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Configuring Timing Sources

Overview .................................................................................... 6-1 Configuring Synchronous Timing .............................................. 6-2 Configuring the Synchronous Timing Table .............................. 6-3 Viewing the SEC Work Mode and External Clock References . 6-5 Calibrating the Clock Card Frequency ....................................... 6-6

In this chapter:

Overview
Synchronous timing configuration enables an NE to automatically select and be synchronized with the highest-quality clock source in the network, in order to achieve clock synchronization for the entire network. The following operations can be performed: Configure synchronous timing Obtain the clock working mode Calibrate the clock card frequency Calibrate the active/standby switching of the clock card These operations can be performed by the system operator level. The NE synchronous timing table is accessed through the main menu and the right-click menu of the NE. The window lists all the clocks for external references that can be selected. You manually select options and set priorities for them to form a synchronous clock table, and then send it to the equipment.

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After setting the synchronous timing table, determine whether the equipment is correctly locked with the expected clock source by viewing the clock working mode. In addition, you can open the Get SEC Working Mode window (on page 6-5) from the main menu to view the current clock working mode and clock reference of the NE.

Configuring Synchronous Timing

To configure synchronous timing: 1. Select the NE to be configured. 2. Select Configuration > Timing > Timing Configuration in the main menu. The Timing Configuration window opens.

Figure 6-1: Timing Configuration window

3. Select the corresponding external references for the clock and click Apply to send the external clock references to the NE.

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Configuring the Synchronous Timing Table

The handling of synchronous timing for SDH equipment utilizes a Synchronous Timing table. The NE Synchronous Timing table enables you to determine the selection range of NE references and customize the attributes of each external reference. The Synchronous Timing table specifies the quality level and availability status of the external references. Each NE has a Synchronous Timing table that collects all the optional clock references and various attributes for the NE's current configuration. The NE equipment can select the reference with the optimum quality in this table as its synchronous timing source. Each clock reference has multiple reference attributes, including the reference ID, physical location, clock frequency, synchronous status S1 type value, S1 user-defined attributes, priority, availability status, and application status. Using these attributes, you can identify a reference, specify its quality level, monitor its availability status, and control its application. To configure the Synchronous Timing table for an NE: Select an NE in the topology view and then select Configuration > Timing > Timing Configuration in the menu or right-click an NE in the topology view and then select Timing Configuration in the shortcut menu. The Timing Configuration window opens.

Figure 6-2: Timing Configuration window showing synchronous timing

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The following buttons are available in this window: Query - queries the EMS-BGF database about the synchronous timing information saved for this NE. Retrieved data is displayed in the window. Get - obtains the synchronous timing information for this NE from the NE equipment and displays it in the window. Apply - sends the synchronous timing information to the NE equipment and saves it to the EMS-BGF database. The clock availability status indicates whether the clock reference is currently available. This field is read-only and cannot be modified. The following values can be configured in this window: Clock type The selected clocks are based on assigned priorities. Unselected clocks are not used. PPI For the OMD1 card, you should select the optical port as the clock source. Priority The higher the priority value, the higher the priority. S1 byte status The S1 byte has two statuses: Automatic and Forced. Automatic status obtains the S1 byte from the line automatically. Forced status sets the S1 byte manually. 2 MHz tributaries, 2 Mbps tributaries, and Synchronous Equipment Timing Sources (SETSs) can only work in Forced status, while others can work in both statuses. S1 type value S1 type values are: PRC (G.811 clock) SSU-T (G.812 transit office clock) SSU-L (G.812 local office clock) SEC (synchronous equipment timing source clock) DNU (not used as synchronous clock) UNK (synchronization quality unknown)

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Viewing the SEC Work Mode and External Clock References

You can determine the SEC working mode by querying the current clock working mode and the clock reference of the NE. The clock working mode can be one of the following: Capture mode Tracing mode Holding mode Free oscillation mode To view the work mode and external references for the clock: Select Timing Mode in the right-click menu or Configuration > Timing > Timing Mode in the main menu. The Get SEC Working Mode window opens.

Figure 6-3: Get SEC Working Mode window

This window displays the timing work mode and current external references for the clock.

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Calibrating the Clock Card Frequency

This operation records the voltage of the clock source, when working normally as the standard working voltage of the clock source. When the clock source is working normally, select an NE in the topology view and then select Configuration > Timing > Calibrate the Frequency of SEC. A confirmation message is displayed indicating that the SEC frequency has been successfully calibrated.

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