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Options and Parts List

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Options and Parts List

The tables below list available PathBuilder S330/S310 options. Contact 3Com or 
your VAR with the appropriate part number for ordering and pricing information.

Table 6   

PathBuilder S330 Part Numbers

Part Number

Description

3C63300A-AC-NC

SuperStack II PathBuilder S330 ATM WAN Access Switch Base 
System with AC Ethernet, V.35/RS-449 data, OC3/STM-1 UNI mmf, 
and n x T1 WAN.

3C63300A-DC-NC

SuperStack II PathBuilder S330 ATM WAN Access Switch Base 
System with DC Ethernet, V.35/RS-449 data, OC3/STM-1 UNI mmf, 
and n x T1 WAN

3C63303A-AC-NC

SuperStack II PathBuilder S330 ATM WAN Access Switch Base 
System with AC Ethernet, V.35/RS-449 data, OC3/STM-1 UNI smf, 
and n x T1 WAN

3C63303A-DC-NC

SuperStack II PathBuilder S330 ATM WAN Access Switch Base 
System with DC Ethernet, V.35/RS-449 data, OC3/STM-1 UNI smf, 
and n x T1 WAN

3C63304-NC

SuperStack II PathBuilder S330E ATM WAN Access Switch Base 
System with AC Ethernet, V.35/RS-449 data, OC3/STM-1 UNI mmf, 
and n x E1 WAN

3C63305-NC

SuperStack II PathBuilder S330E ATM WAN Access Switch Base 
System with DC Ethernet, V.35/RS-449 data, OC3/STM-1 UNI mmf, 
and n x E1 WAN

3C63306-NC

SuperStack II PathBuilder S330E ATM WAN Access Switch Base 
System with AC Ethernet, V.35/RS-449 data, OC3/STM-1 UNI smf, 
and n x E1 WAN

3C63307-NC

SuperStack II PathBuilder S330E ATM WAN Access Switch Base 
System with DC Ethernet, V.35/RS-449 data, OC3/STM-1 UNI smf, 
and n x E1 WAN

3C63301

Optional Four-Port CBR Module with three T1-DSX ports and one 
V.35/RS-449 port

3C63308

Optional Four-Port CBR Module with three E1 ports and one 
V.35/RS-449 port

3C63311

Optional DS1 Voice Compression 1 SIMM

3C63314

Optional E1 Voice Compression 1 SIMM

3C63313

Voice Compression SIMM

3C63324

Optional single-port DS3 Expansion Module

3C63325

Optional single-port E3 Expansion Module

Table 7   

PathBuilder S310 Part Numbers 

Part Number

Description

3C63502A-NC

SuperStack II PathBuilder S310 ATM WAN Access Switch Base 
System with AC Ethernet, V.35/RS-449 data, and one T1 UNI.

3C63503A-NC

SuperStack II PathBuilder S310 ATM WAN Access Switch Base 
System with DC Ethernet, V.35/RS-449 data, and one T1 UNI.

3C63508-NC

SuperStack II PathBuilder S310E ATM WAN Access Switch Base 
System with AC Ethernet, V.35/RS-449 data, and one E1 UNI.

3C63509-NC

SuperStack II PathBuilder S310E ATM WAN Access Switch Base 
System with DC Ethernet, V.35/RS-449 data, and one E1 UNI.

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Summary of Contents for 3C63311 - SuperStack II PathBuilder S310 Bridge/router

Page 1: ...http www 3com com SuperStack II PathBuilder S330 S310 WAN Access Switches Reference Guide Release 2 03 Part No 010 11941 0004 Published December 1998 ...

Page 2: ...d copy documentation or on the removable media in a directory file named LICENSE TXT or LICENSE TXT If you are unable to locate a copy please contact 3Com and a copy will be provided to you UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LEGEND If you are a United States government agency then this documentation and the software described herein are provided to you subject to the following All technical data and compute...

Page 3: ...ide 1 Conventions 2 Related Documentation 2 1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION PathBuilder S330 Features 3 PathBuilder S310 Features 5 Application Support 7 Key Benefits 7 Specifications 8 Options and Parts List 27 2 INSTALLATION Installation Overview 30 Site Requirements 32 Installation Procedures 33 Step 1 Optional Install the Optional Modules in the Unit 33 Installing the Optional Modules in the Unit 35 Step...

Page 4: ...ts 67 Configuring the Default Gateway 68 Setting the Time and Date 69 Setting up Passwords 69 Performing Additional Super User Functions 71 Taking over a Read Write Session 71 Erasing the System Database 71 Configuring In band Management 72 4 CONFIGURING PATHBUILDER S330 S310 MODULES PORTS AND APPLICATIONS Specifying General System Information 76 Viewing RS 232 Port Configuration Information 77 Vi...

Page 5: ...the Bridge 112 Configuring Source Protocol Filtering 114 Configuring Source Address Filtering 116 Configuring Destination Address Filtering 118 Viewing the List Forwarding Table 119 Constructing the Bridge Static Table 120 Enabling and Disabling the Spanning Tree 121 Configuring the CBR Module 121 Configuring the CBR T1 DSX E1 Port s 121 DS0 Trunk Conditioning 126 Configuring the CBR Serial Port 1...

Page 6: ...eo Dial up Sessions 161 Starting Video Dial up Sessions 161 Ending Video Dial up Sessions 162 Viewing the Video Call Routing Table 162 5 PATHBUILDER S330 DIAGNOSTICS AND PERFORMANCE STATISTICS Managing System Alarms 165 Viewing and Clearing Current Alarms 165 PathBuilder S330 S310 Alarm Messages 166 MCPU and CTX Module System Alarms 167 Alarms Common to Several Interfaces 169 DS1 E1 UNI Module Ala...

Page 7: ...ule Card Statistics 197 CBR Performance Monitoring Statistics 197 CBR ATM Statistics 198 Viewing Voice Compression Module Statistics 199 Voice Compression Module Performance Monitoring Statistics 199 Voice Compression Module VC Statistics 200 Voice Compression Module Port Activity Statistics 200 Viewing Virtual Circuit Statistics 200 Viewing Virtual Circuit Statistics by Circuit 201 Viewing Virtua...

Page 8: ...y Mode 219 Ethernet Interface 222 Bridge Operation 223 Filtering 223 Spanning Tree 224 Spanning Tree Operation 224 Spanning Tree Instances 225 Addressing 225 Segmentation 228 Reassembly 228 Typical Ethernet and Voice Application Configurations 228 CBR Module 231 Structured DS1 233 DS0 Signaling and Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation 234 Unstructured DS1 237 Structured versus Unstructured Summary 237 Vid...

Page 9: ...ve as protection barriers from potential hazardous internal areas No attempt should be made to troubleshoot internal components with these protective barriers removed without first disconnecting the equipment from main power Rack Mounting This equipment is for use only in complete equipment where the acceptability of the combination is determined by the applicable safety agency in the country in w...

Page 10: ...s been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant with Part 15 of the FCC Rules which are designed 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 me...

Page 11: ...ent operations or procedures that could affect the operation of this equipment If this happens the telephone company will provide advance notice in order for you to make necessary modifications to maintain uninterrupted service If you experience trouble with this equipment or for repair or warranty information please follow the applicable procedures explained in the Technical Support section of th...

Page 12: ...teristics of information technology equipment EN50082 1 Electromagnetic compatibility generic immunity standard part 1 residential commercial and light industrial CTR 12 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 requireme...

Page 13: ...f you are looking for Turn to Descriptions of the features and benefits of the PathBuilder S330 S310 Chapter 1 System specifications Chapter 1 Lists of PathBuilder S330 S310 parts and options available for purchase Chapter 1 Installation instructions Chapter 2 Information on how to get started using the PathBuilder S330 S310 Chapter 3 Instructions for using the PathBuilder S330 S310 menus Chapter ...

Page 14: ... instructions Caution Information that alerts you to potential loss of data or potential damage to an application system or device Warning Information that alerts you to potential personal injury Table 3 Text Conventions Convention Description 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...

Page 15: ... the PathBuilder S330 providing more interfaces The following subsections describe the features of each unit in greater detail PathBuilder S330 Features The PathBuilder S330 base platform offers the following features n T1 nxT1 ATM UNI or E1 nxE1 ATM UNI with up to four interfaces for aggregated high speed of 6Mbps WAN access Each user to network interface UNI can be used alone or bundled into a g...

Page 16: ...ed services in accordance with the ATM Forum s Circuit Emulation Service CES specifications The CBR module provides a smooth migration from legacy CBR service PBX voice video to ATM service It also supports all relevant ATM and T1 E1 standards ensuring easy integration of existing equipment into new ATM networks n The one port Voice Compression module VCM is similar in function to the CBR module b...

Page 17: ...se platform offers the following features n Single T1 E1 UNI n Multiple connections to Ethernet segments over ATM WAN and support of bridging including learning aging and filtering through the Ethernet module n Support of Frame Relay service and network interworking ATM DXI and SDLC HDLC pass through through the high performance serial frame data interface n Three expansion slots allowing you to a...

Page 18: ... The one port Voice Compression module VCM is similar in function to the CBR module but it employs compression algorithms that allow more voice calls to be placed through the same bandwidth The VCM s T1 DSX E1 interface connects to a PBX trunk which may use CAS or CCS signaling Its 24 31 DSO channels can carry individual voice fax modem or data connections You can also bundle multiple DSOs to prov...

Page 19: ... a VT100 terminal or a PC emulating one connected directly to the PathBuilder S330 S310 or through a Telnet session n Software downloading via TFTP FTP or direct via RS232 n Built in menu driven software for configuring modules ports virtual circuits and bridges setting loopbacks and collecting and displaying alarms Key Benefits The PathBuilder S330 S310 provides the following key benefits n Compl...

Page 20: ...nd feel hardware and integrated network management solutions n 3Com SuperStack II Redundant Power Supply RPS Specifications Table 4 lists complete specifications for the PathBuilder S330 WAN access switch Table 5 lists complete specifications for the PathBuilder S310 WAN access switch Specifications are subject to change without notice Table 4 PathBuilder S330 System Specifications SYSTEM SPECIFIC...

Page 21: ...TF RFCs 1213 1211 1483 1490 1406 1493 1643 MOTHERBOARD SPECIFICATIONS Main microprocessor RISC Memory usage Flash EPROM 8Mbytes DRAM 16Mbytes Front panel LEDs Common Ethernet Serial OC3 STM 1 T1 1 4 Power Status Alert Tx Rx Link TD RD Alert Active Alert Active Management Interface Interface type Connector type Connector pinouts RS 232C Female DB 9 PIN 1 Carrier Detect PIN 2 Rx Data PIN 3 Tx Data P...

Page 22: ...er of ports Type of interface Connector type Connector pinouts Line Framing Line Coding ATM framing ATM support LBO Electrical interface Attenuation Payload scrambling 4 T1 or E1 with integral CSU and DSX RJ48C or G703 coax with E1 Balun Adapter PIN 1 Receive ring PIN 2 Receive Tip PIN 3 PIN 4 Transmit ring PIN 5 Transmit Tip PIN 6 PIN 7 PIN 8 ESF SF D4 or No Framing for T1 G 703 704 for E1 B8ZS f...

Page 23: ...ing Data rates Minimum Maximum Maximum cable length Clock outputs Connector type on unit 1 HD 60 pin DCE or DTE female V 35 RS 449 EIA530 through cable converters Transparent HDLC SDLC Frame Relay ATM DXI AAL5 DCE or DTE Internal or external smooth clock VC level dual leaky bucket 56Kbps to 6Mbps 56 Kbps 6 Mbps 50 feet 8 Mbps Smooth clocks on transmit and receive lines to DTE MOLEX 60 pin female C...

