
Customizing DLSw Services
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DLSw Slot Table
Each slot on a Bay Networks router running DLSw acts as an independent data
link switch. You identify each slot by assigning a unique IP address for the slot.
This mapping is done in the DLSw Slot Table. Each entry in the table consists of a
DLSw slot number plus the address of the IP interface that you allocate for that
slot.
The router uses this IP address to establish the TCP sessions between peers in a
DLSw network. Generally, the IP address that you select is either the circuitless IP
address or the IP address of any interface on this slot. However, it is acceptable to
use the IP address of any interface on any slot.
Before you can add any entries to the slot table, you must add or allocate one IP
interface for each DLSw-capable slot in the router configuration. You need not
configure the associated IP and DLSw interfaces on the same slot.
For configurations that do not have as many physical IP interfaces as DLSw slots,
add IP addresses to one or more IP-capable interfaces. If required, a single
interface can support multiple IP addresses. For example, you might want to do
this in large SDLC configurations, because IP cannot be configured on SDLC
interfaces. For more information on configuring multiple IP addresses, see
Configuring IP Services.
Note:
You can use the circuitless IP interface address for one (and only one)
DLSw-capable slot. Using the circuitless IP interface allows TCP connections
for DLSw services on that slot to be less dependent on the availability of
specific physical circuits or data links. Bay Networks recommends that you set
the Keepalive Time parameter to a nonzero value when using the circuitless IP
address. For more information about the circuitless IP interface, refer to
Configuring IP Services.
Note:
If you configure RFC 2166, you must specify the IP interface address
that is multicast capable for the DLSw Slot Table.
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