x Alcatel-Lucent
AUX...................................................................................................3-66
Auxiliary Interfaces ....................................................................3-67
Alarm I/O Interfaces...................................................................3-69
AUX Front Panel........................................................................3-70
NPC....................................................................................................3-71
Protected Operation .................................................................................. 3-73
Protection Overview ..........................................................................3-73
Hot Standby and Diversity................................................................. 3-75
Dual Protection ..................................................................................3-76
Ring Protection ..................................................................................3-77
Super PDH Rings .......................................................................3-78
Super PDH Ring Operation ........................................................ 3-79
1+1 Protected Ring Links...........................................................3-84
Co-channel XPIC Operation on a Ring ...................................... 3-86
Ethernet Traffic on a Ring ..........................................................3-87
DAC/Tributary Protection ................................................................. 3-92
Protection Switching Criteria ............................................................3-93
Switching Guard Times ..............................................................3-93
Hot-standby and Diversity Switching Criteria ...........................3-93
Dual Protection Switching Criteria.............................................3-97
Ring Protection Switching Criteria ............................................3-98
DAC Protection Switching Criteria..........................................3-100
NCC Protection with NPC Option...................................................3-101
Co-channel Operation ............................................................................. 3-102
XPIC ...............................................................................................3-102
RAC 40 Operating Guidelines.........................................................3-104
Backplane Bus Capacity........................................................... 3-104
Settings, Protection and ATPC .................................................3-105
Example Configurations...........................................................3-106
Configuration and Diagnostics ............................................................... 3-118
9500 MXC CT Log-in .....................................................................3-118
Configuration................................................................................... 3-119
Diagnostics ......................................................................................3-119