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1. When you manually assign network numbers you must make sure they match the network numbers assigned to your local file server if any 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Chapter 3 Software Loading and Configuration WAN Enter the WAN network number for the Frame Relay WAN Port by clicking the Network Number box and backspacing through the default number and entering your new WAN Number Make sure the WAN network number is the same as the MultiFRAD on the other end of the link The WAN network number has to be assigned by the Network Administrator and must be unique throughout the entire inter network Note The WAN port does not have the capability of learning the network number unlike the LAN port i e the WAN port does not have a file server Click OK when you are satisfied with your selections If your MultiFRAD is connected to an IP network continue with the following steps 16 thru 21 If no LAN is connected to the MultiFRAD click the IP Routing Enable check box to disable IP protocol then click OK and proceed to step 22 EU ca WU 0 MultiFRAD v3 00 IP Protocol Default Setup IP Address 200 2 9 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Frame Type TYPE_II M 7 Remote 2002102 X Enable Address 200 2 10 1 Subnet 255 255 255 0 Address 200 2 10 2 Record the IP address protocol information for your specific network in the space provided below Ethernet I
2. MultiFRAD 3 00 x Save Current Setup as User Default Configuration MultiFRAD will be brought down OK Cox sss 7 Click OK to continue 35 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide 63 The Writing Setup dialog box is displayed as the setup configuration is written to the MultiFRAD MultiFRAD 3 00 Writing Setup 64 After setup is written to the MultiFRAD the unit reboots MultiFRAD 3 00 Rebooting 65 During reboot the BTG Booting LED will be on When the BTG LED goes off you are returned to the Main menu MultiFRAD v3 00 Voice channel 4 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE VOFR initialized RTR Channel Buffer Size is d2000 MUX Buffer Size is 156000 RTR Available malloc 01500000 size Your MultiFRAD is operational at this time 36 Multi 3000 Series Router Multiport Data Voice Fax Frame Relay Access Device Chapter 4 MultiFRAD Software Multi Systems MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Introduction 38 This chapter describes the MultiFRAD software with the intent to show you how to make changes to the configuration of your MultiF RAD The major configuration parameters were established during the loading of the software Chapter 3 and the MultiF RAD software and configuration utilities allow you to make changes to that initial configuration The MultiFRAD software allows you to refine your configuration based on your network connections The soft
3. UDP makes use of the port concept and has no measures for flow control reliability or error recovery It is used when the full services of TCP are not required and the reliability measures must be assumed by another layer TCP works well in environments where the reliability measures are not assumed by other layers Itis connection oriented and has a full range of services For the most part these statistics are informational and their use as a troubleshooting tool will be contingent on the applications running in the upper layers For instance if you were having problems connecting to MultiFRAD s web server you would look under the TCP section to see if any connections are being established If not that may indicate the web server is not enabled Or if you were having problems establishing a remote connection through TFTP you could look in the UDP section to see if any packets are being received If not you may need to review your network addressing The Port Tab allows you to view generic IP statistics for a given Ethernet IP Port Either the Ethernet LAN port or any logical IP WAN port statistics can be viewed in this window The practicality of statistical use in troubleshooting will depend on the application running in the upper layers Chapter 4 MultiFRAD Software IPX Port Statistics The IPX Port Statistics dialog box displays information pertaining to the IPX Port for example the frame type used or the number of pa
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5. EE Ethernet WAN Auto Learn Network Numbers Yes No X Enable Network number F4FFFFFF RAW 802 3 Frames IX Enable Network number JAuto Learn LLC 802 2 Frames IX Enable Network number Auto Learn TYPE Frames Ix Enable Network number Auto Learn SNAP Frame IX Enable Network number Auto Learn MultiFRAD Name You can use the default MultiFRAD Name or assign a new MultiFRAD Name in this field If you assign a new MultiFRAD Name it must be a printable ASCII string of a maximum of 47 characters a unique name on this network The MultiFRAD name is used by the MultiFRAD to advertise its service in the IPX inter network Ethernet You can enable Auto Learn Network Numbers by leaving the default Yes or you can manually assign the network numbers by clicking No in the Auto Learn Network Numbers field If no file server is connected to the Ethernet segment then this field should be No If you enable Auto Learn Yes the MultiFRAD will learn the IPX network numbers from the file server If you select No for Auto Learn record the network numbers assigned by the network file server for each of the four frame types Raw 802 3 LLC 802 2 Ethernetll Type Il SNAP in the space provided below RAW 802 3 Frames Network Number LCC 802 2 Frames Network Number TYPE Il Frames Network Number SNAP Frames Network Number WAN Network Number
6. of data The Committed Information Rate CIR and Excess Burst rate Be settings are throughput amounts determined by the network and user when each DLCI is ordered The CIR is the basic throughput which the network will try to set aside for that DLCI It will always be equal to or less than the actual access rate of the physical line i e if the frame relay physical link is a 56K DDS line the sum of the CIRs of all DLCIs on that link should not exceed 56K bps The Be is the excess burst throughput rate added to CIR that the network should accept for that DLCI before significant loss of data occurs due to the discarding of frames during times of congestion Note however that in frame relay there is no absolute guarantee of a congestion free link regardless of CIR and Be settings The CIR and Be settings on the MultiFRAD should match the settings that the network has provisioned The Congestion Management and Mode settings determine how the MultiFRAD handles congestion The Mode selects whether the MultiFRAD should use its own throughput calculations to avoid congestion or simply send data to the network as fast as possible The MultiFRAD calculates throughput after every CIR Measurement Interval and can limit throughput to either the CIR Adhere to CIR or the CIR plus the Be Adhere to CIR Be The Congestion Management setting selects whether the MultiFRAD should stop sending data when congestion is indicated Stop and Start or gradually re
7. 036 DLCI Uptime 00 05 57 BECNs received 16 403 DLCI Downs 0 Bytes Sent Bytes Received Frames Sent 0 102 320 310 When trying to troubleshoot a frame relay circuit once it has been established that management frames are being sent and received the next step is to determine whether the DLCIs are becoming active This is dialog box that will give that indication A FRAD needs to be present at both ends for the DLCI to be active Keep in mind that the frame relay network tells the FRAD the status of the PVC with one of its status responses But the network will not say the PVC is active until it has established management communication at both ends of the PVC If the FRADs at both ends of the PVC show that they are communicating with the frame relay network and the DLCI still shows active and there is a communication problem over that PVC there may be a problem with your service provider If all DLCls show active at both or all locations and there is still an end to end communication problem it is likely that it is in the configuration of the MultiF RAD At that point you should review your protocol stack data port parameters and DLCI mappings Multi 3000 Series Router Multiport Data Voice Fax Frame Relay Access Device Chapter 5 Remote Configuration and Management Multi Systems MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Introduction This chapter provides procedures for viewing or changing the configuration of
8. 8 For most applications the RIP and SAP default timers should not have to be changed Under certain circumstances disabling IPX and SPX Watchdog Spoofing in the Bandwidth Optimization group has proven effective Periodic RIP Routing Information Protocol refers to broadcasts transmitted from the RIP virtual IPX port at a given frequency so all MultiFRADs on the internetwork maintain consistent routing tables Increasing the frequency of RIP broadcasts can consume excessive bandwidth especially on low speed WAN links Sixty seconds is the recommended interval between RIP broadcasts Periodic SAP Service Advertisement Protocol is used in IPX based networks to allow servers application servers file servers print servers communication servers etc to advertise their presence on the internetwork MultiFRADs use these advertisements to build up tables listing the servers so they can then advertise these servers on the local segments and provide MultiFRADs to the server Client workstations can request a list of these servers from the MultiFRAD Discard Serialization Packets when enabled checked causes the IPX MultiFRAD to discard Novell NetWare File Server serialization security frames received from the specified virtual IPX port Novell NetWare File Servers implement broadcast frames often referred to as security frames that contain serialization information regarding the license of the file server executable This feature permits filt
9. Coder G 729 a 8 kbps M Gain High sj zj dB Input Gain 0 dB Gain Low 0 E dB Output Gain g dB Fax Miscellaneous Fax Enable Silence Compression Max Baud Rate 2490 E IX Echo Cancellation Forward Error Correction Fax Volume 185 ig dB 5 KA PET NE The MultiFRAD supports many state of the art ITU International Telecommunications Union voice standards The Voice Coder drop down menu enables you to select from a range of standards with specific bandwidths The higher the bps rate the more bandwidth is used The channel that you are calling has to have the same voice coder selected The Fax group enables a fax machine to transmit and receive faxes through the MultiFRAD If a fax machine is connected to one of the voice fax channels the Max Baud Rate should be set to match the baud rate of the fax machine This setting should be changed only under the direction of Multi Tech s Technical Support personnel see Chapter 6 Chapter 4 MultiFRAD Software Regional The regional tab controls the voice communications for the region that the MultiFRAD resides in MF3000 v2 99C Channel Setup 350 440 480 620 480 440 From the Country Region drop down list you can select the region or country for which you are configuring the MultiFRAD The Tone Pairs group displays the tones used in the region you selected The Pulse Generation Ratio group contains two r
10. Stacks 2 High Level Device Drivers HLDD 3 Low Level Device Drivers LLDD 4 Others MUX Data Ports 6 Voice Channels 7 Regional 8 Phone Book 9 Filtering 19 Priority 11 System Information ni To select an option enter the number of the option and hit the Enter key For example to select the Protocol Stacks option type 1 lt Enter gt For details on a parameter refer to the online helps 75 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide 76 Remote User Database The Remote User Database option from the MultiFRAD management menu allows you add and configure a list of users who will access the MultiFRAD remotely After selecting Remote User Database type 2 lt Enter gt from the main menu type A lt Enter gt to add a new user to the database The following list of options is displayed s Telnet 192 168 2 16 HultiFRAD 3888 Version 2 99C Copyright C 1995 Multi Tech Systems Inc Multi Tech Systems Inc 2285 Woodale Drive Mounds View Minnesota 55112 USA http www multitech com xe KK KKK KKK ee KKK KR KOK OK 3 CJ EE HEHEHE JE HE JE JE DE 3 JE JE IE DE 3 E JE JE JE C JE JE 3 3 E JE JE DE JE JE JE DE JE JEJE JE JE IE C EE IE IE JEF lt lt HultiFRAD Telnet Server gt gt 1 MultiFRAD Configuration 2 Remote User Database Enter your choice 1 to 2 or EXIT 2 Remote User DataBase can be configured only if the MultiFRAD is in PPP mode Configure i
11. a remote unit Two methods are provided to access a remote unit the first method is modem based and the second method is using IP Within the IP method three applications can be used 1 LAN Based using TFTP Trivial IFile Transfer Protocol 2 Telnet as a client application or 3 a standard web browser on the Internet Remote Configuration 70 Remote configuration requires the MultiFRAD software to be loaded on the local PC The local PC then controls the remote MultiFRAD either via the modem connection or the LAN Modem Based To remotely configure a MultiFRAD a local PC needs to be connected to a dial up line and the MultiFRAD software configured to call the remote MultiF RAD The remote MultiF RAD needs to have a modem connected to a dial up line and the Command Port Once the connection to the remote unit is made you can change the configuration as you see fit Once the configuration is changed you can down load the new configuration to the remote MultiFRAD Refer to the Modem Based Remote Configuration Procedure in this chapter to remotely configure a MultiFRAD 1 Atthe remote site remove the serial cable from the PC to the Command Port connector on the back panel of the MultiFRAD 2 Atthe remote site connect a special cable Remote Configuration Cable from the Command Port connector on the back panel of the MultiFRAD to the RS232 connector on the modem The special cable is a serial cable with male connectors on both ends Refe
12. a status enquiry from the MultiF RAD before the next status enquiry was sent by default there are 10 seconds between status enquiries A Sequence Error means that the sequence numbers in a received status response do not match what the MultiF RAD expected based on its Status Enquiry Basically the Status Enquiry has two numbers or counts and one should be incremented by the network and then both numbers should be returned to the FRAD in the Status Response Sequence Number Errors also reflect missing packets between the MultiFRAD and the switch but should not be a cause for alarm unless they are incrementing rapidly and steadily The Link Details section records the number of times the frame relay link between the MultiFRAD and the network has gone up become active or gone down become inactive The Link Details provide a more general picture of the status of communication between the MultiFRAD and the frame relay network The DLCI Statistics dialog box shows the individual DLCI status and statistics This information can be helpful in determining if the DLCI is active if it is going up and down and if the MultiFRAD is experiencing frame relay network congestion FECN BECN It also gives an indication of the momentary throughput on individual DLCIs 67 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide 68 MultiFRAD v3 00 DLCI Statistics DLCI EME Fragmentation Enabled Throughput State ACTIVE bytes sec 8 659 FECNs received 19
13. data control signals and possibly error control information are arranged in a specific format 2 Synonymous with data frame 3 In TCP IP the unit of data passed across the interface between the Internet layer and the link layer A packet includes an IP header and data A packet can be a complete IP datagram or a fragment of an IP diagram 4 In X 25 a data transmis sion information unit A group of data and control characters transferred as a unit determined by the process of transmission Com monly used data field lengths in packets are 128 or 256 bytes 5 The field structure and format defined in the CCITT X 25 recommen dation Packet Assembler Dissembler PAD Used by devices to communicate over X 25 networks by building or stripping X 25 information on or from a packet Packet Data The information format packetized used for packet mode calls Packet Mode Refers to the switching of chunks of information for different users using statistical multiplexing to send them over the same transmission facility Parity bit An extra bit attached to each byte of synchronous data used to detect errors in transmission Permanent Virtual Circuit PVC A connection between two endpoints dedicated to a single user IN ISDN PVCs are established by network administration and are held for as long as the user subscribes to the service Physical Unit PU The component that manages and monitors the resources such as attached links and adjacent
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15. dynamic help system which provides information corresponding to the active dialog box Before You Begin The MultiFRAD software operates in a Microsoft Windows environment Your MultiFRAD program group contains all of the utilities described above and is accessible in Windows by clicking Start Programs MultiFRAD utility or by double clicking on the utility icon in the program group in My Computer The program group is shown here Ra MultiFRAD 3000 Be x File Edi View Help DEFAULT DEFAULT e Exp e Exp Download Download User Defaults Factory Defaults DEFAULT oe Sa p rz L Download Configuration Download Voice Coders port setup Firmware ER Aug Remote User Uninstall Data Base Multi RAD Configuration 8 obiect s 2 50KB Chapter 4 MultiFRAD Software MultiFRAD Configuration The MultiFRAD 3000 Series Setup menu consists of 12 buttons in which you can point and click an Events window in the middle of the menu and a status bar at the bottom of the menu The 12 buttons allow you to display and change the protocol stacks statistics WAN port setup Frame Relay parameters data port configuration enable applications such as SNMP Agent Telnet Server WEB Server and assign a MultiFRAD password MultiFRAD v3 00 SBE Events Protocol Stacks Initialized Flash write scheduler initialized Voice channel 2 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE Voice channel 3 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE Voice channel 4
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17. end of a point to point link and is necessary only if the selected WAN port has been enabled Note the remote IP address must fall within the same IP network as the local IP address The Advanced tab controls IP Routing RIP timers Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP and Domain Name System DNS servers default route filters and Static Routes The options that you select here apply to all ports on which IP routing takes place MF3000 v2 99C IP Setup Lx Advanced Ix RIP IP Node Address 200 2 9 1 Default TTL 255 RIP Response Time 30 Reassembly Timeout 3o RIP Route Aging Time o DHCP Client Relay Agent Server Address rDomain Name System DNS Resolver Local Server Address Root Server Address Default Route IP Address 5 Metric 0 In most cases you should not have to change any of the timers i e default TTL reassembly timeout RIP response time and RIP route aging time The DNS Resolver is supplied for remote Telnet clients when the MultiFRAD is configured for remote access and the terminal server application is enabled 41 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide 42 The Routing option is normally checked however if you do not wish to have IP packets routed then uncheck this item If IP routing is disabled and bridging is enabled IP packets are bridged i e IP packets are transferred The RIP option enables RIP based routing RIP Routing Inf
18. has to be the same on both ends of the link and must be unique throughout the internetwork If the WAN port is configured in a point to point configuration both WAN network numbers have to be the same and unique If the WAN port is configured in a frame relay configuration both virtual WAN numbers have to be the same and unique In a frame relay configuration the logical WAN network number has to be the same and unique at both ends of the Permanent Virtual Circuit PVC Chapter 4 MultiFRAD Software The Advanced IPX Setup dialog box controls the routing of the protocol and auto learn of Ethernet network numbers defines the broadcast name of the MultiFRAD and IPX filtering MF3000 v2 99C IPX Setup If bridging of IPX packets is desired IPX routing must be disabled and frame type support for the frame type must be enabled If there is a server on the local segment then IPX network number auto learn should be enabled If there is no server or if for some reason the MultiFRAD comes up before the server the MultiF RAD will default to some random network numbers after a short period of time 45 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Changing Bridging Parameters The Spanning Tree Setup dialog box controls transparent bridging when the Bridging option is enabled If there are any loops or redundant links in the internetwork then Spanning Tree Algorithm option must be used Spanning Tree is a method of transparent bridging a
19. http www multitech com forms email tech support htm 81 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Service If your tech support specialist decides that service is required your MultiF RAD may be sent freight prepaid to our factory Return shipping charges will be paid by Multi Tech Systems Include the following with your MultiFRAD e adescription of the problem return billing and return shipping addresses contact name and phone number e check or purchase order number for payment if the MultiFRAD is out of warranty Check with your technical support specialist for the standard repair charge for your MultiFRAD e if possible note the name of the technical support specialist with whom you spoke If you need to inquire about the status of the returned product be prepared to provide the serial number of the product sent Send your MultiFRAD to this address MULTI TECH SYSTEMS INC 2205 WOODALE DRIVE MOUNDS VIEW MINNESOTA 55112 ATTN SERVICE OR REPAIRS You should also check with the supplier of your MultiFRAD on the availability of local service and or loaner units in your part of the country The Multi Tech BBS 82 For customers who do not have Internet access Multi Tech maintains a bulletin board system BBS that mirrors its FTP site Information available from the BBS includes new product information product upgrade files and problem solving tips The phone number for the Multi Tech BBS is 800 392 2432 US
20. link stations associated with a node as requested by an SSCP via an SSCP PU session An SSCP activates a session with the physical unit in order to indirectly manage through the PU resources of the node such as attached links This term applies to type 2 0 type 4 and type 5 nodes only 99 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Point of Presence POP The central office s end points of the long distance carriers Point to Point Protocol PPP A protocol that lets a PC user access TCP IP Internet member using an ISDN terminal adapter or a high speed modem over a standard telephone line Port A location for input or output data exchange Computers muxes etc have ports for various purposes Primary Rate Interface PRI Used on ISDN In North America and Japan PRI is one 64Kbps D channel and 23 B channels Elsewhere it is one D channel and 30 B channels Primitive An abstract representation of interaction across the access points indicating that information is being passed between the service user and the service provider The OSI Reference Model defines four types of primitives Request Indication Response and Confirm Private Branch Exchange PBX A telephone exchange located on the customer s premises The PBX provides a circuit switching facility for telephone extension lines within the building and access to the public telephone network See also Exchange PROM Programmable Read Only Memory pronounced prom A perman
