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MRS V3.4 Protocol Reference V1

Table of Contents

  • Figures

  • Tables

  • Notices

  • Trademarks

  • Preface
  • Who Should Read This Manual
  • Getting Additional Information
  • About the Software
  • Conventions Used in This Manual
  • IBM 2210 Nways Multiprotocol Router Publications
  • Summary of Changes for the IBM 2210 Software Library
  • Getting Help
  • Exiting a Lower Level Environment

    • Configuring and Monitoring Bridge Functions

  • Bridging Basics
  • Bridging Overview
  • Bridging and Routing
  • Protocol Filtering
  • Router Connections
  • Bridge Connections
  • Bridges versus Routers
  • Types of Bridges
  • Simple Bridges
  • Complex Bridges
  • Local Bridges
  • Remote Bridges
  • Basic Bridge Operation
  • Operation Example 1: Local Bridge Connecting Two LANs
  • Operation Example 2: Remote Bridging over a Serial Link
  • MAC Bridge Frame Formats
  • CSMA/CD (Ethernet) MAC Frames
  • Token-Ring MAC Frames

  • Bridging Methods
  • Transparent Bridging
  • Routers and Transparent Bridges
  • Network Requirements
  • Transparent Bridge Operation
  • Shaping the Spanning Tree
  • Spanning Tree Bridges and Ethernet Packet Format Translation
  • IBM RT Feature for SNA Traffic
  • UB Encapsulation of XNS Frames
  • Transparent Bridging and Frame Relay
  • Transparent Bridging and ATM
  • Transparent Bridge Terminology and Concepts
  • Source Route Bridging (SRB)
  • Source Routing Bridge Operation
  • Source Routing Frames
  • The Spanning Tree Explore Option
  • Source Routing Bridging and Frame Relay
  • Source Routing Bridging and ATM
  • Source Routing Bridge Terminology and Concepts
  • Source Routing Transparent (SRT) Bridge
  • General Description
  • Source Routing Transparent Bridge Operation and Architecture
  • Source Routing Transparent Bridging and Frame Relay
  • Source Routing Transparent Bridging and ATM
  • Source Routing Transparent Bridge Terminology
  • ASRT Bridge Overview
  • Adaptive Source Routing Transparent Bridge (ASRT) (SR-TB Conversion)
  • General Description
  • Source Routing-Transparent Bridge Operation
  • SR-TB and Frame Relay
  • SR-TB and ATM
  • Source Routing-Transparent Bridge (SR-TB) Terminology and Concepts
  • Transparent-Source Routing Compatibility - Issues and Solutions
  • ASRT Configuration Considerations
  • ASRT Configuration Matrix

  • Bridging Features
  • Bridging Tunnel
  • Encapsulation and OSPF
  • TCP/IP Host Services (Bridge-Only Management)
  • Bridge-MIB Support
  • NetBIOS Name Caching
  • NetBIOS Duplicate Frame Filtering
  • NetBIOS Name and Byte Filters
  • Types of NetBIOS Filtering
  • Building a Filter
  • Simple and Complex Filters
  • Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol Options
  • Background: Problems with Multiple Spanning Tree Protocols
  • STP/8209
  • Threading (Router Discovery)
  • IP Threading with ARP
  • IPX Threading
  • AppleTalk 2 Threading
  • SR-TB Duplicate MAC Address Feature
  • Bridging on ATM
  • RFC 1483 Support for Bridging
  • Understanding Multiaccess Bridge Ports
  • The Multiaccess Database
  • Configuring Multiaccess Bridge Ports
  • Interoperating with IBM 2218 Devices

