Prepare configurations

Once card and association throughput are determined, they can be compared to the traffic dimensioning required for signaling end points (from customers) to determine the number of linksets to use, number of cards in a linkset, and number of associations per card. Consider other factors such as limitations enforced by the connected node (e.g., limits to the number of supported associations).

Note:

Combining IP links and low-speed links in same linkset will limit bandwidth availability and scalability. Creating dedicated linksets for IP links and low-speed links also can cause load sharing issues (load sharing across more than two linksets).