Cisco Cisco ONS 15454 SONET Multiservice Provisioning Platform (MSPP) Guía De Diseño

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Cisco IOS controls the data functions of the ML-Series card and comes preloaded on the ONS 
15454 TCC+/TCC2 card. 
 
You cannot update the ML-Series Cisco IOS image in the same manner as the Cisco IOS system 
image on a Cisco Catalyst Series.  An ML-Series Cisco IOS image upgrade can only be 
accomplished through CTC.  Cisco IOS images for the ML-Series card are available only as part 
of an ONS 15454 system software release.  This Cisco IOS image is included on the standard 
ONS 15454 SONET System Software CD under the package file name M_I.bin and full file name 
ons15454m-i7-mz.  The images are not available for download or shipped separately. 
 

 
The main function of an ML-Series card is to relay packets from one data link to another. 
Consequently, you must configure the characteristics of the interfaces, which receive and send 
packets.  Interface characteristics include, but are not limited to, IP address, address of the port, 
data encapsulation method, and media type. 
 
Many features are enabled on a per-interface basis.  Interface configuration mode contains 
commands that modify the interface operation (for example, of an Ethernet port).  When you enter 
the interface command, you must specify the interface type and number. 
 
The following general guidelines apply to all physical and virtual interface configuration 
processes: 
 

    All interfaces have a name which is comprised of an interface type (word) and a Port ID 

(number).  For example, FastEthernet 2. 

 

    Configure each interface with a bridge-group or IP address and IP subnet mask. 

 

    VLANs are supported through the use of subinterfaces.  The subinterface is a logical 

interface configured separately from the associated physical interface.