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1. T1 T1 Port 1 4 BERT Network Network T1 Network DTE Function Performance Alarms DTE Loop Loop Statistics Alarms None None None ES None Signal Loss i Loop Far LLB Near SES Signal Loss Sync Loss Unloop Far LORS Sync Loss NET PLB Send Loop UAS ss AIS NET LLB l l Send Unloop CSS AIS Yellow Remote NET MLB BPES Yellow Remote DTE MLB ESF Errors HE EE GAN 4 ey oe E E 4 TEITE ee 4 anes pas Clear ESF Stats 7 BERT BERT BERT BERT BERT Port Channel Pattern Direction Results l None l ALL Channel 1 1IN8 63 511 Toward Toward Syne Status Errored Seconds Network EG IDLE i 3 N IE Network DTE Elapsed Time Pattern Sync Loss jp ER Gi o CLEAR 220 1 i Bit Errors ee ee Port1 Port4 Channel 24 QRSS 23 1 Reset BERT Test i PRISM 3000 Operation 3 9 recorded by interval Counting will stop when the maxi mum value of 65535 is reached Clear ESF Stats When YES is selected all user net work performance registers are set to zero and the param eter returns to NO The telco register set accessible by the service provider is not cleared by this action Network Alarms The network interface alarm status is reported as one of the states shown in the following para graphs The front panel alarm indicator and the rear panel alarm relay contacts are controlled sole
2. i U X XX X XX PRISM 3000 Date No Far End Response New York 236 Time HH MM SS 24 HOUR PERFORMANCE Element NEAR Status OK Target USER NET Completed Days 12 Error Events 302 RESET Completed Intervals 6 RESET PERFORMANCE REGS 24 Hr Error Free 91 7 STANDARD 24 HOUR 362 2 362 0 2 3 3 24 Hour 6 2700 0 2 3 0 30 Day 30 0 20 12 23 13 PAGE UP Time Interval ES UAS BES SES LOFC CSS PAGE DN 13 30 6 1 900 0 0 1 0 13215 7 2 900 0 0 3 3 PRISM 3000 Terminal Operation 4 5 4 5 Maintenance Screen The Maintenance screen Screen 4 5 on page 4 6 allows the user to perform test and maintenance functions on the T1 circuit BERT is performed by using on board test facili ties No other test equipment is needed Actions initiated by each field are detailed in the following paragraphs Clear Tests Pressing lt return gt on this field clears all tests and any line loops that have been initiated Clear Alarms Pressing lt return gt on this field causes all near end alarms to be cleared 4 5 1 Test Loops Loop status changes can be made only when the BERT function is not in the active mode The type of loop is cho sen by toggling the lt spacebar gt and is executed by pressing lt return gt T1 Loop This field is used to select the test loops which will be initiated The normal operating mode and available loopback options are detailed in Figure 4 2 on page 4 8 T1 Unloop
3. Refer to Section 2 10 on page 2 4 for further information Cables are available for most typical connections Standard cables and ordering numbers are listed in Section 1 6 on page 1 5 Contact TxPORT for any assistance in cable selection A serial bit rate of 1200 2400 9600 or 19200 b s may be selected using the front control panel refer to Supv Bit Rate in Section 3 8 on page 3 10 Both serial ports support the same custom protocols which allow the terminal interface or the EM8000 to request and receive performance configuration data from the PRISM The unit automatically determines which protocol is needed 4 1 2 Modem Compatibility The PRISM 3000 terminal interface supports use of an AT command set compatible modem on either or both of the NMS IN and SUPV serial ports The modem should be optioned to ignore DTR enable auto answer inhibit com mand echo and return verbal result codes NOTE If the user calls the PRISM unit and sends the BREAK command before receiving the CONNECT message the modem will hang up 4 1 3 Screen Components Terminal interface screens have several components com mon to all screens and will be discussed individually in the following paragraphs These common elements are shown in the Password Screen refer to Screen 4 1 on this page Device Type and Revision The device type the PRISM 3000 and the revision control numbers are shown in the upper
4. DSO Ch Assign Alternate V 54 Loop Enable Invert Data No Start Ch 1 CTS Control Force True Port Rate 384 kHz DSR Control Force True of Channels 6 DCD Control Force True N Tx Clock Internal Alarm on DTR Loss Disable Ht PRISM 3000 Terminal Operation 4 11 4 6 3 Port Parameters The Port Configuration screen Screen 4 8 sets the oper ating parameters for each high speed port and the RS232 port if equipped The unit does not allow conflicting config urations for the DTE ports Therefore the selections for each menu item are restricted to those that do not conflict with the configuration of other high speed ports or the T1 DTE Port The default is all channels disabled When channel assignment changes are made to the high or low speed ports to the remote communication link or to the T1 DTE the PRISM unit reestablishes the mapping of all channels This interruption to traffic will normally result in a brief burst of data errors on other ports Channel Allocation This field is described in detail on the previous page Port Selects the port to be configured from One to Four Note The RS232 port can use only ports 1 and 3 Rate Multiplier The unit can operate at any data rate that is a multiple of 56 or 64 kb s When Nx 64K is selected the ones density requirements of the T1 network line must be ensured When Nx 56K is selected the unit maintains ones densit
5. System Utilities Sec tion 3 8 on page 3 10 The physical connection is a 6 pin modular jack with the following pinout assignments The port is a serial RS232 DCE port configured for 8 bits no parity and 1 stop bit Pin SUPV Port Interface 1 Control Out 2 Signal Ground 3 Data Out 4 Data In 5 Signal Ground 6 Control In Figure 2 3 Supervisory Port to Terminal Connection Supervisory Port Terminal DTE Control Out 1 1 2 2 TXD Data Out 3 mt ae eee DataIn 4 a RES Signal Gnd 3 d Control In 6 7 Signal Gnd 8 DB25 20 21 22 23 24 PRISM 3000 Rear Panel i e B l Terminal l ed IE l RS232 to Terminal also be used lt lt PN 9 1001 028 1 PRISM 3000 2 10 3 LAN SNMP Connection The PRISM 3000 may be equipped with an optional Ether net or Token Ring interface for connection to the user s LAN local area network The unit s SNMP Simple Net work Management Protocol agent can then be programmed to take advantage of the centralized status monitoring and alarm reporting capability of SNMP managed networks The LAN interface is connected to Slot 1 on the rear panel Ethernet The Ethernet interface consists of a 15 pin female AUI attachment unit interface connection compli ant with ISO IEC 8802 3 standards formerly IEEE 802 3 The pinout
6. 2400 bps 38400 bps True True 4800 bps 48000 bps 1 9600 bps 56000 bps 1 14400 bps 64000 bps oo i Port Rate This parameter selects the required port bit rate for RS232 operation The None option disables all opera tions for this port DSO Channel Assignment CONTIGUOUS is the only option available for RS232 operation CTS DSR DCD Control The control leads on the RS232 port function as explained in the following paragraphs DSR Control May be set to Force True Force False or Internal The Internal option has DSR ON if the port is enabled and OFF if it is disabled DCD Control May be set to Force True or Inter nal If set to Internal DCD is ON when data is being received from the remote end and is OFF when idle code is being received from the far end Setting to Force True keeps DCD ON regardless of whether data or idle code is being received CTS Control May be set to Force True or Inter nal The setting of CTS Control has an effect on both the CTS control lead presented to the DTE and on the transmit data from the DTE toward the remote end If set to Internal the CTS control lead will follow the RTS control lead from the DTE after a delay of 21 UI 1 UD The data transmitted to the remote end will also be determined by the state of the RTS control lead When RTS PRISM 3000 is ON
7. Pressing lt return gt on this field takes down the specified loop Port Loop This field is used to loop a high speed DTE port at the near or far end see Figure 4 2 on page 4 8 Far end loops use V 54 loop codes to activate To enable the V 54 function refer to Section 4 6 3 on page 4 12 Port Unloop Pressing lt return gt takes down the specified loop from the currently selected port 4 5 2 BERT BERT Specifies the direction the BERT signal will be sent If the direction is changed from the front panel the new choice is not updated on the terminal interface until this screen is exited and then reentered The choices are IDLE T1 NET Tl DTE Channels 1 24 plus ONE NET ONE DTE TWO NET TWO DTE THREE gt NET THREE DTE FOUR NET and FOUR DTE NOTE All testing must be stopped before channels may be reallocated to an active port Pattern Specifies the pattern to be transmitted during a test Modifying this field will not cause the pattern to be transmitted refer to Start Test The choices are ORSS t63 511 12047 27 24 2 11 8 3 24 ALT and CLEAR The CLEAR pattern passes the received data through the unit alarm detection and reporting is disabled while the test is active Test Length Defines the run time of test pattern gen
8. Severely Errored Secs SES displays the number of one second intervals where at least 320 CRC errors were detected or at least one out of frame event occurred Loss of Frame Secs LOFS displays the number of sec onds that the network interface is out of frame sync Unavailable Seconds UAS displays the number of one second intervals of unavailable service Counting begins when 10 consecutive severely errored seconds CSES occur and ends when 10 consecutive seconds pass with no SES The initial 10 seconds are included in this count Controlled Slip Seconds CSS displays the number of one second intervals where at least one controlled slip occurred Bipolar Error Secs BPES displays the number of one second intervals where at least one bipolar code violation occurred Daily performance data for the parameters listed above appears following the 15 minute interval listings It is col lected in 24 hour intervals for the preceding 30 day period The days from Day 00 to Day 30 are viewed by press ing lt Select gt and using the up and down arrow keys Day 00 is the most recently stored day and Day 30 is the oldest day Pressing the lt Exit gt or lt Select gt keys returns the cursor to the left ESF Errors Displays the total number of ESF error events since the counts were last reset This value is not Diagnostics Menu Diagram i
9. i Messages Pi 4 2 Terminal Operation PRISM 3000 cursor can be moved to a field it is a user selectable field All other fields are for display only User selectable fields allow for changes to be made or commands to be executed Fields without brackets or parenthesis are display only They cannot be changed on the screen Most user selectable fields are enclosed in brackets or parenthesis and are described in the following paragraphs Fields enclosed in brackets offer the user a list of selec tions from which to choose The selections may be toggled by pressing the lt spacebar gt Each time it is pressed a new item appears When the appropriate choice is displayed press lt return gt to select it Fields enclosed in parenthesis are manipulated by one of the following two methods 1 Pressing lt return gt on such fields as Reset and Start Test simply execute the function 2 The most common type of field in parenthesis accepts typed input in the form of letters and or numbers Typing characters when the field is highlighted causes the current entry to be replaced with the new characters To edit an existing entry rather than replace it press the lt right arrow gt key to move the cursor to the point that needs editing Char acters may then be inserted or deleted Typed data is always inserted rather than typed over If the field is full though at least one character must be deleted to add
10. the transmit data from the DTE is sent to the remote end and when RTS is OFF idle code is sent to the remote end If set to Force True the CTS control lead will always be ON and the RTS control lead from the DTE will be ignored Thus the transmit data from the DTE will always be sent through to the remote end 3 6 SNMP Configuration The SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol inter face card is an option for the PRISM unit It provides seam less integration and control of CSU DSU functions within an existing SNMP managed LAN WAN environment SNMP Menu Diagram roo soy Unit Subnet Router Filter IP TrapIP SNMP IP Mask IP Address Address Sets Address Address 1 8 1 6 roo oy oy wy o4 Edit Edit Edit Edit Edit Device Read Write System System System Info Comm Comm Contact Name Location SNMP management stations are able to collect and analyze data from all network devices which comply with the SNMP protocol and to manage those devices SNMP provides a standard means to monitor the status of all compatible net work elements The SNMP Configuration screens are accessible if the unit is equipped with the Ethernet or Token Ring SNMP inter face option It allows for the entry of those parameters required for proper operation of the unit with an Ethernet or Token Ring based LAN manager The SNMP menu consi
11. DSX1 1 655 to cross connect Port Loop bidirectional 3 NET PLB The network payload loopback command loops the network data back toward the network Framing CRC and FDL are regenerated Framed all ones are passed to the DTE ports 4 NET MLB The network maintenance loopback com mand loops data at the T1 DTE port back toward the net work passes network data to the DTE and return data to the network MLB affects only network channels assigned to the T1 DTE 5 DTE MLB The Ti DTE maintenance loopback command loops all network data back toward the DTE ports at the network interface Data is passed through to the net work It is advisable to set T1 NET Timing to INTER NAL rather than NETWORK when this loop is enabled PRISM 3000 6 DTE LLB The T1 DTE line loopback command loops data received at the T1 DTE interface back toward the T1 DTE all DSOs are returned to the T1 DTE port The T1 DTE data is also passed to the network FAR PLB The far payload loopback command sends loop codes to the far end unit to force it into a network pay load loopback mode FAR LLB The far line loopback command sends loop codes to the far end unit to force it into a network line loop back mode 7 Port Loop This field is used to loop a high speed DTE port at the near or far end High speed port loops are bidirectional Terminal Operation 4 9
12. EIA530 RS232 synchronous e Integral ESF CSU provides full performance monitoring meets TR62411 TR54016 and T1 403 standards TxPORT PRISM 3000 TxPORT PRISM 3000 S N xxx HW Revx xx SW Revx xx PRISM 3000 ALARM TEST POWER EXIT BCLR A y SELECT PRISM 3000 General 1 1 allocation D4 or ESF line framing AMI or B8ZS line coding Supports fractional T1 services with flexible bandwidth Built in BERT function with multiple stress patterns and selectable looping tests responds to inband fractional loop code Full T1 software management through the front panel LCD interface a VT100 compatible terminal interface the TxPORT EM8000 network manager an integral SNMP management interface card a Telnet session e Programmable alarm thresholds e FLASH memory allows field software upgrades 1 2 Specifications Network Interface Line Rate Line Framing Line Code Input Signal Connection Output Signal Line Build Out Transient Voltage Jitter Control Timing Source Ones Density 1 544 Mb s 50 ppm D4 or ESF AMI or B8ZS 0 to 27 dB ALBO RJ48C jack 100 4 5 3 0 V 4 10 base peak into 100 3 4 with protection 0 7 5 15 22 5 dB attenuation 1000 V protection fused input output per TR62411 and T1 403 Internal recovered line clock external DTE station clock B8ZS Nx5
