Nortel Networks Circuit Card 311 - Manual (Page 254)

254 NT5D11 and NT5D14 Lineside T1 Interface cards
Tests can be performed once (for 1 through 98 minutes), or continuously
(selected by entering 99 minutes) until a "Stop Test" command is entered.
Tests continue for the duration specified even if a failure occurs, and
terminate at the end of the time period or when a "Stop Test" command is
issued. Only a "Stop Test" command stops a test with a duration selection
of 99. After entering the test number selection, a prompt similar to the
following appears:
Enter Duration of Test (1-98 Mins, 0 = Once, 99 = Forever)
Verify DS-30A Links are disabled.
Hit Q to quit or any Key to Continue
Before a test is run, verify that DS-30A links are disabled because the tests
interfere with calls currently in process.
During a test, if an invalid word is received, a failure peg counter is
incremented. The peg counter saturates at 65,000 counts. At the end of the
test, the Test Results message indicates how many failures, if any, occurred
during the test.
Table 110 "MMI Tests" (page 254) shows which test to run for the associated
equipment.
Table 110
MMI Tests
Test Number Equipment Tested Test Description
1 Lineside T1 card Local loopback
2 T1 link, Lineside T1 card
and T1 network External loopback
3 CPE device and T1
network Network loopback
Test 1, local loopback, loops the T1 link signaling toward itself at the
backplane connector, and test data is generated and received on all
timeslots. If this test fails, it indicates that the Lineside T1 card is defective.
Figure 46 "MMI Local loopback test" (page 255) demonstrates how the
signaling is looped back toward itself.
Test 2, external loopback, assumes an external loopback is applied to the
T1 link. Test data is generated and received by the Lineside T1 card on all
timeslots. If test 1 passes but test 2 fails, it indicates that the T1 link is
defective between the Lineside T1 card and the external loopback location.
If test 1 was not run and test 2 fails, the T1 link or the Lineside T1 card could
be defective. To isolate the failure to the T1 link, tests 1 and 2 must be run in
tandem.
Figure 47 "MMI External loopback test" (page 255) demonstrates
how an external loopback is applied to the T1 link.
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