Cisco 1- and 2-port T1/E1 Multiflex Voice/WAN Interface Cards for the Cisco 1721 Router

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Cisco 1- and 2-port T1/E1 Multiflex Voice/WAN Interface Cards for the Cisco 1721 Router

Related Documentation

Software Configuration Information

1- and 2-Port Multiflex Interface Cards

T1/E1 Data Configuration

T1/E1 Data Configuration Examples

T1 Configuration Example

E1 Configuration Example

Verifying Controller Settings

Verifying a Serial Interface Configuration

T1/E1 Drop-and-Insert Configuration

Drop-and-Insert Configuration Example

Verifying Controller Settings

Verifying Drop-and-Insert Configuration

E1 G.703 Unstructured Configuration

E1 G.703 Configuration Example

Verifying Controller Settings

Verifying Serial Interface Configuration

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Cisco 1- and 2-port T1/E1 Multiflex Voice/WAN Interface Cards for the Cisco 1721 Router

The Cisco 1- and 2-port T1/E1 multiflex interface cards support generic single- or dual-port T1 or E1 trunk interfaces for voice, data, and integrated voice/data applications. These cards provide basic structured T1 service, as well as structured and unstructured E1 services.

On the Cisco 1721 router, these cards can be used as trunk interfaces for data services only, such as fractional n x 64-Kbps service for WANs (Frame Relay or leased line).

Table 1 describes and names each T1/E1 card that can be used in the Cisco 1721 router.

Table 1 T1/E1 Multiflex Voice/WAN Interface Cards

Description

Name

1-Port RJ-48 Multiflex Trunk, T1/E1

VWIC2-1MFT-T1/E1

2-Port RJ-48 Multiflex Trunk, T1/E1

VWIC2-2MFT-T1/E1

1-Port RJ-48 Multiflex Trunk, E1 G.703

VWIC2-1MFT-G703

2-Port RJ-48 Multiflex Trunk, E1 G.703

VWIC2-2MFT-G703

Related Documentation

This document provides updated information on Cisco 1- and 2-port T1/E1 multiflex interface cards. This information supplements the Cisco Interface Cards Hardware Installation Guide.

Use this document with the following guides:

•Cisco 1700 Router Hardware Installation Guide

•Cisco Interface Cards Hardware Installation Guide

•Cisco 1700 Series Router Software Configuration Guide

•Cisco IOS Release 12.2 Dial Services Configuration Guide: Signaling Configuration

•Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for Cisco 1600 and Cisco 1700 Routers

The platform documents are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/acs_mod/1700/index.htm

The IOS documents are available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios122/

Software Configuration Information

This section provides pointers to information that is useful for configuring the interface card.

•T1/E1

WAN Data Traffic Configuration on Digital T1/E1 Packet Voice Trunk Network Modules

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios121/121newft/121limit/121x/121xh/121xh_2/t1e1wan.htm

Configuring T1/E1 High Capacity Digital Voice Port Adapters

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios120/120newft/120limit/120xe/120xe5/t1_vo_xe.htm

•G.703

G.703 Configuration for Multiflex Voice/WAN Interface Cards on Cisco 2600 and 3600 Series Routers

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios121/121newft/121t/121t1/dtg703.htm

•Extended availability drop-and-insert (EADI)

T1/E1 Multiflex VWIC Enhancements

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios121/121newft/121limit/121x/121xh/121xh_2/dteadi.htm

•T1 channel-associated signaling, drop-and-insert

Configuring Digital T1 Packet Voice Trunk Network Modules on Cisco 2600 and Cisco 3600 Series Routers

/en/US/docs/ios/12_0t/12_0t7/feature/guide/t1_vo_t6.html

Configuring 1- and 2-Port T1/E1 Multiflex Voice/WAN Interface Cards on Cisco 2600 and 3600 Series Routers

/en/US/docs/ios/12_0/12_0x/feature/guide/t1_mf_xk.html

1- and 2-Port Multiflex Interface Cards

On the Cisco 1721 router, Cisco 1- and 2-port T1/E1 multiflex interface cards provide data access to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) domain through time-division multiplexing (TDM) ports.

