Analyzing general information – 2Wire Gateway None User Manual

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Management and Diagnostic Console

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Analyzing General Information

The General Information pane shows diagnostic information for the current DSL connection (or connection
attempt). These values are also listed in the last row of the Training History pane.

Item

Description

Value

Comment

DSLAM

Lists information about the
DSLAM, including country,
DSLAM vendor, and specifics.

DSL Line

During line search, the value
will alternate between 1 and
2. The “Searching for DSL
signal” comment appears until
the ADSL protocol is
confirmed with the DSLAM on
the current line.

1 or 2.

None

or

Searching for DSL

signal

.

Downstream
Rate Cap

The configured DSL service
downstream speed.

Varies by service
provider.

Downstream
Atten. at 300kHz

The measurement (in kbps) of
the decrease in downstream
signal strength.

Varies by service
provider.

Uncancelled Echo

Measure (in dB) of the
uncancelled echo relative to
the background noise on the
line, indicating how much the
uncancelled echo is affecting
DSL performance.

Appropriate values
usually range
between -25dB and
-6dB. A positive
value (for example,
+12) could
indicate the
presence of an
unfiltered
telephony device
and/or an alarm.

Ok

or

Suspicious - check

phone filters and alarm

.

VCXO Frequency
Offset

Indicates the difference
between the gateway’s and the
DSLAM port’s crystal
frequency in parts per million
(ppm).

The ideal value is
zero (0). The
maximum
difference should
be less than 150
ppm.

Ok

or

Suspicious -

hardware frequency

mismatch

.

Final Rx Gain

Indicates the current receive
gain setting (in dB).

Dependent on DSL
line length.

Ok

or

Suspicious -

possible saturation

.

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