[c-nsp] MLPPP/T1 problems

Chris Hale chale99 at gmail.com
Wed Sep 19 15:04:55 EDT 2007


We just finished running BER tests to include the customer's extended demark
(which tested clean), and we're having the same problems.

I just can't figure out why these T1's won't come up:

Sep 19 13:55:16.202 EDT: Se5/5:0 PPP: Phase is ESTABLISHING, Passive Open [0
sess, 1 load]
Sep 19 13:55:16.202 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: State is Listen
Sep 19 13:55:18.202 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: TIMEout: State Listen
Sep 19 13:55:18.202 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: O CONFREQ [Listen] id 34 len 30
Sep 19 13:55:18.202 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP:    MagicNumber 0xB53576BD
(0x0506B53576BD)
Sep 19 13:55:18.202 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP:    MRRU 1524 (0x110405F4)
Sep 19 13:55:18.202 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP:    EndpointDisc 1 br-1bp-bos-ma
(0x13100162722D3162702D626F732D6D61)
Sep 19 13:55:18.206 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: I CONFREQ [REQsent] id 67 len 23
Sep 19 13:55:18.206 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP:    MagicNumber 0x0CE9559D
(0x05060CE9559D)
Sep 19 13:55:18.206 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP:    MRRU 1524 (0x110405F4)
Sep 19 13:55:18.206 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP:    EndpointDisc 1 Router
(0x130901526F75746572)
Sep 19 13:55:18.206 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: O CONFACK [REQsent] id 67 len 23
Sep 19 13:55:18.206 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP:    MagicNumber 0x0CE9559D
(0x05060CE9559D)
Sep 19 13:55:18.206 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP:    MRRU 1524 (0x110405F4)
Sep 19 13:55:18.206 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP:    EndpointDisc 1 Router
(0x130901526F75746572)
Sep 19 13:55:18.206 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: I CONFACK [ACKsent] id 34 len 30
Sep 19 13:55:18.206 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP:    MagicNumber 0xB53576BD
(0x0506B53576BD)
Sep 19 13:55:18.206 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP:    MRRU 1524 (0x110405F4)
Sep 19 13:55:18.206 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP:    EndpointDisc 1 br-1bp-bos-ma
(0x13100162722D3162702D626F732D6D61)
Sep 19 13:55:18.206 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: State is Open
Sep 19 13:55:18.206 EDT: Se5/5:0 PPP: Phase is VIRTUALIZED [0 sess, 1 load]
Sep 19 13:55:18.206 EDT: Se5/5:0 PPP: Phase is TERMINATING [0 sess, 1 load]
Sep 19 13:55:18.206 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: O TERMREQ [Open] id 35 len 4
Sep 19 13:55:18.210 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: I TERMACK [TERMsent] id 35 len 4
Sep 19 13:55:18.210 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: State is Closed
Sep 19 13:55:18.210 EDT: Se5/5:0 PPP: Phase is DOWN [0 sess, 1 load]
Sep 19 13:55:18.210 EDT: Se5/5:0 PPP: Phase is ESTABLISHING, Passive Open [0
sess, 1 load]
Sep 19 13:55:18.210 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: State is Listen
Sep 19 13:55:20.210 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: TIMEout: State Listen


If I'm reading this correctly, we get CONFACK from both sides, but then the
hub side (our side) sends out a TERMREQ and LCP is then closed.

We have one of the 4 T1's that appears up, but PPP won't negotiate (see
above).  I keep receiving errors on the serial interface (not the
controller) which are all but runts:

Serial5/5:0 is up, line protocol is down
  Hardware is Multichannel T1
  Description: 0004
  MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1536 Kbit, DLY 20000 usec,
     reliability 220/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
  Encapsulation PPP, crc 16, Data non-inverted
  Keepalive set (10 sec)
  LCP Listen, multilink Closed
  Closed: LEXCP, BRIDGECP, IPCP, CCP, CDPCP, LLC2, BACP, OSICP, IPV6CP
  Last input 00:00:00, output 00:00:00, output hang never
  Last clearing of "show interface" counters 19:04:30
  Input queue: 0/75/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
  Queueing strategy: fifo
  Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)
  5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
  5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
     56356 packets input, 1287207 bytes, 0 no buffer
     Received 0 broadcasts (0 IP multicast)
     16162 runts, 4 giants, 0 throttles
     16184 input errors, 1 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 2 abort
     65384 packets output, 1624143 bytes, 0 underruns
     0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets
     0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
     6 carrier transitions
  no alarm present
  Timeslot(s) Used:1-24, subrate: 64Kb/s, transmit delay is 0 flags

Can anyone else provide some ideas?

