Data Sheet Nautica 4000 3
ISDN Primary Rate Interface (PRI)
The Nautica 4000’s support of ISDN PRI
enables it to connect directly to an
ISDN switched service network. Bay
Networks ISDN PRI complies with all
major international PRI signaling specifi-
cations. The European standard pro-
vides 30 B-channels plus one D-channel.
The North American standard provides
23 B-channels plus one D-channel.
Software Features
Nautica Routing Services
(NauticaRS)
NauticaRS software enables the Nautica
4000 to maximize connectivity by
supporting standards-based protocol
features and services (see Table 1).
NauticaRS Protocol
Implementations
NauticaRS software provides a
comprehensive set of standards-based
IP,IPX,Frame Relay,and PPP features
and services.
IP NauticaRS ensures highly-reliable,
standards-based connectivity and inter-
operability through standard IP func-
tions and support for major Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF) Request
for Comments (RFCs) for protocols
including IP,TCP,Routing Information
Protocol (RIP),Address Resolution Pro-
tocol (ARP),Internet Control Message
Protocol (ICMP),User Datagram Proto-
col (UDP),Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP),Bootstrap Protocol
(BootP) Relay,Dynamic RIP routing,
and static routes. This range of support
ensures users highly reliable,standards-
based connectivity and interoperability.
The DHCP and BootP Relay Mode in
NauticaRS allow corporations and
service providers increased choice and
flexibility for determining and imple-
menting their IP Address allocation
strategy. DHCP gives a framework for
passing configuration information to
IP hosts connecting to a network,as
defined under RFC1541. BootP Relay
Mode passes IP address requests and
delivers host-specific configuration
parameters from a centrally located
DHCP server to a DHCP client.
The Nautica 4000 can be configured to
function as a local DHCP server for
workstations connected directly to the
local Ethernet segment. A Nautica 4000
functioning as a DHCP server provides
IP addresses dynamically to worksta-
tions as they appear on the LAN. This
eases IP configuration and reduces
costs by eliminating the need for work-
stations to dial up an ISDN session to
get their IP address.
Nautica 4000’s IP implementation
increases network security and reduces
overhead traffic through its IP RIP
Direction Control feature. This feature
controls the flow of broadcast traffic
over the network. Broadcast traffic
generated by IP RIP can be configured
as send only,receive only,both,or
neither on a per-path basis.
IPX The NauticaRS’s IPX implementa-
tion supports Link Service Access Point
/Logical Link Control 2 (LSAP/LLC2),
IPX over Ethernet Type II,and Novell
proprietary protocol. RIP routing is
also supported to ensure that the best
path to a destination is used.
The Nautica 4000’s IPX implementation
provides increased network security
and reduced overhead traffic through
the IPX Default Route feature,Service
Access Point (SAP) Direction Control,
and Sequenced Packet Exchange (SPX)
spoofing.
Network Address Translation (NAT)
NAT is a method for translating an
internal IP address or network into a
globally unique IP address. NauticaRS’s
support of NAT simplifies management,
configuration tasks,and saves addresses
by enabling service providers to assign
a Nautica 4000 an IP address without
requiring any reconfiguration of the
network behind the router. NAT can
be used on a Nautica 4000 in the
following three ways:
•
NAT with a Single PC. This is a sin-
gle PC connected to a Nautica 4000
that is connected to an Internet
provider. The Nautica 4000 is pro-
vided with the IP address by the
remote router. The Nautica 4000
translates between the PC’s IP
address and the supplied IP address.
• NAT Many to One. All devices on
the internal network are configured
with internal addresses. The
Nautica 4000 translates between
these addresses and a single
external address.
• NAT with Multiple Remote Routers.
Each remote router provides the
Nautica 4000 with a different IP
address. The router translates
between the different addresses
depending on the path used.
Additionally,IP filtering can be used
in conjunction with NAT to prevent
internal users from gaining access
to specified external resources,
enhancing security.
Single IP (SIP) Addressing Support
for this feature provides cost-effective
Internet access by allowing users on a
small LAN to only purchase a single
IP address from their Internet Service
Provider (ISP). SIP addressing support
also simplifies the administration of
remote users because one IP address
pertains to all users.
The Nautica series NAT implementa-
tion works in conjunction with SIP
such that all internal IP addresses are
mapped to a single,legal,external IP
address. The Nautica 4000 automati-
cally translates between the internal
and external IP addresses and deter-
mines for which particular host the
incoming data is destined.
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