Document Outline

• Front Cover
• Quick Start Guide
• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Overview
    • Versions
      • STM-1/OC-3c Interface Options
      • Power Supply Options
    • Application
    • Features
      • 10/100BaseT Interface
      • STM-1/OC-3c Interface
      • Management
      • Internal Bridge
      • Alarm Relay
      • Status Reporting
  • Physical Description
  • Functional Description
  • Technical Specifications
• Chapter 2. Installation and Setup
  • Introduction
  • Site Requirements and Prerequisites
  • Package Contents
  • Connecting the Interface Cables
    • Connecting the STM-1/OC-3c Interface
    • Connecting the 10/100BaseT Interface
  • Connecting the Power Cable
    • Connecting AC Power
    • Connecting DC Power
• Chapter 3. Operation
  • Turning On RIC-155
  • Controls and Indicators
  • Default Settings
  • Configuration Alternatives
    • Managing RIC-155 via Terminal Port
      • Preparing the Terminal
      • Starting Terminal Session for a First Time
    • Managing RIC-155 via Ethernet Ports
  • Navigating the Management Menus
    • Menu Map
    • Loging on
    • Choosing Options
    • Correcting Entries
    • Navigating Tables
    • Logging Out
  • Turning Off RIC-155
• Chapter 4. Configuration
  • Configuring RIC-155 for Management
    • Entering Device Information
    • Configuring the Host Parameters
    • Configuring the Network Managers
    • Controlling the Management Access
  • Configuring the RIC-155 for Operation
    • Configuring the Clock Source
    • Configuring Control Port Parameters
      • Changing the Control Port Data Rate
      • Configuring the Security Timeout
    • Enabling and Disabling Pop-up Alarms
  • Configuring the Physical Ports
    • Configuring the Ethernet Interface
    • Configuring the STM-1/OC-3c Interface
  • Configuring the Internal Bridge
    • Configuring Fast Ethernet Bridge
    • Configuring the Bridge Ports
      • Configuring Ethernet Management and Data Bridge Ports
      • Configuring the POS Bridge Port
  • Displaying the RIC-155 Status
    • Displaying the System Status
    • Displaying the Port Status
      • Displaying the Ethernet Port Status
      • Displaying the STM-1/OC-3c Port Status
  • Additional Tasks
    • Changing the Password
    • Displaying the RIC-155 Inventory
    • Installing Software Releases
      • Installing a New Software Release via TFTP
      • Installing a New Software Release via XMODEM
    • Transferring Configuration Files
    • Displaying the Software Version
    • Switching Software Versions
    • Resetting RIC-155
      • Resetting RIC-155 to Factory Defaults
      • Resetting RIC-155
• Chapter 5. Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
  • Monitoring Performance
    • Displaying the Ethernet Statistics
    • Displaying SDH/SONET Statistics
  • Detecting Errors
    • Power-Up Self-Test
    • Front Panel LEDs
  • Handling Alarms
    • Displaying System Alarms
    • Working with the Log File
    • Configuring Alarm Severity
    • Masking Port Alarms
• Appendix A. Connector Wiring
  • Ethernet Connectors
  • Alarm Relay Connector
  • Control Connector
• Appendix B. Traffic Separation
  • Port-Based Traffic Separation
    • None
    • MNG only
    • All
    • Local Mng Only
  • Port-Based/VLAN-Based Traffic Separation
    • Tagging Modes of the Bridge Ports
      • Uplink and Host Ports
      • Management and Data Ports
      • Default Tagging
    • Internal Operation Modes of the Bridge Ports
    • Traffic Separation according to the Management Access and VLANs
      • None
      • MNG Only
      • All
      • Local MNG Only
  • Configuring for a Typical Application
    • Managing RIC-155 via MNG Port
    • Managing RIC-155 via Data Port
• Index
• Customer Response Form
• Back Page