Cisco IGX 8400 Series - Manuals

Page 2 - ACM1. Refer to the Cisco IGX 8400 Series Reference for details.; The locations for the NPMs and SCMs in a Cisco IGX:; — NPM in front slot number 1

3-2 Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation and Configuration Preparing the Cards Figure 3-1 W6 Jumper Many card sets support Y-cable redundancy. This feature requires an extra set of cards and a Y-cable.A set of commands exists to specify, delete, and display Y-cable redundancy. For instructions onsetti...

Page 7 - Inserting the Cards; To insert a Cisco IGX module:; Be sure that you are inserting the module into the correct slot.; Push down on the ejector levers to properly seat the card.

Card Installation and Node Startup 3-7 Inserting the Cards Inserting the Cards To insert a Cisco IGX module: Step 1 Attach an ESD-preventive wrist strap to handle the cards. Note The IGX 8410 cabinet has an attached wrist strap both at the front and back. Step 2 Using the 5/32-inch Allen wrench, ope...

Page 8 - Making Signal Connections; — HSSI

3-8 Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation and Configuration Making Signal Connections Making Signal Connections The remaining sections of this chapter describe how to set up physical lines, ports, trunks, and signalconnections. The Cisco WAN Switching Command Reference and Cisco WAN Switching SuperUser...

Page 9 - Connecting Trunks; Bringing Up a UXM-E Trunk; To attach the cables to a back card:

Card Installation and Node Startup 3-9 Connecting Trunks Connecting Trunks The sections that follow contain basic information on how to set up the two types of trunks on theIGX node. The two trunk types are FastPacket and ATM. The supported line types are OC3/STM1,T3, E3, T1, Y1, and E1. The card se...

Page 11 - dspcds; cnfclksrc; Inverse Multiplexing over ATM on Trunks; All physical ports of an IMA trunk use the same line configuration.

Card Installation and Node Startup 3-11 Setting Up a UXM-E The following is the command sequence for bringing up the trunk. You must bring up the trunkbefore you add connections. For detailed command descriptions, see the command references. Step 1 To verify the correct card locations in both the lo...

Page 12 - Full support for individual physical line alarms and statistics.; Adding an IMA Feeder Trunk; Adding Links to an IMA Feeder Group; dsptrks; cnftrk slot.primary link

3-12 Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation and Configuration Setting Up a UXM-E • The node maintains a set of retained links for the IMA trunk to keep it active. The IMA trunkdoes not fail unless the number of active trunks is less than the user-specified number of retainedlinks. • The IMA trunk can pr...

Page 13 - Removing Links from an IMA Feeder Group; Reduce the number of retained links on the IMA feeder node.; The primary link cannot be removed from an IMA group.; UXM-E Inverse Multiplexing ATM IMA Lines

Card Installation and Node Startup 3-13 Setting Up a UXM-E Removing Links from an IMA Feeder Group To remove links from an IMA group, you can use either Cisco WAN Manager or the CLI. To removea link from an IMA group on the CLI: Step 1 Find the nodes configured as trunks connected to the IMA feeder ...

Page 14 - Connecting an NTM T1 or Y1 Trunk; Make the T1 connections as follows:; remaining lines in ascending order.; Connecting an NTM E1 or Subrate Trunk; Make the E1 connections as follows:; Use the cable management feature to help route the cables.

3-14 Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation and Configuration Setting Up a UXM-E Connecting an NTM T1 or Y1 Trunk The T1 trunk connections use the NTM front card and the BC-T1 back card. Japanese Y1connections use the NTM front card and the BC-Y1 back card. The procedure for making Y1connections is the ...

Page 15 - Bringing Up a UXM-E in UNI or NNI Port Mode; To attach the cables:

Card Installation and Node Startup 3-15 Setting Up a UXM-E Setting Up a UXM-E This section consists of descriptions of how to set up a port-mode UXM-E and a trunk-modeUXM-E. The descriptions consist of the steps for attaching cables and entering commands at thecommand line interface (CLI). For detai...

Page 16 - To check the status of the lines, use dsplns.; Installing Voice Cards; Connecting a CVM to a T1 or J1 Line; lines in ascending order.

3-16 Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation and Configuration Installing Voice Cards Step 10 Configure the cellbus bandwidth allocation with cnfbusbw if you plan to activate a largenumber of ports on the UXM-E. Use dspbusbw or cnfbusbw to check cellbus usage andchanges in bandwidth requirements for the ...

Page 17 - Connecting a CVM to an E1 Line or a Subrate Trunk; TDM Transport on the CVM

Card Installation and Node Startup 3-17 Installing Voice Cards Connecting a CVM to an E1 Line or a Subrate Trunk Channelized voice or data connections on an E1 line use the CVM front card and the BC-E1 backcard. Subrate E1 connections use the CVM front card and the BC-SR back card. The E1 trunkinter...

