60Chapter 4 Managing the Passport 8672ATME Module with Device Manager

Table 8 ATM tab fields (continued)

Item

Description

 

 

FramingMode

Sets the framing for the port to:

 

• sonet (Synchronous Optical Network), the standard format used in

 

 

North America.

 

• sdh (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy), the standard format used

 

 

worldwide except in North America.

 

 

ClockSource

Sets the clock source for the port to:

 

• loopTimed, which means clocking is derived from the SONET line.

 

• freeRunning, which means clocking is derived from the on-board

 

 

clock.

 

Note: If you have two connected Passport 8672ATME Modules, you

 

must set both to freeRunning or one to freeRunning and one to

 

loopTimed; do not set both to loopTimed.

 

 

LoopBackMode

Sets the loopback mode to:

 

off

 

internal

 

external

 

 

MacAddress

MAC address assigned to a particular interface.

 

 

 

Editing circuit parameters

To view and configure ATM PVC parameters:

1On the device view, highlight a port.

2From the Device Manager menu bar, choose Edit > Port.

The Port dialog box opens with the Interface tab displayed (Figure 12).

3Click the ATM PVC tab.

The ATM PVC tab opens (Figure 17).

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