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Provisioning Lines
This chapter describes the individual and batch procedures used to provision lines on the NE, and includes the following sections:
Individual Line Provisioning:
Batch Line Provisioning:
You can provision lines from the line provision window.
Note While provisioning lines, confirm your most recent action by clicking the Refresh button at the bottom of the screen to refresh the window display.
To open this window from Cisco 6700 NodeView, double-click the LED in the icon of the line to be provisioned (the line icon turns orange when the mouse is positioned over it). (See Figure 7-1 .)
Figure 7-1: Cisco 6700 NodeView
Note The FXS/16 and RUVG/8 line provisioning windows are identical in structure and appearance (with FXS,16 or RUVG,8 appearing in place of RPOTS,16 ).
Step 1 From Cisco 6700 NodeView (see Figure 7-1 ), double-click the LED in the appropriate icon to open the line provisioning window. (See Figure 7-2 ).
Figure 7-2: RPOTS/16 Line Provisioning Window
Step 2 In the Line Number field, select the analog line to be provisioned.
Step 3 Set the following parameters according to your application:
Note An NE can not provision TR-008, but it can pass TR-008 traffic to the switch.
Interface Group ID— For GR-303 applications, select the interface group ID number (from 1 to 4) used on the Class 5 switch.
CRV — For GR-303 applications, select a CRV for this line. Each GR-303 line must be provisioned with a unique CRV.
Generic Signal Function— Select ls for loop start (default) or gs for ground start.
Termination Mode — Select one of the following modes, expressed in ohms and digital-to-analog signal loss in dB:
ohm600and0dB
ohm600and1dB (default for RUVG/8)
ohm600and2dB (default for FXS/16)
ohm600and5dB
ohm900andM2dB (minus 2dB)
ohm900and2dB (default for RPOTS/16)
ohm900and5dB
Step 4 Click Apply to provision the line.
Step 5 Repeat this procedure to provision additional lines on the card.
For batch provisioning, see Batch Provisioning Analog Lines .
Step 1 From Cisco 6700 NodeView (see Figure 7-1 ), double-click the LED in the appropriate icon to open the line provisioning window. (See Figure 7-3 ).
Figure 7-3: ISDN,BRI,8 Basic Provisioning Window
Step 2 In the ISDN,BRI,8 Line Number field, select the ISDN line to be provisioned.
Step 3 Set the following parameters according to your ISDN application:
Interface Group ID— For GR-303 applications, select the interface group ID number (from 1 to 4) used on the Class 5 switch.
CRV — For GR-303 applications, select a CRV for this line. Each GR-303 line must be provisioned with a unique CRV.
ISDN,BRI/8 Scheme — Leave the default setting (4:1) .
LT Overhead Status — These parameters are set by the Class 5 switch. Do not change these values.
EOC Protocol — Leave the default setting (PointToPoint) .
Line Termination Mode — Leave the default setting (LT) .
Reset PM Count — Select Yes to reset the performance monitoring data. "System Maintenance and Monitoring," for PM information and procedures.)
Step 4 Click Apply to provision the line.
Step 5 Repeat this procedure to provision additional lines on the card.
Step 1 From Cisco 6700 NodeView (see Figure 7-1 ), double-click the LED in the appropriate icon to open the line provisioning window. (See Figure 7-4 ).
Figure 7-4: DSX1,8 Line Provisioning Window
Step 2 In the DSX1,8 Line Number field, select the DS1 line to be provisioned.
Step 3 Set the following parameters according to your DSX1 application:
Interface Group ID —For GR-303 applications, select the interface group ID number (from 1 to 4) used on the Class 5 switch.
Interface Group Member ID —For GR-303 applications, select a member ID for this DSX1.
Line Coding —Select B8ZS (binary 8 zero substitution) or AMI (alternate mark inversion).
Line Frame Type —Select ESF (extended superframe), SF (superframe), or SLC96 (subscriber loop carrier, 96 lines).
DS0 Mapping —Select D1 , SLC-D4 (for use with TR-008), or D4 (for use with GR-303).
Protect Unit Type —Not supported.
Line Buildout —Select the transmit line length from the pulldown menu.
Loopback —Select Off (disable loopback), Line (facing away from the NE), or Equipment (internal loopback).
