Special loopback commands – ADC H2TU-C-388 User Manual

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H2TU-C-388 List 1

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Special Loopback Commands

In addition to the GNLB loopback command mode, a HiGain system can be configured for one of five special
loopback command modes. These are selected from the maintenance terminal System Settings screen (see

Table 5

on page 17

) or by using the MODE and SEL buttons (see

Figure 27 on page 44

). Once a loopback mode is

activated, other loopback commands can be sent by a test set connected to the craft port of the H2TU-C or
H2TU-R (see

Table 16 on page 45

and

Table 17 on page 47

for list of SPLB commands).

A1LB through A5LB are five special, addressable, repeater loopback modes which are supported by the
H2TU-C-388 List 1. These loopback modes provide the HiGain system with sophisticated maintenance and
troubleshooting tools. A1LB, A2LB, and A5LB are patterned after the Teltrend addressable DS1 repeater
loopbacks. A3LB and A4LB are patterned after the Wescom addressable DS1 repeater loopbacks. All five SPLBs
have been enhanced to handle the specific requirements of the following HiGain customers:

A1LB (Teltrend) = Southwestern Bell

A2LB (Teltrend) = Southwestern Bell

A3LB (Wescom) = New England Telephone

A4LB (Wescom Mod 1) = New York Telephone

A5LB (Teltrend Mod 1) = Southern New England Telephone (SNET), Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell

The A1LB loopback selection complies with that proposed for HDSL2 systems in the T1E1.4/92 recommendation
with the following additions:

Query loopback

IOR (Intelligent Office Repeater) powerdown

Four loopback time-out choices

Initiation from either end

Repeating bit error signatures

Alternate query loopback

These additions make A1LB identical to A2LB. A1LB is given a separate identity to allow future DS1/E1
enhancements to be added without affecting A2LB.

A5LB differs from A2LB in that A5LB does not block the arming code from exiting the H2TU-C-388 into the
network. A1LB and A2LB can be configured to do one of the following:

Block the arming code (after 2 seconds) from exiting the H2TU-C into the network, and replace it with the
AIS code.

Unblock the AIS code by executing the Far-End Activate code. (Since A5LB never blocks the arming code
from exiting the H2TU-C, the Far-End Activate code is not available in A5LB.)

A3LB differs from A4LB in that A3LB supports the additional (1-in-6) SMJK loopback command.

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