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    HOTWIRE  DSLAM FOR 8310 MVL  AND 8510 DSL CARDS USER’S GUIDE Document No. 8000-A2-GB26-00[...]

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    Printed on recycled paper A 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 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 distributed, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any human or compute[...]

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    i 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Contents About This Guide H Document Purpose and Intended Audience v . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H Document Summary vi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H Product-Related Documents vii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Contents ii 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 3 Initial Setup Instructions H Overview 3-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H Accessing the System for the First T ime 3-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H Setting the Management IP Address and Subnet Mask on the M[...]

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    Contents iii 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 7 Diagnostics and T r oubleshooting H Applications Screens 7-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H Diagnostic Screens 7-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H T roubleshooting 7-3 . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    v 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 About This Guide Document Purpose and Intended Audience This guide describes how to configure and operate the software component of the Hotwire Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) system. It is intended for administrators and operators who maintain the networks that support Hotwire operation. A basic unders[...]

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    About This Guide vi 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Document Summary Section Description Chapter 1 Hotwire DSLAM System Description. Provides an overview of the Hotwire 8600 and 8800 systems. Chapter 2 Hotwire Menus and Screens. Describes the operation of Hotwire menus, screens, and commonly used navigation keys. Also provides instructions on how to log i[...]

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    About This Guide vii 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Pr oduct-Related Documents Document Number Document Title 5020-A2-GN10 Hotwire 5020 POTS Splitter Central Office Installation Instructions 5030-A2-GN10 Hotwire 5030 POTS Splitter Customer Premises Installation Instructions 5038-A2-GN10 Hotwire 5038 Distributed POTS Splitter Customer Premises Installatio[...]

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    About This Guide viii 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998[...]

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    1-1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Hotwire DSLAM System Description 1 What is the Hotwir e DSLAM? The Hotwire t Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) is a DSL platform that houses a Management Communications Controller (MCC) card and up to 18 DSL cards. These can be 8310 Multiple Virtual Lines (MVL t ) cards, 8510 Rate Adaptive Digital Subsc[...]

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    Hotwire DSLAM System Description 1-2 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 NOTE: If you would like more information on DSL-based services, applications, and network deployment, refer to Paradyne’s DSL Sourcebook. The book may be ordered by calling 1-800-P ARADYNE or through Paradyne’s W orld Wide Web Site at http://www .paradyne.com . The following illustra[...]

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    Hotwire DSLAM System Description 1-3 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Hotwir e DSLAM Components The Hotwire DSLAM system consists of the following components: H Hotwire DSLAM chassis There are two types of chassis: — The Hotwire 8600 DSLAM chassis is an independent, standalone system. The stackable design provides for up to six chassis to share managemen[...]

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    Hotwire DSLAM System Description 1-4 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 — The Hotwire 8800 DSLAM chassis is a 20-slot chassis designed to house up to 18 DSL cards and one MCC card. (The remaining slot is reserved for future use.) ALARMS Major Minor Fan B A POWER MCC SYSTEM OK Alm Test ETHERNET TX RX Coll 98-15973 MGT SERIAL MGT 10BT ALARM SLOTS 1 - 6 SLOTS[...]

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    Hotwire DSLAM System Description 1-5 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 H One Management Communications Controller (MCC) card The chassis requires one MCC card, which is a processor card that administers and provides diagnostic connectivity to the DSL cards. It acts as a mid-level manager and works in conjunction with a Simple Network Management Protocol (SN[...]

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    Hotwire DSLAM System Description 1-6 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Levels of Access There are two levels of diagnostic/administrative access in the Hotwire DSLAM system: H Administrator The Administrator has complete read/write access to the DSLAM system. With Administrator permission, you can set specific parameters and variables to configure cards, po[...]

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    Hotwire DSLAM System Description 1-7 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Monitoring the DSL Cards The Hotwire DSLAM software provides submenu options to monitor the activity of the Hotwire DSL cards. The monitoring screens allow you to: H List the status of active ports and interfaces in a card, as well as display statistics about other physical layers and in[...]

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    Hotwire DSLAM System Description 1-8 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998[...]

