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Multilink PPP Commands

XSR CLI Reference Guide 8-109

XSR(config-if<S1/1>)#multilink-group 2

XSR(config-if<S1/1>)#encapsulation ppp

XSR(config-if<S1/1>)#ppp multilink

XSR(config-if<S1/1>)#no shutdown

multilink max-links

Thiscommandsetsthemaximumnumberoflinksallowedinthisbundle.IfmultilinkBAPis

configuredandthenumberofactivelinksexceedthemaximumnumberoflinks,BAPwilltryto

negotiatethelinksdown.

Syntax

multilink max-links number (1-255)

Default

16

Mode

DialerInterfaceconfiguration:XSR(config-if<xx>)#

Example

Thisexamplesetstheminimummultilinklimitto6onDialerport4:

XSR(config)#interface dialer 4

XSR(config-<D4>)#multilink min-links 6

multilink min-links

Thiscommandtriggersthedialertomaintaintheminimumnumberoflinksinabundled

multilinkoveraswitchedlineandshouldbeconfiguredonthecalledsideofaconnection.Itisthe

firstmeansbywhichtheXSReffectsBandwidth‐on‐Demand(BoD).

The

multilink load-threshold commandisthesecondmeansbywhichtheXSRcontrols

trafficviaBoD.AthirdmeanstoeffectBoDisbyuseoftheBandwidthAllocationProtocol(BAP)

whichisactivatedbyseveral

ppp bapcommands.BAPnegotiateswiththepeertoaddordropa

link,andcanrequestaphonenumberfromacentralrepositorywiththe

ppp bap number

command.IfmultilinkBAPisconfiguredandthenumberofactivelinksislessthantheminimum

numberoflinks,BAPwilltrytonegotiatethelinksup.

Syntax

multilink min-links number (1-255)

1-255

Maximumnumberoflinksallowedinthisbundle.

1-255

Minimumnumberoflinksallowedinthisbundle.

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