SONET/SDH Path Commands

path

Syntax

[no] path [sonet-sdh-index]

Context

config>port>sonet-sdh

Description

This command defines the SONET/SDH path.

The no form of this command removes the specified SONET/SDH path.

Default

no index is specified

Parameters

sonet-sdh-index

specifies the components making up the SONET/SDH path. Depending on the SONET/SDH adapter card and the type of SONET/SDH port, the sonet-sdh-index must specify one or more path indexes to identify the payload location of the path. The CLI uses the same sonet-sdh-index syntax nomenclature to configure SONET and SDH paths.

In addition, the support of virtual tributary circuits adds another level of complexity and several levels of indexes, which means that one or more path commands may be needed to set up the container in the path.

On the 4-port OC3/STM1 Clear Channel Adapter card, sonet-sdh-index is optional; if used, the value must be sts3.

Values

sts12, sts3, sts1, tu3, vt2, vt15 sonet-sdh-index

See SONET/SDH Channelized Port ID, Configuring SONET/SDH Port Parameters and SONET/SDH Channelized Port Configuration Examples for more information and examples.

crc

Syntax

crc {16 | 32}

Context

config>port>sonet-sdh>path

Description

This command specifies a cyclic redundancy check on a SONET/SDH path on a SONET/SDH port.

Default

32 (if the encap-type is set to atm; this default cannot be changed)

16 (if the encap-type is set to ppp-auto; port is configured for POS)

Parameters

16

specifies that a 16-bit checksum be used for the associated port/channel

32

specifies that a 32-bit checksum be used for the associated port/channel

encap-type

Syntax

encap-type {atm | ppp-auto}

Context

config>port>sonet-sdh>path

Description

This command configures the encapsulation method used to distinguish customer traffic on a SONET/SDH path on a SONET/SDH port.

The encap-type of atm is used for access mode (4-port OC3/STM1 Clear Channel Adapter card and 2-port OC3/STM1 Channelized Adapter card), and the encap-type of ppp-auto is used for network mode (4-port OC3/STM1 / 1-port OC12/STM4 Adapter card).

When encap-type is atm, the crc default of 32 cannot be changed.

When encap-type is atm, ATM sublayer verification specified in GR-1248-CORE, Generic Requirements for Operations of ATM Network Elements, is automatically enabled. The result of the verification includes:

  • Out of Cell Delineation (OCD) event count — the OCD event count is described in RFC 2515, Definitions of Managed Objects for ATM Management. Multiple events occurring within 1 s will be counted as one event for ATM and ASAP adapter cards as a result of a hardware limit.

  • Loss of Cell Delineation (LCD) defect/alarm — the LCD defect/alarm is defined in RFC 2515, Definitions of Managed Objects for ATM Management. When a path is in an LCD defect state, the path’s operational status is down. When a path exits the LCD state, the path’s operational status will change to up (assuming nothing else causes the path to stay down). A trap is raised to indicate the LCD status change, and a Path Remote Defect Indicator (PRDI) is sent to indicate the defect to the remote end.

To change the encap-type, the path must first be removed and then recreated with the new encap-type. For example, to change the encap-type from atm to ppp-auto:

config>port>sonet-sdh>path# back

config>port>sonet-sdh# no path

config>port>sonet-sdh# path

config>port>sonet-sdh>path# mode network

config>port>sonet-sdh>path# encap-type ppp-auto

config>port>sonet-sdh>path#

Default

no encap-type

Parameters

atm

specifies that the encapsulation on the port is ATM

ppp-auto

enables PPP on the associated port or channel. The activation of IPCP and MPLSCP is automatic depending on the protocol configuration.

mode

Syntax

mode {access | network}

Context

config>port>sonet-sdh>path

Description

This command configures the mode of operation for a SONET/SDH port or channel on a 4-port OC3/STM1 Clear Channel Adapter card or 4-port OC3/STM1 / 1-port OC12/STM4 Adapter card.

An access port or channel is used for customer-facing traffic on which services are configured. A Service Access Point (SAP) can only be configured on an access port or channel. When a port or channel on the 4-port OC3/STM1 Clear Channel Adapter card is configured for access mode, the encap-type must be set to atm. The 4-port OC3/STM1 / 1-port OC12/STM4 Adapter card does not support ATM when configured for access mode.

A network port or channel configured for Packet over SONET (POS) is used as an uplink to connect to the packet network and transport the configured services. When a port or channel is configured for network mode, the encap-type must be set to ppp-auto.

To change the mode, the path must first be removed and then recreated with the new mode. For example, to change the mode from access to network:

config>port>sonet-sdh>path# back

config>port>sonet-sdh# no path

config>port>sonet-sdh# path

config>port>sonet-sdh>path# mode network

config>port>sonet-sdh>path#

Default

access

Parameters

access

configures the port or channel for access mode

network

configures the port or channel for network mode

mtu

Syntax

mtu mtu

no mtu

Context

config>port>sonet-sdh>path

Description

This command configures the maximum payload MTU size for a SONET/SDH port on a 4-port OC3/STM1 Clear Channel Adapter card. When encap-type is atm, the path MTU value cannot be changed. Refer to the 7705 SAR Services Guide, ‟Global Service Command Reference”, for information on configuring the path MTU.

The no form of this command restores the default value.