  • Using the Boundary Access Node (BAN) Feature
  • About the Boundary Access Node Feature
  • Benefits of BAN
  • How BAN works
  • Bridged Versus DLSw BAN
  • Which Method Should You Use?
  • Using the BAN Feature
  • Step 1: Configure the 2210 for Frame Relay
  • Step 2: Configure the Router for Adaptive Source Route Bridging
  • Step 3: Configure the Router for BAN
  • Step 4: Configure the Router for DLSw (BAN Type 2 Only)
  • Using Multiple DLCIs for BAN Traffic
  • Scenario 1: Setting up a Fault-Tolerant BAN Connection
  • Scenario 2: Increasing Bandwidth to the IBM Environment
  • Setting up Multiple DLCIs
  • Checking the BAN Configuration
  • Enabling Event Logging System (ELS) Messages for BAN

  • Using Bridging
  • Basic Bridging Configuration Procedures
  • Bridging Interfaces
  • Enabling the Transparent Bridge
  • Enabling the Source Routing Bridge
  • Enabling the SR-TB Bridge

  • Configuring and Monitoring Bridging
  • Accessing the ASRT Configuration Environment
  • ASRT Configuration Commands
  • Response to ASRT Configuration Commands
  • Add
  • BAN
  • Change
  • Delete
  • Disable
  • Enable
  • List
  • NetBIOS
  • Set
  • Tunnel
  • BAN Configuration Commands
  • Response to BAN Configuration Commands
  • Add
  • Delete
  • List
  • Tunnel Configuration Commands
  • Response to Tunnel Configuration Commands
  • Tunneling and Multicast Packets
  • Add
  • Delete
  • Join
  • Leave
  • List
  • Set
  • Frame Relay Commands
  • Response to Frame Relay Configuration Commands
  • ATM Commands
  • Accessing the ASRT Monitoring Environment
  • ASRT Monitoring Commands
  • Add
  • BAN
  • Cache
  • Delete
  • Flip
  • List
  • NetBIOS
  • Accessing the BAN Monitoring Prompt
  • BAN Monitoring Commands
  • List
  • ASRT Bridge Dynamic Reconfiguration Support
  • CONFIG (Talk 6) Delete Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Activate Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Reset Interface
  • CONFIG (Talk 6) Immediate Change Commands
  • BAN Dynamic Reconfiguration Support
  • CONFIG (Talk 6) Delete Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Activate Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Reset Interface
  • Non-Dynamically Reconfigurable Commands

  • Using NetBIOS
  • About NetBIOS
  • NetBIOS Names
  • NetBIOS Name Conflict Resolution
  • NetBIOS Session Setup Procedure
  • NetBIOS Broadcast Data Flows
  • NetBIOS Status Flows
  • NetBIOS All-Stations Broadcast Frames
  • Reducing NetBIOS Traffic
  • Frame Type Filtering
  • Duplicate Frame Filtering
  • Response Frame Filtering
  • NetBIOS Name Lists
  • NetBIOS Name Caching and Route Caching
  • Learning NetBIOS Names
  • Configuring NetBIOS Name Cache Entries
  • Configuring Name Cache Parameters
  • Displaying Cache Entries
  • NetBIOS Host Name and Byte Filtering Configuration Procedures
  • Creating a Host-name Filter
  • Creating a Byte Filter

  • Configuring and Monitoring NetBIOS
  • About NetBIOS Configuration and Monitoring Commands
  • Accessing the NetBIOS Configuration Environment
  • Accessing the NetBIOS Monitoring Environment
  • Configuring NetBIOS for DLSw
  • NetBIOS Commands
  • Response to NetBIOS Configuration Commands
  • Add
  • Delete
  • Disable
  • Enable
  • List (Configuration)
  • List (Monitoring)
  • Set
  • Test (Monitoring only)
  • NetBIOS Dynamic Reconfiguration Support
  • CONFIG (Talk 6) Delete Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Activate Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Reset Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Temporary Change Commands
  • Non-Dynamically Reconfigurable Commands

  • Configuring and Monitoring NetBIOS Filtering
  • Accessing the ASRT and the DLSW Configuration Environments
  • NetBIOS Filtering Configuration Commands
  • Response to NetBIOS Configuration Commands
  • Create
  • Delete
  • Disable
  • Enable
  • Filter-on
  • List
  • Update
  • Monitoring NetBIOS Filtering
  • Accessing the ASRT and the DLSw NetBIOS Filtering monitoring Environments
  • NetBIOS Filtering Monitoring Commands

