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Model 2616RC

T1/E1 TDM Digital Access Concentrator (T-DAC)

Model 3096RC

G.SHDSL TDM Digital Access Concentrator (T-DAC)

Model 3196RC

iDSL TDM T-DAC

Administrator’s Reference Guide

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+1 (301) 975-1000

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Document Number:

11011U3-001 Rev. E

Part Number:

07MD3096RC-ARG

Revised:

April 9, 2009

Summary of Contents for ForeFront 2616RC

Page 1: ...Digital Access Concentrator T DAC Model 3196RC iDSL TDM T DAC Administrator s Reference Guide Sales Office 1 301 975 1000 Technical Support 1 301 975 1007 E mail support patton com WWW www patton com...

Page 2: ...gned or intended for use as critical components in human life support systems equipment used in hazardous environments or nuclear control systems Patton Electronics Company disclaims any express or im...

Page 3: ...em Clocking 75 7 Ethernet 84 8 Frame Relay 91 9 G SHDSL Model 3096RC 101 10 iDSL Model 3196RC 131 11 In band management 149 12 IP IP TCP UDP ICMP 179 13 IP Filtering 207 14 PPP 215 15 RIP Version 2 23...

Page 4: ...t sysUpTime 41 Chassis Address cPCIShelfAddr 41 Slot Address cPCISlotID 41 Current Card State alarmBoxState 42 Total Card Alarms alarmTotal 42 Operator Actions 42 Record Current Configuration storeCon...

Page 5: ...110 0 daxFallbackTypegshDSLH110 64 Fallback Port Number daxFallbackPortgshDSLH11 64 Fallback Port Slots daxFallbackSlotH110 65 Port Fallback Table 65 Fallback Mapping ID 65 Recovery Type daxFallbackRe...

Page 6: ...uttons 83 7 Ethernet 84 Introduction 85 Ethernet Overview window 85 State boxEtherAState 85 PrimaryIpAddress boxEtherAPrimaryIpAddress 86 PrimaryIpMask boxEtherAPrimaryIpMask 86 PrimaryIpFilters boxEt...

Page 7: ...a Frame Relay link 93 T1 E1 port and DS0 selection 93 The Frame Relay main window 94 Link X frDlcmiIfIndex 95 Status X framerelStatus 95 HDLC Statistics on Link 95 Transmit Bits Sec framerelTxOctets 9...

Page 8: ...0 9 G SHDSL Model 3096RC 101 Introduction 103 G SHDSL Port Configuration window 103 G SHDSL port summary status 104 Operator action buttons 105 G SHDSL port status 106 Port gshDSLPortNum 106 Circuit I...

Page 9: ...ation window 132 iDSL Port Summary Status 133 Operator action buttons 134 iDSL port status 134 Port Number idslPortNum 134 Circuit ID idslCircuitID 135 Current State idslCurrentState 135 Clearing an e...

Page 10: ...sMgmtDefaultGateway 162 Example 1 Routed PPP IPCP Chassis Management Channel 164 Define button 164 Example 2 Bridged PPP BCP Chassis Management Channel 165 Defining a G SHDSL Management Channel 167 IP...

Page 11: ...link does not come UP 178 12 IP IP TCP UDP ICMP 179 Introduction 183 IP Overview window 184 Hyperlinks 185 IP Parameters 185 Forwarding 185 Default Time To Live 186 IP Statistics 186 Total Datagrams R...

Page 12: ...Defined Routes 192 Destination ipRouteDest 192 Mask ipRouteMask 192 Gateway genRouteGateway 192 Advanced 192 Destination ipRouteDest 192 Mask ipRouteMask 192 Interface genRouteIfIndex 192 IP Route Det...

Page 13: ...ab 200 Total Received tcpInSegs 200 Total Sent tcpOutSegs 200 Total Retransmitted tcpRetransSegs 200 Total Received in Error tcpInErrs 200 Total Sent w RST Flag tcpOutRsts 200 TCP Details window 200 T...

Page 14: ...utAddrMasksReps 206 13 IP Filtering 207 Introduction 208 IP Filtering Overview window 208 Defined Filters 208 Define a New Filter 208 Defining a new filter 209 Deleting a filter 209 IP Filter Configur...

Page 15: ...mpression pppDefaultIpCompression 223 Modify default packet settings window 223 Authentication Technique pppDefaultAuthenticationTechnique 224 Authentication Side pppDefaultAuthenticationSide 224 Auth...

Page 16: ...tatLocalMRU 228 Remote MRU pppStatRemoteMRU 228 LCP Authentication pppStatLcpAuth 228 Local ACC Map pppStatLocalToPeerACCMap 228 Remote ACC Map pppStatPeerToLocalACCMap 228 Local PPP Protocol Comprsn...

Page 17: ...ses 236 Define a New RIP Address 236 RIP Version 2 Statistics 237 Subnet IP Address rip2IfStatAddress 237 Bad Packets rip2IfStatRcvBadPackets 238 Bad Routes rip2IfStatRcvBadRoutes 238 Sent Updates rip...

Page 18: ...Errors snmpOutGenErrs 243 Get Requests snmpOutGetRequests 244 Get Next Requests snmpOutGetNexts 244 Set Requests snmpOutSetRequests 244 Get Responses snmpOutGetResponses 244 Traps snmpOutTraps 244 17...

Page 19: ...stemID sysObjectID 260 Running Since Last Boot sysUpTime 261 System Manager sysContact 261 Module Name sysName 261 Physical Location sysLocation 261 Background Image boxBackgroundFlag 261 Monitor Priv...

Page 20: ...inutes dsx1IntervalDMs 269 Line Code Violations dsx1IntervalLCVs 269 History of Near End Performance G SHDSL or iDSL Port window 270 Interval gshDSLIntervalNumber 270 Errored Seconds historyESgshDSL 2...

Page 21: ...he Full Status 284 Clear Syslog Message Cache 284 Syslog Messages 284 Time slfTick 284 Message slfMessage 284 20 T1 E1 Link 285 Introduction 288 T1 E1 Link Activity Ports window 290 Link dsx1LineIndex...

Page 22: ...ear End Line Statistics Current 302 Errored Seconds dsx1CurrentESs 302 Severely Errored Seconds dsx1CurrentSESs 302 Severely Errored Frame Seconds dsx1CurrentSEFSs 302 Unavailable Seconds dsx1CurrentU...

Page 23: ...sx1FarEndCurrentPCVs 307 Bursty Errored Seconds dsx1FarEndCurrentBESs 307 Degraded Minutes dsx1FarEndCurrentDMs 307 Far End Line Statistics History 307 Interval dsx1FarEndIntervalNumber 307 Errored Se...

Page 24: ...Guide 21 About 311 Introduction 312 Patton Electronics Company contact information 312 22 License 313 Introduction 314 End User License Agreement 314 1 Definitions 314 2 Title 314 3 Term 314 4 Grant o...

Page 25: ...62 23 DACS Help Information window 67 24 Configure Static Connections section of DS0 Mapping Configuration window 67 25 Configure Static Connections section of DS0 Mapping Configuration window 72 26 S...

Page 26: ...ck 138 73 iDSL Port Details window 140 74 Port links 141 75 Operator action buttons section of the iDSL Port Details window 141 76 iDSL Port Status and Port Statistics sections of the iDSL Port Detail...

Page 27: ...PPP window 220 123 Default packet settings window 221 124 Modify default packet settings window 222 125 PPP Link Window 225 126 Link configuration 231 127 RIP Version 2 Overview window 235 128 RIP Ver...

Page 28: ...Overview window 288 160 T1 E1 Link Activity windows map 289 161 T1 E1 Link Activity Overview window displaying an alarm condition 290 162 T1 E1 Link Activity Ports 1 4 window 290 163 Line Status Alarm...

Page 29: ...29 List of Tables 1 Text conventions 31 2 Mouse conventions 32 3 Fallback port configuration 63 4 Masks 191 5 Physical states 251 6 System status subsystem reference 253...

