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Summary of Contents for 3C63100-AC-C - PathBuilder S600...

Page 1: ...http www 3com com PathBuilder S600 WAN Access Switch Reference Guide Release 2 02 Part No 3C63917 010 11582 3005 Published July 1998 ...

Page 2: ... Use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii for Restricted Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software Clause at 48 C F R 52 227 7013 3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara California 95052 8145 For civilian agencies Restricted Rights Legend Use reproduction or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in subpar...

Page 3: ...Guide 15 Conventions 16 Related Documentation 17 1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION ATM Overview 19 Virtual Circuits 19 PathBuilder S600 with STX Overview 20 PathBuilder S600 STX Architecture 20 Key Features of the STX Module 21 Specifications 22 Options and Parts List 26 2 INSTALLATION Receiving and Inspecting the PathBuilder S600 29 Installation Overview 29 Site Requirements 30 Step 1 Install the Shelf in the...

Page 4: ...hrough the Menus 61 Understanding the Menu Hierarchy 61 Using the Menus to Change Settings 62 Alarm Indicator 62 Performing Initial Configuration 63 Setting up Communication Parameters 63 Configuring the Local Host IP Address 65 Configuring Trap Clients 68 Configuring the Default Gateway 69 Configuring In band Management 70 In band Management via the 10Base T Port on the Near end MCPU Card 70 In b...

Page 5: ... Frame Relay Interworking Functions 100 HDLC SDLC 101 5 CONFIGURING PATHBUILDER S600 MODULES PORTS AND APPLICATIONS Viewing and Configuring System Information 103 Specifying General System Information 104 Managing the System Clock 105 Alarm Conditions that Cause Clock Source Failure 108 Viewing and Configuring RS 232 Parameters 108 Viewing the Firmware Version 110 Downloading New Firmware 110 Rese...

Page 6: ... Configuring the Ethernet Module 143 Configuring Ethernet Ports Cards Shapers and Virtual Interfaces 143 Configuring the Bridge 145 Configuring Source Protocol Filtering 147 Configuring Source Address Filtering 149 Configuring Destination Address Filtering 151 Viewing the List Forwarding Table 152 Constructing the Bridge Static Table 153 Enabling and Disabling the Spanning Tree 154 Configuring IP ...

Page 7: ...stics Overview 200 ATM Statistics Overview 201 Virtual Circuit Statistics Overview 201 Viewing Card Statistics 202 Viewing DS3 Statistics 203 Viewing E3 Statistics 204 Viewing OC3 STM 1 Statistics 205 Viewing DS1 UNI and E1 UNI Statistics 207 Viewing Ethernet Statistics 209 Viewing CBR Statistics 212 Viewing QSIM HSIM FAM Statistics 213 Viewing Virtual Circuit Statistics 215 Viewing Virtual Circui...

Page 8: ...INDEX 3COM CORPORATION LIMITED WARRANTY ...

Page 9: ...ditions of Acceptability When installed in the end use equipment the following are among the considerations to be made 1 The units shall be installed in compliance with enclosure mounting spacing casualty and segregation requirements of the ultimate application 2 These units have been judged on the basis of the required spacings of UL 1950 D3 deviations edition CSA 22 2 No 950 M89 and EN 60950 198...

Page 10: ... to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference These tests were conducted with shielded communications cables with metal connector hoo...

Page 11: ...o the host when other option cards are introduced which use or generate a hazardous voltage the minimum creepages and clearances specified in the table below are maintained A hazardous voltage is one which exceeds 42 2V peak AC or 60V DC If you have any doubt seek advice from a component engineer before installing other adapters into the best equipment The larger distance shown in brackets applies...

Page 12: ... to be connected to the telephone network or premises wiring using a compatible modular jack which is Part 68 compliant See installation instructions for details If this device causes harm to the telephone network the telephone company will notify you in advance that temporary discontinuance of service may be required The telephone company may request that you disconnect the equipment until the pr...

Page 13: ...Connection of 2 Mbit s Unstructured Leased Lines CTR13 Connection to 2 Mbit s Structured Leased Lines EN 60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Business Equipment EN 41003 Particular safety requirements for electrical equipment to be connected to Telecom networks WARNING This customer equipment is to be installed and maintained by service personnel as defined by AS N...

Page 14: ...xiv CHAPTER SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATORY INFORMATION ...

Page 15: ...g for Turn to Descriptions of the features and benefits of the PathBuilder S600 Chapter 1 System specifications Chapter 1 Installation instructions Chapter 2 Information on how to get started using the PathBuilder S600 Chapter 3 Instructions for using the PathBuilder S600 menus Chapter 3 Information about the specific modules and applications you can use with the PathBuilder S600 Chapter 4 Instruc...

Page 16: ...is guide always gives the full form of a command in uppercase and lowercase letters However you can abbreviate commands by entering only the uppercase letters and the appropriate value Commands are not case sensitive Screen displays This typeface represents information as it appears on the screen The words enter and type When you see the word enter in this guide you must type something and then pr...

Page 17: ...ions and issues found in the release PathBuilder Switch Manager User Guide Describes how to use PathBuilder Switch Manager to configure and manage PathBuilder WAN access switches Using PathBuilder Switch Manager you can configure shelf device and circuit information use a loopback panel to diagnose port cards view line and interface statistics and perform administrative functions such as configuri...

Page 18: ...18 ABOUT THIS GUIDE ...

Page 19: ... does so by segmenting the input data streams into 53 byte cells assigning the cells to virtual circuits set up in the ATM network multiplexing the cells for transmission according to the bandwidth requirements of the individual data streams and reassembling the cells into the original data streams at the receiving end For more detail about how to apply the PathBuilder S600 to provide ATM WAN acce...

Page 20: ... is designed to accommodate a wide range of interfaces and support a comprehensive set of applications The core component of the unit is a 1 6 Gbps cell bus backplane where all traffic is carried in the form of ATM cells The PathBuilder S600 with STX accommodates up to two power supplies AC110 220 VAC and DC 48 VDC in a redundant configuration The overall design philosophy of the PathBuilder S600 ...

Page 21: ...QSIM Quad Serial Interface Module QSIM V 35 RS422 EIA530 X 21 n HSIM HSSI Serial Interface Module n FAM Frame Access Module DS1 Key Features of the STX Module The STX module includes a switching matrix that provides sophisticated traffic management priority queuing and multicasting Once an application module SARs its traffic into ATM cells the STX receives the cells and performs address lookup for...

Page 22: ...onmental Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Humidity Altitude 0 to 45ºC 40 to 70ºC 95 40ºC noncondensing 14 000 ft or 4 300 meters Regulatory Compliance Emissions FCC Part 15 rules for a Class A computing device FCC Part 68 EN55022 EN50082 1 CTR 12 CTR 13 Austel TS 001 Austel AS 3260 Safety UL listed UL 1950 and 1459 VDE TUV EN 60950 EN41003 CSA 22 2 Austel AS NZS35 48 Physical Shelf Dimens...

Page 23: ...stics Cells received transmitted and discarded per port and per VC Frames received transmitted and discarded per port and per VC Standards Compliance ATM Forum UNI 3 0 UNI 3 1 ATM Forum Circuit Emulation Service Interoperability Specification V 2 0 ATM FORUM Inverse Multiplexing for ATM IMA Specification Version 1 0 ANSI T1 107 1988 ANSI T1 403 ANSI T1 107a 1989 RFC 1483 1490 RFC 826 RFC 1042 RFC ...

Page 24: ... SDX1155 wavelength 1261 nm 1360nm TX min 15 dBm TX max 8 dBm RX min 30 dBm RX max 8 dBm Reach 15 km 1300 LED HFBR 5205 TX min 19 dBm TX max 14 dBm RX min 30 dBm RX max 14 dBm Reach 2 km Line Coding T3 UNI E3 UNI OC 3 UNI STM 1 UNI B3ZS HDB3 CMI CMI Line Framing T3 UNI E3 UNI OC 3 UNI STM 1 UNI M23 and C BIT G 751 PLCP G 804 G 832 for HEC T1 105 G 709 Class of Service CBR VBR UBR rt VBR nrt UBR Vi...

Page 25: ... Connector Type RJ 48 120 ohms balanced or 75 ohms unbalanced ATM Encapsulation AAL1 Timing SRTS adaptive loop internal Cell Delay Variation Tolerance 24 msec T1 32 msec E1 Class of Service CBR VPI VCI Up to 192 per octal module Up to 96 per quad module Front Panel LEDs Power in service fail test active Port in service port alarm ETHERNET LAN INTERFACE MODULE Interfaces 2 Ethernet IEEE 802 3 Packe...

Page 26: ... Number Description 3C63119 AC C PathBuilder S600 Base System STX Chassis MCPU STX One AC Power Supply Cover Panels Rack Mount 3C63120 DC C PathBuilder S600 Base System STX Chassis MCPU STX One DC Power Supply Cover Panels Rack Mount 3C63101 Dual Port Ethernet Modules 10BaseT with bridging and RFC 1577 3C63103 Quad Serial Interface Module 4 Port V 35 RS449 RS530 DXI Frame Relay SDLC HDLC 3C63104 H...

Page 27: ...o SC 8M 25Ft 3C63909 Fiber Cable SC Singlemode to FC 8M 25Ft 3C63910 Fiber Cable SC Singlemode to ST 8M 25Ft 3C63913 V 35 Cable HD 60 Pin Male to V 35 34 Pin Male 2M 6Ft Crossover DTE 3C63914 V 35 Cable HD 60 Pin Male Straight to V 35 34 Pin Female 2M 6Ft 3C63921 RS449 Cable HD 60 Pin Male to RS449 Female DCE 2M 6Ft 3C63920 RS449 Cable HD 60 Pin Male to RS449 Male DTE 2M 6Ft 3C63923 EIA530 Cable H...

Page 28: ...28 CHAPTER 1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION ...

Page 29: ...s Receiving and Inspecting the PathBuilder S600 When you receive the PathBuilder S600 unpack it and inspect the unit for any damage that might have occurred during shipment Inventory the equipment against the shipping notice Save the boxes and packing materials in the event there is damage or anything needs to be reshipped at a future date If anything is damaged or missing contact the shipper and ...

Page 30: ...ure 4 for details If the PathBuilder S600 is mounted in an enclosure plan on enough clearance at the front for cable and wiring service loops CAUTION Many of the integrated circuits on the modules are sensitive to static electricity Do not handle the plug in modules without wearing a properly grounded antistatic wrist strap When removing the modules from the shelf place them printed circuit side d...

Page 31: ...the input AC DC power connections at the front of the PathBuilder S600 shelf Table 6 lists the specifications for the AC DC Source 3Com recommends that AC DC power and office alarms be connected through a Fuse and Alarm Panel mounted above the PathBuilder S600 PathBuilder S600 19 5 Rows 8 75 Caution Weight 25 lbs Two People are Recommended Table 6 AC DC Source Specifications Input Power Requiremen...

