SNA Transport over DLSW circuit not end-to-end

[oguarisco]

Hi,

I'm wondering if you can transport SNA Traffic over DLSw circuits that are not end-to-end but terminated in a ring that is used as "transport"...let me explain in detail: i've location A, B, C...and traffic must go from A to C

In location A we've OLD IBM Router that use DLSw circuit to transport SNA Traffic to location B where we have another IBM attached to a Ring.

On this ring , in location B, we've also a Cisco Router.

In location C we've installed a Cisco Router too and we plan to create a DLSw circuit between Cisco location B and location C.

Does the SNA traffic generated on location A arrived to location C also if the DLSw circuit is not end-to-end ??? or exists potentially problems???..

We would like to avoid to configure old IBM router in location A to interface directly with Cisco in location C...for a direct circuit establishment..

Thanx

[dmccullo · Accepted solution]

Hi Omar,

Sure, you can do this. It will simply look, to the Cisco router in location B, like an LLC link station is requesting to establish a circuit to a MAC address at location C. Of course this is less than ideal, from a performance and management perspective.

Rgds, Dan