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Typical ADPCM Card Main Screen .....................................................................................1-3

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Typical ACS-FRS Card Main Screen (ports C1 to C4)........................................................2-3

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Typical ACS-FRS Card Main Screen (numbered ports) ......................................................2-4

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Typical Frame Relay Endpoints Screen................................................................................2-9

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Typical Circuits Screen.......................................................................................................2-12

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Typical FRS Endpoint Circuit ............................................................................................2-13

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Typical Circuit Performance Data Screen ..........................................................................2-16

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Typical Circuit Congestion Data Screen ............................................................................2-19

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Typical Port Performance Data Screen...............................................................................2-22

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Typical LMI Data Screen ...................................................................................................2-24

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Global Data Screen .............................................................................................................2-27

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Typical MCC Application ....................................................................................................3-2

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Typical ACS-MCC Card Main Screen .................................................................................3-3

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Typical C-Port Screen...........................................................................................................3-7

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Typical Numbered Port Screen.............................................................................................3-8

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Typical Network Port Data Screen .....................................................................................3-11

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Typical MCC Protocol Stack Data Screen .........................................................................3-13

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Typical ACS-ATM Card Main Screen (DS3) ......................................................................4-3

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Typical UNI Screen ..............................................................................................................4-6

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Typical UNI Performance Data Screen ..............................................................................4-11

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Typical UNI VBR Performance Data Screen .....................................................................4-13

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Typical CES Performance Data Screen ..............................................................................4-15

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Typical VBR Configuration Screen....................................................................................4-17

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Typical VBR Port Performance Data Screen (ATM) .........................................................4-21

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Typical VBR Port Performance Data Screen (Legacy) ......................................................4-22

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Typical CBR Configuration Screen ....................................................................................4-24

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ATM Server Option Tree....................................................................................................4-26

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Typical CBR Port Performance Data Screen......................................................................4-28

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DS3 Performance Data Screen ...........................................................................................4-30

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ISDN Channels: 191B+D .....................................................................................................5-3

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DS0s and B Channels on the Same Facility .........................................................................5-4

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ISDN-PRI Links to Two Carriers from an ISDN PBX ........................................................5-5

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ISDN-PRI Links to Two Carriers .........................................................................................5-6

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Network and User Side Protocols .........................................................................................5-7

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Call Routing ........................................................................................................................5-10

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ISDN-PRI Call Status Screen .............................................................................................5-12

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D Channel Configuration Screen ........................................................................................5-15

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Interface Identification Screen............................................................................................5-20

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Basic Bmap Screen .............................................................................................................5-21

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Assigned Bmap Screen .......................................................................................................5-22

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WAN Cross-Connect Screen ..............................................................................................5-23

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Assigning B Channels.........................................................................................................5-24

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Page 1: ...Server Cards Reference Guide Release 5 3 1 September 2000 ...

Page 2: ...1459 Second Edition Third Edition CSA listed to C22 2 No 950 M89 COPYRIGHT 1992 2000 Premisys Communications Inc All rights reserved This publication is protected by federal copyright law No part of this publication may be copied or distributed transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any human or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical ma...

Page 3: ...883060 IPR 10BT 883160 IPR 881161 Note Cards listed in italics have been Manufacturing Discontinued MD but are supported under this product host code for backward compatibility Using this Server Card Reference Guide This Server Card Reference Guide provides technicians with installation switch settings connector pinouts configuration and troubleshooting information for the Server Cards Chapter 1 A...

Page 4: ...Model No Running Head ...

Page 5: ...on 2 1 2 2 ACS FRS Card Descriptions 2 1 2 2 1 ACS FRS Card Description 881160 2 1 2 2 1 1 Card Jumpers Switch Settings 2 1 2 2 1 2 Installing the Card 2 1 2 2 2 ACS FRS Firmware Features 62220 2 2 2 3 ACS FRS Card User Screens and Settings 2 3 2 3 1 ACS FRS Card Main Screen 2 3 2 3 2 Frame Relay Endpoints Screen 2 9 2 3 3 FRS Circuits Screen 2 12 2 3 4 FRS Circuit Performance Data Screen 2 16 2 3...

Page 6: ...oduction 4 1 4 2 ACS ATM Card Descriptions 4 1 4 2 1 ACS ATM Card Description 882060 4 1 4 2 1 1 Card Jumpers Switch Settings 4 2 4 2 1 2 Installing the Card 4 2 4 3 ACS ATM Card User Screens and Settings 4 3 4 3 1 ACS ATM Card Main Screen 4 3 4 3 2 User Network Interface Screen UNI 4 6 4 3 3 UNI Performance Data Screen Supports 3 0 only 4 11 4 3 4 UNI VBR Performance Data Screen Unstructured 4 13...

Page 7: ...rs Switch Settings 5 11 5 2 1 2 Installing the Card 5 11 5 3 ISDN PRI Card User Screens and Settings 5 12 5 3 1 ISDN PRI Card Main Screen 5 12 5 3 2 Main Screen Parameters 5 13 5 3 3 D Channel Configuration Screen 5 14 5 3 4 Configuring ISDN Features 5 18 5 3 5 Assigning Interface Identifications 5 19 5 3 6 Assigning B Channels 5 20 5 3 7 Assigning B Channels to One D Channel 5 22 5 3 8 Assignment...

Page 8: ...iption 881162 6 12 6 2 1 1 Card Jumpers Switch Settings 6 12 6 2 1 2 Installing the Card 6 12 6 3 ACS PRI BRI Card User Screens and Settings 6 13 6 3 1 ACS PRI BRI Card Main Screen 6 13 6 3 1 1 Main Screen Parameters 6 13 6 3 2 D Channel Configuration Screen 6 16 6 4 Configuring ISDN Features 6 20 6 4 1 Assigning Interface Identifications 6 20 6 4 2 Assigning B Channels 6 22 6 4 3 Assigning B Chan...

Page 9: ...d Spoke 8 6 8 5 Fully Meshed vs Partially Meshed 8 7 8 5 1 Fully Meshed Frame Relay Network 8 7 8 5 2 Partially Meshed Frame Relay Network Same IP Network 8 8 8 5 3 Partially Meshed Frame Relay Network Different IP Network 8 9 8 5 4 Unnumbered IP Interface 8 10 8 6 IPR Card Configuration Screens and Settings 8 11 8 6 1 IPR 10B2 883060 and 10BT 883160 Cards Main Screen 8 11 8 6 2 Ethernet and Defau...

Page 10: ...vi Server Cards Model No Running Head Contents ...

Page 11: ...en DS3 4 3 4 2 Typical UNI Screen 4 6 4 3 Typical UNI Performance Data Screen 4 11 4 4 Typical UNI VBR Performance Data Screen 4 13 4 5 Typical CES Performance Data Screen 4 15 4 6 Typical VBR Configuration Screen 4 17 4 7 Typical VBR Port Performance Data Screen ATM 4 21 4 8 Typical VBR Port Performance Data Screen Legacy 4 22 4 9 Typical CBR Configuration Screen 4 24 4 10 ATM Server Option Tree ...

Page 12: ...3 Assigning B Channels 6 25 6 14 Completed BMap Screen 6 26 6 15 Status Screen 6 27 6 16 Assigned Trunk Screen 6 29 6 17 Add Trunk Route Screen 6 30 6 18 Add Trunk Route Screen 6 31 6 19 Assigning Services Screen 6 32 6 20 Routing Numbers Screen 6 33 6 21 Special Numbers Screen 6 34 6 22 Performance Monitoring Screen 6 35 6 23 CPU Card Screen 6 37 6 24 ISDN Card Screen 6 38 7 1 Typical IMUX Applic...

Page 13: ...creen 8 17 8 13 IPR 10B2 and 10BT Frame Relay Menu 8 18 8 14 IPR 10B2 and 10BT Frame Relay PVC Configuration Screen 8 21 8 15 IPR 10B2 and 10BT PVC Performance Screen 8 24 8 16 IPR 10B2 and 10BT Frame Relay Port Performance Screen 8 25 8 17 IPR 10B2 and 10BT Frame Relay Port LMI Screen 8 26 8 18 IPR 10B2 and 10BT IP Routing Table Screen 8 27 8 19 IPR 10B2 and 10BT IP Static Routes Configuration Me...

Page 14: ...x Server Cards Model No Running Head Figures ...

Page 15: ... Card Main Screen Options and Defaults DS3 4 4 4 3 UNI Screen Actions 4 7 4 4 UNI Screen Options and Defaults 4 7 4 5 UNI Performance Data Screen Actions 4 12 4 6 UNI VBR Performance Data Screen Actions 4 13 4 7 CES Performance Data Screen Actions 4 15 4 8 VBR Configuration Screen Actions 4 18 4 9 VBR Configuration Screen Options and Defaults 4 18 4 10 VBR Port Performance Data Screen Actions 4 22...

Page 16: ...nd 10BT Card Main Screen Actions 8 12 8 2 IPR 10B2 and 10BT Card Interface Option Settings and Defaults 8 12 8 3 IPR 10B2 and 10BT Ethernet and Default IP Screen Actions 8 13 8 4 IPR 10B2 and 10BT Ethernet and Default IP Option Settings and Defaults 8 14 8 5 IPR 10B2 and 10BT Frame Relay Menu Screen Actions 8 18 8 6 IPR 10B2 and 10BT Frame Relay Menu Option Settings and Defaults 8 19 8 7 IPR 10B2 ...

Page 17: ... routed through the ADPCM The conversion table is the same as for passing the channel through a WAN and available from the interface card s main screen by selecting taBs Signaling conversion is enabled disabled using the same SIG CONV parameter as used for conversion over a WAN This field is found on Figure 1 1 the E M Voice Card s main screen Each pair of compression engines uses one 64 kbps DS0 ...

Page 18: ...ing at the 32 bps compression rate The card uses this scheme for 24 bps and 40 bps even though those rates are not included in the standard Table 1 1 summarizes the signals supported by each transcoder data rate Your DS0 time slot configuration must adhere to these specifications Table 1 1 ADPCM Compression Rates MOS Mean Opinion Score based on subjective evaluation 1 2 1 1 Card Jumper Switch Sett...

Page 19: ...in Figure 1 1 To go to this screen highlight the ADPCM card in the System Main Screen and press Enter Figure 1 1 Typical ADPCM Card Main Screen The bottom highlighted line of this screen shows several actions you can perform from the screen To perform an action simply press the key indicated by the uppercase letter of the desired action For example to save your configuration settings press s to in...

Page 20: ...m user cards changing the port from stdby to actv and saving the selection information on the user card screen will cause the system to automatically assign an ADPCM engine When the engine is assigned from a user card no changes can be made from the ADPCM card screen to any of the fields Action Function Save Saves changes to settings Undo Returns all settings to the last saved state Refresh Redraw...

Page 21: ...traffic If WAN 1 1 is equipped with a T1 CSU module or a DSX CEPT module configured for T1 DSX interface the options are 1 to 24 If a DSX CEPT module is installed on that WAN port and that module is configured for CEPT E1 interface the options are 1 to 15 and 17 to 31 If you are assigning time slots to voice or SRU card ports this setting will be n a ADPCM W S The ADPCM W S setting identifies the ...

