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SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide 35 Industrial Way Rochester, NH 03866 USA (603) 332-9400 Part Number 04-0050-0 1 Rev. A Order Number 9032706.
ii SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide NOTICE Cabletron Systems reserves the right to m ake changes in specifications and o ther information contained in this document without prior notice. The r eader should in all cases consult Cabletron Systems to d etermine whether any such changes have been made.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide iii FCC CLASS A NOTICE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operatio n is subject to the following two cond itions: (1) this device may not c ause harmful interf erence, and (2) this device must accept any interference r eceived, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
iv SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY ADDEN DUM Application o f Council Directive(s): 89/336/EEC 73/23/EEC Manufacturer’ s N ame: Cabl etro n Syst ems , Inc. Manufacturer’ s Address: 35 Indust rial W ay P . O. Box 5005 Rocheste r , NH 03866 Product Name: SmartSwi tch 6500 European Re presentative Name: Mr .
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide v SAFETY INFORMA TION CLASS 1 L ASER TRANSCEIVERS The IOM-29-4, IOM-2 9-4-IR, IOM-29-4-LR , IOM-39-1 and IOM-39 -1-LR connectors use Class 1 Laser transceivers. Read the following safety inform ation before installing or op erating one of these modules .
vi SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide FIBER OP TIC PROTECTIVE CAPS W arning READ BEFOR E REMOVING FIBER OP TIC PROTECTIVE CAPS. Cable assemblies and MMF/SMF ports are shipped with protective caps to prevent contamination. T o avoid contamination, replac e port caps on all fiber optic devices when not in use.
SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide vii REGULA TOR Y COMPLIANCE SUMMARY SAFETY The SmartS witch 650 0 meets t he safety requiremen ts of UL 19 50, CSA C2 2.2 No. 9 50, EN 60950 , IEC 9 50, and 73/23/ EEC. EMC The Smart Swit ch 6 500 meet s t h e EMC req ui remen t s o f FC C Pa rt 15 , EN 55022, CSA C108.
viii SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide REVISION HISTORY Document Name: Smar tSw itch 650 0 Us er Guide Document Part Number: 04-0050 -01 Rev . A Document Or der Number: 9032706 Author: Bruce Jordan Editor: .
SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide ix Table of Content s T A BLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introducing the Smart Switch 6500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.1 SmartSwitch 6500 Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
x SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Table of Contents 3.2 Creating an Emu lated LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 3.2.1 ATM Addressing fo r LAN Emulation . . . . . . .
SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide xi Table of Content s 8.1.4 Upgrading POST Diagnos tic firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 - 5 8.1.5 Upgrading Switch Operating firmware . . . . . . . . . . . .
xii SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Table of Contents Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide xiii List of Figures LIST OF FI GURES Figure 2-1 SmartSwitch 6500 chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Figure 2-2 SmartSwitch CSM and TSM modules .
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SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide x v List of Tables LIST OF T ABLES Table 2-1 I/O module ID nu mbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Table 2-2 Module combination s in 6500 chassis .
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SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 1-1 1 INTRODUCING THE SMARTSWITCH 6500 W elcome to the SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide. The SmartSwitch 6500 is a high-perform ance A TM switch that suppor ts 10 Gbps n on-blo.
1-2 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide SmartSwitch 6500 Mo dules Introducing the SmartSw itch 6500 1.1 SMARTSWITCH 6500 MODULES Before continui ng, read th e following sect ion. This section i s provi ded to qui ckly gi ve you a bet ter , more detail ed understanding o f the function an d operation of each of the SmartSwitch 6500 ’ s modules.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 1-3 Introducing the SmartSwitch 6500 SmartSwitch 6500 Modules Note The TSMs th at support the C PU module s must resi de in S martSwitc h 6C1 10 chassis slo ts seven (7) or eig ht (8).
1-4 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide SmartSwitch 6500 Mo dules Introducing the SmartSw itch 6500.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 2-1 2 SWITCH INSTALLATION AND SET UP After reading this chapter, you will be able to perform the follow ing tasks: • Install the SmartSwitch 65 00 switch modules into th.
2-2 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Receiving the SmartSwitch 65 00 S witch Installation and Setup Figure 2- 1 SmartSw itch 6 500 ch assis PS1 PS2 CSM TSM/CPU TSM 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 2-3 Switch Installation and Setup Receiving the SmartSwitch 6500 Figure 2-2 Sm artSwitc h CSM and TSM mod ules 2.1. 2 Unpackin g 1. Carefully un pack each compon ent of the SmartSwitch 6500 (chassis, TSMs, CSM, and so on).
