Zhone IMACS 8000 User manual

IMACS 8000 Integrated Access Device
User Guide
September 2016
Document Part Number: 830-04175-02 version A2
Release 7.5.4

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Volume 1 System Reference Guide
Chapter 1 What’s New
1.1 Product Description ........................................................................................1-1
1.1.1 CPU Card Support......................................................................................1-1
1.1.2 Interface Cards Supported in Release.........................................................1-2
1.1.3 Low interruption Cards Supported on the IMACS 8000............................1-2
1.2 System Cards ..................................................................................................1-2
1.2.1 Card Support...............................................................................................1-2
1.2.1.1 CPU XCON (CPU) ................................................................................1-2
1.2.1.2 Voice Cards............................................................................................1-3
1.2.1.3 Data Cards..............................................................................................1-3
1.2.1.4 Server Cards...........................................................................................1-4
1.2.1.5 Alarm Cards ...........................................................................................1-4
1.2.1.6 CPU Cards..............................................................................................1-4
1.2.1.7 Interface Cards .......................................................................................1-4
1.2.1.8 Power Cards ...........................................................................................1-4
1.2.1.9 WAN Cards............................................................................................1-5
1.2.1.10 Shelf Hardware.......................................................................................1-5
1.3 Customer Service and Ordering Information .................................................1-5
1.3.1 Technical support .......................................................................................1-5
Chapter 2 System Installation
2.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................2-1
2.2 User-Set Switches and Jumpers .....................................................................2-1
2.3 Chassis Installation .........................................................................................2-1
2.3.1 Unpacking the Chassis and Cards ..............................................................2-1
2.3.2 Pre-Installation Tips ...................................................................................2-1
2.3.2.1 Installation Checklist..............................................................................2-1
2.3.3 Choosing a Location for Your System.......................................................2-2
2.3.3.1 Rack Installation Tips.............................................................................2-3
2.3.3.2 Wall-Mount Installation Tips.................................................................2-3
2.3.3.3 Tabletop Installation Tips.......................................................................2-4
2.3.4 Installing the Chassis..................................................................................2-4
2.3.4.1 8000 Chassis...........................................................................................2-5
2.4 Power Supplies and Ringing Generators ........................................................2-5
2.4.1 System Power (Redundancy) .....................................................................2-6
2.4.2 -48V Talk Battery Requirements................................................................2-6

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2.4.3 Setting the U.S./European Configuration Jumper ..................................... 2-6
2.4.4 Installing the System Power Cards............................................................ 2-7
2.4.5 Talk Battery Supply Fuses......................................................................... 2-7
2.4.6 AC Power Supply and DC Power Supply Fuses ....................................... 2-7
2.4.7 Installing AC or DC Power Supplies......................................................... 2-7
2.4.8 Installing the -48V Converters .................................................................. 2-8
2.5 Ringing Generators ........................................................................................ 2-8
2.5.1 Ringing Generators (890620) .................................................................... 2-9
2.5.2 Installing the 105V Ringing Generator (890620)...................................... 2-9
2.6 System Power and Ground Connections ..................................................... 2-11
2.6.1 Chassis with Power Supplies .................................................................. 2-11
2.7 Powering Up the System ............................................................................. 2-17
2.8 Installing the Other Plug-In Cards ............................................................... 2-17
2.8.1 Interface Cards ........................................................................................ 2-17
2.8.2 CPU Cards .............................................................................................. 2-18
2.8.3 WAN Cards ............................................................................................. 2-18
2.8.4 Server Cards............................................................................................. 2-18
2.8.4.1 135 Watt Load Card ............................................................................ 2-18
2.8.5 Connecting Cables to the Cards............................................................... 2-19
Chapter 3 IMACS 8000 Chassis Description
3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 Chassis ........................................................................................................... 3-2
3.2.1 Front-Loading 8000-CHASSIS with Rear Power Supply......................... 3-2
3.3 U.S. and European Chassis Configuration .................................................... 3-6
Chapter 4 Applications
4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 4-1
4.2 Voice Modules ............................................................................................... 4-2
4.2.1 Foreign Exchange Station (FXS) Card (8000-FXS-8P) ............................ 4-2
4.2.2 Foreign Exchange Office (FXO) Card (8000-FXO-8P)............................ 4-3
4.2.3 E&M Card.................................................................................................. 4-4
4.2.4 Voice Channel Bank Application .............................................................. 4-5
4.2.5 TR008 Application .................................................................................... 4-6
4.2.6 T1-E1 Conversion Application.................................................................. 4-7
4.3 Data Modules and Applications .................................................................... 4-8
4.3.1 HSU Cards................................................................................................. 4-8
4.3.2 HSU Application Example ........................................................................ 4-9
4.3.3 OHSU Card.............................................................................................. 4-10
4.3.4 SRU Card................................................................................................. 4-10
4.3.5 OCU-DP Cards ........................................................................................ 4-12
4.3.5.1 OCU-DP Card Models......................................................................... 4-12
4.3.6 DSO-DP Card .......................................................................................... 4-13
4.4 ADPCM Voice Compression Server (8000-ADPCM) ................................ 4-14
4.4.1 PBX to PBX Trunk Application.............................................................. 4-15