13. From NET RJ48C BERT Generator To di Detector NET f a 3 DTE DSX1 DSX1 1 655 to cross connect Network MLB 1 Normal Operation This diagram depicts the unit s nor mal operating mode 4 8 Terminal Operation 2 NET LLB The network line loopback command loops data received from the network back toward the net work Received data is passed through to the DTE ports PRISM 3000 Network Interface Framer Deframer Multiplexor Receivers Drivers To Network 100 max 4 From From onnenn 5 a Ports MET EE 2 RJ48C EIA530 or V 35 1 gt To i Ports From Network From ee N NET RJ48C BERT Generator To Detector NET 3 DTE DSX1 DSX1 1 655 to cross connect DTE MLB Network Interface Framer Deframer Multiplexor Receivers Drivers To Network 100 max di ag i ESE N RARR A Mila ss DR DA EE From From ee Ports NET Ses Te RJ48C EIAS30 or V 35 1 gt To 3 Ports From Network From OU NET EE DEE RJ48C a 6 BERT Generator To Detector NET a DTE DSX1 DSX1 1 655 to cross connect DTE LLB Network Interface Framer Deframer Multiplexor Receivers Drivers A To Network 100 max 1 From Tee E ST orts NET f RJ48C ye EIAS30 or V 35 i To Pion be Near Far 1 Ports j 2 From Network NET To po NET MB H RJ48C 4 BERT Generator EE aaa ue xf A Detector NET a DTE DSX1
14. NMS modes The unit attempts 3 times to connect using the primary number If all 3 attempts fail it will attempt 3 times to connect using the secondary number if it is not System Utilities Menu Diagram Edit Display Time Date User Info NMS NMS SUPV Password View Angle Unit ID Address Bit Rate Bit Rate Enter upto 10 Adjusts front panel Enter current Enter current Enter line of Enter 3 digits 1200 1200 characters using screen contrast timein l date in I text such as inrange of 1 2400 1 2400 1 Aand Vkeys lithe default value 24 hour MM DD YY site location 1 250 I 4800 I 4800 Accept and move is8 HH MM SS format l circuit ID for The default 1 9600 9600 with right arrow Er l I format l I idle top line value is 251 19200 19200 Boot Alarms Call On Mode Cut Off Alarm T i p r Off 7 Br di EE OE es ig Edit Edit Edit Alarm 1 Sied l a NEEF jis EEBERL Disable Primary Second Element Notifi a PET NMS Enabl i i i RE 2 7 ae 7 d String String ID cation Dial NMS h None _ d PRISM 3000 Operation 3 11 blank If the secondary number fails the unit waits 5 minutes and then attempts to communicate with the pri mary number again When a connection is detected t
15. The idle screen top line may be changed in this field Text is entered using the up and down arrow keys to scroll through each character and the right arrow key to change cursor position The original text can be restored by pressing lt Exit gt at any time during the editing process The screen is shown below User Info Unit ID Display Screen TxPORT PRISM 3000 4 t Letter Select Done move NMS Address When used with the EM8000 element man ager each PRISM unit connected to the local daisy chain must be programmed with a unique address in the range of 1 through 250 To program a number scroll through the digits with the up and down arrow key Press the right arrow key to select a digit A valid NMS address must be selected before the configuration can be recalled upon start up After software has been downloaded into the flash memory the RAM must be cleared This process sets the NMS address to 000 If the unit is then powered down with this address it will reboot with the NMS address of 251 NMS Bit Rate This field sets the interface speed for the NMS IN and NMS OUT ports The selections are 1200 2400 4800 9600 and 19200 bps Supv Bit Rate This field sets the interface speed for the supervisory port SUPV The selections are 1200 2400 4800 9600 and 19200 bps Boot Mode When the PRISM unit is powered its config ure
16. and the ENHANCED 30 DAY screens allow the user to view a 30 day history of a particu lar element s performance These screens reference intervals by date rather than by time To reach each of the four screen types use the lt spacebar gt to toggle the STANDARD 24 HOUR field The other fields are described as follows Element Pressing the lt spacebar gt toggles this field for selection of either the NEAR or FAR unit as the source of performance data or the target of commands NEAR refers to the unit to which the terminal is connected FAR refers to the unit at the other end of the network T1 span Target This two part field determines which section of the circuit is presently displayed by toggling the lt spacebar gt Telco registers are for viewing only and may not be changed The four options are USER NET Display the user performance registers for the network USER DTE Display the user performance registers for the T1 DTE TELCO NET Display the telco performance registers for the network TELCO DTE Display the telco performance registers for the T1 DTE Error Events This field displays the running total of ESF error events for the circuit selected in Element and is applicable only when Target is set to USER This count accumulates until it reaches 65535 or is reset by pressing lt return gt with t
17. assignments are as follows Figure 2 4 Supervisory Port to Modem Connection Supervisory Port Modem DCE Control Out 1 1 2 2 TXD DataOut 3 3 BXD DataIn 4 IE SignalGnd 5 CTS ControlIn 6 7 Signal Gnd 8 DB25 20 21 22 23 24 PRISM 3000 Rear Panel We eem I l NMS IN may Z Modem l RS232 to Modem PN 9 1001 027 1 also be used Installation 2 5 Contact Circuit Ethernet Interface 3 DO A Data Out Ckt A 10 DO B Data Out Ckt B 11 DO S Data Out Ckt Shield 5 DI A Data In Ckt A 12 DI B Data In Ckt B 4 DI S Data In Ckt Shield 2 CI A Control In Ckt A 9 CI B Control In Ckt B 1 CI S Control In Ckt Shield 6 VC Voltage Common 13 VP Voltage Plus 14 VS Voltage Shield Shell PG Protective Gnd conductive shell The user must attach the appropriate MAU media attach ment unit for connection to the existing LAN medium MAUs are available for connection to 10BASE 5 Thick Net 10BASE 2 Thin Net and 1OBASE T twisted pair SNMP configuration should be performed prior to connect ing the PRISM 3000 to the LAN interface This is described in Section 3 6 on page 3 7 and Section 4 6 5 on page 4 13 Token Ring The Token Ring interface is designed to oper ate on both 4 and 16 Mb s networks For 4 Mb s operation jumper
18. entered to disable the password feature After lt return gt is pressed the new password is activated and is no longer visi ble Therefore type carefully when entering a new password and verify before pressing lt return gt When the terminal interface is exited and later reactivated this password must be entered exactly to gain access If the wrong password is entered the following message will appear Incorrect Password Please Enter Again NOTE Do not exit the terminal interface program until the password procedure is fully understood If a pass word has been specified it must be typed exactly to reenter the program If the user programs a password and later forgets it the password may be cleared through the front panel mainte nance reset refer to Section 3 1 1 on page 3 1 The reset operation sets all parameters to the factory default settings and zeros all performance registers If the reset operation is not a satisfactory option then call TxPORT Customer Sup port for a one time use back door password refer to Sec tion 1 7 on page 1 6 for telephone numbers Maintenance Reset This field will clear all user selectable parameters performance registers passwords and alarms All alarm threshold parameters will be reset to default val ues The unit reloads start up configuration settings from the default parameters stored in ROM Pressing lt return gt on this field brings up a warning prompt asking whether or
19. i iI sampled i za i i 1 je Multiplier i jci Io Vo ase jij ase j j ase i Io l l 1 0 24 Channel a lo Vo Vo Io li N lo ml 14 PRISM 3000 Operation 3 5 CTS DSR DCD Control Setting any of these three fields to FORCE TRUE or FORCE FALSE allows the forcing of the port control lead output state INTERNAL allows for normal operation as shown in the diagram of the High Speed Data Port below High Speed Data Port Connector Pin Numbers EIA530 V 35 RS449 3000 T1 Receiver In Sync RTS 4 19 C 7 25 AND CTS 5 13 D 9 27 Port Enabled DTR 20 23 H 12 30 AND DSR 6 22 E 11 29 DCD 8 10 F 13 31 T1 Loss Of Signal Alarm State V 54 Loop Selecting Enable allows the unit to respond to inband V 54 loop commands If Disable is selected the unit ignores these commands Alarm on DTR Loss Selecting Enable allows the PRISM to alarm on loss of DTR The default setting is Disable EIA530_ or RS232 Option The RS232 low speed port option is available as a combina tion board with an EIA530 or V 35 port The RS232 port provides a synchronous DCE interface at subrate speeds for connection to customer DTE The data from the port is placed in a single selected DSO channel of the T1 network data stream For switched carrier applications the RS232 port provides local RTS to remote DCD co
20. interfaces Introduction The illustration on this page depicts the front panel which has three LED indicators an LCD screen and five control buttons The table below the illustration is referenced by number to the front panel controls and indicators along with a brief description NOTE Throughout this manual all the factory default settings are shown underlined 3 1 After power is applied and the unit performs a self test the idle display screen appears as shown in the illustration below The top display line is text that may be user pro grammed see User Info Section 3 8 on page 3 10 The Front Panel Operation bottom line displays the unit serial number and the hardware software revision numbers The unit may be accessed by pressing any front panel key 3 1 1 Maintenance Reset The PRISM 3000 provides non volatile memory retention of unit configuration in the event of power failure This fea ture allows the unit to automatically restore normal service following a power loss Note however that when the unit is stored without power for an extended period the battery may drain and some parameters may become corrupted Therefore when the unit is first received for installation or if power has not been applied for an extended period a factory default maintenance reset operation should be performed This is done by pressing and holding the By cLR button and then applying power to the unit Hold this k
21. interval beginning is shown in the first column If more than 5 errored intervals have elapsed PAGE DN appears to the left of the performance data Pressing lt return gt on this field displays the next five errored intervals PAGE UP appears once PAGE DN is used Pressing lt return gt on PAGE UP displays the previous five errored intervals Only intervals that contained errors are displayed which eliminates rows of zeroes If an interval is not dis played no errors were detected during that time period NOTE The parameters shown on the Performance screens are updated at 5 second intervals Per AT amp T Technical Reference TR54016 the Stan dard 24 Hour and Standard 30 Day performance data consists of Errored Seconds ES Unavailable Seconds UAS Bursty Errored Seconds BES Severely Errored Seconds SES Loss of Frame Count LOFC and Con trolled Slip Seconds CSS The Enhanced 24 Hour and Enhanced 30 Day screens show data for CRC Errored Seconds CRCES Out of Frame Seconds OOFS Loss of Signal Seconds LOSS Alarm Indication Signal Seconds AISS Remote Alarm Seconds RAS and Bipolar Violation Seconds BPVS NOTE For generic 54016 far end devices only the standard telco 24 hour performance data is displayed 30 day data is not available Screen 4 4 Performance ee DS ED N
22. left corner The first number is the hardware revision and the second number is the software revision Information is displayed for the near end unit connected directly to the terminal on the top line and for the far end unit connected Screen 4 1 Password Date DE N Time HH MM SS er DSU x xx x xx No Far End Response PRISM 3000 Atlanta 3 ical Z PASSWORD SCRE Enter Password RR RR RR RR Start Date Start Time ME Messages P MM DD YY HH MM SS PRISM 3000 Terminal Operation 4 1 to the network T1 interface on the second line Refer to this information when contacting the factory with inquiries The far end information is available only for TxPORT prod ucts that support a proprietary message set If the far end does not support these messages but does support the stan dard 54016 protocol then the far end information is dis played as GENERIC 54016 FAR END If the far end does not respond to either proprietary or 54016 messages then NO FAR END RESPONSE will be displayed If the far end echoes the FDL messages transmitted by the near end unit then FAR END LINE LOOP is displayed Date Time The top right corner of the terminal screen dis plays the current date and time The setting of these func tions is described in Section 4 7 1 on page 4 15 Element ID Unit Address Below the header PRISM 3000 the El
23. lt Exit gt Do not press lt Select gt Pressing lt Exit gt again returns the previous screen 3 2 The Main Menw screen is the first level of access for all the functional menus available to the user To activate any of these menus or submenus use the methods described in Section 3 1 3 Main Menu Display The Main Menu diagram is shown on page 3 2 The sec tion and page numbers are provided in case the user needs to refer to a specific topic 33 T1 NET Configuration The T1 NET Configuration screen allows the following network configuration parameters to be set T1 NET Configuration Screen T1 NET Configuration Line Code AMI lt Framing Type Selects the framing for the network side of the DSU CSU The choices are D4 and ESF Line Code Sets the network side line coding The choices are AMI and B8ZS Line Build Out Sets the line build out for the network interface The choices are 0 dB 7 5 dB 15 dB and 22 5 dB Timing Sets the timing source to synchronize the unit s internal timing generators In all cases slips are controlled to occur on frame boundaries at the network and or DSX1 ports when timing synchronization is lost The choices are INTERNAL The PRISM unit s internal frequency stan dard is used for all timing NETWORK Timing is derived from the network recov ered clock the most common selection for most applica
24. times to connect using the secondary number if it is not blank If the sec ondary number fails the unit waits 5 minutes and then attempts to communicate with the primary number again When a connection is detected the unit outputs the notifica tion message as described in the Element ID field and then disconnects Element ID This field allows the entry of an ASCII string 29 characters in length which identifies the unit to the device receiving the alarm notification messages Call on alarm messages are reported in the following format in the DIAL or DIRECT modes only Element ID HH MM SS MM DD YY lt CR gt lt LF gt NET Alarms alarms lt CR gt lt LF gt DTE Alarms alarms lt CR gt lt LF gt where alarms is a string consisting of some or all of the identifiers LOS OOF RAS AIS UAS ERRS or the word NONE The following is an example Joesunit 17 24 55 08 04 93 NET Alarms LOS AIS ERRS DTE Alarms LOS 2A 2B 3A 3B n The user programmable Element ID string is transmit ted first to allow the COA function to send a message with a specific meaning to some host such as a log on message NOTE The identifier ERRS represents an alarm that is caused by ES SES and or BPV errors 4 8 Telnet Option Telnet expands the Ethernet or Token Ring capabilities of the PRISM unit With the telnet feature installed any telnet compatible station
25. tions Tl DTE The unit synchronizes to the clock recovered from the DSX1 T1 DTE port This selection only appears on units equipped with the T1 DTE option STATION Timing is derived from a bipolar or TTL com patible clock supplied to the unit via the rear panel STA CLK connector When this mode is selected the timing rate must also be set from Station Input Timing PORT 1 2 3 or 4 Timing is synchronized to the exter nal terminal timing clock supplied from the DTE and con nected to the selected port Selections will only appear for ports which are installed on the unit Station Input Timing This field selects the input timing and only appears when Station has been selected from T1 NET Configuration Menu Diagram Framing Line Line Timing Station Station PRM Zero Alarm Type Code Build Input Timing Enable Suppress Thresholds Out Timing ESF AMI 0dB Internal 1 544 MHz Selects the Enable Enable Alarm Reset_030 D4 B8ZS 7 5 dB Network Nx56 K Ee N aa Disable Disable ES 045 T1 DTE Lg Per Cl SES 005 15 dB i NAGER 24 for the EE TEE 22 5 dB Station Input LOSS 005 22 E Port 1 Station Timing OOFS 005 Port 2 Timing UAS 000 Port 3 must be RAS 000 Port 4 selected AISS 000 L 4 L i L 4 KERE 4 ME Mk EE EEN se Ed EE
