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User Manual Version 7

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Contents About This Manual ................................................................... xv Intended Audience ............................................................................................. xv Document xv Document Organization...................................................................................... Conventions .................................................................................... xvii Related Documentation.................................................................................... xvii Obtaining Technical Documentation ................................................................ xviii Technical Assistance........................................................................................ xviii

Introducing the LCT ................................................................ 1-1 Overview .......................................................................................................... 1-1 Hardware and Software Requirements ............................................................ 1-2

Installing the LCT .................................................................... 2-1 Overview .......................................................................................................... 2-1 Installing the LCT-BGF Application .................................................................. 2-2

Using the Boot Configuration Tool........................................ 3-1 Overview .......................................................................................................... 3-1 Boot Configuration Tool Procedures ................................................................ 3-2 Downloading Embedded Software and the FPGA File .................................... 3-5 Obtaining IDPROM Data .................................................................................. 3-8 Configuring the No Recovery Next Startup Attribute ........................................ 3-9 Configuring the Serial Port Close Attribute..................................................... 3-10

Getting Started with the LCT GUI........................................... 4-1 Overview .......................................................................................................... Starting the LCT GUI........................................................................................ Configuring Parameters ................................................................................... Configuring Static IP Routes ............................................................................

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Managing NEs.......................................................................... 5-1 Configuring NEs ............................................................................................... 5-1 Resetting NEs .................................................................................................. 5-8 Configuring Orderwire Attributes ...................................................................... 5-9 Configuring Communication Parameters ....................................................... 5-13

Managing Cards....................................................................... 6-1 Configuring Card Attributes.............................................................................. 6-1 Resetting a Card .............................................................................................. 6-3 Viewing the Electronic Card Label ................................................................... 6-4 426006-2413-013-A00

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Viewing Card Information ................................................................................. 6-5 Managing BG-20 Special Cards....................................................................... 6-6 Managing FE_L12 Card Special Attributes .................................................... 6-10 Configuring ESW_2G_8F Special Attributes.................................................. 6-20 Configuring Ethernet Attributes ...................................................................... 6-36

Managing Cross Connections................................................ 7-1 Overview .......................................................................................................... 7-1 Configuring and Managing Server Trail XCs.................................................... 7-1 Configuring and Managing Client Trail XCs ................................................... 7-10 Setting Up MSP 1+1 XC Protection................................................................ 7-17 Configuring SNCP Attributes.......................................................................... 7-20 Exporting Trails as a File................................................................................ 7-22 Importing Trails from a File............................................................................. 7-24 Uploading XCs ............................................................................................... 7-25

Configuring Timi ng Sources .................................................. 8-1 Overview .......................................................................................................... 8-1 Configuring Synchronous Timing ..................................................................... 8-2 Configuring the Synchronous Timing Table ..................................................... 8-3 Viewing the SEC Work Mode and External Clock References ........................ 8-5 Calibrating the Clock Card Frequency ............................................................. 8-6

Managing Alarms..................................................................... 9-1 Overview .......................................................................................................... 9-1 Managing Current Alarms ................................................................................ 9-2 Managing Historical Alarms.............................................................................. 9-8 Masking Alarms.............................................................................................. 9-11 Using the NE Alarm Log................................................................................. 9-13 Configuring Alarm Attributes .......................................................................... 9-16 Correcting Alarms........................................................................................... 9-20 Managing External Alarms ............................................................................. 9-20

Monitoring Performance ....................................................... 10-1 Overview ........................................................................................................ 10-1 Viewing Current Performance ........................................................................ 10-5 Viewing Recent Performance......................................................................... 10-7 Setting Performance Thresholds.................................................................... 10-8 Using the Performance Monitoring Switch Operation .................................. 10-10 Resetting Performance Counters ................................................................. 10-13

Managing LCT-BGF Security................................................ 11-1 Overview ........................................................................................................ 11-1 Configuring the LCT Work Mode.................................................................... 11-2

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Performing Maintenance Operations...................................12-1 Using the Maintenance List............................................................................ 12-1 Performing Loopback Operations................................................................... 12-2 Performing AIS/PRBS/RDI Operations .......................................................... 12-5 Saving NE Configuration Data ....................................................................... 12-9 Clearing the NE Configuration........................................................................ 12-9 Downloading NE Database Files.................................................................. 12-10 Performing a Software Upgrade................................................................... 12-11 Performing Activation Time/Version Activate Operations............................. 12-13 Performing Other Maintenance Operations.................................................. 12-17

Performing Advanced Configuration...................................13-1 Overview ........................................................................................................ Enabling the BG-40 NE Proxy ARP ............................................................... Configuring the BG-40 NE ARP List............................................................... Displaying DCC MIB Counters ....................................................................... Configuring the BG-40 NE Serial Port............................................................ Clearing the Flash .......................................................................................... Configuring the BG-20 NE Trap Manager Table............................................ Configuring BG-20 NE SNMP Agent Mode....................................................

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Configuring the PCM Card.................................................... 14-1 Overview ........................................................................................................ 14-1 Assigning a PCM Card ................................................................................... 14-4 PCM Configuration Management ................................................................... 14-7 Managing SM10 XCs ................................................................................... 14-35 Managing SM_10E XCs ............................................................................... 14-41 Managing PCM Faults.................................................................................. 14-47 Performing PCM Maintenance ..................................................................... 14-59

Managing Licenses ............................................................... 15-1 Overview ........................................................................................................ License Control Mechanism........................................................................... License Control Workflow............................................................................... License Format............................................................................................... Managing Licenses in the LCT-BGF ..............................................................

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Glossary of Terms .................................................................. G-1 Index .......................................................................................... I-1

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List of Figures Figure 2-1: LCT-BGF Installation CD window................................................................ 2-2 Figure 2-2: LCT-BGF Setup - LCT Welcome window.................................................... 2-3 Figure 2-3: LCT-BGF Setup - Setup Status window...................................................... 2-3 Figure 2-4: LCT-BGF Setup - LCT System Config window ........................................... 2-4 Figure 2-5: LCT-BGF Setup - Installation Complete window......................................... 2-4 Figure 3-1: Boot Configuration Tool menu..................................................................... 3-2 Figure 3-2: Boot Configuration Tool window..................................................................3-2 Figure 3-3: Input IP window ........................................................................................... 3-3 Figure 3-4: Information window showing autologin confirmation ................................... 3-3 Figure 3-5: Basic Parameter Configuration window....................................................... 3-5 Figure 3-6: Download Embedded Software window......................................................3-6 Figure 3-7: BG-40 Download FPGA File window...........................................................3-7 Figure 3-8: BG-20 IDPROM window..............................................................................3-8 Figure 3-9: BG-20 No Recovery Next Startup window ..................................................3-9 Figure 3-10: BG-20 Serial Port Close Flag window..................................................... 3-10 Figure 4-1: LCT GUI Login window................................................................................4-2 Figure 4-2: LCT-Login BG-40 NE window .....................................................................4-3 Figure 4-3: LCT-Login BG-20 NE window .....................................................................4-3 Figure 4-4: Basic Parameter Configuration window....................................................... 4-5 Figure 4-5: Static IP Routes Configuration window ....................................................... 4-6 Figure 5-1: NE Attributes window ..................................................................................5-3 Figure 5-2: BG-40 Slot Assignment window ..................................................................5-5 Figure 5-3: BG-20 Slot Assignment window ..................................................................5-6 Figure 5-4: Card Max Traffic Setup window................................................................... 5-7 Figure 5-5: Device Reset Operation window .................................................................5-8 Figure 5-6: Orderwire Configuration window - Setting the Orderwire Attribute tab ..... 5-10 Figure 5-7: Orderwire Configuration window - Setting Orderwire Routing tab ............ 5-11 Figure 5-8: Orderwire Configuration window - BG-20..................................................5-12 Figure 5-9: NE Connection Settings window ...............................................................5-14 Figure 5-10: DCC Configuration and DCC Overhead Management window .............. 5-15 Figure 5-11: DCC Configuration and DCC Overhead Management window DCC Access tab ........................................................................................................... 5-16 Figure 5-12: DCC Configuration and DCC Overhead Management window VC12 To SM10 tab.......................................................................................................5-17 Figure 5-13: DCC Configuration and DCC Overhead Management window V.35 Work Mode tab .................................................................................................... 5-18 Figure 5-14: DCC Configuration and DCC Overhead Management window DCCSwap Attribute tab ................................................................................................ 5-19

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Figure 5-15: DCC Configuration and DCC Overhead Management window DCC Cross tab ............................................................................................................. 5-20 Figure 5-16: DCC Configuration and DCC Overhead Management window DCC Overhead Configuration tab ................................................................................ 5-21 Figure 6-1: Card Attributes Setup window .....................................................................6-2 Figure 6-2: Device Reset Operation window .................................................................6-3 Figure 6-3: Electronic Label window ..............................................................................6-4 Figure 6-4: Card Information window.............................................................................6-5 Figure 6-5: BG-20 slot assignment ................................................................................6-6 Figure 6-6: BG-20 NE Shelf View window .....................................................................6-7 Figure 6-7: BG-20 Slot Assignment window - Logical tab ............................................. 6-8 Figure 6-8: SAM1 internal view ...................................................................................... 6-9 Figure 6-9: SAM4 internal view ...................................................................................... 6-9 Figure 6-10: SAM pop-up menu................................................................................... 6-10 Figure 6-11: FE_L12 card window...............................................................................6-12 Figure 6-12: VCG Attribute window - Traffic tab ..........................................................6-13 Figure 6-13: Get FEM Time Slot Resource window.....................................................6-14 Figure 6-14: VCG Member Add Attribute Set window ................................................. 6-15 Figure 6-15: EOS Protocol window..............................................................................6-15 Figure 6-16: CID Table window.................................................................................... 6-16 Figure 6-17: Port Attributes window.............................................................................6-17 Figure 6-18: Get Current Payload Rate window ..........................................................6-18 Figure 6-19: MST Maintenance window ......................................................................6-19 Figure 6-20: ESW_2G_8F card.................................................................................... 6-21 Figure 6-21: ESW_2G_8F network architecture.......................................................... 6-21 Figure 6-22: ESW_2G_8F card window ......................................................................6-24 Figure 6-23: ESW_2G_8F card window ......................................................................6-26 Figure 6-24: VCG Attribute window - Traffic tab ..........................................................6-27 Figure 6-25: VCG Attribute window - LCAS tab........................................................... 6-28 Figure 6-26: VCG Member Add Attribute Set window ................................................. 6-29 Figure 6-27: EOS Protocol window..............................................................................6-30 Figure 6-28: Port Attributes window for WAN ports .....................................................6-31 Figure 6-29: Port Attributes window for LAN ports.......................................................6-32 Figure 6-30: Get Current Payload Rate window ..........................................................6-33 Figure 6-31: Port Connected Neighbor window........................................................... 6-34 Figure 6-32: MST Maintenance window ......................................................................6-35 Figure 6-33: Loopback Setup window.......................................................................... 6-36 Figure 6-34: FE_L12 card window showing how to access the Layer 2 Switch Configuration Management window............................................................................. 6-37 Figure 6-35: L2 Switch Configuration Management window - Port Attributes tab ....... 6-39 Figure 6-36: L2 Switch Configuration Management window - VLAN tab..................... 6-42 Figure 6-37: Create a VLAN window ...........................................................................6-43 Figure 6-38: Modify VLAN window...............................................................................6-44 vi


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Figure 6-39: L2 Switch Configuration Management window - FDB tab ....................... 6-46 Figure 6-40: L2 Switch Configuration Management window - Bridge STP tab............ 6-51 Figure 6-41: L2 Switch Configuration Management window - Port STP tab ............... 6-53 Figure 6-42: L2 Switch Configuration Management window - Priority tab................... 6-55 Figure 6-43: Up/Down Load Bridge Configuration Data window ................................. 6-57 Figure 6-44: Task window showing clear configuration data operation....................... 6-59 Figure 6-45: Task window showing save configuration data operation ....................... 6-60 Figure 6-46: Bandwidth Profile window........................................................................6-61 Figure 6-47: Create Policer window............................................................................. 6-62 Figure 6-48: Policer List window .................................................................................. 6-63 Figure 6-49: Policer List window showing filters ..........................................................6-64 Figure 6-50: Policer List window - editing the policer list ............................................. 6-65 Figure 6-51: Edit Policer window.................................................................................. 6-65 Figure 6-52: Policer Upload window - Policer Upload tab ........................................... 6-66 Figure 6-53: Policer Upload window - Policer Compare tab ........................................ 6-67 Figure 6-54: ESW_2G_8F - EPL.................................................................................. 6-68 Figure 6-55: ESW_2G_8F - EVPLAN ..........................................................................6-68 Figure 6-56: Create VPN window (EPL) ......................................................................6-69 Figure 6-57: Create VPN window (EVPLAN)............................................................... 6-70 Figure 6-58: Create VPN window (EVPLAN) - select NNI ports.................................. 6-71 Figure 6-59: Create VPN window (EVPLAN) - add policer.......................................... 6-72 Figure 6-60: Create VPN window (EVPLAN) - mapped policer................................... 6-73 Figure 6-61: VPN List window......................................................................................6-74 Figure 6-62: VPN List window showing filter options...................................................6-74 Figure 6-63: VPN Upload window - VPN Upload tab................................................... 6-75 Figure 6-64: VPN Upload window - VPN Compare tab ...............................................6-76 Figure 6-65: VPN List window showing menu options................................................. 6-76 Figure 6-66: View VPN window.................................................................................... 6-77 Figure 6-67: Edit VPN window .....................................................................................6-78 Figure 6-68: Export VPN List window ..........................................................................6-79 Figure 6-69: Select File window ................................................................................... 6-79 Figure 6-70: Import VPN List and Select File windows................................................ 6-80 Figure 6-71: Import VPN List window showing import results ..................................... 6-81 Figure 6-72: Global vFIB Attributes window.................................................................6-82 Figure 6-73: Trace MAC window..................................................................................6-84 Figure 6-74: MSTP Configuration window - General tab ............................................. 6-86 Figure 6-75: MSTP Configuration window - Instance tab ............................................6-87 Figure 6-76: MSTP Port Configuration window - Port Attributes tab ........................... 6-89 Figure 6-77: MSTP Configuration window - Instance Attribute tab.............................. 6-90 Figure 6-78: Link aggregation ...................................................................................... 6-91 Figure 6-79: Create/Edit Aggregation Ports window.................................................... 6-92 Figure 6-80: ESW_2G_8F card window showing aggregation groups........................ 6-93

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Figure 6-81: Trunk Mode window ................................................................................6-94 Figure 6-82: Up/Down Load Bridge Configuration Data window ................................. 6-97 Figure 7-1: Manual Trail Management - Create Server Trail XC window Create XC tab.................................................................................................................7-2 Figure 7-2: Manual Trail Management - Create Server Trail XC window Send List tab ..................................................................................................................7-3 Figure 7-3: Manual Trail Management - Create Server Trail XC window XC List tab...................................................................................................................... 7-4 Figure 7-4: Manual Trail Management - Create Server Trail XC window...................... 7-6 Figure 7-5: Deactivate a client trail confirmation window...............................................7-8 Figure 7-6: Confirmation message when deleting a server trail .................................... 7-9 Figure 7-7: Manual Trail Management - Create Client Trail XC window Create XC tab...............................................................................................................7-10 Figure 7-8: Client Trail List window..............................................................................7-11 Figure 7-9: Client Trail List window..............................................................................7-13 Figure 7-10: Client Trail List window............................................................................ 7-15 Figure 7-11: Deactivate a client trail confirmation window...........................................7-16 Figure 7-12: MSP 1+1 .................................................................................................. 7-17 Figure 7-13: Create PG window...................................................................................7-18 Figure 7-14: MSP Linear 1+1 PG List window.............................................................7-19 Figure 7-15: LCT Login BG-40 NE window.................................................................. 7-19 Figure 7-16: MSP Linear 1+1 PG List window.............................................................7-20 Figure 7-17: SNCP Attributes window .........................................................................7-21 Figure 7-18: Export XCs to File window.......................................................................7-22 Figure 7-19: Select File window ................................................................................... 7-23 Figure 7-20: Import Trail From File window .................................................................7-24 Figure 7-21: Import Trail From File window showing importing of a server trail .......... 7-25 Figure 7-22: XCs Upload window - Upload XCs tab ....................................................7-26 Figure 7-23: XCs Upload window - Compare Result tab .............................................7-27 Figure 8-1: Timing configuration window - Timing Configuration tab............................. 8-2 Figure 8-2: Timing configuration window showing synchronous timing configuration... 8-3 Figure 8-3: Timing Configuration window - Timing Maintenance tab............................. 8-5 Figure 9-1: Current Alarm View window ........................................................................9-2 Figure 9-2: Current Alarm View window - Show Data tab ............................................. 9-4 Figure 9-3: Current Alarm View window - Filter Option tab ........................................... 9-6 Figure 9-4: Current Alarm View window - Alarm Chart tab............................................ 9-7 Figure 9-5: History Alarm View window .........................................................................9-8 Figure 9-6: History Alarm View window .........................................................................9-9 Figure 9-7: Alarm Source Mask Configuration window................................................ 9-12 Figure 9-8: Alarm Log window ..................................................................................... 9-13 Figure 9-9: Alarm Log window ..................................................................................... 9-14 Figure 9-10: Severity window - Alarm Attributes Table tab.......................................... 9-16 Figure 9-11: Severity window - Alarm Miscellaneous Configuration tab...................... 9-17 viii


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Figure 9-12: External Alarm window ............................................................................9-21 Figure 10-1: Get Current Performance window ...........................................................10-6 Figure 10-2: Recent Performance window................................................................... 10-7 Figure 10-3: Performance Threshold window.............................................................. 10-9 Figure 10-4: Performance Configuration window - Collecting Schedule tab ............. 10-11 Figure 10-5: Performance Configuration window - Object Attribute tab .................... 10-12 Figure 11-1: Information window showing LCT work mode......................................... 11-2 Figure 11-2: Task window for setting the LCT work mode as master..........................11-3 Figure 11-3: Information window for setting the LCT work mode as monitor .............. 11-3 Figure 12-1: Maintenance List window ........................................................................12-2 Figure 12-2: Loopback example...................................................................................12-3 Figure 12-3: Loopback Setup window.......................................................................... 12-3 Figure 12-4: Insert PRBS ............................................................................................. 12-5 Figure 12-5: PRBS Insert and Monitor window............................................................12-6 Figure 12-6: Force AIS/RDI window ............................................................................12-7 Figure 12-7: Clear SDH Configuration window............................................................12-9 Figure 12-8: Get/Download NE DB File window........................................................12-10 Figure 12-9: Select Directory window ........................................................................12-11 Figure 12-10: Download Embedded Software window.............................................. 12-12 Figure 12-11: Download FPGA File window ..............................................................12-13 Figure 12-12: Activation Time window .......................................................................12-14 Figure 12-13: Version Activate window......................................................................12-15 Figure 12-14: Upgrade Confirmation window ............................................................12-16 Figure 12-15: Remote Login window .........................................................................12-17 Figure 12-16: Telnet window......................................................................................12-18 Figure 12-17: Laser Switch Status window................................................................12-19 Figure 12-18: Fan Status window .............................................................................. 12-20 Figure 12-19: Power Type Management window ......................................................12-21 Figure 13-1: Example of ARP configuration................................................................. 13-2 Figure 13-2: Proxy ARP window ..................................................................................13-3 Figure 13-3: Proxy ARP Table window ........................................................................13-4 Figure 13-4: IP Configuration window..........................................................................13-4 Figure 13-5: Channel MIB Counters window ...............................................................13-5 Figure 13-6: Serial Port Configuration window ............................................................13-6 Figure 13-7: Confirm window ....................................................................................... 13-7 Figure 13-8: Trap Manager Table window...................................................................13-8 Figure 13-9: SNMP Agent Mode window.....................................................................13-9 Figure 14-1: Slot Assignment window.......................................................................... 14-4 Figure 14-2: LCT-Login BG-40 NE window .................................................................14-5 Figure 14-3: PCM NE Shelf View window.................................................................... 14-5 Figure 14-4: BG-30 Shelf View window .......................................................................14-6 Figure 14-5: SM_10E Shelf View window....................................................................14-6

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Figure 14-6: Set Subcard Attributes window showing frame attribute for SM10 ......... 14-7 Figure 14-7: Set Subcard Attributes window - E1 Physical Connection Attribute tab.. 14-8 Figure 14-8: Set Subcard Attributes window - FE Board Attribute tab......................... 14-9 Figure 14-9: Set Subcard Attributes window - User Interface tab.............................. 14-10 Figure 14-10: Set Subcard Attributes window - SM_V35_2 ...................................... 14-11 Figure 14-11: Set Subcard Attributes window - SM_Omnicentor Card Attribute tab . 14-12 Figure 14-12: Set Subcard Attributes window............................................................ 14-13 Figure 14-13: Set Subcard Attributes window for SM_V24 card - 1 channel ............ 14-14 Figure 14-14: Set Subcard Attributes for SM_V24 card - 2 channels........................ 14-15 Figure 14-15: Set Subcard Attributes window for SM_V24 card - 8 channels........... 14-16 Figure 14-16: Set Subcard Attributes window - E1_PCM.......................................... 14-17 Figure 14-17: Set Subcard Attributes window - SM_EM_24W_6E............................14-18 Figure 14-18: Set Subcard Attributes window - SM_FXS_8E ................................... 14-19 Figure 14-19: Set Subcard Attributes window - SM_V35E ........................................ 14-20 Figure 14-20: Set Subcard Attributes window - SM_Omni_E.................................... 14-20 Figure 14-21: Set Subcard Attributes window - SM_10E .......................................... 14-21 Figure 14-22: Set Subcard Attributes window - SM_V24E - 2 channels ................... 14-22 Figure 14-23: Set Subcard Attributes window - SM_V24E - 4 channels ................... 14-23 Figure 14-24: Set Subcard Attributes window - SM_V24E - 8 channels ................... 14-24 Figure 14-25: Set Subcard Attributes window - SM_V24E card - point-to-multipoint 14-25 Figure 14-26: Board Assignment window ..................................................................14-26 Figure 14-27: SM10E Slot Assignment window.........................................................14-27 Figure 14-28: Sync Timing Configuration window ..................................................... 14-28 Figure 14-29: SM10E Timing Configuration window - SyncTiming Configuration tab........................................................................................................ 14-29 Figure 14-30: SM10E Timing Configuration window - Timing Trace tab ................... 14-30 Figure 14-31: Get Clock Work Mode window ............................................................14-31 Figure 14-32: Upload/Download PCM Configuration Data window........................... 14-32 Figure 14-33: XCs Upload window - XCs Upload tab ................................................14-33 Figure 14-34: XCs Upload window showing comparison results............................... 14-34 Figure 14-35: Create XC window ............................................................................... 14-35 Figure 14-36: Create XC window - Send List tab....................................................... 14-36 Figure 14-37: XC Management window - XC List tab................................................ 14-37 Figure 14-38: Set Ethernet Timeslot Share Sign window .......................................... 14-38 Figure 14-39: Upload XCs window - XCs Upload tab ................................................14-39 Figure 14-40: Upload XCs window - Compare Result tab .........................................14-40 Figure 14-41: XCs Upload window - XCs In Local Database But Not In NE page .... 14-41 Figure 14-42: Create XC window - SM_10E..............................................................14-42 Figure 14-43: Create XC window - Send List tab - SM_10E ..................................... 14-43 Figure 14-44: XC Management window - SM_10E.................................................... 14-44 Figure 14-45: Upload XCs window - XCs Upload tab - SM_10E............................... 14-45 Figure 14-46: Upload XCs window - Compare Result tab - SM_10E........................ 14-46

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Figure 14-47: Upload XCs window - Compare Result tab - XCs in Local Database but Not in NE page - SM_10E ...................................................................14-47 Figure 14-48: PCM Event window..............................................................................14-49 Figure 14-49: PCM Alarm window - Current Alarm tab..............................................14-50 Figure 14-50: Alarm Filter (PCM) window..................................................................14-51 Figure 14-51: Select File window...............................................................................14-51 Figure 14-52: PCM Alarm window - History Alarm tab ..............................................14-52 Figure 14-53: Set Alarm Attributes window................................................................14-54 Figure 14-54: Alarm Mask window.............................................................................14-55 Figure 14-55: Alarm Severity window ........................................................................14-56 Figure 14-56: Current Alarm View window - SM_10E ...............................................14-58 Figure 14-57: Return Command window displaying the run time .............................. 14-59 Figure 14-58: Run Time window - SM_10E ...............................................................14-59 Figure 14-59: Run Command window displaying the SM10 card electronic label..... 14-60 Figure 14-60: SM_10E Shelf View window................................................................ 14-61 Figure 14-61: SM_10E Electronic Label window .......................................................14-61 Figure 14-62: Loopback Attribute window.................................................................. 14-62 Figure 14-63: Loopback Attribute window - SM_10E................................................. 14-63 Figure 14-64: PCM Ping window................................................................................ 14-64 Figure 14-65: Device Reset Operation window - SM_10E ........................................ 14-65 Figure 14-66: PCM NE Software Upgrade window.................................................... 14-66 Figure 14-67: Please select the file for upgrading window ........................................ 14-66 Figure 14-68: PCMNE Software Upgrade window after starting the upgrade........... 14-67 Figure 15-1: License control workflow .........................................................................15-3 Figure 15-2: Workflow for manually inputting the license code ................................... 15-4 Figure 15-3: License File window ................................................................................15-6 Figure 15-4: Import License - Select File window........................................................15-7 Figure 15-5: Export License - Select File window........................................................ 15-7 Figure 15-6: Activate License window .........................................................................15-8 Figure 15-7: BG-20 license sticker...............................................................................15-8 Figure 15-8: Activate License window showing warning message.............................. 15-9

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List of Tables Table 3-1: Basic parameters terminology ......................................................................3-4 Table 4-1: Parameter terminology .................................................................................4-4 Table 6-1: BG-20 slot assignment .................................................................................6-6 Table 6-2: Member status rules ................................................................................... 6-19 Table 6-3: Port attribute values.................................................................................... 6-20 Table 6-4: STP port status ...........................................................................................6-50 Table 6-5: STP timers .................................................................................................. 6-52 Table 6-6: ESW_2G_8F MSTP timers......................................................................... 6-88 Table 10-1: Performance threshold value ranges........................................................10-8 Table 14-1: SM10 traffic modules ................................................................................ 14-2 Table 14-2: SM_10E traffic modules............................................................................ 14-3 Table 14-3: PCM alarm table ..................................................................................... 14-57 Table 15-1: License purchase order format.................................................................15-4 Table 15-2: License purchase order values.................................................................15-5 Table 15-3: License file format..................................................................................... 15-5 Table 15-4: License file values.....................................................................................15-6

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About This Manual In this chapter: Intended Audience............................................................................................ xv Document Organization.................................................................................... xv Document Conventions ..................................................................................xvii Related Documentation ..................................................................................xvii Obtaining Technical Documentation .............................................................xviii Technical Assistance .....................................................................................xviii

Intended Audience The BroadGate® LCT-BGF User Manual is intended for BG-40/BG-20 equipment installation personnel and field engineers.

Document Organization The following list presents the information appearing in this guide: 

Chapter 1, Introducing the LCT-BGF - presents a general description of the LCT-BGF and its main operational and technical features.

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Chapter 2, Installing the LCT-BGF - describes how to install the LCT-BGF.

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Chapter 3, Using the Boot Configuration Tool - describes the procedures available in the Boot Configuration Tool facility for configuring a new element.

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Chapter 4, Getting Started with the LCT GUI - provides a comprehensive description of GUI functionality for the LCT-BGF.

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Chapter 5, Managing NEs - describes how to configure NEs, Orderwire attributes, and communication parameters, as well as how to reset NEs.

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Chapter 6, Managing Cards - describes how to view card-specific information and how to configure card Ethernet attributes.

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Chapter 7, Configuring Cross Connections - describes cross-connection (XC) configuration and management for both Server trails and Client trails.

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Chapter 8, Configuring Timing Sources - describes how to configure the synchronous timing sources and timing table used by the system.

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Chapter 9, Managing Alarms - describes alarm management functions.

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Chapter 10, Monitoring Performance - describes the LCT-BGF performance monitoring mechanisms, including viewing current and recent performance.

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Chapter 11, Managing LCT-BGF Security - describes LCT-BGF security measures and how to configure them.

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Chapter 12, Performing Maintenance Operations - describes how to perform standard maintenance, such as loopback, path payload tests, and consistency and connectivity checks.

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Chapter 13, Performing Advanced Configuration - describes the advanced options available for advanced users.

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Chapter 14, Configuring the PCM Card - describes how to configure and manage PCM equipment using the SM10 and SM_10E cards.

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Chapter 15, Managing Licenses - describes how to manage licenses for the BG-20 NE, especially for Ethernet ports and the SAM module.

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Glossary of Terms - provides a list of frequently used terms and acronyms.


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Document Conventions When applicable, this manual uses the following conventions. Convention

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Names of menus and

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commands User-typed information

Selection from a menu, or leading to another command

Menu > Option

Italics

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Borders around text

Notes, cautions, and warnings

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In the Alarms menu...

Select Update > View Objects Examples in text See examples below

NOTE: Text set off in this manner presents clarifying information, specific instructions, commentary, sidelights, or interesting points of information.

CAUTION: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or loss of information.

WARNING: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or loss of life.

Related Documentation The following publications may be of assistance to you regarding LCT-BGF operations: 

BG-40 Miniature MSPP for Metro-Access General Description

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BroadGate® BG-40 Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Manual

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BroadGate® EMS-BGF Installation Guide

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BroadGate® EMS-BGF User Manual

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LightSoft® Network Management System User Manual

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Obtaining Technical Documentation To obtain technical documentation related to the LCT-BGF or any other ECI Telecom product, please contact: ECI Telecom Ltd. Transport Networking Division Documentation Department 30 Hasivim St. Petach Tikva 49130 Israel Fax: +972-3-9268060 Email: [email protected]

Technical Assistance The configuration, installation, and operation of the LCT-BGF and its operation in a network are highly specialized processes. Due to the different nature of each installation, some planning aspects may not be covered in this manual. If you have questions or concerns about your network design or if you require installation personnel to perform the actual installation process, ECI Telecom maintains a staff of design engineers and highly trained field service personnel. The services of this group are available to customers at any time. If you are interested in obtaining design assistance or a network installation plan from ECI Telecom's Customer Support team, contact your ECI Telecom sales representative. With any support related issues, technical or logistic, please contact the ECI Telecom Customer Support center at your location. If you are not familiar with that location, please contact our central customer support center action line at:

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1 Introducing the LCT In this chapter: Overview .........................................................................................................1-1 Hardware and Software Requirements ............................................................1-2

Overview The LCT-BGF supplements the EMS-BGF for several vital functions, including initial configuration of an element, by providing the address IDs (it can also be used when performing software upgrades on element cards). The LCT-BGF system is based on the TCP/IP protocol and is connected to the SDH network element (NE) via the Ethernet port provided by the MCU. It implements element configuration and maintenance management functions and coordinates with the EMS-BGF to perform management for error correction facilities. The LCT-BGF (V7) software is used to perform initial data configuration and equipment software download for BG-40 and BG-20 network elements. Maintenance personnel can modify parameters of an operating NE to detect and solve specific problems within the element.

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Hardware and Software Requirements 

Computer: PC or laptop with Pentium II 350 processor or higher, with 128 MB RAM and 1 GB hard disk memory

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Operating system: Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional

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Interface protocol: TCP/IP-based socket communication

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Communication interface: Connects with the main control unit of the equipment via a 10BaseT Ethernet interface

System Components The system package consists of the following software and hardware modules:

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The LCT GUI and Boot Configuration Tool software running on the Microsoft Windows operating system, which acts as a graphical user interface between the BG-40 and BG-20 equipment and the user

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The boot software running on the BOOT ROM of the BG-40 or BG-20 equipment, which acts as a boot configuration server

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2 Installing the LCT In this chapter: Overview .........................................................................................................2-1 Installing the LCT-BGF Application...............................................................2-2

Overview This section describes the installation procedure for the LCT-BGF.

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Installing the LCT-BGF Application The LCT-BGF can be installed on Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional operating systems.

To install the LCT-BGF: 1. Make sure the hardware license key is plugged in to one of the USB ports on the PC or laptop used for the LCT-BGF application. 2. Insert the supplied CD in the CD-ROM drive. The LCT-BGF Installation CD window opens.

