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Chapter 4. Status Menu

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TSU ACE User Manual

4-3

CURR ERR/ALM

The

Current Error/Alarm Menu

is used for viewing currently Active/

Inactive errors and alarms (see Figure 4-3).

Figure 4-3. Loss of Signal (Current Errors/Alarms) Screens

The

and

Down arrows

are used to access the complete display of the

errors/alarms that are currently active. The following are alarms and
errors which can be seen.

Loss of Signal

No pulses received at NI.

AIS Alarm

Unframed All-Ones received at NI.

Since only the user’s copy of performance data is cleared by
the TSU ACE, the data displayed here might be different
from the data being sent to the network as performance
report message (PRM) data.

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Page 3: ...ll products meet Y2K specifications regardless of model or revision Information about ADTRAN s Y2K compliance program is available at the following locations ADTRAN Web Site www adtran com Product Mat...

Page 4: ...rtunity to maintain uninterrupted service 4 If you experience trouble with the TSU ACE please contact ADTRAN at 256 963 8000 for repair warranty information The telephone company may ask you to discon...

Page 5: ...and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio frequencies Operation of this equipment in a resi...

Page 6: ...onnector assembly telephone extension cord The customer should be aware that compliance with the above conditions may not prevent degradation of service in some situations Repairs to certified equipme...

Page 7: ...fications or if it fails while in service For detailed warranty repair and return information see the ADTRAN Equipment Warranty and Repair and Return Policy Procedure Return Material Authorization RM...

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Page 9: ...56 64 Serial Interface 1 6 Software Management 1 6 Front Panel 1 6 T WATCH Pro Management Software Program 1 6 TSU ACE Testing 1 7 Self Test 1 7 Loopback Tests 1 8 Network Loopbacks 1 8 DTE Interface...

Page 10: ...Operation 3 3 To select a menu item 3 3 To select a submenu item 3 4 To Set the Data Field 3 5 To View Display Only Data Fields 3 5 To Exit Any Menu Field Operation or Display 3 6 Menu Structure 3 6 F...

Page 11: ...2 CODE 5 2 YEL ALRM 5 2 XMIT ALRM 5 2 CLOCK SOURCE 5 3 TSU ACE Clock Sources 5 3 BIT STUFFING 5 5 SET LBO 5 5 RX SENSITIVITY 5 5 Port 5 6 RATE 56 64 5 6 CHANNELS 5 6 DTE TX CLK 5 6 START CHAN 5 6 OF C...

Page 12: ...7 4 AT T Inband LLB 7 4 AT T PLB 7 4 TEST PATTERN 7 4 No Pattern 7 4 1 8 ALL DS0s 7 4 511 Active DS0s 7 4 QRSS Active DS0s 7 4 All Zeros 7 4 All Ones 7 4 CLR ERRORS 7 5 INSERT 511 ERRORS 7 5 Run Self...

Page 13: ...nal Current Errors Alarms Screens 4 3 Figure 4 4 Clear History Screen 4 5 Figure 5 1 Configuration Menu 5 1 Figure 5 2 Network Submenu 5 2 Figure 5 3 Network Timed Clock Source 5 4 Figure 5 4 DTE Cloc...

Page 14: ...xiv TSU ACE User Manual 61200295L1 20 List of Figures Figure 8 6 Clear Errors Screen 8 5 Figure A 1 TSU ACE Menu Tree Status and Config A 1 Figure A 2 TSU ACE Menu Tree Util and Test A 2...

Page 15: ...E User Manual xv List of Tables Table 2 1 Network Pin Assignments 2 2 Table 2 2 Primary V 35 Pin Assignment 2 3 Table 5 1 Normal Mode Operation 5 8 Table 6 1 Editing the Time Date 6 2 Table B 1 DTE Da...

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Page 17: ...digital service that is delivered to the user over two pairs of wires from the service provider The signal operates at 1 544 mega bits per second Mbps and is usually extended by repeaters that are in...

Page 18: ...vice DDS lines is ex tended from the IXC POP and the bandwidth is combined at the office on an outbound T1 circuit The user pays for the individual 56K lines and the amount of the interoffice T1 utili...

Page 19: ...ata ports for a total of 24 possible data ports Figure 1 1 TSU ACE Unit Front View The TSU ACE serves as the link between user data sources such as lo cal area network LAN bridges and routers computer...

Page 20: ...re 1 2 TSU ACE Rear Panel Number Identification for TSU ACE Rear Panel No Item Function 1 Network T1 FT1 network interface 2 V 35 Nx56 64 DTE port 3 Power Switch Used to turn power on or off 4 Power C...