26. 00 front panel display consists of three com ponents a menu title a menu element and a cursor These components are shown in the following screen using the Main Menu as an example Main Menu Screen Main Menu gt Diagnostics s Menu Menu Title ement Menu Title The menu title is the general classification of functions currently accessible to the user Cursor Menu Element There are three types of menu elements In this manual the distinction is made by the box type shown in the menu diagrams 1 A large solid box indicates user selectable menus with lower level menu items 2 A dashed box lists user selectable parameters Pressing lt Select gt executes the displayed configuration 3 A small solid box with small type indicates either a non selectable status or a field in which a particular value may be entered For example refer to the menu diagram on the bottom of page 3 3 The upper level menus are shown within a large solid box This indicates that these items are user selectable menus The lower level menus are shown within dashed boxes to indicate that these items are user selectable param eters The small solid boxes under Alarm Thresholds indi cate that values may be entered in these fields If the menu element contains a submenu it is accessed by pressing lt Select gt The menu element becomes the menu title and the next lower level in the hierarchy becomes the menu eleme
27. 28 W 95 BTU max 0 583 A 28 W 95 BTU max Mechanical Mounting Desktop or horizontal rack Dimensions 17 5 W H 12 5 D Weight pounds Environmental Operating Temp 0 to 50 C 32 to 122 F Storage Temp 20 to 85 C 4 to 185 F Humidity 95 maximum non condensing Compatibility TR62411 December 1990 TR54016 September 1989 T1 403 1989 TR54019A April 1988 Industry Listings FCC Compliance Part 15 Subpart B Class A FCC Part 68 Reg FXKUSA 74467 DE N UL Listed E110448 CSA Certified LR98859 DOC CSO3 1653 5193 A 13 FCC Requirements This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a 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 interference to radio communi cations Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user is required to correct the interference at his own expense Shielded cables must be used to ensure compliance with the Class A FCC limits A WARNING Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for General 1 3 compliance could v
28. 31 440 ft 441 550ft 551 660ft 2660 ft D I Start Channel Selects the first channel in the block of channels assigned to the T1 DTE from 1 through 24 of Channels Sets the number of channels to be passed through to the T1 DTE from 1 through 24 Channel Allocation This display indicates the network channel assignments with Channel on the left and Channel 24 on the right Channels assigned to a port are identified with a port num ber 1 2 3 or 4 Channels assigned to the T1 DTE are marked as D Non assigned idle channels are marked with a dash Remote communication channels are marked with an R When channels are assigned to a port in the ALTERNATE assignment mode see Section 4 6 3 each data channel is followed by an idle channel that is not assignable for other ports and is marked with an x 4 6 2 Alarm Parameters The Alarm Parameters screen Screen 4 7 allows the user to review and set alarm related thresholds for the selected element These thresholds are the minimum acceptable per formance levels To modify the parameters highlight the desired statistic type in the new value any number from 0 to 900 and press lt return gt If this value is later surpassed an alarm indication will appear A field set to 0 will cause the element not to alarm on that statistic NOTE If alarm thresholds are edited from the front
29. 4A 038 1 RS449 to EIA530 null cable male to male Voice Cables 9 1001 011 50 pin voice cable male to male 9 1001 012 50 pin voice cable male to female 9 1001 010 50 pin voice cable male to stub Misc 9 3000 045 1 Mounting brackets for 23 inch racks 9 8000 001 1 EMSOOO with manual on 3 1 2 inch disk DOS 9 8000 001 2 and UNIX version respectively 1 6 General 1 7 TxPORT Customer Service TxPORT 127 Jetplex Circle Madison Alabama 35758 800 926 0085 or 205 772 3710 Telephone Number Sales Administration FAX Manufacturing FAX 205 772 3388 205 772 8280 Customer Service Returns 800 926 0085 ext 227 Product Support Normal Hours 8 a m to 5 p m Central Time Mon Fri Telephone Number 800 285 2755 ext 255 205 772 3770 ext 255 Emergency Nights Weekends Holidays 800 285 2755 205 603 2194 Manager PRISM 3000 Installation 2 0 Introduction This chapter contains information and instructions required to prepare the TxPORT PRISM 3000 for use Included are initial inspection procedures mounting instructions config uration guidelines connection instructions and powering information The PRISM 3000 is shipped ready for desktop or horizontal rack mount use Mounting brackets are attached at the front edge of the unit These may be removed for desktop use 2 1 Safety Summary This manual contains information and warnings which must be followed by the
30. 6 bit stuffing alternate fill complies with TR62411 Equipment Interface T1 DTE Port Line Rate Line Framing Line Code 1 2 General optional 1 544 Mb s 50 ppm D4 or ESF AMI or B8ZS Input Signal Connection Output Signal DTE Ports 1 amp 2 Compatibility Data Rate Clocking Data Invert RS232 Interface Compatibility Rate Tx Clock Data Invert Control Leads Ethernet Interface Network Protocol Data Rate Connection Compatibility Standards MIB II DS1 MIB DSX1 to 6 dB RJ48C jack 100 4 5 Selectable DSX1 level from 0 to 655 feet in six incremental levels Ports 3 amp 4 optional EIA 530 RS422 female DB25 CCITT V 35 female 34 pin Synchronous Nx56 kb s or Nx64 kb s where N to 24 independent selection on each port Internal or External Independent selection on each port EIA RS232D Female DB25 Synchronous 1200 2400 4800 9600 14400 19200 28800 38400 48000 56000 and 64000 b s Internal or External Soft selectable inverts TD and RD Supports DTR RTS CTS DSR and DCD and provides switched carrier function TCP IP based networks 10 Mb s Attachment unit interface AUI DB15 female network connector with slide latch compliant with IEEE 802 3 Ethernet standards AUI connects to media attachment units MAU for 1OBASE 2 10BASE 5 and 1OBASE T ISO IEC 8802 3 Ethernet Device identifica
31. Assignment Threshold ESF 1 AMI O0 110 ft Channels DTE OOFS oi 000 D4 B8ZS 111 220f 1 24 Vo 221 330 ft A HA 331 440ft Ide 441 550ft Thru 551 660 ft 660 f Rem Com beg oO Ports 1 4 Framing Type Selects the type of framing for the T1 DTE side of the unit The PRISM permits framing conversion from the DTE to the Network and from the Network to the DTE D4 to ESF and ESF to D4 Older D4 equipment can be supported with newer ESF spans Using ESF framing allows the user and the telco access to the increased service ability and information available through the FDL protocols The choices are D4 and ESF Line Code Selects the type of line coding for the DTE side of the unit The choices are AMI and B8ZS DSX Level Specifies the DTE DSX1 interface output level The choices are 0 110 ft 111 220ft 221 330 ft 331 440 ft 441 550 ft 551 660 ft gt 660ft Channel Assignment This field selects which of the 24 network channels are to be passed through to the T1 DTE port Channels which have been assigned to a high speed port are indicated and can only be changed through the DTE Port Configuration menu The default is all channels idle Choices for the unassigned channels are IDLE Sets the specified channel to transmit idle code on the T1 DTE port and ignore received data THRU Sets the specified channel to pass d
32. Introduction PRISM 3000 Reference Manual 34 00184 3rd Edition Table of Contents General TMirOGU CHO ees ss e Ee ego ee GR Eg ee Ee eg 1 1 Design Highlights sesse esse ese ee ee ee ee GR RA ee 1 2 Specifications iese sees ee Se ee o ee Ge r ee ee 1 2 FCC Reguirement esiin se se ee ee ee ee ee 1 4 Canadian Emissions Requirements u iese sesse see see 1 4 Installation Introduction sie Ese see ie RE EE ee Acne SS gek 2 1 Safety SUMMALY srne ERG SEGE ESEG KEES SEED gee bee gs 2 1 Supplied Materials oo eee Ge ee Ge Se ee ee ee 2 1 Option Card Installation oo se see ee ee ee ee 2 1 Unit Configuration esse roesit ee Ge esi es 2 1 Data Port Connections ees se ee ee ee GR ee ee 2 3 Voice Card Connection esse ese ee ee Ge Re ee 2 3 T1 DTE Conn eHON Heese DR ese GEN ese EE 2 3 Network Connection iese esse esse ee ek ee ee GR Re ee 2 4 Alarm Connection see se ee Re ee Re ee ee ee 2 4 External Clock Connection esse ese esse ee ee 2 4 Network Management iese esse ee eek ee ee GR Re ee 2 4 NMS Connection 0 00 ceeeeseceececseecenceceneeeaeceeeeees 2 5 Supervisory Port Connection esse esse esse see 2 6 LAN SNMP Connection esse ese sesse se ee ee 2 6 Power Connection sesse esse ese ee Re ee ises 2 7 AC Power Connection ees esse ee ee ee ee 2 7 DC Power Connection ees esse ee ee 2 7 Operation TRtTOdUCHON sies Ee GR GERS SE Re ERENS e NR RE Re ek Se gee EE 3 1 Front Pan
33. J3 must be strapped across pins and 2 For opera tion at 16 Mb s jumper J3 must be strapped across pins 2 and 3 The Token Ring interface consists of a 9 pin female connection compatible with shielded twisted pair STP cable and complies with ISO IEC 8802 5 formerly IEEE 802 5 The pinout assignments are as follows Pin Token Ring Function Data In A Data In B Data Out A Data Out B 5 Volts Signal Ground Chassis Ground LO EO 2 4 7 8 10 11 Connection to unshielded twisted pair UTP cable may be accomplished using an appropriate STP to UTP media filter adapter TxPORT part 9 1001 056 1 After connec tion to the Token Ring LAN the unit must be powered down and then back up to allow the interface to perform a self test on the network 2 6 Installation 2 11 Power Connection The PRISM 3000 is factory equipped for one of three pow ering options as required by the user The 110 VAC version is supplied with a standard three prong AC cord The 220 VAC version is supplied with an unterminated cord Both AC versions are fused at 1 0 A The DC power version is equipped with terminal blocks for power connection and is fused at 2 0 A In all cases a proper ground should be connected to the GND terminal A Remove power before checking fuses NOTE On power up the board initialization sequence causes a delay During this period the message on the front panel shows Ca
34. L option uses the exter nal clock supplied by the DTE The external clock for the RS232 port is only valid at 56 or 64 kb s The OVERSAM PLED option is used to operate the port as a low speed asynchronous port In this mode the port rate should be set to at least 3 times the asynchronous data rate depending on the degree of allowable distortion for the particular DTE equipment used V 54 Loop Selecting Enable allows the unit to respond to inband V 54 loop commands If Disable is selected the unit ignores these commands Invert Data In the invert mode YES transmit and receive data are inverted at the port interface This function may be used as a means of guaranteeing ones density when the data Screen 4 9 TCP IP Parameters ore DSU x xx x xx k PRISM 3000 Date o Far End Response Birmingham 151 Time HH MM SS TCP IP Configuration Ethernet 255 255 X XX Element NEAR RESET LAN INTERFACE PRISM I P Address 000 000 000 000 Subnet Mask 000 000 000 000 Router I P Address 000 000 000 000 Filter I P Address 000 000 000 000 Filter I P Address 000 000 000 000 Filter I P Address 000 000 000 000 Filter I P Address 000 000 000 000 Filter I P Address 000 000 000 000 Filter I P Address 000 000 000 000 Filter I P Address 000 000 000 000 Filter I P Address 000 000 000 000 Ee N P 4 12 Terminal Oper
35. NAL the data is sampled directly with the transmit data clock that is also supplied to the DTE as Transmit Clock The EXTERNAL option uses the exter nal clock from the DTE The OVERSAMPLED option is used to operate the port as a low speed asynchronous port In this mode the port rate should be set to at least 3 times the asynchronous data rate depending on the degree of allowable distortion for the particular DTE equipment used T Invert Data In the invert mode YES transmit and receive data are inverted at the port interface This function may be used as a means of guaranteeing ones density when the data is composed of SDLC type protocols The choices are YES and NO DTE Port Configuration Menu Diagram Slot X Port Y Config Menu 8 Port Port Starting DSO Port Invert CTS DSR DCD V 54 Alarm on Rate Rate Channel Channel Transmit Data Control Control Control Loop DTR Loss Multiplier Number Assign Clock Nx56K Selects Channell Contiguous Internal No Internal Internal Internal Enable Disable Nx64K N Channel 2 Alternate External Yes l Fore Force Force Disable Enable KA multiplier Vo pi Vo iol T LILO T LI T ii pi l 1 Disable for II p p Over Vo mee ir ey ha ere thi ka l PortRate
36. PRISM 3000 Operation 3 3 the Timing menu The choices are Nx 56K Nx 64K and 1 544 MHz Station Timing This field selects the N multiple when Station Input Timing is set to either Nx56K or Nx 64K and only appears when Station has been selected from the Timing menu The N range is to 24 For example if N 2 and Station Input Timing is set to Nx 64K the unit expects a 128 kHz clock on the sta tion input port 2 x 64 128 PRM Enable This field will ENABLE or DISABLE the ANSI T1 403 Performance Report Message functions Zero Suppression This field determines whether ones density insertion is activated after 15 zeros To ensure com pliance with TR54016 this field must be enabled The choices are ENABLE and DISABLE Alarm Thresholds The PRISM can be programmed to generate an alarm condition based on a specific level of per formance degradation Acceptable alarm thresholds are set for periods of 15 minutes 900 seconds The error types listed below can be preset to a value between 0 and 900 seconds A field set to 0 causes the unit not to alarm on that statistic To effectively disable alarm reporting set all fields to 0 The 15 minute time frame is not based on the TR54016 or T1 403 interval boundaries but is a time window based on the accumulated counts over the previous 15 one
37. S address T1 network problems often cause more than one alarm type In these cases multiple trap messages are gener 8 58 108 158 DTE VAS ated each with a different specific trap type The specific 9 59 109 159 DTE OOFS trap field of each trap message is set to one of the values 10 60 110 160 DTE LOSS shown in the Trap Definition table on the previous page 11 61 111 161 DTE CSS 12 62 112 162 DTE SES The following five menu items require the entry of up to 255 characters identifying the appropriate group person device 13 63 113 163 DTE ES function or unit location 13 04 Ms 164 NET CRCES Read Community This display accepts a character string 15 65 115 165 NET BPVS identifying the group authorized to perform read operations 16 66 116 166 NET AISS The default setting is public 17 67 117 167 NET RAS Write Community This display accepts a character string 18 68 118 168 NET UAS identifying the group authorized to perneta write opera tions The default setting is private 19 69 119 169 NET OOFS oe o System Contact This display accepts a character string 20 70 120 170 NET LOSS identifying the person responsible for a network device The 21 71 121 171 NET CSS default setting is no system contact 22 72 122 172 NET SES System Name This display accepts a character string iden 23 73 123 173 NET ES tifying the functionality of the network device The default 2 a DA i74 EET setting is no system name System Location Thi