Page 32: ...ccess Areas dedicated equipment rooms equipment closets etc in accordance with Articles 110 16 or 110 17 and 110 18 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFDA No 70 2 Turn off the AC DC power source and connect the AC DC leads to the front of the shelf Dress the leads to the rack leaving a service loop 3 Turn on the AC DC power and verify that the POWER indicators on both Power Supply Modules are o...

Page 33: ...ring This section tells you how to connect I O cabling and wiring once the modules are installed in the shelf and describes the common and module specific front panel LEDs Figure 6 shows an example of a PathBuilder S600 configuration with all of the associated cabling connected Figure 6 Sample Full System Configuration Network Management Station T1 Timing Source Local Alarm System VT100 Terminal I...

Page 34: ...tive For descriptions of the LEDs specific to each module see the following sections Figure 7 Common LED Sequence Connecting a DS3 UNI Module Connect the DS3 UNI module to a DS3 repeater using the female BNC connectors Figure 8 shows a trunk module connection The maximum coax run is 450 feet The transmitter in the DS3 UNI Module includes selectable LBO Line Build Out to adjust the output signal to...

Page 35: ...ar is set incorrectly For details about setting DS3 cell encapsulation see Configuring the DS3 UNI Module in Chapter 5 LOF RED Powers up in the off state and illuminates when a LOF Loss of Frame condition is detected on the incoming DS3 The LOF LED is off when the signal is in frame It reflects the LOF state of the DS3 in real time no integration of the state is needed LOCD RED Powers up in the of...

Page 36: ...0 The maximum coax run is 1200 feet Figure 10 E3 UNI Module Connection 1 2 3 Power Inservice Fail Test Active Power Up Diagnostic Running LOS LOF LOCD Power On Test Complete Good DS3 E3 OC3 STM 1 Good ATM Cell Delineation Slot 6 Slot 5 Slot 4 Slot 3 Slot 2 Slot 1 PathBuilder S600 PathBuilder S600 RX In TX Out 75 ohm coax TX Out TX In E3 CSU or CPE E3 Service Slot 6 Slot 5 Slot 4 ...

Page 37: ... a trunk interface Figure 11 OC3 STM 1 UNI Module Connection Once you have connected the module verify the front panel indicator sequence The startup LED sequence and module specific LEDs for the OC3 STM 1 UNI module are the same as those for the D3 UNI module See Connecting a DS3 UNI Module earlier in this chapter for details Connecting a DS1 E1 UNI with IMA Module Connect the DS1 UNI with IMA mo...

Page 38: ...ndicator LEDs in addition to the common system front panel indicators each pair corresponds to one of the eight RJ48 interfaces on the DS1 E1 UNI module Figure 13 DS1 E1 UNI LEDs n The green indicator light illuminates to show that the port is in service n The red indicator light illuminates to show that the port is not in service PathBuilder S600 Slot 6 Slot 5 Slot 4 DS1 E1 n x T1 or E1 PathBuild...

Page 39: ...should include service loops at the ends and the complete cable route distances Figure 14 Ethernet Module Connection Once you have connected the module verify the front panel indicator sequence As shown in Figure 15 the Ethernet module has the following front panel indicators in addition to the common system LEDs TX Port 1 GREEN This is a transmit to the cable activity indicator For each frame sen...

Page 40: ...dicator For each frame received from the cable the LED will momentarily flash Link Port 2 GREEN This LED will illuminate when properly connected to the Ethernet cable otherwise it will be off FWD GREEN This is a bridging activity detector For each frame bridged the LED will momentarily flash ATM GREEN This is an ATM traffic indicator The use of this function will be defined later Figure 15 Etherne...

Page 41: ...for details You can typically make connections locally to DTE equipment without DSU CSUs as long as the equipment supports a direct T1 interface and can recover T1 signal See Figure 16 Figure 16 CBR DSX E1 Module Connections You can make connections from the CBR E1 module locally to DTE equipment as long as the equipment supports a direct E1 interface and can recover an E1 signal Once you have con...

Page 42: ...ce n The red indicator light illuminates to show an OOF or LOS condition on the port Figure 18 CBR DSX LEDs Connecting a QSIM V 35 RS422 EIA530 Port Module The QSIM Quad Serial Interface Module provides the following cabling options n DTE DCE V 35 n DTE DCE EIA530 n DTE DCE RS 422 n DTE DCE X 21 Power Inservice Fail Test Active 1 2 3 Common System Port is in Service with OOF or LOS Condition Port ...

Page 43: ...o one of the four ports using the 60 pin amphenol connector as shown in Figure 19 Figure 19 QSIM Connection Table 9 Table 10 Table 11 Table 12 Table 13 Table 14 Table 15 Table 17 and Table 16 describe the connector pinouts Slot 6 Slot 5 Slot 4 Slot 3 PathBuilder S600 V 35 EIA530 RS 422 Router ...

Page 44: ...5 Conn Direction For QSIM Frame GND 46 A Circuit GND 45 B RTS 42 C Out CTS 35 D In DSR 34 E In DCD 33 F In DTR 43 H Out LL not used 44 K Out SD 18 P Out SD 17 S Out RD 28 R In RD 27 T In SCTE 20 U Out SCTE 19 W Out SCR 26 V In SCR 25 X In SCT 24 Y In SCT 23 AA In Shorting GR 1 48 49 Shorting GR 2 50 51 52 Shorting GR 3 53 54 55 56 ...

Page 45: ...nn Pin on V 35 Conn Direction For QSIM Frame GND 46 A Circuit GND 45 B RTS 35 C In CTS 42 D Out DSR 43 E Out DCD 44 F Out DTR 34 H In LL not used 33 K In SD 28 P In SD 27 S In RD 18 R Out RD 17 T Out SCTE 26 U In SCTE 25 W In SCR 22 V Out SCR 21 X Out SCT 20 Y Out SCT 19 AA Out Shorting GR 1 48 49 Shorting GR 2 50 51 Shorting GR 3 53 54 55 56 ...

Page 46: ...ction For QSIM Frame GND 46 1 Circuit GND 15 16 45 19 20 37 RTS 9 10 7 25 Out CTS 1 2 9 27 In DSR 3 4 11 29 In DCD not used see DCE cable 5 6 13 31 In DTR 7 8 12 30 Out LL not used 44 10 Out SD 11 4 Out SD 12 22 Out RD 28 6 In RD 27 24 In SCTE 13 17 Out SCTE 14 35 Out SCR 26 8 In SCR 25 26 In SCT 24 5 In SCT 23 23 In Shorting GR 1 48 49 Shorting GR 2 51 52 ...

Page 47: ...n Conn Pin on V 35 Conn Direction For QSIM Frame GND 46 1 Circuit GND 15 16 30 19 20 37 RTS 1 2 7 25 In CTS 9 10 9 27 Out DSR 7 8 11 29 Out DCD 5 6 13 31 Out DTR 3 4 12 30 In LL not used 29 10 In SD 28 4 In SD 27 22 In RD 11 6 Out RD 12 24 Out SCTE 26 17 In SCTE 25 35 In SCR 24 8 Out SCR 23 26 Out SCT 13 5 Out SCT 14 23 Out Shorting GR 1 48 49 ...

Page 48: ...irection For QSIM Frame GND 46 1 Circuit GND 45 7 RTS 9 10 4 19 Out CTS 1 2 5 13 In DSR 3 4 6 22 In DCD not used see DCE cable 5 6 8 10 In DTR 7 8 20 23 Out LL not used 44 18 Out SD 11 2 Out SD 12 14 Out RD 28 3 In RD 27 16 In SCTE 13 24 Out SCTE 14 11 Out SCR 26 17 In SCR 25 9 In SCT 24 15 In SCT 23 12 In Shorting GR 1 47 48 49 Shorting GR 2 51 52 ...

Page 49: ...Pin on V 35 Conn Direction For QSIM Frame GND 46 1 Circuit GND 45 7 RTS 1 2 4 19 In CTS 9 10 5 13 Out DSR 7 8 6 22 Out DCD not used see DCE cable 5 6 8 10 Out DTR 3 4 20 23 In LL not used 29 18 In SD 28 2 In SD 27 14 In RD 11 3 Out RD 12 16 Out SCTE 26 24 In SCTE 25 11 In SCR 24 17 Out SCR 23 9 Out SCT 13 15 Out SCT 14 12 Out Shorting GR 1 47 48 49 ...

Page 50: ...44 50 1 7 13 19 25 26 32 38 44 50 TA 8 33 8 33 Out CA 3 28 3 28 In LA 10 35 10 35 In LB 12 37 12 37 In LC 5 30 5 30 Out SD 11 36 11 36 Out RD 4 29 4 29 In TT 9 34 9 34 Out RT 2 27 2 27 In ST 6 31 6 31 In ST DTE 14 39 14 39 Out Ancillary to DTE not used 20 21 22 23 24 45 46 47 48 49 20 21 22 23 24 45 46 47 48 49 In Ancillary to DCE not used 15 16 17 18 40 41 42 43 15 16 17 18 40 41 42 43 Out ...

Page 51: ...5 8 RTS 1 2 3 10 In CTS 9 10 5 12 Out DSR Out DCD in order to keep cable compatible with Cisco DCD should be tristated when in DTE mode Out DTR In LL not used In SD 28 2 In SD 27 9 In RD 11 4 Out RD 12 11 Out SCTE In SCTE 1 In SCR in order to keep cable compatible with Cisco SCR should be tristated when in DTE mode double term double buffer 24 6 Out SCR 23 13 Out SCT Out SCT Out Shorting GR 1 47 4...

Page 52: ... X 21 DCE Cable Pinouts 60 pin Male to 15 pin Female Part 3C63925 Signal Name Pin on 60 PIN CONN Pin on DB15 CONN Direction For QSIM Frame GND 46 1 Circuit GND 15 8 RTS 9 10 3 10 Out CTS 1 2 5 12 In DSR In DCD not used see DCE cable note In DTR Out LL not used Out SD 11 2 Out SD 12 9 Out RD 28 4 In RD 27 11 In SCTE Out SCTE Out SCR 26 24 6 In SCR 25 23 13 In SCT In SCT In Shorting GR 1 47 48 Short...

Page 53: ...nnection and LEDs Connecting a DS1 Frame Access Module Connect a Frame Access Module FAM using up to eight RJ48 interfaces for T1 traffic as shown in Figure 22 Once you have connected the FAM verify the front panel indicator sequence illustrated in Figure 22 The FAM features eight pairs of port indicator LEDs in addition to the common system front panel indicators each pair corresponds to one of t...

