Specifications

Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 4 Configuration
RICi-622GE Ver. 1.0 Configuring RICi-622GE for Operation 4-27
Configuring SDH/SONET Automatic Protection Switching
By default, Automatic Protection Switching (APS) is active for the SDH/SONET
links. In the SDH/SONET APS menu you can define whether APS is active, and
which link is the primary link, and which link is the backup for the primary link.
³ To check if APS is active:
• From the SDH/SONET menu (Configuration > Physical Layer > SONET/SDH),
select APS.
If APS is active, then the APS menu appears as shown in
Figure 4-33 ,
otherwise it appears with no parameters visible.
³ To enable APS:
1. From the empty SDH/SONET APS menu, type A to add APS.
The APS menu appears as shown in
Figure 4-33 .
2. Configure the APS parameters as detailed in
Table 4-7 .
3. Type % to save the change in the database.
You are prompted to confirm device reset. After the reset, APS is enabled
in the database.
³ To disable APS:
1. From the SDH/SONET APS menu as shown in
Figure 4-33 , type R to remove
APS.
The APS menu appears empty as shown in
Figure 4-34 .
2. Type % to save the change in the database.
You are prompted to confirm device reset. After the reset, APS is disabled
in the database.
RICi-622GE
Configuration>Physical layer>SDH/SONET>APS
APS Group ID (L1L2)
1. Protection (Yes)
2. Revertive (No)
3. Working Port (Link-1)
4. Protection Port (Link-2)
5. WTR (seconds) (1-720) (60)
6. Flip Upon SD (No)
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%-Db Update; #-Undo; R-Remove
ESC-prev. menu; !-main menu; &-exit 1 M/2 C
Figure 4-33. SDH/SONET APS Menu