Cabletron Systems Netlink FRX4000 User Manual page 73

RLP Type
Line Interface Card 1, 2
Protocol
Configuring Cards and Protocols
Cannot be changed if the RLP is installed. If it is not installed, the value changes each
time you press to select the parameter.
[A]
If you replace a Line Interface Card with one of a different type,
any related port records will have some invalid values. Be sure to
change them as needed.
contain the circuitry for the physical ports of an RLP. If the card is not installed, the
value changes to the next one in the list each time you press
Once the node is booted with the card installed, the software will read the LIC type,
and this parameter cannot be changed.
LIC Type LIC 1
RS-232 Ports 0-3
RS-422 Ports 0-3
V.35 Ports 0-3
T1 Port 0
E1 Port 0
specifies which protocols will run on the RLP. When a new node is started up, X.25
will be loaded onto every RLP, and a software function called CONFIG will be loaded
onto the lowest-numbered RLP in the node. When you configure a new record, X.25
(and possibly CONFIG) will already be displayed as installed. For each remaining
protocol, the available choices will be those protocols not already specified that will
fit on the RLP. (If you create a new record later for a new RLP, X.25 will be the only
available choice for Protocol 1.)
Neither CONFIG nor RIP can be configured on a 4MB RLP.
When configuring protocols, follow these guidelines:
All supported protocols will fit on one 8MB RLP; however, as an entire
database (interfaces, subscribers, route tables, etc.) is configured, much more
memory is used. For that reason, it is recommended that no more than seven pro-
tocols (including X.25) be configured on any one RLP.
RIP is a valid choice only if IP is already configured on the same RLP.
If SNMP is configured, IP must also be configured on one RLP. (SNMP and IP
can be, but do not have to be, on the same RLP.)
If LLC2 is configured, BRIDGE must also be configured in the node. Both pro-
tocols should be (for better performance), but do not have to be, on the same
RLP.
If NVSP is configured, LLC2 and BRIDGE must also be configured in the node.
(All three protocols can be, but do not have to be, on the same RLP.)
IP, SNMP, RIP, IPX, LLC2, NVSP, and BRIDGE cannot be configured on
more than one RLP each. (However, more than one of these can be on the same
RLP.) Performance can be enhanced by configuring these protocols on the same
RLP(s) that contain the frame relay ports that will transport the protocols.
LIC 2
Ports 4-7
Ports 4-7
Ports 4-7
Port 4
Port 4
to select the parameter.
[B]
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