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1. set Signal Errors Total signal frames received with PVC signaling proto col violations Errored Frames Total errored frames received since last reset CRC Errors Number of frames received with CRC violations Abort Frames Total frames received without a closing flag Octet Align Number of frames received with a bit count that does not fall on 8 bit boundaries Signal Down Time Time in seconds that signaling state has been down 68 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 9 Statistics Network Port Statistics Available on Front Panel Signal State Current state of the network port up or down Signal State Change Number of changes in the signaling protocol state Signal Timeouts TOS Total T391 timeouts that have occurred since the last re set Signal Errors Total signal frames received with PVC signaling proto col violations Frames In Total received frames since last reset Frames Out Total transmitted frames since last reset Errored Frames Total errored frames received since last reset CRC Errors Number of frames received with HDLC CRC viola tions Abort Frames Total frames received without a closing flag Octet Align Number of frames received with a bit count that does not fall on 8 bit boundaries Port UA Time Time in seconds the network port is unavailable for data delivery This can mean that the T1 link is down or in test or that the PVC signaling state
2. Minimum Configuration Requirements for Shared PVC Management eiecti tese tende faa iieiea IP Address osito AG nee ahis Management DLCI 1 and or DLC Management DLCI 1 and or DLCI 2 Mode u nn Read Community Name sees Write Community Name sse Trap Manger DCL Trap Manager IP see Trap Manger Port Dedicated PVC Management sss Minimum Configuration Requirements for Dedicated PVC Management N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Table of Contents Chapter 5 Configuration Overview Local and Remote Configuration 29 Chapter 6 DTE Port Configuration Physical Layer Options PHYS LYR OPT 34 E KEE RE 34 Forced OM ita ea dee Ee 34 ei e 34 DSRODphioft x ated veteri pee ted 34 Forced On ii ees 34 eler CW 34 EE Een E 35 Forced On eoe erden 35 Normal 22e eedem tea 35 TE Clock e E 35 Frame Relay Options FR OD 35 LEE 35 E 35 Management DLCI MNG DLCI eee 36 Guidelines for Configuring Management DL 36 Chapter 7 Configuring the Network Port Network Por Evian trie rediere idad 37 Physical Layer Option PHYS LYR OD 38 Channel Bandwidth CHANNEL RATE sns 38 Frame Relay Options FR OD 39 Signaling Type SIGNAL sse 39 O E tocca La 39 NIT ae ei ee 39 NON a nee Dion 40 Management DLCI 1 and 2 DLCI 1 and 2 sess 40 Management DLCI 1 and 2 Mode DLCI 1 and 2 MODE 40 AR M N 41 History Interv
3. The terminal screen in Figure 7 2 appears when Frame Relay Options is selected from the Network Port Con figuration Menu ADTRAN NXIQ NETWORK PORT FRAME RELAY OPTIONS 1 SIGNALING TYPE ANSI T1 617 D 2 T391 10 3 N391 6 4 N392 3 D N393 4 ENTER SELECTION _ Figure 7 2 Terminal Network Port Frame Relay Options Menu Signaling Type SIGNAL 1391 N391 Set the signaling type option to match the network sig naling type Choices are none LMI gang of four ANSI T1 617 D Annex D ITU T Q 933 A Annex A or Auto Auto mode forces the NxIO to use the same signaling type as the attached frame relay DTE If AUTO is selected and there is no DTE device attached the NxIQ uses ANSI T1 617 D signaling type Set the time in seconds between polls to the frame re lay network Determine how many link integrity polls occur in be tween full status polls 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 39 Chapter 7 Configuring the N etwork Port N392 and N393 NOTE N392 defines the number of errors required in a given event window while N393 defines the number of poll ing events in each window These parameters define the error threshold for the UNI formed by the NxIQ network port and the frame relay switch If the error threshold is met the signaling state status is changed to down which indicates a ser vice affecting condition This condition is cleared once N393 consecutive error free events are received For
4. transmission error is also reflected in the Discard Frame field CRC Errors Number of frames received with CRC violations This transmission error is also reflected in the Discard Frame field Octet Align Number of frames received with a bit count that does not fall on 8 bit boundaries This transmission error is also reflected in the Discard Frame field T1 State Change Count of state changes for the T1 port T1 UA Time Time in seconds the T1 link is down 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 57 Chapter 9 Statistics The next five parameters Signal Loss Telco Test AIS Alarm Red Alarm and Yellow Alarm are events with two NOTE states active and inactive If the event occurs one or more times for the given interval the field is active and ALARM is displayed The first column of the View by Interval menu represents information for the entire current day Therefore once an alarm becomes active it remains active in the first field for the entire 24 hour period Signal Loss If ALARM is displayed a loss of signal occurred one or more times during the given interval Telco Test If ALARM is displayed a loopback code was received on the T1 interface one or more times during the given interval AIS Alarm If ALARM is displayed unframed all ones were re ceived on the T1 interface one or more times during the given interval This indicates that the T1 is out of ser vice Red Alarm If ALARM is displa
5. 60 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 9 Statistics Remaining Number of seconds remaining in the current timed in terval Rx Frames Number of frames received by the network port on the specified DLCI Rx Bytes Number of bytes received by the network port on the specified DLCI Maximum Rx Throughput Maximum throughput sample in the receive direction for the given interval This is displayed in Kbps Average Rx Throughput Average throughput in the receive direction for the giv en interval This is displayed in Kbps Maximum Rx Utilization Maximum utilization sample in the receive direction for the given interval Utilization is displayed as a per centage of CIR Average Rx Utilization Average utilization in the receive direction for the giv en interval Utilization is displayed as a percentage of CIR Tx Frames Number of frames transmitted by the network port on the specified DLCI Tx Bytes Number of bytes transmitted by the network port on the specified DLCI Maximum Tx Throughput Maximum throughput sample in the transmit direction for the given interval This is displayed in Kbps 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 61 Chapter 9 Statistics Average Tx Throughput Average throughput in the transmit direction for the given interval This is displayed in Kbps Maximum Tx Utilization Maximum utilization sample in the transmit direction for the given interval Utilizat
6. Loc PUC Rx Bt Loc PUC Tx Fr Loc PUC Tx Bt Sig Down Time Signal Error Signal T O Sig State Chg Rx Full Stat Rx LI Only Discard Frame Aborts CRC Error Octet Align Length Error ESC Menu H H C C C G amp G amp G D C C amp G amp G amp GG D c oOOOOOOGOGOGGOGdOGO D cC oOOOOOOGOOGOGGOGO D 000000000000 KEE 00000000 D DLCI Page U View Intervals Figure 9 3 DTE Port Statistics View by Day Interval Remaining Number of seconds remaining in the current timed in terval Signaling State Indicates if the frame relay signaling state is currently up or down Local PVC Rx Frames Total frames received by the DTE port across the local management PVC Local PVC Rx Bytes Total bytes received by the DTE port across the local management PVC Local PVC Tx Frames Total frames transmitted by the DTE port across the lo cal management PVC 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 51 Chapter 9 Statistics NOTE Local PVC Tx Bytes Total bytes transmitted by the DTE port across the local management PVC Signal Down Time Time in seconds the signaling state is down Signal Error Number of signal frames received with PVC signaling protocol violations Signal Timeouts Number of T392 timeouts that have occurred Signal State Change Number of changes in the signaling protocol state Rx Full Status Number of full status polls received on the DTE side Rx LI Only N
7. 1 NxIQ User Manual 47 Chapter 9 Statistics Terminal Statistics Display Options NOTE NOTE DTE port network port and DLCI statistics are given in two formats View by Interval and View by Day View by Interval In this view the first column is a running total for the current day All other columns are grouped into user configured time frames with the most recent informa tion displayed on the left The first column s header displays the current date and the interval columns dis play the time the intervals began In order to categorize the interval columns by date also the midnight time stamp is replaced with the date Note that this column still represents the timed interval not a day s worth of information To configure the interval time frame go to the System Configuration menu under History Interval Size and select the time you want the history interval to be set for from 5 to 30 minutes in five minute intervals The NxIQ gathers and displays the information according to the time selected The NxIQ cuts short the first gathering session in order to be gin falling on the selected time boundary For example If the unit or the statistics information was last reset at 12 03 and the History Interval is set for five minutes then the first in terval session will only last two minutes Therefore the first interval column i e the column farthest to the right if no columns have been deleted yet normally represen
8. 35 DBU Connector Pinout Pin Function 1 Protective Ground 4 RTS 5 CTS 6 DSR 7 Signal Ground 8 DCD 9 TD A 10 TD B 11 RD A 12 RA B 13 ETC A 17 RI 20 DTR 22 TC A 23 TC B 24 RC A 25 RC B 26 ETC B 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 81 Appendix A Pinouts 82 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Appendix B Specifications Summary SPECIFICATIONS AND FEATURES This appendix provides the standard specifications and features of the NxIQ Operating Modes FT1 T1 frame relay DTE Interfaces e Subminiature D 26 pin e 56K or 64K synchronous DTE rates 56 to 1 536 Nx56 or Nx64 Kbps N 1 to 24 e Control EIA 232 8 pin modular connector DB 25 adapter provided Diagnostics e PVC loopback e Local port loopback e 511 Bert test 61200 255L1 1 NxIQ User Manual 83 Appendix B Specifications Summary SNMP e Embedded SNMP and TELNET inband access through shared or dedicated PVC Integrated SLIP PPP async port 10baseT interface TSU e series products only RFC 1213 MIB II RFC 1315 and 1406 compliant ADTRAN enterprise MIB for frame monitoring and TSU control Agency Approvals e FCC Part 15 Class A e UL and CUL Relevant Protocol Standards e Frame Relay ANSI T1 606 ANSI T1 607 ANSI T1 617 ANSI T1 618 ITU 0 922 ITU 0 933 Frame Relay Forum FRF 1 1 and 3 1 RFC 1490 e SLIP RFC 1055 SNMP MIB RFC 1315 RFC 1213 RF