21. of 200 2 12 2 From the Main Menu click the IP button The IP Setup dialog box is displayed Click the WAN tab at the top of the dialog box The WAN parameters are displayed Click the Add button and WAN 2 is added to the List of Logical WANs Default IP addresses will be displayed for the Port Address and Remote Address and a default IP Mask will appear in its window If either address or mask needs to be changed click the appropriate window and the change the numbers MultiFRAD v3 00 IP Setup x IX IP Port Enable Pitted 200 2 12 1 X Point to Point Link IP Address IP Mask 255 255 255 0 Frame Type TYPE iie Metric fi r Remote Address IP Address 200 2 12 2 List of Logical WANs WAN 1 Support ARP F Proxy ARP X ICMP Redirect X ICMP Mask Reply Ix RIP X RIP Poison Reverse When you click the OK button in the IP WAN dialog box you now have an IP address for a second logical WAN Now we have to tie that IP address to a DLCI which in our example is DLCI 17 Now return to the Frame Relay DLCI dialog box and high light DLCI 17 Click the Protocol Mappings Map IP Address down arrow and the IP address 200 2 12 1 appears Click on this address and now IP address 200 2 12 1 is mapped to DLCI 17 52 Chapter 4 MultiFRAD Software We now have WAN IP address 200 2 12 1 from the IP protocol stack mapped to DLCI 17 Let s say we also want to map a data channel to DLCI 17 The data ports th
22. other modes are disabled If your MultiF RAD is being connected to a Frame Relay network no LAN traffic and each data channel is being mapped to its individual DLCI then use the Raw option The Raw option is recommended when it is the only traffic being sent over a DLCI and the traffic is sync Raw data has the least overhead and leaves the error correction to the upper layer of the protocol The Encapsulated option is recommended when a single synchronous data channel and LAN traffic are combined on a single frame relay DLCI The APSM option must be used when multiple data channels and or LAN traffic are mapped to a single frame relay DLC APSM is recommended for asynchronous data because it provides error correction APSM is also the only Data Port Mode when data over the Internet IP Encapsulation Type is configured The Hub option is recommended when more than 10 data channels are needed per frame relay access The Hub option connects a data channel to a virtual DSU CSU which can be used to connect another frame relay access device to your frame relay service without adding another frame relay line 25 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide 26 25 26 27 28 If your data device is an Asynchronous device then click the Asynchronous check box and select the Baud Rate from the drop down list Also select the Word Length Parity Stop Bits etc for your device Refer to the user documentation for the parameters of the d
23. port number s in the Port Mappings that you want to associate with this DLCI Ensure that Throttle Up and Down in the Congestion Management category is selected Ensure that Adhere to CIR Be check box in the Mode category is selected Multi Tech recommends this setting initially Click the Committed Information Rate numeric box in the Settings in Bits second category and enter the CIR value provided by your service provider at subscription time for this DLCI Click the Excess Burst Rate Be numeric box in the Settings in Bits second category and enter the Be value provided by your service provider at subscription time for this DLCI The Compression option in the Others group may be useful at low link speeds speeds up to 56Kbps With a high speed link above 56Kbps Multi Tech recommends not using this feature Repeat steps 47 through 52 for each detected DLCI to map it to its associated protocols and ports Click the OK button when you are satisified with your selections The Frame Relay Setup dialog box is displayed MultiFRAD v3 00 Frame Relay Setup CIR Measurement Interval 1000 msecs Management Type Annex A Full Status Enquiry Interval N391 6 Error Threshold N392 3 Monitored Events Count N393 4 DURS Link Integrity Verification Timer 1391 10 secs Max Frame Size 1600 Polling Verification Timer 1392 15 secs Click OK 32 Chapter 3 Software Loading and Conf
24. telephone line has been disconnected at the network interface Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines Avoid using a telephone other than a cordless type during an electrical storm There may be a remote risk of electrical shock from lightning Do not use a telephone in the vicinity of a gas leak To reduce the risk of fire use only 26 AWG or larger telecommunication line cord Caution Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced A lithium battery on the voice fax channel board provides backup power for the time keeping capability The battery has an estimated life expectancy of ten years When the battery starts to weaken the date and time may be incorrect If the battery fails the board must be sent back to Multi Tech Sytems for battery replacement E amp M FXS and Ethernet ports are not designed to be connected to a Public Telecommunication Network Chapter 2 Installation Valid Voice Fax Channels The following are the only valid Voice Fax channels that can be made at this time FXS to FXS FXS to FXO FXS to E amp M E amp M to E amp M For example the FXS configuration at the local site can talk to an FXO configuration at the remote site Cabling your MultiFRAD 3000 Cabling your MultiFRAD involves general cabling connections for all models data channel connections and Voice Fax connections for models connecting to telephone equipment The general cable connections involve con
25. that is the next hop toward the target host The address mask is the subnet mask of the target IP host and the Metric is the hop count to the target host or subnet and can be either 0 or 1 Chapter 4 MultiFRAD Software Changing IPX Parameters The IPX Setup dialog box controls the four frame types the WAN ports setup and the advanced tab enables IPX routing auto learn of Ethernet network numbers and the distributed name of the MultiFRAD MF3000 v2 99C IPX Setup RAW 802 3 LLC 802 2 TYPE Il swap wan RIP Network Aging Ti Timer 180 jiso auro LEARN Transport Time 1 noc NetBIOS SAP X Enable Broadcast Interval 60 Hops je Aging Timer fiso Broadcast Interval 60 Bandwidth Optimization IX Periodic RIP X Periodic SAP X Discard Serialization Packets X IPX Watchdog Spoofing X SPX Watchdog Spoofing In IPX based networks using Ethernet LAN segments can support the use of four different Ethernet frame formats over the same physical link provided each frame type has a unique network address as a virtual port NetBIOS when enabled enables the transport of Novell encapsulated NetBIOS packets on the specified virtual IPX port Refer to Novell documentation regarding NetBIOS operation over NetWare based LANs The Hops text box defines the distance in hops for the routing of Novell encapsulated NetBIOS frames on the specified virtual IPX port and the recommended value is
26. the PBX Commonly used to provide a corporate member with an extension of the PBX at home Ones Density the measure of the number of logical 1s on a T1 line compared to a given total number of bits on that line used for timing information in data recovery in AMI and B8ZS On Hook The condition of a device which has not accessed a phone line In modem use this is equivalent to a telephone handset that has not been picked up In other words it can receive an incoming call Contrast off hook Open Shortest Path First OSPF A hierarchical Interior Gateway Protocol IGP routing algorithm for IP that is a proposed standard for Internet OSPF incorporates least cost routing equal cost routing and load balancing Outage The measure of the time during which a circuit is not available for use due to service interrupt Outage is the complement of circuit availability 100 minus available outage Out of band Signaling that is separated from the channel carrying the information i e the voice data video signal is separate from the carrier signal Dialing and various other supervisory signals are included in the signaling element Contrast In band signaling Out of Frame OOF A T1 alarm condition that is logged on the loss of 2 3 or 4 of 5 consecutive FT framing bits P Packet 1 In data communication a sequence of binary digits including data and control signals that is transmitted and switched as a composite whole The
27. the available network bandwidth Consecutive Severely Errored Seconds CSES An error condition that occurs when from 3 to 9 SES Severely Errored Seconds are logged consecutively Customer Premise Equipment CPE The generic term for data comm and or terminal equipment that resides at the user site and is owned by the user with the following exclusions Over voltage protection equipment inside wiring coin operated or pay telephones company official equipment mobile telephone equipment 911 equipment equipment necessary for the provision of communications for national defense or multiplexing equipment used to deliver multiple channels to the customer D D4 the T1 4th generation channel bank D4 channelization Refers to the compliance with AT amp T TR 62411 for DS1 frame layout D4 framing The T1 format for framing in AT amp T D Series channel banks in which there are 12 separate 193 bit frames in a super frame A D4 framing bit is used to identify the channel and the signaling frame Signalling for voice channels is carried in band for every channel along with the encoded voice See robbed bit signaling Data Communications Equipment DCE Any device which serves as the portal of entry from the user equipment to a telecommuni cations facility A modem is a DCE for the telephone network PSTN that is commonly on site at the user s premises Packet Switched Networks have another level of DCE which is most often located at a ce
28. the customer premises The Access portion ends with a connection at the local telco LEC or RBOC Accunet Spectrum of Digital Services ASDS The AT amp T 56K bps leased private line service Similar to services of MCI and Sprint ASDS is available in nx56 64K bps where n 1 2 4 6 8 12 ACK ACKnowledgement code pronounced ack A communications code sent from a receiving modem to a transmitting modem to indicate that it is ready to accept data It is also used to acknowledge the error free receipt of transmitted data Contrast with NAK Adaptive Differential Pulse Code ADCPM In multimedia applications a technique in which pulse code modulation samples are compressed before they are stored on a disk ADCPM an extension of the PCM format is a standard encoding format for storing audio information in a digital format It reduced storage requirements by storing differences between successive digital samples rather than full values Address A numbered location inside a computer It s how the computer accesses its resources like a video card serial ports memory etc AMI line coding One of two common methods of T1 line coding with B8ZS AMI line coding places restrictions on user data B8ZS does not Analog signal A waveform which has amplitude frequency and phase and which takes on a range of values between its maximum and minimum points Analog Transmission One of two types of telecommunications which uses an analog s
29. with Speed set to 19200 Encoding Scheme set to NRZ for all Multi Tech Muxes Between Frames set to Send Flags and InterFrame Timer in ms has to be off The MMH904 would have to be configured for an external composite link device This means that the 8 position DIP Switch on the MMH904 would have to be toggled to the closed position and an external composite link cable connected between the MMH904 and the MultiFRAD Channel connector In most applications the encoding scheme interframe timer and between frames will be used at their default settings If you are unsure of your device s configuration start with the defaults or refer to your device s documentation Chapier 4 MultiFRAD Software Changing Voice Fax Channel Parameters The Voice Fax channel parameters include the interface type and its options voice and fax settings and voice communications for the region of the world that the MultiFRAD resides in The Channel Setup dialog box is accessed from the Main MultiFRAD menu The Channel Setup dialog boxes contain three tabs that partition the channels into three categories i e interface voice fax and regional HMultiFRAD v3 00 Voice Fax Channel Setup x Select Channel M X Channel Enable Interface Dialing Options FXS Loop Start Regeneration Max Dial Digits 5 FXS Ground Start O Pulse FXO Inter Digit Time 2000 9 DTMF in me E amp M Auto Call rE amp M Optio
30. 0 0 0 NO NO 0 Poit 6 0 0 0 0 0 NO NO 0 Port 7 0 0 0 0 0 NO NO 0 Port 8 0 0 0 0 0 NO NO 0 Pot 9 0 0 0 0 0 NO NO 0 Porti0 0 0 0 0 0 NO NO 0 This window shows the statistics for all data channels By highlighting and double clicking on a particualr port you can view the individual channel statistics as well as various hardware signals CTS RTS DSR DCD DTR and XON XOFF status It also gives an indication of buffer utilization and receive flow time These may be indicators that either the data channels or more likely the devices attached to them are being driven harder than they should be Excessive buffer utilization and or receive flow control time can usually be reduced or eliminated by slowing the speed at which the channel is operating Note When you double click a particular Port number the following screen is displayed MultiFRAD 3 00 Data Port 1 Statistics ur e o i1 RTS CTS DSR DCD DTR Bytes Others Transmitted 384 000 Remote Port Received 382 464 Xoff Transmitted NO Blocks Xoff Received NO Transmitted 1 000 m Buffer Utilization 0 Her 1 000 Receive Flow Control Time Retransmitted 0 00 00 00 Mux Link Control Statistics Bytes Blocks Transmitted 168 Transmitted 17 Received 10 Received 1 66 Chapter 4 MultiFRAD Software Frame Relay Statistics The Frame Relay Management Statistics dialog box can be a useful to
31. 6 Other Patents Pending TRADEMARK Trademark of Multi Tech Systems Inc are MultiFRAD and the Multi Tech logo Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Multi Tech Systems Inc 2205 Woodale Drive Mounds View Minnesota 55112 612 785 3500 or 800 328 9717 Fax 612 785 9874 Tech Support 800 972 2439 Internet http www multitech com Tech Writer brian multitech com Contents Chapter 1 Introduction and Description Iniiilese fetes M terre ELIT I I I IU reece Proview OT this GUIJO iacens aaa exa a D e ena eT Rb d Ra ud Front Panel BesSeriptlOfisiseciicenessi mi GER xE ne E NR DRM tatin Back Panel DesCriplion ssgs ts Rene den Lea AE Power CONNECION aana A aubaduadledern tamdauteceraenaeitcaraenende Frame Ground GND CONNeCtOr zo esent rte ppc enda eee uh uade dt ren Internal Composite Link T1 DSW Connector iii seccinicnergecescecdcesenedesceesedsadeceeassdesmasaceenassctexpanecenasssces Montor XMT REV GONNeEtOr M na de Dre eee ne Command Port Connector sine dmaedteteninnnendadesatimendde caseadimumddudeddansoumdddaadeatioudeddceiusnueds External Composite Link RS232 V 35 Connector te htt anh tnde Roten bane nau Ellierrnet 10Base T Connector ucciso cian omen esee ba ta qi eee hb Enn naian a aAA NiNa aii Ghannels 1 amp 2 H9S232 V 35 COMMECIONS 4 22 2 ext dite ta eru ee dad tet tute aue rest sagt domat LU Ga Channels 3 10 Connectors ud niccsectasu dva ic xe eur ra Por dera Con Fa x Dra desadacsautedesadecndea ade nn
32. 8 The Point to Point Setup dialog box controls the WAN port protocol dial on demand and remote port setup The WAN port protocol can be either Point to Point Protocol PPP or Serial Line Internet Protocol SLIP PPP is the more robust of the two protocols in that it allows the end points to negotiate use of the link and protocol parameters in a standardized way and also allows for standardized encapsulation of the packets SLIP is an older protocol and requires manual authentication using a script Note At this time the MultiFRAD does not support voice fax operation in a Point to Point configuration In order to display the PPP dialog box the WAN Port Setup dialog box has to be configured for PPP SLIP MF3000 v2 99C Point to Point Setup Data Compression Authentication iodic Ti 5 User Name Periodic Timer 5 Password Number of Retries 5 Password Authentication Protocol PAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol CHAP rSLIP Enable CSLIP Van Jacobson Compression Maximum Transmit Unit 1006 Header Compression mm Ix WIC Ix CIPX Dial On Demand Enable Hangup After 80 secs Remote Port Setup Client Only Client Or LAN PPP is the default protocol If SLIP is being used click the PPP Enable option to disable PPP Click the SLIP Enable option Determine if the TCP header is going to be compressed using VJC compression I
33. 800 392 2432 Tech Support 800 972 2439 Fax back System 612 717 5888 xl Web Site www multitech com E hitg 182 168 2 16 msinpage thy rm a0 Configuration Microsoft Intemet Explorer Internet zone Chapter 5 Remote Configuration and Management Click the word Login to gain access to the MultiF RAD The following screen appears Enter Network Password 2 x Please enter your authentication information Cancel Resource User name supervisor Password v Save this password in your password list Type supervisor in the User Name field no password needed and click OK The MultiFRAD 3000 Configuration screen is displayed Note the first user to access the MultiF RAD will have read write rights over the unit All subsequent users will have read only rights and therefore some of the options within the Web interface will be inactive i e will not be linked From the MultiFRAD 3000 Configuration screen you can access current settings and view statistics as well as configure and download a new setup to the MultiF RAD 77 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide 78 Multi 3000 Series Router Multiport Data Voice Fax Frame Relay Access Device Chapter 6 Warranty Service and Tech Support Multi Systems MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Introduction This chapter provides the information necessary for receiving service or support for your MultiF RAD The chapter starts with a descriptio
34. A and Canada or 612 785 3702 international and local The BBS can be accessed by any asynchronous modem operating at 1200 bps to 33 600 bps at a setting of 8 bits no parity and 1 stop bit 8 N 1 To log on to the Multi Tech BBS 1 Setyour communications program to 8 N 1 2 Dial our BBS at 800 392 2432 USA and Canada or 612 785 3702 international and local 3 Atthe prompts type your first name last name and password then press ENTER If you area first time caller the BBS asks if your name is spelled correctly If you answer yes a questionnaire appears You must complete the questionnaire to use the BBS on your first call 4 Press ENTER until the Main Menu appears From the Main Menu you have access to two areas the Files Menu and News For help on menu commands type To Download a file If you know the file name From the Main Menu type F to access the Files Menu then type D Enter the name of the file you wish to download from the BBS If a password is required enter the password Answer Y or N to the automatic logoff question Select a file transfer protocol by typing the indicated letter such as Z for Zmodem the recommended protocol ar w D gt 6 7 8 Chapter 6 Warranty Service and Tech Support If you select Zmodem the transfer will begin automatically If you select another protocol you may have to initiate the transfer yourself In most datacomm programs the PAGE DOWN key ini
35. AR TO SEND CB Connector SIGNAL GROUND AB CARRIER DETECT CF TRANSMIT CLOCK DB RECEIVE CLOCK DD DATA TERMINAL READY CD To MultiRouter Link 1 2 or 3 RS232C V 35 Connector V 35 Adapter Cable Configured on a RS232C V 35 Link Cable V 35 34 PIN CONNECTOR Chassis Ground Signal Ground Request To Send Clear To Send Data Set Ready Data Carrier Detect Data Terminal Ready Send Data A Send Data B Terminal Timing A Terminal Timing B Send Timing A Send Timing B Receive Data A Receive Data B Receive Timing A Receive Timing B As viewed from the connector side V 35 34 PIN 25 PIN CONNECTOR MALE CONNECTOR FEMALE D lt X lt C 10 D U I n MO OW gt PROTECTIVE GROUND SIGNAL GROUND REQUEST TO SEND CLEAR TO SEND DATA SET READY DATA CARRIER DETECT DATA TERMINAL READY TRANSMIT DATA A RECEIVE DATAA TRANSMIT DATA B RECEIVE DATA B EXTERNAL TX CLOCK A RECEIVE CLOCKA EXTERNAL TX CLOCK B RECEIVE CLOCK B TRANSMIT CLOCK A TRANSMIT CLOCK B The MultiF RAD RS232C interface circuits have been designed to meet the electrical specificaitons given in EIA Electronic Industries Association RS232C and CCITT Consultative Committee International Telegraph and Telephone V 24 Standards When configured for V 35 interface operation on the link the V 35 adapter cable should be used This cable uses a 25 pin female connector at one end and a 34 pin winchester male connecto
36. AT amp T service with a normal WATS line typically T1 between the customer premise and the AT amp T serving class 4 CO are the customer s responsibility MegaLink BellSouth s leased T1 service Message Associated with such terms as packet frame and segment 1 In information theory an ordered series of characters intended to convey information 2 An assembly of characters and sometimes control codes that is transferred as an entry from an originator to one or more recipients Modem A communications device that enables a computer to transmit information over a telephone line It converts the computer s digital signals into analog signals to send over a telephone line and converts them back to digital signals at the receiving end Modems can be internal and fit into an expansion slot or external and connect to a serial port Multiplexer Mux 1 A device that takes several input signals and combines them into a single output signal in such a manner that each of the input signals can be recovered 2 A device capable of interleaving the events of two or more activities or capable of distributing the events of an interleaved sequence to the respective activities 3 Putting multiple signals on a single channel 98 Glossary Multiprotocol A device that can interoperate with devices utilizing different network protocols Multithreading The ability of a software system to be able to handle more than one transaction concurrently This is con
37. Access and Long Haul facilities Local Management Interface LMI A specification for frame relay equipment that defines status information exchange Local Loop A transmission path typically twisted pair wire between an individual subscriber and the nearest public telecommunica tions network switching center The wires provide ISDN service but require an NT1 at the user end and an LT at the network end AKA loop or subscriber loop Logical Link Control LLC2 In a local area network the protocol that governs the exchange of transmission frames between data stations independently of how the transmission medium is shared The LLC2 protocol was developed by the IEEE 802 commitee and is common to all LAN standards Logical Unit LU A type of network accessible unit that enables end users to gain access to network resources and communicate with each other Long Haul The T1 element that connects to the Access portion of the long distance company s LDC s central office The LDC is commonly called the point of presence POP Each LDC has a number of POPs located throughout the country The LDC is also called an IEC Inter Exchange Carrier Long Haul Communications The type of phone call reaching outside of a local exchange LE Management Information Base MIB A database of network management information used by the Common Management Informa tion Protocol CMIP and the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Megacom An
38. Cham iT Chanel O0 0000000 0000 Goo oo OO OO OO oo oo oo Figure 1 MultiFRAD 3000 Series Note Atthis time the MultiFRAD does not support voice fax operation in a Point to Point configuration Voice fax operation is only supported over a frame relay network Chapter 1 Introduction and Description Preview of this Guide This User Guide describes the MultiFRAD and details how to install and configure it The information contained in each chapter is as follows Chapter 1 Introduction and Description Chapter 1 describes the MultiFRAD including front panel descriptions back panel connectors and relevant technical specifications Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 provides information on unpacking and cabling your MultiFRAD Safety Warnings are detailed followed by the installation procedure in which each of the cables are connected to the MultiF RAD and the unit is powered on Chapter 3 Software Loading and Configuration Chapter 3 details the software loading and initial configuration The MultiF RAD software diskettes are Windows based Later chapters as well as your on line help program describe the MultiF RAD software in more detail Chapter 4 MultiFRAD Software Chapter 4 describes the MultiF RAD software from an applications perspective and in doing so not every screen is shown nor is each field within a screen defined For explanations and parameters of each field within a dialog box please refer to the on line
