ADC Release 3.1 User Manual

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Issue 1

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February 2001

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Operation and Maintenance

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DLP-786

Page 2 of 10

4. Following the example shown in

Figure 786-3

, specify the connection type by left mouse

clicking on the Connection Type pull down menu and selecting the FR connection type
desired. The window displays the two FR connection types as follows:

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FR-ATM VC

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FR-FR

5. Using the left mouse button, select the desired NE, Slot/Card Type, and Network

Interface/Interface Type for the originating and destination endpoints. Click on Next>>
using the left mouse button.

6. For FR-FR connections, the screen shown in

Figure 786-4

appears. For FR-ATM VC

connections, the screen shown in

Figure 786-5

appears. The two sections below the

Connection Name text box of the next window represent the two connection endpoints. The
network element identifications for both end points are displayed as well as the interface
type. Using the left mouse button, click on the up or down arrows to select a Maximum
Frame Size for this connection up to 4096 bytes.

7. On the upper FR section, select a Data Link Connection Identifier (DLCI) under the

heading DLCI/NE/Rate using the left mouse button. DLCIs that are already in use will not
be selectable. The NE and Rate (Kbps) fields being visible to the user indicate these are in
use already. If needed, use the scroll bar to display the available DLCIs not displayed in the
window.

8. To the right are the PVC Endpoint Parameter selections. Click on each box that pertains to

this connection. Refer to

Table 786-1

below for definitions of each parameter. The bottom

section of the table defines the additional FRF.8 parameters for FR-ATM connections.

Note: If selecting Discard Eligible (DE) Bit Tagging, the connection will be treated as
NRT-VBR3 (non-real time variable bit rate level 3). If not selected, the connection will
be treated as NRT-VBR2.

Table 786-1. FR Endpoint Parameter Definitions

PARAMETER

OPTION

DEFINITION

Ingress NDC

All selections are either
on or off. Selecting the
box turns the parameter
On, indicated by the box
turning dark.

Enables or disables the Network Data Collection to
monitor incoming traffic of this endpoint.

Egress NDC

Enables or disables the Network Data Collection to
monitor outgoing traffic of this endpoint

ATM OAM

ATM Operation Administration and Maintenance
selection only valid for FR-ATM VC connections.
This variable controls whether the FR endpoint
should support ATM F4 OAM flows.

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