RAD Data comm Network Card RIC 155 User Guide

Installation and Operation Manual  
RIC-155  
10/100BaseT to  
STM-1/OC-3 Converter  
Version 1.12  
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RIC-155  
10/100BaseT to STM-1/OC-3 Converter  
Version 1.12  
Installation and Operation Manual  
Notice  
This manual contains information that is proprietary to RAD Data Communications Ltd. ("RAD"). No  
part of this publication may be reproduced in any form whatsoever without prior written approval by  
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You shall not copy, reverse compile or reverse assemble all or any portion of the Manual or the RIC-  
155. You are prohibited from, and shall not, directly or indirectly, develop, market, distribute, license,  
or sell any product that supports substantially similar functionality as the RIC-155, based on or derived  
in any way from the RIC-155. Your undertaking in this paragraph shall survive the termination of this  
Agreement.  
This Agreement is effective upon your opening of the RIC-155 package and shall continue until  
terminated. RAD may terminate this Agreement upon the breach by you of any term hereof. Upon  
such termination by RAD, you agree to return to RAD the RIC-155 and all copies and portions thereof.  
For further information contact RAD at the address below or contact your local distributor.  
International Headquarters  
RAD Data Communications Ltd.  
North America Headquarters  
RAD Data Communications Inc.  
24 Raoul Wallenberg St.  
Tel Aviv 69719 Israel  
Tel: 972-3-6458181  
Fax: 972-3-6498250  
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Limited Warranty  
RAD warrants to DISTRIBUTOR that the hardware in the RIC-155 to be delivered hereunder shall be  
free of defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of twelve (12)  
months following the date of shipment to DISTRIBUTOR.  
If, during the warranty period, any component part of the equipment becomes defective by reason of  
material or workmanship, and DISTRIBUTOR immediately notifies RAD of such defect, RAD shall have  
the option to choose the appropriate corrective action: a) supply a replacement part, or b) request  
return of equipment to its plant for repair, or c) perform necessary repair at the equipment's location.  
In the event that RAD requests the return of equipment, each party shall pay one-way shipping costs.  
RAD shall be released from all obligations under its warranty in the event that the equipment has been  
subjected to misuse, neglect, accident or improper installation, or if repairs or modifications were  
made by persons other than RAD's own authorized service personnel, unless such repairs by others  
were made with the written consent of RAD.  
The above warranty is in lieu of all other warranties, expressed or implied. There are no warranties  
which extend beyond the face hereof, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability and  
fitness for a particular purpose, and in no event shall RAD be liable for consequential damages.  
RAD shall not be liable to any person for any special or indirect damages, including, but not limited to,  
lost profits from any cause whatsoever arising from or in any way connected with the manufacture,  
sale, handling, repair, maintenance or use of the RIC-155, and in no event shall RAD's liability exceed  
the purchase price of the RIC-155.  
DISTRIBUTOR shall be responsible to its customers for any and all warranties which it makes relating  
to RIC-155 and for ensuring that replacements and other adjustments required in connection with the  
said warranties are satisfactory.  
Software components in the RIC-155 are provided "as is" and without warranty of any kind. RAD  
disclaims all warranties including the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular  
purpose. RAD shall not be liable for any loss of use, interruption of business or indirect, special,  
incidental or consequential damages of any kind. In spite of the above RAD shall do its best to provide  
error-free software products and shall offer free Software updates during the warranty period under  
this Agreement.  
RAD's cumulative liability to you or any other party for any loss or damages resulting from any claims,  
demands, or actions arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the RIC-155 shall not exceed the  
sum paid to RAD for the purchase of the RIC-155. In no event shall RAD be liable for any indirect,  
incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages or lost profits, even if RAD has been advised of  
the possibility of such damages.  
This Agreement shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Israel.  
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General Safety Instructions  
The following instructions serve as a general guide for the safe installation and operation of  
telecommunications products. Additional instructions, if applicable, are included inside the manual.  
Safety Symbols  
This symbol may appear on the equipment or in the text. It indicates  
potential safety hazards regarding product operation or maintenance to  
operator or service personnel.  
Warning  
Danger of electric shock! Avoid any contact with the marked surface while  
the product is energized or connected to outdoor telecommunication lines.  
.
Protective earth: the marked lug or terminal should be connected to the building  
protective earth bus.  
Some products may be equipped with a laser diode. In such cases, a label  
with the laser class and other warnings as applicable will be attached near  
the optical transmitter. The laser warning symbol may be also attached.  
Warning  
Please observe the following precautions:  
Before turning on the equipment, make sure that the fiber optic cable is  
intact and is connected to the transmitter.  
Do not attempt to adjust the laser drive current.  
Do not use broken or unterminated fiber-optic cables/connectors or look  
straight at the laser beam.  
The use of optical devices with the equipment will increase eye hazard.  
Use of controls, adjustments or performing procedures other than those  
specified herein, may result in hazardous radiation exposure.  
ATTENTION: The laser beam may be invisible!  
In some cases, the users may insert their own SFP laser transceivers into the product. Users are alerted  
that RAD cannot be held responsible for any damage that may result if non-compliant transceivers are  
used. In particular, users are warned to use only agency approved products that comply with the local  
laser safety regulations for Class 1 laser products.  
Always observe standard safety precautions during installation, operation and maintenance of this  
product. Only qualified and authorized service personnel should carry out adjustment, maintenance or  
repairs to this product. No installation, adjustment, maintenance or repairs should be performed by  
either the operator or the user.  
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Handling Energized Products  
General Safety Practices  
Do not touch or tamper with the power supply when the power cord is connected. Line voltages may  
be present inside certain products even when the power switch (if installed) is in the OFF position or a  
fuse is blown. For DC-powered products, although the voltages levels are usually not hazardous,  
energy hazards may still exist.  
Before working on equipment connected to power lines or telecommunication lines, remove jewelry  
or any other metallic object that may come into contact with energized parts.  
Unless otherwise specified, all products are intended to be grounded during normal use. Grounding is  
provided by connecting the mains plug to a wall socket with a protective earth terminal. If an earth lug  
is provided on the product, it should be connected to the protective earth at all times, by a wire with a  
diameter of 18 AWG or wider. Rack-mounted equipment should be mounted only in earthed racks  
and cabinets.  
Always make the ground connection first and disconnect it last. Do not connect telecommunication  
cables to ungrounded equipment. Make sure that all other cables are disconnected before  
disconnecting the ground.  
Connection of AC Mains  
Make sure that the electrical installation complies with local codes.  
Always connect the AC plug to a wall socket with a protective ground.  
The maximum permissible current capability of the branch distribution circuit that supplies power to  
the product is 16A. The circuit breaker in the building installation should have high breaking capacity  
and must operate at short-circuit current exceeding 35A.  
Always connect the power cord first to the equipment and then to the wall socket. If a power switch is  
provided in the equipment, set it to the OFF position. If the power cord cannot be readily  
disconnected in case of emergency, make sure that a readily accessible circuit breaker or emergency  
switch is installed in the building installation.  
Connection of DC Mains  
Unless otherwise specified in the manual, the DC input to the equipment is floating in reference to the  
ground. Any single pole can be externally grounded.  
Due to the high current capability of DC mains systems, care should be taken when connecting the DC  
supply to avoid short-circuits and fire hazards.  
DC units should be installed in a restricted access area, i.e. an area where access is authorized only to  
qualified service and maintenance personnel.  
Make sure that the DC supply is electrically isolated from any AC source and that the installation  
complies with the local codes.  
The maximum permissible current capability of the branch distribution circuit that supplies power to  
the product is 16A. The circuit breaker in the building installation should have high breaking capacity  
and must operate at short-circuit current exceeding 35A.  
Before connecting the DC supply wires, ensure that power is removed from the DC circuit. Locate the  
circuit breaker of the panel board that services the equipment and switch it to the OFF position. When  
connecting the DC supply wires, first connect the ground wire to the corresponding terminal, then the  
positive pole and last the negative pole. Switch the circuit breaker back to the ON position.  
A readily accessible disconnect device that is suitably rated and approved should be incorporated in  
the building installation.  
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Connection of Data and Telecommunications Cables  
Data and telecommunication interfaces are classified according to their safety status.  
The following table lists the status of several standard interfaces. If the status of a given port differs from  
the standard one, a notice will be given in the manual.  
Ports  
Safety Status  
V.11, V.28, V.35, V.36, RS-530,  
X.21, 10 BaseT, 100 BaseT,  
Unbalanced E1, E2, E3, STM, DS-2,  
DS-3, S-Interface ISDN, Analog voice  
E&M  
SELV Safety Extra Low Voltage:  
Ports which do not present a safety hazard. Usually  
up to 30 VAC or 60 VDC.  
xDSL (without feeding voltage),  
Balanced E1, T1, Sub E1/T1  
TNV-1 Telecommunication Network Voltage-1:  
Ports whose normal operating voltage is within the  
limits of SELV, on which overvoltages from  
telecommunications networks are possible.  
FXS (Foreign Exchange Subscriber)  
TNV-2 Telecommunication Network Voltage-2:  
Ports whose normal operating voltage exceeds the  
limits of SELV (usually up to 120 VDC or telephone  
ringing voltages), on which overvoltages from  
telecommunication networks are not possible. These  
ports are not permitted to be directly connected to  
external telephone and data lines.  
FXO (Foreign Exchange Office), xDSL TNV-3 Telecommunication Network Voltage-3:  
(with feeding voltage), U-Interface  
Ports whose normal operating voltage exceeds the  
ISDN  
limits of SELV (usually up to 120 VDC or telephone  
ringing voltages), on which overvoltages from  
telecommunication networks are possible.  
Always connect a given port to a port of the same safety status. If in doubt, seek the assistance of a  
qualified safety engineer.  
Always make sure that the equipment is grounded before connecting telecommunication cables. Do  
not disconnect the ground connection before disconnecting all telecommunications cables.  
Some SELV and non-SELV circuits use the same connectors. Use caution when connecting cables.  
Extra caution should be exercised during thunderstorms.  
When using shielded or coaxial cables, verify that there is a good ground connection at both ends. The  
earthing and bonding of the ground connections should comply with the local codes.  
The telecommunication wiring in the building may be damaged or present a fire hazard in case of  
contact between exposed external wires and the AC power lines. In order to reduce the risk, there are  
restrictions on the diameter of wires in the telecom cables, between the equipment and the mating  
connectors.  
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Caution  
To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG or larger telecommunication line cords.  
Attention  
Pour réduire les risques s’incendie, utiliser seulement des conducteurs de  
télécommunications 26 AWG ou de section supérieure.  
Some ports are suitable for connection to intra-building or non-exposed wiring or cabling only. In such  
cases, a notice will be given in the installation instructions.  
Do not attempt to tamper with any carrier-provided equipment or connection hardware.  
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)  
The equipment is designed and approved to comply with the electromagnetic regulations of major  
regulatory bodies. The following instructions may enhance the performance of the equipment and will  
provide better protection against excessive emission and better immunity against disturbances.  
A good earth connection is essential. When installing the equipment in a rack, make sure to remove all  
traces of paint from the mounting points. Use suitable lock-washers and torque. If an external  
grounding lug is provided, connect it to the earth bus using braided wire as short as possible.  
The equipment is designed to comply with EMC requirements when connecting it with unshielded  
twisted pair (UTP) cables. However, the use of shielded wires is always recommended, especially for  
high-rate data. In some cases, when unshielded wires are used, ferrite cores should be installed on  
certain cables. In such cases, special instructions are provided in the manual.  
Disconnect all wires which are not in permanent use, such as cables used for one-time configuration.  
The compliance of the equipment with the regulations for conducted emission on the data lines is  
dependent on the cable quality. The emission is tested for UTP with 80 dB longitudinal conversion loss  
(LCL).  
Unless otherwise specified or described in the manual, TNV-1 and TNV-3 ports provide secondary  
protection against surges on the data lines. Primary protectors should be provided in the building  
installation.  
The equipment is designed to provide adequate protection against electro-static discharge (ESD).  
However, it is good working practice to use caution when connecting cables terminated with plastic  
connectors (without a grounded metal hood, such as flat cables) to sensitive data lines. Before  
connecting such cables, discharge yourself by touching earth ground or wear an ESD preventive wrist  
strap.  
FCC-15 User Information  
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the Class A digital device,  
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection  
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This  
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in  
accordance with the Installation and Operation manual, may cause harmful interference to the radio  
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful  
interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.  
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Canadian Emission Requirements  
This Class A digital apparatus meets all the requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing  
Equipment Regulation.  
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel  
brouilleur du Canada.  
Warning per EN 55022 (CISPR-22)  
Warning  
This is a class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause  
radio interference, in which case the user will be required to take adequate  
measures.  
Cet appareil est un appareil de Classe A. Dans un environnement résidentiel, cet  
appareil peut provoquer des brouillages radioélectriques. Dans ces cas, il peut  
être demandé à l’utilisateur de prendre les mesures appropriées.  
Avertissement  
Achtung  
Dieses ist ein Gerät der Funkstörgrenzwertklasse A. In Wohnbereichen können  
bei Betrieb dieses Gerätes Rundfunkströrungen auftreten, in welchen Fällen der  
Benutzer für entsprechende Gegenmaßnahmen verantwortlich ist.  
Conventions  
Note  
A note draws attention to a general rule for a procedure, or to exceptions to a rule.  
A caution warns of possible damage to the equipment if a procedure is not  
followed correctly.  
Caution  
A warning alerts to the presence of important operating and maintenance  
(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the equipment. If these  
instructions are not followed exactly, possible bodily injury may occur.  
Warning  
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Declaration of Conformity  
Manufacturer's Name:  
RAD Data Communications Ltd.  
Manufacturer's Address:  
24 Raoul Wallenberg St.  
Tel Aviv 69719  
Israel  
declares that the product:  
Product Name:  
RIC-155  
conforms to the following standard(s) or other normative document(s):  
EMC:  
EN 55022:1998  
EN 50024: 1998  
EN 60950: 2000  
Information technology equipment – Radio disturbance  
characteristics – Limits and methods of measurement.  
Information technology equipment – Immunity characteristics  
– Limits and methods of measurement.  
Safety:  
Safety of information technology equipment.  
Supplementary Information:  
The product herewith complies with the requirements of the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, the Low  
Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC for wired equipment. The product  
was tested in a typical configuration.  
