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86498 ETHER-1000 UNIT
Copyright © GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012
JungleMUX
SONET Multiplexer
Technical Practice
and
Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 JungleMUX SONET Multiplexer 86498 ETHER-1000 UNIT Technical Practice Installation Manual Copyright © GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 2 GE Multilin Inc. reserves the right to make changes and modifications to any part of this document without notice. GE Multilin Inc. is not responsible for any damages or losses incurred as a result of out-of-date or incorrect information contained in this document.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    RJ-45 Interface ................... 39 Optical Interface ................39 MAC Address Management ..............40 Unit Security ..................43 Port Security ..................43 Passing Ethernet Traffic Across Multiple JungleMUX Networks ..43 Maintenance Features ................. 44 Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 4: Section Page

    Undo button ..................71 Cancel button ..................71 Copy and Paste buttons ..............71 Main Tab ....................72 Unit Info ....................72 Peaks and Counters Control ............74 Unit Location ..................75 Paddleboard Ports ................76 Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 5 Output Frame Statistics ..............123 Show Frame Length Statistics ............124 Clear Statistics Button ..............124 Passed Tab ..................125 Traffic Passed ................... 126 Lost Tab ....................128 Traffic Lost ..................129 Advanced Tab ..................130 Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 6 MAC Security ..................146 Unit Security ..................146 Maintenance Specifications .............. 147 Mirror Port Feature ................147 Line Port Interfaces ................147 Ethernet Cu Port Interface ............... 147 Ethernet Fiber Port Interface ............147 Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 7 Traffic Priorities .................. 156 APPENDIX B ............157 Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) ..........157 Port-Based VLANs and Nested VLANs ..........157 APPENDIX C ............159 Priority of Layer-3 "IP" Frames ............159 Introduction ..................159 Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 8 Upgrading from V1 to V3 ..............167 Upgrading from V2 to V3 ..............169 APPENDIX G ............170 List of Figures ..................170 List of Tables ..................171 APPENDIX H ............172 List of Acronyms ................172 Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    April 2012 Page 9 1. INTRODUCTION The 86498-01 ETHER-1000 unit is one of the family of units in the GE Multilin‟s JungleMUX digital transport/access system designed specifically for the requirements of the utility (Power, Transportation, Pipelines, Oil & Gas, etc.) industry using optical fiber transmission.

  • Page 10: Handling And Packing

    The following Electronic Industries Association (EIA) attention label appears on all GE Multilin EAS schematics and should be attached on all containers used for ESDS items to alert personnel that the contents requires special handling. ATTENTION...

  • Page 11: Unit Overview

    Page 11 2. UNIT OVERVIEW A JungleMUX SONET system provides a mechanism to transport various forms of electronic data over an optical fiber. One application is to provide a bridging function between two or more Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 LAN that are physically separate.
  • Page 12 In QinQ frames, the outer tag (tag#1) is the one closest to the Ethernet header. The inner tag is the one closest to the payload portion of the frame. Some limitations apply. See MAC Address Management section. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 13 ), or Pseudo-static MAC entries are the entries learned before the port got secured. Pseudo-static entries do not age out. To ensure that the top priority queue does not get “contaminated” with non-EtherType traffic. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 14: Connectivity

    SFP transceivers with copper ports are not supported. The CBW port interface available on 86432-41 OC-3 JMUX unit offers Nx50 Mb/s (N=1…4) of bandwidth, the one available on 86417-0X OC-12 JMUX unit offers Nx50 Mb/s (N=1…12) of Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 15: Figure 2: Typical Ether-1000 Drop

    2 to 14 if the shelf spacer unit PB000086 or PL000086 with removable front panel is used immediately above it. Use of “short” 86430-11/-12/-36 shelves is not recommended because Ethernet cables connected to the paddleboard would protrude beyond the acrylic cover. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 16: Cascading Ether-1000 Units

    8 drop ports at a site (to a maximum of 16) providing unit hardware redundancy without using additional CBW ports and SONET bandwidth (see Path Protection below) tying ETHER-1000 traffic between JungleMUX nodes using CBW tie connections (addressed later in this section). Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 17: Supported Topologies

    A point-to-point topology may be considered a special case of a linear network. Two-node ring topologies are sometimes confused with point-to-point networks. The main difference is the number of fibers used between the two nodes (two vs. four). Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 18: Bandwidth Partitioning

    TDM pipe, which ensures that traffic carried in different TDM pipes will be independently queued within the “WAN” switch. This feature allows for establishing “guaranteed SONET bandwidth” for selected critical VLANs when multiple VLANs are handled by the same ETHER-1000 system. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 19: Bandwidth Partitioning Examples

    Since all four pipes have been configured as rings, protection switching is independently carried out for each TDM pipe. Also, the total amount of STS-1s used for all 4 pipes cannot exceed 24, which is the limitation imposed by the ETHER-1000 unit‟s Line port capacity. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 20: Figure 6: Four Tdm Pipes Accessed At Every Ether-1000 Unit

    E, and the TDM pipe #4 at sites A, E, F, G and H. Note that at sites A and E the two ETHER-1000 units need to be connected to different CBW ports to allow access to the required bandwidth (total of 44 STS-1s). Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 21: Figure 7: Each Tdm Pipe Accessed By A Different Set Of Ether-1000 Units

    (20 x STS-1) Site H Site H Site G Site G Site F Site F 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 Figure 8: Two sites with potentially more than 1 Gb/s of total add/drop traffic Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 22: Compatibility With Ether-100

    ETHER-1000/ETHER-100 systems where this ETHER-1000 unit’s feature is to be used, careful system engineering shall ensure that the top priority queues are solely used for selected EtherType traffic (see Section 5 for more details). Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 23: Path Protection

