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297-8103-903 Nortel Networ ks BroadBand STP Centillion 1200N A TM Switc h User Manual SSR3.0 Standar d 1.01 Septem ber 2000.
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Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual i NTP 297-8103-90 3 T able of Contents Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Precautions on Handling th e Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T able of Contents ii Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Hardware Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Principal Functions of the ATM Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T able of C ontents Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual iii NTP 297-8103-90 3 Inserting PCMCIA Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14 Turning Power On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T able of Contents iv Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Line Card Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9 Inserting a Line Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 1-1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Precautions on Handling the Product Precautionary Messages This docu ment uses th e follo wing symbo ls to alert you to safet y issues that you should obs erve to prote ct yourself an d others from phy sical injury or property damage.
Safety Measures Precautions on Handling the Produc t 1-2 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Safety Measures Power Supply ■ F or s afe ty , be sure t o use a t hre e- pin outl et f or po wer supply wit h a groundi ng recept acle.
Precautions on Handling the Product Safety Measures Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 1-3 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Operating the Equipment ■ It is dange rous to use th e equipment when it is ma lfunctioning.
Safety Measures Precautions on Handling the Produc t 1-4 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Handling of Main Unit and Cables ■ Do not open the equipme nt or disass emble it. ■ Do not block ven tilation ho les or air -cooli ng fans.
Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 2-1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 What is the Centillion 1200N Switch? The Centi llion 1200N is a co mpact desktop 2 .5 Gbps A TM Switch. At the core is an input/output b uf fer switc h that realize s a 2 .5 Gbps nonblockin g throughp ut.
Features What is the Centillion 120 0N Switch? 2-2 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 ■ Accommodates vari ous A TM lines The A TM Switch can in terface vari ous A TM lines by a ccommodating bot h optical li nes and meta ll ic li nes , dif ferent throughp uts , and di f fere nt pr ot ocol s.
What is the Centillion 1200N Switch? Outside V iew of the A TM Switch Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 2-3 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Outside V iew of the A TM Switch Figure 2- 1 and Figure 2-2 sh ow the e xternal str ucture of the A TM Switch. T he A TM Switch ha s the follo wing dimensions : ■ 440 mm (17 .
Centilli on 1200NSample Syste m Configuration What is the Centillion 1200N Switch? 2-4 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Centillion 1200NSample System Configuration Explained in Fi gure 2-3 are LAN- to-LAN connect ion and A TM-LAN, which are princ ipal s ystem s usi ng th e A TM Sw i tch.
What is t he Centillion 1200N Switch ? What is A TM? Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 2-5 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Method of Expansion The number of lines accommod ated can be incr eased by con necting a number o f A TM Switch units. Line int erface can be use d to con nect the A TM Switch units.
What is A TM? What is the Centillion 1200N Switch? 2-6 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Figure 2- 5 il lustra tes th e A T M cell form at.
What is the Centillion 1200N Switch? What is a Server Card? Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 2-7 NTP 297-8103-90 3 What is a Server Card? The Serve r Card is a CPU built-i n card for realizing seamless c onnection wit h existi ng LAN in an A TM network env ironment.
LAN Emulation What is the Centillion 1200N Switch? 2-8 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 LAN Emulation LAN emulation refers to the technol ogy of using the e xistin g infrastruc ture of a LAN and connect in g the LAN to a n A TM network on a br id ge le ve l to emul ate t he connecti on.
What is the Centillion 1200N Switch? LAN Emulation Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 2-9 NTP 297-8103-90 3 The server card provides the three serve r functions be low to realize LAN emulati on. ■ LES (LAN Emulati on Serve r) LES pro vides the ARP (Address Resolution Pr otocol) funct ion for solvi ng an A TM address from a MA C address.
ARP What is the Centillion 1200N Switch? 2-10 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 ARP Address Res olution Proto col (ARP) is an addr ess con versio n protocol used t o resolv e the MA C addr ess (or A TM addr ess) of a te rminal fr om its IP a ddress in a subnet.
What is the Centillion 1200N Switch? ARP Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 2-1 1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 4. The tr ansmiss ion ter minal, after recei vin g the A TM addre ss of t he dest ination terminal from the ARP ser ver , uses th e A TM address to establish a d irect SVC connecti on to th e desti nati on termi nal.
ARP What is the Centillion 1200N Switch? 2-12 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 This page is for your n otes..
Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 3-1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Nomenclature and Functions This chap ter descri bes the name s and functio ns of each par t of the A TM Switch.
Nomenclature of the A TM Sw itch Nomenclature and Functions 3-2 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Line Cards Depending on the type of l ines accommodat ed, line cards are a va ilable in vari ations such as: ■ OC-12c ■ OC-3c/STM-4 ( single mode) ■ OC-3c/STM1 (single mo de/ multi- mode/UTP-5/CO AX) ■ T AXI ■ 6.
Nomenclature and Functions Nomenclature of the A TM Switch Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 3-3 NTP 297-8103-90 3 RESET Button This is used to re set the swit ch/CPU card. ALARM OUT An ext ernal de vice for not ifying the use r of a problem with t he A TM Switch (e .
Nomenclature of the A TM Sw itch Nomenclature and Functions 3-4 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Back View Powe r Swi tch This swit ch is used to turn the A TM Switch o n and of f. DC Power Connector This conn ector is use d to connec t the po wer cable.
Nomenclature and Functions Description and Function of Components Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 3-5 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Description an d Function of Componen ts Switch/CPU Card F igure 3-3: F ront V iew of the Switch/CPU Card Power/Ready/Alarm Indicator Lights These la mps indicate t he statu s of the switc h/CPU card.
Description and Function of Components Nomenclature and Functions 3-6 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 PCMCIA Card Slot This slo t is used to install a PCMCIA (A T A, LAN) card.
Nomenclature and Functions Description and Function of Components Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 3-7 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Line Cards ■ 155 Mbps Multi-mod e Line Card ■ 155 Mbps Sing le Mod.
Description and Function of Components Nomenclature and Functions 3-8 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 155 Mbps UTP5 Line Card F igure 3-6: F ront V iew of 155 Mbps UTP5 Line Card RCV/INS A va ilable for each line, t hese lamps indi cate the st atus of that particula r line.
Nomenclature and Functions Description and Function of Components Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 3-9 NTP 297-8103-90 3 6.3 Mbps-J2 Line Card F igure 3-7: F ront V iew of 6.3 Mbps-J2 Line Card RCV/INS A va ilable for each line, t hese lamps indi cate the st atus of that particula r line.
Description and Function of Components Nomenclature and Functions 3-10 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 DS3 Line Card and E3 Line Card F igure 3-8: F ront V iew of DS3 and E3 Line Card RCV/INS A va ilable for each line, t hese lamps indi cate the st atus of that particula r line.
Nomenclature and Functions Description and Function of Components Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 3-1 1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Power Unit F igure 3-9: O utside V iew of P owe r Unit The po wer un.
Description and Function of Components Nomenclature and Functions 3-12 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Fan Unit F igure 3-10: Outside V iew of F an Unit Finger Guard Protect s users fro m injury . Fastening Screws These scr ew s are used to fasten t he fan uni t to the s hell.
Nomenclature and Functions Slot Numbers Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 3-13 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Slot Numbers Slot number s for each pa ckage of the A TM Switch are sho wn in Figure 3- 11 : F.
