Note: Calix E7-20 products do not support VDSL2-based cards or services. Throughout this guide, E-Series is used to refer to the specific product of E7-2 that supports VDSL2 cards and the E3-48C, E5-48 and E5-48C products that supports the equivalent of the VDSL2 line cards.
Integrated splitters provide a means to extract analog voice form the service loop and terminate it on an existing DLC or analog POTS port on a switch line bay. One E7-2 VDSL2-48 line card can be plugged into a Calix E7-2 shelf to create a compact, high...
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The E7-2 VDSL2-48C line card can be plugged into one or both of the two universal slots within a Calix E7-2 shelf to create a compact, very high density DSL node of 96 ports in a 1RU high chassis, for DSL and VOIP access. Pair bonding is supported in both ADSL2+ and VDSL2 modes.
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DLC or analog POTS port on a switch line bay. One E7-2 VDSL2-48 line card can be plugged into a Calix E7-2 shelf to create a compact, very high density DSL node, with Ethernet aggregation and transport, ideal for copper based delivery of IP services across the access network.
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The Calix E7’s GE uplinks may be aggregated on a C7 with GE-2p / FE-4p or GE-4s line cards or on an Ethernet switch or router.
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4 x 1G ports for uplink/downlink Identical to E7-2 with a VDSL2-48 card, with the following exceptions: Modular chassis is not supported LAG supports only two ports in a group, either ports 1&2 or ports 3&4. LAG group may NOT include ports across the pair boundary.
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SAR function. Note that the E-Series currently supports up to six PVCs per xDSL port for ADSL operation. Legacy mode (this mode is only supported on the C7 and E5-series Calix products, and NOT supported on the E-Series) is distinctly different than the other modes in that ATM VC are connected directly to individual ATM VC on the DSL line, just as with a traditional ADSL card.
Modular Chassis Deployment The E7-2 MC platform operates as a ‘node’ such that it is managed as a complete entity; adding and deleting service, updating within a node concept, operationally managing troubles and diagnosis as a node. Configuration and installation of ‘stacked’ units to the node is automatically handled with ease of visual indicators to ensure cables are connected properly.
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SFP+ socket to the chassis’ backplane. This is not the case with the VDSL2-48 Overlay line card, since it requires no backplane communication to a second card in the E7-2 same chassis. Both the RT and CO nodes are fully and only equipped with E7-2 VDSL2-48C line cards, while they could also use transport cards (for example 10GE-4) in the MCC to aggregate multiple ERPS rings or take advantage of longer range XFP optics.
Note: For procedures on initial turnup and network configuration specific procedures, see the Calix E7 User Guide or the Calix E3-48/E5-48/E5-48C User Guide. See the E7 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Guide for a procedure on VDSL2 Single Ended Line Test (SELT) that is is a DSL pre-provisioning test tool used to assess the line capability prior to installing a modem at the customer premise.
Network uplink(s) are typically located in a shelf closest to the core or headend. Note: For information on configuring system-level objects, such as NTP servers and SNMP traps, see the Calix E7 User Guide or the Calix E3-48/E5-48/E5-48C User Guide. Configuration process The network uplink configuration process follows: 1.
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The E7-2 supports 2.5 Gbps pluggable module interfaces in the SFP ports of the 10GE- 4, GPON-4, VDSL2-48C, and VDSL2-48 cards. The 2.5GE interfaces support equivalent functions and networking protocols as the GE and 10GE interfaces. Auto-negotiation is supported over twisted pair 1000BASE-T links and some fiber 1000BASE-X links.
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For Modular Chassis systems, RSTP is only supported on MCC shelf interfaces. For E7-20 systems, RSTP is only supported on SCP cards. Note: Node protection can be configured by using two E7-2 nodes on an ERPS ring. See Configuring RSTP Settings for the RSTP parameters to apply to the nodes.
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For an RSTP network, Calix recommends setting the following parameters as shown: The VLAN IGMP Mode = snoop-suppress or proxy The IGMP profile Router Learning Mode = static-dynamic The IGMP profile Router Solicit On Topology Change = Y (enabled) ...
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20-30 seconds to pass traffic again while waiting for RSTP to timeout. Note: Node protection can be configured by using two E7-2 nodes on an ERPS ring. See Configuring RSTP Settings for the RSTP parameters to apply to the nodes.
Therefore, Calix recommends NOT using 224.0.0.x (or any of the 32 multicast IP addresses that are not unique at the L2/MAC address level) for video channel assignments. See Calix Quick Tip E7 QT-12-003 for more information.
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Enabling DHCP Snoop, sets MAC Learning to disabled by default. AE Discovery Event Whether the E7 sends an event to CMS whenever a new Calix AE ONT cleared (disabled) ‡ is discovered on an untrusted port. When enabled, an event is sent for...
