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Monitoring Channelized OC12 Interfaces

 

Checklist for Monitoring Channelized OC12 Interfaces

Purpose

To monitor Channelized OC12 interfaces and begin the process of isolating Channelized OC12 interface problems when they occur.

Action

Table 1 provides links and commands for monitoring Channelized OC12 interfaces.

Table 1: Checklist for Monitoring Channelized OC12 Interfaces

Tasks

Command or Action

Monitor Channelized OC12 Interfaces 
  1. Display the Status of Channelized OC12 Interfaces

show interfaces terse t3-interface-name*

  1. Display the Status of a Specific Channelized OC12 Interface

show interfaces terse t3-fpc/pic/port:channel

  1. Display Extensive Status Information for a Specific Channelized OC12 Interface

show interfaces t3-fpc/pic/port:channel extensive

  1. Monitor Statistics for a Channelized OC12 Interface

monitor interfaces t3-fpc/pic/port:channel

Monitor Channelized OC12 IQ Interfaces 
  1. Display the Status of a Channelized OC12 IQ Interface

show interfaces terse coc*

show interfaces controller

show interfaces terse

  1. Display the Status of the Controller Channelized OC12 IQ Interface

show interfaces interface-type-fpc/pic/port show interfaces interface-type-fpc/pic/port show interfaces interface-type-fpc/pic/port:channel show interfaces interface-type-fpc/pic/port:channel:channel show interfaces interface-type-fpc/pic/port:channel:channel:channel

  1. Display the Status of a Specific Channel of a Channelized OC12 IQ Interface

show interfaces interface-type-fpc/pic/port:channel

show interfaces interface-type-fpc/pic/port:channel:channel

show interfaces interface-type-fpc/pic/port:channel:channel:channel

  1. Display Extensive Status Information for a Channelized OC12 IQ Interface

show interfaces interface-type-interface-name extensive

  1. Monitor Statistics for a Channelized OC12 IQ Interface

monitor interfaces interface-type-fpc/pic/port:channel

Monitor Channelized OC12 Interfaces

Purpose

By monitoring Channelized OC12 interfaces, you begin the process of isolating Channelized OC12 interface problems when they occur.

To monitor your Channelized OC12 interfaces, follow these steps:

  1. Display the Status of Channelized OC12 Interfaces

  2. Display the Status of a Specific Channelized OC12 Interface

  3. Display Extensive Status Information for a Specific Channelized OC12 Interface

  4. Monitor Statistics for a Channelized OC12 Interface



Display the Status of Channelized OC12 Interfaces

Purpose

To display the status of Channelized OC12 interfaces, use the following Junos OS command-line interface (CLI) operational mode command:

Action

Sample Output 1

The following sample output is for a Channelized OC12 interface:

Meaning

The sample output shows the status of both the physical and logical interfaces. In this example, all of the Channelized OC12 interfaces are up except the channel interface t3-0/3/0:11.

When only one or some individual T3 channels are down, you must troubleshoot the T3 channel by checking the configuration, transmission network, and equipment. If all of the physical layers for the T3 channels are down, you must work with this as a T3 or OC12 SONET link, or a Physical Interface Card (PIC) problem. For more information on monitoring SONET interfaces, see Checklist for Monitoring Channelized OC12 Interfaces.



Display the Status of a Specific Channelized OC12 Interface

Purpose

To display the status of specific Channelized OC12 interface, use the following Junos OS CLI operational mode command:

Action

Sample Output

user@host> show interfaces terse t3-0/3/0:0

Meaning

The first line of the 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.

When only one or some individual T3 channels are down, you must troubleshoot the T3 channel by checking the configuration, transmission network, and equipment. If all of the physical layers for the T3 channels are down, you must work with this as an OC12 SONET link or PIC problem. For more information on monitoring SONET interfaces, see Checklist for Monitoring Channelized OC12 Interfaces.



Display Extensive Status Information for a Specific Channelized OC12 Interface

Purpose

To display extensive status information for a Channelized OC12 interface, use the following Junos OS CLI operational mode command:

Action

Sample Output

user@host> show interfaces t3-0/3/0:0 extensive

Meaning

The sample output shows where the errors might be occurring, either with the T3 media or the SONET layer. In this example, there are no SONET or DS3 alarms or defects. However, if errors occur, you must troubleshoot the T3 media or the SONET layer.



Monitor Statistics for a Channelized OC12 Interface

Purpose

To monitor statistics for a Channelized OC12 interface, use the following Junos OS CLI operational mode command:

Action

Sample Output

user@host> monitor interfaces t3-0/3/0:11

Meaning

The sample output shows common interface failures, indicates whether loopback is detected, and shows increases in framing errors. Use information from this command to help narrow down possible causes of an interface problem.

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.

Caution

We recommend that you use this command only for diagnostic purposes. Do not leave it on during normal router operations because real-time monitoring of traffic consumes additional CPU and memory resources.

Monitor Channelized OC12 IQ Interfaces

Purpose

By monitoring Channelized OC12 intelligent queuing (IQ) interfaces, you begin the process of isolating Channelized OC12 IQ interface problems when they occur.

To monitor your Channelized OC12 IQ interface, follow these steps:

  1. Display the Status of a Channelized OC12 IQ Interface

  2. Display the Status of the Controller Channelized OC12 IQ Interface

  3. Display the Status of a Specific Channel of a Channelized OC12 IQ Interface

  4. Display Extensive Status Information for a Channelized OC12 IQ Interface

  5. Monitor Statistics for a Channelized OC12 IQ Interface



Display the Status of a Channelized OC12 IQ Interface

Purpose

To display the status of Channelized OC12 IQ interfaces, use one or all of the following Junos OS CLI operational mode commands:

Action

Sample Output 1

user@host> show interfaces terse coc*

Sample Output 2

user@host> show interfaces controller

Sample Output 3

user@host> show interfaces terse

Meaning

The sample output shows the status of both the physical and logical interfaces. In this example, all of the channelized OC12 IQ interfaces are up.

