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© 2008 by Kentrox, Inc. All rights reserved. AI296 TM 16-Port High Speed Multi-Protocol Line Card User’s Guide Version 9.8x Part Number 296UM Rev 5.
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i About this Document This document explains how to inst all, c onfigure, and operate the AI296 16-port high speed multi-protocol line card. Y ou should have a working knowledge of the following: z Y our network z AISwit ch TM technology z X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide About this Document: Do cument Conventions ii Document Conventions Table 1 describes the text conventions used in this document.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide About this Document : Document Conventions iii CAUTION: Caution messages indicate that failure to take a specified action could result in loss of dat a and/or harm to the software or h ardware.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide About this Document: Ca utions and W arnings iv Cautions and Warnings Electrostatic Discharge Caution CAUTION: Kentrox equipment and it s peripherals cont ain electrost atic sensitive components.
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TOC-1 Table of Contents Chapter 1: Product Descri ption ........................... ................................... 1-1 Features ..................................... .......................................... .....................................
TOC -2 T able of Contents Exiting the Menu System .......................................................................... ................... 2-6 Chapter 3: AI296 Local Menu System ................. ................................... 3-1 Identifying AI296 Menu System Secu rity Options .
TOC-3 T able of Contents Inactivity Timeout .......................................................................... ................. 4-28 Initialization String ......................................................................... .............
TOC -4 T able of Contents Disconnect String ..................................................................................... ...... 6-21 General Link Properties Configuration ............................................ ..........................
TOC-5 T able of Contents X.121 Local Address ..................................................................... ................. 6-69 RTS/DTR Lead Control Configuration ........................................................................ 6-71 DTR State Configuration .
TOC -6 T able of Contents Alias Macro Configuration ........................................................................ ...... 8-43 Alias Configuration Examples ......................................................... ...........................
TOC-7 T able of Contents passwd ....................................... .......................................... ...................................... 9 -72 ping ............................................ .........................................
TOC -8 T able of Contents Crash Codes ................................................................................... ............................. A-8 Common Crash Codes ........................................................ .......... ........
1-1 1 Product Description This chapter provides an overview of the AI296 16-port high speed multi-p rotocol line card. Guide to this Chapter Features AI296 Hardware Components Technical Specifications.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Product Description: Features 1-2 Features The AI296 16-port high speed multi-protocol line card provide s 16 physical ports for asynchronous or X.25 connections betwe en NEs and OSSs in a carrier ’ s network. AI296 includes the following feature s: Break Propagation AI296 supports break prop agation on X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Product Description: Features 1-3 Link-to-Link Call Routing Link-to-link call routing let s users route all SVC calls coming in on one X.25 link to another X.25 link. By using X.25 link-to-link call rout ing, it is now possible to create a default route for all calls from a specified X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Product Description: Features 1-4 System Diagnostics AI296 lets users view diagnostic d ata on ex isting conn ections and internal information about serial links.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Product Description: AI29 6 Hardware Components 1-5 AI296 Hardware Components AI296 has four high density connectors t hat provide 16 asynchrono us, HDLC-Bridg e, PPP , or X.25 ports. Individual port s are derived by using a cable asse mbly or a distribution panel.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Product Description: AI296 Hardware Components 1-6 Front Panel Components Figure 1-1 displays the AI296 front p anel component s. Figure 1-1 AI296 DC OK LED Illuminates green when +5 V olts are present. FAULT LED Illuminates red if the card fails.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Product Description: T e chnical S pecifications 1-7 Technical Specifications Table 1-1 list s the AI296 technical specifications. T able 1-1 T echnical S pecifications Component Description I/O Ports 16 asynchronous, HDLC-B ridge, PPP or X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Product Description: In dividual Port Access 1-8 Individual Port Access Individual ports are accessed by using a cable assembly or a distribution panel.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Product Description: Individual Port Access 1-9 DB-25 Connectors Table 1-3 displays pin assignment s for the DB-25 connectors on the DP196-19/ 23 distribution panel. Figure 1-3 DB-25 connector Pin Assign ments Table 1-3 displays the DP196-19/23 pin assig nment specifications.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Product Description: In dividual Port Access 1-10 The following characteristi cs apply to p in assignments: z Any pin assignment not referenc ed on a connector is not connected. z Signals with a (-) sign after them are used when RS-232 is selected.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Product Description: T ypical Applications 1-1 1 Typical Applications AI296 is used primarily for X.25 trunkin g and connecting dif ferent types of network elements. The following applications are discussed in this section: z Asynchronous to TCP/IP Application z IP Over X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Product Description: T ypical Applications 1-12 The following event s occur in Figure 1-5 : z The OSS sends TCP/IP calls to AI296. z AI296 routes the TCP/IP calls to an asynchro nous NE using an asynchronous port. IP Over X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Product Description: T ypical Applications 1-13 Figure 1-6 on page 1-12 illustrates the following event s: z The SNMP Network Manager (for example, AppliedV iew) sends TCP/IP calls over an IP/Ethernet network to AIswitch (AI296).
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Product Description: T ypical Applications 1-14 Mixed Asynchronous and X.25 Networks Figure 1-7 illustrates both X.25 network element s and asynchronous network elements co nnected to a remote OSS using a single X.25 tr unk.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Product Description: T ypical Applications 1-15 Figure 1-7 illustrates the following event s: z The OSS sends X.25 calls through an X.25 p acket network to AI296. z AI296 makes call routing decisions based on the AI198 routing alias.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Product Description: T ypical Applications 1-16 X.25 to TCP/IP Application Figure 1-8 illustrates a common X.25 to TCP/IP application. X.25 network elemen ts are connected to a router n etwork using a TCP/IP LAN. Figure 1-8 X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Product Description: T ypical Applications 1-17 X.25 Trunking Figure 1-9 illustrates a common X.25 tru nking application.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Product Description: T ypical Applications 1-18 Figure 1-9 illustrates the following event s: z The OSS sends X.25 calls through an X.25 packet network (over an X.25 trunk) to AI296. z AI296 makes call routing decisions based on the AI198 routing alias.
2-1 2 Using the AI198 TM Menu System This chapter provides information o n starting, en ding, and navigating throug h an AI198 menu system session. Guide to this Chapter Accessing the Menu System Navi.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Using the AI198 TM Menu System: Accessi ng the Menu System 2-2 Accessing the Menu System T o access the AI198 menu system: 1.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Using the AI198 TM Me nu System: Navigating the Menu System 2-3 Navigating the Menu System Menu Numbering Structure All menus accessed from the Main Men u are identified with a numerical reference at the top right corner of the menu screen.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Using the AI198 TM Menu System: Navigat ing the Menu System 2-4 Submenus Submenus go to deeper levels in the m enu hierarchy . They provide additional configuration menus. Menu items that cont ain submenus have a plus sign ( + ) next to their menu item number .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Using the AI198 TM Me nu System: Navigating the Menu System 2-5 Tip: T o change a typed entry , use BACKSP ACE to back up to the desired position in the text and retype the changes. However , once the user presses ENTER, changes can be made only by selecting t hat menu item and re-entering the data.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Using the AI198 TM Menu System: Exit ing the Menu System 2-6 Exiting the Menu System T o exit the menu system: 1. Access the Main Menu.
3-1 3 AI296 Local Menu System This chapter provides information on the configur ation and navigation of the AI296 menu system. This system of fers on-board configuration capa bi lities similar to those available in the AI198 menu system. The AI296 menu system is availabl e when the card is operating in both switch mode and stand alone mode.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Local Menu System: Identifying AI29 6 Me nu System Security Options 3-2 Identifying AI296 Menu System Security Options AI296 has a variety of security options.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Local Menu System: Logging Into AI296 3-3 Logging Into AI296 Log into AI296 with a T elnet connection or with any of AI296’ s asynchronous ports that are configured as Login port s. Note: ai is the default user ID and p assword.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Local Menu System: Logging Into AI296 3-4 The following message appears when AI296 is configured to cont act a T ACACS+ server during authentication, but t he contact attemp t fails: Note: Five consecutive failed login attemp ts generate an SNMP trap and a log message saying that the lo gin failed.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Local Menu System: Logging Into AI296 3-5 The following message appears when AI296 is configured to cont act a T ACACS+ server during authentication: The foll.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Local Menu System: Accessing the Local Menu System 3-6 Accessing the Local Menu System T o access the AI296 menu session: 1. Log into AI296. Refer to section Logging Into AI296 on page 3-3 for more information.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Local Menu System: Navi gating the Local Menu System 3-7 Navigating the Local Menu System Arrow keys and keyboard short cuts can be used to navigate through the local menu system. Refer to Table 3 -1 for a list of arrow key movement s and keyboard shortcut s.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Local Menu System: Navi gating the Local Menu System 3-8 T o save your changes: z Press F2 (or use the up and down a rrow keys to highlight [Send] ) and ENTER. z Enter y to save. If an error message a ppears, check your work and make changes as necessary .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Local Menu System: Accessing the Help Menu 3-9 Accessing the Help Menu The AI296 help menu list s all available keyboard codes and function keys with their associated purposes.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Local Menu System: Ex iting the Local Men u System 3-10 Exiting the Local Menu System T o exit the local menu system and save all changes: 1. Select <F2> Send and press ENTER. The following prompt appears: Save changes? (y/n) 2.
