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Supplement to DOC-E1/PRI-CN= (Text Part Number 78-5083-06)
This document provides updated information for the Multichannel E1/PRI Port Adapter Installation and Configuration note. Read this note before configuring the multichannel E1/PRI port adapter on the Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module.
This document contains the following sections:
On page v, in the "Objectives" section, add the following bullet and note:
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Note The Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module supports only the PA-MC-8E1/120 multichannel E1/PRI port adapter. |
On page vi, in the "Related Documents" section, add the following bullet:
On page vii, replace the second bullet list from the bottom of the page with the following:
On page 1-1, in the "Port Adapter Overview" section, replace the first note with the following:
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Note The Catalyst RSM/VIP2 and the Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module support only the PA-MC-8E1/120 multichannel E1/PRI port adapter. |
On page 1-6, in the "Port Adapter Locations on the Supported Platforms" section, add the following:
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Note Refer to the Catalyst 6000 Family FlexWAN Module Installation and Configuration Note for port adapter locations on the FlexWAN module. |
On page 2-1, in the "Required Tools and Equipment" section, replace the second bullet and first note with the following:
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Note The Catalyst RSM/VIP2 and the Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module support only the PA-MC-8E1/120 multichannel E1/PRI port adapter. |
On page 2-2, in the "Software and Hardware Requirements" section, add the following to Table 2-1:
| Platform | Minimum Cisco IOS Release |
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Catalyst 6000 family switches with Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module
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Cisco IOS Release 12.1(1)EX or later Catalyst 6000 family supervisor engine software release 5.4(1) or later |
On page 2-3, replace the first note with the following:
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Note The Catalyst RSM/VIP2, the Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module, and the VIP2 support online insertion and removal (OIR), but individual port adapters do not. To replace port adapters, you must first remove the Catalyst RSM/VIP2, the Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module, or the VIP2 from the chassis and then replace port adapters as required. OIR is supported for port adapters in the Cisco 7200 series routers. |
On page 7-1, replace the first note with the following:
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Note The Catalyst RSM/VIP2 and the Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module support only the PA-MC-8E1/120 multichannel E1/PRI port adapter. |
On page 8-1, in the "Configuration Guidelines" section, replace the first paragraph with the following:
You must use the privileged-level configure command if (1) you installed a new multichannel E1/PRI port adapter in a Cisco 7200 series or a Cisco uBR7200 series router, or (2) if you installed a new multichannel E1/PRI port adapter-equipped Catalyst RSM/VIP2, Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module, or VIP2, or (3) if you want to change the configuration of an existing interface. If you replaced a multichannel E1/PRI port adapter that was previously configured, the system will recognize the new multichannel E1/PRI port adapter interfaces and bring each of them up in their existing configuration.
On page 8-3, in the "Identifying Port Adapter Slot and Port Adapter Interface Port Numbers" section, add the following bullet and note:
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Note The Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module supports only the PA-MC-8E1/120 multichannel E1/PRI port adapter. |
On page 8-6, add the following section:
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Note The Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module supports only the PA-MC-8E1/120 multichannel E1/PRI port adapter. |
For the Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module, the address is in the form module-slot-number/
port-adapter-bay-number/interface-port-number:channel-group, where module-slot-number identifies the physical slot the FlexWAN module occupies in the Catalyst 6000 family switch; port-adapter-
bay-number identifies the port adapter bay on the Catalyst FlexWAN module and is either 0 or 1; interface-port-number identifies the interface ports on the PA-MC-8E1/120 and is numbered between 0 and 7; and channel-group is a number between 0 and 30. (See the "Configuring the Interface" section on page 8-10 for more specific interface configuration information.)
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Note E1 channels on the multichannel E1/PRI port adapter are numbered from 0 to 30. E1 time slots on the multichannel E1/PRI port adapter are numbered from 1 to 31, rather than following the more traditional zero-based scheme (0 to 30), used with other Cisco products. This numbering is to ensure consistency with telco numbering schemes for E1 channels within channelized E1 equipment. |
Figure shows the port adapter slots and interface ports of a typical Catalyst 6509.
