5. IP Addressing
Review the following information in preparation for selecting an IP addressing
scheme.
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IP Addressing Example
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scheme. In the example, the Peer IP Address:
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Figure 5-1.
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Any legal host address is allowed for a given subnet. The address choice
within the subnet is arbitrary.
The Peer IP Address must be unique within the MCC backplane subnet.
A single route to a subnet is all that is needed to reach every device on a
subnet. The unit's routing table supports a maximum of 20 routes.
Figure 5-1, Peer IP Address
Refers to the IP address of the unit configured as an NTU.
Is assigned by the LTU.
LTU
MCC
877x
Peer IP Address = 126.35.1.5
Peer IP Address = 126.35.1.4
Peer IP Address = 126.35.1.2
Peer IP Address = 126.35.1.3
DSLAM
MCC Backplane
Address = 126.35.1.1
MCC Backplane
Mask = 255.255.255.0
LTU Backplane
Address = 126.35.1.16
Peer IP Address Assignments
December 2001
Assignments, for an example of an IP addressing
DSLAM
MCC
Port 1
Port 2
Port 3
Port 4
NTU
MCC Base
Address = 126.35.50.1
MCC Base Subnet
Mask = 255.255.255.0
797x
NTU Backplane
Address = 126.35.50.2
797x
797x
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