4-1 4 System Configuration This chapter provides information o n configuring AI296 system settings with the AI198 menu system and the AI296 local menu syste m. T o configure AI296 with the AI198 menu system, the AI198 software must be at versio n 1.90 or later .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: General S ystem Properties C onfiguration 4-2 General System Properties Configuration General system properties are configurable at the first level of the AI198 and AI296 System menu.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: General System Prop erties Configuration 4-3 Note: Y ou can include multiple characters with delays between each in the break sequence. For example, <c>^[1,5]x[0,9]k is a valid entry .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: General S ystem Properties C onfiguration 4-4 Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the System Menu. 2. Enter a character sequence for Destination Menu Bre ak Seq uen ce . Maximum length is 44 characters.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: General System Prop erties Configuration 4-5 Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the System Menu. 2. For 10 Base T Ethern et , sel ect Off or On . The default is off when running in switch mode.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: General S ystem Properties C onfiguration 4-6 This example displays 16 FTP port number set to 220 . Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the System Menu. 2. For FTP Port , enter the desired FTP port value.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: General System Prop erties Configuration 4-7 Menu Item T ypes Data Configuration in th e AI198 Menu System 1. Access Menu 4.2.1 1. 2. For 01 IP Address , enter 1, and the IP address for AI296. The default is 000.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: General S ystem Properties C onfiguration 4-8 Passive Link Settings Description The passive link settings are conf igured using three menu items. The configurable values are: z Passive link d own state —Configures stand by (DMlock) mode for a p assive link.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: General System Prop erties Configuration 4-9 This example displays: z 09*Bring pas sive link down when all calls have cleared set to ON z 10 Passive l ink Stay Inactive ti mer set to 50 z 11 Passive l ink Standby Mode tim er set to 20 Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: General S ystem Properties C onfiguration 4-10 System Prompt Description This item sets th e system prompt value in the CLI. Menu Item T ype Data Configuration in th e AI198 Menu System 1. Access Menu 4.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: General System Prop erties Configuration 4-1 1 TCP Settings Description The TCP settings are configured using two me nu items. The configurable values are: z TCP default wind ow size —Set s the TCP default window size for AI2 96.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: General S ystem Properties C onfiguration 4-12 This example displays TCP Default Window Siz e se t to 1024 and TCP Send Ahead set to Enabled . Telnet Port Description This item sets th e T elnet port value for AI296.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: General System Prop erties Configuration 4-13 This example displays Telnet Port set to 55 . System Menu System Promp t . . . ........... ...................... ............ NewProm pt Destination Menu Break Sequence .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: RADIUS Configuration 4-14 RADIUS Configuration RADIUS authentication verifies user login in formation against valid user information in a database on a centra lized RADIUS authen tication server .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: RADIUS Configuration 4-15 4. For 03 Primary Serve r Port , enter 3, and the desired port number . The default is 1812 . 5. For 04 Primary Serve r Secret , enter 4, and the desired p assword. The default is applied .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: RADIUS Configuration 4-16 Shell/FTP Options Description This item sets th e Shell/FTP option for RADIUS as one of the follo wing: z Enabled —Enables RADIUS login. z Disabled —Disables RADIUS login.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: RADIUS Configuration 4-17 This example displays the shell RAS option set to RADIUS/Fallbac k . RAS Configurati on Me nu RADIUS Primary Server Status . . . . . . . . . . . [E nabled] Disabled IP Addr ess .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: T ACACS+ Configuration 4-18 TACACS+ Configuration T ACACS+ authentication verifies user login information against the user ’ s permission level on a T ACACS+ server . Up to 9 T ACACS+ servers are configurable to provide secure access for an entire AI296 network.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: T ACACS+ Configuration 4-19 3. For 02 Primary Serve r IP Address , enter 2, and the IP add ress. The default is 0.0.0.0 . 4. For 03 Primary Se rver Port , enter 3, and the port number . The default is 49 .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: T ACACS+ Configuration 4-20 2. For 09*Shell/FTP TACAC S Option , enter 9 to sele ct ENABLED , DISABLED , or LOCAL FALLBACK . The default is DISABLED . This example displays 09*Shell/FTP TACACS Option set to LOCAL FA LLBACK .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: SNMP Configuration 4-21 SNMP Configuration This section discusses SNMP configura ti on options.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: SNMP Configuration 4-22 The following example displays the se lection of On for menu item Send authe ntication traps . Community Names Description SNMP community names provide embedded p assword access to MIB conte nts.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: SNMP Configuration 4-23 The following example displays: z Item 05 Read Co mmunity Name set to ReadComm . z Item 06 MIB2 Re ad Community Name set to MIB2 . z Item 07 Write C ommunity Name set to WriteCo mm .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: SNMP Configuration 4-24 Contact Persons Description This item defines the name of the person to contact regarding a specific node. Menu Item T ypes Data Configuration in th e AI198 Menu System 1.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: SNMP Configuration 4-25 Configuration in th e AI198 Menu System 1. Access Menu 4.2.1 1.8. 2. For 02 Node name , enter 2, and the node name. The maximum le ngth is 40 characters. 3. For 03 Node location , enter 3, and a node location description.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: SNMP Configuration 4-26 Menu Item T ypes Data AI296 Local Menu Item Configuration 1. Access the SNMP Menu located under the System Menu. 2. For SNMP Manager #1 , enter t he IP address of the first SNMP manager .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: St atic Route Configuration 4-27 Static Route Configuration AI296 allows for the configuration of st atic routes using both the AI198 and AI296 menu systems. IP Address Settings Description S tatic routes are configured with a destination and next hop IP address.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: TID to Modem Mux Configuration 4-28 TID to Modem Mux Configuration The following are available: z Inactivity Timeout z Initialization String z.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: TID to Modem Mux Configuration 4-29 This example displays Inactivity Timeout set to 1500 . Initialization String Description This menu item defines the string that is se nt upon indication that the re is a device connected to the port (DSR asserted).
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: TID to Modem Mux Configuration 4-30 This example displays Init String set to conn23 . Port Bit Settings Description There are three menu items available for configu ring TID to Modem Mux port bit s: z Port Data Bits —Defines the number of databits in a data byte.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: TID to Modem Mux Configuration 4-31 AI296 Local Menu Item Configuration 1. Access the TID to Modem Mux Menu located under the Syste m Menu. 2. From the System Menu, select TID to Modem Mux . The TID to Modem Mux Summary Menu appears.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: TID to Modem Mux Configuration 4-32 AI296 Local Menu Item Configuration 1. Access the TID to Modem Mux Menu located under the Syste m Menu. 2. From the TID to Modem Mux Summary Menu, select [Add TID] .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: Time Configuration 4-33 Time Configuration AI296 support s the Simple Network T ime Protocol (SNTP). SNTP is a time pr otocol that maintains a common time a mong Internet hosts. Note: T ime configuration options are on ly available when AI296 is operating in standalone mo de.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: Ti me Configuration 4-34 7. For Start Hour , select th e hour that Daylight Savings T i me will start. 8. For End On , select the day number in the month that Daylight Saving s T ime will end. 9.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: Time Configuration 4-35 z Primary SNTP S erver —Defines the I P address of the first SNTP server from which AI296 will attempt to retrieve the exact t ime.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide System Configuration: Ti me Configuration 4-36 Time Zone Description This menu item configures the time zone for AI29 6 to use. The configured value represents the number of hours you are from UTC. Menu Item T ypes Data AI296 Local Menu Item Configuration 1.
5-1 k5 IP Over X.25 Subnet Configuration This chapter provides information o n configuring the encap sulation of the IP protocol over X.25 (IXE) networks.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide IP Over X.25 Subnet Configur ation: Configura tion Overview 5-2 Configuration Overview AI296 support s encapsulation of t he IP protocol over X.25 (IXE) networks. The local AI296 wraps IP p acket s (either control or dat a p ackets) inside of X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide IP Over X.25 Subnet Configuration: Local Settings 5-3 Local Settings IXE can be configured using either one local and one remote AI296 or one local AI296 and a router that support s IP over X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide IP Over X.25 Subnet Conf iguration: Local Setti ngs 5-4 This example displays Local IP Address for t his Subnet set to 24.35.132.67 . Local IP Subnet Mask Description This menu item configures the local IXE doorway IP subnet mask.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide IP Over X.25 Subnet Configuration: Local Settings 5-5 Local X.25 Link Number Description This menu item configures the local IXE doorway link number . Menu Item T ype Data Configuration in th e AI198 Menu System 1. Access Menu 4.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide IP Over X.25 Subnet Confi guration: Remote Settings 5-6 Remote Settings IXE can be configured using either one local and one remote AI296 or one local AI296 and a router that support s IP over X.25. The following co nfiguration component s are available: z Remote IP Address for this Subnet z Remote X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide IP Over X.25 Subnet Configuration: Re mote Settings 5-7 This example displays Remote IP Address for this Subnet set to 93.67.158.56 . Remote X.121 Address Description This menu item configures the IXE remote X.121 address.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide IP Over X.25 Subnet Confi guration: Remote Settings 5-8 Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the IP Over X.25 Subnet Menu. 2. From the IP Over X.25 Subnet Menu , select Add . The IP Over X.25 Subnet Edit Menu appears.