Page 24: ...nd 9 27 Terminal Ready 12 30 Receiver Ready 13 31 Terminal Timing 17 35 Signal Ground 19 Connector type at end of EIA530 cable Connector pinouts DB 25 subminiature female for DCE male for DTE A Side B Side Chassis Ground 1 Send Data 2 14 Send Timing 15 12 Receive Data 3 16 Req to Send 4 19 Receive Timing 17 9 Clear to Send 5 13 Terminal Ready 20 23 Receiver Ready 8 10 Terminal Timing 24 11 Signal ...

Page 25: ...ection for Name 60 pin DB 15 serial port 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 tristate when in DTE mode 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 6 IN SCR 25 13 IN SCT IN SCT IN Shorting GR 1 47 48 49 Shorting GR 2 51 52 continued Table 4 PathBuilder S330 System Specifications ...

Page 26: ...D 15 8 RTS 1 2 3 10 IN CTS 9 10 5 12 OUT DSR OUT DCD not used tristate when in DTE mode 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 IN SCR 24 6 OUT SCR 23 13 OUT tristate SCR and when in DTE mode double term double buffer SCT OUT SCT OUT Shorting GR 1 47 48 Shorting GR 2 51 52 continued Table 4 PathBuilder S330 System Specifications ...

Page 27: ...B8ZS 0 655 feet HD pin V 35 RS 449 EIA530 X 21 see Serial Interface under Motherboard Specifications above for connector pinouts DCE Internal ALARM Inservice n x 56Kbps or n x 64Kbps structured n 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 or 1 544 Mbps unstructured CAS CCS support with Dynamic bandwidth reallocation AAL1 ATM CES 2 0 Looped system adaptive SRTS 24 msec T1 DSX 32 msec E1 CBR RJ48 or G703 coax with E1 Balun ...

Page 28: ... J2 R RD J1 17 J2 T SCTE J1 26 J2 U SCTE J1 25 J2 W SCR J1 22 J2 V SCR J1 21 J2 X SCT J1 20 J2 Y SCT J1 19 J2 AA 366_RI J1 50 J2 J 366_PWI J1 29 J3 6 366_ACR J1 31 J3 3 366_PND J1 32 J3 5 366_DSC J1 36 J3 13 366_DLO J1 37 J3 22 366_NB1 J1 38 J3 14 366_NB2 J1 39 J3 15 366_NB4 J1 40 J3 16 366_NB8 J1 41 J3 17 366_CRQ J1 47 J3 4 366_DPR J1 59 J3 2 Signal Ground J1 56 J3 7 SHT GRP 1 J1 49 J1 48 2 SHT G...

Page 29: ...x 56Kbps or n x 64Kbps structured n 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 CAS CCS support with Dynamic bandwidth reallocation AAL1 AAL5 Looped system AAL5 RJ48 or G703 coax with E1 Balun Adapter PIN 1 Receive ring PIN 2 Receive Tip PIN 3 PIN 4 Transmit ring PIN 5 Transmit Tip PIN 6 PIN 7 PIN 8 FRF 5 FRF 8 G 729A G 726 G 711 voice activity detection fax relay DTMF relay DS3 E3 EXPANSION MODULE SPECIFICATIONS Number of...

Page 30: ...er consumption 60 watts typical 100 watts max Maximum current 1 5A 110VAC 0 75A 220VAC 3A 48VDC Environmental Operating temperature Storage temperature Humidity Altitude 0 to 45 C 40 to 70 C 95 40 C non condensing 14000 ft Regulatory compliance Safety Emissions UL listed 1950 3rd edition CSA 22 2 EN60950 FCC Part 68 FCC Part 15 Class A Homologation Pending STANDARDS ATM Forum UNI 3 x T1 E1 CES 2 0...

Page 31: ...N 4 DTR PIN 5 Signal Ground PIN 6 DSR PIN 7 RTS PIN 8 CTS Ethernet Interface Number of ports Interface type Connector type Connector pinouts Data support ATM support Shaping Forwarding rate 1 VC level dual leaky bucket 56Kbps to 6Mbps RJ48 PIN 1 Tx PIN 2 Tx PIN 3 Rx PIN 4 PIN 5 PIN 6 Rx PIN 7 PIN 8 10Base T IEEE 802 3 Bridging with filtering RFC 1483 LLC_SNAP AAL5 VBR UBR Greater than 7000pps cont...

Page 32: ...cal interface Attenuation Payload scrambling 1 T1 E1 with integral CSU and DSX RJ48C or G703 coax with E1 Balun Adapter PIN 1 Receive ring PIN 2 Receive Tip PIN 3 PIN 4 Transmit ring PIN 5 Transmit Tip PIN 6 PIN 7 PIN 8 D4 or ESF AMI or B8ZS G 804 HEC T1 E1 UNI 0 7 5 15 0 22 5dB CSU 0 655 ft DSX CSU DSX 0 7 5 15db Yes continued Table 5 PathBuilder S310 System Specifications ...

Page 33: ...pin female Connector type on V 35 cable converter Connector pinouts 35 pin Winchester female for DCE male for DTE A Side B Side Chassis Ground A Signal Ground B Req to Send C Clear to Send D Data Set Ready E Rcv Line Sig Det F Send Data P S Receive Data R T Terminal Timing U W Receive Timing V X Send Timing Y AA Connector type at end of RS 422 cable Connector pinouts DB 37 subminiature female for ...

Page 34: ...und 7 Connector type at end of X 21 cable X 21 DTE cable pinouts 60 pin connector to DB 15 male DB 15 subminiature female for DCE male for DTE Signal Pin on Pin on Direction for Name 60 pin DB 15 serial port 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 tristate when in DTE mode DTR OUT LL not used OUT SD 11 2 OUT SD 12 9 OUT RD 28 4 IN RD 27 11 IN SCTE OUT ...

Page 35: ...RTS 1 2 3 10 IN CTS 9 10 5 12 OUT DSR OUT DCD not used tristate when in DTE mode 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 IN SCR 24 6 OUT SCR 23 13 OUT tristate SCR and when in DTE mode double term double buffer SCT OUT SCT OUT Shorting GR 1 47 48 Shorting GR 2 51 52 continued Table 5 PathBuilder S310 System Specifications ...

Page 36: ...or ESF AMI or B8ZS 0 655 feet HD pin V 35 RS 449 EIA530 X 21 see Serial Interface under Motherboard Specifications above for connector pinouts DTE or DCE Internal or external ALARM Inservice n x 56Kbps or n x 64Kbps structured n 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 or 1 544 Mbps unstructured CAS CCS support with Dynamic bandwidth reallocation AAL1 ATM CES 2 0 Looped system adaptive SRTS 24 msec T1 32 msec E1 CBR RJ4...

Page 37: ...D J1 17 J2 T SCTE J1 26 J2 U SCTE J1 25 J2 W SCR J1 22 J2 V SCR J1 21 J2 X SCT J1 20 J2 Y SCT J1 19 J2 AA 366_RI J1 50 J2 J 366_PWI J1 29 J3 6 366_ACR J1 31 J3 3 366_PND J1 32 J3 5 366_DSC J1 36 J3 13 366_DLO J1 37 J3 22 366_NB1 J1 38 J3 14 366_NB2 J1 39 J3 15 366_NB4 J1 40 J3 16 366_NB8 J1 41 J3 17 366_CRQ J1 47 J3 4 366_DPR J1 59 J3 2 Signal Ground J1 56 J3 7 SHT GRP 1 J1 49 J1 48 2 SHT GRP 2 J1...

Page 38: ... 1 1direct T1 DSX E1 1 each RJ48 100 Ohms D4 or ESF AMI or B8ZS 0 655 feet DCE Internal PWR FAIL TEST STS 0 STS 1 INS ALM n x 56Kbps or n x 64Kbps structured n 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 CAS CCS support with Dynamic bandwidth reallocation AAL1 AAL5 Looped system AAL5 RJ48 or G703 coax with E1 Balun Adapter PIN 1 Receive ring PIN 2 Receive Tip PIN 3 PIN 4 Transmit ring PIN 5 Transmit Tip PIN 6 PIN 7 PIN 8 F...

Page 39: ... data OC3 STM 1 UNI mmf and n x E1 WAN 3C63306 NC SuperStack II PathBuilder S330E ATM WAN Access Switch Base System with AC Ethernet V 35 RS 449 data OC3 STM 1 UNI smf and n x E1 WAN 3C63307 NC SuperStack II PathBuilder S330E ATM WAN Access Switch Base System with DC Ethernet V 35 RS 449 data OC3 STM 1 UNI smf and n x E1 WAN 3C63301 Optional Four Port CBR Module with three T1 DSX ports and one V 3...

Page 40: ...25 ft 3C63907 Fiber cable SC multi mode to ST 8 m 25 ft 3C63908 Fiber cable SC single mode to SC 8 m 25 ft 3C63909 Fiber cable SC single mode to FC 8 m 25 ft 3C63910 Fiber cable SC single mode to ST 8 m 25 ft 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 to V 35 34 pin male 2m 6ft 3C63920 RS 449 cable HD 60 pin male straight to RS 449 ...

Page 41: ...lf with the overall process Receiving and Inspecting the PathBuilder S330 S310 When you receive the PathBuilder S330 S310 do the following 1 Unpack and inspect the PathBuilder S330 S310 equipment for any damage that might have occurred during shipment 2 Inventory the equipment against the shipping notice 3 Save the boxes and packing materials in the event there is damage or in case you need to res...

Page 42: ... General Installation Procedure Prepare the Site Verify clearance around the shelf site Step 1 Install the optional modules Install the unit in the rack Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Connect AC or DC power and Connect I O cabling and wiring Connect the management Fabricate and run cabling and wiring optionally the RPS system terminal optional ...

Page 43: ...with all of the associated cabling connected Figure 4 PathBuilder S330 Full System Configuration LAN NMS Console RS 232 Router PBX PBX T1 DSX E1 T1 DSX E1 OC3 STM 1 n x T1 E1 IMA 10BASE T V 35 RS 449 RS 530 X 21 V 35 RS 449 RS 530 X 21 Video Audio Codec RS 366 Network Slot 7 Slot 8 Slot 9 ...

Page 44: ...connections as well as the NMS terminal n Have interconnect cabling and wiring ready and labeled n Have a dedicated source of switched and fused AC power or a primary DC source n Be within the operating environment for the PathBuilder S330 S310 as specified under Specifications in Chapter 1 n Provide clearance for making all connections and performing maintenance Slot 7 Slot 8 Slot 9 T1 DSX E1 T1 ...

Page 45: ...hassis The PathBuilder S330 S310 supports three optional modules n CBR module a board consisting of one V 35 RS 366 RS 449 RS 530 X 21 interface and three T1 DSX or E1 interfaces one T1 DSX or E1 interface for the PathBuilder S310 It services traffic generated by your existing PBXs channels T1 E1 multiplexers CSU DSUs and video conferencing devices Install the CBR module in expansion slot 7 Figure...

Page 46: ...he VCM module connections Figure 7 Voice Compression Module Connections n DS3 E3 module a board consisting of one DS3 or E3 port It is typically used for terminating accessing the public or private ATM WAN services However depending on your local applications you can also use the DS3 E3 module for taking local DS3 or E3 ATM traffic across the WAN Install the DS3 E3 module in expansion slot 9 Figur...