Descriptions and connection information for Cisco 1-port multiflex interface cards are available at the following URL:

/en/US/docs/routers/access/1700/software/feature/guide/t1e11700.html#wp49314

Descriptions and connection information for Cisco 2-port multiflex interface cards are available at the following URL:

/en/US/docs/routers/access/1700/software/feature/guide/t1e11700.html#wp49419

T1/E1 Data Configuration

Follow these steps to configure your digital T1/E1 voice WAN interface card (VWIC) for WAN data traffic.
Command

Purpose

Step 1

Router#configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode. Skip this step if you are already in terminal configuration mode.
Step 2
Router(config)# card type {t1 | e1} subslot
Sets or changes the card type to support either T1 (t1) or E1 (e1) circuits.

•subslot Specifies the VWIC slot number. Range can be 0 to 3, depending on host module or platform.

•When the command is used for the first time, the configuration takes effect immediately.

•A subsequent change in the card type will not take effect unless you enter the reload command or reboot the router.
Step 3

Router(config)#controller {T1 | E1} port

Enters controller configuration mode for T1 or E1 controller at the port location specified. Skip this step if you are already in controller configuration mode.

Step 4

Router(config-controller)#framing
{esf | sf}

or

Router(config-controller)#framing {crc4 | no-crc4}

Specifies the framing type designated by your service provider. Extended Superframe (ESF) and Super Frame (SF) are for T1 circuits, whereas cyclic redundancy check 4 (CRC4) and NO-CRC4 are for E1 circuits.

The default setting for T1 framing is esf. The default setting for E1 framing is crc4.
Step 5
Router(config-controller)# clock source {line [primary | bits] | internal} [independent]
Specifies the clock source:

•When both ports are set to line clocking with no primary specification, port 0 is the default primary clock source and port 1 is the default secondary clock source.

–When both ports are set to line and one port is set as the primary clock source, the other port is by default the backup or secondary source and is loop-timed.

–If one port is set to clock source line and the other is set to clock source internal, the internal port recovers clock from the clock source line port if the clock source line port is up. If it is down, then the internal port generates its own clock.

–If both ports are set to clock source internal, there is only one clock source—internal.

–The optional keywords primary and bits have no effect on this feature.

•NMSI Mode:

–The independent keyword expands on the clock source internal and clock source line to specify that the port can operate on an independent clocking domain. Currently, on a 2-port VWIC-MFT, if both ports are configured as clock source line, the 2-port is really looped, which means that it's getting the clock from the first port. With NMSI mode, this dependency no longer exists, so the keyword independent means that both ports can be independently clocked.

Note When NMSI mode is configured, the controller will support only one channel-group. If you try to configure more than one channel-group, the following error message will occur:
router(config-controller)#channel-group 2 
timeslots 3
%Channel-group already created.
%Only 1 channel-group can be configured 
with independent clocking.
%Insufficient resources to create channel 
group
When configuring between clock source independent and no clock source independent, the channel-group has to be removed.
Step 6

Router(config-controller)#linecode {ami | b8zs}

or

Router(config-controller)#linecode hdb3

Specifies the line code type designated by your service provider.

Alternate mark inversion (AMI) is used on older T1 circuits and references signal transitions with a binary 1, or mark. Binary 8 zero substitution (B8ZS), a more reliable method, is more popular. B8ZS encodes a sequence of eight zeros in a unique binary sequence to detect line-coding violations.

The default setting for the T1 line code is b8Zs.

High density binary 3 (HDB3) is used on E1 circuits.

Step 7

Router(config-controller)#channel-group channel-group-no timeslots timeslot-list

Enter this command to set up channel groups for WAN data services.

The channel-group-no parameter is a value from 0 to 1 for T1/E1 data configuration.

The timeslot-list parameter can be a single number, numbers separated by commas, or a pair of numbers separated by a hyphen to indicate a range of time slots. The valid range is from 1 to 24 for T1. For E1, the range is from 1 to 31.

Note Only a speed of 64-Kbps is supported on Cisco 1700 series routers.

Step 8

Router(config-controller)#no shutdown

Activates the controller.

Step 9

Router(config-controller)#exit

Exits configuration mode.

Step 10

Router(config)#interface serial port:channel-group-no

Enters interface configuration mode for a serial interface that you specify by port. The channel-group-no portion of the command is required only for channelized T1 or E1 interfaces.

