Chapter 5 Configuring POS on the ML-Series Card

Configuring the POS Interface

 

Command

Purpose

Step 3

 

 

Router(config-if)# encapsulation type

Sets the encapsulation type. Valid values are:

 

 

hdlc—Cisco HDLC

 

 

lex—(default) LAN extension

 

 

(Cisco-EoS-LEX), special encapsulation for

 

 

use with Cisco ONS Ethernet line cards

 

 

ppp—Point-to-Point Protocol

 

 

Note Under HDLC framing, the

 

 

ONS 15310-CL and ONS 15310-MA

 

 

ML-Series card is restricted to LEX

 

 

encapsulation.

Step 4

 

 

Router(config-if)# no shutdown

Restarts the shutdown interface.

Step 5

 

 

Router(config)# end

Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Step 6

 

 

Router# copy running-config startup-config

(Optional) Saves configuration changes to

 

 

NVRAM.

 

 

 

SONET Alarms

The ML-Series cards report SONET alarms under Cisco IOS, CTC, and TL1. A number of path alarms are reported in the Cisco IOS console. Configuring Cisco IOS console alarm reporting has no effect on CTC and TL1 alarm reporting. The “Configuring SONET Alarms” section on page 5-6procedure specifies the alarms reported to the Cisco IOS console.

CTC and TL1 have sophisticated SONET alarm reporting capabilities. The ML-Series card reports Telcordia GR-253 SONET alarms on the Alarms tab of CTC, and in TL1-like other ONS system line cards. For more information about alarms and alarm definitions, refer to the “Alarm Troubleshooting” chapter of the Cisco ONS 15454 Troubleshooting Guide.

Configuring SONET Alarms

All SONET alarms are logged on the Cisco IOS CLI by default. But to provision or disable the reporting of SONET alarms on the Cisco IOS CLI, perform the following steps beginning in global configuration mode:

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15310-CL, 15310-MA specifications

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