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4.5 Router Server Card (8000-Router) ...............................................................4-15
4.6 OC3 Point to Point Server (8000-OC3-PT2PT) ...........................................4-16
4.7 PWE IP Uplink Server (8000-PWE) ............................................................4-17
Chapter 5 System Configuration and Operation
5.1 Basic Operations ............................................................................................5-1
5.2 Basic Screen Map and Legend .......................................................................5-1
5.3 System Initialization .......................................................................................5-2
5.3.1 Registration.................................................................................................5-2
5.3.2 Logging Into the System ............................................................................5-5
5.3.3 User Names, Passwords and Groups..........................................................5-6
5.3.3.1 User Groups............................................................................................5-8
5.3.4 Access Level Permissions ........................................................................5-14
5.4 System Screens .............................................................................................5-16
5.4.1 System Main Screen.................................................................................5-16
5.4.2 CPU Card Status.......................................................................................5-16
5.4.3 Power Supplies and Ringing Generators Card Status ..............................5-17
5.4.4 Voice and Data Card Status......................................................................5-17
5.4.5 Server Card Status....................................................................................5-18
5.4.5.1 WAN Card............................................................................................5-18
5.4.6 Card Main Screens ...................................................................................5-18
5.4.7 Test and Debug Screen.............................................................................5-19
5.4.8 Time Slot Configuration and Cross-Connect Screens..............................5-20
5.5 Card Configuration .......................................................................................5-20
5.5.1 Selecting and Configuring Your Cards ....................................................5-20
5.5.2 Recording Your Configuration Settings...................................................5-21
5.6 Reinitializing the System .............................................................................5-22
5.7 Alarms ..........................................................................................................5-23
5.7.1 Alarm Screens ..........................................................................................5-24
5.7.2 Alarm Filter Settings ................................................................................5-25
5.7.3 Alarm Modifiers.......................................................................................5-27
5.7.4 Alarm Cutoff (ACO) ................................................................................5-28
5.7.5 Backplane Out of Service (BP_OOS) ......................................................5-28
5.7.6 Alarm Handling........................................................................................5-29
5.8 Time Slot Configuration Screen ...................................................................5-30
5.9 Deleting an Out of Service Card ..................................................................5-30
5.10 Accepting New Card Settings ......................................................................5-30
5.11 Cross-Connecting (XCON) ..........................................................................5-30
5.12 System Level Maintenance ..........................................................................5-30
5.12.1 Test, Debug, Backup & Restore...............................................................5-31
5.12.2 Zipping the System...................................................................................5-31
5.12.3 Debugging the System..............................................................................5-32
5.12.4 Registering the System.............................................................................5-32
5.12.5 Pre-TFTP Backup and Restore Preparation .............................................5-32
5.12.6 TFTP Backup for 7.x.y.............................................................................5-33
5.12.7 TFTP Restore for 7.x.y.............................................................................5-33