Reset PM Count —Select Yes to reset the performance monitoring data. "System Maintenance and Monitoring," for PM information and procedures.)
DS0 Signaling —Click this button to open the DS0 signaling window. (See Figure 7-5 .)
Step 4 Click Apply to provision the line.
Step 5 Repeat this procedure to provision additional lines on the card.
Step 1 From the DSX1/8 line provisioning window (see Figure 7-4 ), click DS0 Signaling to open the DS0 signaling window. (See Figure 7-5 .)
Figure 7-5: DS0 Signaling Window
Step 2 Highlight the DS0 channels to be modified.
Step 3 Set the signaling for selected DS0s:
robbedBit— for all voice traffic.
clearChannel— for all data traffic.
Step 4 Click Apply to provision the selected DS0 channels.
For batch provisioning, see Batch Provisioning DSX1 Lines .
Step 1 From Cisco 6700 NodeView (see Figure 7-1 ), double-click the LED in the appropriate icon to open the line provisioning window. (See Figure 7-6 ).
Figure 7-6: DSX3,CHNL Basic Provisioning Window
Step 2 Set the following parameters according to your DSX3 application:
Step 3 Click Apply to provision the line.
M13 is a multiplexer that interleaves up to 28 incoming DS1 channels to a single DS3 output channel.
Step 1 From Cisco 6700 NodeView (see Figure 7-1 ), click M13 Provisioning in the function bar. EMS displays the M13 provisioning window. Figure 7-7 .)
Figure 7-7: M13 Provisioning Window
Step 2 In the DS1 Number field, select the DS1 line to be provisioned.
Step 3 Set the following parameters according to your DSX1 application:
Step 4 Click Apply to provision the line.
Step 5 Repeat this procedure to provision additional lines on the card.
Step 1 From the M13 line provisioning window, click DS0 Signaling to open the DS0 signaling window. Figure 7-8 .)
Figure 7-8: DS0 Signaling Window
Step 2 Highlight the DS0 channels to be modified.
Step 3 Set the signaling for selected DS0s:
robbedBit —for all voice traffic.
clearChannel —for all data traffic.
Step 4 Click Apply to provision the selected DS0 channels.
Step 1 From the M13 provisioning window (see Figure 7-7 ), click DSX3,CHNL Maintenance Provisioning to open the DSX3-CHNL maintenance window. (See Figure 7-9 .)
Figure 7-9: DSX3-CHNL Maintenance Window
Step 2 Set the following parameters according to your testing application:
DSX3,CHNL Line Number—Select the line number to be provisioned.
Loopback —Select Off (disable loopback), Line (facing away from the NE), or Equipment (internal loopback).
Corrupt LCV —Select Yes to force a corrupt LCV.
Corrupt P Bit —Select Yes to force a corrupt P bit.
Corrupt CP Bit —Select Yes to force a corrupt CP bit.
Step 3 Click Apply to provision the line.
For batch provisioning, see Batch Provisioning DSX3 Lines .
Step 1 From Cisco 6700 NodeView (see Figure 7-1 ), double-click the LED in the appropriate icon to open the line provisioning window. (See Figure 7-10 .)
Figure 7-10: MSDSL Basic Provisioning Window
Step 2 In the HDSL Line Number field, select the line to be provisioned.
Step 3 Set the following parameters according to your MSDSL application:
Frame Format —Select ESF (extended superframe), SF (superframe), HDLU-C (high-speed digital line unit, central node), or HDLU-R (high-speed digital line unit, remote node).
End Type —Select CP (customer premises) or CO (central office) to set master/slave transceiver-level timing.
Default Rate —Select the default line rate.
Auto Rate —This parameter can not be manually set. EMS displays whether or not auto rate is active on the line.
Tx Power —Select the adjustment factor for the transmit signal relative to the transceiver negotiated level. The default, zeroDb , makes no adjustment.
Loopback —Select Off (disable loopback), Line (facing away from the NE), or Equipment (internal loopback).
T1E1 Mode —Select the line mode, T1 or E1 .
Reset PM Count —Select Yes to reset the performance monitoring data. "System Maintenance and Monitoring," for PM information and procedures.)
Test —Select On , Off , or Monitor .