Page 22: ...ngine is assigned to a voice card this selection will show v s If assigned to an SRU card it will show trnsp You cannot change it from this screen RATE The Rate parameter identifies the compression requirements for the incoming circuit The options are 24K 32K and 40K The sum of the pair of engines must always equal 64 kbps If this engine is assigned to a user card port the selection will show the ...

Page 23: ...ystem Reference Guide for further information on Error Messages regarding this card 1 5 ADPCM Card Troubleshooting The following are instructions on how to troubleshoot the ADPCM card This is in case the card fails for any reason 1 Green LED on faceplate 2 Verify that the card is in the right slot P1 through P3 3 Reseat the card if necessary This can be done with the power on 4 View the card statu...

Page 24: ...0 Kbps none Group II and Group III fax Voice Quality As measured by Mean Opinion Score MOS analysis a subjective evaluation with a range of 0 poor quality to 5 good quality Toll quality voice is accorded a MOS of 4 0 24Kbps transcoder rate MOS is 3 6 3 8 32Kbps transcoder rate MOS is 4 0 4 3 and 40Kbps transcoder rate MOS is 4 0 4 3 Echo Cancellation Non provided typically not required Signaling T...

Page 25: ...Integrated Access System In addition to frame relay concentration the card encapsulates data for Nx56 64K HDLC or SDLC data streams The frame relay server software runs on the card which provides up to 68 logical ports Up to 128 permanent virtual circuits PVCs can be configured on a single card The aggregate speeds of all ports associated with each FRS cannot exceed 8 Mbps The maximum frame size s...

Page 26: ...ues will be implemented so no traffic of lower priority will be allowed to pass when there is traffic pending in a higher priority queue The overall objective is to pass lower priority IP information along with voice traffic without affecting voice quality The ACS FRS card will upon congestion favor the higher priority queues Lower priority queues will be buffered and transmitted if bandwidth beco...

Page 27: ...C1 to C4 and 1 to 64 However numbered ports 1 to 64 do not appear in the above display To see those ports press the and keys to scroll through them eight at a time Figure 2 2 shows an ACS FRS card Main Screen display for the first eight numbered ports The ports C1 to C4 cannot be used for Nx56k only port 1 to 64 can Both the IPR 883060 883160 and the PM IOR 828060 cards be used with the ACS FRS ca...

Page 28: ... number of time slots allows per port is one when all ports per group is active If half the number of ports of a group is active twice the number of time slots can be assigned per port The maximum internal bandwidth between FRS cards and HSU cards of an Integrated Access System is limited by the pools size of 126 but also limited by usage from this pool by the IPR FRS connections and possible voic...

Page 29: ...gs up the PVC Endpoints Screen where endpoints for each PVC are assigned See the PVC Endpoints Screen section of this chapter Circ Brings up the Circuits Screen where alternate endpoints and endpoint switching are assigned See the Circuits section of this chapter Perf Initiates Port Performance Monitoring of the selected ACS FRS card port Refer to Port Performance Data section of this chapter Lmi ...

Page 30: ...or an individual FRS port One or all time slots of a T1 or E1 link can be assembled for use by the FRS port according to the speed requirements of the DTE You can assign time slots by pressing Enter and using the space bar to select and deselect the required number of time slots These assignments do not have to be contiguous RATE The Rate setting allows you to adjust the speed of the circuit accor...

Page 31: ...ter N393 allows you to select the window size for the number of events frames in which errors will be counted If error threshold N392 is exceeded within cast N393 frames the link is declared down The number of events counted are 1 to 10 The default is 4 DTE PARAM The DTE Parameters setting will show n a unless a Port Type of u dte or nni is selected Once set to enable the user may choose from the ...

Page 32: ...ate s update messages are to be sent when changes on the link occur If set to no link updates are sent at regular intervals in response to Full Status Requests CONG THRS The Congestion Threshold allows you to select the amount in percentage that the internal Tx queues on the port must be filled before declaring this port is congested this information is communicated by FECN and BECN flags The opti...

Page 33: ...fore the user can provision the circuit Figure 2 3 shows a typical Frame Relay Endpoints Screen which can be viewed by pressing e Endp in the ACS FRS Card Main Screen Table 2 3 lists the actions you can perform from the bottom line of this screen Figure 2 3 Typical Frame Relay Endpoints Screen In Figure 2 3 above illustrates the frame relay endpoint screen for two voice circuits terminated on port...

Page 34: ...ber The time used to average rate is determined by the card by dividing the Committed Information Rate CIR by Bc The number input must be between 0 and 2048 BE Kb The Bits Excessive setting defines the threshold for the transmit rate outgoing frames where the carrier will admit the frames into the network in effect this is the maximum transmission rate Frames sent below this threshold but above th...

Page 35: ...all frames forwarded will have the DE bit set ALLOW RED When Allow Red is set to yes transmit rate exceeding BC Be will be forwarded if there is capacity available When set to no forwarding will not be attempted PRI The Priority field allows selection of priority 1 4 This field is only available for the ACS FRS 881163 card Default setting is priority 4 When the user has installed ACS FRS 8811 card...

Page 36: ...ndpoints The Integrated Access System is required to serve a maximum of 8 EBTS units each having a total of 16 channels Each EBTS can be address by three different IP addresses Each IP address represents a specific type of service Each of the services signaling messing and NMS will be addressed EBTS by a different IP address The IP router card will encapsulate IP Datagrams for each service with a ...

Page 37: ...m primary endpoint B to alternate endpoint B and back Main Returns to the FRS Card Main Screen If changes are made to settings and not saved you will be prompted to save or lose changes Frame Relay Network CAUTION For continued protection against fire replace only with the same type and rating of fuse Premisys Communicati ons Inc Model IMACS 600 T 5A 250V IEC Fuse 5A SB 250V UL CSA 24 48V 5A LISTE...

Page 38: ...user to select the time out period in minutes from 1 to 60 In the event of a failure of the primary endpoint a setting of manual allows the user to manually switch from primary to the alternate endpoint When the primary endpoint is restored the user must manually switch it back again In the event of a failure of the primary endpoint a setting of w to will automatically switch the PVC from primary ...

Page 39: ...automatically switch it back again after the predetermined time set by the user STATUS The Status column shows the status of the Primary and Alternate endpoints and the connection of the PVC You cannot edit this field The values are A Primary A is active B Primary B is active U the connection is up a Alternate A is active b Alternate B is active and D connection is down Only displays status when S...

Page 40: ...ou can perform from its bottom line The circuit performance data is kept in 15 minute 900 seconds time increments for a total of 96 periods 24 hours Each screen shows the current 15 minute segment and the past 12 periods with totals at the bottom of the column Press d to page backward through the previous 96 periods or u to page forward through these periods After each period the oldest 15 minute ...

Page 41: ...t A during the time period AB DRP The AB DRP counter shows the total number of frames dropped that were sent from endpoint A to endpoint B during the time period BA DRP The BA DRP counter shows the total number of frames dropped that were sent from endpoint B to endpoint A during the time period Action Function Refresh Since performance statistics are not updated on screen in real time the refresh...

Page 42: ...ues are A or a capital A means endpoint A was switched from alternate to primary and lower case a means the endpoint A was switched from primary to alternate B or b capital B means endpoint B was switched from alternate to primary lower case b means endpoint B was switched from primary to alternate D connection was down during that period and S circuit was placed in standby state during that perio...

Page 43: ...bottom line The data on this screen is kept in 15 minute 900 seconds time increments for a total of 96 periods 24 hours Each screen shows the current 15 minute segment and the twelve past periods with totals at the bottom of the column Press d pgDn to scroll backward through the previous 96 periods or u pgUp to scroll forward through these periods After each period the oldest 15 minute segment fro...

Page 44: ...o the endpoint during the time period DROP The second DROP shows the number of Yellow Frames that were dropped by the card during the time period RED FR This counter shows the total number of frames on the circuit that exceeded the Be rate assigned to the endpoint during the time period DROP The third DROP shows the number of Red Frames that were dropped by the card during the time period Action F...

Page 45: ...the number of frames with the FECN bit set by the system This flag tells you that congestion avoidance procedures should be initiated BECN The Backward Error Congestion Notification counter logs the number of frames with the BECN bit set by the system This flag tells you that congestion avoidance procedures should be initiated ...

Page 46: ...a Screen and Table 2 7 lists the actions you can perform from its bottom line The data on this screen is kept by 15 minute 900 seconds time increments for a total of 96 periods 24 hours Each screen shows the current 15 minute segment and the past 12 periods with totals at the bottom of the column Press d pgDn to page backward through the previous 96 periods or u pgUp to page forward through these ...

Page 47: ...ted during the 15 minute period OCTETS Rx The Octets Received column tabulates the total number of bytes received during the 15 minute period OCTETS Tx The Octets Transmitted column tabulates the total number of bytes transmitted during the 15 minute period DRPRx The Dropped frame Received column tabulates the total number of frames dropped on port while being received Action Function Refresh Sinc...

Page 48: ... during each 15 minute period The status codes are listed at the bottom of the screen The status codes are T DTE down C DCE down L loopback and S standby 2 3 7 LMI Data Screen Local Management Interface information is displayed on the LMI Data Screen To access this screen press L in the ACS FRS Card Main Screen to invoke the Lmi command Figure 2 9 shows a typical LMI Data Screen and Table 2 8 list...

Page 49: ...transmitted by the DCE are tabulated in this figure SEQ MISMATCH The Sequence Number Mismatch figure shows the total number of sequence number errors have been received by the DCE TIMEOUTS The Timeouts figure shows the total number of times that expected requests from the DTE are missed BAD HDLC FRAMES The Bad HDLC Frames figure shows the total number of HDLC errors received on this port INVALID F...

Page 50: ...the DTE STATUS RX The Status Received figure shows the total number of keep alive and full status inquiries received by the DTE ASYNC STATUS RX If the ASYNC parameter in the ACS FRS card Main Screen is set to yes for the port asynchronous status packets received by the DTE are tabulated in this figure SEQ MISMATCH The Sequence Number Mismatch figure shows the total number of sequence number errors...

Page 51: ...Global Data Screen and Table 2 9 lists the available actions from the bottom line of this screen Figure 2 10 Global Data Screen Table 2 9 Global Data Screen Actions IP ADDRESS Enter the IP address for the frame relay server in this field Action Function Save Saves changes to settings Undo Returns all settings to the last saved state Refresh Redraws the screen Main Returns to the System Main Screen...

Page 52: ...o Running Head ACS FRS Card User Screens and Settings FRS Card NETMASK Enter the Netmask address in this field This is the Netmask for the Integrated Access System This address is also assigned on the Interface card s IP Screen ...

Page 53: ...hat the US EUR jumper is correctly placed to match the US EUR jumper on the chassis The FRS card performs a self test on power up A healthy card will have a green LED lit on the front panel Do not proceed with further steps until a green LED is present 2 Verify that the T1 or E1 network is working properly by checking for current CGA Red and CGA Yellow alarms see Chapter 3 A for alarm viewing inst...