Page 47: ...ling plug in modules always wear a properly grounded anti static wrist strap 1 Turn off the power and unplug the unit 2 Open the unit a Remove the eight screws three on each side and two in the rear as shown in Figure 9 Figure 9 Removing the Eight Screws from the PathBuilder S330 S310 Unit b Push the cover back arrow 1 and lift it up from the rear arrow 2 as shown in Figure 10 Figure 10 Removing t...

Page 48: ... the DS3 E3 module Figure 12 shows the CBR module being installed into slot 7 Installation for the other modules is the same Figure 12 Inserting an Optional Module CBR Module into Slot 7 a Slide the faceplate into position arrow 1 b Line up the pins carefully and press down from above the pin connector arrow 2 By aligning the screw hole with the standoff you will also line up the pins c Install th...

Page 49: ...0 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 down on a nonconducting static free flat ...

Page 50: ...DC power leads disconnect all power supply cords and always have a partner close by who is familiar with first aid for electrical shock mounting brackets required 2 Rows 3 5 19 PathBuilder S330 S310 One rack unit space required above and below the unit for clearance Caution Table 10 AC DC Source Specifications Input Power Requirements 90 264 VAC 50 60Hz standard grounded outlet 42 to 60 VDC Option...

Page 51: ...ify that the POWER indicator on the power supply is on and that the fans are running Figure 15 shows the shelf fill for the AC DC power application Figure 15 Shelf Fill for AC DC Power Application Installing the Optional RPS System The PathBuilder S330 S310 also supports the SuperStack II Redundant Power Supply RPS Figure 15 above shows the location of the RPS Only connect a 3Com RPS option 3C1607...

Page 52: ...e the old fuse and replace it with a new one 4 Close the fuse holder Step 4 Connect I O Cabling The PathBuilder S330 S310 ships with the standard interfaces installed Unless you have purchased optional modules you do not need to install any additional modules For details about how to install the optional CBR voice compression and DS3 E3 UNI modules see Step 1 Optional Install the Optional Modules ...

Page 53: ...r Optional CBR module T1 n x T1 or E1 n x E1 interface OC3 STM 1 port PathBuilder S330 only Serial V 35 RS 449 RS 530 X 21 port Ethernet port RS 232 console port CBR V 35 RS 449 RS 530 X 21 Optional voice compression module VCM T1 DSX or E1 port Optional DS3 or E3 module DS3 or E3 port CBR module T1 DSX or E1 ports PathBuilder S330 only installed in expansion slot 9 installed in expansion slot 7 s...

Page 54: ... the off state and illuminates when an alarm condition is detected on the corresponding T1 E1 line ONLINE PORT N green Powers up in the off state and illuminates when you set the administrative status of the T1 E1 port to In Service See Configuring the T1 E1 Interface in Chapter 4 for details about how to set the administrative status of the T1 E1 ports and or IMA groups Figure 19 PathBuilder S330...

Page 55: ...nouts for V 35 DTE Cable 60 pin connector to V 35 Male Signal Name Pin on 60 pin Connector Pin onV 35 Connector Direction for Serial Port 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 Shor...

Page 56: ... V 35 Connector Direction for Serial Port 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 57: ...irection for Serial Port 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 58: ... on DB 37 Connector Direction for Serial Port 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 59: ...tor Direction for Serial Port 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 60: ... 25 Connector Direction for Serial Port 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 61: ... Connector Pin on DB 25 Connector Direction for Serial Port 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 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 6 In SCR 25 13 In SCT In SCT In Shorting GR 1 47 48 Shorting GR 2 51 52 ...

Page 62: ...rt LEDs Table 18 Connector Pinouts for X 21 DCE cable 60 pin Connector to DB 15 Female Signal Name Pin on 60 pin Connector Pin on DB 25 Connector Direction for Serial Port Frame GND 46 1 Circuit GND 15 8 RTS 1 2 3 10 In CTS 9 10 5 12 Out DSR Out DCD 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 In SCR SCR and should b...

Page 63: ...s In addition to the common LEDs described earlier in this chapter the following LEDs indicate the status of the Ethernet port See Figure 21 TX data green Indicates transmit to the cable activity The LED flashes momentarily for each frame sent to the cable RX data green Indicates receive from the cable activity The LED flashes momentarily for each frame received from the cable Link green Indicates...

Page 64: ... UNI port is equipped with an internal SC type connector supporting the use of multi mode or single mode fiber optic cable as shown in Figure 22 and Figure 23 Figure 22 OC3 STM 1 UNI Multi Mode Fiber Optic Cable Figure 23 OC3 STM 1 UNI Single Mode Fiber Optic Cable Public ATM Service ...

Page 65: ...ust configure the LBOs in the CBR DSX Configuration Menu See Configuring the CBR Module in Chapter 4 for details You can typically make local connections to DTE equipment without DSU CSUs as long as the equipment supports a direct T1 DSX E1 interface and can recover a T1 DSX E1 signal Table 19 lists the CBR T1 DSX E1 pinouts If you are using a G703 coax physical connection to connect the E1 line t...

Page 66: ...44 J2 F DTR J1 34 J2 H LL J1 33 J2 K SD J1 28 J2 P SD J1 27 J2 S RD J1 18 J2 R RD J1 17 J2 T SCTE J1 26 J2 U SCTE J1 25 J2 W SCR J1 22 J2 V SCR J1 21 J2 X SCT J1 20 J2 Y SCT J1 19 J2 AA 366_RI J1 50 J2 J 366_PWI J1 29 J3 6 366_ACR J1 31 J3 3 366_PND J1 32 J3 5 366_DSC J1 36 J3 13 366_DLO J1 37 J3 22 366_NB1 J1 38 J3 14 366_NB2 J1 39 J3 15 366_NB4 J1 40 J3 16 366_NB8 J1 41 J3 17 366_CRQ J1 47 J3 4 ...

Page 67: ...ession module provides an RJ48 DSX interface for T1 DSX E1 traffic Line Build Outs LBOs to DSX of up to 655 feet are supported You must configure the LBOs in the VCM Port Configuration Menu See Configuring the Voice Compression Module in Chapter 4 for details You can typically make local connections to DTE equipment without DSU CSUs as long as the equipment supports a direct T1 DSX E1 interface an...

Page 68: ...o a DS3 repeater using the female BNC connectors 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 cable runs of 0 255 or 225 450 feet Select the LBO during card configuration from the local terminal or NMS See Configuring the DS3 E3 UNI Module in Chapter 4 for details The DS3 E3 UNI module features the foll...

Page 69: ...n information only alarm Furthermore you cannot add Group 1 if a DS3 E3 expansion card is installed either in the chassis or in the database If you change the card type for slot 9 to DS3 E3 via the List Card menu Group 1 and the corresponding VCs are not deleted until the system is restarted Step 5 Connect the Management Terminal In order to configure application connections and an IP address for ...

Page 70: ...APTER 2 INSTALLATION Figure 28 illustrates the network management station terminal connection options Figure 28 Network Management Station Terminal Connection Options LAN VT 100 NMS Terminal RS 232 10BASE T ...

Page 71: ...tion n Performing Additional Super User Functions n Configuring In band Management Logging On You enter initial configuration information via the local user interface This interface is presented on a VT100 terminal connected to the RS 232 console port on the front of the PathBuilder S330 S310 as shown in Figure 29 See Chapter 2 for details about connecting the VT100 terminal Set the terminal for t...

Page 72: ... S330 S310 Title Screen The Title screen identifies the interface and its software release number and prompts you for a password Enter the default password in all lowercase letters password If the software does not accept your password entry try again If the password still is not accepted check with your system administrator to obtain the correct password The Main menu shown in Figure 31 appears F...

Page 73: ...r the previous page Only the Main menu contains the Exit selection to log out Selecting Exit returns you to the title screen with the password prompt All other menus have a Previous 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 yo...

Page 74: ...arm 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 32 Figure 32 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 alarm is acknowledged an...

Page 75: ...n Menu The following subsections provide instructions for performing the four initial configuration steps See Chapter 4 for instructions on configuring specific PathBuilder S330 S310 ports and modules Configuring the System Clock By default the PathBuilder S330 S310 uses the internal clock as its reference clock You can specify up to eight additional clocks for the system to use as a reference clo...

Page 76: ... designate up to seven additional clocks as the priority 2 through 8 clocks substituting the appropriate option in step 2 For example to designate the priority 2 clock select 4 Set PriorityClock 2 5 Select 11 Set System Clock to Highest PriorityClock to set the system clock to the clock you designated as the priority 1 clock in step 3 above If this clock fails the PathBuilder S330 S310 will automa...

Page 77: ...e configuring the device on the local console or you can use a Telnet session to configure the device on a TCP IP workstation To enter an IP address for the PathBuilder S330 S310 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 36 When you apply a change to this menu you might get...

Page 78: ... S310 Management CPU You should consult the network administrator to obtain an IP Address for the PathBuilder S330 S310 which will allow its 10BaseT Management port to co exist with hosts on its local LAN Subnet Mask Provided by the network administrator Community Name Enter private The community name applies to the SNMP SET operation Figure 38 shows a sample PathBuilder S330 S310 IP host setup Fi...

Page 79: ...ou want the PathBuilder S330 S310 to send traps You can specify up to four trap clients To configure trap clients follow these steps 1 From the Manage IP Network Configuration menu select 2 Trap Client Configuration to display the Trap Client Configuration menu shown in Figure 39 Figure 39 Trap Client Configuration Menu 2 Select the number corresponding to the trap client you want to configure Fig...

Page 80: ...ring 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 Gateway Configuration menu shown in Figure 41 2 Enter the following information by selecting the appropriate opti...

Page 81: ...e following prompt appears at the bottom of the screen Enter Time hh mm ss 5 Enter the time 6 Select 3 Previous Menu to return to the System Administration menu 7 Select 11 Previous Menu to return to the Main menu Setting up Passwords The PathBuilder S330 S310 supports a total of up to 10 logins at the following three access levels Read Only User Can view information and configuration settings in ...

Page 82: ...logs you on initially as a super user For security reasons you should change the Super User Read Write and Read Only passwords as soon as possible To set the Super User Read Write or Read Only password follow these steps 1 From the System Administration menu select 13 Super User Privilege to open the Super User Privilege menu shown Figure 43 Figure 43 Super User Privilege Menu 2 Select 1 Set Syste...

Page 83: ...he PathBuilder S330S310 allows only one read write session at a time If you have super user privileges however you can take over a read write session without logging off When you take over a read write session the previous read write session is forced to a read only session To take over a read write session follow these steps 1 From the Super User Privilege menu shown earlier in Figure 43 select 2...

Page 84: ...Base 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 S330 S310 and a new static route for each new subnet on the management station or router You are also limited to managing ten remote units from the central management unit 1 Open the Add Virtual Circuit menu and set preliminary circuit configuration parameters a From the ...

Page 85: ...he near end PathBuilder S330 S310 4 On the Manage IP Network Configuration menu select 3 Default Gateway Configuration and set the following a Set the default gateway on the far end PathBuilder S330 S310 to the PVC IP address you set for the near end PathBuilder S330 S310 in step 1 b Set the default gateway on the management station to the local host IP address of the near end PathBuilder S330 S31...

Page 86: ...74 CHAPTER 3 GETTING STARTED ...

Page 87: ... n Configuring the CBR Module n Configuring the Voice Compression Module n Configuring Virtual Circuits n Managing the Video Dial Feature Viewing and Configuring System Information The System Administration menu shown in Figure 46 includes options that allow you to view and configure system information In addition to using this menu for initial configuration as described in Chapter 3 you can n Spe...

Page 88: ... follow these steps 1 From the System Administration menu select 1 General System Information to display the General System Information menu shown in Figure 47 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 screen 3 Enter th...

