McDATA 3000 manual Configuring Ficon Extension

Configuring a 1x1 Ethernet Wide Area Network

17.To enable the Adaptive Rate Limiting feature, check the Minimum box, and specify the minimum transmission rate. The minimum transmission rate should be set to 92% of the guaranteed minimum line rate, and should be less than or equal to the maximum line rate.

18.Check the Set MTR box, and specify the maximum transmission rate. The maximum transmission rate should be set to 92% of the speed of the slowest network segment.

Adaptive Rate Limiting uses the minimum and maximum trasnmission rates to dynamically determine bandwidth allocation. If a minimum transmission rate is not set, or if it is set to the same value as the maximum transmission rate, the maximum transmission rate acts as a static rate limit for the circuit.

19.Select the Enable Compression option to allow compression on the circuit. Compression is limited by the license key for the node.

The Maximum Transmission Rate and compression features are limited by the license key for the node. The MTR value cannot exceed what is specified by the license key.

The IP Circuit Wizard Finish dialog box is displayed indicating that you have successfully completed the steps to create a new IP circuit between nodes 10 and 20.

Configuring FICON Extension 8-19

8