Page 2 - Copyright
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Page 3 - Contents; About This Guide; vi; Hotwire DSLAM System Description
i 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Contents About This Guide H Document Purpose and Intended Audience v . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H Document Summary vi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H Product-Related Documents vii . . . . . ...
Page 4 - ii; Initial Setup Instructions
Contents ii 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 3 Initial Setup Instructions H Overview 3-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H Accessing the System for the First Time 3-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H Setting t...
Page 5 - iii; Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
Contents iii 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 7 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting H Applications Screens 7-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H Diagnostic Screens 7-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Page 7 - Document Purpose and Intended Audience; IP and subnet addressing
v 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 About This Guide Document Purpose and Intended Audience This guide describes how to configure and operate the software component ofthe Hotwire Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) system. It isintended for administrators and operators who maintain the network...
Page 8 - Document Summary; Section; Defines acronyms and terms used in this document.
About This Guide vi 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Document Summary Section Description Chapter 1 Hotwire DSLAM System Description. Provides anoverview of the Hotwire 8600 and 8800 systems. Chapter 2 Hotwire Menus and Screens. Describes the operationof Hotwire menus, screens, and commonly usednavigation k...
Page 9 - vii; Product-Related Documents; Document Number
About This Guide vii 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Product-Related Documents Document Number Document Title 5020-A2-GN10 Hotwire 5020 POTS Splitter Central OfficeInstallation Instructions 5030-A2-GN10 Hotwire 5030 POTS Splitter Customer PremisesInstallation Instructions 5038-A2-GN10 Hotwire 5038 Distribu...
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Page 11 - What is the Hotwire DSLAM?; The Hotwire
1-1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Hotwire DSLAM SystemDescription 1 What is the Hotwire DSLAM? The Hotwire t Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) is a DSL platform that houses a Management Communications Controller (MCC) card andup to 18 DSL cards. These can be 8310 Multiple Virtual Lines (...
Page 13 - Hotwire DSLAM Components; The Hotwire DSLAM system consists of the following components:; Hotwire DSLAM chassis; There are two types of chassis:; — The Hotwire 8600 DSLAM chassis is an independent, standalone
Hotwire DSLAM System Description 1-3 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Hotwire DSLAM Components The Hotwire DSLAM system consists of the following components: H Hotwire DSLAM chassis There are two types of chassis: — The Hotwire 8600 DSLAM chassis is an independent, standalone system. The stackable design pr...
Page 14 - — The Hotwire 8800 DSLAM chassis is a 20-slot chassis designed to
Hotwire DSLAM System Description 1-4 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 — The Hotwire 8800 DSLAM chassis is a 20-slot chassis designed to house up to 18 DSL cards and one MCC card. (The remaining slot isreserved for future use.) ALARMS Major Minor Fan B A POWER MCC SYSTEM OK Alm Test ETHERNET TX RX Coll 98-15...
Page 15 - One Management Communications Controller (MCC) card; Features
Hotwire DSLAM System Description 1-5 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 H One Management Communications Controller (MCC) card The chassis requires one MCC card, which is a processor card thatadministers and provides diagnostic connectivity to the DSL cards. It acts asa mid-level manager and works in conjuncti...
Page 16 - Levels of Access; Administrator; Software Functionality; Configuring the DSL Cards; Configuring
Hotwire DSLAM System Description 1-6 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Levels of Access There are two levels of diagnostic/administrative access in the Hotwire DSLAMsystem: H Administrator The Administrator has complete read/write access to the DSLAM system.With Administrator permission, you can set specific...
Page 17 - Monitoring the DSL Cards; Display bridging information about the Client, ARP, and VLANs.; Troubleshooting and Diagnostics; Run a nondisruptive packet echo test over the DSL line.
Hotwire DSLAM System Description 1-7 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Monitoring the DSL Cards The Hotwire DSLAM software provides submenu options to monitor the activity ofthe Hotwire DSL cards. The monitoring screens allow you to: H List the status of active ports and interfaces in a card, as well as disp...
