Page 3 - Ethernet Interface Unit; User Guide; NORTHERN TELECOM CONFIDENTIAL
DMS-100 Family Ethernet Interface Unit User Guide Document number: 297-8991-910Product release: TELECOM12Document release: Standard 03.01Date: August 1999 © 1998 Northern TelecomAll rights reservedPrinted in the United States of America NORTHERN TELECOM CONFIDENTIAL : The information contained in th...
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Page 5 - Publication history; TELECOM09 Standard 02.02 Implemented design comments.
DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 v Publication history August 1999 TELECOM12 Standard 03.01 Updated Chapter 2 and Appendix C in responseto Feature 59010371, FTP Extended Functionality. May 1999 TELECOM09 Standard 02.02 Implemented design comments. March 1999 TL09 Standard 02.01 Updated table ...
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vi Publication history 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999
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DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 vii Contents About this document xv When to use this document xv How to check the version and issue of this document xv References in this document xv Internet request for comment documents xvi What precautionary messages mean xvii How commands, parameters, an...
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viii Contents 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Operational measurements 43 Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 45 Software architecture 46 Supported protocols 49 Addressing 54 Protocol engineering 61 IP throttling 61 TCP connection management 61 FTP session control 63 Protocol buffer engineeri...
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Contents ix DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Datafill 95 Sample datafill for table ENTYPES 96 Table EXNDINV 96 Datafill sequence and implications 97 Datafill 98 Sample datafill for table EXNDINV 102 Chapter 4: EIU maintenance 103 EIU MAP level 104 Manual busy state 104 In-service state 104 EI...
Page 10 - x Contents; EIU supported configurations
x Contents 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 IP addresses 150 Address masks 157 Network numbering example 158 Firewalls and network security 159 Variable-width subnetworks 160 Protocols related to Internet Protocol 160 Internet Protocol 160 Internet control message protocol 161 Transmission co...
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DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 xi List of figures Figure 1 Overall architecture of enhanced SuperNode system 24 Figure 2 Ethernet interface data flow 26 Figure 3 EIU mapping to lower levels of the OSI communications model 28 Figure 4 Link interface shelf, with 2-slot EIU locations 29 Figure...
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xii 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Figure 34 Subnet mask: class C 156 Figure 35 IP addressing: class D 157 Figure 36 IP addressing: class E 157 Figure 37 Address mask example 158 Figure 38 Simple network numbering 159 Figure 39 Host configuration 166 Figure 40 Router configurations 167 Figu...
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DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 xiii List of tables Table 1 DMS-Core feature packages 38 Table 2 DMS-bus port engineering requirements for peripherals 41 Table 3 IP routing table 60 Table 4 IP route list table 60 Table 5 TCP connection limits by SuperNode subsystem 62 Table 6 UDP connection ...
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xiv 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Table 34 FTP operations reference: workstation to DMS 136 Table 35 FTP operations reference: DMS to workstation 138 Table 36 IP address classes 150 Table 37 NIC IP address request form 172
Page 15 - xv; hardware description; When to use this document
DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 xv About this document This document is a source of information for the Ethernet interface unit (EIU)product. The document provides the following information: • hardware description • protocol descriptions • datafill requirements • maintenance • background inf...
Page 16 - xvi; Internet request for comment documents; An Ethernet Address Resolution Protocol, RFC826
xvi 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 • Commands Reference Manual, 297-1001-822 • DMS SuperNode DataSPAN Frame Relay Service Maintenance Guide,297-5111-501 • DMS SuperNode SCP II Maintenance Guide, 297-5131-541 • Link Interface Unit (LIU7) Memory Calculation, System EngineeringBulletin SEB 92-...
Page 17 - xvii; What precautionary messages mean; Examples of the precautionary messages follow.; ATTENTION Information needed to perform a task; Possibility of service interruption or degradation; ATTENTION
xvii DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 • Clarifications and Extensions for the Bootstrap Protocol, RFC1542 • File Transfer Protocol, RFC959 • Internet Control Message Protocol, RCF792 • Internet Protocol, RFC791 • OSPF Version 2, RFC1583 • Reverse Address Resolution Protocol, RFC903 • Routing ...
Page 18 - xviii; Possibility of equipment damage; CAUTION; Possibility of static electricity damage; DANGER; DANGER; Possibility of electrocution; How commands, parameters, and responses are represented
xviii 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 CAUTION Possibility of equipment damage CAUTION Possibility of static electricity damage DANGER Possibility of personal injury DANGER Possibility of electrocution How commands, parameters, and responses are represented Commands, parameters, and responses...
Page 19 - xix; Commands and fixed parameters; CTRL; Variables; Variables are shown in lowercase letters:; Responses; Step
xix DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Commands and fixed parameters Commands and fixed parameters that are entered at a MAP terminal are shownin uppercase letters: >BSY CTRL ctrl_no Variables Variables are shown in lowercase letters: >BSY CTRL ctrl_no The letters or numbers that the vari...
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Page 21 - Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU
DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 21 Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU This chapter describes the Ethernet interface unit (EIU). Topics in the chapter include the following: • overview of the EIU • system architecture • hardware description • limitations and restrictions • feature packaging C...
Page 22 - 2 Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU; EIU provisioning requirements; Overview of the EIU; AFT is also referred to as Madley AFT. Limited availability.
22 Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 • EIU provisioning requirements • billing • service orders • user interface characteristics • logs, alarms, and operational measurements (OM) Overview of the EIU The EIU is an application-specific unit (ASU) that supports ...
Page 23 - Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 23; System architecture
Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 23 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 • Cellular digital packet data (CDPD). The CDPD service transportsdatagrams between the mobile and private/public data networks. • Programmable service node (PSN). PSN is a flexible platform that letsoperating companies ra...
