Distributed Lane Services - Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 6500 User Manual

Creating an Emulated LAN
3.2.4

Distributed LANE Services

LANE services (LECS, LES, and BUS) can reside on different SmartSwitch 6500s. For example, the LECS can reside
on one SmartSwitch 6500, while the LES and BUS reside on another. Use the
to distribute LANE services among SmartSwitch 6500s.
buselan
The following steps create an ELAN with the LECS on switch SW1 and the LES and BUS on switch SW2.
Use the
1.
add buselan
SW2 # add buselan
ELANNumber(0)
ELANName(ELAN001)
ConnectMethod(SVC)
ELANType(802.3)
Multipoint(YES)
MTU(1516)
ErrorLogEnable(NO)
MinimumTDEnable(NO)
SW2 #
Use the
2.
add leselan
SW2 # add leselan
ELANNumber(0)
ELANName(ELAN001)
ConnectMethod(SVC)
ELANType(802.3)
Multipoint(YES)
MTU(1516)
ErrorLogEnable(NO)
MinimumTDEnable(NO)
ForwardPeakCellRate(0)
BackwardPeakCellRate(0)
Distribute(PROXY)
BUSATMAddress(39:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:14:41:80:00:20:D4:14:41:81:02): < Created by add buselan
SW2 #
3. Use the
show leselan
SW2 # show leselan 1
ELAN : mis1
ELAN Number
ELAN Name
ATM Address : 39:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:14:41:80:00:20:D4:14:41:81
:02
Max Frame Size
Connection Method
Distribute VPI/VCI
Distribute Method
ELAN Type
Multipoint
Error Logging
Min TD Negotiation
BUS Address
:02
SW2 #
3-8 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide
command to create the BUS on switch SW2:
: 1
: mis1
:
:
:
:
:
:
command to create an LES on switch SW2:
: 1
: mis1
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
command on SW2 to obtain the ATM address of the LES:
: 1
: mis1
: 1516
: SVC
: 0/0
: PROXY
: 802.3
: YES
: NO
: NO
: 39:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:14:41:80:00:20:D4:14:41:81
,
add lecselan
< We'll use ELAN number = 1 throughout the example
< We'll call the ELAN "mis1" throughout the example
IP Over ATM and LANE
, and
add leselan add
< ATM address of LES