Figure 2-1: LCT-BGF Installation CD window

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3. Select Install LCT-BGF. The LCT Setup - Welcome window opens.

Figure 2-2: LCT-BGF Setup - LCT Welcome window

4. Click Next. The Setup Status window appears. A progress bar shows the progress of the operation.

Figure 2-3: LCT-BGF Setup - Setup Status window

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When file copying is completed, the LCT System Config window opens.

Figure 2-4: LCT-BGF Setup - LCT System Config window

5. Click Config. 6. In the TU-TimeSlot Mapping Options area, select the Standard radio button. The Installation Complete window opens.

Figure 2-5: LCT-BGF Setup - Installation Complete w indow

7. Click Finish. The LCT-BGF installation process is complete. NOTE: Installation of the LCT-BGF can be done without the license key. However, subsequent activation of the software will be prevented.

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3 Using the Boot Configuration Tool In this chapter: Overview .........................................................................................................3-1 Boot Configuration Tool Procedures...............................................................3-2 Downloading Embedded Software and the FPGA File ...................................3-5 Obtaining IDPROM Data ................................................................................3-8 Configuring the No Recovery Next Startup Attribute .....................................3-9 Configuring the Serial Port Close Attribute ..................................................3-10

Overview This section describes how to login and utilize the Boot Configuration Tool, which is used for the initial configuration of BG-40 and BG-20 NEs.

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Boot Configuration Tool Procedures Use the following procedure to log in to the Boot Configuration Tool.

To log in to the Boot Configuration Tool: 1. Make sure the hardware license key is plugged in to one of the USB ports on the PC or laptop used for the LCT-BGF application. 2. Connect your PC to the local BG-40 or BG-20 element via the dedicated MNG Ethernet port. 3. On your Windows desktop, select Start > All Programs > LCT > Boot Configuration Tool in the menu.

Figure 3-1: Boot Configuration Tool menu

The main Boot Configuration Tool window opens.

Figure 3-2: Boot Configuration Tool window

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4. Click Login in the upper-left corner of the window. The Input IP window opens.

Figure 3-3: Input IP window

5. Select a card by selecting the relevant radio button. 6. Enter the IP address of the NE in the IP field and click OK. 7. The BG-40 NE assumes the boot status for approximately four to five seconds after resetting. The Boot Configuration Tool logs in the NE automatically and the following Information window appears, confirming automatic login.

Figure 3-4: Information window showing autologin confirmation

After a main control reset or power-on restart, the Boot program is initiated. When the Alarm LED of the main (MXC) board starts flashing, you have five seconds to perform a login. Otherwise, you will miss the login opportunity. The boot-state login can be performed on a local NE only.

NOTE: If the hardware license key is not plugged in to one of the USB ports, the software only works for two minutes before freezing until the key is installed.

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Configuring Parameters After a successful login to the Boot Configuration Tool, you can configure basic parameters, as described in the following table. Table 3-1: Basic parameters terminology Field name

Description

NE ID

The unique identification for a BG-40 or BG-20 element. NE ID has two bytes, with a valid range from 1 to 4095, except for 2, which is used by the XDM. The NE ID is in decimal format.

MAC address

The MAC address is factory set and appears as read-only.

NE mode

An NE has three modes: Gateway, DCC-only, and Ethernet-only:

Ethernet port IP

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Gateway mode - NE accessible via the Ethernet IP address or the DCC IP address.

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DCC-only mode - NE accessible only via the DCC IP address.

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Ethernet-only mode - NE accessible only via the Ethernet IP address.

This address is valid for the gateway mode and Ethernet-only mode. In a gateway NE, this provides internal router functionality. It has two IP addresses: one for the DCC port (NE IP address) and the other for the Ethernet port. These two addresses must belong to different subnets. The rule in setting an Ethernet port IP address is that it must belong to the same subnet as the IP address for the host LCT-BGF connected to it.

Basic parameters configuration procedure NOTE: Some settings in this window are grayed out, indicating that they are currently disabled in the NE.

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To configure basic parameters: 1. In the Boot Configuration Tool main window, select Configuration > Basic Parameter Configuration. The Basic Parameter Configuration window opens.

Figure 3-5: Basic Parameter Configuration window

2. Click Get. The Boot Configuration Tool retrieves the configuration data from the equipment and a confirmation window appears. 3. Click Apply. The Boot Configuration Tool sends the configuration data to the equipment and a confirmation window appears.

Downloading Embedded Software and the FPGA File The embedded software is the control software on the element cards. The FPGA file is the programmable file supporting hardware on the cards. Embedded software is located in the element's upper/lower-area memories, whereas the FPGA file is located in the file memory.

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To download embedded software: 1. In the Boot Configuration Tool window (on page 3-2), select Configuration > Download Embedded Software. The Download Embedded Software window opens.

Figure 3-6: Download Embedded Software window

The fields in this window are: 

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Embedded Area - located in the Upper Area and Lower Area memories Active Area - currently activated area used in conjunction with the Embedded Area

2. Click Select File to select the filename to be downloaded, which appears in the field to the right. Select the Upper Area or Lower Area radio button in the Embedded Area for the software download location. This selection should always be different from the Active Area when reverting back to the srcinal software. 3. Click Download to download the software to the equipment. A confirmation window appears. 4. After software download, click Apply to activate the software.

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To download an FPGA file: 1. In the Boot Configuration Tool window, select Configuration > Download FPGA File. The Download FPGA File window opens.

Figure 3-7: BG-40 Download FPGA File window

2. Click Select File to select the FPGA filename to be downloaded, which appears in the field to the right. For BG-40 NEs, select a BG-40 card in the Select Card field. 3. Click Download. 4. Click Close to exit.

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Obtaining IDPROM Data Use the following procedure to obtain IDPROM data for the BG-20 NE. IDPROM data is stored in the EEPROM, which records relevant hardware information.

To get IDPROM: 

In the Boot Configuration Tool window (on page 3-2), select Configuration > Get IDPROM. The Boot Configuration Tool retrieves the IDPROM data from the equipment and displays it in the IDPROM window.

Figure 3-8: BG-20 IDPROM window

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Configuring the No Recovery Next Startup Attribute When the No Recovery Next Startup attribute is enabled, the NE restarts using the default configuration instead of the current configuration.

To configure the No Recovery Next Startup attribute: 1. In the Boot Configuration Tool window (on page 3-2), select Configuration > No Recovery Next Startup . The No Recovery Next Startup window opens.

Figure 3-9: BG-20 No Recovery Next Startup window

2. Select the No Recovery Next Startup checkbox for the NE to restart using the default configuration instead of the current configuration. Leave this checkbox deselected for the NE to restart using the current configuration. 3. Click Get. The Boot Configuration Tool retrieves the No Recovery Next Startup attribute from the equipment. A confirmation window is displayed. 4. Click Apply. The Boot Configuration Tool sends the No Recovery Next Startup attribute to the equipment and a confirmation window is displayed.

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Configuring the Serial Port Close Attribute When the Serial Port Close attribute is enabled, the serial port is closed in order not to disturb the main board's normal operation. When this attribute is disabled, serial port is open and you can view debug information from the serial out the port.

To configure the Serial Port Close attribute: 1. In the Boot Configuration Tool window (on page 3-2), select Configuration > Serial Port Close Flag. The Serial Port Close Flag window opens.

Figure 3-10: BG-20 Serial Port Close Flag window

2. Select the Serial Port Close checkbox if you want the serial port to be closed. Leave this checkbox deselected for the serial port to remain open, which enables you to view debug information from the serial out port. 3. Click Get. The Boot Configuration Tool retrieves the Serial Port Close attribute from the equipment. A confirmation window is displayed. 4. Click Apply. The Boot Configuration Tool sends the Serial Port Close attribute to the equipment. A confirmation window is displayed.

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4 Getting Started with the LCT GUI In this chapter: Overview .........................................................................................................4-1 Starting the LCT GUI ......................................................................................4-2 Configuring Parameters ...................................................................................4-4 Configuring Static IP Routes ...........................................................................4-6

Overview The LCT GUI is essentially an element management system (EMS) interface for the BG-40 or BG-20 and performs typical management functions. NOTE: Multiple methods are available in the LCT-BGF for accessing and performing many operations. The following standard methods are available: 

Selecting a menu command

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Clicking a toolbar icon

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Double-clicking an object

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Right-clicking an object (such as an NE) and then selecting the relevant right-click menu option

Operational procedures throughout this guide typically specify only one access method. Be aware that other methods may apply when performing a given operation.

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Starting the LCT GUI Use the following procedure to log in to the LCT-BGF interface.

To log in to the LCT GUI: 1. Make sure the hardware license key is plugged in to one of the USB ports on the PC or laptop used for the LCT-BGF application. 2. Connect the PC to the gateway BG-40 NE via the designated MNG Ethernet port.

3. Double-click the shortcut icon on your desktop or select Start > All Programs > LCT. The LCT GUI Login window opens.

Figure 4-1: LCT GUI Login window

NOTES: After starting the NE (its indicator LED flashes slowly), you can use the LCT GUI to log in to the element via the IP address. You can log in to a gateway NE via the Ethernet IP or via the DCC IP address. To log in to a DCC-only NE via the gateway NE, use the DCC IP address. In this case, the DCC must be unblocked. To log in to an Ethernet-only NE, use the Ethernet IP address of the NE.

4. In the Login window, enter the NE IP address. 5. Click Ping for the LCT GUI to attempt to connect to the NE.

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6. If successful, click Login to log in to the NE. The LCT-Login BG-40 NE (shelf view) window or LCT-Login BG-20 NE (shelf view) opens.

Figure 4-2: LCT-Login BG-40 NE window

Figure 4-3: LCT-Login BG-20 NE window

7. Click Logout the NE to disconnect from the NE. The Login window reappears and you can log in again. NOTE: If the hardware license key is not plugged in to one of the USB ports, the software only works for two minutes before freezing until the key is installed.

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Configuring Parameters After successful login to the LCT software, you can configure the following parameters: 

Basic parameters: NE ID, NE MAC address, NE mode, Ethernet port IP, Ethernet port mask

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Static IP routes

Table 4-1: Parameter terminology Field name

The unique identification for a BG-40 or BG-20 element. NE ID has two bytes, with a valid range from 1 to 4095, except for 2, which is used by the XDM. The NE ID is in decimal format.

MAC address

The MAC address is factory-set and read-only.

NE mode

An NE has three modes: Gateway, DCC-only, and Ethernet-only:

Ethernet port IP

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Gateway mode - NE accessible via the Ethernet IP address or the DCC IP address.

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DCC-only mode - NE only accessible via the DCC IP address.

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Ethernet-only mode - NE only accessible via the Ethernet IP address.

This address is valid for Gateway mode and Ethernet-only mode. In a gateway NE, this mechanism provides internal router functionality. It has two IP addresses: one for the DCC port (NE IP address) and another for the Ethernet port. These two addresses must belong to different subnets. When setting an Ethernet port IP address, it must belong to the same subnet as the IP address for the host LCT connected to it.


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To configure parameters: 1. In the LCT-Login BG-40 NE window, select Configuration > Basic Parameter Configuration. The Basic Parameter Configuration window opens.

Figure 4-4: Basic Parameter Configuration window

NOTE: Some parameters in this window are grayed out, indicating that they are currently disabled in the NE.

2. Click Get to retrieve the configuration data from the equipment. A confirmation window appears. 3. Click Close to exit.

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Configuring Static IP Routes When several NEs are managed by the EMS-BGF, you should set the static IP Routes for the NE.

To configure static IP routes: 1. In the LCT-Login BG-40 NE window, select Configuration > Static IP Routes Configuration. The Static IP Routes Configuration window opens.

Figure 4-5: Static IP R outes Configuration window

2. In the Add Static IP Routes fields, enter the Destination Network IP, Subnet Mask, and Next Hop IP. 3. Click Add to add the new static IP routes to the Existing Static IP Routes area. 4. In the Existing Static IP Routes fields, select the static IP routes entry that you want to delete and click Delete. 5. Click Get to retrieve the static IP routes from the equipment and display them in the Existing Static IP Routes fields. A confirmation window appears. 6. Click Apply to send the static IP routes to the equipment. A confirmation window appears.

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5 Managing NEs In this chapter: Configuring NEs..............................................................................................5-1 Resetting NEs ..................................................................................................5-8 Configuring Orderwire Attributes ...................................................................5-9 Configuring Communication Parameters ......................................................5-13

Configuring NEs NE configuration configures attributes, services, and relevant functions for an unconfigured (initial default status) NE, according to requirements of the networking application. The NE's configuration data determines all the actions of the NE. During NE configuration, the NE configuration database is defined and set up. Before service configuration can be performed on an NE, relevant attributes and parameters must be set, such as the NE attribute and card attribute. A configuration wizard is provided for this purpose. A single NE includes the following classified configuration contents: 

NE attributes

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Card assignment

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Service configuration

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Clock synchronization configuration

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Card attribute configuration

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Card electronic label

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Protection attribute configuration

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Alarm-related attributes configuration

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Performance-related attributes configuration

Configuration for all of these items is described in the sections and chapters that follow.

Setting the NE Time The start time in NE devices is not necessarily the actual time. The NE time must be set so that it is consistent with the actual time after the NE starts to run. Each NE has its own clock (that reflects the NE time). The generation time for both alarms and events is determined by the NE time. The real time of the PC refers to the current time of the LCT-BGF PC. The NE time and the LCT-BGF PC time should be synchronized.

To set the NE time: 1. Select Configuration > NE Time in the main menu. The NE Time Configuration window opens.

2. Click PC Time to directly read the system time of the PC, or manually enter the time. 3. Click Apply to set the time. A confirmation message is displayed.

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Setting NE Attributes The common attributes of the NE include two parts: basic attributes and management attributes. Basic NE attributes include the NE name, NE ID (read-only), NE type, NE working mode, and NE system software version (read-only). For the BG-40 NE, thetype NE type is BG-40, which is a read-only attribute. For working the BG-20 NE, the NE is BG-20, which is a read-only attribute. The NE mode refers to different working modes of the same type of equipment. NE management attributes refer to information used for management purposes, such as the vendor, location, user label, run date, and notes. Management attributes do not influence the work and service configuration of the NE.

To set NE attributes: 1. Select Configuration > NE Attributes in the main menu. The NE Attributes window opens.

Figure 5-1: NE Attributes window

The NE common attributes are divided into basic attributes and management attributes.

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NE basic attributes include the NE name, NE ID, NE type, and system software version. Management attributes include vendor information, the launch date, NE location, run time, user label, connection mode, Ethernet IP address of the NE, DCC IP address of the NE, and descriptive information. The read-only attributes cannot be changed and are grayed out. 2. After entering the above information, click Apply to send the information to the NE. A confirmation message is displayed. 3. Click Close to exit the window. NOTE: The setting of management attributes does not influence the working and service configuration of the NE. These attributes are for identification purposes only.

Performing Card Assignment Card assignment involves assigning card types for various slots (or a subcard slot) of the NE equipment, setting up objects corresponding to the physical cards in the LCT-BGF and setting the corresponding values for them, and displaying icons in the LCT-BGF window. Corresponding card attributes and services can only be configured after card assignment is completed. Card assignment makes offline configuration of the LCT-BGF possible. You can conduct all the offline operations after saving the expected logical slots. The following terms relate to the card assignment process:

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Logical slot - the logical slot is defined from the top down. This defines the expected configuration and is both readable and writable.

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Physical slot - the physical slot is the actual configuration of the current NE equipment. It is read-only.

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Card assignment - card assignment installs the logical slot. You can either manually configure the logical slot, one slot after another, or first obtain the actual physical slot and then install the logical slot in modification mode.


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To perform card assignment: 1. Select Configuration > Slot Assignment or right-click an NE in the topology view and then select Slot Assignment in the shortcut menu. The Slot Assignment window opens.

Figure 5-2: BG-40 Slot Assignment window

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Figure 5-3: BG-20 Slot Assignment window

2. After adding the corresponding card type in the corresponding slot, click Apply. A confirmation message is displayed in the Operation Result area of the window. If the logical configuration is inconsistent with the physical configuration, alarms such as card out, card unexpected, card type mismatch, and card fault (CBUS disconnection) will occur.

Setting the Card Maximum Traffic Card maximum traffic setup specifies the maximum number of VC-12s that can be assigned during the cross connection for BG-40 NEs. This attribute must be set on the following cards: OMD1 (0~63), PE1_16 (0~16), PE1_32 (0~32), FEL_12, and ESW_2G_8F. After slots are assigned on one of these cards, you set the card's maximum traffic. You can also select one or all cards to set the maximum traffic for various cards on an NE. Card maximum traffic setup is not required for BG-20 NEs.

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To set the maximum traffic for a card: 1. Select Configuration > Card Info > Card Max Traffic in the main menu. The Card Max Traffic Setup window opens.

Figure 5-4: Card Max Traffic Setup window

This window displays the list of cards for this NE for which the maximum traffic must be set. This list contains the following information: 

Select - a checkbox indicating that you want to select this card. You must select a card before conducting Query, Get, or Apply operations.

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Card - card name.

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Max - maximum traffic value.

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Range - permitted setting range. If the card is configured with any timeslot, the permitted setting range is the maximum serial number of the configured timeslot and the maximum value of the card. If E1ML uses the eighth VC-12 as the maximum timeslot when being configured with a cross connection, the maximum traffic range can be 8 through 21.

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The Ethernet Card button is used to configure the maximum traffic for FEL_12 and ESW_2G_8F Ethernet cards. 2. Select the card and enter the corresponding values in the Max column. 3. Click Apply and wait for a confirmation that the operation was completed successfully. 4. Click Close to exit the window.

Resetting NEs When an NE physical device does not work normally and needs to be initialized, an NE reset function is used. The NE reset operation resets all the cards except the MCU. Both warm and cold resets are available. A warm reset resets only the main processing unit of the card, meaning it resets the application program that is running. A warm reset has no influence on the service. A cold reset resets not only the main processing unit but also the peripheral chips. A cold reset influences services on the card.

To reset an NE: 1. Select an NE in the topology view and then select Maintenance > NE Reset in the main menu. The Device Reset Operation window opens.

Figure 5-5: Device Reset Operation window

2. Select the Warm Reset or Cold Reset radio button. 3. Click OK. The results of the operation are displayed.

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Configuring Orderwire Attributes Orderwire attribute configuration configures the orderwire telephone, orderwire attributes, and orderwire routing of all NEs. Orderwire telephone configuration relates to the entire network and can only beare performed on NEs thein the management domain. Operation authorities needed from all in NEs network to perform orderwire configuration in the network. BG-40/BG-20 NEs have Allow/Prohibit orderwire telephone attributes. When set as Allowed, the orderwire telephone function of this NE is started. When set as Prohibited, the orderwire telephone function of this NE is disabled. The orderwire telephone is used for orderwire contacts between SDH NEs that support the addressing call and conference calls. The orderwire number is a three-digit integer number. The Conference Telephone attribute refers to the NE conference telephone when it is used in conversation. There are two options: Listen and Talk and Listen Only. The Conference Telephone Number attribute refers to the conference telephone number for all NEs that support conference calling. The Call Waiting Time attribute applies to the entire network. The unit is seconds. An orderwire routing table is saved in the MXC4X of each NE. The orderwire routing table records the next hop and the outgoing direction (outgoing slot and outgoing optical port) for each endpoint to which an orderwire call is to be made. Since each NE knows the next hop NE, a path to the endpoint can be established. SDH orderwire provides communication for field engineers and equipment maintenance personnel, and supports address-selective calls and conference calls. LCT-BGF orderwire configuration functions include: 

Setting the orderwire phone number for each NE

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Setting a uniform conference call number

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Setting the orderwire phone routing table. The LCT-BGF calculates orderwire trails automatically, based on NE connection states in the topology view. When configuring an orderwire phone, make sure that the network topology is correctly connected.

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To configure BG-40 orderwire attributes: 1. Select Configuration > Orderwire Configuration > BG-40 in the main menu. The Orderwire Configuration window opens.

Figure 5-6: Orderwire Configuration window - Setting the Orderwire Attribute tab

The left side of this window displays the NE tree listing all NEs already created, including those created in the user management area. The right side contains two tabs: 



Setting the Orderwire Attribute - used to set the orderwire telephone number and other orderwire attributes of the NE Setting Orderwire Routing - used to set the NE orderwire routing

2. After selecting one or more NEs in the NE tree, click Get to display the NE orderwire attributes obtained from the NE equipment.

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3. Select the Setting Orderwire Routing tab.

Figure 5-7: Orderwire Configuration window - Setting Orderwire Routing tab

The orderwire routing information table is divided into seven columns: 

Start NE - the NE from which this orderwire route starts

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End NE - the destination NE of this orderwire route

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Phone number - the orderwire number of the end NE

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Next Hop NE - the first NE reached from the start NE using the shortest path from the start NE to the end NE Out NE slot - outgoing NE slot of the start NE used to connect the start NE and next hop NE Out NE Optical Port - outgoing optical interface of the start NE used to connect the start NE and the next hop NE Conference Call - identifies whether this route is added to the conference call

4. After selecting NEs in the NE tree, click Get to display the orderwire routing information of the selected NEs obtained from the equipment.

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To configure BG-20 orderwire attributes: 1. Select the Configuration > Orderwire Configuration > BG-20 in the main menu. The BG-20 Orderwire Configuration window opens.

Figure 5-8: Orderwire Configuration window - BG-20

The left side of this window displays the NE tree listing all NEs already created, including those created in the user management area. The right side is used to set the orderwire telephone number and other orderwire attributes of the NE. 2. After selecting one or more NEs in the NE tree, click one of the following buttons to configure the orderwire telephone number and orderwire attribute: 

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Configuring Communication Parameters The powerful network management function of SDH needs strong support from the ECC stack. As a managed object itself, the ECC stack should be manageable. ECC stack management information you to receive prewarning signals in sufficient time before an NEenables is disconnected due to DCC hardware channel performance deterioration, and to locate the problem for a specific NE after disconnection. It also provides some necessary network test measures. Every NE must be set with some communication parameters, such as gateway attributes, the Ethernet port's IP address, the DCC port's IP address, and the LCT-BGF computer's IP address. A gateway NE is an NE directly connected with the LCT-BGF. In terms of the physical channel, information exchange between the gateway NE and the LCT-BGF does not pass the DCC channel and needs no forwarding via any other NE. A nongateway NE is an NE that communicates with the LCT-BGF via a gateway NE. Generally, it is connected with the gateway via an optical channel for data transmission over the DCC channel. DCC transparent transmission means that the DCC code stream passes the NE transparently, meaning it is transmitted transparently from the STM-N RX end of the NE to another STM-N TX end. In this context, transparent refers to protocol independence and the physical connection rate is purely N × 64 Kbps. In contrast, termination means local generation of DCC code streams at the STM-N TX end. There are two possibilities for termination: 

Access permitted - accesses the DCC code stream to the protocol processor for processing

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Access prohibited - does not process the DCC code stream at all

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To configure communication parameters: 

Select Configuration > Communication Mode in the main menu. The NE Connection Settings window opens.

Figure 5-9: NE Connection Settings window

Use this window to set gateway attributes, the Ethernet port IP address, and the MCUE Ethernet port IP. If Gateway is selected in the Gateway Attribute field, both local and remote NEs can be managed through the LCT-BGF or the EMS-BGF. If No Gateway is selected, only the local NE can be managed through the LCT-BGF or EMS-BGF. The Save and Apply operations can only be performed by an advanced operator or system operator.

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DCC and Overhead Configuration The DCC Configuration and DCC Overhead Management window enables you to perform DCC, overhead, and related configuration for the BG-40 NE.

To access the DCC Config and DCC Overhead Management window: 

Select Configuration > DCC Configuration and DCC Overhead in the main menu. The DCC Configuration and DCC Overhead Management window opens.

Figure 5-10: DCC Configuration and DCC Overhead Management window

The left side of this window displays the NE tree, listing all BG-40 NEs. On the right, there are six operation tabs: 

DCC Access

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VC12 to SM10

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V.35 Work Mode DCCSwap Attribute

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DCC Cross

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DCC Overhead Config

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DCC access At present, two DCC access control modes are supported: six RDCCs (default) and three RDCCs +1 MDCC. The DCC Access tab is used to configure DCC access.

Figure 5-11: DCC Configuration and DCC Overhead Management window - DCC Access tab

Query, Get, and Apply operations can be performed in this window. NOTE: U1 denotes SOH94, which is Line 9 and Column 4 information for overhead bytes.

The following conditions apply when configuring DCC access:

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The accessed RDCC or MDCC can be selected from six SOHs, two EOCs, and V.35.

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V.35 can be selected for DCC access only when it works in Extended DCC mode.

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No transparently transmitted RDCC or MDCC can be accessed.

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MDCC access used in SWAP is prohibited, but RDCC access of the SWAP incoming MDCC is allowed.

VC12 to SM10 The VC12 To SM10 tab, shown in the figure DCC Config and DCC Overhead Management window (on page 5-15), is used to set the VC-12-10, VC-12-11, and VC-12-12 access for the integrated mEP1subcard to the SM10. You can perform Query, Get, and Apply operations on the NE selected in the NE tree. To set a VC-12-12 link to the SM10, you must check whether the MXC4X V.35 is in Traffic Path mode. If it is, such a link is prohibited. To set a VC-12-10 or VC-12-11 link, first check whether it has been configured with any overhead. If it has, such a link is prohibited.

Figure 5-12: DCC Configuration and DCC Overhead Management window - VC12 To SM10 tab

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V.35 work mode The V.35 Work Mode tab is used to select a working mode for the V.35 interface of a card.

Figure 5-13: DCC Configuration and DCC Overhead Management window - V.35 Work Mode tab

The MXC4X cross-connect clock control card provides one V.35 interface and supports the following three working modes: 

Traffic path

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Extended DCC

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V.11 overhead interface

The following conditions apply when configuring the V.35 interface:

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VC-12-12 can only work in Traffic Path mode when it is not connected to the SM10.

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Traffic can be set only when the working mode is Traffic Path.

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The DCC type can be set as RDCC or MDCC only when the working mode is Extended DCC.

DCCSwap attribute The DCCSwap Attribute tab is used to set the optical port SWAP type and switch of each card in the NE.

Figure 5-14: DCC Configuration and DCC Overhead Management window DCCSwap Attribute tab

The optical port SWAP setting only restricts its MS property. After SWAP, its MS can only be cross connected with an RS (an alien RS or its own RS). In addition, there is no restriction to the RS that supports transparent transmission. The operation objects include the optical ports under all subcards of the selected NE. Query, Get, and Apply operations can be performed on these ports.

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DCC cross Through cross connection, DCC transparent transmission and DCCSWAP configuration can be performed using the DCC Cross tab.

Figure 5-15: DCC Configuration and DCC Overhead Management window - DCC Cross tab

Query, Get, Apply, Add Items, Remove, and Remove All operations can be performed in this window. The following conditions apply for DCC configuration:

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EOC can only be configured for DCC when the corresponding VC-12 is not connected to the SM10.

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V.35 must be configured in Extended DCC mode. Then, its cross-connect granularity can be determined according to the set DCC type.

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For DCC transparent transmission, cross connections (RSDCC&RSDCC or MSDCC&MSDCC) between an identical cross connect can be in EOC, V.35, and SOH. DCC access is prohibited for the granularity used in transparent transmission.


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For DCCSWAP, RSDCC and MSDCC cross connections (such as DCCSWAP) can be performed between six SOHs. In this case, the following swaps can be performed to implement DCC and orderwire byte penetration: D1~D3D7~D9, E1D11, and E2D12. MSDCC access in DCCSWAP is prohibited, but RSDCC access is available.

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All cross connections are bidirectional.

DCC overhead configuration Configuration of overhead interfaces can be performed for various DS-0 cross connections that use overhead timeslots. The DCC Overhead Configuration tab is used for this purpose.

Figure 5-16: DCC Configuration and DCC Overhead Management window - DCC Overhead Configuration tab

Query, Get, Apply, Add Items, Remove, and Remove All operations can be performed in this window.

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The following conditions apply for DCC overhead configuration: 

Only the following DS-0 timeslots can be cross connected: F1, U1, V.24, and V.11 (when V.35 works in the V.11 mode).

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VC-12-10 and VC-12-11 cannot be used for overhead configuration when they are connected with the SM10.

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V.11 can be used formode. overhead configuration only when V.35 uses V.11 Overhead Interface

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6 Managing Cards In this chapter: Configuring Card Attributes ............................................................................6-1 Resetting a Card...............................................................................................6-3 Viewing the Electronic Card Label .................................................................6-4 Viewing Card Information...............................................................................6-5 Managing BG-20 Special Cards ......................................................................6-6 Managing FE_L12 Card Special Attributes ..................................................6-10 Configuring ESW_2G_8F Special Attributes ...............................................6-20 Configuring Ethernet Attributes ....................................................................6-36

Configuring Card Attributes Card attributes depend on the configuration requirements for each card. In the Card Attributes Setup window, you can configure overhead parameters, loopback attributes, and special card attributes.

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To configure card attributes: 1. In the NE Shelf View window, select Configuration > Card Info > Card Attributes in the main menu. The Card Attributes Setup window opens.

Figure 6-1: Card Attributes Setup window

2. Select a card in the Current Card drop-down list. NOTE: You can configure attributes for multiple cards without having to re-access this window each time. However, you must click Apply for the attribute configuration on a card to take effect.

3. Define the following card attributes and then click Apply for your changes to take effect: 

SDH interface card (OMD1, OMS4, ESM1_1, and so on) attributes: 

J0 sent/J0 received to/from RS and whether to insert AIS downward during mismatch

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J1 sent/J1 received to/from VC-4 and whether to insert AIS downward during mismatch

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VC-4 loopback (near-end and far-end)

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Other special attributes

PDH and Ethernet interface card (PE1-16/32, P345_3 , FE_L12, and so on) attributes: 

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VC-side attribute

J2 sent/J2 received to/from VC-3/VC-12 and whether to insert AIS downward V5 sent/V5 received and whether to insert AIS during mismatch 

PPI-side attributes - these attributes vary, depending on the card. For example, for the 2 M card, attributes include impedance selection, framing/nonframing, long hop/short hop, and more.

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Loopback parameters (near-end, far-end).

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Other special attributes.

Resetting a Card When the physical device of a card does not work normally and needs to be initialized, a card reset operation is performed. Both warm and cold resets are available. A warm reset only resets the central processing unit of the cards, meaning it repositions the running of card usage programs. A cold reset resets both the central processing unit and the peripheral hardware. Warm resets do not affect traffic, while cold resets do.

To perform a card reset operation: 1. Right-click an NE in the topology and select Open NE. The NE Shelf View window opens. 2. Select the card to be reset. 3. Select Maintenance > Card Reset. The Device Reset Operation window opens.

Figure 6-2: Device Reset Operation window

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4. Select the Cold Reset or Warm Reset radio button. 5. Click OK. A confirmation message is displayed after command execution.

Viewing the Electronic Card Label The electronic card label is typically used during engineering and production maintenance, and displays the equipment hardware and software versions.

To view electronic label information: 1. Right-click an NE in the topology view and select Open NE, or double-click an NE icon. The Shelf View window opens. 2. Select a card and then select Configuration > Card Info > Electronic Label. The Electronic Label window opens.

Figure 6-3: Electronic Label window

This window displays the electronic information of the card, including the card name, serial number, hardware version number, tester number, test date, boot version, invalid date, programmer, software version, finish date, and reservation byte.

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For the BG-40/BG-20 NE subcard, an abbreviated electronic label is displayed that contains the card name, hardware version number, software version, and reservation byte.

Viewing Card Information You can view descriptive information for each card.

To view card information: 

Select a card in the LCT-Login BG-40 NE (shelf view) window and then select Card Description from the right-click menu. The Card Information window opens.

Figure 6-4: Card Information window

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Managing BG-20 Special Cards The BG-20 supports several new cards not available on the BG-40. BG-20 slot assignments are shown in the following figure.

Figure 6-5: BG-20 slot assignment

NOTE: The FCU and those slots marked in brown in the preceding figure are fixed. When a BG-20 NE is created, these slots are assigned.

