ZyXEL Communications Prestige 153X User Manual Supplement
ZyXEL Communications Prestige 153X User Manual Supplement

ZyXEL Communications Prestige 153X User Manual Supplement

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Prestige 153X
WAN Access Router
User's Guide Supplement
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  • Page 1 Prestige 153X WAN Access Router User's Guide Supplement ZyXEL OTAL NTERNET CCESS OLUTION...
  • Page 2: What Is Frame Relay

    Prestige 153X Supplement The Prestige 153X now supports Frame Relay! You may have up to 6 simultaneous frame relay connections i.e., 3 PVCs on WAN port 1or 2. Each PVC has its own encapsulation type, DLCI (Data Link Connection Identifier), CIR (Committed Information Rate) and EIR (Excess Information Rate). When frame relay is not used, the WAN port can also be configured to run PPP over HDLC on a leased-sync line.
  • Page 3 Prestige 153X Supplement The frame relay solution would be to rent short dedicated leased lines to the carriers frame relay access point and then the carrier programs virtual circuits into the network between your sites. Figure 2 Frame Relay Solution Frames are “relayed”...
  • Page 4: Connection Setup

    Prestige 153X Supplement Table 1 Frame Relay Format Frame Description FLAG The flag field holds the “Start of frame” marker. LINK INFO This field holds the logical connection address and control fields as described here: DLCI DLCI (data link connection identifier) identifies the logical connections.
  • Page 5 Prestige 153X Supplement correct standard in the Link Management field. Your Network Service Provider (NSP) should provide you with this information. How To Configure A P153X WAN Port For Frame Relay Step 1. Go to menu 2 (shown next) and select either WAN Port 1 or 2. This brings you to Menu 2.1.
  • Page 6: Menu 2.1.2 - Frame Relay Setup

    Prestige 153X Supplement Step 3. Next, move the cursor to the Edit Frame Relay Options= field, press the [SPACEBAR] once to display Yes and then press [ENTER]. This takes you to Menu 2.1.2 – Frame Relay Setup shown next. Menu 2.1.2 – Frame Relay Setup Line Type = User Link Management = ANSI(T1.617D)
  • Page 7: How To Configure Frame Relay For Internet Access

    Prestige 153X Supplement How To Configure Frame Relay for Internet Access 1.3.1 Encapsulation Be sure to use the encapsulation method required by your ISP. The Prestige supports the following methods. RFC 1973 (PPP over FR) RFC 1973 describes the use of Frame Relay for framing PPP encapsulated packets. Please refer to RFC 1973 for more information.
  • Page 8: Menu 4 Internet Access Setup

    Prestige 153X Supplement 1.3.4 EIR (Excess Information Rate) This is the burst capability of the connection, i.e., the maximum allowable data transfer rate. EIR must be greater than or equal to the CIR. Step 1. Go to Menu 4 – Internet Access Setup, move the cursor to the Connection Type field, press the [SPACEBAR] until it displays Leased-Sync and then press [ENTER].
  • Page 9: How To Configure Frame Relay For A Remote Node

    Prestige 153X Supplement Table 4 Menu 4.2 – Internet Setup Frame Relay Options Field Description Options/Examples RFC 1973 (PPP over Encapsulation Be sure to use the encapsulation method required by your ISP. The Prestige supports the following methods. See section 1.3.1 for more information.
  • Page 10: Menu 11.1 - Remote Node Profile

    Prestige 153X Supplement Menu 11.1 – Remote Node Profile Rem Node Name= rn1 Route= IP Active= Yes Bridge= No Connection Type= Leased-Sync Leased Ports= 1 Edit PPP Options= No Backup Line Call Direction= Both Rem IP Addr= 192.168.1.1 Device Type= N/A...
  • Page 11: Menu 24.1 - System Maintenance - Status

    Prestige 153X Supplement removed due to space constraints. The following figure shows how menu 24.1 looks when port 1 is configured for frame relay and port 2 is configured for WAN. The CIR for this PVC is 64Kbps. Menu 24.1 - System Maintenance - Status...

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