Document Outline

• About this Guide
  • Revision History
  • Document Objectives
  • Audience
  • Document Organization
  • Related Documentation
  • Document Conventions
  • Obtaining Optical Networking Information
    • Where to Find Safety and Warning Information
    • Cisco Optical Networking Product Documentation CD-ROM
  • Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
• ML-Series Card Overview
  • ML-Series Card Description
  • ML-Series Feature List
• CTC Operations
  • Displaying ML-Series POS And Ethernet Statistics on CTC
  • Displaying ML-Series Ethernet Ports Provisioning Information on CTC
  • Displaying ML-Series POS Ports Provisioning Information on CTC
  • Provisioning Card Mode
  • Managing SONET/SDH Alarms
  • Displaying the FPGA Information
  • Provisioning SONET/SDH Circuits
  • J1 Path Trace
• Initial Configuration
  • Hardware Installation
  • Cisco IOS on the ML-Series Card
    • Opening a Cisco IOS Session Using CTC
    • Telnetting to the Node IP Address and Slot Number
    • Telnetting to a Management Port
    • ML-Series IOS CLI Console Port
      • RJ-11 to RJ-45 Console Cable Adapter
      • Connecting a PC or Terminal to the Console Port
  • Startup Configuration File
    • Manually Creating a Startup Configuration File Through the Serial Console Port
      • Passwords
      • Configuring the Management Port
      • Configuring the Hostname
    • CTC and the Startup Configuration File
      • Loading a Cisco IOS Startup Configuration File Through CTC
      • Database Restore of the Startup Configuration File
  • Multiple Microcode Images
  • Changing the Working Microcode Image
  • Cisco IOS Command Modes
  • Using the Command Modes
    • Exit
    • Getting Help
• Configuring Interfaces
  • General Interface Guidelines
    • MAC Addresses
    • Interface Port ID
  • Basic Interface Configuration
  • Basic Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and POS Interface Configuration
    • Configuring the Fast Ethernet Interfaces for the ML100T-12
    • Configuring the Fast Ethernet Interfaces for the ML100X-8
    • Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet Interface for the ML1000-2
    • Configuring Gigabit Ethernet Remote Failure Indication (RFI)
    • Monitoring and Verifying Gigabit Ethernet Remote Failure Indication (RFI)
    • Configuring the POS Interfaces (ML100T-12, ML100X-8 and ML1000-2)
  • CRC Threshold Configuration
  • Monitoring Operations on the Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
    • Configuring SONET/SDH Alarms
• Configuring POS
  • POS on the ML-Series Card
    • ML-Series SONET and SDH Circuit Sizes
    • VCAT
    • SW-LCAS
    • Framing Mode, Encapsulation, and CRC Support
      • Configuring POS Interface Framing Mode
      • Configuring POS Interface Encapsulation Type
      • Configuring POS Interface CRC Size in HDLC Framing
      • Setting the MTU Size
      • Configuring Keep Alive Messages
    • SONET/SDH Alarms
      • Configuring SONET/SDH Alarms
      • Configuring SONET/SDH Delay Triggers
    • C2 Byte and Scrambling
      • Third-Party POS Interfaces C2 Byte and Scrambling Values
      • Configuring SPE Scrambling
  • Monitoring and Verifying POS
  • POS Configuration Examples
    • ML-Series Card to ML-Series Card
    • ML-Series Card to Cisco 12000 GSR-Series Router
    • ML-Series Card to G-Series Card
    • ML-Series Card to ONS 15310 ML-100T-8 Card
• Configuring Bridges
  • Understanding Basic Bridging
  • Configuring Basic Bridging
  • Monitoring and Verifying Basic Bridging
  • Transparent Bridging Modes of Operation
    • IP Routing Mode
  • No IP Routing Mode
    • Bridge CRB Mode
    • Bridge IRB Mode
• Configuring STP and RSTP
  • STP Features
    • STP Overview
    • Supported STP Instances
    • Bridge Protocol Data Units
    • Election of the Root Switch
    • Bridge ID, Switch Priority, and Extended System ID
    • Spanning-Tree Timers
    • Creating the Spanning-Tree Topology
    • Spanning-Tree Interface States
      • Blocking State
      • Listening State
      • Learning State
      • Forwarding State
      • Disabled State
    • Spanning-Tree Address Management
    • STP and IEEE 802.1Q Trunks
    • Spanning Tree and Redundant Connectivity