Slot assignments for the BG-20 are listed in the following table. Table 6-1: BG-20 slot assignment Slot

Available assignment

V1 and V1.5 support

V2 support

DSlot

None, M345_3, SMD1, OMS4B, ME1_42, MGB_L1, and so on

None, M345_3, ME1_42, ME1_21

None, M345_3, None ME1_42, ME1_21, SMD1, OMS4B

A1

SAM1/4

SAM1/4

SAM1/4

SAM1/4

A2

SAM1/4

SAM1/4

SAM1/4

SAM1/4

L12

None, L1B_6F, MESW_6F

None, L1B_6F

None, L1B_6F, MESW_6F

None

OWI

None, OW-2X

None

None

None

PS

INF-20, AC-CONV-20

INF-20, AC-CONV-20

INF-20, AC-CONV-20

INF-20

PSE

None, INF-20E, AC-CONV-E

NA

INF-20E, AC-CONV-E

None

None

None, ESW_2G_8F_e, PE1_63, P345_3E, SM_10E

None

ESlot1 None, ESW_2G_8F, PE1_42/63, and so on

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V2 support

Default


None


None


None


None

NOTES: SAM1/4 is not a physical card or module, but is an abstract object of the BG-20B SDH interface. The BG-20B SDH interface is STM-1/4-compatible, and can be switched smoothly by software configuration. L1B_6F is a very simple L1 card and does not contain EoS/PHY features.

The following figures show the BG-20 shelf view and slot assignment, respectively.

Figure 6-6: BG-20 NE Shelf View window

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Figure 6-7: BG-20 Slot Assignment window - Logical tab

Managing the SAM1/4 Interface SAM1/4 is not a physical card or module, but is an abstract object of the BG-20B SDH interface. The BG-20B SDH interface is STM-1/4-compatible, and can be switched between STM-1 and STM-4 smoothly by software configuration without affecting traffic.

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The following figures show the SAM1 and SAM4 windows, respectively.

Figure 6-8: SAM1 internal view

Figure 6-9: SAM4 internal view

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To switch between SAM1 and SAM4: 1. Open the BG-20B Shelf View window and select the SAM block. 2. Right-click the SAM block and select Change Rate to SAM-1 in the popup menu.

Figure 6-10: SAM pop-up menu

The SDH interface is smoothly switched to STM-1.

NOTE: Changing from STM-1 (SAM1) to STM-4 (SAM4) or installing an STM-4 NE requires a special license based on the NE serial number. Details for handling license keys will be provided in a future version of this manual.

Managing FE_L12 Card Special Attributes The Fast Ethernet Module (FE_L12) is a multi-EoS Ethernet interface card providing up to eight EoS channels. The total bandwidth of the eight EoSs cannot exceed 63 VC-12s and the EoS encapsulation protocol is optional. Externally, eight 10BaseT/100BaseT Ethernet transparent transmission interfaces can be provided. Internally, an eight-port L2 switching module is integrated, which supports the L2 switching function through an external cable connection.

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The functional blocks contained in the FE_L12 card include eight VCGs, eight EoSs, and 16 ports. The port involves two layers: MAC and PHY. VCG is the collection of VC-12s or VC-3s. The specific number of VC-12s or VC-3s depends on the VCG's virtual cascade mode and maximum traffic. Attribute management for the FE_L12 card includes: 

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

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Configuration management: 

VCG configuration

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Acquisition of VCG timeslot resources

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Addition of VCG member attributes and LCAS status

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EoS encapsulation protocol configuration

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CID table configuration

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Port attribute configuration

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Port connection

Fault management: 

Current alarms

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Historical alarms

Performance management: 

Current performance

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Historical performance

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Performance threshold

Maintenance: 

Real-time traffic view

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To configure FE_L12 card attributes: 1. In the LCT-Login BG-40 NE (shelf view) window, select and open the FE_L12 card. The following window is displayed:

Figure 6-11: FE_L12 card window

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2. To perform VGC configuration, select Configuration > VCG Attributes in the menu. The VCG Attribute window opens.

Figure 6-12: VCG Attribute window - Traffic tab

Use this window to configure the virtual cascade mode (VC-12/VC-3) and bandwidth of each VCG.

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3. To acquire VCG timeslot resources, select Configuration > Get Time Slot Resource in the menu. The Get FEM Time Slot Resource window opens.

Figure 6-13: Get FEM Time Slot Resource window

This window displays the virtual cascade mode of each VCG and the timeslot number assigned to this VCG. 4. To configure VCG member Add attributes and LCAS Status, select a VCG and then select Configuration > VCG Member Add Attribute Set and LCAS Status in the menu. The operation objects are VCGs in the FE_L12 card. For every member of this VCG, an Add or Not Add attribute can be set. The FE_L12 card determines whether to add or remove the corresponding LCAS member according to variations of this attribute. 5. Click Get in the VCG Attribute window to acquire the Add attributes and the added member status of all members of a VCG from the NE equipment: 

Received CNTL domain value



Received MST status

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Sent CNTL domain value

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Sent MST status

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Descriptions for sending and receiving member status must adhere to the rules described in the table Member status rules (on page 6-19). All other combinations are considered abnormal.

Figure 6-14: VCG Member Add Attribute Set window

6. To configure the EOS encapsulation protocol, select Configuration > EOS Attribute in the menu. The EOS Protocol window opens.

Figure 6-15: EOS Protocol window

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This window contains the EOS encapsulation protocol, sending FCS attribute, and receiving FCS attribute information. For the FE_L12 card's EOS channel, one of four types of encapsulation protocol can be designated: 

Linear Extension Header GFP

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Null Extension Header GFP (the default)

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LAPS

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LAPF

The sending FCS may be enabled or disabled (the default is enabled). The receiving FCS may be enabled/disabled/adaptive (the default is enabled; if adaptive is supported, the default is adaptive). 7. To configure the CID table, select Configuration > CID Table. The CID Table window opens.

Figure 6-16: CID Table window

If an EOS channel has been set with Linear Extension Header GFP encapsulation, you must configure the EOS GFP CID table. In this table, 8 indicates No (no MAC is added), and 0 through 7 correspond to MAC1 through MAC8. The default setting is 8.

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The following principles apply when configuring this table: 

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The same MAC number cannot appear in the same line, but it can appear repeatedly in the same line. N cannot appear in the middle of a line (meaning, the values at both sides are non-N), which can only appear at the end. If the Null Extension Header GFP, LAPS, or LAPF encapsulation protocol is adopted for an EOS channel, the corresponding MAC cannot be used by any other EOS.

8. To configure the Port attribute, select Configuration > PORT Attribute. The Port Attributes window opens.

Figure 6-17: Port Attributes window

The attribute value range and default values are shown in the table Port attribute values (on page 6-20). 9. To configure the port connection, select Configuration > PORT Connect . The Port Connect window opens. You can set up connections between Ports 1 through 8 and Ports 9 through 16 according to actual needs, and indicate whether Ports 1 through 8 are connected to L2 switching. The connection relationship can be displayed on the LCT-BGF, but the information is not delivered to the NE. It is only stored in the LCT-BGF database.

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10. To view real-time traffic, select the Maintenance > Get Current Payload. The Get Current Payload Rate window opens.

Figure 6-18: Get Current Payload Rate window

In this window, you acquire the RX and TX traffic of EoS and MAC ports (ports 1 through 8). The traffic here refers to the average traffic within the first 15 minutes in the acquisition process. For the acquired traffic information, the data display unit can be specified in B per second, Kbps, or Mbps. You can also select the adaptive option. In this case, the system displays the data in the appropriate unit according to the data size.

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11. To perform MST maintenance, select Maintenance > MST Maintenance. The MST Maintenance window opens. For LCAS members, the MST FAIL force/release function can be performed. MST attribute values are Auto and ForceFail (the default is Auto).

Figure 6-19: MST Maintenance window

Table 6-2: Member status rules No.

CNTL

1

NORM

OK

Normal LCAS member

2

EOS

OK

Normal LCAS member

3

FIXED

---

Non-LCAS member

4

IDLE

---

Non-added member

5

ADD

FAIL

Member being added

6

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Table 6-3: Port attribute values Port status

Traffic control status

CID

Permitted maximum packet length

Sending

1: Adaptive (default)

1: On (default)

Value:

Value:

2: 10M halfduplex

2: Off

0 through 255

64 through 65535

Default: 0

Default: 1536

3: 10M fullduplex

3: Selfnegotiation

Receiving

Passthrough

1: Permitted (default)

1: Permitted (default)

1: Permitted

2: Prohibited

2: Prohibited

2: Prohibited (default)

4: 100M half-duplex 5: 100M fullduplex

Configuring ESW_2G_8F Special Attributes ESW_2G_8F cards placed in the BG-40/BG-20 chassis can operate as either a provider's core (P) RS or a provider's edge (PE) RS, in order to implement a BG-based provider network. The customer's edge (CE) RS and the customer's LAN are outside the scope of this document. A BG-based provider network, based on the P and PE RSs and the connecting EoS links, functions as an Ethernet (Reference: IEEE 802.3) virtual-bridged local area network (Reference: IEEE 802.1Q) using 802.1Q/P encapsulation (VLAN tags) and a switching/bridging algorithm (Reference: IEEE 802.1D). The Layer 1/SDH topology of the network is transparent to the Layer 2/Ethernet. Either a ring or mesh topology of SDH trails accommodates point-to-point links in a switched Ethernet network. The same Layer 1 network can accommodate multiple Layer 2 networks using separate SDH paths. The basic rate of an EoS connection uses VC-12/VC-3 granularity, meaning N x 2 Mbps or N x 50 Mbps. NOTE: The MESW_6F card is a daughter card of the BG-20. This card has the same features as the ESW_2G_8F card. The MESW_6F card has six FE interfaces (RJ-45). Each port has an LED indicator. The MESW_6F has eight FE WAN ports, with an EoS bandwidth of 4 x VC-4. For more details about MESW_6F operation, refer to the sections in this manual relating to the ESW_2G_8F card.

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ESW_2G_8F Hardware The ESW_2G_8F is a front-access card containing the following interfaces: 

Two GE interfaces (SFP)

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Eight FE interfaces (RJ-45)

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An LED indicator for the ESW_2G_8F card: Alarm/Active/Fail

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An LED indicator for the ports: LINK/RX/SPEED

The following figure shows the ESW_2G_8F card.

Figure 6-20: ESW_2G_8F card

ESW_2G_8F Network Architecture The following figure shows the ESW_2G_8F architecture.

Figure 6-21: ESW_2G_8F network architecture

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The network architecture defines three roles for RSs: 

P: Provider's core RS

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PE: Provider's edge RS

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CE: Customer's edge RS

The ESW_2G_8F is applied as either a P or PE RS. The following connection rules apply: 

PEs are the only meeting points of the customer and provider networks.

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A P RS connects to multiple P RSs (via ring/mesh/both Layer 1).

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A PE RS can connect to multiple P RSs (via ring/mesh/both Layer 1).

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A CE RS can connect to multiple PE RSs (via ring/mesh/both Layer 1).

ESW_2G_8F Ports The ESW_2G_8F provides three types of ports: 

16 x FE WAN ports - for connecting to P/PE RS (NNI) or Ethernet L1 cards (UNI) via CALLA (EoS Mapper) and the internal matrix to an aggregate interface. The WAN port contains three objects: WAN, EoS, and VCG. WAN port main features are: 

IEEE 802.3 802.1q-compliant MAC for Ethernet frame handling.

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Full VLAN support for up to 4,000 VLANs.

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Supports a maximum Ethernet frame of 9616 bytes.

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Transfers Pause frames from the WAN side to the LAN side transparently.

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Performs frame integrity checks (FCS and length). Provides Ethernet statistics compliant with IEEE 802.3, SNMP SMON, and RMON.

The main features of FEoS ports are: 

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Ethernet-over-SDH using VC-4 or virtual concatenation with VC-3/VC-12 granularity. Each interface can be mapped over 1 x VC-4, or N x VC-3 (3>=N>=1), or N x VC-12 (63>=N>=1). Configurable allocation of the two (in BG-40) or four (in BG-20) VC-4s to 16 FEoS ports. Hitlessly increases/decreases the number of VC-3s/VC-12s in a group (LCAS protocol). Supports differential delay compensation of 64 ms for virtual concatenation.

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Mapping according to GFP and LAPS (LAPS has low priority in V1).

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Performs VC-4/VC-3/VC-12 termination.

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Provides availability statistics for the FEoS link.

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8 x FE LAN ports (10/100BaseT, electrical interface) - for connecting to a CE RS via Fast Ethernet.

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2 x GE LAN ports (1000BaseSX/LX/ZX, optical interface) - for connecting to a CE RS via Gigabit Ethernet. The main features of FE and GE ports are: 

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IEEE 802.3 802.1q-compliant MAC for Ethernet frame handling. Full VLAN support for up to 4,000 VLANs (both tagged and untagged VLANs).

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Supports a maximum Ethernet frame size of 9622 bytes.

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Supports flow control.

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Performs frame integrity checks (FCS and length).

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Provides Ethernet statistics compliant with IEEE 802.3, SNMP, and RMON.

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FE ports support 10 Mbps/100 Mbps, full duplex/half duplex.

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The following figure shows the ESW_2G_8F card window with its ports.

Figure 6-22: ESW_2G_8F card window

The ESW_2G_8F has the following managed objects that can be managed through the EMS-BGF: 

LAN ports: 

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Attribute management for the ESW_2G_8F card includes: 

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Configuration management: 

VCG configuration

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Acquisition of VCG timeslot resources

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Addition of VCG member attributes and LCAS status

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EoS encapsulation protocol configuration

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Port attribute configuration

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Link aggregation configuration

Fault management: 

Current alarms

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Historical alarms

Performance management: 

Current performance

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Historical performance

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Performance threshold

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Ethernet performance switch

Maintenance:  Real-time traffic view 

Loopbacks

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Port-connected neighbors

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To configure ESW_2G_8F card attributes: 1. In the NE Shelf View window, select and open the ESW_2G_8F card. The following window is displayed:

Figure 6-23: ESW_2G_8F card window

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2. To perform VGC configuration, select Configuration > VCG Attributes in the menu. The VCG Attribute window opens.

Figure 6-24: VCG Attribute window - Traffic tab

Use this window to configure the virtual cascade mode (VC-12/VC-3) and bandwidth of each VCG.

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3. To configure the LCAS status, select the LCAS tab in the VCG Attribute window. The following window is displayed:

Figure 6-25: VCG Attribute window - LCAS tab

Use this window to configure LCAS attributes.

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4. To add a VCG member, select a VCG in the ESW_2G_8F card window and then select Configuration > Member Add & Remove in the menu. The VCG Member Add Attribute Set window opens.

Figure 6-26: VCG Member Add Attribute Set window

The operational objects in this window are the VCGs in the ESW_2G_8F card. For every member of an VCG, an Add or Not Add attribute can be set. The ESW_2G_8F card determines whether to add or remove the corresponding VCG member according to variations of this attribute.

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5. To configure the EoS encapsulation protocol, select Configuration > EOS Attribute in the ESW_2G_8F card window menu. The EOS Protocol window opens.

Figure 6-27: EOS Protocol window

This window contains EoS encapsulation protocol, sending FCS attribute, and receiving FCS attribute information. For the ESW_2G_8F card's EoS channel, one of two types of encapsulation protocol can be designated: 

Null Extension Header GFP (the default)

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LAPS

The sending FCS may be enabled or disabled. The default is enabled. The Dedicate attribute value may be Yes or No. The default is No.

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6. To configure the WAN Port attribute, select Configuration > PORT Attribute > All WAN in the ESW_2G_8F card window menu. The WAN Port Attributes window opens.

Figure 6-28: Port Attributes window for WAN ports

In this window, three attributes can be configured and three attributes are read-only. Read-only attributes are: 

Duplex Status

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Speed Status

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Flow Control Status

Configurable attributes are: 

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NNI/UNI setting. Default settings are: 

NNI for WAN1 through WAN8.

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UNI for WAN9 through WAN16.

Max Package Length, which can be set for each WAN port. SubNetwork ID, which can be set for each WAN port. It is used to distinguish the VLAN subnetwork.

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7. To configure the LAN Port attribute, select Configuration > PORT Attribute > All LAN in the ESW_2G_8F card window menu. The LAN Port Attributes window opens.

Figure 6-29: Port Attributes window for LAN ports

In this window, four attributes can be configured and three are read-only. Read-only attributes are: 

Duplex Status

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Speed Status

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Flow Control Status

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8. To view real-time traffic, select the Maintenance > Get Current Payload in the ESW_2G_8F card window menu. The Get Current Payload Rate window opens.

Figure 6-30: Get Current Payload Rate window

In this window, you acquire the RX and TX traffic of EoS and WAN ports (ports 1 through 16). The traffic here refers to the average traffic within the first 15 minutes in the acquisition process. For the acquired traffic information, the data display unit can be specified in bits per second (bps), Kbps, or Mbps. You can also select the adaptive option. In this case, the system displays the data in the appropriate unit according to the data size.

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9. To view the neighbors connected to a WAN port, select a WAN port in the ESW_2G_8F card window and then select Maintenance > Port Connected Neighbor in the menu. The Port Connected Neighbor window opens, which lists the neighbors connected by WAN ports.

Figure 6-31: Port Connected Neighbor window

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10. To perform MST maintenance, select a VCG port in the ESW_2G_8F card window and then select Maintenance > MST Maintenance in the menu. The MST Maintenance window opens.

Figure 6-32: MST Maintenance window

For LCAS members, the MST FAIL Force/Release function can be performed. MST attribute values are Auto and ForceFail. The default is Auto.

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11. To perform a loopback, select Maintenance > Loopback in the ESW_2G_8F card window menu. The Loopback Setup window opens.

Figure 6-33: Loopback Setup window

12. Set the Loopback type for each VCG in this window, and click Apply to save the configuration.

Configuring Ethernet Attributes The FE_L12 card in BG-40 NEs supports Ethernet Layer 2. This section introduces the basic principles and operational procedures for managing Ethernet Layer 2 in the LCT-BGF. Configuration includes the port property, VLAN, the address table, STP, packet priority, and Layer 2.

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FE_L12 Ethernet Layer 2Management The Ethernet Layer 2 switch module is embedded in the FE_L12 card, and provides manageable Layer 2 switch functions. This module does not require configuration when the FE_L12 card only provides Layer 1 EOS services. When the FE_L12 card provides the following functions, you should configure the FE_L12 card in the L2 Switch Configuration Management window: 

Port convergence (server WAN/LAN port converge to one LAN port)

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Divide VLAN

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Packet priority

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Ethernet protection

To access the FE_L12 L2 Switch Configuration Management window: 

In the LCT-Login BG-40 NE (shelf view) window, open the FE_L12 card window. Select Ethernet > L2 Switch Configuration in the menu. The L2 Switch Configuration Management window opens.

Figure 6-34: FE_L12 card window showing how to access the Layer 2 Switch Configuration Management window

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Configuring port attributes Port attributes include the rate (10 Mbps or 100 Mbps), mode (full or half), and flow control (enabled or disabled). To communicate between Ethernet ports, these port attributes must be the same. To simplify configuration, Ethernet ports support an autonegotiation mechanism to automatically negotiate port attributes. The FE_L12 supports the negotiation range of each attribute. Autonegotiation is enabled by default for FE_L12 port attributes. You do not need to configure port attributes manually. Autonegotiation is based on the following principle: select the optimized attributes according to the efficiency supported by the negotiation ranges. For example, if two connected Ethernet ports support 10BaseT or 100BaseT with either Full or Half mode and flow control enabled or disabled, then the final optimized attributes for the two ports are: 100BaseT, full mode, and flow control enabled. If autonegotiation is disabled on the port connected to the FE_L12, there are two options: 

Disable the FE_L12 port's autonegotiation and configure the port attributes manually to be consistent with the connected port

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Enable the connected port's autonegotiation NOTE:

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To configure port attributes: 1. In the L2 Switch Configuration Management window, select the Port Attributes tab.

Figure 6-35: L2 Switch Configuration Management window - Port Attributes tab

2. Click Get to list the port attributes. The attributes' working values are displayed in the Duplex Status, Speed Status, and Flow Control Status columns. 3. Configure port autonegotiation. This configuration is only performed for one specified port. For the eight ports in the FE_L12 card, some ports can be set with autonegotiation enabled and some with autonegotiation disabled.

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4. Configure the attributes range. If a port has autonegotiation enabled, the port's attribute range (Duplex, Speed, Flow Control in the port attributes table) contains the optimized values in the autonegotiation range. For example, if Speed is 100 Mbps, the range is 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps. If Duplex is set to Full mode, the range is both Full mode and Half mode. If Flow Control is enabled, the range is both enabled and disabled. If you select 10 Mbps for the Speed, then the maximum rate is 10 Mbps. The default settings for attributes range are: 100 Mbps, Full mode and Flow Control enabled. Manually set the port attributes. If port autonegotiation is disabled, set the port attributes in the Duplex, Speed, and Flow Control columns.

Configuring the VLAN A Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) is a logical network topology. It logically divides the network into several broadcast domains. The packets can only transmit inside the VLAN. Communication between VLANs is through a Layer 3 routing switch. A VLAN can reduce the broadcast domain by segmenting the network efficiently. It optimizes network performance and security, and is easy to manage. The FE_L12 supports two types of VLAN: a port-based VLAN and a TAG-based VLAN. TAG is defined in IEEE 802.1q. It adds a tag in the MAC frame header, which contains the priority and VLAN ID of this MAC frame. FE_L12 VLAN processing rules are: 

VLAN processing for an untagged MAC frame at the ingress port Untagged MAC frames do not contain VLAN information. When an untagged frame enters a Layer 2 port of the FE_L12 card, the FE_L12 adds a tag to this frame to indicate that this MAC frame belongs to a specific VLAN. The MAC frame then enters the filter and switch processing. The FE_L12 Layer 2 port's default Port VID determines in which VLAN the untagged MAC frames belong. The Port VID can be configured by the LCT-BGF.

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VLAN processing for a tagged MAC frame at the ingress port Tagged2 MAC containthe VLAN Whenand entering Layer port offrames the FE_L12, frameinformation. goes to the filter switchthe processing directly.

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Filter mechanism at the ingress port The FE_L12 filter is always enabled at the ingress port. When a MAC frame enters the ingress port, the VLAN ID of the tag is checked. If the port is not a member of the VLAN, the frame is dropped. The FE_L12 does not support filtering based on the frame type. If an untagged frame enters the ingress port, it is not dropped. A tag is added to the MAC frame to indicate that the frame belongs to the default VLAN of the ingress port. The frame then enters the filter processing.

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VLAN processing at the egress port VLAN processing at the egress port has two options when a MAC frame belonging to a specific VLAN exits the Layer 2 port of the FE_L12 card: tagged or untagged. This can be configured by the LCT-BGF. If the VLAN information is not needed when the MAC frame exits a specific member port, this member port is configured as Untagged. This occurs when the VLAN member port is connected to the LAN. If the VLAN information is still needed when the MAC frame exits a specific member port, this member port can be configured as Tagged. This occurs when the VLAN crosses several switches. A Layer 2 port of the FE_L12 card can be a tagged member port of several VLANs, but cannot be an untagged member port of multiple VLANs. For example, a port the tagged member of VLAN and VLAN 200, andcan the be untagged member portport of VLAN 300.100 However, this port cannot be the untagged member port of VLAN 400 at the same time.

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Static VLAN table and current VLAN table The FE_L12 supports manual VLAN configuration. Manually configured VLANs are static VLANs. The Static VLAN table is a subset of the current VLAN table. In addition to Static VLANs, the current VLAN table also contains VLANs dynamically registered through GVRP. As the network grows, the VLAN configuration can be applied to the entire network through GVRP, without having to manually configure all the switches.

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To obtain the VLAN table: 1. In the L2 Switch Configuration Management window, select the VLAN tab.

Figure 6-36: L2 Switch Configuration Management window - VLAN tab

2. Select the Static VLAN or Current VLAN radio button and then click Get to retrieve the static VLAN table and current VLAN table.

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To create a static VLAN: 1. In the L2 Switch Configuration Management window, select the VLAN tab. 2. Click Create. The Create a VLAN window opens.

Figure 6-37: Create a VLAN window

3. Input the VLAN name and VLAN ID. 4. Add the member ports by selecting ports in the VLAN Port area. 5. Define the untagged member ports in the Untagged Port area.

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To edit a static VLAN: 1. In the L2 Switch Config Management window, select the VLAN tab. 2. Select the VLAN to be edited in the VLAN table and then click Edit. The Modify VLAN window opens.

Figure 6-38: Modify VLAN window

3. Add or remove VLAN member ports or untagged ports as needed.

To delete a static VLAN: 1. In the L2 Switch Configuration Management window, select the VLAN tab. 2. Select the VLAN to be deleted in the VLAN table. 3. Click Delete.

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To configure a port's default VLAN ID: 

The FE_L12 card's port PVID (default VLAN ID) does not need configuration. When the port is an untagged member port of a specific VLAN, the port PVID is set to the ID of the VLAN. The LCT-BGF cannot change this PVID. When the port is a tagged member port of one or several VLANs and is not an untagged member port of any VLAN, the port PVID must be configured. In the L2 Switch Configuration Management window, select the VLAN tab and then set the port's default VLAN ID in the Port PVID field.

To configure the GVRP switch: The GVRP protocol can be enabled or disabled. Each port also can be enabled or disabled. The default value for GVRP is enabled, and enabled for the port. In the network, GVRP should be enabled for switch interconnection ports and disabled for ports connected to the LAN. 1. In the L2 Switch Configuration Management window, select the VLAN tab. 2. Click Get in the GVRP area to retrieve the GVRP settings. 3. Set the GVRP value and click

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Configuring the FDB The FE_L12 Filter Database (vFIB) table length is 4 K. vFIB-related operations include configuring the Aging Time, flushing the vFIB, configuring the Static vFIB table, and configuring the Port Lock. These operations are accessed from the vFIB tab in the L2 Switch Configuration Management window.

Figure 6-39: L2 Switch Configuration Management window - FDB tab

Configuring the aging time The FE_L12 Layer 2 module has a dynamic address-learning function. All the dynamically learned addresses need aging. The following considerations apply to the aging process:

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When an address is learned dynamically, the aging timer is started.

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If the address can be learned during the Aging Time, it is removed from the vFIB.

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The Aging Time is the initial value for the aging timer.

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If no aging mechanism is used, the vFIB may contain many invalid addresses. ECI Telecom Ltd. Proprietary

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To configure the Aging Time: 1. In the L2 Switch Configuration Management window, select the vFIB tab. 2. Click Get in the Aging Times area to retrieve the aging time settings. The default value for the aging time is 300 times. 3. Set the aging time value and click Apply to save the setting. The step value for setting the aging time is 21 seconds.

Flushing the FDB Flushing the vFIB: 

Removes old MAC addresses rapidly.

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Restarts the address-learning process.

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Uses new static MAC addresses.

To flush the vFIB: 1. In the L2 Switch Configuration Management window, select the vFIB tab. 2. Click Flush vFIB to flush the vFIB.

Configuring the static FDB table Static MAC addresses are MAC addresses configured by the LCT-BGF that do not age. These MAC addresses are unicast addresses. There are three relevant fields in the Static FDB table: Port, MAC Address, and VLAN. For a specific VLAN, a port's unicast MAC address must be unique. Different VLANs can have the same MAC address.

To configure the static vFIB table: 1. In the L2 Switch Configuration Management window, select the vFIB tab. 2. Click Get in the Static vFIB Tables area to retrieve the static vFIB items. 3. Click Create to add new items to vFIB tables. 4. Select items to be deleted and click Delete to remove them.

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Port Lock configuration When the FE_L12 Layer 2 port's Port Lock is enabled, the address-learning function is disabled. If a MAC frame contains a new source MAC address, this frame is discarded. Together, the Port Lock and the Static vFIB Table provide port access security. If a port can only be accessed by two specific users, set these users' MAC addresses in the Static vFIB Table and enable the Port Lock. Other network devices cannot access this port.

To configure the Port Lock: 1. In the L2 Switch Configuration Management window, select the vFIB tab. 2. Click Get in the Port Lock area to retrieve the Port Lock status. 3. Modify the Port Lock status and click Apply to send the status to the equipment.

Configuring STP The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is a Layer 2 link management protocol that provides path redundancy while preventing undesirable loops in the network. For a Layer 2 Ethernet network to function properly, only one active path can exist between any two stations. STP operation is transparent to end stations, which cannot detect whether they are connected to a single LAN segment or a switched LAN of multiple segments. When you create fault-tolerant internetworks, you must have a loop-free path between all nodes in a network. The STP algorithm calculates the best loop-free path throughout a switched Layer 2 network. Layer 2 LAN ports send and receive STP frames at regular intervals. Network devices do not forward these frames, but use the frames to construct a loop-free path. Multiple active paths between end stations cause loops in the network. If a loop exists in the network, end stations may receive duplicate messages and network devices may learn end station MAC addresses on multiple Layer 2 LAN ports. These conditions result in an unstable network. STP defines a tree with a root bridge and a loop-free path from the root to all network devices in the Layer 2 network. STP forces redundant data paths into a standby (blocked) state. If a network segment in the spanning tree fails and a redundant path exists, the STP algorithm recalculates the spanning tree topology and activates the standby path.

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When two Layer 2 LAN ports on a network device are part of a loop, the STP port priority and port path cost setting determine which port is put in the forwarding state and which port is put in the blocking state. The STP port priority value represents the location of a port in the network topology and how well located it is to pass traffic. The STP port path cost value represents the media speed. IEEE defined the 802.1D specification in 1998. The STP protocol is the spanning tree protocol supported by most current Ethernet switches. The FE_L12 Layer 2 supports the 802.1D specification. STP configuration sets STP parameters in order to select the proper spanning tree topology and block nodes. STP configuration involves two tabs in the L2 Switch Configuration Management window: the Bridge STP tab and Port STP tab. The parameters in these tabs set Layer 2 and port parameters, respectively. The STP protocol can be enabled or disabled in the Bridge STP tab.

STP algorithm The following briefly describes basic STP algorithm (STA) concepts: 

Select root bridge Networks using STA must select a root bridge. The bridge with the highest priority is the root bridge. If the priorities are the same, the bridge with the lowest node ID is the root bridge.

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Select root port Each bridge (except the root bridge) should select a root port. The port with the lowest path cost is the root port. If the path costs are the same, the port with the lowest port ID is the root port. The path cost is the total cost from the port to the root bridge.

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Select the designated bridge Each network segment should have a designated bridge. The bridge with the lowest path cost to the root bridge is selected, and the port connected to this designated bridge is the designated port.

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Set port status The STA sets the status of all root ports and designated ports as Forwarding. Others are set to Blocking.

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Each port has five statuses, which are described in the following table. Table 6-4: STP port status Port states

Enable learning

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Receive BPDUs

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Blocking Listening

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Learning

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Forwarding

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Obtaining bridge STP settings The Bridge STP tab in the L2 Switch Configuration Management window enables you to retrieve the following information for a bridge: 

Bridge MAC address

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Root path cost

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Time since last topology change

The following information about the root bridge can be retrieved in the Bridge STP tab:

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Bridge priority

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Bridge MAC address

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Hello timer

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To obtain bridge STP settings: 1. In the L2 Switch Configuration Management window, select the Bridge STP tab.

Figure 6-40: L2 Switch Configuration Management window - Bridge STP tab

2. Click Get to retrieve the bridge STP settings.

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Configuring bridge STP settings Five parameters can be set in the Bridge STP tab: 

Bridge STP enable/disable. The default is enabled.

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Bridge priority. The default is 32768. This parameter is used for root bridge selection. The lower the parameter, the higher the priority. The bridge with

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Three STP protocol timers (see the following table)

the highest priority is the root bridge.

Table 6-5: STP timers Variable

Description

Hello timer

Determines how often the network device broadcasts hello messages to other network devices

Forward delay timer

Determines how long each listening and learning state lasts before the port begins forwarding

Maximum age timer

Determines the amount of time protocol information received on a port is stored by the network device

To configure bridge STP settings: 1. In the L2 Switch Configuration Management window, select the Bridge STP tab. 2. Set the bridge parameters in Bridge STP Configuration area. 3. Click Apply to send the settings to the equipment and the database.

Configuring port STP settings The following information about a bridge's ports can be viewed in the Port STP tab:

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Port STP enabled or disabled status.

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Port path cost. The higher the rate, the lower the path cost. The path cost is 19 for 100BaseT ports.

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Port STP priority. The lower the value, the higher the priority. This is used for selecting the root port or a designated port.

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To view port STP settings: 1. In the L2 Switch Configuration Management window, select the Port STP tab.

