Index

index

A

AAL

: in ATM reference model 1-12
: service-dependent (table) 1-14

anycast signaling 2-4

ATM

: addressing 1-12, 2-4
: cell format 1-2, 1-4
: description 1-1
: device types 1-2
: fundamentals 1-2
: network interfaces 1-3, 3-2 to 3-6
: physical interfaces 1-15 to 1-16
: services 1-5
: signaling 2-1
: switch operation 1-9
: virtual connection types 1-5

ATM adaptation layer. See AAL

ATM addresses

ATM switch router 2-6

autoconfigured scheme 2-7

automatic assignment for LANE components 6-11

components 2-4

formats

: choosing 2-6
: DCC 2-6
: default 2-8
: E.164 2-6, 2-11
: figure 2-5
: ICD 2-6

global uniqueness 7-15

ILMI 2-7, 2-9

ILMI address considerations 2-9

LANE 2-10

LANE templates 6-11

manually configured 2-10

obtaining 2-17

PNNI

: autoconfigured 2-10
: autoconfigured for single-level 7-13
: hierarchical nature 7-15
: planning 7-15
: scalability 7-16
: used by 2-7

registered 2-17

SVCs 1-12

B

best-effort connection limits 10-11

broadcast-and-unknown server. See BUS

BUS

: connection setup, example 6-9
: function 6-4
: multicast traffic, sending 6-8

C

CAC

: algorithm 10-7
: configurable parameters 10-8
: description 10-5 to 10-6
: parameter definitions 10-6
: PNNI 7-7
: resource management for tag switching 11-13

CAS 9-8

CDVT and MBS interface defaults 10-5

cell format

: general 1-2
: header 1-4
: NNI format (figure) 1-5
: UNI format (figure) 1-5

CES

advantages 9-10

applications 9-1

configuring

: CDV 9-15
: prerequisites 9-15

E1 port adapters 9-2 to 9-10

features 9-2

hard PVCs 9-18 to 9-19, 9-21 to 9-22

interworking function (CES-IWF) 9-3

limitations 9-10

on-hook detection 9-8

overview 9-1

soft PVCs 9-16 to 9-20, 9-22 to 9-27

structured services

: bandwidth usage 9-20
: channel-associated signaling 9-8
: digital access and crossconnect system functionality 9-5
: support 9-5
: time slots 9-6

T1 port adapters 9-2 to 9-10

unstructured services

: bandwidth usage 9-17
: support 9-4

CES-IWF 9-3

channel-associated signaling. See CAS

channelized DS3 port adapter

configuration

: channel groups 12-5
: guidelines 12-4
: overview 12-4
: physical interface 12-4
: T1 lines 12-4

description 12-3

channelized E1 port adapter

configuration

: channel groups 12-7
: guidelines 12-6
: overview 12-6
: physical interface 12-7

description 12-5

time slot mapping 12-5

circuit emulation services. See CES

classical IP over ATM

: description 5-2
: example (figure) 5-3
: RFC 1577, defined in 5-3

clocking. See network clocking

closed user groups. See CUGs

complex node representation

: aggregation modes compared 7-38
: exception thresholds 7-37
: implementation guidelines 7-38
: routing accuracy of 7-36
: simple node representation, compared 7-35
: terminology 7-36

Connection Admission Control. See CAC

connection traffic table. See CTT

controlled link sharing 10-9

conventions xvii

CoS

CTT rows 11-12

resource management CAC not supported 11-13

service class to weight mapping

: hierarchical VP tunnels 11-10
: physical ports 11-10

threshold group for TBR classes 11-11

crankback mechanism 7-8

CTT

: Frame Relay to ATM interworking 12-10
: row allocations and defaults 10-3
: rows for tag switching virtual connections 11-12
: traffic and service contract 10-3

CUGs

: configuration overview 2-21
: example (figure) 2-20
: interlock codes for 2-19
: overview 2-18

