Monitoring test pattern errors – Verilink DIU 2131 (880-502765-001) Product Manual User Manual

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Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

Verilink User Manual

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Monitoring Test

Pattern Errors

The DIU 2131 has bidirectional loopbacks that can be used with
test patterns.

The

T

(Block Error Counter) command generates and monitors a

DIU test pattern for errors. The monitoring is “real time,” not
historical. The count is updated every second.

The DIU test runs on user-selected time slots. It tests the integrity
of the T1 link between two DIUs.

The test can only be run in two ways:

A. Into a far-end loopback (bidirectional DIU loopback)

B. Against another DIU running its test pattern with no loopback set

This test is performed after setting a far-end loopback, using the

F

command.

To monitor the block error counter:

1. Type

T

and the port number in the prompt line of the

DIU

2131 Configuration/Diagnostic Menu

.

2. Press

E

NTER

. The following line displays.

3. Press

E

NTER

to stop the test and exit the screen.

4. The screen is updated every second to display the sum of all

errors detected from the start of the test. Count information is
not stored.

DIU

DIU

DIU

DIU

x

x

BEC

BEC

BEC

(a)

(b)

[1, 2] DIU 2131 > T1

Port 1, Block Error Count 23867, (STOP) >

The entire line will blink once every
second. The error counter is refreshed
each time.

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