  • Using LAN Network Manager (LNM)
  • About LNM
  • LNM Agents and Functions
  • LNM Configuration Restrictions

  • Configuring and Monitoring LNM
  • Configuring LNM
  • LNM Commands
  • Response to LNM Configuration Commands
  • Disable
  • Enable
  • List (configuration command)
  • List (monitoring command)
  • Set
  • LAN Network Manager Dynamic Reconfiguration Support
  • CONFIG (Talk 6) Delete Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Activate Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Reset Interface

  • Configuring and Monitoring TCP/IP Host Services
  • Accessing the TCP/IP Host Configuration Environment
  • Basic Configuration Procedures
  • Setting the IP Address
  • Enabling TCP/IP Host Services
  • Adding a Default Gateway
  • TCP/IP Host Configuration Commands
  • Response to TCP/IP Host Configuration Commands
  • Add
  • Delete
  • Disable
  • Enable
  • List
  • Set
  • Monitoring TCP/IP Host Services
  • Accessing the TCP/IP Host Monitoring Environment
  • TCP/IP Host Monitoring Commands
  • Dump
  • Interface
  • Ping
  • Traceroute
  • Routers
  • TCP/IP Host Services Dynamic Reconfiguration Support
  • CONFIG (Talk 6) Delete Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Activate Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Reset Interface
  • Non-Dynamically Reconfigurable Commands

    • Configuring and Monitoring Router Protocols

  • Overview of Routing over ATM
  • Overview of Routing
  • Overview of RFC 1483 Support
  • Overview of RFC 1483 Support for Routing
  • RFC 1483 Support for IPX Routing

  • Using IP
  • Basic Configuration Procedures
  • Assigning IP Addresses to Network Interfaces
  • Setting the Internal IP Address
  • Enabling Dynamic Routing
  • Adding Static Routing Information
  • Setting Up ARP Configuration
  • Enabling ARP Subnet Routing
  • IP Filtering
  • Access Control
  • Route Filtering Without Policies
  • Route Filtering With Policies
  • Route Aggregation
  • Configuring the BOOTP/DHCP Forwarding Process
  • Enabling/Disabling BOOTP Forwarding
  • Adding a BOOTP/DHCP Server
  • IP and SNA Integration
  • Configuring UDP Forwarding
  • Enabling/Disabling UDP Forwarding
  • Adding a UDP Destination
  • Configuring Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
  • Configuring the Redundant Default IP Gateway
  • IP Multicast Support
  • Configuring the Router for IP Multicast
  • Enrolling the Router in IP Multicast Groups
  • Using Simple-Internet-Access

  • Configuring and Monitoring IP
  • Accessing the IP Configuration Environment
  • IP Configuration Commands
  • Add
  • Change
  • Delete
  • Disable
  • Enable
  • List
  • Move
  • Set
  • Update
  • Route Filter Policy Configuration
  • Add
  • Delete
  • List
  • Accessing the IP Monitoring Environment
  • IP Monitoring Commands
  • Access Controls
  • Aggregate
  • Aggr-policy
  • Cache
  • Counters
  • Dscache
  • Dump Routing Table
  • IGMP
  • Interface Addresses
  • Packet-filter
  • Parameters
  • Ping
  • Redundant Default Gateway
  • Reset IP
  • RIP
  • RIP-Policy
  • Route
  • Route-table-filtering
  • Sizes
  • Static Routes
  • Traceroute
  • UDP-Forwarding
  • VRID
  • VRRP
  • IP Dynamic Reconfiguration Support
  • CONFIG (Talk 6) Delete Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Activate Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Reset Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Component Reset Commands
  • CONFIG (Talk 6) Immediate Change Commands
  • Non-Dynamically Reconfigurable Commands
  • RIP Dynamic Reconfiguration Support
  • CONFIG (Talk 6) Delete Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Activate Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Reset Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Component Reset Commands

