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RAD Data Communications IPmux-8 Installation And Operation Manual
Summary of IPmux-8
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Ipmux-8, ipmux-16 installation and operation manual tdm pseudowire access gateways version 6.0
Page 3: Notice
Ipmux-8, ipmux-16 tdm pseudowire access gateways version 6.0 installation and operation manual notice this manual contains information that is proprietary to rad data communications ltd. ("rad"). No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form whatsoever without prior written approval by r...
Page 4: Limited Warranty
Limited warranty rad warrants to distributor that the hardware in the ipmux-8, ipmux-16 to be delivered hereunder shall be free of defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of shipment to distributor. If, during the warrant...
Page 5: Product Disposal
Product disposal to facilitate the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of waste equipment in protecting the environment, the owner of this rad product is required to refrain from disposing of this product as unsorted municipal waste at the end of its life cycle. Upon termination of the unit...
Page 6: Handling Energized Products
In some cases, the users may insert their own sfp laser transceivers into the product. Users are alerted that rad cannot be held responsible for any damage that may result if non-compliant transceivers are used. In particular, users are warned to use only agency approved products that comply with th...
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Make sure that the dc supply is electrically isolated from any ac source and that the installation complies with the local codes. The maximum permissible current capability of the branch distribution circuit that supplies power to the product is 16a. The circuit breaker in the building installation ...
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Always make sure that the equipment is grounded before connecting telecommunication cables. Do not disconnect the ground connection before disconnecting all telecommunications cables. Some selv and non-selv circuits use the same connectors. Use caution when connecting cables. Extra caution should be...
Page 9: Fcc-15 User Information
Fcc-15 user information this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the class a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial envir...
Page 10: Declaration of Conformity
Declaration of conformity manufacturer's name: rad data communications ltd. Manufacturer's address: 24 raoul wallenberg st. Tel aviv 69719 israel declares that the product: product name: ipmux-8 conforms to the following standard(s) or other normative document(s): emc : en 55022: 1998 information te...
Page 11: Declaration of Conformity
Declaration of conformity manufacturer's name: rad data communications ltd. Manufacturer's address: 24 raoul wallenberg st. Tel aviv 69719 israel declares that the product: product name: ipmux-16 conforms to the following standard(s) or other normative document(s): emc : en 55022 (1994) limits and m...
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Conventions a note draws attention to a general rule for a procedure, or to exceptions to a rule. A caution warns of possible damage to the equipment if a procedure is not followed correctly. A warning alerts to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the lite...
Page 13: Quick Start Guide
Ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring ipmux-8/16 1 quick start guide installation of ipmux-8/16 should be carried out only by an experienced technician. If you are familiar with ipmux-8/16, use this guide to prepare the units for operation. 1. Installing ipmux-8/16 connecting the interface cables 1. Conn...
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Quick start guide installation and operation manual 2 configuring ipmux-8/16 ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring the ip management parameters the host ip address and subnet mask must be configured via an ascii terminal. To configure the host ip parameters: • from the host ip menu (configuration > gener...
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Ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 i contents chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 overview..................................................................................................................... 1-1 versions.........................................................................................................
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Table of contents installation and operation manual ii ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 chapter 3. Operation 3.1 turning ipmux-8/16 on ................................................................................................. 3-1 3.2 front panel controls, connectors, and indicators .........................
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Installation and operation manual table of contents ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 iii chapter 6. Troubleshooting and diagnostics 6.1 monitoring ipmux-8/16 performance........................................................................... 6-1 monitoring physical port performance..............................
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Table of contents installation and operation manual iv ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00
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Ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 overview 1-1 chapter 1 introduction 1.1 overview ipmux-8 and ipmux-16 (referred to as ipmux-8/16) are tdm pseudowire access gateways. Ipmux-8/16 modules enable tdm circuits to be emulated over packet switched networks (psn). The devices convert the data stream coming from the td...
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Chapter 1 introduction installation and operation manual 1-2 overview ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 applications three typical applications are illustrated below: • figure 1-1 shows ipmux-8/16 extending e1/t1-based services over ip. • figure 1-2 shows enterprise connectivity over campus or metropolitan area ...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 overview 1-3 figure 1-3. Ipmux devices managed by radview network management system features e1/t1 frames or ds0 bundles are transported over the network based on ip addressing. E3/t3/ct3 ports and framers are available fo...
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Chapter 1 introduction installation and operation manual 1-4 overview ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 ipmux-8/16 maintains synchronization between tdm devices by deploying advanced clock distribution mechanisms. The clocking options are: internal, loopback, adaptive, and external (for ipmux-16). Ipmux-8/16 com...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 overview 1-5 the ct3 module provides: • increased ipmux-16 t1 capacity - up to 56 t1 channels (28 × 2) on a single chassis – two ct3 modules in the same chassis • transmission of up to 28 bundles per ct3 card – each bundle...
