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Controlling and Provisioning Network Devices Card Management
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FIGURE 5-113 CES8 Card Details- Protocols Tab
The Protocols tab is used to fill in the interface attributes of the DS1 card. The only required fields are the VLAN, IP
Address, and Subnet mask values, and these must have valid entries or a Set Card Failed window appears.
Note: An IP Interface is required before any DS1/E1 ports can be provisioned for CES.
For details on these fields, refer to the iMAP User Guide. For information on how the CES8 card configuration is datafilled by
the NMS, refer to 6.16.
5.5.14 NTE8 Card
The NTE8 card is a card release in 7.0, and can be contrasted with the CES8; while the CES8 extends the DS1/E1 network
over ethernet facilities, the NTE extends the ethernet network over DS1/E1 facilities.
Note: The user provisions DS1 or E1 attribute, called the PORTTYPE, at the card level. In release 5.0, EI and DS1 ports cannot be
provisioned on the same card. Moreover, to modify the PORTTYPE, the user must DISABLE the card. Changing the PORTTYPE
effectively destroys the card and creates a new card with the new port types.
All the fields for the General tab are the same as for other cards except for the following:
• Port Type - This can be DS1 (the default) or E1. Note that the card must be disabled before the Port Type can be
changed.
• Timing Ref. - The timing reference is where the card will get its clocking reference from. The choices are:
• INTERNAL - The internal oscillator (locked to a timing signal from the active CFC)
• A “self-timed” DS1/E1 port physical interface
The buttons for the NTE8 card are similar to other cards, while noting the following:
• Restart - Needed when a different load is being used.
• Run Diags. - Runs a set of diagnostics. The card must be disabled first. If there are failures, there are messages and logs
that can be accessed using the Log Manager.