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PacketStar
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PSAX 20 Access Concentrator User Guide
, Issue 1
Release 6.3.0
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Configuring In-Band Management
Setting Up In-Band Management Configuration
Three types of in-band management configurations are available:
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Direct connection configuration—Connects the network management
system (NMS) machine, usually a SUN workstation, to a PacketStar
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PSAX Multiservice Access Concentrator system through an OC-3c
interface. This configuration requires that the NMS machine have an
FORE card.
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Routed connection configuration—Connects a PSAX Multiservice Access
Concentrator system through another Access Concentrator system,
which is acting as a main router. The “main router” Access Concentrator
system is connected to the NMS machine through an Ethernet
connection. The “main router” is connected to an “intermediate router”
Access Concentrator system, or an “end system” Access Concentrator
system through ATM connections. In this configuration, ATM
connections are made to the nearest hop in the tree structure.
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Hybrid connection configuration—Connects the “main router” Access
Concentrator system directly to the “end system” Access Concentrator
system through ATM connections. These ATM connections can be
tunneled through a number of switches to reach the “end system” Access
Concentrator system. The “main router” Access Concentrator system is
connected to the NMS machine through an Ethernet connection.
The guidelines for setting up an in-band management network for each of
these configurations are provided in the following sections.
Summary of Contents for PacketStar PSAX 20
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