Page 54: ...wn in the far end of the circuit Highlight the affected circuit and type P and the performance registers for the circuit will appear Analyze the information provided to help determine the cause of the problem 6 Loopbacks are available on the C ports only If a C port with an LMI is looped back toward itself the PORT TYPE must be nni for the loopback to function 7 If the FRS card is determined to be...

Page 55: ...rt types UNI DCE UNI DTE NNI Nx64K 56K FRAD Max Frame Size 4K Bytes Traffic Bandwidth 8 Mbps Full Duplex Performance 4 000 Frames per second maximum Number of PVCs 128 System Capacity Maximum 3 per System Management RFC1315 DTE MIB Frame Relay Service MIB SNMP Alarm Traps per RFC 1215 Connectivity SNMP or TELNET LMI Options Q 933 Annex A ANSI T1 617 Annex D LMI Gang of 4 None Information Rates CIR...

Page 56: ...2 32 Server Cards Model No Running Head ACS FRS Server Card Specifications FRS Card ...

Page 57: ...to FDL link this requires a DACs to convert full timeslot B7R to B4R The ACS MCC card incorporates four Munich32 chips two on the main board and two on a daughterboard which allow up to 128 WAN interfaces The ACS MCC card also supports three configurable high speed ports C1 C2 and C3 plus an Ethernet 10Base T port for LAN routing management The MCC can route IP datagrams between all of its interfa...

Page 58: ... the FDL IP information into DS0 On point to point circuits the DACSII is not needed The MCC can also be used to create larger trees in which the high speed ports C1 C2 and C3 can interconnect the different ACS MCC cards in the hierarchy 3 2 1 1 Jumper Switch Settings The ACS MCC card does not have any jumpers or switch settings 3 2 1 2 Installing the Card Insert the ACS MCC card into one of the s...

Page 59: ...n highlight the desired card in the System Main Screen and press Enter Figure 3 2 Typical ACS MCC Card Main Screen The bottom highlighted line of this screen shows numerous actions that you can perform from this screen To perform the desired action simply press the key shown by a uppercase letter For example to save your configuration settings press s to invoke the Save command Table 3 1 lists the...

Page 60: ...een Copy Copies the contents of the current column to the next column Useful if you change a lot of entries in one column and want to repeat those changes in subsequent columns The less than symbol scrolls backward through the 128 ports associated with this card The greater than symbol scrolls forward through the 128 ports associated with this card porT C1 C3 The port option allows you to jump to ...

Page 61: ...lows incoming RIP traffic only while setting it to tx allows only outgoing RIP traffic Setting this variable to rx tx allows both incoming and outgoing RIP traffic Note Due to the high number of interfaces on the ACS MCC card and the relatively low bandwidth of the Munich interfaces you should be careful when implementing the RIP option SH When the Split Horizon SH variable is set to on the ACS MC...

Page 62: ...default option is unnum which causes the interfaces to be unnumbered When configured in this manner the MCC is addressed through the global IP address of the Ethernet interface regardless of the originating interface and the IP address of all interfaces except the Ethernet interface is determined by the interface on the remote end Selecting unnum may help conserve IP address but may not be complia...

Page 63: ...ressing t above choose the C ports C1 C2 and C3 and 128 other ports 1 to 128 to view this screen Figure 3 3 Typical C Port Screen The less than and greater than keys allow you to scroll through the other numbered ports associated with this card Figure 3 4 shows a Typical Numbered Port Screen Table 3 2 lists the options and defaults for the card ports Table 3 3 lists the actions you can perform fro...

Page 64: ...lumn and want to repeat those changes in subsequent columns Scrolls backward through the 128 ports associated with this card Scrolls forward through the 128 ports associated with this card porT C1 C3 The port option allows you to jump to a specific port Enter the number of the port you wish to see press the Enter key and the requested port will be displayed To display the Ethernet port press e and...

Page 65: ...rmation is sent This signal will come from either the distant system unit or the DACSII The options are none and w1 1 to w4 2 Ports 65 to128 are limited to WAN links w2 1 through w4 2 TS The Time Slot setting identifies the specific time slot on the WAN link from the previous paragraph used for this particular port The options are n a 1 24 for T1 links and 1 31 for E1 links IP ADDR The IP Address ...

Page 66: ...header without fragmentation When fr is selected more than one TS must be allocated RIP When the Routing Information Protocol RIP setting is off default no RIP traffic is allowed into or out of the Ethernet interface Setting this variable to rx allows incoming RIP traffic only while setting it to tx allows only outgoing RIP traffic Setting this variable to rx tx allows both incoming and outgoing R...

Page 67: ...tdby These are status information screens you cannot edit their data 3 4 Network Port Statistics Screen Figure 3 5 shows typical statistics for a network port in this case C1 port To view this data type n in the ACS MCC Card Main Screen to invoke the Nstat command Then enter the desired port number This data is described in the following paragraphs Figure 3 5 Typical Network Port Data Screen IN PA...

Page 68: ... the total number of packets sent to the remote systems by the NMS equipment OUT OCTETS The Out Octets counter shows the total number of octets sent to the remote systems by the NMS equipment OUT DISCARDS The Out Discards counter shows the total number of packets that were sent to the remote systems and discarded due to lack of resources OUT ERRORS The Out Errors counter shows the total number of ...

Page 69: ...se statistics are described in the following paragraphs Figure 3 6 Typical MCC Protocol Stack Data Screen DATAGRAMS IN The Datagrams In counter shows the total number of IP datagrams received from the remote systems Action Function interFace Switches from the IP Data Screen to the Interface Data Screen Ip Switches from the Interface Data Screen to the IP Data Screen Refresh Data collection is not ...

Page 70: ...f IP datagrams that were received from the remote systems and then forwarded REQUESTS OUT The Requests Out counter shows the total number of IP datagrams that originated at the MCC IN MESSAGES The In Messages counter shows the total number of ICMP messages sent by the remote systems OUT MESSAGES The Out Messages counter shows the total number of ICMP messages sent to the remote systems IN ERRORS T...

Page 71: ...cho requests sent to the remote systems OUT ECHO REPLIES The Out Echo Replies counter shows the total number of ICMP echo replies sent to the remote systems IN DESTINATION UNREACH The In Destination Unreachable counter shows the total number of destination unreachable requests sent by the remote systems OUT DESTINATION UNREACH The Out Destination Unreachable counter shows the total number of desti...

Page 72: ...Do not proceed with further steps until a green LED is present 2 Verify that the Ethernet Port E is actv and that the correct IP address IPADDR and NETMASK have been entered At this point attempt to ping from the CPU card TCP IP screen the IP address of the MCC Ethernet port from another device on the LAN Pressing N from this screen will display the Network Statistic registers for the Ethernet por...

Page 73: ...of the remote device connected to that MCC port If this is not successful ping back toward the MCC card from the remote device Pressing N from the MCC card Port screen will display the Network Statistic registers for the port Analyze the information to help determine the cause of the failure The problem may be either in the network between the MCC port and the remote device or incorrect IP address...

Page 74: ...3 18 Server Cards Model No Running Head ACS MCC Card Troubleshooting MCC Card ...

Page 75: ...e typically higher speed ATM traffic are primarily financial in nature but another significant benefit is the resultant streamlining of network operations and management 4 2 ACS ATM Card Descriptions 4 2 1 ACS ATM Card Description 882060 The ACS ATM card is a high performance server card designed to concentrate the entire bandwidth of the Integrated Access System into a high speed ATM link The inp...

Page 76: ...32 10 Incoming traffic is directed through the internal bus system to the ACS ATM card which provides adaptation and encapsulation The ATM output in the first release of the product is an electrical DS3 Typically the ATM connection is a local ATM switch which multiplexes virtual circuits originating from the IMACS with other high speed traffic The ACS ATM card is capable of handling both Variable ...

Page 77: ...s shown in Figure 4 1 To go to this screen highlight the desired card in the System Main Screen and press Enter Figure 4 1 Typical ACS ATM Card Main Screen DS3 Table 4 1 lists the actions you can perform from the bottom highlighted line of this screen To choose an action type the letter that corresponds to the uppercase letter of the desired action on this line For example to save your option sett...

Page 78: ... are plcp cells are constructed from the PLCP mapping bits and hcs the cells are constructed from the HEC in the cell header Action Function Save Saves changes to settings Undo Returns all settings to the last saved state Refresh Redraws the screen uNi Brings up the User Network Interface UNI Configuration Screen Vbr Brings up the Variable Bit Rate VBR Configuration Screen Cbr Brings up the Consta...

Page 79: ...nds a request for a payload loopback The reset setting tells the remote system to deactivate loopbacks The test setting sends a test pattern to the remote system This pattern will be a user generated cell running AAL0 through ALC on a specific VCI LB DET DS3 The Loopback Detect setting tells the system to either detect or ignore remote loopback requests The off option tells the system to ignore re...

Page 80: ...tances less than 225 feet IDLE UASN DS3 The Idle Unassigned Cells setting will show if idle or unassigned cells should be sent when actual data is not being sent The options are idle and uasn 4 3 2 User Network Interface Screen UNI The UNI Screen is used to set up the ATM UNI link Figure 4 2 shows a typical UNI Screen To go to that screen press n uNi command in the ACS ATM Card Main Screen Table 4...

Page 81: ...e Refresh Redraws the screen Copy Copy option is not available in this host release Perf Brings up the UNI Performance Data Screen Main Returns to the ACS ATM Card Main Screen If changes are made to settings and not saved you will be prompted to save or lose changes Parameter User Options Notes Default STATE stdby actv stdby VPC Support no no MAX VPCS 1 1 VPI 0 15 0 MAX VCCS 63 1023 1023 VCI WIDTH...

Page 82: ... the UNI port In this revision MAX VPCs are not supported so the only option available is 1 VPI The Virtual Path Identifier is the ATM connection identification number provided by the carrier for each service application The options are 0 zero to 15 MAX VCCS The Maximum Virtual Channel Connections indicates the number of simultaneous VC connections that can exist on the UNI port The options are 63...

Page 83: ...The options are 33 to 1023 IP 02 VCI The IP 02 VCI parameter allows the user to specify a VCI on the ATM card that is different from the Management VCI to be used as a remote network management channel Each ATM card can support up to 8 network management channels MGMT VCI and IP 02 VCI through IP 08 VCI which are assigned from the CPU s IP Routing Screen IP 03 VCI The IP 03 VCI parameter allows th...

Page 84: ...ard can support up to 8 network management channels MGMT VCI and IP 02 VCI through IP 08 VCI which are assigned from the CPU s IP Routing Screen IP 07 VCI The IP 07 VCI parameter allows the user to specify a VCI on the ATM card that is different from the Management VCI to be used as a remote network management channel Each ATM card can support up to 8 network management channels MGMT VCI and IP 02...