Figure 6-41: L2 Switch Configuration Management window - Port STP tab

2. Click Get to obtain the port STP settings.

To configure port STP settings: 1. In the L2 Switch Configuration Management window, select the Port STP tab. 2. Set the port STP parameters. 3. Click Apply to send the port STP settings to the equipment and the database.

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Configuring port priority settings The FE_L12 switch supports two priority queues on each of the eight 10BaseT/100BaseT ports, and two priority queues for packet transfers to the CPU. The switch assigns a priority to each packet, based on the following algorithm: 

The BPDU packets are always marked with high priority when forwarding to the CPU.

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Unknown unicast destination addresses are always set to low priority.

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To determine the priority of the other packets received on one of the eight ports, the following algorithm is applied: 

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The packet contains a tag (per the IEEE 802.1Q definition), then the three bits of the 802.1p user priority tag are used. If the corresponding bit is set, the packet is assigned a high priority.

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The input port default priority is high.

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A fixed mapping of the three-bit received priority tag to the priority queue is used: 0 to 3 to the low Priority queue and 4 to 7 to the high priority queue.

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The priority weight in the round-robin between the high- and low-priority TX queues on the 10BaseT/100BaseT ports is as follows: 

000 - one packet transmitted from high, one packet from low.

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001 - two packets transmitted from high, one packet from low.

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010 - four packets transmitted from high, one packet from low.

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011 - six packets transmitted from high, one packet from low.

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100 - eight packets transmitted from high, one packet from low.

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101 - 10 packets transmitted from high, one packet from low.

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110 - 12 packets transmitted from high, one packet from low.

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To configure port priority: 1. In the L2 Switch Configuration Management window, select the Priority tab.

Figure 6-42: L2 Switch Configuration Management window - P riority tab

2. Set the port priority parameters, as follows: 

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Priority - 0 to 3: low priority; 4 to 7 high priority; the default is low priority. Bridge Priority Weight: 

1:1 - one packet transmitted from high, one packet from low.

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2:1 - two packets transmitted from high, one packet from low.

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4:1 - four packets transmitted from high, one packet from low.

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6:1 - six packets transmitted from high, one packet from low.

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8:1 - eight packets transmitted from high, one packet from low.

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10:1 - 10 packets transmitted from high, one packet from low.

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12:1 - 12 packets transmitted from high, one packet from low.

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The default is All. 

Overwrite Priority

3. Click Apply to send the port priority settings to the equipment and the database.

Managing the Ethernet configuration The following Ethernet management operations can be performed: 

Uploading configuration data

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Downloading configuration data

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Querying configuration data

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Checking configuration data consistency

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Saving configuration data to the database

Ethernet configuration affects the following Ethernet-related data: bridge STP, port STP, aging times, static FDB tables, NB priority, VLAN tables, port VID, Port attribute, port lock, and GVRP.

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To access the Up/Down Load Bridge Configuration Data window: 1. In the LCT-Login BG-40 NE (shelf view) window, open the FE_L12 card window. 2. Select Ethernet > L2 Switch Configuration Data Management in the menu. The Up/Down Load Bridge Configuration Data window opens.

Figure 6-43: Up/Down Load Bridge Configuration Data w indow

To upload configuration data: 1. Access the Up/Down Load Bridge Configuration Data (on page 6-57) window. 2. Select the configuration to be uploaded in Data Type field. 3. Click Upload to upload the configuration data from the equipment. The uploaded data is displayed in the window.

To download configuration data: 1. Access the Up/Down Load Bridge Configuration Data (on page 6-57) window. 2. Select the configuration to be downloaded in the Data Type field. 3. Click Download to download the configuration data to the equipment.

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To query configuration data: 1. Access the Up/Down Load Bridge Configuration Data (on page 6-57) window. 2. Select the configuration to be queried in the Data Type field. Query 3. Click to retrieve displayed in the window.the configuration data. The retrieved data is

To check configuration data consistency: 1. Access the Up/Down Load Bridge Configuration Data (on page 6-57) window. 2. Click Compare with NM to compare the uploaded configuration data with the LCT-BGF database. Comparison results are displayed in the window.

To save configuration data to the database: 1. After configuration data has been uploaded, open the Up/Down Load Bridge Configuration Data (on page 6-57) window. 2. Click Save to DB to save the configuration data to the LCT-BGF database.

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To clear configuration data: 1. In the LCT-Login BG-40 NE (shelf view) window, open the FE_L12 card window. 2. Select Ethernet > Clear L2 Switch Configuration Data in the menu to clear the configuration data. A confirmation window opens.

Figure 6-44: Task window showing clear configuration data operation

After the Layer 2 configuration is cleared, the embedded software performs a warm reset on the FE_L12 card. The configuration is restored to its initial value two minutes after the warm reset completes. 3. Click Close to close the confirmation window.

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To save configuration data: 1. In the LCT-Login BG-40 NE (shelf view) window, open the FE_L12 card window. 2. Select Ethernet > Save L2 Switch Configuration Data in the menu to save the configuration data. A confirmation window opens.

Figure 6-45: Task window showing save configuration data operation

3. Click Close to exit the confirmation window.

ESW_2G_8F Ethernet Layer 2Management This section describes Ethernet Layer 2 management for the ESW_2G_8F card.

Managing the bandwidth profile A bandwidth profile is used when creating a policer. This profile affects the ESW_2G_8F card, and enables you to change the bandwidth to meet the policer requirements, if needed.

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To access the bandwidth profile: 1. In the ESW_2G_8F card window, select Bridge > VPN Configuration > Bandwidth Profile in the menu. The Bandwidth Profile window opens.

Figure 6-46: Bandwidth Profile window

2. Click Default to restore to the default bandwidth profile. 3. Click Get to retrieve the bandwidth profile from the equipment. 4. Change the Committed Information Rate (CIR) and Committed Burst Size (CBS) values as required, and click Apply to save the settings. NOTE: Due to the limitation of the hardware, the ESW_2G_8F card only supports eight bandwidth profile levels.

Configuring the policer Policers follow the DiffServ model in order to ensure that the correct bandwidth limitations defined in the Service Level Agreement (SLA) between the provider and the provider's customers are enforced. Any traffic that exceeds these limits is dropped at the ingress to the flow. Up to 128 policers can be defined per ESW_2G_8F card.

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When creating an EVPLAN, each UNI port must have a policer. Each policer can be used only once. Policers’ values can be identical, except for the policer name.

To create a policer: 1. In the ESW_2G_8F card window, select Bridge > VPN Configuration > Create Policer in the menu. The Create Policer window opens.

Figure 6-47: Create Policer window

2. Input the following parameters for the policer: 

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Policer ID: Enter a numeric value between 1 to 128 for the policer. Up to 128 policers can be defined. CIR: Select the Committed Information Rate (CIR) in the drop-down list. CBS: Select the Committed Burst Size in the CBS drop-down list. S-VLAN CoS: Select the Class of Service (CoS) where the customer’s traffic enters the provider’s network. Service State: Select Enabled or Disabled in the drop-down list to enable or disable the service. The default is Enabled. Label: Enter a name for the policer.

3. Click Apply to create the policer.

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To access the policer list: 

In the ESW_2G_8F card window, select Bridge > VPN Configuration > Policer List in the menu. The Policer List window opens.

Figure 6-48: Policer List window

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To filter the policer list: 1. In the Policer List window, specify the filter to be used in the Filter area by selecting the relevant checkbox. Policers can be filtered by S-VLAN CoS, Service State, or Occupied (used).

Figure 6-49: Policer List window showing filters

2. Specify your filter criteria by selecting the appropriate option in the respective drop-down list. 3. Click Filter to display the filtered results.

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To edit the policer list: 1. In the Policer List window, select the policer to be edited.

Figure 6-50: Policer List window - editing the policer list

2. Click Edit. The Edit Policer window opens.

Figure 6-51: Edit Policer window

3. Change the policer values as required, and click Apply to save the settings.

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To delete a policer: 1. In the Policer List window, select the policer to be deleted and then click Delete. 2. A confirmation window is displayed. 3. Click OK to delete the policer, or Cancel to abort the deletion operation. NOTE: A policer used by a UNI port cannot be deleted.

To upload a policer: 1. In the Policer List window, click Upload. The Policer Upload window opens.

Figure 6-52: Policer Upload window - Policer Upload tab

2. Click Upload for the LCT-BGF to upload policers from the ESW_2G_8F card. The status bar shows the consistency status between the NE and the LCT-BGF database.

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If the NE and the LCT-BGF database are inconsistent, select the Policer Compare tab to display the inconsistency results.

Figure 6-53: Policer Upload window - Policer Compare tab

3. Click Overwrite to overwrite the database with the NE data.

Managing VPN services The ESW_2G_8F supports a Virtual Private Network (VPN). VPNs define policies and provide users' Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

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The ESW_2G_8F supports the following VPN types: 

EPL - Ethernet Private Line (dedicated EoS link)

Figure 6-54: ESW_2G_8F - EPL

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EVPLAN - Ethernet Virtual Private LAN: 

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EPLAN - dedicated EoS link EVPLAN - shared EoS link

Figure 6-55: ESW_2G_8F - EVPLAN

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To create an EPL: 1. In the ESW_2G_8F card window, select Bridge > VPN Configuration > Create VPN in the menu. The Create VPN window opens.

Figure 6-56: Create VPN window (EPL)

2. In the Service Type field, select the EPL radio button. 3. Enter the Customer, User Label, and VPNID values in the respective fields. 4. Select the Client Signal Failure (CSF) Enable checkbox, if needed. 5. Select an EPL port in the Add Port drop-down list, and click >> to add it to the Ports list. Repeat this step for all EPL ports. 6. Click Apply to create the EPL.

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To create an EVPLAN: To create an EVPLAN, you should configure the NNI ports, UNI ports, and policers. 1. In the ESW_2G_8F card window, select Bridge > VPN Configuration > Create VPN in the menu. The Create VPN window opens. 2. In the Service Type field, select the EVPLAN radio button.

Figure 6-57: Create VPN window (EVPLAN)

3. Enter the Customer, User Label, VPNID, S-VLAN ID, and FDB Quota values at the top of the window.

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4. Select an NNI port in the Add Port and Map Policer drop-down list, and click >> to add it to the Ports list. Repeat this step for each NNI port.

Figure 6-58: Create VPN window (EVPLAN) - select NNI ports

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5. Select a UNI port in the Port drop-down list, and click >> to add it to the Ports list. When selecting a UNI port, the Tag Type and C-VLAN ID values should also be set.

Figure 6-59: Create VPN window (EVPLAN) - add policer

NOTE: The bandwidth values in the Add Port and Map Policer area, including the CIR and CBS values, are readonly.

6. Set the C-VID Range in the respective From and To boxes. 7. In the Map Policer area, select the Customer CoS values in the From and To drop-down lists, and select a policer in the Policer drop-down list.

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8. Click Add to add the policer to the C-VLAN.

Figure 6-60: Create VPN window (EVPLAN) - mapped policer

9. Click Apply to create the EVPLAN.

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Using the VPN list The VPN list is used to view and manage VPN items.

To access the VPN list: 

In the ESW_2G_8F card window, select Bridge > VPN Configuration > VPN List in the menu. The VPN List window opens.

Figure 6-61: VPN List window

To filter the VPN list: 1. In the VPN List window (on page 6-74), select the filter to be used in the Filter Options area. Policers can be filtered by the Service Type, which is either EPL or EVPLAN.

Figure 6-62: VPN List window showing filter options

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To upload the VPN list: 1. In the VPN List window (on page 6-74), click VPN Upload. The VPN Upload window opens.

Figure 6-63: VPN Upload window - VPN Upload tab

2. Click Upload to display the results. The status bar shows the consistency status between the NE and the LCT-BGF database.

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If the NE and the LCT-BGF database are inconsistent, select the VPN Compare tab to display the differences.

Figure 6-64: VPN Upload window - VPN Compare tab

3. Click Overwrite to overwrite the database with the NE data.

To view a VPN: 

In the VPN List window (on page 6-74), right-click a VPN to select it, and select View VPN in the pop-up menu.

Figure 6-65: VPN List window showing menu options

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The VPN View window opens.

Figure 6-66: View VPN window

The VPN attributes are shown in the window, including the Service Type, VPNID, Customer, User Label, and Ports.

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To edit a VPN: 1. In the VPN List window (on page 6-74), right-click a VPN to select it, and select Edit VPN in the pop-up menu. The Edit VPN window opens.

Figure 6-67: Edit VPN window

2. Modify the VPN settings as needed and click Apply to save the settings.

To delete a VPN: 1. In the VPN List window (on page 6-74), right click a VPN to select it, and select Delete VPN in the pop-up menu. 2. A confirmation window is displayed. 3. Click OK to delete the VPN.

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To export the VPN list: 1. In the ESW_2G_8F card window, select Bridge > VPN Configuration > Export VPN List in the menu. The Export VPN List window opens.

Figure 6-68: Export VPN List window

2. Click Save To File. The Select File window opens.

Figure 6-69: Select File window

3. Enter the file name and click Save to save the VPN export file.

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To import the VPN list: 1. In the ESW_2G_8F card window, select Bridge > VPN Configuration > Import VPN List in the menu. The Import VPN List window opens.

Figure 6-70: Import VPN List and Select File windows

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2. Select the VPN list file in the Select File window, and click Open. The imported VPN list is displayed in the window.

Figure 6-71: Import VPN List w indow showing import results

3. Select the specific VPN to be imported, and click Apply to import it.

Configuring the vFIB The ESW_2G_8F Filter Database table length is 6 K. vFIB-related operations include configuring the Aging Time, flushing the vFIB, and configuring the Port Lock.

Configuring the aging time The ESW_2G_8F has a dynamic address-learning function. All the dynamically learned addresses need aging. The ESW_2G_8F has seven levels of aging time: 

280 seconds

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70 minutes

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210 minutes

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14 hours

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64 hours

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When an address is learned dynamically, the aging timer is started.

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If the address can be learned during the Aging Time, it is removed from the vFIB.

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The Aging Time is the initial value for the aging timer.

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If no aging mechanism is used, the vFIB may contain many invalid addresses.

To configure the Aging Time: 1. In the ESW_2G_8F card window, select Bridge > vFIB > Global vFIB Attributes. The Global vFIB Attributes window opens.

Figure 6-72: Global vFIB Attributes window

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2. Click Get in the Aging Time area to retrieve the aging time settings. The default value for the aging time is five minutes. 3. Set the aging time value and click Apply to save the setting.

Flushing the vFIB Flushing the vFIB: 

Removes old MAC addresses rapidly.

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Restarts the address-learning process.

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Uses new static MAC addresses.

To flush the vFIB: 

In the ESW_2G_8F card window, select Bridge > vFIB > Flush All vFIB in the menu to flush the vFIB.

Configuring the port lock When the ESW_2G_8F's Port Lock is enabled, the address-learning function is disabled. If a MAC frame contains a new source MAC address, this frame is discarded.

To configure the Port Lock: 1. In the ESW_2G_8F card window, select Bridge > vFIB > Global vFIB Attributes in the menu. The Global vFIB Attributes window (on page 6-82) opens. 2. Click Get in the Port Lock area to retrieve the Port Lock status. 3. Modify the Port Lock status and click Apply to send the status to the equipment.

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Tracing the MAC address The Trace MAC Address feature enables you to show which ports/VPNs/NEs correspond to the input MAC address.

To trace the MAC address: 1. In the ESW_2G_8F card window, select Bridge > vFIB > Trace MAC in the menu. The Trace MAC window opens.

Figure 6-73: Trace MAC window

2. Input the MAC address in the Enter MAC address text box. 3. Click Trace MAC to display the results.

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Configuring MSTP The ESW_2G_8F supports the Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP). MSTP builds multiple spanning trees (STs) in a region. Each S-VLAN is carried by a single ST. STs are referred to as Multiple Spanning Tree Instances (MSTIs) and are denoted by MSTi (where i ranges from 1 to N). The key reason for using MSTP is to use all the links of the network. This is important because a link may be blocked for one tree but active for another. Another key reason is to choose good roots per service. For example, a broadcast should be rooted at the broadcasting node. Regions are constructed autonomously by the MST protocol. A digest of the mapping of S-VLAN IDs to MSTi is used as part of the region designator. Changing this mapping influences the region definition. Therefore, the mapping should only be changed when the regions and trees are to be changed – not when a service is added. MSTP ensures that regions are contiguous. If there are noncontiguous islands of MSTP-speaking elements, each island becomes a region and (multiple) separate trees are created in each region.

Filtering identifier Each S-VLAN belongs to aaddresses Filtering per IDentifier (FID) that accommodates separate learning of MAC FID. Each FID is assigned to an the MSTI. FIDs per MSTI must be unique. For the ESW_2G_8F, there is an FID for each S-VLAN, so this distinction is not important.

RSTP/MSTP interworking and interregional interworking There is a Common and Internal Spanning Tree (CIST) common to all regions and RSTP-only bridges. MSTIs are specific to regions. In each region, there is a CIST regional root bridge, as well as an MSTI regional root for each MSTI. Interregional traffic reaches the regional root on the MSTi and then moves to the CIST regional root on the CIST until reaching the destination (region).

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To obtain bridge MSTP settings: 1. In the ESW_2G_8F card window, select Bridge > MSTP Configuration > Bridge in the menu. The MSTP Configuration window opens.

Figure 6-74: MSTP Configuration window - General tab

2. In the General tab, click Get to retrieve the bridge MSTP general settings.

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3. In the Instance tab, click Get to retrieve the MSTP instance information.

Figure 6-75: MSTP Configuration window - Instance tab

Configuring bridge MSTP settings The following parameters can be set the MSTP Configuration window General tab (on page 6-86): 

MSTP Work Mode: MSTP is the only option.

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Protocol enable/disable. The default is enabled.

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Bridge Priority specifying the priority for each instance. The default is 32768.

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MSTP region parameters: 

Region Name. The default is hetc.

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Revision Level. The default is 0.

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Network ID. The default is 0.

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Table 6-6: ESW_2G_8F MSTP timers Variable

Description

Hello timer

Determines how often the network device broadcasts hello messages to other network devices

Forward delay timer

Determines how long each listening and learning state lasts before the port begins forwarding

Maximum age timer

Determines the amount of time protocol information received on a port is stored by the network device

To configure bridge MSTP settings: 1. In the MSTP Configuration window, select the General tab. 2. Set the bridge parameters. 3. Select the Instance tab. 4. Set the instance’s bridge priority. 5. Click Apply to send the settings to the equipment and the database.

Configuring port MSTP settings The following information about a bridge's ports can be viewed in the Port MSTP tab:

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Port MSTP enabled/disabled status.

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Edge Port enabled/disabled status.

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Hold-off Time.

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Port path cost. This path cost is per instance. The higher the rate, the lower the path cost. The path cost is 19 for 100BaseT ports.

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Port MSTP priority. This priority is per instance. The lower the value, the higher the priority. This is used to select the root port or a designated port.

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To view port MSTP settings: 1. In the ESW_2G_8F card window, select Bridge > MSTP Configuration > Port in the menu. The MSTP Port Configuration window opens.

Figure 6-76: MSTP Port Configuration window - Port Attributes tab

2. Click Get to obtain the port MSTP settings.

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3. Select the Instance Attribute tab.

Figure 6-77: MSTP Configuration window - Instance Attribute tab

4. Click Get to obtain the instance attributes.

To configure port MSTP settings: 1. In the MSTP Port Configuration window, select the Port Attributes tab. 2. Set the port MSTP parameters. 3. Select Instance Attribute tab. 4. Set the path cost and priority. 5. Click Apply to send the port STP settings to the equipment and the database.

Managing a link aggregation group The Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) is part of the IEEE specification 802.3ad that enables the bundling of several physical ports together to form a single logical channel. LACP allows a network switch to negotiate an automatic bundle by sending LACP packets to the peer. LACP is a protocol implemented in OSI Layer 2, which controls through which physical links the traffic is routed.

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The advantages of link aggregation, as described in IEEE 802.3ad, are: 

Increased bandwidth

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Failover when link status fails on a port

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Linearly incremental bandwidth

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Increased availability

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Load sharing

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Automatic configuration

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Rapid configuration and reconfiguration

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Low risk of duplication or disordering

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Support of existing IEEE 802.3 MAC clients

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Backwards compatibility with aggregation-unaware devices

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No change to IEEE 802.3 frame format

Figure 6-78: Link aggregation

The ESW_2G_8F supports up to 13 aggregation groups. An aggregation should be supported in ESW_2G_8F, as follows: 

Two/four ports for NNI WAN FE ports

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The following rules apply when adding ports to an aggregation group: 

NNI ports and UNI ports cannot be added to the same aggregation group.

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The number of ports in an aggregation group is two or four, and the port numbers should be in sequence. For example, 1 and 2, or 3 and 4, or 1, 2, 3, and 4 is permitted, and 3, 4, 5, and 6 is not permitted.

There are 13 existing To configure an aggregation group, you select a group andaggregation add ports togroups. it.

To create/edit aggregation ports: 1. In the ESW_2G_8F card window, select Bridge > LAG > Create/Edit Aggregation Ports in the menu. The Create/Edit Aggregation Ports window opens.

Figure 6-79: Create/Edit Aggregation Ports window

2. Select an aggregation group from the Aggregation Group drop-down list. 3. Select ports in the Individual Port List and click > to add the ports to the aggregation group. 4. To remove a port from an aggregation group, select the port(s) in the Aggregation Port List and click <.

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5. Click Apply to save the results. The aggregation group is added to the list in the ESW_2G_8F card window.

Figure 6-80: ESW_2G_8F card window showing aggregation groups

Configuring the link aggregation group Server load balancing and failover mechanisms are supported via flexible link aggregation that is based on the MAC destination and source addresses. The port within a Link Aggregation Group (LAG) that is to be used as a destination can be selected based on the Ethernet source and/or destination address or the IP source and/or destination address. The ESW_2G_8F card does not support IP addresses.

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To configure the LAG: 1. In the ESW_2G_8F card window, select Bridge > LAG > LAG Configuration in the menu. The Trunk Mode window opens.

Figure 6-81: Trunk Mode window

2. Select the required aggregation groups in the Aggregation Group list. 3. Select the trunk mode in the Trunk Mode drop-down list. The supported trunk modes are: 

Source MAC

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Source XOR Destination MAC

4. Click Apply to save the settings.

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NOTE: The port within a LAG to be used as a destination can be selected on the basis of the Ethernet source and/or destination address or the IP source and/or destination address. The rule for selection is as follows: If (PR_CTRL_REG.LS = 1 and IP_found = 1) Trunk Destination = (IP_SA[2:0] AND PR_CTRL_REG.TS) XOR (IP_DA[2:0] AND PR_CTRL_REG.TD); Else Trunk Destination = (SA[2:0] AND PR_CTRL_REG.TS) XOR (DA[2:0] AND PR_CTRL_REG.TD);

Operating the link aggregation group When performing MSTP/VPN/vFIB operations on the member ports of a link aggregation group, these ports are treated as one logical port. The following conditions apply for such operations: 

Link Aggregation Group for VPN A link aggregation group can be added to the EPL and EVPLAN. In this case, the link aggregation group is used as a logical port, and the bandwidth is the sum of all the member ports. Member ports of a link aggregation group cannot be added to a VPN as independent ports.

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Link Aggregation Group for vFIB and MSTP A link aggregation group supports vFIB and MSTP operations. When performing vFIB or MSTP operations on a link aggregation group, the managed object is the link aggregation group. The managed object cannot be the member ports.

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Link Aggregation Group’s Alarm A link aggregation group can report alarms. These alarms include the link aggregation group alarm and the highest severity alarms of the member ports. The alarms of a link aggregation group and its member ports can be masked.

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Link Aggregation Group’s Performance A link aggregation group supports performance thresholds. The performance thresholds of a link aggregation group are the same as those of its member ports.

Managing the Ethernet configuration The following Ethernet management operations can be performed for the ESW_2G_8F card: 

Uploading configuration data

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Saving configuration data to the database

Ethernet configuration affects the following Ethernet-related data: bridge STP, port STP, aging times, static vFIB tables, NB priority, VLAN tables, port VID, Port attribute, port lock, and GVRP.

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To access the Up/Down Load Bridge Configuration Data window: 1. In the BG-40 Shelf View window, select the ESW_2G_8F card to open the ESW_2G_8F card window. 2. Select Bridge > Configuration Data Management in the menu. The Up/Down Load Bridge Configuration Data window opens.

Figure 6-82: Up/Down Load Bridge Configuration Data w indow

To upload configuration data: 1. Access the Up/Down Load Bridge Configuration Data window (on page 6-97). 2. Select the configuration to be uploaded in Data Type field. 3. Click Up Load to upload the configuration data from the equipment. The uploaded data is displayed in the window.

To download configuration data: 1. Access the Up/Down Load Bridge Configuration Data window (on page 6-97). 2. Select the configuration to be downloaded in the Data Type field. 3. Click Down Load to download the configuration data to the equipment.

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To query configuration data: 1. Access the Up/Down Load Bridge Configuration Data window (on page 6-97). 2. Select the configuration to be queried in the Data Type field. Query 3. Click to retrieve displayed in the window.the configuration data. The retrieved data is

To check configuration data consistency: 1. Access the Up/Down Load Bridge Configuration Data window (on page 6-97). 2. Click Compare with NM to compare the uploaded configuration data with the LCT-BGF database. Comparison results are displayed in the window.

To save configuration data to the database: 1. After configuration data has been uploaded, open the Up/Down Load Bridge Configuration Data window (on page 6-97). 2. Click Save to DB to save the configuration data to the LCT-BGF database.

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7 Managing Cross Connections In this chapter: Overview .........................................................................................................7-1 Configuring and Managing Server Trail XCs .................................................7-1 Configuring and Managing Client Trail XCs ................................................7-10 Setting Up MSP 1+1 XC Protection ..............................................................7-17 Configuring SNCP Attributes........................................................................7-20 Exporting Trails as a File...............................................................................7-22 Importing Trails from a File ..........................................................................7-24 Uploading XCs ..............................................................................................7-25

Overview LCT-BGF cross-connection (XC) management provides XC configuration at the NE level.

Configuring and Managing Server Trail XCs The server trail is responsible for the planning of the network resources.

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To manually create a server trail XC: 1. In the main menu, select XC > ST XC. The Manual Trail Management Create Server Trail XC window opens.

Figure 7-1: Manual Trail Management - Create Server Trail XC window - Create XC tab

2. Set the service type by selecting either the Working or Protection radio button. 3. Specify the direction by selecting the Bidirectional, Unidirectional, or Broadcast radio button. 4. Select the needed timeslots in the Source Time Slot and Sink Time Slot lists. If multiple timeslots are selected, the number of source and sink timeslots should be the same. Source/sink timeslot selection should comply with cross-connection principles. 5. Click Add XC to add the selected source/sink timeslots to the send list. If the number of selected timeslots is inconsistent or the timeslot selection does not comply with cross-connection principles, an error message is displayed.

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6. Select the Send List tab. This window displays the configured cross connections.

Figure 7-2: Manual Trail Management - Create Server Trail XC window - Send List tab

7. Click Activate to send the cross connections to the equipment. Successfully sent cross connections have an active status. You can also delete configured cross connections by clicking Remove or Remove All.

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Maintaining Server Trail XCs Server trail XC maintenance includes filtering, activating, deactivating, and locally deleting server trail XCs.

To perform server trail XC maintenance: 1. In the main menu, select XC > ST XC. The Manual Trail Management Create Server Trail XC window opens. 2. In the Manual Trail Management - Create Server Trail window, click XC List to display all server trail cross connections for this NE.

Figure 7-3: Manual Trail Management - Create Server Trail XC window - XC List tab

3. Perform the required maintenance operation on the server trail cross connection, as follows: 

Filter Filtering enables you to quickly locate a specific cross connection or type of cross connection. In the filter options, select the active status (active/inactive), XC status (used by trail/discrete trail), protected/unprotected (working/protecting) status, source card, and sink card. Then, click Filter. The XC list displays cross connections complying with the filtering criteria.

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Activate Select one or more Inactive cross connections in the XC list and then click Activate. If the operation succeeds, the cross connection is set up on the NE side, and the XC status in the LCT-BGF changes from Inactive to Active.

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Deactivate Select one or more Active cross connections in the XC list and then click Deactivate. If the operation succeeds, the cross connection is deleted from the NE side, and the XC status in the LCT-BGF changes from Active to Inactive.

Activating a Server Trail XC Activating a server trail sends its corresponding VC-4-level service to the equipment and establishes a VC-4-level transmission trail over the network. You can activate one or multiple server trails at one time. The Activate operation can be performed for server trails with a Not Activated or Not Activated Completely status. Activating a server trail with a Not Activated Completely status sends the VC-4-level service not activated but included in it, to the equipment.

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To activate a server trail XC: 1. Select XC > ST XC in the main menu. The Manual Trail Management Create Server Trail XC window opens.

Figure 7-4: Manual Trail Management - Create Server Trail XC window

This window contains a toolbar, filtering area, and server trail list area. 2. Click XC List to list all the server trail cross connections for this NE. 3. Select the server trail(s) to be activated. Use the Shift key to select multiple trails. The selected server trail is highlighted. 4. Activate a server trail using one of the following methods: 

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When activation is performed, the system displays the XC Task Sent window. If the server trail is successfully activated, its status changes from Not Active to Active.

NOTE: In sending a task, click Stop to cancel the Send operation. In this case, the XCs of some server trails may not have been sent to the NE equipment. If none of the XCs of a server trail are activated, the server trail remains Not Active. If all the XCs of a server trail are activated, the server trail has an Active status. If some XCs of a server trail are activated and some are not, the server trail has a Not All Active status.

Deactivating a Server Trail XC Deactivating a server trail deletes the VC-4-level service corresponding to the server trail from the equipment, in order to delete the transmission trail in the network. One or multiple server trails can be deactivated simultaneously. The Deactivate operation can only be performed on a server trail whose status is Active or Not All Active. You cannot perform this action on server trails with an Inactive status. Deactivating a server trail with a Not All Active status sends the VC-4-level service in Active status to the equipment and deletes these XCs from the equipment.

To deactivate a server trail XC: 1. Select XC > ST XC in the main menu. The Manual Trail Management Create Server Trail XC window opens. 2. Click XC List to display all server trail cross connections for this NE. 3. Select the server trail XCs to be deactivated. You can select one or more server trail XCs. Use the Shift key to select multiple trail XCs. The selected server trail XCs are highlighted.

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4. Click Deactivate to deactivate the XCs. A warning message is displayed.

Figure 7-5: Deactivate a client trail confirmation window

When deactivating a server trail XC, the system displays the Task Status Monitor window. If the server trail XC is successfully deactivated, its status changes from Active to Inactive.

NOTE: Deactivating a server trail may affect the configured client trail service passing through it. Therefore, use caution when deactivating server trails.

Deleting a Server Trail XC Deleting a server trail XC removes it in the LCT-BGF from a local database. This action does not affect the actual service in the equipment. However, deleting a server trail with an Active status may lead to an inconsistency between the data in the LCT-BGF database and the NE. Because this action affects the configured client trail service passing through it, the server trail cannot be deleted if it has any client trails. Only those server trails with no client trails can be deleted.

To delete a server trail XC: 1. Open the Manual Trail Management - Create Server Trail XC window using one of the following methods: 

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2. Select the server trail to be deleted and click Delete. The following confirmation message is displayed:

Figure 7-6: Confirmation message when deleting a server trail

3. Click OK to delete the trail. NOTE: If the system detects a server trail carrying any client trail service, it displays an error message informing you that the trail cannot be deleted.

Filtering Server Trail XCs If the user network is large, there will be a considerable number of trails in the server trail list, which makes it difficult to view and locate a server trail. Server trail filtering enables you to quickly find and locate a server trail.

To filter a server trail: 1. Open the Manual Trail Management - Create Server Trail XC window using one of the following methods: 

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Configuring and Managing Client Trail XCs A client trail is a transmission task of the optical transmission network. Externally, it appears as the add/drop of electrical signals in the service tributary. Within the NE, it is a series of cross connections.

Manually Creating Client Trail XCs Creating a client trail XC manually configures cross connections in a single NE. A client trail is complete only after all of its client trail XCs have been configured.

To manually create a client trail XC: 1. Select XC > CT XC in the main menu. The Manual Trail Management Create Client Trail XC window opens.

