System Description

Periodic Keep-Alive messages to learn of connection problems

Multi-protocol interconnect over Frame Relay - RFC-2427

RFC-2390 Frame Relay Inverse ARP to discover IP address of remote peer when used in multi- point mode and responds to incoming Inverse ARP requests independent of P2P or MP2P

Multiple logical interfaces over the same physical Frame Relay port: sub-interfaces

Quality of Service: standard FIFO queuing, or IP QoS on DLCIs.

Max PDU size of 1600 bytes

Traffic shaping

Frame Relay Fragmentation Implementation Agreement (FRF.12)

Data Communications Equipment (DCE) support

Frame Relay over ISDN

Remote Auto Install over Frame Relay

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

Temporary or permanent network (IP) address allocation to clients

Network configuration parameter assignment to clients

Persistent storage/database of network values for network clients - Bindings Database

Persistent storage of network client lease states kept across reboot

Persistent and user-controllable conflict avoidance to prevent duplicate IP address including configurable ping checking

Visibility of DHCP network activity and leases through operator reports statistics and logs

DHCP Client

Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) - BRI/PRI

Circuit Mode Data (CMD): Channels (DS0s) are switched by the CO to the destination user for the duration of the call

Outgoing calls supported for Backup, DoD/BoD

Incoming calls routed to the correct protocol stack based on called number/sub-address and calling number/sub-address

Permanent B-channel support, i.e. 64 or 128 kbps lease line. Each BRI port can be set for CMD or Leased-Line mode of operation

BRI supported switches: ETSI

BRI: TEI auto-negotiated

Q.921/Q.931 (Layer 2/Layer 3) configuration is set automatically by selection of switch type

PRI supported switches: ETSI, NI, DMS100, NTT

PRI: Handling restart and maintenance modes automatically set

PRI: Fixed TEI to 0

ISDN switched and Leased Line connections

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XSR-3020 specifications

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