Configuring Source Route Bridging Operation

Configuring the PathBuilder S200 Series Switch for Bridging Operation

Introduction	You configure a node for Source Route Bridging during normal bridge configuration.
	Refer to “Configuring the PathBuilder S200 Series Switch for Bridging Operation”
	section on page 21 for more details.
	This section provides some guidelines you should consider when configuring a node
	for Source Route Bridge operation.
Configuring the
Configuring the	The Node must be enabled for Bridge operation and some general parameters
Node for SRB	established in the “Software Key” and “Node Record” sections of the configuration
Operation	menu.
	• Make sure the CSK is entered for Source Route Bridging (SRB).
	• The subaddress within the node for the bridge module should be specified.
	This allows the bridge connections to other nodes to be targeted to the right
	subaddress upon entering the node.
	• A Codex Proprietary Protocol ID must be specified in the Node Record to
	ensure that calls for other traffic types, if mistakenly connected to the bridge
	subaddress, are rejected. Only similar remote bridges must identify
	themselves with this ID.
	For details on configuring the Node record, refer to the PathBuilder S200 Series
	Basic Protocols.
Individual Bridge
Individual Bridge	Once you complete node and port configuration, individual bridge links to other
Links	nodes must be established, up to a maximum of 32 per node. Figure 20 shows LAN/
	WAN Bridge Links used in a PathBuilder S200 series switch LAN network.

WAN Bridge Link-Numbered 5 to 36 for 32 possible WAN Links. One link for each connection to a remote half bridge.

Port-X.25, MX.25, FR or XDLC

WAN

Network

SVCs-Connect each half bridge across the

WAN to a remote half bridge.

Figure 20. LAN/WAN Bridge Links Used in PathBuilder S200 Series Switch LAN Network

To assist you in configuring the node, the LAN bridge-oriented parameters are considered separate from the WAN-oriented parameters: