Calix E7-2, E5-48, E3-48C Application Manual

E7-2/E5-48/E3-48C R2.4

xDSL Applications Gui de

December 2015

#220-00811, Rev 12

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Contents

About This Guide...................................................................... 5

Chapter 1: VDSL Applications Overview ............................... 9

xDSL Subscriber Access Support ......................................................................... 10

Modular Chassis Deployment ................................................................................ 16

Chapter 2: Configuring VDSL2 Applications ...................... 19

Step 1. Configuring the Network Uplink(s) for VDSL2 Services .......................... 20

Overview: Configuring the Network Uplink(s) ................................................. 20

Configuring the Ethernet Uplink Port............................................................... 21

Configuring an Ethernet Interface ................................................................... 26

Configuring a Link Aggregation Interface ........................................................ 33

Creating the Service VLAN(s) ......................................................................... 47

Additional multicast addressing considerations .............................................. 50

Adding the Uplink Interface(s) to VLAN Memberships .................................... 64

Step 2. Creating VDSL2-Related Profiles............................................................... 68

Overview of VDSL2-Related Profiles .............................................................. 68

Creating the Quality of Service for VDSL2 Traffic Management ..................... 71

Creating Data and Video Service Profiles ..................................................... 105

Creating Voice Service Profiles .................................................................... 155

Step 3. Configure Subscriber Services................................................................ 177

Configuring Data Services ............................................................................ 177

Configuring IP Video Services ...................................................................... 189

Configuring Voice Services ........................................................................... 201

Configuring T1/E1 PWE3 Services ............................................................... 213

xDSL Port Power Save ................................................................................. 213

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Chapter 3: Reference Information ...................................... 215

System Support Capacities .................................................................................. 216

xDSL Support Capacities ...................................................................................... 221

E-Series LED Behavior .......................................................................................... 223

E-Series Line Card Additional Status Descriptions ............................................ 225

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About This Guide

This Calix E7, E3-48, E5-48 and E5-48C Ethernet service access platforms leverage VDSL2 and ADSL2+ technology, along with an Ethernet switching fabric, to perform L2 aggregation / switching and layer-3-aware service delivery.

The Calix topics in this guide describe how to configure VDSL2-based services for the following platforms:

 E7-2 in stand-alone and modular chassis configurations  E5-48, E5-48C and E3-48C in stand-alone configurations

Note: Calix E7-20 products do not support VDSL2-based cards or services.

Throughout this guide, E-Series is used to refer to the specific product of E7-2 that supports VDSL2 cards and the E3-48C, E5-48 and E5-48C products that supports the equivalent of the VDSL2 line cards.

For specific procedures on provisioning Ethernet elements, such as VLANs, Ethernet ports and interfaces on the E5-48, E5-48C and E3-48C, refer to the Calix E3-48/E5-48/E5-48C User Guide.

Intended Audience

This document is intended for use by network planning engineers, CO technicians, and craft and support personnel responsible for network equipment turn-up, service configuration, and maintenance. The procedures in this guide are of a technical nature and should only be performed by qualified personnel. Familiarity with standard telecom and datacom terminology and practices, as well as standards-based Ethernet technologies and conventions, is recommended.

Related Documentation

 P-Series/T-Series ONT Software Matrix for E7 GPON  Calix P-Series ONT Model/Feature Matrix  Calix 800G GigaCenter Embedded Web Interface (EWI) User's Guide  Calix T1 Pseudowire Applications Guide  Calix C7 VoIP Services Guide  Calix Application Note: Using the ONT VoIP Configuration File  Completing Residential Gateway and SIP Configuration File Intake Forms  Calix P-Series VoIP Configuration File - Template  Calix 836GE RSG Wi-Fi Best Practices Guide  Calix GPON RF Overlay Deployment Guidelines  Calix Application Note: GPON Interface Adaptor  Calix E7 Pluggable Transceiver Module Support  CAB-12-023 - Pairing Bidirectional SFPs (to Support Single-Fiber Ethernet Links)

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Chapter 1

VDSL Applications Overview

This chapter describes VDSL2 applications and the Calix E-Series VDSL2 solution.