39. Click Exit after the downloading is complete The Hangup connection with MultiFRAD dialog box is displayed Click Yes to disconnect the phone connection to the remote site If the same telephone number is not going to be used again in the immediate future you may want to remove it from the Port Setup dialog box At the remote site reconnect the MultiFRAD to the serial port of the PC and from the Program Manager screen click the MultiF RAD Configuration Icon to verify that the MultiF RAD is running 71 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide 72 LAN Based TheLAN based remote configuration requires a Windows Sockets compliant TCP IP stack TCP IP protocol software must be installed and functional before the configuration program can be used 1 You must assign an Internet IP address for the PC and for each node that will be managed by the configuration program Refer to the protocol software documentation for instructions on how to set the IP addresses Once you have completed this step you should be able to use the protocol Ping command for the PC host name You should also test the network interface configuration by Pinging another TCP IP device that is connected to the network 2 Install the MultiF RAD software on the local PC When installed click Start Programs MultiFRAD 3000 Configuration Port Setup or double click the Configuration Port icon in the MultiF RAD 3000 program group 3 The FR3000 Port Setup dialog box is display
40. D A typical Telnet client is allowed to configure the MultiFRAD and its data ports In addition the MultiFRAD can be remotely accessed and configured from anywhere on the Internet through its Web interface A typical TCP IP program group is shown below with a Tcpman icon and a Telnet icon rc Of Tcpman D The TCP IP stack has to be loaded before the Telnet client a Windows application will run The Telnet Server option has to be selected from the Applications Setup dialog box using the Applications Setup dialog box using the MultiFRAD Configuration icon and the Others button on the FR3000 Setup dialog box Double click the Telnet icon or shortcut and a blank Telnet screen is displayed Click Connect Remote System and the Connect dialog box is displayed Select or enter a Host Name the IP address of the MultiFRAD In this example the IP Host Name is 200 2 9 1 Host Name 200 2 9 1 Bort teinet TermType va 00 Cancel When you enter a valid Host Name IP address and click the Connect button you are immediately connected to the target MultiFRAD and the MultiFRAD Management Menu screen is displayed Chapter 5 Remote Configuration and Management MultiFRAD Management Menu The MultiFRAD management menu provides two options MultiF RAD Configuration and Remote User Database The MultiF RAD Configuration options allow you to select the protocol stack high or low level device drivers applications Mux d
41. D that encapsulates data streams from the voice fax channels data channels and LAN devices into frame relay frames The MultiF RAD 3000 series contains six or ten syncronous or asynchronous data channels four or eight Voice Fax channels a 10M bps Ethernet port and a composite link that connects to a common carrier frame relay network service private frame relay network or a point to point network The MultiFRAD 3000 series also provides additional features of data over IP and hub capabilities that allow multiple MultiF RAD 3000 s to be connected together increasing the number of available data channels The MultiFRAD 3000 series has six model numbers that include FR3060 which allows up to six data channel devices such as multiplexers to be connected to its RS232 data channels an Ethernet LAN connection for IP or IPX routing or bridging of other protocols an RS232 command port and a composite link for access to a Frame Relay Network The FR3100 allows up to ten devices to be connected along with the Ethernet port command port and composite link connections Voice Fax capabilities can be added to the two base models allowing either 4 Voice Fax channels or 8 Voice Fax channels on either model The 4 channel model with 6 data channels is referred to as model FR3060 V4 The 8 channel voice fax capability with 10 data channels is referred to as FR3100 V8 Chanel channel 10 Composto Link Etes Chai Chez Chemeli Ghml Channels Channels
42. Digital Data Information represented by discrete values or conditions contrast Analog Data Digital Loopback A technique used for testing the circuitry of a communications device Can be initiated locally or remotely via a telecommunications device The tested device decodes and encodes a received test message then echoes the message back The results are compared with the original message to determine if corruption occurred en route Digital PBX A Private Branch Exchange that operates internally on digital signals See also Exchange Digital Service level 0 DSO The world wide standard speed 64K bps for digital voice conversation using PCM pulse coded modulation Digital Service level 1 DS1 The 1 544M bps voice standard derived from an older Bell System standard for digitized voice transmission in North America The 1 544M bps consists of 24 digitally encoded 64K bps voice channels north America and 2 048M bps 30 channels elsewhere Digital Signal A discrete or discontinuous signal e g a sequence of voltage pulses Digital devices such as terminals and comput ers transmit data as a series of electrical pulses which have discrete jumps rather than gradual changes Digital Signaling Rates DSn A hierarchical system for transmission rates where DSO is 64K bps equivalent to ISDN B channel and DS1 is 1 5 Mbps equivalent to ISDN PRI Digital Transmission A method of electronic information transmission com
43. Multi 3000 Series Router Multiport Data Voice Fax Frame Relay Access Device Models FR3060 FR3100 FR3060 V4 FR3060 V8 FR3100 V4 FR3100 V8 User Guide Multi Systems User Guide 88302203 Revision D MultiF RAD 3000 Series Model Numbers FR3060 FR3100 FR3060 V4 FR3060 V8 FR3100 V4 FR3100 V8 This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without prior expressed written permission from Multi Tech Systems Inc All rights reserved Copyright 1999 by Multi Tech Systems Inc Multi Tech Systems Inc makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Furthermore Multi Tech Systems Inc reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of Multi Tech Systems Inc to notify any person or organization of such revisions or changes Record of Revisions Revision Description A Manual released All pages at revision A 3 26 98 B Manual revised to include software release version 2 00 12 16 98 C Manual revised to include Voice Fax feature with software release version 3 00 b 14 99 D Manual revised to include Regulatory Compliance updates 6 29 99 PATENTS This Product is covered by one or more of the following U S Patent Numbers 5 301 274 5 309 562 5 355 365 5 355 653 5 452 289 5 453 98
44. P Address Mask Frame Type TYPE II SNAP WAN Port IP Address Remote Address The default Ethernet IP Address has to be changed to your unique LAN address Enter an acceptable unique IP address for the Ethernet port Change the default Subnet Mask and Frame Type to the values you have assigned to your LAN port The default WAN Address has to be changed to your unique WAN address Enter an acceptable unique WAN Address for the WAN port Change the default Subnet Mask and Remote Address for WAN to the values you have assigned to your WAN Click OK when you are satisfied with your selections 23 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide 22 If your MultiFRAD is going to be connected to a frame relay network with a Synchronous DCE device and External Clocking click OK and proceed to step 23 to configure your data ports If your Synchronous DCE device in your frame relay network requires External Clocking from the MultiFRAD click on Internal Clock and set your Clock Speed If your MultiFRAD is going to be used in a Point to point configuration click PPP SLIP and choose the Mode of the DCE device If the mode is Asynchronous then choose the Connection Method Then click OK to configure your data ports MultiFRAD v3 00 WAN Port Setup 1234567 MultiModem ZDX Series 24 Chapter 3 Software Loading and Configuration 23 The Data Port Configuration dialog box allows you to configure the data chann
45. PO Description a Voice Channel Channel 1 DLCI fi 6 Permit Hunting Enable Routing ea Cancer 2 The MultiFRAD phone number does not have to be a conventional telephone number for example it does not have to be 717 5565 It can be a single digit or many digits with the exception that it can not be longer than the entry in the Max Dial Digits field in the Dialing Options group of the Channel Setup dialog box Chapter 4 MultiFRAD Software Others Setup Clicking the Others button on the main menu displays the Others Setup dialog box This dialog box lets you enable SNMP Agent the default is disabled and set up all the necessary parameters enable or disable various remote configuration methods such as TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol Server Web Server Dumb Terminal and Telnet Server and assign a Password to the MultiFRAD for Internet security These applications enable remote viewing and changing of the MultiFRAD configuration or updating firmware from anywhere on the connected internetwork Verify that the desired applications are enabled checked The default condition is all applications are checked To disable a given application click to uncheck the check box and disable support SNMP related operations can be performed only when the SNMP Agent is enabled checked on this dialog box The IP address of the system i e SNMP Manager that will receive the Traps from the Multifrad should be e
46. S LOOP TYPE Voice channel 4 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE VOFR initialized RTR Channel Buffer Size is d2000 MUX Buffer Size is 156000 RTR Available malloc 01500000 size Configuration Date April 28 1999 Connection COM1 Rights Read Write After you have changed the configuration of the remote MultiFRAD click Download Setup to update the configuration The remote MultiFRAD will be brought down the new configuration written to the unit and the unit will reboot Click Exit after the downloading is complete Double click the MultiFRAD Configuration icon in the MultiFRAD 3000 program group to verify that the MultiFRAD is running 73 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Remote Management 74 This section describes typical client applications that can be used to configure the MultiF RAD remotely It is important to note that although any subsequent changes to configuration can be made using these applications the initial setup and configuration of the MultiFRAD must be done on the local PC using the MultiFRAD software provided with your unit Although establishing access to the MultiFRAD varies between applications the configuration functions mirror those of the MultiFRAD software For more information on MultiFRAD software refer to Chapter 4 MultiFRAD Software Telnet A typical Telnet client application is described next The MultiFRAD has a built in Telnet Server that enables Telnet client PCs to access the MultiFRA
47. Start F Data Port 3 Data Port 4 O Throttle Up and Down F Data Port 5 Data Port 6 Mode l Data Port 7 Data Poit 8 O Adhere to CIR l Data Port 9 Data Port 10 O Adhere to CIR Be O As Fast as Possible Settings in Bits second Others ManngemonL Committed Information Rate Fes Annex D Excess Burst Rate Be LHI Annex A Chapter 3 Software Loading and Configuration 29 The Voice Fax Channel Setup dialog box is displayed The Channel Setup dialog boxes define the Voice Fax channel interface voice coder fax parameters and regional telephone 30 parameters for each channel MultiFRAD v3 00 Voice Fax Channel Setup x Interface Select Channel X Channel Enable FXS Loop Start FXS Ground Start FXO C E amp M Interface Dialing Options Regeneration Max Dial Digits E Pulse DIMF Inter s s 2000 Auto Call Auto Call Enable DLC Number 16 Signal Dial Tone O Wink Remote Channel Channel 1 Iz rE amp M Options Mode Duplicate to channels EN aces GTI c es Wink Timer 2wie 4 Wire ma LA Desens Wu Configure each channel for the type of interface you are connecting to The Interface tab defaults to Channel 1 in the Select Channel group To change the channel number click the down arrow for the Select Channel and a drop down li
48. Statistics or only those statistics that you enable check on this dialog box MF3000 v2 99C Log Statistics E L LJ z al L 60 Chapter 4 MultiFRAD Software Statistics The Statistics dialog box allows you to view statistics on the major events of the MultiFRAD The Statistic dialog box changes depending on the way the WAN port is configured If the MultiFRAD is configured in a point to point configuration the button to the right of the WAN changes to PPP and the DLCI button will be grayed out If the WAN port is configured for a frame relay configuration then the button to the right of the WAN changes to Frame Relay and the DLCI button is active MultiFRAD v3 00 Lx orara garda Statistics can be a helpful troubleshooting tool For example viewing the WAN Statistics you can see if the MultiFRAD is sending or receiving on its composite link or WAN port When the MultiFRAD is configured in a frame relay mode it will transmit management frames approximately every ten seconds trying to establish communication with the provider s switch If the unit is sending frames but not receiving any this may be an indication of a problem with the link device or the frame relay network Statistics in the frame relay dialog box actually show the number of management frames being sent and received and can also indicate a link or frame relay network problem One way to determine if a problem is local would be to set you
49. all Tone dialing One of two methods of dialing a telephone usually associated with Touch Tone push button phones Compare with pulse dialing Topology Physical layout of network components cables stations gateways and hubs Three basic interconnection topologies are star ring and bus networks Transmission Control Protocol TCP A communications protocol used in Internet and in any network that follows the US Department of Defense standards for internetwork protocol TCP provides a reliable host to host protocol between hosts in packet switched communications networks and in interconnected systems of such networks It assumes that the Internet protocol is the underlying protocol Transport Layer Layer 4 of the Open Systems Interconnection OSI model provides reliable end to end delivery of data and detects transmission sequential errors Transport Protocol Data Unit TPDU A transport header which is added to every message contains destination and source addressing information that allows the end to end routing of messages in multi layer NAC networks of high complexity They are automatically added to messages as they enter the network and can be stripped off before being passed to the host or another device that does not support TPDU s Trunk Transmission links that interconnect switching offices 102 Glossary TSR terminate and stay resident A software program that remains active and in memory after its user inte
50. and then click MultiFRAD Configuration The Setup dialog box is displayed WE La ee Multi esl MU a d pee X Es Souter Maligo Data Voicei Fax fms Rely Aces Deve waa och MultiFRAD v3 00 Protocol Stacks Initialized Flash write scheduler initialized RTR Available malloc 01600000 size Voice channel 1 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE Voice channel 2 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE Voice channel 3 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE Voice channel 4 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE VOFR initialized RTR Channel Buffer Size is d2000 MUX Buffer Size is 156000 RTR Available malloc 01500000 size Status Running Configuration Date April 28 1999 Connection COM1 Rights Read Write Chapter 3 Software Loading and Configuration Detect and Map Your DLCIs 41 From the Setup dialog box click the Frame Relay button MF3000 v1 99E Frame Relay 42 A Frame Relay dialog box stating MultiF RAD has detected and added following DLCIs is displayed Click the OK button 43 A second Frame Relay dialog box may be displayed stating MultiFRAD has detected Management Type to be Annex A The Management Types are Annex A Annex D or LMI Any one could appear in this dialog box MF3000 v1 99E Frame Relay mu um 44 Click OK the Frame Relay Setup dialog box is displayed MultiFRAD v3 00 Frame Relay Setup 45 Click the DLCI button to display the Frame Relay DLCI Setup dia
51. at are already mapped to other DLCIs are grayed out In our example lets map data port 3 to DLCI 17 Simply click Port 3 in the Data Port Mappings group and an X appears in the box at the left of Port 3 Now we have both data port 3 and IP WAN address 200 2 12 1 mapped to DLCI 17 The MultiFRAD allows multiple sources of data to be mapped to the same DLCI because the MultiFRAD multiplexes all the data onto the DLCI In other words bandwidth for that DLCI is shared by all the data sources mapped to the DLCI Of course this means that all the data sources must go to the same remote site since the frame relay network will send all data on DLCI 17 to the same place MultiFRAD v3 00 Frame Relay DLCI Setup DLCIs 2 0016 rProtocol Mappings Map IP Address 200 2 12 1 iz Map IPX Network Number None iz Map STP WAN Number None ig rPort Mappings Congestion Management F Data Port 1 Data Port 2 Stop and Start X Data Port 3 Data Port 4 Throttle Up and Down Data Port 5 DataPort6 Mode Data Port Z Data Port 8 Adhere to CIR Data Port 9 Data Port 10 Adhere to CIR Be As Fast as Possible Hub Mappings Settings in Bits second Others Committed Information Rate 56000 Excess Burst Rate Be foo Compression 53 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Data Port Configuration 54 The Data Port Configuration dialog box allows you to change the parame
52. ata device If your data device is a synchronous device ensure that the clocking and if an internal clock is used the Speed is correct Also check the Encoding Scheme Between Frames and InterFrame Timer are correct for your channel device Refer to user documentation for the parameters of the channel device After configuring a given channel you can copy that channel s configuration to any of the other channels by selecting the desired channels in the Duplicate To group and clicking the Copy button Click OK when you are satisfied with your data port configurations If you enabled PPP in the WAN Ports Default Setup dialog box proceed to step 29 If you enabled Frame Relay in the WAN Ports Default Setup dialog box the Frame Relay DLCI Default Setup dialog box is displayed with all the groups inactive Click OK to continue Your MultiFRAD will auto detect DLCIs and the frame relay management type when the unit is connected to an active frame relay network service At this point your MultiFRAD is not communicating with the frame relay network You should finish loading the software and then access the frame relay dialog box from the Main dialog box MultiFRAD 3 00 Frame Relay DLCI Setup Default Setup x DLCIs 0 rProtocol Mappings Map IP Address F7 Map IPX Network Number ig Map STP WAN Number F7 E La Port Mappings Congestion Management F Data Port 1 Data Port 2 O Stop and
53. ata ports filtering priority or system information The Remote User Database option enables you to build and maintain a user database for remote access cS Telnet 192 168 2 16 HH HHH HHH HHH HHH JEJE JE JE JE JEJE JE IE JE JEJE JEJE JE JE JE JEJE JE IE JE IAS DE JE JEJE JEJEJE DE DE AAPA Ay HultiFRAD 3888 Version 2 99 x Copyright C 1995 Hulti Tech Systems Inc Multi Tech Systems Inc 22805 Woodale Drive Mounds View Minnesota 55112 USA http www mnultitech com x HH HK HHH HHH HHH HH HHH EH HE HII JEJEJE HEHE HIE lt lt MultiFRAD Telnet Server gt gt 1 MultiFRAD Configuration 2 Remote User Database Enter your choice 1 to 2 or EXIT li ET When you enter a password in the Applications Setup dialog box in the MultiFRAD Software once you choose an option from the MultiFRAD Telnet Server dialog box you must enter your password before your choice is accepted MultiFRAD Configuration The MultiFRAD Configuration option enables you to view and change parameters on the protocol stacks high and low level device drivers enable or disable the supported servers configure MUX data ports set up filtering and priority or view system information o Telnet 192 168 2 16 x lt lt MultiFRAD Telnet Server gt gt 1 MultiFRAD Configuration 2 Remote User Database Enter your choice 1 to 2 or EXIT 1 lt lt Main Menu gt gt 1 Protocol
54. atios the 60 40 is basically for the USA and the 67 33 ratio is for international applications 57 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Changing the Phone Directory Database 58 The phone directory database defines each FRAD Phone Number in your MultiFRAD network To access this database you would click on the Phone Book button in the Main MultiFRAD menu You can add delete or edit any entry in the database MultiFRAD v3 00 Phone Directory Database x Station Phone Number GEE Number of Entries 0 Station Information Description DLCI Number Channel Routing The Station Phone Number window displays the Phone Numbers that are reachable from this voice gateway and the Station Information group displays the details of that phone number To add a phone number click Add in the Phone Directory Database dialog box and the Add Edit Phone Entry dialog box is displayed Assign the new Phone Number then add a Description optional select the Voice Channel number and type the DLCI number is the fields provided When done click OK and the Station Phone Number dialog box is displayed To change or delete an existing phone number highlight the number in the Station Phone Number window and click on either the Edit or Delete button If you are editing an existing phone number the Add Edit Phone Entry dialog box is displayed MultiFRAD v3 00 Add Phone Entry Lx rStation Information Phone Number
55. bit is the basis of the binary number system It can take the value of 1 or 0 Bits are generally recognized as the electrical charge generated or stored by a computer that represent some portion of usable information Bit Error Rate Test BERT A device or routine that measures the quality of data transmission A known bit pattern is transmitted and the errors received are counted and a BER bit error rate is calculated The BER is the ratio of received bits in error relative to the total number of bits received expressed in a power of 10 Bit robbing The use of the least significant bit per channel in every sixth frame for signaling The line signal bits robbed from the Speech pat conveys sufficient pre ISDN telephony signaling information with the remaining line signal bits providing sufficient line signaling bits for recreating the original sound See robbed bit signaling Blue Alarm An error indication signal consisting of all 1s indicating disconnection or attached device failure Contrast Red Alarm and Yellow Alarm Bps bits per second A unit to measure the speed at which data bits can be transmitted or received Bps differs from baud when more than one bit is represented by a single cycle of the carrier Bridges 1 A functional unit that interconnects two local area networks that use the same logical link protocol but may use different medium access control protocols 2 A functional unit that interconnects multiple LANs local
56. ces at the start of transmission All information packets follow the same route and arrive in sequence but do not necessarily carry a complete address 103 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Index A About the Internet 83 About the Multi Tech Fax Back Service 85 ASCISEEI centur eco ner 22 B Back Panel Description 10 BBS nutritur ais E RE Ea eE 82 C CablingiBIagralms ee an ees tete des 86 Committed Information Rate 32 Configuration Port Setup sesssss 38 Configuration Utilities 38 Connectors Channels 1 amp 2 RS232 V 35 10 Channels 3 10 11 Command POE ioco erac to rape leti d 10 Ethernet 10 Base Tessin 10 External Composite Link RS232 V 35 10 Frame Ground GND 10 Internal Composite Link T1 DSU 10 Monitor XMT BGM 22 2 dete se des toda 10 usi annees so 10 Voice Fax Channels 1 8 11 ESI tt dun re 11 EXO min tnt de 11 By ho e EE rere erreee 11 Contacting Tech Support via E mail 81 D Data Port Statistics e ei etas 66 DHCP ane a ere 41 ENS vere NAE O 41 E UNCC ra sad intacte 22 Ethernetll Type issue 22 Excess Burst RAGE 32 F Frame Relay Statistics 67 Frame MV OCS Leu 22 23 Ethernetll Type ll css 22 LEG 8022 anona N 22 EEA OERE DEEN
