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  • Page 1 Plus PG-Flex 8 ADSL Remote Line Unit Technical Practice Model List CLEI Code ARL-942 VARHVGPG~~ Section SCP-ARL942-010-02H...
  • Page 3 Information furnished by ADC is believed to be accurate and reliable. In no event shall ADC be liable for any damages resulting from the loss of data, loss of use, or loss of profits and ADC further disclaims any and all liability for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or other similar damages.

  • Page 4: Using This Technical Practice

    • Unpack each container and visually inspect the contents for signs of damage. If the equipment has been damaged in transit, immediately report the extent of damage to the transportation company and to ADC. Order replacement equipment, if nec- essary.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    PERFORMANCE — SHDSL-A Summary ................ PERFORMANCE — SHDSL-A 24 Hour History ............... PERFORMANCE — SHDSL-A 7 Day History ..............PERFORMANCE — ADSL-A 15 Minute Status ..............PERFORMANCE — ADSL-A 3 Day History ..............PERFORMANCE — SHDSL-B Summary ................ ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 6 INFO — Inventory COLU ....................INFO — Inventory RT(s) ....................INFO — Inventory ADSL-A ....................INFO — Inventory ADSL-B ....................INFO — COLU Event Log ....................INFO — RT Event Log ...................... INFO — Help ........................Troubleshooting and Fault Isolation ..................ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 7 January 6, 2003 SCP-ARL942-010-02H Acronyms ..........................Product Support ........................101 Technical Support ......................101 Limited Warranty ....................... 101 Returns ..........................101 FCC Class A Compliance ....................... 102 Modifications ........................102 ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 8 SCP-ARL942-010-02H January 6, 2003 ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 9 January 6, 2003 SCP-ARL942-010-02H List of Figures Figure 1. Edge RAM Architecture ..................Figure 2. ARX-965 RT Enclosure ..................Figure 3. ARL-942 Front Panel ..................... Figure 4. Terminal Menu and Display Structure ..............12 ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 10 SCP-ARL942-010-02H January 6, 2003 viii ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 11 Table 17. SHDSL-A and SHDSL-B Alarm Types ..............Table 18. ADSL-A and ASDL-B Options ................Table 19. ADSL Alarm Thresholds ..................Table 20. ADSL-A and ADSL-B Alarm Types ................ Table 21. Information Menu Options ..................Table 22. ARL-942 Troubleshooting and Fault Isolation ............ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 12 SCP-ARL942-010-02H January 6, 2003 ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 13: Overview

    Subscriber Line (SHDSL) transport between the Central Office Terminal Shelf (COTS) and the RAM, then provides ADSL drops to the subscriber (Figure 1 on page 2). POTS splitters are used with the RAM to combine Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) and ADSL on the same copper pair toward the subscriber. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 14: Description

    ASU-940 must be installed in the ARX-965 to provide ADSL and POTS services to the subscriber. The Management Unit (MU) (PMU-712/AMU-912) provides shelf management, performance monitoring, alarm and test interface functions. The AMU-912 supports Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP); however, the PMU-712 does not support it. Figure 1. Edge RAM Architecture ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 15: Figure 2. Arx-965 Rt Enclosure

    ARL-942s, three ASU-940s and a AFU-960 Fan Unit. The AFU-960 is included with the RT and must be installed to ensure adequate cooling of the ARL-942s. ARL-942s ASU-940s AFU-960 Fan Unit Figure 2. ARX-965 RT Enclosure ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 16: Specifications

    Per GR-1089-CORE Human Safety UL-1950 for Restricted Access Emissions Radiation and Immunity GR-1089-CORE for Class A equipment Physical Height 10.5 in. (26.7 cm.) Width 2.0 in. (5.08 cm.) Depth 7.8 in. (19.8 cm.) Weight 1.0 lbs. (0.5 kg.) ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 17: Power

    ARL-942. Table 2. Power Requirements Category Measurement ARL-942 Input Power 8.2 W (no ADSL active) 9.5 W (8 ADSL active) 11 W (8 ADSL active with fan card running) Power increase from 0 to 8 1.299 W ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 18: Performance Monitoring And Alarm History