D

data rate for physical interfaces 1-15

documentation

: CD-ROM xviii
: online xvii
: printed xvii

document conventions xvii

DS0 channels. See DS0 time slots

DS0 time slots

Frame Relay to ATM interworking

: channel groups, forming 12-5
: DS3 interfaces 12-3
: E1 interfaces 12-5
: mapping example (figure) 12-3

structured CES

: example (figure) 9-6
: mapping 9-6

E

E.164 addresses

autoconversion

: AESA example (figure) 2-16
: comparison (table) 2-14
: description 2-13
: ZDSP example (figure) 2-15

conversion options 2-12

encoding for PNNI 7-13

gateway translation

: description 2-12
: example (figure) 2-12

NSAP encoded format 2-6

one-to-one translation 2-16

signaling of 2-11

types 2-11

E1 port adapters

CES

: description 9-2
: structured services 9-5
: time slots, example 9-7
: unstructured services 9-4

time slots

: CES 9-6
: Frame Relay to ATM interworking 12-5

F

FIB 11-3

Forwarding Information Base. See FIB

Frame Relay to ATM interworking

channelized DS3 port adapter 12-3 to 12-5

channelized E1 port adapter 12-5 to 12-7

configuring

: encapsulation 12-8
: overview 12-7
: serial interface type 12-8

LMI 12-8 to 12-9

network interworking 12-2

overview 12-1

resource management

: configuration overview 12-9
: CTT description 12-10
: interface configuration overview 12-11

service interworking 12-2

virtual connections 12-11 to 12-19

framing overhead 10-14

framing type for physical interfaces 1-15

funnel signaling

: description 2-21
: example (figure) 2-21

G

GCAC

: and PTSP exchanges 7-5
: description 7-7
: in call routing, example 7-8

Generic Call Admission Control algorithm. See GCAC

H

hard PVCs

: structured services 9-21
: unstructured services 9-18

hardware-dependent features 10-16

Hello protocol 7-5

hierarchical VP tunnels

: description 4-16
: restrictions 4-17
: service category support 10-11
: service class to TBR class mapping 11-10

I

IISP

description 3-5

example (figure) 3-5

interface configuration 3-6

routing

: advantages 7-3
: description 7-1
: limitations 7-3

ILMI

: ATM addresses 2-9
: ATM address migration 2-9
: autoconfiguration with 3-1

InATMARP 5-4

individual traffic parameter maximums 10-11

Integrated Local Management Interface. See ILMI

interface category support 10-11

interface output pacing 10-21

interface overbooking 10-12

interface queue thresholds per service category 10-17

Interim Interswitch Signaling Protocol. See IISP

Inverse ATM address resolution protocol. See InATMARP

L

LANE

address assignment for components 6-11

addressing requirements 6-10

address resolution 6-7

advantages 6-12

applications 6-2

assigning components 6-12

ATM addresses 2-10

broadcast-and-unknown server (BUS) 6-4 to 6-9

client (LEC) 6-4 to 6-9

components 6-4

configuration server (LECS) 6-5 to 6-11

configuring

: overview 6-13
: worksheet 6-15

description 6-1

example 6-8

fault tolerance 6-17

function of network devices in 6-3

implementation considerations 6-10

limitations 6-12

multicast traffic 6-8

operation 6-3

protocol stack 6-3

router and switch requirements 6-12

server (LES) 6-4 to 6-7

SSRP 6-17

VCC types 6-5

LANE configuration server. See LECS

LAN emulation. See LANE

LAN emulation client. See LEC

LAN emulation configuration server. See LECS

LAN emulation server. See LES

Layer 3 protocols over ATM 5-1 to 5-5

LEC

: address resolution 6-8
: connection setup, example 6-9
: function 6-4
: joining an emulated LAN 6-7
: VCCs for 6-6

LECS

: address database 6-11
: function 6-5
: joining an emulated LAN 6-7

LES

: function 6-4
: joining an emulated LAN 6-7
: VCCs for 6-6

LGNs

: complex node representation 7-35
: configuring 7-23
: description 7-10

LMI configuration

: keepalive interval 12-9
: LMI type 12-8
: overview 12-8
: polling and timer interval 12-9

Local Management Interface. See LMI

logical group nodes. See LGNs

M

map lists. See static map lists

MaxCR

: in framing overhead 10-14
: in interface overbooking 10-12

maximum cell rate. See MaxCR

maximum queue size per interface 10-17

MPOA

: advantages 6-21
: configuration overview 6-21
: description 6-19
: limitations 6-21
: operation 6-20

multiprotocol encapsulation over ATM

: description 5-2
: RFC 1483, defined in 5-4

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). See tag switching

Multiprotocol over ATM. See MPOA

N

NCDP

: consideration when using 8-8
: description 8-6
: operation, example 8-6

network clocking

CBR and VBR-RT traffic 8-1

CES 8-2

clock distribution modes 8-3

clocking modes for CES

: adaptive 9-14
: characteristics 9-11
: description 9-11
: SRTS 9-12
: synchronous 9-12

