Cisco Systems 15327 E-Series Application

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Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide, R7.2

January 2009

Chapter 23 E-Series and G-Series Ethernet Operation

E-Series Application

Note In normal SONET/SDH mode, the G-Series cards supports an end-to-end link integrity function. This

function causes an Ethernet or SONET/SDH failure to disable and turn the transmitting laser off in the

corresponding mapped Ethernet port. In transponder mode, the loss of signa l on an Ethernet port has no

impact on the transmit signal of the corresponding mapp ed port.

The operation of a G-Series card in transponder mode is als o similar to the operation of a G-Series card

in SONET/SDH mode:

• G-Series Ethernet statistics are available for ports in both modes.

• Ethernet port level alarms and conditions are available for ports in both modes.

• Jumbo frame and non-Jumbo frame operation is the same in both modes.

• Collection, reporting, and threshold crossing conditions for all existing counters and PM parameters

are the same in both modes.

• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and RMON support is the same in both modes.

E-Series Application

The ONS 15454, ONS 15454 SDH and ONS 15327 all support E-Se ries cards. E-Series cards include

the E100T-12/E100T-G and the E1000-2/E1000-2-G on the ONS 15454 and ONS 15454 SDH. The

E100T-G is the functional equivalent of the earlier E100T-12. The E1000-2-G is the functional

equivalent of the earlier E1000-2. An ONS 15454 using XC10G cards requires the G versions (E100T-G

or E1000-2-G) of the E-Series Ethernet cards. An ONS 15454 or ONS 15454 SDH supports a maximum

of ten E-Series cards. You can insert E-Series Ethernet cards in any multipurpose slot.

The ONS 15327 E-Series card is the E10/100-4. This is the only E-Series card that supports LEX

encapsulation configuration, which allows interoperability with ML-Series cards, for more information

see Chapter 20, “POS on ONS Ethernet Cards.”

Note The ONS 15454 and ONS 15454 SDH E-Series cards do not support LEX encapsulation.

An E-Series card operates in one of three modes: multicard EtherSwitch gr oup, single-card EtherSwitch,

or port-mapped. E-Series cards in multicard EtherSwitch group or single-card EtherSwitch mode

support Layer 2 features, including virtual local area networks (VLANs), IEEE 802.1Q, STP, and

IEEE 802.1D. Port-mapped mode configures the E-Series to operate as a straight mapper car d and does

not support these Layer 2 features. Within a node containing multiple E-Series cards, each E-Series card

can operate in any of the three separate modes. At the Ethernet card view in CTC, click the

Provisioning > Ether Card tabs to reveal the card modes.

Note Port-mapped mode eliminates issues inherent in other E-Series modes a nd is detailed in the field notice,

“E-Series Ethernet Line Card Packet Forwarding Limitations.”