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MAN-10980-US001 Rev. H00 IDSL Module for the MTT and xDSL Family of Products User’s Manual SSxDSL-5M 302 Enzo Drive San Jose, CA 95138 Tel: 1-408-363-8000 Fax: 1-408-363-8313 SSxDSL-5M...
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WARNING Using the supplied equipment in a manner not specified by Sunrise Telecom may impair the protection provided by the equipment. CAUTIONS! • Do not remove or insert the module while the test set is on. Inserting or re- moving a module with the power on may damage the module.
2.6.1 Saving a Test ..............63 2.6.2 Viewing a Stored Test ...........63 2.6.3 Printing a Stored Test ...........63 2.6.4 Deleting a Stored Test ..........63 2.6.5 Locking & Unlocking a Stored Test .......63 2.6.6 Renaming a Stored Test ..........63 2.7 Profiles ................65 SSxDSL-5M...
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3 Applications .............67 3.1 LT Mode Testing ...............67 3.2 ISDN Call Setup Testing ..........69 3.3 X.25-BRI Testing ..............70 4 General Information ........73 4.1 Testing and Calibration Statement ........73 4.2 Express Limited Warranty ..........73 4.3 Customer Service ............73 Index ..............75 SSxDSL-5 IDSL Module...
Red: The test set is currently detecting an error. For S/T In- terface testing, this could be a Frame error. For U interface testing, this could be NEBE or FEBE errors. • Blinking Red: The test set has previously detected an error, but that error is no longer present. SSxDSL-5M...
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BPV/CODE • Red: The test set is currently detecting a Bipolar Violation on the S/T interface. • Blinking Red: The test set has previously detected a BPV on the S/T interface, but the error is no longer present. PAT SYNC •...
2B1Q signal. Use it in LT mode when EXT-U has been selected as the TX Clock source. A U 2B1Q reference signal can be obtained from an IDSL output on a DSLAM. HANDSET This is an RJ-9 port that requires the Sunrise Telecom SS427 handset. SSxDSL-5M...
CALL SETUP 2.3.3 D CHANNEL STATUS X.25 - BRI 2.4.1 2.3.4 OTHER FEATURES TEST CONFIGURATION 2.4.2 2.3.5 CALL SETUP BERT AND RESULTS 2.4.3 2.3.6 PROTOCOL ANALYSIS PROTOCOL ANALYSIS 2.4.4 2.3.7 OTHER SETUP OTHER SETUP Figure 3 Module Menu Tree SSxDSL-5M...
2.1 IDSL/ISDN BERT Main Menu See Section 3.1 for procedures for LT Mode Testing. This menu screen contains: • TEST CONFIGURATION • EOC CONTROL • M4 ACCESS • BERT AND RESULTS 2.1.1 Test Configuration The configuration settings change slightly whether a U or S/T interface is tested.
In this mode, the entire 144 kbps signal will be looped from the receive to transmit signal. LT-LOOP mode is similar to the lower illustration in Figure 4; the only difference is it loops the received signal back toward the customer. SSxDSL-5M...
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Tx CLOCK Options: INT (F1), EXT-T1 (F2), EXT-E1 (F3), EXT-U (F4) The transmit clock setting determines the clock source to time the transmit signal. This is applicable to LT mode only; for NT mode, the test set uses the timing received from the network. Exter- nal timing should be used when the IDSL circuit is transported through a digital loop carrier system that is timed off a central network clock.
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4. When finished, press DONE (F1). 5. Select the just created USER pattern and press ENTER. The selected USER is then displayed in the TEST PATTERN line in the TEST CONFIGURATION screen. When finished, press ESC. SSxDSL-5M...
2.1.1.2 S/T Interface Configuration 11:50:45 NO PWR TEST CONFIGURATION INTERFACE MODE : LT-144K TEST CHANNEL : B1 TEST PATTERN : 2047 S/T TERM : ON Figure 6 S/T Interface Test Configuration Screen DSLAM CO Switch S/T TE-144K Mode S/T NT-144K Mode Figure 7 S/T TE and NT-144K Modes Configure the following settings for the S/T interface: MODE...
