Nortel Passport 8672ATME, Using Manual

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60 Chapter 4 Managing the Passport 8672ATME Module with Device Manager
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Editing circuit parameters
To view and configure ATM PVC parameters:
1
On the device view, highlight a port.
2
From the Device Manager menu bar, choose Edit > Port.
The Port dialog box opens with the Interface tab displayed (Figure 12) .
3 Click the ATM PVC tab.
The ATM PVC tab opens (Figure 17) .
FramingMode Sets the framing for the port to:
• sonet (Synchronous Optical Network), the standard format used in
North America.
• sdh (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy), the standard format used
worldwide except in North America.
ClockSource Sets the clock source for the port to:
• loopTimed, which means clocking is derived from the SONET line.
• freeRunning, which means clocking is derived from the on-board
clock.
Note: If you have two connected
Passport 8672ATME Module
s, you
must set both to freeRunning or one to freeRunning and one to
loopTimed; do not set both to loopTimed.
LoopBackMode Sets the loopback mode to:
• off
• internal
• external
MacAddress MAC address assigned to a particular interface.
Table 8 ATM tab fields (continued)
Item Description