Page 54: ...wing LEDs Critical Indicates a critical alarm Major Indicates a major alarm Minor Indicates a minor alarm ACO Alarm Cut off illuminates when you push the ACO button ACO is generally used in conjunction with an external alarm When certain alarms are generated the external alarm rings Pushing the ACO button cuts off the external alarm and illuminates the ACO LED 8 RJ 48 Interfaces PWR INS FAIL TEST ...

Page 55: ...mined by the type of alarm equipment you are using For example if the alarm equipment you are using requires OPEN state when there is no alarm and CLOSE state when the alarm is activated you would connect to Pin 4 and Pin 5 1 2 Power Inservice Fail Test Active Critical Major Minor ACO Power Up Power On Test Complete Common System CPU LEDs PathBuilder S600 Slot 6 Slot 5 Slot 4 Slot 3 Slot 2 2 4 6 1...

Page 56: ...r S600 can receive or transmit a Bipolar Timing Source BITS clock through the STX module It offers the following options for the clock setting n T1 CSU n DSX 0 133 feet n DSX 133 266 feet n DSX 266 399 feet n DSX 399 533 feet n DSX 533 655 feet If desired you can connect a BITS clock to the clock signal input or output port located on the STX module using an RJ48 connector as shown in Figure 26 Pa...

Page 57: ...dule BITS Clock Input Connector Pinouts PIN 1 Receive Ring PIN 2 Receive Tip PIN 3 PIN 4 Transmit Tip PIN 5 Transmit Ring PIN 6 PIN 7 PIN 8 Table 19 STX Module BITS Clock Output Connector Pinouts PIN 1 Receive Ring PIN 2 Receive Tip PIN 3 PIN 4 Transmit Tip PIN 5 Transmit Ring PIN 6 PIN 7 PIN 8 PathBuilder S600 Slot 6 Slot 5 Slot 4 1 544 Mbps All Ones RJ48 PIN 4 Transmit Tip RJ48 PIN 5 Transmit Ri...

Page 58: ...g the VT100 terminal or VT100 emulator as described above n Direct 10BaseT using an IP Telnet session n SLIP or PPP over a dialup network using an IP Telnet session Figure 27 illustrates the network management station terminal connection options Figure 27 NMS Terminal Connection Options After you have connected the network management terminal perform initial configuration of the unit as described ...

Page 59: ...ection Options 10BaseT RS 232 SLIP LAN Dialup Network 1 TX 2 TX 3 RX 4 NC 5 NC 6 RX 7 NC 8 NC Signal Pin Signal Pin 1 Frame Gnd 2 RX Data 3 TX Data 4 DTR 5 Signal Gnd 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 9 NC Pin Signal Signal Pin RJ 45 Female DB9 Local T erminal VT100 DTE DTE DTE RS 232 Null Modem or Crossover Cable 50 Feet or Less NMS Terminal Straight Through RS 232 Cable Modem 9600 Baud Modem 9600 Baud DCE SLIP or P...

Page 60: ... 29 PathBuilder S600 Text User Interface Title Screen The TUI Title screen identifies the interface and its software release number and prompts you for a password Enter the default password password If the software does not accept your password entry try again If the password still not accepted check with your system administrator to obtain the correct password The Main menu shown in Figure 30 app...

Page 61: ...Menu selection which returns you to the Main menu one screen at a time You can also press Esc to move back one menu at a time The auto logout feature automatically logs you out and returns you to the title screen if you do not press a key for a specified time 1 99 minutes To set the autolog timeout select 1 System Administration from the Main menu then select 1 General System Information then sele...

Page 62: ...ilder S600 detects an alarm condition an alarm indicator the highlighted word Alarm appears to the left of the access status on every menu and display as shown in Figure 31 Figure 31 Alarm Indicator After you acknowledge the alarm the alarm indicator is no longer highlighted but the word Alarm remains in the upper right corner of the screen to indicate that an alarm has been acknowledged When the ...

Page 63: ...2 To display the System Administration menu From the Main menu select 1 System Administration Figure 32 System Administration Menu The following subsections provide instructions for performing the three initial configuration steps See Chapter 5 for instructions on configuring specific PathBuilder S600 modules Setting up Communication Parameters In order for the PathBuilder S600 to communicate to t...

Page 64: ...e figure describe how to set these parameters Once you have entered the IP address and SNMP information for the PathBuilder S600 on the VT100 terminal you can continue configuring the device on the local console or you can configure the PathBuilder S600 through either the 10BaseT or the SLIP PPP dialup port on the Management CPU module using either a Telnet session or an SNMP manager such as PathB...

Page 65: ...igure the Ethernet management port follow these steps 1 From the Manage IP Network Configuration menu select 1 Local Host IP Configuration to display the Local Host IP Configuration menu shown in Figure 35 Figure 35 Local Host IP Configuration Menu 160 160 1 4 SNMP or Telnet 160 160 1 1 10BaseT SLIP or PPP Mask 255 255 255 0 RS 232 Direct RS 232 9600 Bps VT100 Dialup Port ATM Telnet PathBuilder S6...

Page 66: ... to the prompts that appear at the bottom of the screen to enable IP Ethernet connectors IP Address Provided by the network administrator This is the IP address of the PathBuilder S600 Management CPU You should consult the network administrator to obtain an IP address for the PathBuilder S600 which will allow its 10BaseT Management port to co exist with hosts on its local LAN Subnet Mask Provided ...

Page 67: ...enter configure the SLIP management port follow these steps 1 From the Manage IP Network Configuration menu select 1 Local Host IP Configuration to display the Local Host IP Configuration menu shown earlier in Figure 35 When you apply a change to this menu you might get logged out if you are using a Telnet session The default configuration is Baud rate 9600 Parity none Data Bits 8 StopBits 1 2 Sel...

Page 68: ...Host IP Configuration menu 5 Select 3 Apply IP Configuration Changes to activate the IP address The following prompt appears This action will terminate all running TELNET SNMP sessions Are you sure you want to apply IP configuration changes Y N N 6 Enter Y to apply your changes Configuring Trap Clients The PathBuilder S600 can report SNMP trap alarms to a remote management system Trap clients are ...

Page 69: ...Client Configuration menu 5 Select 5 Previous Menu to return to the Manage IP Network Configuration menu Configuring the Default Gateway The default gateway routes IP data to non local networks Telnet sessions from different subnetworks To configure the default gateway follow these steps 1 From the Manage IP Network Configuration menu select 3 Default Gateway Configuration to display the Default G...

Page 70: ...e T Port on the Near end MCPU Card To configure in band management via the 10Base T port on the near end MCPU card follow these steps If you use this method you must use a new subnet with each PathBuilder S600 and a new static route for each new subnet on the management station or router You are also limited to managing up to four remote units from the central management unit 1 Build a PVC on the ...

Page 71: ...P Configuration d From the Local Host IP Configuration menu select 3 Apply IP Configuration Changes In band Management via the Near end Dual Ethernet Module To configure in band management via the near end PathBuilder S600 Dual Ethernet module follow these steps If you use this method you can manage one PathBuilder S600 in a point to point configuration or as many as 256 remote PathBuilder S600s i...

Page 72: ...ion to display the General System Information menu shown in Figure 42 Figure 42 General System Information Menu 2 Select 7 Set Password The following prompt appears at the bottom of the screen Enter New Password 3 Enter the new password It can be any combination of up to eight alphanumeric characters For security asterisks are displayed for the new password characters as you enter them 4 Respond t...

Page 73: ...te Configuration Menu The current date and time are displayed above the menu options 2 Select 1 Set Date The following prompt appears at the bottom of the screen Enter Date mm dd yy 3 Enter the date 4 Select 2 Set Time The following prompt appears at the bottom of the screen Enter Time hh mm ss 5 Enter the time Type a time a few seconds in advance of the current time then press Enter when the curr...

Page 74: ...74 CHAPTER 3 GETTING STARTED ...

Page 75: ...al interface and one for SLIP PPP interface n Ethernet port for management of the PathBuilder S600 via the network n CPU memory consisting of a real time clock battery backup RAM and dual FLASH The dual FLASH is used so that the code can be upgraded and two copies of the code can be stored at one time The CPU can run either copy of the code under user control and the CPU code can be upgraded on li...

Page 76: ... SNMP MIB Standards Support Table 20 lists the standards that are supported for the MIBs STX Module The STX module provides a switching matrix that supports sophisticated traffic management priority queuing and multicasting It performs all functions necessary for concentrating and switching ATM cells according to the set priority given to its Class of Service traffic types n Provides any to any sw...

Page 77: ...e 2 the STX services queue 0 By queuing the VCs in this way the STX ensures that the Class of Service is maintained The ensuing traffic from the queues is then shaped according to the traffic shaping parameter that you set 64Kbps to 155 Mbps in cells per second In addition each circuit can be policed based on the congestion threshold that you set for each of the queues You can also specify the act...

Page 78: ...The multimode fiber module is typically used for connecting ATM LAN equipment such as 3Com CoreBuilder 7000 The single mode fiber module is typically used for WAN ATM services providing a longer reach in terms of distance Both version support the European SDH framed optical networks STM 1 The OC3 STM 1 UNI module provides an ATM connection at up to 155 Mpbs and like other UNI modules it supports m...

Page 79: ...ement CPU Specific module information serial number type MAC address etc is stored and accessed through the management CPU After bootup the local CPU requests actual run code from the management CPU Figure 45 shows a functional block diagram for the Ethernet module The data flow in the Ethernet module is as follows n Packets appearing on the 10BaseT ports from the LAN are checked for packet integr...

Page 80: ...ng devices such as PBXs Private Branch eXchanges video codecs DSU CSUs T1 multiplexers and channel banks for connection over an ATM WAN service CBR DSX Module The CBR service module provides four or eight DSX DS1 ports for transit over an ATM network The DSX DS1 inputs can be either ESF or SF using B8ZS or AMI The received frame can be tunneled through the ATM network using DS1 unstructured mode o...

Page 81: ...frame using HDB3 line coding The received frame can be tunneled through the ATM network using E1 unstructured mode or broken up into its DS0 and ABCD signaling components using E1 structured mode The structured mode allows DS0 mid span drop and insert or grooming The structured and unstructured mode comply with ATM Forum AF SAA 0032 000 This service maps the E1 service through AAL1 adaptation laye...

Page 82: ...d to the HDLC serial interfaces A RISC processor on the Frame Relay module performs these functions n management CPU MCPU communication n hardware device configuration n frame cell conversion n permanent virtual circuit management n alarm generation n statistical data collection The SAR contains 15 traffic shapers each of which can be programmed for sustained cell rate of transmission peak cell ra...

Page 83: ...ontained in each packet that passes through the PathBuilder S600 n An aging timer that removes addresses from the forwarding table if an address is not used for a configured time n A configured list of protocols source addresses and destination addresses that will be rejected by the bridge For information on configuring bridging filters see Configuring the Bridge in Chapter 5 The bridge learns and...