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    2-1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Hotwire Menus and Scr eens 2 Overview The Hotwire DSLAM has a menu- and screen-driven user interface system that enables the user to configure and monitor the Hotwire cards. This chapter contains: H Menu and Screen Formats H Commonly Used Navigation Keys H Hotwire Menu Hierarchy View H Logging In to the System H Exiting[...]

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    Hotwire Menus and Screens 2-2 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Menu and Scr een Formats The Hotwire DSLAM uses an ASCII-based text format for its menus and screens. This section describes the components of a typical Hotwire menu and screen. Components of a Hotwire Menu A typical Hotwire menu format looks like this: 1 2 3 1. Menu Title is the top line of th[...]

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    Hotwire Menus and Screens 2-3 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Components of a Hotwire Scr een A typical Hotwire screen looks like this: 2 1 4 3 1. System Header Line is the top line of the screen. This line has two fields that provide system login information. — The first field displays the system name or the individual card name. (Access the System Inf[...]

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    Hotwire Menus and Screens 2-4 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 For example, in the above illustration, the following line is displayed: Hotwire 8600: DSL01: 8510: __ M __ D UXXX The first field indicates the chassis type. In this case, the system in use is the Hotwire 8600 DSLAM system. The second field indicates the card selected. In this example, the DSL[...]

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    Hotwire Menus and Screens 2-5 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Hotwir e Menu Hierarchy This section describes the menu structure of the Hotwire user interface. Hotwire Chassis Main Menu The following illustration shows the Hotwire Chassis Main Menu. Hotwire Chassis A. Chassis Inf o B. Card Selection C . Logout 97-15566-0 1 From the Hotwire Chassis Main Men[...]

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    Hotwire Menus and Screens 2-6 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Hotwire – MCC Menu After selecting the MCC card from the Card Selection screen, the DSLAM system displays the Hotwire – MCC Menu. From this menu, you can configure, monitor , run applications, and troubleshoot the MCC card. For information on the MCC card, see Hotwire Management Communicati[...]

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    Hotwire Menus and Screens 2-7 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 The following figure illustrates the complete Configuration menu hierarchy from the Hotwire – DSL menu. 98-15899 Configuration A. Card Status B. Por ts C. Interf aces D . Users E. Bridge F . SN Configuration (E) Bridge A. General B. Card VLAN C. P or t VLAN D . Client VLAN E. ARP (E) ARP A. P[...]

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    Hotwire Menus and Screens 2-8 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 The following figure illustrates the complete Monitoring menu hierarchy from the Hotwire – DSL menu. (A) Card Status A. Card Inf o B. Login Histor y C . Syslog (B) Physical La yer A. Activ e List B. Ether net Stats C. EtherHDLC Stats D . DSL Link P erf E. DSL P erf Stats F . DSL Error Stats G[...]

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    Hotwire Menus and Screens 2-9 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Reviewing the Levels of Access There are two levels of privileges on the Hotwire DSLAM system. Y our user accounts can be configured with a user name, password, and privilege of: H Administrator , giving you access to all of the features of the system including configuration options, or H Opera[...]

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    Hotwire Menus and Screens 2-10 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 NOTE: The login ID and password are case sensitive; that is, the system recognizes both upper- and lower-case letters. For example, if you enter your user name and password information in upper case letters and your assigned user name and password are in upper- and lower-case letters, the syst[...]

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    Hotwire Menus and Screens 2-1 1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 On the chassis display , the following information is shown. Position Display Description <slot number> Slt. M = MCC card; 1–18 = slot number for a DSL card <card type> Mdl#. First four digits of the card model number . RADSL = 8510, MVL card = 8310 1 T (T est mode) Card current[...]

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    Hotwire Menus and Screens 2-12 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Accessing the Hotwire – DSL Menu and Selecting a Specific DSL Card " Procedur e T o access the Hotwire – DSL menu: 1. From the Hotwire Chassis Main Menu, select Card Selection. The Card Selection screen appears. 2. V erify that the DSL card you want to access appears on the Card Selec[...]