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ON: The line is terminated with 100W. Use when the test set is the only TE device connected to the S/T bus. • OFF: Place a high impedance resistance on the line.Use when there are other TE devices connected to the S/T bus. SSxDSL-5M...
2.1.2 EOC Control If LT was selected as the TEST MODE, a loopback can be used on NT1 and any U-repeaters in the this screen. The Embedded Operations Channel is a 2 kbps section of overhead on the ISDN basic rate signal. It carries special commands to U-BRITE cards, mid-span repeater, or NT1s.
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EOC BITS will change accordingly. However, if desired, they may be manually entered by: 1. Press SHIFT and use the numeric keypad to enter zeros and ones. 2. Press SHIFT to use to move within the line. When ready, press F1 to send the command. SSxDSL-5M...
2.1.3 M4 Access In this screen, view and control the D-channel M4 maintenance bits. M4 maintenance bits are sent in both directions of the ISDN BRI span. This feature is available only with U interface testing. 11:50:45 M4 ACCESS NET -> NT 01111111 _ACT *DEA *SCO *UOA *AIB NT ->...
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CSO: The Cold Start Only bit is set to 1 to indicate that the NT1 has a Cold Start Only transceiver. SAI: The S/T Interface Activation Indicator bit is set to 1 to indicate the S/T Interface is active or it is set to 0 to indicate no activity. SSxDSL-5M...
2.1.4 BERT and Results Use this for testing of the 11:50:45 Meas physical layer, as well as > < > < running a BERT. Three screens are available. ELASPSED TIME: 000:03:24 These measurements are independent of test pattern ERROR COUNT: and pattern synchronization.
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RESULT - SIGNAL U FEBE S/T FRAME ERR U NEBE S/T BPV PAGE-UP PAGE-DN STOP PAGE-UP PAGE-DN STOP Figure 12 Signal Results Screens For U interface testing shown in the left screen in Figure 12 the signal results are: SSxDSL-5M...
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U FEBE: This is the number of Far End Block Errors since the beginning of the test. A FEBE indicates that CRC errors were detected at the far end. U NEBE: This is the number of Near End Block Errors since the beginning of the test.
Use this function to send a 40 kHz tone at a fixed level of +13.6 dBm to the U interface. 11:50:45 40kHz TONE GENERATOR Sending tone at +13.6 dBm Figure 13 40kHz Tone Generator Screen As seen in Figure 13, there are no F-key controls. To stop sending the tone, press ESC. SSxDSL-5M...
2.3 ISDN-BRI With option SWxDSL-5BRIN and/or SWxDSL-5BRIE, the module provides basic call setup testing. See Section 3.2 for the procedure on placing a basic rate call from a U interface. This menu screen contains: • TEST CONFIGURATION • CALL SETUP •...
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It is typically the 7 or 10 digit phone number of the circuit, with any combination of 0’s and 1’s as the prefix and/or suffix. Enter the proper SPID in order to test. SSxDSL-5M...
SPIDs are not required for point-to-point circuits, or for ETSI circuits. When these are selected the SPID settings are not dis- played.If uncertain, some common SPIDs used are: • 01xxxxxxx0 (x represent 7-digits) • xxxxxxxxxx0101 (x represent the area code + 7-digits) •...
LOCAL: Specify a Subscriber type of number. CALLED NUM PLAN Options: UNKNOWN (F1), TELEPH (F2), PRIVATE (F3) Select a Called Number Plan to to compose the Numbering Plan Identification field in the called party element of a call setup mes- sage (refer to ITU-T Q.931). SSxDSL-5M...
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• UNKNOWN: Specify an Unknown Numbering Plan. • TELPH: Specify a Telex Numbering Plan. • PRIVATE: Specify a Private Numbering Plan. DIAL NUM This is the number that you intend to dial to place your call. The number may be entered directly from the keypad by pressing SHIFT using the numeric keypad to enter the desired digits or press F3 to display a SPEED DIAL list screen.
