Conﬁguring Bridge Ports 11-5 | Cabletron Systems FRX6000, FRX4000

Bridge Conﬁguration

You can conÞgure the following bridge port parameters (except Interface Number):

Interface Number

This is a sequential number used to identify the interface; it will be assigned automatically.

RLP

This parameter identiÞes the RLP containing the frame relay bridge port. Enter 0 for FRX4000 and SmartSwitch 1800 devices (for RLP0); enter 0 - 7 for an FRX6000.

Port

This parameter identiÞes the physical port on the RLP containing the bridge port. Make sure the physical frame relay port is not reserved for backup DLCIs as determined by the Backup Use Only parameter in the Frame Relay Port ConÞguration window (see Chapter 5, Frame Relay Status and ConÞguration).

DLCI

This parameter is a number that identiÞes a virtual connection in the frame relay network and is usually assigned by the frame relay provider. Make sure the DLCI you select is not part of a frame relay DLCI backup group as determined by the Backup Group Number parameter in the Frame Relay DLCI Table. (See Chapter 5, Frame Relay Status and ConÞguration.)

Also, make sure that the DLCI is different than the one conÞgured for the physical port in the frame relay PVC record (see your FRX or SmartSwitch 1800 hardware documentation for more information on conÞguring frame relay PVC connections).

Do not conÞgure more than one bridge port per DLCI.

CAUTION

Priority

This Þeld prioritizes the bridge port for trafÞc within the device; the higher the number, the higher the priority. This priority has no effect on trafÞc exiting the device. Priorities are conÞgured on all logical interfaces that use a physical frame relay port. The FRX or SmartSwitch 1800 processor uses these priorities to help determine the order in which it will process protocols. The default value for this parameter is 0.

When conÞguring priorities, be sure to consider the types of trafÞc being routed on other

TIP connections in the node.

Conﬁguring Bridge Ports

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1800, FRX4000, FRX6000 specifications

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Cabletron Systems FRX6000, FRX4000, 1800 manual Conﬁguring Bridge Ports 11-5

Models: 1800 FRX4000 FRX6000