Page 21: ...from the network from the Nx56 64 DTE port or internally All ones all zeros 511 1 8 and QRSS test patterns Extensive self test and monitoring provides assurance of proper operation Flexible channel al...

Page 22: ...tures of the Nx56 64 serial interface include Data rates N 56K or N 64K where N 1 to 24 DS0s Inverted data inverted high level data link control HDLC A V 35 interface Standard V 35 connectors Test loo...

Page 23: ...on it must be connected to an ADTRAN T1 CSU DSU with a control chain in port Such products include TSU TSU LT TSU ESP and the TSU XX0 family of T1 multi plexers See Figure 5 6 on page 5 9 TSU ACE Tes...

Page 24: ...inband codes AT T D4 network loop up loop down codes and V 54 loop up loop down codes for the Nx56K 64K serial interface Additionally the loopbacks can be re motely controlled by out of band commands...

Page 25: ...k Tests DTE Interface Loopbacks The Nx56K 64K serial interface offers a DTE loopback See Figure 1 5 DTE Loopback Loops all data from the DTE back towards the DTE This loopback may be initiated by usin...

Page 26: ...511 pattern generator and detector The pattern only appears in the DS0s assigned to the Nx56K 64K port The 511 test pattern can be used in conjunction with network loop backs to perform end to end te...

Page 27: ...ce a bridge or router can be interfaced to the network The bandwidth used is programmable at Nx56 or Nx64 data rates for T1 or FT1 service The bandwidth can be config ured to use contiguous or alterna...

Page 28: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 12 TSU ACE User Manual 61200295L1 20...

Page 29: ...ontact ADTRAN Customer Product Service If possible keep the original shipping container for use in shipping the TSU ACE back for repair or for verification of damage during shipment ITEMS SHIPPED BY A...

Page 30: ...ht position modular jack la beled NETWORK This connector is used for connecting to the network See Table 2 1 for the network connector pin assignments Table 2 1 Network Pin Assignments Power to the TS...

Page 31: ...lear to send CTS to DTE E 107 Data set ready DSR to DTE F 109 Received line signal detector DCD to DTE H Data terminal ready DTR from DTE J Ring indicator RI L Local loopback LL N Remote loopback RL R...

Page 32: ...ts the LCD displays ADTRAN TSU ACE INITIALIZING and the LEDs illuminate sequentially When the self test is completed with no failures detected the LCD mo mentarily displays ALL TESTS PASSED If a failu...

Page 33: ...5L1 20 TSU ACE User Manual 3 1 Chapter 3 Operation OPERATION The TSU ACE can be configured and controlled from either the local front panel or remotely from a PC using the T Watch Management Software...

Page 34: ...test mode 5 TD LED ON when DTE data is being received 6 RD LED ON when DTE data is being received 7 RS LED ON when request to send RTS active from DTE 8 CS LED ON when TSU ACE has clear to send CTS a...

Page 35: ...on identifies an editable data field Display Field A menu field followed by alarm or error information Arrows Menus that display small Up or Down arrows in the lower right corner indicate there are mo...

Page 36: ...To select a submenu item The unit responds by displaying the first two available data field items The cursor is on the number of the first item When there are more than two data field items for the s...

Page 37: ...Action 1 Press Enter while the cursor is located on the submenu item number The cursor moves to the data field to the right of the submenu item name 2 Use the Up and Down arrows to scan the available...

Page 38: ...features The main menu level Figure 3 4 leads to submenus see Figure 3 5 on page 3 7 All menu operations are displayed in the LCD window The complete TSU ACE menu diagram is shown in Appendix A TSU AC...

Page 39: ...s the system to the main menu The opening menu is the access point to all other operations There are four main menu items STATUS CONFIG UTIL and TEST Each main menu item has several functions and subm...

Page 40: ...nce Reports in compliance with ANSI T1 403 and AT T document TR54016 CURR ERR ALM Used to view current errors alarms which are being reported by the TSU ACE ERR ALM HIST Used to view and clear history...

Page 41: ...required when requesting assis tance from ADTRAN Customer and Product Service or when updates are needed REINIT UNIT Used to re initialize the unit This menu item is not used to re store the factory d...

Page 42: ...contains three sub items NETWORK TESTS Used to control the activation of loopbacks and the initiation of data test patterns RUN SELF TEST Used to execute an internal self test PORT TESTS Used for the...