    • Accelerated Aging to Retain Connectivity
  • RSTP
    • Supported RSTP Instances
    • Port Roles and the Active Topology
    • Rapid Convergence
    • Synchronization of Port Roles
    • Bridge Protocol Data Unit Format and Processing
      • Processing Superior BPDU Information
      • Processing Inferior BPDU Information
    • Topology Changes
  • Interoperability with IEEE 802.1D STP
  • Configuring STP and RSTP Features
    • Default STP and RSTP Configuration
    • Disabling STP and RSTP
    • Configuring the Root Switch
    • Configuring the Port Priority
    • Configuring the Path Cost
    • Configuring the Switch Priority of a Bridge Group
    • Configuring the Hello Time
    • Configuring the Forwarding-Delay Time for a Bridge Group
    • Configuring the Maximum-Aging Time for a Bridge Group
  • Verifying and Monitoring STP and RSTP Status
• Configuring VLANs
  • Understanding VLANs
  • Configuring IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Encapsulation
  • IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Configuration
  • Monitoring and Verifying VLAN Operation
• Configuring IEEE 802.1Q Tunneling and Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling
  • Understanding IEEE 802.1Q Tunneling
  • Configuring IEEE 802.1Q Tunneling
    • IEEE 802.1Q Tunneling and Compatibility with Other Features
    • Configuring an IEEE 802.1Q Tunneling Port
    • IEEE 802.1Q Example
  • Understanding VLAN-Transparent and VLAN-Specific Services
  • VLAN-Transparent and VLAN-Specific Services Configuration Example
  • Understanding Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling
  • Configuring Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling
    • Default Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling Configuration
    • Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling Configuration Guidelines
    • Configuring Layer 2 Tunneling on a Port
    • Configuring Layer 2 Tunneling Per-VLAN
    • Monitoring and Verifying Tunneling Status
• Configuring Link Aggregation
  • Understanding Link Aggregation
    • Configuring EtherChannel
    • EtherChannel Configuration Example
    • Configuring POS Channel
    • POS Channel Configuration Example
  • Understanding Encapsulation over EtherChannel or POS Channel
    • Configuring Encapsulation over EtherChannel or POS Channel
    • Encapsulation over EtherChannel Example
  • Monitoring and Verifying EtherChannel and POS
• Configuring Networking Protocols
  • Basic IP Routing Protocol Configuration
    • RIP
    • EIGRP
    • OSPF
    • BGP
    • Enabling IP Routing
  • Configuring IP Routing
    • Configuring RIP
      • RIP Authentication
      • Summary Addresses and Split Horizon
    • Configuring OSPF
      • OSPF Interface Parameters
      • OSPF Area Parameters
      • Other OSPF Behavior Parameters
      • Change LSA Group Pacing
      • Loopback Interface
      • Monitoring OSPF
    • Configuring EIGRP
      • EIGRP Router Mode Commands
      • EIGRP Interface Mode Commands
    • Configure EIGRP Route Authentication
      • Monitoring and Maintaining EIGRP
    • Border Gateway Protocol and Classless Interdomain Routing
      • Configuring BGP
      • Verifying the BGP Configuration
    • Configuring IS-IS
    • Verifying the IS-IS Configuration
  • Configuring Static Routes
  • Monitoring Static Routes
  • Monitoring and Maintaining the IP Network
  • Understanding IP Multicast Routing
    • Configuring IP Multicast Routing
    • Monitoring and Verifying IP Multicast Operation
• Configuring IRB
  • Understanding Integrated Routing and Bridging
  • Configuring IRB
  • IRB Configuration Example
  • Monitoring and Verifying IRB
• Configuring VRF Lite
  • Understanding VRF Lite
  • Configuring VRF Lite
  • VRF Lite Configuration Example
  • Monitoring and Verifying VRF Lite
• Configuring Quality of Service
  • Understanding QoS
    • Priority Mechanism in IP and Ethernet
    • IP Precedence and Differentiated Services Code Point
    • Ethernet CoS
  • ML-Series QoS
    • Classification
    • Policing
    • Marking and Discarding with a Policer
    • Queuing
    • Scheduling
    • Control Packets and L2 Tunneled Protocols
    • Egress Priority Marking
