999-DOC000019-E

USER INTERFACE GUIDE FOR

SWITCHES
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CONTENTS

USING THIS GUIDE............................................................................................................................... 7

Who This Guide Is For ....................................................................................................................... 7
What This Guide Covers.................................................................................................................... 7
Typographical Conventions............................................................................................................... 8
Mouse Operation Conventions ......................................................................................................... 8
Chapter Organization ........................................................................................................................ 9
Using Tejas Product Documentation................................................................................................ 9
Software Support ............................................................................................................................10
CONFIGURING ELAN .......................................................................................................................... 13
Introduction .....................................................................................................................................14
Switch Configuration Information...................................................................................................15
Viewing Switch Configuration ....................................................................................................15
Editing Switch Configuration .....................................................................................................17
Ports .................................................................................................................................................19
Viewing Ports ..............................................................................................................................19
Link Aggregation..............................................................................................................................28
Viewing LAG Configuration.........................................................................................................29
Provisioning a New LAG .............................................................................................................30
Editing a LAG ..............................................................................................................................31
Deleting a LAG............................................................................................................................32
Virtual Local Area Network .............................................................................................................33
Q-in-Q ..........................................................................................................................................34
Provisioning an MEP ..................................................................................................................38
Port Mirroring...................................................................................................................................40
Viewing Port Mirroring Sessions................................................................................................40
Provisioning Port Mirroring Session ..........................................................................................41
Spanning Tree Configuration..........................................................................................................42
Functional Description...............................................................................................................42
Association between VLAN and MSTI: ......................................................................................42
Switch CST Configuration ..........................................................................................................43
Port CST Configuration...............................................................................................................45
MST Configuration......................................................................................................................48
Viewing STP Summary ...............................................................................................................53
Quality of Service.............................................................................................................................55
Trust Mode Configuration ..........................................................................................................55
Ports Rate Limiting.....................................................................................................................58
QoS Summary.............................................................................................................................63
Class of Service ...............................................................................................................................64
Queue mapping ..........................................................................................................................64
Queue configuration ..................................................................................................................64
Viewing InterfaceQueue.............................................................................................................65

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To provision InterfaceQueue, ....................................................................................................66

Editing Interface Queue .............................................................................................................68
Deleting Interface Queues.........................................................................................................68
Differentiated Services ...................................................................................................................69
Policy Configuration ...................................................................................................................70
Diffserv Class Configuration ......................................................................................................75
To add match criteria to a Diffserv class, .................................................................................80
Bandwidth Profile Configuration ...............................................................................................84
Port Configuration ......................................................................................................................86
Access Control Lists ........................................................................................................................88
MAC ACL Configuration ..............................................................................................................89
MAC Rule Configuration.............................................................................................................93
Ports Configuration ....................................................................................................................97
Extended IP ACL Configuration..................................................................................................99
Extended IP ACL Rule Config ...................................................................................................102
Extended IP Port Configuration ...............................................................................................106
Forwarding Database....................................................................................................................108
Viewing Static Unicast Table ...................................................................................................108
Provisioning a Static Unicast Entry .........................................................................................109
Deleting Static Multicast Entry ................................................................................................110
Viewing Static Multicast Table ................................................................................................110
Provisioning Static Multicast Entry..........................................................................................111
Editing Static Multicast Entry ..................................................................................................112
Deleting Static Unicast Entry ...................................................................................................113
View Dynamic Unicast Table....................................................................................................113
Viewing Dynamic Multicast Table............................................................................................114
IGMP Snooping ..............................................................................................................................116
To view IGMP Snoop template, ...............................................................................................117
Provisioning IGMP Snoop Template........................................................................................118
Editing IGMP Snoop Template.................................................................................................119
Deleting IGMP Snoop Template ..............................................................................................119
Ethernet Ring Protection...............................................................................................................121
To view Ring,.............................................................................................................................123
Provisioning a New Ring ..........................................................................................................125
To Edit Ring,..............................................................................................................................125
Delete a Ring ............................................................................................................................126
Viewing Ringlet .........................................................................................................................126
To provision a New Ringlet, .....................................................................................................126
Editing a Ringlet .......................................................................................................................129
Delete a Ringlet........................................................................................................................129
GLOSSARY OF TERMS ...........................................................................................................................I
INDEX ...................................................................................................................................................III

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TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Switch Configuration ..................................................................................................15
Figure 2: View Switch Port .........................................................................................................19
Figure 3: Link Aggregation.........................................................................................................28
Figure 4: View LAG .....................................................................................................................29
Figure 5: VLAN Support in ELAN................................................................................................33
Figure 6: Q-in-Q Tagged Ethernet Frames ................................................................................34
Figure 7: View VLAN ...................................................................................................................35
Figure 8: View Switch CST Configuration..................................................................................43
Figure 9: View MST Port Configuration for MST-I .....................................................................51
Figure 10: STP Summary Page..................................................................................................53
Figure 11: Expand QOS..............................................................................................................56
Figure 12: View Port Rate Limiting Parameters .......................................................................59
Figure 13: View QOS Summary .................................................................................................63
Figure 14: View Interface Queue List........................................................................................65
Figure 15: View Diffserv Policy ..................................................................................................71
Figure 16: View Diffserv Class...................................................................................................76
Figure 17: Viewing Bandwidth Profile .......................................................................................84
Figure 18: View Ports Diffserv Policy ........................................................................................87
Figure 19: View MAC ACL Configuration ...................................................................................90
Figure 20: View MAC ACL Rule Config ......................................................................................93
Figure 21: View Ports MAC ACL Configuration .........................................................................98
Figure 22: Extended IP ACL Config..........................................................................................100
Figure 23: Extended IP ACL Rule Config .................................................................................103
Figure 24: Extended IP ACL Ports Config................................................................................106
Figure 25: View Static Unicast Table ......................................................................................109
Figure 26: Provision New Static Unicast Entry .......................................................................110
Figure 27: View Static Multicast Entry ....................................................................................111
Figure 28: View Dynamic Unicast Table .................................................................................114
Figure 29: View IGMP Snoop template ...................................................................................117
Figure 30: Ethernet Ring Protection Process .........................................................................122
Figure 31: Ethernet Ring Protection Example 1.....................................................................123
Figure 32: Ethernet Ring Protection Example 2.....................................................................123
Figure 33: View Ring ................................................................................................................124
Figure 34: Provision New Ringlet ............................................................................................128

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USING THIS GUIDE
This section describes who should read this guide, how it is organized, and what conventions are
used in the document.

IN THIS CHAPTER
Who This Guide Is For..........................................................................................7
What This Guide Covers ......................................................................................7
Typographical Conventions ..................................................................................8
Mouse Operation Conventions ...........................................................................8
Chapter Organization ............................................................................................9
Using Tejas Product Documentation .................................................................9
Software Support ................................................................................................. 10

WHO THIS GUIDE IS FOR

This document is intended for operators, engineers and service providers who use the user interface
of Tejas products to provide support services to the network elements.

WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS

This document introduces and orients service providers to the content, function, and organization of
the user interface that support the network elements. This revision of the document is a super set of
all the earlier versions of document.

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TYPOGRAPHICAL CONVENTIONS

Before you start using this guide, it is important to understand the terms and typographical
conventions used in the document. The following kinds of formatting in the text identify special
information.

FORMATTING CONVENTION TYPE OF INFORMATION

 Procedures Step-by-step procedures. You can follow these instructions to

complete a specific task.
Special Bold Items you must select, such as menu options, command
buttons, or items in a list.
Emphasis Use to emphasize the importance of a point or for variable
expressions such as parameters.
CAPITALS Names of keys on the keyboard, for example, SHIFT, CTRL,
or ALT.
KEY+KEY Key combinations for which the user must press and hold
down one key and then press another, for example, CTRL+P,
or ALT+F4.
Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or
NOTE: references to materials not contained in this manual.

MOUSE OPERATION CONVENTIONS

CONVENTION DESCRIPTION
Click Refers to pressing and releasing a mouse button to select a screen object.
Double-click Refers to pressing and releasing a mouse button twice in succession while the
cursor is positioned over an object on-screen.
Drag Refers to the function of the mouse by which an element on the screen of a
monitor is moved with the cursor, while holding down the mouse button and
moving the mouse.
Right-click Refers to pressing the right button on a two-button mouse.
Wheel button Refers to the third (middle) button on the mouse.

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CHAPTER ORGANIZATION

This document is organized as follows:

CHAPTER SCOPE
Configuring ELAN on page 13 This chapter explains the salient features of the ELAN switch and
configuration of ELAN using TejNES.

USING TEJAS PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION

The following Tejas product documentation set helps you use the range of Tejas products:
 The Hardware Description document explains hardware configuration, functions, capabilities,
limitations, and physical characteristics of the product.
 The Installation and Commissioning document provides information on installing the product and to
initially configuring it to the point of verifying its proper operation in the network.
 The User Interface Guide introduces and orients service providers to the content, function, and
organization of the user interface that support the network elements.

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SOFTWARE SUPPORT

The below table indicates the products supporting the ELAN cards and the releases supporting it.

PRODUCT RELEASES
TJ1250 4_6_11_a12_1
4_6_11_a17
5_0_5_a48
5_0_5_a51_1
TJ1260 4_6_11_a12_1
4_6_11_a17
5_0_5_a49_1
5_0_5_a51_1
TJ1270 5_0_5_a56
5_0_5_a51
5_0_5_a15_12
5_0_5_a56
TJ1310 4_6_15_a14_2
4_6_15_a14_27
TJ100MC4L 4_5_6_a11
4_5_5_a41
4_5_5_a42_1
4_5_6_a14_11
TJ100MC16/16X 4_5_5_a29_22
4_5_5_a29_12
TJ100MC16MADM 4_6_9_a4
4_6_9_a5
TJ1500 4_6_15_a6
4_6_15_a24_1
4_6_15_a32
TJ1600 4_6_13_a10_15
4_8_1_a18_3
4_8_1_a39_1
4_8_1_R31_7

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PRODUCT RELEASES
TJ1610 4_8_1_a18_3
4_8_1_a39_1
4_8_1_R31_7
TJ1600C 5_0_7_a9_16
TJ100ME 4_6_13_a25_8
5_0_5_a15_11
5_0_5_a49
5_0_5_a51

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CONFIGURING ELAN

IN THIS CHAPTER
Introduction........................................................................................................... 14
Switch Configuration Information.................................................................... 15
Ports ........................................................................................................................ 19
Link Aggregation................................................................................................... 28
Virtual Local Area Network.............................................................................. 33
Port Mirroring....................................................................................................... 40
Spanning Tree Configuration............................................................................. 42
Quality of Service................................................................................................. 55
Class of Service..................................................................................................... 64
Differentiated Services........................................................................................ 69
Access Control Lists ........................................................................................... 88
Forwarding Database ........................................................................................ 108
IGMP Snooping ................................................................................................... 116
Ethernet Ring Protection.................................................................................. 121

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INTRODUCTION

This chapter explains the salient features of the ELAN switch and configuration of ELAN using
TejNES.

The Ethernet switching card (ELAN) is designed for adding packet switching capabilities. The card
enables service providers to give point-to-point, point-to-multipoint and multipoint-to-multipoint
services for applications such as internet access, video on demand, IP-TV, etc to contain transparent
LAN services. The ELAN card has a rich support for Quality of Service (QoS) and provides different
Classes of Service (CoS). The advantages ELAN are as follows:
 Aggregation Application – Applications such as DSLAM/3G/EVPL requires traffic from multiple
locations to be aggregated through a single physical node, which is not possible using the
transport solution.
 WAN Application – ELAN card present in network elements at different geographical locations
in a wide area network provide multipoint-to-multipoint service, which was not possible with
transport solution.
 Service Definition – Different types of traffic such as video, voice, etc, are constituted through
the Ethernet and VCG ports of the ELAN.
 Pause Mechanism – Based on incoming Committed Information Rate (CIR) and RESUME and
PAUSE THRESHOLDs defined, PAUSE frames can be generated as per 802.3x from the ethernet
port towards the connected client port.
 Secured Traffic Transport – Ethernet switching allows ethernet traffic irrespective of MAC or IP
address.
In the user interface, the Switch Configuration applies to the switch card. Each individual switches are
provisioned separately.

NOTE: The switches link appears in the navigation menu only when there is at least one ELAN card
present in the node.

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SWITCH CONFIGURATION INFORMATION

In the Switch Configuration page, you can view the following switch configuration information:
 VLAN configuration
 STP configuration
 Tag mode configuration
 Learning Mode configuration
 CFM configuration
 IGMP Snooping configuration

Figure 1: Switch Configuration

VIEWING SWITCH CONFIGURATION

To view switch configuration information,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the SWITCH CARD you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Click SWITCH CONFIGURATION. The Switch configuration pane is displayed.

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The following table describes the switch parameters.

PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
VLAN Configuration
Max Supported Vlans Displays the maximum number of VLAN objects that can be
configured.
Max Vlan Id Displays the maximum value that can be assigned as a VLAN
ID.
STP Configuration
Force Protocol Version Displays the Force Protocol Version for the switch. The
versions available are:
 IEEE 802.1d
 IEEE 802.1w
 IEEE 802.1s
STP configuration Name Displays the STP configuration name.
STP Configuration Revision Displays the STP configuration revision.
Spanning Tree Admin Enable Indicates that the Spanning Tree
Mode operation is enabled on the switch.
Disable Indicates that the Spanning Tree
operation is disabled on the switch.

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Tag Mode Configuration

Bridge Tag Mode Displays the Bridge Tag Mode. This parameter can have the
following values:
 802.1Q switching
 Q-in-Q switching
Learning Mode Configuration
Aging Interval of the switch Displays the time (in seconds) to age out the learnt MAC
(sec) addresses.
IGMP Snooping Configuration
IGMP Snoop Admin Mode Displays the name of the IGMP snoop template applied to the
VLAN. there are two options available:
 Disable
 Enable without Proxy
Provider Bridge Group Address
Provider STP MAC Displays the MAC Address of the service provider.
Address

NOTE:The ERP configuration provisioned at the node level is also displayed in the View Switch
configuration page. The fields displayed are Ring Count and Protected Ring Id. These fields are not
editable in View Switch configuration page.

EDITING SWITCH CONFIGURATION

To edit switch configuration,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the SWITCH CARD you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Click SWITCH CONFIGURATION. The Switch configuration pane is displayed.
4. Click the EDIT SWITCH link. The Edit Switch pane is displayed.
5. Edit values referring to table Default and acceptable values for the Switch configuration
parameters.
6. Click Submit. A confirmation pane is displayed.
7. Click Accept Valid Modifications. A "Successfully Modified" message is displayed.

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The following table lists the default and acceptable values for the Switch configuration parameters.

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

STP Configuration
Force Protocol Version IEEE 802.1s  IEEE 802.1d
 IEEE 802.1w
 IEEE 802.1s
STP configuration Name - Valid Configuration name(See Note)
STP configuration Revision - 0 - 65535 (see Note)
Spanning Tree Admin Disable  Enable
Mode  Disable
Tag Mode Configuration
Bridge Tag Mode Q-in-Q Switching  802.1q Switching
(See Note)  Q-in-Q Switching
Learning Mode Configuration
Aging Interval of the 300 10 - 1000000 seconds
Switch(See Note)
Provider Bridge Group Address
Provider STP Mac Address 01:80:C2:00:00:00  01:80:C2:00:00:00
 01:80:C2:00:00:08
IGMP Snooping Configuration
IGMP Snoop Admin Mode Disable  Enable without Proxy
 Disable

NOTE: Changing the Bridge Tag Mode will delete all provisioned VLANs, QoS, Spanning
Trees, Forwarding Database.

NOTE: All switches in the same MST region should have the same Configuration name and
revision.

NOTE: The entries in the Forwarding Database will be removed in a time interval between
configured aging interval and twice the configured aging interval.

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PORTS

The Ports sub menu lists the View Switch Port details in the Preview pane. This pane displays the
information on the Ethernet ports, VCG ports and any provisioned LAG on the switch card. In this
menu, you can perform the listed functions:
 View the port configuration information
 View LAG information
 View STP configuration information
 Edit port switching parameters
 Edit port physical parameters

NOTE: The physical parameters of the Ethernet port and the VCG port are different. but the
switching parameters are the same.

Figure 2: View Switch Port

VIEWING PORTS

To view switch port information,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Click PORTS. The View Switch Port pane is displayed.
4. Click the ethernet port link in the VIEW column to view configuration details of the port.

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The following table lists fields on the View Switch Port pane.

PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
View Lists the Ethernet ports, VCG ports and provisioned LAGs as
links. Click the link to view the configuration details for the
particular port
Admin Status Up The port is available to carry traffic
Down The port is not available to carry traffic
LAG Participant Displays the LAG to which the port is a part of, as a link. The
link allows user to view the LAG configuration.
STP Mode Displays if the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) mode is enabled
or disabled for the port.
STP State Displays the STP 802.1s, 802.1w, 802.1d STP states. The STP
states listed are as follows:
Disabled This state occurs when Ports are
administratively shut down by the
network administrator or by the system.
This state is special and is not part of
the normal STP progression for a port.
Discarding In this state, the port does not
transmit/receive data and BPDU frames,
but receives BPDU frames.
Listening This is the state after Discarding, where
the port receives and transmits BPDUs.
The port does not transmit data frames.
Learning In this state, the port transmits and
receives BPDUs. The port also receives
data frames and learns MAC addresses.
Forwarding This is the full operational state of the
port, wherein the port receives and
transmits BPDU and data frames.
Port Type Customer Network Indicates the port is a customer
Port network port.
Provider Network Indicates the port is service provider
Port network port.

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Edit Switching Parameters Click on the edit link to edit the switching parameters of the
port.
Edit Physical Parameters Click on the edit link to edit the physical parameters of the
port.

NOTE: The Edit Physical Parameters field is not applicable for LAG.

To edit switching parameters of an Ethernet port,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Click PORTS. The View Switch Port pane is displayed.
4. Click the EDIT link in the EDIT SWITCHING PARAMETERS column for the port whose switching
parameters are to be edited. The Edit Ethernet port pane is displayed.
5. Edit fields referring to switch configuration parameters table.
6. Click Submit. A confirmation pane is displayed.
7. Click Accept Valid Modifications. A "Successfully Modified" message is displayed.

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The following table describes the switch configuration parameters.

