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  • Page 1 EtherNID™ Administrator’s Guide for the EtherNID™ EE EtherNID™ GE MetroNID™ TE MetroNID™ TE-R...
  • Page 2 Fax: (514) 331-2210 Toll free: 1-866-685-8181 Accedian Networks Inc. may use or distribute whatever information you supply in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligations to you. Copyright © 2005-2008 Accedian Networks Inc. All rights reserved, including those to reproduce this publication or parts thereof in any...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Setting the system date and time ... . 30 Timezone and Daylight saving ....31 SNMP settings ......32 Introduction .
  • Page 4 Loopbacks ......98 Adding a loopback ......99 Monitoring and filtering .
  • Page 5 Traffic shaper..... 140 Traffic shaper configuration ....140 Traffic shaper statistics .

  • Page 6: Introduction

    All of this while optimizing end-to-end Network Performance and keeping capital expenses at a minimum. Accedian's EtherNID Demarcation Point offers a solution to address these challenges by implementing standards-based Ethernet OAM and loop-back capabilities as part of the industry's first Line-Powered Ethernet NID (patent pending).

  • Page 7: Features And Benefits

    1: Introduction Introducing the EtherNID Features and • Ethernet OAM & loop-back — Increases visibility, management and easier maintenance. benefits • Fail-safe Bypass — No impact on the MTBF of the E-Line • Fast-Thru ™ Architecture — Minimizes Packet Jitter and Latency, (important for Video & VoIP) •...

  • Page 8: Application Scenario

    1: Introduction Application scenario Application scenario The following scenario illustrates how the EtherNID can be used to provide a remotely manageable customer premises demarcation point for the delivery of Ethernet services. Carrier Site Customer Site Remote Site Remote Site Local Customer Management traffic...

  • Page 9: Hardware Installation

    2: Hardware installation Hardware overview Chapter 2: Hardware installation Hardware installation Hardware overview Front panel - EtherNID EE Front panel - EtherNID GE, and MetroNID TE / TE-R Rear panel - All units...

  • Page 10: Front Panel

    2: Hardware installation Hardware overview Front panel The front panel features different ports and status lights depending on the model. Ethernet ports All Ethernet ports are 10/100/1000BaseT or 10/100BaseT Ethernet, depending on the model, supporting auto-negotiation, auto-MDIX and have RJ-45 connectors. Each port has two indicator lights as follows: Light Solid...
  • Page 11 RJ-45-B: This port is configured for connection to the carrier network and is set to operate as a DHCP client. EtherNID GE / MetroNID TE / TE-R • SFP-A: By default, this port is configured for connection to the client network.

  • Page 12: Status Lights

    2: Hardware installation Hardware overview Status lights • PWR (green): On when power is applied. • LPBK (yellow): On when the loopback function is enabled. Flashes when traffic is being looped-back. • MIN (yellow): On when a minor alarm condition is present. •...
  • Page 13 2: Hardware installation Hardware overview RJ-45 Connector DB-9 Connector Pins # Signals Pins # Signals Not connected Not connected Tx Data Rx Data Ground Ground Ground Ground Rx Data Tx Data Not connected Not connected To establish a connection with the CLI interface on the EtherNID from your computer, use a terminal emulation program with the following settings: •...

  • Page 14: Mounting Options

    2: Hardware installation Mounting options Mounting options Several different mounting options are available as described in this section. Wall mounting Optional brackets and screws are available for mounting the EtherNID on a wall. Attach the brackets as follows: Screw Screw Mounting bracket When mounting the EtherNID on a wall, ensure that:...

  • Page 15: Rack Mounting

    2: Hardware installation Mounting options Rack mounting To install the EtherNID in a standard 19” rack, attach the optional 1U rack mount bracket as shown. An optional 1U bracket is available that can hold two units. Grounding the EtherNID Connect the EtherNID to a ground point on the rack as follows: 1.
  • Page 16 2: Hardware installation Mounting options EtherSHELF The EtherSHELF, an optional 12 unit, 4U shelf is available for large-scale installations. To mount an EtherNID in the EtherSHELF, L-shaped brackets must be attached to the left and right side of the unit. Attach brackets before mounting in the drawer.
  • Page 17 2: Hardware installation Mounting options 4. Use a small wrench to tighten the bolts around the two grounding screws to secure the two-hole grounding lug to the back of the EtherSHELF 5. Connect the other end of the wire to a grounding point on the rack. Dimensions The EtherSHELF is a 4U chassis for 19 inch racks with available side extenders for 23 inch racks.

  • Page 18: Powering The Ethernid

    2: Hardware installation Powering the EtherNID Powering the EtherNID The EtherNID can be powered using one of the following options: DC power adapter Connect the supplied power adapter to the 5V/2A DC connector on the rear of the unit. 48V DC from the 12 unit EtherSHELF You can power EtherNIDs mounted in the EtherSHELF using the shelf’s built-in 48 V DC power connector.
  • Page 19 2: Hardware installation Powering the EtherNID 48V DC via discrete power cord It is possible to power units with a custom built 48V DC power cable. When powered in this manner, the unit must be installed horizontally to meet all applicable safety regulations.

  • Page 20: Restarting

    2: Hardware installation Restarting Restarting To restart the EtherNID: 1. Press and hold the Bypass button. 2. Press and release the Loopback button. The unit will restart. 3. Release the Bypass button. If required, the EtherNID can also be restarted using the command line interface. See Chapter 12 for details.

  • Page 21: Management And Configuration

    3: Management and configuration About the management web interface Chapter 3: Management and configuration Management and configuration About the management web interface The web-based management web interface provides secure access, via an SSL client, to all EtherNID control, management, and monitoring functions. The management station is the computer that you use to connect to the management web interface.
  • Page 22 3: Management and configuration About the management web interface Managing accounts Administrator accounts are managed on the Session > Users page. Changing the default administrator password 1. Open the Session > Users page and click admin in the list. 2. Specify the new password, confirm it. 3.
  • Page 23 3: Management and configuration About the management web interface Creating additional accounts 1. Open the Session > Users page and click Add. 2. In the new user setting box, specify the new user name and other details. 3. Click Apply.