SPID #2: Service Profile ID to be used in channel 2. TX: Transmitted CALL CONTROL message. RX: Received CALL CONTROL message DIS LOC: CALL DISCONNECT Location information. DIS CAUSE: CALL DISCONNECT Cause code. When finished, press ESC. 2.3.3 D-Channel Status See Section 2.3.2-ISDN Call Status Screen. SSxDSL-5M...
2.3.4 Other Features The menu contains AUTOMATED TESTS. Several automated tests for ISDN Basic Rate testing are available. The menu screen that appears depends on the configured protocol. There are two ways to access the automated tests menu. In the ISDN-BRI menu, press AUTO.The test set must be in the ISDN-BRI menu to access this feature.
4. If the correct SPIDs are found, “TEST COMPLETED; SPID#1 OK, SPID#2 OK” and the SPID values are displayed along with a green LP1 SYNC LED. The SPID values are automatically entered into the TEST CONFIGURATION screen. If the SPIDs cannot be found, FAILED is displayed. SSxDSL-5M...
2.3.4.3 Auto Service Scan This feature scans the line to 11:50:45 determine which services are > + PWR< > < supported. It can run the test for AUTO SERVICE SCAN both the local switch, as well as SCAN MODE DISTANCE for a distant phone number.
BERT & RESULTS screen. 7. To disconnect from the call, press ESC and then press STATUS to display the CALL STATUS screen. Press ON-HOOK (F1) to disconnect the call. Both C1 and C2 will now be on-hook. SSxDSL-5M...
2.3.4.5 Dual BERT Call This feature automatically sets up two Data-64K calls, and runs two independent BER tests on B1 and B2. It can be used as a quick method to qualify a basic rate line for data service. For this test, both SPIDs must be configured to support data.
DIAL NUMBER B2: Enter a dial number for channel B2 in a bond- ing call test manually or through the SPEED DIAL list screen, see Section 2.3.2-DIAL NUM. When finished, press F4 to start and see steps 4, 5, and 6 in Section 2.3.4.5. SSxDSL-5M...
2.3.4.7 Supplementary Service Scan Used with ETSI protocol to verify which supplementary services are supported on the circuit. 11:50:45 11:50:45 > +POWER< > Unt:RDY +POWER< > < > < SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICE SCAN SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICE SCAN ok DDI - SUB - AOC-S ok MSN - CFU - AOC-D...
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UUS: User to User Signalling allows a user to send an Informa- tion message in the Setup, Alerting, or Connect message on the D-channel, without connecting the call; the message shows on the ISDN phone display. SSxDSL-5M...
2.3.5 BERT and Results This allows for testing the physical signal, as well as performing a BERT on a data call. On the U Interface, both near and far end block errors can be seen.When a data call is established, a logical results screen is present recording bit errors for the data call.
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DGRM: Number of Degraded Minutes since the start of the test. It contains 60 consecutive non-severely errored seconds during which the BER is worse than 1e but better than 1e %DGRM: Percentage of Degraded Minutes since the start of the test. SSxDSL-5M...
2.3.6 Protocol Analysis This requires software option SWxDSL-5BRIPA1 and the use of an SRAM card installed in the memory card slot of the chassis. A notice is displayed when entering ISDN-BRI that this feature is not available if an SRAM card is not installed. 2.3.6.1 Filter Setup 11:50:45 >...
CLEAR (F3): Clears all the messages of the current trace in the Capture Buffer. A confirmation screen “Press ENTER to clear the buffer” is displayed, or press ESC to abort. FILTER (F4): Displays the FILTER SETUP screen. Previously described in Section 2.3.6.1. SSxDSL-5M...
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08:21:36 > +POWER< > < 2006-05-23 00:07:16.372 #00001 ST TE->NT C/R:0 P/F:0 SAPI : 000 TEI : 070 L2 MSGTYPE : I NS : 003 : 005 L3 MSGTYPE : SETUP CALLREFL : 1 CALLREFV : 1 PREVIUS NEXT InfoElm Figure 29 Current Trace-Decode View Screen The following is reported: 2006-05-14: Year/Month/Date...