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

STP Mode Disable  Enable
 Disable
IGMP Multicast Router Dynamic  Static
Port  Dynamic

NOTE: On selecting "Static", the user can provision his own multicast router ID on the port.On
selecting "Dynamic", the port learns the multicast router address when it receives messages from the
multicast router connected to that port.

Immediate Leave Mode Disable  Enable

 Disable
Max Response Time (ms) 1000 1 to 3599
Port Vlan ID 1 1 - 4094

NOTE: For ELAN05S/D cards, the available

VLAN id range does not include the VLAN ID
4094 as it is used internally in the switch software

Port default priority 0 0-7

Acceptable Frame Types Admit All  Admit All
 Admit Only Vlan Tagged
Ingress VLAN Filtering Disable  Enable
 Disable
Port Learning mode No Limits on  No Limits on Learning
Learning  Disable Learning
 Limit Learning
Port Learning Dynamic 600 20 - 600
Limit

NOTE: Port Learning Dynamic Limit field is enabled only when Limit Learning is selected for Port
Learning Mode.

Broadcast Storm Control

Broadcast Storm Control Disable  Enable
Mode  Disable
Broadcast Storm Control Packets per second  Packets per second
Configuration Mode  Megabits per second

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Broadcast Storm Control 262142 0 - 262143

Value

NOTE: Broadcast Storm Control Configuration Mode and Broadcast Storm Control Value field is
enabled only when the Broadcast Storm Control mode is enabled.

Multicast Storm Control

Multicast Storm Control Disable  Enable
Mode  Disable
Multicast Storm Control Packets per second  Megabits per second
Configuration Mode
Multicast Storm Control 262142 0 - 262143
Value

NOTE: Multicast Storm Control Value field is enabled only when the Multicast Storm Control mode
is enabled.

DLF Storm Control

DLF Storm Control Mode Disable  Enable
 Disable
DLF Storm Control Packets per second  Megabits per second
Configuration Mode
DLF Storm Control Value 262142 0 - 262143

NOTE: DLF Storm Control Value field is enabled only when the DLF Storm Control mode is enabled.

Honour Color None  None

 DEI
 DSCP AF CLASS
Tag Protocol Identification 0x88a8 Any valid tag protocol identifier

NOTE: Tag protocol identifier is editable only when the switch is operated in the Q-in-Q mode.

Port Type  Customer  Customer Network Port

Network Port  Provider network Port
for Ethernet
ports
 Service Provider
Port for VCG
ports

NOTE: Port type is displayed only when switch is in Q-in-Q mode.

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Tunnel Configuration
Tunnel All Disable  Disable
 Software
 Hardware

NOTE: Tunnel All option is displayed only when the switch is in Q-in-Q mode and port type is set to
customer network port.

Protocol Actions Configurations

LACP Peer  Peer
 Discard
 Pass to EVC
LLDP Discard  Peer
 Discard
 Pass to EVC
STP Discard  Peer
 Discard
 Pass to EVC
GARP Discard  Peer
 Discard
 Pass to EVC

NOTE: Protocol Actions will be displayed only when switch is in Q-in-Q mode and Port Type is set
to Customer Network port.

802.1x Discard  Peer

 Discard
 Pass to EVC
AllBridges Discard  Peer
 Discard
 Pass to EVC

To edit physical parameters of an Ethernet/VCG port,

8. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
9. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
10. Click PORTS. The View Switch Port pane is displayed.
11. Click the EDIT link in the Edit Physical parameters column to modify physical parameters of
the Ethernet/VCG port. The Provisioning ethernet interface port/Provisioning VCG interface
port pane is displayed.

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12. Modify fields referring to Default and acceptable values for Ethernet Interface Port pane table
for Ethernet ports and Fields on the Provisioning VCG interface pane table for VCG ports.
13. Click Submit. A confirmation pane is displayed.
14. Click Accept Valid Modifications. A “Successfully Modified” message is displayed.

The following table describes the Default and acceptable values for Ethernet Interface Port pane

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

Admin Status Up  Up
 Down
Alarm Reporting Status Report  No-Report
 Report
Link Status Displays if the Link Status of the Ethernet Interface is Up or
Down.
MTU 9216 64 - 9216
Auto-Negotiation Allows you to enable or disable AutoNegotiation for the port.
Enable Information on traffic speed,
communication mode, etc., is shared
while establishing a link.
Disable Information on traffic speed,
communication mode, etc., is not
shared while establishing a link.

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Flow Control Allows you to select flow control

 Manual Disable
 Manual Tx-Rx
 Manual Tx Only
 Manual Rx Only
 Advertize None
 Advertize Both
 Advertize Sym
 Advertize Asym
Speed and Duplex(See Displays the speed and the duplex mode of the port.
Note)
Auto-Negotiation Status Displays the Auto Negotiation status of the Ethernet port.
(See Note)
Link Partner Capabilities Displays the speed and duplex mode of the Link partner.
(See Note)
Link Integrity Status On Link Integrity status is On.
Off Link Integrity status is Off.
Medium Type Displays the type of ethernet medium, e.g. 10/100 Base-Tx.
Identifier Enter an identifier for the ethernet port.
LACP Mode Enable LACP mode is enabled.
Disable LACP mode is disabled.

NOTE: AutoNegotiation Status and Link Partner Capabilities parameters are displayed
only if AutoNegotiation is enabled.

NOTE: When Autonegotiation is disabled, Manual Speed Setting is 10 or 100 Mbps for
ports 1-8, 100 or 1000 Mbps for ports 9 and 10. The Default speed is 100 Mbps for ports 1-
8 and 1000 Mbps for ports 9 and 10. Manual Duplex Mode setting is Half or full. The Manual
Duplex Mode setting is not applicable for ports 9 and 10.

The following table describes fields on the Provisioning VCG interface pane.

PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Admin Status Up Indicates ports are in service.
Down Indicates ports are out of service.

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Alarm Reporting Status Report Reports alarms raised at the port

No Report Alarms raised at the port are not
reported.
LCAS Support Enable Traffic on the VCG port does not go
down even when a single cross-connect
in the port is not functional. There is a
partial loss of traffic because of cross-
connect that is not functional.
Disable The entire VCG port goes down when a
single cross-connect in the port is not
functional.
Remove Channels with Allows you to enable or disable the remove channels with high
MND differential delay.
Framing Type Displays the framing standards for Ethernet over SDH/SONET
as chosen while configuring the ETH card.
Max Diff Delay allowed Displays the maximum diff delay allowed.
CRC Type CRC-32 Configures VCG for CRC-32 type
VCAT Displays if the VC Group is provisioned to enable or disable
VCAT.
Operating Granularity Select the granularity of the signals as chosen while configuring
the ETH card.
Ignore RDI in LFE Allows you to ignore the extra RDI generated by Ethernet
cards in a uni-directional protection scheme.
Payload FCS Enable Enables to add the payload FCS as
specified in GFP.
Disable Disables to add payload FCS as specified
in GFP.
Remove channels with SD Enable Channels are removed from a VCAT
group when there is a signal degrade on
any of the TUs related to the channels.
Disable Channels are not removed from a
VCAT group when there is a signal
degrade on any of the TUs related to
the channels.
Circuit Identifier Enter the name (Identity) for the VCG port.
No of Channels Indicates the number of channels configured for the group.
LACP Enable LAG can be created.
Disable LAG cannot be created.

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LINK AGGREGATION

Link Aggregation (LAG) allows to increase bandwidth and availability between two ELAN or between
a ELAN and a 802.3ad ethernet switch. The feature is compliant to IEEE 802.3ad.

A maximum of eight ports are aggregated into a Link Aggregation Group (LAG). A maximum of six
LAGs are created per switch. The ports should be in the full-duplex mode before they can be
aggregated.

The traffic distribution for IP packets among the member ports is based on a combination of source
and destination IP addresses of the packets. For non-IP packets, the traffic is distributed based on the
source and destination MAC addresses. The broadcast, multicast and DLF packets are sent on a
single member link.

If a member link fails, then the traffic flow on that link is dynamically assigned to other member links.
Similarly, when a new link is added to the LAG, some traffic is shifted to the new link.

When it is aggregated, the LAG is treated as a logical port. You can configure switching parameters
like PVID, Ingress Filtering, on a logical port similar to a physical port. These parameters apply to all
the member ports of a LAG. However, the physical port parameters such as speed, auto-negotiation
should be configured at each physical port.

Figure explains Link Aggregation. Here the ports 1-4 of the DSLAM and ELAN form a LAG. When
one of the links in a LAG fail, then the other link takes over the traffic.

Figure 3: Link Aggregation

To provision a network with LAG, perform the steps given below:

1. Create a LAG with ports in the switches.
2. Administer up the LAG.
3. Configure the PVID for the LAG.
4. Create a VLAN with the LAG and VCG as its members.
In the View LAG pane, all the provisioned LAGs are displayed. In the LAG menu, you can perform
the following tasks:
 View individual LAG information
 Provision a new LAG
 Edit a LAG information
 Delete LAGs

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VIEWING LAG CONFIGURATION

To view LAG configuration,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Click LAG. The View LAG pane is displayed.

Figure 4: View LAG

The following table describes the fields on the View LAG pane.

FIELD DESCRIPTION
View Lists the provisioned LAGs as links. Click the LAG link to view
the details.
LAG Name Displays the LAG name.
Link Trap Status Displays the Link Trap Status.
Admin Status Displays Admin Status.
Up The port is available to carry traffic.
Down The port is not available to carry traffic.
Link Status Displays Link Status.
Up The LAG carries traffic.
Down The LAG cannot carry traffic.

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FIELD DESCRIPTION
LAG Ports Displays ports in the LAG.
Edit Click on the edit link to edit the LAG.
Delete Select the check box to delete the LAG.

PROVISIONING A NEW LAG

Refer to the following note before provisioning a new LAG.

NOTE: A LAG cannot be created when Autonegotiation is enabled on the participating client ports.
Disable autonegotiation on the ethernet ports before creating the LAG.

 For provisioning a LAG between ethernet/VCG ports, the speed of the ports should be the
same.
 A destination port in a Port Mirroring session cannot be a part of LAG.

To provision a new LAG,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Click LAG. The View LAG pane is displayed.
4. Click the PROVISION A NEW LAG link.
5. Enter and Select values referring to Table Default and acceptable values for configurable LAG
parameters.
6. Click Create. A confirmation pane listing the details of the LAG being provisioned is
displayed.
7. Click Yes. A ‘Successfully Created’ message is displayed.

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The following table describes the Default and acceptable values for configurable LAG parameters.

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

LAG Name - The name should be a set of
alphanumeric characters, with a
maximum length of 16 characters.
Special characters such as ‘-’ and ‘_’
and space are not allowed.
Link Trap status Enable  Enable
 Disable
LAG ports - Select any desired port.

EDITING A LAG

To edit a LAG,
1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Click LAG. The View LAG pane is displayed.
4. Click the EDIT link in the Edit column for the LAG to be modified. The Edit LAG pane is
displayed.
5. Modify the values referring to Table Default and acceptable values for configurable LAG
parameters.
6. Click Submit. A confirmation pane is displayed.
7. Click Accept Valid Modifications. A “Successfully Modified” message is displayed.
The following table describes the Default and acceptable values for configurable LAG parameters

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

LAG Name - The name should be a set of alphanumeric characters,
with a maximum length of 16 characters. Special
characters such as ‘-’ and ‘_’ are and space are not
allowed.
Admin Status Down  Up
 Down
Link Trap status Enable  Enable
 Disable
LAG ports - Select any desired port.

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DELETING A LAG

Refer to the following notes before deleting a LAG.

NOTE: If a static unicast or multicast entry exists for a member port of the LAG, the LAG cannot
be deleted.

NOTE: If a LAG is a part of VLAN, the LAG cannot be deleted.

To delete a LAG,
1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Click LAG. The View LAG pane is displayed.
4. Select the check box in the Delete column, for the LAG to be deleted.
5. Click Submit. A confirmation pane listing the details of the LAG selected for deletion is
displayed.
6. Click Confirm Delete. A “Successfully Deleted” message is displayed.

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VIRTUAL LOCAL AREA NETWORK

Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN(802.1Q)) enables a network to be logically segmented

irrespective of the physical locations of devices in the network. The 802.1Q VLAN bridging and
routing functions are incorporated in the ELAN card.

ELAN supports port based VLANs for forwarding. It is possible to assign each ELAN port to a VLAN
port in a VLAN share broadcast traffic. Ports that do not belong to that VLAN do not share the
broadcast traffic. VLAN Ids are ranging from 1 to 4094. Default VLAN ID is 1.

ELAN supports port-based VLAN classification, where the Port VLAN Identifier (PVID) is associated
with the physical ports. The VLAN ID (VID) for an untagged

packet is equal to the PVID of the Port. When untagged packets ingresses into a port in ELAN, the
PVID and priority of the port are used to tag the packet (default Values for PVID is 1 and priority is
0). After applying the new tag, the Packet is forwarded to the ingress logical block where switching
Decisions are made. For a tagged packet, the packet is forwarded to the Ingress logical block for
switching, based on the priority and PVID of the port.

When a packet is ready for transmission on an egress port, the tagging attribute of the VLAN for the
said egress port is used to determine if the VLAN tag should be stripped or not.

An Ethernet Private Line (EPL) is formed by dedicating a bandwidth to a customer. An Ethernet

Virtual Private Line (EVPL) is formed by provisioning a VLAN to share the dedicated bandwidth in an
EPL between two or more customers.

Figure below describes the port based support for VLAN in a network element having the ELAN
card. Here VLAN 1 is formed by Port 1, 2 and VCG 3, and VLAN 2 is formed by port 5 and VCG 4.
In VLAN 1, the broadcast and DLF packets coming on port 1 are flooded to port 2 and VCG 3.

Figure 5: VLAN Support in ELAN

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Q-IN-Q

Q-in-Q feature is used to provide Transparent LAN Services. A service provider can have its own
set of VLANs independent of the customer VLANs. Similarly, the customers can have VLANs
independent of other customers. This is accomplished by the Q-in-Q feature by adding extra 4 bytes
to the customer packet.

The Source Learning and Destination Lookup happens based on the SPVLAN + Source/Destination
addresses added to the packet as described in figure.

To use the Q-in-Q feature, the switch needs to be put in the Q-in-Q mode as part of the switch
configuration. The Tag Protocol Identification Field is by default 0x88a8, which can be changed to a
value that the user wants.

When the switch is in the Q-in-Q mode, the ports can be configured as either Customer or Provider
Network ports. Customer Network ports are those which face the customer and take in the
customer tagged packets. Provider Network ports are those which ingress and egress provider
tagged packets. By default, the VCG ports are Provider network ports and the Front Panel ports are
Customer network ports.

The PVID configured per customer network port refers to the SPVLAN which gets added to all the
customer packets. The priority field of the S-Tagged packet is the default priority field which is
configured per port. The AFT parameter cannot be configured for CNP (customer network port)
atleast in case of Q in Q, because it does make sense of allow only VLAN tagged frame in case of
CNP, but it can configurable for PNP(provider network port).

When the switch mode gets changed from the 802.1q mode to the Q-in-Q mode, all the switching
related configuration are deleted, whereas physical port configurations remain unchanged.

Figure 6: Q-in-Q Tagged Ethernet Frames

The VLANs provisioned on a switch can be viewed from the View VLAN pane. In this pane, you can
 View details of the provisioned VLANs
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 Provision a new VLAN

 Edit VLANs
 Delete VLANs
To view VLAN configuration,
1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Click VLAN. The View VLAN pane is displayed.

Figure 7: View VLAN

The following table describes the fields on the View VLAN pane

PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
View Allows the user to only view VLAN details.
VLAN Id Displays the unique identifier of a VLAN.
VLAN Name Displays the name of VLAN.
MST Instance ID Displays the Id of the MST Instance associated with the VLAN.
IGMP Snoop Template Displays the IGMP snoop template assigned to the VLAN. ‘Disabled’
Name indicates that IGMP snooping is disabled for that VLAN
Port Name Displays ports in VLAN.
Port Participation Displays how the port is recognized in the VLAN.

Include The port is included in the VLAN.

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Exclude The port is not included in the VLAN.

Port Tagging Displays if a port is tagged or untagged.
Tagged Ingress packets are tagged with the PVID and port
priority.
Untagged Egress packets are not tagged with PVID and port
priority.
Edit Click on the edit link to edit VLAN parameters.
MEP Issues messages to detect faults in connectivity amongst themselves.

Delete Select check box to delete VLANs.

To provision a new VLAN,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Click VLAN. The View VLAN pane is displayed.
4. Click the PROVISION A NEW VLAN link. The Provision New VLAN pane is displayed.
5. Enter and Select values referring to table Default and acceptable values for the configurable
VLAN parameters.
6. Click Create. A confirmation pane is displayed listing the details of the provisioned VLAN.
7. Click yes. A ‘Successfully Created’ message is displayed.

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The following table describes the Default and acceptable values for the configurable VLAN
parameters

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

VLAN Id 1 2 - 4093
VLAN Name - The name should be a set o f
Alphanumeric characters. It will not take
space. Special characters such as ‘_’ or ‘-
’ are not allowed.
MST Instance ID None MST Instance ID can be chosen from
MST instances created from MST
configuration.
IGMP Snoop Template Disable  Disable
Name  Default
 Provisioned IGMP Snoop Templates
(if any)
Ports
Port Participation Exclude  Include
 Exclude
Port Tagging In 802.1q mode  Tagged for 802.1q it is editable
 Tagged  Untagged for Q-in-Q mode and not
editable
In Q-in-Q mode,
 Tagged for VCG
ports
 Untagged for
Ethernet ports

To edit VLAN information,

8. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
9. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
10. Click VLAN. The View VLAN pane is displayed.
11. Click the EDIT link in the Edit column, for the VLAN to be edited. The Edit VLAN pane is
displayed.
12. Refer table Default and acceptable values for the configurable VLAN parameters to edit
values for the VLAN.
13. Click Submit. A Confirmation pane is displayed.

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14. Click Accept Valid Modifications. A “Successfully Modified” message is displayed.

To delete VLAN information,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Click VLAN. The View VLAN pane is displayed.
4. Select the check box in the Delete column for the VLANs to be deleted.
5. Click Delete. A confirmation pane is displayed.
6. Click Confirm Delete. A “Successfully Deleted” message is displayed.