  • Page 24: Dns Settings

    3: Management and configuration DNS settings DNS settings To define DNS options, open the System > DNS page. You can either choose to use the DNS settings obtained via DHCP on a specific port, or manually set DNS settings. Use DHCP results Set DNS manually In either case, you can define the host name for the EtherNID.

  • Page 25: Configuring Interfaces

    3: Management and configuration Configuring interfaces Configuring interfaces The EtherNID lets you define multiple logical interfaces for management purposes that can be active on different ports. This includes defining bridges and VLANs. To see a list of all logical interfaces. Open the System > Interface page. By default, two interfaces are defined: •...

  • Page 26: Interface Parameters

    3: Management and configuration Configuring interfaces Interface Note: It is valid to set the IP address for an interface to 0.0.0.0 when the interface is not parameters required to be an IP interface. For example, when the interface is used for OAM or test set interaction.

  • Page 27: Routes

    3: Management and configuration Routes Routes Select System > Interface to open the routes pages, which shows all active routes on the EtherNID. Initially, no routes are defined. Adding a route To add a system route, do the following: 1. Open the System > Routes page. 2.

  • Page 28: Route Parameters

    3: Management and configuration Routes Route Name parameters Specify the name to assign to the route. Type Select a route type: • Network • Host Interface Select the interface to which the route is associated. Note: This field is optional if a matching active route is already associated to the interface.

  • Page 29: Syslog Options

    3: Management and configuration Syslog options Syslog options To define syslog options, open the System > Syslog page. The syslog page displays all syslog entries with the most recent entry at the top. Syslog information can be sent to a remote server by setting the options in the Remote Syslog Configuration box.

  • Page 30: Setting The System Date And Time

    3: Management and configuration Setting the system date and time Setting the system date and time To set the system date and time, do the following: 1. Open the System > Time page. 2. Specify the current date and time and click Apply or to automatically update the system date and time using the Network Time protocol, select the NTP enable option.

  • Page 31: Timezone And Daylight Saving

    3: Management and configuration Timezone and Daylight saving Timezone and Daylight saving For a list of time zones and daylight saving time rules, please refer to: http://www.worldtimezone.com/. GMT offset Offset from Greenwich Mean Time. North America would have negative values while Eastern Europe would have positive values.

  • Page 32: Snmp Settings

    3: Management and configuration SNMP settings SNMP settings To configure SNMP options, do the following: 1. Open the System > SNMP page. 2. Define SNMP parameters as required by your setup and then click Apply.

  • Page 33: Snmp Parameters

    3: Management and configuration SNMP settings SNMP Enable agent parameters Select this checkbox to enable the SNMP agent. SNMP system name Specify a name to identify the EtherNID. By convention, this is the node's fully-qualified domain name. Contact information Specify contact information for the EtherNID. Generally an email address. System location Identify the physical location of the EtherNID.

  • Page 34: History Buckets

    3: Management and configuration History buckets History buckets To configure local history bucketing, do the following: 1. Open the System > History page. 2. Define the history parameters as required and then click Apply. Local Enable history Configuration This will start the creation of history files being stored in RAM. These will then be accessible through SNMP.

  • Page 35: Remote Retrieval Of History Buckets

    3: Management and configuration Remote retrieval of history buckets Remote retrieval of history buckets NOTE: The Remote retrieval feature is only available on the MetroNID TE/TE-R models. To configure remote retrieval of history buckets, do the following: 1. Open the System > History page on the remote NIDs. 2.

  • Page 36: Scheduling And File Transfer Configuration

    3: Management and configuration Remote retrieval of history buckets Scheduling and Enable scheduling file transfer Enable the history buckets to be retrieved from the local device and/or the list of remote devices. The history buckets will be retrieved according to the Scheduled hours selected. configuration (Hold CTRL key to select more than one hour) This feature is dependant on the Enable filing check boxes in the Local configuration sections...

  • Page 37: Session Management

    3: Management and configuration Session management Session management To configure session management options, do the following: 1. Open the Session > Management page. 2. Define session management parameters as required by your setup and then click Apply. Management Writelock session parameters The management web interface supports multiple concurrent users, therefore to maintain the integrity of the configuration settings, only one user at a time has the ability to make changes.

  • Page 38: Firmware Upgrade

    3: Management and configuration Firmware upgrade Firmware upgrade To upgrade the EtherNID firmware, do the following: 1. Open the System > Firmware page. 2. Specify the location and name of the new firmware file or click Browse and select it. 3.

  • Page 39: Session Configuration

    3: Management and configuration Session configuration Session configuration To configure session options, do the following: 1. Open the Session > Configuration page. 2. Define session parameters as required by your setup and then click Apply. Session Max CLI sessions parameters Specify the maximum number of CLI sessions that are supported at the same time.

  • Page 40: Session Management

    3: Management and configuration Session management Session management To configure session management options, do the following: 1. Open the Session > Management page. 2. Define session management parameters as required by your setup and then click Apply. Management Writelock session parameters The management web interface supports multiple concurrent users, therefore to maintain the integrity of the configuration settings, only one user at a time has the ability to make changes.

  • Page 41: Session Radius

    3: Management and configuration Session RADIUS Session RADIUS To configure RADIUS authentication, do the following: 1. Open the Session > RADIUS page. 2. Define RADIUS parameters as required by your setup and then click Apply. RADIUS Authentication method parameters Authentication method to use. This can be one of the following methods: •...
  • Page 42 3: Management and configuration Session RADIUS Server-1 / Server-2 Host RADIUS server host-name or IPV4 address. Port RADIUS server UDP port to connect to. Secret Shared secret for this RADIUS server. Radius server configuration When RADIUS authentication is enabled, the unit supports Authentication and Authorization as configured on the RADIUS server.

  • Page 43: Management Bridge

    Flow Control: None 4. Login to the CLI with username admin and password admin. 5. If an EtherNID GE is being used, and the setup requires the Client and Network ports to be set as copper medium, type the following command:...
  • Page 44 3: Management and configuration Management bridge 6. Delete any existing interfaces with the following commands: interface delete Management interface delete Network 7. The Network port of EtherNID #1 will be used for the in-band management. Configure the Network port with the following command: interface add net1-10 type vlan vlan1-id 10 port Network address 192.168.1.253 netmask 255.255.255.0 8.