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4. In the Name box, enter a name that is descriptive of the VLAN use. For example, VoIP or Management. 5. In the IGMP Mode list, select the IGMP mode. Calix recommends that VLANs used for video services be set to suppress-snoop or proxy (enable snooping).
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Note: The default Calix format will have a defining letter for the port (x,g,v,etc) followed by the port number. The TR101 format will have a defining letter for the port followed by the port number, except for the VDSL ports which will be only the port number (no leading letter 'v').
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MAC Address (for DOCSIS provisioning) of the port so that the ONT MAC is presented to the DHCP server to validate that the subscriber CPE is connected to a valid ONT virtual Cable Modem (vCM). See the Calix Open Link Cable vCMTS Command-Line Interface (CLI) Reference Guide and Calix Open Link Cable vCMTS SNMP Management Guide for more information.
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(either 15 minutes or one day), a threshold-crossing alert is generated. For information on creating the profile, see the Calix E7 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Guide or the E3-48/E5- 48/E5-48C User Guide.
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Calculated burst size applied = 8,000 Kbits Calix recommends the port burst size parameter reflect double the Round Trip Delay (RTD) of the network, with 40 ms used as the default RTD. It is not possible to have a burst size less than the MTU of the interface.
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Or, packets can be transformed unconditionally. See the Calix E-Series Engineering and Planning Guide for an example of an E-Series Ethernet interface tag action and an interface QoS policy being applied to an Ethernet interface.
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VLANs that are applied to the port. For example, PVC assignments (e.g. 0/33, 8/33, 0/35) may be mapped to individual data services (“Data 1”, “Data 2”, “Data 3”) that are applied to the port. The E7-2, E5-48C, E5-48, and E3-48C support one VC assignment per service.
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Edge Ethernet (GE/10GE) ports, and then using a policy map to assign a corresponding P- bit (priority) value into the classified traffic. See the Calix E-Series Engineering and Planning Guide for an example of an E-Series Ethernet interface tag action and an interface QoS policy being applied to an Ethernet interface.
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For more information, see the document Calix Engineering & Planning Guide: L2 Ethernet Access Networks, available on the Calix Resource Center. Creating and Modifying a DSCP Map for Ingress Traffic This topic shows you how to create and modify an DSCP Map profile that is applied to xDSL port interfaces to enable and/or specify a mapping of the incoming frame DSCP values to IEEE 802.1p priority bits.
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111 xxx Network Note: Calix recommends NOT assigning P-bit value 7 to any DSCP value. The upstream traffic on a service VLAN must have the same priority value as is set for downstream traffic. To create an IP precedence profile 1.
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Note: Calix recommends that an MVR profile be used for all multicast IPTV applications to move the multicast traffic out of the VLAN that has all of the middleware traffic, STB DHCP traffic, and so on. The following diagram shows two variations of this model: One high-speed-data VLAN carrying both HSI and unicast video (left node) and separate VLANs for data and unicast video (right node).
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ONT device. For MDU deployments, each port of the MDU device is associated with a single video package. The maximum number of multicast filtering entries supported per Calix ONT device depends on the Calix ONT family:...
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Note: Calix recommends that the subtending devices be configured for IGMP proxy to minimize the load on the multicast router and the transport topology. Note: By default, IGMP snooping is disabled on a VLAN. IGMP snooping should only be enabled for VLANs that carry multicast content. Typically one, but sometimes a few VLANs are utilized to distribute multicast content within the access network.
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They can't share binder groups with non-vectored VDSL2 lines or the benefits of cross talk noise recovery are lost. See the Calix Customer Advisory Bulletin - E7-2, E3-48, E3-48C, E5-48/48C VDSL2 Modem Interoperability for a list of the interop tested vectoring CPEs.
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Please refer to the section titled "Unit Level Vectoring" in the Calix E7 Platform Release Product Planning Guide for more information about planning considerations when enabling vectoring.
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Group from the list. Since there is only one vectoring group per card or system, it is always “1”. On an E7-2, the syntax is “<card>/1”, for example “1/1” or “2/1”. On an E3-48C, E5-48, and E5-48C the syntax is just “1”.
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Note: See Calix xDSL Best Practices for a description of the physical layer factors that may directly influence the quality of data and video services delivery, and recommendations for the best practices necessary to achieve optimal results. Applying multiple DSL templates to a single port Each DSL template may specify some or all of the xDSL port parameters.
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For IPTV, Calix recommends a value of 3 for the downstream direction and a value of 1 for the upstream direction. For HSI with no IPTV, Calix recommends a value of 0.5 for both the downstream and upstream direction. Interleave Max Latency Downstream or upstream interleave maximum latency (msec).
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For standard DSL deployments, Calix recommends a value of 6 dB for both upstream and downstream directions. For IPTV, Calix recommends a value of at least 8 dB for both upstream and downstream directions. For bonded VDSL2 services, Calix recommends a value of 10 dB for the upstream direction.