Page 30: ...This guide contains the following chapters Chapter 1 on page 33 on describes using the Administration Page window Chapter 2 on page 36 describes using the HOME window Chapter 3 on page 44 describes u...

Page 31: ...tions used in this document This section describes the typographical conventions and terms used in this guide General conventions The procedures described in this guide use the text conventions listed...

Page 32: ...Point This word means to move the mouse in such a way that the tip of the pointing arrow on the screen ends up resting at the desired location Click Means to quickly press and release the left or righ...

Page 33: ...33 Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter contents Introduction 34 Logging into the HTTP HTML Web Management windows 34 HTTP HTML and SNMP Object Format 35 Saving HTTP HTML Object Changes 35...

Page 34: ...came with your T DAC Logging into the HTTP HTML Web Management windows To log into the HTTP HTML Web Management windows you must enter the 4 octet Internet Protocol IP address for example http your s...

Page 35: ...riables will resemble figure 2 Figure 2 HTTP HTML and SNMP object format Saving HTTP HTML Object Changes Sometimes you will need to save changes that you have made in the HTTP HTML windows Do the foll...

Page 36: ...t 41 CPU Idle boxIdleTime 41 Running Since Last Boot sysUpTime 41 Chassis Address cPCIShelfAddr 41 Slot Address cPCISlotID 41 Current Card State alarmBoxState 42 Total Card Alarms alarmTotal 42 Operat...

Page 37: ...Introduction The T DAC Web Management HOME window for the Model 2616RC see figure 3 Model 3096RC see figure 4 on page 38 or Model 3196RC see figure 5 on page 38 is the first management window that yo...

Page 38: ...Introduction 38 Models 2616RC 3096RC 3196RC Admin Reference Guide 2 Home Figure 4 HOME window for Model 3096RC Figure 5 HOME window for Model 3196RC...

Page 39: ...tion Initiate the following Operator Actions Save any changes you have made to the T DAC s system configuration Perform a hard reset cold restart of the system without power cycling the T DAC Reset al...

Page 40: ...n box The product information box see figure 7 displays the following Product name DSL Cross Connect Software release identifier The current software version running on the T DAC The identifier is in...

Page 41: ...owing sections Figure 8 STATUS menu Model 3096RC version shown Number of T1 E1 Ports boxEgressCount Defines the number of T1 E1 WAN egress ports 4 8 or 16 on the rear blade CPU Idle boxIdleTime Indica...

Page 42: ...ges in the T DAC are made by clicking a button labelled Submit Query on any of the sub system window When you click Submit Query the T DAC stores the parameter values in volatile DRAM dynamic RAM only...

Page 43: ...the Hard Reset button Set Factory Default Configuration will delete the T DAC s Ethernet IP address reset the password to the default administra tive passwords see section Logging into the HTTP HTML...

Page 44: ...44 Chapter 3 Import Export Chapter contents Introduction 45 Export current Flash configuration 45 Import Flash configuration from file 47...

Page 45: ...ion Menu to display the Import Export main window see figure 10 Figure 10 Import Export main window Model 3096RC version shown Export current Flash configuration Note The exported configuration file i...

Page 46: ...hown in figure 11 Figure 11 Typical T DAC flash memory configuration data To save the displayed data as a text file select the Save option on your browser see figure 12 For example under Netscape sele...

Page 47: ...ick on the Browse button to select the desired file then click on the Submit Query button see figure 10 on page 45 Upon successfully importing the file the T DAC will display Configuration Load Comple...

Page 48: ...rview window 49 Alarms management windows 52 Alarm System Configuration window 52 Alarm Syslog Priority syslogAlarmPriority 53 Board Temperature Threshold boxAlarmTemperature 53 Alarm Trap Manager 1 t...

Page 49: ...d via SNMP traps or Syslog messages that the T DAC can send to an external alarms management host By default all T DAC alarms are set to display as major orange events but you can use the Alarm System...

Page 50: ...and severity of an alarm Off No alarm is active Solid Minor alarm Flashing Major alarm Note The T DAC s factory default configuration is to consider all alarms to be major orange ones so unless you cu...

Page 51: ...arms are active When active minor alarm notifications also appear as yellow highlighting on the HOME window see figure 4 on page 38 and as a yellow triangle see figure 137 on page 252 on the System St...

Page 52: ...ity links to the Alarm Severity Configuration window see figure 18 on page 54 where you can configure the severity importance of each alarm For each alarm you can defined the value of Alarm Sever ity...

Page 53: ...mons The Alarm Syslog Priority parameter defines what priority level an event must be at before the T DAC sends a message to the Syslog daemon The levels are priorityDisable 1000 prioritySystem 80 pri...

Page 54: ...ion window Note The T DAC s factory default configuration is to consider all alarms to be major orange ones unless you customize the alarm s severity levels The alarms can be independently configured...

Page 55: ...indicate that an event has occurred they do not generate alarm indications anywhere else ignore 0 The T DAC will not generate an alarm To configure the severity for a selected alarm click on the drop...

Page 56: ...lbackTypegshDSLH110 64 Fallback Port Number daxFallbackPortgshDSLH11 64 Fallback Port Slots daxFallbackSlotH110 65 Port Fallback Table 65 Fallback Mapping ID 65 Recovery Type daxFallbackRecovery 65 DS...

Page 57: ...Reference Guide 5 DS0 Mapping ID daxConnectionID 72 Fallback 72 Type A 73 Port A 73 Slots A 73 Type B 73 Port B 73 Slots B 73 DS0 Connection ID DAX Connection ID window 73 Viewing the DS0 Connection I...

Page 58: ...products are as follows 3096RC G SHDSL ports 16 T1 E1 ports up to 16 and H 110 ports 32 3196RC iDSL ports 16 T1 E1 ports up to 16 and H 110 ports 32 2616RC T1 E1 ports 16 H 110 ports 32 Because of th...

Page 59: ...ion link see figure 19 on page 58 opens the DS0 Fallback Configu ration window see figure 21 on page 61 where you can define mappings between primary and fallback chan nels and view the T DAC s table...

Page 60: ...stem design the allocation of 2048 DS0s is rarely limiting If one or more Chassis Management Channels have been configured the T DAC s DS0 mapping subsystem of 4096 simplex DS0s is split into two pool...

Page 61: ...g the T DAC will monitor the primary channel for failure and should the primary channel fail the fallback channel will switch in take over the traffic for the primary channel Once it has switched in t...

Page 62: ...th the total number of ports of that type e g 16 for G SHDSL As an example to define a primary channel using the T DAC third WAN port you would select Port 3 as the value for Watch Port Number Watch P...

Page 63: ...aces after the commas Although the first string above is valid syntax the second string is easier to read and more clearly shows what is going on In case of failure switch to the following port The In...

Page 64: ...channel using the T DAC third H 110 port you would select Port 3 3 as the value for Fallback Port Number Fallback Port Slots daxFallbackSlot The Fallback Port Slots parameters define which time slots...

Page 65: ...fallback mapping recovers returns to normal operation once the fallback channel has switched in There are two options for the value of Recovery Type userForceRecovery 0 Default When the primary chann...

Page 66: ...hod you prefer use the Display Option drop down box see figure 21 on page 61 to select one of the following parameter values displayLongForm 0 Factory Default Most people consider Long Form the easier...

Page 67: ...t limited to an NTU a G SHDSL CPE or another blade installed in the same CPCI chassis as the T DAC Figure 24 Configure Static Connections section of DS0 Mapping Configuration window The drop down menu...

Page 68: ...rameters in both rows Each connection to the H 110 bus consists of a pair of logical ports The T DAC transmits data to the H 110 bus using one logical port and receives data from the H 110 bus on a di...

Page 69: ...me slots for each side of the con nection In other words the number of time slots defined for Slots A must be the same as the number of time slots defined for Slots B To configure the time slots param...

Page 70: ...eviceB PortB SlotsB DeviceA and DeviceB define the type of interface the T DAC will use for each channel of the connection The following options are available 1 t1 e1 2 gshDSL or iDSL ports 3 toH110 4...