  • Page 45: Port Configuration

    4: Port configuration Port list and port status Chapter 4: Port configuration Port configuration Port list and port status To view a list of all ports and their status, open the Port > Configuration page • You will see the following page on an EtherNID EE:...
  • Page 46 4: Port configuration Port list and port status • You will see the following page on an EtherNID GE or MetroNID TE / TE-R:...

  • Page 47: Port Configuration And Status

    MAC address Indicates the MAC address of the port. Port options Media-selection (Supported on the EtherNID GE and MetroNID TE / TE-R only) Lets you select which two media connectors will be used to carry traffic. Four options are available: •...
  • Page 48 4: Port configuration Port list and port status Fault propagation Enable fault propagation Select this check box to enable fault propagation. When this feature is enabled the EtherNID will propagate link faults between the Client and Network ports. Fault propagation mode Select fault propagation operation mode: •...

  • Page 49: Configuring Port Settings

    4: Port configuration Configuring port settings Configuring port settings To configure port settings, do the following: 1. Open the Port > Configuration page. 2. Click the name of the port that you want to configure. The port configuration page will open.
  • Page 50 4: Port configuration Configuring port settings • If you are configuring an SFP fiber port it will be similar to the following page: • The Network port will give you the option of setting up Dual Link Protection: 3. Define port parameters as required by your setup and then click Apply.

  • Page 51: Port Parameters

    4: Port configuration Configuring port settings Port parameters Enable Select this check box to enable the port. Name Specify a name to identify the port. By default, ports are named as follows: Management, Client, Network, Monitor-1 and Monitor-2. Alias This is an 'alias' name for the port as specified by a network manager. Port MTU Specify the maximum transmission unit.
  • Page 52 4: Port configuration Configuring port settings Revert period Specifies the time, in seconds, that we must continously detect a signal on the main connector. The timer is restarted if a signal loss is detected during this period. Link time out Specifies the time, in seconds, to wait for the link to come up after switching to the standby connector.
  • Page 53 4: Port configuration Configuring port settings Current status Reports the following for Ethernet ports: • Current link speed and duplex type when Auto-negotiation enable is selected. • Current connector configuration: If the link partner is also using Auto MDI, the resulting connector configuration is correct but random.

  • Page 54: Port Statistics

    1. Open the Port > Statistics page. 2. Click the name of a port to view detailed statistics. For example, if you click the Client port name on an EtherNID GE or MetroNID TE / TE-R you will see a page similar to the following:...

  • Page 55: Phy Auto-Negotiation Configuration

    4: Port configuration PHY auto-negotiation configuration PHY auto-negotiation configuration To configure PHY auto-negotiation settings, do the following: 1. Open the Port > PHY page. 2. Click the name of a port that you want to configure. For example, if you click the Client port name you will see the following page.

  • Page 56: Phy Parameters

    4: Port configuration PHY auto-negotiation configuration Advertisement configuration parameters Sets the abilities that are advertised to the link partner. Supported options include: • 10Mbps Half • 100Mbps Half • 1Gbps Half • 10Mbps Full • 100Mbps Full • 1Gbps Full •...

  • Page 57: Sfp Information

    SFP information (Supported only on the To view SFP information, do the following: EtherNID GE / MetroNID 1. Open the Port > SFP page. TE / TE-R) 2. Click the name of the port for which you want to view detailed statistics. Refer to the following sections for more information.
  • Page 58 4: Port configuration SFP information Wave Length Indicates the nominal transmitter output wavelength at room temperature in nm. Part number Indicates the vendor part number or product name. This is a 16-byte field that contains ASCII characters padded on the right with ASCII spaces (20h). Serial number Indicates the vendor serial number for the transceiver.

  • Page 59: Sfp Thresholds

    4: Port configuration SFP information Receive power Measured received optical power. Absolute accuracy is dependent upon the exact optical wavelength. For the vendor specified wavelength, accuracy should be better than 3dB over specified temperature and voltage.This accuracy should be maintained for input power levels up to the lesser of maximum transmitted or maximum received optical power per the appropriate standard.
  • Page 60 4: Port configuration SFP information High alarm High Alarm transceiver supply voltage. Low alarm Low Alarm transceiver supply voltage. High warning High Warning transceiver supply voltage. Low warning Low Warning transceiver supply voltage. Laser bias current High alarm High Alarm TX bias current in micro-Amps. Low alarm Low Alarm TX bias current in micro-Amps.

  • Page 61: Sfp Memory And Monitor Memory

    4: Port configuration SFP information High warning High Warning Rx input power in dBm (~ -40 to +8.2 dBm). Low warning Low Warning Rx input power in dBm (~ -40 to +8.2 dBm). SFP memory and monitor memory SFP memory The SFP serial ID provides access to sophisticated identification information that describes the transceivers capabilities, standard interfaces, manufacturer, and other information.

  • Page 62: Cable Verification

    4: Port configuration Cable verification Cable verification The EtherNID uses Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) to determine the quality of cables, connectors, and terminations. Some of the possible problems that the EtherNID can diagnose are: opens, shorts, cable impedance mismatch, bad connectors, and termination mismatch. Testing a cable To perform a cable test, do the following: 1.
  • Page 63 4: Port configuration Cable verification When completed, test status will be one of the following: • GOOD: Normal cable. • SHORT: Indicates that the positive and the negative lines of the same cable pair are touching: Possible causes include: • Cable wire may be touching the wire closet patch panel.

  • Page 64: Monitoring And Filtering

    5: Monitoring and filtering Service mapping Chapter 5: Monitoring and filtering Monitoring and filtering Service mapping The EtherNID can perform EVC mapping (which is essentially a VLAN push), CoS mapping and Bandwidth Policing mapping. These options can be used together or separately. Prior to creating CoS profiles and/or Bandwidth regulator sets, appropriate filters and bandwidth regulators will need to be created.

  • Page 65: Configuring A Cos Profile

    5: Monitoring and filtering Service mapping Type CoS profile's type. Possible values are: • • IP precedence • DSCP Reference count The reference count is the number of policies that are currently using this CoS profile. Configuring a Once a Cos profile is created, it can be applied to policies for traffic classification. CoS Profile To configure a CoS profile, do the following: 1.

