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Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide, R7.2
January 2009
Framing Mode, Encapsulation, and CRC Support 5-4
Configuring POS Interface Framing Mode 5-4
Configuring POS Interface Encapsulation Type 5-4
Configuring POS Interface CRC Size in HDLC Framing 5-5
Setting the MTU Size 5-5
Configuring Keep Alive Messages 5-6
SONET/SDH Alarms 5-6
Configuring SONET/SDH Alarms 5-7
Configuring SONET/SDH Delay Triggers 5-7
Configuring SONET/SDH Alarms 5-7
C2 Byte and Scrambling 5-8
Third-Party POS Interfaces C2 Byte and Scrambling Values 5-9
Configuring SPE Scrambling 5-9
Monitoring and Verifying POS 5-9
POS Configuration Examples 5-11
ML-Series Card to ML-Series Card 5-11
ML-Series Card to Cisco 12000 GSR-Series Router 5-12
ML-Series Card to G-Series Card 5-13
ML-Series Card to ONS 15310 ML-100T-8 Card 5-14
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6Configuring Bridges 6-1
Understanding Basic Bridging 6-1
Configuring Basic Bridging 6-2
Monitoring and Verifying Basic Bridging 6-3
Transparent Bridging Modes of Operation 6-5
IP Routing Mode 6-5
No IP Routing Mode 6-6
Bridge CRB Mode 6-7
Bridge IRB Mode 6-8
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7Configuring STP and RSTP 7-1
STP Features 7-1
STP Overview 7-2
Supported STP Instances 7-2
Bridge Protocol Data Units 7-2
Election of the Root Switch 7-3
Bridge ID, Switch Priority, and Extended System ID 7-4
Spanning-Tree Timers 7-4
Creating the Spanning-Tree Topology 7-4