Reference Guides

• DLSw+ Support Matrix
  Lists DLSw+ features and the Cisco IOS release levels supporting them, by encapsulation type

• Customization
  Describes several ways to customize a DLSw+ network

• DLSw+ Design and Implementation Guide
  Describes Data Link Switching Plus (DLSw+) and provides configuration examples for quickly designing and configuring simple DLSw+ networks

• Getting Started
  Describes basic configuration commands required for a DLSw+ network

• DLSw+ Design and Implementation Guide
  Describes Data Link Switching Plus (DLSw+) and provides configuration examples for quickly designing and configuring simple DLSw+ networks (PDF version).

White Papers

• Advanced Services Case Study on DLSw+ Ethernet Redundancy
  Provides a variety of network design options available to customers who want to implement DLSw+ Ethernet Redundancy

• DLSw+ TCP Performance
  Describes the results of tests to determine the percentage of CPU utilized on various Cisco router platforms as a function of data frames transported between two DLSw+ TCP peers.

• Positioning SNA Switching Services and Data-Link Switching Plus
  Compares DLSw+ and SNA Switching Services and explains when each is appropriate in the network.

• RSRB Migration and Multivendor Interoperability
  Describes the differences between RSRB and DLWs+, as well as why and how to migrate from RSRB to DLWs+

Design Implementation Guides

• Ethernet DLSw+ Redundancy
  Discusses network design issues in a DLSw+ environment with Ethernet-attached end systems

• DLSw+ Design and Implementation Guide - Introduction
  Describes DLSw+ and how to design and configure a DLSw+ network

• DLSw+ Design and Implementation Guide: Using CiscoWorks Blue
  Describes enhanced network management tools available for DLSw+ networks

• DLSw+ Ethernet Redundancy Feature
  Describes how the DLSw+ Ethernet redundancy feature works and how to configure it

• Memory Estimates
  Provides details of DLSw+ memory utilization

• DLSw Version 2 (RFC 2166) Questions and Answers
  Answers frequently asked questions about DLSw Version 2 and how it differs from Version 1 and DLSw+

• Advanced Features
  Describes advanced DLSw+ features, their benefits, and when and how to use them

• Bandwidth Management and Queuing
  Describes how to use bandwidth management and queuing features to enhance performance

• Designing Hierarchical Networks
  Discusses design considerations for building hierarchical DLSw+ networks

• Designing Meshed Networks
  Discusses design considerations for building meshed DLSw+ networks

• RSRB Migration and Multivendor Interoperability
  Compares RSRB and DLSw+ and the benefits of migrating from RSRB to DLSw+

• Using Show and Debug Commands
  Describes how to use show and debug commands

• DLSw+ TCP Performance
  Presents the results of tests to determine the percentage of CPU utilized on various Cisco platforms as a function of data frames transported between two DLSw+ TCP peers

• DLSw+ Design & Implementation Guide : DLSw with Other Features
  Describes how to use DLSw+ in conjunction with SNASw, DSPU, LAN Network Manager, and NCIA