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    3-1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Initial Setup Instructions 3 Overview This chapter provides instructions on how to access the system for the first time and perform initial setup instructions. NOTE: It is highly recommended that you read the Hotwire DSLAM for 8310 MVL and 8510 DSL Cards Network Configuration Guide before you configure the system. Acces[...]

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    Initial Setup Instructions 3-2 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 " Procedur e T o set the management IP address and subnet mask from the console terminal: 1. Power up the chassis. After the self-test completes, the Who Am I screen appears. 2. From the Who Am I screen, enter the management domain IP address of the MCC card and press Return. For example,[...]

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    Initial Setup Instructions 3-3 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 3. Do one of the following at the (nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn): prompt: — T o accept the subnet mask, press Return or , — T o enter a different subnet mask, enter a new subnet mask and press Return. The system highlights the OK to restart?: prompt. 4. T ype y at the yes/no: prompt to restart the card[...]

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    Initial Setup Instructions 3-4 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Chassis Information Screen " Procedur e T o enter or display chassis configuration information: 1. Choose Chassis Info from the Hotwire Chassis Main Menu. The following table describes the information you should enter on the Chassis Information screen. Field Input Description Chassis Name[...]

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    4-1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Configuring the Hotwire DSLAM 4 Overview The Hotwire DSLAM enables you to configure and manage the Hotwire MCC and DSL cards. This chapter describes the basic card configuration instructions. Configuring the MCC Card and DSL Cards Use the procedures in the following order to configure the MCC card and DSL cards for the [...]

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    Configuring the Hotwire DSLAM 4-2 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 The following tables list the basic steps you need to configure the MCC card and the DSL and MVL cards. For the Management Domain, perform task . . . On the . . . See . . . 1. Clear NVRAM if the Who Am I screen does not appear . MCC Card Clear NVRAM , page 4-3. 2. Set the IP address and Sub[...]

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    Configuring the Hotwire DSLAM 4-3 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Clear NVRAM Prior to configuring your system, you should clear NVRAM on the MCC and DSL cards if the Who Am I screen is not displayed on system power up. " Procedur e 1. Select Configuration → Card Status → NVRAM Clear ( A-A-D ). 2. Enter yes at the Type ’yes’ to proceed or ^z [...]

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    Configuring the Hotwire DSLAM 4-4 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Setting Time and Date When you select T ime/Date from the Card Status menu, the T ime/Date screen is displayed. From this screen, you can configure the local time and date on the card. " Procedur e T o set the time and date on the MCC card: 1. Select B. Card Selection from the Hotwire [...]

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    Configuring the Hotwire DSLAM 4-5 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Creating SNMP Community Strings and Enabling Authentication Failure T raps " Procedur e T o configure SNMP community strings and enable the Authentication Failure trap mechanism: 1. From the MCC Main Menu, select Configuration → SNMP → Communities/T raps ( A-F-B ). 2. If desired, e[...]

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    Configuring the Hotwire DSLAM 4-6 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Configuring VLAN(s) on a DSL or MVL Card " Procedur e T o configure at least one VLAN ID for this DSL or MVL card: 1. Select Configuration → Bridge → Card VLAN ( A-E-B ). 2. Enter 0 or press Return at the Item Number (0 to add new record): prompt. 3. Enter the VLAN ID at the Enter [...]

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    Configuring the Hotwire DSLAM 4-7 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Configuring the Next Hop Router for each VLAN " Procedur e T o configure the default next hop router for each VLAN: 1. Select Configuration → Bridge → Port VLAN ( A-E-C ). 2. Enter the port number at the DSL Port #: prompt. 3. Enter e to edit at the Action(Edit/Activate/Deactivate)[...]

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    Configuring the Hotwire DSLAM 4-8 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998[...]

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    5-1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 8310 MVL and 8510 DSL Card Configuration 5 Overview This chapter describes configuration options on the DSL card. Use these options to customize your applications. For information on customizing the MCC card, see Hotwire Management Communications Controller (MCC) Card, IP Conservative, User ’s Guide. DSL Configuration[...]

