Carrier Access AB II, User Manual

Page 1: ...Access Bank II REMOTE MONITOR USER S GUIDE 5395 Pearl Parkway Boulder CO 80301 2490 fax 303 546 9724 http www carrieraccess com Part Number 770 0099 Revision 1 0 6 99 ...

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Page 5: ...l cross connect DCS and digital voice switch into one product The Remote Monitor provides a convenient and user friendly software interface for configuring monitoring and testing the performance of the Access Bank II The Access Bank II Remote Monitor software interface connects to the Access Bank II through the RS 232 Management Data Port on the front control panel Once the Remote Monitor applicat...

Page 6: ...ata multiplexing and is equipped with integrated pairs of Channel Service Units CSUs and Data Service Units DSUs It supplies up to 3 072 Mbps of synchronous bandwidth capacity for connecting customer premises telecommunications equipment to public and private network DS1 services A V 35 port for internet or router connections may be configured for up to 1 5 Mbps on one T1 while all 24 voice channe...

Page 7: ...re digital from end to end the data transfer rates are optimized SDSL connections use standard copper phone wires for connections to routers and other data applications 0 0 4 Access Bank II SNMP SDSL The Access Bank II SNMP SDSL offers all of the features of the Access Bank II with the following additional features An embedded Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP agent supporting MIB II and sta...

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Page 9: ... 1 6 Pull Down Menus 1 7 Setting Up Remote Monitor 1 8 Setting Up Remote Management 1 9 Connecting to the Access Bank II 1 10 Help 1 12 General Rules and Tips for Using the Remote Monitor 1 13 Reading and Sending Screens 1 13 Screen Flagging 1 15 Changing to a New Product 1 15 Saving Configurations 1 15 Loading Configurations 1 16 Miscellaneous 1 16 System Setup System Setup Screens 2 1 Flagging C...

Page 10: ... 232 Data Port Setup 5 1 Setting the Synchronous Data Rate or Asynchronous Subrate 5 1 Synchronous Data Rate Option 5 2 Asynchronous Subrate Options 5 3 Connections Static Connections 6 1 Connecting Individual Channels 6 2 Configuring Contiguous Channels 6 3 Channel Type 6 3 Performance The Event Log Screen 7 1 Retrieving Events from the Event Log 7 4 Clearing the Event Log 7 4 T1 History 7 4 Defi...

Page 11: ...g the Remote Monitor management station are Intel 486 Pentium 100 MHz minimum CPU or compatible 16MBytes RAM 10Mbytes available hard disk space VGA monitor with 800 x 600 resolution and 16 bit color recommended 640 x 480 8 bit color minimum Windows 95 98 NT Keyboard Mouse Monitor A CD ROM or 3 5 diskette drive ...

Page 12: ...itor software into your floppy disk drive usually A 2 Select Run from the Start button of Windows 95 3 Select and execute the setup exe file 4 The Install Wizard is displayed 5 Allow default location installation or select an alternative 6 Insert the remaining disks when prompted 7 Finish the installation 1 2 2 Creating a Shortcut on the Desktop 1 In your Windows Explorer window display the conten...

Page 13: ...T1 Setup Data Port Setup Connections Performance Maintenance System Clock Names Problem Reporting Remote Management SNMP V 35 Port RS 232 Port Static Connections Channel Signal Type Event Log T1 History Maintenance Testing Analog Port LEDs DIP Switches ...

Page 14: ...connect a local PC to the Access Bank II using the RS 232 Management Cable 1 Set the System Configuration Local Remote DIP switch 1 on the Access Bank II Control Panel to the Remote mode GND TXD RXD RTS CTS DTR CD 7 GND 14 STXD 16 SRXD 19 SRTS 13 SCTS 10 SDTR 12 SCD 7 GND 2 TX 3 RX 4 RTS 5CTS 20DTR 8CD BRAID 1 SHIELD 1 SHIELD RS 232 Management Port on Access Bank II D SUB 26 male SECONDARY DCE DB ...