Page 18 - Connecting a UVM to T1 Lines; On port 1 of the primary UVM, connect the cable to the CPE.

3-18 Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation and Configuration Installing Voice Cards • The total delay for a connection is defined as the sum of the propagation and trunk queuingdelays. The total delay for a connection cannot be more than 25 ms different from the total delayfor any other connection on t...

Page 20 - Connecting a UVM to E1 Lines

3-20 Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation and Configuration Installing Voice Cards Connecting a UVM to E1 Lines Voice or data connections on an E1 line use the UVM front card and the BC-UVI-2E1EC back card.The procedure for connecting the E1 lines is as follows: Step 1 Bring each cable through the ope...

Page 22 - Connecting a UVM to J1 Lines

3-22 Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation and Configuration Installing Voice Cards Connecting a UVM to J1 Lines Voice or data connections on a J1 line use the UVM front card and the BC-UVI-2J1EC back card.The procedure for connecting the J1 lines is as follows: Step 1 Bring each cable through the open...

Page 24 - Making Serial Data Connections

3-24 Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation and Configuration Making Serial Data Connections Making Serial Data Connections The low-speed data module (LDM) and high-speed data module (HDM) card sets provide serial dataservice. Each of these front cards uses a variety of back cards. The LDM front card us...

Page 25 - Configuring the Port Modes of the HDM Back Cards; At the back of the IGX node, remove the SDI card, as follows:

Card Installation and Node Startup 3-25 Making Serial Data Connections Configuring the Port Modes of the HDM Back Cards Small jumper boards on the back card determine whether the mode of the port is DTE or DCE. Thefactory-set modes of the SDI ports alternate DCE with DTE. The steps that follow descr...

Page 26 - HDM and LDM Redundancy; Configuring the Mode of an LDI Port; Determines whether the port operates in DCE mode or DTE mode

3-26 Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation and Configuration Making Serial Data Connections Figure 3-12 Changing the Mode on an SDI Card HDM and LDM Redundancy Optional redundancy for HDM and LDM cards can be provided with a second front and back cardset and a Y-cable connection on each port to the cus...

Page 28 - Making Frame Relay Connections; Maximum Connections Per Port with Signalling Protocols; The back cards have the following terminations:; Y-Cable Redundancy on the UFMs

3-28 Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation and Configuration Making Frame Relay Connections Making Frame Relay Connections This section outlines how to establish Frame Relay service by setting up a universal frame module(UFM) or a Frame Relay module (FRM). The information includes details for T1, E1, H...

Page 30 - Connecting UFM Cabling; A UFM-U does not require activation with the upln command.

3-30 Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation and Configuration Making Frame Relay Connections Connecting UFM Cabling For important details on standard cables and Y-cables for the UFI back cards, refer to the cablingdescription in the UFM-U section of the Cisco IGX 8400 Series Reference. Take the followin...

Page 31 - Activate the ports using the upfrport command.; Commands for T1/E1 Frame Relay; Setting Up Frame Relay on an FRM

Card Installation and Node Startup 3-31 Making Frame Relay Connections Step 5 For optional Y-cable redundancy, configure the two cards by using the addyredcommand. For Y-cable redundancy on a HSSI card, you must use port 1 of the cards forthe primary and redundant ports. For important information ab...

Page 33 - Insert and tighten the mounting screws.; Frame Relay Card Redundancy

Card Installation and Node Startup 3-33 Making Frame Relay Connections Step 2 To change to DTE, move the jumper board one row of pins away from the FRI faceplate.(See Figure 3-15.) For DTE mode, the jumper board should occupy rows 2, 3, 5, and 6. To change to DCE, plug the jumper board into the conn...

Page 34 - Setting Up Frame Relay Ports and Connections (FRM)

3-34 Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation and Configuration Making Frame Relay Connections After the hardware is installed, use the addyred command to reconfigure the node to recognize thecard redundancy. Refer to the Cisco WAN Switching Command Reference for more information onthe commands addyred, d...

Page 35 - Delete any connections on the port with delcon.; Making Alarm Relay Output Connections; Note that the FAIL LED on the ARM is off. The ACTIVE LED is also off.

Card Installation and Node Startup 3-35 Making Frame Relay Connections Step 10 Determine which Frame Relay class number to use when you add connections to a port.To see the parameters that a class specifies, use the dspfrcls command. To modifyparameters in a class, use the cnffrcls. Step 11 Add conn...

Page 37 - Table 3-2 shows the unassigned connector pins.; Making External Clock Connections; Connecting a Single Network Management Station

Card Installation and Node Startup 3-37 Making External Clock Connections Table 3-2 shows the unassigned connector pins. Table 3-2 Unassigned Connector Pins Making External Clock Connections The DB-15 connector labeled Ext Clocks on the faceplate of the SCM connects two external sourcesfor a high-st...