Chris

On 9/19/07, Chris Hale <chale99 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks everyone for the ideas.  I worked with the telco last night and had
> them loop the circuit from the far end CSU, and ran BER tests for 5 minutes
> without an error.  Since these are p2p circuits, the telcos don't provide
> clocking - is this a correct assumption?  One end of the circuit should
> provide clocking, and the other should listen to line for clocking - correct
> or not?  This is the way I have our other 2 dozen T1s that are running fine.
>
>
> I'll work with the customer to have them check their extended demarc and
> equipment.  It's just strange that it happened to all 4 T1s at the same
> time.
>
> Chris
>
> On 9/19/07, Daniel Hooper <dhooper at emerge.net.au> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just noticed the slipped secs on your controller and the fact your
> > running off an internal clock. Clock source line maybe if their's a mux
> > or something in the middle providing clocking?
> >
> > -Dan
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> > [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net ] On Behalf Of Alex Balashov
> > Sent: Wednesday, 19 September 2007 11:00 AM
> > To: Chris Hale
> > Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> > Subject: Re: [c-nsp] MLPPP/T1 problems
> >
> >
> > Could it be a bad T1 controller?  Try swapping out the T1 card as well,
> > if
> > possible.
> >
> > Otherwise, I tend to agree;  the cause of your problems as visualised on
> >
> > the PPP layer most likely is reducible to underlying physical issues on
> > the physical framing layer.
> >
> > On Tue, 18 Sep 2007, Chris Hale wrote:
> >
> > > All -
> > >
> > > We have a 4xT1 MLPPP set up with a customer and yesterday it started
> > giving
> > > us problems.  For some reason, our side is sending a termreq when the
> > LCP
> > > session is set up, and PPP starts to come up:
> > >
> > > Sep 18 14:04:02.585 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: State is Open
> > > Sep 18 14:04:02.585 EDT: Se5/5:0 PPP: Phase is VIRTUALIZED [0 sess, 1
> > load]
> > > Sep 18 14:04: 02.585 EDT: Se5/5:0 PPP: Phase is TERMINATING [0 sess, 1
> > load]
> > > Sep 18 14:04:02.585 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: O TERMREQ [Open] id 234 len 4
> > > Sep 18 14:04:02.589 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: I TERMACK [TERMsent] id 234 len
> > 4
> > > Sep 18 14:04:02.589 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: State is Closed
> > > Sep 18 14:04:02.589 EDT: Se5/5:0 PPP: Phase is DOWN [0 sess, 1 load]
> > >
> > > I originally thought I had a MRRU issue:
> > >
> > > Sep 18 14:03: 40.525 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: O CONFREQ [Listen] id 215 len
> > 30
> > > Sep 18 14:03:40.525 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: MagicNumber 0xB0158457
> > > (0x0506B0158457)
> > > Sep 18 14:03:40.525 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: MRRU 1500 (0x110405DC)
> > > Sep 18 14:03:40.525 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: EndpointDisc 1 br-1bp-bos-ma
> > > (0x13100162722D3162702D626F732D6D61)
> > > Sep 18 14:03:40.529 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: I CONFREQ [REQsent] id 110 len
> > 23
> > > Sep 18 14:03: 40.529 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: MagicNumber 0x07CA49EA
> > > (0x050607CA49EA)
> > > Sep 18 14:03:40.529 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: MRRU 1524 (0x110405F4)
> > > Sep 18 14:03:40.529 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: EndpointDisc 1 Router
> > > (0x130901526F75746572)
> > > Sep 18 14:03:40.529 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: O CONFACK [REQsent] id 110 len
> > 23
> > > Sep 18 14:03:40.529 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: MagicNumber 0x07CA49EA
> > > (0x050607CA49EA)
> > > Sep 18 14:03:40.529 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: MRRU 1524 (0x110405F4)
> > > Sep 18 14:03:40.529 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: EndpointDisc 1 Router
> > > (0x130901526F75746572)
> > > Sep 18 14:03:40.529 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: I CONFACK [ACKsent] id 215 len
> > 30
> > > Sep 18 14:03:40.529 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: MagicNumber 0xB0158457
> > > (0x0506B0158457)
> > > Sep 18 14:03:40.529 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: MRRU 1500 (0x110405DC)
> > > Sep 18 14:03:40.529 EDT: Se5/5:0 LCP: EndpointDisc 1 br-1bp-bos-ma
