Quickstart Installation and Configuration

For additional information on the BPX switch, including card descriptions and additional information on configuration, refer to the Cisco BPX 8600 Series Reference. For a description of the commands used to operate a BPX switch, refer to the Cisco WAN Switch Command Reference and Cisco WAN Switch SuperUser Command Reference. Refer to the Cisco WAN Manager manuals for information on network management.

Installation Sequence

A summary of the installation sequence for the BPX follows:

Step 1 Safety... refer to Chapter 4, Installation, Preliminary

Step 2 Site Preparation... refer to Chapter 4, Installation, Preliminary

Step 3 Unpacking... refer to Chapter 4, Installation, Preliminary

Step 4 Installing shelf in cabinet or rack... refer to Chapter 4, Installation, Preliminary

Step 5 Installing a Cisco 7200 or 7500 router on a BPX 8650... refer to Chapter 5, Installation with Cisco Cabinets including 7000 Series Routers.

Step 6 Optional Cable Management Tray... refer to Chapter 10, T3/E3 Cable Management Tray.

Finishing the Installation and Initial Power-Up

A summary of these procedures is as follows:

Power-Up and Initial Configuration... refer to:

Step 1 Installing the BPX Switch Cards

Step 2 Verifying 9.6 or 19.2 Gbps Backplane

Step 3 Upgrading to BCC-4 Cards

Step 4 Installation of APS Redundant Frame Assembly and Backcards

Step 5 Making T3 or E3 Connections

Step 6 Making an ASI-155 or BNI-155 Connection

Step 7 Making a BXM OC3 or OC12 Connection

Step 8 Making a BXM T3/E3 Connection

Step 9 Setting up the BME OC-12 Port Loop

Step 10 Alarm Output Connections

Step 11 Attaching Peripherals

Step 12 LAN Connection for the Network Management Station

Step 13 Connecting a Network Printer to the BPX Switch

Step 14 Connecting Modems

Step 15 Making External Clock Connections

Step 16 Initial Power-Up of the BPX Switch

Step 17 Provisioning the BPX Switch

Step 18 Configuration

addcon local_addr node remote_addr traffic type ...extended parameters

For example, for an abr connection:

at bpx 1, addcon 4.1.30.30 bpx2 3.1.40.40 abr ...extended parameters

For additional information, refer to Chapter 13, Configuration, ATM Connections.

Configuration, PVCs, SVCs, and SPVCs

Upping and configuring trunks. For additional information, refer to Chapter 14, Configuration BXM: PVCs, SVCs, and SPVCs. Some of the applicable CLI commands are:

uptrk 4.1
addtrk 4.1
upln 3.3
cnfln 3.3
cnfport 3.3
cnfportq 3.3
upport 3.3
cnfcls 1
cnfcls 2
addcon 3.1.105.55 bpx1 3.2.205.65 v ............
cnfcon 3.1.105.55
addcon 3.1.104.54 bpx1 3.2.204.64 abr ............
cnfcon 3.1.104.54
cnfabrparm 3
dsplns
dsptrks

Group 2.1.70.x	Action	Command
at bpx switch_F,	add input to root	addcon 2.1.70.0 bpx switch_A 1.1.80.100 c 500 * * *
at bpx switch_F,	add leaf 1	addcon 2.2.70.101 bpx switch_D 6.1.100.50 c 500 * * *
at bpx switch_F,	add leaf 2	addcon 2.2.70.100 bpx switch_C 4.3.50.60 c 500 * * *
at bpx switch_F,	add leaf 3	addcon 2.2.70.102 bpx switch_G 3.4.55.75 c 500 * * *
Group 2.2.80.x
at bpx switch_F,	add input to root	addcon 2.2.80.0 bpx switch_B 10.1.233.400 v 4000 * * *
at bpx switch_F,	add leaf 1	addcon 2.1.80.201 bpx switch_E 13.1.78.900 v 4000 * * *
at bpx switch_F,	add leaf 2	addcon 2.1.80.100 bpx switch_E 14.1.100.40 v 4000 * * *

The following is a short summary example of multicasting commands.

For additional configuration information, refer to Chapter 18, Configuration, BME Multicasting.

Configuration, MPLS

Refer to the MPLS configuration procedures in Chapter 20, Configuring the BPX Switch, 7200, and 7500 Routers for MPLS. For additional information, refer to Chapter 19, Configuration General, MPLS on BPX Switch.

For MPLS CoS Configuration information, refer to Chapter 21, MPLS CoS with BPX 8650, Configuration.

For MPLS VPN Configuration information, refer to Chapter 22, MPLS VPNS with BPX 8650, Configuration

Customer Support

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