6-1 6 Link Configuration This chapter provides information o n configuring AI296 links in the AI198 and AI29 6 local menu systems. Guide to this Chapter AI296 Link Types BX.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: AI296 Link T ypes 6-2 AI296 Link Types AI296 has six configurable lin k types: z Asynchronous z Asynchronous PPP z HDLC-Bridge z MLT z Synchronous PPP z X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: AI296 L ink T ypes 6-3 HDLC-Bridge HDLC-Bridge links run with an HDLC lin k layer protocol in Asynchronous Balanced Mode and bridge Ethernet frames. HDLC -Bridge links can provide clocking o r synchronize with an external clock.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: AI296 Link T ypes 6-4 X.25 X.25 links provide a synchronous connection to a packet-switched X.25 network. X.25 links can behave as DTE or DCE and can pr ovide clocking or synchronize with an external clock.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: BX.25 Configuration 6-5 BX.25 Configuration AI296 is BX.25 comp atible and implemen t s p a ssive links. Passive links are not a part of the BX.25 protocol. Once a p assive link is active, it uses the BX.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: BX.25 Configuration 6-6 Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the X.25 Link Menu. 2. Select BX.25 Menu . The BX.25 Menu appears. 3. For Use BX.25 Configurati on Values , select Enabled or Disabled .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: BX.25 Configuration 6-7 Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the X.25 Link Menu. 2. Select BX.25 Menu . The BX.25 Menu appears. 3. For BX.25 Modulo , enter the desired value. The default is 256 .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: BX.25 Configuration 6-8 Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the X.25 Link Menu. 2. Select BX.25 Menu . The BX.25 Menu appears. 3. For BX.25 Support , select Enabled or Di sabled .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: BX.25 Configuration 6-9 This example displays 05 Connect Timer ST2 set to 33 and 06 Send Tim er ST3 set to 45 . Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the X.25 Link Menu. 2. From the X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Connect Options Configuration 6-10 Connect Options Configuration Connect options configure the AI296 c onnection p arameters. These options are available for asynchronous links and asynchronous PPP links.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Conne ct Op tions Configuration 6-1 1 This example displays 02 Alias set to async.4.1 . Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the Async Link Menu. 2. Select Connect Opti ons Menu .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Connect Options Configuration 6-12 This example displays 03 Call retry interval set to 134 . Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the Async Link Menu. 2. Select Connect Opti ons Menu .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Conne ct Op tions Configuration 6-13 Menu Item T ype Data Link T ype A vailability Async Configuration in th e AI198 Menu System 1. Access Menu 4.2.1 1.12.1 1. 2. For 08 Connect strin g , ente r 8, and the connect string.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Connect Options Configuration 6-14 Connection Settings Description The connection settings are co nfigured using three menu items: z Connect when D CD is on —Enables or disables link connection when DCD is asserted.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Conne ct Op tions Configuration 6-15 This example displays: z 05*Connect w hen DCD is on set to ON z 06*Connect w hen characters are r eceived se t to OFF z 07*Connect w ithout DSR, DCD or r eceived characters set to OFF .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Connect Options Configuration 6-16 Link Application Description This menu item configures the link app lic ation type. The following o ptions are available: z Login —S pecifies that the link will prompt for a user name an d password when connected.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Conne ct Op tions Configuration 6-17 Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the Async Link Menu. 2. Select Connect Opti ons Menu . The Connect Options Menu appears. 3. For Link Applicat ion , sele ct Login , Destinati on , or AppAlias .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Disconnect Options Configuration 6-18 Disconnect Options Configuration Disconnect options configure the p arameters that are used when AI296 disconnect s. These options are availab le for asynchronous and asynchronous PPP links.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Disco nne ct Options Configuration 6-19 3. For 05*Inactivity Timer en abled when link receiv es call , ent er 5 t o sele ct ON or OFF . The default is OFF . 4. For 06*Inactivity Timer resets on incom ing characters from destination , e nter 6 to select ON or OFF .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Disconnect Options Configuration 6-20 Disconnect Settings Description The disconnect settings are configured using two menu items: z Disconnect whe n a break character is received —Enables or disables link disconnection when a break characte r is received.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Disco nne ct Options Configuration 6-21 This example displays Disconnect w hen DCD is off set to On and Disconn ect when a Break character is received set to Off for an async link. Disconnect String Description This menu item configures the string the lin k sends before the link disconnect s.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Disconnect Options Configuration 6-22 This example displays 07 Disconnect string set to <b>ne wSt rin g<3 3>< p 15><b> . Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the Async Link Menu.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Gen eral Li nk Properties Configuration 6-23 General Link Properties Configuration General link properties are configurable us ing menus accessed directly from the lin k configuration menu.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: General Link Properties Configuration 6-24 This ML T link example displays 09 Au to Disable Error Limit set to 25000 . Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the Link Menu. 2. Select Auto Disable Menu .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Gen eral Li nk Properties Configuration 6-25 Configuration in th e AI198 Menu System 1. Access Menu 4.2.1 1.12. 2. For 09*Flow Control , enter 9 to select None or XonXoff . The default is None . This async link example displays 09*Flow Contro l set to XonXoff .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: General Link Properties Configuration 6-26 z V.35 —Data transmission stan dard for a trunk interface between a network access device and a p acket network. Menu Item T ype T oggle Link T ype A vailability Async, AsyncPPP , HDLC-Bridge, ML T , SyncPPP , and X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Gen eral Li nk Properties Configuration 6-27 Interface Mode Description This menu item configures the interface m ode as eithe r DTE or DCE. DTE is used for a communications device (typical ly a terminal or computer) that is the source or destination of signals on a net work.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: General Link Properties Configuration 6-28 For X.25 links: 1. Access the X.25 Link Menu. 2. From the X.25 Link Menu, select Quick X.25 M enu . The Quick X.25 Menu appears. 3. For Interface Mode , select DCE or DTE .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Gen eral Li nk Properties Configuration 6-29 This example displays Link Description set to New X.25 Lin k . Link Mode Description This menu item defines the mode of operation for an X.25 link as normal, passive, or extended: z Normal mode is used for normal X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: General Link Properties Configuration 6-30 This example displays 05*Link mode set to Passive . Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the X.25 Link Menu. 2. From the X.25 Link Menu, select Quick X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Gen eral Li nk Properties Configuration 6-31 This example displays 01 Link number set to 3 . Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the Link Menu. 2. For Link to configur e , ente r the link number .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: General Link Properties Configuration 6-32 This example displays Link state set to Down . Link Type Description This menu item defines the type of link as asynchronous, X.25, HDLC, synchronou s PPP , asynchronous PPP , or ML T.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Gen eral Li nk Properties Configuration 6-33 Passive Link with Clocking Description This menu item enables or disables an X.25 p assive link from supplying a clock value while the link is in the inactive st ate.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: General Link Properties Configuration 6-34 This example displays Passive Link with Clocking set to Enabled . Port Data Bits Description This menu item defines the number of dat abits in a data byte.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Gen eral Li nk Properties Configuration 6-35 This example displays Port data bits set to Seven . Port Parity Description This menu item defines parity , which is a process for detecting whether or not bit s of data have been altered during dat a transmission.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: General Link Properties Configuration 6-36 This example displays Port parity set to Odd . Port Speed Description This menu item defines the baud rate for a port. Menu Item T ype Data in the AI29 6 local menu system Link T ype A vailability Async, AsyncPPP , HDLC-Bridge, ML T , SyncPPP , and X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Gen eral Li nk Properties Configuration 6-37 Menu 4.2.1 1.12.5 appears. Note: 10 Auto Baud is not available for AsyncPPP. 3. Enter a value from 1 to 10 to select the port speed. Me nu 4.2.1 1.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: General Link Properties Configuration 6-38 Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the Link Menu. 2. For Port speed , select 300 , 120 0 , 2400 , 4800 , 9600 , 19.2K , 38.4K , 57. 6K , 115.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Gen eral Li nk Properties Configuration 6-39 Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the Async Link Menu or AsyncPPP Link Menu. 2. For Port stop bits , select One or Tw o . The defa ult is One .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: General Link Properties Configuration 6-40 Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the ML T Link Menu. 2. For Sync Port Encodi ng , sel ect NRZ or NRZI . The default is NRZ . This example displays Sync Port Encoding set to NRZI .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Gen eral Li nk Properties Configuration 6-41 This example displays 10 Xon Repeat interval set to 30 . Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the Async Link Menu or AsyncPPP Link Menu.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: General PPP Properties Configuration 6-42 General PPP Properties Configuration The following menu items are av a ilable for PPP configuration: z.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: General PPP Properties Configuration 6-43 This example displays: z 01*Network C ontrol Protocol set to IPCP z 02 Local IP Address set to 099.045.006.033 z 03 Remote IP Address set to 106.046.092.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: General PPP Properties Configuration 6-44 Maximum Unit Settings Description The maximum unit settings are configu red using two menu items: z Maximum receiv e unit (MRU)—Defines the maximum number of bytes tha t can be received in a single p acket.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: General PPP Properties Configuration 6-45 Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the AsyncPPP or SyncPPP Link Menu. 2. Select PPP Configurati on Men u . The PPP Configuration Menu appears.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: General PPP Properties Configuration 6-46 Configuration in th e AI198 Menu System 1. Do one of the following: z For an asynchronous PPP link, access Menu 4.2.1 1.12-2.2. z For a synchronous PPP link, access Me nu 4.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: LAPB Parameters Configuration 6-47 LAPB Parameters Configuration The following settings are used to configure LAPB parameters for an ML T or X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: LAPB Parameters Configuration 6-48 Link T ype A vailability ML T and X.25 Configuration in th e AI198 Menu System 1. Access menu 4.2.1 1.12.8 for ML T or menu 4.2.1 1.12.7 for X.25. 2. For 02*Frame level dis connect , enter 2 to select Active , Passive or Other .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: LAPB Parameters Configuration 6-49 Menu Item T ype T oggle Link T ype A vailability ML T and X.25 Configuration in th e AI198 Menu System 1. Access menu 4.2.1 1.12.7 for ML T or menu 4.2.1 1.12.8 for X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: LAPB Parameters Configuration 6-50 This example displays: z 05 T1 ack ti mer set to 19000 z 06 T2 ack de lay timer set to 20000 z 07 T4 idle t imer set to 50000 . Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: LAPB Parameters Configuration 6-51 Menu Item T ype Data Link T ype A vailability ML T and X.25 Configuration in th e AI198 Menu System 1. Access menu 4.2.1 1.12.7 for ML T or menu 4.2.1 1.12.8 for X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Modem Option Configuratio n 6-52 Modem Option Configuration The following menu items are use d fo r modem option configuration.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Modem Optio n Configuration 6-53 Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the Async Link Menu or AsyncPPP Link Menu. 2. Select Modem Setup Menu . The Mod em Setup Menu appears. 3. For Modem string , enter the modem string.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Modem Option Configuratio n 6-54 This example displays Dialing time-out set to 10 . Number of Dial Attempts Description This menu item configures t he number of times the mode m redials before terminating a call.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Modem Optio n Configuration 6-55 This example displays Number of dial attempt s se t to 15 . Modem Setup Menu Link being con figured . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Modem string .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: PPP Au thentication Configuration 6-56 PPP Authentication Configuration The following menu items are ava ilabl e for PPP authentica tion configu.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: PPP Au thentication Configuration 6-57 2. For 02*Local Authenticatio n Method , enter 2 to select None , PAP , or CHAP . The default is None . 3. For 03 Local PAP/CHAP ide ntity , enter 3, and the user name.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: PPP Au thentication Configuration 6-58 RAS Option Description This menu item configures the method AI296 uses to obtain ID an d password information for a link.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: PPP Au thentication Configuration 6-59 Configuration in th e AI198 Menu System 1. Do one of the following: z For an asynchronous PPP link, access Menu 4.2.1 1.12-2.1. z For a synchronous PPP link, access Me nu 4.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: PPP Au thentication Configuration 6-60 Remote Authentication Settings Description The remote authentication setting s are configured using thr e.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: PPP Au thentication Configuration 6-61 This example displays: z 05*Remote Authe nti cation Method set to CHAP z 06 Remote PA P/CHAP identity set to bri24 z 07 Remote PA P Password/CHAP Secr et set to documentation .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Quick X.25 Configuration 6-62 Quick X.25 Configuration The Quick X.25 configurati on me nu is available only in the AI296 local me nu syste m.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Quick X.2 5 Configuration 6-63 z Frame window size —S pecifies the number of frame s the link can send bef ore receiving confirmation that the first f r ame has been received correctly .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Quick X.25 Configuration 6-64 Menu Item T ype T oggle Link T ype A vailability X.25 Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the X.25 Link Menu. 2. Select Quick X.25 M enu . The Quick X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Quick X.2 5 Configuration 6-65 This example displays Number of PVCs set to 12 . Packet Settings Description Packet settings are configured using two menu ite ms: z Max packet siz e —Defin es the maximum number of bytes permitted for an X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Quick X.25 Configuration 6-66 This example displays Max Packet Size set to 256 and Packet Window Size set to 5 . Passive Link Settings Description The passive link configuration set tings are configured using two menu items: z X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Quick X.2 5 Configuration 6-67 Link T ype A vailability X.25 Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the X.25 Link Menu. 2. Select Quick X.25 M enu . The Quick X.25 Menu appears. 3.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Quick X.25 Configuration 6-68 3. For Port speed , enter the baud rate. The default is 9600 . This example displays Port speed set to 128000 SVC .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Quick X.2 5 Configuration 6-69 This example displays SVC Low set to 250 and SVC High set to 3149 . X.121 Local Address Description This menu item defines the X.121 address used in the X.25 net work.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Quick X.25 Configuration 6-70 This example displays X121 Local Address set to 59274 . Quick X.25 Menu Link being con figured . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02 Interface Mode . .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: RTS/DT R Lead Contro l Configu ration 6-71 RTS/DTR Lead Control Configuration The following configuration items are available for R TS and DTR l.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: RTS/DTR Lead Control Configuration 6-72 This example displays 01*DTR connect state set to OFF and 02*DT R dis con nec t sta te set to TOGGLE . Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the Async Link Menu or AsyncPPP Link Menu.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: RTS/DT R Lead Contro l Configu ration 6-73 RTS disconnec t state —Set s the R TS disconnect st ate to one of the following options: z On —Sets R TS to on when the link disconnect s. z Off —Sets R TS to of f when the link disconnect s.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: RTS/DTR Lead Control Configuration 6-74 This example displays RTS connect state set to Fl owControl and RTS disconnect state set to Toggle . RTS/DTR Cont rol Options Menu Link being con figured .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: X.25 Parameters Configuration 6-75 X.25 Parameters Configuration The following settings ar e available for X.25 p arameter con figuration: z Maximum Packet Size z Packet Window Size z Protocol Version z X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: X.25 Parameters Configuration 6-76 This example displays Max Packet Size set to 256 . Packet Window Size Description This menu item defines the .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: X.25 Parameters Configuration 6-77 This example displays Packet Window Size set to 6 . Protocol Version Description This menu item defines the protocol version (year) for the current link. Menu Item T ype T oggle Link T ype A vailability X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: X.25 Parameters Configuration 6-78 Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the X.25 Link Menu. 2. Select X.25 Paramet ers Menu . The X.25 Parameters Menu appears. 3. For Protocol Vers ion , sele ct 1980 , 1984 , or 1988 .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: X.25 Parameters Configuration 6-79 Link T ype A vailability X.25 Configuration in th e AI198 Menu System 1. Access menu 4.2.1 1.12.8. 2. For 13 R20 restart c ount , enter 13 , and the counter value.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: X.25 Parameters Configuration 6-80 6. For R28 registration retr ansmission count , enter the counter value.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: X.25 Parameters Configuration 6-81 This example displays 01*X25 Facilities nego tiation set to ON . Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the X.25 Link Menu. 2. Select X.25 Paramet ers Menu .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: X.25 Parameters Configuration 6-82 Menu Item T ype Data Link T ype A vailability X.25 Configuration in th e AI198 Menu System 1. Access Menu 4.2.1 1.12.8. 2. For 05 T20 restart t imer , enter 5, and the timer value.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: X.25 Parameters Configuration 6-83 Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1. Access the X.25 Link Menu. 2. Select X.25 Paramet ers Menu . The X.25 Parameters Menu appears. 3. For T20 Restart Timer , ent er the timer value.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: X.25 Parameters Configuration 6-84 X.121 Local Address Description This menu item defines the X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Virt ual Circuit Configuration 6-85 Virtual Circuit Configuration The following settings ar e available for X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Virtual Circuit Configuration 6-86 This example displays Number of PVCs set to 12 . PVC Configuration Settings Description PVCs are configured using four me nu items: z PVC type —Defines the PVC type as Active , Connect on activity , or Passive .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Virt ual Circuit Configuration 6-87 z Reset timer interval —Defines the time interval (in seconds) at which a passive PVC can remain inactive before AI296 reset s it. Since passive PVCs do not get reset based on a timer , the only configurable valu e for this setting is 0.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Virtual Circuit Configuration 6-88 2. Enter a value ( 02 through 15 ) associated with the PVC to be configured. Menu 4.2.1 1.12.9.2.1 (the PVC Ed it Menu) appears. 3. For 01*PVC Type , enter 1 to select Passive , Active , or Connect on activity .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Virt ual Circuit Configuration 6-89 This example displays: z 01*PVC Type set to Connect z 02 LCN Low set to 5 z 03 LCN High set to 15 z 04 INACTIVIT Y Timer Interval set to 240 . Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System 1.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Virtual Circuit Configuration 6-90 The timer type, range, and default settings depend on the PVC type. Refer to Table 6-2 for PVC types, timer typ es, ranges, and defaults . This example displays: z Low PVC set to 30 z High PVC set to 50 z PVC Type set to Active z Timer Value set to 230 .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Virt ual Circuit Configuration 6-91 Menu Item T ype Data Link T ype A vailability X.25 Configuration in th e AI198 Menu System 1. Access Menu 4.2.1 1.12.9. 2. For 03 Incoming only SVC low , enter 3, and the minimum LCN used for incoming only SVCs.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Link Configuration: Virtual Circuit Configuration 6-92 This example displays: z 03 Incoming only SVC low set to 8 z 04 Incoming only SVC high set to 64 z 05 Two-way S VC low set to 75 z 06 Two-way S VC high set to 85 z 07 Outgoing only SVC low set to 100 z 08 Outgoing only SVC high set to 150 .
7-1 7 TID Multiplexing This chapter provides information o n configuring TID multiplexing. Guide to this Chapter Overview TID Multiplexing Configuration TID Multiplexing Troubleshooting.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide TID Multiplexing: Overview 7-2 Overview AI296 support s TID multiplexing, which enables a single call from an OSS to fan out into multiple calls to various NEs. The initiating call may be X.25, a synchronous, or TCP , but cannot originate from a destination menu.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide TID Multiplexing: Overview 7-3 z If a connection is not est ablished af ter four tries or if AI296 receives a TL1 command with an unknown TID, the TL1 command get s discarded and a message gets logged . z If the OSS is disconnected from AI296, all associated children calls to the NEs are disconnected.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide TID Multiplexing: TID Mu ltiplexing Configuration 7-4 TID Multiplexing Configuration Establish TID multip lexing by configuring aliases for calls that will go through AI2 96. Configure a parent alias to acce pt the incoming call from th e OSS.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide TID Multiplexing: TID Multiplexin g Configuration 7-5 5. For 02+Simple alias trans lation , enter 2 . Menu 8.2 appears with the available translation options. 6. For 04 SLC routing t ranslation , enter 4 . Menu 8 reappears wit h SLC routing translation selected for menu item 2.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide TID Multiplexing: TID Mu ltiplexing Configuration 7-6 Configuration in the AI296 Local Menu System Note: T o configure aliase s in the AI296 local menu system, AI296 must be in standalone mo de. 1. Log in to the AI296 Main Menu .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide TID Multiplexing: TID Multiplexin g Configuration 7-7 7. For Application stri ng , enter: TMUX n [ TID: tid_for_ AI296 ] 8. For Called protocol , enter ="" . 9. (optional) For Caller's protocol , enter the caller's protocol.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide TID Multiplexing: TID Mu ltiplexing Configuration 7-8 4. For 01 Alias name , enter: parent_name . m 5. For 02+Simple alias trans lation , enter 2 . Menu 8.2 appears with the available translation options. 6. For 04 SLC routing t ranslation , enter 4 .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide TID Multiplexing: TID Multiplexin g Configuration 7-9 11 . F o r 09 A pp. string , enter: TID: tid 12. (optional) For 10 Called protocol , enter 10, and the called protocol. 13. For 11 Caller's protoc ol , ente r 11,="" .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide TID Multiplexing: TID Mu ltiplexing Configuration 7-10 4. For Alias name , enter: parent_name . m 5. If you are using sin gle alias translation, for Destinatio n , en ter the IP address of AI296. By entering a destination value, y ou are specifying the u se of single alias translation.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide TID Multiplexing: TID Multiplexin g Configuration 7-1 1 3. AI296 forwards all TL1 commands with TIDs NE-OH-COLUMBUS-1 , NE-OH-COLUMBU S-2 , and NE-OH-COLUMBUS-3 through the first child connection.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide TID Multiplexing: TID Mu ltiplexing Configuration 7-12 This example displays the p arent alias configuration in th e AI296 menu system. Note: T o configure aliase s in the AI296 local menu system, AI296 must be in standalone mo de.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide TID Multiplexing: TID Multiplexin g Configuration 7-13 These examples display two of the child alias configurations in the AI198 menu system. >11 ="" Men u 8 01 Alias name --------- --- ------------------- --- --- -- -------------------T L1D M.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide TID Multiplexing: TID Mu ltiplexing Configuration 7-14 These examples display two of the child alias configurations in the AI296 menu system. Note: T o configure aliase s in the AI296 local menu system, AI296 must be in standalone mo de.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide TID Multiplexing: TID Multiplexing Troubleshooting 7-15 TID Multiplexing Troubleshooting If an OSS is not getting a response fro m an NE, it can send a TL1 retrieve header command ( RTRV-HDR ) to determine if the problem is with the NE or with AI296.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide TID Multiplexing: TID Multiplexing Troubleshooting 7-16 Normal Response Example This example displays the response that appears when RTRV-HDR :AI232:1 2345; is executed. Error Response Format If AI296 receives TL1 commands other than RTRV-HDR with the same card TID, it responds with a deny message.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide TID Multiplexing: TID Multiplexing Troubleshooting 7-17 Error Response Example This example displays the resp onse that appears if RTRV-HDR fails. Diagnostics for TID Multiplexing T o view information on TID multiplexe d calls and the associated TIDs, use diag-tconn .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide TID Multiplexing: TID Multiplexing Troubleshooting 7-18.
