DragonWave Horizon COMPACT - Management through Port in Band; Management through Port out of Band

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4.1 Management through Port 1 (in-band)
Port 1 is always used to carry customer data traffic and operates at a rate of up to 400 Mbps, depending
on system configuration, from the local Horizon Compact unit through to the far end Horizon Compact unit
over the Radio Link.
When the network management interface is set to "port1" all management traffic must arrive on Port 1, or
it will be ignored by the system. Configuration and management of the Horizon Compact system can be
accomplished through a Telnet session, and although the Telnet session is intermixed with user traffic,
the Telnet session occupies very little bandwidth (in the order of kbps) and therefore has almost no effect
on user traffic throughput.
Management can also be performed via the Web interface (see Section
4.5 for more details) or via SNMP
(See Section
5.1).
A Telnet session can be established through one Horizon Compact system, over the radio link to the far
end Horizon Compact system. If Telnet management through Port 1 is not desirable, then two other
options exist:
1. Creation of a management VLAN, through which Horizon Compact management traffic
is routed. Management of the Horizon Compact system can be performed through a
VLAN using 802.1Q VLAN tagging. Management through VLAN offers increased
access controls. See Section
3.2.4 for configuration details.
2. Use of Port 2, which can be connected to a switch or router which does not inter-mix
management traffic with user traffic.
If Port 2 is not being used (e.g. Port 1 in-band management being used), ensure that the vacant
connector is sealed by fitting a weatherproof cap.
4.2 Management through Port 2 (out-of-band)
Port 2 is available for management purposes only. It does not carry customer data traffic. It has been
designed to be used in conjunction with a management overlay network that is separate from the
customer data network. The management overlay network is typically extended back to the Network
Operations Center.
Port 2 supports management of the Horizon Compact system through Telnet sessions, SNMP (see
Section
5.1 ) and the Web interface (see Section 4.5). When the network management interface is set to
"port2", all management traffic must arrive on Port 2, otherwise it is ignored by the system. Customer
data traffic continues to be carried over Port 1.
To access the far end Horizon Compact unit the management interface must be set to port2 extended.
When “port2 extended” is invoked, avoid having an Ethernet connection on Port 2 at the far end,
otherwise a network loop may be created.