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LAPD Configuration Sequence

Overview

The following is the configuration sequence to bring LAPD channels into service to communicate with the host.

1 De-assign Logical Span IDs
API message: Assign Logical Span IDs

2 Assign Logical Span IDs to the physical E1 spans
API message: Assign Logical Span IDs

3 Configure E1 Format to Clear Channel
API message: E1 Span Configure

4 Assign D channels to the ISDN Card slot
API message: D Channel Assign

5 Configure the Connection Endpoint type to be Euro-ISDN
API message: ISDN Interface Configure

6 Configure whether LAPD Entity is User or Network side
API message: ISDN Interface Configure

7 Configure the D channel Speed (default is 64 kbps)
API message: ISDN Interface Configure

8 Configure the LAPD options to enable host-to-Layer 2 messaging
API message: ISDN Terminal Configure

9 Configure the terminal types and TEI values
API message: ISDN Terminal Configure

10 Configure LAPD timers and counters (if it is necessary to change them)
API message: ISDN Terminal Configure

11 Bring spans into service
API message: Service State Configure (spans)

12 Send PPL Event Request to L2 to redirect Output to Local Host
API message: PPL Event Request (Layer 2)

13 Bring the D channels into service
API message: Service State Configure

14 Await Layer 2 up DL Establish. This and subsequent Establish Indications are reported to the Local Host.
API message: PPL Event Indication (Layer 2).

Link Access Protocol (Procedure) – D channel (ISDN)
Range of channels provided by T1 or E1 transmission service. A physical span is a group of channels taking up a single physical wire. A logical span is a group of channels taking up less than a single logical wire, or carried over more than one physical wire.
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See Programmable Protocol Language.
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