
LOOPBACK TESTING
Initiate loopback testing from the maintenance menus or use the MODE and SEL
pushbuttons. The inband codes shown below can be sent by a test set. For more
information, refer to the H4TU-C-319 List 1 User Manual, document number
LTPH-UM-1031-xx.
Four-character display
MODE and SEL pushbuttons (for manual
setting of system parameters)
DSX-1 test access jacks
Card handle
List number
Status LED
Displays status, provisioning, and
alarm messages. See tables below
for a list of message descriptions.
Use MODE and SEL to manually modify user options,
initiate loopbacks, and display DSX-1 line parameters.
Connect standard test equipment.
DB-9 craft port
To access all system maintenance, provisioning,
and performance screens, connect a standard
9-pin terminal cable between the serial port on a PC
and the H4TU-C craft port.
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Press the MODE pushbutton for 1 second and release.
The front panel alternately displays the first
system parameter and its current setting.
Press SEL to step through all possible settings for
the displayed parameter.
Press MODE to update the parameter and advance
to the next parameter.
After scrolling through all the parameters, press SEL
to confirm changes when prompted with a CONF NO
message, or press MODE to cancel all changes.
LINE Provides splitting jack access to (IN)
and from (OUT) the HDSL4 span at
the DSX-1 interface.
BRG Provides non-intrusive bridging jack
access to (IN) and from (OUT) the
HDSL4 span at the DSX-1 interface.
Allows monitoring of the DS1 payloads.
Maintenance Terminal Modem Settings
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GND
HDSL4-Loop 1 Tip HDSL4-Loop 1 Ring
System alarm** Management bus**
Frame ground -48 Vdc
Fuse alarm*
(Do not use)
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(IN) DSX-1Tip DSX-1 Ring (IN)
2B
(OUT) DSX-1 Tip 1 DSX-1 Ring 1 (OUT)
Card-Edge Connector
A Customer Remote (CREM)
loopback or a Network Local
(NLOC) loopback is in effect.
Green LED Normal operation.
HDSL4 acquisition or
system alarm.
Red LED Fuse alarm.
Flashing Red LED
Ye l l o w L E D
Flashing Yellow LED System is in Armed (ARM)
mode.
Off Line power is off.
(CLEI and ECI bar code
label on outside of handle)
* Fuse alarm is normally floating and at -48 Vdc when activated.
HDSL4-Loop 2 Tip HDSL4-Loop 2 Ring
** System alarm and management bus (reserved).
DCE
9600 baud
8 data bits
No parity
1 stop bit
Hardware flow control: OFF
Terminal emulation: VT100
The H4TU-C-319 List 1 complies with the protection switching
features of the PSC-606 List 1 protection switching card.
See the PSC-606 List 1 technical practice, document number
LTPH-TP-1006-xx, for detailed information.
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Table 1. GNLB Loopback Commands
Loopback inband Code Description
NLOC 1111000 DSX-1 signal is looped back to the network at the H4TU-C.
NREM 1110000 DSX-1 signal is looped back to the network at the H4TU-R.
NDU1 110000 Signal is looped back to the network at H4D1.
CDU1 111100 DS1 signal from customer is looped back to the customer at H4D1.
NDU2 111000 Signal is looped back to the network at H4D2.
CDU2 111110 DS1 signal from customer is looped back to the customer at H4D2.
SMJK 11000 DSX-1 signal is looped back to the network at the H4TU-R SmartJack
module.
CREM 1111110 DS1 signal from customer is looped back to the customer at the H4TU-C.
CLOC 1111100 DS1 signal from customer is looped back to the customer at the H4TU-R.
Loopdown 11100 Deactivates any of the above loopbacks.
Table 2. Front-Panel Alarm Messages(a)
(a) Front-panel alarm messages are listed in order of priority. ALRM displays prior to any alarm message.
Pressing the SEL pushbutton initiates an Alarm Cutoff (ACO) message
Message Description (listed in priority order)
PWR FEED SHRT (b)
(b) Message displays repeatedly as long as the alarm condition exists and is not included in the priority order.
A short between Loop 1 and Loop 2 of the HDSL4 pairs.
PWR FEED GND (b) The HDSL4 loop is grounded.
PWR FEED OPEN (b) A line-power open condition.
SPNn-LOSW The HDSL4 loop has lost synchronization. The span closest to the network has
highest priority.
LLOS No signal is detected at the DSX-1 input to the H4TU-C.
RLOS No signal is detected at the DS1 input to the H4TU-R.
LAIS (c)
(c) Does not activate the alarm relay access pin H.
Line Alarm Indication Signal.
RAIS (c) Remote Alarm Indication Signal.
LRAI (c) An RAI alarm (yellow) from the Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) with an
error-free signal from the line unit or network. RAI signal is transmitted towards the
network.
RRAI (c) An RAI alarm (yellow) from the CPE with errors from the line unit or network.
xxx-LOF DS1 input does not contain the ESF or SF frame pattern setting of the FRMG option.
(xxx denotes either Transmission Unit Central Office [TUC] or Transmission Unit
Remote End [TUR]).
xxx-DBER (c) A system DS1 Bit Error Rate (BER) alarm. (xxx denotes either TUC or TUR.)
PRMF (c) H4TU-R Performance Report Messaging BER threshold exceeded at far end.