Line Numbers Nomenclature and Functions 3-14 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Line Num bers Line number s of the A TM Switch ar e as sho wn in Figure 3-12 . F igure 3-12: Line Numbers Each line number of the A TM Switch is compo sed of two dig its.
Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 4-1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Hardware Specifications This sec tion descri bes o v ervie w of the flo w of A TM cell a nd eac h funct ional bloc k of the A TM Sw it ch.
Flow of A TM Cells Hardware Speci fications 4-2 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 „ Netw ork management s ystem interf ace This uni t ex changes maint enance info rmation with the net work managemen t system. Flow of A TM Cells The flo w of A TM cells is as foll ows : 1.
Hardware Specif ica tions Hardware Configurat ion and Overview of Functions Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 4-3 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Hardware Configuration and Overview of Functio ns The A TM switch acco mmodates up to 16 A TM lines p er unit and per forms nonblock switching of f ixed-l ength data ( 53 bytes) cal led A TM cells.
Hardware Confi gurat ion and Overview of Functions Hardware Speci fications 4-4 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 ■ CPU is a card whos e sof twa re o perat es to cont rol t he ent ire A TM Switch , and is compose d of a 64-bit RISC p rocessor , main memory , flash memory , etc.
Hardware Specif ica tions Hardware Configurat ion and Overview of Functions Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 4-5 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Line Cards A line ca rd is composed o f a line int erface u nit and a l ine bu ffe r . Basi ca lly , t he l ine i nt erfac e uni t phys i call y term ina te s th e li nes .
Hardware Confi gurat ion and Overview of Functions Hardware Speci fications 4-6 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 T ypes of Line Cards The lin e cards are a v ailable in se veral types, t o suit the v arious lines acco mmodated.
Hardware Specif ica tions Hardware Configurat ion and Overview of Functions Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 4-7 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Functional Blocks A functio nal descript ion of each fun ctional bloc k in the line c ard is sho wn in th e follo wing table .
Hardware Confi gurat ion and Overview of Functions Hardware Speci fications 4-8 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Interworking Cards The FR card and the CE card i nstalle d in the A TM Switch are eq uipped with a functi on for inter working between A TM network and other typ es of netw orks.
Hardware Specif ica tions Hardware Configurat ion and Overview of Functions Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 4-9 NTP 297-8103-90 3 The CE-DS1 card conf orms to th e follo wing recommen dat ions and sp ecifi cati ons: ■ ITU-T G356, G362, G702, G703, G704, G709, G823, G824 ■ ANSI T1.
Hardware Confi gurat ion and Overview of Functions Hardware Speci fications 4-10 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 This page is for your n otes.
Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 5-1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Software Specifications This sec tion briefl y describes the functio ns of the A TM Switch. As a core en tity in an A TM netw ork, the A TM Switch pro vides a v ariety of functi ons to sustai n and operate the netw ork most ef f iciently a nd at high q uality .
Connection Management Software Speci fications 5-2 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 The number o f connections per syst em is as foll ows : ■ Point-t o-point (PVC): 8,000 c.
Software Speci fications Sign aling Control Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 5-3 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Signaling Con trol SVC connecti ons prov ided by the A TM Switch are pr epared by a pro tocol called signali ng that est ablishes and releases SVCs.
Routing Software Specifi cations 5-4 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Routing The signal ing for estab lishing SVC connec tions is tra nsferred by re ferring to t he routing table mainta ined by eac h switch in t he netwo rk.
Software Speci fications Routing Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 5-5 NTP 297-8103-90 3 PNNI Functions PNNI is a func tion wher eby s witc hes in a ne twor k exc hang e inf ormati on to automa tically pr epare a dyna mic routing t able and ro ute cell s by referr ing to tha t table.
T raffic Management Software Specifi cati ons 5-6 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 T raffic Management The A TM Switch pro vides the fol lowin g traf f ic management funct ions.
Software Speci fications T raffic Management Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 5-7 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Congestion Control In the A TM Switch, con gestion is controlled by applyi ng a back pre ssure in the direct ion of l ine ou tpu t unit » swi tch » l ine in put uni t and r estri ctin g the numbe r o f incomi ng cells.
Hardware Management Software Specifi cati ons 5-8 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Monitoring Monitori ng is a function th at reads the cell cou nter of the hard ware. It checks the total numbe r of c ell s ex chan ged in t he A TM Switch, th e number o f error c el ls , a n d the number of discarde d cells, etc .
Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 6-1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Hardware Interface This chap ter descri bes the li ne interf aces that the A TM Switch support s. UNI and NNI As illust rated in Figur e 6-1 , there are tw o types of interf aces i n an A TM netw ork.
Line Interf ace Hardware Interf ace 6-2 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Line Inter face Provided below is an ou tline of th e lin e inte rface spec ification s of t he A TM .
Hardware Inte rf ace Line Interf ace Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 6-3 NTP 297-8103-90 3 SONET OC3/SDH STM-1 Frame Format ■ F or public netw ork UNI and pri vate ne twork UNI/NNI ■ Physic al layer: SONET PMD ■ Opti ca l fiber (m ulti mo de/si ngle mo de), UTP5 ■ Line coding: NRZ ■ Data rate/l ine ra te: 1 5 5.
Line Interf ace Hardware Interf ace 6-4 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 100M T AXI Frame For mat ■ F or pri v ate netw ork UNI/NNI ■ Physic al layer: FDDI PMD ■ Opti c.
Hardware Inte rf ace Line Interf ace Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 6-5 NTP 297-8103-90 3 6.3M-J 2 Fr ame Form at ■ F or public netw ork UNI ■ Physic al layer: TTC s tandard JT -G703-a ■ Coaxial c able ■ Line coding: NRZ ■ Data rate/l ine ra te: 6 .
Line Interf ace Hardware Interf ace 6-6 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 DS3 Fram e Format ■ F or public netw ork UNI and pri vate n etwork UNI/NNI ■ Physic al layer: ❑ ITU-T G703 ❑ G804 ❑ I432 ❑ ANSI T1.102-19 33 ❑ T1.
Hardware Inte rf ace Line Interf ace Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 6-7 NTP 297-8103-90 3 F igure 6-6: DS3 F rame F ormat F igure 6-7: DS3 PLCP F rame F ormat ... 16- bi t 84 -bi t 680- bi t 7 Subf r am e, each wit h 680 bi t s = 1 M-Fr am e wi t h 4760 by t es I NF O.
Line Interf ace Hardware Interf ace 6-8 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 E3 Frame Format ■ F or public netw ork UNI and pri vate n etwork UNI/NNI ■ Physic al layer ❑ ITU-T G703 ❑ G751 ❑ G804 ❑ G832 ❑ I432 ❑ ETSI T/NA (91)18 ■ Coaxial c able ■ Line coding: HDB3 ■ Data rate/l ine ra te: 3 4 .
Hardware Inte rf ace Line Interf ace Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 6-9 NTP 297-8103-90 3 F igure 6-9: G.751 E3 F rame F ormat F igure 6-10: G .832 (G.751) E3 PLCP F rame F ormat J F AS : Fr am e a l i gnm ent si gnal R A I : A la rm in d ic a tio n to th e re m o te d i g it a l m u lt ip le x e q ui pm ent N .
Line Interf ace Hardware Interf ace 6-10 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 F igure 6-11: A TM Cell F ormat U N I: U s e r- N e tw o rk In te r fa c e N N I: N e tw o rk -N e t.
Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 7-1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Installation This sec tion descri bes proced ures for ins talling the A TM Switch. F igure 7-1: Proce dures for Instal ling the A TM Swi.
Install ation Conditions Install ation 7-2 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Installation Conditions This sec tion pro vides pr ecautions o n the insta llation ar ea of the A TM Switch. Be sure to ins tall the A TM Switch in an en vironment th at meets the cond itions desc ribed in this chapt er .
Install a ti on Installat ion Condi tions Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 7-3 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Installation Space The air f low s from the r ight to left as sho wn in F igu re 7-2 . F igure 7-2: Air Flow T o allo w the A TM Switch to rad iate heat, be su re to install it suf ficiently awa y from walls and o ther equipment.
Install ation Conditions Install ation 7-4 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Chassis S p ac e Requireme nts F igure 7-4: Chassis Space Requirements Cable Space Requirements F .
Install a ti on Installat ion Condi tions Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 7-5 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Areas Suitable for Installation ■ Areas sa fe from e xposure to water o r chemicals. ■ Areas th at are is olated from s hocks and vibr ation.
Checking the Package Contents and Prepara tion for Setting Install ati on 7-6 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Checking the Package Contents and Preparation for Setting This sec tion descri bes the con tents of the package and pr eparation f or setting.
Install ation Checking the Package Contents and Preparation for Setting Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 7-7 NTP 297-8103-90 3 T ools and Equipment Necessary for Installation ■ To o l s Use P hilli ps sc rewdriv e rs .
Checking the Package Contents and Prepara tion for Setting Install ati on 7-8 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 T ransfer Once you ha v e check ed th e con tents of the pa ckages , mo v e the A TM Switch to the ne w installatio n site.
Install a ti on Mounting of Switch on Chassis Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 7-9 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Mounting of Switch on Chassis This sec tion exp lains ho w to mount the A TM Switch on t he chassis.
Mounting of Switch on Chassis Install ati on 7-10 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Installing the Chassis Brackets 1. Instal l chassis br ackets on the left an d right side s of the A TM Switch. The chassis bracket s are desig ned to be in stalled on a 19-inch cha ssis whose dept h is eithe r 23.
Install a ti on Mounting of Switch on Chassis Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 7-1 1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 A TM Switch Installation 1. Install t he assembly of the A TM Switch and cha ssis brack ets abo ve th e shelf instal led on the cha ssis. 2.
Connecting Communicat ion Cables Installati on 7-12 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Connecting Com munication Cables This sec tion descri bes the v arious communicat ion cable s connected t o the line cards i nstalled in the A TM Switch and ho w to connect t hem.
Installati on Connecting Communication Cabl es Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 7-13 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Unshielded T wisted Pair Cables The A TM Switch uses UTP (Uns hielded T wisted P air) cat egory 5 cables fo r OC- 3c/STM1-UTP-5 . The UTP-5 ca bles are conne cted with RJ-45 modular co nnectors.
Insertin g PCMCIA Cards Install ation 7-14 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 MA T Connection Conne ct th e MA T to the A T M Switch . Re fer to "Physical Conne ct ion of MAT" on page 9-3 . Inserting PCMCIA Cards Insert a PCMCIA A T A card into the PCMCIA car d slot in the front of the switch/ CPU card.
Install ation T urning Power On and Off Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 7-15 NTP 297-8103-90 3 T urning Power On and Off This secti on describes the procedures fo r connecting the po wer cable to the A TM Switch an d the procedur es for tu rning the po wer on and of f.
T urning Power On and Off Install ati on 7-16 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 T urning the Power On Proce dures for turning on t he A TM Switch's po wer are s ho wn belo w . 1. T u rn on t h e power swit ch on th e bac k of the equ ipm ent b y ra isin g the swi tch up.
Install ation T urning Power On and Off Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 7-17 NTP 297-8103-90 3 T urning the Power Off Procedur es for turni ng of f the A TM Switch' s power are sho wn below . 1. T urn of f the po wer switch on the back of the eq uipment.
Setting System Configuration Data Install ation 7-18 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Setting System Configuratio n Data Set syst em conf iguration d ata of the ne w ly inst alled A TM Switch from the M A T connecte d to it. Refe r to the Co mmand M anua l fo r the c omman ds from th e MA T .
Install a ti on Setting System Configura tion Data Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 7-19 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Line Interface T est T est the l ine interf ace of the line ca rds inst alled in the A TM Switch by entering a command from the MA T .
Setting System Configuration Data Install ation 7-20 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 F ollo w the instru ctions be low when using the equipment in a country or re gion where it must conform to EMI EN550 22 Class B. ■ Coaxial c able Instal l near the co nnector a fer rite core s o the cable mak es a loop.
Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 8-1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Basic Configuration and Setup This chap ter e xplains the software setup and conf iguration o f the A TM Switch. Hardware Installation and Connection Instal l and connect the hardw are for th e A TM Switch in the follo w ing order: 1.
Hardware Install at ion and C onnection Basic Configuration and Setup 8-2 Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 Setting Configuration Data Before per forming the init ial switch.
Basic Configuration and Setup Hardware Installation and Connecti on Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 8-3 NTP 297-8103-90 3 5. Enter a ne w enable passw ord and press [RETURN] . Enter th e passwor d again to verify . 6. Enter T elnet passw ord and press [RETURN] .
Software Upgrading Basic Configurati on and Setup 8-4 Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 Optional Commands SET iproute - Configure s an IP ro ute wi thin th e switch , usu ally fo r remot e hosts for netw or k management , etc.
Basic Configuration and Setup Ongoing Configurati on Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 8-5 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Ongoing Configuration Interface, ILMI, and SVC Signaling This sec tion descri bes ho w to conf igure dif ferent int erface t ypes and PVCs.
Ongoing Config uration Basic Configuration and Set up 8-6 Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 4. Dele te the SVC sig nali ng PV C conn e ctio n . DELETE signaling [slot number][port number] [vpi number] This command deletes the PVC connection signaling VCI for the spec ified port.
Basic Configuration and Setup Ongoing Configurati on Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 8-7 NTP 297-8103-90 3 9. Use t he SET ATMSIG command to change the par amet ers of t h e si gna li ng.
Ongoing Config uration Basic Configuration and Set up 8-8 Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 PVC Setup and Installation The fi rst par t of an y PVC set up is the def ini tion of a prof i le. Ther e are 16 a v ailable prof iles that can be defi ned and conf igured.
Basic Configuration and Setup Ongoing Configurati on Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 8-9 NTP 297-8103-90 3 3. Def ine a PVC. PVC establish [traffic direction] [t raffic type] [originating sl.
Setting up LAN Emulation Basic Configuration and Setup 8-10 C entillion 1200N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 Sett ing up LA N Emula tion The fol low ing sho ws an e xampl e of LAN emulat ion with tw o A TM switche s interc onnected and a LAN emulation cli ent attach ed to each swit ch.
Basic Configurat ion and Setup Setting up LAN Emulation Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 8-1 1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Use th e follo w ing ste ps to set u p shaded ar ea of the di agram. All data in this s ection, includi ng addresses , are ex amples: 1.
Setting up LAN Emulation Basic Configuration and Setup 8-12 C entillion 1200N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 Adjus t ILM I timi ng para meters . Thi s is s p ecific to a co n necti on to a n AT M- NIC. Use the fo llowing values: Time r value = 5, Times of r etry = 60 (defau lt) and Keepal ive = 20.