Topics Covered

This chapter covers the following topics:

 An overview of the E-Series xDSL support  Description of modular chassis deployment with VDSL-based cards

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xDSL Subscriber Access Support

The Calix E-Series Ethernet service platform leverages VDSL2 and ADSL2+ technology, along with an Ethernet switching fabric, to perform L2 aggregation / switching and layer-3aware service delivery. Up to two dedicated 10 Gigabit and four 2.5 or 1 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks can be leveraged to provide high capacity service delivery on a per-chassis basis.

E7-2 VDSL2-48 Overlay Line Card

Interfaces:

 48x DSL Overlay ports with corresponding 600- or 900-Ohm integrated splitters  Four 1GE / 2.5GE SFP MSA sockets, and two 1GE / 10GE SFP+ MSA sockets

Features:

 The VDSL2-48 also supports pair bonding in both ADSL2+ and VDSL2 modes.  One VDSL2-48 line card can be installed in an E7-2 chassis.  Integrated splitters provide a means to extract analog voice form the service loop and

terminate it on an existing DLC or analog POTS port on a switch line bay. One E7-2 VDSL2-48 line card can be plugged into a Calix E7-2 shelf to create a compact, high density DSL overlay node, with Ethernet aggregation and transport, ideal for copper based delivery of IP services leveraging existing POTS infrastructure, across the access network.

 Rev 13 and above of the VDSL2-48 card supports 600/900 Ω impedance, compatible

with all E7 releases. There is no need to select between 600 and 900 Ω impedance and

the splitter design accommodates either impedance without configuration.

POTS interfaces of the VDSL2-48 line card have the following characteristics:

 Impedance of 600 Ω + 2.16 μf, supporting ETSI based loop plants  Impedance of 900 Ω + 2.16 μf, supporting ANSI based loop plants  Loop current of up to 25mA (during normal operation), and 18mA (during battery

backup)

E7-2 VDSL2-48 r2 Overlay Line Card

This card is backward compatible with the original E7-2 VDSL2-48 Overlay line card.

E7-2 VDSL2-48C Combo Line Card

Interfaces:

 48x Combo DSL and POTS ports, two 1GE / 2.5GE SFP MSA sockets  Two 1GE/10GE SFP+ MSA sockets

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The E7-2 VDSL2-48C line card can be plugged into one or both of the two universal slots within a Calix E7-2 shelf to create a compact, very high density DSL node of 96 ports in a 1RU high chassis, for DSL and VOIP access. Pair bonding is supported in both ADSL2+ and VDSL2 modes.

E7-2 VDSL2-48C r2 Combo Line Card

This card is backward compatible with the original E7-2 VDSL2-48C Combo Line Card.

E7-2 VDSL2-48D Data-Only Line Card

Interfaces

 48 ports VDSL2/ADSL2+ Fallback data-only  2 SFP sockets at 1GE/2.5GE rates  2 SFP+ sockets at 1GE/10GE rates

The Calix E7-2 VDSL2-48D card can be plugged into one or both of the two universal slots within a Calix E7-2 shelf to create a compact, high-density DSL node, with Ethernet aggregation and transport, ideal for copper based delivery of IP services across the access network. The line card supports pair bonding in both ADSL2+ and VDSL2 modes.

The Calix E7-2 VDSL2-48D Data-Only line card is ideally suited to meet new deployment requirements for the “All-Digital loop” as well as traditional Class 5 TDM Voice Switch consolidation applications. The All-Digital Loop provides high speed data services to all subscribers with the VoIP POTS functionality provided as an integrated component of the home residential gateway or as a separate IAD device attached to the modem. VoIP traffic is packetized in the home and then forwarded across the Calix network to the SIP enabled Softswitch. This application completely removes the POTS functionality from the service loop as the VoIP traffic is forwarded as a prioritized data packet. Using the E7-2 VDSL248D Data-Only line card Service Providers may continue to provide triple play services with the voice element being classified as “digital voice” as compared to “Life-line POTS”.

In this application, the TDM Class 5 POTS and Splitters are external to the E7 solution. The E7-2 VDSL2-48D Data-Only solution does not include splitter functionality. POTS services in this application are provided by the Class 5 switch and the splitter function is external to the E7 solution. In this application, high speed digital traffic is routed across the E7 while POTS signaling is forwarded across the installed TDM network.

E7-2 VDSL2-48D r2 Data-Only Line Card

This card is backward compatible with the original E7-2 VDSL2-48D r2 Data-Only line card.

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The Calix E7-2 VDSL2-48 card combines forty-eight VDSL2/ADSL2+ subscriber ports and corresponding integrated splitters, with four Gigabit Ethernet SFPs and two 10GE SFP+ ports, to provide high speed copper services with integrated Ethernet transport. Integrated splitters provide a means to extract analog voice on a service loop and terminate it on an existing DLC or analog POTS port on a switch line bay. One E7-2 VDSL2-48 line card can be plugged into a Calix E7-2 shelf to create a compact, very high density DSL node, with Ethernet aggregation and transport, ideal for copper based delivery of IP services across the access network. The E7-2 VDSL2-48 supports a full set of subscriber services and network topology protocols.

Interface Capacity

The Calix E7-2 VDSL2-48C line card combines VDSL2 / ADSL2+ fallback subscriber ports and corresponding 900Ω integrated splitters, with GE SFPs and 10GE SFP+ ports, to provide high speed copper services with integrated Ethernet transport.

DSL Ports

per card

Cards(s) per

E7-2 Shelf

DSL Ports

per E7-2

Shelf

Integrated

VF Splitters

1GE/2.5GE

SFP Ports

10GE/1GE

SFP+ Ports

48 1 48

48 4 2

Integrated splitters provide a means to extract analog voice form the service loop and terminate it on an existing DLC or analog POTS port on a switch line bay. One E7-2 VDSL2-48 line card can be plugged into a Calix E7-2 shelf to create a compact, high density DSL overlay node, with Ethernet aggregation and transport, ideal for copper based delivery of IP services leveraging existing POTS infrastructure, across the access network. The E7-2 VDSL2-48 supports a full set of subscriber services and network topology protocols.

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Broadband Overlay

The E7-2 can be used when traditional POTS already exists and is passed through the remote location, originating from the access equipment located in the CO or an existing remote DLC. The DSL overlay is passed through an integrated splitter / combiner, allowing the delivery of voice, video, and data to a customer across a common, twisted pair cable. The Calix E7’s GE uplinks may be aggregated on a C7 with GE-2p / FE-4p or GE-4s line cards or on an Ethernet switch or router.

Overlay POTS Services with VDSL2-48

All 48-subscriber ports on the VDSL2-48 line card provide broadband DSL access and access to overlay lifeline POTS service. Analog POTS is carried over the service loop using standard Voice Frequency carriers (300 to 3400 Hertz). A line card integrated voice splitter separates the voice from the data service for each subscriber signal, extracting the POTS service, as an analog signal, back out of the line through the POTS overlay connector ports. The analog POTS service can then be handled via a collocated Digital Loop Carrier (DLC), or sent off to a TDM switch analog front end line bay.

POTS interfaces of the VDSL2-48 line card have the following characteristics:

 Impedance of 900 Ω + 2.16 μf

Loop current of up to 25mA (during normal operation), and 18mA (during battery backup)

E3-48C Node

 48x Combo DSL and POTS ports, two 1GE / 2.5GE SFP MSA sockets, and two

1GE/10GE SFP+ MSA sockets

 The Calix E3-48C is a compact, hardened, high capacity sealed ESAN designed for

outside plant applications.

 The E3-48C may be AC, DC, or Line powered.

E5-48 Overlay Node

 Fixed 1RU form factor  48 x VDSL2/ADSL2+ Fallback  Integrated POTS splitter per port

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 4 x 1G ports for uplink/downlink  Identical to E7-2 with a VDSL2-48 card, with the following exceptions:

 Modular chassis is not supported  LAG supports only two ports in a group, either ports 1&2 or ports 3&4. LAG

group may NOT include ports across the pair boundary. For example, a LAG with ports 1&3, or 2&3 are not supported.

E5-48C Combo Node

 Fixed 1RU form factor  48 x VDSL2/ADSL2+ Fallback ports  48 x POTS ports  4 x 1G ports for uplink/downlink  Identical to E7-2 with a VDSL2-48C card, with the following exceptions:

 Modular chassis is not supported  LAG supports only two ports in a group, either ports 1 and 2 or ports 3 and 4.

LAG group may NOT include ports across the pair boundary. For example, a LAG with ports 1 and 3, or 2 and 3 are not supported.

Multiple modes of DSL deployment

All xDSL ports on the VDSL2 line cards can be configured independently, for any of the xDSL modes of operation. The length and gauge of the copper pair loop determines the DSL mode(s) that can be supported for each port, and the train rate, and the derived service rate that the service provider is able to deliver to the subscriber. During the "handshake" process, the xDSL ports and the CPE agree to determine the DSL mode automatically. The E-Series trains the port at the DSL mode that provides the highest line performance possible, in the following order of priority:

1. VDSL2 PTM

2. ADSL2+ PTM

3. ADSL2+ ATM

4. ADSL2 PTM

5. ADSL2 ATM

6. ADSL ATM

xDSL can operate using either of two transmission convergence layers (PTM-TC, ATM-TC) and in one of several modes, listed above.

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 Packet mode utilizes PTM encapsulation (Ethernet services) for xDSL port operation. All

traffic on the port shares a single path and requires that all Basic Packet Functions (BPF) be performed in order to support varied services (VLAN) on the port. This is possible when using any of VDSL2, ADSL2+ or ADSL2 physical layers. PTM mode is not possible with ADSL1 physical layers (for example, G.dmt).

 ATM mode utilizes ATM encapsulation for xDSL port operation. In this case, the E-

Series performs a SAR function to interwork packets to/from cells. ATM mode can be used with all xDSL physical layers, except VDSL2.

 Fallback mode is where the E-Series automatically determines that it cannot train up in

VDSL2 mode, and then uses ADSL2+ instead. If the port can use PTM-TC, then it does use it. If the xTU-R does not support PTM-TC, the E-Series uses ATM-TC and performs the SAR function. Note that the E-Series currently supports up to six PVCs per xDSL port for ADSL operation.

 Legacy mode (this mode is only supported on the C7 and E5-series Calix products, and

NOT supported on the E-Series) is distinctly different than the other modes in that ATM VC are connected directly to individual ATM VC on the DSL line, just as with a traditional ADSL card. As such, QoS is provided by the ATM VC, rather than on a perpriority, per VLAN port basis. Traditional CAC functions are performed to ensure that the aggregate capacity of the ATM VC feeding the port do not exceed the ports capacity. The exception being handling of multiple UBR VC on egress, wherein some rate shaping and priority queuing are required.

Bonding

The VDSL card supports bonding wherein a single “bonded” port can be created from multiple physical ports. Bonded ports are treated the same as individual ports. Therefore, all aspects of Basic Packet Functions (BPF) that are applicable to individual ports are also applicable to Bonded ports.

Vectoring

E-Series supports unit level vectoring on all VDSL2 equipment. Vectoring eliminates cross talk between VDSL2 lines and thus recovers bandwidth that would otherwise be “lost” due to crosstalk. Vectoring also ensures a uniform level of performance from pair to pair in a vectored binder group. The E-Series vectoring complies with the ITU G993.5 standard.

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Modular Chassis Deployment

The E7-2 MC platform operates as a ‘node’ such that it is managed as a complete entity; adding and deleting service, updating within a node concept, operationally managing troubles and diagnosis as a node. Configuration and installation of ‘stacked’ units to the node is automatically handled with ease of visual indicators to ensure cables are connected properly.

See the following for related information:

 "Turning Up a Modular Chassis System" in the Calix E7 User Guide for information on

initially configuring several E7s into a modular chassis

 Calix Method of Procedure (MOP): Migrating Standalone E7 Systems to an E7 Modular Chassis for

instructions on how to migrate multiple standalone E7 systems into a unified E7 modular chassis

 Calix E7 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Guide for instructions on how to add, replace, or

delete components in a modular chassis system.

Considerations for VDSL2-based cards in a modular chassis

 The VDSL2-48C / VDSL2-48 line cards are supported components of the modular

chassis architecture and platform deployment model.

 Modular chassis with VDSL2 cards support SFP ports at 2.5GE data rates for inter-

chassis stacking ring connectivity.