Page 89: ...310 s RS 232 port See Logging On in Chapter 3 for details To view the terminal configuration From the System Administration menu select 5 RS 232 Port Configuration Viewing the Firmware Version To view the version number for the firmware that is currently running on the CPU From the System Administration menu select 6 Report Firmware Version to open the Report Firmware Version screen shown in Figur...

Page 90: ...ware Release the version number of the boot firmware containing the bootstrap code used to bring up the operation firmware Downloading New Management Processor Firmware The PathBuilder S330 S310 module retains the operation firmware in a flash memory bank located in the motherboard On power up or reset the code image is copied from the flash memory to the main memory The flash memory retains a cop...

Page 91: ...nutes over lightly loaded Ethernet The TFTP should indicate that the file is transferred and the Telnet screen should display download complete Downloading via the Serial Port To download new firmware using the Xmodem protocol via the serial port follow these steps You must use a terminal emulation program that supports Xmodem protocol 1 Obtain the correct image file location and name from 3Com Cu...

Page 92: ...date Flash File System option as described above immediately after you make major configuration changes Resetting the Interface Card The PathBuilder S330 S310 software allows you to reset only the MCPU interface card and the Voice Compression module VCM card Resetting the MCPU reboots the system To reset the MCPU interface card or the VCM card follow these steps If you reset the MCPU interface car...

Page 93: ...mber Rev The revision number for the card This is the same for all ports on the motherboard as they come already installed in the unit The optional CBR module has a separate revision number Using the Configuration Management Menu Select 2 Configuration Management from the Main menu to display the Configuration Management menu shown in Figure 50 Use this menu to access submenus and screens that all...

Page 94: ...e remaining options 1 and above on the List Card menu display menus that allow you to configure specific modules and ports The following sections tell you how to perform the specific configurations available from the List Card menu Figure 51 List Card Menu Configuring the Management CPU MCPU configuration involves viewing configuration information and managing shapers To display the MCPU Menu foll...

Page 95: ... Burst Size MBS The maximum number of cells that can be sent at the peak rate used in conjunction with sustained cell rate Using the MCPU Shapers screen shown below in Figure 53 you can configure up to 15 shapers The values that you set for the shapers on this screen are the values that are then available for the Shaper Number parameter that you set when you configure certain types of virtual circ...

Page 96: ...its second bits for the maximum burst size shaper and cells second cells for the maximum burst size shaper Initially the shapers are set to default values Figure 53 MCPU Shaper Screen 2 To enter a new shaper value use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move to the cell in the shaper table that you want to change n To set a new Sustainable Cell Rate or Peak Cell Rate shaper enter the new value in t...

Page 97: ...s and screens from which you perform buffer and shaper configuration as described in the following subsections Configuring CTX Shapers The PathBuilder S330 S310 supports ten peak rate shapers The shapers are separated into ten virtual queue trunks n 4 for the group 1 IMA WAN interface n Trunk bulk n medium n low1 n low2 n 2 for the AAL5 SAR Ethernet and V 35 RS 449 packet n SAR output n SAR input ...

Page 98: ...TX Buffers The CTX is an output buffered switch with a 64K cell buffer capacity The software sets up a default configuration but you can change it if you want For example you should make the queue buffer used for your router traffic as large as possible To do this you must first deallocate memory from another queue OC3 STM 1 queue 3 for example and reallocate the memory to the queue that will carr...

Page 99: ...onfiguration for the selected queue and provides options that allow you to change the buffer size and set congestion thresholds Figure 57 Configuring CTX Buffers and Congestion Thresholds 5 Select 1 Set Buffer Size The following prompt appears Enter Buffer Size 768 62580 cells 6 Enter the desired buffer size in cells 256 cells 1 block 7 Use the 2 Set Congestion On and or 3 Set Congestion Off optio...

Page 100: ... 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 Once the congestion has subsided to the Congestion Off level then all remaining connections are allowed Set the Congestion On threshold based on the maximum packet size expected and the number of active connectio...

Page 101: ...1 Ports To configure the individual T1 E1 ports follow these steps 1 From the Configuration Management menu select 1 Manage Card to display the List Card menu shown earlier in Figure 54 2 From the List Card menu select 3 DS1 UNI to open the T1 DS1 UNI or E1 UNI Configuration menu Figure 58 shows the T1 DS1 UNI Configuration menu The E1 UNI Configuration menu is the same Figure 58 T1 DS1 UNI Config...

Page 102: ... Port Configuration menu is similar Figure 60 Configuring a T1 E1 Port The Port Configuration menu lists the current parameters for the selected T1 E1 port and provides options for changing the settings 5 Change any of the following information by selecting the appropriate options and responding to the prompts that appear at the bottom of the screen to configure the selected T1 E1 port Application...

Page 103: ... check error checking scheme of each of the T1 E1 links ports It automatically disables and re enables a port when the error rate on that port is at a set level for a set time Activation Rate The CRC cyclic redundancy check BER bit error rate at which AFA takes a link out of service based on the Activation Min 10 4 10 5 10 6 10 7 For further details about setting this parameter see Activation Deac...

Page 104: ...ures a single T1 E1 port and does not support IMA or UNI groups The DS3 E3 UNI shares the same queue Queue 1 as the Group 1 IMA UNI therefore if a DS3 E3 expansion card is installed in slot 9 the system deletes Group 1 and all corresponding VCs on startup and generates an information only alarm Furthermore you cannot add Group 1 if a DS3 E3 expansion card is installed either in the chassis or in t...

Page 105: ...1 E1 Interface 93 Figure 61 Group Menu 4 Select 2 Add Group to display the Add Group menu shown in Figure 62 Figure 62 Add Group Menu Selecting Group Type 5 Select 1 UNI The Add Group menu appears as shown in Figure 63 ...

Page 106: ... and enter 2 to put the group in service 9 Select 3 Previous Menu 10 If desired repeat steps 5 8 to set up a second UNI group and put it into service Adding IMA Groups 1 From the Configuration Management menu select 1 Manage Card to display the List Card menu shown earlier in Figure 51 2 From the List Card menu select 3 DS1 UNI to open the T1 DS1 UNI or E1 UNI Configuration menu shown earlier in F...

Page 107: ...1 E1 Interface 95 Figure 64 Group Menu 4 Select 2 Add Group to display the Add Group menu shown in Figure 65 Figure 65 Add Group Menu Selecting Group Type 5 Select 2 IMA The Add Group menu appears as shown in Figure 66 ...

Page 108: ... Tx Rx Startup Ports The minimum number of ports in the group that must be operational in order for the group to come up 1 to n where n is the number of ports in the group Min Tx Rx Oper Ports The minimum number of ports in the group that must be operational in order for the group to come up and be operational 1 to n where n is the number of ports in the group IMA ID A user selected number to iden...

Page 109: ... it lists only the parameters you can set for UNI groups Admin Ports and Admin Status Figure 67 Modifying an Existing IMA Group 3 If the Admin Status of the group is In Service select 10 Set Admin Status and enter 1 to take the group out of service You must take the group out of service before you can modify it 4 Change any of the group parameters as desired Deleting IMA and UNI Groups To delete a...

Page 110: ...se steps 1 From the Configuration Management menu select 1 Manage Card 2 From the List Card menu select 3 DS1 UNI to open the T1 DS1 UNI or E1 UNI Configuration menu shown earlier in Figure 58 3 Select 2 IMA Link Status to open the IMA Link Status menu shown in Figure 69 The IMA Status menu lists only the ports that are members of an IMA group Figure 69 IMA Link Status Menu 4 Enter the number corr...

Page 111: ... lists the possible link states NE Rx Failure Near end Rx failure status in the interworking link state machine lists the possible IMA link failure status conditions Table 24 lists the possible IMA link failure status conditions FE Rx Failure Far end Rx failure status in the interworking link state machine Table 24 lists the possible IMA link failure status conditions Table 23 Possible IMA Link St...

Page 112: ... 2 From the List Card menu select the number corresponding to the slot in which the T1 UNI or E1 UNI card is installed to open the Group Menu 3 Select 4 IMA Group Status to open the Group Status Selection menu shown in Figure 71 Table 24 Possible IMA LInk Failure Status Conditions Failure Description link failure This is caused by LOS AIS OOF or LCD LIF failure This is caused by LIF LODS failure T...

Page 113: ...A status The IMA Group Status screen for that group appears as shown in Figure 72 Figure 72 IMA Group Status Screen The IMA Group Status screen lists the following information pertaining to the IMA status of the group as a whole Operation Port s The port numbers of the active links in the group NE State The near end state FE State The far end state ...

Page 114: ... is coming up No Failure The group has no failure FE Tx Clocking Far end transmit clocking mode common or independent Tx Timing Ref Link The near end transmitting timing reference port for cell clock recovery Rx Timing Ref Link The near end received timing reference port for cell clock recovery Rx IMA ID The IMA receive group ID This number reflects the remote IMA ID NE State Last Changed The date...

Page 115: ... number corresponding to the slot in which the T1 UNI or E1 UNI card is installed to display the T1 DS1 UNI or E1 UNI Configuration menu shown earlier in Figure 58 3 From the T1 DS1 UNI or E1 UNI Configuration menu select 5 Card Information to display the Card Configuration menu Figure 73 shows the T1 DS1 UNI Card Configuration menu The E1 UNI Card Configuration menu is the same Figure 73 Configur...

Page 116: ... the United States while STM 1 is common in other countries ATM Payload Scramble Enables yes or disables no payload scrambling for the OC3 STM 1 port The default is disabled no Payload scrambling 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 When you set payload ...

Page 117: ... as its use of overhead bits for administration and maintenance allows the service provider more visibility in isolating any issues with the physical line connections through the WAN You must match this setting at the two ends of the DS3 trunk ATM Cell Mapping How the carrier will provision the DS3 UNI service from the carrier ATM switch Clear HEC or PLCP Physical Layer Convergence Protocol Clear ...

Page 118: ...timing is received from the service loop Select this option if the DS3 UNI module is used for the network carrier service termination in which case the carrier the service loop typically provides the timing source E3 Timing Source E3 only The timing source for the E3 transmit clock system or loop If you set the E3 Timing Source to system at one end of the E3 trunk you must set it to loop at the ot...

Page 119: ...e SIM Configuration Port Card Selection menu shown in Figure 76 Figure 76 SIM Configuration Port Card Selection Menu 3 Select 1 Port 1 to display the SIM Port Configuration Port LMI selection menu shown in Figure 77 Figure 77 SIM Port Configuration Port LMI Selection Menu 4 Select 1 Port Configuration to display the SIM Port Configuration menu shown in Figure 78 This menu displays the current seri...

Page 120: ... set to Internal then you must set the Terminal Timing Source for the serial port to External Internal Configures the port to use the internal clock as the terminal timing source The PathBuilder S330 S310 provides the clock to clock in the data traffic from a router or other data device External Configures the port to use an external device as the terminal timing source The PathBuilder S330 S310 a...

Page 121: ...ion for each frame FCS is the CRC remainder sent at the end of a frame This parameter is valid only for HDLC SDLC data Admin Status Administrative status Out of Service or In Service 6 Select 8 Previous Menu to return to the SIM Port Configuration Port LMI Selection menu shown earlier in Figure 77 7 If desired selected 2 LMI Configuration to display the SIM LMI Configuration menu shown in Figure 7...

Page 122: ...n in Figure 80 Figure 80 Configuring the Serial Card 4 Select 1 Set Admin Status to put the Ethernet card in service or out of service The maximum frame size is fixed at 8KB Configuring the Ethernet Interface Configuring the Ethernet interface involves the following tasks n Configuring the Ethernet port n Configuring the Ethernet card n Configuring the bridge Configuring the Ethernet Port The only...