Figure 7-7: Manual Trail Management - Create Client Trail XC window - Create XC tab

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4. Specify the direction by selecting the Bidirectional, Unidirectional, or Broadcast radio button. 5. Select the required timeslots in the Source Time Slot and Sink Time Slot lists. If multiple timeslots are selected, the number of source/sink timeslots should be the same. Source/sink timeslot selection should comply with cross-connection principles. 6. Click Add XC to add the selected source/sink slots to the send list. If the number of selected source/sink timeslots is inconsistent or the timeslot selection does not comply with cross-connection principles, an error message is displayed. 7. Select the Send List tab to display the configured cross connections.

Figure 7-8: Client Trail List window

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8. Click Delete to remove configured cross connections. 9. Click Activate to send the cross connections to the equipment. Successfully sent cross connections have an active status. NOTES: The service configuration restrictions described here apply. Except in the following cases, cross connections cannot exist in the same card: 

If there are multiple optical interfaces, the start and end points of the cross connection cannot be at the same optical interface.

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For a self-loop, the timeslots at the same optical interface should be the same.

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VC-12 of the tributary card can be cross connected to VC-12 of the optical card.

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The timeslot number of the VC-12 source (sink) of the tributary card can be different from the timeslot number of the VC-12 sink (source) of the optical card.

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Only a through connection instead of a cross connection is allowed between VC-12, VC-3, and VC-4 of the optical card. This means the VC-12, VC-3, and VC-4 source (sink) timeslot numbers of the optical card should be the same as the sink (source) numbers the optical card.

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Maintaining Client Trail XCs Client trail XC maintenance includes filtering, activating, deactivating, and deleting client trail XCs.

To perform maintenance on client trail XCs: 1. In the Manual Trail Management - Create Client Trail XC window, click XC List to display all the client trail cross connections of this NE.


2. Perform maintenance operations on the circuit cross connection, as follows: 

Filter Filtering enables you to quickly locate a specific cross connection or a type of cross connection. In the filter options, select the active status (active/inactive), XC status (used by trail/discrete trail), working/protection status, source card, and sink card. Then, click Filter. The XC list displays cross connections complying with the filtering criteria.

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Activate Select one or more inactive cross connections in the XC list and then click Activate. If the operation succeeds, the cross connection is set up on the NE side, and the XC status in the LCT-BGF changes from Inactive to Active.

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Deactivate Select one or more active cross connections in the XC list and then click Deactivate. If the operation succeeds, the cross connection is deleted from the NE side, and the XC status in the LCT-BGF changes from Active to Inactive.

Activating a Client Trail XC Activating a client trail sends its corresponding XC service to the equipment, in order to enable this client trail to be validated in the equipment and begin transmitting signals. One or multiple client trails can be activated simultaneously. The Activate operation cannot be performed for a client trail with an Active status. Only client trails with an Inactive or Not All Active status can be activated. Activating a client trail with a Not All Active status sends the XCs in Inactive status included in it to the equipment.

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To activate a client trail XC: 1. Click XC > CT XC in the main menu. The Manual Trail Management Create Client Trail XC window opens.


2. Click XC List to list all the client trail cross connections of this NE. 3. Select a client trail XC to be activated. 4. Click a client trail XC in the client trail list or use the Shift key to select multiple client trail XCs. Any selected client trail is highlighted. 5. Activate a client trail XC by clicking Activate. When a client trail XC is successfully activated, it status changes from Inactive to Active.

Deactivating a Client Trail XC Deactivating a client trail deletes an XC corresponding to the client trail from the equipment, in order to invalidate it on the equipment side and terminate its transmission task.

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One or multiple client trails can be deactivated at one time. The Deactivate operation cannot be performed for client trails with a Not Active status. Only client trails with an Active or Not All Active status can be deactivated. Deactivating a client trail in Not All Active status sends the XCs included in it to the equipment and deletes these XCs in the equipment.

To deactivate a client trail XC: 1. Click XC > CT XC in the main menu. The Manual Trail Management Create Client Trail XC window opens. 2. Click XC List to list all the client trail cross connections of this NE. 3. Select a client trail XC to be deactivated. 4. Click a client trail XC in the client trail XC list or use the Shift key to select multiple client trail XCs. The selected client trail is highlighted. 5. Click Deactivate to deactivate the client trail XC. The following message is displayed:

Figure 7-11: Deactivate a client trail confirmation window

When a client trail is successfully deactivated, it status changes from Active to Inactive.

Deleting a Client Trail XC Deleting a client trail XC deletes it in the LCT-BGF from a local database. This does not affect any actual service in the equipment. Deleting a client trail XC in Active status may lead to inconsistency between data in the LCT-BGF and the NE.

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3. Select the client trail XC to be deleted. 4. Click Delete to delete the trail.

Filtering Client Trail XCs If the network is large, there will be too many trails in the client trail list, which makes it difficult to view and locate a client trail. Filtering enables you to quickly find and locate a client trail.

To filter client trail XCs: 1. Click XC > CT XC in the main menu. The Manual Trail Management Create Client Trail XC window opens. 2. Click XC List to display all the client trail cross connections of this NE. 3. Set filtering options. Filtering options contain commonly used client trail attributes, such as: 

Service level - VC-12, VC-3, VC-4, and VCG

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4. Click Filter to display the filtering results.

Setting Up MSP 1+1 XC Protection The LCT-BGF supports both unidirectional and bidirectional MSP Linear 1+1. The supported topology is illustrated in the following figure.

Figure 7-12: MSP 1+1

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To create a protection group: 1. Select Configuration > MSP Linear 1+1 > Create PG in the main menu. The Create PG window opens.

Figure 7-13: Create PG window

2. Select an NE in the NE list. 3. Set the Protocol Mode by selecting the relevant Unidirectional or Bidirectional radio button. 4. Select the Main and Protection MS modules. 5. Click Apply.

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To view a protection group: 1. Select Configuration > MSP Linear 1+1 > PG List in the main menu. The MSP Linear 1+1 PG List window opens.

Figure 7-14: MSP Linear 1+1 PG List window

2. Select an NE in the NE list. 3. Click Get to retrieve protection group details from the NE. 4. In the NE Shelf View window, check the MSP 1+1 configuration, as illustrated in the following figure.

Figure 7-15: LCT Login BG-40 NE window

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To perform operations on a protection group: 

In the MSP Linear 1+1 PG List window (on page 7-19), right-click a protection group and select the operation you want to perform in the popup menu.

Figure 7-16: MSP Linear 1+1 PG List window

The following operations for unidirectional MSP 1+1 can be performed from this window: 

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Configuring SNCP Attributes The LCT-BGF supports SNCP I/N. The default is SNCP N. The SNCPpath attribute enables you select quality the working path service or the protection service, based ontoservice and SNCP attributes. SNCP attributes can be obtained and set as needed. The current path specifies whether the current service of the double-receive point is from the working or protection path.

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If the Switching attribute is set as Force , the double-receive point adopts the service of specified paths in Mandatory mode, instead of switching automatically, regardless of the status of the service. If this attribute is set to Automatic, the double-receive point automatically switches, based on the quality of service. The Restoration attribute for SNCP has a switching mode that can be set to either Restoration or No Restoration. For the No Restoration switching mode, as long as the standby path maintains smooth service, it is not switched to the srcinal operating path, even if the srcinal operating path restores to normal. If both paths are working properly, the working path is used. If the Switching attribute is set to Force, the Restoration attribute becomes invalid. The Restoration attribute is not validated until the Mandatory attribute is set to Automatic.

To define SNCP attributes: 

Select XC > Protection Attributes per MO in the main menu. The SNCP Attributes window opens.

Figure 7-17: SNCP Attributes window

The NE Navigation Tree displays the double-receive point configured with routes. The following operations can be performed in this window: 

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Exporting Trails as a File Exporting trails as a file saves the trail current configuration information in a data file that can be used later for engineering maintenance. Exporting trails to a file saves server trails, client trails, and single NE XCs.

To export trails as a file: 1. Select XC > Export Trail as a File in the system main menu. The Export XCs to File window opens.

Figure 7-18: Export XCs to File window

2. Select the relevant Rate, Active Status, and Main/Protection checkboxes and then click Next.

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3. Select the XCs to be exported and click Save. The Select File window opens.


4. Enter the file name in the corresponding field and click Save.

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Importing Trails from a File Trail data can be imported to the LCT-BGF database. You can import trail files for server trails, client trails, and NE XCs.

To import trails from a file: 1. Select XC > Import Trail from file in the main menu. The Import Trail From File window opens.

Figure 7-20: Import Trail From File window

2. Open the trail file.

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3. Import the trail file.

Figure 7-21: Import Trail From File window showing importing of a server trail

4. Select the trail to be imported in this page and click Save to DB to save the trail to the LCT-BGF. The procedure for importing client trail NE XCs is the same as that for server trails.

Uploading XCs This operation uploads current XC data from the BG-40 NE. Use this operation to check the data consistency between the trail information on the equipment and the trail information in the LCT-BGF.

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To upload an XC: 1. Click XC > XCs Upload in the main menu. The XCs Upload window opens.

Figure 7-22: XCs Upload window - Upload XCs tab

2. Click Upload. If successful, the trail data uploaded from the equipment is displayed in the list and the number of NE XCs and trail consistency information is displayed at the bottom of the window. 3. Click Overwrite. The NE's trail data is deleted in the LCT-BGF and the uploaded trail data is saved to the database.

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4. Select the Compare Result tab.

Figure 7-23: XCs Upload window - Compare Result tab

If the compare results are consistent, the four Compare pages are null and thethe operation button in this tabdepending is grayed on out.the If results inconsistent, one of following is displayed, type ofare inconsistency found: 

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XC information available to the equipment, but unavailable to the LCT-BGF - in this case, click Delete Remotely to delete these XCs from the equipment or Save to DB to save them to the LCT-BGF. After saving, these XCs become Active. XC information available to the LCT-BGF, but unavailable to the equipment - click Delete Locally to delete these XCs from a local database in the LCT-BGF. Click Modify DB Inactive to modify these XCs saved in the LCT-BGF and change their status from Active to Inactive. Click Send XC to send these XCs to the NE equipment. These XCs become Active after they are sent. XC information available to the equipment, but inactivated on the LCT-BGF - click Modify DB Active to change the status of these XCs in the LCT-BGF from Inactive to Active. XCs with inconsistent trail labels - click Delete Remotely to delete these XCs from the equipment, or click Modify RouteID in DB to modify XC trail labels so that they are consistent with that on the equipment.

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8 Configuring Timing Sources In this chapter: Overview .........................................................................................................8-1 Configuring Synchronous Timing ...................................................................8-2 Configuring the Synchronous Timing Table ...................................................8-3 Viewing the SEC Work Mode and External Clock References ...................... 8-5 Calibrating the Clock Card Frequency ............................................................8-6

Overview Synchronous timing configuration enables an NE to automatically select and be synchronized with the highest-quality clock source in the network, in order to achieve clock synchronization for the entire network. The following operations can be performed: 

Configure synchronous timing

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Obtain the clock working mode

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Calibrate the clock card frequency

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Calibrate the active/standby switching of the clock card

These operations can be performed by the system operator level. The NE synchronous timing table is accessed through the main menu and the right-click menu of the NE. The window lists all the clocks for external references that can be selected. You manually select options and set priorities for them to form a synchronous clock table, and then send it to the equipment.

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After setting the synchronous timing table, determine whether the equipment is correctly locked with the expected clock source by viewing the clock working mode. In addition, you can open the Timing Configuration window - Timing Maintenance tab (on page 8-5) from the main menu to view the current clock working mode and clock reference of the NE.

Configuring Synchronous Timing Use the following procedure to configure synchronous timing for the NE.

To configure synchronous timing: 1. Select the NE to be configured. 2. Select Configuration > Timing Management > Timing Configuration in the main menu. The Timing Configuration window opens.

Figure 8-1: Timing configuration window - Timing Configuration tab

3. Select the corresponding external references for the clock and click Apply to send the external clock references to the NE.

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Configuring the Synchronous Timing Table The handling of synchronous timing for SDH equipment utilizes a Synchronous Timing table. The NE Synchronous Timing table enables you to determine the reference. selection range of NE references andtable customize thethe attributes each external The Synchronous Timing specifies qualityof level and availability status of the external references. Each NE has a Synchronous Timing table that collects all the optional clock references and various attributes for the NE's current configuration. The NE equipment can select the reference with the optimum quality in this table as its synchronous timing source. Each clock reference has multiple reference attributes, including the reference ID, physical location, clock frequency, synchronous status S1 type value, S1 user-defined attributes, priority, availability status, and application status. Using these attributes, you can identify a reference, specify its quality level, monitor its availability status, and control its application.

To configure the Synchronous Timing table for an NE: 

Select an NE in the topology view and then select Configuration > Timing Management > Timing Configuration in the main menu. The Timing configuration window opens.

Figure 8-2: Timing configuration window showing synchronous timing configuration

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The following buttons are available in this window: 

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Query - queries the LCT-BGF database about the synchronous timing information saved for this NE. Retrieved data is displayed in the window. Get - obtains the synchronous timing information for this NE from the NE equipment and displays it in the window. Apply - sends the synchronous timing information to the NE equipment and saves it to the LCT-BGF database.

The clock availability status indicates whether the clock reference is currently available. This field is read-only and cannot be modified. The following values can be configured in this window: 

Clock type The selected clocks are based on assigned priorities. Unselected clocks are not used.

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Channel For the OMD1 card, you should select the optical port as the clock source.

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Priority

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The higher the priority value, the higher the priority. Override SSM The S1 byte has two statuses: Automatic and Forced. Automatic status obtains the S1 byte from the line automatically. Forced status sets the S1 byte manually. 2 MHz tributaries, 2 Mbps tributaries, and Synchronous Equipment Timing Sources (SETSs) can only work in Forced status, while others can work in both statuses.

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Quality Quality values are:

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PRC (G.811 clock)

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SSU-T (G.812 transit office clock)

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SSU-L (G.812 local office clock)

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SEC (synchronous equipment timing source clock)

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DNU (not used as synchronous clock)

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Viewing the SEC Work Mode and External Clock References You can determine the TMU work mode by querying the current clock working mode and the clock reference of the NE. The clock working mode can be one of the following:  Capture mode 

Tracing mode

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Holding mode

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Free oscillation mode

To view the work mode and external references for the clock: 1. Select an NE in the topology view and then select Configuration > Timing Management > Timing Configuration in the main menu. The Timing Configuration window opens. 2. Select the Timing Maintenance tab.

Figure 8-3: Timing Configuration window - Timing Maintenance tab

This window displays the timing work mode and current external references for the clock.

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Calibrating the Clock Card Frequency This operation records the voltage of the clock source, when working normally as the standard working voltage of the clock source. When the clock source is working normally, select an NE in the topology view and then select Configuration > Timing Management > Calibrate the Frequency of SEC. A confirmation message is displayed indicating that the SEC frequency has been successfully calibrated.

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9 Managing Alarms In this chapter: Overview .........................................................................................................9-1 Managing Current Alarms ...............................................................................9-2 Managing Historical Alarms ...........................................................................9-8 Masking Alarms ............................................................................................9-11 Using the NE Alarm Log ...............................................................................9-13 Configuring Alarm Attributes .......................................................................9-16 Correcting Alarms .........................................................................................9-20 Managing External Alarms............................................................................9-20

Overview The equipment enters the normal running and maintenance phase immediately after service trail configuration is completed. Therefore, you can view various equipment alarms and performance data through the LCT-BGF, in order to monitor the running status of the equipment. Alarm data provides comprehensive service fault information. Alarm processing is the major maintenance task for SDH equipment. Alarms include alarm generation, alarm clearance, and time interval information. An event indicates that the equipment generated a certain action or process under some condition, but that the action or process itself does not influence the traffic. The equipment reports this action or process to the LCT-BGF as an event. The event reflects the running status of the equipment. The occurrence of many events may result in the generation of alarms. Although the event itself does not influence the running of the equipment, the hidden causes are likely to trigger alarms. 426006-2413-013-A00


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The display of the equipment alarm status needs no user intervention. The LCT-BGF will update the colors of indicators on the NE layer, card layer, and functional unit layer according to the reported alarms. The alarm source and level are denoted by colored indicators at all three operation layers. The alarms at each layer represent the highest level of all alarms for the layer and the objects belonging to it. The LCT-BGF also provides an audio alarm.

Managing Current Alarms A current alarm identifies an existing abnormal event caused by a problem in the equipment or the communication line. The Current Alarm View window can display all current alarms, all alarms for a specific NE, or alarms for a specific card.

Figure 9-1: Current Alarm View window

This window contains three tabs, as follows:

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Show Data - used to view and perform operations on the current alarm. Double-click an alarm to display its details.

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Filter Option - used to filter current alarms.

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Alarm Chart - provides statistics for current alarm information, according to the classification of alarm severities in the bar chart. Colored blocks in the bar chart represent alarms of different severities.


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The following terms apply regarding current alarms: 

Current alarm - the alarm record is generated, but not cleared.

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Alarm acknowledge - acknowledges the reported alarm record with an Unacknowledged status, and changes its alarm status to Acknowledged. The time for the acknowledgement is the current time. Any alarm can only be acknowledged once.

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Delete - deletes an alarm from the current alarm database in the LCT-BGF.

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Manual clearance - deletes an alarm from the current alarm database in the LCT-BGF and saves it to the historical alarm database in the LCT-BGF.

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Alarm severity - alarms are categorized by severity into four levels: critical, major, minor, and warning.

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Alarm type - five alarm types are available, including:

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Equipment alarms

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Communication alarms

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Service quality alarms 

Processing error alarms

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Environment alarms

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To access the Current Alarm View window: 

Click CurrAlarm in the toolbar or Fault > Current in the main menu. The Current Alarm View window opens.

Figure 9-2: Current Alarm View window - Show Data tab

To view current alarms for a specific card: 1. In the LCT-Login BG-40 NE (shelf view) window, select the card whose alarms you want to view. 2. Select Fault > Current in the menu.

To view current alarms for a specific object: 1. Select the group channel card or tributary card to open an object window. 2. Select the object whose current alarm information you want to view. 3. Select Fault > Current in the menu of the object window.

To sort current alarms: 

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To view detailed information for a current alarm: 

In the Current Alarm View window, select a single alarm in the current alarm list and click Detailed Information to open the Current alarm Detail Info window for this alarm.

To delete a current alarm: 

In the Current Alarm View window, select one or more alarms in the current alarm list and click Delete. Click Delete All to delete all alarms.

To acknowledge a current alarm: 

In the Current Alarm View window, select one or more alarms in the current alarm list and click Acknowledgement. To acknowledge all current alarms, do not select an alarm and then click Acknowledge all.

To manually clear a current alarm: 

In the Current Alarm View window, select one or more alarms in the current alarm list and click Clear Manually.

To save current alarm information to a file: 

In the Current Alarm View window, click Save As to save the queried current alarm records as an HTML file. To view the file at a later time, open it using a browser.

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To filter current alarms: 1. In the Current Alarm View window, select the Filter Option tab to specify filtering criteria.

Figure 9-3: Current Alarm View w indow - Filter Option tab

2. Specify the filtering conditions you want by selecting the corresponding checkbox(es). You can filter by alarm object, alarm severity, alarm type, and acknowledge status. 3. Click Filter.

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To view a chart for current alarms: 

In the Current Alarm View window, select the Alarm Chart tab. A histogram is displayed showing current alarm information by alarm severity. Colored blocks in the histogram represent alarms of different severities.

Figure 9-4: Current Alarm View window - Alarm Chart tab

NOTE: Acknowledging, deleting, and manually clearing current alarms are NE Write operations. You must apply for operation rights on this NE before performing these operations.

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Managing Historical Alarms Historical alarms refer to alarm records automatically cleared after the equipment returns to normal status. As with current alarms, historical alarms are saved in the LCT-BGF database. Use the History Alarm View window to easily obtain the status of historical alarms for an object.

Figure 9-5: History Alarm View window

This window contains three tabs, as follows: 

Show Data - used to view and perform operations on historical alarms.

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Filter Option - used to filter historical alarms.

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Alarm Chart - provides statistics for the current history information according to the classification of alarm severities in the bar chart. Colored blocks in the bar chart represent alarms of different severities.

Historical alarms can be filtered. You can display all historical alarms, all alarms for a selected NE, alarms for a selected card, or alarms for a selected functional block.

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The following terms apply regarding historical alarms: 

Historical alarm - an alarm record automatically cleared because the equipment returns to normal after the alarm is generated, and the current alarm is manually cleared.

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Clearance mode - identifies the clearance mode for the historical alarm: either manually cleared or automatically cleared. Manually cleared alarms are manually cleared by a user. For automatically cleared alarms, the alarm record is automatically cleared when a fault returns to normal after an alarm has occurred. No user intervention is involved in the latter type.

To access the History Alarm View window: 

Click Alarm > History in the main menu. The History Alarm View window opens.

Figure 9-6: History Alarm View window

To view historical alarms for a specific card: 1. Select the card whose alarm information you want to view. 2. Select Fault > History in the menu.

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To view historical alarms for a specific object: 1. Select the group channel card or tributary card to open an object window. 2. Select the object whose alarm information you want to view. 3. Select Fault > History in the menu bar of the object window.

To sort historical alarms: 

In the History Alarm View window, click the column heading in the historical alarm information list to sort the alarm information based on this column.

To view detailed information for an historical alarm: 

In the History Alarm View window, select a single alarm in the alarm list and click Details to open the History Alarm Detail Info window for this alarm.

To delete an historical alarm: 

In the History Alarm View window, select one or more alarms in the alarm list and click Delete. Click Delete All to delete all alarms. NOTE: An historical alarm can only b e deleted by a senior operator or system administrator.

To save historical alarm information to a file: 

In the History Alarm View window, click Save As to save the queried historical alarm records as an HTML file. To view the file at a later time, open it using a browser.

To filter historical alarms: 1. In the History Alarm View window, select the Filter Option tab to specify filtering criteria. 2. Specify the filtering conditions you want by selecting the corresponding checkbox(es). You can filter by alarm object, alarm severity, alarm type, acknowledge status, clearance mode, and generation time. 3. Click Filter.

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To view a chart for historical alarms: 

In the History Alarm View window, select the Alarm Chart tab. A histogram is displayed showing historical alarm information by alarm severity. Colored blocks in the histogram represent alarms of different severity.

Masking Alarms In some cases, the alarms of some ports and functional blocks are irrelevant to the service. In this case, alarms can be masked to avoid confusing them with the alarms caused by actual faults. Alarms that are masked (shielded) are not monitored and do not affect card and equipment alarm indications (namely, the card-level alarm status and NE-level alarm status). No alarm data is reported or recorded for shielded alarms. Generally, the following cases use alarm masks: 

Many service routes are open but you are only currently using part of them. Unused service ports will send LOS alarms. In this case, you can mask the alarms of the service ports not used, but configured with routes. Unmask the alarms when necessary to use these service ports.

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For some ADM NEs, fiber connections at both optical interfaces are planned. However, in actual engineering, one of the following may apply: 

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The fiber in one direction is not laid as planned, and only fibers at one optical interface can be provided. A protection network is planned, but the actual network has no protection due to lack of fiber resources.

In these cases, the fibers at some optical interfaces need to be removed because the signals at some optical interfaces are lost. In such situations, the alarms at the unused optical interface can be masked. In the LCT-BGF, alarms can be masked for the optical interface, electrical interface, and SDH functional block. Generally, to mask optical interface alarms, all SPI, RS, MS, AU-4, and VC-4 alarms are masked. To mask electrical interface alarms, all VC and PPI alarms are masked. When the alarms of a certain object are masked, the alarms related to this object in the current alarm database are cleared. After the alarm mask is released, the equipment reports the current alarm. Therefore, the NE equipment for which the alarms have been masked should have no alarm indication.

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To mask (shield) an alarm: 1. Select Fault > Mask in the main menu. The Alarm Source Mask Configuration window opens.

Figure 9-7: Alarm Source Mask Configuration window

2. To view alarm mask information for a managed object, select one or more managed objects belonging to the same card in the NE tree and click Query. The alarm mask information is displayed in the Data Display area of the window. Operation results are displayed at the bottom of the window. 3. To retrieve alarm mask information for an object, select one or more objects belonging to the same card in the NE and click Get. Alarm mask information is displayed in the Data Display area of the window. Operation results are displayed at the bottom of the window. 4. Modify alarm mask parameters, as required. Click Apply to send the settings information to the NE equipment. Operation results are displayed at the bottom of the window.

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Using the NE Alarm Log The NE alarm log records the alarm and event information saved in the NE equipment. You can view the NE alarm log to access this alarm and event information. If an NE is disconnected during a certain period, all its alarms and events generated during this period are recorded in the log.

Figure 9-8: Alarm Log window

A Query operation enables you to retrieve and process alarm logs on NE equipment. This operation supports the following functions: 

Gets an event that failed to be reported due to unsuccessful communication, such as active/standby changeover, multiplex section switching, reset, and other important events.

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Provides the LCT-BGF with alarm history data that is missing due to unsuccessful communication. History data for an alarm not reported automatically must be obtained using an alarm query.

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In theory, continuous alarm querying ensures consistency of alarm data between the LCT-BGF and the NE, as long as alarm logs do not overflow.

The following terms are relevant for NE alarm log queries: 

NE alarm log - the flow record table that records alarm events generated in an NE and other events.

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NE alarm log query - queries the alarm log saved in the NE and displayed in the LCT-BGF.

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Get - obtains alarm log records saved in an NE from the NE equipment.

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Clear NE - deletes all alarm log records saved in the NE equipment.

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Refresh - classifies the obtained records according to current alarm, historical alarm, and event, and compares them with those saved in the LCT-BGF. This action refreshes the LCT-BGF data to ensure its consistency with the NE equipment.

To access the Alarm Log window: 

Select Fault > Alarm Log in the main menu. The Alarm Log window opens.

Figure 9-9: Alarm Log window

To retrieve NE alarm log records: 

In the Alarm Log window, select an NE in the NE tree and click Get. Retrieved alarm records are displayed in the Data Display area on the right side of the window. Operation results are displayed in the Results area at the bottom of the window. To the left of the Get button is a clearance selection box. When this checkbox is selected and you perform a Get operation, the alarm log records saved on the NE equipment are automatically deleted.

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The following operations relate to retrieved alarm log records: 

Delete

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Save

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Open

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Refresh

To delete alarm records: 

In the Alarm Log window, select a record in the Data Display area and click Delete to delete the selected record.

To save alarm records: 1. In the Alarm Log window, select a record in the Data Display area. 2. Click Save. The selected record is saved as a file.

To open an alarm log file: 1. In the Alarm Log window, click Open. The Please select the file window opens. 2. Select the file to open. Obtained alarm log records are displayed in the Data Display area of the Alarm Log window. NOTE: The records opened from a file cannot be refreshed.

To refresh alarm records: 

In the Alarm Log window, click Refresh. The records in the Data Display area of the window are processed successively. Processing results are displayed in the Results area of the window. NOTE: You must obtain operation rights for this NE before you can perform this operation.

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Configuring Alarm Attributes An alarm attribute table is used to record basic NE alarm information, including all alarm causes. You can set the Alarm Severity and Autoreport attributes for each alarm cause. Alarm severity categories are: critical, major, minor, warning, and shielding. If the severity of an alarm is set as shielding, the NE equipment cannot collect or report this alarm. When an alarm is set as Autoreport but is not shielded, the NE immediately reports it to the LCT-BGF when the alarm is generated or cleared. Alarms set as Nonautoreport are not reported to the LCT-BGF, but are recorded in the NE. Alarms set as Nonautoreport can only be manually retrieved by the LCT-BGF. The default setting for the Autoreport attribute is Autoreport.

To set alarm attributes: 1. Select Fault > Severity in the main menu. The Severity window opens.

Figure 9-10: Severity window - Alarm Attributes Table tab

2. Select the Alarm Attributes Table tab. 3. To view alarm attribute table information for an NE, select an NE in the NE tree and click Query. Alarm attribute table information is displayed in the Data Display area on the right side of the window. Operation results are displayed in the Results area at the bottom of the window.

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4. To retrieve alarm attribute table information for an NE from the NE equipment, select an NE in the NE tree and click Get. The alarm attribute table information is displayed in the Data Display area of the window. Operation results are displayed in the Results area at the bottom of the window. 5. Set alarm table attributes as needed by selecting the relevant Alarm Severity radio button and Auto Report checkbox for each alarm cause. 6. Click Apply to send the settings information to the NE equipment. If successful, the Save operation automatically executes. Operation results are displayed in the Results area at the bottom of the window.

Setting the Alarm Preset Switch The Alarm Preset function processes alarms generated by ports that have not been loaded with traffic. When using this function, the alarm status is not reported for ports not loaded with traffic. After ports are loaded with traffic, the port automatically returns to the normal alarm reporting status.

To set the alarm preset switch: 1. Select Fault > Severity in the main menu. The Severity window opens. 2. Select the Alarm Miscellaneous Configuration tab.

Figure 9-11: Severity window - Alarm Miscellaneous Configuration tab

3. Select an NE in the window.

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4. Click Query to obtain the information from the database. The alarm switch configuration for the selected NE is displayed in the Alarm Switch area of the window. 5. Click Get to obtain information from the NEs. The alarm switch configuration for the selected NEs is displayed in the window. 6. Set the Alarm Switch as Close or Open by selecting the relevant radio button. 7. Click Apply to send the settings information to the NE equipment. Operation results are displayed at the bottom of the window.

Configuring Alarm Log Settings Alarm log settings specify the working mode of logs on the NE equipment, and include the log length setting and the log working status and processing mode after a log is full. The following terms relate to alarm log settings: 

The NE alarm log is a flow record table of alarm events and other events generated in an NE.

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The alarm log length defines the maximum number of records that can be stored in a log on the NE equipment (valid value range: 0 to 1,000). The default is 1,000.

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The log working mode specifies whether the log is currently in use or has been stopped. It has two modes: Working and Stopped. Working mode means the alarm log keeps collecting events. Stopped mode means the alarm log is no longer in use. The default setting is Working.

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When a log is full, it has two processing modes: Overwrite and Stop. In Overwrite mode, new records replace the oldest records when the log is full. In Stop mode, the alarm log stops collecting events when the log is full. The default setting is Overwrite.

To specify alarm log settings: 1. Select Fault Management > Severity in the main menu. The Severity window opens. 2. Select the Alarm Miscellaneous Configuration tab. 3. To view alarm log setting information, select one or more NEs in the NE tree or select the All NEs checkbox.

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4. Click Query. Alarm log setting information for the selected NE is displayed in the Data Display area on the right side of the window. Operation results are displayed at the bottom of the window. 5. To retrieve alarm log settings from the NE equipment, select one or more NEs in the NE tree or select the All NEs checkbox. 6. Click Get. Alarm log setting information for the selected NE is displayed in the Data Display area on the right side of the window. Operation results are displayed at the bottom of the window. 7. Set alarm log settings by modifying the Log Counts, Log On/Off, and Disposal When Log is Full values, as needed. 8. Click Apply to send the settings information to the NE equipment. If successful, the Save operation automatically executes. Operation results are displayed at the bottom of the window. 9. Click Default to display default configuration information for the NE log setting.

Configuring the Alarm Hold-off Setting To prevent alarm generation and clearance from being incorrectly reported and to suppress excessively frequent alarm generation and clearance, you can set the hold-off time for alarm generation and clearance. An alarm’s status change is not validated until the hold-off time has elapsed. The hold-off time is defined by the alarm generation hold-off period and the alarm clearance hold-off period. For the alarm generation hold-off period, an alarm event is not reported and the current alarm status not updated until a generated alarm is detected and its alarm status lasts three to 30 seconds. The default is three seconds. For the alarm clearance hold-off period, any alarm clearance detected is not considered as cleared unless the clearance status lasts three to 30 seconds. The default is three seconds.

To set the alarm hold-off period: 1. Select Fault > Severity in the main menu. The Severity window opens. 2. Select the Alarm Miscellaneous Configuration tab. 3. To view alarm hold-off settings, select one or more NEs in the NE tree or select the All NEs checkbox. 4. Click the Query button. Alarm hold-off setting information is displayed in the Alarm Hold Off Time area of the window.

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5. To retrieve alarm hold-off time settings from the NE equipment, select one or more NEs in the NE tree or select the All NEs checkbox. 6. Click Get. If successful, alarm hold-off setting information is displayed in the Alarm Hold Off Time area of the window. 7. Modify alarm hold-off settings, as required. 8. Click Apply to send settings information to the NE equipment.