 The VDSL2-48C card shares a common EXA Powered architecture and feature set

common to all E7 cards and can be mixed interchangeably with other E7 cards to provide an application specific solution.

 Single-card Modular Chassis Controller (MCC) is supported when deploying a multi-shelf

E7-2 with VDSL2-48 Overlay cards.

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In the diagram above, VDSL2-48C line cards in the MCC and MCE shelves lose a forward facing SFP+ socket to the chassis’ backplane. This is not the case with the VDSL2-48 Overlay line card, since it requires no backplane communication to a second card in the E7-2 same chassis. Both the RT and CO nodes are fully and only equipped with E7-2 VDSL2-48C line cards, while they could also use transport cards (for example 10GE-4) in the MCC to aggregate multiple ERPS rings or take advantage of longer range XFP optics. Both nodes support protected 10GE ERPS Transport and / or RSTP or Link Aggregation network protocols from the MCC shelf. See "Turning Up a Modular Chassis system" in the Calix E7 User Guide for configuration guidelines and detailed instructions for configuring a modular chassis system.

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Chapter 2

Configuring VDSL2 Applications

This chapter describes how to setup VDSL2 applications, including configuring the E-Series system, creating profiles, and then adding subscriber services.

Note: For procedures on initial turnup and network configuration specific procedures, see the Calix E7 User Guide or the Calix E3-48/E5-48/E5-48C User Guide. See the E7 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Guide for a procedure on VDSL2 Single Ended Line Test (SELT) that is is a DSL pre-provisioning test tool used to assess the line capability prior to installing a modem at the customer premise.

Topics Covered

This chapter covers the following topics:

1. Configure network uplinks for VDSL2 services

2. Creating system profiles that support VDSL2 applications

3. Configure subscriber services

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Step 1. Configuring the Network Uplink(s) for VDSL2 Services

This section describes how to configure the network uplinks for provisioned VDSL2 services.

Topics Covered

This section covers the following topics in bold that are part of the overall VDSL2 services configuration process:

1. Configure network uplinks for VDSL2 services

 Configuring Ethernet port interfaces  Configuring Ethernet ports  Creating service VLANs  Adding interfaces to VLAN memberships

2. Creating system profiles that support VDSL2 applications

3. Configure subscriber services

Overview: Configuring the Network Uplink(s)

This chapter describes how to configure the network uplink(s) for E-Series VDSL2 services.

If the network contains a number of E-Series nodes, such as in a 10GE transport ring, the network uplink(s) may reside in a different shelf from the VDSL2 ports and may include multiple uplinks per service. Network uplink(s) are typically located in a shelf closest to the core or headend.

Note: For information on configuring system-level objects, such as NTP servers and SNMP traps, see the Calix E7 User Guide or the Calix E3-48/E5-48/E5-48C User Guide.

Configuration process

The network uplink configuration process follows:

1. Configure the 10GE or GE uplink port for service.

 Set the Admin status for enable.

2. Configure the Ethernet interface on the uplink port.

 Set the interface role to Trunk.  Enable RSTP for link protection as required.

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3. Create the service VLAN(s).

 Create one VLAN per subscriber for the 1:1 provisioning model.  Create one VLAN per service for the N:1 provisioning model.  For video service, enable IGMP Snooping.

4. Add the Ethernet uplink interface to the service VLAN memberships.

Configuring the Ethernet Uplink Port

The topic describes how to configure an E-Series Ethernet port for an uplink.

E-Series Ethernet ports and the associated Ethernet interfaces always exist and can only be modified. LAG interfaces and their association with Ethernet ports can be created, deleted, and modified. See Configuring an Ethernet or LAG Interface (on page 33).

The physical characteristics of the underlying ports include:

 Speed  Duplex setting  Interface type

ETH-Port names:

 g(port number) = Gigabit Ethernet Ports (GE)  x(port number) = 10Gigabit Ethernet Ports (10GE)

Configuration guidelines

 An Ethernet port is always a member of exactly one interface, even when it is being used

in a standalone manner.

 An Ethernet port can be either assigned to the Ethernet interface associated with the

port, or assigned to an existing LAG interface. (Before you can assign a port to a LAG interface, you must disable the port's default associated interface.)