Page 123: ... Ethernet Port 4 Select 1 Set Admin Status to put the Ethernet port in service or out of service Configuring the Ethernet Card The only type of configuration you can perform on the Ethernet card is to put it in service or out of service To set the administrative status of the Ethernet card follow these steps 1 From the Configuration Management menu select 1 Manage Card to display the List Card men...

Page 124: ...port form a network bridge In order to enable the Ethernet port to operate you must configure the bridge with the required user filtering options and an aging timer value The aging timer value you specify will be listed in the Age column on the List Forwarding Table The system deletes station address entries when they have had no traffic for the specified period of time To keep addresses in the Li...

Page 125: ...menu title 3 minutes in the sample menu shown in the figure Figure 85 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 2 Ethernet Slot 6 Port 1 to display the Bridge Menu...

Page 126: ...le for the bridge 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 ...

Page 127: ... 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 Filter IP 1 N...

Page 128: ...ce protocol filter Configuring 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 ...

Page 129: ...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 to delete Then enter...

Page 130: ...ears This screen displays 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 D...

Page 131: ...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 Vxs associated with that port The List Forwarding Table includes the following columns of information MAC Addre...

Page 132: ...le 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 inFigure 92 From this menu you can view the Static table and add and delete entries from it Figure 92 Bridge Static Table Menu 2 Select 2 Add MAC Address The Add MAC address screen appears This screen displays the following prompt Enter MAC Address X...

Page 133: ...er in Figure 88 4 Select 1 Set Spanning Tree Operation The following prompt appears Enter Spanning Tree Operation 1 Disable 2 Enable 5 Enter 1 or 2 to disable or enable the Spanning Tree For further information on Spanning Tree and how it operates see Typical Ethernet and Voice Application Configurations in Appendix B Configuring the CBR Module The optional CBR module features three T1 E1 CBR port...

Page 134: ...ing to the port you want to configure 1 Port 1 2 Port 2 or 3 Port 3 The CBR T1 DSX E1Port Configuration menu for the selected port appears Figure 94 shows a CBR Port Configuration menu for an CBR E1 card For the PathBuilder S310 you can configure only one T1 DSX E1 port on the CBR module Figure 94 CBR E1 Port Configuration Menu Unstructured Mode ...

Page 135: ...ch at local and remote ports AMI Alternate mark inversion a T1 1 544 Mbps carrier line coding format whereby successive ones marks are alternately inverted B8ZS Binary 8 Zero Substitution a T1 1 544Mbps carrier line coding format used to accommodate ones density for clear channel transmission The Line Code for CBR E1 ports is a read only parameter and is always set to HDB3 Port Mode The type of se...

Page 136: ... Signaling Bits TC2 Signaling Bits Structured Voice mode only Trunk condition 1 and trunk condition 2 signaling bits onhook or offhook The default for TC1 Signaling Bits is onhook while the default for TC2 Signaling is offhook The default values are usually suitable for PBX applications but for channel bank applications you should set TC2 Signaling Bits to onhook For further details about trunk co...

Page 137: ... numeric code in the range 1 255 representing a mask that masks off bits that are not a portion of the idle code When a DSX 1 E 1 CBR port is configured as structured data all virtual circuits in the port use a preselected DBA Bits Mask The decimal number that represents the DBA Bits Mask corresponds to an internal 8 bit value The default DBA Bits Mask is 127 The DBA Bits Mask parameter is designe...

Page 138: ...ing TC1 signaling bits first and then TC2 signaling bits The trunk conditioning stays in the each state TC2 then TC3 for one second The DS0s that are not assigned to a PBC stay trunk conditioned forcing the PBX not to use them If there is an alarm state or any error condition that will impact traffic the affected DS0 channels are trunk conditioned using TC1 signaling bits first and then TC 2 signa...

Page 139: ...ve A non required network wide synchronization technique used to regenerate the input service clock Adaptive timing uses a buffer depth indicator at the receiver to adjust the line rate the fuller the buffer the faster the line rate the emptier the buffer the slower the line rate SCTE Clock Source The Rx timing source for the serial interface Echo Clock from DTE or DCE Transmit Clock SCTE Clock Ph...

Page 140: ...ions DSR Option Specifies the behavior of the DSR interface signal Forced On Force the DSR signal to on in all conditions Follow DTR Direct the DSR signal to follow the DTR signal Toggle Toggle the DSR signal off for three seconds and then to on after the DSC goes off CTS DCD Option Specifies the behavior of the CTS and DCD interface signals Forced On Force the CTS and DCD signals to on in all con...

Page 141: ... DS0 is used as an ISDN D channel for carrying signal messages Configuring the VCM involves the following tasks n Configuring the channels n Configuring the T1 E1 port n Configuring the VCM card The following subsections describe these tasks For details about configuring virtual circuits for the VCM see Configuring Virtual Circuits later in this chapter Configuring VCM DS0 Channels To configure VC...

Page 142: ...elay If you enable DTMF Relay the Voice Compression module sends DTMF using a different packet If you disable DTMF Relay the Voice Compression module simply compresses the voice signal FAX Support Enable On or disable Off FAX relay If you set FAX Support to On the system modulates and demodulates the fax and transfers fax data 4 Select 7 Apply Setting to Channel s to apply your settings to one or ...

Page 143: ...ration Menu 4 Select 2 Port Configuration to open the VCM Port Configuration menu Figure 101 shows the VCM T1 DSX Port Configuration menu The VCM E1 Port Configuration menu is similar Figure 101 VCM Port Configuration Menu 5 Set the following port configuration parameters LBO T1 DSX only Line Build Out LBO refers to the signal generation regeneration of the distance between the PathBuilder S330 S3...

Page 144: ...ignaling is set to CAS TC Signaling Type The trunk condition signaling type PLAR E M PLAR FXO Loop Start FXS Loop Start FXO Ground Start FXS Ground Start or R2 E1 This is the type of signaling done between PBXs This also sets the signaling type used for each of the virtual circuits across this port TC1 Signaling Bits TC2 Signaling Bits Trunk condition 1 and trunk condition 2 signaling bits onhook ...

Page 145: ...h connections and VCCs virtual channel connections A virtual path is an aggregate collection of virtual channels for the purpose of assigning the channels to a single physical layer A virtual channel is a connection between data ports n You define a VPC at the connecting units by assigning it a Virtual Path Identifier VPI for each direction of transmission n You define a VCC at the connecting unit...

Page 146: ...he circuit defined by an RS366 template is activated it supports dialed video conferencing over an ATM network For details setting up RS 366 virtual circuit templates see Defining RS366 Video Virtual Circuit Templates later in this section VCM VCC Voice Compression module VCC virtual circuits VCM VCC circuits carry individual voice fax modem or data connections For details about setting up VCM VCC...

Page 147: ... is the default description that the system assigns to video virtual circuits when they are activated A second screen appears As shown in Figure 105 the description you entered appears at the top of the screen and a prompt at the bottom of the screen asks you to select the virtual circuit class PVC RS366 Template VCM VCC or VCM Subchannel For descriptions of the available VC classes see Supported ...

Page 148: ...ng VCM Subchannel Circuits Adding PVC Virtual Circuits To configure a VPC VCC virtual circuit to connect data ports follow these steps 1 When you are prompted to select the virtual circuit type as shown earlier in Figure 105 enter 1 to create a PVC circuit As shown in Figure 106 you are prompted to select a virtual circuit type Figure 106 Selecting the PVC Virtual CIrcuit Type VCC or VPC 2 Enter t...

Page 149: ...lso 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 station See Configuring In band Management in Chapter 3 for details 4 Follow the prompts that appear at the bottom of the screen pressing Enter after each entry Default values ar...

Page 150: ...slot number corresponding to the module by which you are connected to the network for side B of the circuit 6 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for side B of the circuit After you enter the last parameter for side B the following prompt appears at the bottom of the screen Enter Admin Status 1 out of service 2 in service 2 7 Set the administrative status for the circuit The following prompt appears at the botto...

Page 151: ... works but if you are having a problem with a CCS circuit you can set the DBA Bits Mask to monitor any bits The unit will monitor the virtual circuit and you can use the activity reported on the channel reported under CBR ATM statistics as Data Bytes To to determine the proper DBA Bits Mask For details about checking the data bytes see CBR ATM Statistics in Chapter 5 Table 25 CBR Port and Circuit ...

Page 152: ...bps DS0 clear channel follow these basic steps 1 Configure the CBR port as follows n Set the Port Mode to Structured Voice n Set the other port parameters as appropriate for your application 2 Configure the T1 CBR virtual circuit as follows n Set the Payload Size Type to Data n Set Onhook Detection to Disabled n Set the other circuit parameters as appropriate for your application Configuring CBR C...

Page 153: ...virtual circuit template n You can define as many templates as you want to connect to different destinations n When the phone number associated with a given template is dialed the PathBuilder S330 S310 software locates the template and uses it to create a temporary virtual circuit to which it assigns the default description 366 call A video connection is established either via the Manual Connect A...

Page 154: ...screen lists the slot in which the CBR module is installed and you are prompted to enter that slot number Figure 110 Selecting the Slot for Side A of a Video Virtual Circuit Template 2 Enter the appropriate slot number The screen lists the Slot Port Card you have selected and you are prompted to enter the port number of the CBR module port from which you want to build the video circuit as shown in...

Page 155: ... in this chapter for parameter descriptions 4 Follow the prompts that appear at the bottom of the screen pressing Enter after each entry Your settings are added to list of parameters at the top of the screen as you enter them You must enter a setting for all the parameters for which you are prompted in order to add a circuit template Press Delete to back up to a previous selection When you have co...

Page 156: ...ter you enter the last parameter for side B the following prompt appears at the bottom of the screen Is the above information correct y n 7 Enter y to confirm your configuration The following message appears at the bottom of the screen VC has been added Press any key to continue Figure 114 shows a completed video virtual circuit template When the phone number 555 2345 is dialed the circuit that th...

Page 157: ...o assign the VCM to side A of the circuit The Add Virtual Circuit screen displays the selected slot number and port type lists the parameters you will enter for side A of the circuit and prompts you to set the first parameter as shown in Figure 116 3 Follow the prompts that appear at the bottom of the screen pressing Enter after each entry Default values are listed in square brackets at the end of...

Page 158: ...s shown in Figure 117 Figure 117 VCM VCC Add Virtual Circuit Screen with Side A Completed 4 Select the slot number corresponding to the module by which you are connected to the network for side B of the circuit 5 Repeat steps 3and 4 for side B of the circuit The following prompt appears at the bottom of the screen Is the above information correct y n 6 Enter y to confirm your configuration Figure ...

Page 159: ...these steps You must configure at least one VCM VCC circuit before you can configure any VCM subchannel circuits 1 When you are prompted to select the virtual circuit class as shown earlier in Figure 105 select 4 VCM Subchannel A screen similar to the one shown in Figure 119 appears This screen lists the currently configured VCM VCC circuits Figure 119 Selecting a VCM VCC to Use for a VCM Subchann...

Page 160: ...t be unique it is easiest to use the same VCC and DLCI and to increment the subchannel ID SCID DLCI Enter the number of the DLCI to be used for the circuit 16 1023 Messages appear at the bottom of the screen after you enter the DS0 Channels and DLCI parameters indicating that your entries have been accepted If you do not see such a message the system has not accepted your entry SCID Subchannel ID ...