Basic Configurat ion and Setup Setting up LAN Emulation Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 8-13 NTP 297-8103-90 3 11 . For the PNNI inte rface port 00, se t a PNNI conn ection. Use v alues, VPI=0 and VCI=18. SET pnni 00 0 18 12. Manually regist er an addres s of LECS to the switc h.
SVC T unneling Basic Configuration and Setup 8-14 C entillion 1200N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 SVC T unneling This sect ion describes how to in terconnect t wo A TM Switche s (1 & 2) conf igured for LAN Emula tion with a n LE client attach ed to eac h, ov er a PVC connec tion using a SVC t unneling technique.
Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 9-1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Maintenance and Operations This secti on describes ho w the A TM Switch is opera ted, maintai ned, and managed. Overv iew The A TM Switch is prima rily maintai ned and operated u sing a dedicated terminal called MA T tha t is connec ted to th e A TM Switch vi a RS-232C.
MA T and NMS Maintenance and Operations 9-2 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 MA T and NMS The primar y functions tha t can be used f rom a MA T and NMS are as listed bel ow .
Maintenance and Operation s MA T and NMS Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 9-3 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Physical Connection of MA T In connect ing the A TM Switch and MA T , use a RS-232C cros s cabl.
MA T and NMS M aintenance and Operations 9-4 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Specif icati ons of the A TM Switch RS-232 C connector ar e sho wn belo w .
Maintenance and Operation s MA T and NMS Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 9-5 NTP 297-8103-90 3 F igure 9-5: Connection with IBM-PC Connection The A TM Switch i s equippe d with a RS-23 2C connecto r on the front of t he switch / CPU card.
MA T and NMS M aintenance and Operations 9-6 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Communications Software A dumb termin al may be used as MA T , b ut when us ing a pers onal comput er or wor kstation as MA T , it is recommended that you use communicat ion softw are compa tible to the hardwa re mod el you a re us ing.
Maintenance and Operations NMS Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 9-7 NTP 297-8103-90 3 NMS The A TM Switch may be opera ted and managed fr om personal compute rs and wor kstatio ns called MA Ts as we ll as f rom the NM S that is connecte d to the A TM Switch via A TM or ethe r network.
NMS Maintenance and Operations 9-8 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 NMS Interface (via A TM) The CPU can exc hange data wit h the NMS via A TM lines. T o realiz e this func ti on GWP AD assembl es A TM cel ls into da ta and dis assembles da ta int o A TM cell s.
Maintenance and Operations Periodic Mainten ance Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 9-9 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Periodic Maintenance This sect ion describes the periodic mai ntenance that must be performed af ter the A TM Switch is put into operation.
Periodic Maintenance Maintenance and Operations 9-10 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Backing up Configuration Data It is re commended that conf igurat ion data be back ed up an y time there ha v e been changes ma de to the s witch conf igurati on that are i ntended to be permanent.
Maintenance and Operations Periodic Mainten ance Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual 9-1 1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Flash Memory Card 1. Power off the A TM Swit ch . 2. Inse rt a spare flas h memory card (with an on-l ine progra m) into the PCMC IA slot #0 (bottom slot).
Periodic Maintenance Maintenance and Operations 9-12 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Cleaning ■ W ipe the main u nit with dry c loth. ■ Do not allow water drops in the main un it. ■ Do not let the cleani ng cloth catc h on a conne ctor while clea ning.
Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 10-1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Modifications This chapt er describe s the procedure s for mov ing the A TM Switch to another locati on, replacin g mounted pack ages, upgradin g softw are, and adding hardware.
Moving the Equipment Modifications 10-2 C entillion 1200N A TM Switch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 When carr ying the mai n unit, b e sure to securely ho ld the b ottom of the main unit as s hown i n Figure 10-1 . F igure 10-1: Carrying the A TM Switch Be sure t o hold the spe cif ied positi ons.
Modificati ons General Precauti ons on Handling Pack ages Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 10-3 NTP 297-8103-90 3 General Pre cautions on Handling Packages This sec ti on p rovi des th e procedures for inst al li ng u nit s and pack age s on th e A TM Switch.
Power Unit Installat ion Modificati ons 10-4 C entillion 1200N A TM Switch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 Power Unit I nstalla tion This sec tion descri bes the proce dures for ins talling t he po wer unit. Inserting the Power Unit 1. Make su re the p o we r swi tch of the power un it tha t i s ins e rted is turne d off.
Modificati ons Power Unit I nstallation Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 10-5 NTP 297-8103-90 3 F igure 10-6: Inserting the P o wer Unit Mak e sure yo u use both hands and insert the po we r unit slo wly . Inserting the po we r unit quic kly may cause damage to th e connector or a failure.
Power Unit Installat ion Modificati ons 10-6 C entillion 1200N A TM Switch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 Removing the Power Unit 1. T urn of f the po wer s witch on the bac k of the main unit (if redunda nt, only the po wer switch of the po wer unit to be remov ed).
Modificati ons Switch/CPU Card I nstallation Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 10-7 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Switch/CPU Car d Installation This sec tion descri bes the proce dures for ins talling th e switch/CPU car d. Inserting the Switch/CPU Card 1.
Switch/CPU Card Instal lation Modi fications 10-8 C entillion 1200N A TM Switch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 Removing the Switch/CPU Card 1. T urn of f the power switch on the back of the main unit. T urn of f both switches if the po wer unit is r edundant.
Modificati ons Line Card I nstallation Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 10-9 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Line Ca rd In stalla tion This sect ion descr ibes the pr ocedures fo r installi ng a line ca rd. It als o describe s the procedur es for inst alling a fr ont plate o ve r an idle li ne card slot .
Line Card Install ation Modifi cati ons 10-10 Centillion 12 00N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 hold the ejectors wi th both han ds to insert the card. F igure 10-11: Inserting the Lin e Card F igure 10-12: When pushing the line card in, do not apply excess pressure on the left and right edges of the front of the plate.
Modificati ons Line Card I nstallation Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 10-1 1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Removing a Line Card 1. Remov e the c ommunication ca ble. 2. Remove the sc rews to the le ft an d right sid es of the ejec t ors. 3. Draw t he ejector s outwar d to open po sition.
Line Card Install ation Modifi cati ons 10-12 Centillion 12 00N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 Installing the Front Plate Be sure to insta ll a fr ont plate in sl ots withou t a line c ard to i mpro ve t he air -coo ling ef f icienc y of the main u nit and to su ppress the radiation of noise.
Modificati ons Install ing the Fan Unit Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 10-13 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Installing the Fan Unit This sec tion descri bes the proce dures for ins talling th e fan u nit. Inserting the Fan Unit 1. Clea n th e c onn e cto r w ith cl ean er bef ore inser ting th e fan un its .
Install ing the Fan Unit Modificati ons 10-14 Centillion 12 00N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 Removing the Fan Unit 1. Remove the fro nt cover from the f ront o f the ma in un it. 2. Remov e the scr ew on t he top of the front plate of the fan un it.
Modificati ons Installi ng the Front Cover Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 10-15 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Installing the Front Cover This sec tion exp lains th e procedure f or install ing the front cov er . Installing the Front Cover 1. The f ront c over fit on the front of the m ain u nit.
Upgrading Software Modificati ons 10-16 Centillion 12 00N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 Upgrading Softwar e This sec tion exp lains th e procedure f or upgrading t he A TM Switch softw are. Inserting PCMCIA Cards There are two t ypes o f PCMCIA c ards used for upgradin g the softw are of the A TM Switch.
