Configuring PBS and Bridge Ports (CTPView)

Port description

Specifies a description for the port.

Enter a description of up to 64 alphanumeric characters. Use only the following special characters:

 _ + @ : , . - 

Encapsulation

PBS interfaces support PPP and HDLC encapsulation.

Select one:

• CHDLC

• PPP

Local Address of P2P Link

The PBS interface requires that the IP address of the local IP interfaces be specified.

Enter the IP address of the local IP interface.

Remote ip of p2p link

The PBS interface requires that the IP address of the remote IP interfaces be specified.

Both the local and the remote IP interfaces must be on the same network.

Enter the IP address of the remote IP interface.

Clock Config

The clock configuration submenu lets you configure port speed and clock configuration. The clocking options include configured rate with and without external TT, all clocked by external TT, and custom clocking.

CTPView allows you to configure the rate using an input field and to specify the clocking from a drop-down menu of valid options.

Select one:

• Cfg Rate - Int Clk—Configured rate without external TX clock (TT). The CTP device synthesizes the rate that is used on the ST and RT outputs to the attached device. The ST is used to sample Send Data from the attached DTE. The clock is created by the CTP DDS circuitry and logic. This option is commonly used on circuits that are less than 1 Mbps.

• Cfg Rate - Ext Clk—Configured rate with external TX clock (TT). The CTP device synthesizes the rate that is used on the ST and RT outputs to the attached device. The clock is created by the DDS circuitry and logic. This option is used to sample Send Data from the attached device. It assumes that the attached device is using an ST or a clock reference that is traceable to CTP reference. It is typically used for higher data rates (>1 Mbps) and long cables.

• All Clock - Ext Clk—All clocked with external TX clock (TT). The CTP clock uses the external TT timing from the DTE for all clocking. Ext TT is used to sample Send Data from the attached device, to generate the RT clock, and to clock data into the IP network.

• Custom—The custom clocking configuration is used.

Interface

The Interface is configurable to be either EIA530, EIA530A, RS232, V.35, or T1/E1 (optional when hardware is installed). The encoding is limited to NRZ.

Select one:

• EIA530

• EIA530A

• RS232

• V.35

• T1/E1

MTU

The MTU can be configured to a value up to 1500 bytes. MTU fragmentation is not supported.

Enter the MTU in bytes. The default value is 1500.

First static route

You can configure up to three active static routes that use the PBS interface. The static routes must not conflict with the static routes configured on any other PBS Interfaces.

Enter up to three static routes.

Second static route

Third static route