Sample output 1 shows the channelized interfaces that are configured, but not the channels for those channelized interfaces.

Sample output 2 shows the channels for the channelized interfaces that are configured and the hierarchy, but not the interface address information. At the top, the hierarchy includes the controller interface coc12-0/0/0.

Sample output 3 shows all channelized interfaces and their configured channels and the address information.

When only one or some individual channels are down, you must troubleshoot the channel by checking the configuration, transmission network, and equipment. If all of the physical layers for the channels are down, you must work with this as a T1, T3, DS0, or OC12 SONET link or PIC problem. For more information on monitoring these types of interfaces, see the respective sections in this guide.

The interface configuration of the OC12 IQ interface used for all show commands in this section is shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Sample Configuration of Channelized OC12 IQ Interface
Sample   Configuration of Channelized
OC12 IQ Interface

In addition, the configuration is shown in the following output:

The above configuration shows the OC12 IQ interface configured into eight channels or slices as shown in Figure 1. A summary of the channels follows:

  • Channels 1 through 3 are for SONET interfaces

  • Channel 4 is for T1 interfaces

  • Channel 5 is for T3 interfaces

  • Channel 6 is for DS0 interfaces

  • Channels 7 is for T1 interfaces

  • Channel 8 is for DS0 interfaces



Display the Status of the Controller Channelized OC12 IQ Interface

Purpose

To display the status of the controller OC12 IQ interface, use one or all of the following Junos OS CLI operational mode commands, depending on the level of channelization:

Action

Sample Output 1

user@host> show interfaces coc12-0/0/0

Sample Output 2

user@host> show interfaces coc1-0/0/0:2

Sample Output 3

user@host> show interfaces ct3-0/0/0:5

Sample Output 4

user@host> show interfaces ct1-0/0/0:4:1

Meaning

The first line of the 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.

The controller interface is partitioned into other interface types and appears at the top of a specific level of channelization. For a visual representation of the controller interface at different levels of channelization, see Figure 2.

Figure 2: Controller Interfaces at Different Levels of Channelization
Controller Interfaces at Different
Levels of Channelization

Each of the four examples of controller output is for a different level of channelization.

Sample output 1 for interface coc12-0/0/0 shows Parent: None, which indicates the top-most level of channelization.

Sample output 2 for interface coc1-0/0/0:2 shows Parent: coc12-0/0/0,which indicates that this interface is one level down from the top-most level, and is the OC1 controller for a first level of channelization.

Sample output 3 for interface ct3-0/0/0:5 shows Parent: coc1-0/0/0:5, which indicates that this interface is at the second level of channelization, and is a CT3 controller.

Sample output 4 for interface ct1-0/0/0:4:1 shows Parent: coc1-0/0/0:4:1,which indicates that this interface is at the third level of channelization, and is a CT1 controller.



Display the Status of a Specific Channel of a Channelized OC12 IQ Interface

Purpose

To display the status of a specific channel of an OC12 IQ interface, use the following Junos OS CLI operational mode command:

Action

Sample Output 1

user@host> show interfaces so-0/0/0:1

Sample Output 2

user@host> show interfaces t1-0/0/0:2:1

Sample Output 3

user@host> show interfaces ds-0/0/0:4:1:1

Meaning

The first line of the 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. All four examples of output show the link is up and can pass packets.

Sample output 1 shows an OC3 SONET interface. Sample output 2 shows a T1 interface that is the result of a partitioned OC1 interface, and sample output 3 shows a DS0 interface that is the result of an OC1 interface partitioned into a T1 interface, which is further partitioned into the DS0 interface.

Figure 3 shows a visual representation of the different channel levels.

Figure 3: Specific Channels of a Channelized OC12 IQ Interface
Specific Channels of a Channelized
OC12 IQ Interface

When only one or some individual channels are down, you must troubleshoot the channel by checking the configuration, transmission network, and equipment. If all of the physical layers for the channels are down, you must work with this as a T1, T3, DS0, or OC12 SONET link or PIC problem. For more information on monitoring these types of interfaces, see the respective sections in this guide.



Display Extensive Status Information for a Channelized OC12 IQ Interface

Purpose

To display extensive status information for a Channelized OC12 IQ interface, use the following Junos OS CLI operational mode command:

Action

Sample Output 1

The following sample output is for a controller interface:

Sample Output 2

The following sample output is for a channel on a Channelized OC12 IQ interface:

Meaning

The sample output shows where the errors might be occurring: either with the channel media or the SONET layer. In this example, there are no errors. However, if errors occur, you must troubleshoot the channel media or the SONET layer. For more information, see the sections of this guide that correspond to the media with which you are working.



Monitor Statistics for a Channelized OC12 IQ Interface

Purpose

To monitor statistics for a Channelized OC12 interface, use the following Junos OS CLI operational mode command:

Action

Sample Output

user@host> monitor interfaces so-0/0/0:1.0

Meaning

The sample output shows common interface failures, indicates whether loopback is detected, and shows increases in framing errors. Use information from this command to help narrow down possible causes of an interface problem.

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.

Caution

We recommend that you use this command only for diagnostic purposes. Do not leave it on during normal router operations because real-time monitoring of traffic consumes additional CPU and memory resources.