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Register Name:
FECR
Register Description:
Frame Error Count Register
Register Address:
24h
Bit
# 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Name
FE7
FE6
FE5
FE4
FE3
FE2
FE1
FE0
Default — — — — — — — —
Bit
# 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8
Name FE15
FE14
FE13
FE12
FE11
FE10
FE9
FE8
Default — — — — — — — —
Note: Bits that are underlined are read-only; all other bits are read-write.
Bits 0 to 15: 16-Bit Framing Bit Error Counter (FE0 to FE15).
These bits report either the number of Loss Of
Frame (LOF) occurrences or the number of framing bit errors received. The FECR is configured via the host by the
Frame Error Counting Control Bits (FECC0 and FECC1) in the T3E3 Control Register (Section
5.2
). The possible
configurations are shown below.
FECC1 FECC0
FRAME ERROR COUNT REGISTER (FECR)
CONFIGURATION
0 0
T3 Mode:
Count Loss Of Frame (LOF) Occurrences
E3 Mode:
Count Loss Of Frame (LOF) Occurrences
0 1
T3 Mode:
Count both F Bit and M Bit Errors
E3 Mode:
Count Bit Errors in the FAS Word
1 0
T3 Mode:
Count Only F Bit Errors
E3 Mode:
Count Word Errors in the FAS Word
1 1
T3 Mode:
Count only M Bit Errors
E3 Mode:
Illegal State
When the FECR is configured to count LOF occurrences, the FECR increments by one each time the device loses
receive synchronization. When the FECR is configured to count framing bit errors, it can be configured via the
ECC control bit in the T3/E3 Control Register (Section
) to either continue counting frame bit errors during a
LOF or not.
Register Name:
PCR
Register Description:
T3 Parity Bit Error Count Register
Register Address:
26h
Bit
# 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Name
PE7
PE6
PE5
PE4
PE3
PE2
PE1
PE0
Default
— — — — — — — —
Bit
# 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8
Name PE15
PE14
PE13
PE12
PE11
PE10
PE9
PE8
Default
— — — — — — — —
Note: Bits that are underlined are read-only; all other bits are read-write.
Bits 0 to 15:16-Bit T3 Parity Bit Error Counter (PE0 to PE15).
These bits report the number of T3 parity bit
errors. In the E3 mode, this counter is meaningless and should be ignored. A parity bit error is defined as an
occurrence when the two parity bits do not match one another or when the two Parity Bits do not match the parity
calculation made on the information bits. Via the ECC control bit in the T3/E3 Control Register (Section
5.2
), the
PCR can be configured to either continue counting parity bit errors during a LOF or not.