Creating CBF Interface Connections

You can create a CBF interface connection either through the SMDS Tunnel Connection dialog box or by executing an Associate Tunnel Interface action or an Associate HSSI Interface action.

The following procedure illustrates the creation of a CBF interface connection by means of an Associate HSSI Interface action:

1. In the Device-wide Explorer, select IP Tunnel, right-click, and select List All.

The list of IP tunnel interfaces appears in the list area.

2. Click the appropriate IP tunnel interface.
3. Right-click, and select Associate HSSI Interface.

The Associate HSSI Interface with GRE Tunnel Interface dialog box appears.

4. To select the high-speed serial interface (HSSI) line interface, click Select Interface.

The Select Available HSSI Line Interface dialog box appears.

5. Select the line interface you want, and click OK.

The line interface's slot and port numbers appear in the HSSI Line Interface group box in the Associate HSSI Interface with GRE Tunnel Interface dialog box.

6. Set the parameters for the GRE tunnel interface (Table 67).

 Table 67:  GRE Tunnel Parameters

 Parameter
 Description

 MTU

 Maximum transmission unit; range 1024-10240; 
default 10240. To function effectively, the MTU value must be the same for both endpoints.


 Source: IP Address

 Source IP address for the tunnel interface


 Destination IP Address

 Destination IP address for the tunnel interface



 

 NOTE: You can set the IP address parameters either by typing the address in the text fields or by clicking the 
 buttons and selecting the addresses from the related dialog box that appears.



 

7. Click OK.

The CBF interface connection is created.