Modificati ons Upgrading Soft ware Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 10-17 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Insertion Procedure 1. Before i nserting th e LAN card int o the A TM Switch, conne ct the cable and relay c onnector as s ho wn in Figure 10-21 .
Upgrading Software Modificati ons 10-18 Centillion 12 00N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 Upgrading Th e f ollowing so ftwa re upgra de m ode se tting s are available fo r the A TM Swi tch.
Modificati ons Upgrading Soft ware Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 10-19 NTP 297-8103-90 3 FLASH Mode Load the soft ware f rom the A T A card mo unted in the PC MCIA slot to start t he softwa re. The o f fice data will r etu rn to t he i nitia l set ting statu s.
Upgrading Software Modificati ons 10-20 Centillion 12 00N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 FLASH_UP Mode Load the sof tw are f rom the A T A card mo unted in the PCMCIA slot #0. The of f ic e data is loaded fr om the A T A card mounted in the PCMCIA slo t #1.
Modificati ons Upgrading Soft ware Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 10-21 NTP 297-8103-90 3 FLASH_UP_SA VE Mode Load the sof tw are f rom the A T A card mo unted in the PCMCIA slot #0. The of f ic e data i s loaded from the A T A card moun ted in the PCMCIA slot #1.
Upgrading Software Modificati ons 10-22 Centillion 12 00N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 INITIALIZE Mode Load the s oft ware f rom the Eth er ne twork server conn ect ed vi a th e LA N ca rd mounte d in the PCMC IA slot #1. The of f ice data is includ ed in the softw are i n the initi al setting status.
Modificati ons Upgrading Soft ware Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 10-23 NTP 297-8103-90 3 INITIALIZE_SA VE Mode Load the soft ware f rom the Ether ne twork server conn ect ed vi a the LAN ca rd mounte d in the PCMC IA slot #1. The of f ice d ata is includ ed in the softw are i n th e initi al sett ing status.
Upgrading Software Modificati ons 10-24 Centillion 12 00N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 NETWORK Mode Load the s oft ware f rom the Eth er ne twork server conn ect ed vi a th e LA N ca rd mounted i n the PCMCIA slot #1. The off ice data is l oaded from the A T A cad mounted in PCMCIA slot #0.
Modifications Adding Line Car ds Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 10-25 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Adding Line Cards This sec tion descri bes the p rocedures fo r adding li ne cards to t he line sl ots of the AT M S w i t c h . Preparation Before addi ng line cards , hav e the fo llo wing equipment ready .
Adding Hardware Modifications 10-26 Centillion 12 00N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 Adding Hardware This sect ion describ es the procedu res for in creasing the number of input -output lines by con necting a number of A TM Switch units or an A TM Switch unit wit h other ha rdware .
Modificati ons Adding Hard ware Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 10-27 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Hardware Work When connecting tw o or more A TM Switch uni ts or an A TM Switch unit with ot her hardw are, it is necessary to synchroni ze the un its by desi gnating them as a master or sla v e.
Adding Hardware Modifications 10-28 Centillion 12 00N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 F igure 10-30: Example of Adding Hardware (A TM Switch: Slav e) F igure 10-31: Example of Adding Hardw.
Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 1 1-1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 T r oubleshooting This chap ter descri bes error detection and t roubleshooti ng of the A TM Switch. Error Detection This sec tion descri bes ho w the A TM Switch detec ts errors. When a problem occur s, it is automatical ly dete cted.
Error Detecti on T roubleshooting 1 1-2 Centillion 12 00N A TM Swi tch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Detection by LED Hardware ala rms and line interfa ce alarms are indicated by the LED on the main unit. The status of t he hardw are and the st atus of the lines ar e also indic ated.
T roubleshooting Error Detecti o n Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 1 1-3 NTP 297-8103-90 3 ALARM LED The ALARM LED li ghts red when an er ror occurs in t he equipment. The AL ARM lamp fl ashes if an erro r occu rs when the equi pment is be ing booted.
Error Detecti on T roubleshooting 1 1-4 Centillion 12 00N A TM Swi tch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Detection by Diagnosis The diagnosi s program can be started by t he follo wing pr ocesses: „ Pow.
T roubleshooting T roubleshooting Procedures Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 1 1-5 NTP 297-8103-90 3 T roubleshooting Pr ocedur es When ALARM LED is Lighted (Hardware Error) When the ALARM LED light s red while opera ting the A TM Switch, fol low th e instru ctions belo w: 1.
T roubleshooting Procedur es T roubleshooti ng 1 1-6 Centillion 12 00N A TM Swi tch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Alarm Error Numbers Alarm Error Number (Environme nt) Alarm Error Number (Switch/CPU Card Error) Alarm No.
T roubleshooting T roubleshooting Procedures Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 1 1-7 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Alarm Error Number (Line Buffer) Alarm Type, Number Part Nature of Err or Control A larm.
T roubleshooting Procedur es T roubleshooti ng 1 1-8 Centillion 12 00N A TM Swi tch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Alarm Error Number (Line Card: OC-3c/STM-1) Alarm Error Number (Line Card: T A XI) Ala.
T roubleshooting T roubleshooting Procedures Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 1 1-9 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Alarm Error Number (Line Card: 6.3M-J2) Alarm Error Number (Line Card: DS3 and E3) Alarm.
T roubleshooting Procedur es T roubleshooti ng 1 1-10 C entillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 When RCV/INS is Lighted (Line Error) The RCV/INS LED is av ailable for eac h line to i ndicate the status of th at line. Refer to "Line Error Def i nition" on pa ge 11-12 for l ighting patter ns.
T roubleshooting T roubleshooting Procedures Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual 1 1-1 1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Error Messages Message M eaning GOOD Functi oning pr operly Loss of Signal Signal inte.
T roubleshooting Procedur es T roubleshooti ng 1 1-12 C entillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Line Error Definition Line Type Nature of Erro r LED Pattern OC3 Loss of Si gnal INS o.
Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual A-1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Specifications and Standards Specificati ons The Centi llion 1200N is a 2.5 Gbps Switch. Item Description Switch Switch Configuration „ Input-o utput b uf fer type Switch Capaci ty „ 2.
Specificat ions Specificat ions and Sta ndards A-2 Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 Simultaneously Established Channels „ P-to-P PVC: 8K connect ion (including mul tipoin.
Specificat ions and Standa rds Specificat ions Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual A-3 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Line Maximum Line Spe ed „ 622 Mbps/li ne Number of A TM Line Slots „ 4 slots (hot-sw.
Specificat ions Specificat ions and Sta ndards A-4 Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 Server „ LANE/ARP Mounting External Dimensions ( width × depth × height) „ 17.3 in. ( 440 mm) × 16.1 in. (4 10 mm) × 6.1 in. (154 mm, including rub ber footing „ Can be moun ted on a stan dard 19-inch r ack W eight „ 44.
Specifications and Standa rds Standards - Operational Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual A-5 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Standards - Operational Safety S tandards UL19 50 (United S tates) CSA-C 22.
Standards - Functional Specificat ions and Sta ndards A-6 Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 Standards - Functional The Centi llion 1200N is a 2.5 Gbps Swit ch. It confor ms to the stand ards and recomme ndations lis ted belo w: (A TM Forum “ A TM User-Ne twork In terfac e Specif ication” V e rsion3.
Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual B-1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Glossary A AA C Actual Alloc ated Capacity AAL A TM A d aptat ion L ayer: The st anda rds la yer th at al lo ws mu ltiple appli cat io ns to have dat a converted to an d from the A TM cell.
Glossary B-2 Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 AAL-5 A TM Adaptation Layer T ype 5: AAL functions in support of variabl e bit rate, delay - tolera nt connectio n-oriented d ata traf fic requi ring minima l sequencing or error detect ion support.
Glossary Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual B-3 NTP 297-8103-90 3 ACR Attenuat ion to Crosst alk Ratio: One of the f actors that limits the di stance a si gnal may be sent through a given me dia.
Glossary B-4 Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 ADPCM Adaptive Differ ential Puls e Code Modulat ion: A reduced bit rate var iant of PCM audio enco din g (see al so PCM ).
Glossary Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual B-5 NTP 297-8103-90 3 AIMUX A TM In vers e Mul tiple xing : A devi ce th a t allo w s mult iple T 1 or E 1 communic ations faci lities to be combined i nto a sing le broadband facility f or the transmi ssion of A TM cell s.
Glossary B-6 Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 ANM Answer Message: A BISUP call control message from t he receivin g exchange to the send ing exchang e indicatin g answer and tha t a through c onnection should be comple ted in both di rections.
Glossary Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual B-7 NTP 297-8103-90 3 ARP A Net Advanced Res earch Projects Agency NET work: A Department of Defense data network, d eveloped by ARP A, which ties toge ther many user s and computers in univers ities, government, an d business es.
Glossary B-8 Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 A TM Address Defined i n the UNI Spe cificatio n as 3 formats, each having 20 b ytes in l ength includi ng country , area and e nd-system ide ntifiers. A TM Layer Link A sectio n of an A TM Layer connecti on between tw o adjacent ac tive A TM Layer entiti es (A TM-entit ies).
Glossary B Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual B-9 NTP 297-8103-90 3 AT S Abstract T est Suite: A set of abstract test cas es for t esting a parti cular prot ocol. An "execut able" test su ite may be d erived from an abstract t est suite.
B Glossary B-10 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 BCOB-A Bearer Cl ass A: Indica ted by A TM end user in SETUP mes sage for c onnection- orient ed, constant bit rate servic e. The network may perf orm interne tworking based on AAL i nform at io n eleme nt ( IE ).
Glossary B Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual B-1 1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 B-ICI SAAL B-ICI Si gnaling A TM Adaptation Layer: A s i gnaling layer that permits the transfer of connec tion control signaling a nd ensures reliable d elivery of th e protocol message.
B Glossary B-12 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 BNC Bayonet- Neill-Concel man: A bayonet -locking conn ector for s lim coaxia l cables, like those used with Ethe rnet. BOM Beginning of Message: An indicator contained in the first cell of an A TM segmented packet.
Glossary C Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-13 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Btag Beginning T ag: A one octe t field of the CPCS_PDU used in conj unction with t he Etag oct et to form an associati on between the beginning of message and e nd of message.
C Glossary B-14 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 CBR Constant Bit Rate: An A TM service cat egory which supports a co nstant or guarant eed rate to transport services s uch as video or voice as we ll as circ uit emulati on which requir es rigorous timing cont rol and perf ormance paramet ers.
Glossary C Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-15 NTP 297-8103-90 3 CDVT Cell Dela y V ariation T olerance-A TM layer func tions may alt er the traf fic charact eristics of A TM connect ions by intro ducing Cell Del ay V ariatio n.
C Glossary B-16 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Child Node A node at t he next lowe r level of th e hierarchy which is conta ined in the pe er group repres ented by the logic al group node current ly referenced . This coul d be a logical group node , or a physical no de.
Glossary C Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-17 NTP 297-8103-90 3 CLP Cell L oss P riori ty: This b it i n the A TM c ell hea der in dic ates t wo l evels of p riori ty for A T M ce lls. CL P=0 cells are h ighe r prio rity th an CLP =1 ce lls.
C Glossary B-18 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Communication endpoint An object associated with a set of attribu tes which are specified a t the commu nication cr eation ti me. Concatena tion Joining several f ibers toget her end-to- end.
Glossary C Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-19 NTP 297-8103-90 3 CPCS-SDU Common Part Conv ergence Sublayer-Servic e Data Unit: P rotocol data unit to be deliver ed t o t he receivi ng AAL l ayer b y t he destina ti on CP co nver gence sublayer .
C Glossary B-20 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 CRM Cell Rat e Margin : This is a me asure of the dif ference betwe en the ef fective bandwidth allocation and the allo cation fo r sustainabl e rate in c ells per sec ond.
Glossary D Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-21 NTP 297-8103-90 3 D DA Destinati on Address: Inf ormation sent i n the forward dir ection indicat ing the address of the call ed station or customer .
D Glossary B-22 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Dijkstra's Algori thm An algor ithm that i s sometimes us ed to ca lculate route s given a lin k and nodal sta te topology database.
Glossary D Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-23 NTP 297-8103-90 3 DS-2 Digital Signal, Level 2: The North American Digita l Hierarchy signaling st andard for tr ans mission of 6. 312 Mbps that is use d by T2 car rier which supp orts 96 c al ls .
E Glossary B-24 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 DTL T erminator The last switchi ng system with in the ent ire PNNI routing d omain to process the connection a nd thus the co nnection's DTL.
Glossary E Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-25 NTP 297-8103-90 3 EFS Erro r Free Second s: A u nit us ed to s pecif y the e rror p erfor manc e of T ca rrie r systems, u sually expre ssed as EFS p er hour , day , or week.
E Glossary B-26 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 EN European No rm End Station These devi ces (e.g., hos ts or PCs) enab le the communica tion between A TM end stations and end stati ons on "legacy" LAN or among A TM end stat ions.
Glossary F Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-27 NTP 297-8103-90 3 ESI End Sys tem Identi fier: This identifi er disti nguishes multiple nodes at the same level in case the lower l evel peer gr oup is parti tioned. ETSI European T elecommunicat ions Standard s Institut e: The primary teleco mmunications standards or ganiza tion.
F Glossary B-28 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 FC Feedback Cont rol: Feedb ack control s are defin ed as the set of act ions taken by the network a nd by the en d-systems to r egulate the traff ic submitted on A TM connecti ons accordin g to the s tate of netwo rk elements.
Glossary F Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-29 NTP 297-8103-90 3 FECN Forw a rd E x plic it Co ngest ion N oti fi cati on: T his b i t not i f ies the us er th at congesti on- av oidance p roc edur es sh ould be i ni ti at ed wer e a ppl ic able for t raffi c in the same dir ecti on as the r eceive d frame.
G Glossary B-30 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 FPGA Field Pr ogrammable Gate Arra y: A speciali zed microproc essor manufactur ed without physical conne ctions be tween its lo gic gates, but with potenti al connecti ons that can be firmed u p in the fie ld.
Glossary H Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-31 NTP 297-8103-90 3 GFC Generic Flow Control: GFC is a field in the A TM header which can be used to provide local funct ions (e.g., fl ow control). I t has local significanc e only and the value en coded in th e field is no t carried end-to-end.
I Glossary B-32 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 HBFG Host Behavi or Functional Gr oup: The group of functions perf ormed by an A TM- attach ed host that is partici pating in the MPOA service.
Glossary I Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-33 NTP 297-8103-90 3 ICD Intern ational Co de Designator : This identi fies an int ernational organi zation. The regist ration auth ority for t he Internat ional Code De signator is maintained by the Britis h Standards I nstitute.
