User Manual
Configure Channel Service Unit68P09255A57-2
Aug 2002
SC4812ET Optimization/ATP Manual Software Release R16.1.x.x
PRELIMINARY
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Configure Channel Service Unit
The M-PATH 537 Channel Service Unit (CSU) provides in-band
SNMP-managed digital service access to T1 and fractional T1 lines.
M-PATH units plug into the Kentrox 2-slot frame (see Figure 3-1).
Remote M-PATH management is available via SNMP over an in-band
data link on the T1 line (using a facility data link or 8-64 kbps of a DS0
channel). The unit at the near end of the management path can be an
SNMP manager or another M-PATH CSU.
Each 19 inch rack can support two CSU M-PATH 537 modules. Each
M-PATH 537 module supports one and only one span connection.
Programming of the M-PATH is accomplished through the DCE 9-pin
connector on the front panel of the CSU shelf. Manuals and a Microsoft
Windows programming disk is supplied with each unit.
Setting the Control Port
Whichever control port is chosen, it must first be set up so the control
port switches match the communication parameters being used by the
control device. If using the rear-panel DTE control port, set the
shelf-address switch SA5 to “up” (leave the switch down for the
rear-panel DCE control port).
For more information, refer to the vendor user manual (part number
1174139) and installation manual (part number 1174462) provided with
each CSU.
Plug one of the cables listed below into the Control Port connectors:
Part Number Description of Cable
01-95006-022 (six feet) DB-9S to DB-9P
01-95010-022 (ten feet)
The control port cables can be used to connect the shelf to:
A PC using the AT 9-pin interface
A modem using the 9-pin connector
Other shelves in a daisy chain
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