A. Configuration Options
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Table A-4. System Options
DSL Mode
Possible Settings:
LTU
,
NTU
Default Setting:
LTU
Controls whether the unit is configured as a control unit or tributary unit.
LTU
– The unit is configured as a control unit (Line Termination Unit).
NTU
– The unit is configured as a tributary unit (Network Termination Unit). This unit will
request its IP address from the LTU during establishment of the PPP link.
NOTE: Changing this option will reset the card.
Test Timeout
Possible Settings:
Enable
,
Disable
Default Setting:
Enable
Allows tests to end automatically. The feature should be enabled when the unit is remotely
managed, so that control can be regained after a test is accidentally executed.
Enable
– Loopback and pattern tests end when test duration is reached.
Disable
– Tests run until manually terminated from the Network Tests screen or remotely
(network initiated tests). Refer to
Running Network Tests
in Chapter 5,
Tes ting
.
Test Duration (min)
Possible Settings:
1 – 120
Default Setting:
10
Number of minutes for a test to be active before automatically ending.
Test Duration (min) option appears when Test Timeout is enabled.
1 – 120
– Amount of time in minutes for a test to run before terminating.
Telco Initiated Loopback
Possible Settings:
Enable
,
Disable
Default Setting:
Enable
Determines if the unit will respond to Telco loopback commands on the DSX-1 interface.
See
Telco-Initiated Tests
in Chapter 5,
Tes tin g
.
Enable
– The unit will respond to Telco loopback commands.
Disable
– The unit will not respond to Telco loopback commands.
Remote Telco Line Loopback
Possible Settings:
Enable
,
Disable
Default Setting:
Disable
Determines if the unit will perform a Telco initiated loopback on just the local unit or if the
loopback will be performed on the remote DSL unit. See
Telco-Initiated Tests
in Chapter 5,
Tes tin g
.
Enable
– The loopback will be in the remote unit.
Disable
– The loopback will be local.
