Total Access 5000 Business Services Deployment Guide
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ThistableisanexampleofhowEFMProtectionBondingcouldbeconfiguredtoprotecttraffic
goingtomultipleNetworkChannelTerminationEquipment(NCTEs).EachNCTEcouldbe
anindividualportorentiredeviceatacustomerlocation.
Intheexample,eachcardinSlots1to8haveEFMProtection
Bonding.Intheexample,there
areonlythreetofourBondingGroups(BG)perslot,buttherecouldbeasmanyas8.EachBG
(alsoknownasaBridge)isdescribedbelow:
•BG1isshowninYellowandtheBondingEngineislocatedinSlot1.Everygroupof
YellowSlotsandrelatedPortsarepartofthisBG1.Theseslotsandportshavebeen
“Bridged’togethertoformaBG.ThisBGistransmittingdatatocustomerNCTE1/Slot1,
NCTE9/Slot1,NCTE17/Slot1andN CTE25/Slot1.
•BG2isshowninRedandtheBondingEngineislocatedin
Slot2.EverygroupofRedSlots
andrelatedPortsarepartofthisBG2.ThisBGistransmittingdatatocustomerNCTE2/
Slot2,NCTE10/Slot2,NCTE18/Slot2andNCTE26/Slot2.
•BG3isshowninBlueandtheBondingEngineislocatedinSlot3.EverygroupofBlue
SlotsandrelatedPortsarepartofthisBG3.ThisBGistransmittingdatatocustomer
NCTE3/Slot3,NCTE11/Slot3,NCTE19/Slot3andNCTE27/Slot3.
Inthisexample,iftheBondingEngineinSlot1wentoffline,theEFMProtectModulewould
takeoverthetrafficgoingtoandfrom
thebondinggroupsassociatedwiththatBonding
Engine.Asaresult,therewouldbenolossorreducedbandwidthgoingtothecustomer’s
NCTEs.TheEFMProtectionModulewillcontinuethisprotectionuntiltheBondingEngineis
returnedtoservice.ItisimportanttorememberthattheBondingEngineis
physicallylocated
inanaccessmodule.Correctingthissituationmayrequirereplacementofthataccessmodule.
12 12 12 BG12 12 12 12 12 NCTE12 Slot4
13 13 13 13 BG13 13 13 13 NCTE13 Slot5
14 14 14 14 14 BG14 14 14 NCTE14 Slot6
15 15 15 15 15 15 BG15 15 NCTE15 Slot7
16 16 16 16 16 16 16 BG16 NCTE16 Slot8
BG17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 NCTE17 Slot1
18 BG18 18 18 18 18 18 18 NCTE18 Slot2
19 19 BG19 19 19 19 19 19 NCTE19 Slot3
20 20 20 BG20 20 20 20 20 NCTE20 Slot4
21 21 21 21 BG21 21 21 21 NCTE21 Slot5
22 22 22 22 22 BG22 22 22 NCTE22 Slot6
23 23 23 23 23 23 BG23 23 NCTE23 Slot7
24 24 24 24 24 24 24 BG24 NCTE24 Slot8
BG25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 NCTE25 Slot1
26 BG26 26 26 26 26 26 26 NCTE26 Slot2
27 27 BG27 27 27 27 27 27 NCTE27 Slot3
Table 4-7. EFM Bonding Protection (Continued)
SLOT1SLOT2SLOT3SLOT4SLOT5SLOT6SLOT7SLOT8BG
Location