8-1 8 Alias and Call Routing Configuration This chapter provides information o n co nfiguring aliases and routing calls o n AI296. Guide to this Chapter Overview Call Routing Source/Destination Protoc.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration : Overview 8-2 Overview AI296 uses aliases to route calls a cross the backplane of AIswitch. Each incoming call’s routing in formation must match an entry in the alias t able, or else the call is rejected.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Ro uting Configuration: Overview 8-3 5. The TCP packet is received by AI296 card B. 6. The data travels up stream through the AEPN protocol option to preserve packetizati on. 7. The data p acket is converted, trave ls downstream, and is transmitted out AI296 using an X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration : Overview 8-4 This is an example configuration in th e AI198 menu system for AI296 B: >8 Men u 8 01 Alias name --------- --- ------------------- --- --- -- --------172.16.30.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration: Call Routing 8-5 Call Routing T o route calls with AI296 , you must configure an alias for a source and destination protocol. Note: Aliases created in AI198 are not visible to AI296 when it is running in standalone mode.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration : Call Routing 8-6 Note: The alias name may include leading , trailing, or embedded wildcard matching characters.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration: Call Routing 8-7 9. For 05 This alias i s visible in the des tination menu , enter 5 to toggle betwee n Yes and No . This setting specifies if the alia s will appear in the welcome screen.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration : Call Routing 8-8 4. From the the Alias Summary Menu , select [Add Alias] . The Alias Edit Menu appears: 5. For Alias Name , enter the alias name for the incoming (source ) call.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration: Call Routing 8-9 8. (optional) For Call Data , enter the call user dat a. Call data is d ependent on the type of SL C being used. It may be dire ctly entered as an alias macro. 9.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration : Call Routing 8-10 2. From the Alias Summary Menu, select one of the following options: z Select Sort to sort the aliases alphabetically . z Select Move next to the desired alias and move it to the top or bottom of the list, or up or down in the list.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration: Call Routing 8-1 1 2. In the Alias Edit Menu, select Application Strin g and enter the X-25 keep-alive string as follows: X25KA [-s | -d] pe riod where: X25KA Notifies the 296 that this is the X-25 keep-alive feature.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Config uration : Source/Destination Protocol T ables 8-12 Source/Destination Protocol Tables The following par ameters are referred to in the t ables: Source/Destination Protocol T ables for the AI198 Menu System The following tab les are organized acco rding to source p rotocols.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Ro uting Configuration: Source/D estination Protocol T ables 8-13 T able 8-1 Asynchron ous Source Without Breaks (AI198) Source Destination Menu Item Information Async Async 01 ASY. link_numb er 04 PVC 08 ASY.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Config uration : Source/Destination Protocol T ables 8-14 T able 8-2 Asynchronous Source With Breaks (AI19 8) Source Destination Menu Item Information Async, Async TL1, Async packetized on a CR (or .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Ro uting Configuration: Source/D estination Protocol T ables 8-15 T able 8-3 X.25 SVC So urce Without Breaks (AI198) Source Destination Menu Item Information X.25 SVC X.25 SVC 01 Call user data or called address or caller ’ s address 04 The following options are available: z X25.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Config uration : Source/Destination Protocol T ables 8-16 T able 8-4 X.25 SVC Sou rce With Breaks (AI198) Source Destination Menu Item Information X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Ro uting Configuration: Source/D estination Protocol T ables 8-17 T able 8-5 X.25 PVC So urce Without Breaks (AI198) Source Destination Menu Item Information X.25 PVC X.25 SVC Alias name X25. link_numb er .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Config uration : Source/Destination Protocol T ables 8-18 X.25 PVC, X.25 PVC with TL1 packetizing and X.29 break Async with async break, Async TL1 with async break, Async packetized on a CR (or .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Ro uting Configuration: Source/D estination Protocol T ables 8-19 TCP TCP Alias n ame ip_address # tcp_port _number Called address ip_address # tcp_port _number TCP Async Alias name ip_address # tcp_port _number Called address PVC Call data ASY.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Config uration : Source/Destination Protocol T ables 8-20 Source/Destination Protocol T ables for the AI296 Menu System The following tab les are organized acco rding to source p rotocols.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Ro uting Configuration: Source/D estination Protocol T ables 8-21 Async X.25 SVC Alias name ASY. link_numb er Called address The following options are available: z X25. link_numbe r . called_add ress z X25.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Config uration : Source/Destination Protocol T ables 8-22 T able 8-10 Asynchronous Sou rce With Breaks (AI296) Source Destination Menu Item Information Async, Async TL1, Async packetized on a CR (or .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Ro uting Configuration: Source/D estination Protocol T ables 8-23 T able 8-1 1 X.25 SVC Source Without Breaks (AI296) Source Destination Menu Item Information X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Config uration : Source/Destination Protocol T ables 8-24 T able 8-12 X.25 SVC Sou rce With Breaks (AI296) Source Destination Menu Item Information X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Ro uting Configuration: Source/D estination Protocol T ables 8-25 T able 8-13 X. 25 PVC Source Without Breaks (AI29 6) Source Destination Menu Item Information X.25 PVC X.25 SVC Alias name X25. link_numb er .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Config uration : Source/Destination Protocol T ables 8-26 X.25 PVC, X.25 PVC with TL1 packetizing and X.29 break Async with async break, Async TL1 with async break, Async packetized on a CR (or .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Ro uting Configuration: Source/D estination Protocol T ables 8-27 TCP TCP Alias n ame ip_address # tcp_port _number Called address ip_address # tcp_port _number TCP Async Alias name ip_address # tcp_port _number Called address PVC Call data ASY.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Config uration : Source/Destination Protocol T ables 8-28 TCP Async with async break Alias name ip_address # tcp_port _number Called address PVC Call data ASY.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration: Pro to c ol Processing Modules 8-29 Protocol Processing Modules Protocol processing modules are used to pr ocess d ata as it passes though AI296.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Config uratio n: Protocol Processing Modules 8-30 AEPX Applied Innovation encapsulation extension is similar to AEPN , but adds the ability to transport X.25 interrupt/reset packet s and interrupt/reset confirmatio n packet s through TCP .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration: Pro to c ol Processing Modules 8-31 Defaults Passes breaks upstream Passes breaks downstream Sends no reply to breaks Optional.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Config uratio n: Protocol Processing Modules 8-32 PKT The packetizing modu le holds data as it arrives until AI29 6 receives specified characters (such as new lines). Once the p a cketizing character is received, all of the data that ha s been held is passed on as a single packe t.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration: Pro to c ol Processing Modules 8-33 RBP Record boundary preservation is a Cisco prot ocol that works with messages traveling between X.25 and TCP/IP protocols. RBP allows for packet preserva tion of X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Config uratio n: Protocol Processing Modules 8-34 Defaults Sets no p acketizing timer Sets no idle p acketizing timer Sets no filter characte.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration: Pro to c ol Processing Modules 8-35 Examples TN The T elnet module filters T e lnet commands out of the data stream and processes them appropriately . It also adds commands, as necessary , to data as it travels downstream.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Config uratio n: Protocol Processing Modules 8-36 Examples Module Properties Some modules are only u sed for one specific purpose. For example, the PKT modu le buffers all rece ived data un til a specified character is received in that dat a.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration: Pro to c ol Processing Modules 8-37 Use the following guidelines when entering arguments: z Enter values sep arated by a comma in oct al (base 8), hexadecimal (base 16), or decimal (base 10) format.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration : Alias Macros 8-38 Alias Macros An alias macro is a program within an alias that translates incoming call request s into outgoing call request s. It is a shortcut that allows a programmer to write many a liases by only writing one macro.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuratio n: Alias Macros 8-39 This example displays a comment on its own line in the Application S tring field and a comment after a macro in the Alternate R oute field.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration : Alias Macros 8-40 Operators Operators are used for calculation of ma thematical expressions in alias macros. AI296 evaluates expressions from lef t to right in order of precedence as shown in Table 8-19 .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuratio n: Alias Macros 8-41 Functions Functions are preset command keywords that perfo rm string and value conversions. Some functions can be entered with only a single character . For example, s and switch represent the same function.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration : Alias Macros 8-42 mid$( string , x ) or m( string , x ) Returns characters from string starting with the x th character and continuing to the rig ht-most end character . If x is greater than the length of string , the function returns a null string.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuratio n: Alias Macros 8-43 Alias Macro Configuration Often there are severa l ways to write a macro and get the same result. One programmer will likely design macros dif ferently than an other .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration : Alias Macros 8-44 This example displays an alias where: z Alias name =L(A,P(A,’#’,1)- 1)=MYIP(1) matches the base IP address of AI296 with any port number . z Called address =’10.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration : Alias Configuration Examples 8-45 Alias Configuration Examples Examples are given for the following connection s: z SVC to SVC Connection z SVC to PVC Connection z PVC to SVC Connection z MLT Route SVC to SVC Connection In Figure 8-2 , the X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Config uratio n: Alias Configuration Examples 8-46 This example displays the me nu items used to configure the SVC to SVC connectio n: >10.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration : Alias Configuration Examples 8-47 SVC to PVC Connection In Figure 8-3 , the X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Config uratio n: Alias Configuration Examples 8-48 This example displays the men u items used to configure an SVC to PVC connection: Note: Refer to Alias Configuration Examples on page 8-45 for a descriptions o f all menu items in this example.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration : Alias Configuration Examples 8-49 PVC to SVC Connection In Figure 8-4 , the incoming X.25 dat a on the in coming AI296 is on baseport 16 , link 2 with the alias of 16.X25.2.3 .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Config uratio n: Alias Configuration Examples 8-50 This example displays the men u items used to configure a PVC to SVC con nection. Note: Refer to Alias Configuration Examples on page 8-45 for a descriptions o f all menu items in this example.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration : Alias Configuration Examples 8-51 MLT Route Y ou can use aliases to route ML T call info rmatio n through a TCP/IP network. The example in Figure 8-5 shows how aliases can be set up to route an ML T call.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Config uratio n: Alias Configuration Examples 8-52 This example displays the menu items used to co nfigure the ML T host alias shown in Figure 8-5 on page 8-51 . This example displays the men u items used to configure the ML T network element alias sh own in Figure 8-5 on page 8-51 .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Configuration : Alias Configuration Examples 8-53 Link-to-Link Call Routing Link-to-link call routing let s users route all SVC calls coming in on one X.25 link to another X.25 link. By using X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Alias and Call Routing Config uratio n: Alias Configuration Examples 8-54 This example displays AI296 configure d to listen for all SVC calls on links 1 and 3 and route those calls to links 2 and 4 (as displayed in Figure 8-6 on page 8-53 ).