clock sources

: network clock module 8-5
: quality 8-2
: revertive behavior 8-4

configuring

: manual 8-11
: NCDP 8-10

definition 8-1

example 8-3

NCDP 8-6 to 8-8

overview 8-1

Network Clocking Distribution Protocol. See NCDP

network clock module

: BITS derived clocking 8-6
: oscillator quality 8-6
: resilience 8-5

Network-Network Interface. See NNI

NNI

: cell header format 1-5
: configuring 3-5
: example 3-4
: example (figure) 3-4

nondefault PVCs

: configuring 4-11
: uses 4-11
: well-known values 4-11

O

: outbound link distance 10-10
: oversubscription factor 10-16

P

peer group leaders. See PGLs

permanent virtual connections. See PVCs

permanent virtual paths. See PVPs

PGLs 7-10

physical interfaces

: common (table) 1-16
: description 1-15 to 1-16
: media types 1-15

PNNI

aggressive aggregation mode 7-34, 7-38

ATM addresses 2-10, 7-13 to 7-17

best link aggregation mode 7-34, 7-38

CAC 7-7

call routing 7-8

complex node representation 7-35 to 7-39

crankback mechanism 7-8

database synchronization 7-5

E.164 addresses

: encoding 7-13
: justification 7-13

GCAC 7-7

Hello protocol 7-5

hierarchical

: implementation considerations 7-12

hierarchical topology 7-9 to 7-12

higher levels

: implementation considerations 7-22
: LGNs 7-23
: node election leadership priority 7-24
: node names 7-24
: overview 7-21
: parent node designation 7-24
: PGLs 7-23
: summary addresses 7-25

LGNs 7-10, 7-23, 7-35

lowest level

: ATM address 7-18
: node level 7-18
: overview 7-18
: scope mapping 7-20
: static routes 7-19
: summary addresses 7-19

metrics and attributes 7-6

operation 7-8

overview 7-4

peer groups 7-10

PGLs 7-10

protocol parameters

: Hello exchanges 7-39
: resource management poll interval 7-40

PTSP exchanges 7-5, 7-39

reachability information 7-6

route selection tuning

: background route computation 7-26
: links, parallel, and alternate 7-27
: manually configured explicit paths 7-29
: maximum administrative weight percentage 7-28
: precedence of reachable addresses 7-28

routing features 7-4

signaling features 7-4

single-level

: autoconfigured addresses 7-13
: configuration 7-18
: when suitable 7-9

topology attributes

: administrative weight 7-30
: aggregation mode 7-33
: aggregation tokens 7-32
: route redistribution 7-32
: significant change thresholds 7-34
: transit call restriction 7-32

point-to-multipoint connections

: ATM solutions 1-7
: description 1-6
: signaling 2-4, 2-21

port adapters

: CES 9-2
: Frame Relay to ATM interworking 12-1

Private Network-Network Interface. See PNNI

PTSP exchanges

: description 7-5
: tuning 7-39

PVCs

applications 4-4

configuration overview 4-5

connecting to VP tunnels 4-18

Frame Relay to ATM interworking

: network interworking 12-13
: service interworking 12-14
: terminating service interworking 12-14
: transit 12-15

nondefault well-known 4-11

point-to-multipoint 4-6

terminating 4-5

with InATMARP 5-6, 5-10

with static address mapping 5-7, 5-10

Q

QoS

: default objective table 10-4
: parameters 1-13
: parameters per service category (table) 10-2
: PNNI 7-5

quality of service. See QoS

R

resource management. See traffic management

RFC 1483 5-4

RFC 1577

: ATMARP mechanism 5-3
: InATMARP mechanism 5-4
: provisions 5-3

route optimization for soft PVCs 4-9

routing

: IISP 7-1 to 7-3
: PNNI 7-4 to 7-9

S

scheduler and service class 10-22

service categories

: characteristics 1-14
: description 1-13
: table 1-13

service category limit 10-17

service category parameters 10-2

SGCP

: advantages 9-29
: description 9-27
: operation 9-29

shaped VP tunnels

: description 4-15
: restrictions 4-16

signaling

: about 2-1
: ABR connections 2-4
: anycast 2-4
: connection setup 2-2
: E.164 addresses 2-11
: features 2-18
: NNI 2-3
: point-to-multipoint connections 2-4
: point-to-multipoint funnel 2-21
: proxy 2-4
: QoS parameters 2-4
: UNI 2-3
: virtual UNI 2-4