Page 15: ...D RXD RTS CTS DTR CD 7 GND 14 STXD 16 SRXD 19 SRTS 13 SCTS 10 SDTR 12 SCD 7 GND 2 TX 3 RX 4 RTS 5CTS 20DTR 8CD BRAID 1 SHIELD 1 SHIELD RS 232 Management Data Port on Access Bank II D SUB 26 male SECONDARY DCE DB 25 female Local PC with Remote Monitor Software 10 ft CARRIER ACCESS CORPO R AT ION 56 0DQDJHPHQW 3RUW RQ FFHVV DQN RPP 3RUW RQ 0DQDJHPHQW 3 GND TXD RXD RTS CTS DTR CD 7 GND 14 STXD 16 SRX...

Page 16: ...Null modem adapter or cable must adhere to the wiring diagram shown above for the Remote Monitor software to operate correctly in this mode 1 5 1 Starting Up Remote Monitor Once installation is complete and the PC is cabled to either a modem or the Access Bank II launch the Remote Monitor application To launch the application 1 Double click the CAC Remote Monitor icon or launch the Remote Monitor ...

Page 17: ...k II 4 Set up all screens for correct operation 5 Send all screens to the Access Bank II 1 6 Pull Down Menus The Access Bank II application contains three pull down menus File Connection and Help The File pull down menu allows you to select the specific CAC product you are using and manage specific configuration files The Connection pull down menu contains operations associated with communications...

Page 18: ...ing you must do is set the Remote Monitor for the product you intend to manage The Remote Monitor software is a multi product package 1 From the File menu select New Product then select your product from the list Alternate Method 1 Select the down arrow in the Current Product field to access the pull down menu shown below 2 Select your product from the menu ...

Page 19: ...u cannot connect the remote management PC to the Access Bank II until this is done The Remote Management screen should still be displayed You can set up for either direct connection or modem connection on the Local Comm Settings window of this screen The following procedure is for direct connection only 1 Select Direct Connection from the Connect Via section of the Remote Management screen 2 Selec...

Page 20: ... menu to connect to the Access Bank II and later to perform operations associated with communications between the Remote Monitor software and the Access Bank II 1 Attempt to establish a connection 1 Pull down the Connection menu and click on Connect or 2 Click on Connect Now or 3 Click on the connect icon on the toolbar Note If the remote management settings were not made correctly the connection ...

Page 21: ... the Connect button The default password is cac The system is case sensitive so you must enter this in lower case If the attempt to connect is successful the row of icons in the title bar become active and the message at the bottom of the screen changes from Not Connected to Online Logged In Suc cessfully ...

Page 22: ...then on What s This in the pull down menu as shown in the following fig ure then click on the item you want information about Click on the question mark in the row of icons in the title bar as shown in the figure below then click on the item you want information about Place the mouse cursor on the item you want information about and press F1 ...

Page 23: ...celing the transfer can result in a partial transfer and a corrupted configuration If this occurs redo the correct read or send operation to clear up the problem When changing screens it is often best to change all the screens you want to change before sending screens to the Access Bank II Some screens are interactive with others specifically the Static Connection Channel Signal Type and V 35 Data...

Page 24: ...lagged screens Sending all screens takes longer therefore it is more efficient to send only changed screens One way to do this is to flag each screen you change then use the Send All Flagged Screens to Unit icon or Connection menu item Remember to unflag all screens after they are sent ...

Page 25: ...n the warning screen the system will always prompt you to save the configuration file for the previous product Note that this will cause this particular question to always be answered Yes 1 8 4 Saving Configurations Save Configuration and Save Configuration As save the current configuration to a file database on the Remote Monitor PC s hard drive If you made changes to screens of a configuration y...

Page 26: ...on to a file A Yes answer allows you to assign a file name and save the configuration then select the file name you want to load A No answer allows you to select the file name you want to load without saving the current configuration 3 Select the file you want to load and click on Open 1 8 6 Miscellaneous The Static Connections screen must be configured before you can configure the Channel Type sc...

Page 27: ...reen If you make changes to many screens you can use the Send All Configurable Screens to Unit item on the Connections pull down menu 2 1 1 Flagging Changed Screens The Remote Monitor provides a method for flagging screens you change as you set up the Access Bank II It is a user initiated feature That is you must actively flag and unflag the screens yourself This feature makes it easier for you to...

