ATM and Layer 3 Switch Router Software Configuration Guide, 12.1(12c)E1 - Preface [Cisco Catalyst 8500 Series Multiservice Switch Routers]

Preface
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Organization
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Preface

This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions for the ATM Switch Router Software Configuration Guide, and provides information on how to obtain related documentation.

Audience

This publication is intended for experienced network administrators who are responsible for configuring and maintaining the Layer 3 enabled ATM switch router.

New and Changed Information

Feature	Description	Chapter or Section
SNMP ATM interface traps	This feature specifies the ATM interface traps sent to the SNMP host.	For more information, see "Configuring ATM Accounting, RMON, and SNMP" of this configuration guide.
Circuit Emulation Services (CES) switched VCs	This feature allows CES and ATM interfaces to interconnection over switched VCs.	For more information, see "Configuring Circuit Emulation Services" of this configuration guide.
SSH (Secure Shell)	SSH (Secure Shell) is an application which runs on top of a reliable transport layer, such as TCP/IP, and provides strong authentication and encryption capabilities.	For more information, see "Configuring System Management Functions," of this configuration guide.

Organization

The major sections of this guide are as follows:

Chapter	Title	Description
Chapter 1	Product Overview	Provides an overview of the ATM switch router features and functions.
Chapter 2	Understanding the User Interface	Describes how to access the commands available in each command mode and explains the primary uses for each command mode.
Chapter 3	Initially Configuring the ATM Switch Router	Describes the initial configuration of the ATM switch router.
Chapter 4	Configuring System Management Functions	Describes the tasks to manage the general system features, such as access control and basic management of the ATM switch router.
Chapter 5	Configuring ATM Network Interfaces	Describes how to configure typical ATM network interfaces after autoconfiguration has established the default network connections.
Chapter 6	Configuring Virtual Connections	Describes how to configure virtual connections after autoconfiguration has determined the default virtual connections.
Chapter 7	Configuring Operation, Administration, and Maintenance	Describes the OAM fault management and performance management functions of the ATM switch router.
Chapter 8	Configuring Resource Management	Describes how to configure the management of switch, interface, and connection resources.
Chapter 9	Configuring ILMI	Describes the Integrated Local Management Interface (ILMI) protocol implementation and configuration.
Chapter 10	Configuring ATM Routing and PNNI	Describes how to configure the Interim Interswitch Signaling Protocol (IISP) and the Private Network-Network Interface (PNNI) protocol.
Chapter 11	Using Access Control	Describes how to configure and maintain access control lists.
Chapter 12	Configuring IP over ATM	Describes how to configure the Ethernet port for IP over ATM connections.
Chapter 13	Configuring LAN Emulation	Describes how to configure LAN emulation on the ATM switch router.
Chapter 14	Configuring ATM Accounting, RMON, and SNMP	Describes the ATM accounting, ATM Remote Monitoring, and SNMP features and their configuration.
Chapter 15	Configuring Tag Switching and MPLS	Describes how to configure tag switching and MPLS on the ATM switch router.
Chapter 16	Configuring Signalling Features	Describes how to configure common and specialized signalling features.
Chapter 17	Configuring Interfaces	Describes the steps required to configure the individual port adapter and interface module.
Chapter 18	Configuring Circuit Emulation Services	Describes the steps to configure the Circuit Emulation Services port adapter modules.
Chapter 19	Configuring Frame Relay to ATM Interworking Port Adapter Interfaces	Describes the steps to configure the Frame Relay to ATM interworking port adapter modules.
Chapter 20	Configuring IMA Port Adapter Interfaces	Describes the steps to configure inverse multiplexing over ATM port adapter interfaces.
Chapter 21	Configuring Quality of Service	Describes the quality of service (QoS) features built into your switch router and includes information on how to configure the QoS functionality.
Chapter 22	Configuring the ATM Traffic-Shaping Carrier Module	Describes the features and configuration procedures for the ATM traffic-shaping carrier module (TSCAM).
Chapter 23	Configuring Rate Limiting and Traffic Shaping	Describes rate limiting features and configuration procedures for your switch router.
Chapter 24	Configuring ATM Router Module Interfaces	Describes the steps to integrate Layer 3 routing and ATM switching with the ATM router module.
Chapter 25	Managing Configuration Files, System Images, and Functional Images	Includes procedures for updating and maintaining the ATM switch router software and configurations.
Appendix A	PNNI Migration Examples	Provides examples for migrating from a flat PNNI topology to a hierarchical topology.
Appendix B	Acronyms	Lists the acronyms used in this guide.

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Unless otherwise noted, all information in this document is relevant to the Catalyst 8540 MSR, Catalyst 8510 MSR and LightStream 1010 ATM switch routers. Platform specific sections have the platform name appended to the title in parentheses. For example, the "Configuring Redundancy and Enhanced High System Availability (Catalyst 8540 MSR)" section is only relevant to the Catalyst 8540 MSR ATM switch router.

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