Page 85: ... from it The performance data is kept by 15 minute 900 second time increments for a total of 96 periods 24 hours Each screen shows the current 15 minute segment and the past 12 periods with totals at the bottom of the column Additional performance screens are accessed by selecting aal0 Vbr or cEs Press d to scroll backward through the previous 96 periods After each period the oldest 15 minute segm...

Page 86: ...er of cells received on the UNI with out of range or unconnected VPI ERVCI Identifies the number of cells received on the UNI with out of range or unconnected VCI Action Function Refresh Since performance data is not kept in real time the refresh key must be pressed to obtain updated performance figures Clear Clears all performance data for the port pgUp Scrolls through the 96 time segments from o...

Page 87: ...ns you can perform from the bottom line of this screen Figure 4 4 Typical UNI VBR Performance Data Screen Table 4 6 UNI VBR Performance Data Screen Actions The performance fields in the above screen are display only and the parameters are the same for each The range is from 0 to 232 1 Action Function Refresh Since performance data is not kept in real time the refresh key must be pressed to obtain ...

Page 88: ... on AAL3 4 with payload CRC errors ERSAR Identifies the number of cells received on that UNI on AAL3 4 with SAR protocol errors ERCS Identifies the number of cells received on that UNI on AAL3 4 with CS protocol errors PDUDISC Identifies the number of PDUs received on that UNI on AAL3 4 which were discarded due to queue overflows to the layer above BYTEDISC Identifies the number of bytes received ...

Page 89: ...rm from the bottom line of this screen Figure 4 5 Typical CES Performance Data Screen Table 4 7 CES Performance Data Screen Actions The performance fields in the above screen are display only and the parameters are the same for each 0 232 1 CLStat displays Loss or NoLoss Action Function Refresh Since performance data is not kept in real time the refresh key must be pressed to obtain updated perfor...

Page 90: ...on that UNI on AAL1 ERHDR Identifies the number of cells received on that UNI on AAL1 with header errors includes correctable and uncorrectable CRC bad parity CELOST Identifies the number of cells lost on that UNI on AAL1 PTRRF Identifies the number of times the reassembler found the SDT PTR to be incorrect CLSTAT Identifies whether cells were lost for the duration of the Cell Loss Integration CLI...

Page 91: ...Mbps Alternatively only C1can be used as an Ethernet controller The ACS ATM card is equipped with a single 10base T Ethernet connector In addition to the 8 Mbps of VBR traffic from the HDLC controllers the Ethernet port provides encapsulation for Ethernet MAC layer frames With this release of the product no filtering or forwarding is supported by the card All frames on the Ethernet are transmitted...

Page 92: ...s with the number of time slots selected in the TS table field 5 When legacy is a user card TS will show the number of TS reserved for that user port Action Function Save Saves changes to settings Undo Returns all settings to the last saved state Refresh Redraws the screen Perf Brings up the VBR Port Performance Data Screen Scrolls left through the 68 VBR PVCs Scrolls right through the 68 VBR PVCs...

Page 93: ...chosen another pop up window will appear to allow the user to select which WAN link to associate with this port Valid selections for this option are w1 1 to w4 2 PORT With wan or lan selected in the Legacy setting above this option will always show n a in user card ports C1 C2 C3 and C4 TS The Time Slot setting identifies the WAN time slots used by this port You can make time slot assignments by h...

Page 94: ... user card If lan is used in the Legacy selection the user must select the appropriate peak bandwidth Valid selections are 1 to 10000 MEAN Kbps The Mean Bandwidth setting determines the average bandwidth in kbps used by the source port in the direction of the ATM virtual connection If wan is chosen in the LEGACY parameter the value is the product of the number of time slots selected in the TS para...

Page 95: ... a loopback condition The atm selection allows the ATM side of the circuit to be placed in loopback mode The selection of both allows both sides of the circuit to be placed in a loopback condition 4 3 7 VBR Port Performance Data Screen Figure 4 7 shows the VBR Port Performance Data Screen for the ACS ATM card To go to this screen press p Perf command in the VBR Configuration Screen Figure 4 8 show...

Page 96: ...ames transmitted on that VBR port OUTFRM Identifies the number of frames received on that VBR port Action Function Refresh Since performance data is not kept in real time the refresh key must be pressed to obtain updated performance figures Clear Clears all performance data for the highlighted port pgUp Pages through the 96 time segments from oldest to newest pgDn Pages through the 96 time segment...

Page 97: ... the number of bytes transmitted on that VBR port OUTBYTE Identifies the number of bytes received on that VBR port INFRMLOST Identifies the number of frames lost due to buffer overflow on the Tx side OUTFRMLOST Identifies the number of frames lost due to buffer overflow on the Rx side ...

Page 98: ...t bit rate AAL1 traffic does not consume HDLC channels it is not subject to the 8 Mbps restriction when using the Variable Bit Rate options The total capacity of the PCM based system bus is 384 DS0s With AAL1 the ATM Server Card can adapt and transmit the entire 384 DS0s Figure 4 9 shows a typical CBR Configuration Screen Table 4 11 lists the actions you can perform from this screen and Table 4 12...

Page 99: ...onfigured Set it to actv active for ports that are ready for ATM traffic usage Action Function Save Saves changes to settings Undo Returns all settings to the last saved state Refresh Redraws the screen Copy Copies the contents of the current column to the next column Perf Brings up the CBR Port Performance Data Screen Scrolls left through the 96 CBR PVCs Scrolls right through the 96 CBR PVCs Main...

Page 100: ...mber PORT Identifies the port on the user card to expect legacy traffic If a single user port was configured on the associated user card screen the user port number will appear If wan or muser is selected in the Legacy setting above this option will show n a TS The Time slot setting identifies the time slots used by this port If wan is chosen in the Legacy setting above this field will show table ...

Page 101: ...the cell stream without producing errors on the CBR interface The options are 1 to 128 16 milliseconds This helps you determine the maximum reassembly buffer size CLI The Cell Loss Integration setting determines the time in milliseconds for the CLI period If cells are lost for this period of time a Cell Loss Status flag is set The options are 1000 to 65 535 1 to 65 seconds VCI The Virtual Channel ...

Page 102: ...and Table 4 13 lists the actions you can perform from the bottom line of this screen Figure 4 11 Typical CBR Port Performance Data Screen Table 4 13 CBR Port Performance Data Screen Actions TXCELL Identifies the number of cells transmitted on the CBR Port Action Function Refresh Since performance data is not kept in real time the refresh key must be pressed to obtain updated performance figures Cl...

Page 103: ...er of cells received on that CBR Port with header errors includes correctable and uncorrectable CRC bad parity CELOST Identifies the number of cells lost on that CBR Port PTRRF Identifies the number of times the reassembler found the SDT PTR to be incorrect CLSTAT Identifies whether cells were lost for the duration of the Cell Loss Integration CLI period ...

Page 104: ...ts the actions you can perform from the bottom line of this screen Figures are kept in 15 minute 900 seconds time increments for 24 hours Each screen shows the current 15 minute segment and the past 12 periods with totals at the bottom of the column Press d or u to scroll backward or forward through the previous 96 periods After each period the oldest 15 minute segment from exactly 24 hours ago is...

Page 105: ...s a second in which one or more C bit parity error events OR one or more Out of Frame OOF defects or a detected incoming AIS occurred This field is not incremented when UASs are counted It is applicable only to C bit parity DS3 applications CSE Accumulates the number of C bit parity Severely Errored Seconds in the 15 minute interval A PES is a second in which 44 or more C bit parity error events O...

Page 106: ... of 10 contiguous seconds with no PSESs LES Accumulates the number of Line Errored Seconds in the 15 minute interval An LES is a second in which one or more P bit or C bit parity errors or Loss of Signal LOS defects occurred LCV Accumulates the number of Line Code Violations in the 15 minute interval This includes both Bipolar violations BPVs and Excessive Zeros EXZs PCV Accumulates the number of ...

Page 107: ... column shows the nature of the errors calculated in each of previous ten categories Any of the following RcvCode codes may appear in this column depending upon how the errors occurred Possible values for this column are N none L line code P payload code R reset code and T test pattern ...

Page 108: ...t the ATM card s DS3 port is functioning properly Use the built in loopback commands LB CFG LB GEN LB DET from the ATM Main Screen to test the external connection as detailed earlier in this chapter Loopbacks are available on the DS3 port only 3 Verify that the ATM card s User Network Interface UNI is up accessed by pressing N from the ATM card Main Screen 4 Review the performance statistics of ea...

Page 109: ... 1023 configurable Idle Cell Idle or Unassigned TR_RX Scrambling ON OFF Traffic Types CBR VBR AALs AAL1 AAL34 AAL5 Number of PVCs 68 VBR 96 CBR with multi user support Performance 4 000 FPS System Capacity Maximum 3 per System Management DS3 SONET SDH MIB UNI3 1 ILMI MIB AToM MIB Connectivity SNMP or TELNET Access via up to seven 7 Management PV Standards Compatibility ATM Forum UNI3 0 ITU T I 363...

Page 110: ...4 36 Server Cards Model No Running Head ATM Server Card Specifications ATM Card ...

Page 111: ...HSU card information is repeated in the chapter on HSU cards and the call profile information is repeated in the Interface Card chapter 5 1 1 Definitions 5 1 1 1 Timeslot Each T1 or E1 WAN link accessed by the system is subdivided into individual 64 kbps channels called timeslots T1 has 24 timeslots E1 has 32 A timeslot is sometimes also called a DS0 or a B bearer channel While all three terms ref...

Page 112: ...SDN PRI facility is a T1 link that consists of 23 B channels and 1 D channel 23B D or an E1 link that consists of 30 B channels and 1 D channel 30B D Note that one timeslot on any E1 link is reserved for maintenance use and is neither a B channel nor a D channel The D channel provides signaling for all 23 or 30 of the B channels on the facility carrying the D channel However many ISDN applications...

Page 113: ...D channel s B channels and DS0s Figure 5 1 shows an application where a single D channel performs ISDN signaling for 8 T1 s worth of B channels 191 B D There are actually 8 separate T1 facilities seven with 24 B channels each and one with 23 B channels and one D channel Figure 5 1 ISDN Channels 191B D 1 Facility With 23B D 7 Facilities With 24B Each Carrier ISDN Switch IAD CAUTION For continued pr...

Page 114: ...twork In this example 5 timeslots are unused Figure 5 2 DS0s and B Channels on the Same Facility IAD CAUTION For continued protection against fire replace only with the same type and rating of fuse Premisys Communic ations Inc Model IMACS 600 T 5A 250V IEC Fuse 5A SB 250V UL CSA 24 48V 5A LISTED 9K09 LR 77063 120 200 240V 3A 50 60 Hz Telephone Equipment Class 2 Power Source UL R G R C O M VN VB VA...

Page 115: ...ending on whether the D channel is setup to run the network side protocol or the user side protocol All carrier switches run the network side protocol and all user devices connected directly to a network switch must run the user side protocol In general network side applications cannot be connected to other network side applications Local routing the exception to this rule is explained in the next...