57. ckets transmitted received MF3000 v1 99G IPX Port Statistics IPX Port Statistics m Packets Others Transmitted 2 034 Packets to Route 0 Ponte iu Large Packets Received 0 Forwarded 0 Transmit Packets Discarded 0 r Packets Filtered S Tl Path Not Found Packets 0 Transmit 0 Receive 0 Packets with Hop Count too large 0 IPX is a network layer protocol that is usually associated with Novell Netware networks It allows for encapsulation of four different frame types over a single physical LAN connection provided each frame type has a unique network address RAW 802 3 LLC 802 2 Ethernet Il and SNAP These statistics are mostly informational but could be useful for troubleshooting For instance if there was a question as to which frame type your workstation was using you could view the statistics for each frame type and determine which one is being used by the amount of packets transmitted and received STP Spanning Tree Port Statistics The STP Spanning Tree Port Statistics dialog box displays information regarding the selected STP port for example the number of frames discarded or forwarded MF3000 v1 99G STP Port Statistics STP Port Statistics Frames Received 117 Forwarded 268 Discarded 0 Forward Transitions 0 r Frames Filtered Transmit 0 Receive 0 Spanning Tree transParent STP bridging is the method o
58. configured as FXS LOOP TYPE RTR Available malloc 01500000 size Status Running Configuration Date April 28 1999 Connection COM1 Rights Read Write The Events window in the center of the dialog box provides information about the boot process and ongoing information regarding the status of events such as the type of frame relay management selected and which PVCs become active It can be a useful tool in times of troubleshooting The status bar at the bottom displays the status of the unit e g Running the date that the unit was configured the type of connection on the command port e g if the pc connected to the command port is using its serial port to communicate with the MultiFRAD or if the pc is communicating with the MultiF RAD via an Ethernet connection The last field on the status bar is the Rights field which displays either Read Write or Read only rights The first user to communicate with the MultiFRAD has Read Write rights This enables the first user to change the configuration of the MultiFRAD A second user has read only rights which means they can only view the configuration of the MultiFRAD If your WAN port is configured for frame relay then the button to its right is Frame Relay If your WAN port is configured for Point to Point then the button to the right is PPP 39 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Changing IP Parameters 40 The IP Setup dialog box allows you change the IP routing ca
59. cted click the New button and the Frame Relay New DLCI dialog box is displayed To add a new DLCI Number enter the number in the Enter DLCI Number window You do not have to enter the leading zeros MF3000 v2 99C Frame Relay New DLCI 50 Chapier 4 MultiFRAD Software When you click the OK button the new DLCI appears in the DLCI s window in the Frame Relay DLCI dialog box MultiFRAD v3 00 Frame Relay DLCI Setup DLCIs 15 Protocol Mappings Map IP Address 200 2 10 1 H Map IPX Network Number None OOOO O H Map STP WAN Number None zd ms Port Mappings Congestion Management 0027 X Data Port 1 Data Port 2 C Stop and Start m Data Port 3 Data Port 4 Throttle Up and Down 0030 Data Port 5 Data Port 6 Mode C Adhere to CIR Adhere to CIR Be C As Fast as Possible Data Port 7 Data Port 8 Data Port 9 Data Port 10 Others Settings in Bits second Committed Information Rate 56000 Excess Burst Rate Be fo I Compression When a DLCI has just been detected or if you have just made a new DLCI no data ports and protocols are mapped to it The default Congestion Management mode CIR and Be are displayed You should verify these default settings with how your new DLCI is provisioned by you service provider Congestion Management Mode and CIR Be settings are used to avoid congestion and possible loss
60. d PO iiic auto cx eren rane nnda 12 Composite Link external 12 Electrical Physical 12 Eth nNet POT oii mur 12 Hequiremiet 22 ctione ineensatee 12 Telnet ej M 74 MultiFRAD Configuration 75 Remote User Database 76 U Uninstall Proxy Server Configuration 38 Unpacking your MultiFRAD 3000 14 W WAN aeneae en rA E 23 POIL cniin ae cman 23 WAIN Poit Setups tie 47 WAN StaliStiCS 2 1 iaoaeeti toe rero saepe ds 64 WEB Browser Management 76 105
61. digital form through sampling and encoding the samples with a fixed number of bits Pulse dialing One of two methods of dialing a telephone usually associated with rotary dial phones Compare with tone dialing Q Quantizing The process of analog to digital conversion by assigning a range from the contiguous analog values to a discrete number R Random Access Memory RAM A computer s primary workspace All data must be stored in RAM even for a short while before software can use the processor to manipulate the data Before a PC can do anything useful it must move programs from disk to RAM When you turn it off all information in RAM is lost Rate Enforcement The concept in frame relay where frames sent faster than the CIR are to be carried only if the bandwidth is available otherwise they are to be discarded The frame relay network assumes that anything exceeding the CIR is of low priority Rate enforcement makes sure that the network will not get so congested that it isn t able to meet the agreed on CIR Recognized Private Operating Agency RPOA A corporation private or government controlled that provides telecommunica tions services RPOAs such as AT amp T participate as non voting members in the CCITT Red Alarm A T1 error condition generated when a local failure e g loss of synchronization iexists for 2 5 seconds causing a Carrier Group Alarm CGA See also Blue Alarm and Yellow Alarm Request for Commen
62. duce throughput during times of congestion Throttle Up and Down 51 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Compression can be enabled on a per DLCI basis by clicking on the Others Compression box If compression is required it must be enabled on both the local and remote ends of the PVC MultiFRAD 3 00 Frame Relay DLCI Setup x DLCIs 2 0016 Protocol Mappings Map IP Address None M Map IPX Network Number None M Map STP WAN Number None ig Port Mappings Congestion Management C Stop and Start Throttle Up and Down Data Port 1 Data Port 2 Data Port 3 Data Port 4 Data Port 5 Data Port amp Data Port 7 Data Port 8 Data Port 9 Data Port 10 Mode C Adhere to CIR Adhere to CIR Be As East as Possible Settings in Bits second Others Committed Information Rate 56000 Excess Burst Rate Be fo Compression To map a protocol to a DLCI e g 17 return to the Main Menu and then click the protocol stack that you are using In the lower left part of the protocol stack dialog box a list of Logical WANs is displayed To add a new logical WAN click the Add button and the next logical WAN number will appear in the list on the left hand side of the dialog box For example lets map our new IP WAN 2 to our new DLCI 17 IP WAN 2 hypothetically requires an IP Port Address of 200 2 12 1 an IP Mask of 255 255 255 0 and a remote IP Address
63. e coding One method of T1 line coding see also B8ZS and AMI B7ZS line coding does not place restrictions on user data AMI does B8ZS Bipolar 8 Zero Suppression line coding One of two common methods of T1 line coding with AMI B8ZS line coding does not place restrictions on user data AMI does A coding method used to produce 64K bps clear transmission See also B7ZS and AMI line coding Backbone 1 A set of nodes and their interconnecting links providing the primary data path across a network 2 In a local area network multiple bridge ring configuration a high speed link to which the rings are connected by means of bridges A backbone may be configured as a bus or as a ring 3 In a wide area network a high speed link to which nodes or data switching exchanges DSEs are connected 4 A common distibution core that provides all electrical power gases chemicals and other services to the sectors of an automated wager processing system Background An activity that takes place in the PC while you are running another application In other words the active user interface does not correspond to the background task Bandwidth The transmission capacity of a computer channel communications line or bus It is expressed in cycles per second hertz the bandwidth being the difference between the lowest and highest frequencies transmitted The range of usable frequencies that a transmission medium will pass without unacceptable att
64. e first position and it is used for frame and signaling phase alignment only Subscriber Loop See Local loop Switched 56 A circuit switched full duplex digital synchronous data transmission service that lets you dial a number and transmit data to it at 56K bps It is a relatively low cost service widely used in North America for telecommuting videoconferencing and high speed data transfers Many phone companies are or will be phasing out Switched 56 in favor of ISDN service Switched Virtual Circuit SVC A type of data transmission where the connection is maintained only until the call is cleared Switched Line In communications a physical channel established by dynamically connecting one or more discreet segments This connection lasts for the duration of the call after which each segment may be used as part of a different channel Contrast with leased line Switched Network A network in which a temporary connection is established from one point via one or more segments Synchronous Data Link Control SDLC A discipline conforming to subsets of the Advanced Data Communications Control Proce dures ADCCP of the American National Standards Institute ANSI and High level Data Link Control HDLC of the International Organization for Standardization for managing synchronous code transparent serial by bit information transfer over a link connection Transmission exchanges may be duplex or half duplex over switched or nonswitched l
65. e local area network COL Collision This indicator lights when a collision is in progress that is when two nodes are transmitting packets at the same time LNK Link This indicator lights indicating that the MultiFRAD is connected to the local area network Chapter 1 Introduction and Description Channels 1 and 2 V35 XMT RCV V 35 Interface This indicator lights when the channel is configured for a V 35 interface Transmit This indicator blinks when the channel is receiving data to be transmitted on the link or over IP Receive This indicator blinks when the channel is transmitting data received from the link Channels 3 through 10 XMT RCV Transmit This indicator blinks when the channel is receiving data to be transmitted on the link or over IP Receive This indicator blinks when the channel is transmitting data received from the link Voice Fax Channels 1 8 FXS FXO E amp M FAX XMT RCV XSG RSG Foreign Exchange Station This indicator lights when the voice fax channel is configured for FXS operation Foreign Exchange Office This indicator lights when the voice fax channel is configured for FXO operation Ear amp Mouth Operation This indicator lights when the voice fax channel is configured for E amp M operation Fax This indicator lights when there is fax traffic on the voice fax channel Transmit This indicator lights when voice or fax data is being transmitted Receive Th
66. ea 59 Click OK and you are returned to the Phone Directory Database dialog box which now displays the phone number 101 in the Station Phone Number list and your other information in the Station Information group Chapter 3 Software Loading and Configuration MultiFRAD 3 00 Phone Directory Database x Number of Entries 1 tation Information Description Jerry s Desk DLCI Number 20 Channel Channel 1 Routing Disabled 60 Repeat steps 58 thru 59 for each additional phone number You should enter one phone number for each remote channel that is enabled When finished click OK 61 The Main menu is displayed MultiFRAD v3 00 C X RS art Data Voice Fax Acces Device ra TEE aa Events Protocol Stacks Initialized Flash write scheduler initialized RTR Available malloc 01600000 size Voice channel 1 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE Voice channel 2 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE Voice channel 3 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE Voice channel 4 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE VOFR initialized RTR Channel Buffer Size is d2000 MUX Buffer Size is 156000 RTR Available malloc 01500000 size Status Running Configuration Date April 28 1999 Connection COM1 Rights Read Write Click Download Setup 62 The Save Current Setup as User Default Configuration is displayed MultiTech recommends that you click the check box to save the user default configuration
67. ect the MultiFRAD to an external modem DSU ISDN terminal adapter or any device that is synchronous full duplex and supplies clocking signals The connection interface can be either RS 232 or V 35 Ethernet 10Base T Connector Use the Ethernet 10Base T UTP connector to connect the MultiFRAD MultiFRAD port to a LAN The connector is an RJ 45 jack Channels 1 amp 2 RS232 V 35 Connectors The connectors for Channels 1 and 2 are used to connect the MultiFRAD to data devices A data device can be a HDLC synchronous device such as a multiplexer or an asynchronous device such as a PC These two data channels can be either RS 232 or V 35 The connectors are DB 25 female connectors Chapter 1 Introduction and Description Channels 3 10 Connectors These DB 25 female connectors are used to connect the MultiFRAD to channel devices These connections can be to either asynchronous or HDLC synchronous RS 232 data equipment such as multiplexers Voice Fax Channels 1 8 Connectors E amp M Use the E amp M connector to connect the MultiFRAD Voice Fax channel to the E amp M connector on an analog PBX Private Branch eXchange trunk when linking two PBX s together The E amp M connector is an RJ 48 jack FXO Use the FXO Foreign eXchange Office connector to connect the MultiFRAD Voice Fax channel to an analog station card on the local PBX This connection is also commonly referred to as an OPX Off Premises eXtension The FXO connecto
68. ed Communication Type Select Port IP Address C COM Pot C P 200 2 9 1 Modem Setup Init String JATSO 1 E5 SB 192008 Init Response ok Ex Cancel Dial String Help Connect Response CONNECT Hangup String ATHO0 NOTE If there is a Dial String specified in Modem Setup Configuration programs will try to initialize modem and dial this string Verify that the Communication Type field is set IP In the MultiFRAD IP Address field enter the IP Address of the remote MultiFRAD 4 Click OK when you are satisfied with your selections 5 Run the MultiFRAD Configuration program Click Start Programs MultiFRAD 3000 MultiFRAD Configuration or double click the MultiFRAD Configuration icon in the MultiFRAD 3000 program group The Reading Setup dialog box is displayed MF3000 v1 99G Writing Setup Date Stamp Dec 15 1998 Size bytes 6217 E 6 The FR3000 Setup dialog box is displayed This is the dialog box of the remote MultiF RAD Refer to the online help provided with your MultiFRAD for the definition of each dialog box and field within a dialog box Chapter 6 Warranty Service and Tech Support MultiFRAD v3 00 Mm E3 Events Protocol Stacks Initialized Flash write scheduler initialized RTR Available malloc 01600000 size Voice channel 1 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE Voice channel 2 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE Voice channel 3 configured as FX
69. els for PPP 24 Frame Relay for data over the Internet or as a Hub over a frame relay network The Encapsulation Type group determines how the data channel is going to be configured MultiFRAD v3 00 Data Port Configuration x Select Port 240 E X Port Enable m NS rData Port Mode Destination Port F7 C Raw Encapsulation Type Encapsulated PPP Frame Relay e APSM Hub IP Er rue eee Configure as Remote IP Address C Asynchronous EE Synchronous rSync Parameters Duplicate To Clocking Encoding Scheme Poit z Port2 Port3 Port4 External j p NRZ Por5 Port6 Port Ports Por9 Porti Between Frames C Mark State E C NRZI InterFrame Timer in ms Off M If your MultiFRAD is going to be connected to a frame relay network or point to point then accept the default Encapsulation Type of PPP Frame Relay option If your MultiFRAD is being configured for data over the Internet then choose the Encapsulation Type of IP option When the IP option is selected the Remote IP Address field becomes active Enter the IP address of the remote MultiFRAD The Point to Point Protocol PPP is used in serial links asynchronous or synchronous to transfer packets between two end points If your MultiFRAD is going to be connected in a Point to Point configuration then Data Port Mode is defaulted to APSM and all
70. ent memory chip that can be programmed or filled by the customer after by the manufacturer has set initial values Contrast with ROM Protocol 1 A set of semantic and syntactic rules that determines the behavior of functional units in achieving communication 2 In Open Systems Interconnection architecture a set of semantic and syntactic rules that determine the behavior of entities in the same layer in performing communication functions 3 In SNA the meanings of and the sequencing rules for requests and responses used for managing the network transferring data and synchronizing the states of network components 4 Synonymous with line control discipline PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network A worldwide public voice telephone network that is used as a telecommunications medium for the transmission of voice data and other information Public Data Network PDN A packet switched network that is available to the public for individual subscriber use Typically controlled by a government or a national monopoly Public Switched Telephone Network PSTN The group of circuit switching voice carriers which are commonly used as analog data communications services Pulse Code Modulation PCM 1 In data communication variation of a digital signal to represent information for example by means of pulse amplitude modulation PAM pulse duration modulation PDM or pulse position modulation PPM 2 Transmissions of analog information in
71. enuation or distortion Bandwidth is a factor in determining the amount of information and the speed at which a medium can transmit data or other information Backward Explicit Congestion Notification BECN A bit that tells you that a certain frame on a particular logical connection has encountered heavy traffic The bit provides notification that congestion avoidance procedures should be initiated in the opposite direction of the received frame See also FECN Forward Explicit Congestion Notification Basic Rate Interface BRI An ISDN access interface type comprised of two B channels each at 64K bps and one D channel at 64K bps 2B D 92 Glossary Bell Operating Companies BOC The family of corporations created during the divestiture of AT amp T BOCs are independent compa nies which service a specific region of the US Also called Regional Bell Operating Companies RBOCs Bell Pub 41450 The Bell publication defining requirements for data format conversion line conditioning and termination for direct DDS connection Bell Pub 62310 The Bell publication defining requirements for data format conversion line conditioning and termination for direct DDS connection Binary Synchronous Communication BSC A form of telecommunication line control that uses a standard set of transmission control characters and control character sequences for binary synchronous transmission of binary coded data between stations Bit Binary digIT A
72. ering of these broadcasts to help reduce WAN traffic and is not intended to interfere with copyright protection mechanisms This feature is automatically turned on when Dial On Demand is enabled in PPP port setup 43 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide 44 The IPX WAN Setup window allows you to enable or disable IPX routing on the WAN port change the network number for the WAN port change the default RIP and SAP timers and optimize the bandwidth The IPX WAN network number has to be the same on both ends of the link and must be unique throughout the internetwork If a WAN port is configured in a point to point operation both WAN network numbers have to be the same and unique MF3000 v2 99C IPX Setup RAW 802 3 LLC 802 2 TYPE Il SNAP RIP Broadcast Interval eo mm Network Aging Timer 180 FAFFFFFF Transport Time 20 X Enable Broadcast Interval 60 31 Hops 8 Aging Timer 180 Number of Logical WANs List Of Logical WANs Bandwidth Optimization is ogical s e E X Periodic RIP IX Periodic SAP X Discard Serialization Packets IX IPX Watchdog Spoofing IX SPX Watchdog Spoofing If there is a server on the local segment then IPX network number auto learn should be enabled If there is no server or if for some reason the MultiFRAD comes up before the server does the MultiFRAD will default to some random network numbers after a short period of time The IPX WAN network number
73. evice Driver is chosen the MultiFRAD encapsulates data on its composite link for transmission over a frame relay network Enabling this device driver requires additional frame relay configuration by choosing the Frame Relay button in the Main Menu MF3000 v2 99C WAN Port Setup Device Driver Frame Relay PPP SLIP r Mode O Asynchronous Baud Rate 115200 H Synchronous External Clock X Send Idle Flags C Internal Clock Clock Speed 4000 F7 Connection Method IX Direct Connect Leased Line Answering J Dialing Dial Number 1234567 Modem Type MultiModem ZDX Series iz If the PPP SLIP mode is chosen the MultiFRAD is configured for a point to point configuration which allows for communication between two sites without using a frame relay network Enabling this device driver allows for either an asynchronous or synchronous device to be connected between two sites If an asynchronous device is choosen the Asynchronous Mode is enabled and the Baud Rate needs to be set When the Asynchronous Mode is enabled the Connection Method group is activated with the Direct Connect Leased Line and Answering options enabled If the Asynchronous device is using a dial up connection and you are initiating the communications you need to enable the Dialing option and enter the number to be dialed in the Dial Number field 47 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Point to Point Setup 4
74. f VJC compression is used click the CSLIP Van Jacobson Compression option Chapter 4 MultiFRAD Software Frame Relay Setup The Frame Relay dialog box displays the CIR Measurement Interval in milliseconds the Management Type and details of that management type and the number of DLCI s that are active The MultiFRAD can detect DLCIs and the Management Type when you are connected to an active frame relay service So it is important that if you change any frame relay parameters that the new parameters agree with the way your frame relay service is provisioned MultiFRAD v3 00 Frame Relay Setup Lx CIR Measurement Interval fi 000 msecs Management Type Annex C Annex D Full Status Enquiry Interval N391 e ET es Error Threshold N392 3 Wal Monitored Events Count N393 ja Link Integrity Verification Timer T391 fio secs Total 8 Max Frame Size 1600 Polling Verification Timer T392 15 secs In the Frame Relay Setup dialog box you can change the Management Type by choosing one of the three options The detail parameters for that option are displayed to the right of the Management Type For example in the above dialog box Annex D is the chosen management type with the Full Status Enquiry Interval N391 set to 6 down thru Polling Verification Timer T392 set to 15 Usually you will have no need to change the management type because the MultiFRAD will automatically detect the network s
75. f bridging used by the MultiFRAD as specified in IEEE 802 1d standard Enabling the spanning tree algorithm in addition to spanning tree bridging provides for a loop free environment with redundant paths if present that will transition from blocking to forwarding automatically in case of a root bridge failure The STP Port statistics are mostly informative but may be helpful in troubleshooting For example viewing the number of forward transitions could indicate if the port has ever become active in which case forward transitions will be greater than zero 63 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide 64 SNMP Statistics The SNMP Statistics dialog box provides statistical information on Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP MF3000 v1 99G SNMP Statistics x Packets Received with Set Request 0 Bad Values 0 Get Request 0 Bad Communities 0 Get Next Request 0 Bad Community Uses 0 Get Response Request 0 No Such Names Error 0 Packets r Others Trantmated 0 Transmit Variable too Big 0 Read Only Packets Received 0 Received 0 cu Total Set Variable Packets Received 0 Total Request Variable Packets Received 0 Asn Parse Errors 0 rur Packets Sent with Get Response Request 0 Traps Received 0 Packets Received with Wrong Version 0 SNMP is an application layer protocol that facilitates the exchange of management information between network devices There are three key components i
