Verilink QUAD/IMUX (880-502392-001) Product Manual User Manual

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E1 Configuration Menus

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Verilink QUAD/IMUX User Manual

E1 Alarm Options

To configure the QUAD 2164 Alarm Options, type “A” from the
QUAD 2164 Configuration Menu (Figure 3-2). The QUAD 2164 Alarm
Options menu appears (

Figure 3-3

Figure 3-3 E1 Alarm Options Menu

Table 3-3

E1 Alarm Options Menu

Framing Mode—Select the type of framing which matches the E1 framing supplied by

the carrier. Options are:

1) CAS (Channel Associated Signaling)

2) CCS (Common Channel Signaling)

3) 31 CHANNEL (E1 framing parameter)

4) G703 (ITU-T specification)

31 Channel is the default. Only CAS and 31 Channel are supported.

Alarm Declare Time (sec)—Use this option to indicate how many seconds will elapse

before a message regarding a problem is recorded to the alarm buffer. The range is

0-127 seconds.

Idle Pattern—The idle pattern is a code that is transmitted when there is no user data

on the net. The range is 0 to 15. The entered value is converted to binary code.

Alarm Configuration—Refer to E1 Alarm Options on page 3-4.

Copy Port—Copies the configuration settings from one port to another or all.

Restore Defaults—Restores the port parameter settings to their default values.

Timing—Refer to E1 Alarm Options, on page 3-4.

Exit this screen—Use this option to return to the Main Menu.

Command

Description

Command

Description

NMS Address—Displays the Verilink ACP address for Node Manager (address of the PC

that receives the alarms). This is not a TCP/IP address, although it uses the same four

octet structure. The first octet of this number must never be lower than 128.

Alarm Declare Time—Indicates how many seconds will elapse before a message regarding

a problem is recorded in the alarm buffer.

Card Alarm Reporting—Use this option to enable or disable alarms reported from the card

to the alarm buffer and screen display (if enabled).

Configure Line Restore—If you plan to use the line restoral features of the QUAD/IMUX

cards, use this option and then use Threshold Group A and Group B options to configure

the line restoral thresholds and alarm parameters.

Configure Threshold Group A—If you plan to use the line restoral features of the

QUAD/IMUX cards, use this option, the Configure Threshold Group B option, and the

Configure Line Restore option to configure the line restoral thresholds and alarm

parameters.

-- QUAD 2164 CONFIGURATION MENU (ALARM OPTIONS)--

N) NMS Address: 128.0.0.0

N) NMS Address: 128.0.0.0
D) Alarm declare time: 1

D) Alarm declare time: 1

D) Alarm declare time: 1
A) Card Alarm Reporting: YES

A) Card Alarm Reporting: YES

A) Card Alarm Reporting: YES
L) Configure Line Restore T) Configure Threshold Group A

L) Configure Line Restore T) Configure Threshold Group A

L) Configure Line Restore T) Configure Threshold Group A
X) exit this screen U) Configure Threshold Group B

X) exit this screen U) Configure Threshold Group B