PROVISIONING AN MEP

Connectivity Fault Management is an end-to-end OAM standard defined by ITU-T Y.1731 and IEEE
802.1ag. This standard specifies protocols and protocol entities within the architecture of VLAN-
aware Bridges that provide capabilities for detecting, verifying and isolating connectivity failures in
Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks. These capabilities can be used in networks operated by
multiple independent organizations, each with restricted management access to each other’s
equipment. Connectivity fault management provides a mechanism for fault detection.

Fault detection uses the continuity check protocol to detect both connectivity failures and
unintended connectivity between service instances. The switch card supports Down MEPs on gige
front panel ports and UP MEPs on VLAN port.

To provision an MEP,
1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Click VLAN. The View VLAN pane is displayed.
4. Click MEP link (This link is used to provision UP MEPs). The View MEP page is displayed.
5. Click CREATE MEP link. The Provision New MEP page is displayed. Configure the parameters
according to the table below.
6. Click Create. A confirmation pane is displayed.
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The following table describes the MEP parameters.

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE DESCRIPTION

MEP Identifier None The identifier assigned to the MEP.
Acceptable values range from 1 - 8191.
Port - Displays Ethernet or the VCG port that are
added to the VLAN.
Maintenance Domain Level None The level assigned in the domain hierarchy.
Acceptable values range from 0 - 7.
CCM Interval 1sec - UP MEPs  The time duration for sending CCM.
Acceptable
100msec -
Down MEPs
Remote MEP List -  Enter the value of the remote MEP ID.
MD Name Format No  The format of the Maintenance Domain
Maintenance (MD)
 name.
Domain  No Maintenance Domain: No
Maintenance domain is present.
 Character String: The name assigned
to the maintenance domain is a character
string.
Short MA Name Format  Primary  Indicates the format of the Maintenance
VID - UP Association (MA) name. The other
MEP options available are Primary VID, 2-
 Octet Integer, RFC 2685 VPN ID.
 Character  Acceptable value (UP MEP) - primary VID
string - and Character string.
Down MEP  Acceptable value (Down MEP) -
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PORT MIRRORING

The Port Mirroring feature allows you to monitor traffic on ports of the switch. You can configure a
list of ports for monitoring traffic (source port list). You can also configure a probe port (destination
port) on which all the traffic from the source port is directed or mirrored. A user can provision a
session of port mirroring. The probe port gets the mirrored traffic only on provisioning the port-
mirroring session. When the port-mirroring session is provisioned the probe port does not behave
like normal port (will not forward traffic, etc). On deleting the port-mirroring session, the probe
port acts as a normal port.

The View Port Mirroring page displays the provisioned port mirror configurations. In Port
Mirroring menu, you can perform the following tasks:
 View all provisioned port mirror configurations
 Provision new port mirrors
 Edit port mirrors
 Delete port mirrors

VIEWING PORT MIRRORING SESSIONS

To view Port Mirroring Sessions,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you to want view in the sub menu.
3. Click PORT MIRRORING. The View PortMirroring pane is displayed.

The following table describes the fields on the View Port Mirroring page

FIELD DESCRIPTION
Port Mirroring Mode Enable Allows traffic at the source port to be
monitored at the probe port.
Disable Traffic at the source port cannot be
monitored at the probe port.
Source Ports Displays the ports involved in the port mirror session.
Ingress port Allows only incoming traffic to be
forwarded to the probe port, into the
node.
Egress port Allows only outgoing traffic to be
forwarded to the probe port, from the
node.
Both Allows both, incoming and outgoing
traffic to be forwarded to the probe
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Not included The port does not participate in port

mirroring.
Destination Port Displays the probe port.
Edit Click on the edit link to edit the Port Mirror configuration.
Delete Select the check box to delete the Port Mirror session.

PROVISIONING PORT MIRRORING SESSION

To Provision a Port Mirroring Session,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you to want provision in the sub menu.
3. Click the PROVISION A NEW PORTMIRRORING link. The Provision New PortMirroring pane is
displayed.
4. Select values referring to Table Switch configuration parameters.
5. Click Create. A confirmation pane listing the details of the Port mirror to be provisioned is
displayed.
6. Click Yes. A ‘Successfully Created’ message is displayed.
The following table describes the port mirroring parameters

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

Port Mirroring Mode Disable  Enable
 Disable
Source Ports NOT_INCLUDED  INGRESS
 EGRESS
 BOTH
 NOT_INCLUDED
Destination Port First Ethernet port Any Ethernet or VCG port.
of the switch

NOTE: A destination port in a Port Mirroring session cannot be a part of LAG.

A port that is used as a destination port in a Port Mirroring session will not behave as a normal port
thereafter.

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SPANNING TREE CONFIGURATION

The Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) component complies with IEEE 802.1S by efficiently
navigating VLAN traffic over separate interfaces for multiple instances of Spanning Tree. IEEE
802.1W, Rapid Spanning Tree is supported through the IEEE 802.1S implementation.

The difference between the RSTP and STP (IEEE 802.1D) is the ability to configure and recognize full
duplex connectivity and ports which are connected to end stations. The difference enables RSTP to
rapidly transition to the 'Forwarding' state and to suppress the Topology Change Notification PDUs
where possible.

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

The MSTP component supports communication of networking devices assigned to any given VLAN
throughout a Bridged LAN. The MSTP, RSTP or STP protocol must be operating on the devices.

MSTP allows frames assigned to different VLANs to follow separate paths, each based on an
independent Multiple Spanning Tree Instance (MSTI). The MSTIs reside within Multiple Spanning Tree
(MST) regions composed of LANs and or MSTP Bridges. In these regions, the other Bridges and
LANs are connected into a single Common Spanning Tree (CST). MSTP connects all Bridges and
LANs with a single CIST. The CIST supports automatic determination of each MST region and
chooses the maximum possible extent of each MST region. The connectivity calculated for the CIST
provides the CST for interconnecting these regions and an Internal Spanning Tree (IST) within each
region.

MSTP ensures the following:

 The frames with a given VID are uniquely assigned to the MSTIs or the IST within the region.
 All the networking devices within the MST region consistently assign VIDs.
 The CST and the stable connectivity of each MSTI and IST at the boundary of the region
matches.
The Bridged LAN, using MSTP, connects all LANs and networking devices throughout the network
while allowing frames belonging to different VLANs to take different paths within the region.

All bridges, whether they use STP, RSTP or MSTP, send information in Configuration Messages via
BPDUs. The BPDUs assign port roles based on one or more spanning trees. The port roles
determine each ports participation in the network. The information communicated is known as the
spanning tree priority vector. The BPDU structure for each of these protocols is unique. A MSTP
bridge will transmit the appropriate BPDU depending on the received type of BPDU from a
particular port. An MST region is made of one or more MSTP Bridges sharing a common MST
Configuration Identifier, using the same MSTIs, and connected to Bridges equipped to receive and
transmit MSTP BPDUs.

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A set of VLANs can be associated with an MST Instance (MSTI). It is not possible to associate one
VLAN with more than one MSTI.

MSTP is backward compatible with a switch, which is configured in STP or RSTP mode.

All switches in the same MST region should have the same Configuration name and revision.

ELAN supports the following spanning tree protocols:

 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP, IEEE 802.1s)
 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP, 802.1w)
 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP, 802.1d)
In the Spanning Tree Configuration menu on user interface, you can
 Configure and manage the CST configuration for the switch
 Configure and manage the CST configuration for ports of the switch
 Configure and manage MST configuration
 View the STP configuration summary for the switch

SWITCH CST CONFIGURATION

In the Switch CST configuration menu, you can perform the following tasks:
 View switch CST configuration
 Edit switch CST configuration
Figure 8: View Switch CST Configuration

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VIEW CST SWITCH CONFIGURATION

To view Switch CST configuration,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand SPANNING TREE. The CST configuration of the switch is displayed in the preview pane.
The following table describes the CST configuration parameters

PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Bridge Priority for Displays the bridge priority for the Common Spanning tree
Common Spanning Tree (CST).
(as multiples of 4096)
Bridge Forward Delay (sec) Displays the time spent in ‘Listening and Learning’ mode
before forwarding packets.
Bridge Hello Time (sec) Displays the bridge hello time for the CST
Bridge Max Time (sec) Displays the bridge max age for the CST.
Bridge Max Hops Displays the maximum number of hops for the Spanning tree.

EDITING SWITCH CST CONFIGURATION

To edit Switch CSI configuration,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to provision in the sub menu.
3. Click on the EDIT link. The Edit Switch CST parameters pane is displayed.
4. Enter values referring to Table Default and acceptable values for the editable switch CST
configuration parameters.
5. Click Submit. A confirmation pane is displayed.
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The following table describes the Default and acceptable values for the editable switch CST
configuration parameters

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

Bridge Priority for 32768 0 - 61440(See Note)
Common Spanning Tree
(as multiples of 4096)
Bridge Forward Delay (sec) 15 4 - 30 seconds

Bridge Hello Time (sec) 2 1 - 10 seconds

Bridge Max Time (sec) 20 6 - 40
Bridge Max Hops 20 1 - 127

NOTE: The Bridge priority for CST value should be a multiple of 4096. On entering a value
which is not a multiple of 4096, the largest multiple which is smaller than the entered value is
set.

PORT CST CONFIGURATION

In the Port CST configuration menu, you can perform the following tasks:
 View switch port CST configuration
 Edit switch port CST configuration

VIEW SWITCH PORT CST CONFIGURATION

To view switch port CST configuration,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand SPANNING TREE.
4. Click PORT CST CONFIGURATION. The View Switch Port Common Spanning Tree (CST)
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The following table describes fields on the View Switch Port CST Parameters page

FIELD DESCRIPTION
View The link allows you to only view details of the port.
Port Priority Displays the priority for a particular port within the
Common Spanning Tree (CST).
Hello Timer Displays the time interval (in seconds) after which the Hello
packets are sent.(See Note)
Edge Port Admin Status Enable Indicates the specified port is an Edge port
within the CST.
Disable Indicates the specified port is not an Edge
port within the CST.
External Port Path Cost Displays the External Path Cost for the port in the spanning
tree.
Edit Click the edit link to edit the CST Parameters.

NOTE: The Hello Timer of all the ports in a switch is set equal to the Hello Timer of
the Bridge in which the Switch is placed.

EDITING SWITCH PORT CST CONFIGURATION

To edit switch port CST configuration,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand SPANNING TREE.
4. Click PORT CST CONFIGURATION. The View Switch Port Common Spanning Tree (CST)
Paramters pane is displayed.
5. Click on the EDIT link in the Edit column, for the port to be edited. The Edit Port CST
Parameters pane is displayed.
6. Edit values referring to Table Default and acceptable values for configurable port CST
parameters.
7. click Submit. A confirmation pane indicating the modifications being made is displayed.
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The following table describes the default and acceptable values for configurable port CST parameters

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

Port Priority (as multiples 128 0 - 255
of 16)
Admin Edge Port Disable  Enable
 Disable
External Port Path Cost 0 1 - 200000000

NOTE: The Port priority should be a multiple of 16. On entering a value which is not a multiple
of 16, the largest multiple which is smaller than the entered value is set.

The WUI allows alphanumeric characters to be entered. In case alphanumeric character is

entered, the following would be the behavior:

NOTE: If a value such as 400x00 (where x is a character) is entered, the WUI displays a
‘Successfully Modified" message, but provisions ‘0’.

NOTE: If a value such as 40000x (where x is a character) is entered, the WUI displays a
‘Successfully Modified’ message, but provisions the largest multiple of 16 smaller than 40000.

NOTE: If a numeric value which is not a multiple of 16 is entered, the largest multiple of 16
smaller than the entered value is provisioned.

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MST CONFIGURATION

The MSTIs can be viewed in the View MSTInstance pane. In this pane, you can perform the
following tasks:
 View all the provisioned MST Instances
 Provision a new MST Instance
 Edit MST Instances
 Edit Per Port Configuration of the MST Instance
 Delete MST Instances
In ELAN, the time taken for RSTP convergence is greater than the expected time when RSTP bridge
is connected to a non-bridge entity such as a test set.

VIEWING MST INSTANCE

To view MST Instance,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand SPANNING TREE.
4. Click MST CONFIGURATION. The View MSTInstance pane is displayed.
The following table describes the fields on the View MSTInstance pane

FIELD DESCRIPTION
View The provisioned MST Instances are listed as a link. Click the
link to view details of the MST Instance.
Multiple Spanning Tree Displays the ID of the created MST Instance.
(MST) Instance Id
Bridge Priority for Multiple Displays the bridge priority for the MST Instance.
Spanning Tree (MST)
Instance (as multiples of
4096)
Default Port Priority (as Displays the default port priority set for the MST Instance.
multiples of 16)
Default Port Path Cost Displays the default port path cost.
Edit Click the edit link to edit the row.
Per Port Configuration Displays MSTP Port Configuration for all the Ethernet and
VCG ports.
Delete Select the check box to delete the MSTI.

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PROVISIONING NEW MST INSTANCE

To provision an MST Instance,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand SPANNING TREE.
4. Click MST CONFIGURATION. The View MSTInstance pane is displayed.
5. Click the PROVISION A NEW MSTINSTANCE link. The Provision New MSTInstance pane is
displayed.
6. Enter a value for the Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) Instance Id in the text field.
7. Click Create. A confirmation pane displaying the details of the MST Instance being created is
displayed.
8. Click Yes. A "Successfully Created" message is displayed.

NOTE: The MST Instance Id takes a value in the range of 2 and 4094. The MST Instance Id is visible
only when the select option of the MST ID select box is selected.

NOTE: MSTP is backward compatible with a switch, which is configured in STP or RSTP mode.
ELAN supports up to four MSTI.

EDITING PORT MST INSTANCE

To edit port MSI Instance,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand SPANNING TREE.
4. Click MST CONFIGURATION. The View MSTInstance pane is displayed.
5. Click the EDIT link in the Edit column, for the in the row to be edited. The Edit MST Instance
pane is displayed.
6. Edit the values referring to Table Default and acceptable values for the editable MST
parameters.
7. Click Submit. A confirmation pane displaying the modification details is displayed.
8. Click Accept Valid Modifications. A "Successfully Modified" message is displayed.

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The following table describes the default and acceptable values for the editable MST parameters

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

Bridge Priority for Multiple 32768 Bridge Priority is set in multiples
Spanning Tree (MST) of 4096.
Instance (as multiples of
4096)

NOTE: The Bridge Priority for MST value should be set a multiple of 4096. On
entering a value which is not a multiple of 4096, the largest multiple of 4096
which is smaller than the entered value is set.

DELETING MST INSTANCE

To delete an MST Instance,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand SPANNING TREE.
4. Click MST CONFIGURATION. The View MSTInstance pane is displayed.
5. Select the check box in the Delete column for the MST Instances to be deleted.
6. Click Delete. A confirmation pane displaying the MST Instance and the Instance ID to be
deleted is displayed.
7. Click Confirm Delete. A "Successfully Deleted" message is displayed.

VIEWING PER PORT CONFIGURATION FOR MST-I

To view Per Port Configuration for MST-I,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand SPANNING TREE.
4. Click MST CONFIGURATION. The View MSTInstance pane is displayed.
5. Click on PER PORT CONFIGURATION link in View MSTInstance pane . The View Multiple Spanning
Tree (MST) Port Configuration for MST-1 pane is displayed.

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Figure 9: View MST Port Configuration for MST-I

EDITING PER PORT CONFIG FOR MST INSTANCE

Perform the following steps to edit the MST instance on a per port basis.

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand SPANNING TREE.
4. Click MST CONFIGURATION. The View MSTInstance pane is displayed.
5. Click on the PER PORT CONFIGURATION link of the MSTI for the port that needs to be
configured. The Edit Port Configuration for MST pane is displayed.
6. Enter values referring to Table Default and acceptable values for editable Per port
parameters.
7. Click Submit. A confirmation pane listing the values being modified is displayed.
8. Click Accept Valid Modifications. A "Successfully Modified" message is displayed.

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The following table describes the default and acceptable values for editable Per port parameters

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

Port - Indicates the Ethernet Port on which
MST instance is configured
Multiple Spanning Tree - Indicates the MST instance entered.
(MST) Instance
Port Priority (as multiples 128 The port priority is set in multiples of 16
of 16)
Port Path Cost 0 1 - 200000000

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VIEWING STP SUMMARY

The STP summary view the summary of Spanning Tree Protocol parameters configured on the
network element. The summary provides all the information at port and bridge level. A summary of
the following parameters is available:
 STP Mode
 STP Version
 CIST info
 MSTP info

NOTE: The STP summary is displayed only when STP mode is enabled for the switch and the port.
If the STP is disabled, The "STPMode is disabled for this switch or Connection failed to Switch."

Figure 10: STP Summary Page

To view STP summary,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand SPANNING TREE.
4. Click STP Summary. The STP Summary pane is displayed.

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The following table describes the STP summary information

FIELD DESCRIPTION
STP Mode Displays if STP is enabled or disabled for the Switch.
STP Version Displays the STP Version
CIST/MSTP Info
Bridge Id Displays the CST or MST bridge Id.
Root Id Displays the CST or MST Root Id.
Is-Root Bridge Displays if the bridge is a root bridge.
Root Path Cost Displays the Root path cost.
Port Index Displays the port index.
Port Role Displays the role of the port in the bridge.
Forwarding Role Displays if the port is enabled or disabled to forward traffic in
the MSTP or CIST.
Port Path Cost Mode Displays the Port Path Cost mode.
Actual Cost Displays the actual cost.
Port Priority Displays the priority of the port in the CIST or MSTP.
Port Id Displays the Port Id.
Designated Port Id Displays the designated Port Id
Designated Root Id Displays the designated Root Id of the port.

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QUALITY OF SERVICE

Quality of Service (QoS) is a way of managing traffic in a network by grouping similar types of traffic
(for example, e-mail, streaming video, voice, large document file transfer) together and treating each
type as a class with its own level of service priority.

There are three main CoS technologies:

 802.1p Layer 2 Tagging
 Type of Service (ToS)
 Differentiated Services (Diffserv)
In the QoS menu, you can view, configure and manage the following:
 Trust Mode configuration
 Ports Rate Limiting
 QoS Summary
 Class of Service
 Diffserv
 ACL

TRUST MODE CONFIGURATION

Trust Mode refers to sending information with a trusted ID by a client. You can configure the ingress
port to trust either Class of Service (CoS) or Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP). The default
port trust state is Trust 802.1P Mode.

