HSIM-W87 Configuration

Line Status

This field indicates the line status of the interface. It contains loopback state and failure state information. Scroll to view all of the status information, if necessary.

T3 Line Type

Select the type of DS3 or C-bit application implementing this interface: M23 or CbitParity. The type of interface affects the interpretation of the usage and error statistics.

T3 Loop Back

Select the loopback configuration of the T3 interface. Options are:

No Loop

Not in a loopback state. A device that is not capable of

 

performing a loopback on the interface will always have this

 

value.

Payload

The received signal at this interface is looped through the device.

 

Typically the received signal is looped back for retransmission

 

after it has passed through the devices’s framing function.

Line Loop

The received signal at this interface does not go through the

 

device, but is looped back out.

Transmit Clock Source

Select the T3 Transmit Clock Source: Loop-Timing, which indicates that the recovered receive clock is used as the transmit clock, or Local-Timing, which indicates that an internal clock source is used.

To change an option in the T3 Config window:

1.In the Line Type, Loop Back, and Transmit Clock Source sections, click to select the desired option.

2.Click the Apply button to set your changes.

The T1 Configuration Window

You can set certain variables for the DS1 connections using the T1 Config window. To access the T1 Config window:

1.Click on the appropriate Module Index to access the Module menu.

2.Select HSIM W87 Config (T1). The T1 Config window, Figure 8-2, opens.

The T1 Configuration Window

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Enterasys Networks 2000 manual T1 Configuration Window, Line Status, T3 Line Type, T3 Loop Back, Transmit Clock Source

2000 specifications

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