Page 84: ...ned above each Ethernet packet includes a source address and a destination address in its header These are MAC addresses which are unique physical addresses assigned to every Ethernet interface on every Ethernet LAN Packet transmission from one unit to another on the same LAN is accomplished easily However packet transmission between units on different LANs requires a higher level addressing schem...

Page 85: ...ns how to reach workstation 2 without broadcasting Learning Bridge The aggregate of VPIs VCIs assigned to a slot and port Ethernet connection of the PathBuilder S600 is referred to as a bridge Since the PathBuilder S600 reads and stores MAC addresses and associated VPIs VCIs as described above the bridge is called a learning bridge Each learning bridge of the PathBuilder S600 has a separate forwar...

Page 86: ...he bridge it encapsulates the packet per RFC 1483 and adds a pad and trailer conforming to AAL5 ATM Adaption Layer 5 at the end of the packet see Figure 49 The trailer is fixed at eight bytes and contains information such as the new length of the packet and cyclic redundancy check bytes CRC facilitates error checking at the receive end The pad is set to 0 to 47 bytes to make the full packet length...

Page 87: ...is transmitted in packets called Configuration Bridge Protocol Data Units C BPDUs During this process the Spanning Tree Algorithm and Protocol STAP module elects a root bridge in order to establish a stable spanning tree topology The root bridge determines the spanning tree topology and controls which bridges block packets and which forward packets Once the topology is stable all STAP bridges list...

Page 88: ...the management card Each STAP instance runs independently of the other STAP instances and processes configuration packets as if they came from a different physical bridge device This approach helps segregate Ethernet ports completely for the purposes of bridging and Spanning Tree and enables the PathBuilder S600 to operate as six separate bridges VC VC Bridging operation The Ethernet module suppor...

Page 89: ...egrated communications access solution See Figure 51 Figure 51 Integrated PathBuilder S600 Application Power CBR DS0 5 DS1 ATM Network Drop and Insert DS0 5 VP 0 VC 35 ATM Structured CBR Public Switched Telephone Network DS0 5 Power CBR Structured Frame DS0 5 ESF DS1 Channel Bank ATM Trunk DS1 ATM Network Drop and Insert DS0 5 VP 0 VC 35 ATM Structured CBR Public Switched Telephone Network DS0 5 A...

Page 90: ...el associated signalling allows telephone supervision to be signaled end to end Note that structured DS1 CBR occupies only the needed bandwidth for the DS0s selected Figure 53 Channel Associated Signaling These frames are then followed by the ABCD bits of each active DS0 Two DS0s ABCD bits are provided in each byte after the last DS0 group Figure 54 illustrates an example of 3 DS0s and their ABCD ...

Page 91: ...tion will not be possible FDL communication is possible with unstructured DS1 Unstructured DS1 Implement unstructured DS1 service when you want DS1 tunneling through an ATM system DS1 tunneling allows an entire DS1 frame including framing bits to transit an ATM networks See Figure 55 Pointer First Transported Octet of Multiframe Second Transported Octet of Multiframe First 125 µsec Frame of Multif...

Page 92: ...k Data Service Unit Channel Service Unit Data Service Unit Channel Service Unit T1 Unstructured DS1 Signal Tunneled Through a PVC PathBuilder S600 PathBuilder S600 FEC for SN CSI Lost Cell Detection Clock Recovery A D Converter AAL Layer ATM Layer 47 Bytes 1 Bit 3 Bits 4 Bits CSI SN SNP SAR SDU ATM Header AAL 1 Data 5 Bytes 48 Bytes CSI Convergence Sublayer Indicator FEC Forward Error Correction S...

Page 93: ...ist an ATM switch or an ATM network consisting of multiple switches This configuration is shown in Figure 58 Table 25 Selecting Structured Mode Versus Unstructured Mode Structured Unstructured DSO midspan drop and insert X DSO access grooming X DS1 network management end to end X X DS1 end to end no DSO access X X DS1 CBR 1 544 Mbps of bandwidth X X Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation DBA X DS1 ESF FDL A...

Page 94: ... and Insert Via Structured DS1 CBR CSU 2 CSU 1 CSU 3 CSU 4 PathBuilder S600 PathBuilder S600 PathBuilder S600 Circuits Set Up on The PathBuilder S600 1 Circuits Set Up on the PathBuilder S600 2 PVC END1 END2 VPI VCI Conn To PVC END1 END2 VPI VCI Conn To 1 LAN1 DS3 0 200 LAN2 1 LAN2 DS3 01 100 LAN1 2 LAN1 DS3 0 300 LAN3 2 LAN2 DS3 0 300 LAN3 3 CSU1 DS3 0 500 CSU4 3 PBX2 DS3 0 400 PBX3 Circuits Set ...

Page 95: ...ircuit tables within each PathBuilder S600 After these circuits are built the bridge can use this information to send ATM cells to remote sites The PathBuilder S600 supports a maximum of 768 VCs You first configure each PathBuilder S600 with the PVC information using menus that prompt you to input specific information about each Permanent Virtual Circuit See Configuring Virtual Circuits in Chapter...

Page 96: ...s chapter Frame Application The QSIM HSIM FAM modules support 3 modes of Frame to Cell transit services n DXI Mode 1A n Frame Relay Forum Specification 5 and 8 Service and Network Interworking n HDLC SDLC Each service is designed to support a different type of user application However they all share the same ATM backbone characteristics The QSIM HSIM FAM port modules are mapped over ATM PVCs When ...

Page 97: ...LLC1 frame similar to PPP protocol In terms of the brouter it is easier to implement DXI Protocol since it only requires the Brouter to encapsulate the SDU The ATM Forum defines the DXI service in three modes 1A 1B and 2 The PathBuilder S600 supports Mode 1A which includes the following features n up to 1023 virtual connections n supports an AAL5 transit encapsulation n maximum DTE SDU size 9232 b...

Page 98: ... in an ATM network See Figure 65 V 35 KS422 X 21 HSSI PVC DXI Mode 1 A DXI Mode 1 A ATM Native Host V 35 KS422 X 21 HSSI 64K to 8M to 52M ATM PathBuilder S600 PathBuilder S600 DXI Transport ATM DXI Link ATM Cell Path Layer Li L AAL 5 Synchronous V 35 High speed Serial Interface HSSI RS 449 422 DXI Protocol DS1 DS3 Internet Router DXI Link DXI Transport IP Brouter DXI DXI Transport ATM SONET DXI Li...

Page 99: ...vides simple and efficient encapsulation of the Data Service Unit and the mapping within the HDLC frame to place the brouter data on an appropriate VC See Figure 66 Figure 66 DXI Format Mode 1A Encapsulation DTE DXI DCE UNI DTE SDU AAL 5 CPCS AAL 5 SAR DXI Data Link DXI Physical UNI Physical ATM DTE SDU DXI Data Link DXI Physical DTE SDU DTE Service Data Unit DTE to DSU DXI Frame Flag FCS Data DXI...

Page 100: ... DTE sitting at the other end In this interworking scheme the application on the frame DTE passes its data through Q 922 core service It assumes there is an end to end pipe to carry its data from its end to the other DTE at the far end Figure 67 Frame Relay ATM Service Interworking Connection The Q 922 core sees only a point to point link to the next connection point It has no knowledge about what...

Page 101: ... in the service Interworking configuration It passes its data through Q 922 core service assuming that there is an end to end pipe to carry its data from its end to the other DTE at the far end On the other hand the application resides in a Frame DTE instead of an ATM DTE The PathBuilder S600 performs all the required translation and management functions between these two networks HDLC SDLC The Pa...

Page 102: ...re 69 shows HDLC SDLC applications NRZI should be disabled on the FEP i e IBM 3745 NRZI is commonly used when the FEP is connected to DSUs over non digital line PathBuilder S600 does not require NRZI to be enabled Figure 69 HDLC SDLC Applications HDLC FID 4 FID 2 X 25 Host 3 7 2 5 X 25 PAD HDLC FID 4 FID 2 SDLC SDLC S N A PathBuilder S600 PathBuilder S600 X 25 X 25 3 7 2 5 3270 ...

Page 103: ...iguring the DS3 UNI Module n Configuring the E3 UNI Module n Configuring the DS1 or E1 UNI with IMA Modules n Configuring the Ethernet Module n Configuring the CBR DSX or E1 Modules n Configuring the QSIM HSIM FAM Modules n Configuring Virtual Circuits Viewing and Configuring System Information The System Administration menu shown in Figure 70 includes options that allow you to view and configure ...

Page 104: ...al system information follow these steps 1 From the System Administration menu select 1 General System Information to display the General System Information menu shown in 2 This menu displays the current system information and provides options that allow you to change the current settings 2 Select the option corresponding to the setting you want to change A prompt appears at the bottom of the scre...

Page 105: ... of the same card n Specify the clock mode revertive or non revertive n revertive mode only Set the revertive time the length of time the system monitors the highest priority system clock source before either reverting to it if it has become operative or continuing to use a lower priority clock source To manage the system clock follow these steps 1 From the System Administration menu select 4 Mana...

Page 106: ...as an alarm however the card or port must be In Service If a card or port is Out of Service it will not appear as an option on the Priority Clock Configuration or Reference Clock Port Selection menu c If you selected a non multiple port clock source Internal BITS DS3 E3 or OC3 in step b skip to step h otherwise continue with step d d If you select a card that has multiple ports CBR IMA or FAM a re...

Page 107: ...on the selected card Figure 75 shows an IMA Reference Clock Port Selection menu The other reference clock port selection menus are similar Figure 75 IMA Reference Clock Port Selection Menu f Select the option corresponding to the port you want to designate as the clock source g Return to the System Clock Configuration menu h Repeat steps 2a 2g for up to seven additional clock sources you can set u...

Page 108: ...ertive mode only Select 2 Set Revertive Time and specify the length of time 10 900 seconds the system will monitor priority clock 1 before either reverting to it if the clock source becomes valid again or continuing to use a lower priority clock source Alarm Conditions that Cause Clock Source Failure Table 26 lists the alarms conditions that cause different cards to fail as clock sources Viewing a...

Page 109: ...s as desired Baud Rate 300 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 or 38400 Parity one even or odd Data Bits 7 or 8 Stop Bits 1 or 2 When you make a change to the port to which you are currently connected it does not take effect until you log out After you log out change the configuration of your terminal port to agree with that of the PathBuilder S600 management port and then start a new session Changing to a ...

Page 110: ... Firmware The following prompt appears This action will erase the standby code area Do you want to download firmware Y N N 2 Enter Y to download the new firmware The firmware stored in the management terminal is downloaded to the PathBuilder S600 using Symptom protocol The first step is to erase Standby Bank and download new firmware into Standby Bank Prompts advise you of the progress of the down...

