ADC SWD4573I1 I NITIATING C OMMUNICATION P ATH L

Chapter29: System Maintenance andAdmi nistration

Avidia System Configuration and Management User Manual 563

1Locate the table row that contains the OAM Loopback Table entry you want to delete.

Click and if necessary to view the entire table. displays the beginning of the

table. displays the next page of the table.

2Click next to the row that contains the information you want to delete.

A confirmation dialog displays.

3Do one of the following:

•Click Delete to delete the selected table entry, then in the confirmation dialog click Back

to return to the OAM Loopback Table window.

•Click Cancel to return to the OAM Loopback Table window without deleting the table

entry.

INITIATING COMMUNICATION PATH LOOPBACKS

The Avidia system supports loopbacks that enable you to test the data communication path

between a card in the Avidia system and another device with the same transmission. You can

run these loopbacks on DS1/DSX-1, DS3, and OC3lines. Definitions of end-points for these

tests include the near-end which is the local Avidia card and the far-end which is the device (this

could be another Avidia card) that is the remote end for the test.

When you initiate a loopback test on a data communication path, normal service is

interrupted for that path until the test is cancelled. The system is then returned to normal

operation.