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ATM Switch Router Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 3 Initially Configuring the ATM Switch Router
Configuring Network Clocking
When you specify a maximum diameter, you constrain the diameter of the spanning tree by specifying
the maximum number of hops between any two nodes that participate in the protocol. Each node must
be configured with the same maximum network diameter value for NCDP to operate correctly.
When you configure the NCDP as revertive, a clock source that is selected and then fails is selected again
once it has become operational for a period of time. On the Catalyst 8510 MSR and LightStream 1010
platforms, if NCDP is configured to be revertive, a failed clocking source node after a switchover is
restored to use after it has been functioning correctly for at least 1 minute. On the Catalyst 8540 MSR
the failed source is restored after about 25 seconds. The network clock is, by default, configured as
nonrevertive. Nonrevertive prevents a failed source from being selected again.
Example
The following example shows setting the maximum number of hops to 11 and enabling revertive
behavior:
Switch(config)# ncdp max-diameter 11
Switch(config)# ncdp revertive
Configuring Optional NCDP Per-Interface Parameters
On a per-interface basis, you can enable or disable NCDP, specify the cost metric associated with the
port, and change the control virtual circuit used to transport protocol messages between adjacent
protocol entities. To change any of these parameters from their defaults, use the following commands in
interface configuration mode:
Example
The following example demonstrates setting the administrative weight on an interface:
Switch(config)# interface atm 0/0/0
Switch(config-if)# ncdp admin-weight 75
Command Purpose
ncdp admin-weight weight Specifies the cost metric associated with the given
port.
ncdp control-vc vpi vci Specifies the VPI/VCI values to use for control VCs on
the physical interface. The default is 0, 34.
Note To change the control VC to a VPI other than
0, the VPI must exist on the physical interface.
no ncdp Disables NCDP on the interface.