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The E1 line loopback is also called the 2M link physical loopback. It is a type of hardware
loopbacks, namely, the loopback on a manually created hardware loop.
E1 line loopback.
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8.2 Performing a Loopback on an E1 Port
When the services carried on an E1 port are abnormal, you can perform a loopback on the E1
port to locate a fault. When the result of the
8.1 Performing a Loopback on an E1 Line
abnormal, you can perform this operation to further locate the fault.
Prerequisites
None
Tools, Meters, and Materials
Emulation terminal (such as the E10 meter)
NOTE
The emulation terminal is optional. When you perform a remote loopback if no service stream is carried
on the tested link, you can use the emulation terminal to emulate the peer device to send packets. In addition,
you can determine the link status according to the indication on the meter. When you perform a local
loopback, the emulation terminal is not needed, but you can still determine the link status according to the
indication on the meter.
Impact on the System
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After the port loopback is configured, the port cannot forward data packets correctly, and
all the services carried on the port are interrupted. Therefore, backup the service data before
performing the loopback, or perform the operation when the port carries the minimum
traffic.
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