PRMN (c) H4TU-R Performance Report Messaging BER threshold exceeded at near end.
xxxx-HBRx(d)
(d) xxxx denotes TUC, TUR, or first or second doubler HDSL4 upstream or downstream interface. The single
xdenotes Loop 1 or Loop 2.
A system HDSL4 Block Error Rate (BER) alarm.
xxxx-MALx(d) The margin on the HDSL4 loop has dropped below the threshold setting.
xxxx-LAx(d) The attenuation on the HDSL4 loop has exceeded the maximum threshold value.
To comply with the intrabuilding wiring requirements of GR-1089
CORE, Section 4.5.9, the shields of the ABAM-type cables that
connect the H4TU-C-319 List 1 DSX-1 output ports to the
cross-connect panel must be grounded at both ends.
Network Customer
Premises
NLOC NDU1 NDU2 CLOC
CDU1 CDU2CREM
NREM
TLOS
*
H4TU-C H4D1 H4D2 H4TU-R
SMJK
DS1
DSX-1
*
When enabled,TLOS is an automatic loopback
that occurs with an LOS at the remote DS1 input.
Span 1 Span 2 Span 3
Table 3. Front-Panel Diagnostic Messages
Message (a)
(a) Normal operating messages are in bold.
Description
A=xx The Attenuation (A) message appears followed by xx, where xx is the highest loop
attenuation of all HDSL interfaces.
ACQ1 or ACQ2 The multiplexers of the H4TU-C and H4TU-R are trying to establish synchronization over
HDSL4 Loop 1 or Loop 2.
ARM Armed to respond to Intelligent Repeater Loop (ILR) codes.
BAD RT? The H4TU-C is not receiving a response from the H4TU-R.
FERR A framing bit error occurred at H4TU-C DSX-1 input.
HxES H4TU-C Loop 1 or Loop 2 Cyclical Redundancy Check (CRC) error. (Loop 1 has display
priority over Loop 2.)
LBPV A local bipolar violation has been received at the DSX-1 input to the H4TU-C.
1=xx or
2=xx
The power of the received HDSL4 signal on each loop relative to noise (S/N with respect
to 21.5 dB). (xx denotes lowest margin in dB for Loop 1 and Loop 2.)
MNGD The H4TU-C is under control of the HMU-319 network management unit.
PWR FEED OFF HDSL4 span power is turned off.
PWR FEED ON HDSL4 loop is not grounded or shorted.
SIG1 or SIG2 H4TU-C and H4TU-R transceivers are trying to establish contact with each other over
HDSL4 Loop 1 or Loop 2.
Table 4. Front-Panel Configuration Options Using MODE and SEL (a)
(a) Front-panel codes scroll in the order listed. The configured selections follow each code
(b) Default values are in bold..
Display Code Description (default values in bold).
EQL Sets the DSX-1 Equalizer to: 0 (0 to 132 ft.), 133 (133 to 265 ft.), 266 (266 to 398 ft.),
399 (399 to 532 ft.), 533 (533 to 655 ft.).
RLBO Sets the H4TU-R line buildout to 0 dB, -7.5 dB, or 15 dB.
LPBK Enables (ENA) or disables (DIS) SmartJack loopback commands.
PWRF OFF = disables HDSL4 powering; AUTO = -185 Vdc or ±123 Vdc (depending on number of
downstream units detected); LOW = -185 Vdc; and HIGH = ±123 Vdc.
HBER 1E-6 or 1E-7 = alarm activates when the HDSL4 BER alarm threshold exceeds 10-6 or 10-7.
NONE = prevents generation of a system alarm due to BER.
DBER Enables (ENA) or disables (DIS) fixed 24-hour DSX-1 BER alarm threshold.
LBTO Loopback timeout = NONE, 20, 60, 120 minutes, 8 hr, and 24 hr.
ALM Enables (ENA) or disables (DIS) alarm indications on pin H.
DS1 DSX-1 line code = AUTO, B8ZS, AMI.
FRMG DS1 frame formatting = AUTO (auto framing mode), SF (SuperFrame), ESF (Extended
SuperFrame), or UNFR (unframed mode).
RDA Enables (ENA) or disables (DIS) alarm indications due to remote DS1 LOS at the H4TU-R
input.
ALMP Enables system to output an alarm pattern: AIS or LOS.
BPVT Enables (ENA) or disables (DIS) Bipolar Violation Transparency.
NLBP Enables the H4TU-R to transmit either AIS or LOS towards CI for any network loopback.
TLOS Enables (ENA) or disables (DIS) a logic loopback at the H4TU-R when an LOS occurs at its
DS1 input.
RTPV Enables (ENA) or disables (DIS) remote provisioning.
PBOC Configures the power output levels of the H4TU-R customer unit toward the network.
Default (DEF) or enhanced (ENH).
PBON Configures the power output levels of the H4TU-C network unit toward the customer.
Default (DEF) or enhanced (ENH).
Table 5. Front-Panel System Information Messages (Scroll Mode) (a)
(a) To scroll through system information messages, press the MODE pushbutton for 3 or more seconds.
Messages display in the order listed.
Code Description Code Description
VER x.xx Software version number of the
H4TU-C.
CODE xxxx Line code (AUTO, AMI, or B8ZS).
Default is AUTO.
LIST xx List number of the H4TU-C-319. LATT xx Loop attenuation (0 to 50 dB).
Default is 38.
FRM xxxx Frame pattern received from the
DSX-1 (SF, ESF, UNFR).
MARG xx Margin threshold (0 to 15 dB).
Default is 4.
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