9. Down Time Signal Error z z o C C CO 24 243 CO CO D CO 24 23 D CO D D TD C C C 23 24 C CO D CO 23 23 D CO D 0 ID o oo C C CO 24 243 CO CO CO CO 23 24 D CO C D TD oo oo ESC Menu U View Intervals Figure 9 5 Network Port Statistics View by Day Port UA Time Time in seconds the network port is unavailable for data delivery This means that the T1 link is down or in test or that the frame relay signaling state is down Signal Down Time Time in seconds the signaling state has been down Signal Error Number of signal frames received with PVC signaling protocol violations Signal Timeouts Number of T391 timeouts that have occurred Signal State Change Number of changes in the signaling protocol state 56 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 9 Statistics Rx Full Status Number of full status responses received on the net work side Tx Full Status Number of full status polls transmitted by the NxIQ Rx LI Only Number of link integrity only responses received on the network side Tx LI Only Number of link integrity polls transmitted by the NxIO Async Status Number of asynchronous status messages received by the NxIQ Discard Frame Number of frames discarded by the NxIO due to bad IP frames received on the dedicated management DLCI transmission errors or link violations Aborts Number of frames received without a closing flag This
10. Figure 5 3 Front Panel Configuration Menu Tree on page 32 in this manual The network port terminates the user end of the frame relay UNI interface The NxIQ supports three standard PVC signaling formats LMI gang of four ANSI T1 617 D Annex D and ITU Q 933 A Annex A The selected signaling format is used to poll the network end of the UNI interface and retrieve virtual circuit informa tion Optionally the polling process can be disabled When configuring from a terminal the screen in Figure 7 1 on page 38 appears when Network Port is selected In this chapter the terminal selections are listed first followed by the Front Panel selections in parenthesis if the names dif fer 61200 255L1 1 NxIQ User Manual 37 Chapter 7 Configuring the N etwork Port ADTRAN NXIQ NETWORK PORT CONFIG MENU 1 PHYSICAL LAYER OPTIONS 2 FRAME RELAY OPTIONS 3 MANAGEMENT DLCI 1 1006 4 MANAGEMENT DLCI 2 1005 5 MGMT DLCI 1 MODE SHARED 5 MGMT DLCI 2 MODE SHARED 7 PUC COUNT 28 8 HISTORY INTERVAL COUNT 220 9 PUC OPTIONS ENTER SELECTION _ Figure 7 1 Terminal Network Port Configuration Menu Physical Layer Option PHYS LYR OPT The following section describes the physical layer op tion available for the Network Port Channel Bandwidth CHANNEL RATE Set the channel bandwidth for 56 or 64 Kbps 38 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 7 Configuring the N etwork Port Frame Relay Options FR OPT
11. Management The following options are the minimum configuration requirements for establishing inband shared PVC man agement Once these options are configured the unit may be accessed using SNMP TELNET All options with the exception of the Management DLCI options are found in the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION menu IP Address Enter the NxIQ IP address Management DLCI 1 and or DLCI 2 Enter the management DLCI s used to carry manage ment traffic to and from the network This option is found in the Network Port Configuration menu 26 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 4 Management Applications Management DLCI 1 and or DLCI 2 Mode Set to DEDICATED if the management DLCI is used only to manage the NxIQ and not used to carry cus tomer traffic If set to DEDICATED the router is not notified of that DLCI Set to SHARED if the DLCI is used to carry customer traffic as well as management data This option is found in the Network Port Config uration menu NOTE The NxIQ unit supports management from two network DL Cls either shared or dedicated The next five settings are applicable for SNMP access only Read Community Name Set the Read Community Name to match the NMS set tings Write Community Name Set the Write Community Name to match the NMS set tings Trap Manger DLC Identify the virtual circuit used for all traps generated by the NxIQ Trap Manager IP Enter the IP address of the SNMP manag
12. Manger DLC Identify the virtual circuit used for all traps generated by the NxIQ Trap Manager IP Enter the IP address of the SNMP manager to which the NxIQ sends traps Trap Manger Port Enter the NxIO port used to transmit traps to the SNMP manager Shared PVC Management Shared PVC management refers to a PVC that is used for normal data traffic between locations The NxIQ monitors this PVC for packets that contain its IP ad dress When the NxIQ detects a packet containing a destination IP address that matches the NxIO IP ad dress the unit intercepts the packet and processes its TCP IP information To support this type of manage ment all traffic on the selected PVC must be RFC 1490 encapsulated noncompressed IP traffic 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 25 Chapter 4 Management Applications NOTE Shared PVC management is used to manage remote NxIQs without being dependent on services from the remote router This usually requires a static route at the host location By setting a local PVC management and a shared PVC man agement on the remote NxIQ its IP address can be found through Inverse ARP Since the unit is set up for shared PVC management all management traffic will be intercepted prior to reaching the remote router Router W pry a E TSU 120e TSU120e with N xIQ with N xIQ Figure 4 4 Shared PVC Management Application Minimum Configuration Requirements for Shared PVC
13. Network port DLCI and System Sta tistics menus 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 49 Chapter 9 Statistics DTE Port Statistics Information given is for the DTE port since the last re set See Figure 9 2 below and Figure 9 3 on page 51 for the two DTE Port Statistics screen formats Leads On If a lead has become active on the selected port since the last screen reset it is listed in the View Statistics menu as shown in Figure 9 2 below The following is a list of DTE control leads that appear in the Leads On field RTS Request to send DTR Data terminal ready CTS Clear to send DSR Data set ready DCD Data carrier detect DTE PORT ADTRAN NXIO VIEW STATISTICS LOCAL Leads On gt CTS DSR OCD Interval Remaining 178 Signaling State gt DOWN o c c co o DEC 3 22 55 22 58 22 45 22 39 a 8 8 a a Loc PUC Rx Fr Loc PUC Rx Bt Loc PUC Tx Fr Loc PUC Tx Bt Sig Down Time Signal Error Signal T O Sig State Chg Rx Full Stat Rx LI Only Discard Frame Aborts CRC Error Octet Align Length Error 000000 LANDO P SODIO SO099009 090 9000 0000005 0000005 S9090909 9990990909 ESC Menu E 9 Kei m V View By Day Figure 9 2 DTE Port Statistics View by Interval 50 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 9 Statistics DTE PORT DAYS Leads On ADTRAN NXIO VIEW STATISTICS LOCAL gt CTS DSR DCH Interval Remaining 54 Signaling State gt DOWN Loc PUC Rx Fr
14. by the Front Panel selections if the names differ See Figure 3 3 on page 17 Definitions for the branches of the Main menu follow Configuration CONFIG Configuration is used to select network DTE and sys tem operating parameters For more information on configuration options see the following chapters Chapter 5 Configuration Overview Chapter 6 DTE Port Configuration Chapter 7 Configuring the Network Port and Chapter 8 System Configuration View Statistics STATUS This selection displays statistical information for the DTE port the network port and the system See Chap ter 9 Statistics for more information Diagnostics TEST Diagnostic options allow you to perform PVC loopback tests See Chapter 10 Diagnostics for more information Logout terminal menu only This parameter logs out of the system 16 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 3 O peration 1 DTE 2 NET STATUS 3 RESET STATS 4 2 DTE PORT NETWORK PORT CONFIG 3 4 CONTROL PORT SYSTEM UTIL 1 SW REVISION 2 CMD MODE TEST 1 PVC LOOPBACK 2 LOCAL LOOPBACK Figure 3 3 NxIQ Front Panel Menu Structure 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 17 Chapter 3 O peration 18 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 4 Management Applications One of the main advantages of the NxIQ is management flexibility The TSU front panel interface provides co
15. during the current loopback test 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 73 Chapter 10 Diagnostics 1 ENTER OLCI 21 PUC ACTIVE NO TEST ACTIVE FRAMES RX DROPPED PKTS MIN LOOP RSP T AUG LOOP RSP T ENTE Frames Tx Number of frames transmitted across the selected PVC during the current loopback test Dropped Packets Number of packets dropped in the receiving direction traveling from the remote NxIQ to the local NxIQ Remote Dropped Packets Number of packets dropped in the transmitting direc tion traveling from the local NxIQ to the remote NxIQ Minimum Loop Response Time Minimum round trip time in seconds for the current test Maximum Loop Response Time Maximum round trip time in seconds for the current test Average Loop Response Time Average round trip time in seconds for the current test NXIQ VIEW TEST STATS FRAMES TX RMT DROPPED PKTS gt IME gt MAX LOOP RSP TIME gt IME gt R SELECTION _ Figure 10 4 Test Status Screen 74 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 10 Diagnostics Reset Test Stats Resets the information shown in the Test Statistics menu View DLCI List See the DLCI List section in Chapter 9 Statistics on page 65 for a description of this menu Local Loopback Select PORT to enable a bidirectional local loopback 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 75 Chapter 10 Diagnostics 76 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1
16. example If N392 3 and N393 4 then if three errors occur within any four events the interface is determined inactive The status of the connection can be viewed in the Statis tics menu under Network Port Signaling State The sta tus returns to active once the threshold is no longer exceeded The network service provider should recommend the values entered into the T391 N391 N392 and N393 fields Management DLCI 1 and 2 DLCI 1 and 2 Enter the management data link connection identifiers DLCIs These DLCIs are used to carry management traffic to and from the network Management DLCI 1 and 2 Mode DLCI 1 and 2 MODE Set to Dedicated if the management DLCI is used only to manage the NxIQ and not used to carry customer traffic If set to Dedicated the router is not notified of that DLCI Set to Shared if the management DLCI is used for carrying customer traffic and management da ta 40 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 7 Configuring the N etwork Port PVC Count Sets the maximum number of PVCs that the NxIQ will monitor for statistical information This value deter mines the amount of history intervals available for stor age To get the maximum amount of statistical history storage set this value equal to the number of PVCs as signed to the frame relay port A smaller value increas es history interval count but puts some of the PVC statistics into the unknown category History Interval Count H
17. for all traps generated by the NxIQ Trap Manager IP Enter the IP address of the SNMP manager to which the NxIQ sends traps Trap Manger Port Enter the NxIO port used to transmit traps to the SNMP manager INBAND MANAGEMENT NOTE The ADTRAN NxIQ supports three modes of inband management using the frame relay structure of PVCs These modes are local see Figure 4 3 on page 24 shared see Figure 4 4 on page 26 and dedicated PVC manage ment see Figure 4 5 on page 28 All three types support complete SNMP management as well as TELNET capa bilities AII PVC based inband management traffic must be noncom pressed IP and use RFC 1490 encapsulation Local PVC Management Local PVC management refers to a PVC created be tween the NxIQ and the frame relay router on the DTE interface of the NXIQ This type of management is ideal when local management is needed but an Ethernet con nection is not available To support this type of man agement all traffic on the selected PVC must be RFC 1490 encapsulated noncompressed IP traffic The local PVC is sent out of the WAN serial port of the router as normal WAN traffic and is terminated in the NxIQ Since the NxIQ responds to Inverse ARP it is 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 23 Chapter 4 Management Applications Router E not necessary to set up a static route in the router The router will discover the IP address automatically how ever it will be n
