T1/E1 LCR Commands

lcr

Syntax

[no] lcr lcr-id

Context

config

Description

This command enables access to the context to configure Line Card Redundancy (LCR) parameters on T1/E1 ports or links. When the lcr-id is specified, this command assigns an LCR group ID. Both working and protection adapter cards must be configured with the same LCR group ID and on the same card type. For SC-LCR, both working and protection adapter cards must be on the same 7705 SAR node. For MC-LCR, the working and protection adapter cards must be on different 7705 SAR nodes.

Parameters

lcr

keyword

id

the LCR group ID, from 1 to 6

advertise-interval

Syntax

advertise-interval advertise-interval

no advertise-interval

Context

config>lcr

Description

This command specifies the time interval between ‟I am operational” messages sent by the protection and working adapter cards to their neighbors in an MC-LCR group. The advertise-interval value is valid only for MC-LCR.

Default

10

Parameters

advertise-interval

the time interval, in tenths of a second, between transmitted operational messages

Values

10 to 650

hold-time

Syntax

hold-time hold-time

no hold-time

Context

config>lcr

Description

This command specifies how much time can pass without the node receiving an advertise packet from its neighbor in an MC-LCR group before the neighbor is considered operationally down. The hold time is usually the advertise-interval value multiplied by 3.

Parameters

hold-time

specifies, in 100s of milliseconds, how long to wait for an LCR advertise packet before the neighbor in an MC-LCR group is considered operationally down

Values

10 to 650

neighbor

Syntax

neighbor ip-address

no neighbor

Context

config>lcr

Description

This command specifies the neighbor IP address in an MC-LCR group. When the value of the neighbor IP address is set to 0.0.0.0, or not set, this implies that the LCR group is configured as an SC-LCR group.

The route to the neighbor must not traverse the MC-LCR member (working or protection) adapter cards. It is recommended that the neighbor be on a shared network between the nodes that are configured with the working and protection cards. The node should be connected with a direct interface to ensure optimum failover time.

By default, no neighbor address is configured and both the working and protection adapter cards should be configured as an SC-LCR group on the same node.

Default

0.0.0.0

Parameters

ip-address

specifies the neighbor IP address for MC-LCR

Values

ipv4-address:       a.b.c.d

ipv6-address:       x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x (eight 16-bit pieces)

                              x:x:x:x:x:x:d.d.d.d

                              x:   [0 to FFFF]H

                              d:   [0 to 255]D

protect-mda

Syntax

protect-mda mda-id

no protect-mda

Context

config>lcr

Description

This command configures an adapter card that will act as the protection card for this LCR group.

The protection adapter card must contain only the default configuration and cannot belong to another LCR group. The protection card must be of the same type as the working adapter card for the LCR group; if it is not, the command will return an error.

A protection card can only be added if the working card already exists in the LCR group. The protection card must be removed from the configuration before the working card can be removed.

The protection card must be shut down before it can be removed from the LCR group. The inherited configuration for the protection card and the configured LCR operational commands for that card are not preserved when it is removed from the LCR group.

The no form of this command removes the protection card from the LCR group.

Default

no protect-mda

Parameters

mda-id

the adapter card that will act as the protection card for this LCR group in the format slot/mda, where slot is the slot number of the IOM and mda is the slot number of the adapter card

Values

slot is 1

mda is from 1 to 16

revert-time

Syntax

revert-time minutes

no revert-time

Context

config>lcr

Description

This command configures how long the 7705 SAR waits before switching activity back to the working adapter card after it has been restored to service.

If the minutes value is changed, the change takes effect at the next initiation of the wait-to-restore (WTR) timer.

This command does not modify the duration of a WTR timer that has already been started. The WTR timer of a non-revertive switch can be assumed to be infinite.

The no form of this command restores the default (non-revertive) mode. The switch back does not occur unless the protection adapter card fails or activity is manually switched by the operator.

Default

no revert-time

Parameters

minutes

the time to wait, in minutes, before reverting to the working adapter card after it has been restored to service

Values

0 to 60

Default

5

working-mda

Syntax

working-mda mda-id

no working-mda

Context

config>lcr

Description

This command configures an adapter card that will act as the working card for this LCR group.

The working card must contain only the default configuration and cannot be part of another LCR group. The working card must be created before the protection card.

The working card must be shut down before it can be removed from an LCR group. The inherited configuration for the card and configured LCR operational commands for that card are not preserved when it is removed from the LCR group.

The no form of this command removes the working card from the LCR group. The working card can only be removed from the configuration after the protection card has been removed.

Default

no working-mda

Parameters

mda-id

the adapter card that will act as the working card for this LCR group in the format slot/mda, where slot is the slot number of the IOM and mda is the slot number of the adapter card

Values

slot is 1

mda is from 1 to 16