Page 111: ...n about the modules currently installed on your PathBuilder S600 From the System Administration menu select 11 Show Equipment List Figure 78 shows a sample Equipment List Figure 78 Equipment List The Equipment List displays the following information for each installed module Slot A reference number for the ports on the motherboard This number corresponds to the number on the List Card menu See Fig...

Page 112: ...reen 3 Enter 1 for the MCPU card 4 Enter Y from the confirmation prompt to reset the card 5 Create a directory that will hold only the database files 6 Move to the directory you created in step 5 7 FTP to the node FTP node n FTP login will be the node name upper left hand corner of user interface n FTP password will be the node password the password used to access user interface 8 Switch to binary...

Page 113: ...Image To back up the code image follow these steps 1 FTP node n FTP login will be the node name upper left hand corner of user interface n FTP password will be the node password the password used to access user interface 2 Switch to binary mode by entering binary 3 Change directory to fileDev main by entering cd fileDev main 4 Change directory to flashDev main type cd flashDev main 5 Get file imag...

Page 114: ...e screen 10 Enter Y to switch to standby code PathBuilder S600 Configuration Overview Select 2 Configuration Management from the Main menu to display the Configuration Management menu shown in Figure 79 Use this menu to access submenus and screens that allow you to n Manage cards View shelf configuration information and configure the PathBuilder S600 application modules n Manage circuits List add ...

Page 115: ...s the List Card menu shown in Figure 80 To display the List Card menu From the Configuration Management menu select 1 Manage Card Figure 80 List Card Menu The List Card menu lists the PathBuilder S600 shelf and all the modules installed in the shelf The numbers corresponds to the slot numbers For each slot number the List Card menu displays Config Card Type The type of module configured for the sl...

Page 116: ...rvice the card s configuration menu lists the operational status as Out of Service whether or not the card is actually operational Once you set the administrative status to In Service the operational status listed will indicate the true card status Out of Service if there is a card failure or In Service if the card is operational To set up a virtual circuit you must set the administrative status o...

Page 117: ...the bottom of the screen by entering 1 to take the power supply Out of Service or 2 to put the power supply In Service Configuring the Management CPU When the PathBuilder S600 is configured with an STX module you can view the current configuration for the CPU module and configure virtual interfaces and shapers The PathBuilder S600 with STX runs only with software Release 2 x x or higher The MCPU C...

Page 118: ...ual interfaces per each module and two virtual interfaces for the MCPU A Virtual Interface VI represents logical ATM interface ports matched with physical ports Each VI is associated with a bulk shaper value A VC or VP is created between VIs Adding Virtual Interfaces To create a virtual interface follow these steps 1 From the List Card menu enter the slot number corresponding to the card for which...

Page 119: ...teps 3 6 to add additional virtual interfaces as desired Viewing and or Modifying Existing Virtual Interfaces Once a Virtual Interface has been established you can modify the values for Shaper Rate or Description To view and or modify an existing virtual interface follow these steps 1 From the List Card menu enter the slot number corresponding to the card for which you want to view and or modify a...

Page 120: ...irtual interface as desired Deleting Virtual Interfaces To delete a virtual interface follow these steps 1 From the List Card menu enter the slot number corresponding to the card for which you want to delete a virtual interface The configuration menu for that card appears 2 Select the Virtual Interfaces option to display the Virtual Interface Configuration menu The option number may vary depending...

Page 121: ...an configure up to 15 shapers for each supported card The values that you set for the shapers are the values that are then available for the Shaper Number parameter that you set when you configure certain types of virtual circuits See Configuring Virtual Circuits later in this chapter for details To configure input shapers follow these steps 1 From the List Card menu enter the slot number correspo...

Page 122: ...ce you have n If you have a peak rate service n Set the peak rate at the maximum allowable value n Set the sustained cell rate at the same rate as the peak rate n If you have a sustained rate service n Set the peak rate at the line rate for example 45Mbps for a DS3 line n Set the sustained cell rate and maximum burst rate at the values given to you by your service provider 4 When you are finished ...

Page 123: ...s cleared n When the congestion state is set to on Early Packet Discard EPD is initiated until Congestion State is set to Off For example if you set the Congestion On and Congestion Off thresholds for a queue to 90 and 45 respectively a congestion state would be declared when the cell buffer is 90 full and cleared when the cell buffer is 45 full The Congestion On and Congestion Off settings are on...

Page 124: ...s It is a technique used to avoid certain transmission equipment behaviors for example erroneous alarm conditions that are caused by sensitivity to certain bit patterns in the ATM payload You must match this setting at the two ends of the OC3 STM 1 trunk Peak Rate The peak ATM payload in Mbps 1 to 155 This parameter is a feature specifically designed for the PathBuilder S600 It allows you and your...

Page 125: ...nfiguring the virtual interfaces To configure the DS3 UNI module follow these steps 1 From the List Card menu select the slot number corresponding to the DS3 UNI module to display the DS3 UNI Configuration menu The DS3 UNI Configuration menu is the same as the OC3 STM 1 UNI Configuration menu shown earlier in Figure 88 The options on this menu allow you to access other menus from which you can con...

Page 126: ...pback commands loopback activate and deactivate FEAC codes from the central office FEAC is a DS3 overhead function that the service provider may use for establishing loopback for problem resolution of the network The service provider uses FEAC codes to obtain downstream or upstream conditions of a DS3 network When the FEAC Loopback option is enabled the system responds to a loopback activate comma...

Page 127: ...e E3 UNI Card Configuration menu The E3 UNI Card Configuration menu is similar to the OC3 STM 1 UNI Card Configuration menu shown earlier in Figure 89 It displays the current configuration for the E3 UNI module and provides options for changing certain parameters b Set the following parameters as desired Admin Status Administrative Status In Service or Out of Service ATM Cell Mapping How the carri...

Page 128: ...ard in the same way that you configure virtual interfaces for the MCPU card except that you can configure 24 VIs total for the E3 UNI card as opposed to 2 for the MCPU card Configuring the DS1 or E1 UNI with IMA Modules The PathBuilder S600 supports both a DS1 UNI and an E1 UNI module with IMA Inverse Multiplexing for ATM The configuration procedure is the same for both modules but different param...

Page 129: ...he E1 UNI menu is the same Figure 91 DS1 UNI Port Configuration Selection Menu 3 Select the number corresponding to the DS1 or E1 port you want to configure to open the DS1 UNI or E1 UNI Port Configuration menu Figure 92 shows the DS1 UNI Port Configuration menu The E1 UNI Configuration menu is similar These menus display the current configuration for the selected DS1 UNI or E1 UNI port and provid...

Page 130: ... Framing The type of frame organization configured for the T1 port interface D4 or ESF for DS1 Set this parameter to match the service provider or device connection framing For E1 Framing is a read only parameter and is always set to multi frame CAUTION A framing mismatch can cause LOF OOF alarm conditions and result in traffic loss Timing The type of input clock service configured for the DS1 mod...

Page 131: ...e based on the Deactivation Min 10 4 10 5 10 6 10 7 For further details about setting this parameter see Activation Deactivation Bit Error Rates below This parameter appears only when AFA is enabled Deactivation Min The period during which AFA monitors the link condition prior to putting it in service in minutes 1 to 15 This parameter appears only when AFA is enabled Activation Deactivation Bit Er...

Page 132: ...e steps 1 From the Configuration Management menu shown earlier in Figure 79 select 1 Manage Card 2 From the List Card menu shown earlier in Figure 80 select the number corresponding to the slot in which the DS1 UNI or E1 UNI card is installed to open the DS1 or E1 UNI Configuration menu shown earlier in Figure 90 3 From the DS1 or E1 UNI Configuration menu select 3 Group Configuration to display t...

Page 133: ...ttom of the screen Enter Admin Port s 1 4 7 Enter the port number of the T1 E1 port you want to include in the UNI group 8 Select 2 Set Admin Status and enter 2 to put the group in service 9 Select 3 Set Number of VPI for VCC and specify the number of distinct VPIs that can be used for VCCs on this card 1 256 The remaining VPIs are available for VPCs 10 Select 3 Previous Menu 11 If desired repeat ...

Page 134: ...in Figure 96 Figure 96 Add Group Menu Adding IMA Group 6 Select 1 Set Admin Port s The following prompt appears at the bottom of the screen Enter Admin Port s 1 4 7 Enter the port numbers for the DS1 E1 ports you want to include in the group You can use a hyphen to indicate a range of ports For example to include ports 1 3 in a group you could enter 1 3 8 Specify any of the following information b...

Page 135: ...oup Admin Status The administrative status of the group In Service or Out of Service Number of VPI for VCC The number of distinct VPIs that can be used for VCCs on this card 1 32 The remaining VPIs are available for VPCs 9 Select 12 Previous Menu 10 If desired repeat steps 5 8 to set up another IMA group Viewing and Modifying IMA and UNI Groups Once you have added a group you use the List Modify G...

Page 136: ...his menu allow you to access other menus from which you can configure group parameters or virtual interfaces Figure 98 Group Configuration Options Menu 3 Select 1 Group Configuration to display the List Modify Group menu Figure 99 shows the DS1 UNI List Modify Group menu The E1 UNI menu is the same Figure 99 UNI List Modify Group 4 If the Admin Status of the group is In Service select 10 Set Admin...

Page 137: ...xcept that you can configure 24 VIs total for each IMA group as opposed to 2 for the MCPU card Deleting IMA and UNI Groups To delete an existing IMA or UNI group follow these steps 1 From the List Card menu shown earlier in Figure 80 select the number corresponding to the slot in which the DS1 UNI or E1 UNI card is installed to display the DS1 UNI or E1 UNI Configuration menu shown earlier in Figu...

Page 138: ...A Link Status Screen The IMA Link Status screen lists the following information pertaining to the IMA status of an individual link in an IMA group NE Tx State Near end transmit state in the interworking link state machine Table 29 lists the possible link states NE Rx State Near end transmit state in the interworking link state machine Table 29 lists the possible link states FE Tx State Far end tra...

Page 139: ...29 Possible IMA Link States State Tx Condition Rx Condition not in group This link is not part of the IMA group This link is not part of the IMA group unusable blocked This is caused by LOS which would result in back clock from the framer if the port is in looped timing This is caused by AFA excessive delay or mismatched protocol usable This link is ready to pass data This link is ready to pass da...

Page 140: ... or E1 UNI card is installed to open the UNI Configuration menu shown earlier in Figure 90 2 Select 4 IMA Group Status to open the IMA Group Status Selection menu shown in Figure 100 The IMA Group Status Selection menu lists existing IMA groups Figure 102 Group Status Selection Menu 3 Enter the number corresponding to the group for which you want to view IMA status The IMA Group Status screen for ...