PREVIUS (F1): Displays the previous message. If the current message displayed is the first trace, the last trace is displayed. NEXT (F2): Displays the next message meeting the filtering cri- teria. If the current message displayed is the last message, the first message is displayed. SSxDSL-5M...
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HEX/DECODE (F3): Toggles between hexadecimal and decode display format.The trace is decoded by default when entering the Current Trace-View screen. 08:21:36 > +POWER< > < 2006-05-23 00:07:16.372 #00001 ST TE->NT C/R:0 P/F:0 00 8D 06 0A 08 01 01 05 04 03 80 90 A3 18 01 83 6C 08 00 80 33 38 34 30 30 30 70 07 80 33 38 34 30 32 30...
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RETURN Figure 31 Current Trace-InfoElm Screens These screens contain the following F-keys: PAGE-UP (F1) /PAGE-DN (F2): Use to scroll through the available information element decoding screens. RETURN (F4): Return to the previous screen shown in Figures 29 or 30. SSxDSL-5M...
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View Print Buffer Printing Option Messages can be printed from the Current Trace screen, by press- ing F2. A sample printout is shown in Figure 32. The message in the NT to TE direction is indented to allow for easy identification of the message source.
TEI value in the range of 0 to 63. The 1/10 key determines the increase/decrease factor. In this case, the test set will send a SABME with the TEI set. If the switch accepts the TEI, it responds with a UA with the same TEI. SSxDSL-5M...
CALL APPEARANCE The CAP (Call Appearance) value is used on ISDN BRI lines which are configured with CACH (Call Appearance Call Handling), and/or EKTS (Electronic Key Telephone Systems). CAP is used to determine a button number on a key telephone. This value is used for both placing a call to test the number of CAPs a line may have, and receiving a call, to test for a particular directory number, which can be associated with a specific button.
DTE-S/T: Emulate the customer side (Data Terminal Equip- ment) at the S/T interface. PROTOCOL Options: 5ESS (F1), DMSF (F2), NAT’L (F3), ETSI (F4) Match the protocol of the circuit. • 5ESS: AT&T custom protocol. • DMSF: Northern Telecom DMS custom protocol. SSxDSL-5M...
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• NAT’L: National standard defined by Bellcore. • ETSI: Euro ISDN standard defined by ETSI. LINE TYPE Options: P-to-MP (F1), P-to-P (F2) Match the line type of the circuit. This will be P-to-MP, unless testing an AT&T custom 5ESS or ETSI switch. •...
SND MSG: Send a data packet. The test set transmits two dif- ferent data packets: “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” and “SUNRISE TELECOM A step ahead!”.The data packet alternates each time SND MSG is pressed. SSxDSL-5M...
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SVC call identified in the selected LCN. • SND MSG: Send a data packet.Two different data packets are sent each time SND MSG is pressed; “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” and “SUNRISE TELECOM A step ahead!”. SSxDSL-5 IDSL Module...
1, 2, and 3. • POST: Enables filtering after capture. • Layer 1: Can be set for Capture or Reject. • Layer 2: Can be set for Capture or Reject. • Layer 3: Can be set for Capture or Reject. SSxDSL-5M...
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2.4.3.2 View Print Buffer This menu contains CURRENT 11:50:45 TRACE. Use the CURRENT > +POWER< > < TRACE screen to filter mes- CURRENT TRACE sages to view and or print traces of interest. Figure 38 TOTAL MSG : 21 shows an example of a record. VIEW FROM : 1 VIEW TO : 21...
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(D-ch packet calls). • 63: Layer 2 management procedures. TEI: Terminal Endpoint Identifier identifies the terminal at the end of the connection. The values may be in the range of 0 to 127. These values are grouped as follows: SSxDSL-5M...
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• 0-63: Fixed TEI assignment • 64-126: Automatic TEI assignment • 127: Group TEI for broadcast data link connection NS: Send sequence number of the message. NR: Receive sequence number of the message. L2 MSGTYPE: I: Layer 2 message type. These messages are: •...