Page 43: ...1 Figure 4 1 Status Menu RESET PERF CNTRS SES ES NI PERF RPTS AV EF LOSS OF SIGNAL CVs AIS ALARM CURR ERR ALM OUT OF FRAME STATUS YELLOW ALARM CLEAR HISTORY RED ALARM LOSS OF SIGNAL CODE VIOLATIONS A...

Page 44: ...d is data accumulated over the last 15 min utes and over the last 24 hours These fields cannot be edited only cleared as previously discussed Only the user copy of performance data is cleared See Figu...

Page 45: ...e Up and Down arrows are used to access the complete display of the errors alarms that are currently active The following are alarms and errors which can be seen Loss of Signal No pulses received at N...

Page 46: ...ern from NI Red Alarm Loss of signal out of frame LOS OOF causing red alarm at NI Code Violations Cyclic redundancy check CRC errors in ESF or bipolar violations BPVs in Superframe Format SF were rece...

Page 47: ...and alarms If an alarm has occurred since the last CLEAR HIS TORY selection the menu is active If the condition has not occurred then the menu is inactive see Figure 4 4 Figure 4 4 Clear History Scre...

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Page 49: ...n figuration including all of the network interface parameters and the allocation of the DS0s and the port parameters See Figure 5 1 Figure 5 1 Configuration Menu FORMAT CODE YEL ALRM XMIT PRM CLOCK S...

Page 50: ...ubmenu items that include setting the format the line build out LBO and the clock source see Figure 5 2 Figure 5 2 Network Submenu The fields and parameters available are FORMAT Sets the frame format...

Page 51: ...nsmission toward the network from the NI Choices NETWORK DTE INTERNAL TSU ACE Clock Sources The TSU ACE is operable from various clock sources which permits it to perform properly in many different ap...

Page 52: ...referred to as looped timed as the transmission clock is derived from the received clock See Figure 5 3 Figure 5 3 Network Timed Clock Source DTE Timing The DTE is the source of timing The TSU ACE us...

Page 53: ...1 when needed to main tain ones at 12 5 percent This option should be disabled if B8ZS is en abled if Nx56 is selected or if alternate channels are being used All of these other options already ensure...

Page 54: ...otified of this choice Choices ALT alternate CONT contiguous DTE TX CLK Controls the clock used by the TSU ACE to accept the transmit TX data from the DTE Most applications will allow for this to be s...

Page 55: ...control the inverting of the DTE data This inversion can be useful when operating with an HDLC protocol Often used as a means to ensure ones 1s density TSU ACEs on both ends must have identical option...

Page 56: ...U A and B This feature is useful when FDL connectivity is not available across the T1 span The 8 kbps channel is only taken out of the first DS0 If two 64K DS0s are mapped the DTE rate would be 120 kb...

Page 57: ...1 20 TSU ACE User Manual 5 9 Figure 5 6 Inband Remote Configuration TSU A must have a control chain in port for this application Products with control chain in ports include the TSU TSU LT TSU ESP and...

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Page 59: ...ate and resetting all pa rameters to factory values or to re initialize the unit This menu is also used to view the unit s software revision and the unit ID setting Figure 6 1 Utility Menu TIME HH MM...

Page 60: ...during power off conditions see Figure 6 2 Figure 6 2 Time Date Screen Table 6 1 Editing the Time Date If you want to Press this key Record the entry and move to the next editing position Enter after...

Page 61: ...ded Reinit Unit REINIT UNIT submenu is used to re initialize the unit This menu item is not used to restore the factory default settings for all parame ters Address ADDRESS is used to access the curre...

Page 62: ...ettings can be viewed but not changed The user selected passcode is set on the Set Passcode screen and is not required to lock the unit When Unlocked is selected the user is required to enter the four...

Page 63: ...itiate different types of tests of the unit and to view test results see Figure 7 1 on page 7 2 Test results are displayed in the LCD window The menu contains three sub items Test execution will disru...

Page 64: ...e selected to determine the type of loop back and the pattern to run Test results are displayed in the LCD window See Figure 7 2 on page 7 3 NO LOOPBACK LOCAL LOOPBK LINE ON NO LOOPBACK PAYLOAD ON V 5...

Page 65: ...ks as the LOCAL but at the far end This uses either the inband loopup code as specified by AT T 62411 for line loopback ATT In Band LLB or the FDL as specified in ANSI T1 403 for payload and line loop...

Page 66: ...e are four patterns available No Pattern The test is terminated by selecting NO PATTERN 1 8 ALL DS0s Generates a 1 in 8 pattern in all DS0s 511 Active DS0s Generates a 511 test pattern and inserts it...

Page 67: ...is updated accordingly See Figure 7 3 Figure 7 3 Clear Errors Screen This menu function is very useful for testing end to end integrity of the network First loop up the far end TSU ACE Then send a 51...

