Axxius 800 User Manual

7-2 Axxius 800 - Release 2.2
DS3 Controller Card
Overview
Overview
The Dual port DS3 Controller card drives the Axxius 800 Access Integration Platform,
delivering a cost-effective, compact solution enabling wireless service providers to
optimize cell site access facilities, rescue up to 35% of stranded cell sit bandwidth and
deliver additional revenue generating services at dramatically lower costs.
The DS3 Controller card features 2 DS3 ports with integrated 3/1/0 cross-connect
matrix. This provides full, non-blocking connectivity between the DS3 Controller and
any of the 8 Service card slots, enabling the Axxius to operate as both a service delivery
platform at the cell site and as a small M13 multiplexer delivering T1/FT1 tributaries
to remote cell site locations. The DS3 Controller connects to the control panel unit for
physical termination of the on-board DS3 circuits, as well as access to the RS-232 and
Ethernet management interfaces.
The DS3 Controller card manages all the other Axxius Service cards providing the
physical, electrical and logical connections to deliver a complete wireless cell site
solution.
The DS3 Controller card has several local and remote management options available.
Front-panel LEDs quickly communicate alarm, system and DS3 line status. The card
can be configured and managed locally through the RS-232 or Ethernet management
connections on the Control Panel using a Command Line Interface (CLI).
A number of remote management options are available to reduce truck roll costs for
most maintenance and troubleshooting activities. The in-band DS0 management
channel on the Controller delivers 64 Kbps remote access to the Axxius without
incurring additional facility costs. Alternatively, a separate Ethernet facility can be
deployed to support out-of-band SNMP network management and the Controller can
also be accessed through the V.34 dial-in modem connection from the Order Wire
POTS with Modem Service card. Remote configuration, monitoring, maintenance and
troubleshooting tasks are further simplified from the central Network Operation Center
(NOC) using the graphical interfaces of the NetworkValet.
NOTE: Removing an active Controller is not recommended, use the
switch controller command to change the Active Controller to Standby and
then remove the Controller card.