You can view the TrustMode settings on the TrustMode Settings pane. In the TrustMode
configuration menu, you can perform the following tasks:
 View Trust mode settings
 Edit the Trust mode settings

VIEWING TRUST MODE SETTINGS

To view TrustMode settings,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.

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3. Expand QoS and click TRUSTMODE Configuration. The TrustMode Settings pane is displayed.
Figure 11: Expand QOS

The following table describes the fields on the TrustMode Settings pane

FIELD DESCRIPTION
Trust Mode Displays the Trust Mode at a port.
Untrusted Packets arriving at the ingress of an
untrusted port are directed to a specific
CoS queue on the appropriate egress
port(s), in accordance with the configured
default priority of the ingress port.
Trust 802.1P Mode The 802.1P priority value of the incoming
packet is used for designating the CoS
queue for tagged packets.
For untagged packets, CoS queue is
assigned based on default port priority.
Trust DSCP Mode The DSCP tag of the incoming IP packets is
used for designating the CoS queue.
For non-IP packets, CoS queue is assigned
based on default port priority.
Trust IP TOS The IP ToS tag of the incoming IP packets is
used for designating the CoS queue.
For non-IP packets, CoS queue is assigned
based on default port priority.
CoS Queues Displays the CoS queues.
CNG Severity Displays Congestion severity (CNG).
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probability of being discarded.

Yellow The packets in the queue have higher
probability of being discarded.

802.1P Priority Displays the priority (0-7) of the queue when Trusted 802.1P
Mode is selected for the Trust Mode.
DSCP Values Displays the DSCP values for each queue when Trust DSCP
Mode is selected for the Trust Mode.
IP TOS Conf Displays the IP TOS value for each queue when Trust IP TOS is
selected for Trust Mode.

EDITING TRUST MODE SETTINGS

To edit TrustMode configuration,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QoS and click TRUSTMODE Configuration. The TrustMode Settings pane is displayed.
4. Click the EDIT link. The Edit TrustMode Settings pane is displayed.
5. Edit values referring to Table Default and acceptable values for the configurable TrustMode
parameters.
6. Click Submit.
7. Click Accept Valid Modifications. A "Successfully Modified" message is displayed.

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The following table describes the default and acceptable values for the configurable TrustMode
parameters

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

Trust Mode Trust 802.1P mode  Trust 802.1P mode
 Untrusted
 Trust DSCP Mode
 Trust IP TOS
CoS Queues - 0-7
CNG Severity Green  Green
 Yellow

NOTE: CoS Queues and CNG Severity fields are not displayed when Untrusted is selected
for Trust Mode.

NOTE: Assignment of packets to the COS-queues depends on the order of entries made by the
Trust Mode settings and Diffserv Policy in the FFP Rule table. The order of the entries made in the
FFP Rule table is not guaranteed across reboots and multiple edits. Hence, assignment of packets to
COS-queues is not consistent when Trust Mode is set to ‘Trust 802.1P’ or ‘Trust IP TOS’ and the
Diffserv Policy Action is set to ‘Assign Queue’.

PORTS RATE LIMITING

The Ports Rate Limiting information can be viewed on the View Port Rate Limiting Parameters
pane. In this menu, you can perform the following tasks:
 View the port rate information for all the ethernet and VCG ports
 Edit port rate information

VIEW PORT RATE LIMITING PARAMETERS

To view Port Rate Limiting parameters,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.

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3. Expand QOS and click PORTS RATE LIMITING. The View Port Rate Limiting Parameters pane is
displayed.
Figure 12: View Port Rate Limiting Parameters

The following table describes the parameters on the View Port Rate Limiting Parameters page

FIELD DESCRIPTION
View Lists all the LAGs, ethernet and VCG ports as links. Click the
port link to view the port details.
Ingress Rate Limiting Displays if the Ingress Rate Limiting is enabled or not.
When enabled, the rate of the ingress traffic is limited to the
ingress CIR value.
Ingress CIR (Kbps) Indicates the rate of traffic through the ingress queue, which is
guaranteed to reach the backplane.
Ingress CBS (KB) Indicates the burst size (in bytes) upto which the subscriber
Service Frames are admitted to provider’s network.
Ingress Pause Threshold Displays if the Ingress Pause Threshold is enabled or disabled.
When enabled, a pause frame is sent to stop incoming traffic
during congestion.
Pause Threshold Value Indicates the buffer value below which the port stops
accepting incoming traffic and sends pause frames periodically.
Resume Threshold Value Indicates the buffer value above which the port can accept
incoming traffic.
Egress Rate Limiting Displays if the Egress Rate Limiting is Enabled or Disabled.
When enabled, the rate of egress traffic can be limited to the
Egress CIR value.

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FIELD DESCRIPTION
Egress CIR (Kbps) Specifies the bandwidth available in a network at any time and
in any state of network congestion.

Egress CBS (KB) Specifies the limit on the maximum number of information
units (e.g. bytes) available for a burst of frames sent at the
interface speed to remain CIR-conformant.
Edit Click the edit link to edit the port rate limiting parameters for
that port.

To edit Port Rate Limiting parameters,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click PORTS RATE LIMITING. The View Port Rate Limiting Parameters pane is
displayed.
4. Click the EDIT link in the Edit column, for the parameter to be edited. The Edit Port Rate
Limiting Parameters pane is displayed.
5. Edit values referring to Table Default and acceptable values for the configurable port rate
limiting parameters.
6. Click Submit. A confirmation pane is displayed.
7. Click Accept Valid Modifications. A "Successfully Modified" message is displayed.

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The following table describes the Default and acceptable values for the configurable port rate limiting
parameters

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

Enable Ingress Rate Disable  Enable
Limiting  Disable
Ingress CIR (Kbps) 64Kbps The value should be in the granularity
of 64 kbps.
The valid values are 64 Kbps - 100
Mbps for FE ports and 64 Kbps - 1000
Mbps for GigE ports.
(See Note)
Ingress CBS (KB) 16KB  4KB
 8KB
 16KB
 32KB
 64KB
 128KB
 256KB
 512KB
(See Note)
Enable Ingress Pause Disable  Enable
Threshold  Disable
Pause Threshold 4KB  4KB
 8KB
 16KB
 24KB
 32KB
 40KB
 48KB
(See Note)
Resume Threshold 8KB  4KB
 8KB
 16KB
 32KB
 64KB
 128KB
 256KB
 512KB

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(See Note)
Enable Egress Rate Disable  Enable
Limiting  Disable
Egress CIR (Kbps) 64Kbps The value should be in granularity of
64Kbps
The valid values are 64 kbps - 100
Mbps for FE ports and 64 kbps - 1000
mbps for GigE ports.
(See Note)
Egress CBS (KB) 16KB  4KB
 8KB
 16KB
 32KB
 64KB
 128KB
 256KB
 512KB
(See Note)

NOTE: Ingress CIR and Ingress CBS fields are editable only when the Ingress Rate
Limiting is enabled.

Pause threshold field is editable only when the Ingress rate limiting and Ingress pause
threshold is enabled.

Resume threshold should be greater than or equal to pause threshold.

Egress CIR and Egress CBS fields are editable only when the Egress Rate Limiting
parameter is enabled.

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QOS SUMMARY

In QoS Summary menu, you can view a summary of the following Quality of Service (QoS)
features configured on the network element.
 Diffserv policies
 MAC ACLs
 Extended IP ACLs
 Ingress Rate Limiting
 Egress Rate Limiting
 Interface Queue List

NOTE: Clicking port link displays the number of Diffserv policies, Extended IP ACLs, MAC ACLs,
and Interface Queue assigned to the port. You can edit the policies, ACLs and the interface Queues
by clicking the corresponding link.

VIEWING QOS SUMMARY

To view QoS Summary,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click QOS SUMMARY. The QoS summary pane is displayed.
Figure 13: View QOS Summary

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CLASS OF SERVICE

The Class of Service (CoS) Queueing feature allows the user to directly configure device queueing
and therefore provide the desired QoS behavior. The CoS feature allows you to determine the
following queue behavior:
 Queue Mapping
 Queue Configuration

QUEUE MAPPING

The priority of a packet arriving at an interface is used to steer the packet to the appropriate
outbound CoS queue through a mapping table. Network packets arriving at an ingress port are
directed to one of 8 queues in an egress port(s) based on the translation of packet priority to CoS
queue. The CoS mapping tables define the queue used to handle each enumerated type of user
priority designated in either the 802.1p, IP precedence or IP DSCP contents of a packet. If none of
these fields are trusted to contain a meaningful CoS queue designation, the ingress port can be
configured to use its default priority to specify the CoS queue.

It is also possible to override the CoS queue assignments from port-based mappings. DifffServ
features allow CoS queue assignment.

QUEUE CONFIGURATION

Flexible CoS queues per port assure the lowest latency to high priority traffic. CoS queue
characteristics such as minimum guaranteed bandwidth and transmission rate shaping are
configurable at the queue (or port) level. The CoS queue configuration is per-interface. This enables
the software to support a wide variety of delay sensitive video and audio multicast applications.

NOTE: CoS mapping tables, port default priority and hardware queue parameters may be
configured on LAG interfaces as well as physical port interfaces.

In ELAN01, each physical port consists of eight queues for transmitting packets. Multiple queues per
port are often provided to give preference to certain packets over others based on user-defined
criteria. When a packet is queued for transmission, the servicing rate depends on queue
configuration and traffic quantity.

If a delay is necessary, packets get held in the queue until the scheduler authorizes the transmission.
There are two modes of managing the queue—taildrop and WRED. In taildrop, as the queues
become full, packets are dropped from the tail. In WRED, the packets are dropped based on weights
assigned to the IP precedences of the incoming packets.

Scheduling of CoS Queues: Once the packets are mapped to the CoS queues, they are
forwarded depending upon the scheduling algorithm selected. The following algorithms are allowed:

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 Strict Priority (SP)

 Weighted Round-Robin (WRR) + Strict Priority (SP)
 Weighted Fair Queueing (WFQ) + Strict Priority (SP)
It is possible to configure these scheduling algorithms on a per-port, per-queue basis.

In the Class of Service menu, you can

 View, configure and manage CoS queue templates
 Assign or remove CoS queues to or from the switch ports

VIEWING INTERFACEQUEUE

To view interface queue,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS.
4. Click COS QUEUE TEMPLATES under CLASS OF SERVICE. The View InterfaceQueue_List pane is
displayed.

Figure 14: View Interface Queue List

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TO PROVISION INTERFACEQUEUE,

Refer to the following notes before provisioning the Interface Queue.

NOTE: A user created CoS Queue profiles have to necessarily follow the default queue profile
template for scheduler mode and type. For example, if the default Queue profile is set to Strict
Priority, then the user would be allowed to create profiles which would be Strict Priority only and
there will be no option to change the scheduler mode for the user created profile.

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS.
4. Click COS QUEUE TEMPLATES under CLASS OF SERVICE. The View InterfaceQueue_List pane is
displayed.
5. Click the PROVISION A NEW INTERFACEQUEUE List link. The Provision New InterfaceQueue_List
pane is displayed.
6. Enter and Select values referring to Table Configurable Interface Queue parameters.
7. Click Create. The window with guidelines for B.min and B.max computaion is displayed.
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The following table describes the Configurable Interface Queue parameters

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

Profile’s Name - Enter a value for the interface queue.
The Queue name can be a set of
alphanumeric characters. The
maximum length of the interface
queue can be 31 characters. Special
characters and space are not allowed.
Scheduler Mode -  Strict
 Strict or Weighted Round Robin
 Strict or Weighted Fair Queue
Scheduler Type -  Strict when Strict is selected for
Scheduler Mode.
 Strict and Weighted Round Robin
are listed, when Strict or
Weighted Round Robin is selected
for Scheduler Mode.
 Strict and Weighted Fair Queue
are listed, when Strict or
Weighted Fair Queue is selected
for Scheduler Mode
Weights - 5% - 75%(See Note)
Min Bandwidth (%age) Not Applicable 0 - 100 (See Note)
Max Bandwidth (%age) Not Applicable 0 - 100 (See Note)
Drop Mode Taildrop  Taildrop
 WRED
Drop Start (%age) 0 0 - 100( See Note)
Drop Probability [0-90] 0 0 - 90 (See Note)
High Drop Precedence 0 0 - 100(See Note)
Start (%age)
Prec Drop Precedence 0 0 - 90(See Note)
Probability [0-90]

NOTE: The Weights field is displayed only when strict or weighted round Robin is
selected for scheduler Mode.

The Min Bandwidth and Max bandwidth field is displayed only when Strict or
Weighted Fair Queue is selected for Scheduler Mode.

The Drop Start, Drop Probability, Prec Star and Prec Slope are editable only when
WRED is selected for Drop Mode.

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PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

The total cumulative weight of all the queues should not exceed 100.

EDITING INTERFACE QUEUE

To edit InterfaceQueue,
1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS.
4. Click COS QUEUE TEMPLATES under CLASS OF SERVICE. The View InterfaceQueue_List pane is
displayed.
5. Click the EDIT link to edit the InterfaceQueue. The Edit InterfaceQueue pane is displayed.
6. Edit values referring to Table Switch configuration parameters.
7. Click Submit.

DELETING INTERFACE QUEUES

To delete InterfaceQueue,

Refer to the following Notes before deleting the Interface Queue.

NOTE: The default Queue profile cannot be deleted.

A CoS Queue profile assigned to a port cannot be deleted.

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS.
4. Click COS QUEUE TEMPLATES under CLASS OF SERVICE. The View InterfaceQueue_List pane is
displayed.
5. Select the Interface Queue to be deleted in the Delete column.
6. Click Delete. A confirmation pane is displayed.
7. Click Confirm Delete. A success message is displayed.

NOTE: Alternately you can also delete the interface queue by clicking Delete in the InterfaceQueue
page.

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To assign CoS queue profiles to Ethernet or VCG ports,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS.
4. Click PORTS QUEUE ASSIGNMENT under CLASS OF SERVICE. The Assign CoS Queues to Port pane
is displayed.
5. For each port, select a CoS queue from the CoS Queues drop down menu.
6. Click Assign. A confirmation pane is displayed.
7. Click Change. A "Successfully Added" message is displayed.

DIFFERENTIATED SERVICES

Differentiated Services (DiffServ) is a method of offering quality-of-service treatment for network

traffic without the need for a resource reservation protocol. An administrator specifically provisions
the network equipment (switches, routers) to identify the following:
 The classes of traffic in the network.
 The QoS treatment on the classes of traffic received.
DiffServ controls the traffic acceptance throughout the DiffServ domain, the traffic transmission
throughout the DiffServ domain and the bandwidth guarantee within the network nodes. By
controlling the acceptance, the transmission and the bandwidth, a policy-based range of services is
established.

There are three key QoS building blocks needed to configure DiffServ, namely:
 Class
 Policy
 Service
Classes are created to match or classify packets. Policies apply ingress actions to one or more
classes. Services apply the DiffServ behavior to an interface.

DiffServ classes can match packets based on the same criteria used to match packets for ACLs. Using
the assign queue behavior, DiffServ policies can be used to "prep" traffic for an egress action to be
performed by CoS Queuing.

To configure a diffserv, the following steps should be performed:

1) Create DiffServ Classes. It facilitates inspection of incoming packets at Layers 2, 3 and 4 by
inspecting the following fields:
 Source/Destination MAC address
 Ether type
 Class of Service (802.1p priority) value
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 Secondary 802.1p priority value (second/inner VLAN tag)

 Secondary VLAN ID range (second/inner VLAN tag)
 IP Service Type octet (also known as: ToS bits, Precedence value, DSCP value)
 Layer 4 protocol (TCP, UDP etc.)
 Layer 4 source/destination ports
 Source/Destination IP address
2) Create a DiffServ Policy and associate Classes to it. All the Classes associated to a policy are
treated as a logical "OR" expression. It is possible to associate up to 10 Classes to a policy. A
DiffServ Class can be associated with more than one Policy.
3) For each combination of Policy and Class, a set of actions can be associated. Each such
association of Policy and Class is called as a Policy Instance.

POLICY CONFIGURATION

In the Policy Configuration menu, you can perform the following tasks:
 Add a member class to the policy
 Delete a member class from the policy
 Add actions for the member class
 Provision a new diffserv policy
 Delete the policy
 Policy Action can be assigned

VIEWING POLICY CONFIGURATION

To view Diffserv policy configuration,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click POLICY CONFIGURATION under DIFFSERV. The available Policies are listed in
the preview pane.
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Figure 15: View Diffserv Policy

The following table describes the fields on the Policy page

FIELD DESCRIPTION
Name Displays the policy name
Policy Layer Indicates the layer for which the policy applies to.
Policy Actions Click the add link to add actions at the policy level.
Member Name Action(s) Add Action Delete
Displays the name Lists the Click the add Select the
of the classes actions link to add one check box
present in the present in the or more actions to delete
policy. class. to the class. the class.

PROVISIONING POLICY CONFIGURATION

To provision a new Diffserv policy configuration,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click POLICY CONFIGURATION under DIFFSERV. The available Policies are listed in
the preview pane.
4. Click the PROVISION A NEW DIFFSERV POLICY link. The Provision New Diffserv Policy pane is
displayed.

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5. Enter the name of the policy in the Name text field.

6. Select the layer for which the policy is being created from the Policy Layer drop down menu.
7. Select the class which need to be assigned to the policy from the Member Class section.
8. Click Create. A confirmation pane is displayed.
9. Click Yes. A "Successfully Created" message is displayed.

NOTE: The Policy name can be a set of alphanumeric characters. Special characters ‘-’ and ‘_’ are
not allowed. Space between characters is not allowed. The maximum number of characters allowed
is 31.

Classes can be assigned to a Diffserv policy after the policy is created as well. Refer to “Adding
member classes to a policy” section for details.

ADDING MEMBER CLASS TO POLICY

To add Member Class to Policy,

Refer to the following notes before adding a member class.

NOTE: Member classes should be provisioned before they can be added to the policy.

Classes created for Layer 2 can be assigned only to Policies created for Layer 2. Similarly, classes
created for Layer 3 can be assigned to Polices created for Layer 3.

Classes can be added to a policy which is not assigned to a port.