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Chapter 1 introduction installation and operation manual 1-6 overview ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 vlan-based bridging vlan-based bridging is performed in according to ieee 802.1q requirements. Up to 64 vlans are supported per 4-port ethernet module. At ingress the bridge supports tagged, priority-tagged an...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 overview 1-7 • total transmitted packet per second (pps) – a previous ipmux-16 ethernet module had a limitation on the total transmitted packet per second (pps) rate (see throughput limitations and system usage control ). ...
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Chapter 1 introduction installation and operation manual 1-8 overview ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 two network topologies are supported: • star (point-to-multipoint): multiple remote locations transport one bundle each to a central site that is capable of grooming the bundles into its e1 or t1 channel (see ...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 physical description 1-9 1.2 physical description ipmux-8 and ipmux-16 are compact, easily installable standalone units. Rack mounting kits are available. Figure 1-5. Ipmux-8 3d view figure 1-6. Ipmux-16 3d view the contro...
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Chapter 1 introduction installation and operation manual 1-10 functional description ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 1.3 functional description ipmux-8/16 ethernet modules connect the device to the network. Configuration and management are provided via the ipmux-8/16 local terminal, telnet application, or snmp...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 functional description 1-11 operation modes ipmux-8/16 operation modes for e1/t1 are: • unframed • fractional • fractional with cas. For ipmux-16 with e3/t3 tdm interfaces, unframed is the only operation mode. Unframed in ...
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Chapter 1 introduction installation and operation manual 1-12 functional description ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 • internal clock – the tx clock is received from an internal oscillator. • external clock (ipmux-16 only) – the tx clock is taken from the external clock input (ordering option). For ct3, there ...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 functional description 1-13 figure 1-10. Ipmux-8/16 in external clock mode – e1/t1 e3/t3 only ipmux-16 has e3/t3 ports. This topology enables point-to-point connectivity; in figure 1-11 both ipmux-16 units have direct e3/t...
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Chapter 1 introduction installation and operation manual 1-14 functional description ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 for e1/t1, when there are several bundles from different sources at the same e1/t1 port, the bundle that is used for adaptive clock regeneration for the port is the first bundle of every port. F...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 functional description 1-15 the illustration below specifies the structure of the different headers, special fields, and the payload in the ethernet packet. Mac ip udp cw payload figure 1-14. Tdmoip frame structure table 1...
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Chapter 1 introduction installation and operation manual 1-16 functional description ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 table 1-1. Tdmoip frame structure (cont.) field length field notes 4 bits formid format identifier: aal1, aal2, hdlc etc 1 bit r bit indicates local loss of synchronization at the opposite tdm s...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 functional description 1-17 vlan, according to ieee 802.1p&q, adds four bytes to the mac layer of the ethernet frame. The contents of these bytes: mac layer priority and vlan id, can be set by the user. In this mode, only ...
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Chapter 1 introduction installation and operation manual 1-18 functional description ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 pdvt (jitter) buffer ipmux-8/16 is equipped with a packet dvt (delay variation tolerance) buffer. The pdvt buffer or jitter buffer is filled by the incoming packets and emptied out to fill the t...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 functional description 1-19 where: n = 48 e bytes/fram tdm ts = number of assigned timeslots (in unframed mode= 32 for e1, 24 for t1) for a bundle that contains a few timeslots (i.E. 1 to 3), the recommended number of tdm ...
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Chapter 1 introduction installation and operation manual 1-20 functional description ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 ethernet redundancy with two ethernet modules, ipmux-8/16 supports ethernet redundancy to back up tdmoip traffic if there is a failure in the ethernet line. The system assigns the same ip and ma...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 functional description 1-21 the switch modes are described later in this section. They are: • transparent • untagged • tagged • double tagged. When processing traffic ipmux-8/16 switch utilizes four queues for frame forwar...
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Chapter 1 introduction installation and operation manual 1-22 functional description ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 table 1-5. Mode a ingress egress if a tagged frame enters a transparent port, it is switched to the other transparent port the transparent port transmits the frame unmodified (tagged) if an unta...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 functional description 1-23 table 1-8. Mode d ingress egress if a tagged frame enters an untagged port, it is switched to the other untagged port the untagged port removes the tag, andtransmits the frame untagged if an unt...
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Chapter 1 introduction installation and operation manual 1-24 functional description ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 table 1-11. Mode g ingress egress if a double-tagged frame enters the transparent port, it is switched to the double-tagged port • if the double-tagged port is not a member of the first vid of t...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 functional description 1-25 you can configure the tdm bytes/frame parameter in n × 48 bytes, where n is an integer from 1 to 30 (for e1/t1 or ct3) or 5 to 30 (for e3/t3). If you configure tdm bytes/frame to a higher value,...
