Before You Set Up the Leased-Line
Link
When your company rents a leased-line link from a network provider,
you typically configure only the system at your end of the link. The
peer at the other end of the link is maintained by another administrator.
This individual might be a system administrator at a remote location
in your company or a system administrator at an ISP.
Hardware That Is Needed for a Leased-Line
Link
In addition to the link media, your end of the link requires
the following hardware:
Synchronous interface for your system
Synchronous unit (CSU/DSU)
Your system
Some network providers include a router, synchronous interface,
and a CSU/DSU as part of the customer premises equipment (CPE). However,
necessary equipment varies, based on the provider and any governmental
restrictions in your locale. The network provider can give you information
about the unit that is needed, if this equipment is not provided with
the leased line.
Information to Be Gathered for the
Leased-Line Link
Before you configure the local peer, you might need to
gather the items that are listed in the next table.
Table 2-4 Planning for a Leased-Line Link | |
Device name of the interface
| Refer to the interface card documentation.
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Configuration instructions for the synchronous interface card
| Refer to the interface card documentation. You need this information
to configure the HSI/P interface. You might not need to configure
other types of interface cards.
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(Optional) IP address of the remote peer
| Refer to the service provider documentation. Alternatively,
contact the system administrator of the remote peer. This information
is needed only if the IP address is not negotiated between the two
peers.
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(Optional) Name of the remote peer
| Refer to the service provider documentation. Alternatively,
you can contact the system administrator of the remote peer.
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(Optional) Speed of the link
| Refer to the service provider documentation. Alternatively,
you can contact the system administrator of the remote peer.
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(Optional) Compression that is used by the remote peer
| Refer to the service provider documentation. Alternatively,
you can contact the system administrator of the remote peer.
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