  • Page 66: Cos Profile Parameters

    5: Monitoring and filtering Service mapping CoS Profile Name parameters Name of the CoS profile. Type Indicates the type of CoS profile. Possible values are: • • IP precedence • DSCP Decode DEI This field is only valid for PCP CoS profiles. If this field is set, the pre-marking color is decoded from the DEI bit (Drop Eligible Indication).

  • Page 67: Assigning A Cos Profile To A Policy

    5: Monitoring and filtering Service mapping Assigning a CoS Once a CoS profile has been configured you can assign it to a policy. See "Traffic policies and profile to a monitoring" on page 74. policy Viewing To view a list of configured Bandwidth regulator sets, open the Traffic > Mapping page. Bandwidth regulator sets Index...

  • Page 68: Configuring A Bandwidth Regulator Set

    5: Monitoring and filtering Service mapping Configuring a Once a Bandwidth regulator set is created, it can be applied to policies for traffic classification. Bandwidth To configure a Bandwidth regulator set, do the following: regulator set 1. Open the Traffic > Mapping page. 2.

  • Page 69: Assigning A Bandwidth Regulator Set To A Policy

    5: Monitoring and filtering Service mapping Regulator set This table has three columns and N rows, where N depends on the type of the regulator set. If the type is PCP or IP precedence then N=8. Otherwise, the regulator set type is DSCP and N=64.

  • Page 70: Layer-2 Protocol Tunneling

    5: Monitoring and filtering Layer-2 Protocol Tunneling Layer-2 Protocol Tunneling The Layer-2 Protocol Tunneling feature allows the customer's layer-2 control protocol (L2CP) frames to be transparently transported across an EVC without interfering with the carrier/operator network and equipment. The protocol tunneling operates by replacing the protocol's specific destination MAC address with a multicast address that is transparently transported by the transit equipment, and reinserting the original destination MAC when the traffic reaches the destination equipment.
  • Page 71 5: Monitoring and filtering Layer-2 Protocol Tunneling Unique ID The unique identifier used by the rule when performing tunneling. This value is used when building the replacement destination MAC address. Note that the same value has to be used on both sides when creating a tunnel-detunnel set of rules between a pair of units. VLAN1 type The ethertype of the first tag inserted in the tunneled frame.

  • Page 72: Adding A New L2Pt Rule

    • The Accedian replacement: 01:15:AD:CC:xx:yy MAC is used. Because this replacement MAC has variable elements, it can be used on multiple rules as the variable elements allow a match to a specific rule when a tunneled frame ingresses the network port. These variable elements are set as such: •...
  • Page 73 5: Monitoring and filtering Layer-2 Protocol Tunneling • yy: the protocol ID. This is automatically generated according to which Layer-2 control protocol the rule handles. Operation mode This controls how the rule will handle the traffic associated with the specified protocol. Four modes of operation are available: •...

  • Page 74: Traffic Policies And Monitoring

    5: Monitoring and filtering Traffic policies and monitoring Traffic policies and monitoring To view a list of all traffic policies and their settings, open the Traffic > Policies page. This page shows the access policy rules that are enabled for a specific port. For example, if the Network port is selected then this is the list of policy rules that are enabled or disabled for the Network port.

  • Page 75: Configuring A Traffic Policy

    5: Monitoring and filtering Traffic policies and monitoring Configuring a To configure a traffic policy, do the following: traffic policy 1. Open the Traffic > Policies page. 2. Click the policy entry that you want to configure. 3. Configure policy settings and click Apply. Policy settings Enable policy Select this check box to activate the policy.
  • Page 76 5: Monitoring and filtering Traffic policies and monitoring Action Select the action that will be applied to traffic that matches the filter. Enable monitoring Select this check box to activate monitoring. Monitor port Indicates the port to which traffic will be forwarded for monitoring. Encapsulation Push Add a new VLAN.
  • Page 77 5: Monitoring and filtering Traffic policies and monitoring Parameter First choice Second choice Type CoS profile BWR set PCP mapping If this option is selected, the first and second choices can be used to map and regulate traffic based on PCP / IP precedence /DSCP values. The table below shows the valid configurations of the first and second choices.
  • Page 78 5: Monitoring and filtering Traffic policies and monitoring Parameter First choice Second choice Type VLANinVLAN VLAN, IP precedence, DSCP VLAN IP precedence, DSCP IP precedence, DSCP VLAN, VLANinVLAN CoS profile Ignored Ignored BWR set BWR set BWR set Default/Direct Bandwidth regulator Enable bandwidth regulation Check this box to activate a default bandwidth regulator.

  • Page 79: Traffic Filters

    5: Monitoring and filtering Traffic filters Traffic filters To develop specific access policies and to make traffic monitoring more efficient and effective, custom (layer 2 or IPv4) filters can be applied to the traffic before it is presented on the monitor ports.

  • Page 80: Configuring An L2 Filter

    5: Monitoring and filtering Traffic filters Configuring an To configure an L2 filter, do the following: L2 filter 1. Open the Traffic > L2 Filters page. 2. Click Add to create a new file, or click the filter name to edit and existing one. 3.
  • Page 81 5: Monitoring and filtering Traffic filters "VLAN" and "VLAN in VLAN" settings You can specify several VLAN fields for the first VLAN (VLAN 1) as well as the second level VLAN (VLAN 2). Note: If a check box is not checked, then the value is ignored. Ethertype Specify the VLAN Ethernet Type.

  • Page 82: Viewing Ipv4 Filters

    5: Monitoring and filtering Traffic filters Viewing IPv4 To view a list of active IPV4 traffic filters, open the Traffic > IPV4 Filters page. By default, filters commonly used filters are defined. The following information is presented for each filter: •...

  • Page 83: Configuring An Ipv4 Filter

    5: Monitoring and filtering Traffic filters • Protocol: Identifies the protocol type that this filter will process. Other protocol types are ignored. Common protocol are TCP (6),UDP (17) and ICMP (1) • TCP is used by HTTP, FTP, Telnet, SMTP, •...

