DEFINITY ECS Release 8.2 Maintenance for R8.2csi
555-233-119 Issue 1
April 2000
Maintenance Objects
3-125ATM-BCH (ATM B-Channel Trunk)
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ATM-BCH (ATM B-Channel Trunk)
This maintenance object expl ains how you test and repair TN230x ATM Interface
circuit packs (TN2305 and TN2306) that have been administered as ATM
B-channel trunks for ATM Circuit Emulation Service (CES).
For maintenance instructions for TN230x circ uit packs that are adminis tered as
Expansion Interfaces for ATM network connectivity, see the ATM-EI (Expansion
Interface Circuit Pack) maintenanc e object.

ATM Circuit Emulation Service

Under ATM Circuit Emulation Service, you simulate ISDN-PRI circuits by
assigning ATM ports to

signaling groups

. Each signaling group rep resents a PRI
circuit, and the por ts in the group represent the D-channe l and B-channels of that
circuit. TN230x circuit p acks support up to 248 ports per c ircuit pack.

Signaling group components

Bearer (B) channels (ATM-BCH) transmit digitized voic e or data, while a separate
D-channel (ATM-DCH) handles call-control sig naling. One D-channel hand les
signaling for a group of B-channels that comb ine to form a signaling g roup
(ATM-SGRP).

B-channel service states

The ISDN specification defines 2 servic e state categories for B-c hannels as
listed in Table 3-49.
MO Name (in
Alarm Log) Alarm Level
Initial Command to
Run1
1. UU is the universal cabinet number (1 for PPN, 2-44 for EPNs). C is the carrier designation (A, B,
C, D, or E). SS is the number of the slot where the circuit pac k resides (01-21). ppp is the 3-digit
port number (9-256).
Full Name of MO
ATM-BCH2
2. For additional repair information, see also ‘‘ATM-DCH (ATM D-Channel Port)’’, ‘‘ATM-SGRP (ATM
Signaling Group)’’ and PKT-B US.
MAJOR3
3. A MAJOR alarm on a trunk means that alarms on these trunks are not downgraded by the set
options command, and at least 75% of the trunks in this trunk group are alarmed.
test port UUCSSppp l ATM B-Channel Trunk
ATM-BCH MINOR test port UUCSSppp l ATM B-Channel Trunk
ATM-BCH WARNING test port UUCSSppp sh ATM B-Channel Trunk