    • SHDSL Interface: 24-Hour (15-minute intervals) and 7-Day (24-hour intervals) for ES and UAS • Alarm: Time stamp of first and last occurrence, number of occurrences for all enabled alarms • ADSL: 15 minute and 3-Day for ES, SES and UAS ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 19: Front Panel

    January 6, 2003 SCP-ARL942-010-02H RONT ANEL Figure 3 shows the ARL-942 front panel and Table 3 on page 8 describes the front panel LEDs. Figure 3. ARL-942 Front Panel ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 20: Table 3. Arl-942 Front Panel Leds

    ADSL is in sync between the ARL-942 and the ALU-935 and the (Fast) margin is below the threshold Flashing ADSL is idle or attempting to sync (Slow) LEDs are in power save mode. Press LED REFRESH to see status. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 21: Installation And Test

    ARL-942 is installed and connected to a working SHDSL circuit originating from an ALU-935. The LED REFRESH button on the ARL-942 must be pressed to view the LED status. The ADSL LEDs automatically extinguish after two minutes. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 22: Initialize And Power Up The Arl-942

    VT-100 emulation 9600 baud 2. Connect the DB-9 cable between the RS-232 port on the front of the Management Unit and the PC/Laptop serial port. 3. Press several times until the Main Menu appears. ENTER ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 23: Navigational Methods

    Selects an underlined or highlighted menu item A screen entry is made keys Some screens illustrated in this document may be slightly different than what may appear on the craft interface terminal. These differences are related to individual software installations. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 24: Configuration, Maintenance, And Testing

    The following sections describe how to navigate the VT-100 screens to configure, check the status of, and maintain the ARL-942 system. ENUS AND ISPLAY TRUCTURE Figure 4 shows the menu structure of the terminal management system. Figure 4. Terminal Menu and Display Structure ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 25: Log On The Arl-942 Through The Management Unit

    PMU-712. The factory-default password is password#1. If the password has been changed and the new password is not known, contact ADC Technical Support while at the terminal. Technical Support will provide a temporary password based on the Access Key number displayed on the Logon screen.
  • Page 26 Log On The ARL-942 Through the Management Unit (Continued) Step Action Type the Password, then press . After a successful login, the system banner screen appears for ENTER a few seconds. Then, the PMU-712 Main Menu screen appears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 27 January 6, 2003 SCP-ARL942-010-02H Log On The ARL-942 Through the Management Unit (Continued) Step Action At the Main Menu, choose SELECT. Press to choose appropriate COLU# (e.g., COLU 1). ↓ The ARL-942 Main Menu appears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 28 January 6, 2003 Log On The ARL-942 Through the Management Unit (Continued) Step Action After 15 minutes of inactivity, the following menu appears. Press . The Login screen reappears. Repeat Step Step 3 Step 4 to log in again. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 29: Logout Of The Arl-942 Through The Management Unit

    At the ARL-942 Main Menu screen, press to return to the PMU-712 Main Menu. The following screen appears. At the Main Menu screen, select MAIN. Press to choose Logout. The following screen appears. ↓ ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 30 SCP-ARL942-010-02H January 6, 2003 Logout of the ARL-942 through the Management Unit (Continued) Step Action To logout of the system, press The Login screen appears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 31: Main Menu Option

    Table 8 on page connections for the Edge IAD for ADSL Status) ADSL-B Status Displays the operational status conditions of the ADSL-B (See Table 8 on page connections of the selected ADSL for ADSL Status) facility for the Edge RAM ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 32: Main - Overall Status

    MAIN — Overall Status Step Action At the Main Menu screen, select MAIN. Press to choose Overall Status. The following screen ↓ appears. Press . The following screen appears. ENTER Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 33: Table 6. Overall Status

    ADSL alarm is active on port (1 through 8) of RT-B SHDSL-A Summary of types of Active alarms of RT-A SHDSL-B Summary of types of Active alarms of RT-B System Summary of types of Active alarms. At least one system is active. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 34: Main - Channel Status