  • Page 84: Ipv4 Filter Parameters

    5: Monitoring and filtering Traffic filters IPv4 filter IPv4 filter name parameters Specify a name to uniquely identify the filter. IPv4 header settings The following characteristics can be defined: IPv4 source / mask Specify the source address and mask. Only the bits specified by the mask are used. The other bits are ignored.
  • Page 85 5: Monitoring and filtering Traffic filters Ethertype Specify the VLAN Ethernet Type. The Ethernet type identifies if the following VLAN is a C-VLAN an S-VLAN or if we accept both types. CFI/DEI Specify the Canonical Format Indicator or the Drop Eligibility Indicator. This should always be set to zero for connection to Ethernet switches.

  • Page 86: Bandwidth Policing

    5: Monitoring and filtering Bandwidth policing Bandwidth policing Traffic regulators enable you to limit the flow of traffic for a specific policy. A total of 15 traffic regulators can be defined. To view a list of all defined regulators, open the Traffic > Regulators page. Initially this page is empty as no regulators are defined by default.

  • Page 87: Configuring A Regulator

    5: Monitoring and filtering Bandwidth policing Configuring a To configure a traffic regulator, do the following: regulator 1. Open the Traffic > Regulators page. 2. Click Add to define a new regulator.: 3. Configure settings and click Apply. Regulator Traffic regulator name settings Specify a name to uniquely identify the regulator.

  • Page 88: Assigning A Regulator To A Policy

    5: Monitoring and filtering Bandwidth policing Color mode Specifies how the initial color of traffic should be attributed. • color-aware: Traffic enters the traffic regulator with the color set by a policy. • color-blind: All incoming traffic enters the traffic regulator initially green. Coupling Flag Modifies the way in which the regulator processes yellow traffic.

  • Page 89: Alarms

    • Enable syslog reporting: Reports alarms by creating syslog entries. • Enable SNMP reporting: Reports alarms via SNMP traps from Accedian’s private MIB. • Enable 802.3AH reporting: Reports alarms via 802.3AH organization specific OAMPDUs.

  • Page 90: Alarm Configuration

    6: Alarms Alarm configuration Alarm configuration The Alarm > Configuration page lists all defined alarms. For a description of each field see "Customizing an alarm" on page 91.

  • Page 91: Customizing An Alarm

    6: Alarms Alarm configuration Customizing an To customize an alarm, click its Identifier. alarm Identifier Unique number that identifies this alarm. Assigned by the EtherNID. The alarm identifier is compose of 3 fields, the module number, the instance number and the error number.
  • Page 92 6: Alarms Alarm configuration Severity Indicates the severity level for the alarm. If LED reporting is enabled on the Alarm > General page, the Minor, Major, and Critical alarms will be indicated on the EtherNID front panel LEDs. • Informational: No effect on service. Provides status information. •...

  • Page 93: Alarm Status

    6: Alarms Alarm status Alarm status The Alarm > Status page presents a summary of all alarms. For a description of each field see "Customizing an alarm" on page 91. To view detailed information on an alarm click its Identifier. For example:...

  • Page 94: Chassis Alarms

    6: Alarms Chassis alarms Chassis alarms The Alarm > Chassis page presents chassis-related status, alarms, and alarm settings. Power supply status Indicates the status of the various power sources. • A green light indicates that the power source is connected and is operating normally. •...

  • Page 95: Operations, Administration And Maintenance

    7: Operations, Administration and Maintenance OAM configuration Chapter 7: Operations, Administration and Maintenance Operations, Administration and Maintenance OAM configuration To view a list of all OAM instances and their settings, open the OAM > Configuration page. The following information is presented for each instance: •...

  • Page 96: Configuring An Oam Instance

    7: Operations, Administration and Maintenance OAM configuration Configuring an To configure an OAM instance, do the following: OAM instance 1. Open the OAM > Configuration page. 2. Click Add to add a new OAM instance. 3. Configure OAM instance settings and click Apply. OAM instance OAM instance name parameters...
  • Page 97 7: Operations, Administration and Maintenance OAM configuration Active Mode / Passive Mode Select the mode of operation for the OAM instance. • Passive: Listens for OAMPDUs and replies once it starts receiving them. • Active: Immediately searches for an OAM peer by sending OAMPDUs. Max OAM PDU size Specify the maximum frame size the OAM instance will use.

  • Page 98: Loopbacks

    7: Operations, Administration and Maintenance Loopbacks Loopbacks The EtherNID supports in-service loopbacks on either the client or network ports. To view a list of all loopbacks and their settings, open the OAM > Loopback page. The following information is presented for each loopback: •...

  • Page 99: Adding A Loopback

    7: Operations, Administration and Maintenance Loopbacks Adding a To add a loopback, do the following: loopback 1. Only one loopback is supported per OAM instance. Therefore, before you can add a new loopback, you must first add an OAM instance on the OAM > Configuration page. 2.
  • Page 100 7: Operations, Administration and Maintenance Loopbacks Persistent Enable or disable loopback at startup time. This option can only be set for Manual loopbacks with no timeout. Filter type Select the filter type that will be applied to the loopback traffic. For more information on filters, see "Traffic filters"...

  • Page 101: Oam Events

    7: Operations, Administration and Maintenance OAM events OAM events The OAM > Event page, lists a summary of all the events exchanged on an OAM connection. The following information is presented for each event: • Name: The name of the OAM instance. •...

  • Page 102: Transmitted And Received Event Notifications

    7: Operations, Administration and Maintenance OAM events Transmitted OAM Local Error Symbol Period Event and Received A sequence of six integers corresponding to the respective fields in the most recently event transmitted Errored Symbol Period Event TLV in an Event Notification OAMPDU. This sequence is updated when a request service primitive is generated within the OAM sublayer notifications with an OAMPDU Code field value equal to the Event Notification code and Event TLV Type...
  • Page 103 7: Operations, Administration and Maintenance OAM events OAM Local Error Frame Seconds Summary Event A sequence of six integers corresponding to the respective fields in the most recently transmitted Errored Frame Seconds Summary Event TLV in an Event Notification OAMPDU. This sequence is updated when a request service primitive is generated within the OAM sublayer with an OAMPDU Code field value equal to the Event Notification code and Event TLV Type field equal to the Errored Frame Seconds Summary Event value.

