About This Guide; Audience; How To Read This Guide - Patton electronics SmartNode Series Software Configuration Manual

About this guide

The objective of this SmartWare Software Configuration Guide is to provide information concerning the syntax
and usage of the command set. For hardware specfic information, refer to the getting started guide that came
with your unit.
This section describes the following:
• Who should use this guide (see "Audience")
• How this document is organized (see "Structure")
• Typographical conventions and terms used in this guide (see
ment" on page 34)

Audience

This guide is intended for the following users:
• System administrators who are responsible for installing and configuring networking equipment and who
are familiar with the SmartWare.
• System administrators with a basic networking background and experience, but who might not be familiar
with the SmartWare.
• Operators
• Installers
• Maintenance technicians

How to read this guide

SmartWare is a complex and multifaceted operating system. Without the necessary theoretical background you
will not be able to understand and use all the features available. Therefore, we recommend reading at least the
chapters listed below to get a general idea about SmartWare and the philosophy of contexts used for IP and cir-
cuit switching related configuration.
• Appendix A, "Terms and definitions"
throughout this SmartWare Software Configuration Guide
• Chapter 1, "System overview"
tem.
• Chapter 9, "IP context overview"
• Chapter 31, "CS context overview"
on page 635 contains the terms and their definitions that are used
on page 38 provides an overview of the main elements of a SmartWare sys-
on page 112
on page 337
"Typographical conventions used in this docu-
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