    MAIN — Channel Status Step Action At the Main Menu screen, select MAIN. Press to choose Channel Status. The following screen ↓ appears. Press . The following screen appears. ENTER Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 35: Table 7. Channel Status

    Trying to sync with modem, but goes down while restarting DISABLED - UP In sync - connected to modem, but no data is passing through DISABLED - STARTUP Trying to sync with modem DISABLED - DOWN Trying to sync with modem, but goes down while restarting ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 36: Main - Adsl-A Status

    At the Main Menu screen, select MAIN. Press to choose ADSL-A Status. The following screen ↓ appears. Press . The following screen appears. ENTER Select the appropriate ADSL facility (1-8) and press to view the screen. ENTER Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 37: Main - Adsl-B Status

    MAIN — ADSL-B Status Step Action At the Main Menu screen, select MAIN. Press to choose ADSL-B Status. The following screen ↓ appears. Press . The following screen appears. ENTER Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 38: Table 8. Adsl-A And Adsl-B Status

    32-8160 (Downstream) Link Attenuation (dB) 1-255 (Upstream) Measured signal loss between RT and CPE 1-255 (Downstream) Interleave Delay (ms) 1-255 (Upstream) Additional transmission delay due to the error correct- ing code of the ADSL channel 1-255 (Downstream) ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 39: Performance Menu Options

    ERFORMANCE PTIONS The Performance Menu provides access to SHDSL-A, SHDSL-B, ADSL-A and ADSL-B summary, history, and ADSL-A and ADSL-B status screens. Refer to Table 9 on page 28 for sub-menu options and descriptions, parmeters and valid values. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 40: Table 9. Performance Menu Options

    View last 3 days of performance ADSL 3 Day History will be Y or N statistics of the ADSL-A or ADSL-B cleared for ADSLn ADSL-B 3 Day History link between the RT and Modem (where n = 1-8). Continue (Y/N)? ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 41: Performance - Shdsl-A Summary

    Press . The following screen appears. ENTER The following actions can be taken: a. To clear the minimum and maximum margins, press and continue with this procedure. b. To exit the SHDSL-A Summary, press ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 42 • minimum and maximum margins are set to the current margins • Last Cleared time and date fields are updated b. To retain the existing minimum and maximum margins, press Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 43: Table 10. Shdsl-A And Shdsl-B Summary

    SHDSL Status Refer to Table 6 on page 21 SHDSL Rate (kbits/sec) Transmit and receive data rate * e.g., 0 dB is a predicted BER equal to 10 ; 6 dB is a predicted BER equal to 10 ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 44: Performance - Shdsl-A 24 Hour History

    PERFORMANCE — SHDSL-A 24 Hour History Step Action At the Main Menu screen, select PERFORMANCE. Press to choose SHDSL-A 24 Hour History. The ↓ following screen appears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 45 Data is saved in the history register for this interval • PAR (Partial): Data is being collected for this interval • UNA (Unavailable): Data has not been collected for this interval or has been reset during a previous time interval ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 46 1. counts are set to zero and labeled UNA 2. current interval is labeled as ADJ 3. Last Cleared time and date fields are updated c. To retain the existing minimum and maximum margins, press Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 47: Performance - Shdsl-A 7 Day History

    PERFORMANCE — SHDSL-A 7 Day History Step Action At the Main Menu screen, select PERFORMANCE. Press to choose SHDSL-A 7 Day History. The ↓ following screen appears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 48 • UNA (Unavailable): Data has not been collected for this interval or has been reset during a previous time interval The following actions can be taken: a. To clear the SHDSL 7 Day History, press at the Clear SHDSL 7 Day History (Y)? prompt. b. To retain the existing SHDSL 7 Day History, press ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 49 1. counts are set to zero and labeled UNA 2. current interval is labeled as ADJ 3. Last Cleared time and date fields are updated b. To retain the existing HDSL 7 Day History, press Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 50: Performance - Adsl-A 15 Minute Status