Bundle Size —Set the number of DS0 channels for use with dynamic bandwidth allocation (DBA). DBA allows data channels to be used for voice traffic when needed.
Step 4 Click Apply to provision the line.
Step 5 Repeat this procedure to provision additional lines on the card.
Step 1 From Cisco 6700 NodeView (see Figure 7-1 ), double-click the LED in the appropriate icon to open the line provisioning window. (See Figure 7-11 .)
Figure 7-11: OC3c-UNI Basic Provisioning Window
Step 2 Set the following parameters according to your OC3 application:
Step 3 Click Apply to provision the line.
Step 1 From the function bar in the OC3c-UNI basic provisioning window (see Figure 7-11 ), click Maintenance Provision to open the line provisioning window. (See Figure 7-12 .)L
Figure 7-12: OC3c-UNI Maintenance Provisioning Window
Step 2 Set the following parameters according to your testing application:
SONET Loop Back —Select Off (disable loopback), Line (facing away from the NE), or Equipment (internal loopback).
Section Forced Corrupt BIP 8 —Select Yes to force a BIP 8 error at the section level.
Line Forced Corrupt BIP 8 —Select Yes to force a BIP 8 error at the line level.
Path Forced Corrupt BIP 8 —Select Yes to force a BIP 8 error at the path level.
Step 3 Click Apply to provision the line.
Step 1 From Cisco 6700 NodeView (see Figure 7-1 ), double-click the LED in the appropriate icon to open the line provisioning window. (See Figure 7-13 .)
Figure 7-13: STSX1-CHNL Basic Provisioning Window
Step 2 Set the following parameters according to your STSX1,CHNL application:
Step 3 Click Apply to provision the line.
For batch provisioning, see Batch Provisioning STSX1 Lines .
Step 1 From Cisco 6700 NodeView (see Figure 7-1 ), double-click the LED in the appropriate icon to open the line provisioning window. (See Figure 7-14 .)
Figure 7-14: STSX1,CHNL VT-DS1 Basic Provisioning Window
Step 2 In the VT-DS1 Number field, select the DS1 line to be provisioned.
Step 3 Set the following parameters according to your DSX1 application:
Step 4 Click Apply to provision the line.
Step 5 Repeat this procedure to provision additional DS1 lines on the card.
Step 1 From the STSX1,CHNL line provisioning window, click DS0 Signaling to open the DS0 signaling window. (See Figure 7-15 .)
Figure 7-15: DSO Signaling Window
Step 2 Highlight the DS0 channels to be modified.
Step 3 Set the signaling for selected DS0s:
robbedBit —for all voice traffic.
clearChannel —for all data traffic.
Step 4 Click Apply to provision the selected DS0 channels.
Step 1 From the function bar in the STSX1,CHNL VT-DS1 basic provisioning window (see Figure 7-14 ), click Maintenance Provision to open the line provisioning window. (See Figure 7-16 .)
Figure 7-16: STSX1,CHNL Maintenance Provisioning Window
Step 2 Set the following parameters according to your testing application:
SONET Loop Back —Select Off (disable loopback), Line (facing away from the NE), or Equipment (internal loopback).
Section Forced Corrupt BIP 8 —Select Yes to force a BIP 8 error at the section level.
Line Forced Corrupt BIP 8 —Select Yes to force a BIP 8 error at the line level.
Path Forced Corrupt BIP 8 —Select Yes to force a BIP 8 error at the path level.
Step 3 Click Apply to provision the line .
Step 1 From Cisco 6700 NodeView (see Figure 7-1 ), double-click the LED in the appropriate icon to open the line provisioning window. (See Figure 7-17 .)
Figure 7-17: T1-2,V.35 Line Provisioning Window
Step 2 In the T1 Line Number field, select the T1 line to be provisioned.
Step 3 Set the following parameters according to your T1 application:
Note You must select the T1 line mode and the HDLU frame format to enable DBA.
DS0 Signaling —Click this button to open the DS0 signaling window. (See Figure 7-18 .)
Step 4 After making changes in the basic provisioning window, click Apply to provision the line.
Step 1 From the T1 line provisioning window (see Figure 7-17 ), click DS0 Signaling to open the DS0 signaling window. (See Figure 7-18 .)
