Table of Contents

Introduction
Configuration Procedures

Configuration, Introduction

Introduction

Detailed configuration information is provided in this part of the document. A summary of the configuration instructions is provided in the Quickstart instructions at the front of the manual, in PART 2, Quickstart.

For additional information on the BPX switch, including card descriptions and additional information on configuration, refer to the Cisco BPX 8600 Series Reference. For a description of the commands used to operate a BPX switch, refer to the Cisco WAN Switching Command Reference. Refer to the Cisco WAN Manager manuals for information on network management.

Configuration Procedures

Figure 11-1 shows the sequence of operations followed during the configuration of the BPX switch. A summary of this sequence is as follows:

• Chapter 12, Configuration, Initial Setup, provides preliminary configuration instructions for the BPX switch including basic node configuration.

As a minimum, the nodes need to be configured with name (cnfname), date (cnfdate), time (cnftime), time zone (cnftmzn), and trunks upped (uptrk) and added (addtrk or addshelf), as applicable. In addition, instructions are provided for configuring the nodes for operation with the Cisco WAN Manager.

The following chapters provide information and configuration examples for various types of ATM connections:

• Chapter 13, Configuration, ATM Connections

• Chapter 14, Configuration BXM: PVCs, SVCs, and SPVCs

• Chapter 15, Configuration, BXM Virtual Trunks

• Chapter 16, Configuration, BXM VSIs

• Chapter 17, SONET APS, Configuration

• Chapter 18, Configuration, BME Multicasting

• Chapter 19, Configuration General, MPLS on BPX Switch

• Chapter 20, Configuring the BPX Switch, 7200, and 7500 Routers for MPLS

• Chapter 21, MPLS CoS with BPX 8650, Configuration

• Chapter 22, Configuring the BPX Switch, 7200, and 7500 Routers for MPLS

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