Page 39 - LAN Connection for the Network Management Station

Card Installation and Node Startup 3-39 Attaching Peripherals LAN Connection for the Network Management Station If the network is large or extensive network statistics are needed, an Ethernet port (LAN port) shouldbe used. Larger networks produce a greater flow of statistics data between the node an...

Page 40 - Configuring the LAN Port; Configure the LAN parameters before connecting the node to a LAN.; The cnflan command has the following parameters:

3-40 Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation and Configuration Attaching Peripherals Configuring the LAN Port Note Configure the LAN parameters before connecting the node to a LAN. Note Refer to the Cisco WAN Manager Operations publication and the Cisco WAN Switching Command Reference publication for add...

Page 41 - A cnflan screen looks like this:

Card Installation and Node Startup 3-41 Attaching Peripherals • GatewayIPAddr is the Internet gateway address. This is the gateway that traffic isrouted through if the IGX node and workstation are on different networks. If they areon the same network, the gateway is not used. The default “none” is d...

Page 42 - typically applies to network communication.; Manager Operations publication.

3-42 Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation and Configuration Attaching Peripherals Step 6 After the workstation and IGX node interface have been set up, Cisco WAN Manager canbe started. After Cisco WAN Manager has started and the communication sockets areactive, the dsplan screen looks like this: D2.cb...

Page 43 - Connecting a Network Management Station to Multiple Networks

Card Installation and Node Startup 3-43 Attaching Peripherals Figure 3-18 SV+ LAN Connection via Router to an IGX Node Figure 3-19 SV+ LAN Connection to an IGX Node (No Gateway) Step 7 Switch on the control terminal (or Cisco WAN Manager workstation). Adjust theterminal’s configuration, if necessary...

Page 44 - Connecting the Printer; Attach the printer to the IGX node as follows:

3-44 Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation and Configuration Attaching Peripherals Connecting the Printer At least one node in the network should have a printer connected. The printer connects to the AUXport on the SCM. The printer is used to print information about network operation. It can be configu...

Page 45 - Plug the printer power cord into the appropriate wall receptacle.; Connecting a Modem

Card Installation and Node Startup 3-45 Attaching Peripherals Step 4 Tighten the EIA/TIA-232/V.24 connector screws to firmly attach the cable connector tothe AUX port connector. Step 5 Plug the printer power cord into the appropriate wall receptacle. Connecting a Modem Two modems can be connected to...

Page 46 - Connecting the Power Supply Monitor; Initial Startup of the IGX

3-46 Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation and Configuration Initial Startup of the IGX Connecting the Power Supply Monitor The power supply monitor (PSM) is a connector with outputs that signal an AC power supply alarm.Cisco provides no equipment that connects to the PSM connector, so user-supplied eq...

Page 47 - The AC and DC “Okay” LEDs immediately turn on.; NPM Startup Diagnostic Test; The fail screen looks like this:

Card Installation and Node Startup 3-47 Initial Startup of the IGX Step 14 At the back of the unit, turn the circuit breakers to the ON position. In a system using aDC source, attach the cable guard (AC should already have the cable guard in place).After initial power up, DC systems can be switched ...

Page 48 - Card Self Test

3-48 Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation and Configuration Initial Startup of the IGX If an NPM fails the power-up diagnostic, the boot process does not finish. If this failure occurs: Step 1 Remove the failed NPM from its slot. Step 2 Install the NPM in the same slot again. Step 3 Wait for the power...

Page 49 - board for checking voltages.; IGX Configuration Summary; The basic tasks to configure an IGX node are as follows:; — Set up optional y-cable redundancy if you require it (addyred)

Card Installation and Node Startup 3-49 IGX Configuration Summary • If a power supply AC Okay LED or DC Okay LED is off, try removing and inserting the powersupply. If any LED remains off, see Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting”. Checking the Power Supplies (AC Systems) The means for verifying the correct ...

Page 50 - For setting up voice lines:

3-50 Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation and Configuration IGX Configuration Summary — Set up any subrate trunk interface control templates if desired (cnftrkict). • For setting up voice lines: — Activate the line (upcln or upln). — Configure the line (cnfln). If you use cnfln to configure the line f...

Page 51 - For setting up data connections:; Interworking Connections in a Tiered Network

Card Installation and Node Startup 3-51 IGX Configuration Summary • For setting up data connections: — Add the connections (addcon). — Configure connection parameters (cnfdclk, cnfcldir, cnfict). • For setting up Frame Relay connections: — Add the connections (addcon). — Configure connection classes...

Page 52 - Adding Connections in a Tiered Network through the CLI; where the card in slot is a BNI; Converting a Routing Node to an Interface Shelf

3-52 Cisco IGX 8400 Series Installation and Configuration IGX Configuration Summary Figure 3-22 illustrates the sequence of using addshelf either locally or remotely to add one or moreinterface shelves. To delete an interface shelf, use delshelf after you delete connections and theactive interfaces....