76. h s presence includes a Web site at http www multitech com and an ftp site at ftp ftp multitech com 83 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide 84 Multi 3000 Series Router Multiport Data Voice Fax Frame Relay Access Device Appendices Multi Systems MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Appendix A Cabling Diagrams Command Port Cable 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 OPOPOPOP CBCP CROP CD O CD O OPOPOPOP CD O CD 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 TRANSMIT DATA BA To RECEIVE DATA BB DTE Device Terminal To COMMAND PORT Device Connector i e ASCII SIGNAL GROUND AB Terminal LAN Cables 10BASE T 10Base T RJ 45 Pin Circuit Signal Name 1 TD Data Transmit Positive 2 TD Data Transmit Negative 3 RD Data Receive Positive 6 RD Data Receive Negative 86 Voice Fax Channel Connectors Pin Connections E amp M NOOR D Appendix A Cabling Diagrams Description M E T1 R T R1 SG FXO 2 3 4 5 Description N C Ring Tip N C FXS oR ND Description N C Tip Ring N C 87 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Trunk Cable 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 OPOPOPOP OPOPOPOP CD OD CD CD ObPOPOPOP OPOPOPOP CDCR OP 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 RS232C V 24 Link Cable CHASSIS GROUND AA TRANSMIT DATA BA To RECEIVE DATA BB External Synchronous REQUEST TO SEND CA Modem DSU CLE
77. han one time slot Normal voice traffic or 56 64K bps data channels take one time slot The T1 mux may use an internal or external T1 DSU a channel bank device typically uses an external T1 CSU Transmission Control Protocol Internet Program TCP IP A multilayer set of protocols developed by the US Department of Defense to link dissimilar computers across dissimilar and unreliable LANs Terminal The screen and keyboard device used in a mainframe environment for interactive data entry Terminals have no box which is to say they have no file storage or processing capabilities Terminal Adapter TA An ISDN DTE device for connecting a non ISDN terminal device to the ISDN network Similar to a protocol converter or an interface converter a TA connects a non ISDN device between the R and S interfaces Typically a PC card Tie line A dedicated circuit linking two points without having to dial a phone number i e the line may be accessed by lifting the telephone handset or by pushing a button Time Division Multiplexing TDM Division of a transmission facility into two or more channels by allotting the common channel to several different information channels one at a time Time Slot One of 24 channels within a T1 line Each channel has a 64K bps maximum bandwidth Time slot implies the time division multiplexing organization of the T1 signal Toll Call A call to a location outside of your local service area i e a long distance c
78. hannel Setup x DTMF Gain Select Channel e K Nm Selec annel imi M M Gain High s z a Voice Gain Low 9 dB Voice Coder G 729 a 8 kbps M rFax Input Gain o dB IX Fax Enable Output Gain 9 zi dB Hax Baud 2400 M Fax Yolume 1 8 5 dB rDuplicate to channels Miscellaneous EE mi 2 a aeS CN e d ef X Echo Cancellation Forward Error Correction me C1 eo EON If you change the voice coder selection ensure that the same voice coder is used on voice fax channels communicating with each other Voice fax channels can use different voice coders however a channel using one voice coder can not connect to a channel using a different voice coder Silence Compression Duplicate to Channels group will copy the selected configuration to other voice fax channel Click on the channel number s and click Copy button Chapter 3 Software Loading and Configuration 34 To change the call progress signaling for your Country Region click the down arrow and highlight your specific country or region MultiFRAD v3 00 Voice Fax Channel Setup x Country Region us A xl Tone Pairs Frequency Hz Gain dB Cadence secs 1 2 1 Type On Off Dial Tone 350 440 Busy Tone 480 620 Ring Tone 480 440 60 40 ms 67 33 ms CET EN The Tone Pairs parameters change per your choice Click OK to continue to building your phone directory databa
79. he default name MultiFRAD 3000 or name it anything you like when done click Next gt to continue Select Program Folder 7 After all the program files from both disks are loaded the Setup dialog box is displayed enabling you to designate the COM port of your PC that is connected to your MultiFRAD On the Select Port window click the down arrow and choose the COM port of your PC COM1 COM4 that is connected to your MultiFRAD MultiFRAD v3 00 Port Setup AT SO 1 amp E5 SB192008W Click OK to continue 8 The MultiF RAD 3000 software has been successfully installed click Finish to continue configuring your MultiFRAD Setup Complete 21 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide 22 9 10 11 12 Do you want to download default setup dialog box is displayed MultiFRAD v3 00 Checking MultiF RAD Ready to Download default Setup Choose OK to proceed Click the Yes button to continue If your MultiF RAD is connected to a LAN and the network protocol is IPX continue with the following steps 11 thru 14 If your MultiFRAD is connected to a LAN and the network protocol is IP click IPX Routing Enable check box to disable IPX then click OK and proceed to step 15 If no LAN is connected to the MultiFRAD click IPX Routing Enable check box to disable IPX then click OK and proceed to step 15 to disable IP protocol Router Name MultiFRAD 3000 ox Cancer
80. help system provided within the software Chapter 5 Remote Configuration and Management Chapter 5 provides procedures for viewing and changing the configuration of a remote MultiF RAD Two methods are provided to access a remote unit the first method is modem based and the second method is using IP Within the IP method three applications can be used 1 LAN based using TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol 2 telnet as a client application or 3 a standard web browser on the internet Chapter 6 Warranty Service and Tech Support Chapter 6 provides instructions on getting service for your MultiFRAD at the factory a statement of the limited warranty information about our internet presence and user bulletin board service and space for recording information about your MultiFRAD prior to calling Multi Tech s Technical Support personnel MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Front Panel Description The front panel of the MultiFRAD contains groups of LEDs that provide the information on the composite link activity LAN data channels and Voice Fax channel activity and the general status of the MultiFRAD ulti Noloe Fax Channel 8 Voice Fax Channel 6 Systems Voice Fax Channel 5 Voice Fax Channel 7 eeeeoeeooeo 00090099 9000090090 09000000 M Iti Voice Fax Channel 4 Voice Fax Channel 3 Voice Fax Channel 2 u I 3000 Series Router Multiport Data Voice Fax Voice Fax Channel 1 09900000 90000000 00000099 0009009000 Frame Rela
81. ialog box is displayed r Station Information Phone Number Description Moice Channel Channel 1 x DLCI fi 6 Permit Hunting Enable Routing B ES In the Station Information group enter a unique phone number in the Phone Number field for one of the remote voice fax channel you will be calling For example telephone number 101 This telephone number does not have to be a standard number of digits 7 The Description field for your local phone number is optional In the following example we describe the phone number as Jerry s Desk The Voice Channel field defaults to Channel 1 To change the channel number click the down arrow and highlight desired remote voice fax channel number The Permit Hunting option enables a call to roll over to an available channel on the remote FRAD if the first channel is busy Click on Permit Hunting if you want to roll over to another channel If there is no direct PVC such as between two remote sites you will need to click to check Enable Routing to assure that such calls will go through The DLCI field defaults to the number 16 which can be changed by selecting it and typing the desired number We are using DLCI number 20 in this example MultiFRAD v3 00 Add Phone Entry X Station Information Phone Number 101 Description Jerry s Desk Voice Channel Channel 1 M DLCI 20 Permit Hunting Enable Routing ES a
82. ice IRQ Level Interrupt Request Level The notification a processor receives when another portion of the computer s hardware requires its attention IRQs are numbered so that the device issuing the IRQ can be identified and so IRQs can be prioritized ISA Industry Standards Architecture pronounced ice a The classic 8 or 16 bit architecture introduced with IBM s PC AT computer ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network An International telecommunications standard for transmitting voice video and data over a digital communications line ISDN is a world wide telecommunications service that uses digital transmission and switching technology to support voice and digital data communications Frame relay was partially based on ISDN s data link layer protocol LAPD Frame relay can be used to transmit across ISDN services offering circuit switched connection at 64K bps and higher speeds Contrast Public Switched Telephone Network PSTN ITU TSS formerly CCITT International Telecommunications Union Telecommunications Sector the United Nations organization that prepares standards Recommendations for resolving communications issues and problems K Key Telephone System KTS Phone devices with multiple buttons that let you select incoming or outgoing CO phone lines directly Similar in operation to a PBX except a KTS you don t have to dial a 9 for a call outside the building Key Service Unit KSU A small device containing the sw
83. ignal as a carrier of voice data video etc An analog signal becomes a carrier when it is modulated by altering its phase amplitude and frequency to correspond with the source signal Compare with digital transmission Application Program Interface API A software module created to allow dissimilar or incompatible applications programs to transfer information over a communications link APIs may be simple or complex they are commonly required to link PC applications with mainframe programs ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange pronounced askey A binary code for data that is used in communications and in many computers and terminals The code is used to represent numbers letters punctuation and control characters The basic ASCII code is a 7 bit character set which defines 128 possible characters The extended ASCII file provides 255 characters Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM A very high spped method of transmission that uses fixed size cells of 53 bytes to transfer information over fiber also known as cell relay AT Commands A standard set of commands used to configure various modem parameters establish connections and disconnect The AT is used to get the attention of the modem before the actual command is issued Availability The measure of the time during which a circuit is ready for use the complement of circuit outage 10096 minus 96 outage available B7ZS Bipolar 7 Zero Suppression lin
84. iguration 56 The Setup menu is displayed MultiFRAD v3 00 minim Events Protocol Stacks Initialized Flash write scheduler initialized RTR Available malloc 01600000 size Voice channel 1 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE Voice channel 2 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE Voice channel 3 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE Voice channel 4 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE RTR Available malloc 01500000 size Status Running Configuration Date April 28 1999 Connection COM1 Rights Read Write Build Your Phone Directory Database Perform the following steps to construct your phone directory database 57 Click Phone Book on the main menu The Phone Directory Database dialog box is displayed You will build your personalized MultiF RAD Phone Directory in the following steps The completed database will contain the telephone numbers associated descriptions DLCI numbers and channels for all the MultiFRAD s available for communication on the internetwork ix MultiFRAD v3 00 Phone Directory Database Station Phone Number Number of Entries 0 Station Information Description DLCI Number Channel Routing Ba 773 NE The Add Delete and Edit buttons are active enabling you to start building the phone directory database that will control the calls 33 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide 58 Click Add to begin building your phone directory database The Add Edit Phone Entry d
85. ing tables of interconnected IP MultiFRAD MultiFRADs supporting poisoned reverse that receive such RIPs ignore the entries set to 16 and thus prevent the propagation of unnecessary and often incorrect Chapter 4 MultiFRAD Software when a topology change occurs information which in turn speeds up the rate at which RIP will correctly map the current network topology From the Ethernet IP Setup dialog box you can switch to the WAN IP Setup dialog box or the Advanced IP Setup dialog box The WAN IP Setup dialog box allows you to disable or enable IP routing on the WAN port change the port IP Address mask and remote IP address If the WAN port is configured for frame relay this dialog box allows you to add logical WANs How the logical IP WAN ports are configured is controlled by the WAN Port Setup dialog box MF3000 v2 99C IP Setup x w i ie rPort Address X Point to Point Link es 200 2101 Frame Type rve n ari eee Metric fi Remote Address IP Address 200 2 10 2 List of Logical WANs rSupport ARP T Proxy ARP IX ICMP Redirect X ICMP Mask Reply F RIP X RIP Poison Reverse To add logical WAN in a frame relay configuration click the Add button and the next WAN number is displayed in the List of Logical WANs window on the left side of the WAN dialog box To delete the selected logical WAN click the Delete button The Remote Address defines the IP address for the destination
86. inks The configuration of the link connection may be point to point multipoint or loop 101 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Synchronous Transmission The transmission of data which involves sending a group of characters in a packet This is a common method of transmission between computers on a network or between modems One or more synchronous characters are transmitted to confirm clocking before each packet of data is transmitted Compare to Asynchronous Transmission Systems Network Architecture SNA The description of the logical structure formats protocols and operational sequences for transmitting information units through and controlling the configuration and operation of networks T Tariff The rate availability schedule for telephone and ISDN services from a regulated service provider TCP IP A set of communication protocols that support peer to peer connectivity functions for both local and wide area networks T Carrier The generic name for a digitally multiplexed carrier system In the North American digital hierarchy a T is used to designate a DS digital signal level hierarchy Examples T1 DS1 is a 1 544 Mbps 24 channel designation In Europe T1 is called E1 The T Carrier system was originally designed for transmitting digitized voice signals but has since been adapted for digital data applications T1 A digital transmission link capable of 1 544 Mbps T1 uses two pairs of normal UTP and can handle 24 voice con
87. is indicator lights when voice or fax data is being received Transmit Signal This indicator lights when the FXS configured channel is off hook the FXO configured channel is receiving a ring from the telco or the M lead is active when the voice fax channel is configured for E amp M operation i e the MultiF RAD is receiving a ring from the PBX Receive Signal This indicator lights when the FXS configured channel is ringing the FXO configured channel is off hook or the E lead is active on the E amp M configured channel MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Back Panel Description 10 The connectors are as follows Power Connector The POWER connector is used to connect the external power supply to the MultiFRAD The connector is a 7 pin circular DIN connector Frame Ground GND Connector Use the GND connector to connect the MultiFRAD s frame ground to the PBX s frame ground when the MultiFRAD is configured for E amp M operation Internal Composite Link T1 DSU Connector This connector is not currently supported Monitor XMT RCV Connector This connector is not currently supported Command Port Connector Use this DB 25 female connector to connect the MultiFRAD to a PC running Windows or terminal with communications software in order to configure the MultiFRAD External Composite Link RS232 V 35 Connector Use this DB 25 male connector to conn
88. iscarding the partially reassembled datagram and has a recommended value of 30 seconds The RIP Route Aging Time text box defines the time interval that must expire before an unused route entry created by RIP is aged from the route table The aging timer starts from the addition reference or change of an RIP based routed entry and has a recommended value of 180 seconds The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP group is not supported on this product The MultiFRAD supports Domain Name System DNS group is not support on this product The Default Route group defines the default route for the MultiF RAD The IP Address field specifies the full 32 bit IP host address of the next hop for packets being forwarded via default routing The MultiF RAD will automatically resolve the IP address to a port number via its IP route table The Metric defines the number of hops to the specified IP address and is typically set to a value of 1 If the default route is for an unnumbered link select the port from the Port combo box Finally whenever you set up default routing be sure to disable RIP based routing The Static Routes button displays a dialog box that enables you to view add edit or delete static routes to a target IP address which can be the address of an IP host an IP network or an IP subnetwork You must specify the target host IP address and the Gateway Address in dotted decimal form The Gateway Address is the IP address of the MultiFRAD
89. itching electronics for a business key telephone system KTS Key Set A telephone set with several buttons for call holding line pickup intercom autodialing etc Also called a touchtone phone Ericsson and a KTS Key Telephone Set 97 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide L LAPB Link Access Procedure Balanced based on the X 25 Layer 2 specification A full duplex point to point bit synchronous protocol commonly used as a data link control protocol to interface X 25 DTEs LAPB is the link initialization procedure that establishes and maintains communications between the DTE and the DCE LAPD Link Access Protocol for the D Channel based on the ISDN Q 921 specification A full duplex point to point bit synchronous link level protocol for ISDN connections different from LAPB in its framing sequence Transmission is in units called frames and a frame may contain one or more X 25 packets Line Coding The representation of 1s and Os on a T1 line The two methods of line coding commonly used B8ZS and AMI differ in the restrictions placed on user data T1 line coding ensures that sufficient timing information is sent with the digital signal to ensure recovery of all the bits at the far end Timing information on the T1 line is included in the form of 1s in the data stream a long string of Os in the data stream could cause problems recovering the data Line Termination LT The electronics at the ISDN network side of the user network inte
90. k conditioning to be applied Carrier signal An analog signal with known frequency amplitude and phase characteristics used as a transport facility for useful information By knowing the original characteristics a receiver can interpret any changes as modulations and thereby recover the information CCITT Consultative Committee for International Telephone and Telegraph An advisory committee created and controlled by the United Nations and headquartered in Geneva whose purpose is to develop and to publish recommendations for worldwide standardiza tion of telecommunications devices CCITT has developed modem standards that are adapted primarily by PTT post telephone and telegraph organizations that operate telephone networks of countries outside of the U S See also ITU Central Office CO The lowest or most basic level of switching in the PSTN public switched telephone network A business PABX or any residential telephone connects to the PSTN at a central office Centrex A multi line service offered by operating telcos which provides from the telco CO functions and features comparable to those of a PBX for large business users See also Private Branch Exchange Exchange Channel A data communications path between two computer devices Can refer to a physical medium e g UTP or coax or to a specific carrier frequency Channel bank A device that acts as a converter taking the digital signal from the T1 line into a phone sys
91. ld like to register your MultiFRAD electronically you can do so at the following address http www multitech com register Chapter 6 Warranty Service and Tech Support Tech Support Multi Tech has an excellent staff of technical support personnel available to help you get the most out of your Multi Tech product If you have any questions about the operation of this unit call 1 800 972 2439 Please fill out the MultiF RAD information below and have it available when you call If your MultiF RAD requires service the tech support specialist will guide you on how to send in your equipment refer to the next section Recording MultiFRAD Information Please fill in the following information on your MultiF RAD This will help tech support in answering your questions The same information is requested on the Warranty Registration Card Model No Serial No Software Version The model and serial numbers are on the bottom of your MultiF RAD Please note the type of external link device that is connected to your MultiF RAD before calling tech support Also note the status of your MultiF RAD including LED indicators screen messages diagnostic test results DIP Switch settings problems with a specific application etc Use the space below to note the status Contacting Tech Support via E mail If you prefer to receive service on line via the internet you can contact Tech Support via e mail at the following address
92. log box 31 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide 46 The Frame Relay DLCI Setup dialog box displays a number of DLCIs in the DLCI dialog box 4T 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 window In the example the Total DLCIs window shows 8 DLCIs detected by the Frame Relay network Click a DLCI that you want to map The Protocol Mappings Port Mappings and all the other groups become active MultiFRAD v3 00 Frame Relay DLCI Setup x Protocol Mappings Map IP Address 192 168 2 10 a Map IPX Network Number None a Map STP WAN Number None zl Congestion Management C Stop and Start Throttle Up and Down Port Mappings X Data Port 1 Data Port 2 F Data Port 3 Data Port 4 F Data Port 5 Data Port 6 F Data Port Z Data Port 8 Data Port 9 Data Port 10 Mode C Adhere to CIR Adhere to CIR Be C As East as Possible Hub A EM Mappings Settings in Bits second Others Committed Information Rate 56000 Excess Burst Rate Be 0 Compression If a Network Protocol was enabled during the loading of the software the protocol mapping is activated To map a Protocol Stack to a DLCI click the Protocol Stack s down arrow A listing displays None and your IP WAN address and or IPX network number Choose the address or network number you want to map to the selected DLCI To map a data port to this DLCI click on the data