    Ethernet loop is created which can cripple the network if not properly handled. Traffic must, therefore, be connected through an external switch with a feature such as Spanning Tree or Rapid Spanning Tree enabled. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 24: Figure 10: Fully Redundant Ether-1000 Drop Solution

    NOTE: In a multi-port paddleboard application, an external spanning tree switch (or equivalent) would be needed for each active port that is to be protected. Figure 10: Fully redundant ETHER-1000 drop solution: (a) using separate SONET bandwidth; (b) using same SONET bandwidth Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 25: Distributed Port-Based Vlans

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 D-PVLAN=1 D-PVLAN=1 D-PVLAN=2 D-PVLAN=2 D-PVLAN=1 D-PVLAN=1 Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Figure 11: Implementing D-PVLANs in ETHER-1000 system Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 26: Qvlan Filtering

    Default QVLAN ID and Default Priority. The default is “no change”. Output Tagging mode is configured on per-QVLAN basis. For more information on VLANs the user is referred to Appendix B. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 27: Port Types

    In the VistaNET software, the user will find some references to the fifth port type called “QinP- Trunk” (QPT). This port type is not supported by ETHER-1000 V3 and, therefore, not explained at this time. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 28: Port Type Application Examples

    “Distributed ETHER-1000 Switch” JungleMUX Ring JMUX Ring 1 Ethernet Port D-PVLAN membership Figure 12: PA ports in a single ring (and same ETHER-1000 WAN) These applications are also supported by ETHER-1000 firmware Versions 1 and 2. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 29: Figure 13: Pa Ports In Multiple Physical Rings (But Same Ether-1000 Wan)

    VID carried in their (outer) tag. The (outer) tag is removed on ingress. Any untagged frames are blocked. Also, any tagged frames whose (outer) VID does not match any of the VIDs associated with selected D-PVLANs are blocked. Ranging from 1 to 60. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 30: Figure 15: Tying Multiple D-Pvlans Through A P-Trunk

    All frames egressing the router port typically have the same source MAC. Figure 17: Distributing traffic from a router‟s trunk port to D-PVLANs PT port functionality is not supported by ETHER-1000 Versions 1 and 2. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 31: Figure 18: Multiple Vlans Within A Single D-Pvlan (One Vlan Per Port)

    If duplicate MACs are not used anywhere in the network, this application is supported by ETHER-1000 V2. It is also supported by ETHER-1000 V1 if only tagged frames appear on all ports (assuming use of non-Default QVLAN ID). Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 32: Figure 19: Multiple Vlans Within A Single D-Pvlan Over Multiple Rings

    20, 21 and 23 are also supported by ETHER-1000 V2. The applications shown in Figures 19 and 20 are also supported by ETHER-1000 V1 if only tagged frames appear on all ports (assuming use of non-Default QVLAN ID). Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 33: Figure 20: Filtering Qvlan Traffic From/To External Switch Trunks

    Figure 21: Connecting remote end devices to various VLANs on external switch trunk port Note: Generally, QT can be used instead of QA. The only difference is that QT cannot be set to block tagged frames. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 34: Figure 22: Connecting Remote End Devices To Various Vlans On A Router Port

    (Default QVLAN ID=101 is applied to ingressing untagged frames) Tagged External External External Switch Switch Switch Figure 23: Exchanging traffic between multilevel switches and remote end devices via multiple VLANs over a single D-PVLAN Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 35: Traffic Prioritization

    The Top port (i.e. the Ethernet port residing on the top of ETHER-1000 unit) is unused and therefore not mentioned here. This is in addition to ETHER-1000 “system maintenance traffic”, which is very minimal. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 36: Figure 24: Ether-1000 Priority Queues

    The frames in the queue "7+" have the highest priority, those in "7-" have the second highest priority, those in "6+" have the third highest priority, etc. Finally, the frames in the queue "0-" have the lowest priority. The frames from higher Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 37: Use Of Tdm Pipes And Traffic Prioritization For Providing Guaranteed Sonet Bandwidth For Important Vlans

    SONET bandwidth for the same and lower priority VLANs, then these VLANs should be assigned to different TDM pipes. (For ETHER-1000 engineering guidelines, refer to Appendix E.) Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 38: Figure 25: Tdm Pipe Bandwidth Utilization (Example)

    (1 Gbps) based on their mapping priority designations. (The frame‟s source and mapping priority are assigned at the frame‟s source port i.e. the port at which the frame enters the ETHER-1000 system.) Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 39: Rate Limiting

    RJ-45 ports are available on 86418-61 and 86418-64 quad-port modules, equipped with four and two RJ-45 ports, respectively. Optical Interface Optical Ethernet interface can be either 1000 Mb/s full duplex or 100 Mb/s full duplex. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 40: Mac Address Management

    The ETHER-1000 unit accepts only transceivers equipped with DMI (Diagnostic Monitoring Interface) to allow for in-depth transceiver monitoring. The SFP transceivers available through GE Multilin are equipped with dual LC connectors (separate fiber strands for transmit and receive traffic). Note: SFP transceivers with RJ-45 copper port are also available on the market;...
  • Page 41 For QinQ nested frames, this is the VLAN ID carried in the outer tag (tag#1, i.e. the last tag added, closest to the Ethernet frame header). This can be any of the access ports on the local paddleboard. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 42 (in which case the port number is displayed) or from a remote port. The entries are sorted in the ascending MAC address order. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 43: Unit Security

    The alarm will remain latched until acknowledged by the user. Passing Ethernet Traffic Across Multiple JungleMUX Networks Ethernet traffic may be passed between contiguous ring/linear JungleMUX networks. In general, at a site with collocated nodes, Ethernet traffic can be passed across using: Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 44: Maintenance Features