Page 24 - DMS-bus interface and expansion
24 Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Figure 1 Overall architecture of enhanced SuperNode system DMS-bus interface and expansion Two methods are used to interface processing engines to the DMS-bus. Directlinks between the processors and the DMS-bus is the prim...
Page 25 - Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 25; Inter-message switch links required with LPP
Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 25 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 second-level message switches are referred to as local message switches(LMS). The frame transport bus (F-bus) is a 32-Mbit/s messaging bus that resemblesthe MS in its protocol. The use of a narrower data path allows access...
Page 27 - Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 27; LAN repeaters to locally extend the range of the LAN
Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 27 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 The Ethernet interface takes advantage of commercially supported peripheralsand functions. These interface devices are selected and qualified forapplications in the DMS-100 switch, with particular attention to hardwarecomp...
Page 28 - Hardware description
28 Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Figure 3 EIU mapping to lower levels of the OSI communications model Hardware description The EIU is based on hardware originally developed for the signaling transferpoint (STP). One of the main components of the STP is th...
Page 29 - Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 29; Figure 4
Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 29 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 RAM. The NTEX22CA provides 32 Mbyte of RAM and higherthroughput performance. NTEX22 also contains a peripheral bus (P-bus) to F-bus interface. The P-bus to F-bus interface connects the processor bus with the frame bus, whi...
Page 31 - Figure 8 illustrates the memory and buffer architecture.
Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 31 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Figure 7 DMS SuperNode FLIS with an EIU Ethernet interface card (NT9X84) The EIC is based on commercial Ethernet interface chips. It supports oneEthernet communications link and processes all of the level 1 and part of the...
Page 32 - Ethernet physical interfaces; The MAU is different depending on the implementation of the LAN.
32 Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Figure 8 Ethernet interface architecture Ethernet physical interfaces The physical interface to the Ethernet system is defined by the paddle boardlocated behind the EIC. The interfaces available are described in the follow...
Page 33 - Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 33; Grounding requirements; Capabilities, limitations, and restrictions
Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 33 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 For a 10BaseT twisted-pair LAN, the AUI connection is usually on one sidewith an RJ-11 telephone jack on the other. Typically, standard office four-wirecircuits are used to connect the MAU to the hub. The hub is an electro...
Page 34 - 4 Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU; EIU hardware capabilities and limitations
34 Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 interface shelf (SNSE LIS). Nortel has tested the EIU for installation,operation, administration, and maintenance on each of these platforms. EIU hardware capabilities and limitations The following points describe EIU-spec...
Page 35 - Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 35; — programs were not aware that a period of time had elapsed
Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 35 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 — programs were not aware that a period of time had elapsed — The router stopped routing packets. The EIU remained fully functional throughout the broadcast storm test.Although traffic from the EIU stopped, this stoppage w...
Page 36 - 6 Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU; System-wide limitations
36 Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 System-wide limitations The EIU is collocated in an LPP shelf with other ASUs such as the linkinterface unit (LIU7) and frame relay interface unit (FRIU). The exactconfiguration of ASU-type units depends on the application...
Page 37 - Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 37; Limitations associated with protocols
Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 37 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 The Ethernet address in the LIUINV table has the format of the NortelSuperNode family range of addresses: X000075Fxxxxx, where X ishexadecimal notation and x is a variable. For more information on MACaddresses, refer to “A...
Page 38 - Feature packaging
38 Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 TCP Each TCP connection has its own state machine. For the number of allowedconnections, refer to Table 5, TCP connection limits by Supernode subsystemin this document. There are also SOS limitations in that applications t...
Page 39 - Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 39; the applications running on the EIUs; Table 1
Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 39 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Software for peripheral processors is controlled through package lists thatdefine the entities for a specific load. The EIU may have several loadsdepending upon the applications resident on it. As of CSP02, the EIU-related...
Page 40 - The following cards must also be provisioned on each switch:; DMS-bus external MS provisioning
40 Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 is in 21R), the cards in the MS at the other end of the link must also beprovisioned in slot 21. This example is shown in figure 9. Figure 9 Example of DMS-bus intermessage switch configuration The following cards must als...
Page 41 - Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 41; EIU provisioning; Observe the following provisioning rules:; EIU sparing and redundancy; In table IPNETWRK, one EIU is defined as the default for the CM.
Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 41 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 The information in table 2 defines the port requirements for EIU installation. EIU provisioning Provisioning of EIUs is application dependent. The number of EIUs requiredand their configuration is determined by a combinati...
Page 42 - 2 Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU; — the EIU state; Billing; EIUs do not directly affect billing functions.; Service orders; The EIU does not affect service order functions.; User interface characteristics; MAP display level hierarchy
42 Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 — the EIU state • During normal operation, the default EIU routes all messages to the CM.If there is a problem with the default EIU or its links, the following occurs: — the default EIU advertises to the network that it is...
Page 43 - Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 43; Log reports; error counts
Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 43 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Logs, alarms, and OMs In general, the subsystems that generate logs, alarms, and OMs do not havesignificant changes apart from the standard DMS-100 reporting sub-systems. Log reports All logs from the EIU conform to the DM...
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44 Chapter 1: Introduction to the EIU 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999
Page 45 - Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols; SuperNode software architecture
DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 45 Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols This chapter describes the Ethernet interface unit (EIU) software architecture: • SuperNode software architecture • protocol engineering • Internet Protocol (IP) throttling CAUTIONPossible loss of network security Using th...
Page 46 - 6 Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols; Software architecture; IP
46 Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Software architecture The protocol stack supported on the DMS-core includes the following: • bootstrap protocol (BOOTP) • file transfer protocol (FTP) • IP • telnet • transmission control protocol (TCP) • user datagram pro...
Page 47 - SuperNode TCP/ IP protocol stack
Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 47 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Figure 11 SuperNode TCP/ IP protocol stack The message flow between SuperNode nodes, and between SuperNode nodesand external Ethernet LAN, is shown in figure 12 in this section. ICMP IP ARP TCP UDP GNI (generic subnet inte...
