Configuring Transparent Bridging

Transparent and SRT Bridging Configuration Examples

Configuration for Router B

Router B demonstrates a simple bridge configuration. It is connected to the FDDI backbone and has domain 2 defined. As such it can bridge traffic with the other FDDI-connected BSNs. Note that bridge group 1 has no relationship to bridge group 1 in Router A; bridge groups are an organization internal to each router.

interface ethernet 1 bridge-group 1

!

interface ethernet 2 bridge-group 1

!

interface fddi 0

bridge-group 1

!

bridge 1 domain 2 bridge 1 protocol ieee

Configuration for Router C

Router C and Router D combine to demonstrate load balancing by means of circuit groups. Circuit groups are used to load balance across multiple parallel serial lines between a pair of routers. The router on each end of the serial lines must have a circuit group defined. The circuit group number can be the same or can be different. In this example, they are different.

Router C and Router D are configured with the same domain, because they must understand one another’s BPDUs. If they were configured with separate domains, Router D would ignore Router C’s BPDUs and vice versa.

interface fddi 0

bridge-group 2

!

interface serial 0 bridge-group 2 bridge-group 2 circuit-group 7

!

interface serial 1 bridge-group 2 bridge-group 2 circuit-group 7

!

interface serial 2 bridge-group 2 bridge-group 2 circuit-group 7

!

bridge 2 domain 3 bridge 2 protocol ieee

Configuration for Router D

interface ethernet 4 bridge-group 5

!

interface ethernet 5 bridge-group 5

!

interface serial 0 bridge-group 5 bridge-group 5 circuit-group 4

!

interface serial 1 bridge-group 5 bridge-group 5 circuit-group 4

!

Cisco IOS Bridging and IBM Networking Configuration Guide

BC-81

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Cisco Systems BC-23 manual Configuration for Router B, Configuration for Router C, Configuration for Router D, BC-81

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