I Glossary B-34 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 IEEE 802.5 A Local Area Network protoc ol suite c ommonly known as T oken Ring . A standard origina ted by IBM for a token pass ing ring net work that can be configur ed in a star topology .
Glossary I Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-35 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Interior Denotes t hat an it em (e.g., link, n ode, or reacha ble address) is inside of a PNNI routing domain. Interna l Reac hable Addr ess An address of a des tinat ion th at is d irect ly att ached t o the l ogical node ad verti sing the addr ess.
I Glossary B-36 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 ISO Intern ational S tandards Or ganizati on: An interna tional or ganizati on for standar dization, bas ed in Geneva, S witzerland, t hat establi shes voluntar y standards and promot es global trade of 90 member count ries.
Glossary J,K Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-37 NTP 297-8103-90 3 ITU Q.29 31 The signal in g st andard for A TM to support Switched V irtual Connecti ons. This is based on t he signalin g standar d for ISDN. ITU Q.93 1 The signa ling standard f or ISDN to suppor t SVCs.
L Glossary B-38 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 LANE LAN Emulation : The set of s ervices, fun ctional g roups and prot ocols which provide for the emulati on of LANs utilizi ng A TM as a backbone to allow connecti vity among LAN and A TM attached end s tations.
Glossary L Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-39 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Leadership Pr iority The prior ity with which a logical node wishe s to be electe d peer group le ader of its peer gro up. Generally , of all nod es in a pee r group, the on e with the hig hest leader ship priori ty will be el ected as peer group leader .
L Glossary B-40 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 LES LAN Emulation Server: This impleme nts the c ontrol co ordinati on functi on for th e Emulated LAN, examples are enabl ing a LEC to joi n an ELAN, resolving MAC to A TM addre sses.
Glossary L Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-41 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Link Constraint A restri ction on the use of links for path selection f or a specifi c connection .
L Glossary B-42 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Logical Node An abstr ac t rep resentatio n o f a peer g rou p or a switchi ng sys tem as a si ngl e point. Logical Node ID A string of bits that un ambiguously ide ntifies a logica l node within a routing domain.
Glossary M Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-43 NTP 297-8103-90 3 LT E SONET Lite T erminating Equipment: A TM equipment terminating a communicat ions facility using a SONET Lite T ransmission Conve rgence ( TC) layer . This is usually reserv ed for end use r or LAN equipment.
M Glossary B-44 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 MAN Metropoli t an Ar ea Net work: A net work designed to ca rr y d ata over an ar ea lar ger than a ca mpus such as an entire ci ty and its ou tlying area .
Glossary M Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-45 NTP 297-8103-90 3 MCLR Maximum Cell Lo ss Ratio: This i s the maximum ratio o f the number of cel ls that do not make it across t he link or nod e to the t otal number of cells arri ving at the link or node .
M Glossary B-46 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 MID Message Identifie r: The message iden tifer is us ed to associa te A TM cells tha t carry segments from the same higher layer packe t. MIR Maximum Infor mation Rate: Re fer to PCR.
Glossary M Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-47 NTP 297-8103-90 3 MPOA T arget A set of p rotocol address , path attribut es, (e.g., int ernetwork layer QoS, other informat ion derivabl e from rec eived packet ) describin g the inte nded destina tion and its path attributes t hat MPOA devices may use as lookup keys.
N Glossary B-48 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Multipoint-to-Multipoint C onnection A Multipoi nt-to-Multipoi nt Connecti on is a coll ection of as sociated A TM VC or VP l.
Glossary N Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-49 NTP 297-8103-90 3 NEF Netwo rk Ele men t F unct ion: A f uncti on wi thin a n A TM enti ty tha t supp orts t he A TM based netw ork transport s ervices, (e .g., multiplexing, c ross-connect ion).
N Glossary B-50 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 NMS Network Manage ment System: The sy stem responsibl e for managing a portion of a network. The NMS tal ks to network management agent s, which reside in the managed node s, via a network manageme nt protocol.
Glossary N Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-51 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Node Synonymous wi th logical n ode. Novell I nternetwork Pa cket Exchange Netware’ s native L AN communications pr otocol, used to move data bet ween server and/or workst ation pro grams, running on diffe rent network n odes.
O Glossary B-52 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 NT Network T erminat ion: Network T erminatio n represents the termi nation point of a V irt ual C hann el , V i rtua l Path , or V irtual Path /V irtu al Ch anne l at the UNI.
Glossary O Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-53 NTP 297-8103-90 3 OSC Oscilla tor: A devi ce for ge nerating a n analog te st signal or an ele ctronic cir cuit that create s a singl e frequency si gnal.
P Glossary B-54 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 OXB Output eXpa ndable Buf fer P Pack et A device for gener at in g an ana log test signal or an el ec tr oni c ci rcuit that cr eat es a single fr eque ncy signal. Packet Switch A device t hat routes a nd forward s structure d messages (pac kets).
Glossary P Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-55 NTP 297-8103-90 3 PBX Private Branch eXc hange: PBX is the term gi ven to a device which provides pr ivate local voi ce switching an d voice-re lated servic es within the pri vate network. A PBX could hav e an A TM API to utili ze A TM services, for example Circui t Emulation Service .
P Glossary B-56 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 PDH Plesioc hronous Digit al Hierar chy: PDH (plesi ochronous means nearly synchron ous), was dev eloped to car ry digitiz ed voice over t wisted pa ir cabling more effic ientl y .
Glossary P Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-57 NTP 297-8103-90 3 PHY OSI Physic al Layer: The physical lay er provide s for trans mission of cel ls over a physical medium connecting t wo A TM devices.
P Glossary B-58 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 PLL Phase Lock Loop: Phase Lock Loop is a mechani sm whereby timing information is tra nsferred wit hin a data st ream and the r eceiver derives the s ignal element timing by locki ng its local clock sou rce to the re ceived timin g informat ion.
Glossary P Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-59 NTP 297-8103-90 3 PNNI Routing Hierarchy The hier archy of peer gro ups used fo r PNNI routing. PNNI T opology State Packet A type of P NNI Routing packe t that is used f or flooding P TSEs among logical nodes wit hin a peer group.
P Glossary B-60 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 PRI Primar y Rat e In terface : An ISDN st an dard for pro vis ioning of 1.5 44 Mbps (DS 1) ISDN servic es. The standa rd supports 23 "B" channels of 64 kbps each and one "D" channel of 64 kbps.
Glossary Q Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-61 NTP 297-8103-90 3 PTSE PNNI T opology State El ement: A collect ion of PNNI informat ion that is flooded among all logical node s within a peer gr oup.
R Glossary B-62 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 R RBOC Regional Bell Oper at ing Company: Seve n compa nie s formed to mana ge t he l oca l exchanges originall y owned by A T&T . These comp anies were cr eated as a re sult of an a gre em ent betw e en A T& T and the Un ite d S tat es De par tm ent o f Ju st ice.
Glossary R Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-63 NTP 297-8103-90 3 RIF Rate Incr ease Factor : This contro ls the amount by which the cell tr ansmissio n rate may incre ase upon recei pt of an RM-cel l. The addit ive increa se rate AIR=PCR*RIF .
R Glossary B-64 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Route Server A physic al devic e that run s one or more network layer rout ing protoco ls, and which uses a r oute query pro tocol in order to prov ide network la yer routi ng forwardin g descri ptions to cl ients.