    ADSL-A 15-Min status performance history is cleared and reactivates once the threshold has been crossed. PERFORMANCE — ADSL-A 15 Minute Status Step Action At the Main Menu screen, select PERFORMANCE. Press to choose ADSL-A 15 Min Status. The ↓ following screen appears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 51 • UNA (Unavailable): Data has not been collected for this interval or has been reset during a previous time interval The following actions can be taken: a. To clear the ADSL 15 Minute status, select Clear ADSL 15 Min button. b. To retain the existing ADSL 15 Min Status, press ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 52 To retain the existing ADSL 15 Min Status, press Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. If there are active alarms associated with the current 24-hour performance history information, those alarms become inactive when the 24-hour performance history is cleared. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 53: Performance - Adsl-A 3 Day History

    ADSL-A 3 day history status performance history is cleared and reactivates once the threshold has been crossed. PERFORMANCE — ADSL-A 3 Day History Step Action At the Main Menu screen, select PERFORMANCE. Press to choose ADSL-A 3 Day History. The ↓ following screen appears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 54 • UNA (Unavailable): Data has not been collected for this interval or has been reset during a previous time interval The following actions can be taken: a. To clear the ADSL 3 Day status, select Clear ADSL 3 Day History button. b. To retain the existing ADSL 3 Day History, press ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 55 1. counts are set to zero and labeled UNA 2. current interval is labeled as ADJ 3. Last Cleared time and date fields are updated b. To retain the existing ADSL 3 Day History, press Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 56: Performance - Shdsl-B Summary

    PERFORMANCE — SHDSL-B 24 Hour History PERFORMANCE — SHDSL-B 7 Day History PERFORMANCE — ADSL-B 15 Minute Status PERFORMANCE — ADSL-B 3 Day History Please refer to PERFORMANCE — SHDSL-A and ADSL-A performance screens since they operate identically. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 57: Alarm Menu Options

    Management Unit if configured with an alarm severity of critical, major or minor. Refer to Table 11 on page 46 sub-menu options and descriptions, parameters and valid values. A description of the Alarm types reported is provided in Table 14 on page ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 58: Table 11. Alarm Menu Options

    History current status, counts for ADSLn (where n = 1-8). Continue and the first and last (Y/N)? Table 20 on page 81 occurrences for ADSL Alarms) ADSL-B Downstream History Table 20 on page 81 for ADSL Alarms) ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 59: Alarms - System History

    1 and the value in the LAST Cleared date and time field is set to the FIRST date and time field. ALARMS — System History Step Action At the Main Menu screen, select ALARMS. Press to choose System History. The following screen ↓ appears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 60 Minor alarm is present • NOT ALARMED Condition is active, but has no severity • NOT REPORTED Condition not reported by system Alarm States: • * Designates active alarm b. To retain the existing System Alarm History, press ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 61 BE CLEARED. CONTINUE (Y/N)? prompt, the following actions can be taken: The following events occur: • counts are set to zero • Last Cleared time and date fields are updated b. To retain the existing summary of active alarms, press Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 62: Alarms - Shdsl-A History

    1 and the value in the LAST Cleared date and time field is set to the FIRST date and time field. ALARMS — SHDSL-A History Step Action At the Main Menu screen, select ALARMS. Press to choose SHDSL-A History. The following screen ↓ appears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 63 Step Action Press . The following screen appears. ENTER The following actions can be taken: a. To clear the SHDSL-A History, press at the Clear SHDSL Alarm History (Y)? prompt. b. To retain the SHDSL-A History, press ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 64 Cleared. Continue (Y/N)? prompt. The following events occur: 1. counts are set to zero 2. Last Cleared time and date fields are updated b. To retain the existing SHDSL-A history, press Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 65: Alarms - Adsl-A Upstream History

    1 and the value in the LAST Cleared date and time field is set to the FIRST date and time field. ALARMS — ADSL-A Upstream History Step Action At the Main Menu screen, select ALARMS. Press to choose ADSL-A Upstream History. The ↓ following screen appears. Press . The following screen appears. ENTER ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 66 . The following events occur: 1. counts are set to zero 2. Last Cleared time and date fields are updated • To retain the existing ADSL-A upstream alarm history, press Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 67: Alarms - Adsl-A Downstream History

