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Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide, R7.2
Chapter 26 Configuring IEEE 802.17b Resilient Packet Ring
CTM and RPR-IEEE
Figure 26-4 Fairness Frame Format
For comparison of RPR-IEEE frames and Cisco proprietary RPR frames, see the “Cisco Proprietary RPR
Framing Process” section on page 17-5 for Cisco proprietary RPR framing information.
CTM and RPR-IEEE
Cisco Transport Manager (CTM) is an element management system (EMS) designed to integrate into an
overall network management system (NMS) and interface with other higher level management tools.
CTM supports RPR-IEEE provisioning on ML-Series cards. For more information, refer to the
Cisco Transport Manager User Guide at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/opticsw/ps2204/products_user_guide_list.html
Configuring RPR-IEEE Characteristics
Configuration tasks for RPR-IEEE characteristics are presented in the following sections:
• General characteristics:
– Configuring the Attribute Discovery Timer, page 26-7
– Configuring the Reporting of SONET Alarms, page 26-7
– Configuring BER Threshold Values, page 26-8
• Protection characteristics:
– Configuring the Hold-off Timer, page 26-9
– Configuring Jumbo Frames, page 26-10
– Configuring Forced or Manual Switching, page 26-11
– Configuring Protection Timers, page 26-12
– Configuring the Wait-to-Restore Timer, page 26-13
– Configuring a Span Shutdown, page 26-14
– Configuring Keepalive Events, page 26-14
• QoS characteristics:
– Configuring Traffic Rates for Transmission, page 26-18
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