Re: A Couple of Questions

From: Ahmed Mamoor Amimi (mamoor@xxxxxxxx)
Date: Fri Apr 05 2002 - 20:32:43 GMT-3


   
i dont thing it is possible without giving ESI or NSAP address. If they give
ESI then full address will be prefix+ESI.
then it will be smooth. I would be interested if someone find an answer on
this...

-Mamoor

----- Original Message -----
From: Narvaez, Pablo <Pablo.Narvaez@getronics.com>
To: Gregg Malcolm <greggm@sbcglobal.net>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 3:14 AM
Subject: RE: A Couple of Questions

> I think if we are required to do 1483 with SVCs or 1577 without being
arp-server self, they must porvide the ESI address for the end-point. I do
not see how we can auto-discover the remote ESI in order to complate
statically map the remote NSAP.
>
> As you said, Prefix from the ATM swith is easy with qsaal and ilmi and
some show commands but what about trying to discover the remote ESI address
if not provided and we are asked to do SVCs ?? I do not think it's possible.
>
> If some knows how to do this, it's time to share that!!! :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> hockito
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gregg Malcolm [mailto:greggm@sbcglobal.net]
> Sent: Sabado, 06 de Abril de 2002 03:07 p.m.
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: A Couple of Questions
>
>
> Folks,
>
> With my lab date rapidly approaching, I'm trying to think of strange
scenarios
> that might bite me. Here are my two latest :
>
> Suppose that you were asked to bridge a layer 3 protocol across an a few
> routers (take IP for example). Scenario would be Enet----R1----more
> routers----R2----Enet. You are asked to bridge the two Enet's together
for IP
> connectivity (they are in the same subnet). DLSW won't work (correct me
if
> I'm wrong here). My first thought was GRE tunnel and bridge on it using
IRB
> (GRE will not do bridging). My only guess (and I refuse to even try it)
would
> be to do IRB on each router across the path (ouch !!)
>
> The other scenario involves both frame and ATM. What if you aren't
allowed
> access to frame and ATM switches (and the remote devices) and you aren't
given
> DLCI or PVC/NSAP numbers. Take ATM for example. I know how to do
> pvc-discovery (some debug helps to learn the VPI value). What if you are
> asked to set up an SVC or use CLIP ? I have no idea how to learn the
remote
> NSAP address. Finding the prefix of the LS1010 is easy. If the end
devices
> (routers) supported PNNI (they are UNI), I'm sure I could get the remote
NSAP
> that way. Any ideas ? Seems to me, if they ask for SVC or CLIP, they
must
> supply you with the remote NSAP address.
>
> I sure hope I don't see these two.
>
> TIA, Gregg



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