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click POLICY CONFIGURATION under DIFFSERV. The available Policies are listed in
the preview pane.
4. In the View column, click the link of the policy for which member classes are to be added.
The Policy pane is displayed.
5. Click the ADD MEMBER CLASS link. The Add Diffserv Class pane is displayed.The available
classes are listed on this pane.
6. Select the check box for the classes to be added to the policy.
7. Click Add. A confirmation pane is displayed.
8. Click Yes. A “Successfully Added” message is displayed.

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ADDING ACTIONS TO A CLASS

To add actions to a class,

Refer to the following notes before adding action to a class.

NOTE: Further actions cannot be added to a policy on selecting ‘Drop’.

The Trust Mode should be ‘Untrusted’ when the class action is set to ‘Assign Queue’ or ‘Mark
dot1p’.

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click POLICY CONFIGURATION under DIFFSERV. The available Policies are listed in
the preview pane.
4. In the View column, click the link of the policy for which member classes are added. The
Policy pane is displayed.
5. Click the ADD link in the Add Action column, for the class to which a new action(s) is to be
added. The Provision New Action pane is displayed.
6. Select/Enter values referring to Table Default and acceptable values for provisioning action.
7. Click Create. A confirmation pane listing the action being created is displayed.
8. Click Yes. A “Successfully Added” message is displayed.

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NOTE: If both Mark 802.1P and Assign Queue are added as actions to a Diffserv Policy, Mark
802.1P is overridden by Assign Queue and action as per Mark 802.1P does not take place.

The following table describes the default and acceptable values for provisioning action

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUES

Action Type Mark 802.1p for class Class specific actions
specific actions  Mark 802.1p
BandwidthProfile for actions  Mark DSCP
common to all classes
 Mark IP Precedence
 Assign Queue.
 Drop
Policy Wide Actions
 BandwidthProfile
 Redirect Port
 Assign SVLAN
(see Note)
IP Precedence Value 0 0-7
Assign Queue ID 1 1-8
Bandwidth Profile - All configured bandwidth
profiles.
802.1p Value 0 0-7
DSCP Value 0 0-63
Redirect Interface - All Ethernet and VCG ports
on the switch card.
Assign SVLAN 1 1-4094

NOTE: For diffserv policy wide action to happen according to SVLAN, ‘Assign
SVLAN’ should always be used with ‘Redirect Port’.

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DELETING MEMBER CLASS FROM A POLICY

To delete member class from a policy,

Refer to the following note before deleting a member class from a policy.

NOTE: Member classes cannot be deleted from a policy which is assigned to a port. To delete the
member class, first remove the policy from the port and then delete the member class from the
policy.

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click POLICY CONFIGURATION under DIFFSERV. The available Policies are listed in
the preview pane.
4. Select the check box(s) in the DELETE column, for the member class(es) to be deleted.
5. Click Delete. A confirmation pane listing the Policy to be deleted is displayed.
6. Click Confirm Delete. A "Successfully Deleted" message is displayed.

DELETE DIFFSERV POLICY

Deleting a policy

Refer to the following note before deleting a policy.

NOTE: A Diffserv policy assigned to a port cannot be deleted. To delete, first remove the policy
from the port.

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click POLICY CONFIGURATION under DIFFSERV. The available Policies are listed in
the preview pane.
4. Select the check box(s) in the DELETE column, for the policy(policies) to be deleted.
5. Click Delete. A confirmation pane listing the Policy to be deleted is displayed.
6. Click Confirm Delete. A "Successfully Deleted" message is displayed.

DIFFSERV CLASS CONFIGURATION

In the Diffserv Class Configuration menu, you can perform the following tasks:
 View provisioned Diffserv classes
 Add matching criteria to the class
 Provision a new Diffserv class
 Delete Diffserv Class

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VIEWING DIFFSERV CLASS CONFIGURATION

To view Diffserv class configuration,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click CLASS CONFIGURATION under DIFFSERV. The available Classes are listed in
the preview pane.
4. Click the class link in the View column to view details. The Class pane listing the match
criteria for the class is displayed.
Figure 16: View Diffserv Class

PROVISIONING DIFFSERV CLASS CONFIGURATION

To provision a Diffserv class,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click CLASS CONFIGURATION under DIFFSERV. The available Classes are listed in
the preview pane.
4. Click the PROVISION A NEW DIFFSERV CLASS link. The Provision New Diffserv Class pane is
displayed.
5. Enter the name of the class in the Name text box.
6. In the Class Layer list select the Class layer.
7. Enter or select values (refer to Table Configurable Diffserv class parameters) to configure the
match criteria for the Diffserv class.
8. Click Create. A confirmation pane is displayed.

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9. Click Yes. A "Successfully Created" message is displayed.

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NOTE: Match criteria can be added to the Diffserv class after configuring the class as well. For
information on adding match criteria, refer to “Adding match criteria to a Diffserv class” .

It is possible to add more than one match criterion to a Diffserv class.

The following table describes the Configurable Diffserv class parameters

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

Name - A string of alphanumeric characters with a
maximum length of 31 characters. Special
characters such as ‘_’ and ‘-’ may be used.
Class Layer Layer 2  Layer 2
 Layer 3
Class Layer 3 rules

Source Layer 4 Port - 0 - 65535

Destination Layer 4 Port - 0 - 65535

DSCP value - 0 - 63
IP Precedence Value - 0-7
IP TOS Value - 0 - 255
Source IP Address - 0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255
Source IP Mask - 0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255
Destination IP Address - 0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255

Destination IP Mask - 0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255

Protocol Number - 0 - 255

Source MAC Address - 00.00.00.00.00.00 - FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF

(See Note)
Source MAC Mask - 00.00.00.00.00.00 - FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
(See Note)
Destination MAC Address - 00.00.00.00.00.00 - FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
(See Note)
Destination MAC Mask - 00.00.00.00.00.00 - FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
(See Note)
Ether Type User Value  User Value
 AppleTalk
 ARP

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PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

 IBM SNA
 IPv4
 IPv6
 IPX
 MPLS Multicast
 MPLS Unicast
 NetBios
 Novell
 PPPoE
 RARP
Ether Type Value - 1536 - 65535(See Note)
c-802.1p - 0-7
CVID - 0 - 4095(See Note)
s-802.1p - 0-7
SVID - 0 - 4095(See Note)

NOTE: Filter criteria for Layer 2 are configurable only when Layer 2 is selected for Class
Layer. Similarly filter criteria for Layer 3 are configurable only when Layer 3 is selected for
Class Layer.

Ether Type value is configurable only when User Value is selected for Ether Type.

CVID or SVID value and c-802.1p or s-802.1p value cannot be simultaneously added in a
diffserv class.

CVID, SVID, c-802.1p and s-802.1p values are applicable only when the switch is
configured in Q-in-Q mode.

In 802.1q mode of operation, VID and 802.1p are considered for VLAN tagging and
priority.

The values for Source and Destination MAC addresses and masks are in Hexadecimal and
a colon should be inserted between the digits.

The octets of a mask can only be ‘FF’ or ‘00’. Also a ‘00’ octet should not precede an ‘FF’
octet. For example. FF:FF:FF:FF:0F:00 and FF:FF:FF:FF:00:FF are invalid masks.
FF:FF:FF:FF:00:00 and FF:FF:00:00:00:00 are valid masks.

When PVID is configured as 0,1 or 4095, packets which use this PVID are dropped. All
untagged packets in 802.1q mode and all packets entering a port configured as customer
network port use the PVID.

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PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

ADDING MATCH CRITERIA TO DIFFSERV CLASS

TO ADD MATCH CRITERIA TO A DIFFSERV CLASS,

NOTE: Match criteria cannot be edited.

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click CLASS CONFIGURATION under DIFFSERV. The available Classes are listed in
the preview pane.
4. Click the class link in the View column. The Class pane is displayed.
5. Click ADD MATCH CRITERION link. The Provision New ClassRule pane is displayed.
6. Enter values referring to table Default and acceptable values for the match criterion
parameters.
7. Click Create. A confirmation pane listing the details of the match criteria to be created is
displayed.
8. Click Yes. A "Successfully Created" message is displayed.

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The following table describes the default and acceptable values for the match criterion parameters

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

Rule Type - For Layer 2
 Source 802.1p
 Destination MAC Address
 Source MAC Address
 Service VLAN ID
 Ether Type
 Customer VLAN ID
 Customer 802.1p

For Layer 3
 Destination IP Address
 Destination Layer4 Port
 IP DSCP
 IP Precedence
 IP TOS
 Protocol
 Source IP Address
 Source Layer4 Port.
 (See Note)
Layer4 Port 80 Port value (See Note)

DSCP Value 0 0 - 63 (See Note)

IP Precedence Value 0 0-7

IP TOS Value 0 0 - 255(See Note)

IP Address 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255(See Note)

IP Mask 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255(See Note)
Protocol number 0 0 - 255(See Note)
MAC Address 00:00:00:00:00:00 00:00:00:00:00:00 - FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
(See Note)
MAC Mask 00:00:00:00:00:00 00:00:00:00:00:00 - FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
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Ether Type User Value User Value

 AppleTalk
 ARP
 IBM SNA
 IPv4
 IPv6
 IPX
 MPLS Multicast
 MPLS Unicast
 NetBios
 Novell
 PPPoE
 RARP
(See Note)
Ether Type Value 1536 1536 - 65535(See Note)
c-802.1p 0 0 - 7(See Note)

CVID 0 0 - 4095(See Note)

s-802.1p 0 0 - 7 (see Note)

SVID 0 0 - 4095 (see Note)

NOTE: The Layer 2 Rule Types are visible in classes provisioned for Layer 2 and Layer
3 Rule Types are visible for classes provisioned for Layer 3 only.

Layer4 Port field is enabled only when Destination Layer4 Port or Source Layer4 Port is
selected for Rule Type.

DSCP Value field is enabled only when IP DSCP is selected in Rule Type, IP DSCP
should be selected.

IP TOS Value fields are enabled only when IP TOS is selected in Rule Type.

IP Address and IP Mask fields are enabled only when Destination IP Address or Source
IP Address is selected for Rule Type.

Protocol Number field is enabled only when Protocol is selected for Rule Type.

MAC Address and MAC Mask values are enabled only when Source MAC Address or
Destination MAC Address is selected for Rule Type.

Ether Type field is enabled only when Ethertype is selected for Rule Type.

Ether Type Value field is enabled only when User Value is selected for Ether Type.

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c-802.1p value field is enabled only when customer 802.1p is selected for Rule Type.

CVID field is enabled only when Customer VLAN ID is selected for Rule Type.

s-802.1p value field is enabled only when Service 802.1p is selected for Rule Type.

SVID field is enabled only when Service VLAN ID is selected for Rule Type and the
switch is configure in the Q-in-Q mode.

CVID or SVID value and c-802.1p or s-802.1p value cannot be simultaneously added in
a diffserv class.

CVID, SVID, c-802.1p and s-802.1p values are applicable only in case of Q-in-Q mode of
operation.

In 802.1q mode of operation, VID and 802.1p for VLAN tagging and priority.

NOTE: You can add more than one match criterion to a Diffserv class.

Match criteria are not editable. To have a class with a different set of match criteria, delete and
recreate a class.

DELETING DIFFSERV CLASS CONFIGURATION

To delete a Diffserv class configuration,

Refer to the following note before deleting Diffserv class configuration.

NOTE: A class which is a member of a Diffserv policy cannot be deleted. Ensure to remove the
member class from the policy before attempting to delete it. For details refer to “Deleting member
classes from a policy” .

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click CLASS CONFIGURATION under DIFFSERV. The available Classes are listed in
the preview pane.
4. Select the classes to be deleted in the Delete column and click Delete.
5. A confirmation pane is displayed.
6. Click Confirm Delete. A "Successfully Deleted" message is displayed.

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BANDWIDTH PROFILE CONFIGURATION

In the BandwidthProfile Configuration menu, you can perform the following tasks:
 View the provisioned bandwidth profiles
 Provision a new bandwidth profile
 Edit a bandwidth profile
 Delete a bandwidth profile

VIEWING BANDWIDTH PROFILE CONFIGURATION

To view BandwidthProfile,
1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click BANDWIDTHPROFILE CONFIGURATION under DIFFSERV. The VIEW
BANDWIDTHPROFILE pane is displayed.

Figure 17: Viewing Bandwidth Profile

PROVISIONING BANDWIDTH PROFILE

To provision a new BandwidthProfile,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click BANDWIDTHPROFILE CONFIGURATION under DIFFSERV. The VIEW
BANDWIDTHPROFILE pane is displayed.
4. Click the PROVISION A NEW BANDWIDTHPROFILE link. The Provision New BandwidthProfile pane is
displayed.

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5. Enter or Select values referring to Table Default and acceptable values for configurable
Bandwidth profile parameters.
6. Click Create. A confirmation pane listing the details of the BandwidthProfile being created is
displayed.
7. Click Yes. A "Successfully Created" message is displayed.
The following table describes the default and acceptable values for configurable Bandwidth profile
parameters

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

Bandwidth Profile Type Police Simple  Simple Policing
 Two Rate Policing
Color Aware Mode Color Blind Color Blind
Excess Action(See Note) Mark None  Mark None
 Mark DSCP
CIR (Kbps) 0 64Kbps - 100Mbps
CBS (KB) 4 KB  4KB
 8KB
 16KB
 32KB
 64KB
 128KB
 256KB
 512KB
PIR (Kbps) (See Note) Not Configurable
 The value is set twice CIR when ‘Two Rate Policing’ is
selected for Bandwidth Profile Type.
PBS (KB) (See Note) Not Configurable
 The value is set twice the CBS when ‘Two Rate Policing’ is
selected for Bandwidth Profile Type.

NOTE: Excess Action, PIR and PBS are not applicable when Simple Policing is selected for
Bandwidth Profile Type.

NOTE: The PIR and PBS are not configurable or configurable based on software release
platform.

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EDITING BANDWIDTH PROFILE

To edit a Bandwidth Profile,

Refer to the following note before editing bandwidth profile.

NOTE: Bandwidth profile cannot be edited if it is provisioned to a port. To edit the bandwidth
profile, remove the profile from the port and then edit.

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click BANDWIDTHPROFILE CONFIGURATION under DIFFSERV. The VIEW
BANDWIDTHPROFILE pane is displayed.
4. Click the EDIT link in the Edit column, for the bandwidth profile to be modified. The Edit
BandwidthProfile pane is displayed.
5. Enter values referring to Table Default and acceptable values for configurable Bandwidth
profile parameters.
6. Click Submit. A confirmation pane is displayed listing the details of the values being
modified.
7. Click Accept Valid Modifications. A "Successfully Modified" message is displayed.

DELETING BANDWIDTH PROFILE

To delete a BandwidthProfile,
1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click BANDWIDTHPROFILE CONFIGURATION under DIFFSERV. The VIEW
BANDWIDTHPROFILE pane is displayed.
4. Select the check box in the Delete column, for the Bandwidth Profile to be deleted.
5. Click Delete. A confirmation pane listing the profiles to be deleted is displayed.
6. Click Confirm Delete. A "Successfully Deleted" message is displayed.

PORT CONFIGURATION

In the Ports Configuration menu, you can perform the following tasks:
 View policies added to the port
 Add policies to the port
 Delete policies from the port

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VIEW DIFFSERV PORTS CONFIGURATION

To view a Diffserv policy to a port,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click PORTS CONFIGURATION under DIFFSERV. The View Ports Diffserv Policy
Configuration pane is displayed.

Figure 18: View Ports Diffserv Policy

ASSIGNING DIFFSERV POLICY TO PORTS

To assign a Diffserv policy to a port,

Refer to the following note before assigning a diffserv policy.

NOTE: It is possible to assign more than one Diffserv policy to a single port. Also, the maximum
number of classes that can be assigned to all the ports is 228.

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click PORTS CONFIGURATION under DIFFSERV. The View Ports Diffserv Policy
Configuration pane is displayed.
4. Click add link in the ADD DIFFSERV POLICY column for the port to which the policy is to be
added. The Add Diffserv Policy to port pane is displayed.

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5. Select a policy from the Diffserv Policy drop down menu.

6. Click Create. A confirmation pane is displayed.
7. Click Yes. A "Successfully Added" message is displayed.

REMOVING ASSIGNED DIFFSERV POLICY

To remove a Diffserv policy assigned to a port,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click PORTS CONFIGURATION under DIFFSERV. The View Ports Diffserv Policy
Configuration pane is displayed.
4. Select the policy check box in the DIFFSERV POLICY(S) column for the port to be disassociated
with the policy, on the View Ports Policy Configuration pane.
5. Click Delete. A confirmation pane listing the port(s) and the respective policy selected for
deletion is displayed.
6. Click Confirm Delete. A "Successfully Deleted" message is displayed.

ACCESS CONTROL LISTS

Quality of Service (QoS) in ELAN is implemented via Differentiated Services (DiffServ) and Access
Control Lists (ACL) for ingress actions and Class of Service (CoS) queuing for egress actions. The
QoS component of ELAN supports Layer2 - Layer4 classification and provides multiple QoS actions
to be taken on the traffic. ACLs offering a subset of DiffServ functionality, provide a simple method
for configuring typical Firewall-like QoS behavior, while DiffServ provides a richer set of QoS actions,
which will lead towards implementing end-to-end DiffServ domains. These services are building
blocks for providing end users with higher applications like Metro Ethernet Forum Services.

The user interface allows you to configure the following types of Access Control Lists (ACLs):
 MAC ACL - Filters on all fields from Layer 2 Header
 Extended IP ACL - Filters on all fields from IP Header
To configure ACLs, the following steps need to be performed:
 Create an ACL Rule by specifying Match filters
 Create an ACL and associate ACL Rules with this ACL. All the Rules associated to an ACL are
treated as a logical "OR" expression. It is possible to associate up to 9 Rules to an ACL. An ACL
Rule can be associated with more than one ACL.
 Choose to implicitly deny all the frames or not.
 When Yes is selected for "Add an implicit Deny All Rule?", the action available for selection is
Send. When Send is selected, the frames matching the rules associated to the ACL are sent.
 When No is selected for "Add an implicit Deny All Rule?", the action available for selection is
Drop. When Drop is selected, the frames matching the rules associated to the ACL are
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NOTE: Once created, the implicit deny rules cannot be deleted.