Figure 7-18: DS0 Signaling Window
Step 2 Highlight the DS0 channels to be modified.
Step 3 Set the signaling for selected DS0s:
robbedBit —for all voice traffic.
clearChannel —for all data traffic.
Step 4 Click Apply to provision the selected DS0 channels.
For batch provisioning, see Batch Provisioning T1 Lines .
Step 1 From Cisco 6700 NodeView (see Figure 7-1 ), double-click the LED in the appropriate icon to open the line provisioning window. (SeeFigure 7-19 .)
Figure 7-19: V.35 Port Basic Provisioning Window
Step 2 Set the following parameters for your V.35 serial port connection:
Block Size —Select the number of DS0 channels to be provisioned for the V.35 serial port.
Receive Clock Inverted —Select Yes to invert the received clocking signal.
Transmit Clock Inverted —Select Yes to invert the transmitted clocking signal.
Data Inverted —Select Yes to invert the data over the V.35 port.
Loopback —Select Off (disable loopback), Line (facing away from the NE), or Equipment (internal loopback).
For the T1-2,V.35 line card in a Cisco 6732 or Cisco 6705 chassis, typical settings are as follows:
Receive Clock Inverted—No
Transmit Clock Inverted—No
Data Inverted—Yes
Step 3 For the V.35 serial port on a Cisco IAD1101, typical settings are as follows:
Receive Clock Inverted—No
Transmit Clock Inverted—Yes
Data Inverted—No
Step 4 Click Apply to provision the line.
Batch provisioning is a way of placing multiple lines in service at the same time.
Step 1 From the Cisco 6700 NodeView menu bar (see Figure 7-1 ), select Objects > Line Batch Provisioning. EMS displays the line status assignment window. (See Figure 7-20 .)
Figure 7-20: Line Admin Status Assignment Window
Step 2 In the Admin Status field, select inService .
Step 3 In the Card Type field, select one of the line card types that are currently installed in the NE. If the selected card type is present, EMS displays the slot numbers for each card in the Card List window. For example, if your NE has FXS/16 cards in slots 3 and 4, selecting the FXS card type displays 3 and 4 in the card list window.
Step 4 In the Card List window, click each card number while holding down the Control key to select (highlight) the card.
Step 5 When all card numbers are selected, click the right arrow next to the card list window. The Result List (on the right side of the window) displays all lines on the selected cards, along with the status (inService or OutOfService ) of each line. (See Figure 7-21 .)
Figure 7-21: Line Batch Provisioning Window with Selected Cards
Step 6 In the Result List window, select the lines to be placed in service.
Step 7 After the lines are selected, click the Apply button to put the lines in service. EMS works down the list, changing each OutOfService line to InService .
Step 8 Repeat Step 3 through Step 7 for each card type present in the NE.
Step 9 Click the Exit button on the left side of the window to return to Cisco 6700 NodeView.
Step 10 Select View > Refresh Card Display to update the NodeView display. Lines that have been placed in service displays a green LED.
The following sections detail batch line provisioning:
Step 1 From the Cisco 6700 NodeView menu bar (see Figure 7-1 ), select Objects > Line Batch Provisioning . EMS displays the line status assignment window. (See Figure 7-20 .)
Step 2 Select Analog Line Batch Provisioning in the function bar. EMS displays the analog line batch provisioning window. (See Figure 7-22 .)
Figure 7-22: Analog Line Batch Provisioning Window
Step 3 Set the Card Type to the card or cards to be provisioned.
Step 4 In the Card List , select the lines to be provisioned.
Step 5 Click the right arrow between the Card List and the Selected list. EMS places the selected lines in the Selected list.
Step 6 Set the following parameters according to your application:
Generic Signal Function— Select ls for loop start (default) or gs for ground start.
Termination Mode —Select one of the following modes, expressed in ohms and digital-to-analog signal loss in dB:
ohm600and0dB
ohm600and1dB (default for RUVG/8)
ohm600and2dB (default for FXS/16)
ohm600and5dB
ohm900andM2dB (minus 2dB)
ohm900and2dB (default for RPOTS/16)
ohm900and5dB
Step 7 Click Apply to provision the lines.
