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C O N T E N T S
Audience
Organization
Connection Limit Adjustments
Specifications
Install Redundant Hardware in Switches
Compatible Standards
Cell Transfer Delay
Administrative Weight
Worksheets
Soft Rerouting
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Example Single Peer Group Topology
F I G U R E S
Example PNNI Internetworking with AINI Topology
P2MP Root, Leaf, and Party Components
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Conventions
Documentation Notes for the April 2004 Product Releases
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The PNNI Network Database
Introduction to PNNI
C H A P T E R
The Single Peer Group Topology The Hierarchical PNNI Network Topology
The Single Peer Group Topology
The Hierarchical PNNI Network Topology PNNI Internetworking with AINI
The Hierarchical PNNI Network Topology
PNNI Internetworking with IISP
PNNI networks
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Peer group Peer group Peer group PNNI networks
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Simple Node Representation
Peer Group Leaders
Complex Node Representation
Border Nodes
PNNI Internetworking with AINI
Hierarchical PNNI Network Benefits
Figure 1-6 Example PNNI Internetworking with AINI Topology
PNNI Internetworking with IISP
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Interoperability and Performance Planning
Specifications
Compatible Standards
C H A P T E R
PXM45
Chapter 2 Interoperability and Performance Planning Specifications
Capabilities
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Table 2-3 Switch and CWM Connection Units for Each Connection Type
Connection Limit Adjustments
Parallel Links Between Adjacent Switches
Install Redundant Hardware in Switches
Physical Network Planning
Multiple Links Between Adjacent Peer Groups
Planning Guidelines for Individual Peer Groups
Multiple Links to an External Network
Multiple Paths Between Network Nodes
Planning Guidelines for Peer Group Leaders
Planning Guidelines for Hierarchical Networks
Planning Guidelines for Border Nodes
Planning Guidelines for Hierarchical Networks
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Address Planning Overview
Address and Closed User Group Planning
C H A P T E R
A.11 A1 A.12
Figure 3-1 PNNI Addressing Example
Peer group A
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Selecting an ATM Address Format
Planning Address Configuration Settings
Supported Address Formats
Default Values
Guidelines for Selecting an Address Format
ATM Field
Description
Address Registration Authorities
Selecting a PNNI Level
Figure 3-4 shows an example topology of a PNNI MPG WAN
The network shown in Figure 3-4 uses the same physical topology as that shown in Figure 3-3 for an SPG WAN. The difference is that the physical network has been divided into five peer groups at level
Level
Length
Peer Group ID Portion of ATM Address
Bytes
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Selecting the PNNI Peer Group ID
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Selecting the ATM Address
Selecting the SPVC Address Prefix
Selecting the ILMI Address Prefix
Planning Address Prefixes for AINI and IISP Links
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Additional Guidelines for Creating an Address Plan
Selecting Static Addresses for UNI Ports
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Closed User Group Overview
Selecting an Interlock Code
Planning CUG Configuration Settings
Selecting an Index
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Selecting CPE Addresses
Selecting Internal CUG Access Options
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Specifying a Preferential CUG
Selecting External CUG Access Options
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Worksheets
Selecting a Default CUG Address
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Table 3-6 CUG Configuration Worksheet
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Table 3-5 Port Address Worksheet
Chapter 3 Address and Closed User Group Planning Worksheets
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Planning Intermediate Route Selection
Administrative Weight
How MGX and SES Nodes Select Routes
Link and Route Metrics
Cell Delay Variation
Cell Transfer Delay
Available Cell Rate
Maximum Cell Rate
Shortest Path Table Routing
The Shortest Path Tables
Service
Class of Service Tables
Traffic Metric
Class
How SPVCs and SPVPs use the SPTs
How SVCs and SVPs use the SPTs
On-Demand Routing
How MGX and SES Nodes Select Links
Load Balancing for SPT and On-Demand Routing
Preferred Routing
Additional Routing Features in MGX and SES Nodes
Grooming
Priority Routing
Priority Bumping
Soft Rerouting
Blocking Pass-Through Connections
Nodal Point-to-Multipoint Branch Restriction
Service Module
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Table 4-4 MGX Service Module Support for P2MP Branching
Slot Multicasting Supported
Figure 4-2 Farthest Node Branching
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Additional Routing Features in MGX and SES Nodes
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Index
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