Specifications

Chapter 4 Configuration Installation and Operation Manual

4-28 Configuring IPmux-8/16 for Operation IPmux-8/16 Ver. 6.00

Configuring the Protection Switching (Bundle Redundancy)

IPmux-8/16 supports 1:1 bundle redundancy, which allows backing up TDMoIP

traffic in case of a bundle connection or TDM interface failure.

Path: Main > Configuration > Protection Switching Configuration.

E3/T3 bundle redundancy is available only when the E3 or T3 modules are installed

in slot 3.

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To configure the protection switching:

1. Follow the path above to access the Protection Switching Configuration menu

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Figure 4-16).

2. From the Protection Switching Configuration menu, configure the following:

 Primary Bundle ID (Sets the primary (active) bundle)

Make sure that this bundle is also set as a primary bundle in the Bundle Connection

Configuration menu.

 Secondary Bundle ID (Sets the secondary (redundant) bundle)

Make sure that this bundle is also set as a secondary bundle in the Bundle

Connection Configuration menu.

 TDM Fail Time (Determines the time period during which detection of a

LOS, LOF, or AIS alarm triggers a flip. This parameter is relevant only if the

primary and secondary bundles originate from different TDM ports.)

 Local Fail Time (Defines a period of time, during which a continuous Local

Fail alarm causes a flip)

 Forced Connection (Forces a specific bundle to be an active bundle

regardless of the current redundancy status. No flips occur if the Forced

Connection is enabled.)

 Recovery (Determines whether after performing a redundancy flip,

IPmux-8/16 tries to recover to the primary bundle. The recovery flip occurs

only if the primary bundle is functioning. When set to No, flipping between

the bundles occurs only when the currently active bundle fails. The

recovery cannot be performed if the secondary bundle resides in the

second IPmux-8/16)

 Wait-To-Restore Time (Defines a period of time that IPmux-8/16 has to

wait before trying to recover to the primary bundle. This option is relevant

only when recovery is enabled.)

Note