38. This screen has the following fields most of which have user selectable options To send the new line configuration to the unit either press lt return gt on one of the fields change the Element selection or exit the screen T1 NET Framing Selects the type of framing for the net work side of the element The choices are ESF and D4 T1 NET Line Code Sets the network side line coding The choices are AMI and B8ZS T1 NET LBO Sets the line build out for the network interface The choices are 0 da 7 5 dB 15 dB and 22 5 dB PRM Enable This field allows the T1 403 Performance Report Message which is sent once a second to be turned on or off The choices are ENABLE and DISABLE Zero Suppression This field determines whether ones density insertion is activated after 15 zeros rather than 175 zeros The choices are ENABLE and DISABLE T1 NET Timing Sets the timing source to synchronize the PRISM s internal timing generators In all cases slips are controlled to occur on frame boundaries at the network and or DSX1 ports when timing synchronization is lost NETWORK Timing is derived from the network recov ered clock most applications use this selection STATION Timing is derived from a bipolar or TTL com patible clock supplied to the unit via the rear panel STA CLK connector When this mode is selected the timing rate must also be set from Stati
39. aintenance loopback loops data at the T1 DTE port back toward the network passes network data to DTE and return data to network This affects only network channels assigned to the T1 DTE DTE MLB The T1 DTE maintenance loopback loops network data back toward the DTE at the network inter face Data is also passed through to the network T1 DTE Loop The looping choices are as follows NONE Clears DTE loops 3 8 Operation LLB The local loopback selection loops data received at the T1 DTE interface back toward the T1 DTE Data is also passed through to the network Port Loop Ports are indicated as Port 1 through Port 4 The looping choices for each port are as follows NONE Clears port loops NEAR A bidirectional fractional loop is set at the port interface SEND LOOP A V 54 in band loop code is transmitted to the far end unit to force it into a NEAR loop mode on the selected port SEND UNLOOP Unloops the far end unit BERT Functions The following menus offer selections for the BERT port direction and pattern along with test results BERT Port This menu item selects the port to be looped The NONE setting disables the BERT generator The NETWORK option tests all channels mapped to the net work The T1 DTE option tests all channels associated with the T1 DTE port Selecting a single port tests all the channels associated with that port BERT Channel This menu item is available only wh
40. al AIS The far end is receiving an alarm indication signal UAS An unavailable signal state exists due to consecutive severely errored seconds 4 6 Configuration Screens The various Configuration screens allow the user to view and set configuration parameters for the network elements Only the installed options are available as menu items NOTES To send a new configuration to the unit the user must press lt return gt on one of the fields or exit the screen The underlined values are the factory default parameters stored in ROM 4 6 1 Line Parameters The Line Parameters screen Screen 4 6 allows the user to review and set line parameters for the selected element on the T1 circuit The T1 DTE fields appear only in units with the T1 DTE option installed Screen 4 6 Line Parameters re DSU x xx x xx PRISM 3000 3030 DSU x xx x xx Ontario Date meu A 91 Time HH MM SS LINE PARAMETERS Element 1 NET Framing ESF 1 NE sine Code B8ZS 1 N BO 0 dB PRM Enable DISABLED Zero Suppression ENABLED 1 NET Timing STATION Station Timing 64K x 1 NEAR Rem Comm Channel 0 1 DTE Framing ESE 1 DTE Line Code B8ZS T1 DTE DSX Level 0 110 FEET D I Start Ch 1 of Channels 24 Channel Allocation 1x1x1x 1x1x1x P PRISM 3000 T
41. another Many fields of this type may also be toggled by pressing the lt spacebar gt Other fields are range checked where the user is not allowed to exit with an illegal value set NOTE Any screen may be redisplayed or refreshed by pressing lt Ctrl U gt Any changes to fields on a screen that have not been activated by pressing lt return gt will be discarded Figure 4 1 Menu Structure m Standard 24 Hour gt Alarms Log Enhanced 24 Hour On gt Performance e Standard 30 Day Enhanced 30 Day MAIN Mai MENU aintenance m Line Parameters e Alarm Parameters g Configuration Port Parameters Log Off SNMP Parameters el Utilities PRISM 3000 4 2 Main Menu Screen The Main Menu screen Screen 4 2 lists the functional user accessible menus To activate any menu highlight the desired selection and press lt return gt This menu and any subsequent menu may be exited by pressing lt esc gt If the Main Menu is exited the terminal interface program ter minates This is a valid way to end a user session If any other menu is exited the previous screen is returned The menu structure Figure 4 1 shows all the screens accessible from the Main Menu NOTE If no key is pressed for 10 minutes the terminal interface logs off automatically To manually
42. anty period TxPORT will repair or at TxPORT s option replace the unit free of charge The remedies listed herein are the users sole and exclusive remedies TxPORT shall not be liable for any indirect direct incidental or consequential damages The owner must return the unit to the factory shipping prepaid and packaged to the best commercial standard for electronic equipment TxPORT will pay shipping charges for delivery on return The customer is responsible for mode and cost of shipment to TxPORT This warranty does not apply if the unit has been damaged by accident misuse or as a result of service or modification by other than TxPORT personnel When returning the unit for warranty work a Return Mate rial Authorization RMA number must be obtained from customer service at the address phone number given at the end of this chapter When calling TxPORT to obtain a Return Material Authorization number or to arrange service please have the following information available Model number s and serial number s for the unit s Reason for return and symptoms of problem Warranty status if known Purchase order number to cover charges for out of war ranty items Name and phone number of person we can contact if we have questions about the unit s PRISM 3000 e Mode of shipment required second day air is the normal mode of shipment for all returned material unless other wise specified As soon as TxPORT has the abo
43. ata from the T1 DTE port to the network and vice versa PRISM 3000 This menu also displays Rem Comm channels assigned as remote communication channels and Port X channels assigned to ports are indicated as Port to Port 4 Alarm Thresholds The PRISM can generate alarm condi tions based on alarm thresholds set for periods of 15 min utes 900 seconds A field set to 0 causes the unit not to alarm on that statistic To effectively disable alarm report ing set all fields to 0 DTE OOFS Sets the DTE out of frame seconds thresh old The default value is O disabled 3 5 DTE Port Configuration The DTE Port Configuration display sets the operating parameters for each of the high speed ports and the RS232 port The unit does not allow conflicting configurations for the DTE ports Therefore the selections for each menu item are restricted to those that do not conflict with the configura tion of other high speed ports or the T1 DTE Port The default is all ports disabled When channel assignment changes are made to the high speed ports the remote communication link or the T1 DTE the PRISM reestablishes the mapping of all channels This interruption to traffic will normally result in a brief burst of data errors on other ports DTE Port Configuration Screen DTE Port Configuration Port Rate 64Kx24 1536 kHz lt Port Rate Multiplier The PRISM can operate at any data rate that is a mul
44. ation PRISM 3000 is composed of SDLC type protocols The choices are YES and NO CTS DSR DCD Control Setting any of these three fields to FORCE TRUE or FORCE FALSE allows the forcing of the port control lead output state INTERNAL allows for normal operation as shown in the High Speed Data Port diagram on page 3 6 The control lead operation for the RS232 port is shown in the E1A530 or RS232 Option dia gram on page 3 6 Alarm on DTR Loss Selecting Enable allows the PRISM to go into alarm on loss of DTR The default setting is Disable 4 6 4 TCP IP Parameters The TCP IP Configuration screen Screen 4 9 is accessi ble for the Ethernet or Token Ring SNMP interface It allows for the entry of those parameters required for proper operation with an Ethernet or Token Ring based LAN man ager The SNMP menu consists of alpha numeric entry only no selectable parameters Ethernet Token Ring This field displays the applicable hardware software revision level Element Toggling this field with the lt spacebar gt accesses either the NEAR or FAR unit Reset LAN Interface For changes to take effect the unit must be restarted Selecting this field brings up a confirma tion screen which asks if you want to proceed with the reset PRISM IP Address This field accepts IP addresses Each device connected to the LAN is required to have a unique IP address i
45. ation 4 7 M Main Menu 3 2 4 3 Maintenance Reset 2 3 3 1 4 16 Modem Compatibility 4 1 Modem Connection 2 5 2 6 N Network Configuration 3 3 4 7 Network Connection 2 4 Network Disconnection 2 4 Network Line Build Out 3 3 4 7 Network Line Coding 3 3 4 7 Network Line Framing 3 3 4 7 NMS Address 3 12 4 2 NMS Bit Rate 3 12 NMS Connection 2 5 NMS Daisy Chain 2 5 O Ones Density 3 4 4 7 Ordering Numbers 1 5 P Password 3 2 3 11 4 1 4 15 Performance Registers 3 10 4 4 Performance Report Message 3 4 4 7 Port Parameters 4 12 Power Connection 1 3 2 7 R Rate Multiplier 3 5 4 12 Remote Link 3 12 4 10 RS232 Interface 3 6 S SNMP Configuration 3 7 4 13 SNMP Connection 2 6 Specifications 1 2 Status Indications 4 7 Supervisory Port 2 5 2 6 3 12 System Utilities 3 11 4 15 T T1 DTE Alarms 3 11 T1 DTE Port 2 3 3 4 Telnet Option 4 16 Terminal Interface Connection 2 5 Terminal Interface 4 1 Test Loops 4 6 Timing Source 2 4 3 3 4 10 TR54016 4 6 Transmit Clock 3 5 4 12 Trap IP Address 3 8 4 14 TxPORT Customer Service 1 6
46. bit rate and boot configuration mode is set by the front control panel as described in Sec tion 3 8 on page 3 10 The physical connection of the NMS port is a 6 pin modular connector with the pinout shown in the following table This is a serial RS232 DCE port config ured for 8 bits no parity and 1 stop bit Pin NMS BUS IN NMS BUS OUT 1 Not Used Not Used 2 Signal Ground Signal Ground 3 Data Out Data Out 4 Data In Not Used 5 Signal Ground Signal Ground 6 Not Used Not Used 2 10 2 Supervisory Port Connection The rear panel SUPV port serves several functions The terminal interface program may be accessed through this port refer to Figure 2 3 on page 2 5 A modem may be connected to this port for remote access or use of the call on alarm feature refer to Figure 2 4 on page 2 5 For cabling convenience The EM8000 workstation may be directly connected to the supervisory port When a group of PRISM 3000 elements is connected in an NMS chain the EM8000 may be connected to the supervisory port of any one of the ele ments This element can then route messages onto the NMS chain to reach the other elements The call on alarm COA feature works through the supervisory port only The supervisory port is an independent serial interface into the PRISM 3000 and plugging into it does not interrupt the NMS port traffic The supervisory port bit rate must be set by the front control panel refer to
47. d is based on this selection If set to LOCAL the unit restores the configuration parameters in effect when power was lost If set to NMS the unit will use the configuration parameters supplied from the EM8000 element manager database the unit must have a valid NMS address from 1 to 250 As shipped from the factory the unit uses the fac tory default configurations stored in the LOCAL memory Alarm Cutoff When this menu item is set to DISABLE the PRISM reports a network interface alarm condition by lighting the front panel indicator and activating the alarm relay contacts on the rear panel When set to ENABLE the front panel ALARM indicator still lights during an alarm condition but the alarm contacts are forced to an inactive state regardless of the alarm status Call on Alarm This field controls remote alarm reporting Three submenus are available as follows Alarm Notification OFF Disables alarm reporting DIRECT Sends reports to a printer or terminal con nected directly to the supervisory port DIAL Sends reports through an attached AT com mand set compatible modem connected to the SUPV serial port which must dial out to a remote modem DIAL NMS Calls the EM8000 to dump alarms directly Edit Primary and Secondary Dial String These fields are 18 character ASCII strings for the call on alarm phone numbers used in the DIAL and DIAL
48. d some parameters may become corrupted Therefore when the unit is first received for installation or if power has not been applied for an extended period of time a factory default maintenance reset operation should be per formed on the unit Refer to the procedures detailed in Sec tion 3 1 1 on page 3 1 Installation 2 1 DC Version t ON 2A 250 V LI OFF DCV RET GND Figure 2 1 PRISM 3000 Rear Panel 1 2 3 AC Version EE es ETHERNET PORT 4 PORT 3 PORT 2 PORT 1 ALARM o AA RELAY DMS EE EE o si at dE Gi Fossiele GEE mu uu A ee OUT SUPV GIR DIE NET Pi of OF PETE 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Index Control Indicator Function 1 DC Power Switch This switch turns the DC power ON or OFF 2 DC Fuse This DC fuse is rated at 2 0 Amp 3 DC Connection 48 VDC power is connected to DCV the return is connected to RET See Section 2 11 2 on page 2 6 4 AC Connection This 110 220 VAC power receptacle is rated at 50 60 Hz 0 6 A 0 3 A See Section 2 11 1 on page 2 6 5 AC Fuse This AC fuse is rated at 1 0 Amp and is shipped with a spare 6 AC Power Switch This switch controls the AC power position is ON and position O is OFF 7 Alarm Relay The Normally Cl
49. dentifier Subnet Mask This field is provided to manually override the subnet mask setting which is otherwise discovered by the SNMP agent Router IP Address This field accepts the IP address of the default router Filter IP Address These eight fields accept the IP address of the source packet filter If any of these fields are set access is allowed only by the specified IP addresses 4 6 5 SNMP Parameters The SNMP Configuration screen Screen 4 9 is accessi ble if the unit is equipped with the Ethernet or Token Ring SNMP interface It allows for the entry of those parameters required for proper operation with an Ethernet or Token Ring based LAN manager The SNMP menu consists of alpha numeric entry only no selectable parameters Element Toggling this field with the lt spacebar gt accesses either the NEAR or FAR unit Reset LAN Interface For changes to take effect the unit must be restarted Selecting this field brings up a confirma tion screen which asks if you want to proceed with the reset SNMP Sets This field enables or disables the set command responses Refer to Appendix for detailed information on these responses Trap IP Address This field accepts the IP address of a network device where alarm reporting traps are to be sent Each of the four numbers range from 0 to 255 and is sepa rated by a period The PRISM detects and reports T1 network alarms and pro vides several options for reportin
50. disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fit ness for any particular purpose ascom Timeplex Transport 3000 CSU DSU User s Guide MC15 January 1994 General 1 0 Introduction The PRISM 3000 supports all data networking needs from connection of a single front end processor to shared access for video frame relay and voice This approach gives the speed and flexibility of T1 transport through a single point of control It may be configured for up to 4 high or low speed data ports Operating the PRISM 3000 is easy with a choice of three menu driven interfaces The front panel LCD display is described in the Operations chapter of this manual The RS232 connection to a local or remote terminal is explained in the Terminal Operation chapter The TxPORT EM8000 network manager may be used for large network control refer to the EM8000 reference manual The unit provides the T1 network connection through an advanced integral ESF CSU Full performance T1 span monitoring enables early detection and correction of prob lems before they affect critical applications The unit pro vides a wide range of test functions to aid in rapid fault isolation and repair All the standard loopback functions may be implemented The unit also responds to inband frac tional loop codes to accommodate fractional T1 service test ing by the carrier An internal BERT is provided for testing both the network and equipment connectio