For example, the PA-MC-8E1/120 in the first port adapter bay in a FlexWAN module installed in module slot 6 is numbered 6/0/0. (See Figure.) If you inserted the PA-MC-8E1/120 in port adapter bay 1, this same port would be numbered 6/1/0. Port adapters can occupy either port adapter slot; there are no restrictions.

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Note If you remove the FlexWAN module with the PA-MC-8E1/120 from module slot 6 and install it in module slot 3, the interface address becomes 3/0/0. |
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Note The FlexWAN module physical port address uses a zero- (0-) based port address, which differs from the conventional Catalyst 6000 family one- (1-) based port address. |
On page 8-7, in the "Additional Commands for Multichannel E1/PRI Port Adapter Configuration" section, Step 1, add the following:
router(config)# interface serial 3/0/0:0
On page 8-8, in the "Configuring the Controller" section, Step 1, add the following:
Router(config)# controller E1 3/0/0 (Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module)
On page 8-10, in the "Controller Configuration Examples" section, add the following:
The following example shows a typical controller configuration for the multichannel E1/PRI port adapter on a Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module:
router> enable router# configure terminal router(config)# controller E1 3/0/0 router(config-controller)# framing crc4 router(config-controller)# linecode hdb3 router(config-controller)# clocksource internal router(config-controller)# channel-group 0 timeslots 1-31 router(config-controller)# description ppp channel 5 router(config-controller)# shutdown router(config-controller)# ^Z
On page 8-11, Step 2, add the following:
router(config)# interface serial 3/0/0:0
In the "Interface Configuration Examples" section, add the following:
The following example shows a typical interface configuration for the multichannel E1/PRI port adapter on a Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module:
router> enable router# configure terminal router(config)# interface serial router(config)# interface serial 3/0/0:0 router(config-if)# encapsulation ppp router(config-if)# description ppp channel 5 router(config-if)# no shutdown router(config-if)# ^Z
On page 8-13, add the following note:
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Note The Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module identifies channel groups as serial interfaces by module number, port adapter bay (0 or 1), port number (0 or 1), and channel-group number (0 to 30). For example, the address of the multichannel E1/PRI port adapter installed in port adapter bay 0, port 0, and channel group 5 in a FlexWAN module in slot 3, is serial 3/0/0:5. The Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module supports only the PA-MC-8E1/120 multichannel E1/PRI port adapter. |
In Step 2, add the following:
The example that follows is for the multichannel E1/PRI port adapter on a Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module in chassis slot 3, port adapter slot 1, port 1:
Router(config)# controller E1 3/1/1
On page 8-14, Step 6, add the following:
For the Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module:
Router(config-controller)# channel-group 0 timeslots 1,3-5,7
Router(config-controller)#
%LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial3/1/1:0,
changed state to down
%LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial3/1/1:0,
changed state to up
Router(config-controller)#
On page 8-15, replace Step 7 with the following:
Step 7 At the prompt, specify the interface serial type module-number/bay/port:channel-group (Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module), chassis slot number/port adapter number/port number:channel-group (VIP2), or port adapter slot number/port number (Cisco 7200 series and Cisco uBR7200 series router):
Router(config-controller)# interface serial 3/1/1:0 (VIP2) Router(config-controller)# interface serial 3/1/1:0 (Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module) Router(config-controller)# interface serial 1/1:0 (CatalystRSM/VIP2) Router(config-controller)# interface serial 3/1:0 (Cisco 7200 series router) Router(config-controller)# interface serial 3/1:0 (CiscouBR7200 series router)
On page 8-16, add the following note:
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Note The Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module identifies the PRI group as a serial interface by module number, port adapter bay (0 or 1), port number (0 or 1), and time slot 30. For example, the address of the multichannel E1/PRI port adapter installed in chassis slot 4, port adapter slot 1, port 1, and time slot 31, is recognized by the system as serial 4/1/1:30. The Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module supports only the PA-MC-8E1/120 multichannel E1/PRI port adapter. |
On page 8-17, Step 3, add the following:
Router(config)# controller E1 3/1/1
In Step 6, add the following:
Router(config-controller)# linecode hdb3 Router(config-controller)# %CONTROLLER-3-UPDOWN: Controller E1 3/1/1, changed state to up Router(config-controller)#
On page 8-18, Step 7, add the following:
