User manual
Nortel Secure Router 8000 Series
Configuration -WAN Access 4 POS and CPOS interface configuration
Issue 5.3 (
30 March 2009) Nortel Networks Inc. 4-23
4.5 Configuring synchronous serial interfaces
4.5.1 Establishing the configuration task
Applicable environment
The synchronous serial interfaces formed by CPOS interface index through the slot/card/
interface/ channel number: channel-set. You can configure the following basic parameters for
the serial interfaces:
z
CRC check bits
z
MTU
z
Link protocol
z
Hold-interval of the link layer protocol
Pre-configuration tasks
Before configuring the synchronous interface, connect and configure the CPOS interface
properly.
Data preparation
To configure the serial interface, you need the following data.
No. Data
1 Number of interface connected to the transfer device or the device on the other side
2 Attribute parameters of synchronous serial interface
3 Link protocol of synchronous serial interface
Configuration procedures
No. Procedure
1 Configuring attribute parameters of synchronous serial interface (optional)
2 Configuring link layer protocol of synchronous serial interface (optional)
3 Configuring hold-interval of the link layer protocol for synchronous serial interface
(optional)
4 Checking the configuration