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RETURN Figure 40 X.25 Current Trace-InfoElm Screen This screen contain the following F-keys: PAGE-UP (F1)/PAGE-DN (F2): Use to scroll through the available information element decoding screens. RETURN (F4): Return to the previous screen shown in Figures 38 or 39. SSxDSL-5M...
View Print Buffer Printing Option Messages can be printed from the Current Trace screen, by press- ing F2. A sample printout is shown in Figure 41: SunSet MTT IDSL Module ISDN Test SunSet MTT S/N: 0507230009 SW Version: T6.00y Date: 05/23/06 Source: Capture Buffer Circuit ID: ********************************...
UA with the same TEI. Note: DMS switches require a fixed TEI value for X.25. ECHO MODE Options: OFF (F1), ON (F2) When set for ON, the test set will loop back the incoming data. SSxDSL-5M...
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Options: ON (F1), OFF (F2) When set for ON, the test set adds 4 predefined characters into the user data field (01 00 00 00 h) and only 12 digits of user data can be entered. When OFF, all 16 digits of the user data field may be user-defined.
Press YES (F1) to format or NO (F2) to abort the procedure. If YES is pressed, the screen displays “FORMATTING..”. Once done, the screen will change back to the SRAM CARD UTILITY screen with the chosen memory allotment highlighted on the SRAM FOR TRACE line. SSxDSL-5M...
2.6 View/Store/Print Use this screen to store different results to view or print at a later time. To store results, press STORE in any screen that it appears in, see Section 2.6.1. 11:50:45 VIEW/STORE/PRINT Free space: 93223 Kbyte NAME TYPE LOCK 1.05BE0001 IDSL...
Figure 45 is displayed. 4. Press INPUT (F3). Note that the ‘A’ character is highlighted and the INPUT F-key has changed to STOP. 5. Select the desired character by pressing 6. Press ENTER to place the selected character into the FILE- SSxDSL-5M...
NAME line. Continue this process until the name is complete. Enter up to 15 characters. • If a mistake is made: A. Press STOP (F3). B. Move the FILENAME cursor to the incorrect character. C. Press DELETE (F2) to delete the character or, press IN- SERT (F1) to insert a character.
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Note: The DEFAULT file cannot be deleted or unlocked. 11:50:45 PROFILE LIST Free space: 93863 kbyte FILENAME LOADED MODULE LOCK 1.DEFAULT VOIP 2.P00001 VOIP 3.SANTA ROSA VOIP LOAD STORE RENAME more DELETE LOCK more Figure 46 Profile List Screen SSxDSL-5M...
First, loop up the NT1 device to test the whole 2B1Q span. If errors are present, then try looping each U-repeater/ U-BRITE card on the span to sectionize the problem. To loop up the NT1, make sure ADDRESS reads 0 (NT1). SSxDSL-5M...
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B. At COMMAND, select the message to send. To loopback the full 2B+D (144k) pipe, select LOOP2BD (F3). After selecting the proper message, press F1 to send. C. Watch the receive command at the bottom of the screen (RX COMMAND).When the repeater loops up, the message should be displayed.
9. To disconnect from the call, return to CALL SETUP, select DIAL NUM and press CALL 1HK (F1). The C1 handset icon should return to the on-hook position. Alternately a call can be disconnected from CALL CONTROL, which can be accessed by pressing STATUS. SSxDSL-5M...
The test set alternates between two different data packets: “SUNRISE TELECOM A step ahead” and “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” If there is a loopback in place, a “Receive data”...
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10. Press F3 to send the phone number as a packet of data. 11.When finished, press F2 to clear the call. A “Clear confirmed” message should then be displayed. SSxDSL-5M...
Sunrise Telecom agrees to repair or replace any assembly or comp nent found to be defective under normal use during this period. The obligation under this warranty is limited solely to repairing or replacing the product that proves to be defective within the scope of the warranty when returned to the factory.
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A Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) Number is required before any product may be shipped to Sunrise Telecom for repair. Out-of-warranty repairs require both an RMA and a Purchase Order before the unit is returned. All repairs are warranted for 90 days.
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