Audience, Structure | Patton electronic 6511RC guide

About this guide

This guide describes installing and configuring a Patton Electronics Model 6511 TDM-Digital Access Con- centrator (Matrix Switch). By the time you are finished with this guide, your Matrix Switch will be connected to the remote DSL modems and transferring data. The instructions in this guide are based on the following assumptions:

•The Matrix Switch is installed in a Patton ForeFront chassis

•The Matrix Switch will connect to an SDH/STM-1 network

•There is a LAN connected to one of the Matrix Switch’s Ethernet ports

Audience

This guide is intended for the following users:

•Operators

•Installers

•Maintenance technicians

Structure

This guide contains the following chapters and appendices:

•Chapter 1 describes the Matrix Switch

•Chapter 2 describes installing the Matrix Switch hardware

•Chapter 3 describes configuring the Matrix Switch for use

•Chapter 4 details how to power up and deactivate the Matrix Switch

•Chapter 5 contains troubleshooting and maintenance information

•Chapter 6 contains information on contacting Patton technical support for assistance For best results, read the contents of this guide before you install the Matrix Switch.

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Patton electronic 6511RC user manual Audience, Structure

Contents

Matrix Switch Patton Electronics Company, Inc Contents Hardware installation Operation and shutdown Contents FCC Part 68 Acta Statement Industry Canada Notice CE Notice Facility Service Network Interface Code Connection Structure Audience Precautions Typographical conventions used in this documentGeneral conventions Mouse conventions About this guide Introduction Chapter contents Model 6511RC Matrix Switch front blade Model 6511RC Matrix Switch overview Model 6511RC Matrix Switch major functions and interfaces Model 6511RCT rear blade Hardware overview Model 6511RC front panel LEDs and ports Model 6511RCT rear entry car front panel LEDs and ports ForeFront Model 6476 6U cPCI chassis ForeFront chassis architectures Model 6676 chassis, front view ForeFront Model 6676 9U chassis TDM mapping and aggregation Matrix Switch functionality STM-1 link architecture TDM bus architecture Matrix Switch Ethernet Switching Matrix Switch TDM capacity Management Management ServicesManagement Interfaces Management Approach WAN Interfaces Matrix Switch InterfacesMid-Plane Interfaces LAN Interface Power system Central processing unitSystem timing Physical dimensions TemperatureLED Indicators Altitude Rear-panel LED indicators Etsi CTR EMC Approvals Approvals Hardware installation Unpacking the Model 6511RC Matrix Switch Verifying that the ForeFront chassis is properly installedIntroduction Verfying correct electrical grounding Verifying correct cover plate installation Alignment/ESD pin and card handle Matrix Switch hardware installation Matrix Switch front blade network interface ports Installing the network cables Ethernet RJ-45 pin and signal definitions for Matrix Switch Connecting the front-panel Ethernet LAN port Connecting the rear-panel STM-1 WAN port to an SDH network Fiber-optic SC cable connectors BNC coaxial cable connectors Connecting the rear-panel Ethernet WAN/management ports Completing the hardware installation Configuring the Matrix Switch for Operation Configuration prerequisites Connecting the DB9-RJ45 adapter with the included cable Initial configuration through the RS-232 control port Connection Description window Setting up the HyperTerminal or similar program session Configure your COM port settings as shown in , then click OK Login window Using a browser to complete Model 6511RC configuration 3069RC Configuration Menu home page will appear see figure Home page window panes Home page overview Operator Actions buttons IP Overview Configuring the default gateway Module clocking mode Configuring the system clocking parameters An internal oscillator STM-1 port Module clocking source and fallback System Clocking Configuration page, example Configuring the SDH circuit parameters SDH Overview web management Accessing the SDH circuit parameters Configuring the SDH interface parameters Configuring the SDH physical interface type SDH Path Trace parameters Configuring the SDH path trace parameters Configuring DS0 idle codes E1 Link Accessing the idle code configuration Selecting the SDH mapping path Defining the DS0 idle code configuration SDH Overview Defining DS0 mappings Following sections describe how to define DS0 mappings DS0 Mapping Overview Defining DS0 mappings using E1 port format Examples for configuring DS0 mappings Solution Solution Solution DS0 Mapping Overview page with TU format selected Defining DS0 mappings using TU format E1 port numbers located within the STM-1 frame structure Configuring the Matrix Switch for operation Solution Solution RC Home Saving your configuration Import/Export Backing up your configuration parameters Backing up the configuration store in flash memory Completing the installation Completing the installation Operation and shutdown De-activating the Model 6511RC Activating the Model 6511RC Troubleshooting and maintenance Cited in section De-activating the Model 6511RC on Troubleshooting during initial deployment Power General fault analysis CLK Enet Loopback test modes for the STM-1 port Matrix Switch test tools Facility Loop sonetFacilityLoop1 Matrix Switch TDM mapping architecture Terminal loop sonetTerminalLoop2 SDH Configuration page with sonetFacilityLoop1 selected SDH Configuration page with sonetTerminalLoop2 selected SDH section trace and path trace Other Loop sonetOtherLoop3 Section trace Sections and paths Path trace Section Trace parameters on the SDH Configuration Number of paths per frame Path Trace parameters on the SDH Configuration Maintenance Periodic maintenanceExporting the current Model 6511RC configuration Calibration Maintenance Maintenance Removing the defective Model 6511RC Importing a saved configuration Installing the replacement Model 6511RC Completing the installation Troubleshooting and maintenance 100 Contacting Patton for assistance Out-of-warranty service Warranty coverageContact information Returns for credit Return for credit policy RMA numbersShipping instructions Contacting Patton for assistance 104