Foundry AR-Series AR1202 and AR1204 Installation Guide

Table B.2: Common Symptoms and Actions (Continued)

Symptom

Cause

Action

 

 

 

WAN Status LED is

The link is not in

Enable the link using the appropriate

not illuminated.

service

derivative of the configure module t1 enable

 

 

command.

 

 

 

WAN Status LED is

The link is faulty.

If a LOS (loss of signal) alarm is present:

red.

(The system has

1 Check the WAN cable connections to the

 

detected an

 

system. If you are using non-Foundry

 

abnormal

 

cable(s), see Table on page A-5for more

 

incoming signal.)

 

information.

 

 

 

 

2 If the cable is good, perform a BERT test

 

 

on the link.

 

 

3 If the BERT test passes, check the WAN

 

 

link between the two ends with external test

 

 

equipment. If the link is good, the Foundry

 

 

router is faulty.

 

 

 

WAN Status LED is

The link is faulty

Perform the BERT test (and other steps above

yellow.

(far-end system

from the far end) in conjunction with a T1 line

 

has detected an

loopback at the Foundry router.

 

abnormal

 

 

incoming T1

 

 

signal).

 

 

 

 

WAN Status LED

The link is not

1 If frame errors are present, look for a

blinks green or

properly

configuration mismatch between the

yellow.

configured at one

Foundry system and the far-end system.

 

or both ends or it

2 If CRC-6 errors or BPVs are present, check

 

is operating

 

the Line Build Out (LBO) configuration

 

marginally.

 

settings at both ends.

 

 

 

 

 

System cannot lock

The BERT test

Try using another BERT pattern. If the problem

onto a BERT pattern

has failed.

continues, call your WAN service provider.

from the far end.

 

 

 

 

 

BERT error rate

The link is faulty or

1 If an all-ones or all-zeros test is in progress,

exceeds 1% of

deteriorating.

check the Line Build Out (LBO)

transmitted bits.

 

configuration.

 

 

2 If a QRW test is in progress, check for the

 

 

same link configuration at the far end.

 

 

 

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June 2004

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AR1202 specifications

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