Choose Equipment from the navigation tree view selector.

Right-click on the device on which you want to configure an L3 interface and select Properties. The Network Element (Edit) form opens.

On the Network Element (Edit) form navigation tree, expand the Shelf icon.

Expand to the channel level and click on a DS3/E3 channel on a channelized ASAP MDA port. The DS3/E3 Channel (Edit) form opens.

Click on the Policies tab to configure the policies for the DS3/E3 channel. Perform the following steps.

1. Click Select beside the Network Queue Policy Name parameter. The Select Network Queue Policy - DS3/E3 Channel list form opens.

2. Select a network queue policy from the list and click OK. The Select Network Queue Policy - DS3/E3 Channel list form closes and the DS3/E3 Channel (Edit) form reappears.

3. Click Select beside the ID parameter in the Accounting Policy panel. The Select Accounting Policy - DS3/E3 Channel list form opens.

4. Select an accounting policy from the list and click Ok. The Select Accounting Policy - DS3/E3 Channel list form closes and the DS3/E3 Channel (Edit) form refreshes with the accounting policy information.

5. Configure the Collect Accounting Statistics parameter.

6. Click Select in the Port Scheduler Policy panel to assign a port scheduler policy to the port. The Select Port Scheduler Policy - Physical Port form opens.

7. Select a port scheduler policy from the list and click OK. The Select Port Scheduler Policy - Physical Port form closes.

Click on the Network Interfaces tab.

Click Create. The Create Network Interface - Routing Instance form opens.

See To create an L3 network interface on a routing instance to create a network interface on the DS3/E3 channel.

The port is set to the DS3/E3 channel by default.

The L3 interface appears on the Network Interfaces tab. Close the DS3/E3 Channel (Edit) form.

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