Tel Aviv, 10 July 2004  
Haim Karshen  
VP Quality  
European Contact: RAD Data Communications GmbH, Otto-Hahn-Str. 28-30, 85521  
Ottobrunn-Riemerling, Germany  
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Quick Start Guide  
Installation of RIC-155 should be carried out only by an experienced technician. If  
you are familiar with RIC-155, use this guide to prepare the units for operation.  
1. Installing RIC-155  
Connecting the Interfaces  
1. Connect the STM-1/OC-3c equipment to the fiber optic or BNC rear panel  
connectors.  
2. Connect the 10/100BT LAN to the DATA rear panel connector.  
3. Use a cross cable to connect the control terminal to the rear panel CONTROL  
connector.  
or  
Connect a Telnet host, a PC running a Web browsing application or a  
RADview management station to the MNG port.  
Connecting the Power  
Connect the power cable to the power connector on the RIC-155 rear panel.  
The unit has no power switch. Operation starts when the power is applied  
to the rear panel power connector(s).  
2. Configuring RIC-155  
Configure RIC-155 to the desired operation mode via an ASCII terminal connected to  
the rear panel CONTROL port. Alternatively, you can manage RIC-155 over Telnet, a  
PC running a Web browsing application or RADview application via the MNG port.  
Starting Terminal Session for a First Time  
To start a terminal session:  
1. Connect a terminal cross-cable to the CONTROL connector of RIC-155.  
2. Start a terminal application and configure the terminal link as follows:  
Terminal emulation – VT100  
Screen width – more than 80 characters.  
3. Power RIC-155 up.  
The SIG LED (green) blinks during software extraction and hardware  
initialization.  
Configuring RIC-155  
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4. When the ALM LED (red) starts blinking, press <Enter> several times.  
RIC-155 automatically adjusts itself to the current terminal baud rate and  
responds with a string of dots.  
5. Type several dots.  
When the hardware initialization is completed, the SIG and ALM LEDs  
flash rapidly six times.  
6. Press <Enter> to display the user name and password entry form.  
7. Enter your user name and password and proceed with the management  
session.  
Note  
The RIC-155 default user names are SU and USER, default password is 1234.  
Configuring RIC-155  
The management software provides a Quick Setup menu, which includes the most  
basic parameters necessary for configuration.  
To configure RIC-155:  
From the Quick Setup menu (Main > Configuration > Quick Setup),  
configure the following parameters:  
Master Clock  
Host IP address  
Host IP mask  
Default Gateway  
Host Tagging  
Host VLAN ID  
Host VLAN Priority  
Forwarding Mode  
Physical Port Management Access  
SDH/SONET frame type.  
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Configuring RIC-155  
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Contents  
Chapter 1. Introduction  
1.1 Overview..................................................................................................................... 1-1  
Versions................................................................................................................................1-1  
Application...........................................................................................................................1-1  
Features................................................................................................................................1-2  
1.2 Physical Description..................................................................................................... 1-4  
1.3 Functional Description................................................................................................. 1-5  
1.4 Technical Specifications............................................................................................... 1-6  
Chapter 2. Installation and Setup  
2.1 Introduction................................................................................................................. 2-1  
2.2 Site Requirements and Prerequisites ............................................................................ 2-1  
2.3 Package Contents ........................................................................................................ 2-2  
2.4 Connecting the Interface Cables .................................................................................. 2-2  
Connecting the STM-1/OC-3c Interface ................................................................................2-2  
Connecting the 10/100BaseT Interface..................................................................................2-2  
2.5 Connecting the Power Cable ....................................................................................... 2-3  
Connecting AC Power...........................................................................................................2-3  
Connecting DC Power ..........................................................................................................2-3  
Chapter 3. Operation  
3.1 Turning On RIC-155.................................................................................................... 3-1  
3.2 Controls and Indicators................................................................................................ 3-1  
3.3 Default Settings............................................................................................................ 3-3  
3.4 Configuration Alternatives............................................................................................ 3-4  
Managing RIC-155 via Terminal Port.....................................................................................3-4  
Managing RIC-155 via Ethernet Ports ....................................................................................3-5  
3.5 Navigating the Management Menus............................................................................. 3-7  
Menu Map ...........................................................................................................................3-7  
Loging on .............................................................................................................................3-7  
Choosing Options.................................................................................................................3-8  
Correcting Entries .................................................................................................................3-8  
Navigating Tables..................................................................................................................3-9  
Logging Out..........................................................................................................................3-9  
3.6 Turning Off RIC-155.................................................................................................... 3-9  
Chapter 4. Configuration  
4.1 Configuring RIC-155 for Management ......................................................................... 4-1  
Entering Device Information..................................................................................................4-2  
Configuring the Host Parameters...........................................................................................4-3  
Configuring the Network Managers.......................................................................................4-4  
Controlling the Management Access......................................................................................4-5  
4.2 Configuring the RIC-155 for Operation........................................................................ 4-6  
Configuring the Clock Source................................................................................................4-7  
Configuring Control Port Parameters .....................................................................................4-7  
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Enabling and Disabling Pop-up Alarms ..................................................................................4-8  
4.3 Configuring the Physical Ports...................................................................................... 4-9  
Configuring the Ethernet Interface.........................................................................................4-9  
Configuring the STM-1/OC-3c Interface ................................................................................4-9  
Configuring Fast Ethernet Bridge .........................................................................................4-12  
Configuring the Bridge Ports................................................................................................4-13  
Displaying the System Status ...............................................................................................4-15  
Displaying the Port Status....................................................................................................4-16  
Changing the Password.......................................................................................................4-18  
Displaying the RIC-155 Inventory........................................................................................4-19  
Installing Software Releases.................................................................................................4-20  
Transferring Configuration Files...........................................................................................4-22  
Displaying the Software Version..........................................................................................4-22  
Switching Software Versions................................................................................................4-23  
Resetting RIC-155...............................................................................................................4-23  
Chapter 5. Troubleshooting and Diagnostics  
5.1 Monitoring Performance.............................................................................................. 5-1  
Displaying the Ethernet Statistics ...........................................................................................5-1  
Displaying SDH/SONET Statistics ..........................................................................................5-2  
5.2 Detecting Errors........................................................................................................... 5-7  
Power-Up Self-Test...............................................................................................................5-7  
Front Panel LEDs ..................................................................................................................5-7  
5.3 Handling Alarms.......................................................................................................... 5-7  
Displaying System Alarms......................................................................................................5-8  
Working with the Log File.....................................................................................................5-8  
Configuring Alarm Severity....................................................................................................5-9  
Masking Port Alarms ...........................................................................................................5-10  
Appendix A. Connector Wiring  
Appendix B. Traffic Separation  
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Chapter 1  
Introduction  
1.1 Overview  
RIC-155 is a converter that enables simple and efficient connection of Fast  
Ethernet traffic over STM-1/OC-3c lines. Equipped with a 10/100BaseT and fiber  
optic or coaxial STM-1 interface, RIC-155 serves as cost-effective alternative to  
ATM devices and routers. The RIC-155’s packet-over-SONET encapsulation  
protocol enables virtually total utilization of SDH/SONET payload traffic, since only  
a small header is required. RIC-155 supports VLAN bridging, flow control and  
backpressure, according to IEEE 802.3x requirements.  
Versions  
STM-1/OC-3c Interface Options  
Fiber optic interface  
Electrical interface.  
Power Supply Options  
The following power supply versions are available:  
100–240 VAC  
24 VDC or -48 VDC.  
Application  
Figure 1-1 illustrates a typical application, where RIC-155 transports 10/100BaseT  
traffic over SDH/SONET infrastructure.  
Central Site  
Remote Site  
RIC-155  
RIC-155  
Fiber or coax  
STM-1/OC-3c  
Fiber or coax  
STM-1/OC-3c  
SDH/SONET  
Data  
Management  
ADM  
ADM  
IP  
Network  
Network  
Management  
Station  
Gigabit Ethernet  
Switch/Router  
Gigabit Ethernet  
Switch/Router  
Figure 1-1. Typical Application  
Overview  
1-1  
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Chapter 1 Introduction  
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Features  
10/100BaseT Interface  
RIC-155 Fast Ethernet interface operation conforms to the IEEE 802.3u, 802.3x  
and 802.1p standards, including VLAN applications. The Fast Ethernet interface  
supports the following functions:  
Four levels of QoS, according to ToS or 802.3p  
High performance lookup engine with support for up to 1024 MAC address  
entries with automatic learning and aging  
Autonegotiation  
Backpressure  
Half duplex and full duplex operation  
FDX flow control  
Automatic MDI/MDIX crossover.  
STM-1/OC-3c Interface  
RIC-155 converts Ethernet/Fast Ethernet signals into POS and vice. The  
STM-1/OC-3c interface terminates into fiber optic or 75BNC coaxial  
connectors. Single mode fiber optic interface of the unit uses a 1310 nm LED or  
1310/1550 laser diode transmitters (see Table 1-1).  
The STM-1/OC-3c interface of RIC-155 operates with internal or receive clock.  
Table 1-1. Fiber Optic Interface Options  
Wavelength Fiber Type  
Transmitter  
Type  
Power Receiver  
Sensitivity  
Typical Max. Connector  
Range  
[dBm]  
[nm]  
[dBm]  
[km/miles]  
[µm]  
SC  
1310  
LED  
2/1.2  
62.5/125,  
-18  
-31  
multimode  
ST, SC, FC  
ST, SC, FC  
SC  
1310  
9/125 single mode  
9/125 single mode  
9/125 single mode  
9/125 single mode  
Laser  
-12  
-31  
-34  
-34  
-29  
20/12.4  
40/25  
1310  
Laser, long haul -2  
Laser, long haul -2  
1550  
80/49.7  
20/12.4  
Laser  
-12  
-12  
-12  
SC  
SF1 (WDM)  
Tx – 1310  
Rx – 1550  
Laser  
9/125 single mode  
-29  
-27  
SC  
SF2 (WDM)  
20/12.4  
20/12.4  
Tx – 1550  
Rx – 1310  
SF3  
(single fiber)  
9/125 single mode Laser, 1310  
Tx and Rx  
SC/APC  
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Management  
Setup, control and monitoring of status and diagnostics information can be  
performed using one of the following methods:  
ASCII terminal connected to the V.24/RS-232 DTE control port  
Telnet host via dedicated Ethernet management port  
PC running a Web browsing application (ConfiguRAD)  
Network management station running RADview, RAD’s SNMP network  
management application.  
ConfiguRAD is user-friendly Web-based terminal management system serving for  
remote device configuration and maintenance. It is embedded in RIC-155 and  
provided at no extra cost. ConfiguRAD can be run from any standard Web  
browser.  
Internal Bridge  
The RIC-155 internal bridge uses four ports for connection to the Ethernet  
management port, Ethernet data port, STM-1/OC-3c interface and the host. The  
bridge provides separation of the management traffic from the user traffic by  
assigning different VLANs to the different ports.  
The bridge operates in the following modes:  
Filter – frames are received with VLAN tag or untagged, the bridge learns the  
source address of the incoming frames, performs the bridging according to the  
MAC address only.  
Filter Tagging – the bridge separates management traffic from the user traffic  
by the tags assigned to the frames. The bridge operation complies with the  
relevant parts of IEEE 802.1Q.  
Alarm Relay  
Real time alarms provide information on the system status, indicating management  
failure, status of the STM-1/OC-3c and Ethernet links, and other faulty conditions.  
Major and minor alarms can be reported to a remote alarm device via dedicated  
DB-9 rear panel connector.  
Alarms severity can be configured by the user. In addition, the RIC-155 alarms can  
be masked to prevent them from being reported.  
Status Reporting  
RIC-155 includes LED indicators that display the status of power, fiber optic signal,  
and Ethernet traffic.  
RIC-155 supports Ethernet and STM-1/OC-3c statistics collection for up 96  
15-minute intervals.  
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1.2 Physical Description  
RIC-155 is a non-modular standalone unit, intended for tabletop or 19” rack  
installation. Figure 1-2 illustrates a 3D view of the RIC-155 unit.  
Figure 1-2. RIC-155 3D View  
The front panel includes seven LEDs, which display the status of power, alarm,  
10/100BaseT traffic and fiber optic signal. For details, refer to Chapter 3.  
The back panel includes a power connector (AC or DC), a 10/100BaseT port  
connectors (primary and management), and STM-1/OC-3c connector (fiber optic  
or coaxial). The RIC-155 rear panel is described in greater detail, in Chapter 2.  
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1.3 Functional Description  
This section contains functional descriptions of the RIC-155 circuit blocks, shown  
Main Card  
Parallel CPU Interface  
CPU  
MDIO/MDC Interface  
Management  
POS Level 2t  
Interface  
SDH/SONET  
Link  
Ethernet  
Network  
Interface  
Fiber Optic/  
Electrical  
Interlace  
Forward MII  
SDH/SONET  
Framer  
CPLD  
Ethernet  
Network  
Power  
Supply  
Figure 1-3. RIC-155 Block Diagram  
Ethernet network interface supports interfacing with Ethernet network. The  
Ethernet interface is based on a multiport Fast Ethernet bridge with quality of  
service support. The ports of the Fast Ethernet bridge perform the following  
functions:  
Data transmission over SDH/SONET link  
Management from the local terminal  
Interconnection between bridge and CPU  
MAC MII configuration.  
CPLD is a high performance lattice programming device responsible for:  
Interfacing between MII port of the Fast Ethernet bridge and Level 2 POS  
interface of the SDH/SONET framer  
Providing MUX functions of SNI CPU interface  
Providing parallel CPU interface  
Managing front panel LEDs.  
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Fiber optic/electrical interface provides connection to the fiber optic or  
coaxial cables.  
CPU controls the RIC-155 operation. It includes a microprocessor, flash  
memory, and SRAM.  
Power supply provides 5V and +3.3V voltage to the RIC-155 internal  
elements.  
