The following sections describe the procedures used to configure the Multiprotocol Interconnect module to perform one of the following:

Transparent bridging for Ethernet and/or token-ring

Source-route transparent bridging for token-ring

Translational bridging between token-ring and Ethernet

11.8.4.1 Configuring for Transparent Bridging

After configuring the system-wide and port parameters, you must do the following:

1.Select Bridging System Parameters from the Bridge Menu. A panel as shown in Figure 151 will be displayed.

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Bridging System Parameters

 

 

 

 

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Bridging Facility: Enabled

Adaptive Routing Support:

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SRT Bridge Number: Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

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151. LMS Bridging System Parameters

This panel allows you to display and modify the system-wide bridging parameters for the Multiprotocol Interconnect module. To be able to perform transparent bridging only, the following options must be specified:

Bridging Facility must be enabled.

Note that this parameter (which is enabled by default), enables the bridging at the module level. As we will see in the next step, you must additionally enable bridging at each port which is to perform transparent bridging.

If the bridging facility is disabled, the packet forwarding/filtering and learning functions are not performed on any of the ports regardless of the setting of the bridging parameters on the ports.

SRT Bridge Number must be set to disabled when performing transparent bridging only.

You may, optionally, modify the following parameters:

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