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5.12.8 ASCII Backup Procedure......................................................................... 5-34
5.12.9 ASCII Restore Procedure......................................................................... 5-35
5.12.10 XMODEM 128k and XMODEM 1k Backup.......................................... 5-35
5.12.11 XMODEM 128k and XMODEM 1k Restore.......................................... 5-36
5.13 Taking a Card Out of Service ...................................................................... 5-37
5.14 CPU Switching ............................................................................................ 5-37
5.15 Time Slot Assignment ................................................................................. 5-37
5.15.1 Modes of Operation ................................................................................. 5-38
5.15.1.1 XCON Mode (XCON)......................................................................... 5-38
5.16 Assigning Time Slots ................................................................................... 5-38
5.16.1 Assigning a Time Slot to a User Card Port.............................................. 5-38
5.16.2 Assigning Multiple Time Slots to a Port ................................................. 5-39
5.16.3 Cross-Connect Model .............................................................................. 5-42
5.17 Circuit Names .............................................................................................. 5-42
5.17.1 Display and Change Circuit Names......................................................... 5-43
5.17.2 Backup and Restore Circuit Name Table ................................................ 5-47
5.17.3 SNMP....................................................................................................... 5-48
5.18 DS0 Naming ................................................................................................ 5-48
5.19 Automatic Time Slot Assignment ............................................................... 5-50
5.20 Cross-Connecting WAN Time Slots ........................................................... 5-54
5.21 Cross-Connect Actions ................................................................................ 5-65
5.22 Testing Voice Cross-Connects .................................................................... 5-68
5.23 Using the Broadcast Option ......................................................................... 5-72
5.23.1 WAN Link to WAN Link........................................................................ 5-78
5.23.2 Broadcast Screen Actions........................................................................ 5-78
5.23.3 Test Access Digroups (TADS) ................................................................ 5-79
5.23.4 Monitor Circuit ........................................................................................ 5-80
5.23.5 Split Circuit.............................................................................................. 5-83
5.23.6 Release..................................................................................................... 5-85
5.23.7 Terminate and Leave Access................................................................... 5-86
5.24 Checking the Time Slot Map ....................................................................... 5-88
5.25 Recording the Time Slot Configuration ...................................................... 5-90
5.26 Redundant Operations ................................................................................. 5-92
5.27 Power Supply Redundancy .......................................................................... 5-92
5.28 CPU Card Redundancy ................................................................................ 5-94
5.29 WAN Card Redundancy .............................................................................. 5-96
5.29.1 Cross-Connect WAN Card Redundancy Switching................................ 5-96
5.30 Interface Card (IF) Redundancy .................................................................. 5-99
5.31 ADPCM Card Redundancy ....................................................................... 5-100
5.32 Analog Bridge Card Redundancy .............................................................. 5-103
5.33 PWE Card Redundancy ............................................................................. 5-106
5.34 System Redundancy .................................................................................. 5-108
5.34.1 Alternate Mapping Table (AMT) .......................................................... 5-108
5.34.2 Alternative Mapping Table.................................................................... 5-109
5.34.2.1 Remote AMT..................................................................................... 5-110
5.34.2.2 Active AMT....................................................................................... 5-113
5.34.2.3 ALARM FILTER TRIGGERS.......................................................... 5-115
5.34.2.4 ALARM INFORMATION................................................................ 5-116

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5.34.2.5 QUICK TIPS:.....................................................................................5-116
Chapter 6 System Testing and Diagnostics
6.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................6-1
6.2 Integral Test Capabilities ...............................................................................6-1
6.3 User Card Diagnostics ....................................................................................6-2
6.3.1 WAN Diagnostics.......................................................................................6-2
6.3.2 Voice Diagnostics.......................................................................................6-3
6.3.3 Data Diagnostics.........................................................................................6-3
6.4 Diagnostics at the ‘X’ Cross-Connect Option ................................................6-6
6.4.1 Circuit Diagnostics.....................................................................................6-6
6.5 Benefits of Built-In Diagnostics .....................................................................6-8
6.6 Performance Monitoring ..............................................................................6-11
6.6.1 T1 Line Performance Monitoring.............................................................6-11
6.6.2 DDS Line Performance Monitoring.........................................................6-11
Volume 2 System Cards
Chapter 7 CPU Card
7.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................7-1
7.2 CPU Card Description ....................................................................................7-1
7.2.1 CPU XCON with Ethernet Port (CPU) ......................................................7-1
7.2.1.1 Card Jumper/Switch Settings.................................................................7-2
7.2.1.2 Installing the CPU-7 XCON with Ethernet Port Card ...........................7-2
7.2.1.3 Setting Up CPU Ethernet Port................................................................7-3
7.3 CPU Card User Screens and Settings .............................................................7-5
7.3.1 CPU Card Main Screen..............................................................................7-5
7.3.2 RADIUS Authentication ............................................................................7-6
7.3.3 User Names, Passwords and Groups..........................................................7-9
7.3.3.1 Changing Your Passwords.....................................................................7-9
7.3.3.2 Other CPU Card Settings .....................................................................7-11
7.3.4 Printing Alarms Remotely........................................................................7-13
7.4 TCP/IP Network Management .....................................................................7-18
7.4.1 SYSLOG...................................................................................................7-24
7.4.2 Network Statistics Screens .......................................................................7-28
7.4.2.1 SLIP Parameters...................................................................................7-29
7.4.2.2 FDL Parameters....................................................................................7-30
7.4.2.3 IP Parameters........................................................................................7-31
7.4.2.4 ICMP Parameters .................................................................................7-33
7.4.2.5 TCP State Parameters...........................................................................7-35
7.4.2.6 UDP Parameters...................................................................................7-38
7.4.2.7 TELNET Parameters............................................................................7-39

