Paradyne HOTWIRE 7900 User's Manual

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HOTWIRE MODEL 7900 BASIC MAINTENANCE PROCESSOR USER’S GUIDE Document No. 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 ...

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Printed on recycled paper A 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Copyright  1998 Paradyne Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. Notice This publication is protected by federal copyright law. No part of this publication may be copied or distri...

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Important Regulatory Information B 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read and follow all warning notices and instructions marked on the product or included in the manual. 2. Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided fo...

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Important Regulatory Information C 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 EMI Warnings ! WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to...

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i 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Contents About This Guide H Document Purpose and Intended Audience v. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H Document Summary v. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Contents ii 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 5 MTU-M Status and Performance Functions H Viewing Status from your System Terminal 5-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing the General Status of all xTU-Cs 5-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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Contents iii 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 9 Testing H Detecting a Problem 9-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H Understanding Loopbacks 9-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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v 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 About This Guide Document Purpose and Intended Audience This guide contains information needed to install, configure, and operate the Hotwire Model 7900 Basic Maintenance Processor (also known as an MTU-M nest card) for ...

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About This Guide vi 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Section Description Chapter 6 MTU-M Maintenance Functions. Describes how to view and change MTU-M operational parameters. Chapter 7 MTU-M Front Panel. Describes how to monitor nest card termination un...

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1-1 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 About the Hotwire Model 7900 Basic Maintenance Processor 1 What is the MTU-M The Hotwiret Model 7900 Basic Maintenance Processor (MTU-M) card is a processor circuit card assembly (CCA) that mounts into a Hotwire Model ...

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About the Hotwire Model 7900 Basic Maintenance Processor 1-2 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 If you have multiple nests, the MTU-M is installed in the top nest (Nest 1) and that nest is then referred to as the primary nest. Additional expansion nests are...

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About the Hotwire Model 7900 Basic Maintenance Processor 1-3 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 MTU-M Standard Features The MTU-M allows you to: H Monitor and display network and loop performance statistics for up to 79 nest card termination units and their...

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2-1 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 MTU-M Installation Procedures 2 Package Checklist Verify that your package contains the following: - A Hotwire Model 7900 MTU-M - System terminal cable (9 pin-to-9 pin) - Warranty card Installing the MTU-M The procedur...

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MTU-M Installation Procedures 2-2 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 " Procedure To install the MTU-M: NOTE: A maximum of four Hotwire Model 7900 nests can be installed into one standard 72-inch equipment rack. If more than one nest is installed in the...

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MTU-M Installation Procedures 2-3 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Connecting the Primary Nest to Additional Nests Connections between nests are only made from the primary nest (Nest 1) to each expansion nest (Nests 2, 3, and 4). Connecting the primary ne...

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MTU-M Installation Procedures 2-4 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Expansion Nest Numbering Sequence A fully populated equipment rack with four 19-inch Hotwire Model 7900 nests and one MTU-M holds 63 nest card termination units. There are 15 nest card ter...

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3-1 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Initial Setup Instructions 3 Accessing the System for the First Time When you install the MTU-M for the first time you must enter network configuration and system operational parameters for the MTU-M. This chapter prov...

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Initial Setup Instructions 3-2 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Entering Initial Network Configuration (Netconfig) Parameters The recommended order for entering network configuration parameters is: H MTU-M IP address H Subnet Mask H Default Gateway H SNMP...

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Initial Setup Instructions 3-3 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Entering Initial System Configuration (Sysconfig) Parameters Use the following procedure to set your initial system configuration parameters from the System Terminal. NOTE: Default values are...

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Initial Setup Instructions 3-4 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Additional Sysconfig Setup Considerations Depending on the number of nest cards you have, you may need to adjust the Polling Range, Polling Interval, and Pollto options on the Sysconfig menu:...

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4-1 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 System Terminal Interface 4 Connecting a System Terminal You can connect a system terminal directly or through a modem to the MTU-M front panel. The system terminal must be a VT100-compatible terminal or a PC running e...

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System Terminal Interface 4-2 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Connecting Your System Terminal Through the MTU-M Front Panel " Procedure To connect your system terminal to the 9-pin connector on the MTU-M front panel: 1. Connect the terminal cable (i...

