Chapter 9 Management Network Connectivity

9.2.3 Scenario 3: Using Proxy ARP to Enable an ONS 15600 Gateway

Figure 9-2 Scenario 2: CTC and ONS 15600s Connected to Router

 

 

 

LAN A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Int "A"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Int "B"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CTC Workstation

Router

 

IP Address 192.168.1.100

 

 

 

IP Address of interface “A” to LAN “A” 192.168.1.1

 

 

 

 

Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0

 

 

 

IP Address of interface “B” to LAN “B” 192.168.2.1

Default Gateway = 192.168.1.1

 

 

 

Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0

 

Host Routes = N/A

 

 

 

Default Router = N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Host Routes = N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ONS 15600 #2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IP Address 192.168.2.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default Router = 192.168.2.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Static Routes = N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SONET RING

ONS 15600 #1

ONS 15600 #3

 

IP Address 192.168.2.10

IP Address 192.168.2.30

 

Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0

Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0

 

Default Router = 192.168.2.1

Default Router = 192.168.2.1

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Static Routes = N/A

Static Routes = N/A

9.2.3 Scenario 3: Using Proxy ARP to Enable an ONS 15600 Gateway

Scenario 3 is similar to Scenario 1, but only one ONS 15600 (Node 1) connects to the LAN (Figure 9-3). Two ONS 15600s (Nodes 2 and 3) connect to Node1 through the SONET data communications channel (DCC). Because all three ONS 15600s are on the same subnet, Proxy ARP enables Node 1 to serve as a gateway for Nodes 2 and 3.

Note This scenario assumes that all CTC connections are to Node 1. If you connect a laptop to either Node 2 or Node 3, network partitioning will occur; neither the laptop or the CTC computer will be able to see all nodes. If you want laptops to connect directly to end network elements (ENEs), you will need to create static routes (refer to the “9.2.5 Scenario 5: Using Static Routes to Connect to LANs” section on page 9-6) or enable the ONS 15600 proxy server (see the “9.2.7 Scenario 7: Provisioning the

ONS 15600 Proxy Server” section on page 9-11).

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ONS 15600 specifications

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