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7.4.2.8 SNMP Parameters................................................................................ 7-40
7.5 IP Packet Routing ........................................................................................ 7-41
7.5.1 nX64 Screen............................................................................................. 7-47
7.5.2 Network Statistics Screen........................................................................ 7-50
7.6 CPU Host Software Upgrade Procedure ..................................................... 7-51
7.6.1 Equipment Requirements......................................................................... 7-51
7.6.2 Laptop Setup............................................................................................ 7-51
7.6.2.1 Log Upgrade Activity.......................................................................... 7-52
7.7 Upgrades ...................................................................................................... 7-52
7.7.1 Upgrades Preparation............................................................................... 7-52
7.7.2 Software Download Procedures............................................................... 7-53
7.7.2.1 High-level upgrade overview:............................................................. 7-53
7.7.3 Detailed upgrade procedure:.................................................................... 7-53
7.7.3.1 Pre-TFTP Binary Upload/Download Preparation ............................... 7-53
7.7.3.2 TFTP Protocol Bin Download............................................................. 7-54
7.7.3.3 XMODEM Protocol Binary Download............................................... 7-56
7.8 CPU Card Error Messages ........................................................................... 7-58
7.9 CPU Card Troubleshooting ......................................................................... 7-58
7.10 CPU Card Specifications ............................................................................. 7-59
Chapter 8 Interface Card
8.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 8-1
8.2 Interface Card Descriptions ........................................................................... 8-1
8.2.1 INTF-R Ext Card Description (IF+EXT) .................................................. 8-1
8.2.1.1 Card Jumper/Switch Settings................................................................. 8-2
8.2.1.2 Installing the INTF-R Ext Card............................................................. 8-2
8.2.1.3 External Sync daughter card.................................................................. 8-2
8.2.1.4 Equipment Grounding Requirements.................................................... 8-3
8.2.2 INTF-R Modem Card Description (IF+MODEM).................................... 8-5
8.2.2.1 Card Jumper/Switch Settings................................................................. 8-5
8.2.2.2 Installing the INTF-R Modem Card...................................................... 8-5
8.2.3 INTF-R Card Description (IF)................................................................... 8-6
8.2.3.1 Card Jumper/Switch Settings................................................................. 8-6
8.2.3.2 Installing the INTF-R Card.................................................................... 8-6
8.3 Interface Card User Screens and Settings ...................................................... 8-7
8.3.1 Interface Card Main Screen....................................................................... 8-7
8.3.1.1 Setting the System Date and Time ........................................................ 8-8
8.3.1.2 Selecting the System Timing Clocks................................................... 8-10
8.3.2 Call Profile Screen................................................................................... 8-13
8.3.3 Signaling Conversion Table Screen......................................................... 8-18
8.3.4 Remote IMACS Terminal System (RITS)............................................... 8-19
8.3.4.1 Identification........................................................................................ 8-19
8.3.4.2 Network Priorities................................................................................ 8-20
8.3.4.3 Intra-Network Communications.......................................................... 8-20
8.3.4.4 Terminal Security................................................................................ 8-21
8.3.5 Ports Screen ............................................................................................. 8-22

