User's Manual

RedCONNEX

AN-80i

PTP & PMP User Manual

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4.4.4 Connection Screen

Click New Connection in the left-hand menu to display a blank Connection configuration

screen. To view an existing Connection, click Groups or Links, and then click Expand to

display the Connections for that Group/link, and then click Config for the desired

Connection.

At least one Connection must be created for each VLAN to be transported across the

wireless switch. The Connection configuration defines how Ethernet packets are handled

on the subscribers. Each subscriber can participate in multiple VLANs.

Figure 26: PMP - Connection Configuration Screen

Connection Configuration

Connection Name: Enter a name for this Connection. This name is displayed on

configuration and statistics screens.

Connection ID: (Read only) A unique Connection ID is generated automatically when a

new link is created. The

Connection ID number is required when assigning this Connection

to a Group.

Connection Tagging Mode: Select the packet processing at the subscriber.

Tagged: Select tagged to associate a unique VID with this

Connection. Further

processing is performed at the sector controller based on the Group configuration

associated with this

Connection.

Packet received at subscriber Ethernet interface:

Each packet with this VID (Connection VLAN ID field) has the matching VLAN tag

(outermost only) removed and is forwarded over the wireless interface to the sector

controller.

Packet received at subscriber wireless interface (from sector controller)

A VLAN tag is added (outermost) and set to the VID (

Connection VLAN ID field) for

this

Connection. The packet is forwarded to the subscriber Ethernet port.

Pass-through: Select pass-through to create a Connection to process all untagged

packets and packets where the outermost VLAN ID tag does not match the VID

(Connection VLAN ID field) for with this Connection. Only one pass-through