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Chapter 1 introduction installation and operation manual 1-26 functional description ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 default gateway configuration ipmux-8/16 supports a default gateway configuration. Normally, the default gateway should be on the subnet where the user wants to manage ipmux-8/16. Management ipm...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 technical specifications 1-27 1.4 technical specifications e1 modules number of ports • ipmux-8: 4 per module • ipmux-16: 4 or 8 per module compliance itu-t rec. G.703, g.706, g.732, g.823 connector balanced: rj-45 8 pin u...
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Chapter 1 introduction installation and operation manual 1-28 technical specifications ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 framing passthrough, sf, esf signaling cas (bit robbing), ccs (transparent) e3 module (ipmux-16) number of ports 1 per module compliance g.703, g.823 connector bnc data rate 34.368 mbps line c...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 technical specifications 1-29 jitter performance jitter tolerance: gr-499 (cat ii), g.824, tr 54014 jitter transfer: g.755, gr-499 (cat ii), tr 54014 intrinsic jitter: g.755, gr-253, tr 54014 output jitter: gr-499 input ji...
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Chapter 1 introduction installation and operation manual 1-30 technical specifications ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 alm on (red): major alarm on (yellow): minor alarm off: no alarm rx blinking: receiving data off: data is not received tx blinking: transmitting data off: data is not transmitted link on: line...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 1 introduction ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 technical specifications 1-31 environment operating temperature 0°c to 50°c (32°f to 122°f) storage temperature -20°c to 70°c (-4°f to 158°f) humidity up to 90%, non-condensing table 1-12. Fiber optic characteristics (1-po...
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Chapter 1 introduction installation and operation manual 1-32 technical specifications ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00
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Ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 introduction 2-1 chapter 2 installation and setup this chapter discusses: • site requirements and prerequisites • package contents • connecting interface and power cables • ac/dc power supply replacement. 2.1 introduction ipmux-8/16 is delivered completely assembled for desktop ...
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Chapter 2 installation and setup installation and operation manual 2-2 rear panel schematics and module combinations ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 2.2 site requirements and prerequisites ipmux-8/16 is designed for installation as a desktop unit. The rm-ace-202 or rm-27 rack mount kits, for installation of ip...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 2 installation and setup ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 connecting to the tdm equipment 2-3 ps1 ~100-240vac 3a t 125v power o i ~100-240vac 3a t 125v power o i ps2 ps1 8e1 slot 1 slot 3 slot 2 slot 4 figure 2-2. Ipmux-16 rear panel schematics table 2-1 lists the modul...
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Chapter 2 installation and setup installation and operation manual 2-4 connecting to the ethernet equipment ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 ps1 ~100-240vac 3a t 125v power o i ~100-240vac 3a t 125v power o i ps2 ps1 ch1 ch5 ch2 ch6 ch3 ch7 ch4 ch8 ch1 ch5 ch2 ch6 ch3 ch7 ch4 ch8 8e1 8e1 1 1 5 5 3 3 7 7 2 2 6 6...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 2 installation and setup ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 connecting to the ethernet equipment 2-5 installing sfp transceivers the fiber optic interfaces of the 4-port ethernet modules use sfp modules. Third-party sfp optical transceivers must be agency-approved, comply...
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Chapter 2 installation and setup installation and operation manual 2-6 connecting to the management stations ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 ps1 ~100-240vac 3a t 125v power o i ~100-240vac 3a t 125v power o i ps2 ps1 ch1 ch5 ch2 ch6 ch3 ch7 ch4 ch8 ch1 ch5 ch2 ch6 ch3 ch7 ch4 ch8 8e1 8e1 1 1 5 5 3 3 7 7 2 2 6 ...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 2 installation and setup ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 connecting to the management stations 2-7 alarms control dte ipmux-8 ps1 alm ps2 rdy figure 2-9. Control dte connector (ipmux-8) ps1 rx tx link coll ipmux-16 alm control eth ps2 rdy control dte figure 2-10. Contr...
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Chapter 2 installation and setup installation and operation manual 2-8 connecting ipmux-8/16 to power ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 ps1 ~100-240vac 3a t 125v power o i ~100-240vac 3a t 125v power o i ps2 ps1 ch1 ch5 ch2 ch6 ch3 ch7 ch4 ch8 t3 8e1 1 5 3 7 2 6 sync sync 4 8 eth/utp/4 act act act act link link ...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 2 installation and setup ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 connecting ipmux-8/16 to power 2-9 connecting dc power to connect dc power: • refer to the dc power supply connection supplement for instructions how to wire the dc adapters. The dc supplement is provided on the ...
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Chapter 2 installation and setup installation and operation manual 2-10 connecting ipmux-8/16 to power ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 8. Connect ipmux-8/16 to the mains. 9. Turn the power supply switch on. The switch red cover lights up. 10. Turn the power supply switch off. 11. Ac power supply: insert the ca...
