Schmid Watson - Chain Management through the DSL EOC; Figure 3-17: Chain Management through the DSL EOC

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3.5.2 Chain Management through the DSL EOC
If several Watson Ethernet plug-ins are connected in a linear network then the
entire can be managed through the DSL EOC using the Monitor commands
CONNECT and DISCONNECT. CONNECT connects to the modem on a particular
DSL span. A next CONNECT will connect to the next modem in the chain.
DISCONNECT disconnects one segment in the chain. To connect an entire chain
at once you can use the combination <ESC><ESC> (the ESCAPE key pressed
twice).
CONNECT
CONNECT
DISCONNECT
CONNECT
Figure 3-17: Chain Management through the DSL EOC
It is also possible (and recommended) to use Ethernet inband management over
the DSL to manage a modem chain:
 SNMP is only possible with Ethernet inband management
 the EOC has a limited bandwidth and CLI reaction times will be slow, espe-
cially on long chains
However chain management through the EOC must be used sometimes, e.g. to
set up IP configurations in the remote modems.