Page 161: ... VCM VCC circuits and VCM subchannel circuits Figure 122 illustrates this setup Figure 122 Three Node VCM Network and Associated Virtual Circuits ATM VC2 VC1 S330 B PBX 2 S330 C PBX 3 PBX 1 S330 A S330 A to S330 B 4 subchannel circuits DS0 1 4 DLCI 16 SCID 11 14 S330 B to S330 A 4 subchannel circuits DS0 1 4 DLCI 16 SCID 11 14 S330 C to S330 A 4 subchannel circuits DS0 1 4 DLCI 17 SCID 11 14 S330 ...

Page 162: ... between S330 A and S330 C n Add four subchannel circuits to VC 1 setting the VCM circuit parameters as follows n DS0 1 4 n DLCI 16 n SCID 11 14 n Add four subchannel circuits to VC 2 setting the VCM circuit parameters as follows n DS0 5 8 n DLCI 17 n SCID 11 14 At PathBuilder S330 B S330 B n Add a virtual circuit VC 1 between S330 B and S330 A n Add four subchannel circuits to VC 1 setting the VC...

Page 163: ...ngestion Off level then all remaining connections are allowed CAUTION Do not enable early packet discard for AAL1 traffic MCPU Virtual Circuit Parameters IP Address The IP address for the PathBuilder S330 S310 Subnet Mask The subnet mask for the PathBuilder S330 S310 T1 E1 UNI Port Virtual Circuit Parameters Receive VPI VCI The VPI VCI of cells received by the T1 E1 port Transmit VPI VCI The trans...

Page 164: ...tify the packet enter 1 Transparent or 2 Translation Transparent This mode is used for point to point frame relay interconnection See Figure 123 Frame Relay Forum 8 FRF 8 Service Interworking for this is being implemented There are two modes at which FRF 8 specifies a mode which is transparent and is in fact 1490 over ATM Translation This mode is used in cases when you have ATM devices that do not...

Page 165: ...router FRAD over an ATM network public or private and at the other site a router with an ATM OC3 STM 1 UNI is connected to the WAN network typically the router OC3 STM 1 UNI does not support NLPID and requires mode 2 mapping so that the packet can be encapsulated to LLC SNAP Always 1 Mode 2 mapping with the CLP field mapped to a constant value of 1 Mode 2 is an operational method for indicating da...

Page 166: ...ed as a DXI port you must set the following virtual circuit parameters in addition to the common Shaper Number Priority and Early Packet Discard parameters DFA VPI The virtual path indicator VPI number corresponding to the DFA field 0 15 This parameter defines the selected VPI for Mapping to from the Port card Router to the trunk DFA VCI The virtual channel indicator VCI number corresponding to th...

Page 167: ...recommended method for configuring CCS is to set the CBR Port Mode to Structured Data For details see Setting up a PRI PBX Tie Line later in this Release Note Onhook Detection Enables or disables onhook detection When you enable onhook detection bandwidth is automatically reallocated based on the detection of an on hook condition as specified by the signaling type Signaling Type The signaling appl...

Page 168: ...310 supports VC and VP address translation on the receive VPI VCI end of a circuit n To configure VP address translation set the receive VCI to when you enter the circuit address in the Add Virtual Circuit menu This rule applies for all valid values of VPI 0 to 255 n To configure VC address translation set the VPI in the range 0 to 3 and set the VCI to a value other than x The PathBuilder S330 S31...

Page 169: ...mple for UNI cards these columns list the receive transmit VPI VCI for side A and side B of the circuit while for CBR cards these columns list the DS0 channels Description The description entered when the circuit was configured 2 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 to open the L...

Page 170: ... shown earlier in Figure 103 2 From the Virtual Circuit menu select 6 Access Virtual Circuits by Port Group to open the Access VCs by Port Group Selection menu shown in Figure 127 This menu lists the ports and groups on the chassis for which virtual circuits have been defined and the number of VC sides associated with each port group Figure 127 Access VCs by Port Group Selection Menu 3 Enter the n...

Page 171: ...Group detail screen you can n Enter s to view statistics for the selected circuit n Enter d to delete the circuit n Enter m to modify the circuit Modifying Existing Virtual Circuits To modify an existing virtual circuit follow these steps 1 From the Virtual Circuit menu select 3 Modify Virtual Circuit The Modify Virtual Circuit selection screen appears This screen displays a list of existing virtu...

Page 172: ... delete a virtual circuit involving the CBR module in structured voice mode the DS0 channels associated with that circuit are trunk conditioned and can no longer be used See DS0 Trunk Conditioning earlier in this chapter for further details about trunk conditioning Managing the Video Dial Feature This section tells you how to manage video dial up sessions and view the call routing table Before you...

Page 173: ...als a number matching one of the numbers in the call routing table one of the numbers associated with an RS366 virtual circuit template on a video keypad You create the call routing table by building virtual circuits between PathBuilder S330 310 CBR modules For details about building video virtual circuits see Defining RS366 Video Virtual Circuit Templates earlier in this chapter For details about...

Page 174: ... 2 From the Manage Video Dial menu select 3 Manually Disconnect A Site to display the Manually Disconnect A Site menu shown in Figure 131 The destination phone number for the current session and the current connection status are displayed at the top of the menu Figure 131 Manually Disconnect A Site Menu Check that a destination phone number and a current connection status of active are listed at t...

Page 175: ...n the video call routing table corresponds to a video associated virtual circuit call between PathBuilder S330 S310 CBR modules The table provides the following information for each entry Index A unique number identifying this entry in the call routing table Dest Phone The destination phone number associated with this call Tx VPI VCI The trunk transmission VPI VCI associated with this call Rx VPI ...

Page 176: ...164 CHAPTER 4 CONFIGURING PATHBUILDER S330 S310 MODULES PORTS AND APPLICATIONS ...

Page 177: ...Statistics n Viewing Virtual Circuit Statistics Managing System Alarms The PathBuilder S330 detects certain events and reports corresponding alarms and traps 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 Viewing and Cle...

Page 178: ...ent alarms 4 Select 1 Display Current Alarms to return to the Display Current Alarms screen n Alarm generating conditions that are still present will regenerate alarms on the Display Current Alarms screen n Alarm generating conditions that are no longer present will no longer generate alarms on the Current Alarm screen PathBuilder S330 S310 Alarm Messages This section lists the alarm messages mean...

Page 179: ...cal connection Fan 1 failed Fan 1 failed Replace the fan tray Fan 2 failed Fan 2 failed Replace the fan tray History Overflowed Alarm history table has overflowed Alarms will continue to be recorded but will displace oldest alarms Clear the history alarms table through NMS or Telnet Id Prom Checksum Error The internal checksum on the idprom of the indicated card is incorrect Have the idprom replac...

Page 180: ...shold The congestion threshold for Queue 3 was exceeded Check and correct VC connections Check and adjust VI shaper values Check and adjust incoming traffic volume Check for faulty IMA links which may reduce traffic handling for a group SAR Initialize Failure Problem with the SAR chip on the MCPU MCPU SAR failed initialization Replace the unit System Clock Reverted The system clock has reverted to...

Page 181: ...ntral office The system removes the loopback upon instruction or after 15 minutes Check with your service provider to determine the reason for the loopback Idle Signal The line has not been provisioned for service No data will pass on a line with an idle signal Check the configuration of the terminal equipment or have your service provider check their equipment and make sure it is provisioned for ...

Page 182: ...the port turn off the loopback Network Line Loopback A loopback is configured on the port Loopbacks are for troubleshooting only and should not be present under normal operating conditions If you are not troubleshooting the port turn off the loopback Out of Frame OOF The configuration settings on the port are not correct for the line or the port configuration is correct but the line is experiencin...

Page 183: ...smit link ID to each link in the group This link ID should match the Receive link ID of the remote end IMA device This alarm means that a link was operating correctly but then received a Transmit link ID already assigned to a previous link A Tx Misconnected alarm is also generated Check the links for proper connection Reconnect if necessary Bad M The far end frame size M has changed in an IMA link...

Page 184: ...ated Offset Duplicated far end ICP cell offset in this IMA group in an IMA link Each IMA group assigns a unique Transmit offset to each link in the group This alarm means that a link received a Transmit offset already assigned to a previous link Some of the links are probably misconnected Check the links for proper connection Reconnect if necessary Excessive Link Delay The link has exceeded the us...

Page 185: ... not enough available links This occurs when the near end has completed parameter negotiation with the far end but is neither passing data nor blocked Check and correct any faulty IMA links Check and correct IMA minimum links parameter Group n Lack of Link The near end is idling because it does not have enough links in an IMA group This occurs only after group parameters are negotiated When this o...

Page 186: ... detected external cable loopback or crosstalk Remove loopback condition IMA Tx Misconnected ATM Forum R 123 The near end IMA networking Tx or Rx link state machine detects the link is not connected to the correct FE Tx or Rx links Remove the link and stop Tx and Rx data Loss of Differential Synchronization LODS ATM Forum R 122 Relative time difference between individual T1s E1s in the IMA group i...

Page 187: ...or reply incorrectly Make sure that the same number of links are configured and enabled on both ends of the IMA configuration Make sure that the configuration of both groups is the same For instance make sure that the payload scrambling setting is the same on both ends Yellow Alarm OOF alarm is detected A received remote alarm indication means that the far end equipment has a problem with the sign...

Page 188: ...tes 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 cell bus lower priority cell busses will not be able to pass traffic out Remove high priority connections until the configured bandwidth is less than or equal to the total bandwidth on the port If you have over subscribed ...

Page 189: ...he far end terminal equipment for this connection Check for a defective cable between the far end interface port and your service provider s network interface unit An open transmit line can cause this condition Table 30 QSIM Alarms Alarm Meaning Troubleshooting Steps LMI Link Down The Local Management Interface has taken the link down Check the LMI protocol configuration for the port Table 31 Voic...

Page 190: ... Alarms to view the alarm history Figure 135 shows a sample alarm history Figure 135 Sample Alarm History Display 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 or 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 Com...

Page 191: ...ps 1 From the Main menu select 3 Fault Management to display the Fault Management menu shown earlier in Figure 133 2 Select 5 Loopback from the Fault Management menu to display the Loopback menu shown in Figure 136 Figure 136 Loopback Menu 3 Select the card type for which you want to conduct the loopback The Loopback menu for the selected port appears Figure 137 shows the Loopback menu for the OC3...

Page 192: ...acks for each of the PathBuilder S330 interfaces T1 E1 UNI Loopbacks The following loopbacks are available for the T1 E1 UNI interface Network Line Loops the T1 E1 received data back on the output side after the digital data has been recovered Local Card Loops the transmit T1 E1 output on the receive side the transmitted data will continue to go on the output Network Card Loops the T1 E1 received ...

Page 193: ...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 card The transmitted data will continue to go on the output Network Line Loops the DS3 received data back on the output side after the digital data has been recovered Network Card Loops the DS3 received cell payl...

Page 194: ...ell payload back toward the line output Figure 141 illustrates the loopbacks for the E3 module Figure 141 E3 Loopback Options CBR Loopbacks The following loopbacks are available for the CBR module Network Line Loops the T1 DSX received data back on the output side after the digital data has been recovered Local Card Loops the transmit T1 DSX output on the receive side the transmitted data will con...

Page 195: ...the same Figure 143 VCM Loopback Menu 2 Select 1 Set Port Loopback to open the VCM Card Line Loopback menu This menu is similar to the OC3 STM 1 Loopback menu shown earlier in Figure 139 3 Select the option corresponding to the type of loopback you want to perform and set the loopback to On Local Card Loops the transmit VCM output on the receive side the transmitted data will continue to go on the...

