Chapter 6 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

Installation and Operation Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.4 Troubleshooting

The following table presents the event types as they appear on the Event Log File and lists the actions required to correct the event (alarm) indication.

Table 6-4. IPmux-11 Troubleshooting Chart

Fault

Probable Cause

Remedial Action

 

 

 

 

E1/T1 equipment

Configuration or physical layer

1.

Check cables and physical

connected to IPmux-11 is

problems

 

connectivity.

not synchronized with

 

2.

Check IPmux-11 E1/T1

IPmux-11.

 

 

 

configuration and, if necessary,

 

 

 

 

 

 

other IPmux-11 parameters.

 

 

3.

Check E1/T1 physical connection

 

 

 

(use loopbacks).

 

 

 

 

Slips and errors in E1/T1

Ethernet port in switch and

1.

Check E1/T1 physical connection

equipment

IPmux-11 are not in the same

 

(use loopbacks).

 

rate or duplex mode

2.

Check timing settings according to

 

 

 

Ethernet port is set to work in

 

explanation in this manual.

 

half duplex mode (may cause

3.

Check switch and IPmux-11 port

 

extreme PDV because of

 

 

configuration (negotiation, rate,

 

collisions and backoffs)

 

 

 

duplex mode).

 

 

 

 

Timing configuration is not

4.

Check PDV introduced by the

 

properly set (periodic buffer

 

 

network, and, if necessary, increase

 

under/overflows shown on IP

 

 

 

PDVT jitter buffer setting..

 

channel status menu)

 

 

 

 

 

Network PDV or lost frames

 

 

 

 

 

 

Echo in voice

High delay in voice path

1.

Check network delay and try to

 

 

 

decrease it.

 

 

2.

Try to decrease PDVT (jitter) buffer.

 

 

 

 

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RAD Data comm operation manual IPmux-11 Troubleshooting Chart, Fault Probable Cause Remedial Action