RAD Data comm Modular Access Device with Integrated Router Manuel D’Utilisation

FCD-IPM Installation and Operation Manual 

Chapter 1  Introduction 

 

Functional Description 

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FCD-IPM interconnects: 
•  Any LAN to link 
•  Two LANs of the same Bridge 
•  Two LANs and link. 

FCD-IPM interconnects all of its interfaces to one extended LAN. 
FCD-IPM supports standard bridging, as specified in IEEE 802.1D, and can operate 
opposite any other third party bridge. Spanning Tree Algorithm is not supported. 
Bridging works over PPP, Frame Relay RFC-1490 and also a ‘Native’ protocol. 
MAC frames pass in an HDLC format. 

FCD-IPM supports: 
•  PPP (Point to Point Protocol) – this protocol supports a variety of links and 

connection options 

•  Frame Relay – a network interface, which provides high-speed frame or packet 

transmission with minimum delay and maximum bandwidth utilization. 

FCD-IPM features a variety of inband and out-of-band management options. These 
options include dedicated time slot, dedicated DLCI, and dial-in connectivity. 
You can manage the following capabilities: 
•  FCD-IPM configuration 
•  Viewing FCD-IPM status 
•  Testing FCD-IPM 
•  Viewing alarm status and history. 

The management functions are performed via: 
•  SNMP management – enables management using the RADview or any other 

standard SNMP-based management systems. 

•  Telnet – enables a remote IP host to control the operation of FCD-IPM using 

functions identical to those provided by a supervision terminal. 

•  Supervision terminal – an ASCII terminal connected to the RS-232 control port 

of FCD-IPM (or a PC running a terminal emulation program) can be used as a 
supervision terminal. 

Undesired access to FCD-IPM via Telnet or SNMP can be blocked by the firewall, 
or password protected. The dual-level management authentication allows access to 
router configuration parameters while restricting the access to network 
configuration parameters.