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    8310 MVL and 8510 DSL Card Configuration 5-2 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 NOTE: Only a user who logs on to the Hotwire DSLAM with Administrative permission can configure the DSL card. " Procedur e T o configure card information, time/date, clear NVRAM, upload or download configuration sets, download new firmware, or reset card: 1. Follow this menu[...]

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    8310 MVL and 8510 DSL Card Configuration 5-3 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T able 5-1. Card Status Options (2 of 3) NVRAM Cfg Loader A-A-D Gives the user the ability to upload or download a copy of the card’s binary configuration data to or from a T rivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server . Configuration File Name –The file name may be a regular[...]

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    8310 MVL and 8510 DSL Card Configuration 5-4 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T able 5-1. Card Status Options (3 of 3) Download Code A This screen is similar to the NVRAM Config Loader screen. Image File Name – The file name may be a regular pathname expression of directory names separated by a forward slash (/) ending with the file name. The total pathn[...]

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    8310 MVL and 8510 DSL Card Configuration 5-5 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 DSL Configuration Ports Scr eens Use the system information submenu of the Ports screens to display the DSL Ports screen. " Procedur e T o configure ports: 1. Follow this menu sequence: Configuration → Ports ( A-B ) 2. The Ports menu appears. Enter the desired value on eac[...]

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    8310 MVL and 8510 DSL Card Configuration 5-6 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T able 5-2. Ports Options (2 of 3) DSL Ports (DSL Parameters) 8510 Card A-B-B Gives the user the ability to configure the operational and alarm parameters of the DSL ports on the 8510 card. Each DSL port is configured separately . Action – Edit/Reset. Edit to configure the DSL [...]

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    8310 MVL and 8510 DSL Card Configuration 5-7 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T able 5-2. Ports Options (3 of 3) DSL Ports (DSL Parameters) 8310 Card A-B-B Gives the user the ability to configure the operational and alarm parameters of the DSL ports on the 8310 card. Each DSL port is configured separately . Action – Edit/Reset. Edit to configure the DSL [...]

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    8310 MVL and 8510 DSL Card Configuration 5-8 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 " Procedur e T o view DSL card information and configure Maximum T ransmission Unit (MTU) settings or restart, stop, or monitor an interface: 1. Follow this menu sequence: Configuration → Interfaces ( A-C ) 2. The Interfaces menu appears. Enter the desired value on each se[...]

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    8310 MVL and 8510 DSL Card Configuration 5-9 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 DSL Configuration Bridge Scr eens Use the system information submenu of the Bridge screens to configure bridging information. " Procedur e 1. Follow this menu sequence: Configuration → Bridge ( A-E ) 2. The Bridge menu appears. Enter the desired value on each selected scre[...]

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    8310 MVL and 8510 DSL Card Configuration 5-10 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T able 5-4. Bridge Options (1 of 2) General A-E-A Gives the user the ability to configure bridge aging timeouts for MAC entries on the bridge and general bridge parameters. There are no user configurable elements on this screen except for the ability to set the bridge aging time[...]

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    8310 MVL and 8510 DSL Card Configuration 5-1 1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T able 5-4. Bridge Options (2 of 2) Client VLAN (Client) A-E-D Gives the user the ability to configure static clients on VLANs. As there are up to 32 clients per port, multiple screens are required to completely configure the port. For a list of VLAN IDs, press Ctrl-v . DSL Por[...]

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    8310 MVL and 8510 DSL Card Configuration 5-12 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 DSL Configuration Service Node Scr eens Use the SN Configuration screen to configure endpoint Service Node information. " Procedur e 1. Follow this menu sequence: Configuration → SN Configuration ( A-F ). 2. The SN Configuration menu appears. Enter the desired value on th[...]

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    6-1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6 Overview The Hotwire DSLAM lets you to monitor the activity of the Hotwire DSL cards. When you select Monitoring from the Hotwire DSL Main Menu, a menu tree of selections on history and error logs, performance statistics, card status, and physical and logical interface status information i[...]

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    Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-2 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 " Procedur e T o view general card information, login history , and the syslog: 1. Follow this menu sequence: Monitoring → Card Status ( B-A ) 2. The Card Status menu appears. Select the submenu option as shown in T able 6-1 and press Return. T able 6-1. Card Status Options Card Info [...]