Step 11

Router(config-if)#encapsulation {atm-dxi | frame-relay | hdlc | lapb | ppp | smds | x25}

Configures synchronous serial encapsulation. The default encapsulation is hdlc.

Step 12

Router(config-if)#ip address ip-address mask

Assigns the IP address and subnet mask to the interface.

Step 13

Router(config-if)#end

Exits interface configuration mode.
T1/E1 Data Configuration Examples

This section shows an example of a digital T1/E1 VWIC configured for Frame Relay to send WAN data traffic.

The channel-group 0 command is configured in such a way that the service provider can send Frame Relay link management information (LMI) on the T1 or E1 controller for Frame Relay data services. This command automatically creates serial interface 0:0.

All the WAN and Layer 3 protocol details are configured in the interface Serial 0:0 command. In the example below, Frame Relay encapsulation and IP address assignments are configured in interface Serial 0:0 commands.

Figure 1 shows a diagram for the configuration example.

Figure 1 Configuration Example for T1/E1 WAN

T1 Configuration Example

This section shows a T1 configuration example for Router A, a Cisco 1721 router. (See Figure 1.)
card type t1
controller T1 0
  framing esf
  clock source internal
  linecode b8zs
  channel-group 0 timeslots 1-24
!
interface Serial 0:0
  no ip address
  encapsulation frame-relay
  no keepalive
!
interface Serial 0:0.1 point-to-point
  ip address 209.165.200.252 255.255.255.224
  frame-relay interface-dlci 100 
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
  ip address 209.165.200.250 255.255.255.224
!
router eigrp 1
  network 209.165.200.224
This section shows a T1 configuration example for Router B, a Cisco 3600 series router. (See Figure 1.)
controller T1 1/0
  framing esf
  linecode b8zs
  channel-group 0 timeslots 1-24 speed 64
!
interface Serial 1/0:0
  no ip address
  encapsulation frame-relay
  no keepalive
!
interface Serial 1/0:0.1 point-to-point
  ip address 209.165.200.253 255.255.255.224
  frame-relay interface-dlci 100 
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
  ip address 209.165.201.1 255.255.255.224
!
router eigrp 1
  network 209.165.200.224
  network 209.165.201.0
E1 Configuration Example

This section shows an E1 configuration example for Router A, a Cisco 1721 router. (See Figure 1.)
card type e1
controller E1 0
  framing crc4
  clock source internal
  linecode hdb3
  channel-group 0 timeslots 1-31
!
interface Serial 0:0
  no ip address
  encapsulation frame-relay
  no keepalive
!
interface Serial 0:0.1 point-to-point
  ip address 209.165.200.252 255.255.255.224
  frame-relay interface-dlci 100 
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
  ip address 209.165.200.250 255.255.255.224
!
router eigrp 1
  network 209.165.200.224
This section shows an E1 configuration example for Router B, a Cisco 3600 series router. (See Figure 1.)
controller E1 1/0
  framing crc4
  linecode hdb3
  channel-group 0 timeslots 1-31
!
interface Serial 1/0:0
  no ip address
  encapsulation frame-relay
  no keepalive
!
interface Serial 1/0:0.1 point-to-point
  ip address 209.165.200.253 255.255.255.224
  frame-relay interface-dlci 100 
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
  ip address 209.165.201.1 255.255.255.224
!
router eigrp 1
  network 209.165.200.224
  network 209.165.201.0
Verifying Controller Settings

The show controller t1/e1 command displays the status of T1 or E1 controllers, clock sources, and other settings for the ports. See the following examples for a T1 controller and an E1 controller, respectively.
Router#show controller t1 0
T1 0 is up.
  Applique type is Channelized T1
  Cablelength is long gain36 0db
  No alarms detected.
  alarm-trigger is not set
  Version info Firmware: 20011109, FPGA: 15
  Framing is ESF, Line Code is B8ZS, Clock Source is Internal.
  Data in current interval (130 seconds elapsed):
     0 Line Code Violations, 0 Path Code Violations
     0 Slip Secs, 0 Fr Loss Secs, 0 Line Err Secs, 0 Degraded Mins
     0 Errored Secs, 0 Bursty Err Secs, 0 Severely Err Secs, 0 Unavail Secs
Router#show controller e1 0
E1 0 is up.
  Applique type is Channelized E1 - balanced
  No alarms detected.
  alarm-trigger is not set
  Version info Firmware: 20011109, FPGA: 15
  Framing is CRC4, Line Code is HDB3, Clock Source is Internal.
  Data in current interval (17 seconds elapsed):
     0 Line Code Violations, 0 Path Code Violations
     0 Slip Secs, 0 Fr Loss Secs, 0 Line Err Secs, 0 Degraded Mins
     0 Errored Secs, 0 Bursty Err Secs, 0 Severely Err Secs, 0 Unavail Secs
Verifying a Serial Interface Configuration