9-1 AI296 9 AI296 Commands This chapter provides information a bout each AI296 shell command and all AI198 winslc commands that are supported by AI 296.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: Commands Overview 9-2 Commands Overview AI296 is configurable directly through the local system usi ng shell commands or through AI198 using winslc commands and the menu syst em.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: Commands Overview 9-3 5. At the login promp t, enter your user name. 6. At the password pro mpt, enter your password. Notes: ai is the default user name and p assword. AI296 allows only five logins using the default p assword.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: winslc Commands 9-4 winslc Commands The winslc commands let the user communi cate with AI296 from AI198.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: winslc Commands 9-5 Table 9-1 describes the Log/ Alarm message header element s. T able 9-1 Log/Alarm Message Hea der Elements Header Element Description @AI198 S pecifies the node name for the device that is prod ucing the log/alarm message (in this case, AI198).
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: aaa 9-6 aaa Description These commands configure T ACACS+ accoun ting, authentication, and authorization settings.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: aaa 9-7 authen Enables or disables T ACACS+ aut hentication for AI296 command shell access. T ACACS+ authentication may be enabled on all connections, or on a connection type basis. By de fault, T ACACS+ authentication is disabled on all connection type s.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: aaa 9-8 fallback Enables or disab les T ACACS+ fallback for shell access. If T ACACS+ fallback is enabled and attempt s to cont act all configured T ACACS+ servers fail, then AI296’ s user database is used for authentication and authorization.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: aaa 9-9 profile Associates a custom profile with a privilege level or range of privilege levels. The following rules apply: z T ACACS+ privilege levels range from 0 to 15. z Custom profiles can be associa ted with privilege levels 2 through 14.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: aaa 9-10 Command Default s Disabled T ACACS+ accounting, authenitcation , and authorization Examples The following AAA settings are con figured: z E.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: aaa 9-1 1 This example displays a summary of all aut hentication, authorization, and accounting settings. This example displays all AAA sp ecific counters and st atistics. This example displays a successful p assword change on a T ACACS+ server .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: alarm 9-12 alarm Description This command: z Displays a list of the alarm group s and the overall alarm se verity z Displays alarms for a specified .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: alarm 9-13 Examples This example displays a list of the alar m grou ps and the overall alarm seve rity . -clear Clears all non-self-clearing alarm groups or a specified non-self-clearing alarm group.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: alarm 9-14 This example displays all system a larms in group links . This example displays alarms for links 5-8 in group links .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: alarm 9-15 This example displays all alarms that have a severity level between 4 and 7 . This example displays the clearing of all non-self-clearing alarm group s. This example displays the clearing of non-self-clearing alarm group general .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: arp 9-16 arp Description This command displays, deletes, or adds entrie s in the ARP cache. Command T ypes shell and winslc Format s For the shell: .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: arp 9-17 Examples This example displays all ARP cache entries. This example displays an ARP cache entry with IP a ddress 10.40.5.20 . This example displays the con figuration of an ARP cache entry with IP address 10.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: arp 9-18 This example displays the deletion of an ARP cache entry with IP address 10.40.53.2 . [296]arp -d 10.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: break 9-19 break Description This command terminates an asynchronous or shell connection. Use comman d diag- tconn on page 9-49 (not command who o n page 9-122 ) when referencing connections and connection ID n umbers.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: break 9-20 Examples This example displays the termination of a shell connection for a device with IP address 10.40.5.11 and port number 1821 . This example displays the termination of a connection for a device with ID 65 .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: bridge 9-21 bridge Description This command dumps a list of all the addresses in the bridge t able or clears the bridge table. Command T ypes shell Format s bridge { dump | c lear } Parameters Examples This example displays the dumping of the bridge ta ble.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: creset 9-22 creset Description This command resets the error counters for a link or a range of links. There is no output for this command. T o see if the error counters were reset for the links you specified, enter command staslc on p age 9-92 .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: date 9-23 date Description This command sets a nd displays the date and the time for AI296 wh en it is operating in standalone mode. Command T ypes shell Format s date Examples This example displays the configuration of date 08-04-2005 and time 10:24:49 for AI296 in standalone mode.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: debug 9-24 debug Description This command enables or disables the logg ing of debugging dat a. Tip: Y ou have to have logging turned on to view debug info rmation from a shell connection.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: debug 9-25 Examples This example displays the enabl ing of all debug dat a logging. [296]debug all on debug alias is on debug x25 is o n debug pvcfs.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: delete 9-26 delete Description This command deletes a specified file that resides on AI29 6. Command T ype shell Format s delete filename Parameters Examples This example displays the dele tion of file log.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-conn 9-27 diag-conn Description This command displays a list of enabled link s alon g with connection information for each link. Data can be displayed continuously , one page at a time, or sent to the screen one time only for all connections.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-conn 9-28 D-etail This option prompts for the ID of the conne ction to view and displays details for th at connection. F-ind This option displays specific types of connections. F-ind indicat es text matches that are applied to the display lines.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-eth 9-29 diag-eth Description This command monitors and displays Ethernet diagnostic information. Using Interpretation Mode There are three levels of diagnost ic information: z Minimum—Displays minimal diagnostic info rmation (mostly the p acket’s source and destination).