In the ACL menu, you can

 View, configure and manage MAC ACL policies
 View, configure and manage MAC ACL rules
 Assign or remove MAC ACL policies the switch ports
 Remove MAC ACL policies assigned to the switch ports
 View, configure and manage Extended IP ACL policies
 View, configure and manage Extended IP ACL rules
 Assign or remove Extended IP ACL policies the switch ports
 Remove Extended IP ACL policies assigned to the switch ports

MAC ACL CONFIGURATION

In the MAC ACL CONFIGURATION menu, you can perform the following tasks:
 View all the provisioned MAC ACL and member rules assigned to the MAC ACL
 Add a new member rule to the MAC ACL
 Delete a member rule from the MAC ACL
 Add actions for the member rules
 Provision a new MAC ACL
 Delete the MAC ACL

NOTE: MAC ACL is applicable for Layer 2 only.

VIEWING MAC ACL CONFIGURATION

To view MAC ACL Configuration,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.
4. Expand MAC ACL and click MAC ACL CONFIGURATION. The available ACL configurations are listed
on the preview pane.

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5. Click the link of the ACL you want to view in the View column. The corresponding MAC
ACL pane is displayed.
Figure 19: View MAC ACL Configuration

The following table describes the fields on the MAC ACL pane

FIELD DESCRIPTION
Name Displays the ACL name
Member Rules Name Action(s) Add Action Delete
Displays the name Lists the action Click the add Select the
of the rules present for the rule. link to change check box to
in the ACL. the action for delete a rule.
the rule.
Click the rule link
to view and edit
the rule and to add
matching criteria to
the rule.

PROVISIONING MAC ACL CONFIGURATION

To provision a new MAC ACL,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.
4. Expand MAC ACL and click MAC ACL CONFIGURATION. The available ACL configurations are listed
on the preview pane.
5. Click the PROVISION A NEW MAC ACL link. The Provision New MAC ACL pane is displayed.

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6. Enter a name for the MAC ACL in the Name field.

7. Select to add an implicit Deny All Rule from the Add an implicit Deny All Rule? list.
8. Select the rules to be added to the MAC ACL from the Rules section.
9. Click Create. A confirmation pane is displayed.
10. Click Yes. A "Successfully Created" message is displayed.

NOTE: The MAC ACL name should be a set of alphanumeric characters. Special characters such as
‘-’ and ‘_’ are not allowed. Space is not allowed between characters. Maximum length of MAC ACL
name can be 31 characters.

NOTE: When an implicit Deny All Rule is added to the MAC ACL, packets are dropped if they do
not match filter criteria of any rule with Send action.

You can also add rules after configuring the MAC ACL. For adding further rules, the MAC ACL
should not be assigned to a port. See “Adding member rules to a MAC ACL”for information on
adding member rules.

ADDING ACTIONS TO MAC ACL CONFIGURATION

To add actions to a rule,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.
4. Expand MAC ACL and click MAC ACL CONFIGURATION. The available ACL configurations are listed
on the preview pane.
5. In the VIEW column, click the MAC ACL to which an action is to be added. The MAC ACL
pane is displayed.
6. Click add link in the ADD ACTION column, for the rule to which action is to be changed. The
Provision New Action pane is displayed.
7. Select to Send or Drop the packet in the Action Type list.
8. Click Create. A confirmation pane listing the action being created is displayed.
9. Click Yes. A "Successfully Created" message is displayed.

NOTE: The Action Type displayed is Send when ‘Yes’ is selected for Add an implicit Deny All rule
while provisioning the Extended IP ACL, where as the Action Type displayed is Drop when ‘No’ is
selected for Add an implicit Deny All rule while provisioning the Extended IP ACL.

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ADDING MAC ACL MEMBER RULE

To add member rules to a MAC ACL,

Refer to the following notes before adding the member rules.

NOTE: Before adding rules to an ACL, the rules need to be provisioned.

Member rules can be added to a MAC ACL only if the ACL is not assigned to a port.

The maximum number of rules allowed per MAC ACL is 9.

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.
4. Expand MAC ACL and click MAC ACL CONFIGURATION. The available ACL configurations are listed
on the preview pane.
5. In the VIEW column, click the MAC ACL to which a member rule(s) is to be added. The MAC
ACL pane is displayed.
6. Click the ADD RULE link. The Add MAC ACL Rule pane is displayed. The available rules are
listed on this pane.
7. Select the check box to select the rule to be added to the MAC ACL.
8. Click Create. A confirmation pane is displayed.
9. Click Yes. A "Successfully Added" message is displayed.

DELETE MAC ACL

To deleting MAC ACL,

Refer to the following note before deleting MAC ACL.

NOTE: MAC ACLs assigned to a port cannot be deleted. To delete first remove the ACL from the
port and then delete.

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.
4. Expand MAC ACL and click MAC ACL CONFIGURATION. The available ACLs are listed in the right
pane.
5. Select the check box in the DELETE column, for the MAC ACL to be deleted.
6. Click Delete. A confirmation pane listing the ACL(s) to be deleted is displayed.
7. Click Confirm Delete. A "Successfully Deleted" message is displayed.

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MAC RULE CONFIGURATION

MAC ACL rules determine the action of MAC ACL. In the MAC Rule Configuration menu, you
can perform the following tasks:
 View provisioned rules.
 Add matching criteria to rules
 Provision a new MAC ACL rules

VIEWING MAC ACL RULE

To view MAC ACL rule configuration,

Perform the following steps to view MAC ACL rule configuration.

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.
4. Expand MAC ACL and click MAC RULE CONFIGURATION. The available rules are listed on the
preview pane.
5. Click the rule link in the VIEW column to view details. The Rule pane listing the match criteria
for the rule is displayed.

Figure 20: View MAC ACL Rule Config

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To provision a new MAC ACL rule,

Refer to the following note before provisioning a new rule.

NOTE: MAC ACL rules are applicable to Layer 2 traffic only.

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.
4. Expand MAC ACL and click MAC RULE CONFIGURATION. The available rules are listed on the
preview pane.
5. Click the PROVISION A NEW MAC ACL RULE link. The Provision New MAC ACL Rule pane is
displayed.
6. In the Name text field, enter a name for the MAC ACL rule.
7. Enter/Select values for defining the filter criteria in the Class Rules section. Refer to Table
Default and acceptable values for the configurable match criterion parameters for acceptable
and default values.
8. Click Create. A confirmation pane is displayed.
9. Click Yes. A “Successfully Created” message is displayed.

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NOTE: The rule name can be a set of alphanumeric characters. special characters ‘-’ and ‘_’ are
allowed but space is not allowed. The maximum number of characters allowed is 31.

NOTE: You can define the filter criteria for the MAC ACL rule after provisioning as well. Refer to
“Adding match criteria to a MAC ACL rule” for details.

The following table describes the default and acceptable values for the configurable match criterion
parameters

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

Rule Type Service 802.1p  Service 802.1p
 Destination MAC Address
 Source MAC Address
 Service VLAN ID
 Ethertype
 Customer VLAN ID
 Customer 802.1P
Layer4 Port Not Applicable Not Applicable

DSCP Value Not Applicable Not Applicable

IP Precedence Value Not Applicable Not Applicable

IP TOS Value Not Applicable Not Applicable

IP Address Not Applicable Not Applicable

IP Mask Not Applicable Not Applicable
Protocol number Not Applicable Not Applicable
MAC Address 00:00:00:00:00:00 00:00:00:00:00:00 - FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
(See Note)
MAC Mask 00:00:00:00:00:00 00:00:00:00:00:00 - FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
(See Note)
Ether Type User Value User Value
 AppleTalk
 ARP
 IBM SNA
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 IPv6
 IPX
 MPLS Multicast
 MPLS Unicast
 NetBios
 Novell
 PPPoE
 RARP
(See Note)
Ether Type Value 1536 0000 - 65535(See Note)
c-802.1p 0 0 - 7(See Note)

CVID 0 0 - 4094(See Note)

s-802.1p 0 0 - 7 (see Note)

SVID 0 0 - 4094 (see Note)

NOTE: MAC Address and MAC Mask values are enabled only when Source MAC
Address or Destination MAC Address is selected for Rule Type.

Ether Type field is enabled only when Ethertype is selected for Rule Type.

Ether Type Value field is enabled only when User Value is selected for Ether Type.

c-802.1p value field is enabled only when customer 802.1p is selected for Rule Type.

CVID field is enabled only when Customer VLAN ID is selected for Rule Type.

s-802.1p value field is enabled only when Service 802.1p is selected for Rule Type.

SVID field is enabled only when Service VLAN ID is selected for Rule Type.

CVID, SVID, c-802.1p and s-802.1p fields are displayed only when switch is in Q-in-Q
mode. In 802.1q mode, VID and 802.1P would be displayed for VLAN tagging and priority.

ADDING MATCH CRITERIA

To add match criteria to a MAC ACL rule,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.

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4. Expand MAC ACL and click MAC RULE CONFIGURATION. The available rules are listed on the
preview pane.
5. Click the rule link for which match criteria is to be added. The Rule pane is displayed.
6. Click ADD MATCH CRITERION link. The Provision New ClassRule pane is displayed.
7. Enter values referring to Table Default and acceptable values for the configurable match
criterion parameters.
8. Click Create. A confirmation pane listing the details of the match criteria to be created is
displayed.
9. Click Yes. A "Successfully Created" message is displayed.

NOTE: The maximum number of match criteria allowed per MAC ACL rule is 5.

DELETING MEMBER RULE FROM MAC ACL

To delete member rule(s) from a MAC ACL,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.
4. Expand MAC ACL and click MAC RULE CONFIGURATION. The available rules are listed on the
preview pane.
5. In the View column, click the MAC ACL from which a member rule(s) is to be deleted. The
MAC ACL pane is displayed.
6. In the Delete column, select the check box(s) of the member rule(s) to be deleted.
7. Click Delete. A confirmation pane is displayed.
8. Click Confirm Delete. A "Successfully Deleted" message is displayed.

PORTS CONFIGURATION

In the MAC ACL Ports Configuration menu, you can perform the following tasks:
 View MAC ACLs added to the switch ports
 Add MAC ACLs to the switch ports
 Delete MAC ACLs from the switch ports

VIEWING MAC ACL PORTS CONFIG

To view a MAC ACL to a port,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.

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4. Expand MAC ACL and click PORTS CONFIGURATION. The View Ports MAC ACL Configuration
pane is displayed.
Figure 21: View Ports MAC ACL Configuration

ASSIGNING MAC ACL TO PORT

To assign a MAC ACL to a port,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.
4. Expand MAC ACL and click PORTS CONFIGURATION. The View Ports MAC ACL Configuration
pane is displayed.
5. Click ADD link in the Add MAC ACL column for the port to which the MAC ACL is to be
added. The Add MAC ACL to Port pane is displayed.
6. Select a MAC ACL from the MAC ACL drop down menu and click Create. A confirmation
pane is displayed.
7. Click Yes. A "Successfully Added" message is displayed.

NOTE: It is not possible to assign more than one MAC ACL configuration to a port.

REMOVING A MAC ACL ASSIGNED TO PORT

To remove a MAC ACL assigned to a port,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.

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4. Expand MAC ACL and click PORTS CONFIGURATION. The View Ports MAC ACL Configuration
pane is displayed.
5. Select the MAC ACL check box in the MAC ACL(s) column, for the port(s) from which the
ACL is to be removed.
6. Click Delete. A confirmation pane listing the port(s) and the respective MAC ACL selected
for deletion is displayed.
7. Click Confirm Delete. A "Successfully Deleted" message is displayed.

EXTENDED IP ACL CONFIGURATION

In the Extended IP ACL Configuration menu, you can perform the following tasks:
 View all the provisioned Extended IP ACL and member rules assigned to the policy
 Add a new member rule to the Extended IP ACL
 Delete a member rule from the Extended IP ACL
 Add actions for the member rules
 Provision a new Extended IP ACL
 Delete the Extended IP ACL

NOTE: Extended IP ACLs are applicable to Layer 3 traffic only.

VIEWING EXTENDED IP ACL

To view Extended IP ACL configuration,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.
4. Expand EXTENDED IP ACL and click EXTENDED IP ACL CONFIGURATION. The available ACLs are
listed in the preview pane.
5. Click the ACL link in the View column. The Extended IP ACL pane is displayed.

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Figure 22: Extended IP ACL Config

PROVISION NEW EXTENDED IP ACL

To provision a new Extended IP ACL,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.
4. Expand EXTENDED IP ACL and click EXTENDED IP ACL CONFIGURATION. The available ACLs are
listed in the preview pane.
5. Click the PROVISION A NEW EXTENDED IP ACL link. The Provision New Extended IP ACL pane is
displayed.
6. Enter a name for the Extended IP ACL in the Name field.
7. Select to add an implicit Deny All Rule from the ADD AN IMPLICIT DENY ALL RULE drop down
menu.
8. Select the rules to be added to the Extended IP ACL from the Rules section.
9. Click Create. A confirmation pane is displayed.
10. Click Yes. A "Successfully Created" message is displayed.

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NOTE: The Extended IP ACL name should be a set of alphanumeric characters. Special characters
such as ‘-’ and ‘_’ are allowed. Space is not allowed between characters. Maximum length of
Extended IP ACL name can be 31 characters.

NOTE: When an implicit Deny All Rule is added to the Extended IP ACL, packets are dropped if
they do not match filter criteria of any rule with Send action.

Rules can also be added after provisioning the Extended IP ACL, if the Extended IP ACL is not
assigned to any port. See “Adding member rules to an Extended IP ACL”for details.

ADDING ACTIONS TO A RULE

To add actions to a rule,

1. Click ADD link in the Add Action column, for the rule to which a new action(s) is to be added.
The Provision New Action pane is displayed.
2. Select to Send or Drop the packet in the Action Type drop down menu.
3. Click Create. A confirmation pane listing the action being created is displayed.
4. Click Yes. A "Successfully Created" message is displayed.

NOTE: The Action Type is Send when ‘Yes’ is selected for Add an implicit Deny All rule while
provisioning the Extended IP ACL, where as the Action Type is Drop when ‘No’ is selected for Add
an implicit Deny All rule while provisioning the Extended IP ACL.

ADDING MEMBER RULES

To add member rules to an Extended IP ACL,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.
4. Expand EXTENDED IP ACL and click EXTENDED IP ACL CONFIGURATION. The available ACLs are
listed in the preview pane.
5. In the View column, click the Extended IP ACL to which a member rule(s) is to be added.
The Extended IP ACL pane is displayed.
6. Click the ADD RULE link. The Extended IP ACL Rule pane is displayed. The available rules are
listed on this pane.
7. Click the check box to select the rule to be added to the Extended IP ACL.
8. Click Create. A confirmation pane is displayed.
9. Click Yes. A "Successfully Added" message is displayed.

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NOTE: Before adding rules to an ACL, the rules need to be provisioned.

Rules can be added only when the Extended IP ACL is not assigned to any port.

The maximum number of rules allowed per Extended IP ACL is 9.

DELETE EXTENDED IP ACL

To delete Extended IP ACL(s),

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.
4. Expand EXTENDED IP ACL and click EXTENDED IP ACL CONFIGURATION. The available ACLs are
listed in the preview pane.
5. Select the check box in the Delete column for the Extended IP ACL(s) to be deleted.
6. Click Delete. A confirmation pane listing the ACL(s) to be deleted is displayed.
7. Click Confirm Delete. A "Successfully Deleted" message is displayed.

NOTE: Extended IP ACLs assigned to a port cannot be deleted. To delete an Extended IP ACL, first
delete the Extended IP ACL from the port.

EXTENDED IP ACL RULE CONFIG

Extended IP ACL rules determine the action of Extended IP ACL. In the Extended IP ACL Rule
Configuration page, you can perform the following tasks:
 View provisioned Extended IP rules
 Add matching criteria to the rules
 Provision new Extended IP rules
 Delete Extended IP rules

NOTE: Extended IP ACL rules are applicable for Layer 3 IPV4 traffic only.

VIEWING EXTENDED IP ACL RULE CONFIG

To view an Extended IP ACL rule configuration,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.
4. Expand EXTENDED IP ACL and click EXTENDED IP RULE CONFIGURATION. The provisioned rules are
listed on the preview pane.

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5. Click the rule link in the View column to view configuration details. The Rule pane listing the
match criteria for the rule is displayed.
Figure 23: Extended IP ACL Rule Config

PROVISIONING A NEW EXTENDED IP RULE

To provision a new Extended IP rule,

Refer to the following note before provisioning a new rule.

NOTE: It is applicable for both layer3 and layer4 traffic and for layer4 the match criteria will be
7(including source/destination layer 4 port).

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.
4. Expand EXTENDED IP ACL and click EXTENDED IP RULE CONFIGURATION. The provisioned rules are
listed on the preview pane.
5. Click the PROVISION A NEW EXTENDED IP RULE link. The Provision a New Extended IP ACL pane
is displayed.
6. In the Name text field, enter the name for the Extended IP rule.
7. Enter/Select values for defining the filter criteria in the Class Rules section. Refer to Table
Default and acceptable values for the configurable match criterion parameters for acceptable
and default values.
8. Click Create. A confirmation pane listing the name of the rule being created is displayed.
9. Click Yes. A "Successfully Created" message is displayed.

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NOTE: The rule name can be a set of alphanumeric characters. Special characters ‘-’ and ‘_’ are not
allowed. Space is not allowed between characters. The maximum number of characters allowed is 31.

NOTE: You can define filter criteria for an Extended IP rule after provisioning as well. Refer to
“Adding match criteria to a MAC ACL rule” for details.

The following table describes the default and acceptable values for the configurable match criterion
parameters

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

Source Layer4 Port 80 Port value(See Note)

Destination Layer4 80 Port value (see Note)

Port
DSCP Value 0 0 - 63(See Note)
IP Precedence Value 0 0 - 7(See Note)
IP TOS Value 0 0 - 255(See Note)
IP Address 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.254(See
Note)
IP Mask 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.254(See
Note)
MAC Address Not applicable Not applicable
MAC Mask Not applicable Not applicable
Ether Type Not applicable Not applicable
Ether Type Value Not applicable Not applicable

c-802.1p Not applicable Not applicable

CVID Not applicable Not applicable
s-802.1p Not applicable Not applicable
SVID Not applicable Not applicable

NOTE: The Layer 2 Rule Types are visible in classes provisioned for Layer 2
and Layer 3 Rule Types are visible for ACLs provisioned for Layer 3 only.

Layer4 Port field is enabled only when Destination Layer4 Port or Source
Layer4 Port is selected for Rule Type.

