Chapter 7 Provisioning Connections Using the Console Interface
Provisioning PVC Connections
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Table 7-20. Field Descriptions for the VBR-to-ATM VCC Backup PVC Window
Field Name
Values
Description
Slot
(display only for
VBR Interface)
Listed as avail-
able from the
PSAX device
Select the slot containing the module
for which you are creating a connec-
tion.
Port
(display only for
VBR Interface)
Determined by
the number of
ports available
on the module
selected in the
Slot
field
Select the port number on the module
for which you are creating a connec-
tion.
Channel
(display only for
VBR Interface)
Determined by
the number of
channels avail-
able on the port
selected in the
Port
field
Select the channel number of the port
on the module for which you are creat-
ing a connection.
VPI
Default: 0
Range: 0–255
The virtual path identifier assigned to
this interface.
VCI
Default: 32
Range: 32–4000
The virtual channel identifier assigned
to this interface.
VI
Default: 0
Range: 0-255
Virtual interface, which provides band-
width allocation restrictions. Currently
available only on the OC-3c APS and
STM-1 MSP modules.
[Current Active
PVC]
(display only)
None
Indicates that the connection is inac-
tive.
Primary
Indicates that the primary connection is
active (carrying user traffic).
Backup
Indicates that the backup connection is
active (carrying user traffic).
[Switch Back to
Primary
Automatically]
(display only)
Yes (default)
CPU monitors primary connection. If
primary connection becomes available,
backup will switch back connection to
primary.
No
Not currently supported.
Once active, the backup connection will
not switch back to primary connection
automatically if primary becomes avail-
able.