Page 49 - Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 49; Supported protocols; BOOTP can be used to configure three types of IP hosts:
Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 49 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Supported protocols The EIU software is designed such that the EIU can be configured to run asone of the following: • Internet host: EIU is involved only in supporting applications such asMessage Detail Recording for SS7 (...
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50 Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 has an Ethernet card). Such nodes have to be on the same subnet as the CMto be configured through the BOOTP server on the CM, except if themaximum hops count accepted by the server is increased. File transfer protocol File...
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Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 51 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 detects and sets the record length. To manually set the record length, use theLRECL command. This command changes the record length locally at theclient site and sends the command to the server. The command is appliedlocal...
Page 52 - 2 Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols; Internet Protocol; a server that resides on the accessed (host) computer
52 Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Internet Protocol The IP control software supports the IP logic, which provides a connectionlessdatagram service between hosts. The IP software is designed such that thesame modules provide IP host and IP router functional...
Page 53 - Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 53; Transmission control protocol
Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 53 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 The MAPCI supports asynchronous output to both the scroll area and a “fullscreen” area. The input, however, is buffered in a line-by-line mode. Thiscombination of features requires that the telnet client perform echoing of...
Page 54 - 4 Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols; Addressing; A unique IP address is required per hardware device.; MAC addresses; Only 48-bit MAC addresses are supported by the SuperNode switch.; Internet addresses
54 Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Upon receiving RIP update from either another EIU or IP router on the LAN,the RIP software updates internal IP routing table. According to RFC1058,RIP response messages are transmitted every 30 s to Ethernet LAN. Addressin...
Page 55 - Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 55; The IP addresses for all SuperNode hosts are on a single subnet.
Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 55 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 “Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing” for more information onInternet addressing. The IP address features and restrictions within the SuperNode switch are asfollows: • The Class A, B, and C address schemes are s...
Page 56 - How to get IP addresses for SuperNode
56 Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Figure 13 Typical configuration for LAN and SuperNode subnets For more information on IP addresses, refer to “Appendix H: IP networknumber requests” and “Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing”. How to get IP addre...
Page 57 - Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 57; the IP address class; Routing; internal SuperNode SOS and UNIX-based hosts
Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 57 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 • the IP address class • the IP address subnet size based on number of subnets and the maximumnumber of hosts per subnet (also, consider future expansion of thenetwork) • the IP addresses for HUBs and routers • the dynamic...
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58 Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 • Upon failure of any one EIU IP router, the traffic is switched over toanother available (in service) EIU IP router on the same LAN. • IP routing handles a mix of EIU IP routers and EIU hosts on the sameLAN. • A simple lo...
Page 59 - An example SuperNode Ethernet
Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 59 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Figure 14 An example SuperNode Ethernet Workstation Workstation LMS EIU200 EIU201 APUX20 LIU7 CM MS APX LMS EIU100 EIU101 APUX10 LIU7 Ethernet LAN Ethernet LAN Ethernet LAN Router Router
Page 60 - Routing tables
60 Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Routing tables The IP routing table structure is briefly explained here. The knowledge of IProuting tables is critical in understanding SuperNode IP routing issues. The SuperNode IP routing information is organized locally...
Page 61 - Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 61; IP Screening; Protocol engineering; IP throttling
Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 61 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 router is determined based on the simple load balancing rules and the status ofthe router. IP Screening Packets destined for the Supernode can be screened at the IP level. If thesource of the packet is determined to be inv...
Page 63 - Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 63; FTP session control
Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 63 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 cause TCP to drop the existing connections, which could cause a temporaryoutage of all TCP applications. FTP session control Similar to the concept of TCP numbers, FTP sessions (client and server) oneach node are managed b...
Page 64 - 4 Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols; Buffer allocation is summarized in table 7.; Table 7
64 Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 • medium (1024 bytes) • large (1600 bytes) When the IP layer comes into service, the number of buffers allocated bydefault is 10 for the small buffer size and 5 each for the medium and largebuffer sizes. These values are l...
Page 65 - IP throttling for LPP
Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 65 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 IP throttling IP throttle engineering is required to control congestion in the DS30 links.LPPs, SSLPPs, and SNSE-LISs have different throttling requirements, asdescribed in the following sections. For more information on d...
Page 66 - IP throttling for SSLPP
66 Chapter 2: EIU messaging protocols 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 IP throttling for SSLPP The SSLPP incorporates additional throttling control for TCP/IP traffic sentover SR256 between the MS and SSLPP. Table 8 shows the recommended traffic values for entry into table IPTHRON.Adherence t...
Page 67 - Chapter 3: EIU datafill; Summary of data schema tables required for EIU provisioning
DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 67 Chapter 3: EIU datafill This chapter describes the datafill requirements for installing and maintainingEthernet interface units (EIU) in an Ethernet network. There are seven dataschema tables required to provision the EIU. The purpose of each table issummar...
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68 Chapter 3: EIU datafill 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 The following sections describe these tables as they apply to EIU provisioning.For complete information on data schema, refer to DMS-100 TranslationsGuide, 297-8xxx-350. Interdependency and auto-configuration Tables IPROUTER and IPHO...
Page 69 - Datafill sequence and implications; The following tables must be datafilled before table LIUINV:; Table LIUINV datafill; Field descriptions for table LIUINV for EIU datafill
Chapter 3: EIU datafill 69 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Datafill sequence and implications The following tables must be datafilled before table LIUINV: • PMLOADS • LIMINV • CARRMTC • SUSHELF • LIMPTINV (LIM-based LIU) • MSCDINV (MS-based LIU) You must datafill the EIU in table LIUINV befo...