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    Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-3 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 DSL Monitoring Physical Layer Scr eens Use the Physical Layer screens to display read-only system information about physical ports. " Procedur e T o view the active ports list, Ethernet statistics, and HDLC bus statistics: 1. Follow this menu sequence: Monitoring → Physical Layer ( B-[...]

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    Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-4 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T able 6-2. Physical Layer Options (2 of 5) Ethernet Stats (Ethernet Statistics) B-B-B Displays a list of the Ethernet statistics of the LAN port (e1a). The counters increment in real time and you may enter Ctrl-r at any time to reset the counters. Port – T ype of port (e1a). Initialized E[...]

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    Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-5 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T able 6-2. Physical Layer Options (3 of 5) Ethernet Stats (Ethernet Statistics) (continued) B-B-B Packets transmitted – Number of packets transmitted by the Ethernet port and what type. – Multicast – Single packets copied to a specific subset of network addresses. – Broadcast – Me[...]

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    Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-6 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T able 6-2. Physical Layer Options (4 of 5) DSL Link Perf (DSL Link Performance Summary) B-B-D Displays a summary of the link performance for each of the DSL ports. Enter port number one to four to see the fields for current 15-minute period (real time count of events during the past 0 to 15[...]

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    Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-7 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T able 6-2. Physical Layer Options (5 of 5) DSL Error Stats B-B-F Displays the error performance (margin) rates for each of the DSL ports after selecting a specific DSL port number . Margin is a measure of performance. Enter port number one to four to see the fields for current 15-minute per[...]

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    Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-8 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 DSL Monitoring Interfaces Scr eens Use the Interfaces screens to display read-only system information about interfaces. " Procedur e T o view the active interfaces list, and interface status list: 1. Follow this menu sequence: Monitoring → Interfaces ( B-C ) 2. The Monitor Interfaces [...]

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    Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-9 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T able 6-3. Monitor Interfaces Options Active List (Active Interfaces List) B-C-A Displays a list of the current status of all of the active interfaces in the card. if – Number of the interface. name – Name of the interface. type – Interface type (static). link – Name of the protocol[...]

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    Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-10 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 DSL Network Pr otocol Screens Use the Network Protocol screens to display read-only system information. " Procedur e T o view socket statistics, UDP statistics, TCP data and connection statistics, IP statistics, ICMP statistics, and SNMP statistics. (These statistics only apply to traf[...]

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    Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-1 1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T able 6-4. Network Protocol Options (1 of 5) Socket Statistics B-D-A Displays information for the interface. Enter the socket name from the active socket list to view information on the application assigned to the specified socket number . Start Socket – Enter the socket number to start[...]

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    Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-12 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T able 6-4. Network Protocol Options (2 of 5) TCP Statistics (TCP Data Statistics) B-D-C Displays a summary of the T ransmission Control Protocol (TCP) data activity (packets and bytes transmitted and received) on all interfaces on the card. The left column is for received data and the righ[...]

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    Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-13 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T able 6-4. Network Protocol Options (3 of 5) TCP Connection Statistics B-D-C When you press Return on the TCP Data Statistics screen, the TCP Connection Statistics screen is displayed, showing a summary of the TCP connection activity on all interfaces on the card. connection requests – N[...]

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    Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-14 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T able 6-4. Network Protocol Options (4 of 5) ICMP Statistics (ICMP Packet Statistics) B-D-E Displays a summary of the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) activity on all interfaces of the card such as echo replies, source quench messages, and information requests with their output, in[...]

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    Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-15 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T able 6-4. Network Protocol Options (5 of 5) SNMP Authentication Statistics B-D-F When you press Return on the SNMP Statistics screen, the SNMP Authentication Statistics screen is displayed, giving you additional Community Administration information. Community Administration – Number of [...]

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    Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-16 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 DSL Bridge Scr eens Use the Bridge screens to display read-only system information. " Procedur e T o view bridge information: 1. Follow this menu sequence: Monitoring → Bridge ( B-E ) 2. The Bridge menu appears. Select the submenu option as shown in T able 6-5 and press Return.[...]

