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Introduction to NetWare
MultiProtocol Router for ISDN 3.1
c h a p t e r
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NetWare®MultiProtocol Router
TM
for ISDN 3.1 lets you build global
networks over ISDN on the basis of proven NetWare, PC and ISDN
technology. Through its powerful combination of PC-based routing
and source-route bridging software with digital ISDN, the NetWare
MultiProtocol Router for ISDN permits modular, cost-efficient
integration of geographically distributed LANs and stand-alone PCs
and provides synergy from the expertise of Novell® in NetWare-
based routing and AVM in ISDN and Mobile ISDN technology to
form global corporate networks over ISDN.
Routing Features
NetWare MultiProtocol Router for ISDN 3.1 provides IPX, TCP/IP
and AppleTalk routing as well as Source Route Bridging over ISDN
Basic Rate as well as ISDN Primary Rate Interfaces (BRI and PRI).
LAN interfaces use Novell´s Open Data-Link Interface
TM
(ODI)
specification; therefore, you can choose LAN boards for many media
types, whether Arcnet, Ethernet, Token Ring or FDDI for example.
For ISDN access, NetWare MultiProtocol Router for ISDN uses
AVM´s ISDN-Controllers, which support a wide range of ISDN
access features for international deployment, including internation-
ally and nationally standardized D channel protocols such as the
ISDN signaling protocols DSS1, 1TR6, VN3/VN4, NI-1, 5ESS or
TS 03. On the B channel, two different protocols are supported -
AVM Proprietary and PPP over ISDN. AVM´s market-proven propri-
etary protocol has been in practical use for more than four years,
offering more powerful features than defined for PPP so far, such as
data compression (according to V.42bis), various line management
features and access over GSM-based cellular networks. PPP over
ISDN is an international standard intended to provide inter-
operability between remote access products of different manufactur-
ers over ISDN. A further option, called Auto-Framing, enables the
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