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Ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 front panel controls, connectors, and indicators 3-1 chapter 3 operation this chapter: • provides a detailed description of the front panel controls and indicators • explains power-on and power-off procedures • provides instructions for using a terminal connected to the ipmux-8/...
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Chapter 3 operation installation and operation manual 3-2 front panel controls, connectors, and indicators ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 alarms control dte ipmux-8 ps1 alm ps2 rdy figure 3-1. Ipmux-8 front panel ps2 ps2 ps1 power oi ~100-240vac 3a t 125v ch1 ch2 ch3 ch4 1 3 2 sync 4 ch1 port 1 port 1 ch2 ch3...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 3 operation ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 front panel controls, connectors, and indicators 3-3 ps1 rx tx link coll ipmux-16 alm control eth ps2 rdy control dte figure 3-3. Ipmux-16 front panel ps1 ~100-240vac 3a t 125v power o i ~100-240vac 3a t 125v power o i ps2 ps...
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Chapter 3 operation installation and operation manual 3-4 default settings ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 table 3-3. Ipmux-16 interface/rear panel indicators and switches module name type function ethernet (user) link led (yellow) on: lan is connected off: lan is disconnected act led (green) on: frame being t...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 3 operation ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 default settings 3-5 table 3-4. Default settings (cont.) type parameter default value physical layer configuration e1 channel status enable transmit clock source loopback loopback state disable rx sensitivity -10 db line type...
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Chapter 3 operation installation and operation manual 3-6 configuration alternatives ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 table 3-4. Default settings (cont.) type parameter default value physical layer configuration (cont.) channelized t3 (external) channel status enable line type c_bit transmit clock source loopba...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 3 operation ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuration alternatives 3-7 configuring ipmux-8/16 via terminal ipmux-8/16 includes a v.24/rs-232 asynchronous dte port, designated control and terminated in a 9-pin d-type female connector. The control port continuously m...
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Chapter 3 operation installation and operation manual 3-8 configuration alternatives ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 choosing options to choose an option: 1. Type the number corresponding to the option, and press . 2. Press to toggle between the available values. 3. Press when the required value is displayed. ...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 3 operation ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuration alternatives 3-9 configuration physical layer configuration ethernet configuration ethernet physical layer configuration bridge configuration vlan configuration 1. General configuration 2. Physical layer configu...
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Chapter 3 operation installation and operation manual 3-10 configuration alternatives ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuration physical layer configuration channelized t3 physical layer configuration ct3 ext. Physical layer configuration ct3 t1 physical layer configuration 1. General configuration 2. Phys...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 3 operation ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 turning ipmux-8/16 off 3-11 3.5 turning ipmux-8/16 off to power off ipmux-8: • remove the power cord from the power source. To power off ipmux-16: • set the ps1 and/or ps2 power supply switch(es) to off..
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Chapter 3 operation installation and operation manual 3-12 turning ipmux-8/16 off ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00
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Ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring ipmux-8/16 for management 4-1 chapter 4 configuration this chapter illustrates the configuration ipmux-8/16 screens and explains their parameters. Menu trees of the ipmux-8/16 management software are shown in chapter 3 . 4.1 configuring ipmux-8/16 for management the ...
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Chapter 4 configuration installation and operation manual 4-2 configuring ipmux-8/16 for management ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 select write to enter the name of a community with write authorization (up to 10 alphanumeric characters, case-sensitive). Authentication/community 1. Authentication failure trap ...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring ipmux-8/16 for management 4-3 default next hop (ip address to which traffic from this host is sent to enable reaching the destination ip. This parameter is required whenever the destination ip address of the o...
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Chapter 4 configuration installation and operation manual 4-4 configuring ipmux-8/16 for management ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 3. Type y to confirm. A second confirmation message is displayed: bundle connections, default gw and managers ip will be deleted (y/n) . 4. Type y to confirm. The host is deleted....
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Installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring ipmux-8/16 for management 4-5 user port3 only (only user port 3 is allowed to handle the management traffic) all user ports (all user ports are allowed to handle the management traffic) all ports (all ports ar...
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Chapter 4 configuration installation and operation manual 4-6 configuring ipmux-8/16 for management ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 manager list 1. Manager ip address 192.114.35.1 2. Host index oob management host 3. Manager location network port only 4. Next hop 5. Link up/down trap on 6. Alarm trap off 7. Sy...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring ipmux-8/16 for management 4-7 controlling telnet access you can enable or disable access to the ipmux-8/16 management system via telnet. By disabling telnet, you prevent unauthorized access to the system when ...
