Enterasys Networks CSX6000 - Manual (Page 34)

USER’S GUIDE
34 CyberSWITCH
• User name and password
• Calling Line ID (CLID)
• Ethernet Address
• User Authentication
• Device Authentication
• Connection Services Manager (CSM)
• TACACS Client with Radius Server
• RADIUS
• Security Dynamic’s ACE/SecurID
• Server Support
The CyberSWITCH supports both Authentication and Accounting Servers. Authentication
Servers provide a central database for networks with more than one CyberSWITCH. The
central database consists of manageable, informational data (referred to as the Device List or
Device Table). This data is accessed and used for authentication when a new connection is
established to the system.
The CyberSWITCH also supports a RADIUS Accounting Server to maintain accounting
information, such as length of connections. This capability should be especially useful to
Internet Service Providers.
• Simultaneous Connections
The CyberSWITCH system supports simultaneous connections to multiple locations. These
locations can connect by using different channels on the same line, or they can connect on
different lines. This pooling of lines among many potential locations is more cost effective than
alternative point-to-point lines.
I NTEROPERABILITY O VERVIEW
“Interoperability” is the ability to operate and exchange information in a heterogeneous network.
The CyberSWITCH supports interoperability with many different remote devices over ISDN.
I NTEROPERABILITY P ROTOCOLS
In order to communicate with various remote devices over ISDN, the CyberSWITCH must identify
the device type and the protocol it is using.
The CyberSWITCH supports the following line protocols:
•
HDLC Ethernet Frames
• Ordered Protocol for Ethernet Frames
• RFC1294 Based Encapsulation for IP Datagrams
• Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) Encapsulation for IP Datagrams
The CyberSWITCH supports the following encryption protocols:
•
Encapsulating Security Payload Protocol (ESP)
• Encryption Control Protocol (ECP)
The CyberSWITCH supports the following PPP protocols:
•
Link Control Protocol (LCP)
• Multilink Protocol (MLP)