18. is down 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 69 Chapter 9 Statistics Line Code Number of line code violations Line code violations in clude BPVs that are not part of B8ZS code or excess zero violations Path Code Number of path code violations Path code violations include frame bit errors for D4 framing and super frames with CRC errors for ESF framing 70 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 10 Diagnostics DIAGNOSTICS This menu allows you to perform diagnostics by initiat ing PVC loopback tests or a local loopback See Figure 10 1 for the Terminal Diagnostics menu See Figure 10 2 on page 72 for the Front Panel menu tree ADTRAN NXIQ DIAGNOSTICS MENU 1 PVC LOOPBACK 2 LOCAL LOOPBACK ENTER SELECTION _ Figure 10 1 Terminal Diagnostics Menu 61200 255L1 1 NxIQ User Manual 71 Chapter 10 Diagnostics PORTEST The front panel menus can be accessed by selecting 4 TEST at the Main Menu Next select 3 PORT TEST and choose the NxIQ 1 DIAGFRAMESRX 1 DLCI 2 MIN RSP TIME 1 PVCLOOPBACK 2BTRTPVQOOP 3 MAX RSP TIME SYIEWPVALOOP 4 AVG RSP TIME 5 LOST FRAMES 6 RMLOSFRAMES 2 OCALOOPBACK 1 OFF 2 PORT Figure 10 2 Front Panel Diagnostics Menu with ESP Ethernet Card Installed PVC Loopback A PVC loopback test is a non intrusive loopback option for each PVC During this test the NxIQ periodically sends test frames to the remote NxIQ which are
19. out of range The valid DLCI range is 16 1007 Unrouteable Number of frames received on the management DLCI with an IP address that does not match the NxIQ IP ad dress Network Port Statistics Information given is for the network port since the last reset See Figure 9 4 on page 55 and Figure 9 5 on page 56 for both formats of the Network Port Statistic screens Signaling State Indicates if the signaling state is currently up or down Interval Remaining Number of seconds remaining in the current timed in terval 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 53 Chapter 9 Statistics Rx Frames Number of frames received by the network port Rx Bytes Number of bytes received by the network port Maximum Rx Throughput Maximum throughput sample in the receive direction for the given interval This is displayed in Kbps Average Rx Throughput Average throughput in the receive direction for the giv en interval This is displayed in Kbps Maximum Rx Utilization Maximum utilization sample in the receive direction for the given interval Utilization is displayed as a per centage of network port bandwidth Average Rx Utilization Average utilization sample in the receive direction for the given interval Utilization is displayed as a percent age of network port bandwidth Tx Frames Number of frames transmitted by the network port Tx Bytes Number of bytes transmitted by the network port 54 N xIQ U
20. 88 12 15 System Time gt 23 82 System Date gt WED 12 63 97 Elapsed Time gt 1253 S W Revision gt 315F Figure 9 8 System Statistics Screen 66 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 9 Statistics VIEWING STATISTICAL INFORMATION FRONT PANEL INTERFACE To view statistical information select STATUS from the Main menu Then select Port Status and choose Nx IQ From this menu choose to view DTE Network or Statistics or to reset the statistics The first Statistics screen appears Scroll through the remaining screens using the arrow keys Statistic counts are running totals for the current day i e since 12 AM DTE Port Statistics Available on Front Panel The following information is displayed when the DTE port is selected Control Signal Status Screen An asterisk indicates that the signal is active for the DTE port See Figure 9 9 A list of signals is shown be low RS request to send TR data terminal ready CS clear to send CD carrier detect SR data set ready Figure 9 9 Control Signal Status Screen 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 67 Chapter 9 Statistics Signal State Current signaling state of DTE port up or down See Figure 9 10 DOWN Figure 9 10 Signal State Screen Signal State Change Number of changes in the signaling protocol state Signal Timeouts TOS Total T392 timeouts that have occurred since the last re
21. ADRAN NxIQ Nx56 64 Module with Frame Relay Performance Monitoring 1200 255L1 USER MANUAL 61200 255L1 1 April 1998 Trademark Information O penView is a registered trademark of Hewlett Packard Company SunN et Manager is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc N etview is a registered trademark of IBM IQ View is a trademark of ADTRAN ADRAN 901 Explorer Boulevard P O Box 140000 Huntsville AL 35814 4000 Phone 256 963 8000 1998 ADTRAN Inc All rights reserved Printed in USA ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual is arranged so you can quickly and easily find the in formation you need The following is an overview of the contents of this manual e Chapter 1 Introduction familiarizes you with frame relay networks and NxIQ highlights e Chapter 2 Installation describes the NxIQ connectors pin as signments are given in Appendix A and provides an installa tion diagram e Chapter 3 Operation explains how to operate your NxIQ us ing either the front panel or a terminal interface e Chapter 4 Management Applications provides examples of some common NxIQ applications This chapter includes net work diagrams as well as configuration examples e Chapter 5 Configuration Overview explains how to access the NxIQ configuration menu and provides menu trees for both the front panel and the terminal interface e Chapters 6 through 8 provide brief explanations for selections made in the Configuration m
22. C 1406 Physical Operating temperature 0 to 50 C 32 to 122 F Storage 20 to 70 C 4 to 158 F Relative humidity Up to 95 non condensing 84 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 A abort changes 16 about 23 access 72 ADTRAN Equipment Warranty 5 ADTRAN NxIQ 22 23 ADTRAN Shipments Include 7 ADTRAN Web page 7 ANSI 3 B branches of menu 16 C change password 43 configuration 16 33 37 configuration menu 29 configuration requirements 21 24 26 connection 13 control port 10 Control Port Mode 44 control program 4 CPE and frame relay equipment 2 3 customer provides 8 Index D data link connection identifiers 40 dedicated PVC management application 28 definition of DLCIs 40 diagnostics 71 diagnostics main menu 16 dial backup 11 dial backup applications 10 DLCI 65 DLCI statistics 60 DLCI statistics summary for all available DLCIs 65 DLCIs 40 DTE connector 10 DTE data connection 11 DTE port 33 67 DTE port configuration 34 35 DTE port menu tree 34 DTE port statistics 50 DTE port statistics view by day 51 DTE Port Statistics View by Interval 50 DTE network port 1 E embedded SNMP 2 3 61200 255L1 1 NxIQ User Manual 85 Index F features NxIQ 2 for SNMP management not access ed through the DTE or net work port 8 frame relay monitoring 2 frame relay options 35 39 frame relay virtual circuits 3 front panel diagnostics menu with ES
23. Chapter 11 Utility Menu The Utility menu applies to the front panel operation only Software Revision This menu displays the software version and checksum and is shown in Figure 11 1 below The Utility Menu Tree is shown in Figure 11 2 on page 78 Press CANCEL to return to the Util menu CMD Mode Factory use only GC VERSION CHKSUM VER 2 200 17AB Figure 11 1 System Statistics Screen 61200 255L1 1 NxIQ User Manual 77 Chapter 11 Utility Menu SW REVISION PORT UTIL CMD MODE Figure 11 2 Utility Menu Tree 78 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Appendix A Pinouts The following table gives the pin assignments for the NxIQ card connectors For more information on these connectors see Chapter 2 Installation Table A A Pin Assignments for Control Connector RJ Pin Function Direction 1 GND TRS I TD I DSR O RD O CTS O DTR I DCD O oo NIOJ A AJOJN Used for hardware flow control 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User M anual 79 Appendix A Pinouts Table A B V 35 Nx56 64 Interface Pinout 26 Pin Subminiature D Pin Function 1 Protective Ground 4 RTS 5 CTS 6 DSR 7 SIGNAL GROUND 8 DCD 9 TD A 10 TD B 11 RD A 12 RA B 13 ETC A 20 DTR 22 TC A 23 TC B 24 RC A 25 RC B 26 ETC B 80 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Appendix A Pinouts Table A C V
24. GER DLCI G 9 TRAP MANAGER IP RDDRESS 8 8 8 8 10 TRAP MANAGER PORT NONE 11 SET HOUR 8 12 SET MINUTE S 13 SET DAY 13 14 SET MONTH 1 15 SET VEAR 0 16 HISTORY INTERVAL SIZE 5 MINUTES SC TO EXIT ENTER SELECTION _ Figure 8 1 System Configuration Menu Control Port Mode CNTL PORT MODE Set the Control port for terminal SLIP protocol or PPP protocol mode Set for SLIP or PPP when using the Control port for an SNMP TELNET path Read Community Name not available through front panel Enter the authentication strings used for SNMP man agement Match the NxIQ to the SNMP manager for read privileges 44 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 8 System Configuration Write Community Name not available through front panel Enter the authentication strings used for SNMP man agement Match the NxIQ to the SNMP manager for write privileges Trap Manager DLCI TRAP DLCI If the trap manager port is set for Network or DTE this parameter identifies the virtual circuit used for all traps generated by the NxIQ Trap Manager IP Address TRAP IP ADDR Enter the IP address of the SNMP manager to which the NxIQ sends traps Trap Manager Port TRAP PRT Enter the NxIO port used to transmit traps to the SNMP manager Choices are none DTE port network port and control port History Interval Size HIS INT SIZE The time entered in this field affects the Interval View in theStatistics menus The Inter
25. IST INT COUNT Sets the number of history intervals to store for statis tics History intervals are displayed in the View Op tion Menu by Interval portions of the Statistics menus These views provide data which is divided into col umns and grouped by the interval of time selected in the History Interval Size field see the chapter System Configuration for more information The History In terval Count field determines how many intervals can be stored at a time The maximum value allowed is af fected by the previously mentioned PVC Count selec tion PVC Options not available through front panel DLC CIR Kbps The information in this menu must be entered for each PVC DLCI numbers and their corresponding CIRs are provided by the service provider Enter the Network DLCI Enter the CIR committed information rate in Kbps for the corresponding DLCI The information is provided by your service provider and must be entered for each PVC 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 41 Chapter 7 Configuring the N etwork Port Sequence Number Checking Set to ENABLE only if there are NxIQs on both ends of the PVC When enabled the NxIQ tags each frame with a sequence number which is then used by the remote NxIO to detect lost packets Lost packet counts are giv en in the Statistics menus Delay Measurement Set to ENABLE only if there are NxIQs on both ends of the PVC When enabled the NxIQ periodically trans mits a lo