Page 116: ...dvantage of this configuration is that the PBX may not be able to support two D channels may not be able to handle the differences in D channel protocols between the two carriers and may not be able to route calls to the appropriate carrier Figure 5 4 ISDN PRI Links to Two Carriers Carrier A ISDN Switch Carrier B ISDN Switch User Side User Side Network Side Network Side 23B D 23B D ISDN PBX ...

Page 117: ...ards 5 1 3 1 Calls Originating from an HSU Port Any call originating from an HSU port must be associated with a call profile see Call Profiles section The call profile specifies which D channel is to carry the call The system will always route an outgoing HSU call to B channels controlled by the D channel specified in the call profile If no B channels are available the call will not be placed Carr...

Page 118: ...ng the D channel routing tables see next section If no match is found after all searches are finished the system rejects the incoming call 5 1 3 3 Calls Originating from a D Channel All calls originating from a D channel are considered incoming calls to the system because the system is first made aware of the call when an incoming call message is received on the originating D channel As described ...

Page 119: ...n be used as an outgoing trunk for more than one incoming trunks All trunks must be configured before assigning them to a routing table 5 1 5 Local Routing Devices such as video codecs or PBXs that are directly attached to the system i e do not pass through a carrier network to connect to the system are considered local devices All HSU ports are local devices In addition any PRI device such as a P...

Page 120: ...to the D channel specified in the call profile including D channels 3 and 4 to the PBXs A call to 510 623 1574 from the PBX will be routed to carrier B A call to 800 444 2400 from either carrier will be routed to PBX 2 A call from either PBX to 700 737 5511 will be routed to HSU 3 if local routing is enabled but routed to Carrier A if local routing is disabled Carrier A ISDN Switch Carrier B ISDN ...

Page 121: ...tinent information required to place the call Before any HSU port can dial a call it must load a call profile from the main system memory into its own dialing memory The HSU port can use the call profile as is or change the various parameters depending upon the calling needs The loaded profile including changes will remain associated with the HSU port until another call profile is copied from the ...

Page 122: ...PRI card must be configured before you can use it Figure 5 7 shows the ISDN PRI call status screen which can be accessed by selecting the ISDN PRI card from the Main Screen The information shown in italics below is for reference only The default ISDN PRI call status screen does not show this type of information until after it is configured Figure 5 7 ISDN PRI Call Status Screen ...

Page 123: ...all statuses are shown in Table 5 1 below Special Note The information on this screen is not updated automatically To receive the latest status information users must press R refresh from the Menu of Actions to update the screen Table 5 1 Call Status Screen CALLED The called number is the phone number dialed by the originator of the call either the system or the far end Call Status Meaning incomin...

Page 124: ...ith a number of subscreens displayed on the bottom half of the screen The bottom half subscreens are invoked by selecting from the menu items in the menu bar at the bottom of the D channel configuration screen The user MUST pay attention to which D channel 1 8 is highlighted when choosing Intf id Bmap or sErvices Each of these menu selections brings up the appropriate subscreen for the D channel t...

Page 125: ...able 5 3 lists the settings controlled on this screen along with their possible and default values Figure 5 8 D Channel Configuration Screen Table 5 3 Options and Defaults Parameter User Options Default STATE stdby conf actv stdby WAN w1 1 w1 2 w2 1 w2 2 w3 1 w3 2 w4 1 w4 2 w1 1 TS 1 24 1 31 24 RATE 56k 64k 64k SIDE user net user SW TYPE fjtsu att_4 dms_1 dms_2 att_5 ni_2 dpnss dass2 net_5 mcl fjt...

Page 126: ... already completed see caution below a third state has been added to the D channels on the ISDN PRI card The conf configure state is used to initially configure the D channel and to change the configuration later When a D channel is in the configure state it does not attempt to maintain a protocol session with the far end Also B channels assigned to a D channel that is in the configure state are r...

Page 127: ...of 64k will be used SIDE The options for this parameter are user user side and net network side See discussion earlier in this chapter that describes which side to choose SW TYPE The Switch Type is selected from the possible central office equipment types to which the system is connected The choices are fjtsu Fujitsu att_4 AT T 4ESS att_5 AT T 5ESS dms_1 DMS 100 dms_2 DMS 200 ni_2 National ISDN II...

Page 128: ...ap of all timeslots in the system See Assigning B Channels below sErv Specifies which type of billing services can be used by the highlighted D Channel Eight service types are available for each D Channel Must have a two digit address code 00 99 24 characters are allowed See Assignment of Services below rOut Specifies routing profiles for all ISDN D Channels See Routing of Incoming Calls section b...

Page 129: ...ave two different interface IDs one for each carrier Thus the list of interface IDs is unique to a specific D channel only but may be repeated across different D channels Figure 5 9 shows the Interface Identification subscreen This subscreen is accessed by placing the cursor in the column of the desired D channel then pressing i The list of all interfaces WANs then appear with their assigned inter...

Page 130: ...tion screen Figure 5 9 Interface Identification Screen 5 3 6 Assigning B Channels Choosing the Bmap option from the D channel configuration screen of the ISDN card screen brings up the subscreen shown in Figure 5 10 This figure shows a typical Bmap screen It is a detailed map of all the WAN timeslots available to users as potential B channels When D channel 1 is placed in the Configure mode the sy...

Page 131: ...s and cross connect are blocked out with the letter x in the appropriate WAN timeslot This letter x means that these timeslots are used as DS0s and thus are not available for use as B channels In Figure 5 10 timeslots 14 19 on WAN 1 1 and timeslots 4 9 on WAN 1 2 are in use as DS0s and thus are unavailable for assignment Figure 5 10 Basic Bmap Screen ...

Page 132: ...es the b off and on This indicates that you have designated this timeslot as a B channel to be controlled by the highlighted D channel You will not be able to place a b in any timeslot that is currently occupied by a letter number or dash because these timeslots are controlled by other system modules thus are unavailable to this D channel Figure 5 11 shows 36 B channels assigned to D channel 1 In ...

Page 133: ...re 5 12 shows the cross connect screen for WAN 1 1 see WAN chapter Note that the D channel shows up on timeslot 24 the B channels appear in the proper timeslots and the DS0s in this case assigned to the card in user slot 5 port 1 also appear Figure 5 12 WAN Cross Connect Screen ...

Page 134: ...nels When the Bmap selection is made with D channel 2 highlighted D channel 2 appears on WAN 1 2 timeslot 24 DS0s are still represented by x s B channels which have already been assigned to D channel 1 and are therefore unavailable to D channel 2 are represented by 1 s Using the same procedure learned in the previous section assign a lowercase b to each timeslot assigned by the carrier by pressing...

Page 135: ...annels controlled by D channel 1 the currently highlighted D channel as b s and the B channels for D Channel 2 as 2 s In general any B channel controlled by the highlighted D channel is shown as a b and any B channel controlled by any other non highlighted D channel is shown as the number of the D channel that controls it Figure 5 14 Completed BMap Screen ...

Page 136: ...channel and press the command option in the Menu of Actions to perform the desired action Lower case letters signify changes made by the user capitalized letters show carrier changes In Figure 5 15 B Channels on time slots 6 7 on WAN 1 1 are placed in an Out of Service condition and B channels on time slots 16 17 on WAN 1 2 are placed in maintenance mode by the user B channels on time slots 8 9 on...

Page 137: ... performance and test data Oos Out of Service mode Places the highlighted B channel in an unavailable state Changes the b to an o Press the B command to return to service mainTenance Testing or maintenance mode Places the highlighted B channel in an unavailable state Changes the b to an m Press the B command to return to service Bchan Return to B channel operation Returns the highlighted B channel...

Page 138: ... B channel and press the letter of the trunk group to which you want to assign this B channel Capital letters between A and O are the only acceptable options Figure 5 16 shows a typical Bmap screen with four different D channels To simplify this discussion all four D channels have eight B channels Figure 5 16 Assigned Trunk Screen The first D channel on WAN1 1 has eight B channels The first two B ...

Page 139: ...ew trunk route Press the Enter key to change each section D channel numbers are changed with the up arrow and down arrow that scroll through numbers 1 8 the maximum number of D channels per system The user changes trunk letters by typing a capital letter from A to O the fifteen available trunk letters per D channel All eight fields must be changed for each new trunk route For instance if you want ...

Page 140: ... you want a single incoming trunk group to be routed to only one outgoing trunk group D channel 1 trunk group A is routed to D channel 2 trunk group B The alternate routes 2 3 must contain the same information in alternate route 2 Since this is the only alternative route if that route is busy the unit will drop the call Figure 5 18 Add Trunk Route Screen ...

Page 141: ...a space and the name of the service When placing a call using call profiles only valid service codes will be allowed see Call Profiles below for additional information about services If call by call service selection is not supported by the carrier or not required for the user s applications then there is no need to assign service to a D channel Figure 5 19 shows the Services screen and the assign...

Page 142: ...o ten digit phone numbers to be used for routing calls addressed to those phone numbers The use of the wild card letter x means any digit will match Note that D channel routing occurs only after all attempts to route a call to an HSU port are unsuccessful If local routing is disabled Route Local no any call coming into the system on a network side i e local D channel will be routed only to a user ...

Page 143: ...s that the user does not want routed to HSU cards Special numbers have the highest priority in the number searching process Any number that matches one of the special numbers will always be routed to the default trunk xxxxxxxxxx to the ISDN network and then into the Public Switched Network Some special numbers used in the United States include 0 00 911 411 and 611 Some special numbers used in the ...

Page 144: ... from the Menu of Actions Figure 5 22 shows the Performance Monitoring screen Figure 5 22 Performance Monitoring Screen Calling statistics are kept for one hour periods for the current hour and the previous 24 one hour periods As each hour passes the statistics for the twenty fourth hour are dropped Users can scroll through the current figures using the U pgUp and D pgDn commands from the Menu of ...

Page 145: ...The Calls Rejected column shows the total number of calls initiated on the selected D channel that were not completed to the destination required due to call setup problems NDISC The Normal Disconnect column shows the total number of calls completed on the selected D channel that were disconnected through hang up by the calling number EDISC The Error Disconnect column shows the total number of cal...

Page 146: ... unique application does not require B channel allocation The ISDN call is placed on the D channel to the ISDN network and routed to the D channel of the remote unit Coordination with the ISDN facility provider is necessary to obtain the number for the remote system unit The ISDN card software must be version 1 2 or higher the software version is printed on the ROM chip on the printed circuit boar...

Page 147: ...he phone number Enter the phone number assigned to the remote system on the CPU card and press the Enter key The local system will start a terminal session with the remote system Figure 5 24 shows the ISDN Card screen Figure 5 24 ISDN Card Screen 5 3 17 1 Terminate the Session Logging off the remote system using the L Logout command from the Menu of Actions on the Main screen will terminate the re...

Page 148: ...card performs a self test on power up A healthy card will have a green LED lit on the front panel Do not proceed with further steps until a green LED is present 2 Verify that the T1 or E1 network is working properly by checking for current CGA Red and CGA Yellow alarms If an ISDN PRI DS 1 is faulty a D channel alarm will also be present If no CGA alarms on ISDN PRI DS 1s are present but a D channe...