To verify serial interface configuration, enter the show interfaces serial command. This command shows the status of all serial interfaces or of a specific serial interface. You can use this command to check the bandwidth, encapsulation, IP addressing, and other settings.

This example shows the verification of a T1 interface.
Router#show interfaces serial0:0
Serial0:0 is up, line protocol is up 
  Hardware is DSX1
  MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1536 Kbit, DLY 20000 usec, 
     reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
  Encapsulation HDLC, loopback not set
  Keepalive set (10 sec)
  FR SVC disabled, LAPF state down
  Broadcast queue 0/64, broadcasts sent/dropped 1/0, interface broadcasts 0
  Last input 00:00:37, output 00:00:19, output hang never
  Last clearing of "show interface" counters 00:00:47
  Input queue: 0/75/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
  Queueing strategy: weighted fair
  Output queue: 0/1000/64/0 (size/max total/threshold/drops) 
     Conversations  0/1/256 (active/max active/max total)
     Reserved Conversations 0/0 (allocated/max allocated)
     Available Bandwidth 1152 kilobits/sec
  5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
  5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
     1 packets input, 314 bytes, 0 no buffer
     Received 0 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
     0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
     1 packets output, 328 bytes, 0 underruns
     0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets
     0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
     0 carrier transitions
This example shows the verification of an E1 interface.
Router#show interfaces serial 0:0
Serial0:0 is up, line protocol is up 
  Hardware is DSX1
  MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1984 Kbit, DLY 20000 usec, 
     reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
  Encapsulation HDLC, loopback not set
  Keepalive set (10 sec)
  Last input 00:00:04, output 00:00:08, output hang never
  Last clearing of "show interface" counters 00:00:08
  Input queue: 0/75/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
  Queueing strategy: weighted fair
  Output queue: 0/1000/64/0 (size/max total/threshold/drops) 
     Conversations  0/1/256 (active/max active/max total)
     Reserved Conversations 0/0 (allocated/max allocated)
     Available Bandwidth 1488 kilobits/sec
  5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
  5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
     1 packets input, 24 bytes, 0 no buffer
     Received 1 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
     0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
     0 packets output, 0 bytes, 0 underruns
     0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets
     0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
     0 carrier transitions 
T1/E1 Drop-and-Insert Configuration

T1/E1 VWICs with drop-and-insert functionality connect other devices to a T1 or E1 data stream. Drop-and-insert technology is sometimes called TDM cross-connect.

Note The Activity LED on the router does not light when the port is using the drop-and-insert feature.

The following steps configure your T1/E1 VWIC for drop-and-insert capability. Repeat the procedure for each controller.
Command

Purpose

Step 1

Router#configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode. Skip this step if you are already in terminal configuration mode.
Step 2
Router(config)# card type {t1 | e1} subslot
Sets or changes the card type to support either T1 (t1) or E1 (e1) circuits.

•subslot Specifies the VWIC slot number. Range can be 0 to 3, depending on host module or platform.

•When the command is used for the first time, the configuration takes effect immediately.

•A subsequent change in the card type will not take effect unless you enter the reload command or reboot the router.
Step 3

Router(config)#controller {T1 | E1} port

Enters controller configuration mode for a T1 or E1 controller at the port location specified. Skip this step if you are already in controller configuration mode.

Step 4

Router(config-controller)#framing {esf | sf}

or

Router(config-controller)#framing {crc4 | no-crc4}

Specifies the framing type designated by your service provider. Extended Superframe (ESF) and Super Frame (SF) are for T1 circuits, whereas cyclic redundancy check 4 (CRC4) and NO-CRC4 are for E1 circuits.

