Compatible Systems 3500R manual Smds Configuration, Smds Addressing

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SMDS Configuration

This section covers the settings required for SMDS (Switched Multi- megabit Data Service) operation of the RISC Router 3500R WAN inter- faces. SMDS is a connectionless, packet-switched service that offers LAN-to-LAN connectivity across a wide area at up to 1.544 Mbps. In general, the parameters listed here should be set for each WAN interface on which you plan to use SMDS. Note that some WAN interfaces can be running SMDS while others are running PPP or Frame Relay.

ϖNote: The IP protocol settings and the physical communication settings are the same as they would be for Frame Relay operation. The only parameters which should be set differently for SMDS are the Link Configuration and the SMDS addressing section.

Link Configuration

SMDS is presently supported in the RISC Router 3500R only via synchronous dedicated line operation. It can only be set using text- based configuration.

•Set Dedicated connection

•Set SMDS connection

TB: Use configure and then set the Mode and ConnectMode keywords in the Link Config WAN 0 (and/or other port numbers you wish to configure) section.

SMDS Addressing

SMDS addresses and other parameters can only be set using the command line interface. Many of these parameters will be given to you by your service provider.

TB: Use configure and set the StationAddress, IPMulticast and Poll- ingFrequency keywords in the SMDS WAN 0 (and/or other port

numbers you wish to configure) section.