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OnSite 2800 Series User Manual | 4 • Serial port configuration |
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Introduction
This chapter provides an overview of the serial port and describes the tasks involved in its configuration through the OnSite router, it includes the following sections:
•Serial port configuration task list
•Configuration tasks
•Examples
The V.35 standard is recommended for speeds up to 48 kbps, although in practice it is used successfully at 4 Mbps. The X.21 standard is recommended for data interfaces transmitting at rates up to 2 Mbps and is used primarily in Europe and Japan.
The synchronous serial interface supports
The OnSite device supports the Frame Relay protocol on the synchronous serial interface. Frame Relay is an example of a
Serial port configuration task list
Perform the tasks in the following sections to configure a synchronous serial interface:
•Disabling an interface (see page 45)
•Enabling an interface (see page 46)
•Configuring the serial encapsulation type (see page 47)
•Entering Frame Relay mode (see page 48)
•Configuring the LMI type (see page 48)
•Configuring the
•Entering Frame Relay PVC configuration mode (see page 49)
•Configuring the PVC encapsulation type (see page 50)
•Binding the Frame Relay PVC to IP interface (see page 50)
•Disabling a Frame Relay PVC (see page 52)
•Displaying Frame Relay information (see page 54)
Disabling an interface
Before you replace a compact serial cable or attach your OnSite to other serial equipment, use the shutdown command to disable the serial interfaces. This prevents anomalies and hardware faults. When you shut down an interface, it has the state CLOSED in the show port serial command display.
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