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Chapter 5

Loading Protocols

Although a SmartSwitch 1800 is shipped with a set of protocols already installed, a
file must be configured to properly load them into the software.

To access Protocol configuration, press

[A]

, then

[B]

from the Main Menu. Then:

To display a list of configured and loaded protocols, press

[A]

. A newly added

protocol is displayed as

Configured

until the node is rebooted, at which time the

protocol will be displayed as

Loaded

.

X.25 is always loaded, and will not be displayed. The information is
taken from the configuration file, which does not allow configuring
X.25. This prevents the possiblility of deleting X.25, which is a nec-
essary protocol for use by internal SmartSwitch 1800 traffic.

To display a table of memory usage, press

[C]

. This information, in conjuction

with information in the release notes, can help in planning the number of pro-
tocols to run.

To add or remove a protocol, press

[B]

. This will display a screen similar to

Figure 5-1.

Figure 5-1 Protocol Configuration Menu

[A],[B],[B]

from Main Menu

The parameters

RLP

,

Status

,

RLP Type

, and

Line Interface Card 1/2

are irrel-

evant, and are displayed only because some of the SmartSwitch 1800
software code is shared with the FRX6000, which uses the information.

N ode N ame= nodexyz

RLP Con figu ration

*

RLP: 1

* S tatus: I nstalled

* Memory C onfiguration : 8 Meg

*

RLP Typ e: R LP

*

Line In terface Card 1: UNI VERS AL

*

Line In terface Card 2: VOICE

C onfigured

Load ed

F

Protocol 1:

FR

FR

G Protocol 2:

I P

I P

H Protocol 3:

V OI CE

V OI CE

I

Protocol 4:

S DLC

S DLC

J

Protocol 5:

BS CI

BS CI

K Protocol 6:

N one

L

Protocol 7:

N one

M Protocol 8:

N one

N

Protocol 9:

N one

Op tion :