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ForeRunner
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Preface
This manual provides the technical information needed to configure the ForeRunner
TM
family
of ATM Switches, the ForeRunner
LAN and WAN
network modules, and the accompanying
ForeThought
TM
software. This document also provides general ATM information and general
product information. This document was created for users with various levels of experience. If
you have any questions or problems, please contact FORE Systems’ Technical Support.
Chapter Summaries
- Describes how to create PVCs on a switch through the ATM
Management Interface (AMI).
Chapter 2 - Configuring Classical IP
- Describes how to design, configure, and maintain a
Classical IP ATM network.
Chapter 3 - Configuring an Emulated LAN
- Provides an overview of LAN Emulation and
gives an example of how to configure an Emulated LAN.
- Contains an overview of LAN Emulation (LANE) and Multi-Protocol
Over ATM (MPOA).
- Provides an overview of ForeThought PNNI and shows how
this scalable routing and signalling protocol can be used to simplify large network topologies.
- Provides an overview of ATM Forum PNNI and shows how
this scalable routing and signalling protocol can be used to simplify large network topologies.
- Describes signalling protocol information.
- Describes the various forms of security that can be used on the switch.
Chapter 9 - Configuring Timing
- Describes how to set up timing on a switch.
- Describes the remote SNMP configuration of a switch.
Appendix B - Configuring Circuit Emulation Services
- Contains information for configur-
ing Circuit Emulation Services (CES) network modules.
Appendix C - Converting from FT-PNNI to PNNI
- Discusses the conversion of both non-
hierarchical and hierarchical FT-PNNI networks to ATM Forum PNNI networks.
Appendix D - Configuring FramePlus Modules
- Contains information for configuring
FramePlus network modules.
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