[c-nsp] Debugging T1 Bounces on CT3

Greg Boehnlein damin at nacs.net
Sat Aug 13 13:42:10 EDT 2005


On Tue, 5 Apr 2005, Greg Boehnlein wrote:

> Hello all,
> 	We have a 7507 w/ RSP4/256M and a VIP-2-50 w/ CT3 card running 
> rsp-pv-mz.123-11.T3.bin. The CT3 card is plugged into an Adtran MX2800 DS3 
> mux. The Adtran is used to consolidate DS1 circuits from various carriers 
> into a single Channelized DS3. So, the layout looks like this:
> 
> Carrier A -> DS1 -> MX2800 -> CT3 (7507)
> Carrier B -> DS1 ---^
> 
> For the most part, this has been flawless and very stable up until about a 
> week ago. Our logs show constant T1 controller failures as far back as 
> 3/26/05 and continuing up to the present.

As a status update to this, we replaced everything.

1. Replaced the MUX. No Change.
2. Replaced the Cables. No Change.
3. Added Ferrite RF shields to the cable. No Change.
4. Replaced the Ciscp PA-MC-T3 card. No Change.
5. Backed down to a Cisco IOS 12.2.19 Service Provider / VIP. No Change.
5. Purchased Attenuators ranging from 2db to 20db. Minor change.

The best we can do currently is the following w/ a 12db Attenuator:

core1.cleveland#show controllers t3 1/0/0 tabular 
T3 1/0/0 is up.  Hardware is CT3 single wide port adapter
  CT3 H/W Version: 1.0.1, CT3 ROM Version: 1.1, CT3 F/W Version: 2.4.3
  FREEDM version: 1, reset 0 resurrect 0
  Applique type is Channelized T3
  Description: Muxed DS3 to Adtran MX2800
  No alarms detected.
  MDL transmission is disabled
    
  Far-End MDL Information Received
     EIC: N/A, LIC: N/A, FIC: N/A, UNIT: N/A
     Path FI: N/A
  FEAC code received: Multiple DS1 LOS/HBER
  Framing is C-BIT Parity, Line Code is B3ZS, Clock Source is Line
  Rx-error throttling on T1's ENABLED
  Rx throttle total 0, equipment customer loopback
  INTERVAL      LCV   PCV   CCV   PES  PSES  SEFS   UAS   LES   CES  CSES
  13:25-13:38     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
  13:10-13:25     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
  12:55-13:10     2     1     1     1     0     0     0     1     1     0
  12:40-12:55     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
  12:25-12:40     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
  12:10-12:25     2     1     1     1     0     0     0     1     1     0
  11:55-12:10     2     1     1     1     0     0     0     1     1     0
  11:40-11:55     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
  11:25-11:40     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
  11:10-11:25     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
  10:55-11:10     3     2     2     2     0     0     0     2     2     0
  10:40-10:55     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
  10:25-10:40     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
  10:10-10:25     1     0     0     0     0     0     0     1     0     0
  09:55-10:10     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
  09:40-09:55     3     2     2     2     0     0     0     2     2     0
  09:25-09:40     1     1     1     1     0     0     0     1     1     0
  09:10-09:25     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
  08:55-09:10     2     0     0     0     0     0     0     1     0     0
  08:40-08:55     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
  08:25-08:40     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
  08:10-08:25     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
  07:55-08:10     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
  07:40-07:55     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
  07:25-07:40     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
  07:10-07:25     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
  06:55-07:10     2     1     1     1     0     0     0     1     1     0
  06:40-06:55     1     1     1     1     0     0     0     1     1     0
  06:25-06:40     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
  06:10-06:25     2     1     1     1     0     0     0     1     1     0
  05:55-06:10     4     0     0     0     0     0     0     2     0     0
  05:40-05:55     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
  05:25-05:40     1     0     0     0     0     0     0     1     0     0
  05:10-05:25     2     0     0     0     0     0     0     1     0     0
  04:55-05:10     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
  Total          28    11    11    11     0     0     0    17    11     0

Since we couldn't solve the problem, we moved as many T1s as possible to 8 
port cards on a 7206, leaving only 6 T1s on the PA-MC-T3 card. We are 
still getting the errors.

I'm really at a loss. Short of putting in a different brand of mux (which 
I can do) I'm not sure what else I can do. I have a Carrier Access Wide 
Bank 28 and a Telco Systems Edgelink 100 sitting on the shelf.

I'm actually at the point where I am investigating moving to Imagestream 
or Juniper gear, as I'm about disgusted w/ Cisco.

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