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Chapter3 Managing ITP Networks Using SGM
Working with Links
Configuration Data Tab: General Information
To view general information for the selected link, select the Configuration Data
tab.
The General Information sub-section displays the following information for the
selected link:
•Type— Type of link. Possible link types are:
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HSL—The link uses the SS7-over-ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)
high-speed protocol.
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SCTPIP—The link uses the Stream Control Transmission Protocol
(SCTP) IP transport protocol.
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Serial—The link uses the serial SS7 signaling protocol.
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Virtual—The link is a virtual link, which connects signaling point
instances running on the same device. SGM does not poll virtual links,
nor does it display real-time data or accounting statistics for virtual links.
•Is Ignored—Indicates whether the link is Ignored (that is, whether the link
is to be included when aggregating and displaying SGM status information).
•Association ID—For a link of type HSL, Serial, or Virtual, this field has a
value of 0. For a link of type SCTP, the index into the SNMP SCTP
association table.
Configuration Data Tab: Interface Information
To view interface information for the selected link, select the Configuration Data
tab.
The Interface Information sub-section displays the following information for the
selected link:
•QoS—(SCTP links only) Quality of service (QoS) class of the link.
•Local Port—(SCTP links only) Local port for the link.
•Remote Port—(SCTP links only) Remote port for the link.
•Interface Name—(HSL, Serial, and Virtual links only) Name of the
interface.
•Interface Index—(HSL, Serial, and Virtual links only) Index into the SNMP
interface table.