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Contents
About This Guide
Before You Begin .............................................................................................................. xi
Conventions ...................................................................................................................... xi
Acronyms ..........................................................................................................................xii
Ordering Bay Networks Publications ...............................................................................xiii
Bay Networks Customer Service .....................................................................................xiv
How to Get Help ..............................................................................................................xiv
Chapter 1
SMDS Overview
How SMDS Sends LAN Data over WANs .......................................................................1-2
SMDS Interface Protocol ................................................................................................1-2
Data Exchange Interface Protocol ..................................................................................1-4
PDU Assembly .........................................................................................................1-4
SMDS Individual Addresses ...........................................................................................1-7
SMDS Group Addresses ................................................................................................1-7
For More Information about SMDS .................................................................................1-7
Chapter 2
Implementation Notes
Requirements for the Router and the DSU/CSU ............................................................2-3
DXI Protocol Requirements ......................................................................................2-3
Local Management Interface ....................................................................................2-3
Protocols Supported by SMDS .......................................................................................2-4
Priority of Heartbeat Poll Messages ...............................................................................2-4
Multinet ...........................................................................................................................2-5
Multigroup .......................................................................................................................2-7
Configuring Synchronous Lines for SMDS ...................................................................2-10
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