The default setting for T1 framing is esf. The default setting for E1 framing is crc4.

Note When configuring drop and insert, the T1 framing under the controllers involved (where the tdm-groups are configured), needs to be the same. If different framing types are used, the signaling bits may not be understood properly when a channel from one controller is dropped and inserted into a channel from another controller.
Step 5
Router(config-controller)# clock source {line [primary | bits] | internal} [independent]
Specifies the clock source:

•When both ports are set to line clocking with no primary specification, port 0 is the default primary clock source and port 1 is the default secondary clock source.

–When both ports are set to line and one port is set as the primary clock source, the other port is by default the backup or secondary source and is loop-timed.

–If one port is set to clock source line and the other is set to clock source internal, the internal port recovers clock from the clock source line port if the clock source line port is up. If it is down, then the internal port generates its own clock.

–If both ports are set to clock source internal, there is only one clock source—internal.

–The optional keywords primary and bits have no effect on this feature.

•NMSI Mode:

–The independent keyword expands on the clock source internal and clock source line to specify that the port can operate on an independent clocking domain. Currently, on a 2-port VWIC-MFT, if both ports are configured as clock source line, the 2-port is really looped, which means that it's getting the clock from the first port. With NMSI mode, this dependency no longer exists, so the keyword independent means that both ports can be independently clocked.

Note When NMSI mode is configured, the controller will support only one channel-group. If you try to configure more than one channel-group, the following error message will occur:
router(config-controller)#channel-group 2 
timeslots 3
%Channel-group already created.
%Only 1 channel-group can be configured with 
independent clocking.
%Insufficient resources to create channel group
When configuring between clock source independent and no clock source independent, the channel-group has to be removed.
Step 6

Router(config-controller)#linecode {ami | b8zs}

or

Router(config-controller)#linecode hdb3

Specifies the line code type designated by your service provider.

Alternate mark inversion (AMI) is used on older T1 circuits and references signal transitions with a binary 1, or mark. Binary 8 zero substitution (B8ZS), a more reliable method, is more popular. B8ZS encodes a sequence of eight zeros in a unique binary sequence to detect line-coding violations.

The default setting for T1 line code is b8zs.

High density binary 3 (HDB3) is used on E1 circuits.

Step 7

Router(config-controller)# tdm-group tdm-group-no timeslots timeslot-list

Used only when you need TDM groups for the drop-and-insert (also called TDM cross-connect) function with a 2-port T1/E1 trunk multiflex interface card.

The tdm-group-no parameter is a value from 0 to 23 for T1, and is a value from 0 to 30 for E1.

The timeslot-list parameter can be a single number, numbers separated by commas, or a pair of numbers separated by a hyphen that indicate a range of time slots. For T1, allowable values are from 1 to 24. For E1, allowable values are from 1 to 31.

The number of time slots must be the same on both ports in order for them to be cross-connected.

Note The group number for the TDM group must be unique. For example, a TDM group should not have the same ID number as a channel group.

Step 8

Router(config-controller)#no shutdown

Activates the controller.

Step 9

Router(config-controller)#exit

Exits controller configuration mode.

Step 10

Router(config)#connect id {T1 | E1} port tdm-group-no-1 {T1 | E1} port tdm-group-no-2

This global configuration command sets up the connection between two T1/E1 TDM groups.

The id parameter is a name for the connection.

The tdm-group-no-1 and tdm-group-no-2 parameters identify the TDM group numbers (from 0 to 31) on the specified controller. (These groups were set up in Step 7.)

Note The cross-connection must occur on the same VWIC, but on different ports.

Step 11

Router(config-tdm-conn)#end

Exits to privileged EXEC mode.
Drop-and-Insert Configuration Example

This section shows a sample configuration of a T1 drop-and-insert VWIC that provides a data connection between a Cisco 2651 router and a Cisco 3640 router, using T1. Figure 2 shows a diagram of the example.