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Chapter 4 configuration installation and operation manual 4-8 configuring ipmux-8/16 for management ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 to configure the terminal control port: 1. Follow the path above to access the ascii terminal configuration menu ( figure 4-5 ). 2. From the ascii terminal configuration menu, con...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation 4-9 ascii terminal configuration 1. Display mode color 2. Baud rate [bps] 19200 3. Change password 4. Hard flow ctrl (rts/cts) off 5. 15 min. Timeout on esc. Exit +--------------------...
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Chapter 4 configuration installation and operation manual 4-10 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring ethernet interfaces ipmux-8/16 supports 1- and 4-port ethernet modules. This section illustrates configuration procedure for a 4-port ethernet module with 4-port ether...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation 4-11 vlan tagging (operation mode for the corresponding port of internal switch): tag (tagged) untag (untagged) transparent double tag (double tagged) when one of the user ports is in ...
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Chapter 4 configuration installation and operation manual 4-12 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 lan physical layer configuration 1. Channel network 2. Channel state enable 3. Auto negotiation enable 4. Max capability advertised 100baset full duplex 5. Default type 100baset f...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation 4-13 bridge configuration 1. Aging time > 2. Erase mac table 3. Vlan configuration > esc. Exit current slot 2 select item from the menu. Figure 4-7. Bridge configuration menu defining ...
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Chapter 4 configuration installation and operation manual 4-14 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring e1 interface ipmux-8/16 supports up to 8 or 16 e1 links. Each e1 interface must be configured individually. Path : main > configuration > physical layer configuration ...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation 4-15 uplink fail alarm behavior (notification sent to the e1 side if ethernet link fails) cond (conditioning code notification. The code pattern is selected via cond. Data pattern para...
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Chapter 4 configuration installation and operation manual 4-16 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring t1 interface ipmux-8/16 supports up to 8 or 16 t1 links. Each t1 interface must be configured individually. Path : main > configuration > physical layer configuration ...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation 4-17 line mode dsu (dsu interface) csu (csu interface) line length (dsu mode only, length of a cable in feet between the ipmux-8/16 t1 port connector and the t1 access point): 0–133 13...
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Chapter 4 configuration installation and operation manual 4-18 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 cond. Cas (ab/abcd) pattern (2- or 4-bit code applied to ab (d4) or abcd (esf) bits when a fault condition occurs. The abcd conditioning pattern transferred in cas toward the ip p...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation 4-19 configuring e3 or t3 interface ipmux-16 supports up to two e3 or t3 links. Each e3 or t3 interface must be configured individually. Path : main > configuration > physical layer co...
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Chapter 4 configuration installation and operation manual 4-20 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring external channelized t3 interface path : main > configuration > physical layer configuration > slot # 3/4 > ct3 ext. To configure external channelized t3: 1. Follow th...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation 4-21 ct3 ext. Layer configuration 1. Channel status enable 2. Line type c_bit 3. Transmit clock source loopback 4. Loopback state disable 5. Uplink fail alarm behavior cond. Esc. Exit ...
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Chapter 4 configuration installation and operation manual 4-22 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 loopback state (controls activation of diagnostic loopbacks, see diagnostic loopbacks in chapter 6 for detailed loopback function explanation) internal (internal loopback is activ...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation 4-23 configuring bundle connections e1 and t1 timeslots can be organized into bundles. Ipmux-8/16 supports up to 31 (e1) or 24 (t1) bundles per link. The bundles can be connected to an...
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Chapter 4 configuration installation and operation manual 4-24 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 time slots configuration 1. Slot/channel 4/1 2. Bundle number 193 3. Time slot number 1-31 4. Time slot current status empty! Esc. Exit active time slots in this bundle: free time...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation 4-25 table 4-1. Bundle ids for internal t1s in channelized t3 interface (cont.) internal t1 bundle id 8 57 9 65 10 73 11 81 12 89 13 97 14 105 15 113 16 121 17 129 18 137 19 145 20 153...
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Chapter 4 configuration installation and operation manual 4-26 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 next hop (use the next hop parameter when the destination ip address is not in the device subnet. In such cases the ethernet frame is sent to the next hop ip. If it is not configu...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation 4-27 • system usage – percentage of the ethernet uplink that is being currently used. This information is provided for each ethernet uplink. For channelized t3 interfaces, when the sys...
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Chapter 4 configuration installation and operation manual 4-28 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring the protection switching (bundle redundancy) ipmux-8/16 supports 1:1 bundle redundancy, which allows backing up tdmoip traffic in case of a bundle connection or tdm in...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation 4-29 protection switching configuration 1. Primary bundle id (0=none) 0 2. Secondary bundle id (0=none) 0 3. Redundancy type 1:1 4. Tdm fail time disable 8. Local fail time (msec) 1 se...
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Chapter 4 configuration installation and operation manual 4-30 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 5. Assign to it the same timeslots, which have already been assigned to the primary bundle. These timeslots are listed as free time slots for redundancy at the bottom of the time ...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation 4-31 configuring bundle redundancy for two units (with or without tdm protection) figure 4-19 illustrates a two-unit bundle redundancy application (with or without tdm protection). Fig...