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DSCP should be selected.

IP Precedence Value is enabled only when IP Precedence is selected for Rule

Type.

IP TOS Value fields are enabled only when IP TOS is selected in Rule Type.

IP Address and IP Mask fields are enabled only when Destination IP Address or
Source IP Address is selected for Rule Type.

Protocol Number field is enabled only when Protocol is selected for Rule
Type.

CVID, SVID, c-802.1p and s-802.1p will be displayed only when the switch is in
Q-in-Q mode. In 802.1q mode, only CVID is displayed as VID and c-802.1p
would be displayed as 802.1p

ADDING MATCH CRITERIA

To add match criteria to an Extended IP ACL rule, refer to the following note before adding new
match criteria.

NOTE: Match criteria are not editable. To have a class with a different set of match criteria, delete
and recreate a rule.

The maximum number of match criteria allowed per Extended IP ACL rule is 5.

Extended IP ACL rules are applicable for Layer 3 IPV4 traffic only.

1. Click the rule link for which match criteria is to be added. The Rule pane is displayed.
2. Click ADD MATCH CRITERION link. The Provision New ClassRule pane is displayed.
3. Enter values referring to Table Default and acceptable values for the configurable match
criterion parameters.
4. Click Create. A confirmation pane listing the details of the match criteria to be created is
displayed.
5. Click Yes. A "Successfully Created" message is displayed.

DELETE EXTENDED IP ACL RULE

To delete member rule(s) from an Extended IP ACL,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.

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4. Expand EXTENDED IP ACL and click EXTENDED IP RULE CONFIGURATION. The provisioned rules are
listed on the preview pane.
5. In the Delete column, select the check box(s) of the Member rule(s) to be deleted.
6. Click Delete. A confirmation pane is displayed.
7. Click Confirm Delete. A "Successfully Deleted" message is displayed.

EXTENDED IP PORT CONFIGURATION

In the Extended IP ACL Ports Configuration menu, you can perform the following tasks:
 View policies added to the port
 Add policies to the port
 Delete policies from the port

NOTE: It is not possible to assign more than one Extended IP ACL to a port.

VIEWING EXTENDED IP ACL PORTS

To view an Extended IP ACL to a port,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.
4. Expand EXTENDED IP ACL and click PORTS CONFIGURATION. The View Ports Extended IP ACL
Configuration pane is displayed.

Figure 24: Extended IP ACL Ports Config

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ASSIGNING AN EXTENDED IP ACL TO PORT

To assign an Extended IP ACL to a port,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.
4. Expand EXTENDED IP ACL and click PORTS CONFIGURATION. The View Ports Extended IP ACL
Configuration pane is displayed.
5. Click add link in the Add Extended IP ACL column for the port to which the Extended IP
ACL is to be added. The Add Extended IP ACL to Port pane is displayed.
6. Select a policy from the Extended IP ACL drop down box.
7. Click Create. A confirmation pane is displayed.
8. Click Yes. A "Successfully Added" message is displayed.

REMOVING EXTENDED IP ACL TO PORTS

To remove an Extended IP ACL assigned to a port,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand QOS and click ACL.
4. Expand EXTENDED IP ACL and click PORTS CONFIGURATION. The View Ports Extended IP ACL
Configuration pane is displayed.
5. Select the Extended IP ACL check box in the Extended IP ACL(s) column, for the port(s),
from which the ACL is to be removed.
6. Click Delete. A confirmation pane listing the port(s) and the respective Extended IP ACL
selected for deletion is displayed.
7. Click Confirm Delete. A "Successfully Deleted" message is displayed.

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FORWARDING DATABASE

Learning, forwarding and aging happen according to inner tag (C VLAN) in 802.1q. In Q-in-Q mode,
the learning and forwarding happens based on the outer tag. The learning mode that is supported is
Independent Vlan Learning (IVL) defined in 802.1q. Statically Unicast and Multicast addresses can be
provisioned. The statistically learned entries take precedence over the dynamically learnt entries. The
maximum number of Learnt entries in the Forwarding Database per Bridge is 16k (16384). This value
includes dynamically learnt entries as well as statically (Unicast and Multicast) added entries.

The maximum number of Static Unicast Entries that can be added per bridge is 1000. This value is
shared between all ports. The maximum number of Static Multicast entries that can be added per
Bridge (software) is 256.

Learning can be enabled or disabled on a per port basis. The three modes of learning.are:
 Disable Learning - In this mode dynamic learning for that port is disabled. Still statically added
entries can be configured on that port.
 Enable Learning (limited by 16k addresses) - In this mode dynamic learning is enabled on that
port.
 Limit Learning - In this mode dynamic limit on the number of addresses learnt on that port can
be limited. The default value for limit learning is 600.
The default value of the learning mode is enable learning (Limitless learning).

Aging can be configured on a switch basis with values ranging from (10 - 1000000) sec. Aging does
not apply on statistically added entries. The entries are removed from the forwarding database in
duration between the configured aging interval for switch and twice the configured aging interval.

In the Forwarding Database menu, you can perform the following tasks:
 View static unicast entries
 Provision static unicast entries
 Delete static unicast entries
 View static multicast entries
 Provision static multicast entries
 Edit static multicast entries
 Delete static multicast entries
 View dynamic unicast entries
 View dynamic multicast entries

VIEWING STATIC UNICAST TABLE

To view static unicast entries,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.

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3. Expand FORWARDINGDATABASE and click STATIC UNICAST TABLE. The View Static Unicast Entry
pane is displayed.

Figure 25: View Static Unicast Table

The following table describes the Fields on the View Static Unicast Entry page.

FIELD DESCRIPTION
Forwarding Table Id Displays the Forwarding Table Id associated with the VLAN

MAC Address Displays the destination MAC address in a frame to which the entry's
filtering information applies.
Forwarding to Port Displays the port to which frames received from a specific port and
destination for a specific Multicast or Broadcast MAC address must be
forwarded.
Delete Select the check box to delete the static unicast entry.

PROVISIONING A STATIC UNICAST ENTRY

To provision a static unicast entry,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand FORWARDINGDATABASE and click STATIC UNICAST TABLE. The View Static Unicast Entry
pane is displayed.
4. Click the PROVISION A NEW STATIC UNICAST ENTRY link. The Provision New Static Unicast Entry
pane is displayed.

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5. Enter values referring to table Default and acceptable values for configurable Static Unicast
parameters.
6. Click Create. A confirmation pane listing the details of the entry being created is displayed.
7. Click Yes. A "Successfully Created" message is displayed.
Figure 26: Provision New Static Unicast Entry

The following table describes the default and acceptable values for configurable Static Unicast
parameters.

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

Mac Address - All the Unicast Mac address
Forwarding to Port The first port of the All Ethernet or VCG ports
switch under
configuration
Vlan Id - The ID of VLANs to which the port
selected for forwarding belongs to

DELETING STATIC MULTICAST ENTRY

To delete a static multicast entry,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand FORWARDINGDATABASE and click STATIC UNICAST TABLE. The View Static Unicast Entry
pane is displayed.
4. Select the check box in the Delete column for the entry to be deleted.
5. Click Delete. A confirmation pane listing the details of the selected entry is displayed.
6. Click Confirm Delete. A "Successfully Deleted" message is displayed.

VIEWING STATIC MULTICAST TABLE

To view static multicast entries,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.

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3. Expand FORWARDINGDATABASE and click STATIC MULTICAST TABLE. The View Static Multicast Entry
pane is displayed.
Figure 27: View Static Multicast Entry

The following table describes the fields on the View Static Multicast Entry page

FIELD DESCRIPTION
VLAN id Displays the ID of the VLAN to which the Port is a part of.
MAC Address Displays the destination MAC address in a frame to which the
entry's filtering information applies.
Static Egress Ports Displays the set of ports to which frames received from a
specific port and destination for a specific Multicast or
Broadcast MAC address must be forwarded, regardless of any
dynamic information e.g. GMRP.
Edit Click the edit link to modify the multicast entry.
Delete Select the check box to delete the multicast entry.

PROVISIONING STATIC MULTICAST ENTRY

To provision a static multicast entry,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand FORWARDINGDATABASE and click STATIC MULTICAST TABLE. The View Static Multicast Entry
pane is displayed.
4. Click the PROVISION A NEW STATIC MULTICAST ENTRY link. The Provision New Static Multicast
Entry pane is displayed.

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5. Enter/Select values referring to Table Default and acceptable values for configurable static
multicast parameters.
6. Click Create. A confirmation pane listing the details of the entry being created is displayed.
7. Click Yes. A "Successfully Created" message is displayed.
The following table describes the default and acceptable values for configurable static multicast
parameters

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

Vlan Id - ID of VLANs to which the egress ports
belongs to.
Mac Address - All the Multicast Mac address.
Static Egress Ports - All Ethernet or VCG ports.
(See Note)

NOTE: Multiple Egress ports can be selected by selecting the check box provided for the
respective ports.

Once a Static Multicast entry is created, then only the egress ports of the multicast entry
can be changed or edited again. Other parameters cannot be edited.

EDITING STATIC MULTICAST ENTRY

To edit Static Multicast Entry,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand FORWARDINGDATABASE and click STATIC MULTICAST TABLE. The View Static Multicast Entry
pane is displayed.
4. Click Edit against the Static Multiicast Entry to be modified. The corresponding Edit Static
Multicast Entry page is displayed.
5. Select appropriate values for the fields. For details regarding the configurable parameters,
refer to Table Configurable Static Multicast parameters.
6. Click Submit. A confirmation pane is displayed.
7. Click Accept Valid Modifications. A success message is displayed.

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The following table describes the configurable Static Multicast parameters

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

Mac Address - All the Multicast Mac address
Static Egress Ports - All Ethernet or WAN ports
Vlan Id - ID of VLANs to which the egress ports
belong.

NOTE: Multiple Egress ports can be selected by selecting the check box.

Once a Static Multicast Entry is created, then only the egress ports of the Multicast Entry are
editable. Other parameters cannot be edited.

DELETING STATIC UNICAST ENTRY

To delete a static unicast entry,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand FORWARDINGDATABASE and click STATIC MULTICAST TABLE. The View Static Multicast Entry
pane is displayed.
4. Select the check box in the DELETE column for the entry to be deleted.
5. Click Delete. A confirmation pane listing the details of the selected entry is displayed.
6. Click Confirm Delete. A "Successfully Deleted" message is displayed.

VIEW DYNAMIC UNICAST TABLE

To view dynamic unicast entries,

In the Dynamic unicast table, you can view the MAC addresses learnt dynamically on the switch
ports of the ELAN card.
1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand FORWARDINGDATABASE and click DYNAMIC UNICAST TABLE. The dynamically learned unicast
entries are listed on the right pane. For details regarding the dynamically learned entries,
refer to Table Mac-DB forwarding learned entry parameters.

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Figure 28: View Dynamic Unicast Table

The following table describes the Mac-DB forwarding learned entry parameters

PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Index Displays the serial number of the learned entries.
VLAN Id Displays the VLAN ID of the learned entries.
Mac Address Displays the learnt Mac address
Port Index Displays the port in the format ETH-chassis-slot-port, VCG-chassis-
slot-port or LAG-chassis-slot-port

VIEWING DYNAMIC MULTICAST TABLE

To view dynamic multicast entries,

In the Dynamic multicast table, you can view the multicast MAC addresses created dynamically on
the ELAN card.

NOTE: Dynamic multicast entries are not applicable for ELAN03 cards.

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Expand FORWARDINGDATABASE and click Dynamic Multicast Table.

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The dynamically learned unicast entries are listed on the right pane. For details regarding the
dynamically learned entries, refer to Table Mac-DB forwarding learned entry parameters.

NOTE: In the case of large MAC databases, the display of the table might take sometime. Once a
request is sent to view the table, only after the request is completed, does the network element
respond to any further requests to view the MAC DB. If the user tries to view the table in between,
an appropriate message would be displayed, indicating that the Network element is already
processing a request for viewing the MAC DB.

The following table describes the Mac-DB forwarding learned entry parameters.

PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Index Displays the serial number of the multicast entries
VLAN Id Displays the VLAN ID of the multicast entries
Mac Address Displays the multicast Mac address
Source Protocol Protocol that populated that entry. Can be IGMP Snooping or GMRP or
unknown
Port List Displays the port in the format ETH-chassis-slot-port, VCG-chassis-slot-
port or LAG-chassis-slot-port as comma separated values

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IGMP SNOOPING

Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping is a process where the switch listens to the
layer 3 IGMP messages exchanged between the multicast router and the host to identify the ports
interested in a particular multicast traffic. The switch manipulates its multicast forwarding table based
on these messages.

In Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP), multicast router sends IGMP Queries to all its
IGMP enabled ports. The hosts interested in a particular multicast traffic (a particular IP TV Channel
or a multicast stream) will send IGMP Join message for that multicast group. To stop receiving traffic
from a multicast group the host sends an IGMP Leave message. The multicast traffic for a multicast
group will be forwarded only to router ports, which received the joins for that multicast group.

In a typical network scenario there may be multiple switches present between host and the multicast
router. If the switch does not understand multicast, then it will broadcast the multicast traffic to all
ports in its collision domain (VLAN) putting unnecessary load on the network. The hosts will also
receive such unwanted multicast traffic which can put extra load on their network interface cards.

An IGMP Snooping enabled switch on hearing an IGMP report from a host for a particular multicast
group, will add the host's port number to multicast forwarding table entry for that group. That is the
hosts port is now made member of specific multicast group. On IGMP leave from a host for a
particular multicast group, its port will be removed from the multicast entry. Switch forwards
multicast stream to only those ports which are members of the specific multicast group, reducing the
unwanted multicast traffic flooding in the network from bandwidth intensive streaming applications

Tejas ELAN switches support IGMP Snooping at per VLAN level. The multicast MAC entries are
populated on the topmost VLAN tag. That is in 802.1Q mode it will be on customer tag. In Q-in-Q
mode the multicast MAC learning will be done on SVLAN tag.

Configuring IGMP snooping involves the following steps:

 IGMP Snooping switch level configuration - Enable or disable IGMP Snooping on the ELAN card.
Refer Table 15-1.
 IGMP Template configuration - Configure IGMP Timer and other IGMP parameters. ReferTable
15-45 for available configuration parameters. For user convenience a default IGMP template is
pre-created with the default values suggested in the standard (RFC 3376, RFC 2236).
 Template and VLAN Association - Associate IGMP Snooping configuration in "IGMP template" to
VLAN. Default value is "Disable" for "IGMP Snoop Template Name" field in the VLAN page. That
is IGMP Snooping is disabled on the VLAN. Applying the selected template to VLAN enables
IGMP Snooping on that VLAN as well as applies the IGMP Snooping configurations in the "IGMP
template" to the VLAN.
 IGMP Snooping port level configuration - Static configure multicast router on a port (Refer Table
15-4). Default is to dynamically learn the presence of multicast router on the port. A multicast
router is detected on a port if IGMP Query or PIM hello or a Distant Vector Multicast Routing
Protocol (DVMRP) message is received on it.
 Viewing Dynamic Multicast Entries - View the multicast entries populated by IGMP snooping
(Refer Table )

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TO VIEW IGMP SNOOP TEMPLATE,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Click IGMP SNOOPING.
4. Click IGMP SNOOP TEMPLATE. The provisioned IGMP snoop templates are listed on the preview
pane.

Figure 29: View IGMP Snoop template

For details regarding the snoop template parameters, refer to Table IGMP snoop template
parameters.

FIELD DESCRIPTION
View Displays the templates as hyperlinks. Click the link to view
details of the template.
Template Name Displays the template name.
Fast Leave Mode Enable An interface or VLAN (Only if it is the last
member of that group) can be removed
(See Note)
immediately from the forwarding table entry on
receiving the IGMP leave message for that
multicast group without waiting for Group
Membership Interva to expire.
Disable An interface or VLAN (Only if it is the last
member of that group) cannot be removed
immediately on receiving IGMP leave message.

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Group Membership Interval Indicates the time in seconds that a switch waits for a report
from a particular group on a particular interface before
deleting the interface from the entry.
Multicast Router Expiry Indicates the time for which if no query is received for a
Time group the router port will be removed.
Max Response Time Indicates the time the switch takes to remove the member
from the dynamic multicast table, if there is no response (Join
request) for the query send.
Edit Click the link to edit the template.
Delete Select the checkbox to delete the template.

NOTE: IGMP Fast leave mode should be enabled only on interface/VLANs where only one
host is connected to each interface, to prevent the dropping of other hosts that were
connected to the same interface but, were interested in still receiving multicast traffic
directed to that group.

PROVISIONING IGMP SNOOP TEMPLATE

To provision IGMP Snoop template,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Click IGMP SNOOPING.
4. Click IGMP SNOOP TEMPLATE. The provisioned IGMP snoop templates are listed on the preview
pane.
5. Click PROVISION A NEW IGMPSNOOPTEMPLATE link. The Provision New IGMPSnoopTemplate pane
is displayed.
6. Enter values referring to Table Default and acceptable values for the configurable IGMP
snoop template parameters.
7. Click Create. A confirmation message is displayed.
8. Click Yes. A "Successfully Created" message is displayed.

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The following table describes the default and acceptable values for the configurable IGMP snoop
template parameters

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE ACCEPTABLE VALUE

Template Name - The template name can have a set of alphanumeric
characters. Special characters such as ‘-’ or ‘_’ are
not allowed. Space is allowed between characters.
Group Membership 260 seconds 2 - 3600 seconds
Interval
Multicast Router Expiry 0 0, 1 - 3600(See Note)
Time

NOTE: ‘0’ Expiry Time indicates that the multicast router entry will not expire.

EDITING IGMP SNOOP TEMPLATE

To edit IGMP snoop templates,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Click IGMP SNOOPING.
4. Click IGMP SNOOP TEMPLATE. The provisioned IGMP snoop templates are listed on the preview
pane.
5. Click the EDIT link in the Edit column for the template to be edited. The Edit
IGMPSnoopTemplate pane is displayed.
6. Enter values referring to Table Default and acceptable values for the configurable IGMP
snoop template parameters.
7. Click Submit. A confirmation pane is displayed.
8. Click Accept Valid Modifications. A "Successfully Modified" message page is displayed.