Page 28: ...tive fields When you are finished with all setup entries it is a good idea to save the configuration If you want to save the configuration in a new configuration file use the Save Configuration As selection Ensure that the Current Product window displays the appropriate Access Bank II product If another product is displayed see Selecting the Current Product in Chapter 1 ...

Page 29: ...r each alarm listed selecting the type of reporting you want each alarm to use logging or dialout Enter the pager alarm or printer alarm telephone number to which you want the dialout alarms to be sent and enter the message you want to be conveyed This dialout feature will only operate if a modem is connected to the Access Bank II ...

Page 30: ...o the Access Bank II To set the Access Bank II clock manually click on the and buttons in the Access Bank II Clock Calendar window until the time is correct Then send the screen to the Access Bank II 2 1 5 The SNMP Screen The SNMP agent used by the Access Bank II is designed to support the relevant portions of the following MIB standards MIB Description RFC 1213 System Group RFC1573 Interface Grou...

Page 31: ...s that require further partitioning use subnet masks to perform subnet routing These values indicate which part of your IP address is a network address and which part is a node address Default Gateway This is the IP address of a default gateway on your logical network A TCP IP gateway router allows you to communicate outside your local network subnet by forwarding information to another network Th...

Page 32: ...p 3 trap signifies that the sending protocol entity recognizes that one of the communication links rep resented in the agent s configuration has come up The Trap PDU of type linkUp contains as the first element of its variable bindings the name and value of the ifIndex instance for the affected interface authenticationFailure Trap An authenticationFailure 4 trap signifies that the sending protocol...

Page 33: ...i ent that a message is from the source it claims to be from Get Community Every SNMP message from a management station to an agent includes a community string This name func tions as a password and the message is assumed to be authentic if the sender knows the password Set Community In order to allow a Network Manager for SNMP to alter your local parameters You must add a string here By default t...

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Page 35: ...en allows you to configure the T1 spans for your installation T1 Setup fields are used to set up the T1 network interfaces to match the characteristics of the attached T1 data streams such as line code framing format and enabling detection of inband CSU loop codes ...

Page 36: ...s We rec ommend setting the primary and secondary clocks to different sources 3 1 2 T1 Hardware Setup You can configure the T1 network interface to match characteristics of attached T1 data streams To configure the T1 network interface 1 Click on the white box under the required characteristic Framing Line Coding etc for T1 1 or T1 2 2 Click on the small arrowhead A selection menu displays 3 Click...

Page 37: ...efault or Binary 8 Zero Substitution B8ZS B8ZS allows for 64Kbps clear channel operation required for most data applications 3 2 3 CSU On Off Ignore or Detect Causes the ACCESS Bank II to either ignore or respond to the inband D4 ESF CSU loop up 00001 or loop down 001 codes Detect is the default setting 3 2 4 PRM Type AT T 54016 or ANSI T1 403 Detect AT T 54016 or ANSI T1 403 ESF out of band loop ...

Page 38: ...1 line s The default is 0 dB DSX 0 133 which is the normal signal level required by most public car riers It is important to remember that this setting can only be changed in the Remote mode A T1 signal level too high for the engineered facility can result in Bipolar Violations BPV Too low a level can result in signal loss LOS Verify in advance the proper signal level required by your service prov...

Page 39: ...e Access Bank II Internal means the V 35 clock is recovered from the Access Bank II timing which is usually derived from one of the T1 s External means clocking is recovered from the connected DTE device via pins U and W 4 1 3 Setting the Data Option The data option can be set for Normal or Inverted Set as required by data equipment connected to the Access Bank II Inverted has the same effect as r...

Page 40: ... CTS Control Option CTS Control can be set to force CTS high force CTS low follow RTS or follow CD Force CTS high is the correct setting for normal operation Set as required by data equipment connected to the Access Bank II ...