93. ly or remotely that use the same logical link control protocol but that can use different medium access control protocols A bridge forwards a frame to another bridge based on the medium access control MAC address 3 In the connection of local loops channels or rings the equipment and techniques used to match circuits and to facilitate accurate data transmission Buffer A temporary storage register or Random Access Memory RAM used in all aspects of data communications which prevents data from being lost due to differences in transmission speed Keyboards serial ports muxes and printers are a few examples of the devices that contain buffers Bus A common channel between hardware devices either internally between components in a computer or externally between stations in a communications network Byte The unit of information a computer can handle at one time The most common understanding is that a byte consists of 8 binary digits bits because that s what computers can handle A byte holds the equivalent of a single character such as the letter A Cc Call Setup Time The time to establish a circuit switched call between two points Includes dialing wait time and CO long distance Service movement time Carrier Group Alarm CGA A T1 service alarm generated by a channel bank when an OOF condition occurs for a predefined length of time usually 300mS to 2 5 seconds The CGA causes the calls using a trunk to be dropped and for trun
94. management type at power up or when the network becomes active This feature takes about 1 to 2 minutes to detect the management type and get a list of the DLCI s Occasionally the Management Type parameters can be changed to correct a problem In these cases making the following changes could alleviate the problem 1 Change the Link Integrity Verification Timer This feature sets how often the MultiFRAD verifies that the link is good Changing the setting from the default value of 10 seconds to a lower value i e 5 seconds will increase the frequency of those verifications 2 Change the Full Status Enquiry Interval to affect how often DCLI Status is updated This parameter defines how often the MultiFRAD will send a request for DLCI status information along with the Link Integrity Verification request The default value is to include such a request every sixth time the link integrity is checked A value less than every sixth request will allow faster detection of active inactive DLCIs but will also produce a slight increase in management overhead 3 Change the Monitored Events Count and the Error Threshold to affect the MultiFRAD s sensitivity to errors on the link Every management frame received by the MultiFRAD is considered an event and if the link integrity sequence numbers are wrong for example it is considered an errored event With the default settings if Error Threshold is 3 and Monitored Events Count is 4 and 3 out of 4 even
95. minal Dumb Terminal 19 200 bps for menu driven local configuration or Remote Configuration via web browser or Telnet Multi 3000 Series Router Multiport Data Voice Fax Frame Relay Access Device Chapter 2 Installation Multi Systems MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Introduction This chapter guides you through the unpacking and installation of your MultiF RAD The installation procedure provides step by step instructions on cabling and powering on the MultiF RAD Chapter 3 provides instructions on loading and configuring the MultiF RAD software Unpacking your MultiFRAD 3000 Remove all items from the box Your shipping box should contain the MultiFRAD a power supply cables software and manual diskettes and a MultiF RAD 3000 Series Quick Start Guide Inspect all items before proceeding with the installation If any of the items appears to be damaged in any way do not power up the unit contact Multi Tech s Technical Support personnel for advice See Chapter 6 If no damage is observed configure the MultiF RAD using the information in this chapter Figure 2 Unpacking Safety Warnings 14 ls 2 3 4 Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm Never install a telephone jack in wet locations unless it is specifically designed for wet locations This product is to be used with UL and cUL listed PCs Never touch uninsulated telephone wires or terminals unless the
96. mission of the image over telephone lines faxing Fax transmission differs from data transmission in that the former is a bit mapped approximation of a graphical document and therefore cannot be accurately interpreted according to any character code Firmware A category of memory chips that hold their content without electrical power they include ROM PROM EPROM and EEPROM technologies Firmware becomes hard software when holding program code Foreground The application program currently running on and in control of the PC screen and keyboard The area of the screen that occupies the active window Compare with background Fractional T1 FT1 A digital data transmission rate between 56K bps DSO rate and 1 544M bps the full T1 rate in North America FT1 is typically provided on 4 wire two copper pairs UTP Often used for video conferencing imaging and LAN interconnection due to its low cost and relatively high speed FT1 rates are offered in 64K bps multiples usually up to 768K bps Frequency A characteristic of an electrical or electronic signal which describes the periodic recurrence of cycles Frequency is inversely proportional to the wavelength or pulse width of the signal i e long wavelength signals have low frequencies and short wavelength signals yield high frequencies Foreign Exchange FX A CO trunk with access to a distant CO allowing ease of access and flat rate calls anywhere in the foreign exchange area F
97. mon between computers and other digital devices Analog signals are waveforms a combination of many possible voltages A computer s digital signal may be only high or low at any given time Therefore digital signals may be cleaned up noise and distortion removed and amplified during transmission Digitize To convert an analog signal to a digital signal DIP switch pronounced dip switch A set of tiny toggle switches built into a DIP dual in line package used for setting configurable parameters on a PCB printed circuit board Driver A software module that interfaces between the Operating System and a specific hardware device i e color monitors printers hard disks etc Also known as a device driver Drop and Insert The process where a portion of information carried in a transmission system is demodulated Dropped at an intermediate point and different information is included Inserted for subsequent transmission DTE Data Terminating Equipment A term used to include any device in a network which generates stores or displays user information DTE is a telecommunications term which usually refers to PCs terminals printers etc DTMF Dual Tone MultiFrequency A generic push button concept made popular by AT amp T TouchTone E E amp M A telephony trunking system used for either switch to switch or switch to network or computer telephone system to switch connection EIA The Electronics Industries Associa
98. n Protocol RIP A distance vector based protocol that provides a measure of distance or hops from a transmit ting workstation to a receiving workstation RS232 C An EIA standard for a serial interface between computers and peripheral devices modem mouse etc It uses a 25 pin DB 25 or a 9 pin DB 9 connector The RS 232 standard defines the purposes electrical characteristics and timing of the signals for each of the 25 lines RS 422 The EIA standard for a balanced interface with no accompanying physical connector RS 422 products can use screw terminals DB 9 various DB 25 and DB 37 connectors RS 530 The EIA standard for the mechanical electrical interface between DCEs and DTEs transmitting synchronous or asynchronous serial binary data RS 530 provides for high data rates with the same connector used for RS 232 however it is incompatible with RS 232 S Serial Port The connector on a PC used to attach serial devices those that need to receive data one bit after another such as a mouse a printer or a modem This consists of a 9 or 25 pin connector that sends data in sequence bit by bit Serial ports are referred to as COMx ports where x is 1 to 4 i e COM1 through COM4 A serial port contains a conversion chip called a UART which translates between internal parallel and external serial formats Service The requirements offered by an RPOA to its customers to satisfy specific telecommunications needs Severely E
99. n SNMP the devices that are to be managed agents and the network management systems The managed device is the network device like a MultiFRAD The agent is the software module residing in the managed device pertaining to network management The network management system runs the SNMP application that controls the managed devices and monitors their status There are four primary operations performed using SNMP They are Set Get Get Next and Trap You can use these statistics to help troubleshoot in the event you have a problem communicating with the MultiFRAD from your SNMP manager WAN Statistics The WAN Statistics dialog box provides statistical information regarding the MultiFRAD s WAN port including the number of packets transmitted received and total bytes transmitted received MultiFRAD 3 00 WAN Port Statistics Lx Klose D Clear 7 DSU Signals Others Transmit Errors 0 NS oos Receive Errors 0 r Packets Transmitted 263 Rejected Transmit Packets 0 To Transmit 0 Receive Buffer Overflows 0 Received 700 Bytes Modem Carrier Losses 0 Transmitted 3 680 t Modem Initialization Attempts 0 Received 47 258 Chapter 5 Remote Configuration and Management The WAN Port Statistics dialog box pertains to the traffic on the MultiF RAD s composite link WAN port The Statistics that fall into Others category relate to the ph
100. n of the warranty and continues with instructions for contacting the Service department Technical Support group and various Multi Tech internet resources Limited Warranty 80 Multi Tech Systems Inc MTS warrants that its products will be free from defects in material or workmanship for a period of two years from the date of purchase or if proof of purchase is not provided two years from date of shipment MTS MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FORA PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED This warranty does not apply to any products which have been damaged by lightning storms water or power surges or which have been neglected altered abused used for a purpose other than the one for which they were manufactured repaired by the customer or any party without MTS s written authorization or used in any manner inconsistent with MTS s instructions MTS s entire obligation under this warranty shall be limited at MTS s option to repair or replacement of any products which prove to be defective within the warranty period or at MTS s option issuance of a refund of the purchase price Defective products must be returned by Customer to MTS s factory transportation prepaid MTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ITS LIABILITY EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS On line Warranty Registration If you wou
101. nagement pneu ole rr 70 si jnren uefele Pire EU 70 Modom Ea OU e TE TE teni utu Audi d EU Le E E 70 LAN Based e 72 R mote MaAnAg MenNt ss nn siste aaa bes oci de dodo a ER D Du EE PA Poa ai RR pns 74 Ur a E E 74 WEB Browser Management io ce ani dide des eet sted canes diced mien die 76 Chapter 6 Warranty Service and Tech Support MOC WCU ON RETE TTE e ea DEI 80 Limited Eit EE 80 On line Warranty TegislFallOliz oscuro toc nent ennemi mienne iii meteo 80 TECH SUD DOME e EE 81 Recording MultiFRAD Information iii 81 Contacting Tech Suppokt via E sm alll ipu ts cerit pude eo centenarians 81 SOL VCS c Em 82 Th Multi Tech BBS ERR 82 To log onto the Malti Tech BBS iuit eia a ae aa aa ah 82 Qoo dolorioxcMi ee EE 82 ADONE ROME aana oua ude uta ated orta vgs en a vd alc dv undo SERE sr ore did scr YT rv dod nn Mdb on EO REY A 83 Appendices Appendix A Cabling Diagrams 5 3 5 0 002 occx kar iS OR RET pte dc ERR ka ERR EIDEM VAM Uu ESO ERE Td Sie Edo Riu a ana Flea 86 Appendix B Regulatory rtOrtfialiOn 22 5 5 p rire rrca ERES Ege suecc hA EY ii ccn E I Ys ssE E e caer 90 Glossary Index Multi 3000 Series Router Multiport Data Voice Fax Frame Relay Access Device Chapter 1 Introduction and Description Multi Systems MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Introduction Welcome to Multi Tech s new MultiFRAD 3000 series a Frame Relay Access Device FRA
102. ne Directory Databas O ausira NAE AAE NNNNA ied vdd pud Chapter 4 MultiFRAD Software WATHOCUIGUIOMN eee B lor You Bodi arsa renier en men Ml RAD GonflgubatlQls RER res Deae esee hu enter ne bac esaet di eee ee MIE an een Changing P PafametetS scecccssssdccsnadccsateisccnasacecsesatceacesesssissaerccearssiedauaddessssuslduaccetereiacseedidessvaduaccceussiuns Changing IE X TParammelels eciam din m tS neue nn de das GlhiangingBriging PsramelelS oce sseettn e deeeioste d erstes psa rase a errr comer errr errr WAN PONT SGD nan pes uen beret esae agnus tenet nx ces EDD idee mean eee adu ie One Point TO POINT SSD sxiaccndecics caiuemeneasses E EA EEEE NEE eE Aa diem ie Frame Relay Setup eee reer ert cree creer rarer Un dette EEN aa Aaa TEE reer Data Port Contlgilfalloll uccide octies reds ride scene reer anses nantaise re carus ODER RIDE Changing Voice Fax Channel Parameters su 55 aie er 55 A ollet y eM RR E E TR 56 FREQIONA PP 57 Changing the Phone Directory Database siens 58 Others Setup EE 59 EMU SU r ec 61 WIP S PAIS UG e E E 62 IPX PON Statisties onae a e A a E E eeu ad 63 SIP Spanning Tree Port StalSucs x RIDERE a ere AA er CH ee 63 Saa E e HIE 64 WAN SSO EE E E dva R RR PUR E OA 64 A A ROLE LES IR ERENREEPUME iiedessaan anti EC Ren IR DE SE EAST FL FUEE ENDE R 65 Data POM SIalisliCs LR RS N ER UR ONE HEEL pde ces 66 Frame Relay StaliStiCS TR 67 Chapter 5 Remote Configuration and Ma
103. necting power command port composite link device and LAN connections The data channel connections involve connecting data devices such as multiplexers or other MultiFRAD 3000s if you are using the hub feature The final cable connections involve connecting your telephone equipment to the voice fax channels The following procedure details the cable connections for each type of connection Note Before starting your general cable connections perform the E amp M Jumper Block Positioning Procedure if a voice fax channel will be connected to an E amp M trunk that is Type 1 3 4 or 5 rather than the default position of Type 2 General Cable Connections 1 Connect one end of the power supply to a live AC outlet and connect the other end to the MultiFRAD as shown in Figure 3 The power connector is a 7 pin circular DIN connector T1 CSU DSU or Comparable Link Device D ow Ethernet Connection Figure 3 General Cable Connections 15 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide 2 Connect the MultiFRAD to the COM port on a PC Plug the DB 25 male end of your serial cable from your PC into the Command Port connector on the back of the MultiFRAD 3 Connect one end of an DB 25 female cable to the Ext Composite Link Connector on the back of the MultiFRAD as shown in Figure 3 Connect the other cable end to your T1 CSU DSU
104. ng device 96 Glossary H Handshaking A process that two modems go through at the time of call setup to establish synchronization over the data communica tions link It is a synchronization and negotiation process accomplished by the exchange of predefined mutually recognized control codes High level Data Link Control HDLC An ISO standard bit oriented data communications protocol that provides nearly error free data transfers Hexadecimal A base 16 numbering system used to represent binary values Hex uses the numbers 0 9 and the letters A F usually notated by an h e g 4CF h read four charley fox hex The result is that one hex digit represents a 4 bit value Implicit congestion management A method of informing the terminal that the network is busy This method relies on the end system protocol to detect and fix the congestion problem TCP IP is an example of a protocol using only implicit congestion management See also explicit congestion management In band Refers to the type of signalling over the conversion path on an ISDN call Contrast out of band Insufficient Ones A T1 error condition that is logged when less than one 1 in 16 Os or less than 12 5 average 1s density is received Inter Exchange Carrier IEC The long distance company LE who s central office provides the point of reference for T1 access Any common carrier authorized by the FCC to carry customer transmissions between LATAs Inte
105. ns Auto Call Enable DLC Number fis Signal Dial Tone O Wink Remote Channel Channel 1 ig rDuplicate to channels man 201304 fe 5 Ts ec Ts 2 fas x Wink Timer Interface The interface tab defines the parameters related to the physical interface of the voice fax channel Depending on the interface type selected FXS FXO or E amp M other options on the interface tab will turn grey become inactive indicating that they do not apply to the selected interface Max Dial Digits Inter Digit Time and Autocall features apply to all interface types Mode 2wie 4 Wire The Max Dial Digits indicates the maximum number of digits the MultiFRAD will allow you to enter in the Phone Directory Database This value is the number of digits not an actual phone number As soon as you have entered this number of digits the MultiF RAD searches the database for a DLCI that matches the phone number The range for the Max Dial Digits is from zero to 16 digits with a default of five The Inter Digit Time in milliseconds option in the Dialing Options group defines the amount of time the MultiF RAD waits between digits before searching the Phone Directory Database The range for this option is 200 to 10 000 with a default of 2 000 The Auto Call option allows the local MultiF RAD to call a remote MultiF RAD without the user having to dial a Phone Directory Database number As soon as you access the local M
106. ns are defined by ANSI documents ANSI T1 602 T1 606 T1S1 90 175 T1S1 90 213 and T1S1 90 214 In using frame relay blocks of information frames are passed across a digital network interface using a connection number that is applied to each frame to distinguish between individual frames Frame Relay Forum A non profit organization of 300 vendors and service providers based in Foster City CA that are developing and deploying frame relay equipment Frame Relay Implementors Forum A group of companies supporting a common specification for frame relay connection to link customer premises equipment to telco network equipment Their specification supports ANSI frame relay specs and defines extensions such as local management Frame Relay Access Device FRAD A piece of equipment that acts as a concentrator or frame assembler dissassember that can support multiple protocols and provide basic routing functions G Gateway 1 Afunctional unit that interconnects two computer networks with different network architectures A gateway connects networks or systems of different architectures A bridge interconnects networks or systems with the same or similar architectures 2 A network that connects hosts Graphical User Interface GUI A type of computer interface consisting of a visual metaphor of a real world scene often of a desktop Within that scene are icons representing actual objects that the user can access and manipulate with a pointi
107. ntered in the IP Address field in the Trap Manager group The Community Name of the SNMP Manager receiving the Traps can be a maximum of 19 characters and is case sensitive The default Port Number of the SNMP Manager receiving the Traps is 162 The MultiFRAD currently supports a maximum of two community users at a time and they can be assigned either Read Write or Read Only rights The MultiFRAD Password field allows you to enter a password up to 13 aplhanumberic characters to be used for Internet Security Once the password is enterred remote users will be queried to enter the password before gaining access to the MultiFRAD MF3000 v2 99C Others Setup x Trap Manager IP Address Community Name Port Number 162 Community Name 1 public Permissions Read Only M Community Name 2 supervisor Permissions Read Write rl rEnable Configuration through X TETP Server X WEB Server Dumb Terminal 1X Telnet Server MultiFRAD Password For more information on using these applications click the on line Help button or refer to Chapter 5 Remote Configuration and Management 59 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Enable Logging of Statistics Clicking the Log Setup button on the Others Setup dialog box displays the Log Statistics dialog box which lets you Enable Disable Logging set the time interval in minutes between logging and either Log all
108. ntral office Data Link Connection Identifier DLCI One of the six components of a frame relay frame Its purpose is to distinguish separate virtual circuits across each access connection Data coming into a frame relay node is thus allowed to be sent across the interface to the specified address The DLCI is confirmed and relayed to its destination or if the specification is in error the frame is discarded Dataphone Digital Service DDS A private line digital service that offers 2400 4800 9600 and 56K bps data rates on an inter LATA basis by AT amp T and on an intra LATA basis by the BOCs Data Service Unit DSU A device that provides a digital data service interface directly to the data terminal equipment The DSU provides loop equalization remote and local testing capabilities and a standard EIA CCITT interface Dedicated Line A communication line that is not switched The term leased line is more common Default This is a preset value or option in software packages or in hardware configuration that is used unless you specify otherwise Device driver Software that controls how a computer communicates with a device such as a printer or mouse Digital Cross connect System DCS The CO device which splits and redistributes the T1 bandwidth the DCS takes time slots from various T1 lines and alters them to provide the needed connectivity DCS connections are made with software at an administrator s workstation 94 Glossary
109. ol for troubleshooting MultiFRAD installations and monitoring the performance of active links and determining if the MultiFRAD is talking to the provider s switch MF3000 v1 99G Annex A Management Statistics m Polling Details Status Enquiries Sent 65 Status Responses Received 66 Full Status Enquiries Sent 16 Full Status Responses Received Ss r Status Errors Missed Status Responses 0 Sequence Number Errors 0 m Link Details Number of Link Ups 1 Number of Link Downs 0 The Polling Details section lists the various management frames sent and received For every Status Enquiry Sent a Status Response should be received from the network Likewise for every Full Status Enquiry Sent there should be one Full Status Response received The two status enquiry types are used by the FRAD to verify that the frame relay network is operational and to determine which DLCls are active Under default settings a status enquiry is sent every ten seconds and every sixth enquiry will be a Full Status Enquiry The Enquiries Sent and the Responses Received should increment together and should be equal under normal circumstances Any gap between them reflects a breakdown in communication with the provider s switch and will be reflected as Missed Status Responses The Status Errors section lists the number of errors that have occurred A Missed Status Response means that the frame relay network did not respond to
110. or compatible link device 4 If you are connecting to a LAN make the network connection by connecting an RJ 45 UTP cable to the 10 BASE T Ethernet connector shown in Figure 3 on the back of the MultiFRAD Connect the other end of the cable to your LAN Data Channel Cable Connections 5 Connect one end of a DB 25 cable to one of the data channel connectors on the back of your MultiFRAD labeled CHANNEL 1 6 for the FR3060 CHANNEL 1 10 for the FR3100 See Figure 4 Connect the other end of each cable to the channel device Repeat for each of the up to 6 or 10 channels you are connecting PC or Terminal Units ae Channel Connections m PTT AS400 Ls Ex Statistical Multiplexers Rss MultiFRAD 3000s ie Figure 4 Channel Cable Connections NOTE only Channels 1 2 and the composite link support V 35 and RS 232 all other channels are RS 232 only There are shunts inside to select V 35 or RS 232 16 Chapier 2 Installation Voice Fax Cable Connections NOTE The E amp M FXS and Ethernet ports are not designed to be connected to a Public Telecommunication Network 6 Ifyou are connecting a station device e g analog telephone fax machine or Key Telephone System KTS to your MultiF RAD connect one end of an RJ 11 phone cord to the Voice Fax Channel 1 FXS connec