Page 71: ...meslots For example the string 1 31 repre sents all timeslots between 1 and 31 inclusive that is time slot 1 time slot 31 and all time slots in between Slot Numbering Examples For example to define a...

Page 72: ...ConnectionID The connection ID is a number a positive non zero integer that uniquely identifies each DS0 mapping Con nection IDs start with the number one 1 and are incremented sequentially As DS0 map...

Page 73: ...for the B channel of this connection Port B Displays the ports the T DAC uses for channel B Slots B Displays which 64 kbps time slots also referred to as the DS0 data communications channels are used...

Page 74: ...delete 1 is selected 2 Click the submit Query button to delete the connection DS0 mapping When you delete a DS0 mapping connection the T DAC also deletes any and all fallback mappings defined for the...

Page 75: ...Clock Reference sysGSClockMode 78 Main Reference sysgshDSLClockMainRef and Fallback Reference sysgshDSLClockFallbackRef 79 Clocking Status sysdaxClockFailure 81 Fallback Indication daxFallbackInd 81 C...

Page 76: ...clocking Secondary for each chassis or chassis segment in the Model 6676 You must define all remaining cards in the chassis to be clocking slaves During normal operation the Master provides the synch...

Page 77: ...s System Clocking Configuration table Displays the configurable system clocking parameters and non configurable display only parameters see section System Clocking Configuration table on page 77 Clock...

Page 78: ...obtain the main reference clock and provide it to other equipment in the chassis only if the device designated to provide the master clock reference fails For reliability we recommend having a sec on...

Page 79: ...lect any one of the T DAC s WAN ports the T DAC internal clock pulse oscillator or building integrated system timing BITS Both parameters will be defined from the same set of possible values For the f...

Page 80: ...port label see chapter 20 T1 E1 Link on page 285 for more information on T1 E1 port status and configura tion To define the Main Reference and the Fallback Reference select one of the following values...

Page 81: ...Master has failed secondary system clock fail 8 The clock signal provided by the blade in the cPCI chassis with its clock ing mode defined as Secondary has failed Fallback Indication daxFallbackInd Th...

Page 82: ...r selection into volatile DRAM Enable Disable Clock Auto Recover System This parameter defines the T DAC s clocking auto recover mechanism as enabled or disabled The clock auto recover feature when en...

Page 83: ...ctive functions are described below Clear Errors Clicking the Clear Errors button see figure 26 on page 77 clears the T DAC s error condi tion for all clock signals For all clock signals the T DAC wil...

Page 84: ...t Errors dot3StatsSQETestErrors 87 Deferred Transmissions dot3StatsDeferredTransmissions 87 Late Collisions dot3StatsLateCollisions 87 Excessive Collisions dot3StatsExcessiveCollisions 87 Other Errors...

Page 85: ...t interface For more information about the Ethernet Statistics page refer to Ether net Statistics window on page 87 Modify Parameters Clicking on the Modify Parameters link takes you to the page where...

Page 86: ...thernet IP address Note This address is not propagated via RIP SecondaryIpMask boxEtherASecondaryIpMask The secondary IP Ethernet IP subnet mask SecondaryIpFilters boxEtherASecondaryIpFilters Filters...

Page 87: ...ccessfully transmitted frames in which there was exactly one collision Multiple Collision Frames dot3StatsMultipleCollisionFrames The number of successfully transmitted frames in which there was more...

Page 88: ...an internal MAC sublayer receive error Chip Set ID dot3StatsEtherChipSet Ethernet like interfaces are typically built out of several different chips This value identifies the chip set that gathers th...

Page 89: ...maryIpAddress The primary Ethernet IP address PrimaryIpMask boxEtherAPrimaryIpMask The primary Ethernet IP subnet mask PrimaryIpFilters boxEtherAPrimaryIpFilters Filters packets based on the filters a...

Page 90: ...g see chapter 13 IP Filtering on page 207 for details Use a comma to separate multiple filters Technique boxEtherATechnique Turns Ethernet port off and on The remote access server must be reset for th...

Page 91: ...rrruns framerelTxUnderrun 96 LINK Resets framerelResets 96 Produce Status Change Trap frTrapState 96 DLMI window 96 Signalling frDlcmiState 97 Data Link Protocol frDlcmiAddress 97 DLCI Length frDlcmiA...

Page 92: ...92 Models 2616RC 3096RC 3196RC Admin Reference Guide 8 Frame Relay Throughput bits frCircuitThroughput 100 IP Address FrameIPAddr 100 Congestion frameEnableCongestion 100...

Page 93: ...the DLCI Assigning next hop routes to the new DLCI T1 E1 port and DS0 selection The first stage in setting up a Frame Relay WAN link is configuring one or more DS0s on any T1 or E1 line for Frame Rela...

Page 94: ...ndow displays diagnostic information about the Frame Relay link and lists complete statistics configuration information for each WAN link that has been selected for in band management over Frame Relay...

Page 95: ...nd the Frame Relay switch Within each link DLMI there can be multiple Permanent Virtual Circuits PVC Each of these PVCs are point to point links to remote locations and define the data path between th...

Page 96: ...ets received that had bad CRC values Invalid Frames framerelRxInvalidFrame The number of packets received that had invalid frames Tx Underrruns framerelTxUnderrun The number of times the transmit buff...

Page 97: ...2 link protocol for Frame Relay is LAPF otherwise referred to as Q 922 The factory default of q922 4 will be the most common DLCI Length frDlcmiAddressLen The DLCI identifies the virtual connection on...

Page 98: ...cmiInterface LMI is used in the generic sense as an in band signaling system The signaling is slightly different depending on which end of the Frame Relay Interface it is or in other words its orienta...

Page 99: ...figured your link In this case all you will need to enter is the IP address of the router at the far end of the link Interface FrameIPInterfaceNum The interface number assigned to a DLCI This is a var...

Page 100: ...e excess data rate for the link in bits per second Throughput bits frCircuitThroughput This specifies the throughput for the link in bits per second IP Address FrameIPAddr As all of the interfaces on...

Page 101: ...ing your work 112 G SHDSL Port Details window 113 Operator action buttons 114 G SHDSL port status and statistics tables 116 General Info table 116 Activation State Info table 117 Fifo Info table 118 D...

Page 102: ...102 Models 2616RC 3096RC 3196RC Admin Reference Guide 9 G SHDSL Model 3096RC Refresh Current Page button 129 Calculate Best Line Rate button 130 Cancel button 130...

Page 103: ...3086 or 3201 To display the G SHDSL Port Configuration window see figure 39 on the Configuration Menu pane click the G SHDSL link Figure 39 G SHDSL Port Configuration window G SHDSL Port Configuratio...

Page 104: ...The G SHDSL port summary status section of the G SHDSL Port Configuration window see figure 41 dis plays the following parameters Number of gshDSL Ports Available numgshDSLPorts Total number of G SHDS...

Page 105: ...t s digital signal processor DSP chip Figure 42 G SHDSL Port Configuration window operator action buttons Operator action buttons The operator action buttons see figure 42 do the following Activate Al...

Page 106: ...t link opens the G SHDSL Port Details window where you can view detailed port status and statis tics and define additional configurable G SHDSL port parameters The G SHDSL Port Details window is descr...

Page 107: ...ing 3 before changing to idle 0 downloading 4 The port s digital signal processor DSP chip is currently loading it s operating software from NVRAM into the chip s memory error 5 The T DAC has detected...

Page 108: ...g 2 state and the 4 minute link establishment timer has not expired The port is in deactivating 3 state The port is in downloading 4 state Orange The port is in training 2 state and could not establis...

Page 109: ...d the data to G SHDSL port 1 as normal But instead of transmitting the data on G SHDSL port 1 the T DAC will loop the data back to T1 E1 port 1 for transmission on the T1 E1 link remSerLoop 8 For a Pa...

