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Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers SIP and SPA Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 16 Configuring the 2-Port and 4-Port Channelized T3 SPAs
Configuration Tasks
To configure Maintenance Data Link (MDL), use the following commands:
Verifying MDL
Use the show controllers t3 command to display the MDL settings:
Router# show controllers t3 3/0/0
T3 3/0/0 is down. Hardware is 2 ports CT3 SPA
ATLAS FPGA version: 0, FREEDM336 version: 0
TEMUX84(1) version: 0, TEMUX84(1) version: 0
Command Purpose
Router# configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.
Router(config)# controller t3 slot/subslot/port Selects the controller to configure and enters
controller configuration mode.
• slot/subslot/port—Specifies the location of the
controller. See also the
“Specifying the
Interface Address on a SPA” section on
page 16-7.
Router(config-controller)# mdl [string {eic | fic |
generator | lic | pfi | port | unit} string}] |
[transmit {idle-signal | path | test-signal}]
Configures the MDL message.
• string eic—Specifies the Equipment
Identification Code; can be up to 10
characters.
• string fic—Specifies the Frame Identification
Code; can be up to 10 characters.
• string generator—Specifies the Generator
number string sent in the MDL Test Signal
message; can be up to 38 characters.
• string lic— Specifies the Location
Identification Code; can be up to 11
characters.
• string pfi—Specifies the Path Facility
Identification Code sent in the MDL Path
message; can be up to 38 characters.
• string port—Specifies the port number string
sent in the MDL Idle Signal message; can be
up to 38 characters.
• string unit—Specifies the Unit Identification
Code.
• string—Specifies the length of the Unit
Identification Code, up to 6 characters.
• transmit idle-signal—Enables MDL
Idle-Signal message transmission.
• transmit path—Enables MDL Path message
transmission.
• transmit test-signal—Enables MDL
Test-Signal message transmission.