Page 72 - 2 Chapter 3: EIU datafill; EIU MAC addresses; Field descriptions for table LIUINV for EIU datafill (continued)
72 Chapter 3: EIU datafill 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 EIU MAC addresses By industry convention, MAC addresses for networking devices are uniqueworldwide. In typical networking devices, the MAC address is burned into aPROM on the circuit pack. However, for EIUs on the DMS-100 switch, the...
Page 73 - Chapter 3: EIU datafill 73; IP addresses; Figure 15 shows sample datafill for table LIUINV for an EIU.; Datafill example for table LIUINV; Table IPNETWRK
Chapter 3: EIU datafill 73 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 MAC address is datafilled. The operating company obtains the MAC addressfrom Nortel, and Nortel in turn controls the distribution of the addresses so thatall addresses remain unique. The operating company must ensure that thisaddress...
Page 74 - 4 Chapter 3: EIU datafill; the EIU must be datafilled in LIUINV table; Datafill for table IPNETWRK
74 Chapter 3: EIU datafill 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 • routing tables and algorithms are added to the IP as part of its addressingfunction • the capability to datafill and distribute configurable information that isassociated with the TCP/IP protocols using table control and thedistrib...
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76 Chapter 3: EIU datafill 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 PARM SCRNFLAG Parameter. If a screening flag is arequirement, enter SCRNGLAG. Enterrefinement SCRNFLAG. DFLT_INTERFACE EIU_INTERFACE DFLT_GTWY_IPADDR IOM_INTERFACE IOP_INTERFACE Y or N NULLPARM To specify an EIU interface as the LANi...
Page 77 - Sample datafill for table IPNETWRK; Figure 16 shows sample datafill for table IPNETWRK for an EIU.; Datafill examples for table IPNETWRK
Chapter 3: EIU datafill 77 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Sample datafill for table IPNETWRK Figure 16 shows sample datafill for table IPNETWRK for an EIU. Figure 16 Datafill examples for table IPNETWRK SCRNFLAG GTWY_IPADDR IOM_NUM PORT PACKLET Y or N IP address withfour numbers from0 to 25...
Page 78 - 8 Chapter 3: EIU datafill; Supplementary information; Observe the following criteria required for the subnet:; Table IPROUTER; Note: Table IPROUTER is not required for interface EIUs.
78 Chapter 3: EIU datafill 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Supplementary information The TRANSLATE command in the NETMAN tool can be used to convert anIP address into network parameters and vice versa. Observe the following criteria required for the subnet: • the subnet size must be the same...
Page 79 - The following tables must be datafilled before table IPROUTER:; Datafill; Field descriptions for table IPROUTER for EIU datafill
Chapter 3: EIU datafill 79 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Datafill sequence and implications The following tables must be datafilled before table IPROUTER: • PMLOADS • LIUINV • IPNETWRK Before entering data in table IPROUTER, Nortel Networks recommends toplace the default EIU in the off-lin...
Page 80 - 0 Chapter 3: EIU datafill; Sample datafill for table IPROUTER; Figure 17 shows sample datafill for table IPROUTER for an EIU.; Datafill example for table IPROUTER; Table IPHOST
80 Chapter 3: EIU datafill 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Sample datafill for table IPROUTER Figure 17 shows sample datafill for table IPROUTER for an EIU. Figure 17 Datafill example for table IPROUTER Table IPHOST Table IPHOST assigns the IP addresses to SuperNode end hosts. SuperNodeend h...
Page 81 - Chapter 3: EIU datafill 81; The following tables must be datafilled before table IPHOST:; Field descriptions for table IPHOST for EIU datafill
Chapter 3: EIU datafill 81 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Datafill sequence and implications The following tables must be datafilled before table IPHOST: • IPNETWRK • Inventory tables for nodes that are datafilled in field nodename in tableIPHOST Before entering data into table IPROUTER, No...
Page 82 - 2 Chapter 3: EIU datafill; Field descriptions for table IPHOST for EIU datafill (continued)
82 Chapter 3: EIU datafill 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 NODENAME = AP If the entry in field NODENAME is AP, enter the data in the followingrefinements: • SMNINDEX • SNADDR • TCPCONN • FTPCLCON • FTPSVCON • UNIXADDR NODENAME AP, APU, CM ,EIU, ELIU,FP,MS Node nameEnter the node name: • AP (...
Page 84 - 4 Chapter 3: EIU datafill; The datafill appears in the following table.; Field descriptions for conditional datafill for NODENAME = APU
84 Chapter 3: EIU datafill 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 The datafill appears in the following table. NODENAME = CM If the entry in field NODENAME is CM, enter the data in the followingrefinements. • CMINDEX • TCPCONN • FTPCLCON • FTPSVCON Table 16 Field descriptions for conditional datafi...
Page 86 - 6 Chapter 3: EIU datafill; Field descriptions for conditional datafill for NODENAME = EIU
86 Chapter 3: EIU datafill 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 The datafill appears in the following table. NODENAME = ELIU If the entry in field NODENAME is ELIU, enter the data in the followingrefinements: • ELIUINDEX • SNADDR • LANADDR • TCPCONN Table 18 Field descriptions for conditional dat...
Page 89 - Sample datafill for table IPHOST; Figure 18 shows sample datafill for table IPHOST for an EIU.; Datafill example for table IPHOST; Table IPTHRON; The following are general rules for datafilling table IPTHRON:; Field descriptions for conditional datafill for NODENAME = MS
Chapter 3: EIU datafill 89 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 The datafill appears in the following table. Sample datafill for table IPHOST Figure 18 shows sample datafill for table IPHOST for an EIU. Figure 18 Datafill example for table IPHOST Table IPTHRON Table IPTHRON contains the IP thrott...
Page 90 - 0 Chapter 3: EIU datafill; There are eight optional fields for each tuple.