Default

1524 (for access mode)

1572 (for network mode)

Parameters

mtu

sets the maximum allowable size of the MTU, expressed as an integer

Values

578 to 2090 (in bytes)

payload

Syntax

payload {sts12 | sts3 | tug3 | ds3 | e3 | vt2 | vt15 | ds1 | e1}

Context

config>port>sonet-sdh>path

Description

This command configures the SONET/SDH path on a channelized adapter card (2-port OC3/STM1 Channelized Adapter card or 4-port OC3/STM1 / 1-port OC12/STM4 Adapter card) as an asynchronous circuit or a virtual tributary group.

Default

n/a

Parameters

sts12

configures the STS12/STM4 (OC12/OC3) payload as clear channel

sts3

configures the STS3/STM1 payload as clear channel

tug3

configures the STS3/STM1 payload as tributary unit group 3 (TUG3)

ds3

configures the port or channel as D3 STS1/VC3

e3

configures the VC3 payload as E3

vt2

configures the STS1 payload as virtual tributary group 2

vt15

configures the path as virtual tributary group 1.5

ds1

configures the port or channel VT1.5 or VT2 payload as DS1

e1

configures the VT2 payload as E1

ppp

Syntax

ppp

Context

config>port>sonet-sdh>path

Description

This command enables access to the context to configure the Link Control Protocol (LCP) operational parameters for a Packet over Sonet (POS) Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) link on a 4-port OC3/STM1 Clear Channel Adapter card.

Default

n/a

keepalive

Syntax

keepalive time-interval [dropcount drop-count]

no keepalive

Context

config>port>sonet-sdh>path>ppp

Description

This command enables the sending of keepalive echo messages on a 4-port OC3/STM1 Clear Channel Adapter card and configures the time between messages and how many reports can be missed before the link is brought down.

The no form of this command disables the sending of echo requests.

Default

keepalive 10 dropcount 3

Parameters

time-interval

the time interval, in seconds, that echo requests are issued

Values

1 to 60

Default

10

drop-count

the number of keepalive messages that can be missed before the link is brought down

Values

1 to 255

Default

3

report-alarm

Syntax

[no] report-alarm [pais] [plop] [prdi] [pplm] [prei] [puneq] [plcd]

Context

config>port>sonet-sdh>path

Description

This command enables logging of SONET/SDH path alarms for a SONET/SDH port.

The no form of this command disables logging of the specified alarms.

Parameters

pais

reports path alarm indication signal errors. When configured, path alarm indication signal alarms are raised and cleared.

Default

path alarm indication signal alarms are not issued

plop

reports path loss of pointer errors, per tributary. When configured, path loss of pointer alarms are raised but not cleared.

Default

path loss of pointer alarms are issued

prdi

reports path remote defect indication errors. When configured, path remote defect indication alarms are raised and cleared.

Default

path remote defect indication alarms are not issued

pplm

reports a path payload mismatch, which places the channel operationally down. When configured, path payload mismatch alarms are raised but not cleared.

Default

path payload mismatch alarms are issued

prei

reports a path error condition raised by the remote end as a result of b3 errors received from this node. When configured, path error alarms are raised but not cleared. (This parameter is not supported on the 4-port OC3/STM1 card.)

Default

path error alarms are not issued

puneq

reports path unequipped errors

Default

path unequipped alarms are issued

plcd

reports path loss of code group delineation errors. It is applicable only when the value of xgig is set to WAN. Although this option is shown on the CLI, it is not available for use on the 7705 SAR.

Default

path loss of code traps are not issued

scramble

Syntax

[no] scramble

Context

config>port>sonet-sdh>path

Description

This command enables SONET/SDH payload scrambling on a 4-port OC3/STM1 Clear Channel Adapter card.

Scrambling randomizes the pattern of 1s and 0s carried in a SONET frame. Scrambling, or rearranging, the pattern prevents continuous strings of all 1s or all 0s and meets the needs of physical layer protocols that rely on sufficient transitions between 1s and 0s to maintain clocking.

For ATM, this command enables or disables ATM cell-level payload scrambling or descrambling using the x43+1 polynomial as defined in ITU-T I.432.1. Scrambling is enabled by default for the ATM path or channel. This scrambling is done in addition to SONET/SDH frame scrambling or descrambling, which is always enabled in the framer.

The no form of this command disables scrambling.

Default

scramble

signal-label

Syntax

signal-label value

no signal-label

Context

config>port>sonet-sdh>path

Description

This command sets the C2 byte value. The purpose of this byte is to communicate the payload type being encapsulated by SONET framing.

Default

0xcf

Parameters

value

specifies the C2 byte value, expressed as a decimal integer or a hexadecimal value

Values

1 to 254 or 0x01 to 0xfe

trace-string

Syntax

trace-string [trace-string]

no trace-string

Context

config>port>sonet-sdh>path

Description

This command specifies the path trace identifier for the circuit that is continuously inserted at source. This identifier corresponds to J1 or J2 in the SONET/SDH overhead, depending on the associated path. The specified trace string can be checked against the expected value by the receiver. If no trace string is entered, a null string is used.

The no form of this command resets the string to its default.

Default

The default path trace value is ALU 7705 SAR. The value does not change when the encap-type changes. The path trace string contains all zeros for a non-provisioned path.

Parameters

trace-string

specifies an alphanumeric string value. If the string contains spaces, enclose it in quotation marks.

Values

1 to 62 bytes for SONET or 1 to 15 bytes for SDH