  • Page 104: Oam Status

    7: Operations, Administration and Maintenance OAM status OAM status The OAM > Status page presents a summary of the status of each OAM instance. The following information is presented for each instance: • Name: OAM instance name. • Discovery: Identifies the current state of the OAM Discovery function. The enumerations match the states within the Discovery state diagram (see Figure 57-5 of IEEE802.3).

  • Page 105: Detailed Status Information

    7: Operations, Administration and Maintenance OAM status • The sixth bit corresponds to the Remote Evaluating bit in the Flags field. • The seventh bit corresponds to the Remote Stable bit in the Flags field. • Local revision: The value of the Revision field in the Local Information TLV of the most recently transmitted Information OAMPDU.
  • Page 106 7: Operations, Administration and Maintenance OAM status Remote Info TLV revision The value of the Revision field in the Remote Information TLV of the most recently received Information OAMPDU. Parser state / Mux state A string of three bits corresponding to the State field of the most recently received Information OAMPDU.

  • Page 107: Oam Statistics

    7: Operations, Administration and Maintenance OAM statistics OAM statistics The OAM > Statistics page, presents a summary of the statistics for each OAM instance. The following information is presented for each instance: • Name: OAM instance name. • Rcv OAMPDU: Number of OAMPDUs received by this instance. Include all types: info, var request, var response, loopback etc.

  • Page 108: Oam Detailed Statistics Information

    7: Operations, Administration and Maintenance OAM statistics OAM detailed Name statistics The name of the OAM instance. information Receive Unsupported codes A count of OAMPDUs received that contain an OAM code that are not supported by the device. This counter is incremented on reception of a valid frame with: •...
  • Page 109 7: Operations, Administration and Maintenance OAM statistics Duplicate event A count of the OAMPDUs received that contain the Event Notification code. This counter is incremented on reception of a valid frame, with: • DestinationField equal to the reserved multicast address for slow protocols. •...
  • Page 110 7: Operations, Administration and Maintenance OAM statistics Organization specific A count of OAMPDUs received that contain the Organization Specific code. This counter is incremented on reception of a valid frame, with: • DestinationField equal to the reserved multicast address for slow protocols. •...
  • Page 111 7: Operations, Administration and Maintenance OAM statistics Duplicate event A count of OAMPDUs passed to the OAM subordinate sublayer for transmission that contain the Event Notification code. This counter is incremented when a request service primitive is generated within the OAM sublayer. •...
  • Page 112 7: Operations, Administration and Maintenance OAM statistics...

  • Page 113: Rfc-2544

    8: RFC-2544 RFC-2544 Generator Chapter 8: RFC-2544 RFC-2544 RFC-2544 Generator NOTE: The RFC-2544 feature is only available on the EtherNID GE and MetroNID TE / TE-R models. Viewing To view the RFC-2544 generator configuration, open the RFC-2544 > Generator > RFC-2544...

  • Page 114: Configuring Rfc-2544 Generator

    8: RFC-2544 RFC-2544 Generator Configuring 1. To edit the RFC-2544 Packet header settings, select First header packet settings show RFC-2544 details button of the flow to be edited. Generator Type Layer-2 or Layer-3. Layer-2 settings Port name Name configured for the port on which to send the flow(s). MAC destination This is the peer MAC address.
  • Page 115 8: RFC-2544 RFC-2544 Generator VLAN 1 ID First VLAN ID. When enabled, all test packets are encapsulated into the specified VLAN ID. VLAN 1 Ethernet type First VLAN Ethernet type. Applies only when VLAN 1 header is enabled. VLAN 1 Priority First VLAN priority bits.
  • Page 116 8: RFC-2544 RFC-2544 Generator 2. To edit the RFC-2544 Flows , select flow settings show details button of the flow to be edited. Flow type The type of flow testing being done. Either In-service (sharing a traffic regulator with client traffic) or Out-of-service (using the full link bandwidth).
  • Page 117 8: RFC-2544 RFC-2544 Generator Size type Select between fixed or random size. The fixed configuration requires a packet Size to be specified. The random configuration requires a Minimum size value and a Maximum size value to be specified. Payload pattern Select between fixed-data, incremental or random patterns in the payload part of the transmit- ted frames.

  • Page 118: Rfc-2544 Monitor

    8: RFC-2544 RFC-2544 monitor RFC-2544 monitor NOTE: The RFC-2544 feature is only available on the EtherNID GE and MetroNID TE / TE-R models. Viewing To view the RFC-2544 monitors, open the RFC-2544 > Monitor page RFC-2544 Monitor Name Unique name assign to the monitor.

  • Page 119: Detailed View Of Rfc-2544 Monitor

    8: RFC-2544 RFC-2544 monitor Detailed view of To view the deatiled view of RFC-2544 measurements, click on the details link for the specific RFC-2544 monitor. Monitor Monitor results Name Unique name assign to the monitor. State State of the monitor. (Enabled or Disabled) Receive statistics Received packets Total packets received by the associated inspector.
  • Page 120 8: RFC-2544 RFC-2544 monitor One-way delay Instantaneous One-way instantaneous delay value in microseconds. Minimum Minimum delay in microseconds. Maximum Maximum delay in microseconds. Average Average delay in microseconds One-way delay variation Instantaneous One-way instantaneous delay variation value in microseconds. Minimum Minimum delay variation in microseconds.

  • Page 121: Rfc-2544 Testsuite

    8: RFC-2544 RFC-2544 testsuite RFC-2544 testsuite NOTE: The RFC-2544 testsuite feature is only available on the MetroNID TE / TE-R models. Viewing To view the RFC-2544 testsuites, open the RFC-2544 > Testsuite page RFC-2544 Testsuites Once defined, the Testsuite can be run to determine the conformance of a network section or a specific device.