1.4 Technical Specifications  
Number of Ports  
1
10/100BaseT  
Interface  
Compatibility  
Data Rate  
Relevant sections of IEEE 802.3u, 802.3x, 802.1p and  
802.3q  
10BaseT: 10 Mbps  
100BaseT: 100 Mbps  
10BaseT: Manchester  
100BaseT: MLT3  
Line Code  
LAN Table  
1,024 MAC addresses with automatic learning and aging  
64 bytes: 148,810 pps  
1518 bytes: 8,127 pps  
64 bytes: 142,000 pps  
1518 bytes: 8,110 pps  
1 MB  
Filter Mode  
Filter TAG Mode  
Buffer  
Maximum Frame  
Size  
1536 bytes  
Cable Type  
Connector  
Unshielded twisted pair (UTP), 19–26 AWG  
RJ-45  
Fiber Optic Interface See Table 1-1  
STM-1/OC-3c  
Interface  
Electrical Interface  
Line Attenuation  
Not greater than 12.7 dB at 78 MHz  
Coax Cable Length  
135m (442 feet), when using RG-59 B/U (at 78 MHz, in  
accordance with the square root of frequency law).  
Impedance  
Connector  
Timing  
75Ω  
BNC coaxial  
Internal, from internal oscillator  
Loopback, from received signal  
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V.24/RS-232  
Ethernet  
ASCII terminal via V.24/RS-232 serial DTE port  
Management  
Monitoring  
Telnet, Web browser or RADview via a MNG port  
(out-of-band) or DATA port (inband)  
STM-1/OC-3c  
Optical input signal  
Input signal monitoring based on received B2 error  
counting  
Frame signal  
Alarm indication signal (AIS)  
Remote detect indication (RDI)  
Received valid frames  
Transmitted valid frames  
Major and minor  
10/100BaseT  
Alarm Types  
Connector  
Alarm Relay  
Indicators  
DB-9, female  
PWR (green)  
SPEED (green)  
LINK/ACT (yellow)  
ALM (red)  
Power  
LAN speed  
Ethernet link integrity and activity  
Alarm  
SIG (green)  
Fiber optic or coaxial signal  
100 to 240 VAC (±10%), 50 to 60 Hz  
-48 VDC (±10%) or 24 VDC (±10%)  
AC Source  
Power  
DC Source  
Power Consumption 8.8W  
Height  
43 mm / 1.7 in  
Physical  
Width  
215 mm / 8.4 in  
Depth  
206 mm / 8.1 in  
Weight  
1.7 kg / 3.7 lb  
Temperature  
Humidity  
0–50°C / 32–122°F  
Up to 90%, non–condensing  
Environment  
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Installation and Setup  
2.1  
Introduction  
This chapter describes installation and setup procedures for the standalone  
RIC-155 device.  
After installing the unit:  
Refer to Chapter 3 for the operating instructions.  
Refer to Chapter 4 for the detailed system configuration procedures using an  
ASCII terminal connected to the RIC-155 control port.  
If a problem is encountered, refer to Chapter 5 for test and diagnostic instructions.  
The RIC-155 standalone unit is designed for desktop or bench installation and is  
delivered as a fully assembled unit. No provisions are made for bolting the unit to  
a tabletop.  
Always observe standard safety precautions during installation, operation, and  
maintenance of this product.  
Warning  
2.2  
Site Requirements and Prerequisites  
AC-powered RIC-155 units should be installed within 1.5m (5 ft) of an  
easily-accessible grounded AC outlet capable of furnishing the voltage in  
accordance with RIC-155 nominal supply voltage.  
DC-powered RIC-155 unit requires a -48 VDC or 24 VDC power source, which  
must be adequately isolated from the main supply.  
Allow at least 90 cm (36 in) of frontal clearance for operating and maintenance  
accessibility. Allow at least 10 cm (4 in) clearance at the rear of the unit for signal  
lines and interface cables.  
The ambient operating temperature of RIC-155 should be 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F),  
at a relative of up to 90%, non-condensing. humidity  
Site Requirements and Prerequisites  
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2.3  
Package Contents  
The RIC-155 package includes the following items:  
One RIC-155 unit  
Technical documentation CD  
AC power cord or DC power supply connector kit  
RM-35 rack mount kit (if ordered).  
2.4  
Connecting the Interface Cables  
Figure 2-1 illustrates a typical rear panel of a RIC-155 unit.  
10/100BaseT  
ALARM  
SPEED LINK/ACT SPEED LINK/ACT  
TX  
RX  
SIG  
CONTROL  
MNG  
DATA  
Figure 2-1. RIC-155 Rear Panel  
Connecting the STM-1/OC-3c Interface  
The RIC-155 STM-1/OC-3c interface terminates in fiber optic or BNC coaxial  
connectors, designated RX and TX.  
To connect a fiber optic cable:  
1. Remove the protective caps from the connectors and store them in a safe  
place for later use.  
2. Connect the transmit fiber to the connector marked TX and the receive fiber to  
the connector marked RX.  
3. At the remote unit connect the transmit fiber to the connector marked RX and  
the receive fiber to the connector marked TX.  
To connect a coaxial cable:  
1. Connect the transmit cable to the connector marked TX and the receive fiber  
to the connector marked RX.  
2. At the remote unit connect the transmit cable to the connector marked RX and  
the receive cable to the connector marked TX.  
Connecting the 10/100BaseT Interface  
The 10/100BaseT interface of RIC-155 terminates in RJ-45 connector designated  
DATA.  
To connect the 10/100BaseT interface:  
Connect the LAN to the rear panel RJ-45 connector designated DATA.  
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2.5  
Connecting the Power Cable  
To connect RIC-155 to the power source, refer to the appropriate section below,  
depending on your version of the unit (AC or DC).  
Before switching on this unit and connecting or disconnecting any other cable,  
the protective earth terminals of this unit must be connected to the protective  
ground conductor of the mains (AC or DC) power cord. If you are using an  
extension cord (power cable) make sure it is grounded as well.  
Any interruption of the protective (grounding) conductor (inside or outside the  
instrument) or disconnecting of the protective earth terminal can make this  
unit dangerous. Intentional interruption is prohibited.  
Warning  
Connecting AC Power  
AC power is supplied to the RIC-155 through a standard 3-prong plug  
AC power should be supplied via a 1.5m (5 ft) standard power cable terminated  
by a standard 3-prong socket. A cable is provided with the unit.  
To connect AC power:  
1. Connect the power cable to the power connector on the RIC-155 rear panel.  
2. Connect the power cable to the mains outlet.  
The unit will be turned on automatically upon connection to the mains.  
Connecting DC Power  
A special IEC 60320 adapter for -48/-60 VDC power connection is supplied with  
the unit. 24 VDC RIC-155 units have a terminal block DC inlet and adapter  
supplied with the unit.  
To connect DC power:  
Refer to the DC power supply connection supplements for instructions how to  
wire the DC adapters, and to the Handling Energized Products section.  
Connecting the Power Cable  
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Operation  
This chapter provides the following information for the RIC-155 converter:  
RIC-155 indicators  
Turning-on and turning-off the RIC-155  
Default settings.  
Installation procedures given in Chapter 2 must be completed and checked before  
attempting to operate RIC-155.  
3.1  
Turning On RIC-155  
To turn on RIC-155:  
Connect the power cord to the mains.  
The PWR indicator on the front panel lights up and remains on as long as  
RIC-155 receives power.  
RIC-155 requires no operator attention once installed, with the exception of  
occasional monitoring of front panel indicators. Intervention is only required when  
RIC-155 must be configured to its operational requirements.  
3.2  
Controls and Indicators  
The front panel includes a series of LED indicators that show the current operating  
status of the unit. Figure 3-1 illustrates front panel of the RIC-155 unit. Table 3-1  
lists and describes the indicator functions.  
RIC-155  
10/100 BaseT  
SPEED  
SIG  
155 Mbps  
LINK/ACT  
PWR  
ALM  
MNG  
DATA  
Figure 3-1. RIC-155 Front Panel  
Controls and Indicators  
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Table 3-1. RIC-155 LEDs  
Name  
Function  
Location  
PWR (green)  
ALM (red)  
SPEED (green)  
ON – Power supply is ON  
Front panel  
Front panel  
Front/rear panel  
ON – Alarm is present in the alarm buffer  
ON – LAN is operating at 100 Mbps  
OFF – LAN is operating at 10 Mbps  
ACT/LINK  
(yellow)  
ON – LAN is connected to the Ethernet interface  
OFF – LAN is not connected to the Ethernet interface  
Blinking – Ethernet interface is receiving/transmitting data  
ON – Link integrity signal is detected on the STM-1/OC-3 link  
Front/rear panel  
SIG (green)  
Front/rear panel  
Upon turning RIC-155 on, the PWR LED in the front panel lights to indicate that  
RIC-155 is on. Table 3-2 shows the correct status of the indicators after power-up  
and software decompression. RIC-155 initialization may take up to 3.5 minutes.  
For detailed description of the initialization sequence, refer to Starting Terminal  
Session for a First Time in Chapter 4.  
Table 3-2. RIC-155 Normal Indicator Status  
Indicator Status  
PWR  
ALM  
ON  
OFF, if all ports are connected  
SPEED  
ON or OFF, according to the  
speed of connected LAN  
LINK/ACT Blinking, if port is connected  
and transferring data  
SIG  
ON, if port is connected  
If the above LED indications do not appear following initial power turn-on, refer to  
Chapter 5 for the diagnostic test instructions.  
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3.3  
Default Settings  
RIC-155 is managed by an ASCII terminal or PC running a terminal emulation  
program via menu-driven embedded software. Table 3-3 lists the default settings of  
the RIC-155 configuration parameters.  
Table 3-3. RIC-155 Default Settings  
Parameter  
Default Value  
System  
Master clock  
Lbt  
Management  
System Contact  
System Name  
System Location  
Host IP address  
Host IP mask  
The contact person  
RIC-155  
The location of this device  
0.0.0.0  
0.0.0.0  
Host default gateway  
Read community  
Write community  
Trap community  
Telnet access  
0.0.0.0  
Public  
Enable  
Enable  
Enable  
10  
SNMP access  
Web access  
Web Trace Refresh  
Physical port access  
Control Port  
MNG ONLY  
Control port rate  
POP alarm  
9600 bps  
OFF  
Security timeout  
DATA Port (Physical)  
Autonegotiation  
Flow control  
10 min  
Enable  
Enable  
Ethernet mode  
LAN speed  
Full duplex  
100 Mbps  
MNG Port (Physical)  
Autonegotiation  
Enable  
Default Settings  
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Parameter  
Default Value  
Enable  
Flow control  
Ethernet mode  
LAN speed  
Full duplex  
100 Mbps  
Uplink  
Frame type  
SONET  
Disable  
10E-3  
BER threshold  
EED threshold  
SD threshold  
J1 Tx path trace enable  
J1 path trace  
10E-6  
Disable  
Physical Failure Forwarding  
Bridge  
Disable  
Aging Time  
304  
Forwarding Mode  
Statistics Counted  
Filter  
OK only  
No Limit  
Multicast & Broadcast Rate  
Limit  
DATA Port PVID  
2
DATA Port PVID Priority  
DATA Port Tag Stripping  
MNG Port PVID  
0
No  
1
MNG Port PVID Priority  
MNG Port Tag Stripping  
POS Port Egress  
0
No  
Unmodified  
3.4  
Configuration Alternatives  
Managing RIC-155 via Terminal Port  
RIC-155 includes a V.24/RS-232 asynchronous DTE port, designated CONTROL  
and terminated in a 9-pin D-type female connector. The control port continuously  
monitors the incoming data stream and immediately responds to any input string  
received through this port. The port requires a cross-cable for the ASCII terminal  
connection.  
The RIC-155 control port can be configured to communicate at the following  
rates: 9.6, 19.2, 38.4, 57.6 or 115.2 kbps. When running a terminal control  
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session for the first time or after changing a terminal data rate, RIC-155 must  
detect the data rate at boot-up and save it in the database. Once the terminal data  
rate is saved, it is detected automatically during each consecutive terminal session.  
Preparing the Terminal  
Any standard ASCII terminal (a “dumb” terminal or a personal computer running  
a terminal emulation application) equipped with a V.24/RS-232 communication  
interface can be used to configure RIC-155. Appendix A details the pin assignment  
and control signal directions of the RIC-155 control connector.  
Starting Terminal Session for a First Time  
To start a terminal session:  
1. Connect a terminal cross-cable to the CONTROL connector of RIC-155.  
2. Start a terminal application and configure the terminal link as follows:  
Terminal emulation – VT100  
Screen width – more than 80 characters.  
3. Power RIC-155 up.  
The SIG LED (green) blinks during software extraction and hardware  
initialization.  
4. When the ALM LED (red) starts blinking, press <Enter> several times.  
RIC-155 automatically adjusts itself to the current terminal baud rate and  
responds with a string of dots.  
5. Type several dots.  
When the hardware initialization is completed, the SIG and ALM LEDs  
flash rapidly six times.  
6. Press <Enter> to display the user name and password entry form.  
7. Enter your user name and password and proceed with the management  
session.  
Note  
The RIC-155 default user names are SU and USER, default password is 1234.  
Managing RIC-155 via Ethernet Ports  
RIC-155 is equipped with a management Ethernet port (MNG) which enables  
communication with RIC-155 management subsystem using the IP protocol. The  
Ethernet management port is configured for LAN cross-over connection.  
To prepare RIC-155 for network management:  
1. Connect a LAN network management station to the RIC-155 Ethernet port  
designated MNG.  
Configure IP host parameters of the RIC-155 units via an ASCII terminal.  
2.  
3.  
Run an SNMP management application, such as RAD’s RADview-Lite, open  
Telnet session, or manage RIC-155 via a Web browser (ConfiguRAD).  
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Make sure the Ethernet management ports of the local and remote devices are  
Cautions  
connected to different LANs.  
Do not run diagnostic loopbacks on RIC-155 or insert loopback plugs into its  
Ethernet ports.  
When RIC-155 is managed over Telnet or ConfiguRAD, only two simultaneous  
management sessions are allowed. An additional management session can be  
opened from the supervisory terminal.  
Notes  
If no user input is detected for 10 minutes during Telnet or ConfiguRAD session,  
RIC-155 automatically disconnects from the management station.  
ConfiguRAD management utility is compatible with Internet Explorer 6.0 and  
above.  
To start a ConfiguRAD session:  
1. Start a Web browser.  
2. Disable any pop-up blocking software, such as Google Popup Blocker.  
3. In the address bar, enter an IP address of RIC-155, and press <Enter>.  
The Login screen appears.  
4. In the Login screen, click Login to start the ConfiguRAD management session.  
Note  
Disable the proxy server connection for the Web browser to ensure stable  
ConfiguRAD session.  
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3.5  
Navigating the Management Menus  
This section provides a general description of the software menu operation and  
conventions for navigating the menus.  