Glossary R Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-65 NTP 297-8103-90 3 RS-232C A set of sta nda rds specifyi ng various elec tr ical and mech ani ca l cha ra ct eri st ic s f or interf aces between comput ers, terminals and modems.
S Glossary B-66 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 S SA Source Addr ess: The address from which the message or dat a originated. SA Source MAC Addre ss: A six octet value uniquely i dentifying a n end point and which is sent in an IEEE LAN frame heade r to indicat e source of f rame.
Glossary S Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-67 NTP 297-8103-90 3 SCCP Signali ng Connection a nd Control P art: A SS7 prot ocol that pr ovides addit ional functi ons to the Me ssage T ransf er Part (MTP). I t typicall y supports T ransaction Capabili ties Applic ation Part ( TCAP).
S Glossary B-68 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Segme nt A single A TM link or group of i nterconnected A TM links of an A TM connection.
Glossary S Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-69 NTP 297-8103-90 3 SMDS Switched M ult i -Mega bit Data Service s: A connec ti onl ess service used to co nnec t LANs, MANs and W ANs to exchange dat a. SMF Single Mode Fiber: Fiber optic cable in which the s ignal or li ght propagate s in a single mode or path.
S Glossary B-70 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 SNMP Simple Net work Management Protocol: Originally desi gned for the Department of Defense n etwork to support TCP/IP network man agement. It has been widely imple m ented t o support th e management of a broad range of network pr oducts and functi ons.
Glossary S Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-71 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Split System A switchi ng system whi ch implements the functions of more than one logica l node. SPTS Sing le Prog ram Transpo rt Strea m: An MP EG- 2 T ran s por t S tream that cons ists of only one program.
S Glossary B-72 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 SS7 Signal Sy stem Number 7: A family of signalin g protocols o riginating fr om narrowban d telephon y . They are used to set-up, mana ge and tear down c onnections as well as t o exchange non- connection as sociated infor mation.
Glossary S Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-73 NTP 297-8103-90 3 STP Signali ng T ran sfer Point: A high spe ed, re liable, spe cial pur pose packe t switch for signali ng messages in the SS7 net work. STP Shielde d T wisted Pai r: A cable cont aining one or more twisted pair wi res with each pair hav ing a shield of foil wrap.
S Glossary B-74 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 subNMS Subnetwork Management Syste m: A Network Management System that is managing one or mor e su bnet wor ks an d tha t i s mana ged b y one or more Networ k Management Sy stems.
Glossary T Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-75 NTP 297-8103-90 3 SVPC Switched V irtual Path Connectio n: A Switched V irtual Path Co nnection is one which is established and taken down dynamically through contr ol signalin g.
T Glossary B-76 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 T1Q1 An ANSI stand ards sub-committe e dealing with pe rformance. T1S1 An ANSI stand ards sub-committe e dealing with se rvices, archit ecture and signali ng. T1X1 An ANSI stand ards sub-committe e dealing with di gital hier archy and synchron ization.
Glossary T Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-77 NTP 297-8103-90 3 TCP T ransmis sion Control P rotocol: Ori ginally deve loped by th e Department of Defense t o support int erworking of dissimil ar computers a cross a networ k.
T Glossary B-78 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 TF TPserver T rivi al Fil e Transfer P ro toco l: A si mplif ie d ver sion o f F T P that tr ans fe rs fi le s but does no t provide pa ssword protect ion or user- directory capability .
Glossary T Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-79 NTP 297-8103-90 3 TO F T ime Out Facto r: An ABR service par ameter , T OF controls the maximum time perm itte d be tween sen din g for ward RM -cel ls be fore a ra te d ecrea se is req uir ed.
T Glossary B-80 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 Tr a i l An entit y that trans fers infor mation provide d by a client layer netw ork between access p oin ts in a server lay er network. The trans port ed informati on is monit ored at the termi n ation point s.
Glossary U Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-81 NTP 297-8103-90 3 TSI T elecommunications Standards Institute: Th e primary tel ecommunicati ons standar ds or ganizati on TTC T elecommunications T echnolog y Council: A Jap anese sta ndards committe e.
U Glossary B-82 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 UME UNI Manage m ent Ent ity: The soft ware residi ng in the A TM devices at ea ch end of the UNI ci rcuit that implements the management interface to the A TM network.
Glossary V Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-83 NTP 297-8103-90 3 UT OPIA Universa l T e st & Operations I nterface for A TM: Refers t o an electri cal interf ace between t he TC and PMD s ublayers of t he PHY layer . UTP Unshield ed T wisted Pair: A ca ble having one or more t wisted pair s, but with no shie ld per pair .
V Glossary B-84 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 VCO V oltage Contr oll ed Os cillator: An os cillator who se clock freq uency is deter m ine d by the magn itude of t he voltage p resented at its input. The frequency ch anges when the v oltage change s.
Glossary W Centillion 1200N A T M Switch User M anual B-85 NTP 297-8103-90 3 VPI V irtual Pa th Identif ier: An eight bi t field in the A TM cell h eader whic h indicates the vir tual path ove r which the ce ll should be routed.
X, Y , Z Glossary B-86 Centillion 1200N A TM Switch User Manual NTP 297-81 03-903 X, Y , Z XA TOM Expandabl e A TM Output Modular S w itch XDF Xrm Decreas e Factor: An ABR se rvice paramet er , XDF cont rols the de crease in ACR associa ted with Xrm. It is a power of tw o in range: [0, 1 ].
Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual C-1 NTP 297-8103-90 3 W orksheets 2.5 Gbps Sw itch Configuration W orksheet The Centi llion 1200N is a 2.5 Gbps Switch. Each A TM switch has unique and def initi ve co nfi guration re quirements t hat must be met pri or to acti v ation.
2.5 Gbps Switch Configurat ion Worksheet W orksheets C-2 Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 Slot Configuration PNNI V ersion 1 .0 Configuration NMS Configuration (if applicable) Slot Interface Type (OC-12, OC- 3, TAXI, DS -3, etc.
Wor ksheet s Port Configurat ion Worksheet Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual C-3 NTP 297-8103-90 3 Port Config uration Worksh eet Port Configurations Parameter Port 00 Port 01 Port 02 Port 03 Interface Ty pe (MMF, S MF, UTP5, TAX I) Port Na me UNI or NNI Network or User VPI - # of bits VCI - # of bits UNI Versio n (3.
Port Configuration Worksheet Worksheets C-4 Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 Parameter Port 20 Port 21 Port 22 Port 23 Interface Type (MMF, SMF,UTP5, TA XI) Port Na me UNI or NNI Network or User VPI - # of bits VCI - # of bits UNI Versio n (3.
Wor ksheet s Port Configurat ion Worksheet Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual C-5 NTP 297-8103-90 3 ELAN Configurations ELAN Name LECS Address LES Addr ess # of Clients.
P VC Configuration W orksheet W orksheets C-6 Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 P VC Con figuration Worksheet Profile Configurations Shaper Configurations Profile Name Traff.
Worksheet s PVC Confi gurat ion Worksheet Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Manual C-7 NTP 297-8103-90 3 PVC Configurations Profile Name Bi or Uni Direc- tion al Input Port Input VPI Input VCI Output.
P VC Configuration W orksheet W orksheets C-8 Centillion 1200N A TM S witch User Ma nual NTP 297-81 03-903 This page is for your n otes..
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