111. oreign Exchange Office FXO provides local telephone service from a CO outside of foreign to the subscriber s exchange area In simple form a user can pick up the phone in one city and receive a tone in the foreign city Connecting a POTS telephone to a computer telephony system via a T1 link requires a channel bank configured for the FX connection To generate a call from the POTS set to the computer telephony system a FXO connection must be configured Foreign Exchange Station FXS See FX FXO To generate a call from the computer telephony system to the POTS set a FXS connection must be configured Forward Explicit Congestion Notification FECN A bit that tells you that a certain frame on a particular logical connection has encountered heavy traffic The bit provides notification that congestion avoidance procedures should be initiated in the same direction of the received frame See also BECN Backward Explicit Congestion Notification Frame A group of data bits in a specific format to help network equipment recognize what the bits mean and how to process them The bits are sent serially with a flag at each end signifying the start and end of the frame Frame Relay A form of packet switching that uses small packets and that requires less error checking than other forms of packet switching Frame relay is effective for sending bursty data at high speeds 56 64K 256K and 1024K bps over wide area networks Frame Relay specificatio
112. ormation Protocol is a protocol used among MultiFRADs to exchange routing table information RIP is the most common protocol used in both IP and IPX networks It is also used internally by client workstations in IPX networks to obtain routes shortest or otherwise to any distant network RIP based routing should normally be enabled It can be disabled however if you are using WAN links in Dial on Demand mode For DOD links disabling RIP will reduce traffic on the link as it will also disable periodic RIP broadcasts RIP routing on a given port will be automatically turned off when Dial on Demand is enabled on the PPP Port Setup tab for the WAN port The Default TTL text box defines the IP Time To Live parameter that sets the maximum number of hops a frame may travel before being dropped This is used to limit errant frames such as those that may arise under circularly defined networks Recommended value is decimal 255 The RIP Response Time text box defines the time interval between periodic RIP broadcasts Regular RIP broadcasts are required to keep the routing tables of all MultiF RADs in the internetwork consistent Increasing the frequency of these broadcasts may consume precious bandwidth that could have been used for transfer of other regular packets and has a recommended value of 30 seconds The Reassembly Timeout text box defines the amount of time the IP routing software will wait for all the fragments of an IP datagram to arrive before d
113. over Return to your General Cabling Connections Procedure Multi 3000 Series Router Multiport Data Voice Fax Frame Relay Access Device Chapter 3 Software Loading and Configuration Multi Systems MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Introduction This chapter will guide you through the installation and initial configuration of the MultiFRAD software included in your shipping box Chapter 4 will provide a more detailed description of the software and it s features Loading your Software The following loading procedure does not provide every screen or option in the process of installing the MultiFRAD software The assumption is that a technical person is doing the installation and that a thorough knowledge of Windows and the software loading process is understood 1 Run Windows on the pc connected to the Command Port 2 Insert the MultiFRAD Disk 1 diskette into the disk drive on the PC connected to the Command Port 3 Win3 1 users In Program Manager click File Run In the Run dialog box type a setup exe or b setup exe depending on the letter of your floppy disk drive in the Command Line field and then click OK Win95 98 NT users click Start Run In the Run dialog type a setup or b setup depending on the letter of your floppy disk drive in the Command Line field and then click OK 4 The Welcome screen is displayed Welcome x Welcome to the MultiFRAD Setup program This program will in
114. p M Jumper Block Positioning Procedure A jumper block exists for each voice fax channel The jumper block is to the right of each set of channel jacks The jumper block contains 8 pairs of pins The jumper plug fits over three pairs of pins on the jumper block The E amp M type number is labeled on the pc board The jumper plug needs to be centered on the E amp M type number Perform the following procedure to change E amp M jumper position 1 2 Ensure that power is removed from the MultiFRAD Turn the unit up side down and remove the four phillips screws from the cover Turn the unit right side up and remove the four phillips screws from the back of the top cover Remove the front panel by loosening the two capative phillips screws Slide the top cover back off the chassis to expose the rear panel To change a jumper position lift the jumper plug up off the jumper block and move to the new position ensuring that the center jumper is centered on the E amp M type number EN 2 Default 1 3 Figure 6 E amp M Jumper Block Change the jumper position for each voice fax channel that is connecting to an E amp M trunk that is not a type 2 Slide the top cover back on to the chassis Replace the front panel and secure it by tightening the two capative phillips screws From the back of the unit replace the four phillips screws that secure the top cover Then turn the unit up side down and replace the four phillips that secure the top c
115. pabilities add or delete logical WANs enable the DHCP relay agent assign DNS address and define default and static routes The initial routing capabilities were established during the software installation You can change IP routing parameters by clicking on the Advanced tab and changing for example the RIP Response Time or RIP Route Aging Time The WAN tab allows you to change the WAN port IP address the remote address and if logical WAN ports are being added for frame relay you can add them by clicking on the Add button The Ethernet IP Setup dialog box displays the parameters for your Ethernet port with the IP Address established during the initial loading of the software The Ethernet and WAN tabs allow you to configure parameters for the selected port Although these tabs all contain the same option groups certain parameters may be inactive or disabled grayed out when they do not apply to the selected port MF3000 v2 99C IP Setup x Ethernet F IP Port Enable rPort Address r TUE IP Address 200 2 9 1 F Point to Point Link IP Mask 255 255 255 0 Erame Type TYPE IE M Metric po rRemote Address IP Address rSupport IX ARP X Proxy ARP IX ICMP Redirect X ICMP Mask Reply IX RIP X RIP Poison Reverse The net mask specifies the network or subnet portion of an IP address The net mask is a 32 bit value presented in a dotted decimal notation The Frame Type option defines the MAC layer f
116. r DSU to internal clocking and put it in loopback by means of a DSU loopback cable RJ 45 If the MultiFRAD the cable and the DSU are all functioning properly the WAN statistics will reflect that fact by showing the same amount of bytes received as transmitted Another helpful statistic screen is DLCI It reflects the status of the PVC i e active or inactive and whether or not the MultiFRAD is experiencing network congestion reflected by FECNs or BECNs received 61 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide 62 IP Statistics IP is a connection less network protocol that resides in the network layer of a conventional OSI layered model Depending on what is going on at the application layer IP will typically use one of two transport layer protocols User Datagram Protocol UDP a connection less transport layer protocol used with TFTP or SNMP and Transport Control Protocol TCP is a connection oriented transport layer protocol used with FTP Telnet and SMTP MF3000 v1 99G IP Statistics General L Port r Packets To Transmit Could not be forwarded Received Discarded for Lack of Route Forwarded Received with Header Errors UDP Packets Transmitted Received with Errors Received with Unreachable Destination Number of Successful Connections Transmitted Connection Attempt Received with Errors Received oe Transmitted with RST Retransmitted o E
117. r at the other end 88 Remote Configuration Cable To COMMAND PORT Connector Male Male FRAME GROUND TRANSMIT DATA TX RECEIVE DATA RX REQUEST TO SEND RTS CLEAR TO SEND CTS SIGNAL GROUND Appendix A Cabling Diagrams To DCE Device Communication Device i e Modem 89 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Appendix B Regulatory Information 90 Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Warning Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Multi 3000 Series Router Multiport Data Voice Fax Frame Relay Access Device Glossary Multi Systems MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide A Access The T1 line element made up of two pairs of wire that the telephone company brings to
118. r is an RJ 11 jack FXS Use the FXS Foreign eXchange Station connector to connect the MultiFRAD Voice Fax channel to a local analog station instrument telephone fax machine or key telephone system The FXS connector is an RJ 11 jack 11 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Technical Specifications Provides access to frame relay networks for SLIP PPP async and HDLC sync devices Trunk and Data ports may be configured as EIA 232 or V 35 Trunk Speeds up to T1 E1 synchronous 4MB DRAM 16MB of flash memory Ethernet Port One Ethernet Interface 10Base T twisted Pair RJ 45 connector Command Port Single 19 2K bps asynchronous Command Port with a DB 25 female connector Composite Link external Access Rate 1 544M bps T1 or 2 048M bps E1 sync on DTE type RS 232 or V 35 interface Channel Connectors 6 on the FR3060 10 on the FR3100 Data Rate Channels 1 and 2 up to 512K bps with V 35 interface synchronous to 128K bps on RS 232 V 35 interface or asynchronous to 115 2K bps on RS 232 V 35 interface Voice Fax Channel Connectors Two RJ 11 jacks FXO and FXS One RJ 48 jack E amp M Electrical Physical Operating Environment 32 104 F 0 40 C 95 non condensing humidity Power Requirements 100 250V AC at 50 60 Hz Dimensions 17 4 wide x 3 75 high x 8 deep 44 2 cm wide x 8 9 cm high x 20 3 cm deep Weight 7 4 lbs 3 4 kg Requirement PC with Windows 3 1x 95 98 NT Ter
119. r to Appendix A for cable details Connect the modem to your local telephone line Provide your telephone number to the person verifying your configuration Configure the remote modem for 19200 baud and turn on Force DTR 3 Atthe main site connect your local PC to a modem that is connected to a dial up line 4 Install the MultiFRAD software on the local PC When installed click Start Programs MultiFRAD 3000 Configuration Port Setup or double click the Configuration Port icon in the MultiFRAD 3000 program group 5 The FR3000 Port Setup dialog box is displayed Communication Type Select Port IP Address Modem Setup Init String ATSo 1 amp E5 5B192008w Cox Init Response ok Cancel Dial String Help Connect Response co NNECT Hangup String ATHO NOTE If there is a Dial String specified in Modem Setup Configuration programs will try to initialize modem and dial this string 10 11 12 13 14 Chapter 5 Remote Configuration and Management Verify that the Communication Type field is set for COM Port and the Select Port field matches the COM port of your local PC In the Dial String field enter the AT command for dialing ATDT plus the phone number of the remote MultiF RAD If your Modem Initialization String Initialization Response or Connect Response values are different from the defaults in the dialog box refer to your modem user documentation and change
120. rame encapsulation to be used for IP transmissions from the specified port The Ethernet port supports Type Il and SNAP frames but the WAN ports support only Type II frames In the Support group ICMP Redirect defines if the specified port is permitted to issue an ICMP Redirect message to the source IP address The most likely cause of this message is the delivery of a datagram to a MultiFRAD that is not on the forwarding path to the destination address This is often due to a wrong configuration of the IP client sending the datagram The packet causing the ICMP Redirect message to be transmitted is forwarded to the appropriate MultiFRAD ICMP Mask Reply enables support for nodes on the connected networks to learn their subnet masks RIP enables RIP based routing on the specified port and is normally enabled However RIP can be disabled if you are using the WAN link in Dial on Demand mode Disabling RIP will reduce traffic on the link as this will also disable periodic RIP broadcasts RIP routing on the port will be automatically turned off when Dial on Demand is enabled in PPP port setup Finally the RIP Poisoned Reverse option defines if Poisoned Reverse RIP messages are supported on the specified port Generation and processing of poisoned routes RIP entries with their respective metric set to 16 defined as infinity is enabled disabled by this parameter Poisoned reverse is a method used by RIP to improve the rate of convergence of the rout
121. rface is closed Similar to a daemon in UNIX environments Tunneling Encapsulation data in an IP packet for transport across the internet Twisted pair wiring A type of cabling with one or more pairs of insulated wires wrapped around each other An inexpensive wiring method used for LAN and telephone applications also called UTP wiring U UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter pronounced you art A chip that transmits and receives data on the serial port It converts bytes into serial bits for transmission and vice versa and generates and strips the start and stop bits appended to each character UNIX An operating system developed by Bell Laboratories that features multiprogramming in a multi user environment Unshielded Twisted Pair UTP Telephone type wiring Transmission media for 10Base T V V 25bis An ITU T standard for synchronous communications between a mainframe or host and a modem using HDLC or other character oriented protocol V 54 The ITU T standard for local and remote loopback tests in modems DCEs and DTEs The four basic tests are local digital loopback tests DTE send and receive circuits local analog loopback tests local modem operation remote analog loopback tests comm link to the remote modem and remote digital loopback tests remote modem operation Virtual Circuit A logical connection Used in packet switching wherein a logical connection is established between two devi
122. rface that complements the NT1 at the user side The LT and the NT1 together provide the high speed digital line signals required for BRI access Listed Directory Number LDN The main number assigned by the telco the number listed in the telephone directory and also provided by Directory Assistance Some devices can have more than one LDN such as ISDN devices that have one LDN for voice and another LDN for data Local Area Network LAN 1 A computer network located on a user s premises within a limited geographical area Communication within a local area network is not subject to external regulations however communication across the LAN boundary may be subject to some form of regulation 2 A LAN does not use store and forward techniques 3 A network in which a set of devices are connected to one another for a communication and that can be connected to a larger network Local Access and Transport Area LATA A post divestiture geographical area generally equivalent to a Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area At divestiture the territory served by the Bell system was divided into approximately 161 LATAs The Bell Operating Companies BOCs provide Intra LATA services Local Exchange Carrier LEC The local phone company which provides local i e not long distance transmission services AKA telco LECs provide T1 or FT1 access to LDCs unless the T1 circuit is completely intra LATA Inter LATA T1 circuits are made up of a combination of
123. rnet Refers to the computer network of many millions of university government and private users around the world Each user has a unique Internet Address Internet Address IP Address A unique 32 bit address for a specific TCP IP host on a network Normally printed in dotted decimal format e g 129 128 44 227 Internet Protocol IP A protocol used to route data from its source to its destination in an Internet environment The Internet Protocol was designed to connect to local area networks Although there are many protocols that do this IP refers to the global system of interconnecting computers It is a highly distributed protocol each machine only worries about sending data to the next step in the route Internetwork Packet Exchange IPX A NetWare communications protocol used to route messages from one node to another IPX packets include network addresses and can be routed from one network to another An IPX packet can occasionally get lost when crossing networks thus IPX does not guarantee delivery of a complete message Either the application has to provide that control or NetWare s SPX protocol must be used Interoperable Devices from different vendors that can exchange information using a standard s base protocol 1 0 Addresses Locations within the I O address space of your computer used by a device such as an expansion card a serial port or an internal modem The address is used for communication between software and a dev
124. rrored Seconds SES Refers to a typical T1 error event where an error burst occurs a short term high bit error rate that is self clearing Per the ITU T CCITT G 821 any second in which the BER is less than 1x10 Signaling The process of establishing maintaining accounting for and terminating a connection between two endpoints e g the user premises and the telco CO Central office signals to the user premises can include ringing dial tone speech signals etc Signals from the user s telephone can include off hook dialing speech to far end party and on hook signals In band signaling techniques include pulse and tone dialing With common channel signaling information is carried out of band Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP TCP IP protocol that allows network management Simultaneous Voice Data SVD A technology for letting a user send data via a modem and use a handset to talk to another user at the same time over the same connection The alternative making a second call can be expensive or even impossible The uses for SVD are telecommuting videoconferencing distant learning tech support etc Stop Bit One of the variables used for timing in asynchronous data transmission Depending on the devices each character may be trailed by 1 1 5 or 2 stop bits Superframe D4 A T1 transmission format that consists of 12 DS1 frames or 2316 bits A DS1 frame consists of 193 bit positions A frame overhead bit is in th
125. s from 100 to 350 milliseconds Consult with your local in house telephone personnel for this timer setting 27 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide 28 31 32 33 If you want to dedicate a voice fax channel to a point to point configuration i e the device on a local channel will automatically call a specific channel on a remote MultiFRAD click the Auto Call Enable option in the Auto Call group Then enter the appropriate DLCI in the DLCI Number field Change the channel number to the channel of the remote MultiFRAD you want to call Enabling the Auto Call feature means that this channel does not have to be entered in the Phone Directory Database Duplicate to Channels group will copy the selected configuration to other voice fax channels Click on the channel number s and click Copy button When you are satisfied with your interface choices and if the default voice coder is acceptable and your country region is the default USA then you can click OK and continue building your phone directory data base If you need to change the voice coder click the Voice Fax tab and proceed to step 33 If your country region is not the default USA then click the Regional tab and proceed to step 34 To change the voice coder first select the channel by clicking the Select Channel down arrow and highlighting the channel number then click the Voice Coder down arrow and highlight your new voice coder MultiFRAD v3 00 Voice Fax C
126. s opposed to source route bridging which the MultiF RAD does not support MF3000 v2 99C Spanning Tree Setup geoossooseoessosecoesossooosesseoossoseosesesg ging Enable Spanning Tree Algorithm Enable Message Printing Control Print Data List Of Logical WANs State WAN 1 forwarding Cost The MultiFRAD defaults with one logical WAN port It is not necessary to map this port to a DLCI however care should be taken if additional logical WANs are created Additional WANs will default to a disabled state If they are to be used they must be mapped to a DLCI In most applications the forwarding state should be enabled on the first logical WAN and blocking should be set on any additional WANs The MultiFRAD will make the transition from blocking to forwarding automatically when it is required 46 Chapter 4 MultiFRAD Software WAN Port Setup The WAN Port Setup dialog box controls how the port is configured i e frame relay or point to point If the WAN port is configured for frame relay then the mode of the port is synchronous If the port is configured for point to point then the mode can be either synchronous or asynchronous If the mode is asynchronous then the connection method can be either answering or dialing If the connection method is dialing then a number to be dialed has to be entered in the dial number field and the modem type chosen in this field If the Frame Relay D
127. se 35 The Checking MultiFRAD dialog box is displayed B Generation Ratio MultiFRAD v3 00 Checking MultiFRAD Ready to Download default Setup Choose OK to proceed The Setup utility is Ready to Download default setup Choose OK to proceed Click OK to proceed 36 Writing Setup dialog box is displayed as the setup configuration is written to the MultiFRAD MultiFRAD v3 00 Writing Setup Date Stamp April 28 1999 Size bytes 8122 3 l 29 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide 30 37 38 39 40 After writing setup to the MultiFRAD the unit is rebooted MultiFRAD v3 00 Rebooting Ex Looking for response from MultiFRAD Please wait During reboot the BTG Booting LED will be on Wait for the BTG LED to go off This could take up to 90 seconds for the BTG LED to go off Win3 1 users you are returned to your Program Manager where the MultiF RAD Program Group and Program Item Windows icons have been created Win95 NT users you are returned to your MultiFRAD 3000 folder which will be visible on your desktop To map the detected DLCls to your data ports and protocols proceed with the following steps Win3 1 users from the Program Manager double click the MultiFRAD Configuration icon in the MultiFRAD 3000 Program Group The main Setup dialog box is displayed Win95 98 NT users from your desktop highlight Programs MultiFRAD 3000 folder
128. st displays all the channels displayed Highlight the channel number you want to configure The Interface group defaults to FXS Loop Start Select the interface option to correspond to the interface type being connected to the Voice Fax connector on the back panel of the MultiFRAD If you are connecting a station device e g an analog telephone fax machine or KTS telephone system to the Voice Fax connector on the back of the unit FXS Loop Start will likely be the correct Interface option If the station device uses ground start then choose the FXS Ground Start option Refer to the device s user documentation If you are using an extension from your PBX then choose the FXO option Check with your in house telephone personnel to verify the connection type If you are connecting to a trunk on your PBX then choose the E amp M option If you chose an FXO interface then the Dialing Options Regeneration group is enabled Check with your local in house telep hone personnel to verify whether your local PBX dial signaling is Pulse or tone DTMF Set the Regeneration option accordingly If you chose E amp M interface then the E amp M Options group is enabled Check with your local in house telephone personnel to determine if the signaling is Dial Tone or Wink and if the connection is 2 wire or 4 wire If Wink signaling is used then the Wink Timer is enabled with a default of 250 milliseconds The range of the Wink Timer i