2-4 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Receiving the SmartSwitch 65 00 S witch Installation and Setup If the I/O modu le configuration is incorrect, co ntact the Cabletron Systems Global Contact Center immed iately .
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 2-5 Switch Installation and Setup Switch Installation and Assembly 2.2 SWITCH INSTALLATION AND ASSEMBLY The following is a lis t of steps for assembling y our SmartSwitch 650 0. Refer to Figure 2-4 for proper module placement.
2-6 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Switch Installation and Assembly S witch Installation and Setup W arning Neve r attemp t to install a power supp ly while it is p lug ged in and o perating. 2. W ith the power supply ’ s power cord receptacle at the bottom, align the top and bottom of the p ower supply with the track s in the slot.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 2-7 Switch Installation and Setup Switch Installation and Assembly Figure 2-4 Mo dule plac ement in t he Sma rtSwitch 65 00 cha ssis 2.2.3 Instal ling the CS M Follow these ins tructions to install th e CSM module into th e chass is.
2-8 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Switch Installation and Assembly S witch Installation and Setup If you h ave a second C SM module, rep eat steps 1 through 5.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 2-9 Switch Installation and Setup Switch Installation and Assembly 2.2.4 Instal ling the TSM with CPU Daughte r Board Follow these ins tructions to install th e TSM/CPU module in to the chassis. 1. Make sure that the TSM has a CPU daugh ter board installed ( see Figure 2-6).
2-10 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Switch Installation and Assembly S witch Installation and Setup Figure 2-7 Ins talling a TS M/CPU modul e in slot 8 Rotate ejector to lock in place Metal Backpanel Car.
SmartSwitch 6500 Use r Guide 2-11 Switch Installation and Setup Switch Installation and Assembly 2.2. 5 Insta lling Ad ditional TSM Modules TSM modules without CP U daughter boards can b e installed in slots 1 through 6. See the le gend on the top edge o f the SmartSwitch 650 0 chassis.
2-12 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Switch Installation and Assembly S witch Installation and Setup Figure 2-8 SmartSw itch 6500 chass is with Ethe rnet swi tch, TSMs , and CSMs T a ble 2-2 Modul e combi.
SmartSwitch 6500 Use r Guide 2-13 Switch Installation and Setup Configuring the Switch 2.3 CONFIGURING THE SWITCH This section describes the steps necessary to configur e your SmartSwitch 6500 for operation. Configur ation is divided into two operations: ini tial network config uration and backup/red undancy configuration.
2-14 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Configuring the Swi tch S witch Installation and Setup • Default router — I P address of router (if any) that exists between the switch and its TF TP server .
SmartSwitch 6500 Use r Guide 2-15 Switch Installation and Setup Configuring the Switch The following is an example of the init ial network con figuration ses sion. Note For the sake of br evity , the start up messages have been ab ridged. SmartSwitch 6500 Start-up Code Cabletron Systems Inc.
2-16 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Configuring the Swi tch S witch Installation and Setup Figure 2- 9 SmartSw itch 6 500 co nnection s for co nfigurati on 2.
SmartSwitch 6500 Use r Guide 2-17 Switch Installation and Setup Configuring the Switch Perform the following steps to configure b ackup capabilities. 1. On a workstation that can be reached b y your SmartSwitch 650 0 and is running TF TP server software, create a file u nder the /tftpboot directo ry .
2-18 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Configuring the Swi tch S witch Installation and Setup The following example tells the slav e TSM/CPU to use the master TSM/CPU’ s backup file as its configuration file. The master TSM/CPU’ s backup file is backup.
SmartSwitch 6500 Use r Guide 2-19 Switch Installation and Setup LED Descriptions 2.4 LED DESCRIPTIONS Both the CSM and TSM modules disp lay several LED indicator lights. T able 2-3 and T able 2 -4 explain the color , state, and meaning of the C SM and TSM indicator lights.
2-20 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Using the Console S witch Installation and Setup Figure 2-10 CSM and TS M LEDs 2.5 USING THE CONSOLE Use the SmartSwitch 6500 console in terface to configure and manage your switch. The following is a description of the console interface an d its operation.