    1 and the value in the LAST Cleared date and time field is set to the FIRST date and time field. ALARMS — ADSL-A Downstream History Step Action At the Main Menu screen, select ALARMS. Press to choose ADSL-A Downstream History. The ↓ following screen appears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 68 SCP-ARL942-010-02H January 6, 2003 ALARMS — ADSL-A Downstream History (Continued) Step Action Press . The following screen appears. ENTER ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 69 . The following events occur: 1. counts are set to zero 2. Last Cleared time and date fields are updated • To retain the existing ADSL-A downstream alarm history, press Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 70: Alarms - Shdsl-B History

    SCP-ARL942-010-02H January 6, 2003 ALARMS — SHDSL-B History ALARMS — ADSL-B Upstream History ALARMS — ADSL-B Downstream History Please refer to ALARM — SHDSL-A and ADSL-A alarm screens since they operate identically. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 71: Configuration Menu Options

    SHDSL Alarm Types will be Y or N SHDSL-A and SHDSL-B alarm Changed. Continue (Y/N)? (See Table 17 on page 72 severity types SHDSL Alarm Types) SHDSL-B Alarm Types (See Table 17 on page 72 SHDSL Alarm Types) ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 72 Reset the provisionable items to • Configuration data will be • Y or N the original factory settings set to factory defaults Continue (Y/N)? • Configuration data has • ESC been set to factory defaults. Press ESC to continue: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 73: Config - System Options

    Table 13 on page 63 for system options CONFIG — System Options Step Action At the Main Menu screen, select CONFIG. Press to choose System Options. The following screen ↓ appears. Press . The following screen appears. ENTER ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 74 • To save the shelf options, press . The following events occur: – all current values are set to desired values • To retain the existing shelf options on the Shelf Options screen, press Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 75: Table 13. System Options

    This string can be up to 24 characters. SYSTEM Because the System ID is visible at every space) is valid COLU screen, it is easy to know what COLU screens are displayed. There are no special rules for changing the System ID. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 76: Config - System Alarm Type

    CONFIG — System Alarm Type Step Action At the Main Menu screen, select CONFIG. Press to choose System Alarm Types. The following ↓ screen appears. Press . The following screen appears. ENTER ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 77 • To save the system alarm type changes, press . The following events occur: – all current values are set to desired values • To retain the existing system alarm types, press Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 78: Table 14. Alarm Types Reported

    CR, MJ, MN, NA, NR Parity error detected between MUX and COLU. An alarm is generated and all circuits are placed in a trunk- conditioned state. EEPROM Failure CR, MJ, MN, NA, NR EEPROM (nonvolatile memory) has failed ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 79: Config - Shdsl-A Alarm Thresholds

    SHDSL-A Alarm Threshold fields, values, descriptions and default settings. CONFIG — SHDSL-A Alarm Thresholds Step Action At the Main Menu screen, select CONFIG. Press to choose SHDSL-A Alarm Thresholds. The ↓ following screen appears. Press . The following screen appears. ENTER ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 80 • To save the SHDSL Alarm Threshold changes, press . The following events occur: – all current values are set to desired values • To retain the existing SHDSL Alarm Thresholds, press Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 81: Table 16. Shdsl-A And Shdsl-B Alarm Thresholds

    0 to 86,400 Threshold value for the SHDSL 24 hour interval UAS alarm SHDSL LOW MARGIN 0 to 10 Threshold value at which alarm is set active if margin drops equal to or less than this number ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 82: Config - Shdsl-A Alarm Types

    Type fields, values, descriptions and default settings. CONFIG — SHDSL-A Alarm Types Step Action At the Main Menu screen, select CONFIG. Press to choose SHDSL-A Alarm Types. The following ↓ screen appears. Press . The following screen appears. ENTER ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 83 • To save the SHDSL Alarm Types changes, press . The following events occur: – all current values are set to desired values • To retain the existing SHDSL Alarm Types, press Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 84: Table 17. Shdsl-A And Shdsl-B Alarm Types