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-eth 9-30 Note: Operating AI296 in the p romiscuous mode can reduce performance. The default setting is disabled promiscuou s mode. AI296 automatically retu rns to the default setting (promiscuous mod e disabled) when the user quits the diag-eth command.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-eth 9-31 2. Enter go . The system st arts capturing da ta with the user-defined settings and filters. 3. Enter stop to stop capturing dat a. Exiting the diag-eth Session T o exit the diag- eth session, type qu it .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-eth 9-32 Examples This example displays the configuration of diagnostic interpret ation level medium for the Ethernet diagnostic session display . This example displays the enabling and disabling of the timest amp display .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-eth 9-33 This example displays Ethernet diagnostic help info rmation. This example displays the help asso ciated with the Ethernet diagnostic filter command. [296]diag-eth help Commands for diag-et h: interpret Turn on data interpretat ion .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-eth 9-34 This example displays the diagnostic Etherne t display when th e fo llowing p arame ters are entered: z interpret max to set maximum interpretation z timestamp to enable timestamping z promiscuous to enable promiscuous mode z filter add src 172.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-eth 9-35 This example displays the diag nostic Ethernet display when the following is entered: z filter add src 00: 40:72:00:d2:d9 to configure.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-eth 9-36 This example displays the diag nostic Ethernet display wh en filter list is entered to display all filters. This example displays the dele tion of filter protocol tcp . This example displays the deletion of all filters.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-info 9-37 diag-info Description This command displays diagnostic information for W AN, asynchronous, Ethernet, and TCP connections as well as for memory . Di fferent screens of in formation can be viewed depending on the command optio n that is entered.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-info 9-38 Examples This example displays the W AN Diag Info screen, which is accessed by typing W . This example displays diagnostic information for STREAMS allocation an d memory , which are accessed by typing M .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-info 9-39 S T R E A M S A L L O C A T I O N NAME FREE ALLOC %FREE USED FA IL HWM Queues 8361 239 97 1073 0 241 Streams 2085 115 94 532 0 116 Bu.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-info 9-40 This example displays diagnostic information for asynch ronous connections, which is accessed by typing A . USED_HWM Displays the highest number of bytes allo cated since the card was last rebooted.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-info 9-41 This example displays diagnostic information for the fro nt panel Ethernet interf ace, which is accessed by typing E .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-info 9-42 Rx frames rec eived Displays the number of frames received on the connection. Rx bytes rece ived Displays the number of bytes received on the connection. Tx RL retry l imit exceeded Displays the number of times transmitted frames exceeded the retry limit.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-info 9-43 This example displays diagnostic information fo r the Ethernet sonic chip in use on this card ( SONIC0 ), which is accessed by typing E .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-info 9-44 crc_errors Displays the number of pack ets received that have had CRC errors. alignment_err ors Displays the numbe r of alignment errors. missed_packet s Displays the numbe r of missed packet s.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-info 9-45 This example displays diagnostic informati on for TCP data, which is accessed by typing T . state Displays the current state of the Ether net interface. The following values may appear: z 0 —The Ethernet interface is uninitialized.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-line 9-46 diag-line Description This command monitors incoming and outgoi ng a synchronous traf fic and displays diagnostic information for the traf fic. A hel p screen provides a list of comman ds available for line m onitoring diagnostics.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-l ine 9-47 Tip: Press ENTER to execute a comman d and press ESC to end the diagnostic session. CAUTION: If you are connected to AI296 thro ugh a serial port, do not monitor t he port with command diag-line .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-line 9-48 Examples This example displays a typical default li ne monito r display for asynchronous dat a. 06>d FF 03 00 31 00 01 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 92 9B ...1............ 59 0C 08 06 00 01 08 00 06 04 00 01 00 00 92 9B Y.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: diag-tconn 9-49 diag-tconn Description This command displays a list of enabled link s alon g with connection information for each link. It displays all connections on AI296 in the sa me format as command diag- conn on page 9-27 , but it is not int eractive.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: dir 9-50 dir Description This command displays a list of files with asso ciated times, dates, permissions, and sizes. Command T ype shell Format s dir [ -l ] Parameters Examples This example displays all available file s.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: exit 9-51 exit Description This command ends the current shell sessi on and retu rns to the login prompt. Command T ype shell Format s exit Examples This example displays an exit from the current shell session.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: head 9-52 head Description This command displays the fi rst few lines of a file. Command T ype shell Format s head [ -n lines ] file_name ... Parameters Examples This example displays the first 30 lines of file core.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: help 9-53 help Description This command lists all availa ble system co mmands or information for a specific command.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: help 9-54 This example displays help informa tion for command show . [296]help show Usage: show [p erf | comments | con n | data | mem | tcp | wan |.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: id 9-55 id Description This command displays the current user name and profile. Command T ype shell Format s id Examples This example displays the current user name and profile.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: ip 9-56 ip Description This command displays the fo llowing system settings: z IP address z Subnet mask z High IP address z Primary router IP address z Backup router IP address Command T ype shell Format s ip Examples This example displays the configure d IP address information.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: ip init 9-57 ip init Note: This command is only valid when AI296 is in st andalone mode. Description This command configures the following setti.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: ip init 9-58 This example displays the con figuration of all the IP settings available with this command: [296] ip init Enter IP Address (xxx.x xx. xxx.xxx):172.16.2.3 9 Setting IP Add ress to 172.16.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: link 9-59 link Description This command is used to: z Force a serial link to connect or disconnect Note: When this command is used to disconnec t a serial link, all calls are torn down. The serial link does not come back online until co mmand link start is issued.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: link 9-60 Examples This example displays the st arting of links 1 throu gh 4 and 6 . This example displays the stopping of links 6 and 8 .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: linkstat 9-61 linkstat Description This command displays link statistic info rmation. Command T ypes shell and winslc Format s For the AI296 system command: linkstat For the winslc command: winslc baseport linkstat Parameters baseport Indicates the baseport number of AI 296.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: linkstat 9-62 Examples This example displays the link st atistic information for AI296. [296]linkstat E D R C D F P Link N T T T C R K Speed Conn Rx.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: linkstat 9-63 This example displays link st atistic information for the de vice at baseport 64 . Note: The example has the terminal option set to 80 columns. Setting the terminal to 132 columns is recommended.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: log 9-64 log Description This command turns the display of log messages on or off. Command T ype shell Format s log { on | off } Parameters Examples This example displays the curre nt status of t he log message display .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: logou t 9-65 logout Description This command closes a shell session. Command T ype shell Format s logout Examples This example displays the cl osing of a shell session. [296]logout Writing Config uration .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: ls 9-66 ls Description This command displays a lis t of available files. Command T ype shell Format s ls [ -l ] Parameters Examples This example displays all available file s. This example displays all available files with associated permission levels, times, dates, and sizes.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: menu 9-67 menu Description This command accesses the AI296 main menu syste m. Command T ype shell Format s menu Examples This example displays the AI296 Main Menu.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: more 9-68 more Description This command prints the content of a file to the current shell session one p age at a time. Note: Y ou cannot use this command to view code image files or configura tion files ( .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: pad 9-69 pad Description This command calls an X.25 P AD host. It is used with the X.3, X.28 and X.29 protocols. Used with a link number , it calls the X.25 device connected to that link. Without paramete rs, it enters the command mode.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: pad 9-70 Examples This example displays the enabling of flo w control for P AD. This example displays the sett ing of the P AD profile. pagewait Sets page wait to n lines. param Displays current X.3 parameters.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: panic 9-71 panic Description This command forces AI296 to crash dump and halt. Command T ype winslc Format s winslc baseport panic Parameters baseport Defines the AI296 baseport number .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: passwd 9-72 passwd Description This command changes an existing u ser ’s password. Command T ype shell Format s passwd Note: After the initial co mmand is entered, AI296 prompt s the user for information needed to configure the new p assword.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: ping 9-73 ping Description This command sends an ICMP echo request t o the specified IP address. If the IP device responds to the echo request, a repl y receipt message appears. If a reply is not received within 5 seconds, a no reply message appears.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: pppstatus 9-74 pppstatus Description This command displays the st atus of all M odMux and asynchronous PPP-IPCP links. If IPCP is running on the link (the link st atus is RUNNING ), this command also di splays the local and remote IP addresses.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: pppstatus 9-75 Local IP Addr . Displays one of the following: z The IP address of AI296 (if the link st atus is RUNNING ) z N/A (if the link st atus is INITIALIZE , SERIALC ONN , ESTABLISH , AUTHENTICATE , or NETWORK ) Remote IP Add r.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: profile 9-76 profile Description This command allows a user account prof ile to be customized. The following six system profiles are maint ained: z Supervisor z Management z S tatus z Empty z Destination menu z Connect Profile names are limited to 19 characters.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: profile 9-77 Examples This example displays each of the prof ile pa rameter options with associated functionality . -c Creates a new profile from an exis ting user profile. The following parameters a re accepted: z existing_p rofile —S p ecifies the name of an existing user profile.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: pvcedit 9-78 pvcedit Description This command allows a change to occur on a PVC witho ut bringing down (bouncing) the entire link. This command ca n also be used to reset the PVC without resetting the entire link.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: pvcedit 9-79 Examples This example displays the call timer set to 32 seconds for PVC x25.4.3 . -p Forces the PVC to become p assive. x25. link_numb er . lcn Defines the link number and logical channel number for the X.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: pvclist 9-80 pvclist Description This command lists the PVCs in the system and displays their current st ate. If there are many PVCs in the system, this comma nd redirects it s output to a file named pvc.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: pvclist 9-81 Second column Displays the timer type for the PVC. Possible values are: z ct —Displays the connect timer if th e PVC is active. The number indicates the timer setting in seconds. z it —Displays the inactivity time r if the PVC is a connect-on- activity PVC.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: reset 9-82 reset Description This command resets AI296. CAUTION: All call processing will stop and all connections will be lost during th e reboot process. Command T ype shell Format s reset Examples This example displays the rese tting of AI296.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: rz 9-83 rz Description This command allows AI296 to receive files from a PC using the Zmodem file transf er protocol.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: selcnf 9-84 selcnf Note: This command is only available fo r AI296 in standalone mode. Description This command has two forms: One allows for the re covery of an overwritten runtime configuration file and the other allows f or the deletion of the specified configura tion file.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: sholog 9-85 sholog Description This command displays the content s of the log file. The last 32, 000 characters of log messages that were sent to the log port are displayed. Note: This command has the same functionality as command show log .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: show 9-86 show Description This command displays various types of information f or AI296. Command T ypes shell and winslc Format s For the shell com.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: show 9-87 data Displays link data. The followin g parameters are accepted: z link_rang e —Defines a link or range of links. V alid values are 1 to 32. Individual values are sep arated by commas (,) and hyphens (- ).