SmartSwitch 6500 Use r Guide 2-21 Switch Installation and Setup Using the Console 2.5. 2 Console C ommand s Note For deta iled de scriptio ns of all co nsole commands, see t he SmartS witch 650 0 Reference Manual. All console commands use the synt ax: operator switch-attribute [<parameter 1> <parameter 2>.
2-22 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Using the Console S witch Installation and Setup If a command requires parameter values, it p rompts you for them. For instance, in the example below , show is the operator , portconfig is the swit ch-attribute, and 7a1 is the param eter indicating that you want to show config uration information ab ou t port 7A1 .
SmartSwitch 6500 Use r Guide 2-23 Switch Installation and Setup Using the Console 2.5. 3 Console T ime- out The conso le can be conf ig ured to exit if it does no t sen se a key s t ro ke wit hi n a d efi ned l engt h of ti me. By default, the SmartSwitch 6500 is se t to never time ou t (value = 0).
2-24 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Using the Console S witch Installation and Setup Selecting number three fro m the list automatically enters the correspon ding command; p ressing enter executes the co.
SmartSwitch 6500 Use r Guide 2-25 Switch Installation and Setup SmartSwitch ATM Administrator Note Press the Esc key to bac k out of any co mmand before you enter the last v alue. 2.6 SMARTSWITCH A TM ADMINISTRATOR SmartSwitch A TM Administrator is a graphical user interface application that manages SmartSwitch A TM switches.
2-26 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide SmartSwitch ATM Administrator S witch Installation and Setup Figure 2-1 1 Sm artSwitch A TM A dminist rator SmartSwi tch A TM Administr ator can be ins talled on a workst ation ru nning W indows 95/ 98, W indows NT , or Solaris 2.
SmartSwitch 6500 Use r Guide 2-27 Switch Installation and Setup SmartSwitch ATM Administrator • Color mo nitor • Ethernet or A TM network interface card 2.6.1 PC Installation The installation p rocess for SmartSwitch A TM Administ rator is essentially the s ame for all the supported operating systems.
2-28 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide SmartSwitch ATM Administrator S witch Installation and Setup Perform the following steps to chan ge the password. 1. Enter the default user nam e, admin . The user name is case sen sitive. 2. Enter the default password, admin , and click the OK bu tton or press En ter .
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 3-1 3 IP OVER A T M AND LANE This chapter desc ri bes working with the SmartSwitch 65 00 IP over A TM VLAN and emulated LAN capabilities. At the end of this chapter you will be able to use your Sm artSwi tch 6500 switch to • Create an IP over A TM VLAN • Create an emulated Ethernet LAN ( L AN E) 3.
3-2 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Creating an IP over A TM VLAN IP Over ATM and LANE 3. Enter the show client command to ma k e sure the client is operational and to obt ain the 20-byte A TM address of the ARP server .
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 3-3 IP Over ATM and LANE Creating an Emu lated LAN Note If configu red devices fail to jo in the VLAN, see Chapter 5, "Routing.
3-4 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Creating an Emulated LAN IP Over ATM and LANE Note An ELAN comes pre-con figured on SmartSwitch 6500 s witches. The ELAN name is “ELAN000.” T o use th is ELAN, start the LE CS, configure your end nodes and edge dev ices to us e ELAN name ELAN000, an d then plug them in to the SmartSwi tch 6500.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 3-5 IP Over ATM and LANE Creating an Emu lated LAN Caution Never create an ELAN (or ELAN client) with the same subn et as the SmartSwi tch 6500 Ethernet port. 4. Enter the show client command verify that the clien t is operational.
3-6 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Creating an Emulated LAN IP Over ATM and LANE 3.2. 1 A TM Addressi ng for LAN Em ulation The SmartSwitch 65 00 provides default formats for A TM addresses used by LAN em ul ation entities (local client, LECS, LES, and BUS).
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 3-7 IP Over ATM and LANE Creating an Emu lated LAN netprefi x + chass is MA C address + ELA N number su mmed with t he numer ical value two (2 ) For example • netprefix .
3-8 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Creating an Emulated LAN IP Over ATM and LANE 3.2. 4 Distri buted LANE Service s LANE services (LEC S, LES, and BUS) can reside on dif ferent SmartSwit ch 6500s. For example, t he LECS can reside on on e Sma rtSwit ch 65 00, wh ile t he LES and B US re side on an othe r .
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 3-9 IP Over ATM and LANE Creating an Emu lated LAN 4. On switch SW1, use the comman d add lecselan to create the LECS: SW1 # add lecselan ELANNumber(0) : 1 ELANName(ELAN00.
