Configuring the PathBuilder S200 Series Switch for Bridging Operation

Parameters

These parameters make up the Bridge Link Record.

 

Entry Number

 

 

 

 

Range:

1, 5 to 36

 

 

 

 

Default:

1

 

 

 

 

Description:

Specify the Bridge Link number that references this record. Two

 

 

Ethernet LANs can be configured on the PathBuilder S24x, 26x, and

 

 

27x switch using 1 and 2. Links 1-4 are reserved for LAN port

 

 

connections.

 

 

There are 32 possible WAN Bridge Links, numbered 5 to 36. Bridges

 

 

are formed by PVC/SVC connections to WAN bridge links in remote

 

 

PathBuilder S200 series switch. Each bridge link used in a WAN

 

 

connection is connected to a remote bridge link and such an arrange-

 

 

ment forms a bridge between the two LANs.

 

 

At the destination node, the routing table must have an entry that lists

 

 

the destination port as LCON (LAN Connection). This allows the call

 

 

to be directed to a connection on the WAN Adapter.

 

 

 

Note

The following parameter appears if you enter 5 top 36 at the Entry Number parameter.

Bridge_Type

Range:

SR, TB, BOTH_SR_AND_TB

 

 

Default:

TB

 

 

Description:

This is the bridge type for links connecting to WANs. It defines the

 

kind of bridging that will be employed on the link. It applies only

 

to WAN links, number 5 to 36, the maximum number of links

 

allowed.

 

Choose:

 

• TB - to perform Transparent Bridging

 

• BOTH_SR_AND_TB - when you perform mixed LAN

 

bridging operation. This lets the node perform TB and SRB

 

operations simultaneously.

 

 

Bridge ID

 

 

 

Range:

0 to 15

 

 

Default:

1

 

 

Description:

A bridge number uniquely identifies a bridge when more than one

 

bridge is used to span the same two segments. This should match

 

the Bridge ID of the remote Bridge half.

 

 

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EXP Computer S200 manual These parameters make up the Bridge Link Record, Entry Number, BridgeType, SR, TB, Bothsrandtb