Page 149: ...pt call rejected etc Many configuration parameters can affect an ISDN call Verify that all configuration options routing B channel assignment and status etc are correct before proceeding Note When changing configuration settings on the ISDN PRI card set STATE to conf for configure make changes and then set STATE to actv Selecting stdby will cause the configuration information for that D channel to...

Page 150: ...5 40 Server Cards Model No Running Head ISDN PRI Card Troubleshooting ISDN PRI Card ...

Page 151: ...witched services data card The switched services HSU card information is repeated in the chapter on HSU cards and the call profile information is repeated in the Interface Card chapter 6 1 1 Definitions 6 1 1 1 Timeslot Each T1 or E1 WAN link accessed by the system is subdivided into individual 64 kbps channels called timeslots T1 has 24 timeslots E1 has 32 A timeslot is sometimes also called a DS...

Page 152: ...CS PRI BRI facility is a T1 link that consists of 23 B channels and 1 D channel 23B D or an E1 link that consists of 30 B channels and 1 D channel 30B D Note that one timeslot on any E1 link is reserved for maintenance use and is neither a B channel nor a D channel The D channel provides signaling for all 23 or 30 of the B channels on the facility carrying the D channel However many ISDN applicati...

Page 153: ...f D channel s B channels and DS0s Figure 6 1 shows an application where a single D channel performs ISDN signaling for 8 T1 s worth of B channels 191 B D There are actually 8 separate T1 facilities seven with 24 B channels each and one with 23 B channels and one D channel Figure 6 1 ISDN Channels 191B D 1 Facility With 23B D 7 Facilities With 24B Each Carrier ISDN Switch IAD CAUTION For continued ...

Page 154: ...network In this example 5 timeslots are unused Figure 6 2 DS0s and B Channels on the Same Facility IAD CAUTION For continued protection against fire replace only with the same type and rating of fuse Premisys Communic ations Inc Model IMACS 600 T 5A 250V IEC Fuse 5A SB 250V UL CSA 24 48V 5A LISTED 9K09 LR 77063 120 200 240V 3A 50 60 Hz Telephone Equipment Class 2 Power Source UL R G R C O M VN VB ...

Page 155: ...o Two Carriers from an ISDN PBX Carrier A ISDN Switch Carrier B ISDN Switch IAD CAUTION For continued protection against fire replace only with the same type and rating of fuse Premisys Communic ations Inc Model IMACS 600 T 5A 250V IEC Fuse 5A SB 250V UL CSA 24 48V 5A LISTED 9K09 LR 77063 120 200 240V 3A 50 60 Hz Telephone Equipment Class 2 Power Source UL R G R C O M VN VB VA HSU T 530 35 S 60 HS...

Page 156: ...er side protocol In general network side applications cannot be connected to other network side applications Local routing the exception to this rule is explained in the next section Figure 6 4 shows how the application in Figure 6 3 would be set up if the user s PBX was not connected to the system The disadvantage of this configuration is that the PBX may not be able to support two D channels may...

Page 157: ...r A ISDN Switch Carrier B ISDN Switch User Side User Side User Side Network Side Network Side Network Side IAD CAUTION For continued protection against fire replace only with the same type and rating of fuse Premisys Communic ations Inc Model IMACS 600 T 5A 250V IEC Fuse 5A SB 250V UL CSA 24 48V 5A LISTED 9K09 LR 77063 120 200 240V 3A 50 60 Hz Telephone Equipment Class 2 Power Source UL R G R C O ...

Page 158: ...he primary HSU phone numbers to attempt a match If a match occurs the call is routed to that HSU port If no match is found the system then searches the list of hunt group numbers to find a match The call will be routed to the first HSU port with a matching hunt group phone number If a match is still not found the system begins searching the D channel routing tables see next section If no match is ...

Page 159: ...can be used as an outgoing trunk for more than one incoming trunks All trunks must be configured before assigning them to a routing table 6 1 6 Local Routing Devices such as video codecs or PBXs that are directly attached to the system i e do not pass through a carrier network to connect to the system are considered local devices All HSU ports are local devices In addition any PRI device such as a...

Page 160: ... to the D channel specified in the call profile including D channels 3 and 4 to the PBXs A call to 510 623 1574 from the PBX will be routed to carrier B A call to 800 444 2400 from either carrier will be routed to PBX 2 A call from either PBX to 700 737 5511 will be routed to HSU 3 if local routing is enabled but routed to Carrier A if local routing is disabled Carrier A ISDN Switch Carrier B ISDN...

Page 161: ... to the HSU port memory and used by that port to dial a call The same call profile may be copied in the dialing memory of multiple HSU ports For ISDN calls call profiles specify the D channel to use the number to call the data rate of the call the service to use and other pertinent information required to place the call Before any HSU port can dial a call it must load a call profile from the main ...

Page 162: ...bility to effectively terminate and manage both dedicated and switched carrier services in a single system Eight D channels can be managed from a single card 6 2 1 1 Card Jumpers Switch Settings The ACS PRI BRI card does not have any jumpers or switches on its mainboard 6 2 1 2 Installing the Card Insert the ACS PRI BRI card into one of the server card chassis slots P1 to P3 The system can accommo...

Page 163: ...sed by selecting the ACS PRI BRI card from the Main Screen The information shown in italics below is for reference only The default ACS PRI BRI call status screen does not show this type of information until after it is configured Figure 6 7 ACS PRI BRI Call Status Screen 6 3 1 1 Main Screen Parameters PAGE The page reference shows how many pages of ISDN calls that are currently active in the syst...

Page 164: ...sh from the Menu of Actions to update the screen Table 6 1 Call Status Screen CALLED The called number is the phone number dialed by the originator of the call either the system or the far end CALLING The calling number is the phone number of the call originator TYPE The type of the call is either voice bdata 56k or 64k H0 384k H11 1536k or MRate variable rate Call Status Meaning incoming A call h...

Page 165: ...estricted i e 64u 64r Table 6 2 ACS PRI BRI Screen Menu of Actions Action Function Refresh Updates the screen for calling activity since the last refresh pgUp Scrolls list from back to front for long lists of ISDN calls pgDn Scrolls list from front to back for long lists of ISDN calls Config Invokes the D Channel configuration screen Press to assign D channels and associated information Perf Calls...

Page 166: ...u bar at the bottom of the D channel configuration screen The user MUST pay attention to which D channel 1 8 is highlighted when choosing Intf id Bmap or sErvices Each of these menu selections brings up the appropriate subscreen for the D channel that is highlighted when the menu item is selected Figure 6 8 shows the top level ISDN D channel configuration screen Note that there is a separate colum...

Page 167: ...ith the other end e g when adding additional B channels to the system but do not want to lose all the D channel settings already completed see caution below a third state has been added to the D channels on the ACS PRI BRI card The conf configure state is used to initially configure the D channel and to change the configuration later When a D channel is in the configure state it does not attempt t...

Page 168: ...24 will be used for T1 applications and TS 16 will be used for E1 applications when available RATE The Rate parameter allows users to choose the rate of the D channel Even though the equipment allows values of 56k and 64k in almost all cases the rate of 64k will be used SIDE The options for this parameter are user user side and net network side See discussion earlier in this chapter that describes...

Page 169: ...elow rOut Specifies routing profiles for all ISDN D Channels See Routing of Incoming Calls section below speciaL The Special Number table is a list of telephone numbers that will only be routed to the default D channel trunk See Special Numbers section below Trunk Displays the Trunk Routing screen See the Trunk Routing section below rtYpe The Routing type allows users to select the routing pattern...

Page 170: ...es at the user s premises is assigned a unique Intf ID interface identification by the carrier Whenever the system signals the carrier switch on the D channel it uses the Intf ID s assigned by the carrier to tell the switch to which facility interface it is referring Note In the unlikely but possible event that a single facility is split between two carriers i e two D channels each controlling som...

Page 171: ... must be uniquely identified will appear when you try to activate the D channel In the example shown in Figure 6 9 for D channel 1 the user plans to assign B channels on WAN 1 1 1 2 and 2 1 Figure 6 9 Interface Identification Screen To change an interface ID place the cursor over the desired Intf ID and press the Enter Key Input the correct value in the space provided using the up and down arrow k...

Page 172: ...1 1 timeslot 24 to this D channel and places it on the Bmap in the proper location Notice that since all WAN links are T1 interfaces the Bmap shows the last 7 places with a dash indicating that the timeslot is unavailable for assignment Additionally timeslots that are already in use by other resources e g user ports and cross connect are blocked out with the letter x in the appropriate WAN timeslo...

Page 173: ... on This indicates that you have designated this timeslot as a B channel to be controlled by the highlighted D channel You will not be able to place a b in any timeslot that is currently occupied by a letter number or dash because these timeslots are controlled by other system modules thus are unavailable to this D channel Figure 6 11 shows 36 B channels assigned to D channel 1 In this example the...

Page 174: ... Figure 6 12 shows the cross connect screen for WAN 1 1 see WAN chapter Note that the D channel shows up on timeslot 24 the B channels appear in the proper timeslots and the DS0s in this case assigned to the card in user slot 5 port 1 also appear Figure 6 12 WAN Cross Connect Screen ...

Page 175: ...ap selection is made with D channel 2 highlighted D channel 2 appears on WAN 1 2 timeslot 24 DS0s are still represented by x s B channels which have already been assigned to D channel 1 and are therefore unavailable to D channel 2 are represented by 1 s Using the same procedure learned in the previous section assign a lowercase b to each timeslot assigned by the carrier by pressing the Enter key i...

Page 176: ...e B channels controlled by D channel 1 the currently highlighted D channel as b s and the B channels for D Channel 2 as 2 s In general any B channel controlled by the highlighted D channel is shown as a b and any B channel controlled by any other non highlighted D channel is shown as the number of the D channel that controls it Figure 6 14 Completed BMap Screen ...

Page 177: ...mand option in the Menu of Actions to perform the desired action Lower case letters signify changes made by the user capitalized letters show carrier changes In Figure 6 15 B Channels on time slots 6 7 on WAN 1 1 are placed in an Out of Service condition and B channels on time slots 16 17 on WAN 1 2 are placed in maintenance mode by the user B channels on time slots 8 9 on WAN 1 1 are in maintenan...

Page 178: ...d i e performance and test data Oos Out of Service mode Places the highlighted B channel in an unavailable state Changes the b to an o Press the B command to return to service mainTenance Testing or maintenance mode Places the highlighted B channel in an unavailable state Changes the b to an m Press the B command to return to service Bchan Return to B channel operation Returns the highlighted B ch...

Page 179: ...the letter of the trunk group to which you want to assign this B channel Capital letters between A and O are the only acceptable options Figure 6 16 shows a typical Bmap screen with four different D channels To simplify this discussion all four D channels have eight B channels Figure 6 16 Assigned Trunk Screen The first D channel on WAN1 1 has eight B channels The first two B channels are assigned...

Page 180: ...new trunk route Press the Enter key to change each section D channel numbers are changed with the up arrow and down arrow that scroll through numbers 1 8 the maximum number of D channels per system The user changes trunk letters by typing a capital letter from A to O the fifteen available trunk letters per D channel All eight fields must be changed for each new trunk route For instance if you want...