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Chapter 4 configuration installation and operation manual 4-32 configuring ipmux-8/16 for operation ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 you can configure the whole tos byte field, since different vendors may use different bits to tag packets for traffic prioritization. You can also configure vlan priority bits for...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 additional tasks 4-33 redundancy configuration 1. Redundancy disable 2. Recovery no 3. Default lan ethernet 1 4. Wait to restore 30 sec. 5. Enforced lan no enforcement esc. Exit active lan: redundancy not configured last ...
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Chapter 4 configuration installation and operation manual 4-34 additional tasks ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 software versions hardware version inventory no. Boot: 2.5 2-8-2004 11:18 0.2-g/1.1-a 247512 application: 6.00d1 6-17-2004 14:21 backup: 4.00 11-26-2003 11:26 modules description version inventory no...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 additional tasks 4-35 time/date update 1. Set time (hh:mm:ss) 08:17:15 2. Set date (yyyy-mm-dd) 2004-07-07 esc. Exit select item from the menu:_ figure 4-22. Time/date update menu managing file system ipmux-8/16 contains ...
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Chapter 4 configuration installation and operation manual 4-36 additional tasks ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 ipmux-8/16 displays the following confirmation message: all file-system will be erased and system will be reset. Continue??? (y/n) type y to confirm. File system 1. Dir (system files) 2. Dir (history...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 additional tasks 4-37 2. From the download/upload using xmodem menu, select file and choose the type of the file which you intend to transfer: application code boot code configuration file user file lan code. 3. Type d to...
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Chapter 4 configuration installation and operation manual 4-38 additional tasks ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 3. Save the changes. Ipmux-8/16 starts file transfer using tftp. Download/upload using tftp 1. File name filename.Cmp 2. Command no operation 3. Server ip 0.0.0.0 4. Retry timeout 15 5. Total timeout...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 4 configuration ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 additional tasks 4-39 resetting ipmux-8/16 you can perform the overall reset of ipmux-8/16. Path : main > system > reset. To reset ipmux-8/16: 1. From the system menu, select reset. The following confirmation message appe...
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Chapter 4 configuration installation and operation manual 4-40 additional tasks ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00
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Ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 overview 5-1 chapter 5 configuring for a typical application this chapter provides detailed instructions for setting up a typical application using ipmux-11 and ipmux-16. 5.1 overview application the section provides detailed instructions for configuring two ipmux-11 units oppos...
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Chapter 5 configuring for a typical application installation and operation manual 5-2 overview ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 the ip network can consist of either switches or routers. The minimum requirement is 10 mbps full duplex. An ipmux should be configured with a default gateway/next hop addresses if a r...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 5 configuring for a typical application ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring ipmux-11 units 5-3 the initial configuration of the ipmux-11 and the ipmux-16 needs to be done via an ascii terminal connected to the ipmux terminal control port. However, after perform...
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Chapter 5 configuring for a typical application installation and operation manual 5-4 configuring ipmux-16 ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring bundles to assign timeslots to a bundle: 1. Display the connection menu (configuration > connection), and assign a number to a bundle. 2. Display the ds0 bundle...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 5 configuring for a typical application ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 configuring ipmux-16 5-5 configuring e1 parameters at the physical layer to configure e1 parameters at the physical layer: 1. Display the tdm (e1) configuration menu (configuration > physical layer...
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Chapter 5 configuring for a typical application installation and operation manual 5-6 checking the application ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 to connect ipmux-16 bundles: 1. Display the bundle connection configuration menu (configuration > bundle connection configuration ) and configure the following paramete...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 5 configuring for a typical application ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 checking the application 5-7 4. If you have sequence errors and underflows: check under lan statistics that your ethernet connection is full duplex. If it is detected as half duplex, this could ind...
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Chapter 5 configuring for a typical application installation and operation manual 5-8 checking the application ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00
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Ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 monitoring ipmux-8/16 performance 6-1 chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics this chapter discusses: • error detection by leds or alarms • diagnostic tests • troubleshooting • technical support information. 6.1 monitoring ipmux-8/16 performance ipmux-8/16 provides powerful pe...
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Chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics installation and operation manual 6-2 monitoring ipmux-8/16 performance ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 4. From the physical port statistics menu, select port and enter the number of the lan port, which statistics you intend to display (1 for 1-port ethernet modules, 1...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 monitoring ipmux-8/16 performance 6-3 table 6-1. Ethernet statistic parameters (1-port ethernet module) parameter description mac address mac address of the local port. Mode port mode is set either manua...