    The unit is capable of reporting (per TDM pipe) the total number of visible ETHER-1000 units through each of its Line ports and whether the farthest visible unit is the local unit (ring network), a terminal/end unit (linear network) or if there is a path break upstream. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 45 Port mirroring is a feature which allows traffic to/from any of the local ports to be mirrored on another local port (monitor port). Multiple local ports can be mirrored to the same local monitor port. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 46: Front Panel Features

    ETHER-1000 is not the matching version). Flashing yellow and red LEDs indicate a loss of data clock from the unit connected to the Line port. Not applicable if the far-end unit is ETHER-100. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 47  Two or more local ports belonging to the same D-PVLAN are set for non- compatible Port Types. All ports on the same D-PVLAN must be either Dot1Q (Q-type) or non-Dot1Q (P-type) ports. A single event is sufficient to trigger a flash. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 48: Push-Button (Ack)

    CI port. The Craft Interface can also be used for loading a new firmware to the unit. This can be carried out using GE-supplied software tool. During the firmware upgrade process the unit configuration information is retained.

  • Page 49: Extractor

    As the name implies, it allows for easy extraction of the unit from the shelf. WARNING Do not use the extractor to force the unit into the shelf as this could result in damage to the extractor. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 50: Installation

    Visually check the unit for damage. Ensure that screws are firmly tightened and in place. Keep the shipping containers and packing materials for future use. If a unit is damaged, file a claim with the shipping agent or the local GE Multilin representative.

  • Page 51: Figure 27: Typical Rack Layout

    1,2,7 11,3 1,2,8 12,1 B,1,23 12,2 12,3 C,1,5 B,1,4 13,1 13,2 13,3 14,1 14,2 14,3 1,2,22 15,1 1,2,23 C,1,12 15,2 1,2,24 15,3 1,2,25 16,1 1,2,26 16,2 1,2,27 16,3 1,2,28 Figure 27: Typical Rack Layout Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 52: Backwards Compatibility

    1000 traffic is passed between rings using Right-to-Right and Left-to-Left CBW-tie connections, the Left and Right ports of ETHER-1000 units residing at nodes in one of the two rings are connected to the right and left OC-3/OC-12/OC-48 JMUX units, respectively. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 53: Line Port Connection

    Twisted * On OC-12 JMUX unit, only CBW Ports A and B support CBW-12 mode. ** On OC-48 JMUX unit, only CBW Ports E and F support CBW-24 mode. Table 3: Line Port Cables Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 54: Paddleboard Connections

     86418-61 module with four 10/100 Mb/s (built-in RJ-45) Ethernet ports;  86418-63 module with four 100 Mb/s (SFP) Ethernet ports;  86418-64 module with two 10/100 Mb/s (built-in RJ-45) and two 100 Mb/s (SFP) Ethernet ports. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 55: 86498-95 Ether-1000 Quad Sfp Module

    (DMI) feature may be installed. Refer to Section 8 for information on SFP transceivers available through GE Multilin. Figure 30: ETHER-1000 Quad-Port Paddleboard ALERT and LINK LED indications are explained later Module in this section. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 56: Figure 31: Ether-100 Quad-Port Paddleboard Modules

    Compressed air can be utilized if necessary to remove dust from SFP connectors. WARNING The radiation is infrared and invisible. Do not attempt to look into the laser. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 57: 86418-61 Ether-100 Quad Rj-45 Module

    100 Mb/s SFP transceiver installed. Only SFP transceivers with Diagnostic Monitoring Interface (DMI) feature may be installed. Refer to Section 8 for information on 100 Mb/s SFP transceivers available through GE Multilin. If used, this module must be installed into 86498-94 paddleboard‟s Bank A.

  • Page 58: 86418-64 Ether-100 Dual Rj-45 + Dual Sfp Module

    100 Mb/s SFP transceiver installed. Only SFP transceivers with Diagnostic Monitoring Interface (DMI) feature may be installed. Refer to Section 8 for information on 100 Mb/s SFP transceivers available through GE Multilin. ALERT and LINK LED indications are explained later in this section.

  • Page 59: Led Indications

    Note: Occurrence of any of the above errors will cause the ALERT LED to light for 500 ms. If during this time no new alert condition has been observed, the LED turns off. Double-Winking indicates that the port is disabled. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 60: Paddleboard Installation

    The paddleboard is shown with SFP transceivers installed for ports 1, 2, G1 and G2 and with no fixing screws in place. Figure 32: Example of 86498-94 paddleboard with two quad-port modules Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 61: Replacing Ether-1000 Unit In A System In Service

    ETHER-1000 unit is disabled at this point. (Note, the unit need not be inserted with the ACK button pressed if the user is sure that the unit is programmed correctly, i.e. the same as the previously removed unit.) Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 62: Adding Ether-1000 Unit To A System In Service

    1. Install the ETHER-1000 unit paddleboard on the shelf backplane (refer Paddleboard Installation information earlier in this section). Ensure that the JVT/DS0 channel bus extender (087-86430-90) is not installed in the backplane underneath nor on either side of the paddleboard. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 63 6. On the ETHER-1000 unit expect to see only green LED(s) on. If not, see the troubleshooting section. 7. Configure other unit parameters (including enabling the used drop ports) as required for the given application at this site. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 64: Tying Ethernet Traffic

    Maximum allowed cable length for CBW-Tie cable connections between optical units varies depending on the CBW port mode of operation (8 ft for CBW-4 mode, 6 ft for CBW-6 mode, 4 ft for CBW-12 mode, and 3 ft for CBW-24 mode). Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 65: Using Ethernet Port Tie Connections