90 Chapter 3: EIU datafill 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 • The first two fields for the tuple are numbers between 0 (zero) and 32 767that represents the maximum IP transmit-and-receive rate in kbyte/s to andfrom the node that is datafilled as a key. • The IP throttling numbers default to z...
Page 91 - The following tables must be datafilled before table IPTHRON:; Field descriptions for table IPTHRON for EIU datafill
Chapter 3: EIU datafill 91 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 For more information on throttling, refer to“IP throttling” on page 61 and tothe Provisioning Rules for LPP, SSLPP, and SNSE LIS, System EngineeringBulletin number 92-02-001, version 01.09. Datafill sequence and implications The foll...
Page 93 - Sample datafill for table IPTHRON; Figure 19 shows sample datafill for table IPTHRON for an EIU.; Datafill example for table IPTHRON; Table IPPROTO; Field descriptions for table IPTHRON for EIU datafill (continued)
Chapter 3: EIU datafill 93 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Sample datafill for table IPTHRON Figure 19 shows sample datafill for table IPTHRON for an EIU. Figure 19 Datafill example for table IPTHRON Table IPPROTO Table IPPROTO is rarely used and normally does not need to be datafilled. EIUI...
Page 94 - There are no datafill sequence and implications.; Figure 20 shows sample datafill for table IPPROTO.
94 Chapter 3: EIU datafill 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 If there is a serious performance problem, typically on very slow networks,modification of this table may be considered to increase timeout values. Datafill sequence and implications There are no datafill sequence and implications. D...
Page 95 - Chapter 3: EIU datafill 95; Table ENSITES; Figure 21 shows sample datafill for table ENSITES for an EIU.; Datafill example for table ENSITES; Table ENTYPES; Field descriptions for table ENSITES for EIU datafill
Chapter 3: EIU datafill 95 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Table ENSITES Table ENSITES contains a complete list of all sites referenced in tableEXNDINV. Datafill sequence and implications There are no datafill sequence and implications. Datafill Table 24 lists the fields and value ranges use...
Page 96 - Sample datafill for table ENTYPES; Figure 22 shows sample datafill for table ENTYPES for an EIU.; Table EXNDINV
96 Chapter 3: EIU datafill 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 While table 25 provides all the information you need to datafill for EIUs,complete information on table ENTYPES is in DMS-100 Translations Guide,297-xxxx-350. Sample datafill for table ENTYPES Figure 22 shows sample datafill for tabl...
Page 97 - Chapter 3: EIU datafill 97; Figure 23 shows table EXNDINV filtering IP packets; Table EXNDINV filters IP packets; PMLOADS
Chapter 3: EIU datafill 97 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Table EXNDINV filters IP packets. Only packets with a specified source IPaddress can access DMS IP nodes. The SCRNFLG option in tableIPNETWRK enables this functionality Figure 23 shows table EXNDINV filtering IP packets Figure 23 Tab...
Page 98 - 8 Chapter 3: EIU datafill; Field descriptions for table EXNDINV for EIU datafill
98 Chapter 3: EIU datafill 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Datafill Table 26 lists the fields and value ranges used to datafill an EIU in tableEXNDINV. While table 26 provides all the information you need to datafill for EIUs,complete information on table EXNDINV is in DMS-100 Translations G...
Page 102 - Sample datafill for table EXNDINV; Figure 24 shows sample datafill for table EXNDINV for an EIU.
102 Chapter 3: EIU datafill 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Sample datafill for table EXNDINV Figure 24 shows sample datafill for table EXNDINV for an EIU. Figure 24 Datafill example for table EXNDINV MAJSCPT 0 to 6 Major alarm scan pointEnter the scan point associated with themajor alarm fo...
Page 103 - Chapter 4: EIU maintenance
DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide August 1999 103 Chapter 4: EIU maintenance This chapter provides information on Ethernet interface unit (EIU)maintenance. EIU maintenance is limited to hardware diagnostics for the Ethernet interfacecard (EIC) and the Ethernet interface paddle board (EIP). The maintenan...
Page 104 - 04 Chapter 4: EIU maintenance; EIU MAP level; Manual busy state; On the MAP display, manual busy is shown as ManB.; EIU diagnostics
104 Chapter 4: EIU maintenance 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 EIU MAP level EIU information is available on the maintenance and administration positioncommand interface (MAPCI) display under the PM level. The command toaccess the EIU MAP display is as follows: >MAPCI;MTC;PM;POST EIU n|AL...
Page 105 - Chapter 4: EIU maintenance 105; In-service diagnostics; leaky bucket size
Chapter 4: EIU maintenance 105 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 or the MAP display. The TST command in MAPCI also executes the samediagnostics when the EIU is ManB. In-service diagnostics The EIU changes its state to SysB state from InSv or IsTb if a serious hardwarefault is detected by the i...
Page 106 - 06 Chapter 4: EIU maintenance; EIU overload control; EIU LAN fault leaky bucket parameters
106 Chapter 4: EIU maintenance 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Table 27 summarizes the preset bucket parameters for reported LAN faults. EIU overload control In an overload situation, the EIU overload control discards packets at theinterrupt level rather than at the process level. The feedba...
Page 107 - Chapter 4: EIU maintenance 107; EIU sparing requirements; hardware failure of an EIU
Chapter 4: EIU maintenance 107 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 The EIU remained fully functional throughout the test. Although traffic fromthe EIU stopped, the stoppage was due to all other components on the LANbeing non-functional and there was nothing left for the EIU to communicatewith. T...
Page 108 - 08 Chapter 4: EIU maintenance; Figure 25 shows the EIU redundant configuration.; EIU redundant configuration; Automated system maintenance
108 Chapter 4: EIU maintenance 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 A simple form of load balancing is used such that multiple end-hosts in theDMS switch are assigned an active EIU in a round-robin fashion. Thisrequirement does not take into account the relative amounts of traffic to orfrom the e...