26. LACEABLE The rear panel contains a DTE connector which pro vides the primary channel V 35 A second V 35 port is provided for Dial Backup applications A control port is also provided for terminal or SLIP PPP access Pin as signments for these connectors are listed in Appendix A Pinouts The NxIQ rear panel is shown in Figure 2 3 NX IQ PORT AT Xi PORT X2 Control Port Figure 2 3 NxIQ Rear Panel The NxIQ has an 8 pin modular jack labeled CON TROL The control port provides connection to a VT 100 EIA 232 compatible interface a device running SLIP protocol or a device running Async PPP protocol An 8 foot cable with adapter connector provides a stan dard DB 25 EIA 232 interface See Appendix A Pinouts for the control port s pin assignments A description of the operation of this port is covered in Chapter 3 Opera tion 10 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 2 Installation V 35 Connector DTE Data Connection The DTE should be connected to the V 35 connector la beled V 35 Nx56 64 The pin assignments for this con nector are listed in Appendix A Pinouts CAUTION To prevent possible radio frequency interference emissions a shielded cable is required V 35 Connector Dial Backup DBU Connector The dial backup device should be connected to this V 35 interface The pin assignments for this connector are listed in Appendix A Pinouts 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Man
27. NTCOUNT 3 TRAP DLCI 4 TRAP IP ADDR 5 TRAP PRT NONE SYSTEMONFIG HIST INT SIZE Figure 5 3 Front Panel Interface Menu Tree 32 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 6 DTE Port Configuration Configure the physical layer and frame relay protocol options for the DTE port located on the rear of the NxIQ by selecting DTE PORT from the Configuration menu Figure 6 1 illustrates the terminal Configuration menu for the DTE Port The menu tree in Figure 6 2 on page 34 shows the choices available in this menu OTE PORT ADTRAN NXIO PORT CONFIG MENU 1 PHYSICAL LAYER OPTIONS 2 FRAME RELAY OPTIONS ENTER SELECTION _ Figure 6 1 Terminal DTE Port Configuration Menu 61200 255L1 1 NxIQ User Manual 33 Chapter 6 DTE Port Configuration In this chapter the terminal selections are listed first followed by the Front Panel selections in parenthesis if the names differ 1 CTS OPTION 1 FORCEDON 1PHYSICAILAYERDPTIONS 2FOLLOWTS CONFIG 1 DTEPORT 2 FRAME RELAY OPTIONS 2 DSR OPTION 3 CD OPTION 4 TC CLOCK OPT 1 FORCEDON 2 NORMAL 1INVERTED 2 NORMAL 1 T392 2 N392 3 N393 4MANAGEMEN DLC Figure 6 2 DTE Port Menu Tree Physical Layer Options PHYS LYR OPT CTS Option DSR Option Set the CTS lead to FORCED ON or FOLLOW RTS Forced On The CTS lead is always on and the RTS lead is ignored Follow RTS The CTS lead is on when the RTS lead is on and off w
28. P ethernet card in stalled 72 front panel interface 67 front panel interface menu tree 32 front panel menus 72 front panel operation 13 front panel utility menu 77 H history interval count 41 history interval size 45 hot keys 49 inband management 23 inband PVC SNMP TELNET 19 index to organized data 4 interfaces 21 29 IP Address 43 L local and remote configuration for NxIQ 29 local loopback 71 local PVC management 23 24 local PVC management application local VT 100 terminal management 20 logout terminal menu only 16 loopback tests 71 M main menu 16 management applications 19 management data link connection identifier 36 40 management options 19 message protocol 4 MIB 4 minimum configuration requirements 21 22 24 N network management station 4 network manager 4 network port 37 network port 37 38 39 network port statistics 53 NxIQ 1 2 3 4 10 19 29 NxIQ features 83 NxIQ front panel menu structure 17 NxIQ menu structure 15 16 NxIQ option module 1 NxIQ SNMP feature 3 NxIQ specifications 83 O operation front panel 13 operation VT 100 terminal connection 13 out of band management 22 out of band management applica tion example 22 out of band SNMP TELNET 19 86 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 P physical layer options 34 38 pin assignments for NxIQ and ESP ethernet card connectors 79 procedure for using VT 100 terminal 13 product overvi
29. U TQ 933 A 4 N392 5 AUTO 6 MANAGEMENT DLCI 1 MODE 1 SHARED 5 N393 7 MANAGEMENT DLCI2 MODE 2 DEDICATED 1 DLCI 8 PVC COUNT 2 CIR Kbps 9 HISTORY INTERVAL COUNT 3 SEQNUMCHECKING 1 DISABLED 10 PVC OPTIONS MELAMEASUREMENT 2 ENABLED 5 EDIT NEXT ENTRY 1 CHANGE PASSWORD 6EDIPREVIOUENTRY 2 IP ADDRESS 7 DELETETHISENTRY 3 SUBNET MASK 1 TERMINAL 8 ADD NEW ENTRY 4 GATEWAY IP ADDRESS 2 SLIP PROTOCOL 3 SYSTEMCONFIG 5 CONTROL PORT MODE 3 PPP PROTOCOL 6 READ COMMUNITY NAME 7 WRITE COMMUNITY NAME 8 TRAP MANAGER DLCI 1 NONE 9 TRAPMANAGERIPADDRESS 2 DTEPORT 10 TRAP MANAGER PORT 3 NETWORK PORT 4 CONTROL PORT 1 5 MINUTES 2 10 MINUTES 3 15 MINUTES 4 20 MINUTES 5 30 MINUTES 11 HISTORY INTERVAL SIZE 5 to 30 MINUTES Figure 5 2 Terminal Configuration Menu Tree 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 31 Chapter 5 Configuration O verview 1 CTS OPTION 1 FORCEDON 2FOLLOWRTS 1 PHYS LYR OPT 2 DSR OPTION 1 FORCEDON 3 CD OPTION 2 NORMAL 4 TCCLOCKOPT INVERTED 1 DTE PORT 2 NORMAL 3 N393 4 MNG DLC 1 PHYSLYROPT TJCHANNELRATE 2 FROPT 1 SIGNAL 1 AUTO ANETWORRORT 3 DLCI 1 2 T391 2 ITU T 4 DLCI 2 3 N391 3 ANSI 4 N392 4 LMI 3TONTROIPORT 1 BAUD RATE 5 N393 5 DLCI 1 MODE 1 SHARED 6 DLCI 2 MODE 2 DEDICATED 1 IP ADDRESS 7 PVC COUNT 1 CONFIG 2f NTIPORTMODE 8HIST
30. al Count HIST INT COUNT en 41 PVC Options not available through front Ganel 41 DDE e EE 41 CIR Kbps rre m a ee 41 Sequence Number Checking sss 42 Delay Measurements isione srie nennen 42 Edit EE 42 Edit Previous Entry een nennen 42 Delete THis Entry EE 42 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual Table of Contents Add New DEE 42 Chapter 8 System Configuration System Config citas ln dadas 43 Change Password not available on front panel 43 IP Addiess italia tee 43 Control Port Mode CNTL PORT MODE een 44 Read Community Name 44 Write Community Namen 45 Trap Manager DLCI TRAP DECH neen 45 Trap Manager IP Address TRAP IP ADDR eee 45 Trap Manager Port TRAP PRT sss 45 History Interval Size HIS INT SIZE ee 45 Chapter 9 Statistics Viewing Statistical Information Terminal Interface et ettet eR e e etes 47 Terminal Statistics Display Options nennen 48 View by Intervals opeen sse ataiona ene 48 View by Day anne ne nannte 48 Hot EE 49 AA m eR ER ento tpe acted 49 A GE 49 Egeter E 49 DCEO o WEE 49 V View by Day View by Interval e 49 DTE Port Statistics 22 22er 50 Leads On ete an ae 50 Interval Remaining EE 51 Signaling State i tese ere Tp e eter e ad 51 Local PVC Rx Erames 5 nenatis Eaei 51 Local PVC Rx Bytes EE 51 Local PVC Tx Frames sse 51 local PVC Tx Bytes co eed d ettet 52 Signal Down Time 52 Signal EAT OL iue etr
31. anual 61200 255L1 1 Table of Contents Average Rx Dramen 63 Minimum Tx Frame eite tenenti ettet bbb ete eon onus 64 Maximum Tx Frame Dosen 64 Average Tx Frame En 64 Minimum Frame Delay 64 Maximum Frame Delay 64 Average Frame Delay sss 64 PVC State Changesets iorsin teen callo neben inet 64 DEEI List 22 2 E 65 System Statistics csse embeds nnd na 66 Viewing Statistical Information Front Panel Interface hanenin na aAa E E EE AR RAHA 67 DTE Port Statistics Available on Front Panel 67 Control Signal Status Screen nnennennen 67 SE ER 68 Signal State Change EE 68 Signal Timeouts CO 68 Signal ECOS in ee 68 Errored Frames onde ee eine peg 68 CRE PEITOS eiert been tet ete e edle 68 Abon Frames Je Era REH 68 Octet Align satis cous EE 68 Signal DOWN Time reden tentes 68 Network Port Statistics Available on Front Panel 69 Signal State en sestertia fi Tt de mpi edere 69 Signal State Change EE 69 Signal Timeouts TOS necia 69 Signal E 69 Frames In ei ede eer ann ai 69 Frames Out eo E 69 Errored Frames 2 site ee en m event 69 CRC Errors iii cautes ee edere eei altre Oed 69 Abortt Erames See e ee ce te dee ene 69 Otelo iii eres 69 Port UA Time cin 69 Line COE getest ergeet Eeer ENEE eege Meet 70 Path Code A 70 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual Table of Contents Chapter 10 Diagnostics IR 71 PVC Loopback EE 72 En
32. ble DLCIS 65 Figure 9 8 System Statistics Screen nennen 66 Figure 9 9 Control Signal Status Screen nennen 67 Figure 9 10 Signal State Screen 68 Figure 10 1 Terminal Diagnostics Menu nenne 71 Figure 10 2 Front Panel Diagnostics Menu with ESP Ethernet Card Install EE 72 Figure 10 3 PVC Loopback Menu esenssenensnnenennn 72 Figure 10 4 Test Status Screen unnnenenssenennnenennnnn 74 Figure 11 1 System Statistics Screen nnnnssennenenenen 77 Figure 11 2 Utility Menu Tree sss 78 61200 255L1 1 NxIQ User Manual ix List of Figures x NxIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 List of Tables Table A A Pin Assignments for Control Connector 79 Table A B V 35 Nx56 64 Interface Pinout 26 Pin Subminiature D 80 Table A C V 35 DBU Connector Pinout eee 81 61200 255L1 1 NxIQ User Manual xi List of Tables xii N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction PRODUCT OVERVIEW The ADTRAN NxIQ option module installs in the op tion slot of the TSU muliplexer family of products and provides a synchronous V 35 interface for frame relay applications The NxIQ provides the visibility and control needed for both the physical and logical connections made in frame relay networks The NxIQ provides logical layer monitoring and management for frame relay Each per manent virtual circuit PVC accessed through an NxIQ is managed end to e
33. ckets Number of packets lost across the PVC This field is ap plicable only if the network port s Sequence Number Checking option accessed through the Network Port Configuration menu is ENABLED Remote Lost Packets Number of lost packets reported by the remote NxlIQ This field is applicable only if the network port s Se quence Number Checking option accessed through the Network Port Configuration menu is ENABLED Rx Burst Seconds Amount of time in seconds that throughput in the re ceive direction is greater than CIR Tx Burst Seconds Amount of time in seconds that throughput in the transmit direction is greater than CIR Minimum Rx Frame Size of smallest frame received across the DLCI Maximum Rx Frame Size of largest frame received across the DLCI Average Rx Frame Average size of frames received across the DLCI 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 63 Chapter 9 Statistics Minimum Tx Frame Size of smallest frame transmitted across the DLCI Maximum Tx Frame Size of largest frame transmitted across the DLCI Average Tx Frame Average size of frames transmitted across the DLCI Minimum Frame Delay Minimum round trip Gett of the DLCI This field is applicable only if the network port s PVC Delay Mea surement option accessed through the Network Port Configuration menu is ENABLED Maximum Frame Delay Maximum round trip delay of the DLCI This field is applicable only if the network port
34. collects controls and presents data pertinent to the operation of the network devices It resides on a network management station Agent Control program that resides in each connected net work device This program responds to queries and commands from the network manager and returns re quested information or invokes configuration changes initiated by the manager MIB Index to the organized data within a network device It defines the operation parameters that can be controlled or monitored TELNET provides a password protected remote login facility to the NxIQ TELNET allows a user on a net work manager to control the NxIQ through the termi nal menus N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Warranty and Customer Service ADTRAN will replace or repair this product within five years from the date of shipment if it does not meet its published specifications or fails while in service For detailed warranty repair and return information refer to the ADTRAN Equipment Warranty and Repair and Return Policy Procedure Return Material Authorization RMA is required prior to returning equipment to ADTRAN For service RMA requests or further information con tact one of the numbers listed on the inside back cover of this manual 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction 6 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 2 Installation UNPACK INSPECT POWER UP R
