Megaplex-4100

Table of Contents Installation and Operation Manual
Configuring the Clock Source ............................................................................ 5-31
Configuring the Physical Layer .......................................................................... 5-32
Configuring Bundles ......................................................................................... 5-33
Interconnecting Bundles to Form Flows ............................................................ 5-36
Connecting Bundle to the E1 Ports ................................................................... 5-41
5.3 Configuration Procedure for Typical SONET Transport Application ............................. 5-44
Overview .............................................................................................................. 5-44
Configuration Sequence ........................................................................................ 5-45
Preliminary Configuration (All Sites) ...................................................................... 5-45
Configuring Equipment at Location A ..................................................................... 5-46
Configuring SDH/SONET Subsystems ................................................................. 5-46
Configuring OC-3 Physical Layer........................................................................ 5-47
Configuring System Clock Sources .................................................................... 5-48
Configuring and Mapping the PDH Ports ........................................................... 5-48
Configuring I/O Ports on Other Modules............................................................ 5-50
Configuring Ethernet Bundles ........................................................................... 5-52
Assign Timeslots on PDH Port 1 ........................................................................ 5-55
Configuration Equipment at Location B ................................................................. 5-56
Configuring SDH/SONET Subsystems ................................................................. 5-56
Configuring OC-3 Physical Ports ........................................................................ 5-57
Configuring the Timing and Clock Sources ......................................................... 5-58
Configuring and Mapping the PDH Ports ........................................................... 5-58
Configuring the I/O Ports of M8T1 Modules ...................................................... 5-60
Configuring I/O Ports on Other Modules............................................................ 5-61
Configuring Ethernet Bundles ........................................................................... 5-66
Assign Timeslots on CL PDH Port 1 ................................................................... 5-68
Assign Timeslots on M8T1 Ports ....................................................................... 5-69
Configuration Equipment at Location C .................................................................. 5-70
Configuring SDH/SONET Subsystems ................................................................. 5-70
Configuring OC-3 Physical Ports ........................................................................ 5-70
Configuring the Timing and Clock Sources ......................................................... 5-71
Bypassing PDH Ports ........................................................................................ 5-72
Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
6.1 Monitoring Performance ............................................................................................. 6-1
Overview of Monitoring Menu ................................................................................. 6-2
Selecting a System Monitoring Task ........................................................................ 6-7
Displaying the Active Alarms ................................................................................... 6-7
Monitoring the Timing Source Status ..................................................................... 6-12
Monitoring the CL Module Status .......................................................................... 6-12
Monitoring the Megaplex-4100 Remote Agents ..................................................... 6-13
Monitoring the APS Status .................................................................................... 6-14
Selecting Virtual Ports for Monitoring .................................................................... 6-15
Monitoring Virtual Ports on I/O Modules ................................................................ 6-16
Selecting a Virtual Port or Bundle for Monitoring ............................................... 6-16
Displaying I/O Virtual Port Monitoring Data ....................................................... 6-17
Monitoring Virtual Ports on CL Modules ................................................................. 6-22
Selecting a CL Virtual Port for Monitoring .......................................................... 6-22
Monitoring SDH/SONET Virtual Ports ................................................................. 6-24
Monitoring – VC-4 and STS-1 Virtual Ports ........................................................ 6-25
Monitoring – VC-3 Virtual Ports ......................................................................... 6-30
Monitoring – VC-12 or VT1.5 Virtual Ports ......................................................... 6-32
Displaying WAN Intervals Parameters ................................................................ 6-36
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