Figure 2 Configuration Example for Drop-and-Insert

The following is the configuration for the Cisco 1721 router in Figure 2:
card type t1
controller T1 0
  framing esf
  linecode b8zs
  tdm-group 2 timeslots 13-24
!
controller T1 1
  framing esf
  clock source internal
  linecode b8zs
  tdm-group 3 timeslots 1-12
! 
connect dfw1 T1 0 2 T1 1 3
The following shows a configuration for the Cisco 2651 router in Figure 2:
controller T1 0/0
framing esf
  clock source internal
  linecode b8zs
  channel-group 0 timeslots 13-24
!
interface Serial 0/0:0
  ip address 209.165.200.253 255.255.255.224
The following shows a configuration for the Cisco 3640 router in Figure 2:
controller T1 0/0
  framing esf
  linecode b8zs
  channel-group 2 timeslots 1-12
!
interface Serial 0/0:0 
  ip address 209.165.200.252 255.255.255.224 
Please note the following:

•The tdm-group 2 timeslots 13-24 command defines drop-and-insert capability by setting the time slots from each T1 that will be used in the digital cross-connection.

•The connect dfw1 T1 0 2 T1 1 3 command activates the drop-and-insert digital cross-connection between the T1s. The dfw1 parameter is a name for the cross-connection; the name can be any word, any number, or any series of letters.

•You can verify drop-and-insert connections by using the show connection all command.

Verifying Controller Settings

The show controller t1/e1 command displays the status of T1 or E1 controllers and displays information about clock sources for the ports:
Router#show controller t1
T1 0 is up.
  Applique type is Channelized T1
  Cablelength is long gain36 0db
  No alarms detected.
  alarm-trigger is not set
  Version info Firmware: 20011109, FPGA: 15
  Framing is ESF, Line Code is B8ZS, Clock Source is Line.
  Data in current interval (708 seconds elapsed):
     0 Line Code Violations, 0 Path Code Violations
     0 Slip Secs, 0 Fr Loss Secs, 0 Line Err Secs, 0 Degraded Mins
     0 Errored Secs, 0 Bursty Err Secs, 0 Severely Err Secs, 0 Unavail Secs
T1 1 is up.
  Applique type is Channelized T1
  Cablelength is long gain36 0db
  No alarms detected.
  alarm-trigger is not set
  Version info Firmware: 20011109, FPGA: 15
  Framing is ESF, Line Code is B8ZS, Clock Source is Internal.
  Data in current interval (708 seconds elapsed):
     0 Line Code Violations, 0 Path Code Violations
     0 Slip Secs, 0 Fr Loss Secs, 0 Line Err Secs, 0 Degraded Mins
     0 Errored Secs, 0 Bursty Err Secs, 0 Severely Err Secs, 0 Unavail Secs
Verifying Drop-and-Insert Configuration

To verify drop-and-insert configuration, enter the show connection all command.
Router#show connection all
ID  Name    Segment 1    Segment 2   State
============================================
1   dfw1     T1 0 02      T1 1 03     UP
E1 G.703 Unstructured Configuration

The following steps configure your E1 G.703 VWIC for unstructured G.703 capability.

For detailed information about configuring unstructured service for E1 networks, see the G.703 Configuration for Multiflex Voice/WAN Interface Cards on Cisco 2600 and 3600 Series Routers online document.

Repeat the following procedure for each E1 controller.
Command

Purpose

Step 1

Router#configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode. Skip this step if you are already in terminal configuration mode.
Step 2
Router(config)# card type e1 subslot
Sets or changes the card type to support E1 (e1) circuits.

•subslot Specifies the VWIC slot number. Range can be 0 to 3, depending on host module or platform.

•When the command is used for the first time, the configuration takes effect immediately.

•A subsequent change in the card type will not take effect unless you enter the reload command or reboot the router.
Step 3

Router(config)#controller E1 port

Enters controller configuration mode for E1 controller at the specified port location. Skip this step if you are already in controller configuration mode.
Step 4
Router(config-controller)# clock source {line [primary | bits] | internal} [independent]
Specifies the clock source:

•When both ports are set to line clocking with no primary specification, port 0 is the default primary clock source and port 1 is the default secondary clock source.

–When both ports are set to line and one port is set as the primary clock source, the other port is by default the backup or secondary source and is loop-timed.

–If one port is set to clock source line and the other is set to clock source internal, the internal port recovers clock from the clock source line port if the clock source line port is up. If it is down, then the internal port generates its own clock.