35. consec utive error free events are received 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 35 Chapter 6 DTE Port Configuration For example If N392 3 and N393 4 then if three errors occur within any four events the interface is determined inactive The status of the connection can be viewed in the Status menu under DTE Port Signaling State The status re turns to active once the threshold is no longer exceeded Management DLC MNG DLCI To use local PVC management enter the management data link connection identifier The management DLCI is a special DLCI used between the attached DTE device and the NxIQ to carry SNMP and TELNET packets to from the NxIQ on the DTE port Guidelines for Configuring Management DLC If the attached router or FRAD is used to route SNMP TELNET frames to the NxIQ set the Management DLCI to a unique value between 16 and 1007 that identifies the virtual circuit between the router FRAD and the NxIQ The router FRAD must also be configured to route the NxIQ IP address to this DLCI The IP address and subnet mask for the DTE port must also be set in the System Configuration menu 36 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 7 Configuring the Network Port NETWORK PORT NOTE Access the network port menus by selecting Network Port from the Configuration menu Full menu trees for the Network Configuration selections are shown in Fig ure 5 2 Terminal Configuration Menu Tree on page 31 and
36. e age un 52 A te re le desiit 52 Signal State Change 52 Toc Eull Status s ein ert es 52 RELL Only Rete nee ene ente fnere en 52 Discard Frames rte ences rre ede toe ite ente 52 Ee EE 52 iv N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Table of Contents CRE Errors cete na pe 52 Oter Allg ar ra sr dienen e 53 Length ErtOE site tete i od e ott be ed 53 EA Violation 53 Encapsulation Hor 53 Inactive DLL lia 53 Invalid DE EE 53 Unrouteable neuartigen kat 53 Network Port Statistics 53 Signaling State ana isn 53 Interval Remaining EE 53 Rx Frames dinar lidia 54 dna 54 Maximum Rx Throughput EE 54 Average Rx Throushput sse 54 Maximum Rx Utilization eeneenennnn 54 Average Rx Utilization sss 54 RE 54 WX By tenia 54 Maximum Tx Throughput sse 55 Average Tx Throughput E 55 Maximum Tx Utilization sssssssssssseeee 55 Average Tx Upltzapon issii 55 RE EE 56 Signal Down Time eee eed tete asien 56 Signal BION anni ige ee 56 Signal Limeo ts s scies Sects Ae dese e hien ears 56 Signal State Change eee neeenteimneti entiende 56 Rx EE E 57 Tx FullSt tus c eme Ede 57 RX EI Only bte note iie po tem teo tnde 57 RED 57 A ee 57 Discard Frei 57 ADOS iaa nannten 57 CRE E 57 Octet Allg io 57 Tl State Change diesen dee 57 TEUA TIME anar 57 Signal E 58 Telco Test s eege ced aire t rh ade 58 ATS Alain an eerte ede de ette ted 58 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual v Tab
37. eceipt Inspection Carefully inspect the option module for any shipping damage If damage is suspected file a claim immediate ly with the carrier and contact ADTRAN Customer and Product Service CAPS If possible keep the original shipping container for use in shipping the NxIQ for re pair or for verification of damage during shipment ADTRAN Shipments Include NOTE The following items are included in ADTRAN ship ments of the NxIQ NxIQ option module The user manual V 35 DTE cable An 8 position modular to 8 position modular cable and a modular to female DB 25 adapter for access to the Control SLIP PPP port The ADTRAN NxIQ MIB is available from ADTRAN in the support section of the ADTRAN Web page at www adt ran com 61200 255L1 1 NxIQ User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Installation Customer Provides INSTALLATION For SNMP management not accessed through the DTE or network port the customer must provide access to the NxIQ either through a SLIP port Async PPP port requires a male 25 pin D type connector or a 10baseT Ethernet port requires an e series TSU product See Appendix A Pinouts for the pin assignments of the con trol port for SLIP and Async PPP Placement of the Option Module Figure 2 1 shows the proper placement of the option module Perform the following steps to install the op tion module 1 Remove the cover plate from the TSU TDU unit rear panel 2 Slide the option modu
38. ecessary to set up a local PVC between the router and the NxIQ Accomplish this by setting a value between 16 and 1007 for the DTE management DLCI on the NxIQ to a value not used by the frame re lay network Local PVC management can be used at any location that has a router Therefore remote sites can be access ed through the remote router One consideration when using local PVC management is that if the remote rout er goes down then access to the remote TSU is lost TSU 120e TSU 120e with N xIQ with N xIQ Figure 4 3 Local PVC Management Application Minimum Configuration Requirements for Local PVC Management The following options are the minimum configuration requirements for establishing inband local PVC man agement Once these options are configured the unit may be accessed using SNMP TELNET All options with the exception of the Management DLCI option are found in the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION menu IP Address Enter the NxIQ IP address 24 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 4 Management Applications Management DLC Enter a DLCI number between 16 and 1007 that is not used by the frame relay service This option is found in the DTE Port Configuration menu The next five settings are applicable for SNMP access only Read Community Name Set the Read Community Name to match the NMS set tings Write Community Name Set the Write Community Name to match the NMS set tings Trap
39. enus These chapters are based on the first level menu branches of the Configuration menu DTE Port Network Port and System Configuration e Chapter 9 Statistics describes how to access statistical infor mation from the NxIQ e Chapter 10 Diagnostics explains how to access the NxIQ di agnostic features including PVC loopback and ping tests e Chapter 11 Utility Menu describes the utility menu for front panel operation e Appendix A Pinouts provides pinouts for the NxIQ connec tors e Appendix B Specifications Summary contains product spec ifications NOTE Notes provide additional useful information CAUTION Cautions signify information that could prevent service in terruption x T SENG Warnings provide information that could prevent W ANI ise to the equipment or endangerment to hu ife man FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated ina commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful in terference to radio frequencies Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause ha
40. er to which the NxIQ sends traps Trap Manger Port Enter the NxIO port used to transmit traps to the SNMP manager 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 27 Chapter 4 Management Applications Dedicated PVC Management Dedicated PVC management refers to the ability to have a PVC originated from the network and terminat ed in the NxIQ This is an ideal configuration for third party management It isolates the customer s data traf fic from network management traffic and it also acts as a firewall that restricts management data to the TSU Dedicated PVC management is also ideal when the user wants to guarantee access to a remote TSU regardless of the state of the remote LAN Carrier NMS WE E Router M B TSU 120e TSU 120e with N xIQ with N xIQ Figure 4 5 Dedicated PVC Management Application Minimum Configuration Requirements for Dedicated PVC Management The configuration requirements for dedicated PVC management are identical to those listed for shared PVC management See the previous section Minimum Configuration Requirements for Shared PVC Management on page 26 for more information 28 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 5 Configuration Overview LOCAL AND REMOTE CONFIGURATION The NxIQ can be configured locally or communications can be established so that a local NxIQ can configure a remote NxIQ using a VT 100 interface See Chapter 3 Operation for information on selectin
41. ew NxIQ 1 PVC 3 PVC count 41 PVC loopback 71 PVC loopback test 71 72 PVC management 36 PVC Options 41 R read community name 44 rear panel 10 receipt inspection 7 remote login facility 4 repair policy 5 RMA 5 S save configuration 16 shared PVC management 25 26 shared PVC management applica tion 26 shipping damage 7 SNMP 1 4 SNMP access 1 SNMP and TELNET management 21 SNMP management 3 specifications and features of the NxIQ 83 standard features for NxIQ 83 statistical information 41 67 statistics 67 submenus relating to statistics 29 subnet mask 43 Index SVC 3 system configuration 43 44 45 system configuration menu 44 system statistics 66 T TELNET 4 terminal configuration menu 30 terminal configuration menu tree 31 terminal interface 47 terminal login menu 14 terminal menus 4 terminal network port frame relay options menu 39 terminal statistics display options 48 test status screen 74 tests 71 three modes of tests 23 trap manager DLCI 45 trap manager IP address 45 U utility menu 77 utility menu tree 78 V V 35 connector 11 V 35 port 10 view by day 48 view by interval 48 view statistics 16 view statistics menu 47 viewing statistical information 47 67 viewing statistics on front panel 67 VT 100 19 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 87 Index VT 100 management access 21 VT 100 management application ex ample 20 VT 100 termi
42. g Local or Remote operation The Configuration menu consists of the following sub menus relating to specific interfaces or functions of the NxIQ requiring setup DTE Port Network Port Control Port front panel only System Configuration The terminal configuration menu is shown in Figure 5 1 on page 30 To access module configuration Press 2 Config Menu tree and Enter 7 Port Config 61200 255L1 1 NxIQ User Manual 29 Chapter 5 Configuration O verview ADTRAN NXIQ CONFIG MENU 1 DTE PORT 2 NETWORK PORT 3 SYSTEM CONFIG sc TO EXIT ENTER SELECTION _ Figure 5 1 Terminal Configuration Menu For detailed information on configuration see Chapter 6 DTE Port Configuration Chapter 7 Configuring the Net work Port and Chapter 8 System Configuration Configuration menu trees are shown in Figure 5 2 on page 31 for the terminal and Figure 5 3 on page 32 for the front panel interface 30 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 5 Configuration O verview 1 CTS OPTION 1 FORCED ON 2 FOLLOW RTS 2 DSR OPTION 1 FORCED ON 1 PHYSICAL LAYER OPTIONS 3 CD OPTION 2 NORMAL 1 DTE PORT 2 FRAME RELAY OPTIONS 1 INTERFACE TYPE 2 NETWORKPORT 2 PHYSICAL LAYER OPTIONS CHANNEL RATE 1PONFIG 3 FRAME RELAY OPTONS 1 SIGNALING TYPE 1 NONE 2 LMI 4 MANAGEMENT DLCI 1 2 T391 3ANST1 617 D 5 MANAGEMENT DLCI 2 3 N391 4JT