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System Terminal Interface 4-3 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Accessing the MTU-M Through a Modem You can access the MTU-M through a modem using the DB9 connector on the MTU-M front panel. " Procedure To connect your system terminal to the MTU-M thr...

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System Terminal Interface 4-4 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 3. Set your modem parameters as follows: — 9600 baud — 8 bit — no parity — 1 stop bit — disable or suppress result codes MTU-M Main Menu The MTU-M automatically boots up upon power u...

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System Terminal Interface 4-5 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Menu On/Off Feature The MTU-M displays a list of options for each menu level. Once you have become familiar with these menu options you can use the Menu Off command to suppress these menu opti...

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5-1 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 MTU-M Status and Performance Functions 5 Viewing Status from your System Terminal The MTU-M allows you to monitor the general alarm, polling, and circuit status of all xTU-Cs or view the detailed status of a specific x...

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MTU-M Status and Performance Functions 5-2 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 The following table provides a description of the Status menu options: Option Function all Displays Alarm, Polling, and Circuit status for all xTUs configured as CO. <2—80>...

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MTU-M Status and Performance Functions 5-3 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 The following table provides a description of the System Status screen: Status Function DSL type Indicates the type of card, HTU (HDSL Termination Unit), STU (SDSL Termination Un...

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MTU-M Status and Performance Functions 5-4 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Viewing the Detailed Status of a specific xTU-C To access the status of an individual termination unit configured as CO, type the ID number of the termination unit at the For stat...

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MTU-M Status and Performance Functions 5-5 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Status Function Network input signal Indicates the status of the network input signal. H In service H Out of service H N/A DTR Signal (V.35 CP units only) Indicates the Data Termi...

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MTU-M Status and Performance Functions 5-6 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 The following table provides definitions of the fields contained on Screen 2 of the Circuit Status screen: Option Function Card type Identifies xTU-C and xTU-R type. H HDSL E1/T1 ...

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MTU-M Status and Performance Functions 5-7 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Accessing Performance Functions MTU-M performance functions allow you to view current and past performance information for an individual xTU-C. Performance functions can only be a...

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MTU-M Status and Performance Functions 5-8 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 3. Enter a time interval and press Enter. The requested performance data appears. Performance statistic data is stored in intervals of 1 minute, 15 minutes, 1 hour, 12 hours, 24 h...

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MTU-M Status and Performance Functions 5-9 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 The following table provides definitions of the fields contained in the Line Error Statistics table: Field Contains CV (E1 only) Code Violation – Displays the number of code vi...

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6-1 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 MTU-M Maintenance Functions 6 Accessing MTU-M Maintenance Menu Functions MTU-M Maintenance functions allow you to: H Set and view the MTU-M date and time H Change MTU-M system configuration parameters H Change MTU-M ne...

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MTU-M Maintenance Functions 6-2 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 The following table provides a description of the Maintenance menu options: Command Function time_set Allows you to set the MTU-M time and date. The time and date are used for alarm logging....

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MTU-M Maintenance Functions 6-3 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Changing MTU-M Date and Time (time_set) " Procedure To change the MTU-M date or time: 1. From the Maintenance Menu, type t at the maint –> prompt and press Enter. 2. Enter the new ...

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MTU-M Maintenance Functions 6-4 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Changing MTU-M Operational Parameters (sysconfig) The sysconfig option on the Maintenance menu is used to display and change several parameters that affect MTU-M operation. Type sys at the m...

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MTU-M Maintenance Functions 6-5 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 The following table provides a description of the operations parameters: Field Function EEPROM values are Displays the current status of the xTU-C EEPROM values. Polling Range Displays the...

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MTU-M Maintenance Functions 6-6 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 The following table provides a description of the Operations Parameters Menu. maxhtu Valid Values: 2 to 80 Default Setting: 80 Sets the maximum xTU polling address. xTU addressing counts t...

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MTU-M Maintenance Functions 6-7 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Changing MTU-M Network Parameters (netconfig) The Netconfig option on the Maintenance menu is used to display and change network parameters that affect MTU-M. Type net at the maint –> p...

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MTU-M Maintenance Functions 6-8 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 The following table provides a description of the network management options: Field Function IP Address Contains the IP address of the MTU-M card itself. Subnet Mask Contains the Subnet Mask...