signaling VPCI 4-18

Simple Gateway Control Protocol. See SGCP

Simple Server Redundancy Protocol. See SSRP

soft PVCs

advantages 2-2, 4-4

CES

: configuration guidelines 9-16
: structured services 9-22, 9-24, 9-26
: unstructured services 9-19

example 4-8

explicit paths 4-10, 7-29

Frame Relay to ATM interworking

: configuration overview 12-16
: network interworking 12-17
: respecifying 12-19
: route optimization 12-19
: service interworking 12-18

route optimization 4-9

soft PVPs

: advantages 2-2, 4-4
: example 4-9

SSRP

: configuration overview 6-18
: considerations 6-18
: description 6-17
: operation 6-17

static map lists

: description 5-5
: PVCs 5-7
: SVCs 5-7

sustained cell rate margin factor 10-9

SVCs

: applications 4-4
: ATMARP 5-6, 5-9
: static address mapping 5-7, 5-10
: VPI/VCI ranges 4-11

switched virtual connections. See SVCs

T

T1 port adapters

: description 9-2
: structured services 9-5
: time slots, example 9-7
: unstructured services 9-4

Tag Distribution Protocol. See TDP

Tag Forwarding Information Base. See TFIB

Tag Information Base. See TIB

tag switching (MPLS)

advantages 11-4

components 11-2

configuring

: interfaces 11-6
: loopback interface 11-6
: overview 11-5
: routing protocol 11-6
: TDP control channel 11-7
: VPI range 11-7
: VP tunnels 11-7

CoS 11-9 to 11-13

FIB 11-3

hardware and software restrictions 11-5

hierarchical VP tunnels 11-10

limitations 11-5

network example (figure) 11-2

operation 11-3

overview 11-1

tag edge routers in 11-2

tag switches in 11-2

TDP 11-2, 11-7

TFIB 11-3

TIB 11-3

VC merge 11-8

TDP

: control channels 11-7
: used by tag edge routers 11-2

TFIB 11-3

threshold groups 10-18

TIB 11-3

time slots. See DS0 time slots

traffic management

best-effort connection limits 10-11

CAC

: description 10-5 to 10-6
: tag switching not supported 11-13

capabilities 10-1

cell queuing 10-16

: interface queue thresholds per service category 10-17
: maximum queue size per interface 10-17
: oversubscription factor 10-16
: service category limit 10-17
: threshold groups 10-18

congestion notification 10-20

controlled link sharing 10-9

Frame Relay to ATM interworking 12-9

framing overhead 10-14

hardware resource mechanisms 10-14

individual traffic parameter maximums 10-11

interface category support 10-11

interface overbooking 10-12

outbound link distance 10-10

output scheduling

: interface output pacing 10-21
: scheduler and service class 10-22

sustained cell rate margin factor 10-9

threshold groups

: defaults 10-18
: operation 10-19

traffic and service contract

: CDVT and MBS interface defaults 10-5
: configurable parameters 10-3
: connection setup 1-13
: CTT 10-3
: default QoS objective table 10-4
: service category parameters 10-2

traffic policing 10-15

traffic shaping 10-21

UPC

: default behavior 10-15
: default CDVT and MBS 10-16
: purpose 10-15

traffic parameters 1-13

traffic policing 10-15

traffic shaping 10-21

U

UNI

: autoconfiguration with ILMI 2-7, 3-1
: cell header format 1-4
: configuration 3-3
: example (figure) 3-3
: signaling 2-3
: specifications 2-3
: virtual 4-18

UPC 10-15

Usage Parameter Control. See UPC

User-Network Interface. See UNI

V

virtual channel identifier. See VPI/VCI

virtual connections

applications 4-4

autoconfigured parameters 4-3

components 4-2

Frame Relay to ATM interworking

: characteristics 12-12
: configuration overview 12-11
: configuration prerequisites 12-12
: PVCs 12-13 to 12-16
: soft PVCs 12-16 to 12-19

point-to-multipoint 1-6

supported types (table) 4-3

transit and terminating 4-2

types 1-5, 4-2

W

well-known PVCs

: nondefault 4-11
: well-known virtual channels (table) 4-11

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