    (one D-PVLAN per port) Also, any D-PVLANs tied to ETHER-100/ETHER-10 systems require individual Ethernet tie connections. Note: Tie connections between ETHER-1000 unit paddleboards are established using either optical fiber links or crossover CAT6 / CAT5e cables. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 66: Figure 35: Tying Ethernet Traffic Between Ether-1000 And Ether-10 Systems When 86438-60 Paddleboard Is Used At Tie Site

    Spanning Tree Algorithm enabled must be used. Otherwise, the connection(s) can be made directly between the paddleboards. The user is referred to Table 5 for a comparison between various Ethernet tie solutions where ETHER-1000 units are involved. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 67 FDX (for ETHER- tying to tying to 1000 to ETHER- ETHER-10/ ETHER-1000, 1000 ties). JIF-ETHER or ETHER-100 not). or ETHER-10/ Up to 100 Mb/s JIF-ETHER). FDX (for ETHER- 100 to ETHER-100 ties). Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 68: Table 5: Comparison Of Ethernet Tie Solutions Involving Ether-1000 Units

    Longer in the case of ring Not affected Not affected Not affected failure traffic bridged within the same physical ring FD = Full Duplex HD = Half Duplex Table 5: Comparison of Ethernet Tie Solutions Involving ETHER-1000 Units Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 69: Configuration

    Local Access) right-to-use license. For VistaNET installation and PC requirements refer to the VistaNET User‟s Manual. Only the COM ports provisioned for VistaNET use will appear in the System Tree. See VistaNET User‟s Guide for more information. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 70: General Information

    Figure 36: VistaNET Unit View for ETHER-1000 Unit – Main Tab The VistaNET title bar indicates the NMS path to the unit, which is displayed in the following format: Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 71: Context-Sensitive Help

    Paste. All the fields whose configurations are about to be changed are highlighted. Click on the Configure button to write the changes to the destination unit. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 72: Main Tab

    Mode settings on the two units are not matching. This alarm will appear at both ends of the STS-1 path interconnecting V1 and V3 ETHER-1000 units if it belongs to a TDM pipe with more than 16 provisioned STS-1 paths. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 73 The FPGA's Drop-IN refers to the total traffic added locally after QVLAN ingress filtering (if any) has been applied. Note that the D-PVLAN and QVLAN filtering does not affect the DA-known unicast traffic. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 74: Peaks And Counters Control

    2 sec, 5 sec, 10 sec, 30 sec, 1 min, 2 min, 5 min, 10 min, 30 min, 1 hr, Linear-R for the Left Line port. Linear-L for the Right Line port. Linear-R for the Left Line port. Linear-L for the Right Line port. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 75: Unit Location

    NMS. Slot (use is optional) Identifies the slot position within the shelf (1 to 15) in which the unit is located. This information may be utilized on the NMS. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 76: Paddleboard Ports

    ETHER-1000 / ETHER-100 site visible from the given Line port along the particular TDM pipe. In a ring-configured TDM pipe under normal conditions, this number will be equal to the total number of Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 77 (Left and Right) must be equal to the Total Hops reading. In a linear network under normal conditions (or in a ring with single break), the following formula applies: Hops Seen (L) + Hops Seen (R) = Total Hops Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 78: Line Setup

    The Line port(s) are cabled to 86432-41 OC-3 JMUX or OC-12/OC-48 JMUX unit CBW port(s) in CBW-4 mode of operation. The maximum bandwidth supported in this mode is 200 Mb/s (4 STS-1 SPEs) but the actual Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 79: Tdm Pipe Setup

    Ring Operation in a ring topology. Both Line ports are enabled for this TDM pipe. Linear Operation in a linear topology at an add/drop node. Both Line ports are enabled for this TDM pipe. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 80 These assignments cannot be changed. Any ETHER-100 units on the same TDM pipe must have their "Qty Slots Used" field set to match the number of SPE slots assigned to that TDM pipe on ETHER-1000 units. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 81: Security Mode

    In HIGH security mode, non-administrators can modify only the configurable fields available in this tab (other than Security Mode). In LOW security mode, this restriction is removed. Load Defaults Sets all unit parameters to factory defaults. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 82: Line Monitor Tab

    TDM pipe and terminated by this unit‟s Left and/or Right line ports. The Left/Right line port selection is made using radio buttons in the top right corner of the tab. Status STS-1 Path status. The possible display values (shown in priority order) are: Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 83 Mode settings on the two units are not matching. If the far-end unit connected to this TDM pipe is ETHER-100, its Qty Slots field setting is not matching the total number of slots assigned to this TDM pipe locally. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 84 Z2[7] is used as the most significant bit while the F2[4] is used as the least significant bit. Z2[6] is used as the most significant bit while the F2[0] is used as the least significant bit. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 85 TDM pipe or the STS-1 SPE does not belong to the selected TDM pipe. A „-„ is displayed if the STS-1 SPE is available but not assigned to any TDM pipe. Clear CV Counts Resets all CV counters in this tab. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 86: Port Setup Tab

    1, 2, 3, 4 available if Bank A is equipped. Ports 5, 6, G1, G2 will be available if Bank B is equipped. All 8 ports will be available of both banks are equipped. G1 and G2 are 1000 Mb/s full duplex Ethernet ports. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 87 Port Types section of this manual (pages 27 to 34). Note: All ports within a D-PVLAN must be of either P- or Q-type. Not available before Version 3 firmware. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 88 MDIX is forced Also see the Xover-Allow and Xover-In Use fields in the Port Details tab. For optical ports, indicates the optical level of the received signal. LOS is displayed if the signal is not present. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 89 Copy Port 1 Config to ports 2-6, G1, G2 Copies all configuration settings made for Port #1 to Ports #2 to #6 and to ports G1 and G2. Note: This action cannot be undone. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 90: Port Security

