Canoga Perkins EdgeAccess Universal Chassis System 2361 T1 User Manual page 46

The EdgeAccess Universal Chassis System
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Remote BI
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Local Both
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Clear All
2. Loopback Control Mode: Use the Space Bar to toggle through Software and Hardware
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Software
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Hardware
Note: All modems in the link should be set to the same Loopback Control Mode.
3. Electrical Line Relay: Toggles through Open and Closed. This function is used to allow
Disconnect the Y cables at local and remote ends
Set the Electric Line Relay to Closed
Perform an End to End Bit Error Rate Test
4. BERT Reset:
Note: Prior to changing a loopback selection, Clear All must be performed.
Figures 32 through 37 are loopback configuration diagrams for the 2361 modem.
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Remote electrical interface looped back. Remote signals looped back
on the fiber side as well. In a Bi-directional Loopback (Local BI and
Remote BI), data is looped back in both directions, assuring a stricter
standard of error checking.
Both local and remote modems have their electrical interface looped
back.
This clears all the loopbacks on the local and remote units. This
function must be used before a new loopback is selected.
options
Software loopback tests are more comprehensive than hardware
tests. Hardware loopback tests are not available on the rackmount
modem. When this mode is selected, the Loopback switch on a
standalone modem has no effect on the loopback mode.
Hardware options are only available on the standalone modem, and
are set with a switch on the modem front panel. Software loopback
options will override hardware options. On the standalone modem,
Loopback is enabled or disabled via the loopback switch on the front
panel. Once in Software Mode, you must enable or disable
Loopbacks from the Loopback screen via the VT100 terminal or
SNMP screen.
testing the link that failed in a redundant configuration. If problems
occur in a redundant modem link, you can determine which modem
or cable is failing by doing the following:
Press Enter to reset the timer.
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