Specifications

RICi-E3, RICi-T3 Ver. 1.0 Application Requirements 5-1
Chapter 5
Configuring a Typical
Application
This chapter gives detailed instructions for configuring RICi-E3, RICi-T3 for a
typical application.
5.1 Application Requirements
Figure 5-1 illustrates a typical application, where a RICi-E3, RICi-T3 unit provides a
demarcation point between the carrier and customer networks.
E3/T3 E3/T3
ADM ADM
SDH/SONET
Data
Network
Management
Station
RICi-E3/T3
10/100BaseT
Switch/Router
Central Site
IP
Network
RICi-E3/T3
10/100BaseT
Switch/Router
Remote Site
Figure 5-1. Typical RICi-E3, RICi-T3 Application
In order to operate to operate RICi-E3, RICi-T3, the central site has to comply
with the following requirements:
• User 10/100 Base T connection to a switch or router switching to the IP
network
• E3/T3 link to the SONET/SDH network
• Network Management Station for management via SNMP.
You configure the RICi-E3, RICi-T3 using an ASCII terminal connection. The
configuration procedure consists of four main stages:
• Defining system parameters
• Configuring physical port parameters (10/100 BaseT and E3 or T3)
• Configuring the bridge
• Assigning QoS levels to the priority queues.