Page 110: ...remote CPE is a Patton Model 3086 remEth Loop 8 has no effect on the remote CPE s serial port remEth Loop 8 will NOT cause any data transmitted to the serial port of a remote CPE to be looped back li...

Page 111: ...ern the T DAC will generate and transmit The T DAC s will transmit the selected test pattern to the destination port defined by the value of Test Mode see section Test Mode sDSLTMSelection on page 108...

Page 112: ...of the two Submit buttons to save your settings into volatile DRAM Clicking either of the submit query buttons will save the configurable parameter values displayed for all 16 G SHDSL ports Once you c...

Page 113: ...arameters that define data rate and annex type for the link The window also provides the capability to define certain configurable parameters for the G SHDSL port of a remotely con nected Patton CPE d...

Page 114: ...as show in figure 52 Figure 52 G SHDSL Web Management windows map The following sections describe the contents of the G SHDSL Port Details window Figure 53 Operator action buttons section of the G SH...

Page 115: ...t point forward Each time you click the Clear Errors button the T DAC will clear all errors for this port resetting the counters to zero Clicking on the Clear Errors button resets the following counte...

Page 116: ...page 119 The following sections describe the contents of each table General Info table The General Info table displays the current values of the following G SHDSL port parameters Link gshDSLLinkUp In...

Page 117: ...t parameters are shown in display only format ASM State gshDSLAtivationState Indicates the current state of the Activation State Manager ASM One of the following values will be displayed asm Idle 0 as...

Page 118: ...the since the counter was last reset Note A burst of errors typically occurs during port activation Five seconds after the port enters dataMode 1 the T DAC will reset the statistical error counters to...

Page 119: ...tate changed to yes 1 this port This value is reset when the T DAC powers down When the T DAC first powers up the value of down loaded is no 0 Link Up Time d h m s gshDSLAvailableDay gshDSLAvailableHo...

Page 120: ...PE Configuration Displays certain G SHDSL port configuration parameters for the G SHDSL CPE device remotely connected to the specified G SHDSL port on the T DAC see CPE Configuration table on page 123...

Page 121: ...cking on the Change Config button refreshes the display When you click the Change Config the T DAC retrieves parameter values currently stored in DRAM and displays them on the page Any configurable pa...

Page 122: ...then con figure the lower payload rate using EOC a process which may take up to 2 minutes The CPE will then retrain It will properly pass data only after the link comes up the second time of I Bits g...

Page 123: ...PE every three minutes and update this table The table comprises two columns The column labeled CPE Options shows the parameter names The column labeled CPE Configuration shows the corresponding curre...

Page 124: ...er might identify each of the T DAC s G SHDSL circuits using a subscriber ID for example billybob rednet net for the subscriber to which the circuit connects Other examples might be to use a combinati...

Page 125: ...ht most Test Mode tog gle switch on the 3086 front panel One of the following values will be displayed Idle No test pattern is in use ser511 1 511 test pattern ser511E 2 511E test pattern Local Loop S...

Page 126: ...w parameter values immediately Note To save your changes permanently i e through a power cycle you must visit the T DAC HOME page and click the Save Current Con figuration button When you click the Sa...

Page 127: ...g the last 24 hours for the single G SHDSL port indicated at the top of the window G SHDSL Port 1 in figure 61 Figure 62 Links to and from the G SHDSL Port History of Near End Performance window You c...

Page 128: ...window see section G SHDSL Port Details window on page 113 Error Statistics table The G SHDSL Port History of Near End Performance window displays G SHDSL Port error statistics in a table of 96 rows E...

Page 129: ...ES or SES during the UAS count Figure 64 G SHDSL Line Provision window G SHDSL Line Provision window The G SHDSL Line Provision window provides an automated tool for calculating the optimum payload r...

Page 130: ...DAC will compute the best line rate for the link given current conditions During the procedure the button will disappear and the page will transition through the following displays WORKING idle 0 WORK...

Page 131: ...136 Test Mode idslTMSelection 136 Test Pattern idslPattSelect 138 CPE Device idslRemoteModelCode 139 CPE Circuit ID 139 Saving Your Work 139 iDSL Port Details window 140 Operator action buttons 141 i...

Page 132: ...el 1082 or 1092A To display the iDSL Port Configuration window see figure 65 on the Configuration Menu pane click the iDSL link Figure 65 iDSL Port Configuration window iDSL Port Configuration window...

Page 133: ...Available and Number of iDSL Failed will be 16 The T DAC deter mines this parameter value during power up when the iDSL modems are tested for availability or failure Number of iDSL Ports Activated nu...

Page 134: ...t Page button the T DAC retrieves parameter values currently stored in DRAM and displays them on the page Any values entered or selected since you last clicked Submit will be overwritten with values r...

Page 135: ...tes the current real time operating state of the port Possible values are deactivate 0 Indicates that the port is not currently connected to a remote CPE modem initializing 1 Indicates the port is bei...

Page 136: ...nd the link establishment timer has not expired Orange The port was in initializing 1 state and could not establish the iDSL link therefore it moves to lineDown 7 state Red The port is currently in ha...

Page 137: ...ad of transmitting the data on iDSL port 1 the T DAC will loop the data back to T1 E1 port 1 for transmission on the T1 E1 link remoteLoop 2 For a Patton CPE iDSL modem that provides a serial port suc...

Page 138: ...ink is established the iDSL Port Status table will display a dash in the Test Pattern column using display only format Once the iDSL link is established and the port state changes to datamode 1 the Te...

Page 139: ...defined your desired values for the configurable parameters shown in the iDSL Port Status table you must click one of the two Submit Query buttons to save your settings into volatile DRAM Click ing e...

Page 140: ...ble parameters that define the data rate for the link The window also provides the capability to define certain configurable parameters for the iDSL port of a remotely connected Patton CPE device Figu...

Page 141: ...es for configurable parameters use this button to update the display You can watch any changes take The port error counts accumulate from that point forward Each time you click the Clear Errors button...

Page 142: ...tatus and statistics tables The iDSL Port Details page displays port status and statistics information organized as follows see figure 76 iDSL Port Status table see section iDSL Port Status table on p...

Page 143: ...e 145 for more information iDSL Port Statistics table The iDSL Port Statistics table displays the current values of the following iDSL port statistics variables Link Up Time idslUpTimer Total Length o...

Page 144: ...ote CPEs Figure 77 CPE Information window CPE information The CPE information window see figure 77 displays the following information for the remote device con nected to this iDSL port Model code Soft...

Page 145: ...sabled enabled 1 CPE front panel switches enabled DTE Test Mode CPE test mode can be enabled or disabled disabled 0 CPE cannot initiate or respond to test patterns enabled 1 CPE can initiate or respon...

Page 146: ...End Performance window You can reach the iDSL Port History of Near End Performance in the following ways To display the iDSL Port History of Near End Performance page on the iDSL Port Details page cl...

Page 147: ...ith the most recent 15 minute interval at the top of the page and moving chronologically backward as you scroll down the page The first row row 1 shows the most recent 15 minute interval Interval numb...

Page 148: ...When the port state changes to down the 3196RC will begin counting UAS The 3196RC will not incre ment ES or SES during the UAS count iDSL Alarm Thresholds Per 15 Minute Interval The iDSL threshold pe...

Page 149: ...d PPP IPCP Chassis Management Channel 164 Define button 164 Example 2 Bridged PPP BCP Chassis Management Channel 165 Defining a G SHDSL Management Channel 167 IP Addresses IPCP BCP 167 Configure the M...

Page 150: ...177 Transmit Frames sysMgmtTxMessageEnds 177 Receive Octets sysMgmtRxOctets 177 Receive Frames sysMgmtRxMessageEnds 178 Receive Frames Too Long sysMgmtRxPacketTooLong 178 Receive Bad CRCs sysMgmtRxBa...

Page 151: ...PPP IPCP in band channel Introduction The Models 3096RC G SHDSL 3196RC iDSL and 2616RC T1 E1 T DACs offer in band management over Frame Relay or PPP point to point protocol Management channels may be...