3-10 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Creating an Emulated LAN IP Over ATM and LANE Best Ef fort Elan Join T est The fol low ing des cribe the Best Effort test. 1. Does the client specify the name of the ELAN it wan ts to join? - If yes, check whether an ELAN exists by t hat name.
SmartSwitch 6500 Use r Guide 3-11 IP Over ATM and LANE Creating an Emu lated LAN are ANDed together . For example, if t hree join policies are create, each with the same priority value, a client requesting LANE services must meet the criteria of all thr ee policies to be assigned an ELAN.
3-12 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Creating an Emulated LAN IP Over ATM and LANE • IP address In the followin g example, a client is identif ied by its A TM address and IP address, and associates it with ELAN n u mber 1.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 4-1 4 PNNI ROUTING The SmartS witch 6500 d efault rout ing prot ocol is PNNI vers ion 1.0. PNNI provides automati c and dynami c connectivity among all PNNI nodes wi thin the sam e peer group .
4-2 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Multi-level PNNI Topology PNNI Routing Use the show pnninode command to view SmartSwitch 6500 PNNI node parameter s. For exam ple: Smart6500 # show pnninode NodeIndex(1.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 4-3 PNNI Routing Multi-level PNNI Topology 1. Physically connect switches SW A1, SW A2, and SW A3. Similarly , physically connect switches SWB1, SWB2, and SWB3 (see Fi gure 4-1). Figure 4-1 Ph ysical c onnectiv ity for mul ti-peer gr oup exam ple 2.
4-4 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Multi-level PNNI Topology PNNI Routing Note The first byte of the peer gr oup ID indicates the peer group’ s level. It also indi cates the number of significant bits used in the peer g roup ID.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 4-5 PNNI Routing Multi-level PNNI Topology Do the same on switch SWB 3 : B3 # set pnnipglelection NodeIndex(1) : LeadershipPriority(0) : 205 < Highest priorit y in e le.
4-6 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Multi-level PNNI Topology PNNI Routing Connect ivity is now es tablish ed between the two peer gr oups. For example, if LANE servi ces are running on a swi tch within peer group A, LANE clients can exist in group B.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 4-7 PNNI Routing Multi-level PNNI Topology 2. Add a third node (at le vel 6 4) to either switch SW A3 or SWB3. 3. Use the set pnnipglelection command to designate th e switch’ s second node ( not th ird ) as the PGL for the parent peer group, and s pecify the th ird node as the parent node of t he second.
4-8 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Managing Parallel PNNI Links PNNI Routing 4.3 MANAGING PARALLEL PNNI LINKS SmartSwitch 6500s can be co nnected by more than one physical link. PNNI treats these connections as parallel physical link s. By default, parallel links are consi dered to have equal capabilities with regard to call set ups.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 4-9 PNNI Routing Managing Parallel PNN I Links Use the set pnniinterface command to set the admini strative weight of a p hysical link origi nating from a particular port.
4-10 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Managing Parallel PNNI Links PNNI Routing The physical connection fr om switch SW A2 to switch SWB 2 is now advertised as a secon d logical link within the parent p eer group (s ee Figure 4-4).
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 5-1 5R O U T I N G 5.1 ADDITIONAL ROUTING PROTOCOLS Along wit h PNNI, the SmartSwitch 6500 supports add itio nal A TM routing pr otocols: • IISP — Use to connect with .
5-2 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide IISP Routes Routing Note The add atmroute command allows y ou to specify a set of me trics to be used wit h the route. For more information on metrics and metric tags, see Section 5.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 5-3 Routing IISP Routes Note Dotted lines in the diagrams belo w represent one-way II SP routes to the devices pointed to by the arr owheads.
5-4 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide UNI Routes Routing 5.3 UNI ROUTES Use the add atmroute command to create UNI routes. For examp le, connect an end station adapter (with MAC address 00:11:22:33:44:55) to port 7A2 of th e Sm artSwitch 6500.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 5-5 Routing Route Metrics 5.4 ROUTE METRICS Route metri cs are assigned to routes using a metric tag (one of the in put parameters for add atmroute ). T he metric tag specifies a particular pair of incoming and outgoing metrics contained within a list of metrics.