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This topic shows example DSL templates for VDSL2 and ADSL2+ service types. Note: See Calix xDSL Best Practices for a description of the physical layer factors that may directly influence the quality of data and video services delivery, and recommendations for the best practices necessary to achieve optimal results.
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This topic shows you how to modify the Access-Identifier profile "eth-system-default" that is applied to xDSL and Ethernet ports for PPPoE operation. Also, the E-Series provides a default Calix-format syntax and a TR-101-format that complies to TR-101 R-124 requirements. Proprietary Information: Not for use or disclosure except by written agreement with Calix.
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63 characters of the Subscriber ID text field are inserted. none (no content is inserted) Note: The default Calix format will have a defining letter for the port (x,g,v,etc) followed by the port number. The TR101 format will have a defining letter for the port followed by the port number, except for the VDSL ports which will be only the port number (no leading letter 'v').
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Configuring a Bonded Interface DSL bonding allows multiple loops to be aggregated into what appears to the applications as a single facility, roughly equal to the sum of the bandwidth of the two individual lines. Calix E5 follows the bonding standards listed: ...
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IP traffic serviced all the way from the subscriber end devices, through the access network and into the core. Calix recommends using the same DSL port settings that you would use for a single-pair. Enhanced Impulse Noise Protection (INP) mode ‘PhyR’ is not supported on lines placed in a bonding group.
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911 calling. Up to twenty number plans may be created per E-series node or modular chassis system. See the "Dial Plan Example" section in the Calix Application Note: Using the ONT VoIP Configuration Files for an example of a dial plan and an explanation of each code and its function.
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Creating VoIP configuration files The VoIP configuration file can be created based on the Calix VoIP template and sample file available with Calix Application Note: Using the ONT VoIP Configuration File, and then transferred to server local to the system.
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VCG) on the C7 network and add a VoIP connection to the E-Series. For details, see the Calix C7 VoIP Services Guide. For details, see the Calix C7 VoIP Services Guide. If you use CMS to provision a C7 TDM Gateway service, you can specify the CSIP VCG in a TDM Gateway Service Group that is referenced when you activate the service.
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The Calix E-Series supports the following data service models over IP on VDSL2 card ports. VLAN-per-Service: where each service is assigned a dedicated VLAN where multiple subscriber ports are assigned to the VLAN for a single service. This model is often referred to as N:1.
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Note: See Calix xDSL Best Practices for a description of the physical layer factors that may directly influence the quality of data and video services delivery, and recommendations for the best practices necessary to achieve optimal results. Step 3. Configuring an xDSL Data Service...
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For IPTV, Calix recommends a value of 3 dB above target for both upstream and downstream directions. For HSI, Calix recommends a value of 1 dB above target for both upstream and downstream directions. Proprietary Information: Not for use or disclosure except by written agreement with Calix.
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VLAN. The Calix E-Series supports the following data service models over IP on VDSL2 ports. VLAN-per-Service: where each service is assigned a dedicated VLAN where multiple subscriber ports are assigned to the VLAN for a single service.
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Security Profile (on page 143) Bonding groups, if required (on page 150) Note: See Calix xDSL Best Practices for a description of the physical layer factors that may directly influence the quality of data and video services delivery, and recommendations for the best practices necessary to achieve optimal results.
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For IPTV, Calix recommends a value of 3 dB above target for both upstream and downstream directions. For HSI, Calix recommends a value of 1 dB above target for both upstream and downstream directions. Ds or US...
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IP addresses for the VoIP hosts (recommended), or use an external DHCP server option (requires Option 43 parameters included in the DHCP Offer). Note: For instructions to configure the C7 TDM voice gateway, refer to the Calix C7 VoIP Services Guide.
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Note: The specified CRV must also be provisioned on the interface group at the Calix C7 voice gateway for service to work. The specified CRV must be entered in upper case as shown above.
To configure the MiTOP-E1/T1, refer to the MiTOP-E1/T1 SFP-Format TDM Pseudowire Gateway Installation and Operation Manual. Also see Calix T1 Pseudowire Applications and E7 QT-15-002 - Using a MiTOP SFP module in an E7 GE port for PWE applications.
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16 (for E7-2 MC nodes with VDSL2-based MCCs) This number counts each E7-20 SCP card located in the ring as 1 unit, and each E7-2 card located in the ring as 1 unit, whether in a dual- or single-card E7 shelf. This number does not include devices or E7s subtended from the ring, including the MCE shelves of an E7-2 modular chassis (MC) node.
Note 2) A GPON/AE-based MCC node supports the maximum configuration of 864 VDSL2 subscribers per node. However, in line with the example/assumption in note 1, Calix recommends that 480 VDSL2 subscribers per node be used for planning purposes on a 16-node ring.
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