Testing
Loopbacks can be started from a variety of points in the network, as shown in
Table
Table 5-1. Device Messages
Loopback Type | Initiated By | Notes | |
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Bilateral Loopback | H | User | When enabled, running a DSU loopback |
| H | Remote unit sending | also automatically starts a local |
| loopback. Refer to Table | ||
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| V.54 sequence | |
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| Options, to enable. | |
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CSU Loopback | H | User (Network tests) | When initiated by the network, CSU |
| H | DDS Network, by | Loopback cannot be disabled by the |
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| loop current reversal | |
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DSU Loopback | H | User | Refer to Table |
(Digital) |
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Local Loopback | H | User | Control via CT141 can be disabled. |
| H | DTE via CT141 | Refer to Table |
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H | DDS Network | Cannot be disabled by user. | |
56 kbps DSU |
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Loopback (Non- |
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latching loopback) |
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H | DDS Network | Includes optional data scrambling and | |
64 kbps CC DSU |
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Loopback |
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| network sequence. Can be disabled by |
(Latching loopback) |
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| user. |
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Remote Digital | H | Remote unit sending | Same as a DSU Loopback but initiated |
Loopback |
| V.54 sequence | by a remote unit via V.54 sequence. |
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| Can be disabled locally. Refer to |
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| Table |
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V.54 Sequences to remote unit
HUser
HDTE via CT140
Control via CT140 can be disabled. Refer to Table
November 1997 |