51. ected T1 line status derived from the type or absence of errors in the received data This status represents the immediate state of the received T1 signal and is not related to the alarm thresholds This field shows one or more of the signal conditions listed in Table 4 2 on page 4 7 Completed Days Displays the number of days which are included in the 30 day totals Completed Intervals This field displays the number of 15 minute intervals in the last 24 hour period since the reg isters were last cleared a 24 hour period may contain up to 96 intervals 24 Hr Error Free This field displays the percentage of error free seconds within the last 24 hours or since the event registers were last cleared It is based only on the ES and UAS parameters performance data The main body of display data con sists of error events for three different periods The first dis play line shows the data accumulated for the current interval from 0 to 900 seconds The second line shows the totals for the last 24 hour period or the last 96 fifteen minute intervals The third line shows the 30 day totals The remaining lines of this screen show the data for any intervals containing errors Interval 1 is the most recently stored 15 minute interval and interval 96 is the oldest in the current 24 hour period On the 30 day screens interval 30 is the oldest 1 day interval in the current 30 day period The real time or date on 30 day screens of the
52. ee ee 4 7 Alarm Parameters iese ese ee se ee ee ee ee 4 11 Port Parameters ir sin ses sees Se Be bee Ge Ee se beg i 4 12 TCP IP Parameters eise esse es see se ee ee ee ee 4 13 SNMP Parameters esse esse es ee se se ee ee ee ee ee ee 4 13 Voice Parameters uses sees ese ee see ee ee ee ee ee 4 15 Utilities Screen eke ER ee bees Eg dese Deeg Re eg ai 4 15 General Functions iese sesse ee see ee ee Re ee 4 16 COA Parameters iese esse ese ee ee ee ee RA ee 4 16 Telnet Option RE EE REED eE 4 16 Copyright liability Copyright 1994 TxPORT All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced trans mitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of TxPORT Reorder 34 00209 3rd Edition August 1994 TxPORT shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material TxPORT reserves the right to revise this publication from time to time and make changes in content without obligation to notify any person of such revision changes Contents of this publication may be preliminary and or may be changed at any time without notice and shall not be regarded as a warranty Documentation Disclaimer TxPORT makes no representation or warranties of any kind whatsoever with respect to the contents hereof and specifically
53. el Operation 0 0 0 0 eee se ee Ge ee ee Ge ee 3 1 Maintenance Reset 20 0 eee se se ee ee Ge 3 1 PassWord ER EE 3 2 Menu Components 2 0 0 0 ce sees ee ee Se ee se ee 3 2 Main Menu Display 0 cece se se ee Ge Se Se ee ee 3 3 T1 NET Configuration 20 0 0 eee se se ee se ee ee ee ee 3 3 T1 DTE Configuration esse sesse see se se ee se ee ee ee 3 4 DTE Port Configuration 20 00 se see se ee ee ee 3 5 Voice Port Configuration iese ses ses see see ee ee Se ee 3 7 SNMP Configuration esse see see se se ee ee Ge ee Ge 3 7 BET Ke EE RE N N 3 8 System diie N OE EN 3 11 Eog Off OE EE EE EE 3 12 Terminal Operation IntroduEtHON seie se GE EER NE gee tee Ee Pe ee 4 1 System Description 2 0 0 se se se ee se ee Ge Ge Ge ee 4 1 Interface Connection sesse se ee ee ee 4 1 Modem Compatibility 00 see se ee ke ee 4 1 Screen Components iese ee ee ee ee ee 4 1 Interface Start UP ee ee se ee Ge ee ke ee 4 2 Cursor Controls sees see ee ee ee aa 4 2 Field Py AR EER EE EE 4 2 Main Menu Screen oansein aaan 4 3 Alarms Screen EE BEG Ee SE Re Ee Ee ee KS ee eg de ER Ge beg ee se 4 3 Performance Screens ees ee ee ee ee 4 4 Maintenance Screen iese see ee ee ee Re RA ee ee 4 6 TEstLOOPS ose sud EER Aelia ee 4 6 BERT ie SAG aa eee eee Be 4 6 Line Fault and Loop Status iese ses see see ee 4 7 Configuration Screen ese se se se ee ee Ge Se ee 4 7 Line Parameters siese esse ese ee ee ee
54. ement ID is displayed refer to Section 4 7 2 on page 4 15 Next to the Element ID is the unit s NMS address refer to Section 3 8 on page 3 10 Menu Title The menu title third line center denotes the general classification of functions currently accessible by the user such as Alarms or Performance Messages This line may display diagnostic messages 4 14 Interface Start Up Once a compatible terminal is properly connected to the unit a Terminal Interface session is started by sending a BREAK to the unit If the NMS port is used the unit then responds with the prompt Enter Unit Address To activate the first or only unit simply press lt return gt To select a specific unit enter the address number of the desired unit and press lt return gt The Enter Unit Address prompt will time out after 10 seconds If this happens send another BREAK To select another unit exit the current Terminal Interface ses sion send a BREAK and repeat the process If an invalid address is entered that address is echoed back to the termi nal Send another BREAK to start a new session The Main Menu screen Screen 4 2 is then displayed if no password has been specified The Utilities menu Sec tion 4 7 1 on page 4 15 explains the setting of the pass word In the Password screen Screen 4 1 the user must enter the correct password to obtain acc
55. emulating an ANSI VT100 terminal can communicate with the PRISM unit Fractional loopback and BERT can be initiated and monitored from any telnet com patible device in the wide area network WAN Note that only a single telnet session is supported at any one time The user must be familiar with telnet operation to begin communication with the unit refer to the telnet documenta tion The telnet interface provides security through pass word layers identical to those described in this chapter for the terminal interface Once communication is established all telnet screens are identical to those described for the ter minal interface 4 16 Terminal Operation PRISM 3000 Index A Alarm Connection 1 3 2 4 Alarm Cutoff 3 12 Alarm Notification 4 16 Alarm Parameters 3 4 3 11 4 3 4 11 B BERT 3 8 3 9 4 6 4 8 Boot Mode 3 12 C Cables 2 4 4 1 Call On Alarm 2 6 3 12 4 16 Channel Assignment 3 4 4 11 Connections Alarm 2 4 Data Port 2 3 External Clock 2 4 Modem 2 5 Network 2 4 NMS 2 5 Power 2 7 Supervisory Port 2 5 2 6 Terminal Interface 2 5 Cursor Controls 4 2 D Data Port Connections 2 3 Diagnostics 1 3 3 8 DTE Line Build Out 2 3 3 4 4 10 DTE Line Coding 3 4 4 10 DTE Line Framing 3 4 4 10 DTE Port Configuration 1 2 3 5 E Element ID 3 12 4 16 Element Manager 2 5 3 12 4 1 Ethernet 2 6 4 16 External Clock Connection 2 4 F FCC Requirements 1 4 Front Panel Operation 3 1 L Line Configur
56. en BERT Port is set to Network This allows selection of a specific DSO channel 1 to 24 to be tested Only unassigned idle channels will appear as selections If ALL is selected the entire T1 bandwidth will be tested If IDLE is selected all unassigned channels are tested BERT Pattern This item specifies which pattern will be transmitted toward the port being tested The choices are 1 IN 8 3 IN 24 ALT CLEAR ORSS 63 511 2047 215 1 220 1 and 27 1 BERT Direction Selects which direction to send the test pattern The choices are Toward Network and Toward DTE If the BERT Port menu is set to Network the BERT direction is automatically forced toward the network and this option does not appear BERT Results The following BERT status and error counts are available through this selection Sync Status This field displays the current state of pat tern sync during a test If no test is in progress NO SYNC is displayed Elapsed Time This field displays the elapsed time since a timed test began A value is displayed only when a test is running in the HH MM SS format Bit Errors This field displays the total number of bit errors detected since the test began or since error statis tics were last cleared Errored Seconds This field displays the number of errored seconds that have been detected since the t
57. ent e Attached 19 mounting brackets e The PRISM 3000 reference manual e AC power supply cord for AC powered units The user may also require the following additional materials for the installation and operation of the unit e 48 VDC power source e Network and DTE interface cables e 20 gauge stranded wire or similar for DC power and alarm connection For specific applications the user may require additional cables and adapters for the installation and operation of the unit The interface requirements of any application may be met by using the appropriate cable Standard cables and TxPORT ordering numbers are listed in Section 1 6 on page 1 5 Contact TxPORT for any needed assistance in cable selection 2 4 Unit Configuration Hardware switch settings are not required on this unit Con figuration is performed using any of the following methods e The front panel LCD interface refer to the Operation chapter of this manual e A terminal connected to the SUPV or the NMS port refer to the Terminal Operation chapter e The TxPORT EM8000 element manager refer to the EM8000 reference manual The PRISM 3000 provides non volatile memory retention of unit configuration in the event of power failure This fea ture allows the unit to automatically restore normal service following a power loss Note however that when the unit is stored without power for an extended period the battery may drain an
58. era tion and error accumulation The choices are Continu ous 15 min 30 min 60 min 24 Hour Start Test Pressing lt return gt with the cursor on this field starts the selected test pattern TEST IN PROGRESS appears once the test has started To end the test press lt return gt on STOP TEST Reset Errors Pressing lt return gt with the cursor on this field causes the test error results to be cleared to zero The following fields are for display only They reflect the selected test parameters and the results of these tests only Screen 4 5 Maintenance ore DSU x xx x xx Date EDE N PRISM 3000 No Far End Response London 148 Time HH MM SS ELEMENT MAINTENANCE BERT Tl NET CLEAR TESTS Pattern ORSS CLEAR ALARMS Test Length 15 min T1 Loop FAR PLB Pattern Sync IN SYNC T1 Unloop FAR PLB Elapsed Time 01 15 00 Bit Errors 5 Port Loop 2A NEAR Errored Seconds 3 Port Unloop 2A NEAR EFS 97 5 START TEST NET Status OK RESE ERRORS DTE Status OK Near Loops j aa Loops A 4 6 Terminal Operation PRISM 3000 Pattern Sync This field displays the current state of pat tern sync during a test If no test is in progress NO TEST is displayed If a test is active but the receiver is not in pat tern sync NO SYNC is displayed If the recei
59. erminal Operation 4 7 Figure 4 2 Loopback Diagrams Network Interface Framer Deframer Multiplexor Receivers Drivers f To Network 100 max ge Ee From From Ports NET m RJ48C DTE EIA530 or V 35 I EE pe To a n 2 orts From Network HEK From NET RJ48C 1 BERT Generator To Detector NET 3 DTE DSX1 DSX1 1 655 to cross connect Normal Operation Network Interface Framer Deframer Multiplexor Receivers Drivers To Network 100 max P dad ed de From From a Ports NET RJ48C EIA 530 or V 35 1 gt E pe To ia e orts E 2 From Network NET From 1 NET 2 RJ48C BERT Generator To xt i Detector NET me 3 DTE DSX1 DSX1 1 655 to cross connect Network LLB Network Interface Framer Deframer Multiplexor Receivers Drivers i To Network 100 max p From From 5 Ports NET RJ48C EIA 530 or V 35 1 2 pe To F Ports From Network NET All ones NET PLB to DTE From NET RJ48C 3 BERT Generator To lt i Detector NET f eel 5 DTE DSX1 DSX1 1 655 to cross connect Network PLB Network Interface Framer Deframer Multiplexor Receivers Drivers To Network 100 max ag EE From From 5 4 Ports NET RJ48C EIA530 or Vas 1 gt a To orts From Network NET
60. ess to any other menu Note that the password is case sensitive 4 1 5 Cursor Controls The terminal interface utilizes a highlighted cursor to make selections from menus and select fields within screens to be operated on The cursor is moved in different ways depend ing on the terminal emulation program used Most programs allow use of the lt tab gt and lt shift tab gt keys Others allow use of the 4 arrow keys Once a field is highlighted it is manipulated as described in Section 4 1 6 For keyboards which do not have these standard keys or have only some of them an alternate set of cursor control commands is provided Each command is performed by pressing a letter key while holding down the lt Ctrl gt key Alternate commands may be freely mixed with the keyboard commands at the user s discretion Keyboard Command Alternate Command lt left arrow gt lt Ctrl S gt lt right arrow gt lt Ctrl D gt lt up arrow gt lt Ctrl E gt lt down arrow gt lt Ctrl X gt lt backspace gt lt Ctrl H gt lt delete gt lt Ctl Z gt 4 1 6 Field Types Each screen is made up of fields The two basic field types are user selectable and display only If the highlighted Screen 4 2 Main Menu i sie DSU x xx x xx 3000 DSU x xx x xx PRISM 3000 Huntsville 2 Date DE N Time HH MM SS Alarms MAIN Performance Maintenance Configuration Utilities
61. est began or since error statistics were last cleared PRISM 3000 Pattern Sync Losses This field displays the number of times during the test period that the BERT pattern detector lost sync Reset Bert Test When set to YES the BERT error counts and elapsed time values are cleared to zero This parameter then returns to NO automatically Network Performance Stats The PRISM records perfor mance statistics as described in TR54016 The unit is equipped with a dual set of data registers with individual resets that maintain these statistics One set is accessed by the network service provider telco The other set is accessed by the user through the front panel terminal inter face or the EM8000 element manager Performance data is collected in 15 minute intervals for the preceding 24 hour period The intervals numbered Int 00 to Int 96 are viewed by pressing lt Select gt and using the up and down arrow keys Interval 00 is the most recently stored interval and interval 96 is the interval which is 24 hours old Pressing the lt Exit gt or lt Select gt keys returns the cursor to the left This allows scrolling to another data type When a specific interval is selected for viewing performance data all other parameters will reflect that interval until another interval is selected Errored Seconds ES displays the number of one second intervals where at least one CRC or out of frame error event occurred
62. ey until the RAM CLEARED message appears This procedure installs the predefined ROM configuration to eliminate the possibil ity of data corruption The battery is fully charged after power has been applied for 160 hours NOTE The maintenance reset operation sets all parameters to the factory default ROM settings and zeros all performance registers Front Panel Controls and Indicators TAPORT EE A xx SW Revx xx i e Pa EXM EE A y SELECI EREM ee l l l l A A A A A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Index Control Indicator Function 1 LCD Display This 2 line 40 character wide window provides access to unit configuration diagnostics and utilities 2 ALARM red This LED lights continuously when the unit is in an active alarm condition 3 TEST yellow This LED lights continuously when line or DTE loops are set or if the BERT function is operating 4 POWER green This LED lights continuously when power is applied to the unit 5 EXIT Pressing this button returns the user to the previous menu 6 By CLR Pressing this button will either move the cursor one character to the right or it will clear the error counts Pressing this button on power up resets all parameters to the factory defaults 7 A Pressing this button allows the user to scroll up through the elements parameters y Pressing this button allows the user to scroll dow
