Matrix Switch test tools
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Model 6511RC User Manual
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connections. The data passes through the H.110 framer, then traverses the SDH framer where it loops back,
passing through the H.110 framer again. The data leaves the Matrix switch through its mid-plane connections
and returns via the H.110 bus to the sending SDH terminals (other ForeFront modules).
The terminal loop affects only those DS0s that are mapped from the H.110 bus to the STM-1 link or from the
STM-1 link to the H.110 bus. Likewise, the loop affects only those ForeFront modules included in one or
more such DS0 mappings.
The terminal loop exercises the physical and logical connections between the Matrix Switch and the other
ForeFront modules connected to the same H.110 bus (its SDH terminals). You can use the terminal loop to
test and troubleshoot the DS0 mappings you have defined while simultaneously testing H.110 bus connectiv-
ity with other ForeFront modules via the chassis mid-plane.
To
activate
the Terminal Loop test mode:
1.
On the configuration menu, click the
SDH
hyperlink to display the SDH Overview page.
2.
At the top of the SDH Overview page, click the
Configuration
hyperlink to display the
SDH Configuration
page (see
figure 64
).
3.
Scroll down to the
Loopback
parameter in the
SDH Interface Configuration
table.
4.
From the drop-down menu, select
sonetTerminalLoop(2).
5.
Click the first
Submit
button located just below the SDH Interface Parameters table.
Figure 64. SDH Configuration page with sonetTerminalLoop(2) selected
To
deactivate
the terminal loop test mode, from the
LoopBack
parameter drop-down menu, select
sonet-
NoLoop(0)
and click the
Submit
button.