Page 41: ...ere are no physical DIP switches for configuring this serial interface The RS 232 screen allows you to set up and operate the Access Bank II RS 232 serial interface 5 1 1 Setting the Synchronous Data Rate or Asynchronous Subrate You can set the Remote Monitor to communicate correctly with serial devices using either synchro nous data rates or asynchronous subrates Select the option that your seria...

Page 42: ...tion If your RS 232 serial device uses a synchronous data rate select either the 56K or the 64K data rate from the screen as shown below Note that only one DS0 of the T1 can be cross connected to the RS 232 port in the Connections menu ...

Page 43: ...ng an asynchronous rate the Access Bank II must be used to terminate the opposite end of the T1 circuit Data Size Parity Indicate the size of the data unit either 7 or eight bits and whether to disable parity checking for eight bit data units or to use even or odd parity checking for seven bit data units Stop Bits Indicate whether to transmit one or two stop bits for each byte of data transmitted ...

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Page 45: ...ns This screen allows the user to configure the voice group and data connectivity The data group is used to assign channels to the V 35 port Configurations Drop and Insert T1 to T1 can be voice or data Voice Group T1 to FX 1 and FX 2 Data Group T1 to V 35 and RS 232 ...

Page 46: ... boxes 3 For a data channel repeat the process but select the V 35 group To clear a connection 1 Hold the Shift key down and click on a connection using the left mouse button 2 Release the mouse button to remove the connection from the database 3 Confirm the deletion by clicking on the Yes button in the popup window To turn off the verification window click on the please don t ask me about this ag...

Page 47: ... and drag across the connections using the left mouse button 2 Release the mouse button to remove the connections from the database 3 Confirm the deletion by clicking on the Yes button in the popup window To clear all channel assignments 1 Click the Clear Bypass Data Channels Button 2 Click OK to clear connections in the database 3 When you have entered all data required update the Access Bank II ...

Page 48: ...can also click and drag to select a group of contiguous channels 2 Click on the channel type Clear or Not Clear that you want to assign to this channel or channels Clear is used for data connections at either Nx56K or Nx64K speeds Not Clear is used for any type of voice connections ...

Page 49: ...h the alarm conditions on the access ports configuration changes and events associated with the Access Bank itself Alarms can be stored by the Access Bank II in a buffer which is battery backed in case of power fail ure When the buffer is full maximum capacity is 2048 events the Access Bank II overwrites the oldest alarm events The following alarms events are detected and stored by the Access Bank...

Page 50: ...e T1 signal The Signal Restored message indicates that the signal has been restored follow ing a Loss of Signal alarm Received Loop Up Received Loop Down Code The Received Loop Up Code message indicates that the Access Bank II has received an in band remote loop up code The Received Loop Down Code message indicates that the Access Bank II has received an in band remote loop down code Received Unfr...

Page 51: ...ailable seconds within the specified 15 minute period The No Unavailable Seconds message indi cates that the system logged no unavailable seconds in a 15 minute period following an Unavailable Seconds message Data Interfaces RTS not detected RTS detected The RTS not Detected message indicates that the system has not received a V 35 RTS Receive to Send message and the RTS Detected message indicates...

Page 52: ...og select the Erase Event Log button On the confirmation window click Yes 7 1 3 T1 History The Remote Monitor is capable of displaying T1 statistical information from every 15 minute time period over a 24 hour period History information is retrieved upon request from the Access Bank II by clicking one of the T1 History buttons on the T1 History screen The Remote Monitor is also capable of displayi...

Page 53: ... when bit 6 of at least one channel is non zero for a period that is usually less than one sec ond and always less than 5 seconds The Far End Alarm failure is not declared for D4 links when a Loss of Signal is detected For ESF links the Far End Alarm failure is declared if the Yellow Alarm signal pattern occurs in at least seven out of ten contiguous 16 bit pattern intervals and is cleared if the ...

Page 54: ...an AMI coded signal is the occur rence of a pulse of the same polarity as the previous pulse A BPV error event for a B8ZS or HDB3 coded signal is the occurrence of a pulse of the same polarity as the previous pulse without being a part of the zero substitution code Figure 7 1 The T1 History Screen 7 1 5 T1 History Last 24 Hours The T1 history for the last 24 hours for both spans is tracked and dis...

