Introduction
Overview
Overview
Congratulations on your purchase of the Carrier Access BROADway system, a single platform supporting a variety of applications at the edge of the broadband network for electrical and optical, circuit-switched and packet-based networking.
This manual describes what you need to know to install your BROADway system hardware and perform the initial configuration. Complete details about how to configure and maintain your BROADway system, set up packet services, perform diagnostics, and all TL1 commands are included in the online help system on the BROADway software CD.
BROADway Release 4.00 includes the following new features:
!Stacking of BROADway Systems (Up to Five Nodes or Systems)—BROADway Release 4.00 supports stacking of BROADway chassis, where you can connect up to five systems, or nodes. The stacked systems are connected using the BCP155 cards, and configured using the GUI. Refer to the online help system on the CD.
!FAC1/FAC2 In-band Loopup Codes—BROADway Release 4.00 supports FAC1/FAC2 in- band loopup codes. There are new parameters in the GUI and the command line interface to support this. Refer to the online help system on the CD.
!Multi-frame Alignment Support—BROADway Release 4.00 supports multi-frame alignment on T1 and E1 interfaces. There is a new parameter in the GUI and the command line interface to support this. Refer to the online help system on the CD.
!Additional Options Available With the Ping Command—In Release 4.00, the ping command supported with the packet services command line interface has been extended to allow you to specify the source IP address, interval between ping packets, number of timeouts on ping responses, and the length of the ping packet. Refer to the online help system on the CD.