Step 1 From the Cisco 6700 NodeView menu bar (see Figure 7-1 ), select Objects > Line Batch Provisioning . EMS displays the line status assignment window. (See Figure 7-20 .)
Step 2 Select DSX1,8 Line Batch Provisioning in the function bar. EMS displays the DSX1 line batch provisioning window. (See Figure 7-23 .)
Figure 7-23: DSX1 Line Batch Provisioning Window
Step 3 In the Card List , select the lines to be provisioned.
Step 4 Click the right arrow between the Card List and the Selected list. EMS places the selected lines in the Selected list.
Step 5 Set the following parameters according to your DSX1 application:
Step 6 Click Apply to provision the lines.
Step 1 From the Cisco 6700 NodeView menu bar, select Objects > Line Batch Provisioning . EMS displays the line status assignment window. (See Figure 7-20 .)
Step 2 Select M13/VT-DS1 Admin Status Assignment in the function bar. EMS displays the M13/VT-DS1 batch provisioning window. (See Figure 7-24 .)
Figure 7-24: M13/VT-DS1 Batch Provisioning Window
Step 3 Set the Type to M13 (DSX3).
Step 4 In the Card List , select the cards with lines to be placed in service.
Step 5 Click the right arrow between the Card List and the Selected list. EMS places the selected lines in the Selected list.
Step 6 Set the Admin Status to inService or OutOfService .
Step 7 Click Assign to place the lines in service or out of service.
Step 8 Select M13/VT-DS1 Batch Provisioning in the function bar. EMS displays the M13/VT-DS1 batch provisioning window. (See Figure 7-23 .)
Figure 7-25: M13/VT-DS1 Batch Provisioning Window
Step 9 Set the Type to M13 (DSX3).
Step 10 In the Card List , select the lines to be provisioned.
Step 11 Click the right arrow between the Card List and the Selected list. EMS places the selected lines in the Selected list.
Step 12 Set the following parameters according to your application:
Loopback —Select Off (disable loopback), Line (facing away from the NE), or Equipment (internal loopback).
Reset PM Count —Select Yes to reset the performance monitoring data. "System Maintenance and Monitoring," for PM information and procedures.)
Step 13 Click Apply to provision the lines.
Step 1 From Cisco 6700 NodeView menu bar (see Figure 7-1 ), select Objects > Line Batch Provisioning . EMS displays the line status assignment window. (See Figure 7-20 .)
Step 2 Select M13/VT-DS1 Admin Status Assignment in the function bar. EMS displays the M13/VT-DS1 batch provisioning window. (See Figure 7-26 .)
Figure 7-26: M13/VT-DS1 Batch Provisioning Window
Step 3 Set the Type to VT-DS1 (STSX1).
Step 4 In the Card List , select the cards with lines to be placed in service.
Step 5 Click the right arrow between the Card List and the Selected list. EMS places the selected lines in the Selected list.
Step 6 Set the Admin Status to InService or OutOfService .
Step 7 Click Assign to place the lines in service or out of service.
Step 8 Select M13/VT-DS1 Batch Provisioning in the function bar. EMS displays the M13/VT-DS1 batch provisioning window. (See Figure 7-27 .)
Figure 7-27: M13/VT-DS1 Line Batch Provisioning Window
Step 9 Set the Type to VT-DS1 (STSX1).
Step 10 In the Card List , select the lines to be provisioned.
Step 11 Click the right arrow between the Card List and the Selected list. EMS places the selected lines in the Selected list.
Step 12 Set the following parameters according to your application:
Step 13 Click Apply to provision the lines.
Step 1 From the Cisco 6700 NodeView menu bar (see Figure 7-1 ), select Objects > Line Batch Provisioning . EMS displays the line status assignment window. (See Figure 7-20 .)
Step 2 Select T1 Line Batch Provisioning in the function bar. EMS displays the T1 line batch provisioning window. (See Figure 7-28 .)
Figure 7-28: T1 Line Batch Provisioning Window
Step 3 In the Card List , select the lines to be provisioned.
Step 4 Click the right arrow between the CardsLine List and the Selected list. EMS places the selected lines in the Selected list.
Step 5 Set the following parameters according to your application:
Step 6 Click Apply to provision the lines.
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