Correcting Alarms If LCT-BGF alarms and equipment alarms cannot be acknowledged as consistent, alarm correction can be used to ensure consistency between them. This operation refreshes the current alarm on the LCT-BGF side, based on the current alarm on the equipment side. Alarm correction is not affected by the Autoreport attribute. Two types of alarm correction are available: 

NE alarm correction

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Card alarm correction

To correct an alarm on the NE: 

Select Fault > Correct in the main menu or click Correct Alarm in the toolbar to correct an alarm on the NE.

To correct an alarm on a card: 

In the LCT-Login BG-40 NE (shelf view) window, select a card and then select Fault > Correct in the menu or click Correct Alarm in the toolbar.

Managing External Alarms The external alarm interface provides an input/output external alarm. An external alarm interface is used to input external alarms, such as an ambient temperature alarm, smog alarm, door warning, and so on. It can also be used to input an alarm from other equipment, such as PCM equipment, so that the LCT-BGF can manage and indicate various external alarms.

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The external alarm interface, as a universal TTL-level input interface, can be defined as required by any user. The output interface can be used to output the control volume (for example, the control relay switch) and to provide alarm output to an external piece of equipment. The BG-40 input/output interface consists of four input interfaces and four output interfaces.

To manage external alarms: 1. In the LCT-Login BG-40 NE (shelf view) window, select Fault > External Alarm. The External Alarm window opens.

Figure 9-12: External Alarm window

The left side of this window shows the NE tree. The right side contains port information, and consists of two tabs: Input Port and Output Port. The Input Port tab displays the configuration for the four input ports of the NE. You can assign a name to the port in the Name field and specify the upper TTL level representing the alarm status or normal status in the Contacts Status field. The Output Port tab displays configuration for the three output ports. These ports are: major alarm, minor alarm, and audio alarm. You can set the alarm output switch as on or off.

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2. Click Query to obtain port information from the LCT-BGF database. 3. Click Get to retrieve port information from the equipment. 4. Click Apply to send the configuration data to the equipment and save it in the database.

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Overview Performance data reflects the network running quality. The LCT-BGF monitors the bit errors for each section, the SDH layers, and the path. Performance data can be viewed for different monitored objects, as follows: 

RS - reflects a B1 error and an RS failure

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MS - reflects a B2 error and an MS failure

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VC-4 - reflects a B3 error and a high-order path failure

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The types of performance data that can be monitored are: 

BBE - background block errors. If there are errors in a frame of data, this frame is counted as a block error. The background block error is the block error with the number of severely errored seconds deducted from the counting interval.

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UAS - unavailable seconds. When an SES lasts for 10 seconds, it becomes a UAS. When there are no severely errored seconds within 10 seconds, it is no longer counted as a UAS. The UAS is not calculated in SES calculations.

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FEES - far-end errored seconds.

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FESES - far-end severely errored seconds.

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FEBBE - far-end background block errors.

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FEUAS - far-end unavailable seconds.

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OFS - out-of-frame seconds.

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PPJC - positive pointer justification events.

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NPJC - negative pointer justification events.

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The Port object of an FE_L12 card has the following performance data types:

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RevSinglePackets - packet count of unicast received packets

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RevMultiPackets - packet count of multicast received packets

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RevBroadcastPackets - packet count of broadcast received packets

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SendSinglePackets - packet count of unicast sent packets

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SendMultiPackets - packet count of multicast sent packets

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SendBroadcastPackets - packet count of broadcast sent packets

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RevPauseFrames - frame count of Pause received frames

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SendPauseFrames - frame count of Pause sent frames

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RevGoodPacketBytes - byte count of received good packets

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SendGoodPacketBytes - byte count of sent good packets

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RevBadPacketBytes - byte count of received bad packets

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SendBadPacketBytes - byte count of sent bad packets

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CollisionErrors - count of collisions and errors

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DiscardPacketTimes - check count of monitor discard data packets

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CheckErrors - check error count

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SingleCollisionFrames - count of frames sent correctly after one collision

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MultiCollisionFrames - count of frames sent correctly after multiple collisions

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SendTotalBytes - total byte count of the send path

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RecvTotalBytes - total byte count of the receive path

The EOS objects of FE_L12 cards have the following performance data types: 

RxTotalPayloadOct - RX total GFP frame payload octets

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rxEX1Mismatch - RX GFP EXI field mismatch

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rxPayloadMaxLen - RX GFP Payload Information field maximum length violation

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rxClientFrame - RX GFP client management frame

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rxPT1Mismatch - RX GFP PTI field mismatch

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rxUP1Mismatch - RX GFP UPI field mismatch

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singleBitErrFrames - single bit-error frames (cHEC+tHEC+eHEC)

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multiBitErrFrames - multiple bit-error frames (cHEC+tHEC+eHEC)

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txTotalPayloads - TX total GFP frame payloads

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totalFrameBytes - TX total GFP frame bytes

Performance data divided according into the following monitoring periods: 

15-minute performance data - equipment performance data is measured in 15-minutes intervals. At the end of each 15 minutes, the value of the 15-minute performance data counter is reported to the LCT-BGF. At the same time, the performance data counter is reset and another round of 15-minute performance statistics starts to accumulate.

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24-hour performance data - equipment performance data is measured in 24-hour intervals. At the end of each 24 hours, the value of the 24-hour performance data counter is reported to the LCT-BGF. At the same time, the counter is reset and another round of 24-hour performance statistics starts to accumulate.

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Instant performance data - current values of the 15-minute or 24-hour performance data counters.

Analyzing Performance Data Through the analysis of historical performance data in the LCT-BGF, the errors at each SDH section/layer can be conveniently checked. If there are errors in the RS, MS, and VC-4, the typical cause is poor aggregate (card) performance. Possible causes are:

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Performance data can be used as an analytical tool, as follows: 

By examining the 15-minute performance data for a given day, you can analyze the equipment performance for that day.

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By examining the 24-hour performance for a month, you can analyze the equipment running status for that month.

By examining the 24-hour performance for a yearThe or several years, you can analyze the long-term running of the equipment. LCT-BGF provides a performance curve diagram, which visually shows equipment performance changes during a specific period. This mechanism provides a convenient way to analyze the communication link quality over time.

Performance-related Operations LCT-BGF performance functions provide instant monitoring of and regular statistics for the error codes of various SDH section layers and paths. Such data is essential to ensure optimal network performance. The following performance-related operations can be performed: 

Get current performance

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Set the performance threshold

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Set the performance monitoring task

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Reset performance counters

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Reset card performance counters

Viewing Current Performance Current performance data refers to the present value of the current 15-minute or 24-hour performance data counter. After you set the refresh interval and click Start Refresh, current performance data is retrieved based on the specified monitoring cycle interval (15-minute or 24-hour). Click Stop Refresh to cancel the refresh operation.

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To view current performance data: 1. Select Performance > Current in the main menu. The Get Current Performance window opens.

Figure 10-1: Get Current Performance window

Before performing operations in this window, you must first select the object whose performance data you want to view in the window's navigation tree, as well as select the relevant Performance Type radio button (15-minute or 24-hour). 2. Click Get to retrieve current performance parameters from the NE equipment. 3. Set the Refresh Interval. 4. Click Start Refresh to dynamically observe any performance data changes. Data is refreshed, based on the Refresh Interval you specify. 5. Click Stop Refresh to cancel the refresh operation. NOTE: Embedded software on the card gathers no performance statistics for VC-12 objects not configured with any trail. Therefore, the corresponding current performance cannot be viewed in the LCT-BGF.

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Viewing Recent Performance For all functional block performance objects, the NE provides a recent performance register, which is a first-in, first-out (FIFO) queue used to save the latest performance data (meaning, historical performance data) of the NE. There are N (N = 16) recent 15-minute registers and M (M = 6) recent 24-hour registers. When the data collection time of the current register reaches 15 minutes or 24 hours, the data is dumped to the recent registers, if the data is valid. If the recent registers overflow, the earliest recent data register is overwritten. The LCT-BGF can acquire values stored in the recent 15-minute and 24-hour register.

To view recent performance data: 1. Select Performance > Recent Performance in the main menu. The Recent Performance window opens.

Figure 10-2: Recent Performance window

2. Select an object in the tree. 3. Select the relevant Performance Type radio button. 4. Click Get to obtain and display the performance parameter values stored in the recent performance registers of the NE equipment.

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Setting Performance Thresholds A performance threshold is the allowable upper limit for performance data when a system works normally. When a performance indicator crosses a threshold, the system generates a corresponding event report. The Performance Threshold window enables you to obtain and set the performance threshold parameters of a network. Monitored performance indicators are BBE, ES, SES, UAS, FEES, FESES, FEBBE, FEUAS, OFS, PPJC, and NPJC. The Performance Data Type can be specified as either a 15-minute or 24-hour period. See the following table for performance threshold value ranges. Table 10-1: Performance threshold value ranges Performance data

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MS and RS: 1 to 16777215 Low-order and high-order: 1 to 65535

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MS: 1 to 16777215 Low-order and high-order: 1 to 65535

FEES (15-minute) FESES (15-minute)

1 to 900 1 to 900

OFS (15-minute)

1 to 900

NPJC (15-minute)

Any value

PPJC (15-minute)

Any value

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BBE (24-hour)

1 to 65535

ES (24-hour)

1 to 65535

SES (24-hour)

1 to 65535

UAS (24-hour)

1 to 65535

FEBBE (24-hour)

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FEES (24-hour)

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FESES (24-hour)

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1 to 65535

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To set performance thresholds: 1. Select Performance > Threshold in the main menu. The Performance Threshold window opens.

Figure 10-3: Performance Threshold window

Before you can perform operations in this window, you must first select an object in the NE tree and then select the relevant Performance Type radio button. 2. Click Query to display the performance threshold value obtained from the LCT-BGF database. 3. Click Get to display the performance threshold value obtained from an NE. 4. Click Apply to send performance threshold values to the NE, and save them to the LCT-BGF database. 5. To set the Laser Threshold, select Performance > Threshold > Laser Threshold in the main menu. 6. To set the SD/Exc Threshold, select Performance > Threshold > SD and Exc Threshold in the main menu.

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Using the Performance Monitoring Switch Operation This operation enables you to monitor the performance of an NE by setting a main switch for NE performance monitoring, and setting the start time and end time for monitoring. The performance monitoring switch determines whether to monitor the performance ofobject a specific functional block in an NE. The autoreport switch determines whether to allow historical performance data for a specific functional block in an NE to be automatically reported to the LCT-BGF. The following terms relate to the Performance Monitoring Switch operation: 

Main switch for NE performance monitoring - determines whether to monitor the performance of an NE. When the NE performance monitoring switch is disabled, statistics collection on and monitoring of all performance objects in an NE are terminated. In this case, the LCT-BGF cannot obtain any current performance counters, and the NE does not automatically report any historical performance data. When enabled, the NE performance-monitoring switch monitors the performance of an NE between the start time and the end time.

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Performance object monitoring switch - determines whether to monitor the performance of a specificswitch functional block in anblock NE. Ifis the performance-monitoring of a functional disabled, it terminates statistics collection on and monitoring of all performance objects within this functional block.

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Autoreport switch - determines whether to automatically report to the LCT-BGF historical performance data for a specific functional block within an NE. If the autoreport switch is enabled, historical performance data of a functional block in an NE is automatically reported to the LCT-BGF. When disabled, performance statistics collection and monitoring are implemented within an NE, but there is no reporting. Therefore, current performance counter values can still be obtained.

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To set the performance monitoring switch: 1. Select Performance > Performance Configuration in the main menu. The Performance Configuration window opens.

Figure 10-4: Performance Configuration window - Collecting Schedule tab

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Figure 10-5: Performance Configuration window - Object Attribute tab

This window consists of two tabs: the Collecting Schedule tab, which is used to set an NE's monitoring switch parameters, and the Object Attribute tab, which is used to set the performance object monitoring switch parameters. 2. To modify object monitoring switch parameters, select the Object Attribute tab. 3. Select an object in the tree. 4. Click Query to display the data for this object, as reflected in the database. Operation results are displayed at the bottom of the window. 5. Click Get to obtain object data from the NE equipment. Operation results are displayed at the bottom of the window. 6. Modify object parameters as required. 7. Click Apply to send settings to a piece of equipment, and save them to the LCT-BGF database. Operation results are displayed at the bottom of the window. 8. To set monitoring switch parameters for an NE, select the Collecting Schedule tab. 9. Repeat steps 4 through 8.

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Resetting Performance Counters Use this operation to manually clear (reset) the near-term or current performance registers on an NE or object. This operation should not be used until system debugging is in service or the faulty equipment has been restored.

To reset performance counters: 1. Do one of the following: 

Select an NE in the topology and then select Performance > Performance Counter Reset in the main menu OR

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Select Performance > Performance Counter Reset in the menu of an opened object window

A confirmation message is displayed before the reset is performed. 2. Click OK to perform the operation.

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11 Managing LCT-BGF Security In this chapter: Overview .......................................................................................................11-1 Configuring the LCT Work Mode .................................................................11-2

Overview Only one EMS-BGF and one LCT-BGF are allowed to log in to the same NE simultaneously. Both the EMS-BGF and the LCT-BGF can be in Master mode to configure the NE. When the LCT-BGF applies for Master mode, the embedded software on the NE checks the LCT configuration of the EMS-BGF, as follows: 

If the EMS-BGF is not managing the NE, the LCT-BGF switches to Master mode successfully.

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If the EMS-BGF is logged into the NE and the LCT-BGF configuration of the EMS-BGF is approved, the LCT-BGF switches to Master mode successfully.

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If the EMS-BGF is logged into the NE and the LCT-BGF configuration of the EMS-BGF is not approved, the LCT-BGF does not switch to Master mode, but remains in the Monitor mode.

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If the EMS-BGF is logged into the NE and the LCT-BGF configuration of the EMS-BGF is waiting for approval, the LCT-BGF embedded software on the NE sends an Apply Master notification to the EMS-BGF. If the EMS-BGF returns approval, the LCT-BGF switches to Master mode. If the EMS-BGF returns no approval, the LCT-BGF remains in Monitor mode.

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Configuring the LCT Work Mode When working with the LCT-BGF, you can view its current work mode and set the work mode as either Master or Monitor mode.

To obtain the LCT-BGF work mode: 

In the main menu, select Security > LCT Work Mode to display the LCT work modes: 

Monitor mode (offline)

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Master mode (online)

An Information window opens showing the current LCT work mode.

Figure 11-1: Information window showing LCT work mode

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To set the LCT-BGF work mode as Master: 

In the main menu, select Security > Request Login as Master to set the LCT-BGF connection status in Master mode.

Figure 11-2: Task window for setting the LCT work mode as master

To set the LCT-BGF work mode as Monitor: 

In the main menu, select Security > Request Login as Monitor to set the LCT-BGF connection status in Monitor mode.

Figure 11-3: Information window for setting the LCT work mode as monitor

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12 Performing Maintenance Operations In this chapter: Using the Maintenance List ...........................................................................12-1 Performing Loopback Operations..................................................................12-2 Performing AIS/PRBS/RDI Operations ........................................................12-5 Saving NE Configuration Data......................................................................12-9 Clearing the NE Configuration......................................................................12-9 Downloading NE Database Files.................................................................12-10 Performing a Software Upgrade ..................................................................12-11 Performing Activation Time/Version Activate Operations .........................12-13 Performing Other Maintenance Operations.................................................12-17

Using the Maintenance List The maintenance list enables you to access, perform, and release system maintenance operations.

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To access the maintenance list: 1. Select Maintenance > Maintenance List in the main menu. The Maintenance List window opens.

Figure 12-1: Maintenance List window

2. To perform maintenance on a specific NE, select an NE in the NE list. The maintenance operations of the selected NE are listed in the display area. 3. Filter the maintenance list by selecting Maintenance Type or Card in the respective drop-down lists. 4. Click Release All to release all the maintenance operations on the selected NE.

Performing Loopback Operations The loopback operation is designed to aid in testing the service path and service interface. In this context, loopback refers to a software loopback, meaning that it is set through the LCT-BGF. After an end-to-end trail has been configured, a loopback can be used to test whether the whole path works normally and whether meters receive and send consistently. If there is no error code, it means that everything is working normally.

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The loopback operation includes: 

Terminal (NE) loopback - looping back signals from the cross-connect unit back to the same cross-connect unit. The terminal loopback operation can be used to test the flow of signals in the system.

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Facility (FE) loopback - directly looping back signals received by the physical port to the output port corresponding to it, without changing the signal structure. The facility loopback operation can be used to test the connector.

Figure 12-2: Loopback example

To define loopback settings: 1. Select Maintenance > System > Loopback Attribute in the main menu. The Loopback Setup window opens.

Figure 12-3: Loopback Setup window

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2. In the NE tree, select the card that needs a loopback and click Query to query the LCT-BGF database the about the loopback status of the timeslots belonging to this card. Operation results are displayed at the bottom of the window. If a timeslot in the NE tree is in loopback status (near-end loopback or far-end loopback), its card and NE node display the they display the icon.

icon. Otherwise,

3. Click Get to obtain from the NE side, the loopback status of the timeslots belonging to this card. Operation results are displayed at the bottom of the window. 4. Modify loopback parameters as required. 5. Click Apply to send the loopback configuration to the NE, and then to the LCT-BGF database. If successful, operation results are displayed at the bottom of the window. NOTES: A VC-4 terminal loopback for a 155 Mbps optical card will lead to the invalidation of this optical interface DCC. Therefore, take great care when performing this operation. An NE should not fail to be connected due to a VC-4 terminal loopback. In a ring network, it is acceptable to perform this operation, as long as no two NEs employ a terminal loopback at the same time. Generally, an NE optical interface in a chain and tree topology employs no terminal loopback. However, a remote optical interface may employ a terminal loopback. In this context, terminal and remote indicate the direction of the NE optical interface, relative to a gateway. VC-12 and VC-4 loopback functions can be used to analyze any service fault by troubleshooting segment by segment.

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Performing AIS/PRBS/RDI Operations The AIS/PRBS/RDI operations obtain the EoS bit error statistics of the VC-12 bit errors for the ME1_8 card, and the VC-3 and VC-12 bit errors for the P345_3 ME1_8 cards inserting sequences codes, inand order to judge thebypath qualitydifferent of service (QoS). of pseudo-random

Figure 12-4: Insert PRBS

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To perform an Insert PRBS operation: 1. In the NE Shelf View window, open the required card and select VC-4 or PPI, and then select Maintenance > PRBS Insert and Monitor in the menu. The PRBS Insert and Monitor window opens.

Figure 12-5: PRBS Insert and Monitor window

NOTE: The Insert PRBS operation is supported for the following cards:

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2. In the Insert area, select the Add or Drop radio button in the Direction field. 3. Set the Insert value to On. 4. Specify the Insert Pattern. 5. Set the Inverted field value. 6. Click Apply to insert the PRBS. 7. Click Add Single Bit Error to insert an additional error bit.

To perform a Monitor PRBS operation: 1. Access the PRBS Insert and Monitor window. 2. In the Monitor area, select the Add or Drop radio button in the Direction field. 3. Click Get to retrieve the current status. 4. Click Start to begin monitoring PRBS. The error code is added to the Counter. 5. Click Refresh to refresh the Counter value. 6. Click Stop to end PRBS monitoring.

To perform a Force Insert AIS/RDI test: 1. In the NE Shelf View window, open the card and select the VC-4/VC-3/VC-12 module under all optical interface cards and service cards. Then, select Maintenance > Force AIS/RDI in the main menu. The Force AIS/RDI window opens.

Figure 12-6: Force AIS/RDI window

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2. In the Downstream area, select the operation to be performed by selecting either the None or AIS radio button. 3. Click Apply to insert the AIS/RDI. 4. Click Query or Get to obtain the settings from the database or the NE, respectively. NOTES: For the ME1_8 card: 

PRBS only supports source insertion, for which only one pseudo-random code pattern is available: 2^15-1. During saving and delivery, only a source can be selected (controlled by the EMS-BGF).

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Only one operation in source AIS insertion, sink AIS insertion, and PRBS insertion is allowed (pairwise exclusive).

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For other cards: 

Source AIS insertion and sink AIS insertion are independent. Modification of the source (sink) AIS Insertion attribute has no impact on the sink (source).

For all cards:

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Saving NE Configuration Data This operation manually saves all configuration data in the NE to the flash. Saved data can be used to restore the NE, when necessary.

To save NE configuration data: 

Select Maintenance > Advanced > Save NE Configuration in the main menu to save the NE configuration data.

Clearing the NE Configuration This operation restores all configurations within an NE to their initial status by clearing all configuration data in the NE equipment, including NE configuration data and trail information.

To restore the NE configuration: 1. Select Maintenance > System > Clear NE Configuration in the main menu. The following window opens:

Figure 12-7: Clear SDH C onfiguration window

2. Click Clear NE's Configuration Data. Operation results are displayed at the bottom of the window.

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Downloading NE Database Files NE configuration data files can be uploaded to the host of an LCT-BGF client and downloaded to the NE when needed. These operations are supported by BG-20 and BG-30 NEs. The NE configuration data file is kept in binary format in the LCT-BGF client. When downloading to an NE, the embedded software verifies the configuration. If the verification fails, downloading is canceled. The download operation can only be performed on one NE at a time.

To upload the NE database file: 1. Select Maintenance > Advanced > Get/Download NE DB File in the main menu. The Get/Download NE DB File window opens.

Figure 12-8: Get/Download NE DB File window

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2. Select an NE in the list and click Get. The Select Directory window opens.

Figure 12-9: Select Directory window

3. Select the file directory where the NE database file should be saved and click OK.

To download the NE database file: 1. Select Maintenance > Advanced > NE DB File in the main menu. The Get/Download NE DB File window (on page 12-10) opens. 2. Select an NE in the list and click Download. 3. In the window that opens, select the NE database file to be downloaded and click OK to begin the download process.

Performing a Software Upgrade The embedded software is the control software on the element cards. The FPGA file is the programmable file supporting hardware on the cards. Embedded software is located in the element's upper/lower-area memories, whereas the FPGA file is located in the file memory. NOTE: The Boot Configuration Tool can only upgrade the MXC4X.

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To download embedded software: 1. Select a card and then select Maintenance > Download Embedded Software. The Download Embedded Software window opens.

Figure 12-10: Download Embedded Software window

Embedded software and FPGA terminology are as follows: 

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Active Area - currently activated area, used in conjunction with the Embedded Area Bank Info - displays Upper Area/Lower Area version information and running version information

2. Click Get to retrieve the embedded software bank information from the equipment and display it in the Bank Info area. 3. Click Select File to select the filename to be downloaded, which appears in the field to the right. Select the Upper Area or Lower Area radio button in the Embedded Area for the software download location. This selection should always be different from the Active Area when reverting back to the srcinal software. 4. Click Download to download the software to the equipment. A confirmation window appears. 5. After software download, click Apply to activate the software.

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To download an FPGA file: 1. Select a card and then select Maintenance > Download FPGA File . The Download FPGA File window opens.

Figure 12-11: Download FPGA File window

2. Click Select File to select the FPGA filename to be downloaded, which appears in the field to the right. 3. Click Download. 4. Click Close to exit.

Performing Activation Time/Version Activate Operations This section describes the procedure to set the activation time. For BG-40 NEs, this operation is called Activation Time. For BG-20 NEs, this operation is called Version Activate.

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To set the activation time: 1. Do one of the following, depending on the NE type: 

For BG-40 NEs, click Activation Time in the Software Upgrade and Maintenance window. The Activation Time window opens.

Figure 12-12: Activation Time window

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For BG-20 NEs, click Version Activate in the Software Upgrade and Maintenance window. The Version Activate window opens.

Figure 12-13: Version Activate window

2. Click Get to display the Activation Time retrieved from the NE. A Task window opens, displaying the status of the operation.

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3. Click Close. The Upgrade Confirmation window opens, in which you can verify the current version and new version of the NE.

Figure 12-14: Upgrade Confirmation window

4. Click Cancel to return to the Activation Time/Version Activate window, or click OK to perform the activation time configuration task. 5. In the Activation Time/Version Activate window: 

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Performing Other Maintenance Operations The LCT-BGF provides maintenance operations to manage the fan, laser, and power, as well as to log in to a remote NE.

Logging in a Remote NE Use the following procedure to log in a remote NE.

To log in a remote NE: 1. Select Maintenance > Debug in the main menu. The Remote Login window opens.

Figure 12-15: Remote Login window

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2. Check the NE IP address and click Login. The Telnet window opens and displays the NE connection status.

Figure 12-16: Telnet window

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Managing the Laser Use the following procedure to configure the laser.

To manage the laser: 1. Select Maintenance > Laser Management > Laser Switch in the main menu. The Laser Switch Status window opens.

Figure 12-17: Laser Switch Status window

2. Select an optical port in the NE tree. 3. Set the laser Work Mode and ALS Mode by selecting the relevant radio buttons. Select the Automatic Restart radio button for the laser to turn on automatically after a fiber is reconnected or repaired. Select the Manual Restart radio button for the laser to turn on after an explicit command. 4. Click Apply to send the configuration to the NE and the LCT-BGF database.

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Managing the Fan Use the following procedure to set the fan work mode.

To manage the fan: 1. Select Maintenance > Fan Status in the main menu. The Fan Status window opens.

Figure 12-18: Fan Status window

2. Select one of the following to set the fan's work mode:

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Managing the Power Use the following procedure to view the NE power type.

To manage the power: 1. Select Maintenance > Power Management in the main menu. The Power Type Management window opens.

Figure 12-19: Power Type Management window

2. Click Get to retrieve the power information.

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13 Performing Advanced Configuration In this chapter: Overview .......................................................................................................13-1 Enabling the BG-40 NE Proxy ARP .............................................................13-2 Configuring the BG-40 NE ARP List............................................................13-3 Displaying DCC MIB Counters ....................................................................13-5 Configuring the BG-40 NE Serial Port..........................................................13-6 Clearing the Flash ..........................................................................................13-7 Configuring the BG-20 NE Trap Manager Table..........................................13-7 Configuring BG-20 NE SNMP Agent Mode.................................................13-9

Overview This chapter introduces the advanced configuration of the LCT, which provides enhanced configuration options for advanced users.

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Enabling the BG-40 NE Proxy ARP The Proxy Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) enables a LAN-connected GNE to automatically handle ARP requests for remote non-LAN NEs connected via DCC to thethis GNE (can be configured in the NE ARP list). The following figure illustrates concept.

Figure 13-1: Example of ARP configuration

As shown in this figure, when the router R attempts to connect or send a packet to a remote NE (for example, NE2), the router sees that this NE has the same subnet (N1.N2) as the Ethernet that is attached to it and to the GNE. Therefore, the router “incorrectly” assumes that the NE is sitting on the same subnet (the same wire). As a result, the router sends an ARP request to determine the physical address of the NE. The GNE receives this ARP request and sends its own physical (MAC) address to the router. The router then makes the connection or sends the IP packet to the GNE.

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To enable the BG-40 NE proxy ARP: 1. In the LCT-Login BG-40 NE (shelf view) window, select Advanced > Proxy ARP Enable/Disable. The Proxy ARP window opens.

Figure 13-2: Proxy ARP window

2. Click Get to retrieve the proxy ARP setting from the equipment. 3. Set the proxy ARP property and click Apply to send the proxy ARP to the BG-40 NE.

Configuring the BG-40 NE ARP List After enabling a GNE's proxy ARP, you should configure the ARP list. The ARP list contains the NE IP address or the IP subnet for the GNE proxy. When a GNE receives an ARP request for an IP address, it looks up the address in the ARP list. If the ARP list contains this IP address, the GNE returns an ARP acknowledgment.

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To configure the BG-40 NE ARP list: 1. In the LCT-Login BG-40 NE (shelf view) window, select Advanced > ARP List Configuration. The Proxy ARP Table window opens.

Figure 13-3: Proxy ARP Table window

2. To add proxy ARP items to the table: 

Click Add. The IP Configuration window opens.

Figure 13-4: IP Configuration window

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Click Modify. The IP Configuration window opens.

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Modify the IP address and subnet mask.

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Click OK to confirm and return to the Proxy ARP table window.

4. To delete proxy ARP items from the table, select their IP addresses and click Delete. 5. To obtain proxy ARP IP addresses from the BG-40 NE, click Get. The IP addresses are displayed in the window. 6. Click Apply to send the proxy ARP IP addresses to the BG-40 NE.

Displaying DCC MIB Counters DCC MIB counters show detailed information about the DCC channel communication quality and the position of a DCC communication failure. If the DCC MIB counters show a channel with many send/receive errors or stop/start times, it indicates that one of the NEs at the ends of the channel has communication problems.

To display DCC MIB counters: 1. In the LCT-Login BG-40 NE (shelf view) window, select Advanced > Channel MIB Counters. The Channel MIB Counters window opens. 2. Click Refresh to display the Channel MIB Counters window, which displays the counters in real time.

Figure 13-5: Channel MIB Counters window

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Configuring the BG-40 NE Serial Port The BG-40 serial port is used to connect external equipment. To connect with external equipment, set the property as External. To manage the PCM card in the extension slot, set the property as Internal. The default is Internal.

To configure the BG-40 NE serial port: 1. In the LCT-Login BG-40 NE (shelf view) window, select Advanced > Serial Port Configuration. The Serial Port Configuration window opens.

Figure 13-6: Serial Port Configuration window

2. Click Get to obtain the serial port from the BG-40 NE in this mode. 3. Enter the Serial Port property by selecting the relevant radio button. 4. Click Apply to send the property to the BG-40 NE.

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Clearing the Flash The Clear Flash feature deletes the LCT configuration data from the flash memory. Other areas are not affected.

To clear the flash: 1. In the LCT-Login NE (shelf view) window, select Advanced > Clear Flash. A confirmation window appears.

Figure 13-7: Confirm window

2. Click OK to confirm.

Configuring the BG-20 NE Trap Manager Table SNMP agent can send trap messages to several managers simultaneously. Trap messages contain SDH alarm information. The administrator can modify the trap manager table using an SNMP Set operation. Only one manager can be specified as the administrator.

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To configure the trap manager table: 1. In the LCT-Login NE (shelf view) window, select Advanced > Trap Manager Table. The Trap Manager Table window opens.

Figure 13-8: Trap Manager Table window

2. To add a new trap manager, enter values for the Manager IP, Trap port number, and Administrator attributes at the top of the window, and click Add. The new trap manager is added to the list of trap managers at the bottom of the window. 3. To delete a trap manager, select it in the list and click Delete. 4. Click Get to retrieve the trap managers from the equipment and display their details in the list of trap managers. 5. Click Apply to send the trap managers to the equipment.

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Configuring BG-20 NE SNMP Agent Mode SNMP agent has two work modes: monitoring and full-control. Some managers need a source IP address to identify an agent. BroadGate NEs have two IP addresses: DCC and Ethernet. One of them should be selected.

To configure the BG-20 NE SNMP agent mode: 1. In the LCT-Login BG-20 (shelf view) window, select Advanced > SNMP Agent Mode. The SNMP Agent Mode window opens.

Figure 13-9: SNMP Agent Mode window

2. Click Get to obtain the mode option and IP address for SNMP traps. In Monitoring mode, the SNMP agent only responds to GET, GET-NEXT, and GET-BULK operations. In Full-control mode, the SNMP agent responds to all operations. 3. Enter the mode option and IP address for the SNMP Traps property by selecting the relevant radio button. Select Ethernet IP when the NE is a gateway. Otherwise, select DCC IP. 4. Click Apply to send the property to the BG-20 NE.