–If both ports are set to clock source internal, there is only one clock source—internal.

–The optional keywords primary and bits have no effect on this feature.

•NMSI Mode:

–The independent keyword expands on the clock source internal and clock source line to specify that the port can operate on an independent clocking domain. Currently, on a 2-port VWIC-MFT, if both ports are configured as clock source line, the 2-port is really looped, which means that it's getting the clock from the first port. With NMSI mode, this dependency no longer exists, so the keyword independent means that both ports can be independently clocked.

Note When NMSI mode is configured, the controller will support only one channel-group. If you try to configure more than one channel-group, the following error message will occur:
router(config-controller)#channel-group 
2 timeslots 3
%Channel-group already created.
%Only 1 channel-group can be configured 
with independent clocking.
%Insufficient resources to create 
channel group
When configuring between clock source independent and no clock source independent, the channel-group has to be removed.
Step 5

Router(config-controller)#channel-group channel-group-no unframed

Enter this command to set up channel groups for unframed WAN data services with an MFT-G703 interface card.

The channel-group-no parameter is a value from 0 to 1 for E1.

Specify unframed for G.703 support.

Step 6

Router(config-controller)#no shutdown

Activates the controller.

Step 7

Router(config-controller)#exit

Exits controller configuration mode.

Step 8

Router(config)#interface serial port:channel-group-no

Enters interface configuration mode for a serial interface that you specify by port. The channel-group-no portion of the command is required only for channelized E1 interfaces.

Step 9

Router(config-if)#ip address ip-address mask

Assigns the IP address and subnet mask to the interface.

Step 10

Router(config-if)#end

Exits to the privileged EXEC mode.
E1 G.703 Configuration Example

Figure 3 shows a diagram for the sample E1 G.703 configuration.

Figure 3 Configuration Example: E1 G.703

The following is the configuration for Router A, a Cisco 1721 router.
card type e1
controller E1 0
  clock source internal
  channel-group 0 unframed
!
interface Serial 0:0
  ip address 209.165.200.252 255.255.255.224
The following is the configuration for Router B, a Cisco 3600 series router:
controller E1 1/0
  channel-group 0 unframed
!
interface Serial 1/0:0
  ip address 209.165.200.253 255.255.255.224
Verifying Controller Settings

The show controller e1 command displays the status of E1 controllers and displays information about clock sources for the ports:
Router#show controller e1 0 
E1 0 is up.
  Applique type is Channelized E1 - balanced
  No alarms detected.
  alarm-trigger is not set
  Version info Firmware: 20011109, FPGA: 15
  Framing is UNFRAMED, Line Code is HDB3, Clock Source is Internal.
  Data in current interval (48 seconds elapsed):
     0 Line Code Violations, 0 Path Code Violations
     0 Slip Secs, 0 Fr Loss Secs, 0 Line Err Secs, 0 Degraded Mins
     0 Errored Secs, 0 Bursty Err Secs, 0 Severely Err Secs, 0 Unavail Secs
Verifying Serial Interface Configuration

To verify serial interface configuration, enter the show interfaces serial command, which shows the status of all serial interfaces or the status of a specific serial interface. You can use this command to check the encapsulation, IP addressing, and other parameters:
Router#show interfaces serial0:0
Serial0:0 is up, line protocol is up 
  Hardware is DSX1
  Internet address is 209.165.200.252/27
  MTU 1500 bytes, BW 2048 Kbit, DLY 20000 usec, 
     reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
  Encapsulation HDLC, loopback not set
  Keepalive set (10 sec)
  Last input 00:00:01, output 00:00:03, output hang never
  Last clearing of "show interface" counters 00:00:25
  Input queue: 0/75/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
  Queueing strategy: weighted fair
  Output queue: 0/1000/64/0 (size/max total/threshold/drops) 
     Conversations  0/1/256 (active/max active/max total)
     Reserved Conversations 0/0 (allocated/max allocated)
     Available Bandwidth 1536 kilobits/sec
  5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
  5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
     1 packets input, 24 bytes, 0 no buffer
     Received 1 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
     0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
     1 packets output, 24 bytes, 0 underruns
     0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets
     0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
     0 carrier transitions
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