Menu Map  
Figure 3-2. Menu Map  
Note  
ConfiguRAD menus differ in appearance from the terminal screens, but have the  
same functionality.  
Loging on  
Enter a user name and password in order to start the RIC-155 management  
software.  
To enter the user name and password:  
1. Type in USER or SU and press <Enter>.  
2. Type the password (Default 1234).  
RIC-155 responds to your entry with asterisks.  
Note  
It is recommended to change the default password to prevent unauthorized access  
to RIC-155.  
3. Press <Enter>.  
The Main menu is displayed (see Figure 3-3).  
Navigating the Management Menus  
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Main Menu  
1. Inventory  
2. Configuration  
3. Monitoring  
4. File Utilities  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 3-3. Main Menu (Terminal Session)  
ConfiguRAD provides auxiliary management tools in the lower left-hand corner:  
Status – shows the number of users currently managing RIC-155  
Trace – opens an additional pane for system messages, progress indicators  
(ping, software and configuration file downloads) and alarms. It is  
recommended to keep the trace pane open all the time. Refresh rate of the  
Trace pane is user-configurable.  
Refresh All – refreshes performance registers.  
Choosing Options  
To choose an option (terminal session):  
Type the number corresponding to the option, and press <Enter>.  
RIC-155 immediately updates its database with a new value or displays a  
new menu for the selected option.  
Note  
When a menu option has only two values, typing the option number and pressing  
<Enter> toggles between the available values.  
To choose an option (ConfiguRAD session):  
1. Click a link in the ConfiguRAD screen to display the next menu.  
2. Once the target screen is displayed, select a value from the drop-down box or  
enter it in a text box.  
Correcting Entries  
To correct an erroneous entry:  
Press <Backspace> to clear the error, then enter the correct characters.  
or  
Press <Esc> to exit the current menu, and then return to the menu to  
re-enter the required value.  
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Navigating Tables  
Some of the RIC-155 management software screens are tables, which are bigger  
than regular menus and require scrolling to navigate between parameters. For  
example, the Inventory screen or Manager List menu are considered tables.  
Use the following keys (case-sensitive) for tables navigation:  
Ctrl L – scroll left,  
Ctrl R – scroll right, Right Arrow – move right  
Ctrl U – scroll up, Up Arrow – move up  
Left Arrow – move left,  
Ctrl D – scroll down, Down Arrow – move down  
<Tab> – select next changeable cell  
G<row number>, <col number> - go to cell.  
Note  
You can display these navigation keys by typing <?> from a table.  
Logging Out  
To end the current session:  
In the Main menu, click Logout.  
Note  
RIC-155 allows up to three management sessions to be active at a time. If a  
Web-based management session was not ended properly, (for example, by closing  
the Web browser window instead of logging out), you have to wait five minutes  
before attempting the next log-in. If you try to log in during the five-minute security  
timeout, RIC-155 does not allow you to proceed to the Main menu, displaying ‘Too  
Many Users’ warning.  
3.6  
Turning Off RIC-155  
To turn off RIC-155:  
Remove the power cord from the power source.  
Turning Off RIC-155  
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Configuration  
4.1  
Configuring RIC-155 for Management  
Configuration of RIC-155 is performed via menu-driven embedded software, using  
a standard ASCII terminal or PC running a terminal emulation application,  
connected to the rear panel CONTROL port. Alternatively, you can manage  
RIC-155 over Telnet, a PC running a Web browsing application such as  
ConfiguRAD or the RADview-Lite application via the MNG port.This section  
describes the configuration procedures for the RIC-155 converter.  
To access the Configuration menu:  
From the Main menu, select Configuration.  
The Configuration menu appears (see Figure 4-1).  
RIC-155  
Configuration  
1. Quick Setup  
>
>
>
>
2. System Configuration  
3. Physical Ports Configuration  
4. Bridge Configuration  
>
Please select item <1 to 4>  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 4-1. Configuration Menu  
Note  
The Quick Setup menu is described in the Quick Start Guide.  
Define the RIC-155 internal SNMP agent parameters in order to enable SNMP,  
Telnet or Web-based management (see Figure 4-2). Also you can enter additional  
information about your RIC-155, such as contact person, unit location etc.  
To access the Management menu:  
Follow the path: Configuration > System Configuration >Management.  
The Management menu appears (see Figure 4-2).  
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Management  
1. Device Info  
2. Host IP  
>
>
>
>
3. Manager List  
4. Management Access  
>
Please select item <1 to 4>  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 4-2. Management Menu  
Entering Device Information  
The Device Info menu allows you to assign a name to RIC-155, give description for  
the unit, define its location, and contact person. These entries may include up to  
20 characters.  
To enter device information:  
1. Follow the path: Configuration > System Configuration > Device Info.  
The Device Info menu appears (see Figure 4-3).  
2. From the Device Info menu, select System Contact and enter name of a  
contact person; select System Name and enter a name of the unit; select  
System Location and enter description of the RIC-155 location.  
RIC-155  
Device Info  
System description (RIC-155 HW Version:xxxxx SW Version:xxxxx)  
1. System contact  
2. System name  
(Contact Person)  
(RIC-155)  
3. System location  
(Location of this device)  
>
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 4-3. Device Info Menu  
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Configuring the Host Parameters  
RIC-155 can be managed by a network management station, which is located on  
the LAN connected to the unit’s MNG port. In order to establish a proper  
connection, it is necessary to configure the following: host IP address, subnet  
mask, default gateway, its trap, read and write communities.  
Note  
The following parameters are masked during Telnet, ConfigureRAD, RADview  
sessions:  
Host IP address  
Host IP mask  
Host default gateway  
Host Tagging  
VLAN ID  
Host VLAN priority.  
They can be configured from a supervisory terminal only.  
To define the IP parameters:  
1. Follow the path: Configuration > System Configuration > Management >  
Host IP.  
The Host IP menu appears (see Figure 4-4).  
2. From the Host IP menu, perform the following:  
Select Host IP List to define the host IP address and IP mask in the Host IP  
List menu (see Figure 4-5).  
Select Host Default Gateway to set the default gateway IP address.  
Select Read Community to enter the name of a community with read-only  
authorization.  
Select Write Community to enter the name of a community with write  
authorization.  
Select Trap Community to enter the name of a community to which  
RIC-155 sends traps.  
Select Host Tagging and set it to Tagged or Untagged to enable or disable  
VLAN tagging performed by the host.  
If the host tagging is enabled, select VLAN ID to enter the ID of the host  
VLAN (04094).  
If the host tagging is enabled, select Host VLAN priority to specify priority  
of the host VLAN (07).  
Note  
Host IP addresses of both RIC-155 (local and remote) should be set to the same  
subnet.  
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Host IP  
1. Host IP List  
>
2. Host default gateway  
3. Read community  
4. Write community  
5. Trap community  
6. Host Tagging  
(0.0.0.0)  
(public)  
(public)  
(public)  
(Tagged)  
(1)  
7. VLAN ID [1-4094]  
8. Host VLAN priority  
>
(1)  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 4-4. Host IP Menu  
RIC-155  
Host IP List  
1. IP Address  
2. IP Mask  
(0.0.0.0)  
(0.0.0.0)>  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 4-5. Host IP List Menu  
Configuring the Network Managers  
Define or modify the network management stations to which the SNMP agent of  
RIC-155 sends traps. Up to ten managers can be defined. Entering the IP address  
and corresponding subnet mask defines each management station. In addition,  
you can temporarily prevent a manager station from receiving traps by masking  
them.  
To configure the network managers:  
1. Follow the path: Configuration > System Configuration > Management >  
Manager List.  
The Manager List menu appears (see Figure 4-6).  
2. From the Manager List menu, select a management station by moving the  
cursor up/down or left/right.  
3. Enter a new IP address for the selected management station.  
4. Move to the Trap Mask field and toggle between YES and NO to mask or  
unmask traps for the selected management station.  
5. Repeat step 2 and step 3 to define additional management stations.  
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RIC-155  
Manager List  
Manager ID IP address  
Trap Mask  
NO  
1.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
5.  
0.0.0.0  
0.0.0.0  
0.0.0.0  
0.0.0.0  
0.0.0.0  
NO  
NO  
NO  
YES  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit; ?-help  
Figure 4-6. Manager List Menu  
Controlling the Management Access  
You can enable or disable access to the RIC-155 management system via SNMP,  
Telnet or Web-based applications. By disabling SNMP, Telnet or Web, you prevent  
unauthorized access to the system when security of the RIC-155 IP address has been  
compromised. When SNMP, Telnet and Web access is disabled, RIC-155 can be  
managed via an ASCII terminal only. In addition, you can enable or disable an  
inband management (via uplink or DATA port) or out-of-band (via MNG port).  
To define the management access method:  
1. Follow the path: Configuration > System Configuration > Management >  
Management Access.  
The Management Access menu appears.  
2. From the Management Access menu, select TELNET Access to configure  
Telnet access, select SNMP Access to configure SNMP access, or select WEB  
Access to configure Web access.  
A TELNET Access, SNMP Access or WEB Access menu appears  
Note  
During a Telnet session, Telnet Access is masked.  
During a SNMP session, SNMP Access is masked.  
During a Web session, Web Access is masked.  
3. From the TELNET Access, SNMP Access or WEB Access menu, select ENABLE  
to allow selected management type, DISABLE to restrict it, or Managers Only  
to allow access only for the management stations defined in the Manager List  
menu (see Figure 4-6).  
4. If the Web management (ConfiguRAD) is enabled, you can select WEB Trace  
Refresh from the Management Access menu, and define refresh rate of the  
Trace pane in seconds (1255).  
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TELNET Access (Enable)  
1. Enable  
2. Disable  
3. Managers only  
Please select item <1 to 3>  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 4-7. TELNET Access Menu  
To enable or disable management ports:  
1. From the Management Access menu, select Physical Ports Access.  
The Physical Ports Access menu appears (see Figure 4-8).  
2. From the Physical Ports Access menu, select None to disable both inband and  
out-of-band management, MNG only to enable out-of-band management only  
(via MNG port), or All to enable management via Ethernet management and  
data ports.  
Appendix B illustrates connections between the management port, data port,  
STM-1/OC-3c port and the CPU within internal bridge.  
Note  
Whenever the Physical Ports Access mode is changed, the POS Port Egress  
(STM-1/OC-3c) and Tag Stripping (data and management Ethernet ports) are set to  
their default values as explained in Appendix B.  
RIC-155  
Physical Ports Access (All)  
1. None  
2. MNG only  
3. All  
Please select item <1 to 3>  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 4-8. Physical Ports Access Menu  
4.2  
Configuring the RIC-155 for Operation  
The RIC-155 management software allows you to perform the following:  
Setting source clock  
Defining control port parameters  
Defining alarm severity and masking alarms  
Resetting RIC-155 to the default values  
Performing the overall reset of the device.  
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To display the System Configuration menu:  
From the Configuration menu, select System Configuration.  
The System Configuration menu appears (see Figure 4-9).  
Note  
Procedures for alarm configuration and masking are detailed in Chapter 5.  
RIC-155  
System  
1. Master clock  
>
>
>
>
>
>
2. Management  
3. Control port  
4. Alarm Configuration  
5. Factory default  
6. Reset Device  
>
Please select item <1 to 5>  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 4-9. System Configuration Menu  
Configuring the Clock Source  
RIC-155 supports internal and loopback clock modes.  
To configure the clock source:  
From the System Configuration menu, select Master Clock.  
Display is refreshed and a new master clock value appears: Internal or  
Loopback.  
Configuring Control Port Parameters  
RIC-155 embedded software enables you to configure the serial port parameters,  
which include specifying terminal baud rate, defining user name, password and  
log-off time, and enabling or disabling pop-up alarms.  
To access the Control port menu:  
From the System Configuration menu, select Control Port.  
The Control Port menu appears (see Figure 4-10).  
RIC-155  
Control Port  
1. Baud Rate  
>(9600)  
(OFF)  
2. Pop Alarm  
3. Security Timeout  
4. Save All  
(10 min)  
>
Please select item <1 to 4>  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 4-10. Control Port Menu  
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Changing the Control Port Data Rate  
To configure the control port data rate:  
1. From the Control Port menu, select Baud Rate.  
The Baud Rate menu appears (see Figure 4-11).  
2. Select the terminal rate by typing the number corresponding to the desired  
value, and pressing <Enter>.  
3. From the Control Port menu, select Save All to save the new baud rate.  
RIC-155  
Baud Rate (9600)  
1. 9600 bps  
2. 19200 bps  
3. 38400 bps  
4. 57600 bps  
5. 115200 bps  
Please select item <1 to 5>  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 4-11. Baud Rate Menu  
Configuring the Security Timeout  
The timeout specifies a time interval after which RIC-155 automatically  
disconnects from the supervisory terminal if no input from the user is detected.  
The timeout can be set to 10 minutes or disabled.  
To configure the security timeout:  
From the Control Port menu, select Security Timeout to disable it (OFF) or set  
to 10 minutes (10min).  
The display is refreshed and a new value appears.  
Note  
Security timeout value is not valid for the Telnet or ConfiguRAD management,  
which are permanently set to 10 minutes.  
Enabling and Disabling Pop-up Alarms  
When the pop-up function is enabled, RIC-155 displays alarms as they are  
generated by the system or received by the interfaces. The alarms are displayed at  
the bottom of the terminal screen.  
To enable or disable pop-up alarms:  
From the Control Port menu, select Pop Alarm to choose the pop-up alarms  
mode: ON (pop-up alarms are enabled) or OFF (pop-up alarms are disabled).  
The display is refreshed and a new value appears.  
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4.3  
Configuring the Physical Ports  
Physical ports of RIC-155 include the following configurable subsystems:  
Data 10/100BaseT port  
Management 10/100BaseT port  
STM-1/OC-3c port.  
Configuring the Ethernet Interface  
To configure the Ethernet interface:  
1. Follow the path: Physical Ports Configuration > Ethernet Configuration >  
DATA Port or MNG Port.  
DATA Port or MNG Port menu appears (see Figure 4-12).  
2. From the DATA Port or MNG Port menu, configure the following parameters:  
Autonegotiation (Enable or Disable)  
Flow Control (Enable or Disable)  
Ethernet Mode (Full Duplex or Half Duplex)  
LAN Speed (10 Mbps or 100 Mbps).  