 The interface provisioning (for example, VLAN membership) applies to the port when

the interface is assigned to the port.

 Keep the LACP role set to the default value of active, unless there is a very clear need.

Specifically, the topology where at least one side of the LAG is cross-card will not operate when either side of the LAG is set to LACP role = passive.

 When a port interface is added to an ERPS ring, the port attribute of Duplex defaults to

full and the Flow Control setting defaults to none. If the port interface is removed from the ERPS domain, these attributes can again be modified.

 Destination lookup failure (DLF) based rate limiting should never be used on aggregation

network elements as this naturally happens when the access network goes through a topology change. The use of this feature at the access node is also not advised as the rate limiter indiscriminately applies to all services including business services.

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 The E7-2 supports 2.5 Gbps pluggable module interfaces in the SFP ports of the 10GE-

4, GPON-4, VDSL2-48C, and VDSL2-48 cards.

 The 2.5GE interfaces support equivalent functions and networking protocols as the GE

and 10GE interfaces.

 Auto-negotiation is supported over twisted pair 1000BASE-T links and some fiber

1000BASE-X links. It is not supported over 2.5G or 10G links.

 When connecting to devices that do not support auto-negotiation, provision the E7 port

manually for the speed, duplex, and flow control options that are compatible with the options supported by the other side.

Forced Speed Settings Supported

10M 100M 1G 2.5G 10G

Copper modules in SFP/CSFP ports Direct-Attach cables in SFP/CSFP ports Direct-Attach cables in SFP+ port Copper modules in SFP+ ports 1G fiber modules in SFP or SFP+ ports

2.5G fiber modules in SFP ports

10G fiber modules in SFP+ ports

X X X

X X X X

 The following rules apply for stand-alone E7 shelves and Modular Chassis Controller

(MCC) shelves:

 SFP and SFP+ Network ports; support protection protocols; ERPS, LAG, RSTP:

 Transport ports; ERPS or RSTP protection  Trunk/Edge ports; RSTP and/or LAG protection, towards the edge

switch/router or subtended device

 SFP sockets:

 1GE or 2.5GE data rate modes  At 2.5GE data rate mode, supported port roles are

Stacking/Edge/Trunk/Access

 At 1G data rate mode; supported port roles are Edge/Trunk/Access

 SFP+ sockets:

 1GE or 10GE data rate modes  At 10G data rate mode; supported port roles are Stacking/Edge/Trunk/Access  At 1G data rate mode; supported port roles are Edge/Trunk/Access

 Support for subscriber DSL drops; supported port roles are Access

 The following rules apply for Modular Chassis Expansion (MCE) shelves:

 SFP and SFP+ Access ports; no support for protection protocols

 Aggregation; unprotected pt-to-pt links to subtended devices from SFP and

SFP+ sockets

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 SFP sockets

 1GE or 2.5GE data rate modes  At 2.5GE data rate mode; supported port roles are Stacking/Access (unprotected

pt-to-pt)

 At 1GE data rate mode; supported port roles are Access (unprotected pt-to-pt)

 SFP+ sockets

 1GE or 10GE data rate modes  At 10GE data rate mode; supported port roles are Stacking/Access (unprotected

pt-to-pt)

 At 1GE data rate mode; supported port roles are Access (unprotected pt-to-pt)

Before starting

Before starting the configuration process, check that the following conditions are met:

 The class map and class rules are configured.  The policy map and policies are configured.  The Ethernet or LAG interface is configured.  The Ethernet port grade-of-service (GoS) profile is created.  The class-of-service (CoS) profile is created.

Parameters

You can provision the following parameters for E-Series GE or 10GE Ethernet ports:

Parameter Description Valid Options

Admin State Service state of port.

While troubleshooting a port that has Admin State = "enabled-noalarms," either use the CLI command "show alarm include suppressed," or from the web browser interface temporarily set the Admin State to "enabled," and then refresh the alarm panel manually or wait for default refresh rate to see the suppressed

alarms.

enabled disabled ‡ enabled-no-alarms

Interface Name of interface to select whether to leave the default connection

to the port's logical (associated) Ethernet interface, or assign the port to a link aggregation group (LAG) interface.

