Microwave Interface

This section describes how to configure the IF 1+1 protection of the IF board, the IF/ODU information of the microwave link, microwave interface attributes, and ODU interface parameters.

Guideline

The application scenario of a microwave interface depends on the setting of the interface attributes. For details, refer to Table 1.

Table 1 Application scenario of microwave interfaces

Interface Attributes	Signal to Carry	Functioning Location
Layer 2 attributes	Ethernet packets	UNI side or NNI side
Layer 3 attributes	Tunnels	NNI side

NOTE:

When the microwave interface is used to carry the QinQ Link, the configuration procedure is similar to the configuration procedure when the microwave interface is used to carry the Ethernet service. In this case, however, the encapsulation types are different.

Follow the procedure shown in Figure 1 to configure amicrowave interface.

Figure 1 Procedure for configuring a microwave interface

• Basic Attributes
  Before you configure the Layer 2 and Layer 3 attributes of a microwave interface, you need to configure the basic attributes of the corresponding microwave interface. The basic attributes of a microwave interface define the physical-layer information, such as the port mode, encapsulation type, and maximum frame length. In this interface, you can query and set the Basic Attributes of the microwave interface.
• IF Attributes
  The IF information of the microwave interface specifies the relevant information of the IF board, including the AM attribute and ATPC attribute. In this interface, you can set the IF attributes of a microwave interface.
• Layer 2 Attributes
  After the Layer 2 attributes of a microwave interface are set, the interface can be used for connecting to the client-side equipment at the edge of a PSN network or for forwarding Ethernet packets within the PSN network. The Layer 2 attributes of a microwave interface define the related information of the data link layer. In this interface, you can query and set the Layer 2 parameters of the microwave interface.
• Layer 3 Attributes
  The Layer 3 attributes of a microwave interface define the related attributes of the network layer. In this interface, you can query and set the Layer 3 attributes of the microwave interface.
• Loopback Attributes
  In this user interface, you can set the loopback attributes of a microwave interface.
• Rate
  In this user interface, you can query the transmission rate and receiving rate of a microwave interface.
• Advanced Attributes
  The routine maintenance parameters can be set through setting the advanced attributes of microwave interfaces. In this user interface, you can set the advanced attributes of a microwave interface.