Page 141: ...gth Receive M value 32 64 128 or 256 The frame length of the first link that can communicate with the far end is chosen as the frame length of the far end group Table 31 Possible IMA Group Failure Status Conditions Failure Description Near End Asymmetric Near end rejected asymmetrical configuration or operation chosen by the far end Far End Invalid M Far end rejected the M value chosen by the user...

Page 142: ...working Tx Configured Links The number of configured transmit links Rx Configured Links The number of configured receive links Tx Active links The number of active transmit links Rx Active links The number of active receive links Configuring the DS1 or E1 UNI Card The only type of configuration you can perform on the DS1 UNI or E1 UNI card is to put it in service or out of service To put the DS1 E...

Page 143: ...apers and virtual interfaces n Configuring the bridge Configuring Ethernet Ports Cards Shapers and Virtual Interfaces To configure the Ethernet ports card shapers and virtual interfaces follow these steps 1 From the List Card menu shown earlier in Figure 80 select the slot number corresponding to the Ethernet module to display the Ethernet Configuration menu shown in Figure 105 Figure 105 Ethernet...

Page 144: ...ort 2 d Select 2 Previous Menu to return to the Ethernet Configuration menu 3 Set the administrative status of the Ethernet card put it into service or take it out of service a From the Ethernet Configuration menu select 3 Card Information to display the Ethernet Card Configuration menu shown in Figure 107 Figure 107 Ethernet Card Configuration Menu b Select 1 Set Admin Status and enter 2 to put t...

Page 145: ...thernet Configuration menu select 5 Virtual Interfaces to open the Virtual Interfaces Configuration menu This menu is the same as the MCPU Virtual Interfaces Configuration menu shown earlier in this chapter in Figure 83 b Configure virtual interfaces as described under Configuring Virtual Interfaces earlier in this chapter You configure virtual interfaces for the Ethernet card in the same way that...

Page 146: ...u shown in the figure Figure 109 Bridge Configuration Menu 3 Select 1 Set Aging Timer The following prompt appears at the bottom of the screen Enter Aging Timer minute 4 Enter the desired timer interval in minutes 5 Select 2 Previous Menu to return to the Manage Bridge menu 6 From the Manage Bridge menu select the number corresponding to the slot and port combination for which you want to configur...

Page 147: ...dge statistics The following subsections tell you how to perform these operations Configuring Source Protocol Filtering Source protocol filtering allows the bridge to filter out packets with certain protocols You can use this type of filtering to prevent certain type of protocol traffic from being bridged across the ATM network Protocols such as IPX and Appletalk for example can be filtered on the...

Page 148: ... across the bridge 2 Change the filter settings as desired by entering the number corresponding to the filter you want to set and responding to the prompt that appears at the bottom of the screen The list at the top of the menu is updated to reflect your change For example if you want to configure an IP filter select 1 Set Filter IP The following prompt appears at the bottom of the screen Enter Fi...

Page 149: ...nfiguring Source Address Filtering Source address filtering allows the bridge to prevent packets containing a specific source address from traversing the bridge You can use source address filtering to prevent some stations from transmitting on the ATM WAN link This type of filtering is useful for preventing specific stations in a common protocol group on the Ethernet LAN from transmitting bursty a...

Page 150: ...re addresses to the source filter list n To view the current list select 1 List Source Filter Address from the Source Filter Address menu n To change an address in the list delete the incorrect address and add the correct address n To delete an address from the list select 3 Delete Source Filter Address from the Source Filter Address menu and enter the number corresponding to the address you want ...

Page 151: ...lays the following prompt Enter MAC Address XX XX XX XX XX XX or CR 3 Enter the MAC address of the destination to which you do not want packets to be sent across the bridge After you make your entry you are returned to the Source Address Filter menu 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 as desired to add more addresses to the destination filter list n To view the current list select 1 List Destination Filter Add...

Page 152: ...in MAC address is located This can be an Ethernet port or an ATM VC Using the information in the List Forwarding table the bridge knows where to send a MAC address when it receives one If the Ethernet port receives a packet and the destination MAC address is not in the List Forwarding table the port broadcasts the packet sends it to all VCs associated with that port The List Forwarding Table inclu...

Page 153: ...il they are manually deleted from the Static Table To construct the Bridge Static Table follow these steps 1 From the Bridge menu select 6 Static Table to display the Bridge Static Table menu shown in Figure 116 From this menu you can view the Static table and add and delete entries from it Figure 116 Bridge Static Table Menu 2 Select 2 Add MAC Address The Add MAC address screen appears This scree...

Page 154: ...een any two LANs It eliminates the duplication of packets and provides fault tolerance for resilient networks To enable or disable the Spanning Tree follow these steps 1 From the Configuration Management menu select 3 Manage Bridge to display the Manage Bridge menu shown earlier in Figure 108 2 From the Manage Bridge menu select the number corresponding to the slot and port combination for which y...

Page 155: ...ich you want to configure IP over ATM The IP over ATM menu for the selected port appears as shown in Figure 117 Figure 117 IP over ATM Menu 2 If desired view the current IP over ATM configuration a select 1 View Setup Figure 118 shows a representative IP over ATM Configuration screen Figure 118 IP over ATM Configuration Screen b Press any key to return to the IP over ATM menu ...

Page 156: ...ny key other than s or d to return to the previous menu and skip to step 5 n If you want to specify a new virtual circuit enter d to delete the current virtual circuit and continue to step 4 4 Specify a new virtual circuit to pass the IP traffic over the ATM network if desired a Enter s to display a screen listing the existing virtual circuits b Enter the number corresponding to the virtual circui...

Page 157: ...ATM menu d Select 6 Configure ATM Router to display the IP over ATM ATM Router Configuration menu This menu is the same as the IP over ATM LAN Router Configuration menu shown earlier in Figure 119 except that it displays and allows you to set parameters for the ATM router rather than the LAN router e Set the IP Address and Subnet Mask for the ATM router f Select 3 Previous Menu to return to the IP...

Page 158: ...atus Change menu for IP over ATM status except that it allows you to enable or disable bridging rather than IP over ATM b Select 1 Set Bridging Control Status The following prompt appears Enter Bridging Status 1 Disabled 2 Enabled c Enter 1 to disable bridging control Configuring the CBR DSX or E1 Modules The PathBuilder S600 supports both a CBR DSX module and a CBR E1 module The configuration pro...

Page 159: ...ure 122 CBR Configuration Port Card Selection Menu 2 Set the administrative status of the CBR card a Select 5 Card Configuration to display the CBR DSX or CBR E1 Card Configuration menu Figure 123 shows the CBR DSX Card Configuration menu The CBR E1 Card Configuration menu is similar Figure 123 CBR DSX Card Configuration Menu b Select 2 Set Admin Status and enter 1 to take the card out of service ...

Page 160: ... error b Set the following port configuration parameters as desired LBO CBR DSX only Line Build Out LBO refers to the signal generation regeneration of the distance between the PathBuilder S600 and the next crossconnect of FOTs Fiber Optic Terminal system in feet 1 100 100 200 200 300 300 400 400 500 or 500 600 Line Code CBR DSX only The zero code suppression technique configured to the CBR DSX po...

Page 161: ...f signaling done between PBXs This also sets the signalling type used for each of the virtual circuits across this port The values for TC Signaling are 1 PLAR 2 E M 3 FXO Loop Start 4 FXS Loop Start 5 FXO Ground Start 6 FXS Ground Start 7 R2 E1 For PRI signalling you must set the TC Signaling Type to PLAR TC Signaling Bits Structured Voice mode only Trunk condition 1 and trunk condition 2 signalin...

Page 162: ...les or disables Cyclic Redundancy Check 4 CRC 4 information CRC 4 is a framing option that checks for errors in data It is a communication check for parity framing and is used for performance monitoring in E1 networks CRC4 can be enabled only in structured and multi frame mode Admin Status Administrative status Out of Service or In Service c Return to the CBR Configuration menu d Repeat steps a an...

Page 163: ...face n Configuring the QSIM HSIM FAM card and its input shapers and virtual interfaces Configuring the QSIM HSIM FAM Ports To configure the QSIM HSIM FAM ports follow these steps 1 From the List Card menu select the number corresponding to the slot in which the QSIM HSIM or FAM is installed 4 5 or 6 The QSIM HSIM or FAM Configuration menu appears Figure 126 shows the QSIM Configuration menu The HS...

Page 164: ...rameters It varies depending on the module QSIM HSIM or FAM and on whether the link type for the port is DXI HDLC SDLC or Frame Relay Figure 128 shows a QSIM Port Configuration menu for a Frame Relay port Figure 128 QSIM Port Configuration Menu SDLC Port 4 Change the following parameters as desired Link Type The input output protocol for encapsulation and SAR to AALS conversion DXI ATM DXI Mode 1A...

Page 165: ...g Phase to Inverted invert the clock to ensure correct clock and data phase This option is used most often to correct for cable length delays when Terminal Timing is set to Internal Normal The receive timing from the remote endpoint node is normal clocking Inverted The receive timing from the remote endpoint node is inverted clocking Data Rate The data rate supported by the port 64K 128K 256K 512K...

Page 166: ... Rate for port Mbps Max Packet rate for port pps number of active ports packet rate for card duplex pps 2 64 2 3906 4 31248 4 64 4 7751 2 31004 64 4 1504 4 12032 128 4 635 4 5080 256 4 830 4 6640 8 64 8 9435 1 18870 64 8 1757 2 7028 64 8 977 3 5862 64 8 937 4 7496 128 8 215 4 1720 256 8 147 4 1176 Table 33 HSIM Performance at Small Frame Sizes CLK rate MHz Frame Size Byte Data Rate for port Mbps m...

Page 167: ...ing to the port you want to configure 1 4 for the QSIM 1 for the HSIM 1 8 for the FAM The QSIM HSIM or FAM Port Configuration Selection menu appears as shown earlier in Figure 127 4 64 4 7751 1 15502 64 4 1367 3 8202 64 4 781 5 7810 128 4 3937 1 7874 128 4 3937 3 23622 128 4 1270 5 12700 8 64 8 9402 1 18804 64 8 605 5 6050 128 8 7462 1 14924 128 8 654 5 6540 Table 34 FAM Performance at Small Frame...

Page 168: ...desired Protocol The protocol specified for the Status Enquiry procedure none q 933a or t1 617d Procedure Specifies whether the PathBuilder S600 will be designated as the user side the network side or bidirectional in the period polling performed between frame relay devices User LIV Polling Timer T391 The time interval in seconds at which Status Enquiry occurs for link integrity verification LIV p...

