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Using a browser to complete Model 6511RC configuration
Configuring the SDH physical interface type
Do the following to define the physical interface type providing the STM-1 link:
1.
In the
SDH Physical Configuration
section (see
figure 38
), select from the
Physical Interface
drop-down
menu the value that corresponds to the physical cabling attached to your STM-1 interface ports. If you are
using fiber-optic cable connected to the rear-card SC connectors, then select
optical(0).
If you are using
coaxial cables connected to the rear-card BNC connectors, then select
electrical(1)
.
Figure 38. SDH Physical Configuration section
2.
Click the
Submit
button to activate your selection.
Configuring the SDH interface parameters
1.
In the
SDH Interface Configuration
section (see
figure 39
), for
Circuit Identifier
, enter an optional alphanu-
meric name for this STM-1 link.
Figure 39. SDH Interface Configuration section
2.
If section trace is
enabled
in your connected SDH network, go to step 3. Otherwise, because section
trace is
disabled
, for the
Section Trace Monitor
parameter,
select
sectionTraceDisable(0)
from the drop-
down menu, then go to step 7 to define the value of the SDH
Payload Mapping
parameter.
3.
Because section trace is
enabled
in your connected SDH network, for the
Section Trace Monitor
parame-
ter,
select
sectionTraceEnable(1)
from the drop-down menu.
4.
For the
Section Trace
message string
,
enter the alphanumeric string your connected SDH network uses for
the section trace message string in the SDH frame.
Note
The
Section Trace
parameter only applies with 16-byte and 64-byte
section trace messages
.
For 1-byte trace messages, the
J0 byte
parame-
