Procedure 12-4: Router

- Overview

This section allows the user to configure and/or display router information on the switch.

- Before you begin

Obtain the work instructions for this procedure.

Step
 
1

From the Navigation menu, select Routing → Router → Route Table to display Total Number of Routes followed by a list of Route Entries including the Network Address, Subnet Mask, Protocol, Next Hop Slot/Port, and Next Hop IP Address.

For the equivalent CLI commands and descriptions, see IP Routing commands under Routing commands in the Alcatel-Lucent 1850 Transport Service Switch (TSS-5) Command Line Interface Guide.


2

From the Navigation menu, select Routing → Router → Best Routes Table to display Total Number of Best Routes followed by a list of Best Route Entries including the Network Address, Subnet Mask, Protocol, Next Hop Slot/Port, and Next Hop IP Address.

For the equivalent CLI commands and descriptions, see IP Routing commands under Routing commands in the Alcatel-Lucent 1850 Transport Service Switch (TSS-5) Command Line Interface Guide.


3

From the Navigation menu, select Routing → Router → Route Entry Configuration to configure the Static or Default Route. For a Default Route, the user is able to add more next hop IP Address and its Preference. For Static Routes, the user is able to add a Static Route with IP Address and Subnet Mask, and add/delete a Next Hop to/from a specific Static Route.

For the equivalent CLI commands and descriptions, see IP Routing commands under Routing commands in the Alcatel-Lucent 1850 Transport Service Switch (TSS-5) Command Line Interface Guide.

Parameters:

  • Network Address: IP Address of the Static Route. A 4-digit dotted-decimal number.

  • Subnet Mask: The Subnet Mask of the IP Address for the static route. A 4-digit dotted-decimal number.

  • Protocol: Protocol that created the specified route.

  • Next Hop Slot/Port: The outgoing router interface to use when forwarding traffic to the destination.

  • Next Hop IP Address: The IP Address of the next hop router for the Static/Default route.

  • Metric: Administrative cost of the path to the destination.

  • Preference: The preference of the statics/default route to the next hop.


4

From the Navigation menu, select Routing → Router → Configured Routes to create or delete a Route. The screen displays all existing Route Entries. Click Add Route to create a Static/Default Route. To delete an existing Route Entry click Delete.

For the equivalent CLI commands and descriptions, see IP Routing commands under Routing commands in the Alcatel-Lucent 1850 Transport Service Switch (TSS-5) Command Line Interface Guide.

Parameters:

  • Network Address: IP Address of the Static Route. A 4-digit dotted-decimal number.

  • Subnet Mask: The Subnet Mask of the IP Address for the static route. A 4-digit dotted-decimal number.

  • Next Hop IP Address: The IP Address of the next hop router for the Static/Default route.

  • Preference: The preference of the statics/default route to the next hop.


5

From the Navigation menu, select Routing → Router → Route Preferences Configuration to modify the Preference parameter for Static Routes.

For the equivalent CLI commands and descriptions, see IP Routing commands under Routing commands in the Alcatel-Lucent 1850 Transport Service Switch (TSS-5) Command Line Interface Guide.

Parameters:

  • Local: The local route preference. (Display only.)

  • Static: The preference of static routes. An integer value in the range of 1 - 255.


6

From the Navigation menu, select Routing → Router → Route Table Summary to display Total Number of All Routes (best and non-best) or Best Routes only followed by a list of Connected Routes, Static Routes, RIP Routes, BGF Routes, OSPF Routes, Intra Area Routes, Inter Area Routes, External Type-1 Routes, External Type-2 Routes, and Total Routes.

For the equivalent CLI commands and descriptions, see IP Routing commands under Routing commands in the Alcatel-Lucent 1850 Transport Service Switch (TSS-5) Command Line Interface Guide.


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