    (Applicable to secured ports only.) If an unknown MAC address is detected on a secured port with intrusion detection enabled, the MAC address will be treated as an intruder MAC and it will be displayed in Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 91 Secured MAC address learning for the port is disabled. Any ingressing frames originated by the devices whose MAC addresses have been neither previously learned through the port (while set for No Blocking mode) nor Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 92 Note: If the MAC Learning Limit is lowered or changed from „-„ (no limit) to/from a specific integer, any MAC addresses learned from this port will be erased from the “LAN” MAC Address table. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 93 (i.e. dynamic and pseudo-static) and static MAC addresses. This field is also available in the top section of the MAC tab. Note: The “LAN” Entries reading is also available in the top section of the MAC tab. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 94: Port Details Tab

    When an optical port is selected, the appearance of the bottom section of the tab is slightly different and it looks as shown in Figure 41. Figure 40: Port Details Tab (appearance when RJ-45 port is selected) Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 95: Port

    Allows the user to select the port for which the information will be displayed. Port Status Status Indicates the current status of the signal received on this port. Refer to the Status field description (Port Setup tab) for the list of possible readings. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 96: Priority

    (for frames with source priority 7);  Forced to “Priority N” (N=0,1…6). When ETHER-100 units are used in the same ETHER system, caution shall be exercised as these unit‟s do not support this feature. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 97 Source and Mapping fields. The Top port (i.e. the Ethernet port residing on the top of ETHER-1000 unit) is unused and therefore not mentioned here. In addition to ETHER-1000 system “maintenance traffic”, which is very minimal. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 98 “WAN” priority queues throughout the ETHER-1000 system. The mapping priority can be set to a specific value (applied to all frames) or it can be based on individual frame source priorities. Specifically, the following options are available: Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 99: Input Rate Limit

    The user can define up to three sets of criteria (rules) that will specify the frames to which rate limiting will be applied. Each set of criteria includes the specific frame type(s) (unicast, multicast, broadcast) and source priorities. The frames Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 100 Frame Type rule (see above) in order for them to be placed into the bucket. Note: The „6-7‟ checkbox refers to the frames with source priorities 6 and 7 as well as the segregated EtherType frames. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 101: Output Rate Limit

    - F: 10M HDX Forced to 10Base-T, Half Duplex - F: 10M FDX Forced to 10Base-T, Full Duplex - F: 100M HDX Forced to 100Base-TX, Half Duplex - F: 100M FDX Forced to 100Base-TX, Full Duplex Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 102: Sfp Status

    The transceiver‟s revision number is also displayed. Fiber Displays the type of fiber (smf = single-mode fiber, or mmf = multimode fiber) that the transceiver shall be used with. Note that smf Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 103 Alert/Alarm (dBm) Displays (from left to right): - Low receive optical level alarm threshold - Low receive optical level alert threshold - High receive optical level alert threshold - High receive optical level alarm threshold Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 104: Vlans Tab

    Note: Before making any configuration changes in this tab, refer to the application examples in the Port Types section of this manual (pages 27 to 34). Figure 42: VLANs Tab Appearance for P-Access Port Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 105: Figure 43: Vlans Tab Appearance For P-Trunk Port

    Trunk ports) in which case it is user-configurable for an integer between 1 (default) and 4000. For information on use of this field, refer to the descriptions of other fields available in this tab. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 106: Figure 44: Vlans Tab Appearance For Q-Access Port

    Default QVLAN ID. The text in brackets is displayed only for Q-Access and Q-Trunk ports. Default for P-Access and Q-Access ports. Not applicable to P-Trunk ports. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 107: Figure 45: Vlans Tab Appearance For Q-Trunk Port

    Figure 45: VLANs Tab Appearance for Q-Trunk Port Default for Q-Trunk ports. Forced for P-Trunk ports. Default for P-Access ports. Forced for P-Trunk and Q-Trunk ports. Default for Q-Access ports. Not applicable to P-Trunk and Q-Trunk ports. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 108: D-Pvlan Static Memberships

    Any untagged frames are blocked. Also, any tagged frames whose (outer) VID does not match any of the VIDs associated with the D-PVLANs selected in the VLANs tab are blocked. Ranging from 1 to 60. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 109: Qvlan Static Memberships

    - Tagged frames whose (outer) QVLAN ID is matching one of the listed QVLAN memberships (if “Allow input of tagged frames” is checked). - Untagged frames and 802.1p frames (if “Allow input of untagged frames and apply default QVLAN ID” is checked). Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 110 Forced for Q-Access ports where only untagged frames are allowed to ingress. Not applicable to Q-Access ports where only tagged frames are allowed to ingress. Not applicable to QVLAN entries # 2-50 on Q-Trunk ports. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 111: Mac Tab

    "WAN" MAC Address Table refers to the MAC address table for the Layer 2 "WAN" switch residing in the ETHER-1000 unit. "LAN" MAC Address Table refers to the MAC address table in the Layer 2 switch IC (Marvell chip) residing on the paddleboard. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 112: Figure 47: Mac Tab"S Static Mac Table Setup Sub-Tab (Q-Trunk Port)

    ETHER-1000 units in the same ETHER-1000 network. If a device with a specific MAC address becomes inactive for the amount of time larger than the specified aging Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 113 MAC address will be broadcast to all ports belonging to the same The terms "locally originated frames" and "remotely originated frames" refer to the Ethernet frames inputted to the ETHER-1000 system through the local and remote paddleboard ports respectively. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 114 For example, the MAC address A that appears on Port 1, D-PVLAN#1, QVLAN#100 and the MAC address A that appears on Port 2, D-PVLAN#2, QVLAN#100 will be the same entry in the local “LAN” MAC address table. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 115: Static Mac Table Setup Sub-Tab

