System Synchronization Configuration Commands

sync-if-timing

Syntax

sync-if-timing

Context

config>system

Description

This command creates or edits the context to create or modify timing reference parameters.

Default

not enabled (The ref-order must be specified in order for this command to be enabled.)

abort

Syntax

abort

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing

Description

This command is required to discard changes that have been made to the synchronous interface timing configuration during a session.

begin

Syntax

begin

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing

Description

This command is required to enter the mode to create or edit the system synchronous interface timing configuration.

bits

Syntax

bits

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing

Description

This command enables the context to configure parameters for BITS timing on the 7705 SAR-18. The BITS input and output ports can be configured for T1/E1 or 2 MHz G.703 signals.

input

Syntax

input

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing>bits

Description

This command enables the context to configure BITS input timing ports parameters on the 7705 SAR-18.

interface-type

Syntax

interface-type {ds1 [{esf | sf}] | e1 [{pcm30crc | pcm31crc}] | 2048khz-G703}

no interface-type

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing>bits

Description

This command specifies the signal type for the BITS input and output ports. If you configure the signal type as ds1, the system automatically defaults to esf. If you configure the signal type as e1, the system automatically defaults to pcm30crc.

The no form of the command reverts to the default configuration.

Default

ds1 esf

Parameters

ds1 esf

specifies Extended Super Frame (ESF). ESF is a framing type used on DS1 circuits. ESF consists of 24 192-bit frames. The 193rd bit provides timing and other functions.

ds1 sf

specifies Super Frame (SF), also called D4 framing. SF is a common framing type used on DS1 circuits. SF consists of 12 192-bit frames. The 193rd bit provides error checking and other functions. ESF supersedes SF.

e1 pcm30crc

specifies PCM30CRC as the pulse code modulation (PCM) type. PCM30CRC uses PCM to separate the signal into 30 user channels with Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) protection.

e1 pcm31crc

specifies PCM31CRC as the PCM type. PCM31CRC uses PCM to separate the signal into 31 user channels with CRC protection.

output

Syntax

output

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing>bits

Description

This command enables the context to configure BITS output port parameters on the 7705 SAR-18.

line-length

Syntax

line-length {110 | 220 | 330 | 440 | 550 | 660}

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing>bits>output

Description

This command configures the line length, in feet, between the network element and the central clock (BITS/SSU).

This command is only applicable when the interface-type is DS1.

Default

110

Parameters

110

specifies a line length from 0 to 110 ft

220

specifies a line length from 111 to 220 ft

330

specifies a line length from 221 to 330 ft

440

specifies a line length from 331 to 440 ft

550

specifies a line length from 441 to 550 ft

660

specifies a line length from 551 to 660 ft

source

Syntax

source {line-ref | internal-clock}

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing>bits>output

Description

This command configures the source of the BITS output ports in the 7705 SAR-18.

By default the source is configured as internal-clock, which provides a filtered signal from the output of the node’s central clock. The central clock output is usually used when no BITS/SASE device is present. When an external BITS/SASE clock is present, it is often desirable to provide an unfiltered clock reference to it by configuring line-ref. When the line-ref parameter is configured, the recovered clock from ref1 or ref2 (based on configuration of the ref-order and ql-selection commands) is transmitted directly out the BITS output port without filtering.

Default

internal-clock

Parameters

line-ref

BITS output timing is selected from one of the input references, without any filtering

internal-clock

BITS output timing is driven from the node's central clock (filtered)

ql-override

Syntax

ql-override {prs | stu | st2 | tnc | st3e | st3 | smc | prc | ssu-a | ssu-b | sec | eec1 | eec2}

no ql-override

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing>external

config>system>sync-if-timing>bits

config>system>sync-if-timing>ref1

config>system>sync-if-timing>ref2

Description

This command configures a static quality level value. This value overrides any dynamic quality level value received by the Synchronization Status Messaging (SSM) process.

Default

no ql-override (for external timing references, ql-override stu is equivalent to no ql-override)

Parameters

prs

SONET Primary Reference Source Traceable

stu

SONET Synchronous Traceability Unknown

st2

SONET Stratum 2 Traceable

tnc

SONET Transit Node Clock Traceable

st3e

SONET Stratum 3E Traceable

st3

SONET Stratum 3 Traceable

smc

SONET Minimum Clock Traceable

prc

SDH Primary Reference Clock Traceable

ssu-a

SDH Primary Level Synchronization Supply Unit Traceable

ssu-b

SDH Second Level Synchronization Supply Unit Traceable

sec

SDH Synchronous Equipment Clock Traceable

eec1

Ethernet Equipment Clock Option 1 Traceable (SDH)

eec2

Ethernet Equipment Clock Option 2 Traceable (SONET)

ssm-bit

Syntax

ssm-bit sa-bit

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing>bits

Description

This command configures which Sa-bit to use for conveying Synchronization Status Messaging (SSM) information when the interface type is E1.