5-6 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide IP Routing Routing Enter show pnnimetric to view the newly created metric pair: Smart6500 # show pnnimetrics Metrics(ALL) : Metrics Metrics Tag Direction Index GCAC CLP.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 5-7 Routing IP Routi ng • SW2 is connected to SW1 through PNNI, and both switches are part of the same emulated LAN. T o reach SW2 with the Ethernet-based NMS, create an IP ro ute that assigns SW1's switch client as SW2's default gate w ay to the networ k 1 28.
5-8 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide IP Routing Routing Note The NMS must also contain a ro ute that specifies the Ethernet interface of the Ethernet connected switch as the gateway to the ELAN subnet.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 6-1 6 V IRT UAL PORTS AND STATIC CONNECTIONS 6.1 PVC CONNECTIONS The SmartSwitch 6500 sup ports Permanent V irtual Ci rcuits (PVCs), bo th point-to-po int and po int-to-mul tipoint. Use PVCs to co nnect devices (that do n ot support S VCs) to a switch’ s local client.
6-2 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide PVC Connections Virtual Ports and Static Connections For this example, we specify CBR as the traffic type, then take the remaining defau lts. Enter the show trafficdescriptor command to ob tain the index numb er of the new traf fic descriptor .
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 6-3 Virtual Ports and Static Connec tions PVC Connections However , on a poin t-to-multip oint connect ion there should be no traf fic in the backward direct ion, so we de.
6-4 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide PVP Connections Virtual Ports and Static Connections 6.1. 3 Connecting to Lo cal Switch Client Through a PVC All PVC connections to th e SmartSwitch 6500 local client s use the CPU port. This port is either 7b4 or 8b4 depend ing on the slot in which the m aster TSM/CPU module resides.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 6-5 Virtual Ports and Static Connec tions PVP Connections • Use the set portconfig command to specify a num ber of bits to be used f or VPIs ( MaxVpiBits parameter). Note that a PVP cannot use VPI zero. Consequently , the number of VPI bits must be greater than zero (0) on both ports.
6-6 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide PVP Connections Virtual Ports and Static Connections 3. Use the add pvp command to create the pvp connection: Smart6500 # add pvp ConnType(PTP) : < See note below Po.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 6-7 Virtual Ports and Static Connec tions Virtual Ports Figure 6-1 T ermin ating PV Ps 6.3 V IRTUAL PORTS The SmartSwitch 65 00 supports the abili ty to create virtual ports. T ypically , virtual p orts are used for terminating Permanent V irtual Path ( PVP) conne ctions.
6-8 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Virtual Ports Virtual Ports and Static Connections Note T o assure th at virtu al port s receiv es the exact band width r equire d, you ma y want to assign them traf fic descriptors that specify CBR as the service class.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 6-9 Virtual Ports and Static Connec tions Virtual Ports 1. Use the set portconfig command to turn si gnali ng of f on physical port 7a1 : Smart6500 # set portconfig PortNu.
6-10 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Virtual Ports Virtual Ports and Static Connections 3. Use the PortNumber and MaxVpiBits paramet ers of th e add port command to create the virtual ports.
SmartSwitch 65 0 0 Us e r Guid e 6 - 11 Virtual Ports an d Static Connections V i rtual P orts Thing s T o W atc h Out For Whe n Creat ing V irtual Ports • Make certain that the virtual port nu mber (Base VPI ) plus the VPIs d e signated by MaxVpiBits does not exceed the A vailable VPIs as specified by MaxVpiBit s in the set portconfig command.
6-12 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Virtual Ports Virtual Ports and Static Connections.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 7-1 7 T RAF FIC MANAGEMENT 7.1 T RAFFIC MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES This sect ion desc ribes how the SmartS witch 650 0 manages ban dwidth and congest ion. It briefly d escribes consol e commands that af fect how the SmartSwitch 6500 manages traf fic.
7-2 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Traffic Management Capabilities Traffic Management SmartSwitch 6500 user data cells are clas sified according to the state of a cell loss priority (CLP) bit i n the header of each cell. A CLP 1 cell has a lower prior ity than a CLP 0 cell and is discard ed first.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 7-3 Traffic Management Traffic Management Capabilities A user-defined PVC must have user-defined traf fic descriptors. For instance, if a video link o v er a PVC requires a peak cell rate of 8000 kb /s, create a traf fic descriptor for CBR traf fic that specifies 8000 as the peak cell rate.