Page 152: ...ses that enable you to access all the cards in a ForeFront chassis Chassis Management Channels are not needed for configurations when a Matrix Switch is installed In band management is useful in confi...

Page 153: ...Band Management Channels highlighted in red in figure 83 displays all currently defined in band management channels Define a T1 E1 Management Channel highlighted in blue in figure 83 is where a Frame...

Page 154: ...arameters are required to initially configure a T1 E1 management channel Port This parameter refers to the T1 E1 ports on this card Select the T1 E1 link desired for the in band management channel To...

Page 155: ...e 300 in Chapter 20 T1 E1 Link The WAN Circuit CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT window shows the configuration clear Frame Relay or PPP for each channel 1 30 In Figure 85 Channels 1 16 correspond to slots 1 15 and...

Page 156: ...Function frameRelay 3 Timeslots 1 4 2 Click the Define button Note Since you are configuring the T1 E1 port for Frame Relay the timeslot will automatically be set to Frame Relay even if the timeslots...

Page 157: ...me Relay link refer to chapter 8 Frame Relay on page 91 Deleting the T1 E1 management channel 1 If you need to change the parameters for the T1 E1 management channel you must first delete it and cre a...

Page 158: ...he PPP link does not appear remember that the T1 E1 port must be activated before creating the in band management channel Figure 91 Defined In Band Management Channels section Note Since you are confi...

Page 159: ...l you must first delete it and cre ate a new one by clicking on T1 E1 in the Interface Type column The WAN Circuit CONFIGURATION LINK 2 page displays 2 Click on the Channel Assignment hyperlink change...

Page 160: ...in the UP state It may or may not have established the NCP NCP must be estab lished for data transfer over a PPP link Note There is no authentication in the in band management channels To change any o...

Page 161: ...s with IP addresses in the same subnet as the cards in the ForeFront chassis For ppp bcp 2 links the IP address is the local IP address that is the IP address on this end of the PPP link Figure 93 Def...

Page 162: ...ct unique port and slot combina tions Consider Port and TimeSlot as an ordered pair Port TimeSlot Each ordered pair Port TimeSlot can be used only once in each card Secondly the Tx Port TimeSlot on th...

Page 163: ...s should be in a star topology Note Patton recommends implementing a star topology for a local in band management network within a ForeFront chassis Although you could implement the chassis management...

Page 164: ...ay Do check the Default Gateway box see figure 94 The Node T DAC in slot 5 similarly connects to the Root T DAC in slot 5 via a Chassis Management Chan nel Checking the Default Gateway box in the slot...

Page 165: ...pe then click on the hyperlink in the Statistics column Example 2 Bridged PPP BCP Chassis Management Channel This example is to make a bridged PPP chassis management channel between two Patton T DACs...

Page 166: ...k on the 3096RC which is named to2616RC Note that the IP address is the same as the IP address of the 3096RC Also the Tx port is the same as the RX port which we configured above Similarly with the Rx...

Page 167: ...the serial port of the 3086 which may carry normal data traffic The Ethernet port will carry man agement traffic only The CPE must operate over HDLC with the WAN service configured for either a routed...

Page 168: ...ving this con figuration you will see the Circuit ID name appear in the Name field of the G SHDSL in band management link IP Address The IP address depends if the application management link is routed...

Page 169: ...92 168 200 17 IP Mask 255 255 255 248 To configure the 3096RC click on the In Band Mgmt Modify Management Channels links You can now configure the G SHDSL in band management channel 1 Click on the G S...

Page 170: ...nt channel and a summary of the various parameters For complete configuration of the Model 3086 refer to the Model 3086 Getting Started Guide available on the Patton website Some of the configurable p...

Page 171: ...ame This is the name assigned to the G SHDSL link in the Circuit ID field IP Address This is the IP address assigned while configuring the G SHDSL in band management channel Review the previous discus...

Page 172: ...ration page in the PPP subsystem Bad CRCs The number of received PPP HDLC frames with bad CRCs Invalid Frames The number of received frames with invalid frames No Buffers Available The number of frame...

Page 173: ...l port of the 3086 we do not map timeslots of G SHDSL port 3 to anything The remaining step is to configure the 3086 CPE Configure Model 3086 for an in band management channel This section will descri...

Page 174: ...ame This is the name assigned to the G SHDSL link in the Circuit ID field IP Address This is the IP address assigned while configuring the G SHDSL in band management channel Review the previous discus...

Page 175: ...r of octets received as data from the remote CPE This includes frames transmitted in the negotiation phases Frames The number of PPP HDLC frames received from the remote CPE This includes frames trans...

Page 176: ...MgmtConnectionID Identifies each H 110 in band management channel by means of an index number When you define a new management channel the T DAC automatically assigns this value to the new channel Ind...

Page 177: ...receive timeslot parameter at the remote T DAC Valid parameter values are positive integers ranging from 1 128 Rx Port sysMgmtPortRx Defines the port number on which the local T DAC will receive in b...

Page 178: ...from bit transmission errors on the link Receive No Buffers Available sysMgmtRxNoBufferAvailable Indicates the number of times the HDLC link ran out of receive buffers since the PPP link was last rebo...

Page 179: ...eassembly Timeout 187 of Reassembled Fragments 187 Successfully Reassembled 187 Reassembly Failures 187 Fragmented OK 187 Fragmented Failed 187 Fragments Created 187 Valid but Discarded 188 IP Configu...

Page 180: ...teProto 193 Seconds Since Updated genRouteAge 194 Tag genRouteTag 194 Gateway genRouteGateway 194 Cost genRouteCost 194 State genRouteState 194 IP Routing Table window 194 Destination ipRouteDest 195...

Page 181: ...atagrams 202 Datagrams Received With No Ports udpNoPorts 202 Datagrams Received with No Delivery udpInErrors 202 Datagrams Sent udpOutDatagrams 202 UDP Listener Table udpTable 202 Local Address udpLoc...

Page 182: ...182 Models 2616RC 3096RC 3196RC Admin Reference Guide 12 IP IP TCP UDP ICMP Address Mask Requests icmpInAddrMasks icmpOutAddrMasks 206 Address Mask Replys icmpInAddrMasksReps icmpOutAddrMasksReps 206...

Page 183: ...the T DAC Managing the IP subsystem involves monitoring IP statistics and parameters and defining IP addressing and routing parameters Note All items described in this chapter are defined in RFC 1213...

Page 184: ...ndow and related windows The IP Overview window displays certain IP statistics as well as the status of the IP forwarding mechanism forwarding or not forwarding The following sections describe the con...

Page 185: ...ined IP routes table that the T DAC uses to routing IP datagrams For each route the table shows the IP address subnet mask next hop router and interface You can use this window to add IP routes to the...

Page 186: ...s which are not IP Gateways and therefore do not forward datagrams this counter includes datagrams discarded because the destination address was not a local address Forwarded Datagrams The number of i...

Page 187: ...gateways are down Reassembly Timeout The maximum number of seconds which received fragments are held while they are awaiting reassembly at the T DAC of Reassembled Fragments The number of IP fragment...

Page 188: ...cting as an IP gateway that will forward datagrams received by but not addressed to the T DAC IP gateways forward datagrams IP hosts do not except those source routed via the host Note For some manage...

Page 189: ...Details window The IP Address Details window see figure 106 displays the contents of the T DAC s IP address table for each network interface defined on the blade To display the IP Address Details wind...

Page 190: ...lays the IP forwarding parameters that the T DAC s operating system uses to make IP forwarding decisions see IP Routing Table window on page 194 Defined Routes The following sections describe the defi...

Page 191: ...tion to learned routes can be calculated Interface genRouteIfIndex The index value that identifies the local interface through which the next hop of this route should be reached The interface identifi...

Page 192: ...itrary subnet masks an agent constructs the value of the ipRouteMask by determining whether the value of the correspondent ipRouteDest field belongs to a Class A B or C network and then using the appr...

Page 193: ...e Mask genRouteMask Indicates the mask to be logical ANDed with the destination address before being compared to the value in the ipRouteDest field For those systems that do not support arbitrary subn...