Default

Sa8

Parameters

sa-bit

specifies the Sa-bit value

Values

Sa4 to Sa8

commit

Syntax

commit

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing

Description

This command is required to save the changes made to the system synchronous interface timing configuration.

external

Syntax

external

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing

Description

This command enables the context to configure parameters for external timing via the port on the CSM. This can be used to reference external synchronization signals.

input-interface

Syntax

input-interface

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing>external

Description

This command enables the context to configure parameters for external input timing interface via the port on the CSM.

impedance

Syntax

impedance {high-impedance | 50-Ohm | 75-Ohm}

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing>external>input-interface

Description

This command configures the impedance of the external input timing port. The command is only applicable to the 7705 SAR-8 Shelf V2, 7705 SAR-H, and 7705 SAR-M.

Default

50-Ohm

Parameters

high-impedance

specifies a high input impedance value

50-Ohm

specifies a 50 Ω input impedance value

75-Ohm

specifies a 75 Ω input impedance value

type

Syntax

type {2048khz-G703 | 5mhz | 10mhz}

no type

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing>external>input-interface

config>system>sync-if-timing>external>output-interface

Description

This command configures the interface type of the external timing port.

The no form of the command reverts to the default.

Default

2048 kHz-G703

Parameters

2048khz-G703

specifies a G703 2048 kHz clock

5mhz

specifies a 5 MHz sine clock

10mhz

specifies a 10 MHz sine clock

output-interface

Syntax

output-interface

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing>external

Description

This command enables the context to configure parameters for external output timing interface via the port on the CSM.

Default

n/a

ql-selection

Syntax

[no] ql-selection

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing

Description

This command enables SSM encoding as a means of timing reference selection.

Default

no ql-selection

ref-order

Syntax

ref-order first second [third]

no ref-order

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing

Description

The synchronous equipment timing subsystem can lock to three different timing reference inputs, those specified in the ref1, ref2, external, and bits command configuration. This command organizes the priority order of the timing references.

If a reference source is disabled, then the clock from the next reference source as defined by ref-order is used. If the reference sources are disabled, then clocking is derived from a local oscillator.

If a sync-if-timing reference is linked to a source port that is operationally down, the port is no longer be qualified as a valid reference.

For unfiltered BITS output (T4), all reference sources are valid options, except the BITS input, which is excluded to avoid a timing loop. Because the same priority order is used for the SETG output (T0), the BITS input option must be set as the first (highest-priority) reference option.

The no form of the command resets the reference order to the default values.

Default

external, ref1 ref2

Parameters

first

specifies the first timing reference to use in the reference order sequence

Values

ref1, ref2, external, bits

second

specifies the second timing reference to use in the reference order sequence

Values

ref1, ref2, external, bits

third

specifies the third timing reference to use in the reference order sequence

Values

ref1, ref2, external, bits

ref1

Syntax

ref1

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing

Description

This command enables the context to configure parameters for the first timing reference.

ref2

Syntax

ref2

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing

Description

This command enables the context to configure parameters for the second timing reference.

source-port

Syntax

source-port port-id [adaptive]

no source-port

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing>ref1

config>system>sync-if-timing>ref2

Description

This command configures the source port for timing reference ref1 or ref2.

The timing reference can either be timing extracted from the receive port (line-timed) or packetized data of a TDM PW (adaptive). If the adaptive option is not selected, the system uses line timing mode. If the line timing is from a port that becomes unavailable or the link goes down, then the reference sources are re-evaluated according to the reference order configured by the ref-order command.

Line timing is supported on T1/E1 ports of the 7705 SAR-M and 7705 SAR-A and on the T1/E1 ports of the 7705 SAR-H 4-port T1/E1 and RS-232 Combination module.

Line timing is also supported in the form of synchronous Ethernet on all RJ-45 and optical SFP Ethernet ports on the 7705 SAR-M, 7705 SAR-H, 7705 SAR-Hc, 7705 SAR-Wx, 7705 SAR-X, and 7705 SAR-Ax. The 7705 SAR-A supports line timing on its synchronous Ethernet-capable ports (1 to 8) when they are fixed RJ-45 or optical SFP.