7-4 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Traffic Management Capabilities Traffic Management Use the command show caceqbwallocscheme to view the current CAC policies used b y each port for each class of service.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 7-5 Traffic Management Traffic Management Capabilities 7.1.3 Que ue Buffers The SmartSwitch 6500 p erforms buf fering usin g a shared-memory architecture. Buf fer space is divided into qu eues for each class of s ervice. In turn, ports are allocated some portion o f each of the service class queues.
7-6 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Traffic Management Capabilities Traffic Management • Queue 5 — Unspecified B it Rate (UBR) If calls of a particular service class are b eing dropped on a particular port, use the set porttrafficcongestion command to r aise the port’ s queue Min threshold.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 7-7 Traffic Management Traffic Management Capabilities 7.1.4 EFCI, EPD , and RM Cell Marking T o control switch congestion , the SmartS witch 6500 implement s standard r e.
7-8 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Traffic Management Capabilities Traffic Management.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 8-1 8 UPGRADES AND FIRMWARE 8.1 UPGRADING AND CHANGING FIRMWARE This section des cribes th e lo w-level boot load command s. Boot load command s are used for setting switch st art-up behavio r and for per forming f irmware downloads.
8-2 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Upgrading and Changing Firmwar e Upgrades and Firmware 8.1. 2 Boot Lo ad Commands The following table d escribes the com mands available from the b o ot load prompt, their use, and their associated parameters.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 8-3 Upgrades and Firmware Upgrading and Changing Firmware Figure 8-1 Me mory lo cations affected by the boot lo ad comman ds scsm Switch to the redundant CSM: T ells the SmartSwitch 6500 to transfer CSM mastership to the slave CSM.
8-4 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Upgrading and Changing Firmwar e Upgrades and Firmware 8.1. 3 Upgradi ng B oot Load firmware T wo images of the boot load firmware reside in fla sh RAM. The two images are identified as boot load imag e 0 and boot lo ad image 1.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 8-5 Upgrades and Firmware Upgrading and Changing Firmware Changing the Defaul t Boot Load Image Continuing with the example above, p erform the following steps to set boot load imag e 0 back to being the default. 1. Reboot the SmartSwi tch 6500.
8-6 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Upgrading and Changing Firmwar e Upgrades and Firmware ............................................................................ ............................................................................ ..........
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 8-7 Upgrades and Firmware Upgrading and Changing Firmware ................................................... Validity checks of the Switch Software Downloaded file... All Validity checks OK Programming downloaded image into Switch Software section, please wait.
8-8 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Upgrading and Changing Firmwar e Upgrades and Firmware • The SmartSwitch 6 5 00 lost network con nectivity b e fore it fini shed its do wnload • The wrong file or a corrupt file was dow nload ed into memory If you can correct th e problem, enter the update firmware com mand to co ntinue with the upgrade process.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 9-1 9 T ROUBLESHOOTING This chapte r provides basic trou bleshooting for diag nosing and fixing problems with VLAN, emulated LANs, and A TM t raff ic congestion. 9.1 T ROUBLESHOOTING IP OVER A TM Y ou ha ve configur ed an IP over A TM VLAN , but y our network appl ications are n ot working.
9-2 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Troubleshooting LAN Emulation Troubleshooting 5. If working through these question s does not sol ve the probl em, contact Cablet ron Systems Customer Service.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 9-3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting PNNI Links - Do devices begin to regist er with the LES and BUS once multi-p oint signaling is turned off? 7. Check whether BUS is connected. • Use show busclient to check whether devices are registered with th e B US.
9-4 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Troubleshooting Congestion Troubleshooting 2. Make certain that the switches in the other peer gro up support mu lti-level PGLs and border nodes. If not, the oth er s witches must be placed in the same peer group as the Smar t Switch 6500 if you want them to connect.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 9-5 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Congesti o n *Use th e show portconfig command to view bandwi dth utilization 3. Has the conges tion subsid ed? • If yes, y ou are done.
9-6 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Events and Alarms Troubleshooting • If yes, t he switc h is impr operly s et up. Check the sw itch confi guration. • If no, t his indicates port con gestion. Cont inue. 2. Enter the show cacinfo command for th is port.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 9-7 Troubleshooting Events and Alarms Both events and alarms are stored wit hin circular memo ry buf fers. When the buffers beco me full, older even t s and alarms are overwritten by newer entries. Both events and alar ms are stored in shared RAM.
9-8 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Events and Alarms Troubleshooting Note Depending on the activity of your SmartSwitch 6500, the appearance of events o n the SmartSwitch 6500 may be too frequent to use the SmartSwitch 6 500 console comfortably . It is recommended that you t urn on th e automatic display of events only when t roubleshoo ting.
