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About This Guide
If you are responsible for configuring and managing Bay Networks™ routers
and/ or BNX™ switching platforms running over Frame Relay, Point-to-Point, or
X.25 networks, read this guide to learn how to customize Bay Networks platforms
for software- and hardware-based data compression.
Refer to this guide for
• An overview of data compression services (Chapter 1)
• Implementation notes that may affect how you configure compression
services (Chapter 2)
• Instructions for using Site Manager to enable data compression (Chapter 3)
• Descriptions and instructions for editing compression line and interface
parameters (Chapter 4)
• Default parameters settings (Appendix A)
Software Suites
Routing and Switching software is available in the following suites.
• The
System Suite
includes IP routing, 802.1 Transparent Bridge, Source Route
Bridge, Translation Bridge, SNMP Agent, Bay Networks HDLC, PPP, OSPF,
EGP, BGP, and basic DLSw.
• The
LAN Suite
includes DECnet Phase 4, AppleTalk Phase 2, OSI, VINES,
IPX, and ATM DXI, in addition to the System Suite.
• The
WAN Suite
includes ATM DXI, Frame Relay, LAPB, and X.25, in
addition to the System Suite.
• The
Corporate Suite
includes the System, LAN, and WAN suites in their
entirety.
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