    • Ingress Priority Marking
      • QinQ Implementation
      • Flow Control Pause and QoS
  • QoS on Cisco Proprietary RPR
  • Configuring QoS
    • Creating a Traffic Class
    • Creating a Traffic Policy
    • Attaching a Traffic Policy to an Interface
    • Configuring CoS-Based QoS
  • Monitoring and Verifying QoS Configuration
  • QoS Configuration Examples
    • Traffic Classes Defined Example
    • Traffic Policy Created Example
    • class-map match-any and class-map match-all Commands Example
    • match spr1 Interface Example
    • ML-Series VoIP Example
    • ML-Series Policing Example
    • ML-Series CoS-Based QoS Example
  • Understanding Multicast QoS and Priority Multicast Queuing
    • Default Multicast QoS
    • Multicast Priority Queuing QoS Restrictions
  • Configuring Multicast Priority Queuing QoS
  • QoS not Configured on Egress
  • ML-Series Egress Bandwidth Example
    • Case 1: QoS with Priority and Bandwidth Configured Without Priority Multicast
    • Case 2: QoS with Priority and Bandwidth Configured with Priority Multicast
  • Understanding CoS-Based Packet Statistics
  • Configuring CoS-Based Packet Statistics
  • Understanding IP SLA
    • IP SLA on the ML-Series
    • IP SLA Restrictions on the ML-Series
• Configuring the Switching Database Manager
  • Understanding the SDM
  • Understanding SDM Regions
  • Configuring SDM
    • Configuring SDM Regions
    • Configuring Access Control List Size in TCAM
  • Monitoring and Verifying SDM
• Configuring Access Control Lists
  • Understanding ACLs
  • ML-Series ACL Support
    • IP ACLs
      • Named IP ACLs
      • User Guidelines
    • Creating IP ACLs
      • Creating Numbered Standard and Extended IP ACLs
      • Creating Named Standard IP ACLs
      • Creating Named Extended IP ACLs (Control Plane Only)
      • Applying the ACL to an Interface
  • Modifying ACL TCAM Size
• Configuring Cisco Proprietary Resilient Packet Ring
  • Understanding Cisco Proprietary RPR
    • Role of SONET/SDH Circuits
    • Packet Handling Operations
    • Ring Wrapping
    • Cisco Proprietary RPR Framing Process
    • MAC Address and VLAN Support
    • Cisco Proprietary RPR QoS
    • CTM and Cisco Proprietary RPR
  • Configuring Cisco Proprietary RPR
    • Connecting the ML-Series Cards with Point-to-Point STS/STM Circuits
    • Configuring CTC Circuits for Cisco Proprietary RPR
      • CTC Circuit Configuration Example for Cisco Proprietary RPR
    • Configuring Cisco Proprietary RPR Characteristics and the SPR Interface on the ML-Series Card
    • Assigning the ML-Series Card POS Ports to the SPR Interface
    • Creating the Bridge Group and Assigning the Ethernet and SPR Interfaces
    • Cisco Proprietary RPR Cisco IOS Configuration Example
    • Verifying Ethernet Connectivity Between Cisco Proprietary RPR Ethernet Access Ports
    • CRC threshold configuration and detection
  • Monitoring and Verifying Cisco Proprietary RPR
  • Add an ML-Series Card into a Cisco Proprietary RPR
    • Adding an ML-Series Card into a Cisco Proprietary RPR
  • Delete an ML-Series Card from a Cisco Proprietary RPR
    • Deleting an ML-Series Card from a Cisco Proprietary RPR
  • Understanding Cisco Proprietary RPR Link Fault Propagation
    • LFP Sequence
    • Propagation Delays
  • Configuring LFP
    • LFP Configuration Requirements
    • Monitoring and Verifying LFP
  • Cisco Proprietary RPR Keep Alive
  • Configuring Cisco Proprietary RPR Keep Alive
    • Monitoring and Verifying Cisco Proprietary RPR Keep Alives
  • Cisco Proprietary RPR Shortest Path
  • Configuring Shortest Path and Topology Discovery
    • Monitoring and Verifying Topology Discovery and Shortest Path Load Balancing
  • Understanding Redundant Interconnect
    • Characteristics of RI on the ML-Series Card
    • RI for SW RPR Configuration Example
• Configuring Ethernet over MPLS
  • Understanding EoMPLS
    • EoMPLS Support
    • EoMPLS Restrictions
    • EoMPLS Quality of Service
  • Configuring EoMPLS
    • EoMPLS Configuration Guidelines
    • VC Type 4 Configuration on PE-CLE Port
    • VC Type 5 Configuration on PE-CLE Port
    • EoMPLS Configuration on PE-CLE SPR Interface
    • Bridge Group Configuration on MPLS Cloud-facing Port