Page 194: ...f 16 is considered to be infinite A cost can be given to user entered routes so their preference in rela tion to learned routes can be calculated Type the cost value then click the Modify button next...

Page 195: ...which the next hop of this route should be reached The interface identified by a particular value of this index is the same interface as identified by the same value of ifIndex Type ipRouteType One o...

Page 196: ...view window The IP Address Translation Overview window see figure 110 displays the contents of the T DAC s logical to physical address translation table The T DAC uses the table to resolve the corresp...

Page 197: ...with said entry It is an implementation specific matter as to whether the agent removes an invalidated entry from the table Accordingly management stations must be prepared to receive tabular informa...

Page 198: ...eters and statistics Note You can download detailed information about the SNMP MIB vari ables for the TCP subsystem from RFC1213 Management Informa tion Base for Network Management of TCP IP based int...

Page 199: ...ion timeout measured in milli seconds More refined semantics for objects of this type depend upon the algorithm used to determine the retransmission timeout In particular when the timeout algorithm is...

Page 200: ...umber of TCP segments transmitted containing one or more previously transmitted octets Total Received in Error tcpInErrs The total number of segments received in error e g bad TCP checksums Total Sent...

Page 201: ...the managed node to the other TCP endpoint note however that RST segments are not sent reliably closed 1 listen 2 synSent 3 synReceived 4 established 5 finWait1 6 finWait2 7 closeWait 8 lastAck 9 clo...

Page 202: ...er of received UDP datagrams for which there was no application at the destination port Datagrams Received with No Delivery udpInErrors The number of received UDP datagrams that could not be delivered...

Page 203: ...15 ICMP Overview window To display the ICMP Overview window on the T DAC configuration menu pane click the ICMP hyperlink The ICMP Overview window provides the means for you to manage the T DAC s ICMP...

Page 204: ...cmpInMsgs The total number of ICMP messages which the T DAC has received Note This counter includes all those counted by icmpInErrors see w Errors icmpInErrors icmpOutErrors Total ICMP Datagrams Sent...

Page 205: ...f it cannot allo cate the resources such as buffer space to process the packet If a gateway discards the packet it will send an ICMP source quench message back to the sending device A host may send th...

Page 206: ...ally this number will be zero Address Mask Requests icmpInAddrMasks icmpOutAddrMasks The number of ICMP address mask request messages received sent This message is generally used for diskless workstat...

Page 207: ...on filterIpSourceAddressCmp 210 Address filterIpSourceIp 211 Mask filterIpSourceMask 211 Destination IP 211 Comparison filterIpDestinationAddressCmp 211 Address filterIpDestinationIp 211 Mask filterIp...

Page 208: ...veral users The T DAC enables 20 separate filters to be defined of which up to 10 can be used on a single user connec tion A single filter can be assigned to a user via the Static Users Authentication...

Page 209: ...e IP Filter Configuration window see section IP Filter Configuration window Figure 117 ID Name hyperlink Deleting a filter To delete a filter enter just the ID number of the filter that you want to de...

Page 210: ...remaining to check Note If there are any applied PASS filters then at least one of them must match or the packet will be dropped block 1 If a filter has block set and the filter matches the block the...

Page 211: ...ombination supplied Address filterIpDestinationIp The IP address the filter will apply to the destination IP address to make the comparison Mask filterIpDestinationMask The subnet mask the filter will...

Page 212: ...Some examples of protocol numbers are 1 for ICMP 6 for TCP and 17 for UDP A list of protocol numbers can be found in RFC 1340 A setting of 0 disables process ing based on protocol number TCP Establis...

Page 213: ...ource IP and mask not set Destination IP 192 10 10 2 mask 255 255 255 255 Source Port no compare Destination Port equal 80 Protocol not set TCP Established anyPackets Default for dial in apply to Dial...

Page 214: ...e dial in users connectivity to the network the following filter would be created ID 4 Name PING Direction both Action pass Source IP and mask not set Destination IP and mask not set Source Port no co...

Page 215: ...3 Link Compression pppDefaultLinkCompression 223 Allow Magic Number Negotiation pppDefaultMagicNumber 223 Compression pppDefaultIpCompression 223 Modify default packet settings window 223 Authenticati...

Page 216: ...ssion 227 Allow Magic Number Negotiation pppMagicNumber 227 PPP Statistics 228 Bad Address pppStatBadAddresses 228 Bad Controls pppStatBadControls 228 Packets Too Long pppStatPacketTooLongs 228 LCP St...

Page 217: ...uthentication Technique pppAuthenticationTechnique 231 Authentication Side pppAuthenticationSide 232 Authentication Username pppAuthenticationUsername 232 Authentication Password pppAuthenticationPass...

Page 218: ...number of DS0s from any of the T1 or E1 links to carry management information instead of user data Also refer to chapter 11 In band management on page 149 for additional information on in band manage...

Page 219: ...20 to access the WAN Circuit Channel Assignment window see figure 121 Options for the T1 E1 DS0s displayed on this page are clear 9 The T E1 DS0s carry user data default framerelay 3 The selected DS0...

Page 220: ...his window shows the status of all PPP links and includes hyperlinks for modifying link parameters Figure 122 PPP window The following sections describe the PPP window PPP ID pppIndex This provides a...

Page 221: ...figured for this link Hyperlinks Default details Clicking on the Default Details link see figure 122 on page 220 displays the Default packet settings window see figure 123 where you can view the curre...

Page 222: ...ink displays the Modify default packet settings window see figure 124 on page 222 where you can modify default PPP settings see section Modify default packet settings window on page 223 for details Au...

Page 223: ...the other end of the link not accept ing link compression When disabled the PPP negotiations will FORCE no compression on the PPP link enabled 1 enable link compression disabled 2 disable link compre...

Page 224: ...ompared to this username Maximum size is 40 characters Authentication Password pppDefaultAuthenticationPassword This is the password that will be sent to the remote side if the remote machine is authe...

Page 225: ...arted none 1 do not negotiate IP compression negotiated default vj tcp 2 van jacobson TCP IP header compression will be negotiated per RFC 1332 PPP link window The PPP link window displays the status...

Page 226: ...ets received that were aborted Bad CRCs framerelRxBadCrc The number of packets received with bad CRC values Invalid Frames framerelRxInvalidFrame The number of packets received with invalid frames Tx...

Page 227: ...MRU Initial setting for Maximum Receive Unit MRU used for the PPP negotiation IP Address pppServiceIpAddress This object defines the IP address which will be used for the PPP link IP Mask pppServiceIp...

Page 228: ...l entity is using when sending packets to the remote PPP entity This setting becomes active when the link is in the up able to pass packets operational state LCP Authentication pppStatLcpAuth Authenti...

Page 229: ...smitting packets to the remote PPP entity This setting becomes active when the link is in the up able to pass packets operational state These are the available options disabled 0 ACC is disabled enabl...

Page 230: ...IpRemoteMaxSlotId The Max Slot Id access server parameter that the remote node has announced and that is in use on the link If vjTCP header compression is not in use on the link the value of this obje...

Page 231: ...ished modifying the link configuration click the Submit Query button to apply the changes PPP Protocol pppDesiredFunction This is the actual desired kind of PPP protocol ppp 1 point to point protocol...

Page 232: ...he security level given to this call passthru 1 allows no access in the configuration screens monitor 2 allows read only access to the configuration screens change 3 allows full read and write access...

Page 233: ...els 2616RC 3096RC 3196RC Admin Reference Guide 14 PPP Allow Magic Number Negotiation pppMagicNumber Determines if magic number negotiation should be done enabled 1 enable magic number negotiation disa...

Page 234: ...Address rip2IfStatAddress 237 Bad Packets rip2IfStatRcvBadPackets 238 Bad Routes rip2IfStatRcvBadRoutes 238 Sent Updates rip2IfStatSentUpdates 238 Status rip2IfStatStatus 238 RIP Version 2 Configurati...