Page 196: ... one of the following types of channel loopbacks or no loopback PCM Loopback Loops digital receive to transmit toward the T1 port PCM Packet Loopback Loops coder output to coder input toward the T1 port using the DSP channel PCM packet loopback Network Packet Loopback Loops coder input to coder output toward the ATM network using the DSP channel network packet loopback 6 Select 2 Apply Setting to ...

Page 197: ...ute intervals Total The cumulative sum of the various statistics for the 24 hour period preceding the current 15 minute interval n ATM screens list statistics that monitor the ATM payload These screens also display the date and time of the last reset and allow you to clear the currently displayed statistics n Port Activity screen Voice Compression module lists statistics that monitor VCM port acti...

Page 198: ...erformance Management to view port statistics or 2 Group Performance Management to view group statistics 3 Enter the number corresponding to the port or group for which you want to view statistics 4 Select the option corresponding to the type of statistics you want to view n Port statistics n PHY Physical Performance Monitoring n IMA Link Performance Monitoring n IMA Link ATM Statistics n Group st...

Page 199: ...interface DM The number of degraded minutes DM encountered by the T1 E1 interface LCV The number of line coding violations LCVs encountered by the T1 E1 interface T1 E1 Port Link IMA LInk Performance Statistics The T1 E1 Link Performance Monitoring screen lists the following statistics IV IMA IMA violation the number of errored invalid or missing ICP cells SES IMA Near end severely errored seconds...

Page 200: ...Tx Cell Rate Average received data cells rate calculated over the last 8 seconds Avg Rx Cell Rate Average transmitted data cells rate calculated over the last 8 seconds Avg Rx ICP Cell Err or Rate Average received errored ICP cells rate calculated over the last 8 seconds T1 E1 Group Statistics This section describes the T1 E1 group statistics T1 E1 Group Performance Statistics The T1 E1 Group Perf...

Page 201: ... OC3 STM 1 port Viewing OC3 STM 1 Performance Statistics To view OC3 STM 1 performance statistics follow these steps 1 From the Card Statistics menu select 4 OC3 STM 1 UNI The OC3 STM 1 Performance Management menu appears 2 Select 1 OC3 STM 1 Performance Monitoring The OC3 STM 1 Performance Management menu appears as shown in Figure 147 Figure 147 OC3 STM 1 Performance Management Menu 3 Select the...

Page 202: ...by the OC3 STM 1 line CVS The number of coding violations CVs encountered by the OC3 STM 1 line AIS Indicates whether or not an Alarm Indicator Signal AIS condition has been encountered by the OC3 STM 1 line RDI Indicates whether or not a Remote Defect Indication RDI condition has been encountered by the OC3 STM 1 interface Also known as FERF Far End Receive Failure This is the alarm that is gener...

Page 203: ... errored seconds ESs encountered by the OC3 STM 1 path interface SES The number of far end severely errored seconds SESs encountered by the OC3 STM 1 path interface UAS The number of far end unavailable seconds UASs encountered by the OC3 STM 1 path interface CVS The number of far end coding violations CVs encountered by the OC3 STM 1 path interface Viewing OC3 STM 1 ATM Statistics To view OC3 STM...

Page 204: ...he DS3 interface LCV The number of line coding violations LCVs encountered by the DS3 interface PCV The number of path coding violations PCVs encountered by the DS3 interface LES The number of line errored seconds LESs encountered by the DS3 interface CCV The number of C bit coding violations CCVs encountered by the DS3 interface CES The number of C bit errored seconds CESs encountered by the DS3 ...

Page 205: ...ered by the E3 interface Viewing E3 UNI ATM Statistics To view E3 ATM statistics follow these steps 1 From the Card Statistics menu select 9 E3 UNI to open the E3 Performance Management menu 2 From the E3 Performance Management menu select 2 ATM Statistics ATM cell statistics are cell counts since the last counter reset On the E3 ATM Statistics screen you can reset the counter by entering c The E3...

Page 206: ... this port FCS Errors The total number of received frames with bad FCS at this port SIM Frame Relay Statistics SIM Frame Relay statistics include VC The system assigned virtual circuit number Side A card s p The slot and port number for side A of the circuit Side A rx The receive VCI VPI for side A Side A tx The transmit VCI VPI for side A Side B card s p The slot and port number for side B of the...

Page 207: ... of broadcast frames received on the port Discarded Frames The number of valid frames received that were discarded filtered by the forwarding process Flooded Frames The total number of incoming frames that were flooded on this port Forwarded Frames The number of incoming frames at this port that were forwarded Total frames transmitted The total number of frames transmitted at this port Filtering S...

Page 208: ... at this port failed due to excessive collisions Carrier sense errors The number of times that the carrier sense condition was lost or never asserted when attempting to transmit a frame at this port Internal transmit errors The number of frames for which reception at this port failed due to an internal MAC sublayer receive error Oversized frames The number of frames received at this port that exce...

Page 209: ...dule To view CBR statistics follow these steps 1 From the Card Statistics menu shown earlier in Figure 146 select 7 CBR 2 Select the port for which you want to view statistics 3 Enter the option corresponding to the type of statistics you want to view 1 Performance Monitoring or 2 ATM Statistics CBR Performance Monitoring Statistics The CBR Performance Monitoring screens display the following stat...

Page 210: ...f sequence number mismatch Total CRC Errors Number of cells received with uncorrectable sequence number CRC error Total OAM Cells Received Number of OAM Operations Administration and Maintenance cells received over the virtual circuit These cells carry OAM information used for network management Total OAM Cells Transmitted Number of Operations Administration and Maintenance OAM cells transmitted o...

Page 211: ...ct 2 VC Statistics an additional screen appears from which you must select the virtual circuit for which you want to view statistics Voice Compression Module Performance Monitoring Statistics The VCM Performance Monitoring screens display the following statistics ES The number of errored seconds ESs encountered by the VCM T1 DSX E1 interface SES The number of severely errored seconds SESs encounte...

Page 212: ...rs The total number of invalid frames received over the virtual circuit Invalid frames are frames that are received with good FCS but that cannot be processed due to wrong content Discarded Congested Frames The total number of frames received over the virtual circuit that were discarded due to congestion Congested frames are frames that were not transmitted due to link congestion Voice Compression...

Page 213: ...all circuits as shown in Figure 149 Figure 149 Virtual Circuit Statistics Summary Screen Each pair of rows on the Virtual Circuit Statistics Summary screen provides the following information about one of the existing virtual circuits Row 1 left to right n virtual circuit number n side A card type n side A slot and port numbers IP address for the MCPU card n side A receive VCI VPI n side A transmit...

Page 214: ...Circuit menu select 6 Show Virtual Statistics by Port Group to view a summary of statistics for all circuits on each port group The Port Group Virtual Statistics summary screen displays the following information for each port group Port Group Card type and port group number rcvd from Number of cells received dropped Number of received cells dropped rcvd for Number of cells sent dropped Number of s...

Page 215: ...Shaper Detail Screen 5 To view virtual circuit statistics by circuit for the selected shaper enter v from the Virtual Circuit Statistics by Shaper Detail screen The screen that appears displays the same information as the Show Virtual Statistics Summary screen shown earlier in Figure 149 except that it lists information only for circuits on the selected shaper rather than for all circuits You can ...

Page 216: ...r a single buffer enter the desired buffer number The Virtual Statistics by Buffer detail screen lists the number of cells received dropped and sent on the selected buffer It is similar to the Virtual Circuit Statistics by Shaper detail screen shown earlier in Figure 151 5 To view virtual circuit statistics by circuit for the selected buffer enter v from the Virtual Circuit Statistics by Buffer De...

Page 217: ...orking information on the 3Com Corporation World Wide Web site by entering the URL into your Internet browser http www 3com com This service provides access to online support information such as technical documentation and software library as well as support options ranging from technical education to maintenance and professional services 3Com FTP Site Download drivers patches and software across ...

Page 218: ...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 220: ...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 221: ...ing them to the NMS n Gathering performance monitoring data n Checking and assigning an appropriate clock source n Communicating with other nodes via the management VC channel CTX Switch The CTX switch interfaces to all ATM busses in the system It handles address translation and switching among seven ATM ports Up to four ports come from the T1 E1 UNIs The other three ports come from the onboard OC...

Page 222: ... bus is used by the four T1 E1 UNI ports this bus can handle up to four separate ports in the switch The output buffer is statically divided on power up into 256 cell blocks Any number of blocks can be allocated to any queue The software sets up a reasonable default configuration as listed on the CTX Buffers menu shown in Figure 152 To modify the CTX Buffers follow these steps 1 Open the CTX Buffe...

Page 223: ...oing to end up in the T1 E1 buffers You could partition the memory on the trunk side as follows with one block equalling 256 cells and the minimum queue size being 3 blocks n The T1 E1 buffer could be configured to 48K 192 blocks cells large n The high queue could be 768 cells or 3 blocks normally small n The medium queue could be up to 16 blocks large depending on the number of connections and th...

Page 224: ... either single T1s E1s or nxT1 nxE1 IMA bundles The IMA bundles connect up to four lines from a single office site The PathBuilder S310 has only a single T1 E1 interface On the T1 E1 receive side the data flow is as follows n A line interface unit recovers the digital data and performs the T1 E1 framing on it with DSX and CSU capability The integral CSU eliminates the need for an external CSU n Th...

Page 225: ...e OC3 STM 1 transmit side the data flow is as follows n Cells received from the CTX are passed directly to the transmitter Four buffers are supported for the OC3 STM 1 n The output of the chip feeds into the fiber interface module An 8 KHz clock is extracted from the OC3 STM 1 clock and the system uses the OC3 STM 1 clock or other line clocks to generate a stable 8 KHz clock to be used for system ...

Page 226: ...ics The PathBuilder S330 S310 provides for frame relay service and network interworking FRF 5 and 8 as well as ATM DXI and transparent HDLC operation You can use it for interworking between the ATM network and a variety of different frame based networks or devices such as Frame Relay and ATM DXI The interface can be clocked up to 6 2Mbps and it supports the following modes of operation Internal ti...

Page 227: ...bjected to possible discards and delay The following subsections describe the supported frame protocol modes in greater detail ATM DXI Mode ATM DXI mode is used to interconnect a DTE to a DCE The DTE is typically a legacy interworking device with limited ATM capability Through ATM DXI the DCE allows the DTE to participate in an ATM network Figure 155 illustrates a PathBuilder S330 S310 in the ATM ...

Page 228: ...LC frame to place the router data on an appropriate VC See Figure 156 Figure 156 DXI Protocol Enabling Transmission Between ATM Network and DXI Device The ATM DXI Specification defines 3 different modes 1a 1b and 2 of connections This software release supports Mode 1a which includes the following features n Up to 1023 virtual connections n Uses AAL5 n Maximum DTE SDU size 9232 bytes n Uses 16 bit ...

Page 229: ... AAL5 mapping to an ATM PVC It provides simple and efficient encapsulation of your service data unit and supports AAL5 transit encapsulation See Figure 158 Figure 158 DXI Format Mode 1A 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 Information Flag 1 2 ...

Page 230: ...I Frame to the VPI VCI in the ATM cell header In the DXI frame header the DFA occupies 6 bits bit 3 to bit 8 in the first octet and 4 bits bit 6 to bit 8 in the second octet The ATM DXI Specification defines a method for mapping between DFA and VPI VCI You can configure the PathBuilder S330 S310 by assigning the mapping values in certain way See Configuring Virtual Circuits in Chapter 4 for detail...