  • Page 122: Detailed View Of Rfc-2544 Testsuites

    8: RFC-2544 RFC-2544 testsuite Detailed view of To view the deatiled view of RFC-2544 testsuites, click on the testsuite name from the RFC-2544 testsuite configuration list. Testsuites Suite configuration Suite name Unique name assigned to the testsuite. Suite description Description configured to identify the testsuite and its characteristics. Jumbo frame size This defines what size is considered jumbo frames.
  • Page 123 The Frame Size parameters let the user choose which frame sizes are to be tested. By default, the 10000 byte frame size (Jumbo frame) is unselected as it was not a frame size defined by the RFC-2544 standard, but which Accedian supports nevertheless.
  • Page 124 The Frame Size parameters let the user choose which frame sizes are to be tested. By default, the 10000 byte frame size (Jumbo frame) is unselected as it was not a frame size defined by the RFC-2544 standard, but which Accedian supports nevertheless. Trial duration The Trial duration is the duration for which the test will be run.
  • Page 125 8: RFC-2544 RFC-2544 testsuite Back to back settings The Back-to-back test performs a burst for a duration of time. The NID will again perform a Back-to-back test for each one of the Frame sizes selected. To be successful, the DUT must not create any frame loss for each burst.

  • Page 126: Rfc-2544 Reports

    8: RFC-2544 RFC-2544 reports RFC-2544 reports NOTE: The RFC-2544 reports feature is only available on the MetroNID TE models. Starting an To start an RFC-2544 testsuite, click on the Start new testsuite button in the RFC-2544 > RFC-2544 Reports . Configure the report then click the Run button to start the testsuite. page Testsuite RFC-2544 report configuration...

  • Page 127: Viewing Rfc-2544 Reports

    8: RFC-2544 RFC-2544 reports Viewing To view the RFC-2544 reports, open the RFC-2544 > Reports and click on the name of page RFC-2544 the report to view. Reports Testsuite Report Name Unique name assigned to the report. Status Indicates the report's current status. Possible values are: •...
  • Page 128 8: RFC-2544 RFC-2544 reports Report contents Once a test suite has finished running, the bottom of the report will look similar to the below screen shot. The entire report is displayed below.

  • Page 129: Performance Assurance Agent

    9: Performance Assurance Agent PAA configuration Chapter 9: Performance Assurance Agent Performance Assurance Agent PAA configuration The EtherNID Performance Assurance Agent™ can be used measure the jitter, latency and packet loss of a given network. Two EtherNIDs with matching settings will communicate with each other to collect data.
  • Page 130 9: Performance Assurance Agent PAA configuration • Idle : Idle after one time measurment completed. • Locked IS : Locked traffic in service. • Locked OOS : Locked traffic out of service. • Mode: Indicates if a probe generates (source) or collects (sink) measurement packets or does both (bi-dir).

  • Page 131: Configuring A Probe

    9: Performance Assurance Agent PAA configuration Configuring a 1. Open the PAA > Configuration page. probe 2. Click Add to create a new probe or click the probe name to edit an existing probe. 3. Configure parameters and click Apply.

  • Page 132: Paa Parameters

    9: Performance Assurance Agent PAA configuration General parameters Name Specify a unique name to identify this probe. Type Select the type of probe. • layer-2: Probes occurs at layer 2. • UDP: Probe occurs using UDP. Operation Mode Indicates if a probe generates (Source) or collects (Sink) measurement packets or does both (Bi-Dir).
  • Page 133 9: Performance Assurance Agent PAA configuration VLAN 2 Priority Second VLAN priority bits. This applies only if the outgoing interface is encapsulated over two VLANs. EVC fault propagation Enable fault propagation Use this PAA probe's status in fault propagation. Propagate on port Specify the EVC client port to which the PAA probe status should be propagated.
  • Page 134 9: Performance Assurance Agent PAA configuration Delay threshold Maximum one-way delay allowed in samples. Average delay threshold One-way average delay threshold. Maximum delay variation Maximum one-way delay variation allowed. Delay variation threshold One-way delay variation threshold in samples. Average delay variation threshold One-way average delay variation threshold.

  • Page 135: Paa Status

    9: Performance Assurance Agent PAA status PAA status To view the status of all PAA probes, open the PAA > Status page. The following information is presented for each probe. • Index: A unique identifier assigned to the probe. • Probe name: Unique name assigned to the probe.

  • Page 136: Detailed Paa Status

    9: Performance Assurance Agent PAA status Detailed PAA Clicking a probe name on the PAA > Status page presents more detailed information on a status probe. The following information is presented for the probe. • Probe name: Unique name assigned to the probe. Click the name to view detailed status information.

  • Page 137: Paa Results

    9: Performance Assurance Agent PAA results PAA results To view the results of all PAA probes, open the PAA > Results page. The following information is presented for each probe. • Index: A unique identifier assigned to the probe. • Probe name: Unique name assigned to the probe.

  • Page 138: Detailed Paa Results

    9: Performance Assurance Agent PAA results Detailed PAA Clicking a probe name on the PAA > results page presents more detailed information. results • Current results for probe: Unique name assigned to the probe. • Index: A unique identifier assigned to the probe. •...
  • Page 139 9: Performance Assurance Agent PAA results Packet loss This section provides Packet loss statistics for the near-end probe and the far-end probe. • Near End: Represents the statistics of a specific probe. • Far End: Represents the statistics as seen by the peer probe. One-way delay variation Two-way delay variation •...

  • Page 140: Traffic Shaper

    10: Traffic shaper Traffic shaper configuration Chapter 10: Traffic shaper Traffic shaper Traffic shaper configuration NOTE: Traffic shaper is only available on the MetroNID TE model. This is the main tab used for traffic shaping, configuration and monitoring functions. Traffic shaper menu •...
  • Page 141 10: Traffic shaper Traffic shaper configuration • EIR: The shaping rate of yellow packets in Kbps (average output rate of the shaper). • EBS: The shaping burst of yellow packets in Bytes (maximum output burst of the shaper). Traffic shaper statistcs •...
  • Page 142 10: Traffic shaper Traffic shaper configuration Before we move to the next step, traffic shaper statistics, we need to get some traffic flowing through the shapers. The basic flow of information is: • Traffic is received on the client port. •...
  • Page 143 10: Traffic shaper Traffic shaper configuration By enabling this policy we are taking traffic being received on the client port with VLAN 100 and directing it to shaper-1 before it is sent out the Network port. On the screen capture below notice the Map information, PCP 1 will be directed to shaper-1. 3.

