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5.3.2 Loops and Patterns

The following section describes the Test Modes used in the Model

1094A. At the bottom of each Test Mode, a figure is included to show
the data path.

Local Loop

There are two different modes of operation for a
Local Loop depending on the status of the units
at the time that the Local Loop is initiated. If the
units are not in linked (NS LED on) and the
Local Loop is initiated, either by the front panel
switch or the DTE interface, the unit will enter
mode 1. If the units are linked, NS LED off, then
the unit will enter a mode 2 Local Loop.

A Mode 1 Local Loop is shown in Figure 7.
When the Local Loop is initiated, either by the
front panel switch or the DTE interface, the loop
will be activated within the local Processor. The
data present at the local DTE interface will be
looped back to the local DTE by the Loop
Control block within the Processor. Any data
present on the line or at the far end DTE inter-
face is invalid. The remote unit will remain in the
StartUP mode, NS LED on, CTS LED yellow,
and CD LED yellow, until the local unit is taken
out of the Local Loop mode. After the Local
Loop is deselected, the units will both be in
StartUP mode and the link will be established.

A mode 2 Local Loop is shown in Figure 8.
When the Local Loop is initiated, either by the
front panel switch or the DTE interface, two sep-
arate loop paths will be started. In the first path,
data presented to the local DTE interface will be
looped back to the local DTE within the framer.
In the second path, data presented at the far
end DTE will be transmitted to the local DTE
and then looped back within the local DTE Loop
Control block with the Processor. After the Local
Loop is deselected, the units will be placed back
into DataMode and the normal data paths will be
re-established.

Figure 7. Block Diagram Local Loop Mode 1

Figure 8. Block Diagram Local Loop Mode 2

Local Loop

When the unit is placed into a Mode 1. Local

with 511/511E

Loop and the 511/511E pattern generator is acti-
vated, the local pattern generator begins send-
ing out a 511/511E pattern to the Loop Control
block. The Loop Control block will loop this data
back to the 511/511E pattern detector block,
which will evaluate the data for errors. Because
the 511/511E pattern generator is contained
within the Processor the data is unframed so the
framer will begin seeing unframed packets. The
framer receives this unframed data and can not
distinguish this information from a line discon-
nection (this would cause the units' Restart pro-
cedure to start). What we have done to allow
this mode to work is to add time outs for the pat-
tern generators. When the 511/511E is initiated,
the line restart procedure is changed to one
minute. The 511/511E pattern will timeout after
45 seconds. So if the 511/511E is turned on dur-
ing a local loop, the restart procedure is set to
one minute, but the 511/511E pattern will time
out after 45 seconds, allowing the framer to
begin seeing framed packets (and not restart
the box).