Router(config-controller)# pri-group timeslots 1,3-5,7 Router(config-controller)# %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial3/1/1:30, changed state to down %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial3/1/1:30, changed state to up Router(config-controller)#
In step 8, add the following:
Router(config-controller)# interface serial 3/1/1:30 (FlexWAN module)
On page 8-20, Step 3, add the following:
In Step 5, add the following:
On page 8-21, in the "Using show Commands to Display Interface and System Information" section, add the following subsection:
The following example of the show interfaces serial command shows all of the information specific to the first multichannel E1/PRI port (port 0) on a Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module in module slot 9, port adapter bay 1, channel group 0:
Router# show interfaces serial 9/1/0:0
Serial9/1/0:0 is up, line protocol is up
Hardware is Multichannel E1
MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1984 Kbit, DLY 20000 usec,
reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
Encapsulation HDLC, crc 16, CRC 16, Data non-inverted
Keepalive not set
Last input never, output never, output hang never
Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
Queueing strategy: fifo
Output queue 0/40, 0 drops; input queue 0/75, 0 drops
5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
0 packets input, 0 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 0 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
0 packets output, 0 bytes, 0 underruns
0 output errors, 0 collisions, 3 interface resets
0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
0 carrier transitions alarm present
Timeslot(s) Used:1-31, subrate: 64Kb/s, transmit delay is 0 flags
Transmit queue length 999
The following example of the show interfaces serial command shows all of the information specific to the same port on a Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module (port 0 in module slot 9, port adapter bay 1) when the port is configured for ISDN PRI:
Router# show interfaces serial 9/1/0:30
Serial9/1/0:30 is up, line protocol is up(spoofing)
Hardware is Multichannel E1
MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1984 Kbit, DLY 20000 usec,
reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
Encapsulation HDLC, crc 16, CRC 16, Data non-inverted
Keepalive not set
Last input never, output never, output hang never
Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
Queueing strategy: fifo
Output queue 0/40, 0 drops; input queue 0/75, 0 drops
5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
0 packets input, 0 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 0 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
0 packets output, 0 bytes, 0 underruns
0 output errors, 0 collisions, 3 interface resets
0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
0 carrier transitions alarm present
Timeslot(s) Used:31, Transmitter delay is 0 flags, transmit queue length 0
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Note In the above examples, the term "spoofing" indicates that the interface is configured for ISDN PRI. Spoofing is indicated only on time slot 31 (the D channel), which is recognized by the system as time slot 30. |
The show version command displays the configuration of the system hardware (the number of each interface processor type installed), the software version, the names and sources of configuration files, and the boot images. Following is an example of the show version command used with a Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module:
router# show version Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software IOS (tm) MSFC Software (C6MSFC-JSV-M), Experimental Version 12.1(20000209:134547) [amcrae-cosmos_e_nightly 163] Copyright (c) 1986-2000 by cisco Systems, Inc. Compiled Wed 09-Feb-00 07:10 by Image text-base: 0x60008900, data-base: 0x6140E000 ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.0(3)XE, RELEASE SOFTWARE const-uut uptime is 5 minutes System returned to ROM by reload System image file is "bootflash:c6msfc-jsv-mz.Feb9" cisco Cat6k-MSFC (R5000) processor with 122880K/8192K bytes of memory. Processor board ID SAD03457061 R5000 CPU at 200Mhz, Implementation 35, Rev 2.1, 512KB L2 Cache Last reset from power-on Channelized E1, Version 1.0. Bridging software. X.25 software, Version 3.0.0. SuperLAT software (copyright 1990 by Meridian Technology Corp). TN3270 Emulation software. Primary Rate ISDN software, Version 1.1. 6 FlexWAN controllers (13 Serial)(8 E1)(8 T1)(2 HSSI)(2 ATM)(1 Channelized T3)(1 Channelized E3)(2 POS). 1 Virtual Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s) 17 Serial network interface(s) 2 HSSI network interface(s) 2 ATM network interface(s) 2 Packet over SONET network interface(s) 1 Channelized T3 port(s) 1 Channelized E3 port(s) 123K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory. 4096K bytes of packet SRAM memory. 16384K bytes of Flash internal SIMM (Sector size 256K). Configuration register is 0x1
To determine which type of port adapter is installed on a Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module in your system, use the show diag command. Specific port adapter information is displayed, as shown in the following example of a E1/PRI port adapter in chassis slot 9:
router# show diag
(Additional displayed text omitted from this example.)
