•

Encapsulation

This is a read-only parameter and shows the type of encapsulation used on
the physical port to which this logical port is attached. In the case of a
token-ring port, this field will show

tokenRing

.
•

Attach Port

and

Detach Port

These parameters are used to attach/detach logical ports to/from WAN
physical ports. They are not applicable to LAN ports.
11.8.3 Port Configuration Summary
The following is the summary of the steps you may need to perform for each port
on the Multiprotocol Interconnect module:
1. Using
Physical Port List
panel assign a

name

to each LAN port.
2. Fortoken-ring ports only, use the

Physical Port Protocol Parameter

panel to
specify the following:
•Ring speed for the adapter
•Functional addresses for which this adapter accepts frames
•Whether or not the adapter should contend to become an active monitor
3. Using the

Logical Port Parameters

panel assign a name to each logical port.
11.8.4 Configuring for Bridging Support
To configure the Multiprotocol Interconnect module for bridging, you must select
the

Bridge Menu

from the
Configuration Menu
. This panel allows you to display
and modify the configuration parameters relevant to the bridging function(s) of
the Multiprotocol Interconnect module. The bridge menu panel is shown in
Figure 150.
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Config * Bridge Menu Module: BladeRunner
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Bridging System Parameters
Transparent Bridging Port Parameters
Source Routing Port Parameters
STP System Parameters
STP Port Parameters
Filtering Database
Custom Filter Test Table
Custom Filter Statement Table
Conversion System Parameters
Exit
Enter the Transparent Bridging System Parameters screen
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Figure 150. LMS Bridge Menu Panel
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