Page 19 - Hotwire Menus and Screens; Overview; Menu and Screen Formats
2-1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Hotwire Menus and Screens 2 Overview The Hotwire DSLAM has a menu- and screen-driven user interface system thatenables the user to configure and monitor the Hotwire cards. This chaptercontains: H Menu and Screen Formats H Commonly Used Navigation Keys H Hotwire Menu Hier...
Page 20 - Components of a Hotwire Menu; A typical Hotwire menu format looks like this:
Hotwire Menus and Screens 2-2 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Menu and Screen Formats The Hotwire DSLAM uses an ASCII-based text format for its menus and screens.This section describes the components of a typical Hotwire menu and screen. Components of a Hotwire Menu A typical Hotwire menu format looks like...
Page 21 - Components of a Hotwire Screen; Input Interface Name:
Hotwire Menus and Screens 2-3 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Components of a Hotwire Screen A typical Hotwire screen looks like this: 2 1 4 3 1. System Header Line is the top line of the screen. This line has two fields that provide system login information. — The first field displays the system name or t...
Page 22 - Commonly Used Navigation Keys; Keys
Hotwire Menus and Screens 2-4 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 For example, in the above illustration, the following line is displayed: Hotwire 8600: DSL01: 8510: __ M __ D UXXX The first field indicates the chassis type. In this case, the system in use is theHotwire 8600 DSLAM system. The second field indi...
Page 23 - Hotwire Menu Hierarchy; Hotwire Chassis Main Menu; The following illustration shows the Hotwire Chassis Main Menu.; From the Hotwire Chassis Main Menu, you can select:
Hotwire Menus and Screens 2-5 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Hotwire Menu Hierarchy This section describes the menu structure of the Hotwire user interface. Hotwire Chassis Main Menu The following illustration shows the Hotwire Chassis Main Menu. Hotwire Chassis A. Chassis InfoB. Card SelectionC. Logout 9...
Page 24 - Hotwire – MCC Menu; For information on the MCC card, see; Hotwire – DSL Menu
Hotwire Menus and Screens 2-6 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Hotwire – MCC Menu After selecting the MCC card from the Card Selection screen, the DSLAM systemdisplays the Hotwire – MCC Menu. From this menu, you can configure, monitor,run applications, and troubleshoot the MCC card. For information on the M...
Page 26 - Logging In to the System; Accessing the System for the First
Hotwire Menus and Screens 2-8 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 The following figure illustrates the complete Monitoring menu hierarchy from theHotwire – DSL menu. (A) Card Status A. Card InfoB. Login HistoryC. Syslog (B) Physical Layer A. Active ListB. Ethernet StatsC. EtherHDLC StatsD. DSL Link PerfE. DSL ...
Page 27 - Reviewing the Levels of Access; For information on configuring user accounts, see the; User Login Screen; At the User Login screen, enter your login ID and password.
Hotwire Menus and Screens 2-9 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Reviewing the Levels of Access There are two levels of privileges on the Hotwire DSLAM system. Your useraccounts can be configured with a user name, password, and privilege of: H Administrator, giving you access to all of the features of the sys...
Page 28 - Card Selection Screen; This display shows the following:
Hotwire Menus and Screens 2-10 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 NOTE: The login ID and password are case sensitive; that is, the system recognizesboth upper- and lower-case letters. For example, if you enter your user nameand password information in upper case letters and your assigned user nameand password...
Page 29 - Position; Troubleshooting
Hotwire Menus and Screens 2-11 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 On the chassis display, the following information is shown. Position Display Description <slot number> Slt. M = MCC card; 1–18 = slot number for aDSL card <card type> Mdl#. First four digits of the card modelnumber. RADSL = 8510, MV...
Page 30 - Accessing the Hotwire – DSL Menu and Selecting a Specific DSL Card; prompt, enter the number of the; Exiting From the System; Manually Logging Off; Procedure; Automatically Logging Off
Hotwire Menus and Screens 2-12 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Accessing the Hotwire – DSL Menu and Selecting a Specific DSL Card " Procedure To access the Hotwire – DSL menu: 1. From the Hotwire Chassis Main Menu, select Card Selection. The Card Selection screen appears. 2. Verify that the DSL card yo...
