Configuring Boundary Routing System Architecture

This chapter describes how to implement Boundary Routing system architecture, how Boundary Routing works, and where it can be used.

The information in this chapter applies to Boundary Routing system architecture in both non-IBM and IBM environments except where specifically called out. A non-IBM environment is an environment where Systems Network Architecture (SNA) or NetBIOS are not used, for example, an Internet Protocol (IP) or Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) environment. An IBM environment is an SNA or NetBIOS environment.

For conceptual information, see "How Boundary Routing System Architecture Works" later in this chapter. For information on using Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) systems in a Boundary Routing topology, see the Configuring Wide Area Networking Using ISDN chapter.

After you configure Boundary Routing, you can set up auto startup phase 2 on the central node. For information on auto startup, see the Configuring Auto Startup chapter.