Page 68: ...res are displayed in the LCD window See Figure 7 4 The following tests are performed during self test 1 RAM tests EPROM checksum 2 On board data path sending a known test pattern through an on board l...

Page 69: ...L1 20 TSU ACE User Manual 7 7 Port Tests Port Tests are used to control the activation of a DTE loopback This test loops data received at the V 35 interface back towards the DTE See Figure 7 5 Figure...

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Page 71: ...rn from end to end and checking for errors in the pattern There are two types of tests used to accomplish this Send the pattern from one end and loop back the far end Send the pattern from both ends a...

Page 72: ...ccupied channels 1 Select TEST from the Main Menu see Figure 8 1 Figure 8 1 Main Menu TEST Selected 2 Use the arrows to place the cursor on TEST 3 Press Enter to select Result The first two TEST subme...

Page 73: ...nu item can be selected with the Up and Down arrows The Local Loopback test menu is shown in Figure 8 3 Figure 8 3 Local Loopback Test Menu The menu offers the following options Line On Payload On No...

Page 74: ...een The menu options available for the Test Pattern screen are No Pattern 1 8 all DS0s QRSS Active DS0s 511 Active DS0s All Zeros All Ones 1 Use the arrows to place the cursor on REMOTE LOOPBK 2 Press...

Page 75: ...Enter to activate the selection Results The TSU ACE always checks for 511 and QRSS errors The results of this check are shown under submenu item 4 see Figure 8 6 Figure 8 6 Clear Errors Screen When th...

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Page 77: ...T OF FRAME EF CURR ERR ALM YEL ALARM CLEAR HISTORY CVs RED ALARM LOSS OF SIGNAL STATUS CODE VIOLATIONS AIS ALARM BIPOLAR VIOL OUT OF FRAME FRAME BIT ERRORS YELLOW ALARM PLL ALARM RED ALARM CODE VIOLAT...

Page 78: ...KEYPAD FACT RESTORE Returns all configurations to factory settings NO LOOPBACK MAIN MENU LOCAL LOOPBK LINE ON PAYLOAD ON NO LOOPBACK REMOTE LOOPBK V 24 INBAND PLB NETWORK TESTS ANSI FDL LLB NO PATTERN...

Page 79: ...E 64K N 1 56K 64K N 2 112K 128K N 3 168K 192K N 4 224K 256K N 5 280K 320K N 6 336K 384K N 7 392K 448K N 8 448K 512K N 9 504K 576K N 10 560K 640K N 11 616K 704K N 12 672K 768K N 13 728K 832K N 14 784K...

Page 80: ...Appendix B DTE Data Rate Chart B 2 TSU ACE User Manual 61200295L1 20...

Page 81: ...ALM Current Error Alarm CVs Code Violations dB Decibels DDS Digital Data Service DISA Disable DSR Data Set Ready DS0 Digital Signal level zero DS1 Digital Signal level one DTE Data Terminal Equipment...

Page 82: ...Interface Performance Reports OSC Oscilliator PC Personal Computer PLB Payload Loopback PLL Phase Locked Loop PRM Performance Report Message POP Point of Presence PWR Power RAM Random Access Memory R...

Page 83: ...64 2 2 2 AMP 92 4883 3 1 2 3 arrows 3 3 B B8ZS config menu 5 2 bipolar violations 4 3 bit errors 4 3 BIT STUFFING config menu 5 5 Bridge Application 1 11 C cancel 3 2 channels config menu 5 6 clear to...

Page 84: ...ont panel software manage ment 1 6 I inband config channel 5 8 initialization power up 2 4 INSERT 511 ERRORS test menu 7 5 interfaces Nx56 64 1 6 interfaces TSU ACE 1 5 internal timing 5 3 internal ti...

Page 85: ...oopback 1 8 PC management 1 6 pin assignments network 2 2 Nx56 64K DTE 2 3 PLL alarm 4 3 PORT TESTS 3 10 port tests DTE loopback activa tion 7 7 PORT config menu 3 8 port config menu 5 6 power connect...

Page 86: ...ting operations 8 1 tests examples 8 1 TIME DATE util menu 3 9 time date util menu 6 2 timing DTE 5 3 internal 5 3 network 5 3 timing DTE 5 4 timing internal 5 5 timing network 5 4 TSU ACE overview 1...

Page 87: ...repair is needed Technical Support will coordinate with theCustomer and Product Ser vice CaPS department to issue an RMA number For information re garding equipment currently in house or possible fees...

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