Network Router User Manual

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Cisco 7304 Router Modular Services Card and Shared Port Adapter Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 13 Configuring the 2-Port and 4-Port T3/E3 SPAs
Configuration Tasks
Required Configuration Tasks
This section lists the required configuration steps to configure the 2-Port or 4-Port T3/E3 SPA. Some of
the required configuration commands implement default values that might be appropriate for your
network. If the default value is correct for your network, then you do not need to configure the command.
• Setting the Card Type
• Configure the Interface
Note To better understand the address format used to specify the physical location of the Spa Interface
Processor (SIP), SPA, and interfaces, see the: “Specifying the Interface Address on a SPA” section on
page 13-5.
Setting the Card Type
The SPA is not functional until the card type is set. Information about the SPA is not indicated in the
output of any show commands until the card type has been set. There is no default card type.
Note Mixing of interface types is not supported. All ports on a SPA will be the of the same type.
To set the card type for the 2-Port or 4-Port T3/E3 SPA, complete these steps:
Command Purpose
Step 1
Router# configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2
Router(config)# card type {t3 | e3} slot subslot Sets the serial mode for the SPA:
• t3—Specifies T3 connectivity of 44210 kbps
through the network, using B3ZS coding.
• e3—Specifies a wide-area digital transmission
scheme used predominantly in Europe that
carries data at a rate of 34010 kbps.
• slot subslot—Specifies the location of the
SPA. See the: “Specifying the Interface
Address on a SPA” section on page 13-5
Step 3
Router(config)# exit Exit configuration mode and return to the EXEC
command interpreter prompt.