Bit Error Rates For Majority-Vote Error Correction - Zhone IMACS 8000 User Manual

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LD-SRU Card User Screens and Settings
LB DET
The Loopback Detection setting determines how the card will respond to latching and
non-latching loopback commands from remote equipment. The SRU reacts only to the inband
DDS-format loopback commands for OCU Loop, CSU Loop, and DSU Loop. The Loopback
Detection setting does not affect local loopback commands from the local control terminal.
The on option causes the card to monitor ports for DDS format loopback commands from the
remote equipment. If the card detects a loopback command, it loops the data back until the
remote equipment sends a stop loopback command. The w/to (with time-out) option is the
same as the on option, except that after ten minutes the SRU card automatically releases
loopbacks commanded by the remote equipment. The off option causes the SRU card to
ignore all remote loopback commands. This field will show n/a if adpcm or hlink are chosen
for the FRAME parameter.
DL OPT
Not used.
ADPCM
If adpcm is chosen as the Frame parameter, this field allows you to select the ADPCM card
to direct this traffic. The ADPCM card options are P1, P2 and P3 (the resource card slot
designations stamped on the chassis). If any other option is selected, this field will show n/a.
MAJ EC
The Majority-Vote Error Correction parameter is available for ports using DS0A framing at
speeds of 9.6 kbps and lower. This option selection is a two-step process. The initial options
are off and on. If the on option is chosen, a new set of options will appear at the bottom of the
screen.
The new options are used to select the error threshold, above which the card will generate an
alarm. The choices are none, 10e-3, 10e-4, 10e-5, 10e-6, and 10e-7. While the majority vote
algorithm is capable of correcting error rates in excess of 10e-3, the Excessive Error Rate
alarm gives system administrators advanced notice of problems before users detect them.
Table 16-4 shows the bit error rates for majority-vote error correction.
Table 16-4. Bit Error Rates for Majority-Vote Error Correction
Threshold
none
10e-3
10e-4
16-12
EER Set
none
64 or more errors
64 or more errors
or any of the above
EER Reset
none none
63 or less errors 1 second
63 or less errors 10 seconds
Model No.
LDSRU-10P Card
Period
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