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    Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-17 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T able 6-5. Bridge Options (1 of 2) Bridge T able B-E-A Displays information on various bridge functions. Item – Enter the item number you wish to display from one to 16. VLAN – VLAN ID between two and 4094 (Default = Null). Mux Fwd – Enable/Disable. IP Filter – Enable/Disable. IP S[...]

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    Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-18 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T able 6-5. Bridge Options (2 of 2) Client B-E-C Displays specific attributes on a per port basis. DSL Port # – Enter the DSL port number 1–4 (Default = 1). User to Display – Entry number . T otal – T otal number of users. User – Enter the input number of the client (Default = 0).[...]

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    Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-19 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 DSL SN Information Scr een Use the SN Information screen to display read-only Service Node information. " Procedur e 1. Follow this menu sequence: Monitoring → SN Information ( B-F ) 2. The SN menu appears. The information displayed on this screen is shown in T able 6-6.[...]

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    Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-20 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T able 6-6. Service Node Options SN Information B-F Displays Service Node information. Port # – Enter the DSL or MVL port number (1 to 4). SN T ype – Model number of endpoint. For Model 8510, the SN is 5620. For Model 8310, the SN is 6310 MVL modem. System Name – 16 alphanumeric chara[...]

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    7-1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Diagnostics and T r oubleshooting 7 Applications Scr eens This menu selection is not currently supported on this card. Diagnostic Scr eens Use the Diagnostics submenu to perform selftests or view alarm status.[...]

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    Diagnostics and T roubleshooting 7-2 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 " Procedur e T o view selftest, card alarm, packet test, and SN self-test information: 1. Follow these menu sequences: Diagnostics → Selftest ( D-A ) Diagnostics → Alarms ( D-B ) Diagnostics → Packet Echo ( D-C ) Diagnostics → SN Selftest ( D-D ) 2. The Diagnostics menu appe[...]

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    Diagnostics and T roubleshooting 7-3 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T r oubleshooting The status of each card in the Hotwire DSLAM is indicated on the Card Selection screen (see Chapter 2, Hotwire Menus and Screens ). Choose Card Selection from the Hotwire Chassis Main Menu. The status of each DSL card is indicated by codes being displayed in any of eigh[...]

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    Diagnostics and T roubleshooting 7-4 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Checking Alarms If the Card Selection screen indicates that a Major or Minor Alarm is on a card, follow the menu sequence Diagnostics → Alarms ( D - B ) to determine the cause of the alarm. NOTE: If a DSL card does not appear on the Card Selection screen because the MCC card can no lon[...]

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    Diagnostics and T roubleshooting 7-5 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T able 7-2. Major Alarms (2 of 2) Failure T ype Action Ethernet port failure 1. Check cable connections to the DSLAM. – If cables are terminated properly , go to Step 2. – If cables are not terminated properly , terminate them correctly . 2. Check cable connections to the Hub or Ethe[...]

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    Diagnostics and T roubleshooting 7-6 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Minor Alarms Use T able 7-3 to determine the appropriate action to take for each Minor Alarm. T able 7-3. Minor Alarms (1 of 2) Failure T ype Action Config Error 1. Check the Selftest Results display by following the menu sequence: Diagnostics → Selftest. 2. Do another Selftest (Reset)[...]

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    Diagnostics and T roubleshooting 7-7 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T able 7-3. Minor Alarms (2 of 2) Failure T ype Action Link Down Threshold (A trap message is sent if the number of DSL link down events in 15 minutes exceeds the selected value.) H If the threshold is set low (1–4), and the link is currently down, then there may be a loop or SN proble[...]

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    Diagnostics and T roubleshooting 7-8 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Network Pr oblems Review the following symptoms and possible solutions to help in solving any problems you may encounter on the Hotwire DSLAM. PROBLEM: Intranetworking communication problems. ACTION: 1. V erify that the internetworking network cables meet IEEE standards for local Etherne[...]

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    Diagnostics and T roubleshooting 7-9 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 No Response at Startup PROBLEM: DSL cards do not respond at startup after rebooting chassis. ACTION: 1. Reset the MCC card. 2. Be sure LEDs go through the reset sequence once. Then, a second time after 15–20 seconds. Cannot Upload Configurations to a Unix Server PROBLEM: TFTP server de[...]

