Configuring wan interfaces, Ce1 interface, Overview – H3C Technologies H3C SR8800 User Manual

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Configuring WAN interfaces

In terms of line type, wide area networks (WANs) fall into these types: X.25, Frame Relay (FR), ATM, and

ISDN.
The router supports CE1 interfaces (see

CE1 interface

”) and CT1 interfaces (see “

CT1 interface

”).

CE1 interface

Overview

In 1960s, the time division multiplexing (TDM) technology gained increasingly wide application in data
communications systems along with the introduction of pulse code modulation (PCM) technology.
So far, there are two TDM systems in the data communications system.

E1 system—Recommended by ITU-T- and widely used in Europe and P.R. China.

T1 system—Recommended by ANSI- and widely used in North American and Japan. (Japan
actually uses the J1 system. It is regarded as a T1 system due to the high level of similarity between

them.)

A CE1 interface can work in either E1 mode (also called non-channelized mode) and CE1 mode (also
called channelized mode).

A CE1 interface in E1 mode equals an interface of 2.048 Mbps data bandwidth, on which, no
timeslots are divided. Its logical features are the same as those of a synchronous serial interface. It

supports the link layer protocols PPP and HDLC and the network protocol IP.

A CE1 interface in CE1 mode is physically divided into 32 timeslots numbered 0 to 31. Among them,
timeslot 0 is used to transmit synchronizing information. All the timeslots except timeslot 0 can be

randomly divided into multiple channel sets and each set can be used as an interface upon timeslot
bundling. The logical features of the interface thus created are the same as those of a synchronous

serial interface. This interface supports link layer protocols PPP, HDLC, and FR, and network

protocol IP.

Configuring a CE1 interface (in E1 mode)

To configure a CE1 interface in E1 mode:

Step Command

Remarks

1.

Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2.

Enter CE1 interface view.

controller e1 number

N/A

3.

Set the interface to operate in
E1 mode.

using e1

The default operating mode is CE1
mode.

4.

Set other interface
parameters.

See “

Configuring other CE1

interface parameters

.”

Optional.

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