User manual

Nortel Secure Router 8000 Series
Configuration -WAN Access
Issue 5.3 (30 March 2009)
Nortel Networks Inc.
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Contents
About this document.......................................................................................................................1
1 WAN access overview ...............................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................1-2
1.1.1 WAN interface types .........................................................................................................................1-2
1.1.2 Link layer protocols of WAN ............................................................................................................1-4
1.2 Configuring WAN interface parameters......................................................................................................1-6
1.2.1 Establishing the configuration task ...................................................................................................1-6
1.2.2 Entering the WAN interface view......................................................................................................1-7
1.2.3 Configuring interface description......................................................................................................1-7
1.2.4 Configuring interval of flow statistics...............................................................................................1-8
1.2.5 Enabling the WAN interface..............................................................................................................1-9
1.2.6 Checking the configuration ...............................................................................................................1-9
1.3 Maintaining interfaces...............................................................................................................................1-10
1.3.1 Clearing interface statistics .............................................................................................................1-10
1.3.2 Debugging interfaces.......................................................................................................................1-10
2 Serial interface configuration ..................................................................................................2-1
2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................2-2
2.1.1 Synchronous serial interface .............................................................................................................2-2
2.1.2 HSSI interface ...................................................................................................................................2-2
2.2 Configuring the synchronous serial interface..............................................................................................2-3
2.2.1 Establishing the configuration task ...................................................................................................2-3
2.2.2 Configuring link layer protocol type .................................................................................................2-4
2.2.3 Configuring baud rate........................................................................................................................2-4
2.2.4 Configuring clock inversion..............................................................................................................2-5
2.2.5 Configuring DCD or DSR signal detection.......................................................................................2-5
2.2.6 Configuring link coding mode ..........................................................................................................2-6
2.2.7 Configuring idle mark between frames .............................................................................................2-7
2.2.8 Configuring the MTU........................................................................................................................2-7
2.2.9 Configuring the parity bit..................................................................................................................2-8
2.2.10 Checking the configuration .............................................................................................................2-9
2.3 Configuring the HSSI interface.................................................................................................................2-10