Page 109 - Chapter 4: EIU maintenance 109; Manual system maintenance; Maintenance activities includes the following:
Chapter 4: EIU maintenance 109 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 indicators drive “fault thresholds” that trigger maintenance actions whenexceeded. • periodic functional audits to ensure that the hardware still functions • out-of-band resets that the DMS-100 switch initiates when detecting ase...
Page 110 - 10 Chapter 4: EIU maintenance; Logs relevant to EIU OA&M; TELN; OMs relevant to EIU OA&M; EIUETHER
110 Chapter 4: EIU maintenance 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 For information and procedures, refer to Card Replacement Procedures,297-xxxx-547. Logs relevant to EIU OA&M The following logs are relevant to EIU operations, administration, andmaintenance: • TELN • ITN Note: For more infor...
Page 111 - Appendix A: EIU installation checklist
DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 111 Appendix A: EIU installation checklist This appendix provides a checklist of activities that the operating companyfollows to install Ethernet interface units (EIU) in a DMS-100 switch. CAUTIONPossible loss of network security Using the Ethernet interface u...
Page 113 - Appendix B: EIU troubleshooting
DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 113 Appendix B: EIU troubleshooting This appendix provides information on tools that are commonly used introubleshooting problems with the Ethernet interface unit (EIU). The appendixalso provides a summary of common problems and possible causes. CAUTIONPossibl...
Page 116 - 16 Appendix B: EIU troubleshooting
116 Appendix B: EIU troubleshooting 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999
Page 117 - Appendix C: Using FTP
DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide 03.01 117 Appendix C: Using FTP This appendix provides information on using file transfer protocol (FTP) withthe Ethernet interface unit (EIU). FTP is an internationally accepted protocolfor exchanging files between computing devices. Exchanged files can be inmany forma...
Page 118 - 18 Appendix C: Using FTP; FTP on the DMS-100 switch provides the following functionalities:; Automatic Record Length Detection
118 Appendix C: Using FTP 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 What is FTP? FTP is a session-oriented tool, which means that you establish a session,through login, before the file exchange takes place. The login requires a secureuserID and password. Create the secure userID and password via the F...
Page 120 - 20 Appendix C: Using FTP; Example of an error message:; FTP cookbook; a description of the FTP implementation on the DMS-100 switch; FTP on the DMS-100 switch
120 Appendix C: Using FTP 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 If the file format is not recognized by the FTP application, the system abortsthe file transfer and issues one of the following error messages. Example of an error message: ‘503 TYPE must be Binary.’ ‘503 TYPE must be ASCII.’ Volume l...
Page 121 - DMS FTP client commands; Note: Some commands are not available in field loads.; FTP commands on the DMS-100 switch
Appendix C: Using FTP 121 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Example: DMS>get source ‘/a/b/filename’DMS>put ‘/a/b/filename’ destination • If you have a client session on the DMS-100 switch, destination and sourcefile names on the local host can be in lowercase or uppercase. But since theD...
Page 122 - 22 Appendix C: Using FTP; Obtaining the IP address of the SuperNode host; Command
122 Appendix C: Using FTP 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Obtaining the IP address of the SuperNode host DELUSERINFO delete user-related information DIR list the directory FTPCLOSE close the connection with the remote host FTPDEBUG set the debug messages on or off FTPOPEN establish a connect...
Page 123 - Tutorial: basic FTP operations; Procedure 1
Appendix C: Using FTP 123 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 If you need to find out the IP address of a SuperNode host, refer to thefollowing tables: • table IPNETWRK for address of the CM • table IPHOST for addresses of all other SuperNode hosts Tutorial: basic FTP operations This section pro...
Page 125 - Procedure 4
Appendix C: Using FTP 125 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 3 List the files names and their attributes in the directory by typing ftp> dir and pressing the Enter key. Example of a MAP response: total 57512 drwx------ 2 paulg snopc 512 Jan 26 08:05 News drwx------ 2 paulg snopc 512 Feb 2 07...
Page 126 - Tutorial: moving files; setting file type to ASCII
126 Appendix C: Using FTP 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 2 You have completed this procedure. Tutorial: moving files This section provides a set of procedures to move files between a remote hostand the DMS-100 switch which is the local host. It describes the commandlines for the following F...
Page 127 - If the file
Appendix C: Using FTP 127 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 5 Determine the next step. 6 Change directory on the local host (DMS-100 switch) by typing ftp> lcd path_name and pressing the Enter key. wherepath_name is a valid directory path Example: ftp> lcd ‘/S00DTEMP’ Example of a MAP re...
Page 128 - 28 Appendix C: Using FTP
128 Appendix C: Using FTP 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 9 Get an ASCII file from the remote host by typing ftp>get file_name1 and pressing the Enter key. wherefile_name1 is the name of the file on the remote directory Example: ftp> get ‘file1.dmo’ This example gets a file named file1...
Page 131 - Tutorial: advanced operations
Appendix C: Using FTP 131 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 wherefile_name1 is the name of the file on the remote directory Example: ftp> get ‘file1.bin1020’ This example gets a file called file1.bin1020 from the remote host andrenames it to FILE1 on the DMS-100 switch. 11 You have complete...
Page 133 - Use this procedure to add a userID with a limited set of commands.
Appendix C: Using FTP 133 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 whereuser_id is the userID Example: ftp>deluserinfo ‘johnh’ Example of a MAP response: DELETE USERINFO PASSED This userID can no longer FTP to this node and login using the userID andpassword of johnh johnh. 3 Unreserve a session b...
