Purpose
Command or Action
(Optional) Configures maintenance data link (MDL) messages, that communicate
information between the local and remote ports. MDL configuration is valid
only with C-bit framing.
Router(config-controller)#
mdl {string
{eic | fic | generator | lic | pfi | port |
unit
}
string} |
{
transmit {idle-signal |
path | test-signal}}
Step 6
•
mdl string
specifies the type of identification information to be included
in the MDL messages:
◦
eic
string
specifies the Equipment Identification Code, up to 10
characters.
◦
fic
string
specifies the Frame Identification Code, up to 10 characters.
◦
generator
string
specifies the Generator Number for test-signal
messages, up to 38 characters.
◦
lic
string
is the Location Identification Code, up to 11 characters.
◦
pfi
string
specifies the Path Facility Identification Code for path
messages, up to 38 characters.
◦
port
string
is the port number for idle-signal messages, up to 38
characters.
◦
unit
string
specifies the Unit Identification Code, up to 6 characters.
•
mdl transmit
specifies the type of MDL messages to transmit:
◦
idle-signal
—
Enables idle-signal messages.
◦
path
—
Enables path messages.
◦
test-signal
—
Enables test-signal messages.
Returns to the global configuration mode.
Router(config-controller)#
exit
Step 7
Configuring a SPA Port for the T3 Mode
To configure a SPA port for the E3 mode, perform the following steps:
The E3 mode is not supported in Cisco IOS XE Release 3.4.0S. Effective from Cisco IOS XE Release
3.5.0S, support for ATM on the clear-channel E3 mode has been introduced. Mixed configuration of both
the T3 mode and the E3 mode simultaneously is not supported on the SPA-2CHT3-CE-ATM.
Note
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers SIP and SPA Software Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS
XE Everest 16.5
494
OL-14127-17
Configuring the Circuit Emulation over Packet Shared Port Adapter
Configuring a SPA Port for the T3 Mode