Page 31 - It is highly recommended that you read the; Accessing the System for the First Time; Setting the Management IP Address and
3-1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Initial Setup Instructions 3 Overview This chapter provides instructions on how to access the system for the first timeand perform initial setup instructions. NOTE: It is highly recommended that you read the Hotwire DSLAM for 8310 MVL and 8510 DSL Cards Network Configura...
Page 32 - prompt on
Initial Setup Instructions 3-2 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 " Procedure To set the management IP address and subnet mask from the console terminal: 1. Power up the chassis. After the self-test completes, the Who Am I screen appears. 2. From the Who Am I screen, enter the management domain IP address...
Page 33 - Additional Setup Instructions
Initial Setup Instructions 3-3 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 3. Do one of the following at the (nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn): prompt: — To accept the subnet mask, press Return or, — To enter a different subnet mask, enter a new subnet mask and press Return. The system highlights the OK to restart?: prompt. 4. Type y...
Page 34 - Chassis Information Screen; Field; Configuring the Hotwire DSLAM
Initial Setup Instructions 3-4 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Chassis Information Screen " Procedure To enter or display chassis configuration information: 1. Choose Chassis Info from the Hotwire Chassis Main Menu. The following table describes the information you should enter on the Chassis Informati...
Page 35 - 510 DSL Card Configuration.
4-1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Configuring the Hotwire DSLAM 4 Overview The Hotwire DSLAM enables you to configure and manage the Hotwire MCC andDSL cards. This chapter describes the basic card configuration instructions. Configuring the MCC Card and DSL Cards Use the procedures in the following order...
Page 37 - Type ’yes’ to proceed or ^z to exit this; Setting the IP Address and Subnet Mask; Setting the Management IP
Configuring the Hotwire DSLAM 4-3 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Clear NVRAM Prior to configuring your system, you should clear NVRAM on the MCC and DSLcards if the Who Am I screen is not displayed on system power up. " Procedure 1. Select Configuration → Card Status → NVRAM Clear (A-A-D). 2. Enter ye...
Page 38 - Setting Time and Date; Input
Configuring the Hotwire DSLAM 4-4 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Setting Time and Date When you select Time/Date from the Card Status menu, the Time/Date screen isdisplayed. From this screen, you can configure the local time and date on thecard. " Procedure To set the time and date on the MCC card: 1....
Page 39 - Creating the Default Route; Item Number
Configuring the Hotwire DSLAM 4-5 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Creating SNMP Community Strings and Enabling AuthenticationFailure Traps " Procedure To configure SNMP community strings and enable the Authentication Failure trapmechanism: 1. From the MCC Main Menu, select Configuration → SNMP → Commun...
Page 40 - Enter VLAN ID between 1 and 4094 or; Configuring the Active VLAN on each DSL or MVL Port
Configuring the Hotwire DSLAM 4-6 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Configuring VLAN(s) on a DSL or MVL Card " Procedure To configure at least one VLAN ID for this DSL or MVL card: 1. Select Configuration → Bridge → Card VLAN (A-E-B). 2. Enter 0 or press Return at the Item Number (0 to add new record): p...
Page 41 - Configuring the Next Hop Router for each VLAN; Configuring Static Users; Enter Client IP address
Configuring the Hotwire DSLAM 4-7 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Configuring the Next Hop Router for each VLAN " Procedure To configure the default next hop router for each VLAN: 1. Select Configuration → Bridge → Port VLAN (A-E-C). 2. Enter the port number at the DSL Port #: prompt. 3. Enter e to edi...
Page 47 - DSL Configuration Ports Screens
8310 MVL and 8510 DSL Card Configuration 5-5 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 DSL Configuration Ports Screens Use the system information submenu of the Ports screens to display the DSLPorts screen. " Procedure To configure ports: 1. Follow this menu sequence: Configuration → Ports (A-B) 2. The Ports men...