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14 Configuring the PCM Card In this chapter: Overview .......................................................................................................14-1 Assigning a PCM Card ..................................................................................14-4 PCM Configuration Management .................................................................14-7 Managing SM10 XCs ..................................................................................14-35 Managing SM_10E XCs..............................................................................14-41 Managing PCM Faults.................................................................................14-47 Performing PCM Maintenance ....................................................................14-59

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SM10 Card The SM10 card is an external BG-40 PCM card that comprises eight E1 interfaces with LIU and framing, and a 512 x 512 DS-0 cross-connection matrix with full capacity hardware-based CAS processing, timing, and control and communication functions of the system. In addition, it supports three common traffic module slots and a special small traffic module slot for Ethernet interfaces. Table 14-1: SM10 traffic modules Name

Description

SM_FXO_8

Eight FXO or RD channels

SM_FXS_8

Eight FXS or FXD channels

SM_EM_24W6

Six 2W or 4W E&M channels

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Can be configured with one synchronous, two asynchronous, or eight transparent V.24 channels

SM_V35_2

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SM_Omnicentor

Supports the central side of an Omnibus type of service (OW on PDH)

SM_Codir_4

Quad port 64 K codirectional, G.703 interface module for the SM10 card

SM_FE_A

Two 10/100BaseT channels (the bandwidth of each channel can be E1 or N x 64 Kbps)

SM_10E Card The SM_10E card is a PCM card for BG-20 and BG-30 NEs. The card has the following features:

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Size (depth) – 210 mm

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Front-access connectors

Three module sots in the SM_10E, each with a capacity of 12 Mbps, can accommodate the interface modules described in the following table. Table 14-2: SM_10E traffic modules Name

Description

SM_FXO_8E

Eight-channel foreign exchange office access module

SM_FXS_8E

Eight-channel foreign exchange station access module

SM_EM_24W6E

Six channels E&M signaling; six-channel 2/4 VF access module

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Two-channel V.35 data access module

SM_Omni_E

Omnibus central unit with external 4W interfaces

SM_Codir_4E

Four-channel 64 K codirectional data access module

SM_EOP

Two channels of FE over E1 with a total WAN bandwidth of 8 x E1s

SM_V_COMBO

Four channels of FXS and two channels of 2/4W E&M combo module

SM_D_COMBO

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Assigning a PCM Card The SM10/SM_10E card is assigned in the NE's Slot Assignment window. NOTE: The SM10 card can only be assigned in extension slots.

To assign an SM10 card: 1. Select Configuration > NE Configuration > Assigning Slots in the menu. The Slot Assignment window opens.

Figure 14-1: Slot Assignment window

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The procedure for assigning an SM_10E card is the same as that for assigning an SM10 card.

To open the SM10 card: 

In the LCT-Login BG-40 NE (shelf view) window, right-click the SM10 card and select Open the Card.

Figure 14-2: LCT-Login BG-40 NE w indow

The PCM NE Shelf View window opens.

Figure 14-3: PCM NE Shelf View window

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To open the SM_10E card: 

In the BG-20/BG-30 Shelf View window, right-click the SM_10E card and select Open.

Figure 14-4: BG-30 Shelf View window

The SM_10E Shelf View window opens.

Figure 14-5: SM_10E Shelf View window

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PCM Configuration Management PCM configuration management includes viewing and setting card attributes, communication parameters, and timing configuration, assigning slots, and uploading/downloading configuration data.

Viewing/Setting SM10 Card Attributes Each card has its own attributes, which can be set by the user. Card attributes include: 

Main SM10 card: 

Frame attribute - PCM30, PCM31, or Unframed:

Figure 14-6: Set Subcard Attributes window showing frame attribute for SM10 

PCM30 - the LCT-BGF only processes TS1 through TS15 and TS17 through TS31. The TS16 channel-associated signal is cross connected with the service signal, and cannot be controlled by the LCT-BGF. The LCT-BGF GUI only displays timeslots DS0_1 through DS0_15 and DS0_17 through DS0_31.

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E1 Physical Connection attribute:

Figure 14-7: Set Subcard Attributes window - E1 Physical Connection Attribute tab

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Ethernet card (SM_FE_A):

Figure 14-8: Set Subcard Attributes window - FE Board Attribute tab

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Port Work - the SM10 Ethernet signal E1 signal. TheMode work mode shouldtransforms be set for an each Ethernet port.into Thean Port Work Mode includes negotiation, duplex mode, and speed settings:

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Speed - the speed can be either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps.

Port Transparent/Frame attribute - for the SM_FE_A card, the frame attribute should be set for each port. If Framed is selected, you should also set the bandwidth (N × 64 Kbps [N = 1 to 31]) for each port. The default is 6. For the SM_FE_B card, you should also set the bandwidth (N × 64 K [N = 1 to 31]) for each port. The default is 6.

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2/4W E&M card (SM_EMS_24W6): 

User Interface Type:

Figure 14-9: Set Subcard Attributes window - User Interface tab

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2WEM: two-wire VF and 1E1M; E&M is the signaling channel.

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4WEM: four-wire VF and 1E1M; E&M is the signaling channel.

Input/output Level - the LCT-BGF can view and set the 2W/4W input/output level. You should set the input/output level for each user interface. Ranges for input/output levels are: 

Input: -6 dB to +12 dB

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Output: -12 dB to +6 dB

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Interval: 0.5 dB

SM_V24: The SM_V24 card can be configured with one V.24 channel, two V.24 channels, or eight V.24 channels. You can view the interface type in the Set Subcard Attributes window. For more details about configuring the card with one, two or eight channels, see Setting channels on the SM_V24 card (on page 14-14).

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SM_V35_2: The SM_V35_2 card provides two V.35 channels. You can view the interface type in the Set Subcard Attributes window.

Figure 14-10: Set Subcard Attributes window - SM_V35_2

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Interface Type: FXO/RD

8 Interface Type: FXS or FXD

SM_Omnicentor card - SM_Omnicentor card properties define the ring-back tone and conference call configuration, as follows: 

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A negative attenuation value denotes gain.

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Input and output attenuation value ranges are: 

Input: -15 dB to +15 dB; step = 1 dB; default = 0 dB

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Output: -15 dB to +15dB; step = 1 dB; default = 0 dB

Figure 14-11: Set Subcard Attributes window - SM_Omnicentor Card Attribute tab

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To view/set card attributes: 1. In the PCM NE Shelf View window, select Configuration > Card Attribute. The Set Subcard Attributes window opens.

Figure 14-12: Set Subcard Attributes window

2. Click Get to obtain the PCM NE attributes. 3. Set the card attributes and click Apply to send the configuration to the LCT-BGF database and the NE.

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Setting channels on the SM_V24 card Use the following procedures to configure the channels on the SM_V24 card. You can configure the card for one, two, or eight channels.

To configure the SM_V24 card with one channel: 

In the Set Subcard Attributes window, select Sync With Control (1 CH) in the drop-down list in the V24 Module Selection field.

Figure 14-13: Set Subcard Attributes window for SM_V24 card - 1 channel

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To configure the SM_V24 card with two channels: 

In the Set Subcard Attributes window, select Async with Control (2 CH) in the drop-down list in the V24 Module Selection field.

Figure 14-14: Set Subcard Attributes for SM_V24 card - 2 channels

The following attributes can be set in this window: 

RTS: Request to Send

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DCD: Data Carrier Detect

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CTS: Clear to Send

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DSR: Data Set Ready

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DTR: Data Terminal Ready

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To configure the SM_V24 card with eight channels: 

In the Set Subcard Attributes window, select Transparent (8 CH) in the drop-down list in the V24 Module Selection field.

Figure 14-15: Set Subcard Attributes window for SM_V24 card - 8 channels

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Viewing/Setting SM_10E Card Attributes Each card has its own attributes, which can be set by the user. Card attributes include: 

E1_PCM card:

Figure 14-16: Set Subcard Attributes window - E1_PCM

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Frame attribute - PCM30, PCM31: 

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SM_EM_24W_6E card:

Figure 14-17: Set Subcard Attributes window - SM_EM_24W_6E

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Interface Type: 2W with EM: 2-wire VF and 1E1M; E&M is the signaling channel. 

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4W with EM: 4-wire VF and 1E1M; E&M is the signaling channel.

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2W without EM: two-wire VF.

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4W without EM: four-wire VF.

Input/output Gain - the LCT-BGF can view and set the input/output gain for each user interface. Ranges for input/output gain are: 

Input: -13 to +1 dB

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Output: -1 to +13 dB

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Interval: 0.5 dB

FXO/RD card (SM_FXO_8E): 

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FXS/FXD card (SM_FXS_8E):

Figure 14-18: Set Subcard Attributes window - SM_FXS_8E

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SM_V35E - the SM_V35E card provides two V.35 channels. You can view the interface type in the Set Subcard Attributes window.

Figure 14-19: Set Subcard Attributes window - SM_V35E

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Eight conference call groups. The maximum number of conference groups for each SM_Omni_E card is 64. The default is 0.

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A negative attenuation value denotes gain.

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Input and output attenuation value ranges are: 

Input: -15 to +15 dB; step = 1 dB; default = 0 dB

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Output: -15 to +15 dB; step = 1 dB; default = 0 dB

SM_V24E card - the SM_V24E card can be configured with two, four, or eight channels. You can view the interface type in the Set Subcard Attributes window. For more details about configuring the card with two, four or eight channels, see Setting channels on the SM_V24E card (on page 14-22).

To view/set card attributes: 1. In the SM_10E Card Shelf View window, select Configuration > Card Attribute. The Set Subcard Attributes window opens.

Figure 14-21: Set Subcard Attributes window - SM_10E

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2. Click Get to obtain the SM_10E subcard attributes. 3. Set the card attributes and click Apply to send the configuration to the LCT-BGF database and the NE.

Setting channels on the SM_V24E card Use the following procedures to configure the channels on the SM_V24E card. You can configure the card for two, four or eight channels.

To configure the SM_V24E card with two channels: 

In the Set Subcard Attributes window, select Sync With Control (2 Channels) in the drop-down list in the V24 Module Selection field.

Figure 14-22: Set Subcard Attributes window - SM_V24E - 2 channels

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To configure the SM_V24E card with four channels: 

In the Set Subcard Attributes window, select Async with Control (4 Channels) in the drop-down list in the V24 Module Selection field.


The following attributes can be set in this window: 

RTS: Request to Send

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DCD: Data Carrier Detect

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CTS: Clear to Send

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DSR: Data Set Ready

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To configure the SM_V24E card with eight channels: 

SM_V24E setup of eight channels supports a transparent V.24 interface without any control signals – only TX and RX lines. In the Set Subcard Attributes window, select Transparent (8 Channels) in the drop-down list in the V24 Module Selection field.


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Configuring the point-to-multipoint attribute on the SM_V24E card Use the following procedure to configure the point-to-multipoint attribute on the SM_V24E card.

To configure the SM_V24E card with point-to-multipoint: 1. In the Set Subcard Attributes window, select P2MP in the Port Operation mode field.

Figure 14-25: Set Subcard Attributes window - SM_V24E card - point-tomultipoint

2. Select the rate in the Rate Adaption field. 3. Select Master or Slave in the Master/Slave field. 4. Click Apply to save the configuration.

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Performing PCM Slot Assignment PCM cards for the SM10/SM_10E can be assigned, as required.

To assign SM10 PCM cards: 1. In the PCM NE Shelf View window, select Configuration > Assign Slots. The Board Assignment window opens.

Figure 14-26: Board Assignment window

2. Click Get to obtain the card assignment from the equipment. 3. Assign the cards and click Apply to send the configuration to the LCT-BGF database and the NE.

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To assign SM_10E PCM cards: 1. In the SM_10E Shelf View window, select Configuration > Assign Slots. The SM10E Slot Assignment window opens.

Figure 14-27: SM10E Slot Assignment window

2. Click Get to obtain the card assignment from the equipment. 3. Assign the cards and click Apply to send the configuration to the LCT-BGF database and the NE.

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Configuring PCM Timing Synchronous timing configuration enables an NE to automatically select and be synchronized with the highest-quality clock source in the network, in order to achieve clock synchronization for the entire network.

To configure the SM10 timing: 1. In the PCM NE Shelf View window, select Configuration > Timing Configuration. The Sync Timing Configuration window opens.

Figure 14-28: Sync Timing Configuration window

2. Click Get to retrieve the timing configuration from the equipment. 3. Set the timing parameters and click Apply to send the configuration to the LCT-BGF database and the equipment.

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To configure the SM_10E timing: 1. In the SM_10E Shelf View window, select Configuration > Timing Configuration. The SM_10E Timing Configuration window opens.

Figure 14-29: SM10E Timing Configuration window - SyncTiming Configuration tab

2. Select the SyncTiming Configuration tab. 3. Click Query to get the timing reference from the LCT-BGF database. 4. Click Get to retrieve the timing configuration from the equipment. 5. Set the timing parameters and click Apply to send the configuration to the LCT-BGF database and the equipment.

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6. Select the Timing Trace tab.

Figure 14-30: SM10E Timing Configuration window - Timing Trace tab

7. Click Get to retrieve the timing trace information.

Viewing the PCM Clock Mode You can determine the clock working mode by querying the NE's current clock mode. The clock mode can be one of the following:

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To view the SM10 clock mode: 

In the PCM NE Shelf View window, select Configuration > Timing Mode. The Get Clock Work Mode window opens.

Figure 14-31: Get Clock Work Mode window

Uploading/Downloa ding SM10 Configuration Data SM10 configuration data includes configuration attributes, alarm attributes, and maintenance attributes. SM10 configuration data can be uploaded/downloaded to/from the SM10 card. Uploading configuration data retrieves SM10 configuration data from the NE. Downloading configuration data sends the SM10 configuration data to the element. The following operations can be performed on the SM10 card: 

Upload configuration data

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Download configuration data

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Query configuration data

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Compare configuration data

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Save configuration data to the LCT-BGF

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Upload XCs

To access the Upload/Download PCM Configuration Data window: 

In the PCM NE Shelf View window, select Configuration > Upload/Download Configuration Data. The Upload/Download PCM Configuration Data window opens.

Figure 14-32: Upload/Download PCM Configuration Data window

To upload PCM configuration data: 

Click Upload to upload PCM configuration data. A message box shows the progress of this task. Data is displayed after uploading.

To download PCM configuration data: 

Select an object in the tree and click Download to download the configuration data.

To query PCM configuration data: 

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To check the consistency of PCM configuration data: 

After uploading PCM configuration data, click Compare with NM to check the consistency of the data with the database.

To save PCM configuration data: 

After uploading PCM configuration data, click Save to Database to save the data to the database.

To upload XCs: 1. In the Upload/Download PCM Configuration Data window, click XCs Upload. The XCs Upload window opens.

Figure 14-33: XCs Upload window - XCs Upload tab

2. Select the XCs Upload tab and click Upload to upload the XCs from the equipment. 3. Click Overwrite to save the XCs to the database. 4. Select the Compare Result tab.

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5. Click XCs in NE But Not In Local Database to display the XCs that exist in the equipment, but not in the LCT-BGF database, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 14-34: XCs Upload window showing comparison results

6. Click XCs In Local Database But Not In NE to display the XCs that exist in the LCT-BGF database, but not in the equipment. 7. Click Different Active State to display the XCs with an inconsistent active state. 8. Click Delete remotely to delete XCs in the equipment. 9. Click Save to DB to save the uploaded XCs from the equipment to the LCT-BGF database.

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Managing SM10 XCs This section describes how to create, manage, and upload SM10 XCs.

Creating an SM10 XC Creating a client trail manually configures cross-connections in a single NE. A client trail is complete only after all of its client trail cross-connections have been configured.

To manually create an XC: 1. Select Trail > Create XC in the main menu. The Create XC window opens.

Figure 14-35: Create XC window

2. Select a rate of 2M or 64K in the Rate drop-down list. 3. Specify the direction by selecting either the Bidirectional or Unidirectional radio button. 4. When a shared timeslot is needed, click Shared Point. 5. Select the required timeslots in the Source Time Slot and Sink Time Slot lists. If multiple timeslots are selected, the number of source/sink timeslots should be the same. Source/sink timeslot selection should comply with cross-connection principles.

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6. Click Add XC to add the selected source/sink slots to the send list. If the number of selected source/sink timeslots is inconsistent or the timeslot selection does not comply with cross-connection principles, an error message is displayed. 7. Select the Send List tab to display the configured cross-connections.

Figure 14-36: Create XC window - Send List tab

8. Click Remove to delete configured cross-connections. 9. Click Activate to send the cross-connections to the equipment. Successfully sent cross-connections have an Active status.

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Managing SM10 XCs Client trail cross-connection maintenance includes filtering, activating, deactivating, and deleting XCs.

To access the XC Management window: 

In the PCM NE Shelf View window, select Trail > XC List in the main menu. The XC Management window opens.

Figure 14-37: XC Management window - XC List tab

To activate XCs: 1. In the XC Management window, select the XCs to be activated. 2. Click Activate to activate the XCs. When a client trail is successfully activated, it status changes from Inactive to Active.

To deactivate XCs: 1. In the XC Management window, select the XCs to be deactivated. 2. Click Deactivate to deactivate the XCs.

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To delete XCs locally: 1. In the XC Management window, select the XCs to be deleted. 2. Click Delete Locally to delete the XCs.

To filter XCs: 1. In the XC Management window, set the filter options. 2. Click Filter to filter XCs.

Figure 14-38: Set Ethernet Timeslot Share Sign window

3. Click Set As Shared to set the shared point. 4. Click Remove Shared to remove the shared point.

Uploading SM10 XCs Current XC data can be uploaded from the BG-40 NE, as needed. By comparing the XC information on the equipment to XC information in the LCT-BGF, you can check the data consistency between them.

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To upload XCs: 1. Click Trail > XC Upload in the main menu. The Upload XCs window opens.

Figure 14-39: Upload XCs window - XCs Upload tab

2. Click Upload to upload the XCs. If the operation succeeds, the trail data uploaded from the equipment is displayed in the list and NE XC consistency information is displayed at the bottom of the window. 3. Click Overwrite to overwrite the XC data in the LCT-BGF database with the XC data uploaded from the equipment.

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4. Select the Compare Result tab.

Figure 14-40: Upload XCs window - Compare Result tab

If the compare results are consistent, the three Compare pages are null and the operation buttons in this tab are grayed out. If results are inconsistent, one of the following is displayed, depending on the type of inconsistency found: 

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XCs In Local Database But Not In NE- click Delete Locally to delete these XCs from a local database in the LCT-BGF. Click Modify DB Inactive to modify these XCs saved in the LCT-BGF and change their status from Active to Inactive. Click Send XC to send these XCs to the NE equipment. These XCs become Active after they are sent.

Figure 14-41: XCs Upload window - XCs In Local Database But Not In NE page

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Different Active State - click Modify DB Active to change the status of these XCs in the LCT-BGF from Inactive to Active.

Managing SM_10E XCs This section describes how to create, manage, and upload SM_10E XCs.

Creating SM_10E XCs Creating a client trail manually configures cross connections in a single NE. A client trail is complete only after all of its client trail cross connections have been configured.

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To manually create an XC: 1. Select XC > Create XC in the main menu. The Create XC window opens.

Figure 14-42: Create XC window - SM_10E

2. Select a rate of 2M or 64K in the Rate drop-down list. 3. Specify the direction by selecting either the Bidirectional or Unidirectional radio button. 4. When a shared timeslot is needed, click Shared Point. 5. Select the required timeslots in the Source Timeslot and Sink Timeslot lists. If multiple timeslots are selected, the number of source/sink timeslots should be the same. Source/sink timeslot selection should comply with cross-connection principles. 6. Click Add XC to add the selected source/sink slots to the send list. If the number of selected source/sink timeslots is inconsistent or the timeslot selection does not comply with cross-connection principles, an error message is displayed.

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7. Select the Send List tab to display the configured cross connections.

Figure 14-43: Create XC window - Send List tab - SM_10E

8. Click Remove to delete configured cross connections. 9. Click Activate to send the cross connections to the equipment. Successfully sent cross connections have an Active status.

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Managing SM_10E XCs Client trail cross-connection maintenance includes filtering, activating, deactivating, and deleting XCs.

To access the XC Management window: 

In the SM_10E Shelf View window, select XC > XC List in the main menu. The XC Management window opens.

Figure 14-44: XC Management window - SM_10E

To activate XCs: 1. In the XC Management window, select the XCs to be activated. 2. Click Activate to activate the XCs. When a client trail is successfully activated, it status changes from Inactive to Active.

To deactivate XCs: 1. In the XC Management window, select the XCs to be deactivated. 2. Click Deactivate to deactivate the XCs.

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To delete XCs locally: 1. In the XC Management window, select the XCs to be deleted. 2. Click Delete Locally to delete the XCs.

To filter XCs: 1. In the XC Management window, set the filter options. 2. Click Filter to filter XCs.

Uploading SM_10E XCs Current XC data can be uploaded from the BG-40 NE, as needed. By comparing the XC information on the equipment to XC information in the LCT-BGF, you can check the data consistency between them.

To upload XCs: 1. Click XC > Upload XCs in the main menu. The Upload XCs window opens.

Figure 14-45: Upload XCs window - XCs Upload tab - SM_10E

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2. Click Upload to upload the XCs. If the operation succeeds, the trail data uploaded from the equipment is displayed in the list and NE XC consistency information is displayed at the bottom of the window. 3. Click Overwrite to overwrite the XC data in the LCT-BGF database with the XC data uploaded from the equipment. 4. Select the Compare Result tab.

Figure 14-46: Upload XCs window - Compare Result tab - SM_10E

If the compare results are consistent, the three Compare pages are null and the operation buttons in this tab are grayed out. If results are inconsistent, one of the following is displayed, depending on the type of inconsistency found: 

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XCs in Local Database but Not in NE - click Delete Locally to delete these XCs from a local database in the LCT-BGF. Click Modify DB Inactive to modify these XCs saved in the LCT-BGF and change their status from Active to Inactive. Click Send XC to send these XCs to the NE equipment. These XCs become Active after they are sent.

Figure 14-47: Upload XCs window - Compare Result tab - XCs in Local Database but Not in NE page - SM_10E

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Different Active State - click Modify DB Active to change the status of these XCs in the LCT-BGF from Inactive to Active.

Managing PCM Faults The equipment enters the normal running and maintenance phase immediately after service trail configuration is completed. Therefore, you can view various equipment alarms and performance data through the LCT-BGF, in order to monitor the running status of the equipment. Alarm data provides comprehensive service fault information. Alarm processing is the major maintenance task for SDH equipment. Alarms include alarm generation, alarm clearance, and time interval information.

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An event indicates that the equipment generated a certain action or process under some condition, but that the action or process itself does not influence the traffic. The equipment reports this action or process to the LCT-BGF as an event. The event reflects the running status of the equipment. The occurrence of many events may result in the generation of alarms. Although the event itself does not influence the running of the equipment, the hidden causes are likely to trigger alarms. The display of the equipment alarm status needs no user intervention. The LCT-BGF will update the colors of indicators on the NE layer, card layer, and functional unit layer according to the reported alarms. The alarm source and level are denoted by colored indicators at all three operation layers. The alarms at each layer represent the highest level of all alarms for the layer and the objects belonging to it. The LCT-BGF also provides an audio alarm.

Managing SM10 Faults This section describes how to handle SM10 card alarms.

Monitoring Events The event recorder provides a convenient, real-time mechanism for viewing alarms and events. It faithfully records all notices from the equipment, including alarms, alarm clearing actions, and events.

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To monitor events: 1. In the PCM NE Shelf View window, select Fault > Event Monitor in the main menu. The PCM Event window opens.

Figure 14-48: PCM Event window

2. Click Delete to delete the displayed alarm and event records. 3. Click Filter to filter the event records.

Managing Current Alarms A current alarm identifies an existing abnormal event caused by a problem in the equipment or the communication line. The PCM Alarm window can display all current alarms, all alarms for a specific NE, or alarms for a specific card. The following terms apply regarding current alarms: 

Current alarm - the alarm record is generated, but not cleared.

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Alarm acknowledge - acknowledges the reported alarm record with an Unacknowledged status, and changes its alarm status to Acknowledged. The time for the acknowledgement is the current time. Any alarm can only be acknowledged once.

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Delete - deletes an alarm from the current alarm database in the LCT-BGF.

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Manual clearance - deletes an alarm from the current alarm database in the LCT-BGF and saves it to the historical alarm database in the LCT-BGF.

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Alarm severity - alarms are categorized by severity into four levels: critical, major, minor, and warning.

To access the PCM Alarm window: 

In the PCM NE Shelf View window, select Fault > Current Alarm in the main menu. The PCM Alarm window opens.

Figure 14-49: PCM Alarm window - Current Alarm tab

To acknowledge alarms: 

Select one or several alarms in the PCM Alarm window - Current Alarm tab and then click Acknowledge to acknowledge them.

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To filter the alarms: 1. In the PCM Alarm window - Current Alarm tab, click Filter. The Alarm Filter (PCM) window opens.

Figure 14-50: Alarm Filter (PCM) window

2. Set the filter and click Ok to filter the alarms.

To save alarms to a file: 1. In the PCM Alarm window - Current Alarm tab, click Save As. A file selection window opens.


2. Input the file name and click Save to save the alarms to a file.

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Managing Historical Alarms Historical alarms refer to alarm records automatically cleared after the equipment returns to normal status. As with current alarms, historical alarms are saved in the LCT-BGF database. Historical alarms can be filtered. You can display all historical alarms, all alarms for a selected NE, alarms for a selected card, or alarms for a selected functional block. The following terms apply regarding historical alarms: 

Historical alarm - an alarm record automatically cleared because the equipment returns to normal after the alarm is generated, and the current alarm is manually cleared.

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Clearance mode - identifies the clearance mode for the historical alarm: either manually cleared or automatically cleared. Manually cleared alarms are manually cleared by a user. For automatically cleared alarms, the alarm record is automatically cleared when a fault returns to normal after an alarm has occurred. No user intervention is involved in the latter type.

To access historical alarms: 

Click Fault > History Alarm in the main menu. The PCM Alarm window - History Alarm tab opens.

Figure 14-52: PCM Alarm window - History Alarm tab

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To delete historical alarms: 1. In the PCM Alarm window - History Alarm tab, select the alarms to be deleted. 2. Click Delete to delete alarms.

To filter historical alarms: 1. In the PCM Alarm window - History Alarm tab, click Filter. The Alarm Filter window opens. 2. Set the filter and click OK.

To save historical alarm information to a file: 1. In the PCM Alarm window - History Alarm tab, click Save As to open a file selection window. 2. Save the historical alarm records as an HTML file. 3. To view the file at a later time, open it using a browser.

Configuring Alarm Attributes An alarm attribute table is used to record basic NE alarm information, including all alarm causes. You can set the Alarm Severity and Autoreport attributes for each alarm cause. When an alarm is set as Autoreport but is not shielded, the NE immediately reports it to the LCT-BGF when the alarm is generated or cleared. Alarms set as Nonautoreport are not reported to the LCT-BGF, but are recorded in the NE. Alarms set as Nonautoreport can only be manually retrieved by the LCT-BGF. The default setting for the Autoreport attribute is Autoreport.

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To set alarm attributes: 1. Select Fault > Alarm Attribute in the main menu. The Set Alarm Attributes window opens.

Figure 14-53: Set Alarm Attributes window

2. Click Get to retrieve the alarm attributes from the element. 3. Set the alarm attributes and click Apply to send the configuration to the equipment and the database.

Masking Alarms In some cases, the alarms of some ports and functional blocks are irrelevant to the service. In this case, alarms can be masked to avoid confusing them with the alarms caused by actual faults. Alarms that are masked (shielded) are not monitored and do not affect card and equipment alarm indications (namely, the card-level alarm status and NE-level alarm status). No alarm data is reported or recorded for shielded alarms. In the LCT-BGF, PCM alarms can be masked for the E1 port, Ethernet port, and 64 Kbps port. When the alarms of a certain object are masked, the alarms related to this object in the current alarm database are cleared. After the alarm mask is released, the equipment reports the current alarm. Therefore, the NE equipment for which the alarms have been masked should have no alarm indication.

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To mask (shield) an alarm: 1. Select Fault > Mask in the main menu. The Alarm Mask window opens.

Figure 14-54: Alarm Mask window

2. To view alarm mask information for a managed object, select one or more managed objects and click Query. The alarm mask information is displayed. 3. To retrieve alarm mask information for an object, select one or more objects and click Get. Alarm mask information is displayed. 4. Modify alarm mask parameters, as required. 5. Click Apply to send the settings information to the equipment and database.

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Viewing Alarm Severity You can query or obtain the SM10's alarm severity table, but cannot change it.

Figure 14-55: Alarm Severity window

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Correcting Alarms Alarm correction can be used to ensure alarm consistency between the LCT-BGF and the SM10 card. This operation refreshes the current alarm on the LCT-BGF side, based on the current alarm on the SM10 side.

To correct an alarm on an NE: 

Select Fault > Alarm Correction in the main menu to correct an alarm.

Table 14-3: PCM alarm table Alarm type

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13 subcard

Critical

2 (72)

Card out

13 subcard

Critical

3 (73)

Type mismatch

13 subcard

Critical

4 (75)

Card fault

13 subcard

Critical

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E1 LOS

8 E1 signal

Critical

2 (4)

E1 LOF

8 E1 signal

Critical

3 (7)

E1 AIS

8 E1 signal

Major

4 (10)

E1 LOMF

8 E1 signal

Major

5 (13)

E1 RAI

8 E1 signal

Major

6 (16)

PPI LOS

Ethernet service

Critical

7 (19)

PPI AIS

Ethernet service

Major

8 (22)

Link off

Ethernet service

Major

9 (25)

CLK LTI

Clock module

Critical

10 (26)

No available TS

Clock module

Critical

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CLK LOL

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Managing SM_10E Faults Unlike the SM10, SM_10E fault management is integrated in the LCT-BGF main fault management, with the filter option set to the SM_10E card.

Figure 14-56: Current Alarm View window - SM_10E

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Performing PCM Maintenance This section describes how to perform PCM maintenance tasks.

Viewing the Run Time This section describes how to view the running time of the PCM card.

To view the SM10 run time: 

In the PCM NE Shelf View window, select Maintenance > Get RunTime. The Return Command window opens displaying the run time.

Figure 14-57: Return Command window displaying the run time

To view the SM_10E run time: 

In the SM_10E Shelf View window, select Maintenance > Get RunTime. The Run Time window opens displaying the run time.

Figure 14-58: Run Time window - SM_10E

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Viewing the Electronic Label The electronic card label is typically used during engineering and production maintenance, and displays the equipment hardware and software versions.

To view the SM10 electronic label: 

In the PCM NE Shelf View window, right-click a card and select Get Electronic Label in the pop-up menu to view the SM10 card's electronic label.

Figure 14-59: Run Command window displaying the SM10 card electronic label

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To view the SM_10E electronic label: 

In the SM_10E Shelf View window, right-click the XC card and select Get Electronic Label in the pop-up menu.

Figure 14-60: SM_10E Shelf View window

The SM_10E Electronic Label window opens, displaying the card's electronic label.

Figure 14-61: SM_10E Electronic Label window

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Performing a Loopback Operation The loopback operation is designed to aid in testing the service path and service interface. In this context, loopback refers to a software loopback, meaning that it is set through the LCT-BGF. After an end-to-end trail has been configured, a loopback can be used to test whether the whole path works and whether meters receive and send consistently. If there is no errornormally code, it means that everything is working normally. The loopback operation includes: 

Terminal (NE) loopback - looping back signals from the cross-connect unit back to the same cross-connect unit. The terminal loopback operation can be used to test the flow of signals in the system.

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Facility (FE) loopback - directly looping back signals received by the physical port to the output port corresponding to it, without changing the signal structure. The facility loopback operation can be used to test the connector.

To view a loopback example, see the figure Loopback example (on page 12-3).

To perform an SM10 loopback: 1. Select Maintenance > Loopback in the PCM NE Shelf View window. The Loopback Attribute window opens.

Figure 14-62: Loopback Attribute window

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2. Click Query to obtain the loopback status from the LCT-BGF database. 3. Click Get to obtain the loopback status from the equipment. 4. Set the loopback attributes and click Apply to send the loopback attributes to the LCT-BGF database and the equipment. NOTE: If the timeslot has a Loopback status, the loopback icon is displayed.

To perform an SM_10E loopback: 1. Select Maintenance > Loopback in the SM_10E Shelf View window. The Loopback Attribute window opens.

Figure 14-63: Loopback Attribute window - SM_10E

2. Click Query to obtain the loopback status from the LCT-BGF database.

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3. Click Get to obtain the loopback status from the equipment. 4. Set the loopback attributes and click Apply to send the loopback attributes to the LCT-BGF database and the equipment. NOTE: If the timeslot has a Loopback status, the loopback icon is displayed.

Performing a Connectivity Test on SM10 This operation sends a ping from the LCT-BGF to the NE equipment, in order to verify the connection to the NE equipment. The ping checks the connection between a local host and the network by sending one Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) ECHO packet to the host over the network, and subsequently monitoring the returned ECHO REPLY packet.

To perform a connectivity test: 1. In the PCM NE Shelf View window, select Maintenance > Ping. The PCM Ping window opens.