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DATA Port  
1. Auto-negotiation:  
2. Flow Control:  
(Disable)  
(Enable)  
3. Ethernet Mode:  
(Full Duplex)  
4. LAN Speed: (100 Mbps)  
Please select item <1 to 4>  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 4-12. DATA Port Menu  
If autonegotiation is enabled, the Ethernet Mode and LAN speed options are masked.  
Note  
Configuring the STM-1/OC-3c Interface  
The STM-1/OC-3c interface of RIC-155 is based on the SDH/SONET framer that  
implements mapping functions of a channel for SDH/SONET processing at  
155.52 Mbps.  
To configure STM-1/OC-3c interface:  
1. Follow the path: Configuration > Physical Ports Configuration > Uplink  
Configuration.  
The Uplink Configuration menu appears (see Figure 4-13).  
2. From the Uplink Configuration menu, configure the following parameters  
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Uplink Mode, uplink operation mode  
SDH  
SONET  
BER Threshold, controls activation of the Line BER SD and EED  
Enable, the EED and SD statistics data is collected  
Disable, the EED and SD statistics data is not collected  
EED Threshold, Excessive Error Defect threshold in 1E-N, where N = 3, 4  
or 5. The Excessive Error Defect is detected if an equivalent BER exceeds  
selected EED threshold. The Excessive Error Defect is cleared if the  
equivalent BER is better then 1E-(EED + 1).  
10E-3, 10E-4, 10E-5  
SD Threshold, Degraded Signal Defect threshold in 1E-N, where N = 5, 6,  
7, 8 or 9. The Degraded Signal Defect is detected if an equivalent BER  
exceeds selected SD threshold. The Degraded Signal Defect is cleared if the  
equivalent BER is better then 1E-(SD + 1).  
10E-5, 10E-6, 10E-7, 10E-8, 10E-9  
J1 Path Trace Configuration controls the insertion of a user-defined test  
string (trace) into the transmit path (J1 byte). A second menu opens to  
define the following:  
Enable/Disable, transmit path trace insertion is enabled or disabled  
Actual Rx Path Trace, specifies the format of the path trace (up to 62  
characters for SONET and up to 15 characters for SDH)  
Tx Path Trace, transmit test string  
Rx Path Trace, receive test string  
Padding, select spaces or nulls.  
Note  
Both sites must be configured the in the same manner.  
J1 Path Trace.  
Physical Failure Forwarding specifies whether the Ethernet traffic is  
interrupted if an STM-1/OC-3c uplink failure is detected.  
Enable the Ethernet traffic is interrupted if an STM-1/OC-3c uplink  
failure is detected  
Disable the Ethernet traffic is not interrupted if an STM-1/OC-3c uplink  
failure is detected.  
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The following alarms trigger an uplink failure:  
Uplink Port Signal Loss  
Note  
Line Excessive Error Defect  
Line Signal Degraded Error  
Uplink Port Loss of Signal  
Uplink Port Loss of Frame  
Path Rx Facility Pointer Loss  
Path Excessive Error Defect  
Path Signal Degraded Error  
Path Trace J1 string mismatch.  
With Physical Failure Forwarding enabled, three additional alarms trigger an uplink  
failure:  
Line Alarm Indication Signal (AIS-L)  
Remote Line Defect Indication (RDI-L)  
Unequipped.  
It is possible to mask errors in the Alarm Setup menu, so that the uplink will not be  
interrupted. (See Chapter 5)  
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Uplink Configuration  
1. Uplink Mode:  
(SDH)  
2. BER Threshold:  
(Enabled)  
(10E-3)  
(10E-6)  
3. EED Threshold (10E-):  
>
>
>
4. SD Threshold (10E-):  
5. J1 Path Trace Configuration:  
6. Send AIS-L (K2)...  
(Enabled)  
(Enabled)  
(Enabled)  
(Disabled)  
7. Send Unequipped (C2)  
8. Physical failure forwarding  
8. Physical failure forwarding on RDI-L/AIS-L/Unequipped  
Please select item <1 to 8>  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 4-13. Uplink Configuration Menu  
Note  
Item 9 of Figure 4-13, appears only when item 8, Physical failure forwarding, is  
enabled.  
If item 9 is enabled, RIC-155 considers the RDI-L/AIS-L/Unequipped status in  
addition to all the other alarms in physical failure forwarding.  
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Configuring the Internal Bridge  
Configuring Fast Ethernet Bridge  
RIC-155 includes a high-performance Fast Ethernet QoS bridge with VLAN tagging  
capabilities, MDI/MDIX automatic crossover and FDX flow control. Each port  
works at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps, full duplex or half duplex mode (forced or  
autonegotiated).  
To configure the Fast Ethernet bridge:  
1. From the Configuration menu, select Bridge Configuration.  
The Bridge Configuration menu appears (see Figure 4-14).  
2. From the Bridge Configuration menu, configure the following parameters:  
Aging Time (a period of time from the moment when a node is  
disconnected from the network segment or becomes inactive and removal  
of the node address from the database.)  
0 to 4080 seconds in 16 second increments  
Note  
If aging time is set to 0 and address buffer has reached its maximum capability  
(1024 addresses) it stops storing new addresses.  
Forwarding Mode (operation mode of the internal bridge)  
Filter (frames are received with VLAN tag or untagged, the bridge learns  
the source address of the incoming frames, performs the bridging  
according to the MAC address only)  
Filter Tagged (The bridge separates management traffic from the user  
traffic by the tags assigned to the frames. The switch operation complies  
with the relevant parts of IEEE 802.1Q.)  
Note  
Whenever the Forwarding Mode is changed, the POS Port Egress (STM-1/OC3) and  
Tag Stripping (data and management Ethernet ports) are set to their default values  
and explained in Appendix B.  
Statistics Counted (statistics collection mode)  
OK only (RIC-155 counts the number of received good frames and the  
number of transmitted frames)  
Failed only (RIC-155 counts the number of received bad frames with  
the number of encountered collisions)  
Multicast & Broadcast Rate Limit (controls the traffic volume coming into  
the internal bridge): 128 kbps, 256 kbps, 512 kbps, 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps,  
4 Mbps, 8 Mbps, No Limit.  
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Bridge Configuration  
Aging Time (sec)  
Bridging Mode  
(314)  
(Filter)  
Statistics Counted  
(OK only)  
Multicast and Broadcast Rate Limit  
> (8 Mbps)  
>
Bridge Ports  
Please select item <1 to 5>  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 4-14. Bridge Configuration Menu  
Configuring the Bridge Ports  
The RIC-155 internal bridge includes four ports: Ethernet management, Ethernet  
data, POS (STM-1/OC-3c link) and host. The bridge ports can be used for isolating  
management traffic from data traffic, serving as an important security tool.  
Appendix B details the RIC-155 traffic separation mechanism.  
To access the Bridge Port menu:  
Follow the path: Configuration > Bridge Configuration > Bridge Ports.  
The Bridge Ports menu is displayed.  
RIC-155  
Bridge Ports  
1. DATA Port  
>
2. MNG Port  
>
3. POS Port Egress  
> (Unmodified)  
Please select item <1 to 3>  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 4-15. Bridge Ports Menu  
Configuring Ethernet Management and Data Bridge Ports  
The Ethernet management and data bridge ports support VLAN tagging and VLAN  
prioritization. In addition, these ports can be configured to strip VLAN tags at  
egress or leave the frames unmodified.  
To configure the Ethernet management and data bridge ports:  
1. From the Bridge Ports menu, select DATA Port or MNG Port.  
The DATA Port or MNG Port menu appears.  
2. From the DATA Port or MNG Port menu, configure the following:  
PVID (ID of the VLAN assigned to the current port): 14094.  
PVID Priority (priority of the assigned VLAN): 07  
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Tag Stripping (specifies whether the port strips the VLAN tags at egress or  
not)  
Enable (the tags are stripped)  
Disable (the frames are left unchanged).  
Note  
Whenever the Physical Ports Access mode is changed, Tag Stripping is set to its  
default value, as explained in Appendix B.  
RIC-155  
DATA Port  
1. PVID [1 – 4094]  
2. PVID priority  
3. Tag Stripping  
<2>  
<2>  
<No>  
Please select item <1 to 3>  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 4-16. DATA Port Menu  
Configuring the POS Bridge Port  
The POS bridge port receives frames coming from the Ethernet management and  
data ports. The POS port can be configured to add a tag identifying the source  
port of the outgoing frames.  
To configure the POS port:  
1. Follow the path: Configuration > Bridge Configuration > POS Port Egress.  
The POS Port Egress menu is displayed.  
2. From the POS Port Egress menu, select one of the following POS port values:  
Unmodified (POS port leaves outgoing frames unchanged)  
Tag (POS port adds a tag only if the frame is untagged)  
Stack (POS port adds tags to all frames, tagged or untagged).  
Note  
Whenever the Physical Ports Access mode is changed, POS Port Egress is set to its  
default value, as explained in Appendix B.  
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4.5  
Displaying the RIC-155 Status  
The RIC-155 software displays the converter system and physical port information.  
This section describes only status information of the RIC-155 device. For  
description of RIC-155 alarms, refer to Chapter 5.  
The status information is available via the Monitoring menu.  
Displaying the System Status  
To display the system information:  
1. Follow the path: Monitoring > System Monitoring > System Status.  
The first page of the System Status screen appears (see Figure 4-17).  
2. Type N (next) to display the second page of the System Status screen  
3. Type P (previous) to return to the first page.  
RIC-155  
System Status  
Clock Source: .....> (Loop-Back Timing)  
SW Version: .......  
HW Version: .......  
BOOT Version: .....  
(1.1)  
(1.0B)  
(1.40)  
System CPLD Version: ...(1.02)  
POS CPLD Version:  
Switch device ID:  
Switch revision ID:  
Switch SW version:  
POS device ID: ....  
POS revision ID: ..  
...(N)  
...(255.255)  
(52 - 88E6063)  
(1.00)  
(3.01)  
(1 - CX29701)  
(3.00)  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 4-17. System Status Screen, Page 1  
RIC-155  
(5.82)  
System Status  
... (P)  
POS SW version: ...  
Power Supply Type: ......> (AC)  
MAC Address: ............  
IP Address: .............  
(0020D220A209)  
(172.17.161.98)  
Number of Ethernet ports:> (2)  
Alarm Indication: .......> (Normal)  
Hardware Status: ........  
System Up Time: .........  
(OK)  
<:Time 00:00:00: Day 0/00/00:>  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 4-18. System Status Screen, Page 2  
For system alarm and log file description, refer to Chapter 5.  
Note  
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Displaying the Port Status  
The Physical Port Status menu allows you to display status of the Ethernet and  
STM-1/OC-3c ports of RIC-155.  
Displaying the Ethernet Port Status  
Currently RIC-155 includes one user Ethernet port and one management Ethernet  
port.  
To display the Ethernet port status:  
1. Follow the path: Monitoring > Physical Port Monitoring > Physical Port Status  
> Ethernet Status.  
The Ethernet Status menu appears.  
2. From the Ethernet Status menu, select DATA Port Status to display the  
Ethernet data port status or MNG Port Status to display the management port  
status. (see Figure 4-19).  
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MNG Port Status  
Link Status  
> (Link Up)  
> (Complete)  
(Full duplex)  
(10Mbps)  
Auto-negotiation  
Duplex state  
Speed state  
Partner pause  
Line indication  
(MAC pause implemented)  
(Normal)  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 4-19. MNG Port Status Screen  
Table 4-1 lists parameters provided in the DATA and MNG Port Status screens.  
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Table 4-1. DATA/MNG Port Status Parameters  
Parameters  
Values  
Link Status  
Link Up – DATA/MNG link is up  
Link Down – DATA/MNG link is down  
Autonegotiation  
Disabled – Autonegotiation is disabled  
Not Finished – Autonegotiation is being currently performed  
Complete – Autonegotiation process is completed  
Duplex State  
Speed State  
Partner Pause  
Full Duplex – Full duplex operation  
Half Duplex – Half duplex operation  
10 Mbps – 10 Mbps LAN speed  
100 Mbps – 100 Mbps LAN speed  
Unknown – Autonegotiation process is not completed  
MAC Pause not Implemented – MAC pause is not implemented in the link partner  
MAC Pause Implemented – MAC pause is implemented in the link partner  
Line Indication  
Normal – Primary/management link operates properly  
Major – A major alarm is detected on the DATA/MNG link  
Minor – A minor alarm is detected on the DATA/MNG link  
Displaying the STM-1/OC-3c Port Status  
Status of the STM-1/OC-3c port can be displayed via the Uplink Status menu.  
Table 4-2 lists parameters provided in Uplink Port Status screen.  
To display the STM-1/OC-3c port status:  
Follow the path: Monitoring > Physical Port Monitoring > Physical Port Status  
> Uplink Status.  
The Uplink Status screen appears (see Figure 4-20).  
RIC-155  
Uplink Port Status  
Uplink Connector Type  
Section  
>(Two BNC)  
>(Normal)  
Line  
Path  
Line Indication  
>(Normal)  
>(Normal)  
>(Normal)  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 4-20. Uplink Status Screen  
Displaying the RIC-155 Status  
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Table 4-2. STM-1/OC-3c Port Status Parameters  
Parameters  
Description  
Values  
Two BNC – BNC coaxial connector  
SC – Fiber optic SC connector  
Uplink Connector  
Type  
Type of the  
STM-1/OC-3c  
interface connector  
ST – Fiber optic ST connector  
FC – Fiber optic FC connector  
SF1 – SF1 fiber optic interface  
SF2 – SF2 fiber optic interface  
SF3 – SF3 fiber optic interface  
Normal – Normal  
Section  
Line  
SONET/SDH  
section status  
LOS – Loss of Signal is detected  
LOF – Loss of Frame is detected  
Normal – Normal  
SONET/SDH line  
status  
AIS – Alarm Indication Signal is detected  
RDI – Remote Defect Indication is detected  
Normal – Normal  
Path  
SONET/SDH path  
status  
AIS – Alarm Indication Signal is detected  
RDI – Remote Defect Indication is detected  
LOP – Loss of Pointer is detected  
Trace Mismatch – Tx path trace mismatch is detected  
Normal – Primary/management link operates properly  
Major – A major alarm is detected on the uplink  
Minor – A minor alarm is detected on the uplink  
Line Indication  
4.6  
Additional Tasks  
Changing the Password  
From the User Access menu change current passwords and display the list of users  
and their access levels. Currently the following permanent user names are available  
(case-sensitive): SU and USER with 1234 as default password.  