    ARL-942 uses this parameter to derive UAS performance statistics. (2) SHDSL ES: Intervals during which at least one CRC is detected at the incoming SHDSL port. (3) SHDSL UAS: An interval of 1 second during which a loop is down. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 85: Config - Adsl-A Options

    At the Main Menu screen, select CONFIG. Press to choose ADSL-A Options. The following screen ↓ appears. Press . The following screen appears. ENTER Select the appropriate ADSL facility (1-8) and press to view the screen. ENTER In IAD Mode, only ADSL1 is available. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 86 • To save the ADSL-A Option changes, press . The following events occur: – all current values are set to desired values • To retain the existing ADSL-A Options, press Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 87: Table 18. Adsl-A And Asdl-B Options

    1 – 64 Forward error correction transmission 16 ms delay of the interleaved path (ms) *These are the maximum values and will change based on the coding type selected. Transmit and receive rates include payload and overhead. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 88: Config -Adsl-A Alarm Thresholds

    At the Main Menu screen, select CONFIG. Press to choose ADSL-A Alarm Thresholds. The ↓ following screen appears. Press . The following screen appears. ENTER Select the appropriate ADSL facility (1-8) and press to view the screen. ENTER ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 89 • To save the ADSL-A Alarm Threshold changes, press . The following events occur: – all current values are set to desired values • To retain the existing ADSL-A Alarm Thresholds, press Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 90: Table 19. Adsl Alarm Thresholds

    Possible threshold values SES 24 Hour 0 – 86,400 Possible threshold values UAS 15 Min 0 – 900 Possible threshold values UAS 24 Hour 0 – 86,400 Possible threshold values Signal/Noise Margin (dB) 0 – 15 Possible threshold values ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 91: Config - Adsl-A Alarm Types

    At the Main Menu screen, select CONFIG. Press to choose ADSL-A Alarm Types. The following ↓ screen appears. Press . The following screen appears. ENTER Select the appropriate ADSL facility (1-8) and press to view the screen. ENTER ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 92 • To save the ADSL-A Alarm Types changes, press . The following events occur: – all current values are set to desired values • To retain the existing ADSL-A Alarm Types, press Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 93: Table 20. Adsl-A And Adsl-B Alarm Types

    CR, MJ, MN, NA, NR Loss of ADSL Framing CR, MJ, MN, NA, NR Loss of ADSL Signal Signal/Noise Margin CR, MJ, MN, NA, NR Signal/Noise Margin in the upstream direction ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 94: Config - Set Factory Defaults

    Action At the Main Menu screen, select CONFIG. Press to choose Set Factory Defaults. The following ↓ screen appears. Press . The following screen appears. ENTER Setting to Factory Defaults may cause a loss of service. CAUTION ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 95 • To save the Factory Default changes, press . The following events occur: – all current values are reset to the factory default values • To retain the existing configuration data, press Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 96: Config - Shdsl-B Alarm Thresholds

    CONFIG — SHDSL-B Alarm Thresholds CONFIG — SHDSL-B Alarm Types CONFIG — ADSL-B Options CONFIG — ADSL-B Alarm Thresholds CONFIG — ADSL-B Alarm Types Please refer to CONFIG — SHDSL-A and ADSL-A configuration screens since they operate identically. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 97 January 6, 2003 SCP-ARL942-010-02H PTIONS The Test Menu provides access to the SHDSL Subcriber Drop Test Facility. RAM applications do not have this testing capability. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 98: Test - Shdsl-A Subscriber Drop Test

    TEST — SHDSL-A Subscriber Drop Test Step Action At the Main Menu screen, select TEST. Press to choose SHDSL-A Subscriber Drop Test. The ↓ following screen appears. Press . The following screen appears. ENTER Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 99: Test - Shdsl-B Subscriber Drop Test

    January 6, 2003 SCP-ARL942-010-02H TEST — SHDSL-B Subscriber Drop Test Please refer to TEST — SHDSL-A test screen since it operates identically. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 100: Information Menu Options