43. he far end DLCI NOTE If the wrong DLCI is entered or a network problem exists the screen freezes at the Press any key to continue prompt Press CNTL L twice to return the unit to the Login screen ADTRAN NXIO LOGIN MENU 1 LOCAL LOGIN 2 REMOTE LOGIN ENTER SELECTION _ Figure 3 1 Terminal Login Menu 14 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 3 O peration NOTE 5 Enter the password The factory default password is adtran The Main menu will appear See Figure 3 2 6 Make selections by entering the number corre sponding to the chosen parameter Press ESC to return to the previous screen In the upper right hand corner of the VT 100 screen LOCAL or REMOTE is displayed indicating the unit the current screen represents See Figure 3 2 ADTRAN NXIQ MAIN MENU 1 CONFIGURATION 2 VIEW STATISTICS 3 DIAGNOSTICS 4 LOGOUT ENTER SELECTION _ Figure 3 2 Terminal Main Menu NXIQ MENU STRUCTURE NOTE The opening menu is the access point to all other oper ations The Main menu branches are Configuration View Statistics Diagnostics and Logout as shown in Figure 3 2 Each Main menu item has several functions and submenus to identify and access specific parame ters The Logout selection is available on the terminal interface only 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 15 Chapter 3 O peration NOTE Main Menu In this chapter the terminal selections are listed first fol lowed
44. hen the RTS lead is off Set the DSR lead to Forced On or Normal Forced On The DSR lead is always on Normal The DSR lead is off when the NxIQ is ina DSU loopback test or an alarm state 34 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 6 DTE Port Configuration CD Option Set the CD lead to Forced On or Normal Forced On The CD lead is always on Normal The CD lead is off when the NxIO is in alarm state TC Clock Option Set the transmit clock to Normal or Inverted Frame Relay Options FR OPT 1392 The frame relay protocol is a synchronous protocol used to concentrate two different devices into a com mon frame relay link to the network The NxIQ accepts frame relay frames from a router or a FRAD frame re lay access device and routes to from the network port based on the DLCI address Set the timeout in seconds between polling intervals This parameter needs to be a few seconds longer than the T391 setting of the attached frame relay device N392 and N393 N392 defines the number of errors required in a given event window while N393 defines the number of poll ing events in each window These parameters define the error threshold for the UNI user to network interface formed by the NxIQ DTE port and the attached frame relay device If the er ror threshold is met the signaling state status is changed to down which indicates a service affecting condition This condition is cleared once N393
45. ion is displayed as a per centage of CIR Average Tx Utilization Average utilization sample in the transmit direction for the given interval Utilization is displayed as a percent age of CIR PVC IA Time Time in seconds that the PVC is in the inactive state Rx FECN Number of frames received on the network port over the specified DLCI with the FECN bit of the frame relay header enabled Tx FECN Number of frames transmitted from the network port over the specified DLCI with the FECN bit of the frame relay header enabled Rx BECN Number of frames received on the network port over the specified DLCI with the BECN bit of the frame relay header enabled Tx BECN Number of frames transmitted from the network port over the specified DLCI with the BECN bit of the frame relay header enabled Rx DE Number of frames received on the network port over the specified DLCI with the discard eligibility DE bit of the frame relay header enabled 62 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 9 Statistics Tx DE Number of frames transmitted from the network port over the specified DLCI with the DE bit of the frame re lay header enabled Rx CR Number of frames received on the network port over the specified DLCI with the CR bit of the frame relay header enabled Tx CR Number of frames transmitted from the network port over the specified DLCI with the CR bit of the frame re lay header enabled Lost Pa
46. le into the rear panel of the TSU TDU unit until it is positioned firmly against the front of the unit 3 Fasten the thumbscrews at both edges of the op tion module Cover Plate N X TSU HSU 2a UNIT Se Option Module N 2 O KY Figure 2 1 Installing the Option Module N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 2 Installation Power Connection Each option module derives power from the base TSU TDU unit Power to the TSU TDU is supplied by a cap tive eight foot power cord Attaching the Plug On Board Figure 2 2 shows the proper attachment of a plug on board to the option module Perform the following steps to install the plug on board 1 Hold the plug on board above the option module Using a downward and right to left motion slip the V 35 Connector plug into the opening in the option module back panel 3 Moving the plug on board downward secure the connection of the header pins at the front of the boards 4 Install the two 4 40 screws at both edges of the op tion module Figure 2 2 Attaching the Plug On Board a The connection of the header pins between the option module W ARNING and the plug on board must be visually verified Severe dam age to the equipment can result from an improper connection 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Installation Rear Panel NTROL co pur REP
47. le of Contents Red las are BENE Sassen obs 58 Yellow Alarm eee er ee de 58 Path Code ae eto te Geis 58 Line Code euibuasic hu cde 58 Length Error nenn 59 EA Viola Mii iii 59 Encapsulation Error ssri aisa seeni es 59 Inactive DLC EE 59 Invalid DEETE i ee ee eee 59 Unrouteabl 00 59 DL CE Statist eS iria aiii 60 DLCI Statistics for a Specific DLC 60 Throughput TX and Rx ee 60 Utilization oid dre 60 REMAINING 22e ten pendente Hector ebbe verdes 61 Rx Frames enenatis e eh ER eiit eda 61 nur EE 61 Maximum Rx Throughput sess 61 Average Rx Throughput neeeeeenee 61 Maximum Rx Utilization cooonooocnonncnonnnonaconnnonancnnnocanonnn conan 61 Average Rx Utilization sess 61 LRM RR REGEM 61 TX Bytes aii en aan 61 Maximum Tx Throughput essen 61 Average Tx Throughput sss 62 Maximum Tx Utilization essen 62 Average Tx Utilization sss 62 PVETA Time silo be 62 ROGER ECN 25 o e D ederet 62 TAFEEN A Ee 62 RxBECN uva dadas 62 TX BEC iaa ida init 62 PODES gei Dee Be leaves en 62 TADEO ipi 63 RX CR anie ia rai 63 E e E ed ante aita 63 Lost Packets A etn ete 63 Remote Lost Packets sese 63 Rx B rstSecoftids dere n d 63 Tx BiirstSeconds aei ee bre cia 63 Minimum Rx Frame 63 Maximum Rx Frame ccccccccccccsccecsssececececssceceesscecesaeeeessaeeees 63 vi N xIQ User M
48. me a user protocol session is established The network service provider assigns these DLCIs at subscription time SVCs on the other hand have DLCIs dynamically assigned each time a user protocol session is established The CPE equip ment must request a call and the DLCI is assigned by the network switching equipment This DLCI is valid until the call is disconnected and may be assigned a dif ferent value each time a call is requested SNMP Management SNMP management capability is provided inband with support for RFC 1315 frame relay DTE MIB RFC 1213 MIB ID RFC 1406 DS1 E1 MIB and ADTRAN Enter prise MIB MIB files are available from ADTRAN in the support section of the ADTRAN Web page at www adtran com TELNET capability is also support ed For non SNMP environments VT 100 and front panel operation are supported The NxIQ s embedded SNMP feature allows the unit to be accessed and controlled by a network manager in band at the DTE or network interface out of band at the control port via SLIP or async PPP or using a LAN connection available in the e series TSU products 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction TELNET The term SNMP broadly refers to the message protocols used to exchange information between the network and the managed devices as well as to the structure of net work management databases The three basic compo nents of SNMP follow Network Manager Control program that
49. n figuration capabilities and viewing of key frame relay statistics information Other management options de scribed in this chapter provide configuration and diag nostics capabilities as well as all inclusive statistics information This chapter provides examples of some common NxIQ management options The examples include VT 100 management out of band SNMP TELNET manage ment and inband PVC SNMP TELNET management Descriptions and configuration tips for these manage ment options are provided in the sections that follow The application drawings in this chapter show routers as the NOTE frame relay device The frame relay device could be any device with frame relay capabilities However to use inband man agement the management DLCI must be RFC 1490 encapsu lated IP traffic 61200 255L1 1 NxIQ User Manual 19 Chapter 4 Management Applications LOCAL VT 100 TERMINAL MANAGEMENT Connect a VT 100 terminal to the NxIQ CONTROL port or to the control port on the chassis of an e series TSU product This interface provides full screen configura tion and all inclusive statistics access VT 100 manage ment also allows for remote configuration Through this port a remotely located NxIQ is fully accessible for configuration diagnostics and statistics viewing Fig ure 4 1 shows an example of VT 100 application VT 100 remote mode is proprietary and non intrusive NOTE Therefore you can perform all VT 100 management fu
50. nal 13 VT 100 terminal connection 13 VT 100 terminal management 20 VT 100 procedure for using 13 Ww wide area network 2 write community name 45 www adtran com 7 88 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Product Support Information Presales Inquiries and Applications Support Please contact your local distributor ADTRAN Applications Engineering or ADTRAN Sales Applications Engineering 800 615 1176 Sales 800 827 0807 Post Sale Support Please contact your local distributor first If your local distributor cannot help please con tact ADTRAN Technical Support and have the unit serial number available Technical Support 888 4ADTRAN Repair and Return If ADTRAN Technical Support determines that a repair is needed Technical Support will coordinate with the Customer and Product Service CAPS department to issue an RMA number For information regarding equipment currently in house or possible fees associ ated with repair contact CAPS directly at the following number CAPS Department 256 963 8722 Identify the CAPS number clearly on the package below address and return to the fol lowing address ADTRAN Inc CAPS Department 901 Explorer Boulevard Huntsville Alabama 35806 RMA
51. nc tions without disrupting the flow of data W W N x Router Router N M LI LI AP a gt AR H H Frame Relay TSU 120e TSU 120e with N xIQ with N xIQ Figure 4 1 VT 100 Management Application Example 20 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 4 Management Applications Minimum Configuration Requirements for VT 100 Management The following options are the minimum configuration requirements for establishing VT 100 management ac cess Baud Rate Set the baud rate to match the VT 100 terminal rate This is accessible from the front panel only select CON TROL PORT from the CONFIG menu Control Port Mode Set the Control Port Mode for TERMINAL This selec tion is found in the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION por tion of the CONFIG menu OUT OF BAN D MANAGEMENT NOTE This management option shown in Figure 4 2 on page 22 is commonly used in situations where the cus tomer is trying to reduce the amount of management traffic flowing through the frame relay device The NxIQ can be managed though an established TELNET session or an SNMP based network manager like HP OpenView IBM Netview or SunNet Manager The ADTRAN NxIQ MIB is available in the support section of the ADTRAN Web page at www adtran com SNMP and TELNET management is provided by one of the following interfaces e A device e g a router running SLIP protocol Connection is made through the NxIQ s control
