Shutdown Command; Interface Configuration Commands - Cisco 10000 Series Configuration Manual

Interface Configuration Commands

The description command can also be used in interface mode (see
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Controller dsx3mode Command
Use the dsx3mode command to define the controller type as an E3 or T3 controller using the following
format:
[no] dxs3mode [e3 | t3]
The default controller type is t3.
Use the no form of this command to remove the controller.
The following example shows how to define a T3 type controller:
Router(config)# controller dsx3 2/0/0
Router(config-controller)# dsx3mode t3

Shutdown Command

Use the shutdown command to shut down the controller and interface using the following format:
[no] shutdown
Use the no form of this command to restore the previously configured controller and interface.
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Note The AIS (alarm indication signal), also called a blue alarm, is sent downstream to notify the downstream
device that an upstream line failure has occurred.
In the following example, the controller on port 0 is shut down:
Router(config)# controller dsx3 1/0/0
Router(config-controller)# shutdown
Interface Configuration Commands
This section describes the following command procedures to modify and test E3 and T3 interfaces on
the line card:
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It takes 10 seconds for alarms to clear after issuing a no shut command on a T3 port. Shutting down
a controller causes a T3 port to transmit:
AIS (alarm indication signal, for m13 framing)
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An idle signal (for c-bit framing)
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There is no delay for alarms to clear after issuing a no shut command on an E3 port.
Shutting down a controller causes an E3 port to transmit AIS.
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Running a BER Test, page 15-9
Interface Description Command, page 15-10
Chapter 15 8-Port Unchannelized E3/T3 Line Card Configuration
"Interface Description Command"
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