63. f up to 255 characters which identifies the appropri ate group person device function or unit location Each character is entered using the up or down arrow keys until the desired character is displayed The right arrow moves the cursor to the next position Continue this pattern until the last character has been selected and press lt Select gt gt move Read Community This display accepts a character string identifying the group authorized to perform read operations The default setting is public System Edit Screen public 1 VsLetter Select Done Write Community This display accepts a character string identifying the group authorized to perform write opera tions The default setting is private System Contact This display accepts a character string identifying the person responsible for a network device The default setting is no system contact System Name This display accepts a character string iden tifying the functionality of the network device The default setting is no system name System Location This display accepts a character string identifying the physical location of network device The default setting is no system location Operation 3 7 Device Info This field displays the Ethernet or Token Ring hardware software revision level 3 7 Diagnostics The Diagnostics screen allows test and maintenance func tions to be performed on the T1 network t
64. ference 2 6 T1 DTE Connection The PRISM 3000 is supplied with a T1 DTE port which functions only if the unit is equipped with the T1 DTE inter face card This function provides a DSX1 level interface which allows the user to pass DSO channels through the unit from the network side to other T1 oriented equipment via the T1 DTE port A typical installation divides the channel usage so that DSO channels carrying high speed data are mapped to the high speed data ports while voice channels are passed to a chan nel bank or a PABX connected to the T1 DTE port The DTE DSX1 line build out level should be set as shown in DSX Level in Section 3 4 on page 3 4 The T1 DTE physical interface is a standard RJ48C 8 pin modular jack with the following pinout assignments Pin T1 DTE Interface 1 Data Out 2 Data Out 3 6 Not Used 4 Data In 5 Data In 7 8 Chassis Ground 2 7 Network Connection The network side of the PRISM 3000 is referred to as the network interface This interface contains an ALBO auto matic line build out which allows the unit to be located a substantial distance away from the telco network interface with a receive signal level down to 27 dB PRISM 3000 The network interface LBO level should be set as instructed in Line Build Out in Section 3 3 on page 3 3 Maximum suggested cable lengths for the connection from the unit to the network are listed in the following table Calculatio
65. for net work management The different connection methods are described in the following paragraphs 2 10 1 NMS Connection The two 6 pin modular connectors labeled NMS IN and NMS OUT on the rear panel may be used for connection to the EM8000 This port is configured in this manner to allow the connection of multiple collocated units in a daisy chain IN OUT bus arrangement as shown in Figure 2 2 The OUT port of one element is connected to the IN port of the next element and so on to form a complete chain among the group of elements NOTE All units on the same NMS chain must use the same NMS bit rate 2 4 Installation Figure 2 2 NMS Daisy Chain Arrangement EM8000 NMS OUT IN Element 1 NMS IN OUT EER Element 2 NMS IN OUT I v Last Element NMS IN OUT The NMS IN connector provides both the transmit and receive signal pair This port may be used for a modem con nection or as a VT100 terminal interface refer to the Ter minal Operation chapter The EM8000 may be connected directly into the NMS chain between two elements if connection to the SUPV port is not desirable A Y cable is used from the EM8000 serial port which splits the transmit and receive signals into two 6 pin modular connectors for the NMS IN and NMS OUT ports See Section 1 6 on page 1 5 for ordering information The NMS address NMS
66. g them one of which is Screen 4 10 SNMP Parameters ore DSU x xx x xx eid Location no system location Ese N PRISM 3000 Date o Far End Response Birmingham 151 Time HH MM SS SNMP CONFIGURATION Ethernet x xx xX xx Element NEAR RESET LAN INTERFACE SNMP Sets ENABLE Trap I P Address 1 000 000 000 000 Trap I P Address 2 000 000 000 000 Trap I P Address 3 000 000 000 000 Trap I P Address 4 000 000 000 000 Trap I P Address 5 000 000 000 000 Trap I P Address 6 000 000 000 000 Read Community public Write Community private System Contact no system contact System Name no system name 2 PRISM 3000 Terminal Operation 4 13 Trap Definitions SNMP traps When a network alarm occurs the unit sends a eee lee eet EG p trap message to up to 6 destinations on the user s network ce te Nee ae Description The trap message is formatted per RFC 1157 The generic trap type is enterprise Specific generic trap 6 2A 10 Dt DES When an alarm group is defined to report via SNMP up to 6 5 55 105 155 DTE BPVS Trap IP addresses can be assigned The PRISM will report 6 56 106 156 DTE AISS each alarm by transmitting an SNMP Trap to each Trap IP 7 57 107 157 DTE RA
67. he RESET field highlighted Reset Performance Registers This field allows the ele ment registers to be reset and may only be used when the Target field is set to USER If lt return gt is pressed the following warning appears DELETE ALL PERFORMANCE DATA NO YES To exit this screen without performing the reset function press lt return gt with NO selected To proceed with the reset Screen 4 3 Alarms EN DSU x xx x xx PRISM 3000 Date EDE N No Far End Response Houston 130 Time HH MM SS ALARMS Element NEAR ET Alarms OK DTE Alarms OK Errored Seconds ES Severely Errored Seconds Unavailable Seconds UAS AIS Seconds AISS BPV Seconds BPVS Power Loss Seconds PLS Reset Alarm Registers Loss of Signal Seconds LOSS Out of Frame Seconds OOFS Remote Alarm Seconds RAS DTE LOS OOF Seconds LOSS Current Threshold 0 5 2 45 SES 2 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RESET F 4 4 Terminal Operation PRISM 3000 function press lt return gt on YES All values for the cho sen register set NET or DTE are then reset to zero Standard 24 Hour Toggling this field with the lt space bar gt steps through the four available performance screens The remainder of the fields in the Performance screen are for display only They are defined as follows Status This field displays the sel
68. he unit outputs the notification message as described in Element ID below and then disconnects Edit Element ID This field allows the user to enter a 29 character ASCII string which identifies the unit to the device receiving the alarm notification messages Remote Link When the PRISM unit is used with the termi nal interface or the EM8000 element manager a communi cation link to the far end unit can be selected The facility data link FDL may be used in cases where the T1 path is not routed through equipment that corrupts the FDL If the network framing mode is set to D4 or the FDL is not avail able a spare channel may be assigned Possible channel selections are those that have not been assigned for use with a high speed port or passed through to the T1 DTE The choices are FDL None and Channels 1 24 3 9 Log Off If the PRISM 3000 has not been programmed with a pass word the user may leave the menu system by pressing lt Exit gt from the Main Menu If a password has been pro grammed the unit prevents an inadvertent log off by reguir ing the user to press lt Select gt in the Log Off menu Once logged into the front panel the interface will remain active until the user logs out Log Off Screen Main Menu gt Log Off 3 12 Operation PRISM 3000 Terminal Operation 4 0 Introduction This chapter describes the screens and menus associated with the TxPORT PRISM 3000 terminal
69. he T1 DTE port and the high speed ports The PRISM recognizes inband and FDL out of band loopback requests The unit also recog nizes local testing and remote network management loop back test configurations The PRISM supports many ways to test the service to and from the unit Diagnostics Screen Diagnostics T1 Network Loop Loop Far lt The PRISM monitors network loopback commands and activates loops based upon their reception as described in TR54016 and T1 403 loops may also be activated through the EM8000 element manager Refer to the Diagnostics Loop Functions diagram page 3 10 for a depiction of the loop modes Also refer to the Loopback Diagrams shown on page 4 6 The Diagnostics menu allows for loopback and BERT functions as explained in the following paragraphs T1 Network Loop The looping choices are as follows note that far loops are not allowed during BERT NONE Clears network loops LOOP FAR Sends loop codes over the network to the far end unit to force it intoa NET LLB UNLOOP FAR Sends unloop codes to the far end unit to remove the loop condition NET PLB The payload loopback selection loops the data back toward the network Framing CRC and FDL are regenerated and all ones are passed to the DTE ports NET LLB The local loopback selection loops data received from the network back toward the network Received data is also passed through to the DTE ports as normal NET MLB Network m
70. interface which is a firmware application program embedded inside the unit The Operations chapter discussed the screens and menus associated with the front panel interface Although the options are essentially the same for both interfaces the ter minal interface is able to show more parameters on each screen The same is true for the EM8000 element manager 4 1 System Description The Terminal Interface requires an ANSI compatible VT100 terminal ASCID or a computer running an ANSI terminal emulation program The Terminal Interface utilizes ASCII BREAK and ESCAPE functions which are implemented differently with the various terminal emulation programs The documentation supplied with the terminal emulation program should be consulted for further reference In addition to the 54016 and T1 403 protocols proprietary messages can be sent over the facility data link FDL from the near end PRISM unit to the far end PRISM unit A local RS232 terminal connected to the unit may access a far end PRISM Thus the remote unit may be queried for status and statistics configured or looped for testing as if the terminal is connected to it directly 4 1 1 Interface Connection The terminal may be connected to either of two 6 pin serial RS232 ports on the PRISM 3000 One of the modular ports is a pair of daisy chain type rear panel connectors labeled NMS IN and NMS OUT The other port is labeled SUPV
71. lculating Checksum Each voice card adds 6 seconds to the delay 2 11 1 AC Power Connection 1 Connect the AC power cord to an appropriate AC power receptacle 2 Set the rear panel power ON OFF switch to the ON position labeled I The green power LED on the front panel should light after the LED initialization sequence ends If the indicators do not light recheck the power con nections and the primary AC circuit breaker Make sure the ON OFF switch is in the ON position 2 11 2 DC Power Connection A Connect the ground lead before applying power to the unit 1 Connect a ground lead 18 to 20 gauge to the GND terminal In many cases the 48V return is also ground In that case both RET and GND should be connected to ground 2 Connect the 48 VDC lead 22 gauge to DCV Con nect the return lead to RET 3 Set the rear panel power switch to the ON position The green power LED on the front panel should light after the LED initialization sequence ends If the indicators do not light recheck the power connections and make sure the ON OFF switch is in the ON position PRISM 3000 Operation 3 0 This chapter describes the screens and menus associated with the TxPORT PRISM 3000 front panel LCD interface The Terminal Operation chapter discusses the screens and menus associated with the external terminal interface In general the options are the same for both
72. lock other than the DTE or T1 lines the Sta tion Clock input must be connected on the rear panel This input is designed to accept TTL or bipolar signal levels The Installation 2 3 station clock is commonly available as a 64 kHz bipolar RTZ signal referred to as a composite clock The unit will also accept any unframed all ones bipolar RTZ signal with a level of 1 5 to 4 volts peak and a frequency of 1 544 MHz or any multiple of 56 or 64 kHz An RS422 423 compatible station clock input with the same range of input frequencies is also available as an option The station timing is configured through the front panel refer to Section 3 3 on page 3 3 or through the terminal interface refer to Section 4 6 1 on page 4 7 Pin utilization of the RJ11 6x4 connector is shown in the following table Pin TTL Signal Bipolar Signal 1 Ground Ground 2 Not Used Not Used 3 TTL Clock Balanced Tip 4 Ground Balanced Ring 5 Not Used Not Used 6 Ground Ground 2 10 Network Management The PRISM unit is fully compatible with TxPORT s ele ment manager the EM8000 The EM8000 software system can be used to manage small to large networks of TxPORT network access products An element is accessed by using an RS232 connection from the serial port of the computer running the EM8000 program to the unit s SUPV or the NMS ports The Ethernet or Token Ring SNMP port in Slot 1 may also be used
73. log off press lt esc gt from the Main Menu 43 Alarms Screen The Alarms screen Screen 4 3 on page 4 4 is used to view the current alarm status of the network and the DTE lines The fields are described as follows NET DTE Alarms These status lines display the selected element s current network DTE signal alarm state Alarms are determined by the following user selectable thresholds Table 4 1 Alarm Indications Description No status is available OK No alarm threshold has been exceeded although errors may exist which do not exceed thresholds ERRS The Errored Seconds Severely Errored Seconds or Bipolar Errored Seconds threshold is exceeded LOSS The Loss Of Signal Seconds threshold is exceeded OOFS The Out Of Frame Seconds threshold is exceeded RAIS The Remote Alarm Seconds threshold is exceeded AISS The Alarm Indication Seconds threshold is exceeded UAS The Unavailable Seconds threshold is exceeded alarm status The main body of the Alarms screen shows the current count for parameters that may be used to trigger an alarm The Current column shows the total of the preceding 15 one minute intervals At the end of each one minute inter val the oldest minute of the 15 minute interval is discarded The Threshold column shows the values set in the Alarm Configuration screen Screen 4 7 on page 4 10 Any parameter that has a cu
74. lt Select gt without selecting any characters NOTE The password is case sensitive During log on it must be entered exactly as it was programmed Display View Angle The contrast of the front panel LCD display will have a different appearance depending on whether it is being viewed from a high angle or a low angle Use the arrow keys to adjust for the most suitable contrast There are 18 selectable values with a default value of 8 Time The current time is set by entering each digit in the standard 24 hour HH MM SS format Each field is range checked and automatically limited to the appropriate range of values Date The current date is set by entering each digit in the standard MM DD YY date format Each field is range checked and automatically limited to the appropriate range of values Diagnostics Loop Functions DSX1 T1 DTE Port Network Framing Interface CRC amp FDL Receiver Control TX Tx C e e NET MLB ad Driver NET LLB DTE MLB NET PLB DTE LLB Multiplexor DTE Slot X Port Y NOTE Commanded loops are Receiver initiated by receipt of the appro BERT lt FIFO TXD priate loop code from the net Pattern e 5 C s Generator work or the far end CSU DSU ie _ FIFO gt RXD Detector Driver Bidirectional fractional port loop 3 10 Operation PRISM 3000 User Info Unit ID