52. nd as if it were a leased line connec tion Real time statistics on throughput bandwidth uti lization availability bursting congestion and network delay are collected and stored in the Frame IQ MIB management information base This information can then be gathered by management systems and used to monitor network health and to perform long term net work planning The unit s embedded SNMP simple network manage ment protocol agent provides complete SNMP access to the unit SNMP access is available through the DTE or network port or through an integral SLIP serial line internet protocol or PPP point to point protocol async port When used in the e series of TSU products an Ethernet interface is available for SNMP access 61200 255L1 1 NxIQ User Manual 1 Chapter 1 Introduction The following are features of the NxIQ e Complete and comprehensive frame relay monitor ing e Real time measurement of bandwidth utilization committed information rates CIRs and excess burst rates on each PVC e True non intrusive inband transmission of statis tics Embedded SNMP and TELNET through the DTE Network or SLIP PPP port or through the ether net and SLIP ports on the e series TSU products e Control port provides SLIP and async PPP access to SNMP or VT 100 terminal configuration e End to end network round trip delay measure ments for network optimization e Frame IQ MIB is standard ANSI American Na
53. of frames received on a dedicated manage ment DLCI with an IP address that does not match the NxIO IP address If both management DLCIs are dedicated the Unrouteable field is not applicable For more information see the Man agement DLCI 1 and 2 Mode section in Chapter 7 Con figuring the Network Port 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 59 Chapter 9 Statistics DLCI Statistics DLCI 16 Rx Fram Rx Byte Max Rx Avg Rx Max Rx Avg Rx Tx Fram Tx Byte Max Tx Avg Tx Max Tx Avg Tx PUC IA Rx FECN Tx FECN Access specific DLCI statistics by pressing D from the Network Statistics menu Enter the DLCI number for information on a specific DLCI displayed in the View by Interval and Day formats For a status summary of all available DLCIs select DLCI LIST from the View Statistic menu shown in Figure 9 1 on page 47 Figure 9 6 shows the statistics menu for a specific DLCI ADTRAN NXIO VIEW STATISTICS LOCAL a A D Rx BR Rx Throughput Tx Utilization Tx Remaining 283 as DEC 23 08 22 58 B D a a E BR 22 22 39 8 08 es s Thru Thru Util Util 8 es s Thru Thru Util 8 Util 8 Time 3 a a ESC Menu V View By Dau DLCI Statistics Figure 9 6 DLCI Statistics for a Specific DLCI View by Interval for a Specific DLC Throughput Tx and Rx Displays the current throughput sample for this PVC Utilization Displays the current CIR utilization sample for this PVC
54. opback frame to the remote NxIQ which is then returned to measure round trip delay of each PVC Minimum maximum and average delay measure ments are given in the Statistics menus Edit Next Entry Edit the next entry in the PVC Options table Edit Previous Entry Edit the previous entry in the PVC Options table Delete This Entry Delete the current entry in the PVC Options table Add New Entry Add a new entry to the PVC Options table 42 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 8 System Configuration SYSTEM CONFIG Access System Configuration selections by first choos ing CONFIGURATION from the Main menu Then choose SYSTEM CONFIG from the Configuration Menu Full menu trees for the System Configuration selections are shown in Figure 5 2 Terminal Configuration Menu Tree on page 31 and Figure 5 3 Front Panel Configuration Menu Tree on page 32 The Terminal System Configura tion Menu is shown in Figure 8 1 on page 44 Change Password not available on front panel Enter a new password of nine characters or less The de fault password is adtran IP Address Enter the NxIQ IP internet protocol address 61200 255L1 1 NxIQ User Manual 43 Chapter 8 System Configuration ADTRAN NXIQ SYSTEM CONFIG MENU 1 CHANGE PASSWORD 2 IP ADDRESS 0 0 0 0 3 SUBNET MASK 8 0 0 0 4 GATEWAY IP RDDRESS 8 8 0 0 5 CONTROL PORT MODE TERMINAL 6 READ COMMUNITY NAME publ ic 7 WRITE COMMUNITY NAME private 8 TRAP MANA
55. port or the chassis control port on an e series TSU product e Adevice e g a router running async PPP protocol or the chassis control port on an e series TSU product 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 21 Chapter 4 Management Applications ALAN Connection is made through the Ethernet interface on the chassis of an e series TSU prod uct 10BaseT Ethernet TSU 120e TSU 120e with NxIQ with N xIQ Figure 4 2 Out of Band Management Application Example Minimum Configuration Requirements for Out of Band Management The following options all found in the SYSTEM CON FIGURATION menu are the minimum configuration requirements for establishing out of band SNMP or TELNET access Once these options are configured the unit may be accessed using SNMP TELNET Control Port Mode If necessary select SLIP or PPP as the NxIQ control port HUN mode If the control or Ethernet interfaces on the e se ries TSU are used refer to the TSU User Manual for set up IP Address Enter the NxIQ IP address The next five settings are applicable for SNMP access only Read Community Name Set the Read Community Name to match the NMS net work management system settings 22 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 4 Management Applications Write Community Name Set the Write Community Name to match the NMS set tings Trap Manger DLC Identify the virtual circuit used
56. r Connection dre ee imr deed E regnen 9 Attaching the Plug On Board 9 Rear Panel nes sans 10 Control Port masniaracisi talas iia ea 10 V 35 Connector DTE Data Connection sse 11 V 35 Connector Dial Backup DBU Connector 11 Chapter 3 Operation Front Panel ett nh e deemed oes den a seas 13 VT 100 Terminal Connection and Operation neee 13 NXIO Menu Str ct re iei ect en o ete edd 15 A gated es e ns resur egt 16 Configuration CONFIGC sse 16 View Statistics GTATUE sse 16 Diagnostics TEST aient ride 16 Logout Terminal Menu Only 16 61200 255L1 1 NxIQ User Manual i Table of Contents Chapter 4 Management Applications Local VT 100 Terminal Management Minimum Configuration Requirements for VT 100 Management een Baud Rate ste cas dl e RR RENS ad Control Port Mode Out of band Management Minimum Configuration Requirements for Out of Band Management Control Port Mode EE IP Addres58 55 oberste eh ete nii tees Read Community Name sees Write Community Name sse Trap Manger DCL Trap Manager IP see Trap Manger Port Inband Manaoement sees eene N er tenen neret i Local PVC Management Minimum Configuration Requirements for Local PVC Management JE Address aine eoe dE qne Management DLCI EE Read Community Name sees Write Community Name sse Trap Manger DCL Trap Manager IP eser eder Feeder e ehe eios Trap Manger Port Shared PVC Management
57. re 2 2 Attaching the Plug On Board en 9 Figure 2 3 NxIQ Rear Panel EE 10 Figure 3 1 Terminal Login Menu nennen 14 Figure 3 2 Terminal Main Menu nennen 15 Figure 3 3 NxIQ Front Panel Menu Structure 17 Figure 4 1 VT 100 Management Application Example 20 Figure 4 2 Out of Band Management Application Example 22 Figure 4 3 Local PVC Management Application 24 Figure 4 4 Shared PVC Management Application 26 Figure 4 5 Dedicated PVC Management Application 28 Figure 5 1 Terminal Configuration Menu 30 Figure 5 2 Terminal Configuration Menu Tree 31 Figure 5 3 Front Panel Interface Menu Tree sss 32 Figure 6 1 Terminal DTE Port Configuration Menu 33 Figure 6 2 DTE Port Menu Tree ENEE 34 Figure 7 1 Terminal Network Port Configuration Menu 38 Figure 7 2 Terminal Network Port Frame Relay Options Menu 39 Figure 8 1 System Configuration Menu 44 Figure 9 1 View Statistics Menu 47 Figure 9 2 DTE Port Statistics View by Interval 50 Figure 9 3 DTE Port Statistics View by Day sss 51 Figure 9 4 Network Port Statistics View by Interval 55 Figure 9 5 Network Port Statistics View by Day 56 Figure 9 6 DLCI Statistics for a Specific DLCI View by Interval 60 Figure 9 7 DLCI Statistics Summary for All Availa
58. rmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Shielded cables must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with Class A FCC limits G Change or modifications to this unit not expressl v pressiy W ARNING D by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equip ment CANADIAN EMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interfer ence causing equipment standard entitled Digital Apparatus ICES 003 of the Department of Communications Cet appareil nuerique respecte les limites de bruits radioelec triques applicables aux appareils numeriques de Class A pre scrites dans la norme sur le materiel brouilleur Appareils Numeriques NMB 003 edictee par le ministre des Communica tions Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Product Overview AAA eeh EE geed ee 1 Understanding Frame Relay sse 2 SNMP Management ierti ieii A 3 Network Manager 4 PRB ONE iain deret aes anie e Her egi se dein etas 4 MIB cens Eee Be EE TAB SEA 4 REN WE 4 Warranty and Customer Service 5 Chapter 2 Installation Unpack Inspect Power Up 7 Receipt Inspection EEN 7 ADTRAN Shipments Include 777 sss 7 Customer Provides needed anna 8 Install A LI I EI 8 Placement of the Option Module 8 Powe
59. s PVC Delay Mea surement option accessed through the Network Port Configuration menu is ENABLED Average Frame Delay Average round trip delay of the DLCI This field is ap plicable only if the network port s PVC Delay Measure ment option accessed through the Network Port Configuration menu is ENABLED PVC State Change Number of han in the PVC state 64 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 9 Statistics DLCI List OLCI 100 A 1005 A 1886 A UNKNOWN INACTIVE SIGNAL This menu lists all available DLCIs and classifies them as active A inactive I or unknown U as shown in Figure 9 7 A byte and frame break out of each DLCI is also provided including an in out count and a count of how many frames were received with FECN BECN or DE enabled ADTRAN NXIQ VIEW DLCI STATISTICS Frames FECN 8 8 8 ESC Prev Menu Figure 9 7 DLCI Statistics Summary for All Available DLCIs 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 65 Chapter 9 Statistics System Statistics The system time and date as set in the System Config uration menu and the software revision are displayed in this menu Also the elapsed time since the unit was turned on or since the last restart is given in seconds The buffer information provided in this menu is used mainly by ADTRAN technical support in troubleshoot ing situations See Figure 9 8 Curr Curr High Free Use Per Buf Use 65 18 15 5 8 2 a 8 B 18 18 1 1
60. ser Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 9 Statistics Signaling State gt UP Interval Remaining 54 TSU state gt OPEN LOOP DEC 22 55 22 45 22 39 0 00 Rx Frames Rx Bytes Max Rx Thru Avg Rx Thru Max Rx Util amp BE Avg Rx Util E BE Tx Frames 216 Tx Bytes 23994 Max Tx Thru 1000 Avg Tx Thru 184 Max Tx Util E as Avg Tx Util amp as Port UR Time 1138 Sig Down Time 8 Signal Error E ESC Menu D DLCI Page gt Scroll U View By Day Figure 9 4 Network Port Statistics View by Interval Maximum Tx Throughput Maximum throughput sample in the transmit direction for the given interval This is displayed in Kbps Average Tx Throughput Average throughput in the transmit direction for the given interval This is displayed in Kbps Maximum Tx Utilization Maximum utilization sample in the transmit direction for the given interval Utilization is displayed as a per centage of network port bandwidth Average Tx Utilization Average utilization sample in the transmit direction for the given interval Utilization is displayed as a percent age of network port bandwidth 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 55 Chapter 9 Statistics Signaling State gt UP TSU state gt OPEN LOOP z NA Rx Frames B Rx Bytes E Max Rx Thru B Avg Rx Thru a Max Rx Util amp as Rug Rx Util amp as Tx Frames B Tx Bytes E Max Tx Thru B Avg Tx Thru E Max Tx Util amp as Avg Tx Util 8 Port UR Time Sig
