User manual

2 Serial interface configuration
Nortel Secure Router 8000 Series
Configuration -WAN Access
2-12 Nortel Networks Inc. Issue 5.3 (
30 March 2009)
crc { 16 | 32 | no-crc }
The command configures the parity bit of the HSSI interface.
By default, the parity bit is 16.
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2.3.5 Configuring the loopback mode
Do as follows on the routers:
Step 1 Run:
system-view
The system view appears.
Step 2 Run:
interface hssi interface-number
The HSSI interface view appears.
Step 3 Run:
loopback { local | remote }
The command configures the loopback mode of the interface.
The loopback tests some special function and locates the faults. When the system works
normally, you do not need to configure the loopback.
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2.3.6 Checking the configuration
Run the following commands to check the previous configuration.
Action Command
Check the configuration and status
of a serial interface.
display interface hssi [ interface-number ]
[ verbose ] [ | { begin | exclude | include }
regular-expression ]
Check the network layer
configuration and statistics of a
serial interface.
display ip interface brief hssi interface-number
2.4 Maintaining serial interface
2.4.1 Resetting interface statistics