Chapter 1
Understanding Basic Hardware Architecture and Cisco IOS Software
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One analog PPP call uses the following resources:
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One synchronous PPP call uses the following resources:
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Exploring the Cisco IOS File System
The Cisco IOS File System (IFS) feature provides a single interface to the following:
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IFS first appeared in Cisco IOS Releases 11.3 AA and 12.0. For more information about IFS, refer to the
chapter "Using the Cisco IOS File System" in the Cisco IOS Release 12.0 Configuration Fundamentals
Configuration Guide, available online at
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios120/12cgcr/fun_c/fcprt2/fcifs.htm
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shows the following:
Client modems and Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) routers dial into the gateway
through the public switched telephone network (PSTN).
Analog Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) calls connect to modems inside the gateway.
Each modem inside the gateway provides a corresponding TTY line and asynchronous interface for
terminating character and packet mode services.
Asynchronous interfaces clone their configurations from a group-async interface.
Synchronous PPP calls connect to serial interface channels (for example, Se2/0:1 and Se2/0:2).
Synchronous interfaces clone their configurations from a dialer interface.
One T1 DS0 channel
One channel in a TDM bus
One integrated modem
One TTY line
One asynchronous interface
One T1 DS0 channel
One serial interface channel
Flash memory file system
Network file system (TFTP, rcp, and FTP)
Any other endpoint for reading or writing data (such as NVRAM, modem firmware, the running
configuration, ROM, raw system memory, Xmodem, and Flash load helper log)
Cisco AS5350 and Cisco AS5400 Universal Gateway Software Configuration Guide
Exploring the Cisco IOS File System
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