Preliminary Procedures

– General Useful Command Structures along with card types/functionality.

Nortel TN-4XE Preliminary Testing


The Preliminary Procedures contained within the Nortel Commissioning Procedure document details the following:

· Measuring Rack Supplies.
· Rack Alarm Unit Tests.
· Fan Tray Tests.
· Logging On to the 4XE.
· Equipping/Un-equipping Cards.
· Determining Multiplexer Address & Software Status.
· Deleting Traffic Connections.
· Setting Port Mode Status of Applicable Cards.
· Optical Power Tests.
· Setting Synchronization Parameters.
· Disabling Quecc Comms Fail Alarm.
· Viewing Section & Path Trace Settings.
· Setting NE Date & Time.
· Configuring Initial Path Connections.

However, even though the testing procedures are well detailed within the document some of the command structures used are not as straightforward as they appeared.
Therefore, this part of the web site will show the actual commands we used and where applicable the results they produced for several of the procedures listed above.

Logging Onto the 4XE.

The PC hyper-terminal function was then used to establish the connection.
The settings used for the hyper-terminal connection were as follows:

FIELD SETTING
Bits/Sec 19200
Data bits 8
Parity bits None


Logging onto the 4XE was achieved by connecting a PC to the RS232 port of the Aggregate A card (located in Slot 6 of the 4XE).

Picture showing location of RS232 connecting Port (Not Yet Supplied)

Equipping/Unequipping Cards.

Unequip Card Commands:

TN-4XE/Config/carDs/
>> u s1
Warning: (3550) Traffic may be hit,
Are you sure? [Yes,No]:y
1, OK;

This unequiped the card in Slot 1.
The type of card did not have to be specified.

Equipping Card Commands:

Equip/, Unequip, Mode/, View, Ports_view, *=up, ~=root

TN-4XE/Config/carDs/
>> e 1t
10aa[10], *=up, ~=root

TN-4XE/Config/carDs/Equip/stm_1_Trib/
>> 10 s1
1, OK;

This equipped an STM1 Trib card in slot. 1

TN-4XE/Config/carDs/

>> e

stm_1_Trib[1t]/, stm_4_Agg[4a]/, 2M_trib[2m]/,
stm1e_140m_Dual_Trib/, Eos/,
eoW/, *=up, ~=root

TN-4XE/Config/carDs/Equip/
>>4a

20aa[20], 1550_21aa[21], *=up, ~=root

TN-4XE/Config/carDs/Equip/stm_4Agg/
>> 20 s8
1, OK;

This equipped a STM4-Agg Card in Slot 8

Determining Multiplexer Address & Software Status.

When you first log in the 4XE downloads to the PC display important information such as cards equipped, mux addresses etc.
An example of the information displayed is shown below with the location of the mux and software information highlighted.

login:nortl
password:

identification: 59, NE Time
591, NE_date=21/01/1950,NE_time=22:44:56
53, Inventory
531, S0, Address = 000075702865 (mux address)
532, S0, NTPEC = NTEU60AA00, Card_type = SIMM-60AA,
Serial_no = NNTM5108DF66 533, S0, Manf_date = 3400, Chksum = 52a4, card_int = 055300
532, S1, NTPEC = NTEU10AA10,
Card_type = STM_1_Trib-10AA, Serial_no = NNTM51098E
B3
533, S1, Manf_date = 3200, Chksum = 4105, card_int = 020200
532, S2, , Card_type = Not_present 532, S3, , Card_type = Not_present
532, S4, , Card_type = Not_present
532, S5, , Card_type = Not_present
532, S6, NTPE = NTEU20AA13, Card_type = STM_4_Agg-20AA,
Serial_no = NNTM510989AB
533, S6, Manf_date = 3200, Chksum = 4205, card_int = 010101
532, S8, NTPEC = NTEU20AA13, Card_type = STM_4_Agg-20AA,
Serial_no = NNTM5109895
5
533, S8, Manf_date = 3200, Chksum = 2905, card_int = 010101 532, S10, , Card_type = Not_present
532, S11, , Card_type = Not_present
532, S12, , Card_type = Not_present
532, S13, , Card_type = Not_present
532, S14, NTPEC = NTEU11AA09,
Card_type = 2M_Trib-75ohm_11AA,
Serial_no = NNTM51 097E3E
533, S14, Manf_date = 3100, Chksum = 054c, card_int = 070600
532, S15A, NTPEC = NTEU40AA03, Card_type = EOS-40AA,
Serial_no = NNTM51098B27
533, S15A, Manf_date = 3200, Chksum = 6063, card_int = 040400
532, S15B, NTPEC = NTEU41AA03, Card_type = EOS-41AA,
Serial_no = NNTM51098C2F
533, S15B, Manf_date = 3300, Chksum = 6053, card_int = 03030
52, Open Sessions
521, Uname=nortl, User=
57, Software and Config table status
571, Active_SW_version=E2.22, Active_SW_bank=A, Other_SW_version=E2.22
(Active Software Information)
572, Active_cnfg_table_version=2.22, Other_table_version=2.22
(Active Config Information)