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Chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics installation and operation manual 6-4 monitoring ipmux-8/16 performance ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 table 6-2. Ethernet statistic parameters (4-port ethernet module) parameter description mac address mac address of the current port mode port mode is set either manu...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 monitoring ipmux-8/16 performance 6-5 displaying e1/t1 statistics e1/t1 statistics refer to the physical status of the e1/t1 traffic reaching the ipmux from the adjacent e1/t1 device. The e1 statistics p...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 monitoring ipmux-8/16 performance 6-7 table 6-3. E1/t1 statistic parameters (cont.) alarm description recommendation lof (red) a loss of frame indicates that the ipmux lost e1/t1 synch opposite its adjac...
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Chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics installation and operation manual 6-8 monitoring ipmux-8/16 performance ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 table 6-3. E1/t1 statistic parameters (cont.) alarm description recommendation bes a bursty errored seconds (also known as errored second type b) is a second during ...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 monitoring ipmux-8/16 performance 6-9 table 6-3. E1/t1 statistic parameters (cont.) alarm description recommendation inband loop t1 interface only. Displays the current status of the inband loopback. Ext...
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Chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics installation and operation manual 6-10 monitoring ipmux-8/16 performance ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 interval time indication is presented as follows: time since – time (in seconds) elapsed since the beginning of the currently active interval. Start time – time and...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 monitoring ipmux-8/16 performance 6-11 table 6-4. E3/t3 statistic parameters alarm description los the los defect is declared upon observing 175 +/- 75 contiguous pulse positions with no pulses of either...
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Chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics installation and operation manual 6-12 monitoring ipmux-8/16 performance ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 4. From the physical port statistics menu, select interval and enter the number of the 15-minute, which statistics you intend to display (1–96), or type n or p to b...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 monitoring ipmux-8/16 performance 6-13 table 6-5. Ct3 statistic parameters alarm description los the los defect is declared upon observing 175 +/- 75 contiguous pulse positions with no pulses of either p...
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Chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics installation and operation manual 6-14 monitoring ipmux-8/16 performance ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 displaying bundle connection data ipmux-8/16 allows viewing the following bundle connection data: • current connection status per bundle • bundle connection statist...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 monitoring ipmux-8/16 performance 6-15 • for bundles cross-connected internally, the next hop mac address is set to n/a, and the connectivity status is ok – loop to the cross-connected bundle. • if conne...
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Chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics installation and operation manual 6-16 monitoring ipmux-8/16 performance ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 table 6-6. Bundle connection status parameters (cont.) parameter description sequence errors each packet transmitted by ipmux holds a sequence number. The receiving...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 monitoring ipmux-8/16 performance 6-17 table 6-6. Bundle connection status parameters (cont.) parameter description jitter buffer underflow the ipmux is equipped with a “packet delay variation tolerance”...
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Chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics installation and operation manual 6-18 monitoring ipmux-8/16 performance ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 table 6-6. Bundle connection status parameters (cont.) parameter description jitter buffer overflows the number of times an overflow situation took place. Explanati...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 monitoring ipmux-8/16 performance 6-19 a new end event (such as sn errors end slot1 port1 bndl1) is stored in the event log if the number of errors has been below threshold during the last minute. With t...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 handling alarms and traps 6-21 displaying events path : main > system > event log > read logfile. To access the event log: 1. From the main menu, select system. 2. From the system menu, select event log....
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Chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics installation and operation manual 6-22 handling alarms and traps ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 clearing events path : main > system > event log > clear logfile. To clear the event log: 1. From the event log menu, select clear log file. Ipmux-8/16 displays the followi...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 handling alarms and traps 6-23 table 6-7. Event list (cont.) event description corrective action sn errors slotx porty bndlz n ev's the n number of sequence errors have been detected on slot x port y bun...
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Chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics installation and operation manual 6-24 handling alarms and traps ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 2. From the alarm traps mask menu, select alarm id to choose alarm that you intend to mask. Table 6-8 lists all traps supported by ipmux-8/16, traps which have alarm id can...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 handling alarms and traps 6-25 table 6-8. Ipmux-8/16 traps (cont.) alarm id alarm description, severity trap sent to nms ipmux-8/16 snmp agent received snmp request with a wrong community name rfc1215.Au...
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Chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics installation and operation manual 6-26 testing the units ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 activating minor/major alarms the first step is to activate all relevant alarms in ipmux-8/16 via a terminal or an nms. This is performed via the management configuration screen. •...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 testing the units 6-27 internal loopback a tdm interface module can be set to an internal loop to test the connection between the tdm port and the ip network. In this mode, data coming from the ip networ...
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Chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics installation and operation manual 6-28 testing the units ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 to activate an inband loopback: • from the loopback configuration, perform the following: 1. Select loopback state and set it to disable. 2. Select loopback location and set it as ...