> > > (0x13100162722D3162702D626F732D6D61)
> > >
> > > I fixed that even though both ends seemed to confack on (both?) the
> > MRRU of
> > > 1500 and 1524.
> > >
> > > I've done a BERT test through my local CSU/DSU with no errors, but
> > when I
> > > release the loopback, I start taking errors on the serial interface
> > that
> > > increment every few seconds:
> > >
> > > Serial5/5:0 is up, line protocol is down
> > >  Hardware is Multichannel T1
> > >  Description: QJR-0004
> > >  MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1536 Kbit, DLY 20000 usec,
> > >     reliability 252/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
> > >  Encapsulation PPP, crc 16, Data non-inverted
> > >  Keepalive set (10 sec)
> > >  LCP ACKsent, multilink Closed
> > >  Closed: CDPCP
> > >  Last input 00:00:14, output 00:00:00, output hang never
> > >  Last clearing of "show interface" counters 00:30:54
> > >  Input queue: 0/75/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
> > >  Queueing strategy: fifo
> > >  Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)
> > >  5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
> > >  5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
> > >     1187 packets input, 26083 bytes, 0 no buffer
> > >     Received 0 broadcasts (0 IP multicast)
> > >     299 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
> > >     299 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
> > >     1343 packets output, 35909 bytes, 0 underruns
> > >     0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets
> > >     0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
> > >     0 carrier transitions
> > >  no alarm present
> > >  Timeslot(s) Used:1-24, subrate: 64Kb/s, transmit delay is 0 flags
> > >
> > > Here is the controller information:
> > >
> > > br-1bp-bos-ma#show controller t1 5/5 brief
> > > T1 5/5 is up.
> > >  Applique type is Channelized T1
> > >  Cablelength is long gain36 0db
> > >  Description: QJR-0004
> > >  No alarms detected.
> > >  alarm-trigger is not set
> > >  Framing is ESF, Line Code is B8ZS, Clock Source is Internal.
> > >  Data in current interval (608 seconds elapsed):
> > >     0 Line Code Violations, 0 Path Code Violations
> > >     0 Slip Secs, 0 Fr Loss Secs, 0 Line Err Secs, 0 Degraded Mins
> > >     0 Errored Secs, 0 Bursty Err Secs, 0 Severely Err Secs, 0 Unavail
> > Secs
> > >  Total Data (last 18 15 minute intervals):
> > >     0 Line Code Violations, 0 Path Code Violations,
> > >     0 Slip Secs, 0 Fr Loss Secs, 0 Line Err Secs, 0 Degraded Mins,
> > >     0 Errored Secs, 0 Bursty Err Secs, 0 Severely Err Secs, 16 Unavail
> > Secs
> > >
> > > We've opened a ticket with the telco who claims they test clean
> > between
> > > their demarks, but they are seeing a yellow alarm from us.
> > >
> > > The only thing I can think of is a bad cable from the telco demark to
> > our
> > > end.  Thoughts??
> > >
> > > interface Serial5/5:0
> > > description QJR-0004
> > > no ip address
> > > encapsulation ppp
> > > no fair-queue
> > > ppp authorization NOAUTH
> > > ppp multilink
> > > ppp multilink mrru local 1524
> > > multilink-group 6
> > > no clns route-cache
> > >
> > > controller T1 5/5
> > > framing esf
> > > clock source internal
> > > linecode b8zs
> > > channel-group 0 timeslots 1-24
> > > description QJR-0004
> > >
> > > Cisco IOS Software, 7200 Software (C7200-IK91S-M), Version 12.2(25)S7,
> > > RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
> > > Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
> > > Copyright (c) 1986-2005 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
> > > Compiled Fri 28-Oct-05 09:12 by pwade
> > >
> > > ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(4r)B, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
> > > BOOTLDR: 7200 Software (C7200-BOOT-M), Version 12.0(24)S, EARLY
> > DEPLOYMENT
> > > RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
> > >
> > > br-1bp-bos-ma uptime is 1 year, 9 weeks, 2 days, 18 hours, 56 minutes
> > > System returned to ROM by power-on
> > > System restarted at 00:45:13 EDT Sat Jul 15 2006
> > > System image file is "slot0:c7200-ik91s-mz.122-25.S7.bin"
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > > --
> > > ------------------
> > > Chris Hale
> > > chale99 at gmail.com
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> >
> > --
> > Alex Balashov
> > Evariste Systems
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>
>
> --
> ------------------
> Chris Hale
> chale99 at gmail.com
>



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