DIGITAL ATMswitch 900 Management

This document serves as a comprehensive manual for managing DIGITAL ATMswitch modules, designed for experienced network hardware personnel. It outlines the use of the ATM command-line interface, menu interface, and SNMP for various management tasks, specifically for firmware version 2.0.

The manual covers the following key areas:

• System Overview: Introduces the ATMswitch 900's features, including its support for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint circuits (Constant Bit Rate, Variable Bit Rate, Available Bit Rate) using Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs) and Switched Virtual Circuits (SVCs). It details the ATM Forum Interim Interswitch Signaling Protocol (IISP) for multiswitch routing, offering features like automatic configuration, shortest path routing, and congestion management.
• LAN Emulation (LANE): Explains how to enable existing network applications over ATM through LAN Emulation Configuration Servers (LECS), LAN Emulation Servers (LES), and Broadcast and Unknown Servers (BUS), including provisions for redundant LANE services.
• Initial Setup and Configuration: Provides instructions for configuring network interface parameters, such as IP addresses and Classical IP (CLIP) settings, which enable SNMP management over ATM. It also covers displaying various system and port counters (e.g., cell, port error, ARP, IP) and managing firmware images, including BootP setup and image downloads.
• Virtual Circuit Management: Describes the commands and procedures for creating, displaying, modifying, enabling, and disabling Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs) of different traffic classes and types (point-to-point, point-to-multipoint), and leveraging scripts for circuit definition.
• Switch and System Utilities: Details how to display slot configurations, enable or disable physical ports, configure framing support (SDH/SONET), reboot switch software, manage transmit clock timing sources, change user and manager passwords, view and clear error logs, and save, retrieve, or erase configuration parameters stored in Flash memory.
• Signaling and Dynamic Routing: Guides users through configuring UNI versions, Q.SAAL PDU types, Q.2931 link statistics, and Switched Virtual Circuit (SVC) connection information. It also delves into dynamic routing capabilities, including automatic topology discovery, static routing, and ATM address autoconfiguration.
• SNMP Management: Outlines concepts of Simple Network Management Protocol, how to configure the SNMP agent (community strings, trap addresses), manage ILMI registration, and lists the various Management Information Base (MIB) object groups supported by the ATMswitch 900.
• Command Reference: An appendix provides a comprehensive summary of all ATM command-line interface commands for quick reference.

This document is an essential resource for IT professionals responsible for the deployment, configuration, and ongoing management of DIGITAL ATMswitch 900 modules within an ATM network infrastructure.