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Chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics installation and operation manual 6-30 frequently asked questions ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 6.4 troubleshooting table 6-9 lists faults and describes the actions required to correct the event (alarm) indication. Table 6-9. Troubleshooting chart fault probable caus...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 frequently asked questions 6-31 all other alarms sent from the near-end tdm device (including information on timeslot 0), will be propagated transparently by the local ipmux, to the remote end tdm device...
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Chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics installation and operation manual 6-32 frequently asked questions ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 while the switches are responsible for giving the priority according to the vlan info. Verify that the ipmux traffic has the highest priority in the relevant ethernet netw...
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Installation and operation manual chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 technical support 6-33 normally these problems are solved by giving priority to the ipmux traffic over all other traffic. As can be shown, even though there is sufficient bandwidth, there might still be ...
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Chapter 6 troubleshooting and diagnostics installation and operation manual 6-34 technical support ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00
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Ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 ethernet connectors a-1 appendix a interface connector specifications a.1 e1 and t1 connectors the e1 and t1 interfaces of ipmux-8/16 terminate in an 8-pin rj-45 connector, wired in accordance with table a-1 . Table a-1. E1/t1 connector pinouts pin designation direction function...
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Appendix a interface connector specifications installation and operation manual a-2 control connector ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 table a-2. Ethernet connector pinout pin function 1 tx+ 2 tx– 3 rx+ 6 rx– 4, 5, 7, 8 not used a.3 control connector control port connector pinout the control terminal interface ...
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Installation and operation manual appendix a interface connector specifications ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 control connector a-3 cross cable wiring cross cable (cbl-db-9/db-9/null) is supplied with ipmux-8/16 for an ascii terminal connection. The cable includes two 9-pin d-type male connectors. Figure a-2...
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Appendix a interface connector specifications installation and operation manual a-4 external clock connector ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 a.4 alarm connector the dry contact alarm relay terminates in a 9-pin d-type female connector. Table a-4 lists the connector wiring. Table a-4. Alarm relay connector pino...
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Ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 booting ipmux-8/16 b-1 appendix b boot sequence for downloading software this appendix provides a description of the ipmux-8/16 boot procedure. The ipmux-8/16 software is stored in the flash memory in two sections, in the boot sector and in the file system. The boot sector holds...
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Appendix b boot sequence for downloading software installation and operation manual b-2 booting ipmux-8/16 ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 boot sequence the ipmux-8/16 boot procedure comprises the following stages: 1. The boot program searches for the operating file in the file system: if the file exists, a me...
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Ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 snmp environment c-1 appendix c snmp management this appendixprovides specific information for ipmux-8/16 management by snmp (simple network management protocol). The snmp management functions of ipmux-8/16 are provided by an internal snmp agent. The snmp management communicatio...
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Appendix c snmp management installation and operation manual c-2 snmp environment ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 management information base (mib) the mib includes a collection of managed objects. A managed object is defined as a parameter that can be managed, such as a performance statistics value. The mib i...
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Installation and operation manual appendix c snmp management ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 snmp environment c-3 mibs supported by the ipmux-8/16 snmp agent the interpretation of the relevant mibs is a function of the snmp agent of each managed entity. The general mibs supported by the ipmux-8/16 snmp agent a...
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Appendix c snmp management installation and operation manual c-4 snmp environment ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 in general, snmp agents support two types of access rights: read-only : the snmp agent accepts and processes only snmp getrequest and getnextrequest commands from management stations which have a r...
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Ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 i-1 index —a— ac power connecting, 2-8 site requirements, 2-2 alarm relay port connecting, 6-25 connector pinout, a-4 alarms masking traps, 6-23 relay, 6-25 applications, 1-2 enterprise connectivity over man, 1-2 extending e1/t1 over ip, 1-2 grooming timeslots, 1-10 point-to-poi...
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Index installation and operation manual i-2 ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 ping, 6-28 running loopbacks, 6-27 t1 inband loopback, 6-27 trace route, 6-29 display configuration summary, 4-34 inventory, 4-33 downloading application via tftp, 4-37 via xmodem, 4-36 dry contact, 6-25, a-4 dsu, 4-17 —e— e1 clock, 4-...
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Installation and operation manual index ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 i-3 —m— m13, 4-20 management, 1-4, 1-27 access levels, 3-7 authentication, 3-7 choosing options, 3-8 configuration alternatives, 3-6 control port, 4-7 default gateway, 4-6 default settings, 3-4 inband, 1-27 login, 3-7 network managers, 4-4...
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Index installation and operation manual i-4 ipmux-8/16 ver. 6.00 round trip delay, 1-19 rtd, 1-19 rx sensitivity, 4-14 —s— setrequest, c-1, c-4 sfp, 2-2 installing, 2-5 removing, 2-5 signaling mode, 4-15, 4-17 snmp, 1-27 authentication, c-4 community, 4-1, c-3 controlling access, 4-7 environment, c-...
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