    • Setting the Priority of Packets with the EXP
  • EoMPLS Configuration Example
  • Monitoring and Verifying EoMPLS
  • Understanding MPLS-TE
    • RSVP on the ML-Series Card
    • Ethernet FCS Preservation
  • Configuring MPLS-TE
    • Configuring an ML-Series Card for Tunnels Support
    • Configuring an Interface to Support RSVP-Based Tunnel Signalling and IGP Flooding
    • Configuring OSPF and Refresh Reduction for MPLS-TE
    • Configuring an MPLS-TE Tunnel
  • MPLS-TE Configuration Example
  • Monitoring and Verifying MPLS-TE and IP RSVP
  • RPRW Alarm
• Configuring Security for the ML-Series Card
  • Understanding Security
  • Disabling the Console Port on the ML-Series Card
  • Secure Login on the ML-Series Card
  • Secure Shell on the ML-Series Card
    • Understanding SSH
    • Configuring SSH
      • Configuration Guidelines
      • Setting Up the ML-Series Card to Run SSH
      • Configuring the SSH Server
    • Displaying the SSH Configuration and Status
  • RADIUS on the ML-Series Card
  • RADIUS Relay Mode
    • Configuring RADIUS Relay Mode
  • RADIUS Stand Alone Mode
    • Understanding RADIUS
    • Configuring RADIUS
      • Default RADIUS Configuration
      • Identifying the RADIUS Server Host
      • Configuring AAA Login Authentication
      • Defining AAA Server Groups
      • Configuring RADIUS Authorization for User Privileged Access and Network Services
      • Starting RADIUS Accounting
      • Configuring a nas-ip-address in the RADIUS Packet
      • Configuring Settings for All RADIUS Servers
      • Configuring the ML-Series Card to Use Vendor-Specific RADIUS Attributes
      • Configuring the ML-Series Card for Vendor-Proprietary RADIUS Server Communication
    • Displaying the RADIUS Configuration
• POS on ONS Ethernet Cards
  • POS Overview
  • POS Interoperability
  • POS Encapsulation Types
    • IEEE 802.17b
    • LEX
    • PPP/BCP
    • Cisco HDLC
    • E-Series Proprietary
  • POS Framing Modes
    • HDLC Framing
    • GFP-F Framing
  • POS Characteristics of Specific ONS Ethernet Cards
    • ONS 15327 E-10/100-4 Framing and Encapsulation Options
    • ONS 15454 and ONS 15454 SDH E-Series Framing and Encapsulation Options
    • G-Series Encapsulation and Framing
    • ONS 15454, ONS 15454 SDH, ONS 15310-CL, and and ONS 15310-MA CE-Series Cards Encapsulation and Framing
    • ONS 15310 ML-100T-8 Encapsulation and Framing
    • ONS 15454 and ONS 15454 SDH ML-Series Protocol Encapsulation and Framing
  • Ethernet Clocking Versus SONET/SDH Clocking
• Configuring RMON
  • Understanding RMON
  • Configuring RMON
    • Default RMON Configuration
    • Configuring RMON Alarms and Events
    • Collecting Group History Statistics on an Interface
    • Collecting Group Ethernet Statistics on an Interface
  • Understanding ML-Series Card CRC Error Threshold
    • Threshold and Triggered Actions
    • SONET/GFP Suppression of CRC-ALARM
    • Clearing of CRC-ALARM
    • Unwrap Synchronization
      • Unidirectional Errors
      • Bidirectional Errors
  • Configuring the ML-Series Card CRC Error Threshold
    • Clearing the CRC-ALARM Wrap with the Clear CRC Error Command
  • Configuring ML-Series Card RMON for CRC Errors
    • Configuration Guidelines for CRC Thresholds on the ML-Series Card
    • Accessing CRC Errors Through SNMP
    • Configuring an SNMP Trap for the CRC Error Threshold Using Cisco IOS
    • Determining the ifIndex Number for an ML-Series Card
    • Manually Checking CRC Errors on the ML-Series Card
  • Displaying RMON Status
• Configuring SNMP
  • Understanding SNMP
    • SNMP on the ML-Series Card
    • SNMP Versions
    • SNMP Manager Functions
    • SNMP Agent Functions
    • SNMP Community Strings
    • Using SNMP to Access MIB Variables
    • Supported MIBs
    • SNMP Notifications
  • Configuring SNMP
    • Default SNMP Configuration
    • SNMP Configuration Guidelines
    • Disabling the SNMP Agent
    • Configuring Community Strings
    • Configuring SNMP Groups and Users
    • Configuring SNMP Notifications
    • Setting the Agent Contact and Location Information
    • Limiting TFTP Servers Used Through SNMP
    • SNMP Examples
  • Displaying SNMP Status
• E-Series and G-Series Ethernet Operation