Page 49 - DSL Configuration Interfaces Screens
8310 MVL and 8510 DSL Card Configuration 5-7 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Table 5-2. Ports Options (3 of 3) DSL Ports (DSL Parameters) 8310 Card A-B-B Gives the user the ability to configure the operational and alarm parameters of the DSLports on the 8310 card. Each DSL port is configured separately. Ac...
Page 50 - Interfaces Options; DSL Configuration Users Screens; This menu item is not currently supported on this card.
8310 MVL and 8510 DSL Card Configuration 5-8 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 " Procedure To view DSL card information and configure Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU)settings or restart, stop, or monitor an interface: 1. Follow this menu sequence: Configuration → Interfaces (A-C) 2. The Interfaces menu ap...
Page 51 - DSL Configuration Bridge Screens
8310 MVL and 8510 DSL Card Configuration 5-9 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 DSL Configuration Bridge Screens Use the system information submenu of the Bridge screens to configure bridginginformation. " Procedure 1. Follow this menu sequence: Configuration → Bridge (A-E) 2. The Bridge menu appears. Ent...
Page 54 - DSL Configuration Service Node Screens; Service Node Options
8310 MVL and 8510 DSL Card Configuration 5-12 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 DSL Configuration Service Node Screens Use the SN Configuration screen to configure endpoint Service Node information. " Procedure 1. Follow this menu sequence: Configuration → SN Configuration (A-F). 2. The SN Configuration ...
Page 55 - Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM; DSL Monitoring Card Status Screens
6-1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6 Overview The Hotwire DSLAM lets you to monitor the activity of the Hotwire DSL cards.When you select Monitoring from the Hotwire DSL Main Menu, a menu tree ofselections on history and error logs, performance statistics, card status, andphys...
Page 56 - To view general card information, login history, and the syslog:; Card Status Options
Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-2 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 " Procedure To view general card information, login history, and the syslog: 1. Follow this menu sequence: Monitoring → Card Status (B-A) 2. The Card Status menu appears. Select the submenu option as shown in Table 6-1 and press Return. T...
Page 57 - DSL Monitoring Physical Layer Screens
Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-3 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 DSL Monitoring Physical Layer Screens Use the Physical Layer screens to display read-only system information aboutphysical ports. " Procedure To view the active ports list, Ethernet statistics, and HDLC bus statistics: 1. Follow this menu...
Page 62 - DSL Monitoring Interfaces Screens; To view the active interfaces list, and interface status list:
Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-8 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 DSL Monitoring Interfaces Screens Use the Interfaces screens to display read-only system information aboutinterfaces. " Procedure To view the active interfaces list, and interface status list: 1. Follow this menu sequence: Monitoring → In...
Page 63 - Monitor Interfaces Options
Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-9 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Table 6-3. Monitor Interfaces Options Active List (Active Interfaces List) B-C-A Displays a list of the current status of all of the active interfaces in the card. if – Number of the interface. name – Name of the interface. type – Interface t...
Page 64 - DSL Network Protocol Screens
Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-10 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 DSL Network Protocol Screens Use the Network Protocol screens to display read-only system information. " Procedure To view socket statistics, UDP statistics, TCP data and connection statistics, IP statistics, ICMP statistics, and SNMP st...
Page 70 - DSL Bridge Screens; Use the Bridge screens to display read-only system information.; To view bridge information:
Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-16 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 DSL Bridge Screens Use the Bridge screens to display read-only system information. " Procedure To view bridge information: 1. Follow this menu sequence: Monitoring → Bridge (B-E) 2. The Bridge menu appears. Select the submenu option as s...
Page 73 - DSL SN Information Screen
Monitoring the Hotwire DSLAM 6-19 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 DSL SN Information Screen Use the SN Information screen to display read-only Service Node information. " Procedure 1. Follow this menu sequence: Monitoring → SN Information (B-F) 2. The SN menu appears. The information displayed on this ...