  • Page 144: Traffic Shaper Statistics

    10: Traffic shaper Traffic shaper statistics Traffic shaper statistics • PCP-Precolor: This is the list of all PCPs and their precolor that are currently mapped to this shaper instance. • Forward no delay: Total number of packets/bytes and rate forwarded by this shaper without any delay.
  • Page 145 10: Traffic shaper Traffic shaper statistics...

  • Page 146: Cfm

    11: CFM CFM continuity fault management Chapter 11: CFM CFM continuity fault management To view a list of all CFM instances and their settings, open the CFM > Stack tab. CFM stack: • Stack: Central location to view all the CFM information. •...

  • Page 147: Cfm Configuration

    11: CFM CFM configuration CFM configuration To configure CFM, do the following: 1. Open the CFM > MD page. 2. Click Add to add a new MD configuration if required or you may use one of the preconfigured defaults. 3. Configure CFM instance name and settings and click Apply. 4.
  • Page 148 11: CFM CFM configuration • The new MA/MEG configuration window. • MD: There are eight pseudo MDs defined by default, one for each level, that are named "Y.1731 level 0" to "Y.1731 level 7". These MDs exist only to simplify the integration of Y.1731's MEGs with the CFM MIB which requires MDs.
  • Page 149 11: CFM CFM configuration 6. Open the CFM > MEP > Configuration page • Index: Unique index assigned to each Maintenance association End Point. • MEPID: Maintenance association End Point Identifier (MEPID). An integer, unique to each MA, identifying a specific MEP. •...
  • Page 150 11: CFM CFM configuration 7. Click Add to add a new MEP (Maintenance association End Point) • MEP index: Unique index assigned to each Maintenance association End Point. • MD index: Unique index assigned to each Maintenance Domain. • MD name: The domain of the maintenance association (or MEG). •...
  • Page 151 11: CFM CFM configuration • CCM sequence number: Enable or disable CCM sequence number. When enabled, a MEP transmits CCMs with a sequence number that increases by one for each CCM. When disabled, a MEP transmits CCMs with a sequence number set to zero. •...
  • Page 152 11: CFM CFM configuration • Open the CFM > DMM > Configuration and select add • DMM: Delay Measurement Message, used to measure delay and variation. Enter the values and thresholds as required and apply.
  • Page 153 11: CFM CFM configuration 8. Open the CFM > Packet loss > Configuration and select addf 9. Simply enable the Packet loss module and apply...

  • Page 154: Cfm Statistics

    11: CFM CFM statistics CFM statistics CFM MEP Statistics • Index: Unique index assigned to each Maintenance association End Point. • MEPID: Maintenance association End Point Identifier. • CCM sent: Number of Connectivity Check Messages sent by this MEP. • CCM received: Number of Connectivity Check Messages received by this MEP.
  • Page 155 11: CFM CFM statistics Results Code definitions: • OAD: One-way Average Delay • OADV: One-way Average Delay Variation • TAD: Two-way Average Delay • TADV: Two-way Average Delay Variation CFM packet loss results • Index: Unique index of the Packet loss measurement. •...

  • Page 156: Command Line Interface

    12: Command Line Interface Command summary Chapter 12: Command Line Interface Command Line Interface Command summary Note: For a list of all CLI command descriptions, use the help command in the CLI. The CLI provides the following commands. Ethernet port commands •...
  • Page 157 12: Command Line Interface Command summary • session: Manage the session settings or active sessions. • snmp: Manage the SNMP agent settings. • syslog: Manage the remote syslog settings. • user: Manage user account settings including privilege profile. OAM commands •...

  • Page 158: Command Syntax

    12: Command Line Interface Command syntax Command syntax To see the syntax conventions used for all help commands, type syntax to display the following information: Description: Display CLI syntax explanations. Syntax: syntax Syntax metacharacters - Matches one in the set - Optionally matches one in the set - Repeat 0 or more times - Repeat 1 or more times...

  • Page 159: Appendix A - Alarms

    13: Appendix A - Alarms Alarms Chapter 13: Appendix A - Alarms Appendix A - Alarms Alarms The following alarms are supported: Port module for link down and others related alarms. • 1.001.01 -> link down on Management port • 1.002.01 ->...
  • Page 160 13: Appendix A - Alarms Alarms • 2.001.19 -> SFP-A receive power high warning • 2.001.20 -> SFP-A receive power low warning • 2.001.21 -> SFP-A not present • 2.002.01 -> SFP-B temperature high alarm • 2.002.02 -> SFP-B temperature low alarm •...
  • Page 161 13: Appendix A - Alarms Alarms EtherNID Performance Assurance Agent ™ alarms. Note: These alarms are dynamically created based on the PAA probes configured. xxx : PAA instance number <probe-name> : PAA probe name • 3.xxx.01 -> <probe-name> PAA_CC_ALERT • 3.xxx.02 ->...
  • Page 162 13: Appendix A - Alarms Alarms...

  • Page 163: Appendix B - Mib Support

    14: Appendix B - MIB support Public MIBs Chapter 14: Appendix B - MIB support Appendix B - MIB support Public MIBs The following public MIBs are supported: RFC-1213-MIB • system group • interface group • snmp group Note: Some groups have been removed for security reasons of the standard MIB-II. IF-MIB •...
  • Page 164 14: Appendix B - MIB support Public MIBs IEEE8021-CFM • dot1agCfmStackTable • dot1agCfmMdTable • dot1agCfmMaNetTable • dot1agCfmMaCompTable • dot1agCfmMaMepListTable • dot1agCfmMepTable • dot1agCfmMepDbTable • dot1agCfmMdTableNextIndex...

  • Page 165: Private Mibs

    The following private Accedian MIBs expose EtherNID configuration and status information. ACCEDIAN-SMI.mib This MIB contains all the information related to Accedian private tree and principal branches. ACD-ALARM-MIB.mib This MIB contains the general setting of the alarm manager and the tables for alarm configuration and status.
  • Page 166 14: Appendix B - MIB support Private MIBs Alarms format The alarm format is defined in the ACD-ALARM-MIB.mib file. The alarms are in SNMPv2 format and include the following fields. • acdAlarmCfgID • acdAlarmCfgSeverity • acdAlarmCfgDesc • acdAlarmStatusLastChange • acdAlarmCfgServiceAffecting...

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