Paradyne 9123 manual System Frame Relay and LMI Options 2, Traffic Policing

Configuration

Table 3-1. System Frame Relay and LMI Options (2 of 3)

Traffic Policing

Possible Settings: Enable, Disable

Default Setting: Disable

Determines whether or not CIR (Committed Information Rate) and EIR (Excess Information Rate) will be enforced by the unit on frames being sent on network frame relay links.

Enable ± CIR and EIR are enforced.

±Frames that exceed CIR will be marked Discard Eligible (DE). These frames are counted in the Above CIR but within EIR category until this category is full. Once full, additional frames are counted as being in the Within CIR category.

±Frames in excess of EIR will be discarded.

Disable ± CIR and EIR are not enforced.

LMI Error Event (N2)

Possible Settings: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Default Setting: 3

Configures the LMI-defined N2 parameter, which sets the number of errors that can occur on the LMI link before an error is reported. Applies to both the user and network sides of a UNI.

1 ± 10 ± Specifies the maximum number of errors.

LMI Clearing Event (N3)

Possible Settings: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Default Setting: 1

Configures the LMI-defined N3 parameter, which sets the number of error-free messages that must be received before clearing an error event. Applies to both the user and network sides of a UNI.

1 ± 10 ± Specifies how many error-free messages it will take to clear the error event.

LMI Status Enquiry (N1)

Possible Settings: 1, 2, 3, 4, . . . 255

Default Setting: 6

Configures the LMI-defined N1 parameter, which sets the number of status enquiry polling cycles that the user side of the LMI initiates before a full status enquiry is initiated. Applies to the user side of a UNI only.

1 ± 255 ± Specifies the number of status enquiry polling cycles that can be initiated before a full status enquiry is initiated.

3-18 July 2000 9123-A2-GB20-10