System information

Managing IPmux-8/16 with RADview SC/TDMoIP 1-1
Chapter 1
Introduction
1.1 The IPmux-8/16 Device
IPmux-8 and IPmux-16 (referred to as IPmux-8/16) are modular TDMoIP
gateways. IPmux-8/16 modules enable TDM circuits to be extended over Packet
Switched Networks (PSN) . The devices convert the data stream coming from the
TDM ports into configurable-sized Ethernet frames that are transported over the
Ethernet port and vice versa. IPmux-8/16 offers end-to-end synchronization for
TDM applications and large buffers to compensate for the delay variation inserted
by the network. The devices can be used to extend TDM-based services over
IP/Ethernet backbones for both Metropolitan Area Network and corporate
applications. IPmux-8/16 can be managed locally via an ASCII terminal or
remotely via Telnet or RADview (RAD’s SNMP-based network management
application).
1.2 Managing IPmux-8/16 with RADview SC/TDMoIP
IPmux-8/16 includes an SNMP agent that enables full SNMP management via
SNMP-based network management, for example, by means of RADview network
management stations. In addition, the IPmux-8/16 includes additional
management capabilities via both out-of-band and inband communication:
• Supervision terminal (ASCII terminal or a PC running a terminal emulation
program), connected either directly or through a modem or any other type of
full-duplex data link. This terminal can perform all the IPmux-8/16 supervision
and configuration functions, and in particular the preliminary system
configuration.
• Telnet, by means of any host capable of IP communication (out-of-band using
SLIP or PPP, or inband over IP) with IPmux-8/16. The functions available
under the Telnet protocol are similar to those available from a supervisory
terminal.
This manual discusses configuration via RADview, RAD’s SNMP-based network
management application for PC or Unix. To configure via ASCII terminal, or
Telnet, see the IPmux-8/16 Installation and Operation Manual.