About This Guide

This preface tells you who should read the Configuration Guide for Cisco DSLAMs with NI-2, how the document is organized, and the document conventions it follows.

Audience

This guide is written for anyone who installs or operates Cisco digital subscriber line access multiplexers (DSLAMs) with NI-2. This includes the:

How This Guide Is Organized


Chapter	Title	Content
Chapter 1	Cisco DSLAM User Interface	Describes the DSLAM user interface and provides instructions for using the command-line interface. Describes how to access and list the commands available in each command mode, and explains the primary uses for each command mode.
Chapter 2	Configuring Terminal Lines and Modem Support	Explains how to configure lines, modems, and terminal settings to access the ATM switch for management purposes.
Chapter 3	Initially Configuring the Cisco DSLAM	Describes the initial configuration of the Cisco DSLAM.
Chapter 7	Configuring Digital Subscriber Lines	Describes how to configure the DSLAM for Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service.
Chapter 13	Configuring In-Band Management	Describes how to configure in-band management for the DSLAM.
Chapter 16	Configuring the Trunk and Subtended Interfaces	Describes the steps required to configure the trunk and subtended interfaces on the DSLAM NI-2 card.
Chapter 17	Loading System Software Images and Configuration Files	Describes how to load and maintain system software images and configuration files.
Index

Other information necessary for ATM configuration tasks available on DSLAMs is contained in the ATM Switch Router Software Configuration Guide. Table 1provides manual titles and links to detailed documentation and configuration examples for the ATM configuration tasks available on DSLAMs.

Table 1 ATM Configuration Tasks
ATM Configuration Tasks	ATM Switch Router Software Configuration Guide	Hyperlink
Configuring System Management Functions	Chapter 4	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/atm/c8540/12_1/lhouse/sw_confg/sysadmin.htm
Configuring ATM Network Interfaces	Chapter 5	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/atm/c8540/12_1/lhouse/sw_confg/if_confg.htm
Configuring Virtual Connections	Chapter 6	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/atm/c8540/12_1/lhouse/sw_confg/vir_circ.htm
Configuring Operation, Administration, and Maintenance	Chapter 7	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/atm/c8540/12_1/lhouse/sw_confg/op_maint.htm
Configuring Resource Management	Chapter 8	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/atm/c8540/12_1/lhouse/sw_confg/rm_cnf.htm
Configuring ILMI	Chapter 9	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/atm/c8540/12_1/lhouse/sw_confg/ilmi_cnf.htm
Configuring ATM Routing and PNNI	Chapter 10	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/atm/c8540/12_1/lhouse/sw_confg/pnni_cnf.htm
Using Access Control	Chapter 11	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/atm/c8540/12_1/lhouse/sw_confg/access.htm
Configuring ATM Accounting and ATM RMON	Chapter 14	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/atm/c8540/12_1/lhouse/sw_confg/act_rmon.htm
Configuring Signalling Features	Chapter 16	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/atm/c8540/12_1/lhouse/sw_confg/signal.htm

Conventions

Table 2 Font Conventions
Convention	Definition	Sample
Times bold	Text body font used for any argument, command, keyword, or punctuation that is part of a command that the user enters in text and command environments. Also used for names of some GUI elements.	This is similar to the UNIX route command.
Times italic	Text body font used for publication names and for emphasis.	See the Cisco 6100 Series User Guide for further details.
`Courier`	Font used for screen displays, prompts, and scripts.	`Are you ready to continue? [Y]`
Courier bold	Font used to indicate what the user enters in examples of command environments.	Login: root Password: <password>

Table 3 Command Syntax Conventions
Convention	Definition	Sample
Vertical bar ( \| )	Separates alternative, mutually exclusive elements.	offset-list {in \| out} offset
Square brackets ([ ])	Indicate optional elements.	[no] offset-list {in \| out} offset
Braces ({ })	Indicate a required choice.	offset-list {in \| out} offset
Braces within square brackets ([{ }])	Indicate a required choice within an optional element.	[{letter\number}Enter]
Boldface	Indicates commands and keywords that are entered literally as shown	[no] offset-list {in \| out} offset
Italics	Indicate arguments for which you supply values. Note In contexts that do not allow italics, arguments are enclosed in angle brackets (< >).	offset-list {in \| out} offset

Note fMeans reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.

Tip

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Related Documentation

In the ATM software product related documentation, look for information pertaining to the Cisco LightStream 1010, which uses the same software base as the NI-2 DSL systems. This documentation is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/atm/index.htm.

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