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MTU-M Maintenance Functions 6-9 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Menu path: Main → Maintenance → Netconfig (Screen 3 of 3) maint–>net MTU–M Network Parameters COMMAND -Mac Address - set ip address 1 -My IP Address - set subnet mask 2 -Su...

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MTU-M Maintenance Functions 6-10 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Clearing MTU-M Alarms and Status Information (clear) The clear option on the Maintenance menu is used to clear the current MTU-M alarms and status information for a specific xTU. NOTE: Perf...

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MTU-M Maintenance Functions 6-11 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Clearing XTU-C Alarms from the MTU-M (al_clear) The al_clear option on the Maintenance menu is used to clear the current MTU-M alarms for a specific xTU. " Procedure To clear alarms: 1...

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MTU-M Maintenance Functions 6-12 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Taking the xTU-C out of the MTU-M Polling Cycle (stoppoll) The stoppoll option on the Maintenance menu is used to halt the monitoring and alarm reporting of a specific xTU-C/R pair by remov...

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7-1 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 MTU-M Front Panel 7 What to Monitor The MTU-M allows you to monitor the health and status of an x TU-C/R pair from the MTU-M front panel. The MTU-M front panel consists of: H Major, minor, and abnormal alarm LEDs H Al...

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MTU-M Front Panel 7-2 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 MTU-M Front Panel LEDs The MTU-M front panel LEDs indicate the presence of system, network, and loop error conditions. If a Major or Abnormal alarm condition exists in the network or loop, the MAJOR a...

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8-1 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 MTU-M Alarms 8 Overview This chapter provides instructions on how to: H Configure alarm parameters for the Hotwire 7900 MTU-M, and H Display alarms. The MTU-M monitors and stores alarms. These alarms are then displayed...

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MTU-M Alarms 8-2 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Accessing MTU-M Alarm Functions To access the MTU-M Alarms menu from the MTU-M Main Menu, type a at the MTU-M –> prompt and press Enter. The Alarms menu appears as follows: Menu path: Main → Alarm...

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MTU-M Alarms 8-3 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Alarm On/Off Options The MTU-M allows you to prevent alarms from being displayed at the system terminal. Alarms can be suppressed from view at the system terminal by typing alarm off at any MTU-M prompt on...

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MTU-M Alarms 8-4 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 " Procedure 1. Type d at the Alarms –> prompt and press Enter. The Alarm Level Display menu appears as follows: Menu path: Main → Alarms → Display Alarms ->d Alarm Level Displa...

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MTU-M Alarms 8-5 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 The following menu appears, allowing you to select an individual xTU-C id (2–80), system (MTU-M), or all alarms for display: Menu path: Main → Alarms → Display → alarm level select alarm lev...

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MTU-M Alarms 8-6 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 4. Select the number of alarms to display and press Enter. The following is an example of the alarm display format: Menu path: Main → Alarms → Display → alarm level → (xtu id, system, all) ...

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MTU-M Alarms 8-7 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Clearing Major Alarms Major alarms can be cleared: H Automatically when the xTU-C polling state changes from out of service (OOS) back to in service (INS). H Automatically when the CO or CP carrier is rest...

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MTU-M Alarms 8-8 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Resetting the MTU-M The reset option allows you to reset the system (MTU-M) or a specific xTU-C/R pair. " Procedure To reset the MTU-M: 1. At the MTU-M Main Menu screen MTU-M–> prompt, type r and...

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9-1 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Testing 9 Detecting a Problem The MTU-M can detect and report problem conditions and allow you to perform diagnostic testing of the xTU-C/R pair. The MTU-M offers a number of indicators to alert you to possible problem...

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Testing 9-2 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Accessing Loopback Functions To access loopback functions, type l (for local) at the MTU-M –> prompt and press Enter. The following menu appears allowing you to select local or remote loopback testing: Men...

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Testing 9-3 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Running a Local Loopback " Procedure To run a local loopback: 1. Type l (for local) at the Select local or remote –> prompt and press Enter. A screen appears and you are prompted to enter an xTU id....

