Cabletron Systems Cabletron CyberSWITCH CSX5500 User Manual

Also see for CyberSWITCH 5500: Quick start Manual

Contents

USER’S GUIDE34 CyberSWITCH• User name and password• Calling Line ID (CLID)• Ethernet Address• User Authentication• Device Authentication• Connection Services Manager (CSM)• TACACS Client with Radius Server• RADIUS• Security Dynamic’s ACE/SecurID• Server SupportThe CyberSWITCH supports both Authentication and Accounting Servers. AuthenticationServers provide a central database for networks with more than one CyberSWITCH. Thecentral database consists of manageable, informational data (referred to as the Device List orDevice Table). This data is accessed and used for authentication when a new connection isestablished to the system.The CyberSWITCH also supports a RADIUS Accounting Server to maintain accountinginformation, such as length of connections. This capability should be especially useful toInternet Service Providers.• Simultaneous ConnectionsThe CyberSWITCH system supports simultaneous connections to multiple locations. Theselocations can connect by using different channels on the same line, or they can connect ondifferent lines. This pooling of lines among many potential locations is more cost effective thanalternative point-to-point lines.INTEROPERABILITY O VERVIEW“Interoperability” is the ability to operate and exchange information in a heterogeneous network.The CyberSWITCH supports interoperability with many different remote devices over ISDN.I NTEROPERABILITY PROTOCOLSIn order to communicate with various remote devices over ISDN, the CyberSWITCH must identifythe device type and the protocol it is using.The CyberSWITCH supports the following line protocols:• HDLC Ethernet Frames• Ordered Protocol for Ethernet Frames• RFC1294 Based Encapsulation for IP Datagrams• Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) Encapsulation for IP DatagramsThe CyberSWITCH supports the following encryption protocols:• Encapsulating Security Payload Protocol (ESP)• Encryption Control Protocol (ECP)The CyberSWITCH supports the following PPP protocols:• Link Control Protocol (LCP)• Multilink Protocol (MLP)