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide 9-9 Troubleshooting Saving Core Dumps 9.6 SAVING CORE DUMPS The SmartSwitch 6500 cor e dump feature allows you to specify a local Ethernet host where, in the event of a system failu re, the Smar tSwitch 6500 sends a co py of its memory .
9-10 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Saving Core Dumps Troubleshooting If a system failure occurs while the core dump f eature is enabled , the SmartSwitch 6500 console ap pears similar to the example below . The SmartSwitch 6500 then begins sending imag es of its memory to the co re dump files on the TF TP server .
SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide A-1 APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS This appendix lis ts the technical specification s for the SmartSwitch 650 0 sw itch. T a ble A-1 Hardwa re Specifi cations Specification V al.
A-2 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Specifications Operating t emperature 5 to +40 C (41 to 104 F) Operating hu midity 5% to 90% RH, non-condens ing T a bl e A-3 A TM Por t Spe ci fic at ion s Media Port Speed F raming Connector Max. Tx Power Mi n. Tx power Max.
SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide A-3 Specifications A TM routing prot ocols IISP PNNI 1.0 (i ncluding P GL and b order node s upport) UNI LAN protocols A TM Forum LANE 1.
A-4 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Specifications.
SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide B-1 APPENDIX B AGENT SUPPORT This append ix briefly descr i bes the supp ort prov ided for m anaging the SmartS witch 6500 using Simple Network Management Prot ocol (SNMP).
B-2 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide MIB, SMI, MIB Fi les and Internet MIB Hierarchy Agent Support Fig ure B-1 Int ernet MI B hi erarc hy B.1.1 ZeitNe t Cabletr on Pro prietary MIBs The location of some of ZeitNet prop rietary MIBs in the Internet hiera rchy is shown in Fig ure B-2.
SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide B-3 Agent S upport MIB, SMI, MIB Files and Internet MIB Hierarc hy . Figure B- 2 CSI Zeit Net Pri vate MI Bs In Figur e B-2, the ZeitNet p roprietary g roup is identifi ed by 1.3 .6.1.4.1.1295; i ts subgr oup, called znPr oducts, is identified by 1; and the first variable is znManagedObjects with a value of 2.
B-4 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide MIB, SMI, MIB Fi les and Internet MIB Hierarchy Agent Support : Figure B -3 Cab letron S martSwitch 6500 ob ject iden tifier e xample B.1.3 Supp orted p rotoc ols The SmartSwitch 6500 suppor ts Simple Network Management Prot ocol (SNMP).
SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide B-5 Agent S upport MIB, SMI, MIB Files and Internet MIB Hierarc hy znIpAtmSer ver 1.3.6.1.4 .1.1295 .2.200.2 IP A TM Serve r Service s znCommonOb js 1.3.6.1 .4.1.12 95.2.3 00 Zeitnet Specif ic Informat ion znT rapObjs 1.3.6.
B-6 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide MIB, SMI, MIB Fi les and Internet MIB Hierarchy Agent Support B.1.6 Sma rt Sw i tch 650 0 MIB Suppor t The SmartSwitch 6 5 00 is shippe d with the following MIB s: • .
SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide B-7 Agent Support Managing the SmartSwitch 6500 - p2mpLeaf • atmVplReceiveT rafficDescrIndex — Doesn’ t accept ABR traf fic descriptor • atmVplT ransmitTraf ficDescrIndex — Doesn’t accept ABR traf fic descriptor Not Support ed The following MIB objects are not sup ported.
B-8 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Managing the SmartSwitch 6500 Agent Support • T rapCommunity: Specifies the NMS to which traps are sent • MyNMAddr: Specifies the IP addr ess through which the swit.
SmartSwitch 6500 Use r Guide C-1 APPENDIX C T ECHNICAL SUPPORT This append ix tells y ou what to do i f you need technical supp ort for your SmartS witch 6500. Cabletron offers sev eral supp ort and s ervice pr ograms that pr ovide hi gh-qual ity supp ort to our customer s.
C-2 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Hardware Warranty Technical Support • Hardware model nu mber , software versi on, and switch con figu ration (that is, what pa rt types are in what slots) C.
SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide D- 1 APPENDIX D ACRONYMS A B AAL A TM A dap tation Laye r AAL1 A TM Ada p tation Laye r T ype 1 AAL2 A TM Ada p ter La yer T yp e 2 AAL3/4 A TM Adapter Layer T ype 3/4 AAL5.
D-2 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Acronyms C BOOTP Boot Protoc ol BUS Broadcast and Unkno wn Server CAC Call Admission Control CAN Campus Area Net work CA T-3 Category 3 unsh i elded twisted pair cabl e.
SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide D- 3 Acronyms D E DCC Digital Cross Connec t , gene ric DACS or Di rect Conn ect Card, d ata interface module DF Download Flash DS-0 Digi tal Si gna lin g 0 DS-1 Digi tal S.
D-4 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Acronyms F G H I FCS Frame Che ck Sequence FIFO Firs t In Fir st Ou t FT P File T ransfer Protoc ol GB/S Gigabits per second GCAC Generic Cal l Admissio n Contro l GCRA.
SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide D- 5 Acronyms K L ILMI Integ rated Loca l Manage ment Interfa ce I/O Input/Out put IOM Input/Out put Modul e IP Interne t Protocol IP/A TM Inter net Prot ocol over A TM IPX.
D-6 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Acronyms M N LMI Local Management Int e rface MAC Media Access Contro l MAN Metropolita n Area Netw ork Mb/S Megabit s per seco nd MBS Maximu m Burs t Size MCR Minimum .
SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide D- 7 Acronyms O P NNI Netwo rk No d e Inte rfa ce or Ne tw ork- to- N et work Inter face NRT-VB R Non Real T ime - V ariabl e Bit Rate NRZ Non-Return to Zero NSAP Network S.
D-8 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Acronyms Q R PPD Partia l Pack e t Disc ard PROM Program mable Read-Onl y Memory PTI Payload T ype I ndicator PTP Poin t-to- Poi nt PTSE PNNI T opology Sta te Element PTSE PNNI T opology Sta te Packet PVC Permanent or Provi sioned V irtual Ci rcuit QOS Quality o f Service QSAAL Q-Si gnaling A TM Adaptation La yer .
SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide D- 9 Acronyms S RW Read-W rite Acces s SAAL Sign ali ng A TM Ada pta ti on L a yer SAR Segmenta tion An d Reassemb ly SAR-PDU SAR Protocol Data Unit SBE Syst em B us Err or.
D-10 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Acronyms T U V T-1 T ransmission System 1 T-3 T ransmission System 3 TA X I Tr ansparent Asynchr onous T ransm itter/ Receive r Inter face TCP T ransmission Cont rol P.
SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide D-11 Acronyms W VCC V irtual Channel Connectio n VCI V irtu a l Chan nel Id enti fier VCL V irtual Channel Link VLAN Vi r t u a l L A N VP V irt ual Path VPC V irtual Path .
D-12 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Acronyms.
SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Index-1 INDEX Symbol s ? ...................... .................................... .... 2-24 Numerics 6A-CSM512 .............................. ............... 2-7 6A-TSM512 ............ .................. ...... 2-9 , 2-11 6C110 ch assis .
Index-2 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide In dex add lecs elannameta ble ... .................. 3-10 add lecs elanpolicy ............................ 3-11 add lecs packetsize ............................ 3-10 add lecs tlvset ........................... ....
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide Index-3 Index D dcfg .......................... ........................... ...... 8-2 default client addres s ................................ 3-3 default community str i ngs ...................... 2-28 default ELAN .....
Index-4 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide In dex creati ng VLAN .............. .................... 3-1 viewing ARP t able .................. ........... 3-2 IP over ATM cl ient ....................... ........... 3-3 IP Routin g ...........................
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide Index-5 Index not s upported ............................... ..... B-7 obje cts not su pporte d ........................ B-7 support ed ................... ....................... B-6 MinIndex .............................
Index-6 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide In dex reset b utton .................. ........................... 2-20 restor ing switc h configur ation ................ 2-17 RFCs ................... ........................... .......... B-1 RJ-45 to DB- 9 adapter .
SmartSwitch 6500 Us er Guide Index-7 Index TSM dimension s ................. .............. A-1 weight ............... ................................ A-1 support ed MIBs ................ .................. ..... A-3 switch c onfiguration ...........
Index-8 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide In dex VPIs used ....................... .................. .. 6-8 virtu al UN I .................. ............................. 6-8 VLAN cre ating ................................... ........... 3-1 IP over ATM ..
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