Paradyne 8510 RADSL manual Diagnostics Options, Selftest, Alarms Card Alarms, DSL Packet Echo Test

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

"Procedure

To view self-test, card alarm, packet test, and Service Node self-test information:

1.From the Hotwire ± DSL Menu, select: Diagnostics (D)

2.The Diagnostics menu appears. Select the submenu option as shown in Table 6-1 and press Enter.

Table 6-1. Diagnostics Options

Selftest D-A

Displays the results of the last disruptive self-test of the DSL card. This self-test 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 self-test. If a subsystem fails, reset or replace the card.

You can determine when the self-test 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. Refer to Table 6-2,Major Alarms.

Minor alarms include Config Error (configuration has been corrupted) and Threshold Exceeded for DSL Margin or Link Down events. Refer to Table 6-3,Minor Alarms.

DSL Packet Echo Test D-C

Gives the user the ability to conduct a nondisruptive packet test between the DSL card and Hotwire Service Node endpoint. Test packets are sent to the Service Node 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 tested at a time.

SN Selftest D-D

Gives the user the ability to perform a power-on Service Node self-test. 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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