Cisco IOS Software Configuration for the 1-Port Channelized OC-12/STM-4 (DS3) Line Card

How to Configure the 1-Port Channelized OC-12/STM-4 (DS3) Line Card

Using Loopback Commands

The 1-port channelized OC-12/STM-4 (DS3) line card supports loopback modes for both the OC-12 controller and for each of the associated DS3 channels. Specify the loopback mode by entering one of the loopback interface configuration commands shown in Table 5. Use the no form of this command to restore the default value, no loopback, which represents the normal operation between the local end (TX) and the remote end (RX).

Table 5

DS3 Supported Loopback Modes

 

 

 

 

Loopback modes

Configuration Mode

Command

 

 

 

Diagnostic or local loopback

loopback local

Router(config-if)# loopback local

 

 

 

Network loopback

loopback network

Router(config-if)# loopback

 

 

 

network

 

 

 

Remote loopback

loopback remote

Router(config-if)# loopback remote

 

 

 

Default value

default value

Router(config-if)# no loopback

 

 

 

 

Figure 1 shows data flows for the various loopback modes.

Figure 1 Transmit and Receive Loopback Data Flows

Internal loopback

OC-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiber

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mux/

 

 

 

 

 

 

STTX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Line

loopback

OC-12

Internal loopback

 

STS-3

 

SUNI

Layer 3

routing

622

engine

 

 

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OC-12 Controller Loopback Mode

The OC-12 controller supports two loopback modes:

Internal—This loopback mode loops data from the transmit path to the receive path at the mux/demux location on the line card, allowing diagnostics to send data to itself at the OC-12 level without relying on external connections. In controller configuration mode, set the loopback mode to internal, using the [no] loopback [internal line ] configuration command:

Router(config-controller)# loopback internal

Router(config-controller)#

Use the no form of this command to restore the default value, no loopback.

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OC-12/STM-14 specifications

Cisco Systems OC-12/STM-14 is a high-performance networking solution designed to meet the demands of modern telecommunications and data transport applications. Operating at a data rate of 622 Mbps, the OC-12 (Optical Carrier level 12) and STM-14 (Synchronous Transport Module level 14), this technology provides a reliable and efficient method for organizations to transmit large volumes of data over fiber optic networks.

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