On the equipment tree, right-click on an NE and choose Properties. The Network Element (Edit) form opens.

On the NE navigation tree, expand Shelf→Card Slot n→Daughter Card Slot n, right-click on the Bundles object and choose Create Bundle. The Create Multilink Bundle form opens.

Configure the general property parameters and click Next. The Configure Bundle Parameters form opens.

Set the Bundle Type parameter to IMA and configure the rest of the required parameters, then click Next. The Configure Bundle Members form opens.

Note: To create a PPP group bundle, perform To create an MLPPP bundle .

To create an FR group bundle, perform To create an FR group bundle .

Perform one of the following:

1. To create the multilink bundle without adding any members, go to Step 6 .

2. To add DS0 channel groups to the bundle:

   1. Click Create. The Add Bundle Member form opens.

   2. Configure the Show Only Compatible Channels parameter, as required.

   3. Click Next. The Select Channels configuration form opens.

   4. Search for channels, and then choose up to 8 channel groups from the list of channels to construct the bundle.

      Note:

      The channel group with the lowest Port ID is chosen as the primary member for the bundle. The Encap Type of the primary member is used for all other members. When adding members to a bundle at a later time, choose members with the same Encap Type as the primary member.

   5. Click Finish. The form closes and the Create Multilink Bundle form reappears.

Click Finish to close the form.

End of steps