  • Using OSPF
  • The OSPF Routing Protocol
  • OSPF Routing Summary
  • Multicast OSPF
  • Configuring OSPF
  • Enabling the OSPF Protocol
  • Defining Backbone and Attached OSPF Areas
  • Setting OSPF Interfaces
  • Multicast Forwarding
  • Setting Non-Broadcast Network Interface Parameters
  • Configuring Wide Area Subnetworks
  • Enabling AS Boundary Routing
  • Configuring OSPF over ATM
  • Configuring OSPF Over ATM (RFC 1577)
  • Other Configuration Tasks
  • Converting from RIP to OSPF
  • Dynamically Changing OSPF Configuration Parameters
  • Migration from the IBM 6611 Nways Network Processor and Multiprotocol Network Program

  • Configuring and Monitoring OSPF
  • Accessing the OSPF Configuration Environment
  • OSPF Configuration Commands
  • Response to OSPF Configuration Commands
  • Add
  • Delete
  • Disable
  • Enable
  • Join
  • Leave
  • List
  • Set
  • Accessing the OSPF Monitoring Environment
  • OSPF Monitoring Commands
  • Advertisement Expansion
  • Area Summary
  • AS-external advertisements
  • Database Summary
  • Dump Routing Tables
  • Interface Summary
  • Join
  • Leave
  • Mcache
  • Mgroups
  • Mstats
  • Neighbor
  • Ping
  • Policy
  • Reset
  • Traceroute
  • Routers
  • Size
  • Statistics
  • Weight
  • OSPF Dynamic Reconfiguration Support
  • CONFIG (Talk 6) Delete Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Activate Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Reset Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Component Reset Commands
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Temporary Change Commands

  • Using BGP4
  • Border Gateway Protocol Overview
  • How BGP4 Works
  • Originate, Send, and Receive Policies
  • BGP Messages
  • Setting Up BGP4
  • Enabling BGP
  • Defining BGP Neighbors
  • Adding Policies
  • Sample Policy Definitions
  • Originate Policy Examples
  • AS Based Receive Policy Examples
  • Neighbor Based Receive Policy Examples
  • AS Based Send Policy Examples
  • Neighbor Based Send Policy Examples
  • Route Preference Process
  • Path Selection Process

  • Configuring and Monitoring BGP4
  • Accessing the BGP4 Configuration Environment
  • BGP4 Configuration Commands
  • Add
  • Attach
  • Change
  • Delete
  • Disable
  • Enable
  • List
  • Move
  • Set
  • Update
  • Accessing the BGP Monitoring Environment
  • BGP4 Monitoring Commands
  • Destinations
  • Disable Neighbor
  • Dump Routing Tables
  • Enable Neighbor
  • Neighbors
  • Parameter
  • Paths
  • Ping
  • Policy-List
  • Reset Neighbor
  • Sizes
  • Traceroute
  • BGP4 Dynamic Reconfiguration Support
  • CONFIG (Talk 6) Delete Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Activate Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Reset Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Component Reset Commands
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Temporary Change Commands
  • Non-Dynamically Reconfigurable Commands

  • Configuring and Monitoring DVMRP
  • Accessing the DVMRP Configuration Environment
  • DVMRP Configuration Commands
  • Add
  • Change
  • Delete
  • Disable
  • Enable
  • List
  • DVMRP Monitoring Commands
  • Dump Routing Tables
  • Interface Summary
  • Join
  • Leave
  • Mcache
  • Mgroups
  • Mstats
  • DVMRP Dynamic Reconfiguration Support
  • CONFIG (Talk 6) Delete Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Activate Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Reset Interface
  • Non-Dynamically Reconfigurable Commands