To change the current password:  
1. Follow the path: Configuration > System Configuration > Management >  
Management Access > User Access.  
The User Access menu is displayed (see Figure 4-21).  
2. From the User Access menu, select the following:  
Change Password to assign a new password to the existing user name (SU  
or USER). Password can contain up to eight characters.  
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User Info to display the list of current users, their access rights (read/write)  
and status (dynamic/permanent).  
Reset users password to default this selection is only available to a super  
user who has logged on with the super user name and password. The user’s  
password is reset to the default value (1234) but the super user password is  
not changed.  
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User Access  
1. Change Password  
>
2. User Info  
[]>  
3. Reset users password to default  
>
Please select item <1 to 2>  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 4-21. User Access Menu  
Displaying the RIC-155 Inventory  
The RIC-155 inventory displays information on the functional blocks of the unit.  
RIC-155 consists of the following components:  
Chassis  
Power supply  
Ethernet port  
Management Ethernet port  
Terminal control port  
Alarm relay port  
STM-1/OC-3c port.  
1. To display the RIC-155 inventory:  
The Inventory menu appears (see Figure 4-22).  
2. From the Inventory screen, scroll right to display the second page of the  
Inventory screen.  
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Inventory  
Index  
1001  
4001  
7001  
7003  
7004  
7005  
7006  
Description  
RAD-RIC-155 converter  
Power supply  
Fast Eth DATA Port  
Fast Eth MNG Port  
RS-232-Control Port  
Alarm Port  
Class  
Chassis  
Power Supply  
Port  
Port  
Port  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Port  
Port  
STM1/OC3 port  
->>  
>
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit; ?-help  
Figure 4-22. Inventory Screen  
Installing Software Releases  
This section presents procedures for installing new software releases into the  
RIC-155 units.  
RIC-155 stores two software versions, each in one of two partitions of its flash  
memory, which also contains a boot program. The software is stored in  
compressed format. The active version is decompressed and loaded into the RAM  
on power-up. The passive software is kept for backup purposes. If the active  
software gets corrupted, you can swap it with the backup. By default, RIC-155 is  
delivered with active software only.  
New software releases are distributed on diskettes as an *.img file, which is  
downloaded to the local RIC-155 using the TFTP or XMODEM protocol. When  
starting a download, RIC-155 erases the current backup and places the new  
software in the backup partition. When downloading is complete, the unit checks  
the integrity of the new software file. If it is correct, the backup and active files are  
swapped. The new software release becomes active and the former active software  
becomes the backup. If a failure occurs during downloading, the new version is  
erased. In this case, only one version is left stored in the flash memory.  
Configuration files can be uploaded for storage and backup.  
Installing a New Software Release via TFTP  
To install a new software release via TFTP:  
1. Follow the path: Main menu> File Utilities > SW & File Transfer > Via TFTP.  
The Via TFTP menu appears.  
2. From the Via TFTP menu, perform the following steps:  
Select TFTP File Name and enter the name of the software file (for  
example, ric155.img).  
Select TFTP IP Server and enter the IP address of the TFTP server.  
3. From the Via TFTP menu, select TFTP Command.  
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4. From the TFTP Command menu, (see Figure 4-23) select Download User File  
to start downloading file to RIC-155.  
RIC-155 automatically erases the backup partition and downloads the new  
software into the backup partition. Once the download is complete,  
RIC-155 performs a check and displays the Ended OK message. Then the  
unit resets and loads the new software to the active partition; the old active  
software is swapped into the backup partition.  
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TFTP Command  
1. No Operation  
2. Download User File  
3. Upload User File  
4. Download Configuration  
5. Upload Configuration  
Please select item <1 to 5>  
ESC - prev. menu ; ! – main menu ; & – exit  
Figure 4-23. TFTP Command  
Installing a New Software Release via XMODEM  
Installation of the new software releases via XMODEM is possible only via terminal  
connection.  
To install a new software release via XMODEM:  
1. Follow the path: Main menu> File Utilities > SW & File Transfer > Via  
XMODEM  
RIC-155 responds with the following string:  
PLEASE OPEN XMODEM APPLICATION.  
For exit press Q(uit)  
If you press <Q>, RIC-155 aborts the download process and displays  
Download failure. Press Esc to continue. in addition to the  
previous display.  
2. Send the *.img file to RIC-155 using the XMODEM protocol of your terminal  
application.  
Once the download is complete, RIC-155 displays the following message:  
Final process download. Reset  
After the decompression, RIC-155 is automatically reset. This causes the  
new software to be loaded into the RIC-155.  
Note  
To minimize the software downloading time, it is recommended to configure the  
CONTROL port to the highest available data rate, see Changing the Control Port  
Data Rate section above.  
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Transferring Configuration Files  
Configuration files can be transferred between the RIC-155 and the host via TFTP.  
To upload a configuration file  
1. Follow the path: Main menu > File Utilities menu > SW & File Transfer >  
Via TFTP.  
The Via TFTP menu appears.  
2. From the Via TFTP menu, perform the following steps:  
Select TFTP File Name and enter the name of the configuration file  
Note  
The file name field may contain the file name of the user software *.img. Be sure to  
insert a different file name and extension so that the software file is not overwritten.  
Select TFTP IP Server and enter the IP address of the TFTP server.  
3. From the Via TFTP menu, select TFTP Command.  
4. From the TFTP Command menu, select Upload Configuration to start  
uploading file to the host.  
Note  
IP parameters of RIC-155 are retained during uploading and downloading of  
configuration files.  
To download a configuration file  
1. Follow the path: Main menu> File Utilities > SW & File Transfer > Via TFTP.  
The Via TFTP menu appears.  
2. From the Via TFTP menu, perform the following steps:  
Select TFTP File Name and enter the name of the configuration file.  
Note  
The file name field may contain the file name of the user software *.img. Be sure to  
insert the configuration file name and extension.  
Select TFTP IP Server and enter the IP address of the TFTP server.  
3. From the Via TFTP menu, select TFTP Command.  
4. From the TFTP Command menu, select Download Configuration to start  
downloading file from the host.  
Once the download is complete, RIC-155 performs a reset.  
Note  
IP parameters of RIC-155 are retained during uploading and downloading of  
configuration files. If the configuration file is downloaded to a different RIC-155  
then change the IP settings to keep them unique (see Configuring the Host  
Displaying the Software Version  
You can display the information on the software revision of the local or remote  
units. The information includes a description of the active program, which is  
currently being used by RIC-155, and also details of the backup software.  
To display the software version:  
Follow the path: Main Menu > File Utilities > File System >SW.  
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The Software Version screen appears (see Figure 4-24).  
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SW files  
Software active version:  
Software active partition:  
Code size:  
1.00  
0
190  
Date:  
28-02-03  
Software backup version:  
Software backup partition:  
Code size:  
Date:  
Boot version:  
0.00n00  
1
0
0-0-0  
2.20  
4.00  
Boot mng version:  
SW Files Table  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit  
Figure 4-24. Software Version Screen  
Switching Software Versions  
If the active software becomes corrupted, you can switch it with the backup file.  
To switch software versions:  
1. From the File System menu, select Swap SW Files.  
RIC-155 displays the following message:  
Request to swap SW files!!! Are you sure? Y/N  
2. Type Y to confirm the file swap.  
RIC-155 performs the swap and sends the following string:  
Program Switching  
The active software becomes backup and vice versa. At this stage, RIC-155  
is automatically reset.  
If you try to switch the software versions when only one version is available,  
RIC-155 responds with the following message:  
Impossible to switch – no other program  
Press any key to continue  
Resetting RIC-155  
RIC-155 supports two types of reset:  
Reset to the default setting  
Resetting all parameters  
Resetting all parameters, except for master clock and management options  
Overall reset of the device.  
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Resetting RIC-155 to Factory Defaults  
You can reset RIC-155 to its default settings. Reseting to the defaults does not  
affect the master clock setting. In addition, you can reset local RIC-155 without  
affecting its management parameters (IP address, mask and default gateway).  
To reset RIC-155 to the defaults:  
1. Follow the path: Configuration >System Configuration > Factory default.  
Factory Default menu is displayed.  
2. From the Factory Default menu, perform one the following steps:  
Select All to reset all RIC-155 parameters to the default settings.  
Select Without Management to reset all parameters, except for IP address,  
mask and default gateway values, community names.  
RIC-155 displays the following message:  
Request to factory default!!! Are you sure? Y/N  
3. Type Y to confirm the reset.  
RIC-155 performs the requested type of reset.  
Resetting RIC-155  
You can perform the overall reset of RIC-155.  
To reset RIC-155:  
1. From the System Configuration menu, select Reset Device.  
A confirmation message appears.  
2. Type Y to confirm the reset.  
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Troubleshooting and  
Diagnostics  
This chapter describes the RIC-155 diagnostic functions, which include:  
Statistics collection  
Status indications  
Alarms.  
5.1  
Monitoring Performance  
RIC-155 has capabilities for collection of the Ethernet and SDH/SONET statistics.  
Displaying the Ethernet Statistics  
Performance statistic data is collected for the primary Ethernet port of RIC-155.  
To display the Ethernet statistics:  
1. From the Main menu, select Monitoring.  
The Monitoring menu appears.  
2. From the Monitoring menu, select Physical Ports Monitoring.  
The Physical Ports Monitoring menu appears.  
3. From the Physical Ports Monitoring menu, select Physical Port Statistics.  
The Physical Port Statistics menu appears (see Figure 5-1).  
4. From the Physical Port Statistics, select DATA Statistics to display the Ethernet  
statistics collected for the primary Ethernet port.  
The DATA Statistics screen appears (see Figure 5-2).  
5. The DATA Statistics screen includes the following parameters:  
RX OK frames – Number of valid frames received by the DATA port  
TX OK frames – Number of valid frames transmitted by the DATA port  
Run time – Time elapsed since the last RIC-155 power-up or statistics  
clearing.  
To clear Ethernet statistics:  
From the DATA Statistics, select Clear Statistics to clear all collected Ethernet  
statistic data.  
Note  
You can also clear all Ethernet and SDH/SONET statistic data by selecting Clear All  
Statistics from the Physical Port Statistics menu.  
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Physical Port Statistics  
Primary Ethernet Statistics  
Uplink Statistics  
>
>
>
Clear All Statistics  
>
Please select item <1 to 3>  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit;  
Figure 5-1. Physical Port Statistics Menu  
RIC-155  
DATA Statistics  
RX OK frames ...(100)  
TX OK frames ...(200)  
Run time (sec)...(899)  
1. Clear Statistics  
>
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit;  
Figure 5-2. Primary Ethernet Statistics Screen  
Displaying SDH/SONET Statistics  
You can display detailed SDH/SONET performance statistics for the current  
15-minute interval or for all 15-minute intervals of the last 24-hour period.  
To display the current SDH/SONET statistics:  
1. From the Physical Port Statistics (Figure 5-1), select Uplink Statistics.  
The Uplink Statistics menu appears (see Figure 5-3).  
2. From the Uplink Statistics menu, select Current Statistics.  
The first Uplink Statistics screen appears (see Figure 5-4).  
3. Proceed to the second and third pages of the Uplink Statistics by typing N.  
4. Return to the previous page by typing P.  
Table 5-1 explains all SDH/SONET statistics parameters.  
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Uplink Statistics  
Current Statistics  
Intervals Statistics  
Clear All Statistics  
>
>
>
>
Please select item <1 to 3>  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit;  
Figure 5-3. Uplink Statistics Menu  
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Uplink Statistics  
Time Elapsed  
LOS  
...(6)  
... (0)  
... (6)  
... (6)  
... (6)  
Far End Line ESs  
Far End Line SES  
Far End Line UASs  
Path CV  
... (7)  
... (5)  
... (6)  
... (2)  
... (6)  
... (6)  
... (0)  
... (10)  
... (7)  
... (9)  
... (1)  
Section CV  
Section ESs  
Section SESs  
Path ESs  
Section SEFSs ... (4)  
Path SESs  
Line CV  
... (10)  
... (7)  
... (6)  
... (3)  
Path UASs  
Line ESs  
Line SESs  
Line UASs  
Far End Path CV  
Far End Path ESs  
Far End Path SESs  
Far End Path UASs  
Far End Line CV ... (0)  
... (N)  
>
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit;  
Figure 5-4. Uplink Statistics Screen, Page 1  
RIC-155  
Uplink Statistics  
...(P)  
Time Elapsed  
RCV frames  
XMT frames  
... (.)  
... (6)  
... (10)  
RCV FCS frames  
... (6)  
RCV ABORT frames ... (6)  
XMT ABORT frames ... (10)  
>
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit;  
Figure 5-5. Uplink Statistics Screen, Page 2  
Table 5-1. SDH/SONET Statistics Parameters  
Range  
[15 min]  
Display  
Description  
Time Elapsed  
Number of seconds that have elapsed since the beginning of the current  
interval.  
0–899  
LOS  
Number Loss of Signal errors occurred during the current interval.  
0–899  
Section CV  
Number of Section Coding Violations occurred during the current interval. 0–899  
Section CVs are not counted during SES_S.  
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Range  
[15 min]  
Display  
Description  
Section ESs  
Number of Section Errored Seconds in the current interval. Section errored 0–899  
second is a second that contains one or more B1 BIP-8 errors. This counter  
is also incremented by one for each section severely errored second  
detected during the interval.  
Section SESs  
Section SEFSs  
Number of Section Severely Errored Seconds in the current interval.  
Section severely errored second is a second that contains more then 2500  
B1 BIP-8 errors. This counter is also incremented by one for each Severely  
Errored Frame Second or a second with the LOS defect detected during  
the current interval.  
0–899  
Number of Section Severely Errored Frame Seconds in the current interval. 0–899  
This counter is incremented by one for each second containing one or  
more SEF or LOS defects.  
Line CV  
Line ESs  
Number of Line Coding Violations in the current interval. Line CV are not  
counted during SES_L.  
0–899  
Number of Line Errored Seconds in the current interval. Line errored  
second is a second that contains one or more B2 BIP errors. This counter is  
also incremented by one for each line severely errored second detected  
during the interval. ES are not counted during UAS.  
