User’s Guide
Hotwire 8784 TDM SDSL Termination Unit
with DSX-1 Interface
Document No. 8784-A2-GB20-30
Printed in U.S.A
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2 Using the Asynchronous Terminal Interface
Contents
1 About the Hotwire 8784 Termination Unit
About This Guide
3 Initial Startup and Configuration
4 Monitoring the Unit
Security
Testing
Messages and Troubleshooting
IP Addressing T
D Technical Specifications Glossary Index
A Configuration Options
C Connector Pin Assignments
B Standards ComplianceT for SNMP Traps
Document Summary
About This Guide
Document Purpose and Intended Audience
Section
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About the Hotwire
Termination Unit
TDM SDSL Overview
Hotwire 8784 Termination Unit Features
Network Configuration
Figure 1-1. Sample CO-to-CP Configuration
Figure 1-2. Sample Campus Configuration
SNMP Management Capabilities
Management Information Base MIB Support
SNMP Trap Support
Management Serial Port Settings
Using the Asynchronous
User Interface Access
Terminal Interface
Logging In to the Hotwire DSLAM
Initiating an ATI Session
Select
Menu Hierarchy
Copy
T Main Menu→ Configuration → Current Configuration → Network
Screen Work Areas
Procedure
Navigating the Screens
Keyboard Keys
Function Keys
Switching Between Screen Work Areas
Example
Procedure
Procedure
Ending an ATI Session
Exiting From the DSLAM Session
Procedure
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Initial Startup and Configuration
Overview
Entering Identity Information
Main Menu→ Control→ Change Identity
Configuring the Unit
Main Menu→ Configuration Load Configuration From
Procedure
Main Menu→ Configuration → Default Factory Configuration
Current and Default Factory Configurations
Main Menu→ Configuration → Current Configuration
If you select
Configuration Loader
Main Menu→ Configuration → Configuration Loader
Procedure
Completed successfully
Saving Configuration Changes
Procedure
Downloading Firmware
Main Menu→ Control → Download Code
Procedure
Procedure
Disabling AutoRate
AutoRate Feature
Main Menu→ Configuration→ Current Configuration → Network
3-10
Main Menu→ Control→ Reset AutoRate
Restoring Access to the User Interface
Resetting AutoRate
1. Select Configuration→ DSL Cards → Reset Slot
3-12
Resetting the Unit
Main Menu→ Control→ Reset Device
Procedure
Monitoring the Unit
What to Monitor
Viewing System and Test Status
Main Menu→ Status→ System and Test Status
Message
Health and Status Messages
Table 4-1. Health and Status Messages 1 of
What Message Indicates
What Message Indicates
Table 4-1. Health and Status Messages 2 of
Message
What To Do
Self-Test Results Messages
Test Status Messages
Performance Statistics
Viewing Network Error Statistics
Network Error Statistics
Main Menu →
SES Severely Errored Seconds Seconds during which more than
Field
Contains
Viewing Network Performance Statistics
Main Menu→ Status→ Performance Statistics→
Network Performance Statistics
Fields on this screen include
This Field
Contains
Current Network Performance
Viewing Current Network Performance
4-10
Main Menu →
Viewing DSX-1 Performance Statistics
4-11
Main Menu→ Status→ Performance Statistics→ DSX-1 Statistics
4-12
This Field
Contains
Main Menu → Status →
Viewing LED Status
4-13
Display LEDs
Type
Front Panel LEDs
4-14
LED is
Testing
Accessing the Test Menu
Main Menu→ Test
Running Network Tests
Main Menu→ Test→ Network & DSX-1 Tests
Line Loopback
Procedure
T1-to-T1 Repeater Loopback
Repeater Loopback
Procedure
T1-to-V.35 Repeater Loopback
DTE Loopback
Procedure
Remote Send Line Loopback
Procedure
Send and Monitor
Procedure
Main Menu→ Test→ Device Tests
Device Tests
Lamp Test
Procedure
T Configuration Options
Ending an Active Test
Telco-Initiated Payload Loopback
Telco-Initiated Tests
Telco-Initiated Line Loopback
5-10
Telco-Initiated Remote Line Loopback
5-11
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T Device Messages on page 6-3 Troubleshooting on page
Messages and Troubleshooting
Configuring SNMP Traps on page
Overview
Configuring SNMP Traps
Main Menu→ Configuration→ Current Configuration→
Management and Communication→ SNMP Traps
Device Messages
nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
What Message Indicates
Table 6-1. Device Messages 2 of
Device Message
What To Do
Symptom
Troubleshooting
Table 6-2. Troubleshooting
Solutions
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Table 7-1. Access Levels
ATI Access Levels
Security
ATI Access to Menu Functions
Creating a Login
Procedure
On the Login Entry
Deleting a Login
Procedure
screen, for the
Limiting SNMP Access through the IP Addresses of the Managers
Controlling SNMP Access
Assigning SNMP Community Names and Access Types
Management Options, in Appendix A, Configuration Options
T Options, in Appendix A, Configuration Options
Configurations Not Running IP Conservative Software
All Configurations
T Appendix A, Configuration Options
IP Addressing Example
Figure 8-1. Peer IP Address Assignments
Configuration Options
Configuration Changes in Chapter 3, Initial Startup and Configuration
Overview
Excessive Error Rate Threshold
Main Menu→ Configuration→ Current Configuration→ Network
Network Interface Options
Margin Threshold
AutoRate
DSL Line Rate Possible Settings 400, 528, 784, 1040
Possible Settings 001.000.000.000 - 223.255.255.255, Clear
Peer IP Address
Main Menu→ Configuration→ Current Configuration → DSX-1
DSX-1 Interface Options
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Port Status
Line Equalization Possible Settings 0-133, 133-266, 266-399, 399-533
Excessive Error Rate Threshold
Line Framing
Send All Ones on DSX-1 Failure
Table A-2. DSX-1 Interface Options 2 of
Send AIS on Network Failure
Primary Clock Source
From Port n
Main Menu→ Configuration→ Current Configuration→ Copy Ports
Copy Ports Options
To Port y
Main Menu→ Configuration→ Current Configuration→ System
System Options
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DSL Mode
Test Timeout
Telco Initiated Loopback
A-10
Management and Communication Menu
Telnet Session Options
Management and Communication→ Telnet Session
Session Access Level
A-11
Telnet Login Required
Inactivity Timeout
Management and Communication →
General SNMP Management Options
A-12
General SNMP Management
Name 2 Access
A-13
Name 1 Access
SNMP Management
Management and Communication → SNMP NMS Security
SNMP NMS Security Options
A-14
Main Menu→ Configuration→ Current Configuration→
Possible Settings 001.000.000.000 - 223.255.255.255, Clear
A-15
Number of Managers Possible Settings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Access Level
Main Menu→ Configuration→ Current Configuration→
SNMP Trap Options
A-16
Management and Communication→ SNMP Traps
General Traps Possible Settings Disable, Warm, AuthFail, Both
A-17
Possible Settings 001.000.000.000 - 223.255.255.255, Clear
SNMP Traps
Enterprise Specific Traps
A-18
Link Traps Possible Settings Disable, Up, Down, Both
SNMP Traps
SNMP Traps
authenticationFailure
Standards Compliance for SNMP Traps
warmStart
linkUp and linkDown
Enterprise-Specific Traps
TifOperStatus RFC
Connector Pin Assignments
Front Panel 50-pin DTE Connector Pinouts
Overview
C. Connector Pin Assignments
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Technical Specifications
Weight
Size
D. Technical Specifications
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GL-2
GL-3
GL-4
Index
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IN-2
IN-3
IN-4
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