DELETING IGMP SNOOP TEMPLATE

To delete IGMP snoop templates,

1. Click SWITCHES in the navigation menu. The available ELAN switch cards are displayed.
2. Expand the switch card you want to view or provision in the sub menu.
3. Click IGMP SNOOPING.
4. Click IGMP SNOOP TEMPLATE. The provisioned IGMP snoop templates are listed on the preview
pane.
5. Select the check box in the Delete column for the templates to be deleted.

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6. Click Delete. A confirmation pane is displayed.

7. Click Confirm Delete. A "Successfully Deleted" message is displayed.

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ETHERNET RING PROTECTION

Ethernet Ring Protection(ERP) is a mechanism used for reliable switching and avoiding loops without
using spanning tree protocols. ERP guarantees sub 50msec protection and is compliant to ITU-T
G.8032 principles and hence it is appropriate for a carrier ethernet network. RSTP and MSTP have
typical coverage times of 2 seconds. ERP is applicable to single or multi-ring topology.

In ERP, a node in a ring is designated as Ring Protected Link (RPL) owner. The RPL owner has a RPL
port and a non-RPL port. Under normal working condition, the RPL owner blocks traffic through the
RPL port for the data VLANs that are protected by the ringlet. All nodes sends R-APS messages over
control VLAN to all other nodes connected to them indicating their port status. RPL owner sends
NR_RB ( No request Root blocked) message to other nodes that its root port is blocked. NR_RB
message is sent only by the RPL owner. This message indicates that link between the node adjacent
to the RPL owner towards the RPL port and the RPL port is down for the protected Data VLANs,
and thus avoiding the loops.

Each link is monitored by its adjacent nodes. Protection switching is initiated when signal fail
condition is detected on the link by the adjacent nodes. The nodes on both ends of the link on which
failure occurred block the ports and report the failure by sending the R(SF) message to all the nodes
in the ring. On receiving the link failure message, the RPL owner unblocks the RPL port and all the
nodes flush their Forwarding Database (FDB).

After the broken link is set right, the adjacent nodes of the link transmit R-APS (NR) message
indicating they no longer have any request for protection. The RPL owner starts WTR timer on
receiving the R-APS (NR) message. After the WTR timer expires, the RPL owner blocks the RPL
node and transmits R_APS (NR_ NB) message to the nodes. Only the RPL port is blocked. All other
ports are unblocked. Flushing takes place.The ring now functions in normal working condition.

The following figure illustrates the sequence of steps in ERP.

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Figure 30: Ethernet Ring Protection Process

Even though ERP requires a closed physical path for operation, more complex topologies can also be
protected by ERP through shared ports and linksIn case a port on a node is to be shared across
more than one ring , then the port can act as an RPL port only for the ringlet whose ring was created
first.

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Figure 31: Ethernet Ring Protection Example 1

In the above figure, the RPL Owner protects either Ring 1 or Ring 2 based on if the Ring 1 or Ring 2
was configured first. A ring can also be created such that the RPL owner is shared between a .1ah
and .1ad domain, in which case different ports on the RPL owner will serve the different rings as
shown in the below figure.

Figure 32: Ethernet Ring Protection Example 2

TO VIEW RING,

1. Click ERP.

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2. Click Ring Component. The View Ring pane is displayed.

Figure 33: View Ring

The following table describes the parameters of View Ring page

PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Edit Ring Click the link to edit a ring.
Ringlet Configurations Displays the ringlet configurations.
Ring Name The name given to the Ring. The Ring name can be a set of
alphanumeric characters. Special characters are also allowed.
Ring Id The Identifier of the Ring. The acceptable values range from 1 - 255.
Admin State Displays the administrative state of the ring.
Up - The ring is functional.
Down - The ring is not functional.
East Port The East port of the node. This field is not editable after
provisioning.
West Port The West port of the node. This field is not editable after
provisioning.
WTR Interval (min) The time taken for ring to switch the traffic route. Acceptable values
range from 05 - 12.
GuardTimerInterval Time duration after which the messages expire.
(msec.)
Link Down interval Displays the link down interval
(sec)
Link Up Interval (sec) Displays the link up interval
Delete Allows you to delete a ring.

NOTE: ‘0’ Expiry Time indicates that the multicast router entry will not expire

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PROVISIONING A NEW RING

To provision a New Ring,

1. Click PROVISION A RING. The Provision New Ring Component pane is displayed.
2. Enter values for the relevant fields. For details regarding the configurable parameters, refer to
Table Parameters on Provision New Ring Component page.
3. Click Create. A confirmation pane is displayed.
4. Click Yes. A success message is displayed.
The following table describes the parameters on Provision New Ring Component page

PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Ring Name The name given to the Ring. The name can be a set of alphanumeric
characters. Special characters are allowed.
RingId The ID of the ring to which the ringlet is a part.
East Port Allows you to select the East port from the list of available Ethernet
and VCG ports.
West Port Allows you to select the West port from the list of available Ethernet
and VCG ports.

WTR Interval (min.) Allows you to select the WTR interval. The timing range is 05 - 12
minutes.

NOTE: ‘0’ Expiry Time indicates that the multicast router entry will not expire.

TO EDIT RING,

1. Click the edit link in the Edit Ring column for the ring to be edited. The Edit Ring pane is
displayed.
2. Edit values for desired fields. Refer to Table Configurable ERP parameters.
3. Click Submit. A confirmation pane is displayed.
4. Click Accept Valid Modifications. A success message is displayed.

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The following table describes the configurable ERP parameters

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE DESCRIPTION

Ring Name - The name given to the Ring. The Ring
name can be a set of alphanumeric
characters. Special characters are also
allowed.
Ring Id The Identifier of the Ring. The
acceptable values range from 1 - 255.
East Port ETH-1-4-1 The East port of the node. This field is
not editable after provisioning.
West Port ETH-1-4-1 The West port of the node. This field is
not editable after provisioning.
WTR Interval (min) 05 The time taken for ring to switch the
traffic route. Acceptable values range
from 05 - 12.
GuardTimerInterval 500 Time duration after which the messages
(msec.) expire.

DELETE A RING

To delete a Ring,
1. Select the Ring to be deleted by selecting the checkbox in the Delete column.
2. Click Delete. A confirmation pane is displayed.
3. Click Confirm Delete. A success message is displayed.

VIEWING RINGLET

To view Ringlet,
1. Click ERP.
2. Click Ring Component. The View Ring pane is displayed.
3. Click Ringlets link in the Ringlet configuration column. The View Ringlet of RING pane is
displayed.

TO PROVISION A NEW RINGLET,

1. Click PROVISION A RINGLET. The Provision New Ringlet for RING pane is displayed.
2. Enter values for the relevant fields. For details regarding the configurable parameters, refer to
Table Parameters on Provision New Ringlet pane.

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3. Click Create. A confirmation pane is displayed.

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4. Click Yes. A success message is displayed.

Figure 34: Provision New Ringlet

The following table describes the parameters on Provision New Ringlet pane

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE DESCRIPTION

Ringlet Name - The name given to the Ringlet. The
name can be a set of alphanumeric
characters. Special characters are
allowed.
RPL Owner None The port that acts as the RPL Port on
the RPL Owner.
None - None of the ports act as the
RPL Port. The node does not behave as
the RPL Owner.
East_Port - The East port of the RPL
Owner acts as the RPL Port.
West_Port - The West port of the
RPL Owner acts as the RPL Port.
East Shared Port False These fields are set true if the data
VLANs are shared with some other
ringlet on that port of the node.
West Shared Port False These fields are set true if the data
VLANs are shared with some other
ringlet on that port of the node.
Control VLANId - VLAN identifier of the Control VLAN.
The Control VLAN is used to carry
control messages. The VLAN is never
blocked.
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Ringlet needs to protect.

Vlan High - The Maximum Vlan value for which the
Ringlet needs to protect.
Data VLAN List - Displays the list of VLAN that are to be
protected by the ringlet.

EDITING A RINGLET

To edit Ringlet,
1. Click the edit link in the Edit Ring column for the ring to be edited. The Edit Ring pane is
displayed.
2. Edit values for desired fields. Refer to Table Configurable Ringlet parameters.
3. Click Submit. A confirmation pane is displayed.
4. Click Accept Valid Modifications. A success message is displayed.
The following table describes the configurable Ringlet parameters

PARAMETER DEFAULT VALUE DESCRIPTION

Ringlet Name - The name given to the Ringlet. The Ring name
can be a set of alphanumeric characters. Special
characters are also allowed.
Vlan Low - Enter he Minimum Vlan value for which the
Ringlet needs to protect.
Vlan High - Enter the Maximum Vlan value for which the
Ringlet needs to protect. click Add. The range of
vlan value is displayed in the Vlan list.
Vlan List - Displays the list of the range of Vlan values for
which the ringlet is protected.

DELETE A RINGLET

To delete a Ringlet,
1. Select the Ringlet to be deleted by selecting the checkbox in the Delete column.
2. Click Delete. A confirmation pane is displayed.
3. Click Confirm Delete. A success message is displayed.

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
A M
ACL MEP
Access Control List is a set of rules for filtering Maintenance End Points. Connectivity Fault
traffic based on a given filtering criteria on an Management (CFM) divides the network into
interface. maintenance domains in the form of hierarchy
levels, which are then allocated to users,
C service providers and operators. CFM assigns
CVLAN maintenance end points (MEPs) to the edges
of each domain. This helps define the
Customer VLAN. Two sets of VLAN tags are relationships between all entities from a
used so that customers and carriers can define maintenance perspective, to allow each entity
a C-VLAN (customer VLAN). to monitor the layers under its responsibility
and easily localize problems.
E
ELAN Q
Emulated Local Area Network. An emulated QOS
LAN is a set of clients and servers connected Quality of Service. A mechanism that allows
by virtual circuits over a network. service providers to offer different classes of
service to their customers.
ERP
Ethernet Ring Protection. A mechanism used for R
reliable switching and avoiding loops without RPL
using spanning tree protocols.
Ring Protected Link. RPL owner node is a
I central node in Ethernet ring protection
switching which blocks one of the ports to
IGMP ensure that there is no loop formed for the
Internet Group Management Protocol. A Ethernet traffic. The link which gets blocked
protocol used by set-top boxes to request a by the RPL is called Ring Protection Link.
new channel.
RSTP
L Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol. A transformation
LAG of the STP protocol that provides the rapid
convergence of ports to forwarding state.
Link Aggregation Group. A method for using
multiple parallel links between a pair of S
devices as if it is a single higher-bandwidth
channel. SP
Strict Priority. A scheduling algorithm in which
the queue with higher priority traffic gets the
bandwidth before other queues.

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Spanning Tree Protocol. A Layer 2 link Wait To Restore defines the wait time (in
management protocol that prevents loops in minutes) before switching traffic back to work
the network. port from protect port, after the fault in work
port is rectified.
SVLAN
S-VLAN Service Provider VLAN. A port VLAN ID
configurable by the service provider and can
assign any value between 1 and 4094 of any
Ethernet or VCG port on per-port basis.

V
VLAN
Virtual LAN. A group of hosts with a common
set of requirements that communicate as if
they were attached to the same wire,
regardless of their physical location. A VLAN
has the same attributes as a physical LAN, but
it allows for end stations to be grouped
together even if they are not located on the
same LAN segment.

W
WFQ
Weighted fair Queuing. A scheduling algorithm
that enables to determine the optimal
bandwidth dedicated to both critical and best
effort traffics by limiting the egress traffic
between bandwidth minimum and maximum.

WRED
Weighted Random Early Detection. A queue
management algorithm with congestion
avoidance capabilities. It is an extension to
Random Early Detection (RED) where
different queues may have different buffer
occupation thresholds before random
dropping starts, as well as different dropping
probabilities, and packets are classified into
these queues according to priority information
such as IP precedence or DSCP (for DiffServ).

WRR
Weighted Round Robin. A scheduling discipline
where each packet flow or connection has its
own packet queue in a network interface card.

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DELETING MEMBER CLASS FROM A
A POLICY • 75
ACCESS CONTROL LISTS • 88 DELETING MEMBER RULE FROM MAC ACL
ACL • I • 97
ADDING ACTIONS TO A CLASS • 73 DELETING MST INSTANCE • 50
ADDING ACTIONS TO A RULE • 101 DELETING STATIC MULTICAST ENTRY •
ADDING ACTIONS TO MAC ACL 110
CONFIGURATION • 91 DELETING STATIC UNICAST ENTRY • 113
ADDING MAC ACL MEMBER RULE • 92 DIFFERENTIATED SERVICES • 69
ADDING MATCH CRITERIA • 96, 105 DIFFSERV CLASS CONFIGURATION • 75
ADDING MATCH CRITERIA TO DIFFSERV
CLASS • 80 E
ADDING MEMBER CLASS TO POLICY • 72 EDITING A LAG • 31
ADDING MEMBER RULES • 101 EDITING A RINGLET • 129
ASSIGNING AN EXTENDED IP ACL TO EDITING BANDWIDTH PROFILE • 86
PORT • 107 EDITING IGMP SNOOP TEMPLATE • 119
ASSIGNING DIFFSERV POLICY TO PORTS • EDITING INTERFACE QUEUE • 68
87 EDITING PER PORT CONFIG FOR MST
ASSIGNING MAC ACL TO PORT • 98 INSTANCE • 51
EDITING PORT MST INSTANCE • 49
B EDITING STATIC MULTICAST ENTRY • 112
BANDWIDTH PROFILE CONFIGURATION EDITING SWITCH CONFIGURATION • 17
• 84 EDITING SWITCH CST CONFIGURATION
• 44
C EDITING SWITCH PORT CST
CHAPTER ORGANIZATION • 9 CONFIGURATION • 46
CLASS OF SERVICE • 64 EDITING TRUST MODE SETTINGS • 57
CONFIGURING ELAN • 9 ELAN • I
CONFIGURING ELAN • 13 ERP • I
CVLAN • I ETHERNET RING PROTECTION • 121
EXTENDED IP ACL CONFIGURATION • 99
D EXTENDED IP ACL RULE CONFIG • 102
DELETE A RING • 126 EXTENDED IP PORT CONFIGURATION •
DELETE A RINGLET • 129 106
DELETE DIFFSERV POLICY • 75
DELETE EXTENDED IP ACL • 102 F
DELETE EXTENDED IP ACL RULE • 105 FORWARDING DATABASE • 108
DELETE MAC ACL • 92
DELETING A LAG • 32 I
DELETING BANDWIDTH PROFILE • 86 IGMP • I
DELETING DIFFSERV CLASS IGMP SNOOPING • 116
CONFIGURATION • 83 INTRODUCTION • 14
DELETING IGMP SNOOP TEMPLATE • 119
DELETING INTERFACE QUEUES • 68 L
LAG • I

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LINK AGGREGATION • 28 REMOVING ASSIGNED DIFFSERV POLICY •
88
M REMOVING EXTENDED IP ACL TO PORTS
MAC ACL CONFIGURATION • 89 • 107
MAC RULE CONFIGURATION • 93 RPL • I
MEP • I RSTP • I
MOUSE OPERATION CONVENTIONS • 8
MST CONFIGURATION • 48 S
SOFTWARE SUPPORT • 10
P SP • I
POLICY CONFIGURATION • 70 SPANNING TREE CONFIGURATION • 42
PORT CONFIGURATION • 86 STP • II
PORT CST CONFIGURATION • 45 SVLAN • II
PORT MIRRORING • 40 SWITCH CONFIGURATION
PORTS • 19 INFORMATION • 15
PORTS CONFIGURATION • 97 SWITCH CST CONFIGURATION • 43
PORTS RATE LIMITING • 58
PROVISION NEW EXTENDED IP ACL • 100 T
PROVISIONING A NEW EXTENDED IP TRUST MODE CONFIGURATION • 55
RULE • 103 TYPOGRAPHICAL CONVENTIONS • 8
PROVISIONING A NEW LAG • 30
PROVISIONING A NEW RING • 125 U
PROVISIONING A STATIC UNICAST USING TEJAS PRODUCT
ENTRY • 109 DOCUMENTATION • 9
PROVISIONING AN MEP • 38 USING THIS GUIDE • 7
PROVISIONING BANDWIDTH PROFILE •
84 V
PROVISIONING DIFFSERV CLASS VIEW CST SWITCH CONFIGURATION • 44
CONFIGURATION • 76 VIEW DIFFSERV PORTS CONFIGURATION
PROVISIONING IGMP SNOOP TEMPLATE • • 87
118 VIEW DYNAMIC UNICAST TABLE • 113
PROVISIONING MAC ACL VIEW PORT RATE LIMITING PARAMETERS
CONFIGURATION • 90 • 58
PROVISIONING NEW MST INSTANCE • 49 VIEW SWITCH PORT CST
PROVISIONING POLICY CONFIGURATION • 45
CONFIGURATION • 71 VIEWING BANDWIDTH PROFILE
PROVISIONING PORT MIRRORING CONFIGURATION • 84
SESSION • 41 VIEWING DIFFSERV CLASS
PROVISIONING STATIC MULTICAST CONFIGURATION • 76
ENTRY • 111 VIEWING DYNAMIC MULTICAST TABLE •
114
Q VIEWING EXTENDED IP ACL • 99
Q-IN-Q • 34 VIEWING EXTENDED IP ACL PORTS • 106
QOS • I VIEWING EXTENDED IP ACL RULE
QOS SUMMARY • 63 CONFIG • 102
QUALITY OF SERVICE • 55 VIEWING INTERFACEQUEUE • 65
VIEWING LAG CONFIGURATION • 29
R VIEWING MAC ACL CONFIGURATION •
REMOVING A MAC ACL ASSIGNED TO 89
PORT • 98 VIEWING MAC ACL PORTS CONFIG • 97

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VIEWING MST INSTANCE • 48
VIEWING PER PORT CONFIGURATION
FOR MST-I • 50
VIEWING POLICY CONFIGURATION • 70
VIEWING PORT MIRRORING SESSIONS •
40
VIEWING PORTS • 19
VIEWING QOS SUMMARY • 63
VIEWING RINGLET • 126
VIEWING STATIC MULTICAST TABLE • 110
VIEWING STATIC UNICAST TABLE • 108
VIEWING STP SUMMARY • 53
VIEWING SWITCH CONFIGURATION • 15
VIEWING TRUST MODE SETTINGS • 55
VIRTUAL LOCAL AREA NETWORK • 33
VLAN • II
W
WFQ • II
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS • 7
WHO THIS GUIDE IS FOR • 7
WRED • II
WRR • II
WTR • II