75. ly by the user selected Alarm Thresholds set in the T1 NET Configura tion menu see Section 3 3 on page 3 3 SIGNAL LOSS Indicates that the T1 receive signal level has dropped below the level that can be detected SYNC LOSS Indicates that the unit is unable to synchro nize on the incoming T1 framing pattern AIS Indicates that an unframed all ones pattern is being received YELLOW REMOTE Indicates that a remote yellow alarm indication is being received T1 DTE Alarms T1 DTE alarm status is reported using the same parameters as defined for Network Alarms in the preceding paragraphs The front panel alarm indicator and the rear panel alarm relay contacts are a function of the network alarm thresholds not the T1 DTE interface 3 8 System Utilities The System Utilities display allows the user to perform the various functions described in the following paragraphs System Utilities Screen System Utilities gt Edit Password Edit Password The PRISM is factory shipped with the password disabled factory default A password is selected by entering up to 10 alphanumeric characters Each charac ter is entered using the up or down arrow keys until the desired character is displayed The right arrow moves the cursor to the next position Continue this pattern until the last character is selected and then press lt Select gt The pass word function is disabled by selecting this field and pressing
76. minute intervals In all cases if the number of actual network errored seconds in the previous 15 minutes reaches the pre set threshold for the specified error type an alarm condition is declared Alarm Reset Timer Sets the length of time after the alarm condition clears before the alarm indication is removed A value of zero in this field will not allow the alarm to be automatically cleared The default value is 30 seconds ES Sets the errored seconds threshold The default value is 45 seconds SES Sets the severely errored seconds threshold The default value is 5 seconds LOSS Sets the loss of signal seconds threshold The default value is 5 seconds OOFS Sets the out of frame seconds threshold The default value is 5 seconds UAS Sets the unavailable seconds threshold The default is O disabled RAS Sets the remote alarm seconds threshold The default is 0 disabled AISS Sets the alarm indication signal seconds threshold The default is 0 disabled 3 4 Operation BPVS Sets the bipolar violation errored seconds thresh old The default is O disabled 34 T1 DTE Configuration The T1 DTE Configuration display allows configuration parameters to be set the for the T1 DTE port if equipped T1 DTE Configuration Screen amp Diagram T1 DTE Configuration Framing Type ESF lt EE TEI Framing Line DSX Channel Alarm Type Code Level
77. n through the elements parameters 9 SELECT Pressing this button accesses a submenu or sets a parameter to the displayed value PRISM 3000 Operation 3 1 3 1 2 Password If no password has been programmed the password prompt will not appear and the PRISM 3000 proceeds directly to the menu system The unit is factory shipped without a pro grammed password The process of setting a password is described in Edit Password Section 3 8 on page 3 10 If a password has been programmed the password screen appears when any key is pressed Each character must be entered using the up and down arrow keys until the desired character is displayed Using the up arrow the characters scroll through 0 9 A Z and a z for a total of 62 distinct characters When the correct character is displayed press the right arrow to move the cursor to the next position The preceding character is accepted and disappears 2 Continue this pattern until the last character is selected Press the right arrow once more and then press lt Select gt If the password is correct the unit will advance into the menu system If the password is entered incorrectly the idle dis play is returned and the user may try again Password Screen Enter Password A 4 t Letter Select Done NOTE The password is case sensitive Lower case and upper case characters must be entered exactly as they were programmed 3 1 3 Menu Components The PRISM 30
78. not to perform the reset function 4 7 2 COA Parameters The following fields pertain only to call on alarm functions Alarm Notification This field controls the remote alarm reporting The choices are OFF Disables alarm reporting DIRECT Sends reports to a printer or terminal con nected directly to the supervisory port DIAL Sends reports through an attached AT com mand set compatible modem connected to the SUPV serial port which must dial out to a remote modem The message format is described in the Element ID field DIAL NMS Sends reports through a modem to an EM8000 element manager workstation Primary Phone Secondary Phone These fields are ASCII strings for the primary and secondary call on alarm phone numbers used in the DIAL and DIAL NMS modes The strings must NOT include the ATDT command prefix Screen 4 12 Utilities ee DS No Far U X XX X XX End Response PRISM 3000 Miami 97 Date EDE N Time HH MM SS k UTILITIES Element NEAR Set Time 12 34 25 Set Date 04 30 93 Alarm Notification DIAL Primary Phone Secondary Phone 205 555 1212 205 532 8853 Element ID DSU 1230 New Password JohnDoe MAINTENANCE RESET P PRISM 3000 Terminal Operation 4 15 The unit attempts 3 times to connect using the primary num ber If all 3 attempts fail it will attempt 3
79. ns The PRISM 3000 is compatible with industry standards to ensure access to any T1 provided service and to allow con nection of all equipment quickly and correctly Innovative design eliminates clocking problems on the high speed data ports The unit utilizes FLASH memory to allow firmware upgrades in the field This eliminates the need for taking units out of service for an extended time or returning units to the factory for updates The unit allows complete control of the DS1 bandwidth with flexible assignment of DSO channels allowing the user to program bandwidth as needed for each application For example voice bandwidth not required after hours can be allocated to meet data processing requirements The integral Ethernet or Token Ring management option provides for wide area LAN connectivity When connecting local area bridging or routing devices to a T1 network other CSU DSUs are out of the LAN management loop With the PRISM 3000 the critical T1 connection point is under con trol of the existing SNMP management system providing seamless integration of LAN and WAN and eliminating the need for a separate CSU DSU management system 1 1 Design Highlights e Three slots for customer application cards Ethernet or Token Ring card with embedded SNMP Telnet support Dual high speed port cards V 35 or EIA530 synchronous N x 56 kb s or N x 64 kb s High and low speed combination cards RS232 V 35 RS232
80. ns are based on a cable temperature of 70 F 0 083 uF mile capacitance a 27 dB loss and a 100 34 non loaded twisted pair cable PIC refers to Plastic Insulated Cable Cable Type Loss per 1000 Max Cable Length 26 gauge PIC 6 8 dB 4 400 ft 24 gauge PIC 5 4 dB 5 500 ft 22 gauge PIC 4 2 dB 7 100 ft 19 gauge PIC 3 0 dB 10 000 ft The network physical interface is a standard RJ48C 8 pin modular jack with the following pinout assignments Pin T1 NET Interface 1 Data In 2 Data In 3 6 Not used 4 Data Out 5 Data Out 7 8 Chassis Ground Network Disconnection In accordance with FCC Rules Part 68 218 b the user must notify the telephone company prior to disconnecting the PRISM 3000 2 8 Alarm Connection Alarm conditions detected by the PRISM 3000 are conveyed at the isolated ALARM RELAY output contacts on the rear panel NC Normally Closed and NO Normally Open refer to the alarm contact s relationship to C Common under a no alarms condition Alarm connections are made to the terminal strip using a 22 gauge stranded or similar wire The Normally Closed alarm connects to NC amp C The Normally Open alarm connects to NO amp C Contacts are rated at 0 6 Amp AC or 2 0 Amp DC Alarm parameters are discussed in Section 4 6 2 on page 4 11 2 9 External Clock Connection If the PRISM 3000 is to receive its timing source from a user supplied c
81. nt For example if the menu element is T1 NET Configuration pressing lt Select gt will move T1 NET Configuration up to the menu title level and Framing Type will move up to the menu element level Cursor The cursor first appears on the left side of the dis play as seen in the top example of the screen shown below Main Menu Diagram Log On gt MAINMENU Log Off T1 NET T1 DTE DTE Port SNMP Diagnostics System Configuration Configuration Configuration Configuration Utilities Section 3 3 Section 3 4 Section 3 5 Section 3 6 Section 3 7 Section 3 8 on page 3 3 on page 3 4 on page 3 5 on page 3 7 on page 3 8 on page 3 10 3 2 Operation PRISM 3000 When the element is a user selectable function pressing lt Select gt moves the cursor to the right with the arrow point ing left lt as seen in the second screen below Example of Cursor Movement Tl NET Configuration gt Framing Type ESF T1 NET Configuration Framing Type ESF lt This allows the user to scroll through the options available for that function using the arrow keys Pressing lt Select gt again sets that parameter Pressing lt Exit gt returns the cursor back to the left The cursor will not appear when status only elements are displayed NOTE To return to the previous screen without chang ing a parameter press
82. ntrol lead opera tion at all speeds below 64 kb s The RS232 port provides a bidirectional loop for isolating problems associated with the interface Looping the port does not affect data traffic assigned to any of the other DTE ports The port loop may be activated from the front panel the terminal interface the EM8000 Telnet across the Ether net or Token Ring interface or by the reception of inband V 54 loop code The unit can also be instructed to transmit the inband V 54 loop code to loop the corresponding remote end port 3 6 Operation The PRISM has an internal BERT tester with ten available stress patterns The user may utilize this capability by loop ing one end of the DSO channel assigned to the RS232 port and BERT toward it from the other end RS232 BERT is valid only at 56kb s and 64kb s toward the DTE The following RS232 menu diagram is an addition to the DTE Port Configuration menu diagram It shows the mod ified menu options available for the RS232 port The differ ences are explained in the following paragraphs Note that only Port 1 and Port 3 are available for the RS232 option RS232 Modifications to DTE Port Menu Port 1 Port 3 Configuration Menu Port DSO CTS DCD Rate Channel Control Control Assign ad el eee ol aided sd i None i 19200 bps Contiguous Internal j Internal 1200 bps 28800 bps Force Force
83. o the far end unit e A remote network LLB or PLB is initiated e A local network LLB is initiated When the remote communication is programmed to operate over the facility data link FDL the following test condi tions will interrupt access to the far end unit e A remote network LLB is initiated e A local LLB is activated on the near end NOTE If far end communication is interrupted for any reason while accessing the remote unit the user should Screen 4 7 Alarm Parameters ee DSU x xx x xx lt a PRISM 3000 No Far End Response Topeka 205 Time HH MM SS ALARM CONFIGURATION Element NEAR Errored Seconds ES 45 Remote Alarm Seconds RAS 0 Severely Errored Seconds SES tes AIS Seconds AISS 0 Loss of Signal Seconds LOSS 83 Out of Frame Seconds OOFS 5 Unavailable Seconds UAS is 203 BPV Seconds BPVS 0 DTE LOS LOF Seconds LOSS 0 Alarm Reset Timer seconds 30 Date a BBA P 4 10 Terminal Operation PRISM 3000 exit and then reenter this screen to ensure that all the parameters have been updated T1 DTE Framing Selects the type of framing for the DTE side of the element The choices are ESF and D4 T1 DTE Line Code Sets the DTE side line coding The choices are AMI and B8ZS T1 DTE DSX Level Specifies the DTE line build out sig nal level The choices are OQ 110 ft 111 220ft 221 330 ft 3
84. oid the user s authority to operate the equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Opera tion is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Notice to Users of 1 544 Mb s Service The following instructions are provided to ensure compliance with FCC Rules Part 68 1 All direct connections to T1 lines must be made using standard plugs and jacks 2 The following information may be required by the local telephone company when applying for leased line facilities Port ID P N FSG 3XX2 4 SOC Service Order Code 6 0 N FIC digital Facility Interface Code 04DU9 BN 04DU9 DN 04DU9 IKN 04DU9 ISN USOC jack RJ48C 3 If the unit appears to be malfunctioning it should be disconnected from the telephone lines until you learn whether the source of trouble is your equipment or the tele phone line If your equipment needs repair it should not be reconnected until it is repaired 4 The unit has been designed to prevent harm to the T1 network If the telephone company finds that the equipment is exceeding tolerable parameters they can temporarily dis connect service In this case the telephone company will give you advance notice if possible 5 Under FCC rules no customer is authorized to repair this equipment This restriction applies regardle
85. on Timing INTERNAL The unit s internal frequency standard is used for all timing Tl DTE The unit synchronizes to the clock recovered from the DSX1 T1 DTE port This selection only appears on units equipped with the T1 DTE option PORT 1 2 3 or 4 Timing is synchronized to the exter nal terminal timing clock supplied from the DTE and con nected to the selected port Station Timing Selects the input timing and only appears when Station is selected from the T1 NET Timing menu The choices are Nx56K Nx 64K and 1 544 MHz A number appears to the right of this field when Nx 56K or Nx 64K is selected to indicate the rate multi plier A value from 1 through 24 must be entered Remote Comm Channel This field selects a communica tion link to the far end unit If OQ is selected communica tion is established over the ESF facility data link valid only when the network interface is configured for ESF and the FDL has end to end integrity For example the entire T1 bandwidth must be available to the user with no intervening multiplexors in the signal path blocking the FDL As an alternative the communication link may be assigned to an unused idle channel This option may be used whether the network is operating in D4 or ESF modes When the remote communication is programmed to operate over a spare network channel the following test conditions will interrupt access t
86. osed alarm connects to NC amp C The Normally Open alarm connects to NO amp C 8 NMS This is the network management system input output Refer to Section 2 10 1 on page 2 4 9 SUPV Supervisory port connection Refer to Section 2 10 2 on page 2 4 10 Station Clock The N x 56 64 kHz or 1 544 MHz external station clock connector Refer to Section 2 9 on page 2 3 11 Tl DTE The T1 DTE port for drop and insert applications Refer to Section 2 6 on page 2 3 12 Tl NET The T1 network port Refer to Section 2 7 on page 2 3 13 Slot 1 Ethernet This is the 15 pin Ethernet or Token Ring connection Refer to Section 2 10 3 on page 2 5 14 Ports 1 through 4 Two cards with up to two ports each may be inserted into each of these slots Ports 1 and 2 show a combi nation of V 35 and EJA530 cards 2 2 Installation PRISM 3000 2 5 Data Port Connections The PRISM 3000 is available with 2 or 4 high speed data ports installed in Ports 1 through 4 on the rear panel refer to Figure 2 1 on page 2 2 Each slot may contain two ports The ports are configured as data communications equipment DCE for connection to data terminal equipment DTE and may be equipped with any combination of V 35 or E1A530 compatible interfaces Pin assignments for both the V 35 and EIA530 interfaces are given in Appendix A A Warning FCC rules require that interconnecting cables carrying high speed data be shielded appropri ately in order to minimize radio frequency inter