Slot 9: Logical_index 19
Board is analyzed ipc ready FlexWAN controller
Slot database information:
Flags: 0x2004 Insertion time: 0x48CD8 (00:03:24 ago)
CWAN Controller Memory Size: Unknown
PA Bay 1 Information:
Multi-channel (E1) PA, 8 ports
EEPROM format version 0
HW rev 0.00, Board revision UNKNOWN
Serial number: 00000000 Part number: 00-0000-00
Use the show controller E1 command to display the status of each installed E1 interface. The following example shows the status of a multichannel E1/PRI port adapter installed in chassis slot 9, port adapter bay 1:
Router# show controller E1
E1 9/1/0 is down.
Applique type is Channelized E1 - balanced
Transmitter is sending remote alarm.
Receiver has loss of signal.
Framing is CRC4, Line Code is HDB3, Clock Source is Internal.
International Bit: 1, National Bits: 11111
Data in current interval (367 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, 367 Unavail Secs
E1 9/1/1 is down.
Applique type is Channelized E1 - balanced
Transmitter is sending remote alarm.
Receiver has loss of signal.
Framing is CRC4, Line Code is HDB3, Clock Source is Line.
International Bit: 1, National Bits: 11111
Data in current interval (367 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, 367 Unavail Secs
E1 9/1/2 is down.
Applique type is Channelized E1 - balanced
Transmitter is sending remote alarm.
Receiver has loss of signal.
Framing is CRC4, Line Code is HDB3, Clock Source is Line.
International Bit: 1, National Bits: 11111
Data in current interval (367 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, 367 Unavail Secs
(Additional displayed text omitted from this example.)
On page 8-32, in the "Using the ping Command to Verify Network Connection" section, replace the first paragraph with the following:
The ping command allows you to verify that an interface port is functioning properly and to check the path between a specific port and connected devices at various locations on the network. After you verify that the system has booted successfully and is operational, you can use the ping command to verify the status of ports. Refer to the publications listed in the "Related Documentation" section on page vi for detailed command descriptions and examples.
On page 8-33, in the "Configuring Cyclic Redundancy Checks for HDLC" section, add the following:
In the example that follows, a single E1/PRI interface, on a Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module in module slot 3, is configured for 32-bit CRC:
router# configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. router(config)# router(config)# interface serial 3/0/0:0 router(config-if)# crc 32 Ctrl-z
On page 8-34, in the "Using loopback Commands" section, after the first bullet, add the following:
For the Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module:
Router# configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router(config)# controller E1 3/1/0 Router(config-controller)# loopback diagnostic
On page 8-35, after the first bullet, add the following:
For the Catalyst 6000 family FlexWAN module:
Router# configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router(config)# controller E1 3/1/0 Router(config-controller)# loopback local payload
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