Patton electronic 2996, 2960 user manual Software overview

Model 2960/2996 RAS User Manual 1 • Introduction

Software overview

The Patton Model 2960/2996 supports all common remote access services as well as integrated routing and forwarding (see table 3). Authentication and network management offer control and detailed monitoring from any web browser. From the PSTN, the Model 2960/2996 RAS will accept either T1/E1 or PRI connections, with support for both channel associated or common channel signaling.

	Table 3. Software overview
Parameter	Modem Support
WAN Protocols	V.92 (28,000–56,000) • V.90 (28,000–56,000) • K56 Flex (32,000–56,000) • V.34 Annex
	12 (2,400–33,600) • V.34 (2,400–28,800) • V.8bis (capabilities negotiations) • V.32bis
	(7,200–14,400 with trellis encoding) • V.32 (4,800 & 9,600) • V.22 (600, 1,200, & 2,400)
	• V.22bis (600, 1,200, & 2,400) • V.21 (300 bps) • Bell 212A (1,200 bps) • Bell 103 (300
	bps) • Bell 202 (75/1,200 bps) • EIA PN-2330 and low-speed data modem automode proce-
	dures • Modulation supervision for automatic rate selection • Bit error performance monitoring
	for automatic fallback and fall-forward • V.14 synch to async con-version (buffered/direct) •
	V.42 sync to async conversion with error correction • V.42bis compression • 64 kbps and
	56 kbps Digital ISDN • V.110 • DOVBS • User-selectable modulation and speeds • Quick
	Connect • Modem on hold
LAN Protocols	SLIP • Sync/Async PPP with dial-up auto-detection • Multilink PPP & Multichassis MultiLink with
	L2TP tunneling • LCP • IPCP with MS extensions • Frame Relay RFC 1490 IP Encapsulation •
	User configurable PVCs • User-selectable 2-, 3-, or 4-byte DLCI address field formats • Conges-
	tion recognition and management • Individual DLCI statistics • Current throughput indication
	(10-second average) • Online help • 802.3 Ethernet, ARP, RARP, IP over Ethernet • Proxy ARP
	for dial-up IP addresses
PSTN Connectivity	T1/CT1 • Robbed Bit with Ground Start, Loop Start, E&M Wink, E&M Immediate, Taiwan R1 •
	Office Side Robbed Bit • PRI/Q.931 Switch Support: NI1, AT&T/Lucent, DMS •T1/E1 Near-
	and Far-end Statistics • User Selectable Time Slot allocation • E1/CE1 with MFR2 with user
	configurable inter-register codes • PRI Switch Support: NET5/CTR-4, TS014, INS1500 • Drop
	& Insert with signaling conversion • Digital Cross Connect with multiple clock source fail-over
	protection
IP Services	TCP/IP suite with extensive protocol statistics • ICMP with redirect enable/disable • TFTP • FTP
	• RLOGIN • TELNET • Proxy ARP • IP over Point-to-Point Protocol • IP over Ethernet • Van
	Jacobson TCP Header Compression • PPP address and protocol compression • RIP and RIPv2
	dynamic route distribution with support for Multiple RIP interfaces • User configurable static
	routes with gateway/host/interface routes • TCP clear connection (TCPRAW) • Dial-in NetBIOS
	UDP broadcast enable/disable • IP Encapsulation within IP (RFC 2003)
Management	HTTP • SNMPv2 with MIB II • TELNET • RS232 Console port • SYSLOG client • Remote soft-
	ware upgrade via FTP • Complete dial-in statistics including the viewing of active calls, previous
	15 dead calls, administrative call termination • Selectable login time limit • Selectable idle time
	limit • Selectable session total time limit • Dial-in dynamic IP address pool management using
	DNIS • Dial-out via Telnet with user configurable port numbers • Layer 3 & Layer 4 IP Filters
	with auto-default for dial-in users and Ethernet
Authentication	RFC 2138 & RFC 2139 RADIUS client with packet format selection and authentication statistics
	with user configurable timeout/retry parameters • PAP & CHAP • CLID/ANI/DNIS • ASCII
	Username & Password • Internal Static Users Database (111 entries)

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