Page 181: ... service and usually a different billing rate for each call placed If call by call service is supported users must tell the system which service s is are supported by each D channel and what the code is for each service The carrier will supply a service code for each supported service The Service format code is always two digits a space and the name of the service When placing a call using call pr...

Page 182: ...l services MASTERPIECE and BUSINESS PLAN to D channel 1 The service codes of 01 and 02 were assigned by the carrier to these services Remember to Save your work before returning to the top level D channel configuration screen Note Pressing the Clear command will erase all Service entries for the highlighted D channel Figure 6 19 Assigning Services Screen ...

Page 183: ...bers to be used for routing calls addressed to those phone numbers The use of the wild card letter x means any digit will match Note that D channel routing occurs only after all attempts to route a call to an HSU port are unsuccessful If local routing is disabled Route Local no any call coming into the system on a network side i e local D channel will be routed only to a user side D channel based ...

Page 184: ...ers that the user does not want routed to HSU cards Special numbers have the highest priority in the number searching process Any number that matches one of the special numbers will always be routed to the default trunk xxxxxxxxxx to the ISDN network and then into the Public Switched Network Some special numbers used in the United States include 0 00 911 411 and 611 Some special numbers used in th...

Page 185: ...ctions Figure 6 22 shows the Performance Monitoring screen Figure 6 22 Performance Monitoring Screen Calling statistics are kept for one hour periods for the current hour and the previous 24 one hour periods As each hour passes the statistics for the twenty fourth hour are dropped Users can scroll through the current figures using the U pgUp and D pgDn commands from the Menu of Actions Since the s...

Page 186: ...CLREJ The Calls Rejected column shows the total number of calls initiated on the selected D channel that were not completed to the destination required due to call setup problems NDISC The Normal Disconnect column shows the total number of calls completed on the selected D channel that were disconnected through hang up by the calling number EDISC The Error Disconnect column shows the total number ...

Page 187: ...on does not require B channel allocation The ISDN call is placed on the D channel to the ISDN network and routed to the D channel of the remote unit Coordination with the ISDN facility provider is necessary to obtain the number for the remote system unit The ISDN card software must be version 1 2 or higher the software version is printed on the ROM chip on the printed circuit board On the CPU card...

Page 188: ... phone number Enter the phone number assigned to the remote system on the CPU card and press the Enter key The local system will start a terminal session with the remote system Figure 6 24 shows the ISDN Card screen Figure 6 24 ISDN Card Screen 6 4 14 Terminate the Session Logging off the remote system using the L Logout command from the Menu of Actions on the Main screen will terminate the remote...

Page 189: ...rd performs a self test on power up A healthy card will have a green LED lit on the front panel Do not proceed with further steps until a green LED is present 2 Verify that the T1 or E1 network is working properly by checking for current CGA Red and CGA Yellow alarms If an ACS PRI BRI DS 1 is faulty a D channel alarm will also be present If no CGA alarms on ACS PRI BRI DS 1s are present but a D ch...

Page 190: ...nnects call attempt call rejected etc Many configuration parameters can affect an ISDN call Verify that all configuration options routing B channel assignment and status etc are correct before proceeding Note When changing configuration settings on the ACS PRI BRI card set STATE to conf for configure make changes and then set STATE to actv Selecting stdby will cause the configuration information f...

Page 191: ...E1 systems Figure 7 1 shows a typical IMUX application The DTE located at System Unit A needs a 128Kbps circuit to connect to the DTE at System Unit B The user selects one of the IMUX engines ports to dial two B channels 64Kbps each that multiplex the data to the IMUX card located at System Unit B The system will dial the IMUX Primary or Hunt Number and establish the connection with the IMUX Card ...

Page 192: ...arning does not apply to redundant or non redundant WANs in slots W 1 and W 2 7 2 Inverse Multiplexer IMUX Card Settings 7 2 1 IMUX Card Description 8880 Similar to the ISDN card main screen the parameters on the main screen of the IMUX card are for information only they cannot be changed Figure 7 2 shows the IMUX card main screen Table 7 1 shows the settings and values 7 2 2 IMUX Card Main Screen...

Page 193: ...IN CHANNEL The Main Channel parameter shows the timeslot on the WAN link shown on the previous setting that is used for the call to the IMUX primary number or hunt number for this call Values for this setting are 1 24 for T1 systems or 1 31 for E1 systems The value 99 is used for unassigned engines N CHANNELS The N Channels parameter shows the number of additional timeslots needed to complete the ...

Page 194: ... error 03 normal clearing 04 bandwidth addition request 05 mode not supported 06 rate not supported 07 information channel or frame alignment word framing lost 08 delay equalization unsuccessful 09 unknown command or protocol error 10 temporary failure in recovery 11 failure no recovery and 12 bandwidth deletion request The value 00 is used for unassigned engines Table 7 2 The IMUX Card Configure ...

Page 195: ... 3 shows the settings and options Figure 7 3 The IMUX Card Configure Screen Table 7 3 IMUX Card Configure Screen Options and Defaults STATE The State setting determines whether the engine is active or inactive When assigning IMUX engines set the State setting to standby stdby for ports you are not using Set it to active actv for ports that are ready for use Since there is no penalty for having act...

Page 196: ...The actual call setup procedures are done through the HSU card Figure 7 4 shows the HSU call profile screen and Table 7 5 shows the settings for the various parameters Figure 7 4 The HSU Card Dial Screen Action Function Save Saves changes to settings Undo Returns all settings to the last saved state Refresh Updates certain time related information fields that are not automatically updated i e perf...

Page 197: ...r an incoming call for either the primary number or the hunt group number A value of yes means the equipment will always accept the incoming call for a port that is not busy A value of no means the HSU will not answer the call until the attached DTE responds with DTR high RS530 ports will respond to auto answer with the Ring Indicator lead V 35 ports must be set to auto answer for this version of ...

Page 198: ...umber must be within the range of numbers assigned by the carrier controlling the ISDN switch IMUX HUNT The IMUX Hunt number is an optional number that makes the port of this HSU part of a hunt group The hunt group number is the same for all HSU ports in the hunt group The system will route any incoming IMUX call placed to the hunt group number to the first available HSU port in the group provided...

Page 199: ...inished the call can be disconnected by pressing the H Hang up command from the Menu of Actions It is important to note that the HSU port used to dial the call must by in the standby state when the call is placed The state changes from standby to active after the call has been placed The system will not allow a call to be placed from an active port Note Any changes made to the loaded call profile ...

Page 200: ...E natnl intnl sbscr natnl CALLED PLAN unkwn isdn phone print unkwn CHANNEL RATE 56u 56r 64u 64r 384u 384r 1536u 1536r Mrate 56u RATE MULTIPLIER 1 6 24 2 24 applies only to MRate 1 IMUX CALL no yes no SERVICE service from list set on ISDN card for this D channel first 7 characters blank CALLING telephone number 25 numeric characters blank CALLING TYPE natnl intnl sbscr natnl CALLING PLAN unkwn isdn...

Page 201: ... of numbering plan used to reach device you are calling The options are unkwn isdn phone and privt Your carrier will provide more detail about this option CHANNEL RATE The Channel Rate selection specifies the bandwidth to be used by the call Different carriers support different rates so it is important to check with your carrier before setting rates greater than 64 Kbps When using any Channel Rate...

Page 202: ...supported on the D channel selected in the DCHAN parameter above If call by call service selection is provisioned on the selected D channel the first Service type is entered in this field automatically Valid service codes are those that were entered for this D channel in the Services subscreen of the D channel configuration screen To change this selection highlight the selection with the cursor an...

Page 203: ...ws the user to select the use of the broadcast option The selections for this parameter are no and yes If IMUX call is yes the broadcast option will be automatically set to no Table 7 8 Call Profile Screen Menu of Actions Action Function Save Saves changes to settings Undo Returns all settings to the last saved state Refresh Updates certain time related information fields that are not automaticall...

Page 204: ...llcore TR 41 The purpose of these settings is to adjust the parameters of the IMUX card to match those of the carrier providing ISDN service If IMUX calls are prematurely terminated changing these settings might help to correct the problems The I menu selection works only when the IMUX Call Type parameter in the Call Profile is set to yes Figure 7 6 shows the IMUX screen and Table 7 9 lists the av...

Page 205: ...T TIMER The Timer bothway Initial Channel setting defines the duration of time necessary for negotiation for the initial 56Kbps 64Kbps or H0 384Kbps channel The values in milliseconds are 5000 2500 7500 and 10000 This timer is used for mode0 and mode1 calls TXADD01 TIMER The Timer bothway Additional Channel setting defines the duration of time necessary for additional 56Kbps 64Kbps or H0 384Kbps c...

Page 206: ...ecting the call The values in milliseconds are 5000 2500 7500 and 10000 This timer is used for mode0 and mode1 calls TXDEQ TIMER The Timer bothway Delay Equalization setting defines the duration of time given the called user to complete equalization of the call The values in milliseconds are 20000 10000 30000 and 50000 This timer is used for mode1 calls TXFA TIMER The Timer bothway Frame Alignment...

Page 207: ...for the IMUX The indications that a IMUX is not on line are Continuous amber alarm LED on front panel AFTER the system has been registered during initial installation Prior to registration the amber LED is an indication that registration needs to occur before the system can be fully operational Inability to communicate with the system by any means VT 100 Term Telnet etc If the IMUX card is determi...

Page 208: ...7 18 Server Cards Model No Running Head IMUX Card Troubleshooting IMUX Card ...

Page 209: ...Access System that IPR resides in It automatically takes care of all the IP fragmentation to and from the host CPU IP node IPRs can also be optionally connected to FRS server card on the same Integrated Access System giving the option of concentrating Ethernet traffic in addition to other ports of concentration on the FRS card The maximum number of bytes that an IPR can handle in a single packet i...

Page 210: ...arent at IP level there is no changes to IP address or any other information in the IP header When accessing the IPR itself packets will be exchanged in the format as specified in the encapsulation setting for the Ethernet port The WAN interface is standard encapsulation of Ethernet 802 3 over Frame Relay RFC 1490 IPR will provide the capability to deliver IP packets to the CPU hosting the IPR Ass...

Page 211: ...nd rating of fuse Premisys Communicati ons Inc Model IMACS 600 T 5A 250V IEC Fuse 5A SB 250V UL CSA 24 48V 5A LISTED 9K09 LR 77063 120 200 240V 3A 50 60 Hz Telephone Equipment Class 2 Power Source UL R G R C O M VN VB VA HSU T 530 35 S 60 HSU T 530 35 S 60 HSU T 530 35 S 60 HSU T 530 35 S 60 HSU T 530 35 S 60 HSU T 530 35 S 60 BRI HSU 530 35 S 60 P 2 P 1 P 4 P 3 FXO 8139 N O D E T E R M C O M P P ...