Page 231: ...router to router and X 25 to X 25 links You could use the SDLC service for IBM FID2 3270 SNA Peripheral or IBM FID4 372X SNA Backbone Figure 160 shows HDLC SDLC applications You should disable NRZI on the FEP i e IBM 3745 NRZI is commonly used when the FEP is connected to DSUs over a non digital line The PathBuilder S330 does not require NRZI to be enabled Figure 160 HDLC SDLC Applications Frame R...

Page 232: ...gure 161 Frame Relay ATM Service Interworking Connection FRF 8 The interworking scheme shown in Figure 161 works as follows n The application on the frame DTE passes its data through Q 922 core service with the assumption that there is an end to end pipe to carry its data from its end to the other DTE at the far end The Q 922 core only sees a point to point link to the next connection point it has...

Page 233: ...in Figure 162 a Frame Relay DTE communicates with the other Frame Relay DTEs through an ATM network Note that FR SSCS is used in this configuration This interworking scheme works as follows n The Frame Relay DTE at either end works exactly the same way as the Frame Relay DTE in the Service Interworking configuration it passes its data through Q 922 core service assuming that there is an end to end...

Page 234: ... port it is bridged directly after being encapsulated properly for Frame Relay n If the packet is to go on an ATM interface the bridge determines the VCI connection for the packet destination The packet is then encapsulated according to RFC 1483 and the descriptor is handed off to the SAR together with the associated ATM header descriptor The SAR appends the AAL5 convergence sublayer to the packet...

Page 235: ...in Chapter 4 for details n When the packet arrives the bridge looks up the destination MAC address to determine the destination of the packet from the forwarding tables If a destination is found the packet is forwarded to the correct destination If a destination is not found the bridge broadcasts or floods the packet on all PVC s that are tied to the Ethernet port Flooding is performed by forwardi...

Page 236: ...M VC is deleted the port card notifies the STAP module of such a change The STAP module then reinitiates the process of electing a root bridge and the Spanning Tree calculation process begins all over again Spanning Tree Operation The Spanning Tree operates as follows For more detailed information about how the Spanning Tree operates see IEEE802 1d n An STAP module runs as a task on the management...

Page 237: ...VC bridging is not necessary since the PathBuilder S600 is not expected to forward traffic coming from the ATM network For instructions on enabling and disabling the Spanning Tree see Enabling and Disabling the Spanning Tree in Chapter 4 Addressing The next bridging operation is to determine if a packet is addressed to another unit on the LAN in which case it can be rejected or if it is addressed ...

Page 238: ...CI 2 35 This information is then stored in forwarding tables in PathBuilder S330 B When workstation 2 responds it includes its MAC address and that of workstation 1 in the packets PathBuilder S330 B looks in the appropriate forwarding table and finds that it can reach workstation 1 on VPI VCI 2 5 When the first response cell on 2 35 is formatted back into packets at PathBuilder S330 A then PathBui...

Page 239: ... will not be affected by the aging timer These entries might be for LAN units that are relatively permanent and are accessed through the ATM network frequently such as servers In the example shown in Figure 164 there is only one transmission path the T1 n x T1 or E1 n x E1 between the two PathBuilder S330s so cells leaving PathBuilder S330 A on VPI VCI 1 33 arrive at PathBuilder S330 B on VPI VCI ...

Page 240: ...ased on the bandwidth and quality of service requirements assigned to the virtual circuit at configuration The FIFO provides elastic storage between the Ethernet and the CTX Reassembly When the CTX receives a cell from the T1 E1 UNI interface it broadcasts it to the Ethernet port As cells are received by the reassembler their headers are read to determine if they belong to the port If so the heade...

Page 241: ...END1 END2 VPI VCI Conn To 1 LAN1 T1 nxT1 or E1 nxE1 0 150 LAN2 1 LAN2 T1 nxT1 or E1 nxE1 0 100 LAN1 2 LAN1 T1 nxT1 or E1 nxE1 0 200 LAN3 2 LAN2 T1 nxT1 or E1 nxE1 0 200 LAN3 3 CSU1 T1 nxT1 or E1 nxE1 0 250 CSU4 3 PBX2 T1 nxT1 or E1 nxE1 0 250 PBX3 Circuits Set Up By The Carrier Cross Connects Circuits Set Up on the PathBuilder S330 S310 3 PVC END1 VPI VCI1 END2 VPI VCI2 PVC END1 END2 VPI VCI Conn ...

Page 242: ...xample at the 1 location the carrier would provide the PathBuilder S330 four VCCs for the forward and reverse path to connect to LAN2 and LAN3 respectively VCCs are unidirectional and therefore two VCCs are designated on a port of a PathBuilder S330 S310 to transmit to and receive from another location The PVCs are provisioned by the carrier for use on each PathBuilder S330 S310 These PVCs are ent...

Page 243: ... on all PVCs associated with this port Once packets are received from the WAN on specific PVC logical ports their source addresses will be learned and associated with the logical port Once you and your carrier have set up PVCs to all remote PathBuilder S330 S310 Ethernet ports the Bridging code will do the rest Figure 169 LAN Connectivity CBR Module The optional T1 DSX E1 CBR module provides three...

Page 244: ...stream n The data is fed to the AAL1 SAR device n The SAR converts the data into ATM cells and tags the cells with the internal VP VC number n The cells are passed through a FIFO to the CTX module On the T1 DSX E1 transmit side the data flow is as follows n Cells received from the CTX module are buffered in a 32 cell FIFO to decouple the CTX cells from the SAR The depth of the FIFO is determined b...

Page 245: ...ated PathBuilder S330 S310 Application DS0 5 DS0 5 VP0 VC35 Structured CBR traffic DS0 DS1 Channel Bank ATM Network DS0 5 Public Switched Telephone Network PathBuilder S330 S310 A B C A B C Channel bank converts analog to T1 putting channel on DS0 5 ATM network continues to carry CBR traffic on to another ATM network or drops the traffic on DS0 5 to a public switched telephone network PathBuilder ...

Page 246: ...ng DS0 Signaling and Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation Structured voice DS0s allow for channel associated signaling by providing a path for DS0 ABCD bits See Figure 173 Channel associated signaling allows telephone supervision to be signaled end to end Note that structured DS1 CBR occupies only the needed bandwidth for the DS0s selected Figure 173 Channel Associated Signaling DS1 DS1 Up to 24 Timeslots...

Page 247: ...ed Octet of Multiframe First 125 µsec Frame of Multiframe for DS1 Second 125 µsec Frame of Multiframe for DS1 Last 125 µsec Frame of Multiframe for DS1 Signaling Substructure ABCD for Second Transported Timeslot ABCD for Third Transported Timeslot ABCD for First Transported Timeslot FEC for SN CSI Lost Cell Detection Clock Recovery AAL Layer ATM Layer 47 Bytes 1 Bit 3 Bits 4 Bits CSI SN SNP SAR SD...

Page 248: ...er uses such as VBR traffic n When an off hook signal is detected the CBR virtual circuit is activated Use structured voice circuits with DBA for CAS channel associated signaling applications Structured Data DBA When a CBR port is configured as structured data only DSO payload bytes are carried in AAL1 cells These data cells are stored in buffers provided in the SAR processor The CBR software peri...

Page 249: ...ation of unstructured DS1 occupies DS1 bandwidth on the VCC and uses AAL 1 SAR Structured versus Unstructured Summary Use Table 32 to determine whether to use structured or unstructured DS1 CBR ATM Network Data Service Unit Data Service Unit Channel Service Unit Channel Service Unit T1 Unstructured DS1 Signal Tunneled Through a PVC Table 32 When to use Structured Versus Unstructured Service Struct...

Page 250: ...etwork The RS 366 based video dial feature allows a dial based video session using the ATM circuit emulation provided by the PathBuilder S330 S310 platforms The PathBuilder S330 S310 supports two modes of video conferencing point to point and multi point Point to Point Video Conferencing In point to point video conferencing two or more PathBuilder S330 S310 CBR modules are connected via their seri...

Page 251: ...3333 V 35 RS 449 RS 530 X 21 Video Audio Codec RS 366 PBS330 1111 ATM Table 33 Point to point Video Conferencing Routing Table Remote Unit 1111 Destination Tx vpi vci Rx vpi vci Speed Status 2222 0 1 0 2 384k active 3333 0 1 0 3 384k idle Table 34 Point to point Video Conferencing Routing Table Remote Unit 2222 Destination Tx vpi vci Rx vpi vci Speed Status 1111 0 2 0 1 384k active 3333 0 2 0 3 38...

Page 252: ...sociated with a fractional T1 E1 bundle of the CBR port connected to the MCU When a remote unit dials the number associated with that vpi vci the central unit sees activity on that line and automatically starts transmitting over the vpi vci thus completing the circuit Figure 179 illustrates multi point video conferencing between three remote PathBuilder S330 switches 1111 2222 and 3333 and one cen...

Page 253: ...U on the VCM daughtercard The packets are then passed to the mother board through the PCI interface handed over to the AAL5 SAR and transmitted to the ATM interface In the reverse direction compressed voice packets are received by the SAR on the ATM interface in FRF 11 format The packets are then passed to the VCM daughtercard via the PCI interface The packets are unpacked by the daughtercard CPU ...

Page 254: ... the packet into an FRF 11 subframe and forwards it to an output interface n From packet network to T1 E1 line FRF 11 packets are decoded demultiplexed and sent to the DSP as soon as they are received on the PCI interface n Fax relay Fax data is transferred using FRF 11 Fax Relay Transfer The DSP detects if the fax preamble is a single frequency tone or a non single frequency tone n If the DSP det...

Page 255: ... thresholds 87 virtual circuit statistics 204 bulletin board service 206 C call routing table video viewing 162 Canadian CS 03 Approval Information xi card type 81 cards configuring 86 CAS See channel associated signaling CAS See channel associated signaling CBR card configuring 128 CBR module ATM statistics 198 configuring 121 configuring circuits for clear channel signaling 140 configuring circu...

Page 256: ...figuring 105 effects of installing on IMA Group 1 57 92 LEDs 57 loopback options 181 loopbacks 181 performance monitoring 192 DSR option 128 DSX 1 E1 CBR module alarms 176 DTMF Level 130 DXI applications 218 DXI Format Mode 1A 217 DXI frame 218 DXI protocol 216 DXI protocols See also ATM DXI mode dynamic bandwidth allocation 139 140 E E1 UNI interface See T1 E1 UNI interface E3 timing source 106 E...

Page 257: ... 182 183 network line 180 OC3 STM 1 181 OCC3 STM 1 181 T1 E1 UNI interface 180 LOS 56 M M Factor See Multiplex M Factor MAC address 119 MAC MTU Exceeded 195 Main menu 60 options 61 Manage Bridge menu 113 Manage IP Network Configuration menu 65 Manage Video Dial menu 160 Management 57 209 management CPU 151 209 alarms 81 configuring 75 configuring shapers 83 LEDs 81 viewing configuration informatio...

Page 258: ...96 Root Path Cost 197 RPS See Redundant Power Supply RS 232 port entering initial configuration information 77 viewing configuration information 77 RS366 video virtual circuit adding 142 RS366 video virtual circuits definition 134 RS 449 port See serial port RS 530 port See serial port Running Secs 188 Rx avable cell rate cps 102 Rx framer length 102 Rx IMA ID 102 Rx LID 92 100 Rx test pattern 100...

Page 259: ...38 unstructured service DS1 237 unstructured tunneling 237 upgrades from PathBuilder S310 to PathBuilder S330 8 URL 205 V V 35 interface speed 127 VC and VP address translation 156 VC statistics 200 VCI ranges 212 VCM Configuration menu 131 VCM Port Configuration menu 131 VCM See voice compression module version number firmware 77 video CBR module 231 conferencing 238 Video Call Routing Table 163 ...

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