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Bulk configuring interfaces ·········································································································································· 1
Configuration guidelines ·················································································································································· 1
Configuration procedure ·················································································································································· 1
Configuring Ethernet interfaces ··································································································································· 3
Ethernet interface types ···················································································································································· 3
Configuring general Ethernet interfaces and subinterfaces ·························································································· 3
Ethernet interface numbering conventions ············································································································· 3
Ethernet interface configuration task list ················································································································ 4
Configuring a combo interface ······························································································································· 4
Configuring the operating mode for a 10-GE interface ······················································································· 5
Switching the link mode of an Ethernet interface between Layer 2 and Layer 3 ·············································· 6
Configuring basic settings of an Ethernet interface or subinterface ··································································· 7
Bringing up Ethernet interfaces and subinterfaces ································································································ 8
Configuring flow control on an Ethernet interface ································································································ 9
Setting the statistics polling interval on an Ethernet interface ·············································································· 9
Configuring physical state change suppression on an Ethernet interface ······················································· 10
Configuring loopback testing on an Ethernet interface ····················································································· 11
Configuring Layer 2 Ethernet interfaces ······················································································································ 11
Layer 2 Ethernet interface configuration task list ······························································································· 11
Configuring a manual port group ······················································································································· 12
Setting speed options for auto negotiation on an Ethernet interface ······························································· 12
Configuring storm suppression for an Ethernet interface ·················································································· 14
Configuring jumbo frame support ······················································································································· 14
Setting the MDI mode of an Ethernet interface ·································································································· 15
Forcibly bringing up an Ethernet interface ········································································································· 16
Configuring the connection mode of an Ethernet interface ·············································································· 17
Configuring Layer 3 Ethernet interface and subinterfaces ························································································· 17
Setting the MTU for an Ethernet interface or subinterface ················································································ 17
Displaying and maintaining Ethernet interfaces ········································································································· 18
Configuring POS interfaces ······································································································································· 19
Overview ········································································································································································· 19
SONET···································································································································································· 19
SDH ········································································································································································· 19
POS ········································································································································································· 19
Configuration procedure ··············································································································································· 19
Displaying and maintaining POS interfaces ··············································································································· 21
POS interface configuration examples ························································································································ 22
Directly connecting switches through POS interfaces ························································································ 22
Connecting switches through POS interfaces across frame relay ···································································· 22
Troubleshooting POS interfaces ···································································································································· 24
Configuring loopback and null interfaces ················································································································ 24
Configuring a loopback interface ································································································································ 25
Introduction ···························································································································································· 25
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 25
Configuring a null interface ·········································································································································· 26
Introduction ···························································································································································· 26
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 26