Page 55: ...s of the Access Bank II This provides several loopback configurations that you can initiate to isolate problems in the network Figure 8 1 The Testing Screen 8 1 1 Loopback Configuration The Loopback Configuration panel allows you to select the access port to be tested and the loopback direction to be used during the test ...

Page 56: ... loopback not available dialog box is displayed Field Input Data Access None V 35 T1 1 T1 2 Direction None Equipment Line Equipment Payload Equipment TSI Network Line Network Payload Network TSI X BERT TSI X To From T1 Line XMT RCV T1 Transmitter T1 Receiver Multiplexer TSI and Framing Circuits Payload XMT DS0 RCV DS0 Time Slot Interchange the cross connection logic X BERT TSI X To From DTE Equipm...

Page 57: ...ne but the BERT pattern can be transmitted with a known error rate to confirm other test equipment accuracy 8 1 2 1 Loopback Configuration Settings You can change configurations at any time To update the BERT configuration Select configurations for patterns error rate Click Update BERT Config Field Input Pattern All Ones All Zeros Alternating I 0 1 in 8 QRSS 511 2047 215 1 220 1 223 1 Error Rate N...

Page 58: ... Bank II For each analog card the following data is monitored and described in the table below The contents and meaning of the signaling bits depends on the type of signaling used by the circuit provided over the channel The Robbed Bit signaling states for the following types of circuit signal ing are provided in the tables below for the D4 SF and ESF framing formats The types are Loop Start signa...

Page 59: ...own with your mouse cursor To turn off updates put the slide control at its lowest position Figure 8 2 Update Intervals The interpretation of the signaling bits for D4 framing are as follows D4 SF Framing Format See the legend at the end of this table for explanations of abbreviations Signaling Type State Receive Network to Subscriber Transmit Subscriber to Network Rx Tx A B A B Loop start signali...

Page 60: ...0 1 1 LCFO RG service request 1 1 0 0 Ringing 0 0 Loop reverse battery signaling DID DPO DPT LO LCF 0 0 0 0 LC RLCF 1 1 1 1 Network provided reverse battery enhanced 911 apps DPT DPO LCF on hook LO on hook 0 0 0 0 RLCF off hook LC off hook 1 1 1 1 E M signaling on hook on hook 0 0 0 0 off hook off hook 1 1 1 1 Subscriber provided loop start supervision FXS FXO LO LCF 0 1 0 1 LC Ringing 1 1 0 0 D4 ...

Page 61: ...tsignaling with RLCF FXO FXS LCF LO on hook 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 RLCF LC off hook 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 LCFO 1 1 1 1 Ringing 0 0 0 0 Ground start signaling FXO FXS LCF LO on hook 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 LCFO LC off hook 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ringing RG service request 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ground start signaling with RLCF FXO FXS LCF LO on hook 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 RLCF LC off hook 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 LCFO RG service request 1 1 1 1 0 0...

Page 62: ...seconds which you can change or turn off with the slide control The Battery State LED indicates the status of the Access Bank II internal battery When the LED is on or Green the battery is OK or present If the battery is dead or not present the LED is off or gray CI provided loop start supervision FXS FXO LO LCF 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 LC Ringing 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 DS0 Alarms DS0 AIS DS0 AIS 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 ...

Page 63: ...d 2 as well as the current status of the V 35 Data Port LEDs Function T1 1 Current status of T1 1 span T1 2 Current status of T1 2 span T1 Test 1 Status of T1 1 span in test mode and additional status information T1 Test 2 Status of T1 2 span in test mode and additional status information V 35 Status of V 35 port ...

Page 64: ...to the incoming T1 line but no AIS is being received Yellow BPV errors received on the T1 line that are not due to B8ZS line coding Flashing Yellow Yellow Alarm received from the T1 line State Meaning Green Normal operations Trunk processing self test and network loopback inactive Flashing Green T1 Self Test local loopback passed Red T1 Self Test local loopback failed due to one or more of the fol...

Page 65: ...DIP Switches 8 11 Read icon or pull down the Connection menu and click on Read Current Screen from Unit ...

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