    Edit. A pop-up window will allow for easy editing. To delete a static MAC entry, click on the entry. Click Delete and then Configure. Note: When the Port Type is changed, all previously entered static MAC addresses for the port are deleted. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 116: Mac Table Entries Sub-Tab

    A “non-Dot1Q” D-PVLAN is a D-PVLAN with QVLAN filtering disabled, i.e. the one accommodating only P-Access and/or P-Trunk ports. A “Dot1Q” D-PVLAN is a D-PVLAN with QVLAN filtering enabled, i.e. the one accommodating only Q-Access and/or Q-Trunk ports. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 117: Figure 49: Mac Table Entries Sub-Tab Appearance When A D-Pvlan With Qvlan Filtering Enabled Is Selected (And Qvlan Filter Off)

    QVLAN filter to display only those MAC addresses belonging to the selected QVLAN (Figure 50). Note: The same MAC address residing in a different D-PVLAN and/or QVLAN is treated as a separate entry in the MAC address table. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 118: Figure 50: Mac Table Entries Sub-Tab Appearance When A D-Pvlan With Qvlan Filtering Enabled Is Selected (And Qvlan Filter On)

    If needed, click on a marked entry again to deselect it from clearing. Click on the Cancel button to deselect all marked entries. Click on the Configure button to clear the marked entries from the “LAN” MAC address table. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 119: Table 6: Types Of Mac Entries

    D-PVLAN / QVLAN Clear Selected Dynamic Entries Delete button in Static MAC Setup Apply/Reduce MAC Learning Limit Change "Secured" to "No Blocking" Disable Port (manually or auto) Unit Reboot Table 6: Types of MAC Entries Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 120: Port Statistics Tab

    ETHER-1000 unit's Drop port (GMII interface) and the paddleboard's Uplink port (Marvell's port connected to the GMII interface). The user is referred to Appendix D for exact positions of the counters described below. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 121: Port

    Alignment Errors Increments when a received Ethernet frame is not “octet-aligned” i.e. its total number of bits is not a multiple of 8. Align(ment) errors are also called "Framing Errors" by other vendors and books. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 122: Input Frame Statistics

    Input Frame Statistics Frames – Total Indicates the total number of good frames received on the port. Frames – Broadcast Indicates the number of good broadcast frames received on the port. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 123: Output Frame Statistics

    Indicates the number of multicast frames successfully transmitted from the port. Frames – Discarded Indicates the number of frames that the unit attempted to transmit and failed due to the port's loss of connectivity to the far end (e.g. a disconnected cable). Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 124: Show Frame Length Statistics

    Show Frame Length Statistics Show Frame Length Statistics for Determines whether the Frame Length Statistics will be displayed for input (ingress) or output (egress) traffic. Clear Statistics Button Clear Statistics Resets all counters in this tab. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 125: Passed Tab

    (in the form of frame counts) that has been passed through each of the ETHER-1000 unit's priority queues shown in Figure 24 (see Traffic Prioritization in Section 2). Appendix D depicts the exact positions of these counters. Figure 52: Passed Tab Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 126: Traffic Passed

    GMII port (interface to the paddleboard), these counters also include traffic that may be discarded after the D-PVLAN and any QVLAN egress filtering. Note that the D-PVLAN and QVLAN filtering does not affect the DA-known unicast traffic. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 127: Table 7: Routing Of Ethernet Frames Ingressing Local Access Port

    Normally affects a Passed counter; however, if discarded due to abundance of higher priority traffic, it affects a Lost one. Unlikely scenario because the two local MAC tables share the same aging time. Table 7: Routing of Ethernet frames ingressing local access port Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 128: Lost Tab

    (which may happen if there is an abundance of higher priority traffic that had to be outputted). Appendix D depicts the exact positions of the counters below. Figure 53: Lost Tab Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 129: Traffic Lost

    FPGA's Drop port. Note that each of these counters has 24 bits, so it will roll over to 0 after reaching 16,777,215. Clear Queue Counts Clears traffic counters for all priority queues displayed in both Passed and Lost tabs. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 130: Advanced Tab

    1-4000 range. Any modified VIDs are displayed in bold. Figure 54: Advanced Tab Also applicable to future QinP Trunk ports (not supported in V3). Ranging from 1 to 60. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 131 D-PVLAN VID is displayed in red to indicate possible traffic misrouting. Defaults To set all D-PVLAN VIDs to factory default values, click the Defaults button and then Configure. This action cannot be undone. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 132: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    The unit continuously reports the total number of visible ETHER-1000 units through each of its Line ports, and whether the farthest visible unit is the local unit (ring network), a terminal/end unit (linear network) or there is a path break upstream. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 133: Troubleshooting

    If an ETHER-1000 unit is suspected of being defective, replace it with a known- good ETHER-1000 unit and if the replacement unit functions properly return the original to GE Multilin for repair or substitution. Ensure that the replacement unit is configured the same (use of the Copy/Paste feature of VistaNET is recommended).
  • Page 134 TDM pipes. Check the rows) settings in the Line Setup Tab. Press the ACK button to ensure the unit is powered (this should light all face-plate LEDs). Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 135 - If an Auto-negotiation mode is selected and the negotiated duplex through the given mode is lower than desired, verify that Auto-Negotiation is also enabled port is running at a at the far-end's device. lower rate or duplex mode than expected Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 136: Table 8: Troubleshooting Table

    Tables may be too low/high. Check if the amount of Broadcast traffic drops with higher/lower Aging Time settings. NOTE: For debugging, the user should assign a unique priority for the port being debugged and use “passed” and “lost” queue counters. Table 8: Troubleshooting Table Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 137: Specifications