573, SW_upgrade_status=Stable
574, Cnfg_upgrade_status=Stable
31, Loopback Configuration
51, Alarm Status
511, NE-Date_Time_Unknown,,Present,M,D,137,,
511, INT-NE-Stdby_Cfg_Audit_Mismatch,,Present,M,D,166,,
511, SYNC-Src_Not_Primary,,Present,C,P,3002,,
511, SYNC-SETG_holdover,,Present,C,P,3068,,
511, RS-LOS,S1-1,Present,C,P,9000,STM1o,
511, OS-Laser_Shutdown,S1-1,Present,C,P,9591,STM1o,
511, PPI-LOS,S14-1,Present,C,P,48000,2M75,S14-1

Deleting Traffic Connections

TN-4XE//Config/ coNnections/

Connect, User_label, View/, aLl_disconnect,
Disconnect, *=up, ~=root
>>l

This will disconnect all connections set up and should be used with care !


TN-4XE//Config/ coNnections/
Connect, User_label, View/, aLl_disconnect,
Disconnect, *=up, ~=root

>>d s14-1 s6-1-j4-k243

This would disconnect the connection specified.

Setting Synchronization Parameters.

Configuring SETG Synchronization.

TN-4XE/Config/Sync_source/
>> h s6-1 s8-1
Warning: (3550) Traffic may be hit,
Are you sure? [Yes,No]:y
1, OK;

This is to set taking sync off Port 1 of the STM-4 agg card in slot 6,
with a standby source of the STM-4 agg card in slot 8,
with a final hold over option if both these sources fail.

TN-4XE/Config/Sync_source/
>> h none

Warning: (3550) Traffic may be hit,
Are you sure? [Yes,No]:y
1, OK;

This is is to set the 4XE in holdover mode
i.e. using its own internal clock to sync off.

Setting NE Date & Time.


TN-4XE/Maint/Operations/
>> c

Read, Align, *=up, ~=root

TN-4XE/Maint/Operations/Clock/


>> a 17/04/2002 18:39:00
1, OK;

Read, Align, *=up, ~=root

TN-4XE/Maint/Operations/Clock/
>> r

59, NE Time 591, NE_date=17/04/2002,NE_time=18:39:12

Configuring Initial Path Connections

Example: Subrack Equiped with STM 1o.

TN-4XE/Config/coNnections/

>> c s1-1-j1-k111 s6-1-j1-k111&s8-1-j1-k111
911,TU-AIS,S1-1-J1-
K111,Present,m,I,9262,STM1o,,17/04/2002,18:55:04; 911,LP-SF,S1-1-J1-
K111,Present,C,P,9622,STM1o,,17/04/2002,18:55:04;
1, OK;

Connect, User_label, View/, aLl_disconnect, Disconnect, *=up, ~=root

TN-4XE/Config/coNnections/

>> 951, Cmd=c/n/c s1-1-j1-k111 s6-1-j1-k111&s8-1-j1-k111,User=,
17/04/2002,18:5
5:08;

TN-4XE/Config/coNnections/

>> c s1-2-j1-k373 s6-1-j1-k162&s8-1-j1-k162
911,TU-AIS,S1-2-J1-
K373,Present,m,I,9412,STM1o,,17/04/2002,18:57:30; 911,LP-SF,S1-2-J1-
K373,Present,C,P,9772,STM1o,,17/04/2002,18:57:30;
1, OK;

2 Mbit/sec Initial Port Connections (Card in Slot 14)

>TN-4XE/Config/coNnections/

>> c s14-1 s6-1-j4-k243 & s8-1-j4-k243
911,PPI-LOS,S14-1,Present,C,P,48000,2M75,S14-
1,17/04/2002,19:34:38;
911,L-SF,S14-1,Present,C,P,48640,2M75,S14-1,17/04/2002,19:34:38;
1, OK;

See Commissioning Procedures (323-1123-220) for a full list of preliminary connections dependent upon cards fitted.