Figure 14-64: PCM Ping window

2. Click Ping to test the connectivity. Ping results are displayed.

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Resetting the Equipment When the equipment works abnormally, a reset operation should be performed.

To reset the SM10: 

In the PCM NE Shelf View window, select Maintenance > Reset > Main Card Reset to reset the SM10 main card.

To reset the SM_10E: 1. In the SM_10E Shelf View window, right click the XC card and select Reset to reset the SM_10E main card. The Device Reset Operation window opens.

Figure 14-65: Device Reset Operation window - SM_10E

2. Click OK to reset the SM_10E main card. 3. In the SM_10E Shelf View window, right click on other modules and select Reset to reset the other modules.

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Performing a Software Upgrade for SM10 You can upgrade the SM10 software from the LCT-BGF.

To upgrade software: 1. In the PCM NE Shelf View window, select Maintenance > PCM NE Software Upgrade. The PCMNE Software Upgrade window opens.

Figure 14-66: PCM NE Software Upgrade window

2. Click Main Card ELabel to obtain the SM10 electronic label. 3. Check the label to ensure that it corresponds to the element to be upgraded. 4. Click Emb Upgrade to open an upgrade file selection window.

Figure 14-67: Please select the file for upgrading window

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5. Click Start to begin the upgrade process.

Figure 14-68: PCMNE Software Upgrade window after starting the upgrade

6. If necessary, click Stop to terminate the upgrade.

Managing SM10 Configuration Data The Save Configuration operation manually saves all configuration data in the NE to the flash. Saved data can be used to restore the NE, when necessary. The Clear Configuration operation restores all configurations within an NE to their initial status by clearing all configuration data in the equipment.

To save the configuration data: 

In the PCM NE Shelf View window, select Maintenance > Save NE Configuration Data to save the configuration to the equipment.

To clear the configuration data: 

In the PCM NE Shelf View window, select Maintenance > Clear NE Configuration Data to clear the configuration on the equipment.

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15 Managing Licenses In this chapter: Overview .......................................................................................................15-1 License Control Mechanism ..........................................................................15-2 License Control Workflow ............................................................................15-3 License Format ..............................................................................................15-4 Managing Licenses in the LCT-BGF ............................................................15-6

Overview In the BG-20, the LCT-BGF uses a license-control mechanism for the following cards and modules: 

STM-4 on the SAM module

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Ethernet ports on the L1B_6F card

The default configuration of the BG-20 NE is STM-1 with no Ethernet ports. If you want to upgrade to STM-4 or use the Ethernet ports, licenses must be purchased from ECI Telecom. These licenses include the serial number of the BG-20 NEs, the ADM rate, and the number of ports. Use the license-control feature of the LCT-BGF to download the licenses to BG-20 NEs and activate them. STM-4 or Ethernet ports can only be used on BG-20 with the appropriate license.

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License Control Mechanism The BG-20 license is controlled by both the LCT-BGF and the BG-20 embedded software. The LCT-BGF is responsible for the following tasks: 

Providing a Purchase Order tool to generate a purchase order according to the selected BG-20 serial number and the configuration

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Providing license file management functions, such as license file importing, license viewing, and license file exporting

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Providing a license activation function

The BG-20 embedded software is responsible for the following tasks: 

Reporting the actual resource usage to the LCT-BGF

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Validating the license key and activating the license

Customers use the Purchase Order tool to generate the purchase order, which includes the BG-20 NE's serial number, ADM rate, and number of ports. The license file is generated according to the purchase order. The license file contains records composed of the BG-20 serial number and the license key. The license key is generated using an MD5 algorithm according to the BG-20 serial number and the purchase order. License files must be imported to the LCT-BGF and then activated. The LCT-BGF validates the license before its activation. If the license is invalid, for example, if the number of ports specified in the license is less than the number of currently enabled ports on the BG-20, the LCT-BGF does not activate the license. License activation transfers the license key to the BG-20 NE, where it is validated by the embedded software. If there is a mismatch between the license key and the NE serial number, the license key is not activated and an error is reported to the LCT-BGF. After license key validation, the license key is activated and the ports can be used.

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License Control Workflow The LCT-BGF license control workflow is the same as that for the EMS-BGF, and is shown in the following figure.

Figure 15-1: License control workflow

You should install the BG-20 NEs first and then generate the purchase order using the LCT-BGF. ECI Telecom generates the license file according to the purchase order and delivers it to you. Once received, you should import the license file to the LCT-BGF and download the license key to the BG-20 NEs. The BG-20 NEs check the license and activate it if all criteria match. Ports are then available for use. If the license file is not provided, you can manually input the license code in the LCT-BGF. The license code is printed on a sticker on the NE packing box. For more details, refer to the "To activate the license in the BG-20 Shelf View window" procedure in Managing Licenses in the LCT-BGF (on page 15-6).

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The following figure shows the workflow for inputting a license code manually.

Figure 15-2: Workflow for manually inputting the license code

License Format The license purchase order format is described in the following table. Table 15-1: License purchase order format

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SN

Current ADM Rate

Expected ADM Rate

Current Qty of Expected Qty E. Ports of E. Ports

111111111

STM-1

STM-4

0

3

111111114

STM-1

STM-1

0

6

111111115

STM-1

STM-4

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0

Total

0

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The license purchase order is composed of license records, where each record contains the following values: 

SN



Current ADM Rate



Expected ADM Rate



Current Qty of E. Ports



Expected Qty of E. Ports

License purchase order values are described in the following table. Table 15-2: License purchase order values Attribute

Description

SN

Serial number of the BG-20 NE

Current ADM Rate

Current rate of the SAM module

Expected ADM Rate

Expected rate of the SAM module

Current Qty of E. Ports

Current number of Ethernet ports

Expected Qty of E. Ports

Expected number of Ethernet ports

The license file format is described in the following table. Table 15-3: License file format SN

ADM Rate

111111111

STM-4

3

Eth Ports

9CF2-3337-CBD0-1960

Key

111111114

STM-1

6

BF18-EE76-2D00-8831

111111115

STM-4

0

9DB9-D207-25A7-E95D

No. of NEs: 3

No. of STM-4s: 2

No. of Ethernet ports: 9

The license file is composed of license records, where each record contains the following fields: 

SN



ADM Rate



Eth Ports



Key

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License file values are described in the following table. Table 15-4: License file values Attribute

Value

SN

Serial number of the BG-20 NE

ADM Rate

STM-4 or STM-1

Eth Ports Key

Number of Ethernet ports License key

Managing Licenses in the LCT-BGF This section describes how to manage licenses in the LCT-BGF.

To access the License File window: 

Select License > License File in the main menu. The License File window opens.

Figure 15-3: License File window

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To import the license file: 1. In the License File window, click Import. The Select File window opens.

Figure 15-4: Import License - Select File window

2. Select the license file and click Open. The LCT-BGF imports the license file. If the license file is corrupted, the LCT-BGF displays a warning message.

To export the license file: 1. In the License File window, click Export. The Select File window opens.

Figure 15-5: Export License - Select File window

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To activate the license in the BG-20 Shelf View window: 1. Select License > Activate License Keys Manually in the Shelf View window menu. The Activate License window opens.

Figure 15-6: Activate License window

2. Click View Resource in NE to check the resource. 3. The license code is printed on a sticker on the NE packing box. Input the license code manually in the Activate License window.

Figure 15-7: BG-20 license sticker

4. Click Activate License to download the license key to the NE.

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If the ports number or service type is less than the current configuration, a warning message appears.

Figure 15-8: Activate License window showing w arning message

The NE validates the license key by the NE serial number. Ports and services are enabled if all criteria match.

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Glossary of Terms 1 100BaseT 100 Mbps baseband data LAN transmission running over twisted pair copper cable (also called Fast Ethernet). Three basic implementations of Fast Ethernet (100Base-FX, -T, and -T4) are identical except for the interface circuitry.

10Base-T Ethernet LAN transmitting data over twisted pair wiring at 10 Mbps baseband.

1U One unit rack height = 1.75 inches or 44.4 mm.

A AC_CONV-20B AC power-supply module for the BG-20B

ACO Alarm Cut Off

ADM Add/Drop Multiplexer System adding and dropping lower level signals to and from a higher level carrier signal.

AIS Alarm Indication Signal

ANSI American National Standards Institute

ARP Address Resolution Protocol

AWG Array Waveguide Grating

B

Device used for wavelength demultiplexing in WDM applications.

BBE Background Block Error

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BER Bit Error Ratio Number of bit errors detected in a unit of time, usually 1 second.

Boot Configuration Tool Initial configuration tool for BG-40 NEs

C CAPEX Capital Expenditure

CBS Committed Burst Size

CE RS Customer's edge RS

CECC CENELEC Electronic Components Committee

CIR Committed Information Rate

CIST Common and Internal Spanning Tree

CMS Central Monitoring Station

CORBA Common Object Request Broker Architecture

CoS Class of Service

CWDM Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing Form of optical wavelength division multiplexing (see WDM) with wider spacings between channels leading to considerable savings in laser transponder costs, power requirements, and footprints. Latest standards specify a channel separation of 20 nm (2500 GHz), as compared with the 0.8 nm (100 GHz) separation in DWDM.

D DB Daughter Board or Database G-2


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DBMS Database Management System

DCC Digital Communications Channel or Digital Control Channel or Data Communications Channel Data channels in SDH/SONET overhead used for internode communications and OAM&P communications between intelligent controllers and individual network nodes.

DDF Digital Distribution Frame

DeMux Demultiplex, Demultiplexer

DIN German Institute for Standardization

DMM Digital Multimeter

DS Digital Signal (bit stream) or Defect Second

DS-0 Digital Signal level 0 North American digital telephony signal format for transmission at 64 kbps.

DS-1 Digital Signal level 1 (= T1) North American primary digital telephony signal format for transmission at 1.544 Mbps; carries 24 DS-0 signals.

DS-3

Digital Signal level 3 North American digital hierarchy signal format for transmission at 44.736 Mbps; carries 28 DS-1 signals.

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Dslot Daughter Board Slot

DWDM Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing Transmission of multiple optical signals over closely spaced wavelengths, usually in the 1550 nm region, on a single strand of fiber. See also WDM.

DXC Digital Cross Connect

DXS Digital Cross-Connect Switch

E E0 ITU-1 Standard Digital Signal level 0 (64 Kbps).

E1 European PDH digital signal level 1 (2.048 Mbps).

E3 European PDH digital signal level 3 (34.368 Mbps).

ECC Embedded Control Channel or Embedded Communications Channel or Error Correcting Code

EM Ear and Mouth

EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility

EMF Equipment Management Function

EML

Element Management Layer Situated between the NEL and NML; controls many individual NEs. or Transmitter source type interface for STM-64/OC-192 I/O modules.

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EML Element Management Layer Situated between the NEL and NML; controls many individual NEs. or Transmitter source type interface for STM-64/OC-192 I/O modules.

EMS Element Management System

EMS-BGF BG-40 and BG-20 Element Management System

eNM ECI Telecom's Network Manager

EOC End Of Chain or Embedded Overhead Channel

EoS Ethernet over SDH/SONET

EPA

ESD Protected Area or US Environmental Protection Agency

EPL Ethernet Private Line

ES Errored Second or Electrical Section

ESD Electrostatic Discharge

ESDS Electrostatic Discharge Sensitive

ESW_2G_8F Ethernet-over-SDH processing and Ethernet L2 switching card with 8 x 10/100BaseT LAN interfaces , 2 x GBE LAN interfaces, and 16 Ethernet-over-SDH interfaces

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Ethernet Most widely used LAN transmission protocol, open, simple, and decentralized, for connecting computers, printers, workstations, terminals, and so on, within the same building/campus. Operates over twisted wire and coaxial cable at speeds beginning at 10 Mbps. Uses CSMA/CD techniques. See 10BaseT.

ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute

EVPLAN Ethernet Virtual Private Local Area Network

F Fast Ethernet 100BaseT, Ethernet at 100 Mbps.

FC Fiber Channel

FCU Fan Control Unit

FDB Filtering Database or Forwarding Database

FE Fast Ethernet (see 100BaseT) or Far End

FE_L12 Ethernet-over-SDH processing and Ethernet L2 switching card with 8 x 10/100BaseT L1 interfaces and 8 x 10/100BaseT L2 switching interfaces

FID Filtering Identifier

FIFO First In, First Out

FST Fiber Storage Tray

FXO Foreign eXchange Office

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FXS Foreign eXchange Station

G GbE Gigabit Ethernet Ethernet running at one thousand million bits per second (1 Gbps) available as shared or switched.

GCT GUI Cut-through

GFP Generic Framing Procedure

GNE Gateway Network Element

GPRS General Packet Radio Service First implementation of packet switching within GSM.

GUI Graphical User Interface

GVRP Garp VLAN Registration Protocol

GW Gateway

H Half duplex Two-way transmission where data can only travel in one direction at a time.

I I/O Input/Output

ICP Interconnection panel

IEC International Electrotechnical Commission or Incoming Error Count

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IEC 825 International Electrotechnical Commission Laser Products Safety Standard

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

IETF Internet Engineering Task Force Committee concerned with short and medium term standards regarding the Internet.

IM Installation Manual

INF_20B Input Filter Module for BG-20B

IP Internet Protocol Network layer protocol in the TCP/IP stack srcinally defined in RFC 791, offering a connectionless interhost service.

ITU-T International Telecommunications Union – Telecommunication

L LACP Link Aggregation Control Protocol

LAG Link Aggregation Group

Lambda WDM system channel assigned to a specific wavelength; sometimes used interchangeably with wavelength.

LAN Local Area Network Communications network consisting of servers, workstations, network operating system, and communications link serving users within a confined geographical area. Widely used LAN technologies include Ethernet, FDDI, and Token Ring.

LAPS

Link Access Procedure for SDH

LCAS Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme Equivalent to IMA in ATM.

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LCT Local Craft Terminal

LCT-BGF PC-based BG-40/BG-20 installation, maintenance, commissioning, and configuration tool for field technicians

LightSoft ECI Telecom's Network Management System.

Loopback Diagnostic test returning the transmitted signal to the transmitting device after it has passed through a network or across a particular link. The returned signal can then be compared to the transmitted one. The discrepancy between the two helps trace the fault.

LOS Loss Of Signal Condition at the receiver/maintenance signal transmitted in the physical layer overhead, indicating the receiving equipment has lost the signal.

M M345_3 3 x E3/DS-3 Dslot module

MAC Media Access Control Sublayer of data link layer responsible for accessing a LAN. or Message Authentication Code

ME1_21 Electrical traffic daughter boards with 21 x E1 (2 Mbps) electrical interfaces

ME1_42 Electrical traffic daughter boards with 42 x E1 (2 Mbps) electrical interfaces

MET_L1 Ethernet L1 processing module with four 10/100BaseT interfaces

MIB Management Information Base Formal description of a set of network objects that can be managed by using SNMP.

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MS Main Slot or Manual Switch or Multiplex/Multiplexer Section - trail between and including two multiplex section trail termination functions

MSP Multiplex/Multiplexer Section Protection

MSPP MultiService Provisioning Platform

MSTI Multiple Spanning Tree Instance

MSTP Multi Spanning Tree Protocol

MTTR Mean Time To Repair

Mux Multiplexer Device merging several low-speed transmissions into one high-speed transmission, and vice versa.

MXC20 Cross-connect Timing and Control Card for BG-20

MXC4X Cross-connect, Timing, and Control Card

N NE Network Element or Near End

NEBS Network Equipment Building System

NM Network Management

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NML Network Management Layer Highest management layer, over NEL and EML. Controls all main network management functions (M.3010).

NMS Network Management System Between TMN and EMS in the management hierarchy.

NVM Nonvolatile Memory

O OADM Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer Receives simultaneous signals at different wavelengths sent down an optical fiber, drops one, and adds a new signal at the same wavelength.

ODF Optical Distribution Frame

OMD1 SDH daughter board with two STM-1 (155 Mbps) interfaces (either optical or electrical)

OMS4 Optical SDH daughter board with one STM-4o (622 Mbps) interface (a pair of LC optical connectors)

OPEX Operational Expenditure

OPM Optical Power Meter or Optical Performance Monitor

Orderwire Dedicated voice channel for maintenance supported by overhead bytes E1/E2.

OW Orderwire

P P RS Provider's core RS

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P345_3 Electrical traffic card with 3 x E3/DS-3 (34 Mbps/45 Mbps) electrical interfaces

PCM Pulse Code Modulation

PDH Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy

PE RS Provider's edge RS

PE1 Electrical traffic cards with 16/32 x E1 (2 Mbps) electrical interfaces

PPI PDH Physical Interface

PRBS Pseudo Random Binary Sequence

PS Path Selector Selects the path of signals arriving from primary and secondary nodes in two-node interworking rings. One applies to MS-SPRing and the other to SNPC (G.842).

Q QoS Quality of Service Ability to define a level of performance in a communications system.

R RAP Rack Alarm Panel

RDI Remote Defect Indication Formerly FERF.

RDR Remote Data Replicator

RFI Remote Failure Indication or Radiofrequency Interference

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Ring Collection of nodes forming a closed loop whereby each node is connected to two adjacent nodes via a duplex communications facility.

Ring topology Layout scheme in which the network forms a closed loop with the devices attached into the ring.

RS Regenerator Section

RSTP Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol

Rx Receive, Receiver, Reception

S SC Subscriber Connection

SCSI Small Computer System Interface

SDH Synchronous Digital Hierarchy Hierarchical set of digital transport structures standardized for the transport of suitably adapted payloads over physical transmission networks.

SES Severely Errored Second

SFP Small Form Factor Pluggable

SLA Service Level Agreement

SM10 Intelligent PCM card with high flexibility composed of a base card supporting eight E1 interfaces and the main 1/0 cross connect, three common slots for interface modules, and one special slot for an Ethernet-over-PDH interface module

SNCP Subnetwork Connection Protection

SOH Section Overhead

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SQL Structured Query Language

ST Spanning Tree

STA STP Algorithm

STM Synchronous Transfer Mode or Synchronous Transport Module Structure in SDH transmission hierarchy. STM-1 is the SDH base level transmission rate, 155.52 Mbps. Higher rates include STM-4, STM-16, STM-64, and STM-256.

STM-1 Synchronous Transport Module 1, 155.52 Mbps





STP Spanning Tree Protocol

T TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Common name for the suite of protocols developed by the US Department of Defense in the 1970s to support the construction of worldwide internetworks. TCP and IP are two of the best-known protocols in the suite. TCP corresponds to Layer 4 (transport) of the OSI reference model and provides reliable transmission of data. IP corresponds to Layer 3 (network) of the OSI reference model and provides connectionless datagram service.

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TM Terminal Multiplexer or Transverse Magnetic or Transmission Matrix

TMN Telecommunications Management Network Management network interfacing with a telecommunications network at several points in order to receive information and control its operation.

TRP Transponder

TTL Transistor-Transistor Logic or Time To Live Number of NEs DCC packets can pass through before being terminated.

Twisted pair Two insulated copper wires twisted together, with twists/lays of varying length to reduce potential signal interference between the pairs. The most common medium for electrically connecting phones, computers, and terminals.

Tx Transmission/Transmitter/Transmit

U Unidirectional Operating in one direction only.

V VC Virtual Container SDH defines a number of containers, each corresponding to an existing plesiochronous rate. Information from a plesiochronous signal is mapped into the relevant container along with control information known as the “path overhead”.

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VCG VC Group

VDF Voice-frequency Distribution Frame

Virtual Machine Used to support Cross-EMS functionality for LightSoft clients

VLAN Virtual Local Area Network

VPN Virtual Private Network

W WAN Wide Area Network Physical or logical network enabling independent devices to communicate with each other over a common transmission interconnected topology in geographic areas larger than those served by local area networks.

X XC Cross Connect

xDDF-21 21 E1s DDF with balanced-to-unbalanced conversion

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Activating Client Trail XCs • 7-14

Bandwidth Profile • 6-60 BG-20

Server Trail XCs • 7-5

Special Cards • 6-6

Activation Time • 12-13

BG-40

Aging Time • 6-46, 6-81

Proxy ARP • 13-3

Alarm Attributes • 9-16, 14-53

Proxy ARP List • 13-3

Alarm Hold-off Setting • 9-19 Alarm Log Settings • 9-18

Serial Port Configuration • 13-6 Boot Configuration Tool

Alarm Preset Switch • 9-17

Configuring Parameters • 3-4

Alarm Log • 9-13, 9-18

Configuring the No Recovery Next Startup Attribute • 3-9

Alarm Severity • 14-56

Configuring the Serial Port Close Flag • 3-10

Alarms Alarm Log • 9-18

Obtaining IDPROM Data • 3-8

Configuring Attributes • 9-16, 14-53 External Alarms • 9-20 Hold-off Setting • 9-19

Procedures • 3-2 Bridge Port Priority Settings • 6-54

Managing Current Alarms • 9-2, 14-49 Managing Historical Alarms • 9-8, 14-52 Manually Synchronizing • 9-20, 14-57

Port STP Settings • 6-52, 6-87, 6-88

C Calibrating • 8-6 Cards

Masking • 9-11, 14-54

Assigning • 5-4

Overview • 9-1

Configuring • 6-20

SM10 • 14-47, 14-48, 14-58

Managing BG-20 Special Cards • 6-6

Analzying Performance • 10-4 Assigning Cards • 5-4, 14-26 PCM Card • 14-4

Setting Maximum Traffic • 5-6 Viewing Card Information • 6-5 Viewing the Electronic Label • 6-4, 14-60 Clearing Flash • 13-7 NE Configuration • 12-9

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Port Lock • 6-48, 6-83

Activating XCs • 7-14

Port STP Settings • 6-88

Configuring XCs • 7-10

Server Trail XCs • 7-1, 14-35

Creating XCs Manually • 7-10

SNCP • 7-20

Deactivating • 7-15

SNMP Agent Mode • 13-9

Deleting • 7-16

Static IP Routes • 4-6

Filtering XCs • 7-17

Static vFIB Table • 6-47

Maintaining Cross Connections • 7-1, 7-13

STP • 6-48

Communication Parameters

Synchronous Timing • 8-2


Synchronous Timing Table • 8-3

Configuring

Timing • 8-2, 14-28

Aging Time • 6-46, 6-81

Trap Manager Table • 13-7

Alarm Attributes • 9-16, 14-53

V.35 Workmode • 5-18

Bandwidth Profile • 6-60

VC-12-to-SM10 Link • 5-17

Basic Parameters • 3-4

vFIB • 6-46, 6-81

BG-40 Proxy ARP List • 13-3

VLAN Attributes • 6-40

BG-40 Serial Port • 13-6

Connectivity Test • 14-64

Bridge STP Settings • 6-87

Correcting

Cards • 6-1 Client Trail XCs • 7-10, 14-37

Creating

Communication Parameters • 5-13

Alarms • 9-20, 14-57

DCC Access • 5-16

Client Trail XCs Manually • 7-10, 14-35

DCC and Overhead • 5-15, 5-21

Server Trail XCs Manually • 7-1

DCC Cross • 5-20

SM_10E XCs • 14-41

DCC Swap Attribute • 5-19

SM10 XCs • 14-35

ESW_2G_8F Attributes • 6-20

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Cross Connections

Ethernet • 6-36

Activating Client Trail XCs • 7-14

LCT Master Work Mode • 11-2

Activating for Server Trails • 7-5

LCT Monitor Work Mode • 11-2 LCT Work Mode • 11-2

Configuring Client Trail XCs • 7-10, 14-35

Link Aggregation • 6-90

Configuring for Server Trails • 7-1

MSTP • 6-85 NEs • 5-1

Creating Client Trail XCs Manually • 7-10, 14-35

Orderwire • 5-9

Creating Server Trail XCs Manually • 7-1

Parameters • 3-4, 4-4

Deactivating Client Trail XCs • 7-15

Port Attributes • 6-38

Deactivating on Server Trails • 7-7 ECI Telecom Ltd. Proprietary

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Deleting • 7-8, 7-16 Filtering Client Trail XCs • 7-17

Ethernet Layer 2 Management • 6-60, 6-96

Filtering Server Trail XCs • 7-9

Hardware • 6-21

Maintaining Client Trail XCs • 7-10

Link Aggregation • 6-90

Maintaining Server Trail XCs • 7-1

Network Architecture • 6-21

Overview • 7-1

Policer • 6-61

Uploading • 7-25, 14-38

Port Lock • 6-83 Port STP Settings • 6-88

Current Performance • 10-5

vFIB • 6-81, 6-83

D

VPN List • 6-74

DCC • 5-15, 5-16, 5-19, 5-20, 5-21, 13-5

Ethernet

Access • 5-16


DCC Cross • 5-20

ESW_2G_8F Ethernet Layer 2 • 6-60, 6-96

DCC Overhead • 5-15, 5-21

Managing • 6-10, 6-60, 6-96

DCC Swap Attribute • 5-19

Exporting

DCC MIB Counters • 13-5

Exporting Trails as a File • 7-22

Deactivating Client Trail XCs • 7-15

External Alarms • 9-20, 14-47

Server Trail XCs • 7-7

F

Deleting Client Trails • 7-16

Fan Maintenance • 12-20 FE_L12

Server Trails • 7-8

Configuring Port Attributes • 6-38

Displaying DCC MIB Counters • 13-5

Configuring vFIB • 6-46

Downloading

Configuring VLAN Attributes • 6-40

Embedded Software • 3-5

Ethernet Layer 2 Management • 6-37

FPGA File • 3-5 NE Configuration Data • 12-9 NE Database Files • 12-10

Managing • 6-10 Filtering Client Trail XCs • 7-17

PCM Configuration Data • 14-31

E

Server Trails • 7-9 Flash Clearing • 13-7

Embedded Software • 3-5 Enabling BG-40 NE Proxy ARP • 13-2

FPGA File • 3-5

ESW_2G_8F • 6-20

G

Bandwidth Profile • 6-60

Getting Started • 4-1

Bridge STP Settings • 6-87 Configuring the Aging Time • 6-81

H Hardware Requirements • 1-2

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IDPROM Data • 3-8

Maintaining

Importing

Client Trail XCs • 7-13

Importing Trails from a File • 7-24 Installation Overview • 2-1, 3-1

Server Trail XCs • 7-4 Maintenance

Installing

AIS/PRBS/RDI Operations • 12-5

LCT-BGF • 2-1, 2-2

Clearing NE Configuration • 12-9 Connectivity Test • 14-64

L

Fan • 12-20

LACP • 6-93, 6-95

Laser • 12-19

Laser Maintenance • 12-19

Loopbacks • 12-2, 14-62

LCT-BGF Boot Configuration Tool • 3-1 Configuring Parameters • 3-4, 4-4 Getting Started Overview • 4-1 Hardware and Software Requirements • 1-2

Maintenance List • 12-1 Other • 12-17 Power • 12-21 Remotely Logging in to NE • 12-17 Saving NE Configuration Data • 12-9 Software Upgrades and Maintenance • 12-11, 14-66

Installation Overview • 2-1 Installing • 2-1, 2-2

Viewing the Run Time • 14-59

Logging In • 3-2, 12-17 Master Mode • 11-1, 11-2

Managing BG-20 Special Cards • 6-6

Monitor Mode • 11-1, 11-2

Current Alarms • 9-1, 14-47

Overview • 1-1

Ethernet • 6-10, 6-37, 6-56, 6-96

Starting the GUI • 4-2

External Alarms • 9-20

System Components • 1-2

FE_L12 Attributes • 6-10

Work Mode • 11-1, 11-2

FE_L12 Ethernet Layer 2 Attributes • 6-37

Licenses Control Mechanism • 15-2

Historical Alarms • 9-8, 14-47, 14-52

Control Workflow • 15-3

SAM1/4 Interface • 6-8

Format • 15-4

SM_10E XCs • 14-41, 14-44

Managing • 15-1, 15-6

SM10 XCs • 14-35, 14-37

Overview • 15-1

VPN Services • 6-67

Link Aggregation • 6-90, 6-93, 6-95 Logging In Remotely to NE • 12-17

Masking Alarms • 9-11, 14-54 Master Mode • 11-1, 11-2 Monitor Mode • 11-1, 11-2

To LCT GUI • 3-2 Loopbacks • 12-2, 14-62

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MSTP • 6-48, 6-85

Timing • 14-28

Algorithm • 6-49

XCs • 14-35

Bridge Settings • 6-50, 6-87

Performance

Bridge STP Settings • 6-52

Analzying • 10-4


Operations • 10-5

Filtering Identifier • 6-85

Overview • 10-1

Port Priority Settings • 6-54

Performance Monitoring Switch • 10-1, 10-10

Port Settings • 6-38, 6-52, 6-88

Resetting Performance Counters • 10-13

Port STP Settings • 6-88 RSTP/MSTP Interworking and Interregional Interworking • 6-85

Setting Performance Thresholds • 10-8

N

Viewing Current • 10-5 Viewing Recent • 10-7

NEs Clearing the Configuration • 12-9

Performance Monitoring Switch • 10-10

Configuring • 5-1

Performing

Downloading Database Files • 12-10

Advanced Configuration • 13-1

Remotely Logging In • 12-17

AIS/PRBS/RDI Operations • 12-5

Resetting • 5-8, 14-65

Card Assignment • 5-4, 14-26

Saving Configuration Data • 12-9

Connectivity Test • 14-64

Uploading/Downloading Configuration Data • 14-31

Loopbacks • 12-2, 14-62 NE Maintenance • 12-1, 12-17, 14-59

No Recovery Next Startup Attribute • 3-9

Software Upgrade • 12-11, 14-66 System Maintenance • 12-17, 14-59

O Orderwire Configuring • 5-9

Policer • 6-61 Port Lock • 6-48, 6-83 Power • 12-21

P

Proxy ARP • 13-2

Parameters Configuring • 3-4, 4-4, 5-13 PCM Alarms • 14-47 Clock Mode • 14-30 Configuration Data • 14-31 Maintenance • 14-59 Slot Assignment • 14-26 SM_10E Card • 14-2

Proxy ARP List • 13-3

R Recent Performance • 10-7 Resetting NEs • 5-8, 14-65 Performance Counters • 10-13 RSTP • 6-85 Run Time • 14-59

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T

SAM1/4 Interface • 6-8

Timing

Saving

Calibrating the Clock Card Frequency • 8-6

NE Configuration Data • 12-9, 14-31 Security • 11-1

Configuring • 8-1, 14-28

Serial Port Close Flag • 3-10

Configuring Synchronous Timing •

Server Trails

8-2, 8-3 Overview • 8-1

Configuring • 7-1

Viewing the Clock Work Mode • 8-5, 14-30

Creating Manually • 7-1 Deactivating • 7-7

Trace MAC Address • 6-84

Deleting • 7-8

Trails

Filtering • 7-9

Deleting • 7-8, 7-16

Maintaining Cross Connections • 7-4

Exporting as a File • 7-22

Setting

Filtering • 7-9, 7-17

Alarm Preset Switch • 9-17

Importing from a File • 7-24

Card Maximum Traffic • 5-6 NE Attributes • 5-3

Trap Manager Table • 13-7

U

NE Time • 5-2 Performance Thresholds • 10-8

Uploading SM10 Configuration Data • 14-31

SM_10E Card Attributes • 14-17, 14-22, 14-25 SM10 Card Attributes • 14-7, 14-14

XCs • 7-25, 14-31, 14-38, 14-45

V

SM_10E Card • 14-2 SM10 Card • 14-1, 14-2, 14-4, 14-59

vFIB

SNCP • 7-20

Configuring • 6-46, 6-81

SNMP • 13-9

Configuring Aging Time • 6-46

Software Requirements • 1-2 Software Upgrade • 12-11, 14-66 Starting LCT GUI • 4-2 Static IP Routes • 4-6

V.35 • 5-18

Configuring Static vFIB Table • 6-47 Configuring the Port Lock • 6-48, 6-88 Flushing • 6-47, 6-83 Viewing

Static vFIB Table • 6-47 System Components • 1-2 System Maintenance • 14-59

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Current Performance • 10-5 Electronic Card Label • 6-4, 14-60 Recent Performance • 10-7 VLAN • 6-40 VPN • 6-67 VPN List • 6-74

X XCs Client Trail • 7-10, 7-13, 7-14, 7-15, 7-16, 7-17, 14-35, 14-37 Server Trail • 7-1, 7-4, 7-5, 7-7, 7-8, 7-9, 14-35 Uploading • 7-25, 14-31, 14-38

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