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Chapter 3 Managing ITP Networks Using SGM
Working with Links
Configuration Data Tab: General Information
To view general information for the selected link, select the Configuration Data
tab.
The General Information sub-section displays the following information for the
selected link:
• Type—Type of link. Possible link types are:
– HSL—The link uses the SS7-over-ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)
high-speed protocol.
– SCTPIP—The link uses the Stream Control Transmission Protocol
(SCTP) IP transport protocol.
– Serial—The link uses the serial SS7 signaling protocol.
– Virtual—The link is a virtual link, which connects signaling point
instances running on the same device. SGM does not poll virtual links,
nor does it display real-time data or accounting statistics for virtual links.
• Is Ignored—Indicates whether the link is Ignored (that is, whether the link
is to be included when aggregating and displaying SGM status information).
• Association ID—For a link of type HSL, Serial, or Virtual, this field has a
value of 0. For a link of type SCTP, the index into the SNMP SCTP
association table.
Configuration Data Tab: Interface Information
To view interface information for the selected link, select the Configuration Data
tab.
The Interface Information sub-section displays the following information for the
selected link:
• QoS—(SCTP links only) Quality of service (QoS) class of the link.
• Local Port—(SCTP links only) Local port for the link.
• Remote Port—(SCTP links only) Remote port for the link.
• Interface Name—(HSL, Serial, and Virtual links only) Name of the
interface.
• Interface Index—(HSL, Serial, and Virtual links only) Index into the SNMP
interface table.