    CBW-6 mode is presently not used for ETHER-1000 connections. Presently used only for connecting to OC-12 JMUX unit CBW ports and cascading to another ETHER-1000 unit. Also used when cascading to another ETHER-1000 unit. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 138: 10/100Base-Tx User-Interfaces

    (part of SFP transceiver) Wavelength: 1300 nm (determined by SFP transceiver used) System Gain: >11.5 dB (for smf, 1000Base-LX, 1310 nm) >8 dB (for mmf, 1000Base-SX, 850 nm) Bidirectional (single-fiber) transceivers are equipped with SC connectors. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 139: 100Base-Fx User Interfaces

    300m for 62.5/125µm multimode fiber; 500m for 50/125µm multimode fiber. Bidirectional (single-fiber) transceivers are equipped with SC connectors. Data for Optoway SPS-3130WG Data for Optoway SPS-3150WG Data is for Optoway SPS-33120BWG Data is for Optoway SPM-3102BWG Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 140: Frame Formats

    5 minutes typical (user configurable from 30 seconds to 1 hour, or never) Port-based VLAN support 60 “D-PVLANs" Capacity: (Each port is user-assigned to one D-PVLAN.) 802.1Q-based VLAN support Capacity: Up to 50 "QVLANs" for each Q-Trunk port (user-assigned) Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 141: Output Tagging

    Q-Access: Single D-PVLAN membership, QVLAN filtering enabled, single QVLAN membership Q-Trunk: Single D-PVLAN membership, QVLAN filtering enabled, multiple QVLAN memberships NOTE: P-type ports cannot coexist with Q-type ports on the same D-PVLAN. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 142: Egressing-Frame Queues

    The frames egress one frame at a time, with the inter-frame gaps set to provide the configured average bit-rate. Frame Priorities Priority Source The source priority may be taken from: 3-bit Priority field in 802.1p ingressing frames. 3-bit Priority field in 802.1Q ingressing frames. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 143: Frames' Fcs Bytes

    Defective frames are discarded (at both check points). Input Rate Limiting Each of the 8 ports is individually configurable to: - none - 128 kbit/sec - 256 kbit/sec - 512 kbit/sec - 1 Mbit/sec Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 144: Ingressing-Frame Buffers

    This is the time during which Ethernet frames may be lost, subsequent to a fiber failure in a ring-configured JungleMUX network. Typically about 1ms (initial tests) on a ring with 3 nodes. More information will be provided later. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 145: Frame Latency

    Same unit (local-to-local) GMII Port’s Throughput Performance For 64 byte frames: 93.3% (of wire-speed GigE rate) For 1518 byte frames: 99.6% (of wire-speed GigE rate) For random frame lengths: 99.3% (of wire-speed GigE rate) Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 146: Network Size (Per Each Tdm Pipe)

    Yes, user-configurable per port Port disable on disconnect: Yes, optional Intruder detection: Yes, optional for Secured ports Unit Security High Security mode (only VistaNET administrators are allowed to configure non-SONET path related settings) Yes, optional Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 147: Maintenance Specifications

    Layer-1 Alarms: LOS (absence of received optic signal) Level Alarm (signal below minimum acceptable) Level Alert (signal close to minimum acceptable) High temperature at optic transceiver. Monitored parameters: Received signal power Temperature of optic transceiver Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 148: Port Led Status Indicators For Rj-45 Ports (Available On 86418-61 And 86418-64 Paddleboard Modules)

    Frames > 1632 Bytes with bad FCS, or odd number of bits Frames > 2,032 Bytes Short Frames: Correct FCS but < 64 Bytes: Fragments: Bad FCS and < 64 Bytes: Bad-CRC Bad FCS (and correct-length, i.e.64 to 1632 Bytes) Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 149: Received Ethernet By-Frame-Type Counters

    256-511 Bytes 512-1023 Bytes 1024-1632 Bytes Received Ethernet Frame-Byte Counters Bytes Total: Total number of bytes received with correct FCS (with valid or invalid lengths) Outputted Ethernet By-Frame-Type Counters Total: Total number of frames outputted Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 150: Tried-To-Output Ethernet Discarded-Frame Counters

    = 4 billion) Approx frames lost (due to congestion at port) (32-bit counters, so rollover at 2 = 4 billion) Note: the above counters are displayed in the VistaNET‟s “Passed” and “Lost” TAB views. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 151: Lan Queues

    Yes (includes static, pseudo-static and dynamic entries) Choices for deleting dynamic MAC entries: Selected entry only All dynamic entries for the selected D-PVLAN All dynamic entries (NOTE: Per-port static entries can also be added or deleted individually.) Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 152: Environmental Specifications

    - Add per installed SFP (mmf): 0.5 W (typ), 0.9 W (max) Atmospheric 1) Temperature: Guaranteed Performance: -20 to +60 ºC (-4 to +140 ºF) Storage: -40 to +70 ºC (-40 to +158 ºF) Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 153: Mechanical

    IEEE 802.3 Electrical Isolation: >1000 V rms at 60 Hz, applied as specified in Section 6 of IEC 60950-1:2005 Reliability The calculated Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) as per Bell technical advisory TR-NWT-000332 for the ETHER-1000 unit is 1,190,000 hours (135 years) Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 154: Ordering Information

    1000 Mb/s SFP transceiver for single-mode fiber and 86498 intermediate range (IR-1, up to 10 km). Equipped with dual LC connector. 1000 Mb/s SFP transceiver for multimode fiber (up to 86498 300 m). Equipped with dual LC connector. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 155: Table 9: Equipment And Option Code Table

