Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router User Manual

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Setting Configuration Parameters

Page 29-24

You make changes by entering the line number for the option you want to change, an equal
sign (=), and then the value for the new parameter. When you are done entering all new
values, type

save

at the colon prompt (:) and all new parameters will be saved. The follow-

ing sections describe the options you can alter through this menu.

Caution

Several of the parameters in this menu (

Polling Interval,

Full Status Interval, Error Threshold, and Monitored Events
Counter

) are set to Frame Relay defaults and do not

need to be changed except in rare cases. These options
should only be modified by experienced Frame Relay
network administrators. Changes to these options will
probably also require coordination with the service
provider.

In addition, the

DLCMI Type

option must be entered

correctly or the

WSX

will not be able to communicate

with the Frame Relay network. The

WSX

board is self-

configuring in many ways, but it cannot compensate for
an incorrect

DLCMI

Type.

1) Description

Enter a description for this port. The description can be up to 30 characters long.

2) Administrative Status

This option enables or disables the port. If set to

UP

, then the port has been enabled and can

transmit data as long as its Operational Status is also UP. If set to

DN

, then the port will not

pass data even if its physical connection is good.

3) DLCMI Type

This field specifies the Data Link Control Management Interface (

DLCMI

) that you want to use

for Frame Relay and virtual circuit management. You have three choices for this protocol,
each of which corresponds to an existing widely-used protocol. The letters used in the

frmodify

screen correspond to the following

DLCMI

s:

L

LMI rev. 1.0 (LMI)

D

ANSI T1.617 Annex D

A

CCITT-ITU-T Q.933 Annex A

N

None

Enter your choice by specifying the letter corresponding to your choice.

Important Note

The

DLCMI

protocol that you enter must match that

used by your service provider. Entering an incorrect

DLCMI

protocol may cause the port to not operate. The

WSX

needs to know the protocol you are using to

establish communication with the Frame Relay
network.

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