Configuring Fractional T1/E1 Ports for PPP Encapsulation

A T1 or E1 port can be configured to provide a subrate PPP service. That is, by using a channel group, the PPP service can be assigned to a subset of the timeslots that are available on the T1 or E1 port. Only one channel group can be configured per port for subrate PPP.

The following cards and platforms support fractional T1/E1 on a PPP channel group (encapsulation type ppp-auto), or all timeslots on T1/E1 ports, in network mode:

You must then change the value of the timeslot configuration to specify the number of timeslots you want to use. Any timeslots not selected cannot be used.

Use the following CLI syntax to configure a T1/E1 port for fractional T1/E1.

First, configure the port:

CLI Syntax:
port port-id
    tdm
        e1
            channel-group channel-group-id
            encap-type ppp-auto
            mode network
            no shutdown
        exit
        no shutdown
    exit
exit
no shutdown

Use the config port info command to display port configuration information:

*A:ALU-A>config>port# info detail
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        description "DS1/E1"
        tdm
            e1
                shutdown
                framing g704
                no loopback
                clock-source node-timed
                no signal-mode
                report-alarm ais los
                no report-alarm oof rai looped ber-sd ber-sf
                no hold-time
                ssm
                   shutdown
                   ssm-bit 8
                   no tx-dus
                channel-group 1
                    shutdown
                    description "DS0GRP"
                    mode network
                    encap-type ppp-auto
                    no mtu
                    network
                        queue-policy "default"
                    exit
                    timeslots 2-32
                    crc 16
                    idle-cycle-flag flags
                    no scramble
                    ppp
                        keepalive 10 dropcount 3
                    exit
                exit
            exit
            line-impedance 120
        exit
        no shutdown

Next, change the value of the timeslots configuration (currently, all timeslots are allocated to this channel group):

CLI Syntax:
port port-id
    tdm
        e1
            channel-group 1
                timeslots 11-20

Use the config port info command to display the new port configuration information:

*A:ALU-A>config>port# info detail
----------------------------------------------
        description "DS1/E1"
        tdm
            e1
                shutdown
                framing g704
                no loopback
                clock-source node-timed
                no signal-mode
                report-alarm ais los
                no report-alarm oof rai looped ber-sd ber-sf
                no hold-time
                ssm
                   shutdown
                   ssm-bit 8
                   no tx-dus
                channel-group 1
                    shutdown
                    description "DS0GRP"
                    mode network
                    encap-type ppp-auto
                    no mtu
                    network
                        queue-policy "default"
                    exit
                    timeslots 11-20
                    crc 16
                    idle-cycle-flag flags
                    no scramble
                    ppp
                        keepalive 10 dropcount 3
                    exit
                exit
            exit
            line-impedance 120
        exit
        no shutdown
----------------------------------------------
*A:ALU-A>config>port#