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: show 9-88 Examples This example displays the AI296 version number . This example displays the seri al link performance for links 2-5 . This example displays the link nu mbers, link types, and descriptions for port s 13-16 .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: staeia 9-89 staeia Description This command displays the st atus of the EIA leads. Command T ypes shell and winslc Format s For the shell command: s.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: staeia 9-90 CTS CTS is an incoming EIA lead c ontrol signal. The p lus symbol ( + ) indicates that this lead is asserted. The minus symbol ( - ) indicates that the lead is negated. DTR DTR is a n outgoing EIA lead control signal.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: standalone 9-91 standalone Description This command enables or disables sta ndalone mode. For more information a bout the difference between standalone mode and switch mode, refer to Appendix B : Standalone Mode and Switch Mode .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: staslc 9-92 staslc Description This command displays the st atus of the links and the DP232 cable. Command T ypes shell and winslc Format s For the .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: staslc 9-93 Examples This example displays the link an d cable status informatio n for links 1 to 5 . Note: Not all links are displayed here. Entering the comma nd with no additional parameters would show all 16 links.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: syncflash 9-94 syncflash Note: This command is only available when AI296 is in standalone mode. Description This command synchronizes th e AI296 conf iguration with the configuration information stored on AI198.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: sz 9-95 sz Description This command sends files from AI296 to a receiving PC using the Zmodem file transfer protocol. This comman d can be executed from any asynchronous po rt or T elnet connection. Note: Before attempting to send files, AI296 send s a signal to the receiving PC.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: tacacs 9-96 tacacs Description This command displays T ACACS+ log and shell session information. Command T ype shell Format s tacacs info sholog [ -p ] stats [ clear ] Parameters info S pecifies h ow the current shell session was authenticated.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: tacacs 9-97 Examples This example displays the T ACACS+ authent ication method for this shell connectio n as Local . This example displays a T ACACS+ debug log file. This example displays all T ACACS+ specific counters and statistics.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: tacacs 9-98 Wrong Header Session ID Displays the number of p ackets received from the T ACACS+ server that had an invalid session ID.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: tacacs server 9-99 tacacs server Description This command enables, disables, or remove s th e configuration for specified T ACACS+ servers.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: tacacs server 9-100 phase Configures the AAA phases that are allowed for specified T ACACS+ servers. The following p arameters are accepted : z * —S p ecifies all T ACACS+ servers. z account —Enables or disables the accounting pha se for the specified T ACACS+ servers.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: tacacs server 9-101 Command Default s Disabled Examples The following T ACACS+ server settings are configured for server numbe rs 1 , 4 , and 7 : z Enabled T ACACS+ servers z IP address 12.56.120.4 z Disabled accounting phase z Port number 32500 z Secret newguy .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: tacacs server 9-102 IP Address Displays the configured T ACACS+ IP addresses for the specified T ACACS+ servers. Port Displays the configured T ACACS+ port numbers for the specified T ACACS+ servers.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: tail 9-103 tail Description This command displays the last few lines of a file. Command T ype shell Format s tail [ -n lines ] file_name ... Note: More than one file name can be specified in this command.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: tcpoutconn 9-104 tcpoutconn Description This command controls how long outgoing TC P connections wait for a connection to be establish ed before failing.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: tftp 9-105 tftp Note: This command is only available when AI296 is in standalone mode. Description This command downloads a file from the T riv ial File T ransfer Protocol (TFTP) server to AI296 or uploa ds a file to the TFTP server fro m AI296.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: tftp 9-106 Parameters Examples This example displays the uplo ad of file primary.cnf to file secondar y.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: tftp 9-107 This example displays the download of file secondary.cnf to file primary.cnf from TFTP server 10.34.6.13 . [296] tftp get 10.34.6.13 secondar y.cnf primary.cnf Attempting to Download the file se condary.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: tftpboot 9-108 tftpboot Description This command displays the BOOTP/TFTP stat us or abort s attempts to cont act the BOOTP server . The AI296 card attempts to con tact a BOOTP server if cert ain conditions are met.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: tftpboot 9-109 This example displays the result of a card booting when no BOOTP or TFTP server is on the net.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: timezone 9-1 10 timezone Note: This command is only available when AI296 is in standalone mode. Description This command displays or changes the time zone o r adjusts th e time to reflect daylight savings.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: timezone 9-1 1 1 Examples This example displays the curre nt daylight savings time setting. This example displays the enabling of dayli ght savings time and the se tting of the timezone to -5:00 .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: trace 9-1 12 trace Description This command configures which X.25 reje cted call codes (cause and diagnostic) appear on the log port. This command can also be used to see the current trace level. The default trace level is 3.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: trace 9-1 13 Examples This example displays the con figuration of trace 2 . [296]trace 2 X.25 Trace Lev el: 2 [296].
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: traceroute 9-1 14 traceroute Description This command diagnoses connectivity pr oblems between AI296 and othe r hosts. Command T ype shell Format s traceroute ip_address Parameters Examples This example displays the traceroute t o IP address 10.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: type 9-1 15 type Description This command displays the text of any file other than a code image or configuration file.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: update 9-1 16 update Description This command displays information about t he image and configuration files. When entered with argument s, this command updates AI 296 software. Upd ate th e so f tware by copying a new image or configur ation file to a destination file.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: uptime 9-1 17 uptime Description This command displays the current time and the amount of time AI296 ha s been running since it was last booted .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: useradd 9-1 18 useradd Description This command adds a username and pa ssword. When the user first logs into AI2 96, the login name and p assword are both ai by default. Five grace logins are available before a username and p assword must be configur ed.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: useradd 9-1 19 Examples This example displays the addition of user brian with profile mgmt to the user database. The system prompts the user for the p assword af ter the username and profile are entered.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: userdel 9-120 userdel Description This command deletes a username and password from th e database. Command T ype shell Format s userdel Examples This example displays the dele tion of user brian from the database.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: users 9-121 users Description This command displays currently configured AI296 users with the associated p rofile names and destinations. Command T ypes shell Format s user Examples This example displays all currently configured AI29 6 users with associated profile names and destinations.
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: who 9-122 who Description This command displays the users currently logged into AI296. It displays the user name, time of login, user ID, t he source of the connection, an d command currently being used by each user .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: xvc 9-123 xvc Description This command displays information about a specific X.25 logical channel. Command T ypes shell and winslc Format s For the AI296 system command: xvc link . circuit For the winslc command: winslc baseport xvc link .
AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 Commands: xvc 9-124.
A-1 A AI296 System Codes This appendix provides information about AI296 system cod es. Guide to this Appendix X.25 Cause Codes and Diag nostic Codes Crash Codes Kentrox Technical Support.
A-2 AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 System Codes: X.25 Cause Codes and Diagno stic Codes X.25 Cause Codes and Diagnostic Codes X.25 cause codes indicate event s that triggered X.
A-3 AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 System Codes: X.25 Cause Codes and Diag nostic Codes Kentrox-Specific Reset Indication Cause Codes Reset indication cause codes apply to reset packet s and are specific to Kentrox equipment. Table A-2 list s the Kentrox-specific reset indication ca use codes (in hexadecimal format) and th eir meanings.
A-4 AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 System Codes: X.25 Cause Codes and Diagno stic Codes Standard ISO Diagnostic Codes Table A-3 lists the st andard ISO diagnostic codes and the ir meanings. CCITT Diagnostic Codes Table A-3 lists the CCITT diagno stic codes and their meanings.
A-5 AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 System Codes: X.25 Cause Codes and Diag nostic Codes 0x13 Packet type invalid for st ate r3 0x14 Packet type invalid for st ate p1 0x15 Packet type invali.
A-6 AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 System Codes: X.25 Cause Codes and Diagno stic Codes 0x30 T imer expired 0x31 T imer expired for incoming call 0x32 T imer expired for clear indication 0x.
A-7 AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 System Codes: X.25 Cause Codes and Diag nostic Codes Kentrox-Specific Diagnostic Codes Kentrox-specific diagnostic c odes provide tip s about the nature of a specific problem. Table A-6 lists the Kentrox-specific di agnostic cod es and their meanings.
A-8 AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 System Codes: Crash Codes Crash Codes Crash codes report to the log port wh en a card crashes and you receive an AIswitch fault message. This message indica tes t hat the system has detected a serious hardware or software fault.
A-9 AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 System Codes: Cras h Codes AI296 Crash Codes Table A-8 displays crash code s that are specific to AI296. Cont act Kentrox T echnical Support to report any of the followin g crash codes.
A-10 AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 System Codes: Crash Codes System Failure Crash Reports Crash codes report to the log port wh en a card crashes and you receive an AIswitch fault message. This message indica tes t hat the system has detected a serious hardware or software fault.
A-1 1 AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 System Codes: Kentrox T echni cal Support Kentrox Technical Support Some alarm conditions and crash codes reveal serious problems for which you should contact Kentrox T echnical Support.
A-12 AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide AI296 System Codes: Kentrox T echnical Support.
B-1 B Standalone Mode and Switch Mode This appendix provides information about st andalone and switch mode for AI2 96. Guide to this Appendix Standalone Mode Switch Mode.
B-2 AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide S t andalone Mode and Switch Mod e: S tandalone Mod e Standalone Mode S tandalone mode refers to the mode where AI296 stores its conf iguration locally (to flash) or on a TFTP server . The CLC might be used as the TFT P server in some cases.
B-3 AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide S t andalone Mode and Switch Mode: St andalone Mode 6. Exit the FTP utility . 7. Login to the shell with a se rial or T elnet connection. 8. Update the existing boot program image with the new software image file: update imagename .
B-4 AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide S t andalone Mode and Switch Mod e: Switch Mode Switch Mode Switch mode refers to the mode where AI296 is managed by the CLC. When AI296 is in switch mode, the AI198 menu system must be used to configure IP addresses, aliases, IP st atic routes, and SNMP trap s.
B-5 AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide S tandalone Mode and Switch Mode: Switch Mode 5. T ransfe r the software image to AI198: put filepath / imagename .img Note: W ait for a comple tion message af ter entering this command. 6. Exit the FTP utility .
B-6 AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide S t andalone Mode and Switch Mod e: Switch Mode.
C-1 C Commands for AI296 TACACS+ Server Enhancements This appendix provides a list of commands that users need when config uring a T ACACS+ server to utilize AI296’ s authorization enhancement s.
C-2 AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Commands for AI296 T A CACS+ Server Enhancements: AI296 Commands AI296 Commands Important: T o authorize a command with no additional a rguments, rememb er to enter permit ^$ in the argument list.
C-3 AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Commands for AI296 T ACACS+ Server Enhancements: AI296 Menu Aliases AI296 Menu Aliases The following AI296 menu aliases can b e included in an authorization set on th e T ACACS+ server . Authorization occurs when level 1 menu items are traversed: Note: Keyword write is treated as an a rgument.
C-4 AI296 V ersion 9.8x User ’s Guide Commands for AI296 T ACACS+ Server Enhancements: FTP Sessions FTP Sessions The following AI296 keywords apply t o FTP access: ftplogin Provid es FTP read access.
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If you already are a holder of Kentrox AI296, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Kentrox AI296.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Kentrox AI296. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Kentrox AI296 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