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8.3.6 Interface Card Ports and Functionality.....................................................8-24
8.3.7 Using the Node Port .................................................................................8-24
8.4 Interface Card Error Messages .....................................................................8-26
8.5 Interface Card Troubleshooting ...................................................................8-26
8.5.1 User Interface Problems ...........................................................................8-26
8.5.2 Alarm Reporting Problems.......................................................................8-27
8.5.3 WAN Transmission Problems..................................................................8-27
8.6 Interface Card Specifications .......................................................................8-28
Chapter 9 WAN Card
9.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................9-1
9.2 WAN Card Descriptions ................................................................................9-1
9.2.1 WAN DUAL Card with CSU Support Description (801070)....................9-1
9.2.1.1 Card Jumper/Switch Settings.................................................................9-2
9.2.1.2 WAN Software Level.............................................................................9-4
9.2.1.3 WAN Software Download.....................................................................9-5
9.2.2 WAN DUAL Card Description (801060, 801065) ..................................9-11
9.2.2.1 Card Jumper/Switch Settings...............................................................9-12
9.2.3 WAN-R Card Description (801460) ........................................................9-12
9.2.3.1 Card Jumper/Switch Settings...............................................................9-13
9.2.4 WAN-R Card Description (801470) ........................................................9-13
9.2.4.1 Card Jumper/Switch Settings...............................................................9-13
9.2.4.2 WAN Software Level...........................................................................9-13
9.3 WAN Module Descriptions ..........................................................................9-13
9.3.1 DSX/CEPT Module Description (81130) ................................................9-13
9.3.1.1 DSX/CEPT Module Jumper Settings...................................................9-14
9.3.1.2 DSX/CEPT Module Installation...........................................................9-14
9.3.1.3 DSX/CEPT Module..............................................................................9-16
9.3.2 CSU Module Description (81230)............................................................9-18
9.3.2.1 CSU Module Installation......................................................................9-18
9.3.2.2 CSU Module Jumper/Switch Settings..................................................9-18
9.3.3 Installing the WAN Cards ........................................................................9-18
9.3.3.1 WAN-rr alarms.....................................................................................9-18
9.4 WAN Card User Screens and Settings .........................................................9-20
9.4.1 T1 CSU and DSX Settings.......................................................................9-20
9.4.2 E1 CEPT Settings.....................................................................................9-30
9.4.3 Cross-Connect (XCON) ...........................................................................9-36
9.4.4 Performance Data.....................................................................................9-38
9.4.5 Far-End Performance Data.......................................................................9-41
9.4.6 Test Screen ...............................................................................................9-44
9.5 WAN Card Error Messages ..........................................................................9-47
9.6 WAN Card Troubleshooting ........................................................................9-47
9.7 WAN Card Specifications ............................................................................9-48

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Chapter 10 Alarm Cards
10.1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 10-1
10.2 Alarm Card Descriptions ............................................................................. 10-1
10.2.1 ALR 4+4 Card Description (8000-ALARM-4P)..................................... 10-1
10.2.1.1 Card Jumper/Switch Settings............................................................... 10-2
10.2.1.2 Installing the Alarm Card.................................................................... 10-2
10.3 Alarm Card User Screens and Settings ........................................................ 10-3
10.3.1 Alarm Filter Screen Sensor Setting ......................................................... 10-3
10.3.2 ALR 4+4 Card Main Screens................................................................... 10-3
10.4 Alarm Card Error Messages ........................................................................ 10-6
10.5 Alarm Card Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 10-6
Volume 3 Voice Cards
Chapter 11 E&M Card
11.1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 11-1
11.2 E&M Card Descriptions .............................................................................. 11-1
11.2.1 E&M 2W*8 Card Description (8000-EM-2W-8P) ................................. 11-1
11.2.1.1 Card Jumper/Switch Settings............................................................... 11-2
11.2.1.2 Installing the E&M 2W*8 Card........................................................... 11-4
11.2.2 E&M 4W*8 ER Card Description (8000-EM-4W-8P) ........................... 11-4
11.2.2.1 Card Jumper/Switch Settings............................................................... 11-4
11.2.2.2 Installing the E&M 4W*8 ER Card .................................................... 11-4
11.3 E&M Card User Screens and Settings ......................................................... 11-5
11.3.1 E&M Card Main Screen .......................................................................... 11-5
11.3.2 Test Screen............................................................................................. 11-11
11.3.3 Loopback Screen.................................................................................... 11-16
11.4 E&M Card Error Messages ....................................................................... 11-18
11.4.1 E&M Card Troubleshooting.................................................................. 11-18
11.5 E&M Card Specifications .......................................................................... 11-20
Chapter 12 FXS Card
12.1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 12-1
12.2 FXS Card Description ................................................................................. 12-1
12.2.1 FXS 2W*8-6 Card Description (8000-FXS-8P)...................................... 12-1
12.2.1.1 Card Jumper/Switch Settings............................................................... 12-2
12.2.1.2 Installing the FXS 2W*8-6 Card......................................................... 12-3
12.3 FXS Card User Screens and Settings .......................................................... 12-3
12.3.1 FXS Card Main Screen............................................................................ 12-3
12.3.2 Test Screen............................................................................................. 12-13
12.4 FXS Error Messages .................................................................................. 12-18
12.5 FXS Card Troubleshooting ........................................................................ 12-18