Cisco Systems IC-23 Configuring a Hub Interface, Controlling the FDDI SMT Message Queue Size

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Controlling the FDDI SMT Message Queue Size

Configuring LAN Interfaces

Configuring a Hub Interface

Controlling the FDDI SMT Message Queue Size

You can set the maximum number of unprocessed FDDI Station Management (SMT) frames that will be held for processing. Setting this number is useful if the router you are configuring gets bursts of messages arriving faster than the router can process them. To set the number of frames, use the following command in global configuration mode:

Command

Purpose

 

 

smt-queue-threshold number

Sets SMT message queue size.

 

 

Preallocating Buffers for Bursty FDDI Traffic

The FCI card preallocates three buffers to handle bursty FDDI traffic (for example, NFS bursty traffic). You can change the number of preallocated buffers by using the following command in interface configuration mode:

Command

Purpose

 

 

fddi burst-count

Preallocates buffers to handle bursty FDDI traffic.

 

 

Configuring a Hub Interface

The Cisco 2500 series routers includes routers that have hub functionality for an Ethernet interface. The hub is a multiport repeater. The advantage of an Ethernet interface over a hub is that the hub provides a star-wiring physical network configuration while the Ethernet interface provides 10BASE-T physical network configuration. The router models with hub ports and their configurations are as follows:

Cisco 2505—1 Ethernet (8 ports) and 2 serial

Cisco 2507—1 Ethernet (16 ports) and 2 serial

Cisco 2516—1 Ethernet (14 ports), 2 serial, and 1 ISDN BRI

We provide SNMP management of the Ethernet hub as specified in RFC 1516, “Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 Repeater Devices.”

To configure hub functionality on an Ethernet interface, perform the tasks in the following sections:

Enabling a Hub Port (Required)

Disabling or Enabling Automatic Receiver Polarity Reversal (Optional)

Disabling or Enabling the Link Test Function (Optional)

Enabling Source Address Control (Optional)

Enabling SNMP Illegal Address Trap (Optional)

For configuration examples, see the “Hub Configuration Examples” section.

Cisco IOS Interface Configuration Guide

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Cisco Systems IC-23 Configuring a Hub Interface, Controlling the FDDI SMT Message Queue Size, Sets SMT message queue size