Page 212: ...ued protection against fire replace only with the same type and rating of fuse Premisys Communic ations Inc Model IMACS 600 T 5A 250V IEC Fuse 5A SB 250V UL CSA 24 48V 5A LISTED 9K09 LR 77063 120 200 240V 3A 50 60 Hz Telephone Equipment Class 2 Power Source UL R G R C O M VN VB VA HSU T 530 35 S 60 HSU T 530 35 S 60 HSU T 530 35 S 60 HSU T 530 35 S 60 HSU T 530 35 S 60 HSU T 530 35 S 60 BRI HSU 53...

Page 213: ... HSU T 530 35 S 60 HSU T 530 35 S 60 HSU T 530 35 S 60 HSU T 530 35 S 60 HSU T 530 35 S 60 BRI HSU 530 35 S 60 P 2 P 1 P 4 P 3 FXO 8139 N O D E T E R M C O M P P 1 P 1 CPU CLOCK NVRAM W1 1 CSU W1 2 DSX WAN IF T1 DS1 IAD w FRS or IPR CAUTION For continued protection against fire replace only with the same type and rating of fuse Premisys Communicati ons Inc Model IMACS 600 T 5A 250V IEC Fuse 5A SB ...

Page 214: ...r every destination IP node that is not local to a spoke router This topology is very simple to configure All spoke routers have a hub router as their default gateway Default gateway is a router that IP nodes go to if they do not know a path to a particular IP network Hub can be completely passive from a routing protocol point of view advertising no routes to spoke router and the spoke router can ...

Page 215: ...e transitivity on a logical network that is if node A can talk to node B and node B can talk to node C then node A should be able to talk to node C This is not true on Frame Relay networks unless they are fully meshed Figure 8 5 shows an example of a fully meshed frame relay network with full connectivity All routers have a link to each other Figure 8 5 Fully Meshed Frame Relay Network with Full C...

Page 216: ...ath between E and A In addition all routing updates from router A will not be heard on routers D and E and therefore routers D and E will have no idea about IP nodes behind router A as well as B and C In the real world IP is rarely fully meshed Figure 8 6 shows a partially meshed frame relay network without full connectivity with all the nodes on the same IP network Figure 8 6 Partially Meshed Fra...

Page 217: ...ters A B and C is called point to multipoint or a group mode WAN interface A topology between routers B and D as well as between routers E and D is called point to point or a direct mode WAN interface Figure 8 7 shows a partially meshed frame relay network with full connectivity using different IP network capabilities with three networks and five locations Figure 8 7 Partially Meshed Frame Relay N...

Page 218: ...whole IPR card and use this address as a home IP address for all the attached WAN interfaces IPR can be used as any or a combination of the settings shown in the previous sections described above The reason for this is due to the fact that an IPR the customer first defines a logical IP interface which includes IPRs address on this IP interface and then can plug and play specified IP interfaces to ...

Page 219: ... cards It describes all the directly connected logical IP networks that can be associated with any of the physical interfaces Ethernet and or Frame Relay PVCs Figure 8 9 shows a typical IP interface screen for the IPR 10B2 and IPR 10BT cards Figure 8 9 IPR 10B2 and 10BT Card Interface Main Screen Note All screens shown from this point forward will display the IPR 2 card at the top of the screen Th...

Page 220: ... net mask for this IP net e g 255 255 255 0 Action Function Ref Refresh the current screen Add Add a new IP interface dEl Delete existing IP interface PgUP Scrolls up one page PgDn Scrolls down one page eNet Go to Ethernet and Default IP screen Fr Go to Frame Relay Ports screen rOut Displays current routing table of this IPR Stat Go to Static Route configuration screen neTst Display IP statistics ...

Page 221: ...ernet screen the Ethernet Performance screen will display See Figure 8 11 Figure 8 10 IPR 10B2 and 10BT Ethernet and Default IP Screen Table 8 3 IPR 10B2 and 10BT Ethernet and Default IP Screen Actions Action Function Save Save the parameter settings Undo Resets the parameter settings to default Refresh Refreshes the current screen Perf Displays the Ethernet Port Statistics screen Arp Displays the...

Page 222: ...ame from IP Interface screen This must be a valid IP interface IP MTU IP MTU on Ethernet The IP MTU can be between 64 1500 RIP RIP parameters The default is R T Receive Transmit Other options are R T and none SH Enables or disables split horizon on Ethernet Options are yes or no Parameter User Options Default STATE actv stdby stdby ENCAPSULATION Ether 802 Ether IP INTERFACE name name IP MTU 64 150...

Page 223: ...d IP gateway dynam figures it out dynamically through RIP protocol host sends it to the host CPU IP node and none DEFAULT GATEWAY IP address of the default gateway Options are ipaddr and none This is only used for static type gateway PROXY HOST Enables or disables routing to and from the CPU host IP node Options are enabl enable and dsable disable This will either enable or disable routing to and ...

Page 224: ...mance Screen The Ethernet Performance screen is displayed by pressing P Perf from the Ethernet screen This screen displays the Ethernet Address and any other additional information for the Ethernet Statistics Figure 8 11 shows the Ethernet Performance screen Figure 8 11 IPR 10B2 and 10BT Ethernet Performance Screen ...

Page 225: ... Screen The ARP screen will display when pressing the A Arp from the Ethernet screen Figure 8 12 shows the ARP Table screen This screen will display ARP Entries Ethernet Addresses and the State in which each ARP entry e g GOOD BAD etc Figure 8 12 IPR 10B2 and 10BT ARP Table Screen ...

Page 226: ... This screen allows the user to activate the Frame Relay ports Figure 8 13 IPR 10B2 and 10BT Frame Relay Menu Table 8 5 IPR 10B2 and 10BT Frame Relay Menu Screen Actions Action Function Save Saves parameter settings Refresh Refreshes current screen pVc ip Goes to the Frame Relay PVC Configuration screen pvc Brdg Goes to the Frame Relay Bridge PVC screen Perf Goes to the Frame Relay Port Performanc...

Page 227: ...o the WAN or Server slot Options are wan w1 1 through w4 2 and srv P1 through P3 TS Can only be set for WAN SRV case RATE Always 64k PORT TYPE Frame Relay port type Choices are u dte u dce nni frad none Parameter User Options Default STATE actv stdby stdby USER n a n a WAN SRV wan w1 1 through w4 2 serv P1 through P3 w1 1 TS 1 24 1 24 RATE 64k 64k PORT TYPE u dte u dce nni none frad none LMI ansi ...

Page 228: ...Choices are ansi ccitt lmi none DCE PARAM DCE parameters DCE T392 N392 and N393 LMI parameters DTE PARAM DTE parameters DTE T391 N391 N392 and N393 parameter ASYNC LMI Enables or disables asynchronous LMI messages Options are yes or no LOOPBACK Enables or disables loopback on this port Options are off line and local ...

Page 229: ... Figure 8 14 IPR 10B2 and 10BT Frame Relay PVC Configuration Screen Table 8 7 IPR 10B2 and 10BT Frame Relay PVC Configuration Screen Actions Action Function Refresh Refreshes the current screen Add Adds a PVC dElete Deletes a PVC pgUp Scrolls up one page of information pgDn Scrolls down one page of information Status Displays the status of the current PVCs Perf Displays the performance screen for ...

Page 230: ... actv active and stdby standby PORT Frame Relay port Options are C1 C2 and C3 DLCI DLCI number for the current PVC Options are 16 1023 IP INTF The name of the associated IP interface IP MTU IP MTU for the current PVC Options are 64 1500 Parameter User Options Default NAME 8 characters long xxxxxxxx STATE actv stdby stdby PORT C1 C3 C1 C3 DLCI 16 1023 16 1023 IP INTF IP Interface name 7 characters ...

Page 231: ...ration Screens and Settings RIP Options are T T R T and none Options are none R T and R T SH Split Horizon Options are yes or no WT Additional route weight for all the routes coming from the current PVC Options are 0 15 FWD Options are no or yes ...

Page 232: ...IPR Card 8 6 7 PVC Performance Screen The PVC Performance screen Figure 8 15 is displayed by pressing P Perf from the FR PVC Bridge Menu screen or PVC IP Menu screen The screen will display 15 minute interval PVC performance history Figure 8 15 IPR 10B2 and 10BT PVC Performance Screen ...

Page 233: ...rt Performance Screen The Frame Relay Port Performance screen Figure 8 16 displays when pressing P Perf from the Frame Relay Menu screen This will show the status of the Frame transmit and receive history in 15 minute intervals Figure 8 16 IPR 10B2 and 10BT Frame Relay Port Performance Screen ...

Page 234: ...n The Frame Relay Port LMI screen Figure 8 17 shown below displays the information relating to the DCE and DTE statistics for port C1 C3 depending on which port is chosen By pressing the C Clear key all information displayed on the current screen will be cleared erased Figure 8 17 IPR 10B2 and 10BT Frame Relay Port LMI Screen ...

Page 235: ...t from the IP Interface Menu screen The current IP routes will display Under the Interface parameter HOST RT and ETHER are shown The HOST RT is the CPU host IP node And the ETHER is the current route pointing to the Ethernet If the route is pointing to Frame Relay then Interface will display the name of the PVC to which this route points Figure 8 18 IPR 10B2 and 10BT IP Routing Table Screen ...

Page 236: ...instead of the dynamic routes This distance will be advertised in any routing updates for this static route Figure 8 19 IPR 10B2 and 10BT IP Static Routes Configuration Menu Screen Table 8 9 IPR 10B2 and 10BT IP Static Routes Configuration Table Screen Actions Action Function Refresh Refreshes the current screen Add Adds the selected information on the screen e g IP net Subnet etc dElete Deletes t...

Page 237: ... PVC Name of the PVC at which this static route is pointed No name should be entered for the Ethernet static route Enter a valid PVC name for the static route to which it points e g jones DIST Administrative distance in hops for this static route Note The static routes will always be preferred to dynamic routes regardless of the Distance This Distance will however be advertised in any routing upda...

Page 238: ...Netstats The IP Performance screen will display by pressing T neTst from the IP Interface Menu screen The IP Traffic Statistics displays the generated routed and errors found throughout the IP routing statistics profile while running Figure 8 20 shows the screen Figure 8 20 IPR 10B2 and 10BT IP Performance Screen Netstats ...

Page 239: ...ront panel A healthy redundant IPR will flash between green and amber LEDs The indications that an IPR is not on line are Continuous amber alarm LED on front panel AFTER the system has been registered during initial installation Prior to registration the amber LED is an indication that registration needs to occur before the system can be fully operational Inability to communicate with the system b...

Page 240: ...nce 3500 Packets Per Second No of PVCs 128 Routing Table 512 entries up to 128 static entries ARP Table 100 entries LRU Card Capacity Maximum 3 per System Management RFC 1315 DTE MIB Frame Relay Service MIB SNMP Alarm Traps per RFC 1215 Connectivity SNMP or TELNET LMI Options Q 933 Annex A ANSI T1 617 Annex D LMI Gang of 4 None Information Rates CIR 0 to 2048 Kb s Bc 0 to 2048 Kb Be 0 to 2048 Kb C...

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