61. ter DLCI or 0 for All DECH eee 73 Test Length nannten e e e tss 73 Begin Test coconut Ee 73 End Test ie ene oe de Hebe ertet dated cine 73 View Test Stats sanedrin teneo netten eta 73 PVC Active Inactive Undefined eee 73 Test Active No Test Achve 73 Frames RX Sissies nee megane oae thc eor evel 73 Frames Icaria incaico natu 74 Dropped Packets s a ehe deeem 74 Remote Dropped Packets sess 74 Minimum Loop Response Time 74 Maximum Loop Response Time 1 74 Average Loop Response Time e 74 Reset Test Stats 2 2 RE ine REGIE 75 View DECI List hit mentre mie 75 Local LEoopback 2 pieier asne aeneo estere EEA SR EAEE leihen 75 Chapter 11 Utility Menu Software Revisione oio tadas 77 CMD Mode tremo deste itia 77 Appendix A PinouUtS eere eee tete tnnt tn tn tnnt tn tata tatnen tn tnna 79 Appendix B Specifications Summary Specifications and Features nneesnenennsnsenenenennnnnnn 83 Operating Modes EE 83 DTE Interfaces aan 83 Diagnostics nnne nennen 83 SNMP une een 84 Agency Approvals 84 Relevant Protocol Standards sss 84 Physical tuaci n iaa dsd droits 84 Index zessesesesesesesenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenensnenenenenenssenenenenenssenenenenenssssenenenenssenenene 85 viii N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 List of Figures Figure 2 1 Installing the Option Module en 8 Figu
62. then re turned for analysis The bandwidth required is approx imately 1 Kbps for each PVC in test See Figure 10 3 for the terminal menu ADTRAN NXIQ PUC LOOPBACK 1 ENTER DLCI OR 8 FOR RLL G 2 TEST LEN MIN lt UNTIMED gt 6 3 BEGIN TEST 4 END TEST 5 UIEH TEST STRTS 5 RESET TEST STRTS UIEH DLCI LIST ENTER SELECTION _ Figure 10 3 PVC Loopback Menu 72 N xIQ User M anual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 10 Diagnostics Enter DLCI or O for All DLCI Test Length Begin Test End Test Enter the DLCI of the PVC to be tested or enter 0 to test all available PVCs Amount of time in minutes that you want the test to take place Enter 0 for a continuous test Starts the test Ends the test in progress prematurely or terminates a continuous test View Test Stats Displays the Test Statistics menu shown in Figure 10 4 on page 74 Descriptions of each field in the Test Statis tics menu follow PVC Active Inactive Undefined Displays current state of the selected PVC as deter mined by the switch e Active The PVC is currently operational e Inactive There is currently a physical or frame re lay layer problem at the remote end of the PVC or a problem exists inside the frame relay cloud for the selected PVC e Undefined The PVC is undefined for the switch Test Active No Test Active Displays current testing state of the NxIQ Frames Rx Number of frames received on the selected PVC
63. tion al Standards Institute format compatible with pop ular enterprise reporting systems e Optional IQ View software system provides a cost effective easy to use GUI graphical user in terface for performance management e Standard DTE data terminal equipment interfaces Understanding Frame Relay Frame relay is a wide area network WAN service de signed to minimize physical connections This is ac complished by using virtual connections within the frame relay cloud and accessing these virtual circuits with normally one physical connection at each loca tion to the frame relay service Virtual circuits are ad dressed using header information at the beginning of each frame These frames are formatted by the user s customer premise equipment CPE such as the ADT RAN NxIQ N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction ANSI standards describe how each frame must be con structed to provide interoperability between CPE equipment and frame relay switching equipment Each frame must contain a header at least one byte of infor mation data two bytes of CRC16 and a trailing flag Ox7E This header information contains a virtual circuit ad dress known as a DLCI data link connection identifi er The header information also contains bits used for network congestion control Frame relay virtual circuits may be defined as perma nent PVC or switched SVC PVCs have the same DLCI for a given path each ti
64. ts a time shorter than the other columns View by Day This view provides historical information for the last seven days not including the current day The most recent information is displayed on the left The first day s column i e the column farthest to the right does not represent a full day s worth of information unless the unit or the statistics information was reset at exactly 12 AM 48 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 9 Statistics Hot Keys NOTE NOTE Once you have entered one of the statistics menus hot keys are displayed across the bottom of the screen al lowing you to quickly access other menus or navigate within the current menu These keys vary depending on the menu currently displayed ESC Menu Press the ESC key to return to the main View Statistics menu shown in Figure 9 1 on page 47 D DLCI When viewing Network port statistics press D to view the DLCI Statistics menu shown in Figure 9 6 on page 60 Page Press the and keys to scroll through statistics menu pages The Shift key must be used with the key to advance a menu page Scroll lt gt Press the lt and gt keys to scroll left and right on a statis tics menu page The Shift key must be used with the lt and gt keys to scroll a menu page V View by Day View by Interval Press V to change the view format The following sections describe the information given on the DTE port
65. ual 11 Chapter 2 Installation 12 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 FRONT PANEL Chapter 3 Operation Refer to the TSU Product Manual for a description of front panel operation Vt 100 Terminal Connection And Operation To control the NxIQ using a VT 100 terminal follow this procedure 1 Set the NxIQ baud rate to match the terminal through the front panel maximum rate is 38 4K Using the ADTRAN provided VT 100 terminal adapter connect the COM port of a VT 100 compat ible terminal or equivalent to the 8 pin modular jack labeled CONTROL on the rear of the NxIQ This connection is used for both local and remote configuration In the e series TSU products the terminal can be connected to the Control In port of the chassis Open the connection and press Enter repeatedly until the Login Menu appears See Figure 3 1 on page 14 Select Local Login to configure the NxIQ unit con nected to the terminal Select Remote Login to configure a remotely located NxIQ unit For re mote applications at the remote DLCI prompt en ter the outgoing DLCI see the following note by pressing 1 then Enter entering the DLCI number 61200 255L1 1 NxIQ User Manual 13 Chapter 3 O peration and pressing Enter again Next select Begin Re mote Session by pressing 2 and Enter NOTE When entering the DLCI for a remote application enter the DLCI associated with the local unit that you are logged in to not t
66. umber of link integrity LI only polls received on the DTE side On the DTE side transmit and receive counts for full status and link integrity polls would be identical Therefore only receive counts are given Discard Frame Number of frames discarded by the NxIQ due to bad IP frames received on the management DLCI transmis sion errors or link violations This count includes aborts CRC errors octet align and length errors Aborts Number of frames received without a closing flag This transmission error is also reflected in the Discard Frame field CRC Errors Number of frames received with CRC violations This transmission error is also reflected in the Discard Frame field 52 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 9 Statistics Octet Align Number of frames received with a bit count that does not fall on 8 bit boundaries This transmission error is also reflected in the Discard Frame field Length Error Number of frames received with fewer than 5 octets or greater than 4500 octets This link violation is also re flected in the Discard Frame field EA Violation Number of frames received with an error in the extend ed address EA bit field of the frame relay header Encapsulation Error Number of frames received on the management DLCI that have RFC 1490 errors Inactive DLC Number of frames received on an inactive DLCI Invalid DLC Number of frames received on a DLCI that is
67. val View provides his torical data for the current day The data is divided into columns grouped by the interval of time 5 10 15 20 25 0r 30 minutes selected in this field The NxIO stores up to 157 intervals Once the maximum is reached new information overwrites existing information beginning with the least current NOTE If data is not retrieved before the Total Time Stored is exceed ed it is overwritten and cannot be restored Total Time Stored History Interval Size x History Interval Count 61200 255L1 1 N xIQ User Manual 45 Chapter 8 System Configuration 46 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 9 Statistics For descriptions of the terminal statistics menus see the following section Viewing Statistical Information Termi nal Interface For front panel menu descriptions see the section Viewing Statistical Information Front Panel Inter face on page 67 VIEWING STATISTICAL INFORMATION TERMINAL INTERFACE Select View Statistics from the Main menu to access the View Statistics Menu shown in Figure 9 1 From this menu select DTE Port or Network Port to view statis tics for the ports DLCI List to view all available DLCIs or System to view the system Select Reset Statistics to clear all current information ADTRAN NXIQ VIEW STATISTICS MENU 1 DTE PORT 2 METHORK PORT 3 DLCI LIST 4 SVSTEM 5 RESET STRTISTICS SON ENTER SELECTION _ Figure 9 1 View Statistics Menu 61200 255L1
68. yed a loss of frame synchronization occurred one or more times during the given interval Yellow Alarm If ALARM is displayed the telco end of the T1 was out of frame sync one or more times during the given inter val Path Code Number of path code violations Path code violations include frame bit errors for D4 framing and super frames with CRC errors for ESF framing Line Code Number of line code violations Line code violations in clude BPVs that are not part of B8ZS code or excess zero violations 58 N xIQ User Manual 61200 255L1 1 Chapter 9 Statistics NOTE NOTE Length Error Number of frames received with fewer than 5 octets or greater than 4500 octets This link violation is also re flected in the Discard Frame field EA Violation Number of frames received with an error in the extend ed address EA bit field of the frame relay header Encapsulation Error Number of frames received on a dedicated manage ment DLCI that have RFC 1490 errors These errors are also reflected in the Discard Frames field If both management DLCIs are dedicated the Encapsulation Error field is not applicable See the section Management DLCI 1 and 2 Mode in Chapter 7 Configuring the Net work Port for more information Inactive DLC Number of frames received on an inactive DLCI Invalid DLC Number of frames received on a DLCI that is out of range The valid DLCI range is 16 1007 Unrouteable Number

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