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PSAX 6-Port DS1 IMA Module User Guide
, Issue 1
Release 7.0
Chapter 3 Configuring Ports and Channels Using the Console
Configuring the Module
2
To apply the values for the port fields, select the
Apply Port
Configuration
command and press Enter.
3
Select the
Configure Interface
command and press Enter.
The selected interface configuration window is displayed. See Chapter 5,
"Configuring the Interfaces Using the AC Console," for instructions.
4
To bring the interface into service, select the
Bring Interface Into
Service
command.
Note:
You must bring the interface into service before you can set up
DS1 IMA groups.
End
[Admin Status]
(display only)
Unconfigured
The interface for the port is not config-
ured.
OutOfService
The interface has not yet been brought
into service, or in-service interface has
been set to out of service with the
Take
Interface Out of Service
command.
InService
The interface has been brought into ser-
vice with the
Bring Interface Into Ser-
vice
command.
[Oper Status]
(display only)
Unconfigured
This channel is not operational because
the interface is not configured.
OutOfService
Two types of problems cause this status.
• A loss-of-signal condition exists due
to any one of the following:
~
The module port is not physically
connected to a cable.
~
The cable is not connected at the
other end to a device.
~
The cable is broken.
• A loss of frame or encoding exists due
to a problem with the framing or
encoding of the signal. For example,
a repeater could corrupt the signal.
InService
The port is physically connected to a
cable; the cable is conducting the signal;
and the signal is being transmitted and
received correctly.
Table 3-1. Field Values for the DS1 IMA Port and Channel Configuration Window
Field Name
Values
Description