0–899  
Line SESs  
Line UASs  
Number of Line Severely Errored Seconds in the current interval. Line  
severely errored second is a second that second contains more then 2500  
B2 BIP errors. This counter is also incremented by one for each severely  
errored frame second or a second with the LOS or AIS defect detected  
during the current interval. SES are not counted during UAS_L.  
0–899  
0–899  
Number of Line Unavailable Seconds. Incremented by one if the second  
contains unavailable defects in the current interval. The line becomes  
unavailable if 10 contiguous SES_L appears. The 10 SES_L are included in  
the UAS_L time. The line becomes available if 10 contiguous seconds are  
with no SES_L. The 10 seconds with no SES_L are excluded from the  
UAS_L.  
Far End Line  
CV  
Number of Line Far End Coding Violation events that include M1-REIs in  
the current interval. CV_LFE are not counted during SES_LFE.  
0–899  
0–899  
Far End Line  
ESs  
Number of Line Far End CV Errored Seconds which include one or more  
M1-REIs or one or more RDI-L defects in the current interval. ES_LFE are  
not counted during UAS_LFE, LOS, LOF or AIS_L.  
Far End Line  
SESs  
Number of Line Far End Severely Errored Seconds which include more  
then 2500 REI-L errors, or one or more RDI-L defects in the current  
interval. SES_LFE are not counted during UAS_LFE, LOS, LOF or AIS-L.  
0–899  
0–899  
Far End Line  
UASs  
Number of Line Far End Unavailable Seconds in the current interval. The  
line becomes unavailable at the onset of 10 contiguous SES_LEF. The 10  
SES_LFE are included in unavailable time. The line becomes available at  
the onset of 10 contiguous seconds with no SES_LFE. The 10 seconds with  
no SES_LFE are excluded from unavailable time. Not counted during LOS,  
LOF or AIS_L.  
Path CV  
Number of Path Coding Violation in the current interval. CV_P are not  
counted during an SES_P.  
0–899  
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Range  
[15 min]  
Display  
Description  
Path ESs  
Number of Path Errored Seconds in the current interval. Incremented by  
one for each second containing one or more B3 BIP-8 errors or an SES_P is  
detected in the current interval. SES_P are not counted during UAS_P.  
0–899  
Path SESs  
Path UASs  
Number of Path Severely Errored Seconds. Incremented by one for each  
second containing more then 2500 B3 BIP-8 errors or one or more SEF  
detects, or one or more LOS, LOF, AIS_L, AIS_P, LOP_P, UNEQ_P, TIM-P  
defects in the current interval. SES_P are not counted during UAS_P.  
0–899  
Number of Path Unavailable Seconds. Incremented by one for each  
second contains unavailable detects in the current interval, the line  
becomes unavailable if 10 contiguous SES_P appears. The 10 SES_P are  
included in the UAS_P time. The line becomes available if 10 contiguous  
seconds are with no SES_P.  
0–899  
The 10 seconds with no SES_P are excluded from the UAS_P.  
Far End Path  
CV  
Number of Path Far End Coding Violation events which include G1-REIs in  
the current interval. CV_PFE are not counted during SES_PFE, LOS, LOF,  
AIS_L, AIS_P, LOP_P or UNEQ_P.  
0–899  
0–899  
0–899  
Far End Path  
ESs  
Number of Path Far End CV Errored Seconds which include one or more  
REI-P or an SES_PFE is detected in the current interval. ES_PFE are not  
counted during UAS_PFE, LOS, LOF or AIS_L, AIS_P, LOP_P, UNEQ_P.  
Far End Path  
SESs  
Number of Path Far End Severely Errored Seconds which include more  
then 2500 REI-P errors, or one or more RDI_P defects in the current  
interval. SES_PFE are not counted during UAS_PFE, LOS, LOF or AIS_L,  
AIS_P, LOP_P, UNEQ_P.  
Far End Path  
UASs  
Number of Path Far End Unavailable Seconds in the current interval. The  
line becomes unavailable at the onset of 10 contiguous SES_PEF. The 10  
SES_PFE are included in unavailable time. The line becomes available at  
the onset of 10 contiguous seconds with no SES_PFE. The 10 seconds with  
no SES_PFE are excluded from unavailable time. UAS_PFE are not counted  
during LOS, LOF or AIS_L, AIS_P, LOP_P, UNEQ_P.  
0–899  
RCV Frames  
Number of POS frames received in the current interval.  
RCV ABORT  
Frames  
Number of received POS frames that were aborted in the current interval.  
RCV FCS  
Frames  
Number of POS frames with an FCS error received in the current interval.  
Number of POS frames transmitted in the current interval.  
XMT Frames  
XMT ABORT  
Frames  
Number of transmitted POS frames that were aborted in the current  
interval.  
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To display SDH/SONET statistics for all intervals:  
1. From the Uplink Statistics menu (Figure 5-3), select Intervals Statistics to  
display the SDH/SONET for all 15-minute intervals.  
The first page of the Uplink Interval Statistics screen appears (see Figure 5-6).  
2. Scroll right (R) and left (L) to navigate between statistics screens for interval 1 to  
Table 5-1 explains all SDH/SONET statistics parameters.  
3. Scroll up (U) and down (D) to display statistic data for the rest of the intervals.  
Note  
In the Uplink Interval Statistics screen the following abbreviations are used:  
S – section  
L – line  
P – path  
FE – far end.  
For example, SES_LFE means Line Severely Errored Seconds Far End.  
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Uplink Interval Statistics  
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ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit;  
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Figure 5-6. Uplink Interval Statistics, Page 1  
RIC-155  
UAS_LFE CV_P ES_P  
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ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit;  
Figure 5-7. Uplink Interval Statistics, Page 2  
5-6  
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RIC-155  
Uplink Interval Statistics  
RCV  
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ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit;  
Figure 5-8. Uplink Interval Statistics, Page 3  
To clear SDH/SONET statistics:  
From the Uplink Statistics, select Clear Statistics to clear all collected  
SDH/SONET statistic data.  
Note  
You can also clear all Ethernet and SDH/SONET statistic data by selecting Clear All  
Statistics from the Physical Port Statistics menu.  
5.2  
Power-Up Self-Test  
Detecting Errors  
RIC-155 performs a hardware self-test upon turn-on. The self-test sequence checks  
the critical circuit functions of RIC-155. If RIC-155 fails the self-test, the Self test  
failure alarm is stored in the alarm buffer (see Table 5-2).  
Front Panel LEDs  
The status of RIC-155 is indicated by the ALM LED indicator located on the front  
panel. For the description of the ALM LED and its functions, refer to Chapter 3.  
5.3  
Handling Alarms  
RIC-155 detects fault conditions and initiates alarms to alert the user. RIC-155  
supports three alarm types:  
System alarms  
Information messages (warnings)  
Events.  
RIC-155 maintains a separate display for all active system alarms. In addition,  
RIC-155 supports log file, holding up to 200 alarm entries.  
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An alarm or warning enters simultaneously both the alarms display and the log file,  
and the ALM LED turns on to indicate the condition. When the fault condition that  
caused the alarm is cleared, the alarm is removed from the alarm screen, but it  
remains in the log file, enabling you to view the alarm history.  
Events enter only the log file.  
The RIC-155 management software allows you to change alarm severity and  
perform alarm masking.  
Displaying System Alarms  
To display the system alarms:  
1. From the Main menu, select Monitoring.  
2. From the Monitoring menu, select System Monitoring.  
The System Monitoring menu appears (see Figure 5-9).  
RIC-155  
System Monitoring  
System Status  
System Alarms  
Event Log  
>
[]>  
[]>  
Clear Event Log  
>
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit;  
Figure 5-9. System Monitoring Menu  
3. Select System Alarms to display the system alarms.  
The System Alarms screen appears (see Figure 5-10).  
RIC-155  
System Alarms  
Code  
Name  
State  
Major  
Major  
Minor  
Major  
Major  
1
2
3
4
5
Self-test failure  
Line Excessive Error Defect  
Line Signal Degraded Error  
Loss Of Signal  
Loss Of Frame  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit;  
Figure 5-10. System Alarms Screen  
Working with the Log File  
RIC-155 maintains alarm log files for system alarms. The file stores up to 200 alarm  
messages. The log file specifies alarm or event name, state (major, minor, or OFF),  
and time when the alarm was initiated. OFF indicates that the fault condition that  
caused the alarm is cleared.  
To display the event log file:  
From the System Monitoring menu (Figure 5-9), select Event Log.  
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The Event Log screen appears (Figure 5-11).  
RIC-155  
Event Log  
Source Alarm  
4 Event Loss Of Signal  
Status Severity Time  
Date  
ON  
ON  
Major  
Major  
Minor  
2:11:13 12/06/03  
3:52:31 13/06/03  
13:45:27 13/06/03  
5
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2
Loss Of Frame  
Line Signal Degraded Error OFF  
Software download OFF  
Line Excessive Error Defect ON  
Buffer Overflow OFF  
Warning 14:52:17 13/06/03  
Major  
Event  
20:46:02 13/06/03  
9:13:20 14/06/03  
54  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit;  
Figure 5-11. Event Log Screen  
To clear the event log:  
1. From the System Monitoring menu (Figure 5-9), select Clear Event Log.  
RIC-155 displays a confirmation message at the bottom of the screen:  
Request to clear log file! Are you sure? (Y/N):  
2. Type Y.  
All the log file entries are deleted from the system log file.  
Configuring Alarm Severity  
Severity of the RIC-155 alarms can be defined by the user. Configuration of the  
alarm severity is performed via the System Alarms menu.  
To configure the alarm severity:  
1. From the System Configuration menu, select Alarm Configuration.  
The Alarm Configuration menu appears (Figure 5-12).  
RIC-155  
Alarm Configuration  
System Alarms  
[]>  
Default Alarms Setting  
>
Please select item <1 to 2>  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit;  
Figure 5-12. Alarm Configuration Menu  
2. From the Alarm Configuration menu, select System Alarms.  
System Alarms menu appears (Figure 5-13).  
3. From the System Alarms menu, select Severity column of the alarm that you  
intend to configure by moving cursor up/down or left/right.  
4. Select a new alarm severity value by typing 1 (Minor) or 2 (Major).  
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You can always reset all alarm severity values to their default settings by selecting  
Default Alarms Settings from the Alarm Configuration menu.  
Note  
RIC-155  
System alarms  
Alarm Name  
Severity  
Default Severity  
Mask  
1. Self-test failure  
Major  
Major  
Major  
Minor  
Minor  
MajorOFF  
2. Line Excessive Error Defect  
| 3. Line Signal Degraded Error  
v 4. Loss Of Signal Major  
MajorOFF  
MinorOFF  
OFF  
5. Loss Of Frame Major  
1. Minor  
OFF  
2. Major  
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit; ?-help  
Figure 5-13. System Alarms Menu  
Masking Port Alarms  
RIC-155 management software allows you to mask alarms to prevent them from  
being reported.  
To mask RIC-155 alarms:  
1. From the System Alarms menu, select Mask column of the alarm that you  
intend to mask by moving cursor up/down or left/right.  
2. Mask alarm by selecting ON or remove alarm masking by selecting OFF.  
Table 5-2. RIC-155 Alarms and Warnings  
Terminal Message  
Description  
Severity  
Major  
Self test failure  
Failure occurred during self-test  
Line Excessive Error  
Defect  
Number of the Line Excessive Error Defect errors exceeds  
threshold  
Major  
Line Signal Degraded  
Error  
Number of the Line Signal Degraded Errors exceeds threshold  
Major  
Major  
Major  
Minor  
Minor  
Minor  
Minor  
Uplink Port Loss Of  
Signal  
Loss of Lock is detected  
Uplink Port Loss Of  
Frame  
Loss of Frame is detected  
Line AIS: remote  
Ethernet port  
Alarm Indication Signal is received from the Ethernet interface of  
the remote device  
Line Remote Defect  
Indication  
Line Remote Defect Indication signal is detected  
Path Alarm Indication Signal is detected  
Path Loss Of Pointer defect is detected  
Path AIS: Rx Facility  
Defect  
Path Rx Facility Pointer  
loss  
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Terminal Message  
Description  
Severity  
Path Remote Defect  
Indication  
Path Remote Defect Indication signal is detected  
Minor  
Major  
Major  
Major  
Path Excessive Error  
Defect  
Number of the Path Excessive Error Defect errors exceeds  
threshold  
Path Signal Degraded  
Error  
Number of Path Signal Degraded Errors exceeds threshold  
Path Trace J1 string  
mismatch  
Rx path trace information mismatch is detected  
Uplink port signal loss  
Receive signal loss is detected on the uplink  
Major  
Major  
Data 1 Ethernet port  
down  
Data integrity failure is detected at the primary Ethernet port  
Management Ethernet  
port down  
Data integrity failure is detected at the management port  
Major  
Table 5-3. RIC-155 Events  
Number Terminal Message  
Description  
23  
24  
25  
Downloading...  
Software download has started  
Software download has failed  
Downloading failure  
User password has been User password has been changed  
changed  
27  
32  
User login has been  
changed  
User name has been changed  
Alarm log is full  
More than 200 entries registered in the alarm log file  
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Appendix A  
Connector Wiring  
A.1 Ethernet Connectors  
RIC-155 includes two Ethernet ports designated ETH and MNG-ETH. Table A-1  
lists the pinout of the Ethernet connectors.  
Table A-1. ETH and MNG-ETH Connector Pinout  
Pin  
Designation  
RX+  
Function  
Direction  
Input  
1
Receive – positive lead  
Receive – negative lead  
Transmit – positive lead  
Transmit – negative lead  
2
RX–  
Input  
3
TX+  
Output  
Output  
6
TX–  
4, 5, 7, 8  
Not connected  
A.2 Alarm Relay Connector  
The RIC-155 alarm relay terminates in a 9-pin female connector, designated  
ALARM. Figure A-1 shows the pin functions. The relay positions are shown in the  
non-energized (alarm active) state. Table A-2 lists the pinout of the ALARM  
connector.  
