Nortel DMS-100 Series User manual

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XPM12 and up Standard 04.01 August 1999
297–8351–550
DMS-100 Family
Remote Line Concentrating Module
Maintenance Manual

DMS-100 Family RLCM Maintenance Manual XPM12 and up
DMS-100 Family
Remote Line Concentrating Module
Maintenance Manual
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Publication number: 297–8351–550
Product release: XPM12 and up
Document release: Standard 04.01
Date: August 1999

DMS-100 Family RLCM Maintenance Manual XPM12 and up
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Contents
About this document ix
When to use this document ix
How to check the version and issue of this document ix
References in this document x
What precautionary messages mean x
How commands, parameters, and responses are represented xi
Input prompt (>) xi
Commands and fixed parameters xi
Variables xi
Responses xii
Maintenance overview 1-1
Functional overview 1-1
Hardware description 1-1
General configuration 1-2
Line concentrating module 1-2
LCA shelf configuration 1-4
LCM control complex cards 1-5
Line drawers 1-7
HIE description 1-15
Intracalling channel availability 1-19
ESA channel availability 1-25
1-Meg Modem Service 1-28
Remote maintenance module (RMM) 1-34
Frame supervisory panel (FSP) 1-39
Software description 1-40
Functional limits 1-42
Fault conditions 1-43
LCA shelf failure 1-43
Line drawer faults 1-43
Link failure 1-43
Load file mismatch 1-44
Automatic maintenance 1-44
RLCM audits 1-45
Checksums 1-46
LCM LTC speech path diagnostics enhancements 1-46
Overload resources 1-48
Takeover capability 1-56
LCM talk battery audit 1-57
ESA capability 1-64

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RMM maintenance 1-64
Drawer testing 1-64
BIC relay test (BRT) 1-67
Subscriber lines automatic maintenance 1-75
LCM REXTEST 1-75
System REX controller: XPM maintenance 1-77
Increase to manual maintenance 1-84
Alarm conditions 1-84
Subscriber lines manual maintenance 1-86
Drawer maintenance 1-86
PRLCM overview 2-1
PRLCM configuration 2-1
International line concentrating module 2-3
Host interface equipment shelf 2-3
Remote maintenance module 2-9
Frame supervisory panel 2-9
Emergency stand alone description 2-11
ESA hardware model 2-12
ESA operation 2-13
ESA hardware 2-14
Intracalling during ESA mode 2-16
ESA call processing 2-16
Channel configuration 2-16
Exiting PRLCM ESA mode 2-17
ESA maintenance overview 3-1
Functional description 3-1
ESA hardware representation 3-1
ESA operation 3-3
ESA hardware 3-4
In-service firmware downloading 3-9
Software operation 3-12
Intracalling during ESA mode 3-12
ESA call processing 3-12
ESA translation data 3-18
Supported subscriber line types 3-18
Supported subscriber services 3-19
Channel configuration 3-20
Exiting RLCM ESA mode 3-21
Tones during ESA mode 3-23
Ringing during ESA mode 3-25
Treatments during ESA mode 3-25
ESA limits 3-25
Fault conditions 3-27
Unusable communication links 3-27
Looparound message audit failure 3-27
Automatic ESA maintenance 3-28
ESA line audits 3-28
Digitone receiver audit 3-28
Automatic static data downloading and system maintenance 3-29

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Routine exercise test 3-29
ESA ROM diagnostics 3-30
ESA RAM diagnostics 3-31
Escalation to manual maintenance 3-31
Loading ESA static translations data 3-31
ESA manual exit 3-32
LTC maintenance to prevent ESA mode 3-32
Signaling for RLCM 4-1
Signaling for RLCM 4-1
RLCM signaling links 4-1
Signaling protocol 4-2
Signaling functions 4-4
1-Meg Modem Service supported protocols 4-8
DBIC 4-8
xLC and loop 4-9
1-Meg Modem 4-9
RLCM hardware 5-1
RLCM hardware components 5-1
Hardware configuration 5-1
Line concentrating module 5-1
Host interface equipment 5-4
Frame supervisory panel 5-4
Additional RLCM components 5-4
HIE components 5-4
Remote maintenance module 5-5
Convertible RLCM 5-5
RLCM recovery procedures 6-1
RLCM recovery procedure 6-2
RLCM alarm clearing procedures 7-1
RLCM critical 7-2
RLCM RG critical 7-17
RLCM talk battery alarm critical 7-27
RLCM major 7-42
RLCM RG major 7-52
Ext FSP RLCE frame major 7-62
RMM major 7-86
RLCM minor 7-96
PM LCM RG minor 7-110
RMM minor 7-120
ESA critical, minor 7-126
RLCM card replacement procedures 8-1
NT0X10 in RMM 8-2
NT0X91 RLCE 8-6
NT2X06 RMM 8-20
NT2X09 RMM 8-28
NT2X10 RMM 8-36

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NT2X11 RMM 8-40
NT2X48 RMM 8-44
NT2X57 RMM 8-49
NT2X59 RMM 8-53
NT2X70 HIE 8-59
NT2X90 RMM 8-75
NT3X09 RMM 8-81
NT6X17 RLCM 8-86
NT6X18 RLCM 8-90
NT6X19 RLCM 8-95
NT6X20 RLCM 8-99
NT6X21 RLCM 8-103
NT6X27 in HIE 8-108
NT6X36 RLCE 8-116
NT6X45 HIE 8-121
NT6X47 HIE 8-128
NT6X50 HIE 8-135
NT6X51 RLCM 8-143
NT6X52 RLCM 8-151
NT6X53 RLCM 8-158
NT6X54 RLCM 8-168
NT6X60 HIE 8-178
NT6X71 RLCM 8-186
NT6X73 HIE 8-190
NT6X74 RMM 8-195
NT6X75 HIE 8-203
NT6X99 RLCM 8-211
NTEX17 RLCM 8-215
NTEX54 RLCM 8-226
NTMX45 HIE 8-244
Replacing a card RLCM 8-255
Replacing a line card RLCM 8-261
RLCM trouble locating and clearing 9-1
Trouble isolation and correction 10-1
Description of troubleshooting procedures 10-1
Performance indicators 10-1
Locating and clearing faults 10-2
Fault isolation tests 10-3
Defective line drawer 10-3
Defective shelf circuit pack 10-3
Defective line card 10-3
Defective DS-1 link 10-4
Defective ringing generator (RG) frequency generator circuit 10-5
Load file mismatch 10-5
Diagnostic tests 10-5
Bit error rate performance tests 10-5
XPM bit error ratio test 10-6
Entering XBERT 10-8
Lines maintenance 10-8