Paradyne 8310 MVL, 8510 DSL manual Procedure, 1. Diagnostics Options

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

"Procedure

To view selftest, card alarm, packet test, and SN self-test information:

1.Follow these menu sequences: Diagnostics → Selftest (D-A) Diagnostics → Alarms (D-B) Diagnostics → Packet Echo (D-C) Diagnostics → SN Selftest (D-D)

2.The Diagnostics menu appears. Select the submenu option as shown in Table 7-1 and press Return.

Table 7-1. Diagnostics Options

Selftest D-A

Displays the results of the last disruptive selftest of the DSL card. This selftest is only performed on power up of the system or a reset of the card. Each subsystem (processors, memory, and interfaces) reports pass or fail. If all subsystems pass, the card has passed selftest. If a subsystem fails, reset or replace the card.

You can determine when the selftest occurred by reading the elapsed time since the last reset on the card.

Alarms (Card Alarms) D-B

Displays all active card alarm conditions. Major alarms include Selftest failure, Processor failure (sanity timer), and DSL or Ethernet port failures. Minor alarms include Config Error (configuration has been corrupted) and threshold exceed for DSL margin or Link Down events.

DSL Packet Echo Test D-C

Gives the user the ability to conduct a nondisruptive packet test between the DSL card and Hotwire SN endpoint. Test packets are sent to the SN at 10 percent of the line rate and echoed back to this card, where they are counted and checked for errors. The running time of the test can be specified and the test will continue until the specified time has elapsed or the test is stopped.

Results include packets sent, valid packets received, errored packets received, errored seconds, and elapsed time of the test.

NOTE: You can specify the DSL port number but only one port can be entered at a time.

SN Selftest D-D

Gives the user the ability to perform a power-on SN selftest. A port number can be selected to perform the test.

NOTE: Entering yes in the Reset SN field will temporarily disrupt the data path on the specified DSL port while the SN resets.

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