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Testing 9-4 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 HDSL T1 Loopback Tests Local Loopback Test When a local loopback is enabled, the red Loop Bk LED on the front panel of the initiating unit (CO or CP) lights up and remains lit until the loopback is disabled. VT...

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Testing 9-5 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Remote Loopback Test When a remote loopback is enabled, the red Loop Bk LED on the front panel of remote-end unit (CO or CP) lights up and remains lit until the loopback is disabled. The loopback LED on the ini...

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Testing 9-6 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 HDSL E1 Loopback Tests Local Loopback Test When a local loopback is enabled, the red Loop Bk LED on the front panel of the local unit lights up and remains lit until the loopback is disabled. VT100 Terminal or ...

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Testing 9-7 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Remote Loopback Test When a remote loopback is enabled, the red Loop Bk LED on the front panel of the remote (far-end) unit lights up and remains lit until the loopback is disabled. The Loop Bk LED on the local...

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Testing 9-8 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 SDSL E1 Loopback Tests Local loopback Test When a local loopback is enabled, the red Loop Bk LED on the front panel of the local unit lights up and remains lit until the loopback is disabled. VT100 Terminal or ...

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Testing 9-9 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Remote Loopback Test When a remote loopback is enabled, the red Loop Bk LED on the front panel of the remote (far-end) unit lights up and remains lit until the loopback is disabled. The Loop Bk LED on the local...

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Testing 9-10 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 SDSL T1 Loopback Tests Local loopback Test When a local loopback is enabled, the red Loop Bk LED on the front panel of the local unit lights up and remains lit until the loopback is disabled. VT100 Terminal or...

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Testing 9-11 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Remote Loopback Test When a remote loopback is enabled, the red Loop Bk LED on the front panel of the remote (far-end) unit lights up and remains lit until the loopback is disabled. The Loop Bk LED on the loca...

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A-1 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Cable Pin Assignments A Terminal Connection Cable Pin Assignments This section defines the pin assignments for the terminal cable from the front panel DB9 connector jack to your system terminal’s COM port. If your sy...

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Cable Pin Assignments A-2 7900-A2-GB20-00March 1998 If your system terminal COM port requires a 25-pin D-shell connector, use the following pin assignments. NOTE: You can build a custom cable using industry-standard cable accessories or connect a ge...

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B-1 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Netconfig and Sysconfig Menu Values B Record your system (operational) configuration parameters. Field Default Value Current Value Polling Range 2-80 Polling interval 5 Pollto 25/256th seconds Initial alarm on/off set...

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C-1 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 SNMP Traps C SNMP Traps This section describes the unit’s compliance with SNMP standards and any special operational features for the SNMP traps supported. The unit supports the following traps: H warmStart H linkUp ...

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SNMP Traps C-2 7900-A2-GB20-00March 1998 linkUp and linkDown The link SNMP traps are: H linkUp – The unit recognizes that one of the communication interfaces is operational. H linkDown – The unit recognizes that one of the communication interfac...

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GL-1 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Glossary Alternate Mark Inversion. A line coding technique used to accommodate the ones density requirements of E1 or T1 lines. Bipolar Violation. In a bipolar signal, a one (mark, pulse) which has the same polarity as...

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Glossary GL-2 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 A wideband digital interface operating at 2.048 Mbps, defined by ITU recommendations G.703 and G.704. It is used primarily outside North America. European Telecommunications Standardization Institute. An organ...

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Glossary GL-3 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Line. A technique for the use of an existing twisted pair line that permits high bandwidth, bidirectional transmission. SDSL Termination Unit. A generic reference to either an ST...

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IN-1 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 Index A Abnormal Alarms, 8-7 Clearing Abnormal Alarms, 8-7 Accessing the system for the first time, 3-1 Alarm Definitions, 8-6 Abnormal Alarms, 8-7 Major Alarms, 8-6 Alarms, 8-1 Alarm On/Off Options, 8-3 Displa...

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Index IN-2 7900-A2-GB20-00 March 1998 R related documents, vi remote loopback test, 9-5, 9-7, 9-9, 9-11 Resetting the MTU-M, 8-8 Resetting the xTU-C/R, 8-8 S service information, A Setup Instructions, 3-1 SNMP linkUp and linkDown, C-2 traps...