129. stall MultiFRAD on your computer lt is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law CA Cancel Click Next to continue 5 Follow the on screen instructions to install your MultiFRAD 3000 software Choose Destination Location x Setup will install MultiF RAD in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder You can choose not to install MultiFRAD by clicking Cancel to exit Setup Destination Folder owe Browse You can either choose the Destination Location of your MultiF RAD 3000 software or select the default destination by clicking Next gt If you click Browse you can select a different destination folder for your MultiF RAD software however it is recommended that you accept the default folder MF3000 20 Chapter 3 Software Loading and Configuration 6 The next dialog box enables you to name the Program Folder for the MF3000 files You can select t
130. t RFC A set of papers in which Internet standards published and proposed along with generally accepted ideas proposals research results etc are published Ring Down Box A device that emulates a CO by generating POTS calls for testing and product demos Ring Down Circuit A tie line connecting phones where picking up one phone automatically rings another phone A feature used for emergencies to alert the person at the other phone of the incoming call RJ 11 An industry standard interface used for connecting a telephone to a modular wall outlet comes in 4 and 6 wire packages RJ 45 An 8 wire modular connector for voice and data circuits 100 Glossary Robbed Bit Signaling The popular T1 signaling mechanism where the A and B bits are sent by each side of the T1 termination and are buried in the voice data of each voice channel in the T1 circuit Since the bits are robbed infrequently voice quality is remains relatively uncompromised See bit robbing The robbed bit signaling technique is used in D4 channel banks to convey signaling information The eighth least significant bit of each of the 24 8 bit time slots is robbed every sixth frame to convey voice related signaling information such as on hook off hook etc for each channel MultiFRAD A device that connects two networks using the same networking protocol It operates at the Network Layer Layer 3 of the OSI model for forwarding decisions Routing Informatio
131. t to PPP and then change the Remote User DataBase miss your choice 1 or EXIT l mi By selecting and configuring the various options and entering the desired information you can construct a database of remote users for the MultiF RAD For a detailed description of each option refer to the online help provided in your MultiFRAD software WEB Browser Management The MultiFRAD can be accessed via a standard Web browser from anywhere on the connected Internet WEB Server must be checked enabled on the Others Setup dialog box to enable the function Depending on the rights of the user read write or read only it is possible to view the current parameters and statistics of the MultiFRAD as well as configure and download setup changes to the MultiFRAD You can access MultiFRAD Configuration by typing the IP Address of the unit into the address line of your web browser In this example the IP address is 200 2 9 1 E MultiFRAD Configuration Microsoft Internet Explorer BEE Ele Edt View Go Favorites Help CNE 1 8mm S O d U Back el Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites History Channels Fullscreen Mail Print Edit Address hitp 192 168 2 16 z Links Muiti Welcome to MultiTech s MultiFRAD Configuration Click here toLogin Multi echi Systems 2205 Woodale Drive Mounds View MN 55112 United States TEL 612 785 3500 or 800 328 9717 FAX 612 785 3702 or
132. tem and converting it to the analog signals used by the phone system A channel bank acts as a multiplexer placing many slow speed voice or data transactions on a single high speed link 93 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Circuit switched Network A technology used by the PSTN that allocates a pair of conductors for the exclusive use of one communica tion path Circuit switching allows multiple conversations on one talk path only if the end users multiplex the signals prior to transmis sion Circuit switching The temporary connection of two or more communications channels using a fixed non shareable path through the network Users have full use of the circuit until the connection is terminated Clear Channel A transmission path where the full bandwidth is used i e no bandwidth needed for signaling carrier framing or control bits A 64K bps digital circuit usually has 8K bps used for signaling ISDN has two 64K bps circuits and a 16K bps packet service of which part is used for signaling on the 64K channels Client Server In TCP IP the model of interaction in distributed data processing in which a program at one site sends a request to a program at another site and awaits a response The requesting program is called a client the answering program is called a server Cluster Controller A device that can control the input output operations of more than one device connected to it A cluster controller may be controlled by a program s
133. ters of the data transferred between the data device and the MultiFRAD The MultiFRAD can transfer data between the data device and MultiFRAD in either synchronous or asynchronous mode If your data device is an asynchronous device choose the Configure Asynchronous option and configure the MultiFRAD to match your device If the data device is a synchronous device choose the Configure Synchronous option and configure the MultiFRAD to match your synchronous device The Data Port Configuration dialog box also allows you to configure each channel independently MultiFRAD v3 00 Data Port Configuration x Select Port SKIN X Port Enable ad rData Port Mode Destination Port ig C Raw Encapsulation Type C Encapsulated PPP Frame Relay APSM C Hub CP Configure as Remote IP Address C Asynchronous Synchronous rSync Parameters rDuplicate To Clocking Encoding Scheme dui E C Extemal ort3 ort4 e ien NRZ Pont5 Port Internal NRZI Tm Port Ports Speed C Pong Porio Between Frames 7 InterFrame Timer in ms Off ha C Mark State it 88 Paint Shon Pro A MultiFRAD 3000 ma l 12 For example port 1 could be connected to a Multi Tech MultiMux MMH904 In this situation port 1 could be configured with the following options Data Port Mode set to APSM Advanced Priority Statistical Multiplexing Synchronous Configuration Internal Clocking
134. the values to match those required by your modem Click OK when you are satisfied with your selections Run the MultiFRAD Configuration program Click Start Programs MultiFRAD 3000 MultiFRAD Configuration or double click the MultiF RAD Configuration icon in the MultiFRAD 3000 program group The Dialing MultiFRAD Dialog Box is displayed while software is dialing the remote MultiF RAD The Reading Setup Dialog Box is displayed The FR3000 Setup dialog box is displayed This is the dialog box of the remote MultiFRAD Refer to the online Help provided within your software for a description of each dialog box and field within a dialog box MultiFRAD 3 00 x LE eae Events Protocol Stacks Initialized Flash write scheduler initialized RTR Available malloc 01600000 size Voice channel 1 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE Voice channel 2 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE Voice channel 3 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE Voice channel 4 configured as FXS LOOP TYPE VOFR initialized RTR Channel Buffer Size is d2000 MUX Buffer Size is 156000 RTR Available malloc 01500000 size Status Running Configuration Date April 28 1999 Connection COM1 Rights Read Write After you have changed the configuration of the remote MultiFRAD click the Download Setup button to update the configuration The remote MultiFRAD will be brought down the new configuration written to the unit and the unit will reboot
135. tiates the download When the download is complete press ENTER to return to the File Menu To exit the BBS type G and press ENTER If you don t know the file name 1 From the Main Menu type F to access the Files Menu For a list of file areas type L press ENTER then type L and press ENTER again If you do not type the second L you will list all of the files on the BBS Mark each file area you would like to examine by typing its list number and pressing ENTER Enter L to list all the files in the selected file areas Enter C to go forward in the file list and P to go back To mark one or more files for download type M press ENTER type the list numbers of the files and press ENTER again Enter D You will see a list of the files you have marked Enter E if you would like to edit the list otherwise enter D again to start the download process Select a file transfer protocol by typing the indicated letter such as Z for Zmodem the recommended protocol If you select Zmodem the file will transfer automatically If you select another protocol you may have to initiate the transfer yourself In most data communications programs the PAGE DOWN key initiates the download When the download is complete press ENTER to return to the File Menu To exit the BBS type G and press ENTER About the Internet Multi Tech is a commercial user on the Internet and we retrieve messages from our customers on a periodic basis Multi Tec
136. tion is a trade organization in Washington DC that sets standard for use of its member companies See RS 232 RS 422 RS530 Encapsulation A technique used by network layer protocols in which a layer adds header information to the protocol data unit from the preceding layer Also used in enveloping one protocol inside another for transmission For example IP inside IPX Errored Seconds ES Any second of operation that all 1 544M bits are not received exactly as transmitted Contrast Error Free Seconds Error Free Seconds EFS Any second of operation that all 1 544M bits are received exactly as transmitted Contrast Errored Seconds ESF Error Event A T1 error condition that is logged when a CRC 6 error or an OOF error occurs Ethernet A 10 megabit baseband local area network that allows multiple stations to access the transmission medium at will without prior coordination avoids contention by using carrier sense and deference and resolves contention by using collision detection and transmission Ethernet uses carrier sense multiple access with collision detection CSMA CD Excess Zeros A T1 error condition that is logged when more than 15 consecutive Os or less than one 1 bit in 16 bits occurs Exchange A unit public or private that can consist of one or more central offices established to serve a specified area An exchange typically has a single rate of charges tariffs that has previously been approved by a regulatory gro
137. tor on the back of the MultiF RAD and the other end to the station device See Figure 5 Voice Fax Channel 1 8 Connections E amp M FXO FXS A A E Vi XY Figure 5 Voice Fax Cable Connections If you are connecting the station side of a telephone switch PBX to your MultiFRAD connect one end of an RJ 11 phone cord to the Voice Fax Channel 1 FXO connector on the back of the MultiFRAD and the other end to the phone jack If you are connecting an E amp M trunk from a telephone switch to your MultiFRAD connect one end of an RJ 45 phone cord to the Voice Fax Channel 1 E amp M connector on the back of the MultiFRAD and the other end to the trunk phone jack If you are connecting to an E amp M trunk you need to ensure that the E amp M trunk jumper is in the correct position for the E amp M type trunk The default E amp M jumper position is E amp M type 2 To change the E amp M jumper position perform the E amp M jumper block positioning procedure in following this procedure 7 Repeatthe above step to connect the remaining telephone equipment to each Voice Fax Channel on your MultiFRAD 8 Turnon power to the MultiFRAD by placing the On Off switch on the back panel to the 1 position At this time your MultiFRAD is completely cabled Proceed to the next section to load your software 17 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide 18 E am
138. tored and executed in the unit or it may be entirely controlled by hardware Committed Burst Size the maximum number of bits that the frame relay network agrees to transfer during any measurement interval Committed Information Rate CIR An agreement a customer makes to use a certain minimum data transmission rate in bps The CIR is part of the frame relay service monthly billing along with actual usage that users pay to their frame relay service provider Compression 1 The process of eliminating gaps empty fields redundancies and unnecessary data to shorten the length of records or blocks 2 In SNA the replacement of a string of up to 64 repeated characters by an encoded control byte to reduce the length of the data stream to the LU LU session partner The encoded control byte is followed by the character that was repeated unless that character is the prime compression character 3 In Data Facility Hierarchical Storage Manager the process of moving data instead of allocated space during migration and recall in order to release unused space 4 Contrast with decompression COMx Port A serial communications port on a PC congestion A network condition where there is too much data traffic The ITU 1 233 standard defines congestion management in terms of speed and burstiness congestion notification The function in frame relay that ensures that userdata transmitted at a rate higher than the CIR are allowed to slow down to the rate of
139. trasted to the case where a single transaction is accepted and completely processed before the next transaction processing is started N Nailed Connection A permanent or dedicated circuit of a previously switched circuit or circuits Nailed up Circuit A semipermanent circuit established through a circuit switching facility for point to point connectivity NAK Negative Acknowledgment Communications code used to indicate that a message was not properly received or that a terminal does not wish to transmit Contrast with ACK Network A group of computers connected by cables or other means and using software that enables them to share equipment such as printers and disk drives to exchange information Node Any point within a network which has been assigned an address O Object Orientated A method for structuring programs as hierarchically organized classes describing the data and operations of objects that may interact with other objects Office Channel Unit Data Port OCU DP The CO channel bank used as the interface between the customer s DSU and the channel bank Off hook The condition of a device which has accessed a phone line with or without using the line In modem use this is equivalent to a telephone handset being picked up Dialing and transmission are allowed but incoming calls are not answered Contrast on hook Off Premise Extension OPX An extension or phone that terminates in a location other than that of
140. ts are errored then the link is considered to be bad and the FRAD stops sending on all DLCIs and restarts the initial procedures to activate the link 4 Change the CIR Measurement Interval to change the time frame in which the FRAD calculates throughput for each DLCI By default every 1000 milliseconds 1 second the MultiFRAD calculates how much information has been sent on each DLCI and depending on the congestion management option for a DLCI the MultiFRAD may stop sending on that DLCI because it has exceeded its CIR or CIR Be rating By changing the CIR Measurement interval the throughput calculations can be made more or less often Note performance could be compromised if the MultiFRAD is set to calculate throughput too often 49 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide If you click the DLCI button on the right side of the dialog box the Frame Relay DLCI dialog box is displayed MultiFRAD v3 00 Frame Relay DLCI Setup Default Setup If you have connected to a frame relay service this dialog box should display your current DLCI numbers automatically It also shows the protocol mappings of the highlighted DLCI which data ports are mapped to it and how you set up your Congestion Management Mode CIR and Be values To change the mapping of a DLCI highlight the DLCI number in the list on the left side of the dialog box The dialog box will then display the mappings of that DLCI To add a new DLCI that has not been auto dete
141. ultiF RAD voice fax channel the MultiF RAD immediately connects to the remote MultiFRAD that you identified in the Remote MultiF RAD Phone Number field of this option FXS Interface The FXS Interface is used to connect telephones fax machines key telephone systems etc to the MultiF RAD In addition you need to select either Loop Start or Ground Start Most of the equipment mentioned will use Loop Start which is the default 55 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide 56 FXO Interface The FXO Interface is used to connect PBX extensions or central office telephone lines You also need to select DTMF or Pulse dialing in the Regeneration field of the Dialing Options group If you are unsure of the correct selection contact the personnel in charge of your PBX or your local telephone company to determine whether pulse or DTMF should be used E amp M Interface The E amp M Interface is used to connect PBX E amp M trunks You will need to select between Dial Tone or Wink signaling and also between 2 wire and 4 wire mode If wink signaling is selected the wink timer field becomes active with a range from 100 to 350 milliseconds Contact the personnel in charge of your PBX to determine the proper configuration of these settings Voice Fax The Voice Fax tab controls the voice coder Fax settings DTMF gain and some miscellaneous options MF3000 v2 9SC Channel Setup x Voice Fax Select Channel Channel 1 M Voice rDTMF Gain Voice
142. up Exchange Area A geographical area with a single uniform set of charges tariffs approved by a regulatory group for telephone services Calls between any two points within an exchange area are local calls See also Digital PBX PBX Exchange Termination ET The carrier s local exchange switch Contrast with Loop Termination LT 95 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Explicit Congestion Management The method used in frame relay to notify the terminal equipment that the network is overly busy The use of FECN and BECN is called explicit congestion management Some end to end protocols use FECN or BECN but usually not both options together With this method a congestion condition is identified and fixed before it becomes critical Contrast with implicit congesion Extended Super Frame ESF One of two popular formats for framing bits on a T1 line ESF framing has a 24 frame super frame where robbed bit signaling is inserted in the LSB bit 8 of the DS 0 byte of frames 6 12 18 and 24 ESF has more T1 error measure ment capabilities than D4 framing ESF and B8ZS are typically both offered to provide clear channel service F Failed Seconds A test parameter where the circuit is unavailable for one full second Failed Signal A T1 test parameter logged when there are more than 9 SES Severely Errored Seconds Fax facsimile Refers to the bit mapped rendition of a graphics oriented document fax or to the electronic trans
143. versations each digitized at 64 Kbps T1 is a standard for digital transmission in the U S Canada Japan and Hong Kong T1 is the access method for high speed services such as ATM frame relay and SMDS See also T Carrier T1 line and FT1 T1 Channel Tests A set of diagnostics that vary by carrier used to verify a T1 channel operation Can include Tone Noise Level Impulse Noise Level Echo Cancellors Gain and Crosstalk testing T1 Framing To digitize and encode analog voice signals requires 8000 samples per second twice the highest voice frequency of 4000 Hz Encoding in an 8 bit word provides the basic T1 block of 64 Kbps for voice transmission This Level 0 Signal as its called is represented by DS 0 or Digital Signal at Level 0 24 of these voice channels are combined into a serial bit stream using TDM on a frame by frame basis A frame is a sample of all 24 channels so adding in a framing bit gives a block of 193 bits 24x8 1 193 Frames are transmitted at 8000 per second the required sample rate creating a 1 544M 8000x193 1 544M transmission rate T1 Line A digital communications facility that functions as a 24 channel pathway for data or voice A T1 line is composed of two separate elements the Access element and the Long Haul element T1 Mux A device used to carry many sources of data on a T1 line The T1 mux assigns each data source to distinct DSO time slots within the T1 signal Wide bandwidth signals take more t
144. ware is based on a main menu MultiF RAD Configuration that allows you to consider all the parameters for a particular feature e g data ports and voice channels These features along with others are discussed in detail in the MultiFRAD Configuration section later in this chapter The other six configuration utilities offer additional functionality Download User Defaults utility allows you download your default settings configured during the loading of the software If you have made changes to your configuration and wish to revert to the default setup you can do so through this utility Download Factory Defaults utility allows you to sequence through the software loading sequence and change any previous installation parameters The Download Voice Coders utility allows you to download voice decoders which may also be necessary during repair or upgrade The Configuration Port Setup utility allows you to change the method by which you access the MultiFRAD i e direct connection of a PC to the Command Port on the MultiFRAD or via your Internet connection to the LAN port on the MultiFRAD Download Firmware allows you to download new versions of firmware when enhancements become available The Uninstall MultiFRAD Configuration utility is designed to remove the software from your PC Your MultiFRAD software includes the MultiFRAD Help system The Help menus define each button option field and recommend values where applicable The Help menus are a
145. y Access Device Composite Link Ethernet Channel 7 Channel 8 Channel 9 Channel 10 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5 Channel 6 OO 6000000 0000 COO 000 OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO The LED s are as follows PWR Power This indicator lights when the ON OFF switch is in the ON position BTG Booting This indicator lights when the MultiFRAD is booting It takes approximately 90 seconds to boot Composite Link RCV Receive This indicator blinks when the composite link is receiving data XMT Transmit This indicator blinks when the composite link is transmitting data CD Carrier Detect This indicator lights when the MultiFRAD detects a carrier signal CTS Clear To Send This indicator lights when the composite link device is ready to transmit data V35 V 35 Interface This indicator lights when the composite link is configured for a V 35 interface EXT External Link This indicator lights when the MultiFRAD is configured for an external composite device LNK Link This indicator lights solid when all DLCIs detected become active flashes fast when at least one DLCI is active and others are inactive flashes slow when communication with the local frame relay switch has occurred and off when no frame relay communication has been received Ethernet RCV Receive This indicator blinks when packets are being received from the local area network XMT Transmit This indicator blinks when packets are being transmitted to th
146. ysical layer between the MultiF RAD and the link device i e the CSU DSU These statistics can be helpful in troubleshooting suspected problems at the physical layer i e the WAN port itself the link device CSU DSU and any associated cabling PPP Statistics The PPP Statistics dialog box provides statistical information related to Point to Pint Protocol PPP For example this dialog box displays the current protocol and compression methods enabled FR3000 PPP Port Statistics The statistics in this dialog box will only apply when you are accessing your network remotely with a PPP client The Network Control Protocol NCP is the means by which PPP clients negotiate the network layer protocols IP and IPX network layer protocols are supported on the MultiFRAD The Link Control Protocol LCP is the means by which PPP clients negotiate and configure the data link for a given PPP connection 65 MultiFRAD 3000 Series User Guide Data Port Statistics The Data Port Statistics dialog box displays statistical information such as bytes or blocks received transmitted for the various data ports MF3000 v1 99G Data Port Statistics mire ee pas EE Close _ Cear LL Data Bytes Bytes Blocks Blocks Blocks Buffer Remote Port Transmitted Received Transmitted Received Retransmitted Het Received Utilization Port e Port 2 0 0 0 0 NO NO 0 Port 3 0 0 0 0 NO NO 0 Port 4 0 0 0 0 0 NO NO 0 Port 5 0 0

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