Page 75 - Applications Screens; This menu selection is not currently supported on this card.; Diagnostic Screens
7-1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 7 Applications Screens This menu selection is not currently supported on this card. Diagnostic Screens Use the Diagnostics submenu to perform selftests or view alarm status.
Page 76 - Diagnostics; Diagnostics Options
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 7-2 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 " Procedure To view selftest, card alarm, packet test, and SN self-test information: 1. Follow these menu sequences: Diagnostics → Selftest (D-A) Diagnostics → Alarms (D-B) Diagnostics → Packet Echo (D-C) Diagnostics → SN Selftest (D-D...
Page 77 - Position Display
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 7-3 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Troubleshooting The status of each card in the Hotwire DSLAM is indicated on the Card Selectionscreen (see Chapter 2, Hotwire Menus and Screens ). Choose Card Selection from the Hotwire Chassis Main Menu. The status of each DSL card is ind...
Page 78 - Checking Alarms; Major Alarms; Failure Type
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 7-4 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Checking Alarms If the Card Selection screen indicates that a Major or Minor Alarm is on a card,follow the menu sequence Diagnostics → Alarms (D-B) to determine the cause of the alarm. NOTE: If a DSL card does not appear on the Card Select...
Page 80 - Minor Alarms
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 7-6 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Minor Alarms Use Table 7-3 to determine the appropriate action to take for each Minor Alarm. Table 7-3. Minor Alarms (1 of 2) Failure Type Action Config Error 1. Check the Selftest Results display by following the menu sequence: Diagnostic...
Page 82 - Network Problems; Slow Performance; Excessive Collisions
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 7-8 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Network Problems Review the following symptoms and possible solutions to help in solving anyproblems you may encounter on the Hotwire DSLAM. PROBLEM: Intranetworking communication problems. ACTION: 1. Verify that the internetworking networ...
Page 83 - No Response at Startup; DSL cards do not respond at startup after rebooting chassis.; Cannot Upload Configurations to a Unix Server; Before uploading configurations, create a dummy file and
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 7-9 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 No Response at Startup PROBLEM: DSL cards do not respond at startup after rebooting chassis. ACTION: 1. Reset the MCC card. 2. Be sure LEDs go through the reset sequence once. Then, a second time after 15–20 seconds. Cannot Upload Configur...
Page 86 - TFTP Server Configuration; Retransmission timeout – Value not less than 10 seconds.; Download Code; Card; Fully Functional System: Deferred Apply
Download Code and Apply Download A-2 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 TFTP Server Configuration When you are downloading code to an endpoint, configure your TFTP server withthe following timeout values: H Retransmission timeout – Value not less than 10 seconds. H Total transmission – Value not less than thr...
Page 87 - Download Code and Apply Download; Download Only System: Automatic Immediate Apply; Apply Download; From the DSL Configuration Main Menu, select
Download Code and Apply Download A-3 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Download Only System: Automatic Immediate Apply In order for the system to become fully functional again, you must start theDownload Code file transfer procedure. Enter the image file name and the TFTPService IP address. Select yes to beg...
Page 89 - Traps; DSL Card Traps; The DSL card sends the following traps.; Event
B-1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Traps B Traps are configured via a Telnet or terminal session. The addition or removal ofa card or another hardware component within the Hotwire DSLAM system causesa trap to be generated. These traps indicate a configuration change notification(CCN) of a card (a hardware...
Page 93 - Glossary
GL-1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Glossary A 10-Mbps Ethernet LAN that works on twisted-pair wiring. A symbol (usually numeric) that identifies the interface attached to a network. Address Resolution Protocol. Part of the TCP/IP suite, ARP dynamically links an IPaddress with a physical hardware address....
Page 97 - Index
IN-1 8000-A2-GB26-00 May 1998 Index A Active Interfaces List screen, 6-8 Active List screen, 6-3 Active Ports List screen, 6-3 Add ARP Entry screen, 5-11 Administrator access, 1-6 Administrators Overview, 4-1 Alarms screen, 7-2 Alarms, Major, 7-4 Alarms, Minor, 7-6 **Apply Download, 5-3 Apply Downlo...
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