87. panel the corresponding values are not reflected on this screen until it is exited and then reentered Errored Seconds A one second period in which at least one logic error occurred Severely Errored Seconds A one second period in which at least 320 CRC errors or 1 OOF out of frame occurred Loss of Signal Seconds A one second period in which the T1 received signal is interrupted Unavailable Seconds A one second period in which con secutive severely errored seconds cause an unavailable state DTE LOS LOF Seconds A one second period in which the T1 received signal on the optional T1 DTE interface is interrupted or the amplitude drops below a certain level Remote Alarm Seconds Generated by the terminal equip ment when an improper signal is received from the facility or upon receipt of unframed all ones AIS Seconds A one second period in which all ones are received Out of Frame Seconds A one second period in which a frame sync loss occurred BPV Seconds A one second period in which at least one bipolar violation occurred Alarm Reset Timer Determines the number of seconds after alarm conditions clear before indications are removed Screen 4 8 Port Parameters nee DSU x xx x xx PRISM 3000 Date EE N Element Channel Allocation No Far End Response Los Angeles 248 Time HH MM SS PORT CONFIGURATION Ix1x1x 1x1x1x EE EES NEAR Port One Rate Mult N x 64k
88. rement changes General 1 5 The user may also require the following equipment options for the installation and operation of the PRISM unit Table 1 2 Optional Equipment Part Number Description NET T1 DTE Cables 9 1001 004 8 pin mod to 8 pin mod 4 twisted pairs 9 1001 051 1 T1 cross over kit 1 ft 9 1001 006 1 S pin mod to 15 pin D type adapter male 9 1001 006 2 8 pin mod to 15 pin D adapter female Supervisory Cables 9 1001 027 1 DB25 male to 6 pin RJ11 modem to SUPV 9 1001 027 2 DB25 female to 6 pin RJ11 modem to SUPV 9 1001 028 1 DB25 male to 6 pin RJ11 terminal to SUPV 9 1001 028 2 DB25 female to 6 pin RJ11 terminal to SUPV 9 1001 029 2 DB9 female to 6 pin RJ11 terminal to SUPV 9 1001 048 1 DB25 male to two 6 pin RJ11 terminal to NMS 9 1001 048 2 DB25 female to two 6 pin terminal to NMS RS232 Cables 9 1001 044 Null modem male to male RS232 9 1001 211 RS232 straight through male to male cable 9 1001 212 RS232 straight through male to female cable V 35 Cables 9 1001 001 V 35 male to male null cable 9 1001 311 V 35 male to male cable 9 1001 312 V 35 male to female cable EIA530 Cables 9 1001 511N EIA530 male to male null cable 9 1001 511 EIA530 male to male cable 9 1001 512 EIA530 male to female cable RS449 Cables 9 1564A 037 1 9 1564A 037 2 RS449 male to EIA530 male RS449 female to EIA530 male 9 156
89. rrent value equal to or greater than its non zero threshold will generate an alarm Any parameter with a threshold value of 0 is disabled from generating alarms Terminal Operation 4 3 NOTE The parameters shown on the Alarms Screen are updated at five second intervals Power Loss Seconds This field displays the number of seconds that the element has been without power since this value was last cleared Reset Alarm Registers Pressing lt return gt on RESET zeros the value of all Current alarm parameters but does not affect 24 hour or 30 day performance registers 4 4 Performance Screens The Performance screens display a detailed history of the error parameters that are continuously monitored The ter minal interface provides display of near end or far end per formance data using the facility data link The unit is equipped with a dual set of performance data registers that hold line statistics for both the telco and user Each register set provides detailed status and performance history for the network and DTE interfaces The system has four Performance screens The STAN DARD 24 HOUR and the ENHANCED 24 HOUR screens allow the user to view the 24 hour detailed performance his tory of the T1 circuit The only difference in the two screens is in the type of performance data displayed The STAN DARD 24 HOUR screen is shown in Screen 4 4 The STANDARD 30 DAY
90. s display accepts a character string identifying the physical location of network device The default setting is no system location Screen 4 11 Voice Parameters T DSU X XX X XX PRISM 3000 Date DE N No Far End Response Boston 232 Time HH MM SS Voice Port Configuration Element NEAR Slot 3 Card Type 4 Wire E amp M Port DSO Mode State Name ID Sig Tx Gn Rx Gn A 13 ACTIVE BUSY DSO 13 FXS LS OdB 6dB B 14 ACTIVE BUSY DSO 14 FXS GS OdB 6dB C 15 ACTIVE BUSY MEG LS OdB 6dB D 16 ACTIVE BUSY MEG GS OdB 6dB E 17 ACTIVE BUSY PLAR 0dB 6dB F 18 SPARE IDLE FXS LS 0dB 6dB Channel Allocation 1x1x1x 1x1x1x Firmware Revision x XX y 4 14 Terminal Operation PRISM 3000 4 7 Utilities Screen The Utilities screen Screen 4 12 handles the functions described in the following paragraphs 4 7 1 General Functions Set Time The current time may be entered in this field using the 24 hour HH MM SS format For example 3 45 AM is entered as 0345 and 3 45 PM is entered as 1545 Set Date The current date may be entered in this field using the MM DD YY format For example July 4 1993 is entered as 070493 NOTE The time and date can be set at the far end but not displayed New Password This field allows entry of a password of up to 10 characters An empty string carriage return only may be
91. ss of whether the equipment is in or out of warranty 6 If the telephone company alters their equipment in a manner that will affect the use of this device they must give you advance warning so that you can have the opportunity for uninterrupted service You will be advised of your right to file a complaint with the FCC 7 The attached affidavit must be completed by the installer 8 In the event of equipment malfunction all repairs should be performed by our company or an authorized agent It is the responsibility of users requiring service to report the need for service to our company or to one of our authorized agents 1 4 General 1 4 Canadian Emissions Requirements This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications NOTE End users should use existing 48 VDC battery sources or a CSA certified power supply Le present appareil numerique n emet pas de bruits radioelectriques depassant les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de la class A prescrites dans le Reglement sur le brouillage radioelectrique edicte par le ministere des Communications du Canada 1 5 Warranty TxPORT warrants each unit against defects in material and workmanship for a period of five years from the date the unit was shipped to the customer If the unit malfunctions at any time during the warr
92. sts of alpha numeric entry only no selectable parameters The following 3 menu items use the format shown in the IP Address screen Each number has a range from 0 to 255 and is separated by a period IP Address Screen SNMP Configuration Unit IP Addrs 132 016 232 000 lt PRISM 3000 Unit PRISM IP Address This field accepts IP addresses Each device connected to the LAN is required to have a unique IP address identifier Subnet Mask This field is provided to manually override the subnet mask setting which is otherwise discovered by the SNMP agent Router IP Address This field accepts the IP address of a default router if one is present Filter IP Address These eight fields accept the IP address of the source packet filter If any of these fields are set access is allowed only by the specified IP addresses Trap IP Address This field accepts the IP address of a network device where alarm reporting traps are to be sent The PRISM detects and reports T1 network alarms and pro vides several options for reporting them one of which is SNMP traps When a network alarm occurs the unit sends a trap message to up to 6 destinations on the user s network SNMP Set This field enables or disables the set command responses Refer to Appendix for detailed information on these responses The following 5 menu items use the format shown in the System Edit screen The top line in each screen accepts a string o
93. tion and interface performance data All applicable objects amp reporting traps maintained DS1 network interface configuration performance objects and alarm reporting traps are maintained PRISM 3000 Interface Standards Internet RFC 1157 SNMP RFC 1213 MIB ID RFC 1406 DS1 MIB Token Ring Interface Network Protocol Data Rate Connection Compatibility Standards MIB II DS1 MIB Interface Standards Diagnostics Performance Network Loops Fractional Loop DTE Port Loops BERT Alarms Activation Reporting Contact Ratings Power 110 VAC 220 VAC 48 VDC PRISM 3000 TCP IP based networks 4 or 16 Mb s Female DB9 Type 1 shielded twisted pair STP networks and Type 3 unshielded twisted pair UTP networks with adapter ISO IEC 8802 5 Token Ring Device identification and interface performance data All applicable objects amp reporting traps maintained DS1 network interface configuration performance objects and alarm reporting traps are maintained Internet RFC 1157 SNMP RFC 1213 MIB ID RFC 1406 DS1 MIB Monitoring per TR54016 and T1 403 Line loopback or payload loopback Responds to inband V 54 loop code Loop toward DTE or network Multiple test patterns toward network or DTE ports Programmable thresholds Call out on alarm COA NO NC dry contacts or the EM8000 manager 0 6 A 125 VAC 2 0 A 30 VDC 0 254A 28 W 95 BTU max 0 127 A
94. tiple of 56 or 64 kb s If Nx 64K is selected the ones density requirements of the T1 network line must be ensured If Nx 56K is selected ones density for the selected DSO channel is maintained When set to DISABLE the port is not used and no other configuration choices for that port are available Port Rate The N parameter selects the required port bit rate in increments of 56 or 64 kb s depending on the selec tion in Port Rate Multiplier The N multiplier ranges in value from 0 to 23 For example if N is 23 and the base rate is 64 kb s the data rate is 1472 kHz 64k x 23 Starting Channel Number This field selects the starting channel in the 24 channel DS1 bit stream The unit automat ically assigns the channels which follow according to the bit rate and the mode selected in DSO Channel Assign ment If some channels are already allocated the starting channel is adjusted to the first block of idle channels that matches the bandwidth to be mapped The starting channel should be checked before bandwidth is allocated DSO Channel Assignment Selects whether the DTE chan nel assignment will be made as a CONTIGUOUS group or as ALTERNATE channels Selecting ALTERNATE assure ones density will Port Transmit Clock This field is used to select the clock that the unit will use to sample the data transmitted from the DTE When set to INTER
95. user to ensure safe operation and to retain the equipment in a safe condition A This WARNING sign denotes a potential hazard to the operator It calls attention to a procedure or prac tice which if not correctly performed or adhered to could result in injury or loss of life Do not proceed beyond a WARNING sign until the indicated conditions are fully understood and met 2 2 Unpacking and Inspection This unit is carefully packaged to prevent damage in ship ment Upon receipt inspect the shipping container for dam age If the shipping container or cushioning material is damaged notify the carrier immediately and make a nota tion on the delivery receipt that the container was damaged if possible obtain the signature and name of the person making delivery Retain the packaging material until the contents of the shipment have been checked for complete ness and the instrument has been checked both mechanically and electrically If the contents of the shipment are incomplete or if there is mechanical damage or defect notify TxPORT If the ship ping container is also damaged or the cushioning material shows signs of stress notify the carrier of the damage as well as TxPORT Keep the shipping materials for carrier s inspection TxPORT will arrange for repair or replacement without waiting for claim settlement PRISM 3000 2 3 Supplied Materials The PRISM 3000 is shipped from the factory with the fol lowing standard equipm
96. ve information the RMA that must accompany the item s returned can be issued 1 6 Ordering Numbers Each PRISM 3000 is supplied with the following standard equipment e Attached 19 mounting brackets e AC power supply cord for AC powered units e PRISM 3000 reference manual The TxPORT PRISM 3000 unit may be purchased with the following part numbers PRISM 3000 Table 1 1 PRISM Ordering Numbers Part Number Description PRISM 3000 unit Special option Standard unit RS423 station clock input Voltage option 110 VAC 220 VAC 48 VDC DTE Ports 1 and 2 V 35 V 35 V 35 EIA530 EIA530 EIA530 EIA530 RS232 V 35 RS232 DTE Ports 3 and 4 Not installed blank panel V 35 V 35 V 35 EIA530 EIA530 EIA530 EIA530 RS232 V 35 RS232 LAN T1 DTE option Not installed blank panel T1 DTE Ethernet and SNMP T1 DTE Ethernet and SNMP Ethernet Telnet and SNMP T1 DTE Ethernet Telnet and SNMP 6 Ethernet and Telnet 7 T1 DTE Ethernet and Telnet Q F 3000 001 1BCOEF EE AE TERE For example the letter C is a variable for the voltage option The default part number F 3000 001 1110200 is therefore a 110 volt PRISM 3000 with V 35 and E1A530 interfaces installed on Ports 1 and 2 The PRISM products are usually shipped with the purchased items already installed Additional modules may be pur chased at any time and are easily installed to accommodate user requi
97. ver is in pat tern sync IN SYNC is displayed Elapsed Time Displays the amount of time elapsed since a timed test began or if completed the total test time Bit Errors Displays the total number of bit errors detected since the test began or since error statistics were cleared up to a maximum number of 999 999 Errored Seconds This field displays the number of asyn chronous errored seconds that have been detected since the test began or since error statistics were last cleared This parameter includes bit error seconds and sync loss seconds EFS This ratio is derived from the number of error free seconds divided by the number of seconds accumulated in Elapsed Time 4 5 3 NET DTE Status These two fields display the fault status of the network and DTE They are indicators of current fault conditions and do not indicate that alarm thresholds are exceeded Status indications are described in Table 4 2 Line Fault and Loop Status Near Loops Displays the loop status of the near element Far Loops Displays the loop status of the far element Table 4 2 Status Indications Status Description No status is available OK No errors are currently detected ERR Frame bit errors CRC errors or BPVs are detected LOS A loss of signal condition exists OOF An out of frame condition exists RAI The far end is receiving a remote alarm indication sign
98. y for the selected DSO channel DSO Channel Assignment Selects whether the DTE chan nel assignment will be made as a CONTIGUOUS group or as ALTERNATE channels Selecting ALTERNATE will assure ones density Note the RS232 port can use only the CONTIGUOUS mode Start Channel The starting channel in the 24 channel DS1 bit stream must be selected in this field The unit then assigns the following channels automatically according to the bit rate and the mode selected in DSO Channel Assignment The choices are 1 through 24 Port Rate high speed port Selects the required port bit rate in increments of 56 or 64 kb s depending on the Rate Multiplier setting The N multiplier ranges in value from 0 to 24 Port Rate RS232 port The choices are None Syn chronous 1200 2400 4800 9600 14400 19200 28800 38400 48000 56000 and 64000 of Channels high speed ports only Displays the num ber of channels to be passed through to the T1 DTE This number is determined by the selection in Port Rate Transmit Clock This field is used to select the clock that the unit will use to sample the data transmitted from the DTE When set to INTERNAT the data is sampled directly with the transmit data clock that is also supplied to the DTE as Transmit Clock The EXTERNA

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