Avaya P580 - Manual (Page 509)

Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switch User Guide, v5.3.1 15-3
Configuring AppleTalk Routing
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Zone Information Protocol (ZIP)
AppleTalk routers use this protocol to map network numbers
to zones. Each AppleTalk router maintains a Zone
information Table which lists the zone-to-network mapping
information.
For more detailed information about these protocols, refer to the
AppleTalk documentation.
Need for AppleTalk Routing
If you configure your Avaya P550R/P580/P880/P882 Multiservice
switch into a network running AppleTalk routing, you should be
aware of the following:
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Appletalk is built into all Apple devices, thus making them
automatically network capable. This makes Apple an
extremely easy network system to install and maintain.
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Due to the naming mechanism that AppleTalk uses, users do
not have to understand how AppleTalk works.
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AppleTalk supports a peer-to-peer network, thus dedicated
servers or centralized network are not required.
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AppleTalk is plug-and-play (auto-configuring). Therefore,
users can plug an Appletalk device into an AppleTalk
network and use it immediately. No network configuration
or assignments of network addresses are needed when you
add a device to an AppleTalk network.
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AppleTalk support zones, which makes it easier for network
administrators to define workgroups that consist of users and
services that can span multiple networks segments.
Configuring AppleTalk Routing
This section provides procedures for:
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Enabling AppleTalk Global Routing
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Creating an AppleTalk Routing Interface
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Editing AppleTalk Interfaces
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Deleting an AppleTalk Interface
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Creating an AppleTalk Static Route