Network Interfaces - Cisco BPX 8620 Installation And Configuration Manual

Chapter 1 The BPX Switch: Functional Overview
Cisco WAN Manager provides inband management of network elements through SNMP agent interfaces
and MIBs embedded in each node and interface shelf. The SNMP agent allows a user to manage a
StrataCom network or subnetwork from any SNMP-based integrated network management system
(INMS).
The following are the functions of Cisco WAN Manager:
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Network Interfaces

Network interfaces connect the BPX switch to other BPX or IGX switches to form a wide-area network.
The following are the trunk interfaces for the BPX switch:
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The T3 physical interface utilizes DS3 C-bit parity and the 53-byte ATM physical layer cell relay
transmission using the Physical Layer Convergence Protocol.
The E3 physical interface uses G.804 for cell delineation and HDB3 line coding.
Release 9.3.30, Part Number 78-12907-01 Rev. E0, May 2005
Connection Management—Enables you to perform connection provisioning such as adding,
configuring, and deleting Frame Relay, ATM, and Frame Relay-to-ATM interworking connections.
Network Topology—Provides a map of the network that is generated at system installation to
graphically display all nodes, trunks, circuit lines, and access devices in the network. Various colors
are used to indicate the status of each network item. You can zoom in to display specific network
details while a small overview map remains displayed as a locator. The Network Topology can also
display other connected ATM devices that support the ILMI 4.0 Neighbor Discovery procedure.
Network Performance—Collects statistics that are temporarily stored by each node in the network
and released to Cisco WAN Manager when you enable polling, and in accordance with your
configuration for specific information within reports. Cisco WAN Manager then stores statistics in
a relational database; you retrieve and view these statistics by invoking a statistics display window
from the Cisco WAN Manager GUI. From data gathered throughout the network, you can quickly
view the operational integrity and deployment of installed network devices and communication
media by activating and invoking statistics displays.
Equipment Management—Provides the ability to perform equipment management functions such as
adding lines and ports on a Cisco MGX 8220 edge concentrator shelf.
Alarm Reporting/Event Log—Displays major and minor alarm status on its topology screen for all
nodes in a network. It also provides an event log with configurable filtering of the log events by node
name, start time, end time, alarm type, and user-specified search string.
Software Updates—Provides system software and software updates that are supplied on magnetic
tape or floppy disk. You can then load the system software files onto the Cisco WAN Manager
workstation where they can be downloaded to a buffer memory in each node in the network in a
background mode without disturbing network operation. When the loading is complete for all nodes,
you issue a command to switch all nodes over to the new software. The previous software is
preserved and can be recalled at any time.
Backup—Allows you to obtain all network configuration files from the network and store them on
the Cisco WAN Manager workstation for backup purposes. In the event of a system update or a node
failure, you can download the configuration files to one or all nodes for immediate system
restoration.
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E3
OC-3/STM-1
OC-12/STM-4
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