By monitoring T3 interfaces, you begin the process of isolating T3 interface problems when they occur.
To monitor T3 interfaces, follow these steps:
To display the status of T3 interfaces, use the following JUNOS command-line interface (CLI) operational mode command:
Sample Output
user@host> show interfaces terse t3*Interface Admin Link Proto Local Remote t3-1/0/0 down up - administratively disabled t3-1/0/0.0 up down inet 1.1.1.1/30 t3-1/0/1 up down t3-1/0/1.0 up down inet 2.2.2.2/30 - link layer down t3-1/0/2 up up t3-1/0/2.0 up up inet 3.3.3.3/30 - link layer up t3-1/0/3 up down
Meaning
The sample output shows the status of both the physical and logical interfaces. See Table 16 for a description of what the output means.
Table 16: Status of T3 Interfaces
To display the status of a specific T3 interface when you need to investigate its status further, use the following JUNOS CLI operational mode command:
Sample Output
user@host> show interfaces t3-1/0/0 Physical interface: t3-1/0/0, Enabled, Physical link is Down
Interface index: 9, SNMP ifIndex: 10
Link-level type: Cisco-HDLC, MTU: 4474, Clocking: Internal
Speed: T3, Loopback: None, CRC: 16, Mode: C/Bit parity
Device flags : Present Running Down
Interface flags: Hardware-Down Link-Layer-Down Point-To-Point SNMP-Traps
Link flags : Keepalives
Keepalive Input: 116 (00:02:32 ago), Output: 185 (00:00:02 ago)
Input rate : 0 bps (0 pps), Output rate: 0 bps (0 pps)
Active alarms : LOF, LOS
Active defects : LOF, LOS
Logical interface t3-1/0/0.0 (Index 12) (SNMP ifIndex 32)
Flags: Device-down Point-To-Point SNMP-Traps, Encapsulation: Cisco-HDLC
Protocol inet, MTU: 4470
Addresses, Flags: Dest-route-down Is-Preferred Is-Primary
Destination: 1.1.1.0/30, Local: 1.1.1.1
Meaning
The first line of the sample output shows the status of the link. If this line shows that the physical link is up, the physical link is healthy and can pass packets. If this line shows that the physical link is down, the physical link is unhealthy and cannot pass packets.
To display extensive status information about a specific T3 interface, use the following JUNOS CLI operational mode command:
Sample Output
user@router> show interfaces t3-1/0/0 extensivePhysical interface: t3-1/0/0, Enabled, Physical link is Down
Interface index: 9, SNMP ifIndex: 10
Link-level type: Cisco-HDLC, MTU: 4474, Clocking: Internal
Speed: T3, Loopback: None, CRC: 16, Mode: C/Bit parity
Device flags : Present Running Down
Interface flags: Hardware-Down Link-Layer-Down Point-To-Point SNMP-Traps
Link flags : Keepalives
Keepalive statistics:
Input : 116 (last seen 00:02:59 ago)
Output: 187 (last seen 00:00:09 ago)
Statistics last cleared: Never
Traffic statistics:
Input bytes : 2552 0 bps
Output bytes : 3703 0 bps
Input packets: 116 0 pps
Output packets: 161 0 pps
Input errors: - Input errors
Errors: 0, Drops: 0, Framing errors: 229, Policed discards: 1
L3 incompletes: 0, L2 channel errors: 0, L2 mismatch timeouts: 0
SRAM errors: 0, HS link CRC errors: 0
Output errors: - Output errors
Carrier transitions: 4, Errors: 0, Drops: 0, Aged packets: 0
Active alarms : LOF, LOS - DS3 active alarms and defects
Active defects : LOF, LOS
DS3 Media: Seconds Count State - T3 media-specific errors
PLL Lock 0 0 OK
Reframing 273 2 Defect Active
AIS 0 0 OK
LOF 273 2 Defect Active
LOS 273 2 Defect Active
IDLE 0 0 OK
YELLOW 0 0 OK
BPV 0 0
EXZ 0 0
LCV 275 18022125
PCV 0 0
CCV 0 0
LES 275
PES 273
PSES 273
CES 273
CSES 273
SEFS 273
UAS 277
HDLC configuration:
Policing bucket: Disabled
Shaping bucket : Disabled
Giant threshold: 4484, Runt threshold: 3
DSU configuration:
Compatibility mode: None, Scrambling: Disabled, Subrate: Disabled
FEAC loopback: Inactive, Response: Disabled, Count: 0
BERT time period: 10 seconds, Elapsed: 0 seconds
Algorithm: 2^3 - 1, Pseudorandom (1), Error rate: 10e-0
PFE configuration:
Destination slot: 1, Stream number: 0, PLP byte: 1 (0x00)
COS transmit queue bandwidth:
Queue0: 95, Queue1: 0, Queue2: 0, Queue3: 5
COS weighted round robin:
Queue0: 95, Queue1: 0, Queue2: 0, Queue3: 5
Logical interface t3-1/0/0.0 (Index 12) (SNMP ifIndex 32)
Flags: Device-down Point-To-Point SNMP-Traps, Encapsulation: Cisco-HDLC
Protocol inet, MTU: 4470, Flags: None
Addresses, Flags: Dest-route-down Is-Preferred Is-Primary
Destination: 1.1.1.0/30, Local: 1.1.1.1, Broadcast: Unspecified
Meaning
The sample output shows where the errors might be occurring. Look at the active alarms and active defects for the T3 interface and investigate the T3 media accordingly. See Locate T3 Alarms and Errors for an explanation of T3 alarms.
To monitor statistics for a T3 interface, use the following JUNOS CLI operational mode command:
Sample Output
user@host> monitor interface t3-1/0/0router Seconds: 78 Time: 21:44:15 Interface: t3-1/0/0, Enabled, Link is Down Encapsulation: Cisco-HDLC, Keepalives, Speed: T3 Traffic statistics: Current Delta Input bytes: 0 (0 bps) [0] Output bytes: 207 (184 bps) [184] Input packets: 0 (0 pps) [0] Output packets: 9 (1 pps) [8] Encapsulation statistics: Input keepalives: 0 [0] Output keepalives: 9 [8] Error statistics: Input errors: 0 [0] Input drops: 0 [0] Input framing errors : 9 [8] CCV 0 [0] Interface warnings: o Received keepalive count is zero o Framing errors, check FCS, scrambling and subrate configuration Next='n', Quit='q' or ESC, Freeze='f', Thaw='t', Clear='c', Interface='i'
Meaning
This command checks for and displays common interface failures, indicates whether loopback is detected, and reports any increases in framing errors. Use the information from this command to narrow down possible causes of an interface problem.
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Note: If you are accessing the router from the console connection, make sure you set the CLI terminal type using the set cli terminal command. |
Table 17 presents problem situations and actions to help you further understand the problem.
Table 17: Problem Situations and Actions
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Note: We recommend that you use this command only for troubleshooting purposes. Do not leave it on during normal router operations because real-time monitoring of traffic consumes additional CPU and memory resources. |