Setting Up PVC Connections

Switch Administration

3.Use add pvc to successively create point-to-multipoint PVCs for ports B2, B3, and C1.

SmartCell ZX # add pvc

 

ConnType(PTP)

: pmp <specify point-to-multipoint

LowPort(A1)

: <port connected to broadcast workstation

LowVPI(0)

:

LowVCI(33)

: 100

HighPort(A1)

: b2 <port connected to first receiver workstation

HighVPI(0)

:

HighVCI(34)

: 100

FwdTrafficDescriptorIndex(1)

:

BkwTrafficDescriptorIndex(1)

: 4 <Index of Traffic Descriptor with AALType = 0

SmartCell ZX #

 

Perform step 3 for ports B3 and C1.

 

4.Connect the workstations to their respective ports.

5.Configure the workstations with the same subnet and VPI/VCI pair.

The broadcasting workstation on port A1 can send traffic to the receiving workstations on ports B2, B3, and C1.

4.5.3Non-zero VPIs

The SmartCell 6A000 uses 12 bits to define VPI/VCI pairs. vccmask determines how many of the 12 bits are used for the VPI and how many are used for the VCI. vccmask uses a 2-bit register to hold four different VPI/VCI 12-bit combinations. Table 4-1 shows the registers and the values that come preconfigured on the SmartCell 6A000.

Table 4-1 Values for VPI and VCI

VCC Index

VPI Bits

VPI Values

VCI Bits

VCI Values

 

 

 

 

 

0

0

0

12

0 to 4095

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

0 to 3

10

0 to 1023

 

 

 

 

 

2

4

0 to 15

8

0 to 255

 

 

 

 

 

3

6

0 to 63

6

0 to 63

 

 

 

 

 

Use the show vccmask command to view the four preconfigured VPI/VCI combinations.

SmartCell

ZX #

show vccmask

MaskIndex

VpiShift

VciShift

 

(In

bits)

(In bits)

============================================================================

0

0

12

1

2

10

2

4

8

3

6

6

SmartCell ZX #

VCCMask combinations dictate what numerical values can be used for VPI/VCI pairs. Any VPI and VCI pairs that fit the bit distribution of one of the indexed combinations can be used for defining a PVC. If the VPI and VCI values do not fit one of the indexed combinations, the SmartCell 6A000 uses the closest matching indexed combination.

If you need to use values for VPI and VCI that do not fall within the range of one of the preconfigured indexed combinations, use the set vccmask command to replace one of the preconfigured combinations.

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