    (ELR, up to 120 km). Equipped with dual LC connector. 86418 100 Mb/s SFP transceiver for multimode fiber (up to 2 km). Equipped with dual LC connector. Table 9: Equipment and Option Code Table Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 156: Traffic Priorities

    Switches with 2 queues typically expect the user to set the high/low threshold setting. Switches with 4 queues usually ignore the least-significant bit of the 3-bit field. Refer to Sections 2 and 5 for information on how ETHER-1000 unit supports traffic priorities. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 157: Virtual Local Area Network (Vlan)

    Ethernet devices (connected to the switches “edge” ports) according to a user-configured, per-port, VLAN ID. On ETHER- 1000 unit, this parameter is referred to as D-PVLAN, while on the ETHER-100 Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 158 1526 byte frames (which is above the allowed size of some Ethernet switches). Note that for each additional Q-tag, the frame‟s size increases by 4 bytes. Refer to Sections 2 and 5 for information on how ETHER-1000 unit supports VLANs. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 159: Priority Of Layer-3 "Ip" Frames

    This may explain why there is essentially no information on how a generic switch should map the field‟s (64 combinations of the 6 bits) to 8 priority queues. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 160: How The Ether-1000 Units Maps Ip Frames To Priority Queues

    The same table is used for all traffic ingressing the unit. Although a separate table could be provided for each port for the “WAN” switch queues, this could not be provided for the Marvell‟s “LAN” switch. Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 161: Ipv4 And Ipv6

    TOS field is the 6 bits following the 4-bits after the Type field (these 6 bits are sometimes called the “TC” for “Traffic Class” field). The 86498-94 paddleboard's Marvell switch chip supports both IPv4 and IPv6 frames (for TOS monitoring). Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 162: Positions Of Traffic Monitoring Counters

    Main / Left Line Port / Usage Out Main / Right Line Port / Usage Out Left Line Port Right Line Port F = D-PVLAN and QVLAN Filtering Output Output Figure 56: Traffic Monitoring Counters at Source ETHER-1000 Site Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 163: Figure 57: Traffic Monitoring Counters At Pass-Through Ether-1000 Site

    From other local ports (see Figure 56) Port Statistics / Port=Uplink / Input Discarded Port Statistics / Port#7 / Output Frames F = D-PVLAN and QVLAN Filtering Figure 58: Traffic Monitoring Counters at Destination ETHER-1000 Site Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 164: Ether-1000 System Engineering Guidelines

    The following engineering guidelines are recommended by GE and are applicable in most utility applications. Following these guidelines will ensure that the most critical applications are properly handled. GE reserves the right to modify these guidelines at any time (e.g. due to new features added).

  • Page 165: Traffic Separation And Bandwidth Management

    Put applications on different TDM pipes by assigning them to specific D-PVLANs, as follows: - TDM Pipe#1: Protection (D-PVLAN#1) SCADA (D-PVLAN#2) Metering (D-PVLAN#3…15) - TDM Pipe#2: Voice over IP (D-PVLAN#16) - TDM Pipe#3: Corporate LAN (D-PVLAN#31) - TDM Pipe#4: Miscellaneous, e.g. video (D-PVLAN#46…60) Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 166 Pros: Rate limiting ensures that any traffic flooding occurring on one of the access ports would have limited effect on other access ports. Cons: GigE port rates are limited even under normal conditions (unless unicast traffic is not rate limited). Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 167: Upgrading Older Versions Of Ether-1000 Units To Version 3

    ETHER 1000 V1 units, all existing ETHER-1000 units must be upgraded to V3. Even if no ETHER-1000 units are to be added, to facilitate system maintenance and take advantage of added features and bug Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 168 V1 users are recommended to upgrade all their ETHER-1000 V1 units to V3 at their earliest convenience. The unit upgrade is carried out by executing a GE-supplied program while the PC is connected to the ETHER-1000 unit‟s CI.

  • Page 169: Upgrading From V2 To V3

    ETHER-1000 V2 units to V3 at their earliest convenience. The unit upgrade is carried out by executing a GE-supplied program while the PC is connected to the ETHER-1000 unit‟s CI. The users upgrading their ETHER-1000 system from V2 to V3 should expect no problems during the upgrade process.

  • Page 170: List Of Figures

    Figure 33: Tying Ethernet Traffic using CBW tie connections (single tie site) ....... 64 Figure 34: Tying Ethernet Traffic using CBW tie connections (dual homing) ......65 Figure 35: Tying Ethernet Traffic between ETHER-1000 and ETHER-10 systems when 86438-60 paddleboard is used at tie site .............. 66 Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 171: List Of Tables

    Table 6: Types of MAC Entries ..................... 119 Table 7: Routing of Ethernet frames ingressing local access port ........127 Table 8: Troubleshooting Table .................... 136 Table 9: Equipment and Option Code Table ................ 155 Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

  • Page 172: List Of Acronyms

    General Attribute Registration Protocol (layer-2 multicast protocol)  GOOSE Generic Object Oriented Substation Events  GSE Generic Substation Events  HDX Half Duplex  ID Identification  IEC International Electrotechnical Commission  IED Intelligent Electronic Devices Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 173 Source Address (48-bit MAC-address of frame‟s source; carried in Ethernet frame‟s bytes #7-12)  SDH Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (a European version of SONET)  SFP Small Form-Factor Pluggable (a style of optical transceiver)  SMF Single Mode Fiber Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...
  • Page 174  UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair  VCXO Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillator  VID VLAN ID (the 12-bit field in “tagged” 802.1Q layer-2 frames)  VLAN Virtual LAN  VT Virtual Tributary  XMT Transmit Copyright  GE Multilin Inc. 2010-2012...

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