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    Diagnostics and T roubleshooting 7-10 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998[...]

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    A-1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Download Code and Apply Download A The Download Code menu option on the Hotwire DSLAM gives you the ability to upgrade your software with a new version of code and then apply this code to your system. New firmware releases are typically applied to either the MCC or DSL cards in your system. When a software upgrade affec[...]

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    Download Code and Apply Download A-2 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 TFTP Server Configuration When you are downloading code to an endpoint, configure your TFTP server with the following timeout values: H Retransmission timeout – V alue not less than 10 seconds. H T otal transmission – V alue not less than three times the retransmission timeout. Y ou [...]

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    Download Code and Apply Download A-3 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Download Only System: Automatic Immediate Apply In order for the system to become fully functional again, you must start the Download Code file transfer procedure. Enter the image file name and the TFTP Service IP address. Select yes to begin the file transfer . When the file transfer ha[...]

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    Download Code and Apply Download A-4 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998[...]

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    B-1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 T raps B T raps are configured via a T elnet or terminal session. The addition or removal of a card or another hardware component within the Hotwire DSLAM system causes a trap to be generated. These traps indicate a configuration change notification (CCN) of a card (a hardware replacement or a software upgrade). DSL Car[...]

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    T raps B-2 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Event T rap # – MIB * Comment T rap Class CCN (Configuration Change Notice) warning Configuration change caused by one the following events: H change affecting the entity MIB 1–ent xDSL link up or down T ransitions threshold exceeded minor Number of link down events above threshold. This rate is limited to on[...]

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    T raps B-3 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Event T rap # – MIB * Comment T rap Class xDSL test start normal T est started by any means. 6–dsl xDSL test clear normal T est over . 106–dsl DHCP filter security failure minor Can not add new route to route table because maximum number of stored rules reached. 1 1–dhcp SN device mismatch minor SN identi[...]

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    GL-1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Glossary A 10-Mbps Ethernet LAN that works on twisted-pair wiring. A symbol (usually numeric) that identifies the interface attached to a network. Address Resolution Protocol. Part of the TCP/IP suite, ARP dynamically links an IP address with a physical hardware address. An authentication server can either be a RADIUS [...]

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    Glossary GL-2 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Name of the DSL card’s and MCC card’ s 10BaseT (Ethernet) interface. A type of network that supports high-speed communication among systems. It is a widely-implemented standard for LANs. All hosts are connected to a coaxial cable where they contend for network access using a Carrier Sense, Multiple Access [...]

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    Glossary GL-3 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Network Management System. A computer system used for monitoring and controlling network devices. Network Service Provider . A local telephone company or ISP that provides network services to subscribers. A group of control and data characters that are switched as a unit within a communications network. An IP-[...]

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    Glossary GL-4 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Virtual terminal protocol in the Internet suite of protocols. Allows the user of one host computer to log into a remote host computer and interact as a normal terminal user for that host. Software that allows a PC to mimic the signals of a specific type of terminal, such as a VT100 or 3270, to communicate with[...]

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    IN-1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Index A Active Interfaces List screen, 6-8 Active List screen, 6-3 Active Ports List screen, 6-3 Add ARP Entry screen, 5-1 1 Administrator access, 1-6 Administrators Overview , 4-1 Alarms screen, 7-2 Alarms, Major , 7-4 Alarms, Minor , 7-6 **Apply Download, 5-3 Apply Download, A-1 Apply Download screen, 5-3 ARP Paramet[...]

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    Index IN-2 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 M Management Communications Controller (MCC), 1-1 Management Communications Controller card, 1-4 MCC card, 1-5 Multiple Virtual Line (MVL), 1-1 N navigation keys, 2-1, 2-4 network interface options, 5-2, 5-8, 5-12, 6-2, 6-3, 6-8, 6-1 1, 6-16, 6-20, 7-2 NVRAM Clear screen, 5-2 NVRAM Config Loader screen, 5-3 O Ope[...]