  • Using RSVP
  • How RSVP Works
  • Virtual Circuit Resource Manager
  • Traffic Flows and RSVP Sessions
  • Reservation Styles
  • OPWA
  • Link Types Supported by RSVP
  • Sample Configuration
  • Sample Configuration of a Static Sender and Receiver

  • Configuring and Monitoring RSVP
  • Accessing the RSVP Configuration Environment
  • RSVP Configuration Commands
  • Add
  • Delete
  • Disable
  • Enable
  • List
  • Set
  • Accessing the RSVP Monitoring Environment
  • RSVP Monitoring Commands
  • Activate
  • List
  • Reset
  • Send
  • Show
  • Stop-RSVP

  • Using SNMP
  • Network Management
  • SNMP Management

  • Configuring and Monitoring SNMP
  • Accessing the SNMP Configuration Environment
  • SNMP Configuration Commands
  • Add
  • Delete
  • Disable
  • Enable
  • List
  • Set
  • Accessing the SNMP Monitoring Environment
  • SNMP Monitoring Commands
  • Add
  • Delete
  • Disable
  • Enable
  • List
  • Reset
  • Save
  • Set
  • Statistics
  • SNMP Dynamic Reconfiguration Support
  • CONFIG (Talk 6) Delete Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Activate Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Reset Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Component Reset Commands
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Temporary Change Commands
  • Non-Dynamically Reconfigurable Commands

  • Using DLSw
  • About DLSw
  • DLSw and ATM
  • How DLSw Works
  • Benefits of DLSw
  • Using DLSw Features
  • TCP Connections, Neighbor Discovery, and Multicast Exploration
  • LLC Device Support
  • SDLC Device Support
  • QLLC Device Support
  • APPN Interface Support
  • Using the Neighbor Priority Feature
  • Balancing SNA and NetBIOS Traffic
  • Setting up DLSw
  • DLSw Configuration Requirements
  • Setting Global Buffers
  • Configuring Adaptive Source Route Bridging (ASRT) for DLSw
  • Configuring the Internet Protocol (IP) for DLSw
  • Configuring OSPF for DLSw
  • Configuring SDLC Interfaces
  • Configuring X.25 Interfaces
  • Configuring DLSw
  • Sample DLSw Configuration
  • Sample Diagram
  • Sample Configuration Commands

  • Configuring and Monitoring DLSw
  • Accessing the DLSw Configuration Environment
  • Preconfiguration Requirements
  • DLSw Configuration Commands
  • Add
  • BAN
  • Close-Sap
  • Delete
  • Disable
  • Enable
  • Join-Group
  • Leave-Group
  • List
  • NetBIOS
  • Open-Sap
  • Set
  • DLSw Monitoring Commands
  • Accessing the DLSw Monitoring Environment
  • DLSw Monitoring Commands
  • Add
  • BAN
  • Close-SAP
  • Delete
  • Disable
  • Enable
  • Join-Group
  • Leave-Group
  • List
  • NetBIOS
  • Open-Sap
  • Set
  • Test
  • DLSw Dynamic Reconfiguration Support
  • CONFIG (Talk 6) Delete Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Activate Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Reset Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Temporary Change Commands
  • Non-Dynamically Reconfigurable Commands

  • Using ARP
  • ARP Overview
  • Inverse ARP Overview
  • Classical IP and ARP Over ATM (RFC 1577)
  • Classical IP (CIP) Logical IP Subnets (LIS)
  • Advantages of Classical IP
  • Classical IP Components
  • Timeouts and Refresh
  • IP Addresses and CIP Components
  • ATM Addresses of CIP Components
  • Virtual Channel Connection (VCC)
  • Key Configuration Parameters for Classical IP
  • How to Enter Addresses
  • Classical IP Redundancy Overview
  • Distributed ARP Server Overview
  • Peer Redundancy
  • Configuring Peer Redundancy
  • IPX and ARP Over ATM Overview (RFC 1483)
  • Bridging over ATM Overview (RFC 1483)