Page 135 - ftp> commandtimeout value; ftp>adduserinfo ‘johnh’ ‘johnh’ ‘/S00DTEMP’ y; FTP operations reference
Appendix C: Using FTP 135 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Example: ftp>commandtimeout Default command timout value is 10 mins. 3 Set the default command timeout value to forever by typing ftp> commandtimeout value and pressing the Enter key. wherevalue is a time value in minutes. A val...
Page 136 - WS>site autolrecl off
136 Appendix C: Using FTP 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Table 34 shows FTP operations for sessions started on a workstation forconnection to a DMS-100 switch. In this scenario, the DMS-100 switch is theremote host and the workstation is the local host. Table 34 FTP operations reference: wo...
Page 140 - 40 Appendix C: Using FTP; FTP operations reference: DMS to workstation
140 Appendix C: Using FTP 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Send an ASCII file to the workstation CM> asciiCM> put file_name wherefile_name is the name of the target file on the workstation.If the file name is in lowercase or contains forward slashes,use single quotation marks around the...
Page 141 - Appendix D: Using telnet
DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 141 Appendix D: Using telnet This appendix provides procedures for establishing telnet sessions on theDMS-100 switch. CAUTIONPossible loss of network security Using the Ethernet interface unit (EIU) and a telnet or filetransfer protocol (FTP) session to establ...
Page 142 - 42 Appendix D: Using telnet; Telnet access to a switch
142 Appendix D: Using telnet 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Telnet access to a switch Procedure 12 Telnetting into a switch for MAP session access (pre-CSP05) Step Action 1 Go to the CI level of the MAP display. 2 Open table IPHOST by typing >table IPHOST and pressing the Enter key. 3 Li...
Page 144 - 44 Appendix D: Using telnet
144 Appendix D: Using telnet 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999
Page 145 - What is internetworking?
DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 145 Appendix E: Understanding IP and IPaddressing This chapter is a primer on internetworking, Internet Protocol (IP), addressing,and IP-related protocols. For examples on IP addressing and configurations, refer to “Appendix F: EIUaddressing examples”. What is...
Page 146 - 46 Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing; Routing and routed protocols
146 Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 application that the user needed to access. Otherwise, the user required aseparate line and terminal device for each application. As the number of communications duties grew (such as addressing, routeselection...
Page 147 - Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing 147; Planning overview; Map the networks to which the SuperNode connects through the EIU.; Mapping the network
Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing 147 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 The routed protocol of the architecture (usually the network-layer protocol)creates connectionless datagrams or packets. The address informationcontained in the datagram header enables each encountered router ...
Page 149 - Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing 149; Detailed network diagram; Choosing IP addresses
Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing 149 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Figure 27 Detailed network diagram Choosing IP addresses IP was originally developed to allow large numbers of diverse institutions tointerconnect their local hosts and networks into a larger network (anIntern...
Page 150 - 50 Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing; IP address structure; Class
150 Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 not recommended. If connection to public networks is needed later, all theaddressing work must be repeated. IP addresses IP uses a 32-bit address, which consists of four sets of eight-bit numbers,normally expr...
Page 151 - Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing 151; The EIU supports Ethernet connectivity to class A, B or C networks.
Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing 151 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Two additional address classes exist. Class D addresses support IPmulticasting, which is used to transmit packets to multiple IP addresses. ClassE addresses are reserved for Internet engineering task force exp...
Page 153 - CLASS A subnet masks
Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing 153 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Figure 30 Subnet mask: class A Base_Tel-10 IPNETWRK No. subnets No. hosts netmask Netmask in binary format subnet size 2 4194302 255.192.0.0 (11111111.11000000.00000000.00000000) 2 6 2097150 255.224.0.0 (11111...
Page 155 - CLASS B subnet masks
Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing 155 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Figure 32 Subnet mask: class B Base_Tel-12 IPNETWRK No. subnets No. hosts netmask Netmask in binary format subnet size 2 16382 255.255.192.0 (11111111.11111111.11000000.00000000) 2 6 8190 255.255.224.0 (111111...
Page 157 - Address masks
Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing 157 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Figure 35 IP addressing: class D Figure 36 IP addressing: class E Address masks For administrative or procedural reasons, a network number can be subdividedinto subnetworks using a subnetwork mask, also called...
Page 158 - Network numbering example
158 Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 departments. Each department expects to use fewer than 254 host addresses,so the entire third byte of the address is chosen for the subnetwork number. Toreserve the third byte for the subnetwork number, they u...
Page 159 - Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing 159; Simple network numbering; Firewalls and network security
Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing 159 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Figure 38 Simple network numbering The Corporate Networking group assigns a class A address to each of itsdepartments. The three Ethernet networks on 20.0, 21.0, and 20.0.22.0 aresufficient to interconnect mos...
Page 160 - 60 Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing; Variable-width subnetworks; internetwork-wide addressing
160 Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 representative to discuss state-of-the-art secure data communicationsequipment products. Variable-width subnetworks When subnetworks were first invented, they were intended to be used in a startopology, with t...
Page 161 - Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing 161; Internet control message protocol
Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing 161 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Internet control message protocol The Internet control message protocol (ICMP) provides feedback from an IProuter or gateway to a source host. ICMP messages are sent in severalsituations—for example, to report...
Page 162 - 62 Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing; ARP is defined in RFC826.; Reverse ARP; Proxy ARP is defined in RFC1027.; Inverse ARP; Inverse ARP is defined in RFC2390.; Bootstrap Protocol; BOOTP provides a means to notify a host of the following:
162 Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Included in the family of address resolution protocols are reverse addressresolution protocol (RARP), proxy address resolution protocol (proxy ARP),and inverse address resolution protocol (InARP). ARP is defin...
Page 163 - Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing 163
Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing 163 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 • the IP address of a boot server host • the name of a file to be loaded into memory and executed • the local subnet mask • the local time offset • the addresses of default routers • the addresses of various I...