  • G-Series Application
    • G1K-4 and G1000-4 Comparison
    • G-Series Example
    • IEEE 802.3z Flow Control and Frame Buffering
    • Gigabit EtherChannel/IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation
    • Ethernet Link Integrity Support
    • Administrative and Service States with Soak Time for Ethernet and SONET/SDH Ports
  • G-Series Circuit Configurations
    • G-Series Point-to-Point Ethernet Circuits
    • G-Series Manual Cross-Connects
  • G-Series Gigabit Ethernet Transponder Mode
    • Two-Port Bidirectional Transponder Mode
    • One-Port Bidirectional Transponder Mode
    • Two-Port Unidirectional Transponder Mode
    • G-Series Transponder Mode Characteristics
  • E-Series Application
    • E-Series Modes
      • E-Series Multicard EtherSwitch Group
      • E-Series Single-Card EtherSwitch
      • Port-Mapped (Linear Mapper)
      • Available Circuit Sizes For E-Series Modes
      • Available Total Bandwidth For E-Series Modes
    • E-Series IEEE 802.3z Flow Control
    • E-Series VLAN Support
    • E-Series Q-Tagging (IEEE 802.1Q)
    • E-Series Priority Queuing (IEEE 802.1Q)
    • E-Series Spanning Tree (IEEE 802.1D)
      • E-Series Multi-Instance Spanning Tree and VLANs
      • Spanning Tree on a Circuit-by-Circuit Basis
      • E-Series Spanning Tree Parameters
      • E-Series Spanning Tree Configuration
  • E-Series Circuit Configurations
    • E-Series Circuit Protection
    • E-Series Point-to-Point Ethernet Circuits
    • E-Series Shared Packet Ring Ethernet Circuits
    • E-Series Hub-and-Spoke Ethernet Circuit Provisioning
    • E-Series Ethernet Manual Cross-Connects
  • Remote Monitoring Specification Alarm Thresholds
• CE-100T-8 Ethernet Operation
  • CE-100T-8 Overview
  • CE-100T-8 Ethernet Features
    • Autonegotiation, Flow Control, and Frame Buffering
    • Ethernet Link Integrity Support
    • Administrative and Service States with Soak Time for Ethernet and SONET/SDH Ports
    • IEEE 802.1Q CoS and IP ToS Queuing
    • RMON and SNMP Support
    • Statistics and Counters
  • CE-100T-8 SONET/SDH Circuits and Features
    • Available Circuit Sizes and Combinations
    • CE-100T-8 Pools
      • Displaying CE-100T-8 Pool Information with the STS/VT Allocation or VC4/VC LO Allocation Tab
      • CE-100T-8 Pool Allocation Example
      • CE-100T-8 Pool Provisioning Rules
    • CE-100T-8 VCAT Characteristics
    • CE-100T-8 POS Encapsulation, Framing, and CRC
    • CE-100T-8 Loopback, J1 Path Trace, and SONET/SDH Alarms
• CE-1000-4 Ethernet Operation
  • CE-1000-4 Overview
  • CE-1000-4 Ethernet Features
    • Autonegotiation and Frame Buffering
    • Flow Control
    • Flow Control Threshold Provisioning
    • Ethernet Link Integrity Support
    • Administrative and Service States with Soak Time for Ethernet and SONET/SDH Ports
    • RMON and SNMP Support
    • Statistics and Counters
  • CE-1000-4 SONET/SDH Circuits and Features
    • CE-1000-4 VCAT Characteristics
    • CE-1000-4 POS Encapsulation, Framing, and CRC
    • CE-1000-4 Loopback, J1 Path Trace, and SONET/SDH Alarms
• Configuring IEEE 802.17b Resilient Packet Ring
  • Understanding RPR-IEEE
    • RPR-IEEE Features on the ML-Series Card
    • Advantages of RPR-IEEE
    • Role of SONET/SDH Circuits
    • RPR-IEEE Framing Process
    • CTM and RPR-IEEE
  • Configuring RPR-IEEE Characteristics
    • Configuring the Attribute Discovery Timer
    • Configuring the Reporting of SONET Alarms
    • Configuring BER Threshold Values
  • Configuring RPR-IEEE Protection
    • Configuring the Hold-off Timer
    • Configuring Jumbo Frames
    • Configuring Forced or Manual Switching
    • Configuring Protection Timers
    • Configuring the Wait-to-Restore Timer
    • Configuring a Span Shutdown
    • Configuring Keepalive Events
    • Configuring Triggers for CRC Errors
  • Configuring QoS on RPR-IEEE
    • Class A
    • ClassB
    • ClassC
    • MQC -IEEE RPR CLI Characteristics
    • Configuring Traffic Rates for Transmission
    • Configuring Fairness Weights
    • Configuring RPR-IEEE Service Classes Using the Modular QoS CLI
  • Configuration Example for RPR-IEEE QoS
    • Configuration Example Using MQC to Configure Simple RPR-IEEE QoS<