Alarm Connector  
Minor Alarm Relay  
1
Minor-NO  
2
Minor-NC  
6
Minor-COM  
Major Alarm Relay  
4
Major-NO  
5
Major-NC  
9
Major-COM  
Figure A-1. ALARM Connector Wiring  
Alarm Relay Connector  
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Table A-2. ALARM Connector Pinout  
Pin  
1
Alarm Relay  
Function  
Minor  
Minor NO (minor alarm is OFF)  
Minor NC (minor alarm is ON)  
Minor COM  
2
Minor  
6
Minor  
4
Major  
Major NO (major alarm is OFF)  
Major NC (major alarm is ON)  
Major COM  
5
Major  
9
Major  
7
Input alarm  
Input alarm  
Exernal alarm (input)  
External alarm (input)  
8
A.3 Control Connector  
The terminal interface of RIC-155 terminates in a 9-pin female connector,  
designated CONTROL. Table A-3 lists the pinout of the CONTROL connector.  
Table A-3. CONTROL Connector Pinout  
Pin Pin Name Direction  
Description  
3
4
2
5
1
7
8
6
9
TXD  
DTR  
RXD  
GND  
DCD  
RTS  
CTS  
DSR  
RI  
Output  
Output  
Input  
TXD data to terminal  
DTR data terminal ready  
RXD data from terminal  
Ground  
Output  
Input  
DCD input control from terminal  
RTS output command to terminal  
CTS input command from terminal  
Not used  
Output  
Input  
Input  
Input  
Not used  
A-2  
Control Connector  
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Traffic Separation  
RIC-155 supports separation between Ethernet management and user traffic.  
There are two traffic separation modes: port-based and port-based/VLAN-based.  
The traffic separation mode depends on the forwarding mode of the internal  
bridge:  
Filter – frames are received with VLAN tag or untagged, the bridge learns the  
source address of the incoming frames, performs the bridging according to the  
MAC address only. Traffic separation is port-based.  
Filter Tagged – the bridge separates management traffic from the user traffic  
by the tags assigned to the frames. The bridge operation complies with the  
relevant parts of IEEE 802.1Q. Traffic separation is port-based/VLAN-based.  
B.1 Port-Based Traffic Separation  
Port-based traffic separation is achieved by setting the physical port access to  
None, MNG only (Ethernet Management only) or All.  
None  
When the physical port access is set to None, only the 10/100BaseT data port is  
connected to the uplink port (Figure B-1). In this case, the local RIC-155 cannot be  
managed from either the local DATA or MNG port. However, the remote RIC-155  
unit can be managed via the NMS connected to the local DATA port, and the  
remote unit can manage the local unit.  
MNG  
Host  
Data  
Uplink  
Figure B-1. Physical Port Access – None  
MNG only  
Setting the physical port access to MNG only, disconnects the local DATA port  
from the local CPU, preventing the local RIC-155 from being managed via the  
DATA port, but allowing management via the remote DATA port. At the same  
time, both local and remote RIC-155s can be managed via the MNG port.  
Port-Based Traffic Separation  
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MNG  
Data  
Host  
Uplink  
Figure B-2. Physical Port Access –MNG Only  
All  
When the physical port access is set to All, the internal bridge connections allow  
both local and remote RIC-155s to be managed via the MNG and DATA ports.  
MNG  
Data  
Host  
Uplink  
Figure B-3. Physical Port Access – All  
Local Mng Only  
When the physical port access is set to Local Mng Only, the internal bridge  
connections allow only the local RIC-155 to be managed via the MNG and DATA  
ports.  
MNG  
Host  
Data  
Uplink  
Figure B-4. Physical Port Access – Local Mng Only  
B.2 Port-Based/VLAN-Based Traffic Separation  
The main purpose of traffic separation is to prevent management frames from  
entering data ports of the local and remote units. The traffic separation mechanism  
can be further improved by using internal VLAN-based routing. Management and  
data Ethernet ports receive unique VIDs (VLAN Identifiers), which define frame  
routes inside the bridge.  
Default port VIDs are set as follows:  
Management port – 1  
Data port – 2.  
B-2  
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Tagging Modes of the Bridge Ports  
Each frame is routed according to its VID. If the frame is untagged, it receives tag  
at egress from the uplink port.  
Uplink and Host Ports  
The uplink port operates in the following tagging modes:  
Unmodified – frames (tagged and untagged) are left unchanged.  
Tag – untagged frames are tagged and tagged frames are left unchanged.  
Stack – all frames (tagged and untagged) receive tags.  
The host port of the internal bridge can be configured to add VLAN ID tags to the  
frames.  
Management and Data Ports  
The management and data ports can strip the frame tags at egress or leave the  
frames unchanged.  
Default Tagging  
Whenever the port access mode (None, MNG only or All) or forwarding mode of  
the bridge (Filter or Filter Tagged) is changed, the tagging modes of the bridge  
ports are set to one of the default tagging modes, as illustrated in Table B-1. This is  
made to simplify the bridge configuration procedure for the most common  
applications.  
Table B-1. Default Tagging Modes  
Forwarding Mode  
Filter Tagged  
Filter  
Port  
Management Access Mode  
None  
MNG Only  
All  
Local MNG Only  
MNG  
Data  
Host  
Tag stripping  
disabled  
Tag stripping  
enabled  
Tag stripping  
enabled  
Tag stripping  
enabled  
Tag stripping  
enabled  
Tag stripping  
disabled  
Tag stripping  
enabled  
Tag stripping  
enabled  
Tag stripping  
disabled  
Tag stripping  
enabled  
Tag stripping  
enabled  
Tag stripping  
enabled  
Tag stripping  
enabled  
Tag stripping  
enabled  
Tag stripping  
enabled  
Uplink Tag stripping  
disabled  
Stack  
Stack  
Tag  
Stack  
Port-Based/VLAN-Based Traffic Separation  
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Internal Operation Modes of the Bridge Ports  
All VLAN information is kept in the VTU (VLAN Translation Unit) table. The bridge  
ports operate in the following internal modes:  
Secure – only frames with VIDs that are registered in the VTU table are  
forwarded according to the VTU rules. The management and host ports  
operate in the secure mode only.  
Fallback – untagged frames and tagged frames with VIDs that are not  
registered in the VTU table are forwarded according to the port-based  
procedures only.  
The internal port operation modes depend on the port access mode and  
forwarding mode of the bridge, as detailed in Table B-2.  
Table B-2. Internal Port Operation Modes  
Forwarding Mode  
Filter Tagged  
Filter  
Port  
Management Access Mode  
None  
MNG Only  
Secure  
All  
Local MNG Only  
Secure  
MNG  
Data  
Disabled  
Fallback  
Secure  
Secure  
Fallback  
Secure  
Fallback  
Fallback  
Secure  
Fallback  
Disabled  
Host  
Secure  
Uplink  
Fallback  
Fallback  
Fallback  
Traffic Separation according to the Management Access and VLANs  
The following diagrams illustrate how RIC-155 separates between the management  
and user traffic according to the port access mode and bridge port VLANs  
(management port VID is set to 1, data port VID is set to 2). Numbers 1 and 2 inside  
the bridge indicate the management and data frame routes inside the bridge.  
None  
When the port access mode is set to None, the management port is disabled.  
Frames coming from the local data port can reach the local uplink port only, and  
remote data frames can reach the local data port only. Remote management  
frames are forwarded to the local host port only.  
In the None access mode, the host port checks the source port of the incoming  
frames and drops those that do not originate from the management port.  
B-4  
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Secure  
MNG  
Secure  
Host  
Data  
Uplink  
Fallback  
Tag Stripping Enabled  
Fallback  
Stack  
Figure B-5. Port Access Mode – None  
MNG Only  
In the MNG Only port access mode, local data frames can reach the uplink port  
only. Local management frames can reach the host and uplink ports, and the  
remote management frames can reach the local uplink, host and data ports.  
In the MNG Only access mode, the host port checks the source port of the  
incoming frames and drops those that do not originate from the management port.  
See Managing RIC-155 via MNG Port for the application example.  
Secure  
Secure  
MNG  
Host  
Data  
Uplink  
Fallback  
Fallback  
Tag Stripping Enabled  
Stack  
Figure B-6. Port Access Mode –MNG Only  
All  
In the All port access mode, data and management frames can reach all ports,  
allowing management of the local and remote units via the MNG and DATA ports.  
If the units are going to be managed via the DATA port, it is necessary to add  
VLAN tags to the frames before they enter RIC-155. This can be done by an  
external device, such as a switch. In this case the host must be configured to tag  
the incoming management frames according to the setting of the external switch.  
See Managing RIC-155 via Data Port for the application example.  
Secure  
Secure  
MNG  
Host  
Data  
Uplink  
Fallback  
Fallback  
Tag Stripping Disabled  
Tag  
Figure B-7. Port Access Mode – All  
Port-Based/VLAN-Based Traffic Separation  
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Local MNG Only  
In the Local MNG Only port access mode, local data frames can reach the uplink  
port only. Local management frames can reach the host and uplink ports, and the  
remote management frames can reach the local uplink, host and data ports.  
In the MNG Only access mode, the host port checks the source port of the  
incoming frames and drops those that do not originate from the management port.  
See Managing RIC-155 via MNG Port for the application example.  
Secure  
Secure  
MNG  
Host  
Data  
Uplink  
Fallback  
Fallback  
Tag Stripping Disabled  
Tag  
Figure B-8. Port Access Mode –MNG Only  
B.3 Configuring for a Typical Application  
Managing RIC-155 via MNG Port  
Figure B-9 shows two RIC-155 units managed via MNG port. In this application the  
local management frames are forwarded to the host and uplink ports, and the local  
data frames are sent to the uplink port only. Both management and data frames  
receive tags according to their source port (1 for management and 2 for data). The  
tags are received at egress from the uplink port. When the frames enter the remote  
uplink port their tags are checked against the remote VTU table and forwarded  
according to their tags: 1 to the host port and 2 to the data port. The host port  
strips the VLAN tag of the management frames and forwards them to the CPU.  
B-6  
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The units are configured as follows:  
Local RIC-155:  
Forwarding – Filter Tagged  
Port Management Access – MNG Only  
Host Tagging – Untagged  
Management and data ports – Tag stripping is enabled  
uplink port – Stack.  
Remote RIC-155:  
Forwarding – Filter Tagged  
Port Management Access – None  
Host Tagging – Untagged  
Management and data ports – Tag stripping is enabled  
uplink port – Stack.  
Note  
When the forwarding mode is set to Filter Tagged or port access mode is set to  
MNG Only, the following parameters are enabled automatically:  
Tag stripping at the management and data ports  
Stacking at the uplink port.  
1
MNG  
1
Host  
Host  
Management  
Station  
1
1
Data  
Data  
2
2
2
2
Uplink  
Uplink  
Local RIC-155  
Remote RIC-155  
LAN  
LAN  
Figure B-9. Managing RIC-155 via MNG Port  
Managing RIC-155 via Data Port  
Figure B-10 shows two RIC-155 units managed via data port. In this application the  
management and data frames are tagged by an external switch and sent to the  
data port. The Data port is configured to leave the incoming frames unchanged  
(tag stripping is disabled). At the egress from the data port, the management frames  
are forwarded to the host and uplink ports, and the data frames are sent to the  
uplink port only. The host port adds VID 1 to the management frames to ensure  
that they reach the management station when they are sent back. At the egress  
from the uplink port, no tags are added to the frames, because they arrive tagged.  
When the frames enter the remote uplink port their tags are checked against the  
remote VTU table and forwarded according to their tags: 1 to the host port and 2  
to the data port. The host port strips the VLAN tag of the management frames and  
forwards them to the CPU.  
Configuring for a Typical Application  
B-7  
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Appendix B Traffic Separation  
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2
1
MNG  
Data  
Host  
Host  
1
1
Management  
Station  
1
1
2
2
Data  
2
2
2
Uplink  
Uplink  
Switch  
Local RIC-155  
Remote RIC-155  
LAN  
LAN  
Figure B-10. Managing RIC-155 via Data Port  
The units are configured as follows:  
Local RIC-155:  
Forwarding – Filter Tagged  
Port Management Access – All  
Host Tagging – Tagged  
Host VLAN – 1  
Host VLAN Priority – any from 0 to 7  
Management and data ports – Tag stripping is disabled  
Uplink port – Tag.  
Remote RIC-155:  
Forwarding – Filter Tagged  
Port Management Access – None  
Host Tagging – Untagged  
Management and data ports – Tag stripping is enabled  
Uplink port – Stack.  
B-8  
Configuring for a Typical Application  
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Index  
—1—  
10/100BaseT. See Fast Ethernet  
—E—  
EED threshold, 4-10  
Ethernet  
—A—  
AC power  
connecting, 2-3  
Alarms  
configuration, 4-9  
Ethernet mode, 4-9  
Event log, 5-9  
masking, 5-10  
—F—  
buffer, 1-6  
Autonegotiation, 4-9  
—B—  
Baud Rate, 4-7  
BER threshold, 4-10  
Bridge ports  
configuration, 4-9  
connecting, 2-2  
filter TAG mode, 1-6  
maximum frame size, 1-6  
port status, 4-16  
Fault propagation. See Physical failure forwarding  
—C—  
Clock modes, 4-7  
Configuration, 4-1  
Configuration files  
downloading, 4-22  
uploading, 4-22  
Connecting  
Connector pinout  
—H—  
Host  
default gateway, 4-3  
IP List, 4-3  
tagging, 4-3  
Connector pinout  
Control port, 4-7  
—D—  
DC power  
connecting, 2-3  
Default tagging, B-3  
Device information, 4-2  
—I—  
Indicators, 1-7  
Interface  
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Internal bridge, 1-3  
Inventory, 4-19  
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—S—  
SD threshold, 4-10  
IP parameters, 4-3  
Software  
—J—  
installing, 4-20  
Statistics  
—L—  
LED indicators, 3-1  
STM-1/OC-3c interface, 1-2, 1-6  
cable length, 1-6  
connecting, 2-2  
electrical interface line attenuation, 1-6  
—M—  
Management  
Management access, 4-5  
Masking alarms, 5-10  
port status, 4-17  
Port status parameters, 4-18  
timing, 1-6  
—N—  
System configuration, 4-7  
Network managers, 4-4  
—T—  
—O—  
Terminal emulation, 3-5  
Terminal session, 3-5  
Traffic separation  
Operating temperature, 2-1  
—P—  
Password  
changing, 4-18  
entering, 3-7  
Physical failure forwarding, 4-10  
Trap community, 4-3  
Power supply, 1-1  
connecting AC, 2-3  
connecting DC, 2-3  
—U—  
Uplink failure alarms, 4-10  
—V—  
—R—  
RADview-Lite 3-5  
—W—  
Write community, 4-3  
Read community, 4-3  
default settings, 4-24  
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