    COLU Event Log Displays technical information about the ARL-942 RT Event Log Displays information on events that occurred for the RT, but are not Alarmed events Help Provides information on using the system screens and menus ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 101: Info - Inventory Colu

    This screen displays product identification information, manufacturing data, software and hardware revisions for COLU. Step Action At the Main Menu screen, select INFO. Press to choose Inventory COLU. The following screen ↓ appears. Press . The following screen appears. ENTER Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 102: Info - Inventory Rt(S)

    This screen displays product identification information, manufacturing data, software and hardware revisions for the RTs. Step Action At the Main Menu screen, select INFO. Press to choose Inventory RT(s). The following screen ↓ appears. Press . The following screen appears. ENTER Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 103: Info - Inventory Adsl-A

    This screen displays manufacturer information on ATU-R and ATU-C units (if coded by manufacturer). Step Action At the Main Menu screen, select INFO. Press to choose Inventory ADSL-A. The following screen ↓ appears. Press . The following screen appears. ENTER Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 104: Info - Inventory Adsl-B

    SCP-ARL942-010-02H January 6, 2003 INFO — Inventory ADSL-B Please refer to INFO —Inventory ADSL-B information screen since it operates identically. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 105: Info - Colu Event Log

    COLU Event Log. The following screen ↓ appears. Press . The following screen appears. ENTER a. To clear the Event Log History, press at the Clear Event Log History (Y)? prompt. b. To retain the existing Event Log History, press ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 106 To confirm that you want to clear the Event Log History, press at the Event Log History Will Be Cleared. Continue (Y/N)? prompt. • The following events occur: – all current values are set to desired values b. To retain the existing Event Log History, press ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 107: Info - Rt Event Log

    RT Event Logs. The following screen ↓ appears. Press . The following screen appears. ENTER a. To clear the Event Log History, press at the Clear Event Log History (Y)? prompt. b. To retain the existing Event Log History, press ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 108 To confirm that you want to clear the Event Log History, press at the Event Log History Will Be Cleared. Continue (Y/N)? prompt. • The following events occur: – all current values are set to desired values b. To retain the existing Event Log History, press ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 109: Info - Help

    This screen provides information on using the system screens and menus. Step Action At the Main Menu screen, select INFO. Press to choose Help. The following screen appears. ↓ Press . The following screen appears. ENTER Press . The Main Menu screen reappears. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 110: Troubleshooting And Fault Isolation

    There is a problem with the ADSL loop, Press the FRESH LED button on the an ADSL modem is not detected, or ARL-942. the LEDs have timed out. Check the ADSL loop faults such as shorts or grounds. Verify loop length is not exceeded. ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 111: Acronyms

    MUX – Multiplexer NEBS – Network Equipment Building System NID – Network Interface Device PMU – Management Unit POTS – Plain Old Telephone Service RAM – Remote Access Multiplexer RMA – Return Material Authorization RT – RemoteTerminal ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
  • Page 112 SCP-ARL942-010-02H January 6, 2003 SES – Severely Errored Seconds SHDSL – Single-pair High-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line SNMP – Simple Network Management Protocol SYNC – Synchronization TDM – Time Divisioned Multiplexer VF –Voice Frequency ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  • Page 113: Product Support

    ADC’s Return Material Authoriza- tion (RMA) Department. 2. Call or write ADC’s RMA Department to ask for an RMA number and any additional instructions. Use the tele- phone number, fax number or email address listed below: •...

  • Page 114: Fcc Classa Compliance

    SCP-ARL942-010-02H January 6, 2003 5. Write ADC’s address and the RMA Number you received from the RMA Department clearly on the outside of the carton and return to: ADC DSL Systems, Inc. 14352 Franklin Ave. Tustin, CA 92780-7013 Attention: RMA (Number) All shipments are to be returned prepaid.
  • Page 116 World Headquarters: ADC Telecommunications, Inc. 12501 Whitewater Drive Minnetonka, Minnesota USA 55343 For Technical Assistance: 800.366.3891 ´,Si¶8?¨ 1251738...

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