  • Configuring and Monitoring ARP
  • Accessing the ARP Configuration Environment
  • ARP and Inverse ARP Configuration Commands
  • Add Entry
  • Change Entry
  • Delete Entry
  • Disable Auto-Refresh
  • Enable Auto-Refresh
  • List
  • Set
  • ARP Over ATM Configuration Commands
  • Effect on ARP Table Entries
  • Add
  • Change
  • Delete
  • Disable
  • Enable
  • List
  • Reorder
  • Set
  • Sample ARP Configurations
  • ARP Server Redundancy Configuration in a Non-Distributed ARP Server LIS
  • Accessing the ARP Monitoring Environment
  • ARP Monitoring Commands for Non-ATM Networks
  • Clear
  • Dump
  • Hardware
  • Ping
  • Protocol
  • Statistics
  • ARP Over ATM Monitoring Commands
  • Activate
  • Delete
  • Display
  • Dump
  • Hardware
  • Ping
  • Protocol
  • Redundancy-State
  • Statistics
  • ARP over ATM Dynamic Reconfiguration Support
  • CONFIG (Talk 6) Delete Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Activate Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Reset Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Component Reset Commands

  • Monitoring the Server Cache Synchronization Protocol (SCSP)
  • Accessing the SCSP monitoring Environment
  • SCSP Monitoring Commands
  • List
  • Statistics
  • Dump

  • Using IPX
  • IPX Overview
  • IPX Addressing
  • IPX Circuits
  • Configuring IPX
  • Optional Configuration Tasks
  • Specifying the Size of IPX RIP Network Table
  • Specifying RIP Update Interval
  • Specifying the Size of IPX SAP Services Table
  • Specifying SAP Update Interval
  • IPX Keepalive and Serialization Packet Filtering
  • Configuring Multiple Routes
  • Configuring Static Routes
  • Configuring Static Services
  • Configuring the RIP Default Route
  • Configuring Global IPX Filters (IPX Access Controls)
  • Global SAP Filters
  • IPX Circuit Filters - Overview
  • IPX Performance Tuning
  • Split-Horizon Routing

  • Configuring and Monitoring IPX
  • Accessing the IPX Configuration Environment
  • IPX Configuration Commands
  • Add
  • Delete
  • Disable
  • Enable
  • Filter-lists
  • Frame
  • List
  • Move
  • Set
  • Accessing the IPX Circuit Filter Configuration Environment
  • IPX Circuit-Filter Configuration Commands
  • Attach
  • Create
  • Default
  • Delete
  • Detach
  • Disable
  • Enable
  • List
  • Move
  • Set-cache
  • Update
  • Add (Update Subcommand)
  • Delete (Update Subcommand)
  • List (Update Subcommand)
  • Move (Update Subcommand)
  • Set-action (Update Subcommand)
  • Accessing the IPX Monitoring Environment
  • IPX Monitoring Commands
  • Access Controls
  • Cache
  • Counters
  • Delete
  • Disable
  • Dump
  • Enable
  • Filters
  • Filter-lists
  • IPXWAN
  • Keepalive
  • List
  • Ping
  • RecordRoute
  • Reset
  • Sizes
  • Slist
  • Traceroute
  • IPX Circuit Filter Monitoring Commands
  • Cache
  • Clear
  • Disable
  • Enable
  • List
  • IPX Dynamic Reconfiguration Support
  • CONFIG (Talk 6) Delete Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Activate Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Reset Interface
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Component Reset Commands
  • GWCON (Talk 5) Temporary Change Commands
  • Non-Dynamically Reconfigurable Commands

    • Appendixes

  • Appendix A. Interoperating with the IBM 6611 Router
  • Bridge Configuration Considerations
  • DLSw-Related Considerations
  • IP-Related Configuration Considerations
  • TCP-Related Considerations
  • Miscellaneous Interoperability Considerations

  • Appendix B. Interoperating with the IBM 6611 Bridge
  • Other PPP Considerations
  • Configuration Examples

  • Appendix C. List of Abbreviations

  • Glossary

  • Index

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