Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router - Manual (Page 963)

Adding a WAN Link
Page 31-3
Adding a WAN Link
The linkadd command is used to add link configuration records, or “WAN Links” to the switch.
This command defaults to a WSX physical port (serial or Fractional T1/E1). When the linkadd
command is used to create links over WSX ports, all of the parameters needed to create the
link are contained on one screen. However, when you select to create a link over an ISDN
port, a second screen will be displayed after you enter and save the initial parameters on the
first screen.
The first subheading (Adding WSX Port Links) below shows the sequence of screens when
creating a link over a WSX port. The second subheading below (Adding ISDN Call Links on
page 31-4) shows the sequence of screens when creating a link over an ISDN port.
Adding WSX Port Links
1. To add a link over a WSX port, you must enter a Peer ID number (associated with a “PPP
Entity”) with the command. See Chapter 30, Point-to-Point Protocol, for details on creat-
ing Peer IDs.
For example, to create a link for Peer ID 1, enter the following command (where p1 is the
Peer ID number):
linkadd p1
A screen similar to the following displays:
Adding Link for Peer ID 1, Link Index 1:
1)
Description : Link Entry: 2, Peer ID: 1
{Enter text up to 31 characters}
2) Administrative Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . = Enabled
{(E)nabled, (D)isabled}
3) Link Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . = WSM Port
{(W)SM Port, (I)SDN call}
4) Link Slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . = 0
{Slot number or 0 if not tied to a slot}
5) Link Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . = 0
{Port number or 0 if not tied to a port}
(save/quit/cancel)
:
To alter a parameter, enter the line number for the parameter, followed by an equal sign (=),
then the new value. For example, to change the
Link Type (line 3) from WSX Port to ISDN
call, you would enter:
3=I
When you have completed configuring parameters, enter save . Your new values will be saved
and you will exit this menu. If you want to exit this menu without saving changes, simply
enter
quit or cancel .
The fields on this screen have the following meanings:
Description
A textual description used to identify this WAN Link. The default text indicates the link entry
number and the Peer ID number.