| - Completed PICS Proforma for MAC kayer bridging
>Don't know about this one, ask product management.
- Bridge\concentrator configurations supported
>FDDI Primer might be suitable.
- Protocols supported
>I don't really understand that one. One possible answer is "all of them"
>(that's what bridges are all about). Another answer would be "IEEE 802.1d
>and DEC LANbridge 100 spanning tree protocols". Also look in the product
>description.
- Translation method
>According to RFC 1188 and IEEE 802.1d.
- Number of packets forwarded (throughput)
- Number of packets filtered
- Address table capability
>See product data sheet for these three
- Management system screen formats
>Don't know. Perhaps in MCC datasheets? Do you need ALL of them? If so
>they may be in the MCC manuals.
- End to end delay
>Perhaps in the data sheet. If not, try product management. I think
>"under 1 ms at 50% load" is valid, but possibly too conservative.
- Equipment required for management system
>See MCC product data
- Filtering method(s)
>Should be in the bride data sheet.
- Address table construction/modification method(s)
>What do you mean by that? It's learned from traffic (normal IEEE 802.1d
>bridge behavior) with possible overrides under management control.
- Traffic statistics
- Management system/bridge alarms
>In management docs
- Expected available (A) for T op = 1 year
>Don't know. I'm not sure if this information can be released. Try product
>management.
- Design qualifications test procedures
>What sort of thing are you after here? There were a lot of tests done;
>do you need a description of that? Or do you mean some sort of "official"
>seal of approval?
- Nonconformance and/or deviation expected
>I believe the answer is "none". The product data sheet should have references
>to relevant standards supported.
As our response is due by 7/23/92 @16:30, I will not have time
to become a FDDI guru.
Any help in the above areas would be greatly appreciated.
David Marchessault
>Paul
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