Page 169: ...sks n Configuring the card itself n Configuring input shapers n Configuring virtual interfaces To configure the QSIM HSIM FAM card follow these steps 1 Configure the card itself a From the List Card menu select the number corresponding to the slot in which the QSIM HSIM or FAM is installed 4 5 or 6 The QSIM Configuration menu shown earlier in Figure 126 appears b Select 5 Card Configuration 9 Card...

Page 170: ...t shapers see Configuring Input Shapers earlier in this chapter c Return to the QSIM HSIM or FAM Configuration menu 3 Configure virtual interfaces for the QSIM HSIM or FAM card a Select 7 Virtual Interfaces 11 Virtual Interfaces on the FAM menu to open the QSIM HSIM or FAM Virtual Interfaces Configuration menu This menu is the same as the MCPU Virtual Interfaces menu shown earlier in Figure 83 b C...

Page 171: ... the link type you have chosen DXI HDLC SDLC or Frame Relay N For specific information about the number of connections supported for each card please see the PathBuilder S600 ATM WAN Access Switch Release Notes STX Rx Tx Rx Tx Side A VI 1 Side B VI 2 Table 35 Summary of VPI VCI Ranges and Supported Number of Connections Card Type VPI VCI Range for VPC only Rx Tx VPI VCI Range for VCC Rx Tx Support...

Page 172: ...n Management menu select 2 Manage Circuit to display the Virtual Circuit Menu shown in Figure 132 Figure 132 Virtual Circuit Menu 2 Select 2 Add Virtual Circuit The Add Virtual Circuit screen appears as shown in Figure 133 Figure 133 Initial Add Virtual Circuit Screen 3 Enter a description for the virtual circuit you are defining You are prompted to specify the circuit type as shown in Figure 134 ...

Page 173: ...ts to be multicast over other VCs up to 32 leaves are supported A multicast source circuit indicates the source of the multicast MC Leaf Multicast leaf A multicast circuit is a circuit which its to be multicast over other VCs up to 32 leaves are supported A multicast leaf circuit indicates the replication destination You are prompted to specify the VC type of the circuit you are configuring as sho...

Page 174: ...anted to select the E1 UNI card as side A you would enter 3 The default slot number is indicated by an asterisk To select the default slot number simply press Enter You can also create an in band circuit between two nodes by defining the PathBuilder S330 S310 MCPU with its own IP address as one side of the virtual circuit This enables you to manage a remote hub from a local network management stat...

Page 175: ...r on the Add Virtual Circuit screen may not apply to the particular circuit you are configuring The system skips any non applicable parameters and does not allow you to set them In addition certain parameters may be displayed for information only you cannot change these read only values 9 For side B of the circuit select the slot number corresponding to the module through which you are connected t...

Page 176: ...our priority queues per virtual interface and each virtual circuit can be mapped to a priority queue Priority 0 is the highest Early Packet Discard Enable or disable EPD for use with the Congestion On Off setting See Configuring the STX Module for details For every connection where early packet discard is enabled a status is kept when there is a partial packet for that connection in the queue Once...

Page 177: ...ections from the local Ethernet port to a remote Ethernet port by adding Permanent Virtual Circuits PVCs These connections allow the packets to be transmitted through the ATM network to the destination port Shaper Select one of the 15 Shaper values that you configured under Manage Card You assign the Shaper value to ensure adequate traffic flow to and through the ATM WAN The Shaper parameter is ke...

Page 178: ...screen vary depending on the configuration of the serial port that is being connected Frame Relay DXI or HDLC SDLC The configuration of the card you select on the List Card menu sets the attribute selection for the virtual circuit configuration parameters If you configure a virtual circuit and then change serial port attributes from DXI to Frame Relay or vice versa the circuit will be deleted Fram...

Page 179: ...to CLP Mapping Frame Relay Discard Eligibility field to Cell Loss Priority field mapping This parameter defines the value to which CLP will be set in outgoing ATM cells The available settings depend on what interworking mode you have selected Network or Service The following settings are available for Network interworking mode Direct Mode 1 mapping matches DE value to CLP value When the serial por...

Page 180: ...o the WAN network typically the router OC3 UNI does not support NLPID and requires mode 2 mapping so that the packet can be encapsulated to LLC SNAP CLP to DE Mapping Cell Loss Priority field to Frame Relay Discard Eligibility field mapping This parameter defines the value to which DE will be set from incoming ATM cells in outgoing Frame Relay frames The available settings depend on what interwork...

Page 181: ...icator It applies only to Service interworking mode Direct Mode 1 mapping matches FECN to the PTI CN bit When the serial port is in this mode it does not translate between Frame Relay NLPID encapsulation rather it sends it straight through the ATM network possibly onto a Frame Relay network or device Always 0 Mode 2 mapping This option sets the EFCI field to congestion not experienced Mode 2 is an...

Page 182: ...s is kept when there is a partial packet for that connection in the queue Once the queue cell level exceeds the congestion ON thresholds only connections with partial packets already existing in the queue are allowed in Cells from other connections are dropped HDLC SDLC Virtual Circuit Parameters If the serial port is configured as a HDLC SDLC port you must set the following virtual circuit parame...

Page 183: ...nd side B of the circuit Description The description entered when the circuit was configured 3 To view more detailed information about a specific virtual circuit enter the VC of the circuit you want to view from the List Virtual Circuit Summary screen The List Virtual Circuit Detail screen appears This screen displays the complete list of parameters for the port and trunk sides of the selected cir...

Page 184: ...184 CHAPTER 5 CONFIGURING PATHBUILDER S600 MODULES PORTS AND APPLICATIONS Figure 141 List Virtual Circuit Detail Screen E1 UNI Figure 142 List Virtual Circuit Detail Screen CBR ...

Page 185: ...ing a list of existing virtual circuits Figure 143 Modify Virtual Circuit Configuration Screen 2 Enter the VC of the circuit you want to modify The Modify Virtual Circuit Configuration screen appears as shown in Figure 144 Figure 144 Modify Virtual Circuit Configuration Menu 3 Modify the virtual circuit by setting parameters in the same way that you did when you configured the circuit See Adding V...

Page 186: ...e confirmation prompt to delete the circuit Viewing Virtual Circuit Statistics You can view the following types of virtual circuit statistics either by circuit or by port group n A summary of statistics for all virtual circuits n A detailed list of statistics for a specific circuit To view virtual circuit statistics follow these steps From the Virtual Circuit menu select either 5 Show Virtual Circ...

Page 187: ...The PathBuilder S600 detects certain events and reports corresponding alarms to the NMS station s These events are categorized as major alarms minor alarms and information When an alarm occurs an alarm indicator is displayed on the current menu or display as described under Alarm Indicator in Chapter 3 The PathBuilder S600 also utilizes an alarm task to relay the alarm from other tasks to the MCPU...

Page 188: ...ure 145 Figure 145 Fault Management Menu 2 Select 1 Display Current Alarms to view the Display Current Alarm screen as shown in Figure 146 Figure 146 Display Current Alarm Screen To clear the current alarms follow these steps 1 From the Display Current Alarm screen press Esc to return to the Fault Management menu 2 Select 2 Clear Current Alarms The following prompt appears Do you want to clear cur...

Page 189: ... Reconfiguration of the card failed Cardtype mismatched The card type of a card slot in database does not match the card type of the same card slot in the shelf New Card Configured Configuration data for a new card is uploaded Card Config Failed Cannot upload configuration data to a card Cardtype Invalid An unknown card type is detected in a card slot A card is removed from a card slot Card is rem...

Page 190: ...t It indicates that you either mistakenly oversubscribed the cell port with CBR connections or more connections than expected are simultaneously active When this condition exists on the HP Cellbus lower priority cell busses will not be able to pass traffic out Shelf Mismatch Mismatch shelf is found Shelf ID is incorrect Login Failure Failed log in SAR SRAM failure SAR SRAM failure applicable to QS...

Page 191: ... if a link within the group has received an IMA ID other than that assigned to the group The link with the BAD IMA ID is probably misconnected Bad M The maximum value for the serial card on the local device must match the maximum value for the frame size of the connected device The link with the BAD M is probably misconnected Duplicate link ID Each IMA group assigns a unique Transmit link ID to ea...

Page 192: ... different links in an IMA group Group Multiple M Different frame length received on different links in an IMA group Group Multiple Symmetry Different group symmetry received on different links in an IMA group IMA Ref Clk failed Interface clock has been designated as the system clock and the interface clock has failed FAM reference clock failed Interface clock has been designated as the system clo...

Page 193: ...reshold Queue 2 overflowed Queue 3 Over Threshold Queue 3 overflowed Group Multi Test Different test procedure request from different links in an IMA group from the Far End FE Group Config Abort Near End NE node rejects the FE IMA due to Group Symmetry error Gr Insufficient Links NE finds not enough available links This occurs when the near end has completed parameter negotiation with the far end ...

Page 194: ...w the alarm history Figure 147 shows a Display History Alarm screen Figure 147 Display History Alarm Screen If the history file cannot be displayed on one page the Display History Alarm screen will include a prompt to press N for the next page and press P for the previous page 3 Use the print screen or other printing feature of your NMS station to print out each page of the history file 4 Compare ...

Page 195: ...ircuit has been compromised isolating the problem between two points should help you identify and resolve the problem To access the loopback modes supported by the PathBuilder S600 follow these steps 1 From the Main menu select 3 Fault Management to display the Fault Management menu shown earlier in Figure 145 2 Select 5 Loopback from the Fault Management menu to display the Loopback menu shown in...

Page 196: ... menu for the selected card type now lists the type of loopback you have selected The following subsections describe the available loopbacks for each of the PathBuilder S60000 interfaces DS3 Loopbacks The DS3 module supports the following loopbacks Local Card Loops the transmit DS3output on the receive side All cells coming from the DS3 card are looped through the backplane and back to the DS3 car...

Page 197: ...3 port card The transmitted data will continue to go on the output Network Line Loops the E3 received data back on the output side after the digital data has been recovered Network Card Loops the E3 received cell payload back toward the line output Figure 151 illustrates the loopbacks for the E3 module Figure 151 E3 Loopback Options DS3 Interface Network Side Local Card Network Line Network Card B...

Page 198: ...ta has been recovered Figure 152 illustrates the loopbacks for OC3 Figure 152 OC3 STM 1 Loopback Options CBR DSX Module Loopbacks The CBR DSX module supports the following loopbacks Local Card Loops the transmit CBR DSX output on the receive side All cells coming from the CBR DSX port card are looped through the backplane and back to the CBR DSX port card The transmitted data will continue to go o...

Page 199: ... to the FAM port card The transmitted data will continue to go on the output towards the trunk card Network Line Loops the DS1 received data back on the output side after the digital data has been recovered Network Card Loops the DS1 received payload back toward the line output Figure 154 illustrates the FAM loopback options Figure 154 FAM Loopback Options Network Line Line Side ATM Side Trunk CBR...

