5

PVC Connections

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

4.5.1

Point-to-Point PVCs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

4.5.2

Point-to-Multipoint PVCs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

4.5.3

Connecting to Local Switch Client Through a PVC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

4.5.4

Non-zero VPIs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

4.6

Traffic Management

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17

4.6.1

Traffic Descriptors

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17

4.6.2

Call Admission Control Policy

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

4.6.3

EFCI, EPD, and RM Thresholds

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22

4.7

Upgrading and Changing Software

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

4.7.1

Accessing the Boot Load Prompt

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

4.7.2

Boot Load Commands

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24

4.7.3

Upgrading Boot Load Software

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25

4.7.4

Upgrading POST Diagnostic Software

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27

4.7.5

Upgrading Switch Operating Software

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28

4.7.6

Using the Update Firmware Command

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29

4.8

Saving Core Dumps

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30

5

Troubleshooting

. . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

5.1

Troubleshooting IP over ATM

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

5.2

Troubleshooting LAN Emulation

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

5.3

Troubleshooting PNNI Links

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

5.4

Troubleshooting Congestion

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

5.4.1

Diagnosing Congestion

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

5.4.2

Global Congestion

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

5.4.3

Port Congestion

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

A

Specifications

. . . . . . . . . . A-1

A.1

Front Panel

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

A.2

Technical Specifications

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

B

Agent Support

. . . . . . . . . . B-1

B.1

MIB, SMI, MIB Files and Internet MIB Hierarchy

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

B.1.1

ZeitNet Cabletron Proprietary MIBs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

B.1.2

Relation Between Object Identifier and the Represented Value

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

B.1.3

Supported protocols

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

B.1.4

Supported SMI Formats

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

B.1.5

Zeitnet Cabletron Proprietary MIB Groups

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

B.1.6

SmartSwitch 9A100 MIB Support

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

B.1.7

MIB Exceptions

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

B.2

Managing the SmartSwitch 9A100

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7

B.2.1

Console Commands that Affect the Agent

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

C

Technical Support

. . . . . . . . . . C-1

C.1

Telephone Assistance

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

C.2

FAX Service

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

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