Page 235: ...dresses to the T DAC s RIP Version 2 table The window contains the following main sections The RIP Summary Statistics section The Defined RIP Addresses section The Define a New RIP Address section Fig...

Page 236: ...ress column to display the RIP Version 2 Parameters window see RIP Version 2 Statistics on page 237 Send rip2IfConfSend Send is what the router sends on this interface ripVersion 1 implies sending RIP...

Page 237: ...Address Select Status to be invalid 2 and click on Define To view and modify additional configurable parameters for the RIP address click on the Address hyperlink to display the RIP Version Configurat...

Page 238: ...the following values will be displayed valid 1 Data may be routed on this interface invalid 2 Effectively deletes this interface RIP Version 2 Configuration window The RIP Version 2 Configuration wind...

Page 239: ...ey whenever Authentication Type rip2IfConfAuthType has a value other than noAuthentication 1 A modification of Authentication Type does not change the value of Authen tication Key If the Authenticatio...

Page 240: ...Only snmpInReadOnlys 243 Generated Errors snmpInGenErrs 243 Get Get Next Variables snmpInTotalReqVars 243 Set Variables snmpInTotalSetVars 243 Get Requests snmpInGetRequests 243 Get Next Requests snmp...

Page 241: ...tatistics about the operation of the SNMP protocol on the T DAC Two columns display the statistical counts for incoming and outgoing SNMP messages The win dow also provides the means for you to enable...

Page 242: ...is section describes the statistical counts displayed in the statistics columns on the SNMP window Received Statistics Packets snmpInPkts The total number of Messages delivered to the SNMP entity from...

Page 243: ...ber of SNMP Get Request PDUs that have been accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol entity Get Next Requests snmpInGetNexts The total number of SNMP Get Next PDUs that have been accepted and proce...

Page 244: ...al number of SNMP Get Next PDUs that have been gener ated by the SNMP protocol entity Set Requests snmpOutSetRequests The total number of SNMP Set Request PDUs that have been gener ated by the SNMP pr...

Page 245: ...ation 258 Serial Number boxManufactureDatecode 258 PCB Revision boxManufacturePcbRevision 258 General Information boxManufactureGeneralInfo 258 CPLD Revision boxCPLrevision 258 Message Block Statistic...

Page 246: ...Front Handle Reset 264 SNMP and HTTP 264 Version boxSnmpVersion 264 Superuser Password boxSnmpMasterPassword 264 Superuser Password Verification boxSnmpVerifyMasterPassword 264 User Password boxSnmpM...

Page 247: ...rence Guide 17 System History of Near End Performance G SHDSL or iDSL Port window 270 Interval gshDSLIntervalNumber 270 Errored Seconds historyESgshDSL 270 Severely Errored Seconds historySESgshDSL 27...

Page 248: ...dow part 1 of 2 Model 3096RC shown System Status Overview window The System Status Overview window consists of the following sections General product information Displays the product name software rel...

Page 249: ...uit name Circuit ID and operational state Status of each WAN circuit Clicking on the Configure link WAN port number located above each WAN Circuit displays the T DAC WAN Circuit CONFIGURATION LINK win...

Page 250: ...lowing information Product name Model 3096RC TDM Digital Access Concentrator or Model 3196RC TDM Digital Access Concentrator Software release identifier The current software version running on the T D...

Page 251: ...he blue READY LED status indicator on the T DAC s rear blade will light indicating that the rear blade is ready for removal The rear blade can then be removed from the CPCI chassis Front READY LED blu...

Page 252: ...ter selecting the desired refresh rate Figure 136 System Status table Figure 137 Alarm symbols System Status table The System Status table see figure 136 displays the following parameters Alarm A flas...

Page 253: ...m no alarm condition for each of the T DAC s three Ethernet ports Figure 138 Ethernet status The three ports are the front panel Ethernet port and the two internal ports 2 16 Port 1 and 2 16 Port 2 wh...

Page 254: ...perating status of the WAN circuit Note WAN port status color indicators show the state of each T1 E1 WAN port The status indication symbols see figure 137 on page 252 are defined as follows Green squ...

Page 255: ...of each G SHDSL modem port G SHDSL Status The indicator color shows the state of each G SHDSL port Note G SHDSL port status color indicators show the state of each G SHDSL port The status indication s...

Page 256: ...port Note iDSL port status color indicators show the state of each iDSL port The status indication symbols see figure 137 on page 252 are defined as follows Green square Functioning properly and no al...

Page 257: ...ails window Click on the Detailed Status hyperlink to view the System Status Details window The System Status Details window displays the following information CPU Statistics Manufacture Information M...

Page 258: ...eDatecode The serial number PCB Revision boxManufacturePcbRevision The revision of the printed circuit board General Information boxManufactureGeneralInfo A manufacturing notes area for additional inf...

Page 259: ...ory Statistics This portion of the System Status Details window shown in figure 142 on page 257 contains information about the memory used by the CPU and its management tasks Total Size boxHeapSize Th...

Page 260: ...ters section A hyperlink to the Modify Parameters window where you can modify configurable variables in the instal lation SNMP and HTTP parameters Installation Parameters This portion of the System Pa...

Page 261: ...play times but may make it more difficult to navigate WWW sites that rely heavily on graphics enableGraphics 1 When this option is selected graphics on WWW pages are displayed disableWeb 2 When this o...

Page 262: ...e 143 on page 260 provides the following infor mation about the SNMP version and the HTTP accessibility Version boxSnmpVersion This parameter selects the SNMP version number supported by this unit Sel...

Page 263: ...ully qualified domain name RFC1213 MIB Physical Location sysLocation The physical location of this node e g telephone closet 3rd floor RFC1213 MIB Web Settings boxBackgroundFlag The following options...

Page 264: ...ate3min Statistics refreshed every 3 minutes rate5min Statistics refreshed every 5 minutes Front Handle Reset Specifies whether unlocking the front handle will cause the T DACS to reset The available...

Page 265: ...tion for the password It must be set before replacing the old password with the new one System History Overview window The System History Overview window see figure 145 provides access to information...

Page 266: ...Near End Performance window T1 E1 port information table The T1 E1 port information table see figure 145 on page 265 displays the following information Configure For each T DAC WAN port clicking port...

Page 267: ...is row displays the history hyperlink to the History of Near End Per formance window for the connected circuit For more information on the G SHDSL port parameters refer to chapter 9 G SHDSL Model 3096...

Page 268: ...he System History window in the WAN Port Information table see figure 145 on page 265 click the Near End hyperlink under the desired WAN port number 2 On the T1 E1 Link Activity window in the Link tab...

Page 269: ...6 15 minute intervals Path Code Violations dsx1IntervalPCVs The number of path coding violations encountered by a DS1 interface in one of the previous 96 15 minute intervals Line Errored Seconds dsx1I...

Page 270: ...he following On the System History window in the G SHDSL History table click the History hyperlink under the desired G SHDSL port number On the G SHDSL Port Details window click the History Details hy...

Page 271: ...erely Errored Seconds historySESgshDSL The number of far end severely errored seconds encountered by a G SHDSL interface in one of the previous 96 15 minute intervals Unavailable Seconds historyUASgsh...

Page 272: ...272 Chapter 18 Alarm Card Chapter contents Introduction 273 Alarm Card Status 273...

Page 273: ...he alarm card status monitorAlarmCard 1 The T DAC will monitor the alarm card status If there is a critical alarm for the chassis the chassis state will be highlighted in red Click the Clear button to...

Page 274: ...279 System Log Configuration window 280 Daemons 280 SysLog Daemon IP Address syslogDaemonIP 281 SNMP Trap Daemon IP Address syslogTrapIP 281 Priority 281 Min Priority for SysLog Daemon syslogDaemonPri...

Page 275: ...RAM RAM The T DAC s Random Access Memory RAM Config port The T DAC s RS 323 control port presented as an RJ 45 connector on the front panel SNMP Trap Daemon An external host computer running SNMP TRAP...