Page 200: ...ng statistics for each card Current The statistics being collected for the current 15 minute interval Interval The statistics collected over the previous 24 hours of operation broken into 96 completed 15 minute intervals The intervals are numbered and if available statistics are listed for each of the 96 intervals Total The cumulative sum of the various statistics for the 24 hour period preceding ...

Page 201: ...ics screen you can reset the counter by entering c ATM statistics are displayed as a list rather than a table Figure 156 shows a representative ATM statistics screen Figure 156 DS3 UNI ATM Statistics Screen Virtual Circuit Statistics Overview You can view the following types of virtual circuit statistics either by circuit or by port group n A summary of statistics for all virtual circuits n A deta...

Page 202: ...Performance Management menu shown in Figure 157 Figure 157 Performance Management Menu 2 Select 1 Show Card Statistics to open the Card statistics menu shown in Figure 158 Figure 158 Card Statistics Menu 3 Enter the number corresponding to the card for which you want to view statistics to open the Performance Management menu for that card Figure 159 shows the OS3 STM 1 UNI Performance Management m...

Page 203: ... appears Enter the number corresponding to the type of data you want to view current interval or total You can also select 4 Clear All PM Data from the Performance Monitoring menu to clear all the performance monitoring data For descriptions of the statistics available on specific PathBuilder S600 card statistics screens see the following subsections Viewing DS3 Statistics You can view the followi...

Page 204: ...he number of idle unassigned cells encountered and dropped on the interface Cells with HCS errors The number of header check sequence HCS errored cells encountered on the ATM interface Viewing E3 Statistics You can view the following types of statistics for the E3 UNI Module n E3 UNI Performance Monitoring physical monitoring of the line n ATM Statistics monitoring of the ATM payload E3 UNI Perfor...

Page 205: ...rored seconds SESs encountered by the OC3 STM 1 section SEFS The number of severely errored framing seconds SEFSs encountered by the OC3 STM 1 section CVS The number of coding violations CVs encountered by the OC3 STM 1 section LOS The number of Loss of Signal LOS conditions encountered by the OC3 STM 1 section LOF The number of Loss of Frame LOF conditions encountered by the OC3 STM 1 section Lin...

Page 206: ...AIS The number of Alarm Indicator Signal AIS conditions encountered by the OC3 STM 1 path interface RDI The number of Remote Defect Indication RDI conditions encountered by the OC3 STM 1 path interface Also known as FERF Far End Receive Failure This is the alarm that is generated when a far end AIS or LOP defect is detected UEQ The number of Unequipped UEQ conditions encountered by the OC3 STM 1 p...

Page 207: ... performance n IMA link performance n IMA link ATM n Group statistics n Group performance n Group ATM If you select a performance monitoring option you need to select the type of data you want to view current interval or total for this release current data is your only option from an intermediary screen before the performance statistics for the selected group or port are displayed You can also cle...

Page 208: ...er of unavailable seconds at the near end FE Unavailable Sec UAS IMA FE Far end unavailable seconds the number of unavailable seconds at the far end NE Tx Unusable Sec Tx UUS IMA Near end transmit unusable seconds the number of unusable seconds at the near end interworking Tx link state machine NE Rx Unusable Sec Rx UUS IMA Near end receive unusable seconds the number of unusable seconds at the ne...

Page 209: ...e alarms at the far end DS1 UNI and E1 UNI Group ATM Statistics The T1 E1 Group ATM Statistics screen lists the following statistics Tx Cells The number of Tx data cells since the counter was cleared Rx Cells The number of Rx data cells since the counter was cleared Rx ICP Cell Error Number of Rx errored ICP cells since the counter was cleared Tx Cell Rate Current Tx cells per second Rx Cell Rate ...

Page 210: ...n address filtered n SAP filtered Ethernet Statistics n Transmitted frames n Transmitted bytes n Received frames n Received bytes n CRC errored frames n Deferred transmits n Single collisions n Multiple collisions n Late collisions n Excessive collisions n Carrier sense errors n Internal transmit errors n Oversized frames n Alignment errors Spanning Tree Statistics The Spanning Tree Statistics scr...

Page 211: ...ast frames n Spanning Tree frames n Discarded frames n Flooded frames n Forwarded frames n Total frames transmitted n Filtering statistics n Maximum MTU exceeded n Bridge discards n Out port disabled n Source address filtered n Destination address filtered n SAP filtered Spanning Tree Statistics n Forwarding Bridge Identifier n Root Bridge n Designated Bridge ID n Hello Time n Forward Delay n Maxi...

Page 212: ...coding violations PCVs encountered by the CBR DSX E1 interface LES The number of line errored seconds LESs encountered by the CBR DSX E1 interface BES The number of bursty errored seconds BESs encountered by the CBR DSX E1 interface DM The number of degraded minutes DMs encountered by the CBR DSX E1 interface LCV The number of line coding violations LCVs encountered by the CBR DSX E1 interface CBR...

Page 213: ...pes of statistics for the QSIM HSIM FAM modules n HDLC Statistics n Frame Relay Statistics n Frame Relay Statistics per DLCI n ATM VC Statistics per VCI n LMI Statistics n FAM DS1 Performance Monitoring FAM module only HDLC Statistics The HDLC Statistics screen lists the following statistics n Received Frames n Transmitted Frames n Discarded Invalid Frames n Discarded Congested Frames n Received B...

Page 214: ...Errors n Discarded Congested Frames LMI Statistics The LMI Statistics screen lists the following statistics n Received LMI Frames n Discarded LMI Frames n LIV Full Status Timeouts number of timeouts during Link Integrity Verification Full Status polling n Transmit LIV Requests n Receive LIV Responses n Transmit Full Status Requests n Receive Full Status Responses n Loss of Seq Number Sync Loss of ...

Page 215: ...he number of line coding violations LCVs encountered by the FAM interface Viewing Virtual Circuit Statistics The virtual circuit statistics available for the PathBuilder S600 provide you with circuit parameters and cell counts broken down in two ways n by circuit n by port group These statistics enable you to look at cell loss at various points in the data flow and adjust parameters such as shaper...

Page 216: ...number virtual interface number rx Side B receive VCI VPI IP address for the MCPU card tx Side B transmit VCI VPI IP address for the MCPU card Description Virtual circuit description Row 2 left to right rcvd from number of cells received on side A per port or group dropped number of cells dropped on side A due to queue congestion or early packet discard EPD rcvd from number of cells received on si...

Page 217: ...rming CLP 1 cells received This counter is used only with Policing enabled Dropped due to congestion Number of cells dropped due to queue congestion or EPD early packet discard Sent Total number of cells sent total of CLP0 CLP1 cells CLP0 Total number of CLP 0 cells sent CLP1 Total number of CLP 1 cells sent Last Cleared Date and time that the statistics were last cleared Conforming Non Conforming...

Page 218: ...ll count Sent CLP1 Conf CLP1 Total dropped cell count Received Sent Total dropped by policing Received Sent Dropped due to congestion Config 2 Conf CLP0 Conforming CLP0 cells Conf CLP1 Conforming CLP1 cells Nonconf CLP0 Non conforming CLP0 cells that were tagged Nonconf CLP1 Non conforming CLP1 cells that were dropped Tagged cell count Sent CLP1 Conf CLP1 Total dropped cell count Received Sent Tot...

Page 219: ...cvd for dropped The number of sent cells dropped Figure 162 Virtual Statistics by Port Group Summary Screen 3 To view the number of cells received dropped and sent from and to a particular port group enter the desired pot group number to display the Virtual Circuit Statistics by Port Group Detail screen shown in Figure 163 Figure 163 Virtual Circuit Statistics By Port Group Detail Window ...

Page 220: ...D PERFORMANCE MONITORING From the Virtual Circuits by Port Group detail screen you can n Press c to clear all statistics n Press v to show VCs n Press q to view summary statistics by queue n Press i to view summary statistics by virtual interface ...

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Page 222: ...authorized 3Com service partners who are qualified to provide a variety of services including network planning installation hardware maintenance application training and support services When you contact your network supplier for assistance have the following information ready n Product model name part number and serial number n A list of system hardware and software including revision levels n Di...

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Page 224: ...iddle East 011 44 1442 435860 011 44 1442 435718 From the following European countries you may call the toll free numbers select option 2 and then option 2 Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Hungary Ireland Israel Italy Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland U K 06 607468 0800 71429 800 17309 0800 113153 0800 917959 0130 821502 00800 12813 1800553117 1...

Page 225: ...configuring 115 145 filtering 84 147 149 151 filtering See also specific types of filtering learning bridge 85 List Forwarding Table 152 reassembly 87 segmentation 86 Spanning Tree 87 static table 153 statistics 209 bulletin board service 222 C card statistics how to view 202 Card Statistics menu 202 card resetting 116 CARD TYPE 111 CBR 42 80 81 application 88 modes of operation 88 CBR Configurati...

Page 226: ...backs 196 operation 78 overview 78 performance monitoring 203 statistics 204 DXI application 98 DXI Format Mode 1A 99 DXI Mode 1A 96 97 98 99 DXI router to ATM connection 98 E E3 timing source 127 E3 UNI Configuration menu 127 E3 UNI module 21 ATM statistics 204 configuring 127 connecting 36 input power requirements xi LEDs 37 loopback options 197 loopbacks 197 overview 78 performance monitoring 2...

Page 227: ...4 TX Port 1 GREEN Ethernet 39 TX Port 2 GREEN Ethernet 40 Line Code 130 160 line coding 24 line framing 24 Link Type 164 List Card menu 115 List Forwarding Table 152 List Virtual Circuit Detail screen 183 184 List Modify Virtual Interface menu 120 LMI statistics 214 Local Card 196 197 198 199 local host IP address 64 configuring 65 Local Host IP Configuration menu 65 how to display 67 Local Manage...

Page 228: ...1 SNMP 64 76 SNMP MIB standards support 76 SNMP support 23 Sonet Interface Mode 124 Source Address Filter menu 150 source address filtering 149 Source Protocol Filter menu 148 source protocol filtering 147 Spanning Tree 87 enabling and disabling 154 instances 88 operation 87 statistics 210 VC VC bridging operation 88 specifications 30 Specify Virtual Circuit menu 156 standards compliance 23 standa...

Page 229: ...e DS3 UNI module E3 UNI module OC3 STM 1 UNI module DS1 E1 UNI module unstructured mode 88 91 161 URL 221 User Error Threshold N392 User ME Count N393 169 User FS Polling Counter N391 168 User LIV Polling Timer T391 168 V Verifying 56 Virtual Channel Identifier VCI 170 virtual circuit configuration parameters CBR DSX E1 module 177 Ethernet module 177 Frame Relay 178 HDLC SDLC 182 Virtual Circuit m...

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