In addition, line timing is supported on the following modules:

  • 2-port 10GigE (Ethernet) module

  • 6-port SAR-M Ethernet module

  • 4-port SAR-H Fast Ethernet module

On the 7705 SAR-8 Shelf V2 or 7705 SAR-18, line timing is supported on:

  • T1/E1 ports on the 16-port T1/E1 ASAP Adapter card and 32-port T1/E1 ASAP Adapter card

  • Ethernet SFP ports with SFPs that support synchronous Ethernet on the 6-port Ethernet 10Gbps Adapter card, 8-port Gigabit Ethernet Adapter card, Packet Microwave Adapter card, 2-port 10GigE (Ethernet) Adapter card, and 10-port 1GigE/1-port 10GigE X-Adapter card (supported on the 7705 SAR-18 only)

  • SONET/SDH ports on the 4-port OC3/STM1 Clear Channel Adapter card and 2-port OC3/STM1 Channelized Adapter card

  • DS3/E3 ports on the 4-port DS3/E3 Adapter card

Adaptive timing is supported on the T1/E1 ports on the 7705 SAR-X, 7705 SAR-M, and 7705 SAR-A. On the 7705 SAR-8 Shelf V2 and 7705 SAR-18, adaptive timing is supported on the 16-port T1/E1 ASAP Adapter card and the 32-port T1/E1 ASAP Adapter card configured with one or more TDM PWs. Adaptive timing is also supported on the T1/E1 ports of the 4-port T1/E1 and RS-232 Combination module.

Note: The PW terminated on channel group 1 is used to extract the ACR timing.

Synchronous Ethernet ports can supply a timing reference on the 7705 SAR-M, 7705 SAR-A, 7705 SAR-Ax, 7705 SAR-Wx, and 7705 SAR-X. Two T1/E1 ports can supply a timing reference on the 7705 SAR-X and on the 7705 SAR-M and 7705 SAR-A (variants with T1/E1 ports).

On the 7705 SAR-H and 7705 SAR-Hc, all RJ-45 Ethernet ports and SFP ports support synchronous Ethernet and can supply a timing reference to be used as a source of node synchronization. When the 4-port T1/E1 and RS-232 Combination module is installed in the 7705 SAR-H, a single T1/E1 port on the module can supply a timing reference.

When the 2-port 10GigE (Ethernet) module or 6-port SAR-M Ethernet module is installed in the 7705 SAR-M, the ports on the module can supply a timing reference.

The 7705 SAR-8 Shelf V2 and 7705 SAR-18 can receive one or two timing references depending on the port and card type supplying the reference. A timing reference can come from:

  • a single SONET/SDH port on the 4-port OC3/STM1 Clear Channel Adapter card

  • two DS3/E3 ports on the 4-port DS3/E3 Adapter card

  • two SONET/SDH ports on the 2-port OC3/STM1 Channelized Adapter card

  • two synchronous Ethernet ports on the 6-port Ethernet 10Gbps Adapter card, 8-port Gigabit Ethernet Adapter card, 10-port 1GigE/1-port 10GigE X-Adapter card (supported on the 7705 SAR-18 only), or 2-port 10GigE (Ethernet) Adapter card

  • two T1/E1 ports on the 16-port T1/E1 ASAP Adapter card or 32-port T1/E1 ASAP Adapter card. References must be from different framers; the framers each have eight ports and are grouped as ports 1 to 8, 9 to 16, 17 to 24, and 25 to 32.

  • two ports on the Packet Microwave Adapter card: on port 1 or 2, it could be a synchronous Ethernet or PCR-enabled port; on port 3 or 4, it could be a synchronous Ethernet (optical SFP only) or PCR-enabled port (copper-based SFP only); on ports 5 through 8, it could be a synchronous Ethernet (optical SFP only) port.

The no form of this command deletes the source port from the reference. An example of when the no form would be used is if the user wants to change the reference to a source IP interface to enable PTP. In this case, the user would first delete the PTP using the no source-port command, then configure the source IP interface using the source-ptp-clock command.

Parameters

port-id

identifies the port in the slot/mda/port format

adaptive

clock recovery is adaptive, instead of line-timed

source-ptp-clock

Syntax

source-ptp-clock clock-id

no source-ptp-clock

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing>ref1

config>system>sync-if-timing>ref2

Description

This command configures the reference source clock using the clock ID configured by the PTP clock command.

Default

no source-ptp-clock

Parameters

clock-id

identifies the PTP clock to use as the reference source clock

Values

1 to 16

revert

Syntax

[no] revert

Context

config>system>sync-if-timing

Description

This command allows the clock to revert to a higher-priority reference if the current reference goes offline or becomes unstable. With revertive switching enabled, the highest-priority valid timing reference is used. If a reference with a higher priority becomes valid, a reference switchover to that reference is initiated. If a failure on the current reference occurs, the next highest reference takes over. With non-revertive switching, the active reference always remains selected while it is valid, even if a higher-priority reference becomes available. If this reference becomes invalid, a reference switchover to a valid reference with the highest priority is initiated. When the failed reference becomes operational, it is eligible for selection.

Default

no revert