Page 164 - 64 Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing
164 Appendix E: Understanding IP and IP addressing 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999
Page 169 - Interface configuration part 1; Note: The CM node can support up to 16 different IP addresses.
Appendix F: EIU supported configurations 169 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Figure 42 Interface configuration part 1 TABLE LIUINV EIU 1 LIM 0 1 26 ERS09BB NTEX22BB NT9X84AA NT9X85AA YES 000075F17009 EIU 2 LIM 0 2 14 ERS09BB NTEX22BB NT9X84AA NT9X85AA YES 000075F17015 TABLE IPNETWRK 1 47 105...
Page 171 - Overview; SuperNode network topology
DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 171 Appendix G: IP network numberrequests This appendix provides information on obtaining an Internet Protocol (IP)address from the Network Information Center (NIC), including information onthe type of addresses available and the form required to obtain the ad...
Page 172 - 72 Appendix G: IP network number requests; IP address class; NIC IP network number request form; NIC IP address request form
172 Appendix G: IP network number requests 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 The network topology consists of the SuperNode and other third-partyequipment, such as hubs and workstations. Some third-party routers may berequired for distant LANs or for fault-tolerant network architecture. Based ...
Page 173 - Appendix G: IP network number requests 173
Appendix G: IP network number requests 173 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 1) If the network will be connected to the Internet, you must provide the name of the governmentalsponsoring organization, and the name, title, mailing address, phone number, net mailbox, and NIChandle (if any) of the...
Page 175 - Appendix G: IP network number requests 175
Appendix G: IP network number requests 175 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 7) Unless a strong and convincing reason is presented, the network (if it qualifies at all) will beassigned a class C network number. If a class C network number is not acceptable for your purposesstate why. Note: If ...
Page 176 - 76 Appendix G: IP network number requests
176 Appendix G: IP network number requests 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999
Page 177 - Application-specific units and supported services; The following ASUs are described in this section:; Link interface unit; custom local area signaling service (CLASS)
DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 177 Appendix H: ASU backgroundinformation This appendix provides background information on application-specific units(ASU) and the SuperNode platforms that support these ASUs. Application-specific units and supported services The following ASUs are described i...
Page 178 - 78 Appendix H: ASU background information; automated directory assistance service (ADAS); Frame relay interface unit; OSI connectionless networking
178 Appendix H: ASU background information 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 OSI router or support host services. The current list of router and host servicesthat use dedicated EIUs include: • automated directory assistance service (ADAS) • billing server • cellular digital packet data (CDPD) ...
Page 179 - Appendix H: ASU background information 179; Network interface unit; networks
Appendix H: ASU background information 179 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Network interface unit The NIU provides direct network connectivity for the link peripheral processor(LPP), the single-shelf LPP (SSLPP), or the SuperNode SE link interface shelf(SNSE LIS). The NIU gives some ASUs and...
Page 180 - 80 Appendix H: ASU background information; External routers; Platforms; ASUs are supported on the following platforms:; Link peripheral processor
180 Appendix H: ASU background information 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 • CDPD XLIU terminates various protocols, such as LAPB and MDLP.XLIUs also store accounting information for data services. • CDPD NIU stores and maintains subscriber routing and mobilityinformation on the NIU software...
Page 181 - LPP architecture
Appendix H: ASU background information 181 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Figure 44 LPP architecture The LMS represents the first level of the two-level message switchinghierarchy. The LMS provides the interface between the F-bus seen byindividual ASUs and services and non-channelized DS30 ...
Page 182 - 82 Appendix H: ASU background information; access to mapper hardware for logical-to-physical addressing; Single-shelf link peripheral processor
182 Appendix H: ASU background information 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 DMS-bus. While the rate adapter is responsible for mediating traffic flowbetween the F-bus and T-bus, the T-bus provides the following functionality: • T-bus for inter- and intra-LPP messaging (inter-LPP messaging is ...
Page 183 - Appendix H: ASU background information 183; SSLPP architecture; SuperNode SE link interface shelf
Appendix H: ASU background information 183 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 Figure 45 SSLPP architecture SuperNode SE link interface shelf The SNSE LIS is part of the SuperNode SE configuration. In this arrangement,the SNSE LIS is collocated with a DMS-bus (MS), 16kbyte ENET, CM, andSLM hardw...
Page 185 - Appendix I: Obtaining a MAC address; , and on obtaining a MAC address for the Ethernet interface unit
DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 185 Appendix I: Obtaining a MAC address This appendix provides information on media access control (MAC)addresses 1 , and on obtaining a MAC address for the Ethernet interface unit (EIU). Overview The standard among manufacturers of Internetworking hardware is...
Page 186 - The format of the MAC address is defined as follows:
186 Appendix I: Obtaining a MAC address 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999 Figure 47 EIU MAC address format The format of the MAC address is defined as follows: • Nortel sets the two bits for the I/G and U/L fields according to the IEEEdefinition of the MAC address. • For the vendor identifier,...
Page 187 - Appendix I: Obtaining a MAC address 187; How to get the MAC address for an EIU
Appendix I: Obtaining a MAC address 187 DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 How to get the MAC address for an EIU Nortel is responsible for assigning blocks of MAC addresses to its customers. To obtain MAC addresses, contact your Nortel Engineering support group byusing the internal Nortel email...
Page 188 - 88 Appendix I: Obtaining a MAC address
188 Appendix I: Obtaining a MAC address 297-8991-910 Standard 03.01 August 1999
Page 189 - List of terms
DMS-100 Family EIU User Guide TELECOM12 189 List of terms ACCS automated calling card system ADAS automated directory assistance service AIN advanced intelligent network ALP application layer program APU application processor unit APUX application processor for Unix ARP address resolution protocol A...