Page 276: ...erlinks The System Log Overview window displays the following hyperlinks see figure 154 Modify Clicking on the Modify link next to the System Log Parameters displays the System Log Configu ration wind...

Page 277: ...aemon IP Address syslogDaemonIP The IP address of a host computer system which is running a syslog daemon System messages with a priority greater than or equal to the configurable syslogDaemonPriority...

Page 278: ...messages which have a priority equal to or greater than this setting will be permanently stored in the Flash PROM Due to being permanent memory the Flash memory eventually becomes filled When this occ...

Page 279: ...ng utility This is a powerful debugging utility which will log every sin gle function call and return At the death of a box the call trace will be printed out and can be sent to tech sup port This uti...

Page 280: ...ation window The System Log Configuration window see figure 156 provides the means for you to view and modify the val ues of System Log parameters The parameters define displays SysLog and SNMP Trap D...

Page 281: ...aemon syslogDaemonPriority System messages which have a priority equal to or greater than this setting will be sent to the syslog daemon defined by the SysLog Daemon IP Address syslogDaemonIP priority...

Page 282: ...to or greater than this setting will be sent to the SNMP Trap Dae mon IP Address syslogTrapIP The lower the number next to the priority listed below the more details sys tem logging will provide Sele...

Page 283: ...unction call tracing on the computer monitor System Log Messages in Volatile Memory window The System Log Messages in Volatile Memory window see figure 157 displays the time stamped system log mes sag...

Page 284: ...tatus This parameter provides the following You can read the value of this parameter to learn the status of the System Log Message cache in flash memory The following values can be displayed syslogFla...

Page 285: ...94 Near End Sending TS16 LOMF Loss of MultiFrame Failure 294 Near End Detects a Test Code 294 Any Line Status not Defined Here 294 Transmit Short 294 Transmit Open 294 Line Status Configuration 295 Ti...

Page 286: ...led Slip Seconds dsx1IntervalCSSs 304 Path Code Violations dsx1IntervalPCVs 304 Line Errored Seconds dsx1IntervalLESs 304 Bursty ErroredSeconds dsx1IntervalBESs 304 Degraded Minutes dsx1IntervalDMs 30...

Page 287: ...trolled Slip Seconds dsx1FarEndIntervalCSSs 308 Line Errored Seconds dsx1FarEndIntervalLESs 308 Path Code Violations dsx1FarEndIntervalPCVs 308 Bursty Errored Seconds dsx1FarEndIntervalBESs 308 Degrad...

Page 288: ...or that T1 or E1 link By clicking of the View Link hyperlink for a certain port you can view that port s configuration line status and statistics Line Status indicates whether or not an alarm conditio...

Page 289: ...r each WAN port The four groups have individual hyperlinks named View Link 1 View Link 2 View Link 16 to windows named WAN Circuit Configuration Link 1 WAN Circuit Configuration Link 16 Each of these...

Page 290: ...E1 Link Activity Overview window displaying an alarm condition Figure 162 T1 E1 Link Activity Ports 1 4 window T1 E1 Link Activity Ports window Click on a View Links link in the T1 E1 Link Activity Ov...

Page 291: ...rs and outside interfaces net work side with odd numbers Type dsx1LineType This variable indicates the type of DS1 line using the circuit The circuit type determines the bits per second rate that the...

Page 292: ...re Far End Alarm failure is also known as a Yellow Alarm in the T1 case or Distant Alarm in the E1 case It occurs under the following conditions For D4 links the Far End Alarm failure occurs when bit...

Page 293: ...lared when an OOF defect is detected Near End Loss of Signal Loss of Signal Failure Occurs under the following conditions For T1 the Loss of Signal failure is declared upon observing 175 75 contiguous...

Page 294: ...he Loss of Multiframe failure is cleared when the first cor rect multiframe alignment signal is received The Loss of Multiframe failure can only be declared for E1 links operating with G 732 18 framin...

Page 295: ...clicking on the Modify Configuration link as well as modifying the channel assign ments by clicking on the Channel Assignments link Also on this page is the ability to retrieve both Near and Far End...

Page 296: ...he signal received on the link and depends on the Receiver Sensitivity setting see Receiver Sensitivity linkSensitivityLevel on page 298 This value can be from 0dB to 43dB The measurement displayed wi...

Page 297: ...RC bit oriented signaling dsx1E1 Transparent 8 Based on CCIT ITU G 703 without CRC Cyclical Redundancy Check Line Coding dsx1LineCoding This variable describes the type of Zero Code Suppression used o...

Page 298: ...e achievable less than 3 000 feet 914 meters linkSensitivityLevel4 4 Voltage threshold 0 45V maximum distance achievable less than 5 000 feet 1 524 meters linkSensitivityLevel5 5 Voltage threshold 0 4...

Page 299: ...he transmission of a yellow alarm even if the received signal is in frame linkYellowDisable Do NOT transmit a yellow alarm even if the received signal is out of frame Loopback Configuration dsx1Loopba...

Page 300: ...figuration Menu The configuration may be changed here or in the Alarms page critical 4 major 5 minor 6 informational 7 ignore 8 WAN Circuit Configuration Channel Assignment For each T1 E1 link the DS0...

Page 301: ...Assignment window Determine which T1 E1 WAN circuit you wish to use for in band management Display the WAN Circuit Configuration Link page for your selected T1 E1 link Click the Channel Assignment hyp...

Page 302: ...FSs The number of severely errored framing seconds encountered by a DS1 interface in the current 15 minute interval Unavailable Seconds dsx1CurrentUASs The number of unavailable seconds encountered by...

Page 303: ...the current 15 minute interval Figure 168 History of Near End Performance window Interval dsx1IntervalNumber A number between 1 and 96 where 1 is the most recently completed 15 minute interval and 96...

Page 304: ...ntervals Path Code Violations dsx1IntervalPCVs The number of path coding violations encountered by a DS1 interface in one of the previous 96 individual 15 minute intervals Line Errored Seconds dsx1Int...

Page 305: ...ely Errored Frame Seconds dsx1TotalSEFSs The number of severely errored framing seconds encountered by a DS1 interface in the previous 24 hour interval Unavailable Seconds dsx1TotalUASs The number of...

Page 306: ...nce the beginning of the far end current error measurement period Errored Seconds dsx1FarEndCurrentESs The number of far end errored seconds encountered by a DS1 interface in the current 15 minute int...

Page 307: ...The number of far end bursty errored seconds BESs encountered by a DS1 interface in the current 15 minute interval Degraded Minutes dsx1FarEndCurrentDMs The number of far end degraded minutes DMs enco...

Page 308: ...erface in one of the previous 96 individ ual 15 minute intervals Controlled Slip Seconds dsx1FarEndIntervalCSSs The number of far end controlled slip seconds encountered by a DS1 interface in one of t...

Page 309: ...interface in the previous 24 hour interval Severely Errored Frame Seconds dsx1FarEndTotalSEFSs The number of far end severely errored framing seconds encountered by a DS1 interface in the previous 24...

Page 310: ...Bursty Errored Seconds dsx1FarEndTotalBESs The number of far end bursty errored seconds BESs encountered by a DS1 interface in the previous 24 hour interval Degraded Minutes dsx1FarEndTotalDMs The num...

Page 311: ...311 Chapter 21 About Chapter contents Introduction 312 Patton Electronics Company contact information 312...

Page 312: ...mpany contact information Click on About under the T DAC s Configuration Menu to display the About main win dow see figure 173 Figure 173 About window Patton Electronics Company contact information Pa...

Page 313: ...313 Chapter 22 License Chapter contents Introduction 314 End User License Agreement 314 1 Definitions 314 2 Title 314 3 Term 314 4 Grant of License 315 5 Warranty 315 6 Termination 315...

Page 314: ...all mean the earliest date of purchase or download of a product containing the Patton Electronics Company Program s or the Program s themselves B Program s shall mean all software software documentati...

Page 315: ...non infringement In no event shall Patton Electronics Company or its licensors be liable for any damages whatsoever including without limitation damages for loss of business profits business interrup...

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