Note: Before you can assign a port to a LAG interface, you must disable the port's default associated interface. When a port is assigned to a LAG, the LAG interface provisioning (for example,

VLAN membership) applies to the port.

EthIntf LagIntf

GOS Profile Name of Grade-of-Service (GoS) profile to use that has been

previously defined. The GoS profile specifies the operation

thresholds for the Ethernet port.

Any established Ethernet GoS profile

COS Config Nam e of class-of-service (CoS) profile to use that has been

previously defined. The class-of-service profile specifies the

queuing of packets.

Any established Ethernet port CoS profile

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Parameter Description Valid Options

Broadcast Max Rate Select whether to disable this parameter (off), or enter a value to

specify the maximum rate for broadcast traffic (packets/second).

This is an ingress rate limiter.

off, 0-16383999 Use "k" and "m" to multiply the

rate.

Unknown Mcast Max Rate

Select whether to disable this parameter (off), or enter a value to limit the rate for unknown multicast traffic (packets/seconds). Use

"k" and "m" to multiply rate.

off ‡ Enter Value = 0–16,383,999

DLF Max Rate Select whether to disable this parameter (off), or enter a value for

the maximum ingress rate for unknown unicast or destination lookup failure (DLF) traffic (packets/seconds). Use "k" and "m" to multiply rate. DLF applies to unicast packets where the bridges lookup the destination MAC address in their learning tables and cannot find it (a lookup miss) thus floods the packet to the broadcast domain until the packet hits a bridge that knows (learned) the destination MAC address or the packet is received by

the destination device.

off ‡ Enter Value = 0–16,383,999

LACP Priority Priority value to use for determining which port to activate in a

LAG. The lower value takes priority. For example, in a cross-card protect i on LAG, set the ports on the

active card to a common LACP priorit y value, and then set the LAG ports on the standby card to another common priority value. The priority value on the active card ports must be lower than the

value set for the ports on the standby card.

0-65535 32768 ‡

LACP Timeout The length of timeout for LACP.

Note: Avoid the use of LACP long timeouts, unless there is a very

specific need.

short ‡ long

Duplex Duplex mode for the port.

 Half-duplex uses Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA) to

detect collisions and recover from them.

 Full-duplex transmits and receives at the same time. Note:

Use this setting for ERPS ring ports.

 Auto:

If the link is auto-negotiated, the duplex attribute is negotiated with the link partner.

If the link speed is forced to a set value, full duplex is the

default.

half, full, auto‡ (auto-negotiate duplex value with the link partner)

Flow control Applies back pressure to a transmitter that is outrunni ng the

receiver's capacity to process incoming data.  tx-pause sends pause packets to the partner link, when

needed.

 rx-pause honors the partner link's pause packets and stops

transmitting, when asked.

 tx-rx sends pause packets and honors the partner link's pause

packets.

 none does not send pause packets and does not honor the

partner link's pause packets. Note: Use this setting for ERPS ring ports.

 Auto:

If the link is auto-negotiated, the pause attribute is negotiated with the partner link.

If the link speed is forced to a set value, tx-rx is the default.

rx-tx, rx-pause, tx-pause, auto‡, none

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Parameter Description Valid Options

LLDP Mode Link Layer Discovery Prot ocol (LLDP) mode for the port. LLDP

defines a set of information to be transmitted and received periodically on an Ethernet interface to and from connected devices. This information can be leveraged by the management interfaces to build a “network” topology view and identify all connected access nodes.

Note: LLDP is enabled by default for all GE Access interfaces

configured as Edge or Trunk.

disabled, tx-only ‡

Ethernet Speed (Mb/s)

Data rate of port (bits/s). Auto setting:  If the link supports auto-negotiation, the link partners auto-

negotiate the speed while advertising the duplex and flow control parameters specified.

 If the link does NOT support auto-negotiation, the setting is for

the fastest rate that the module can support.

Module-rate is for SFP+ ports, which supports both 10GE and 1GE modules. The bit rate of the installed module is forced as the port speed. No auto-negotiation takes place with this setting. Module rate is not supported for XFP ports.

Fixed speed setting forces the speed to the value specified. (Note: See the configuration guidelines above for the forced speed setting

supported for various ports.)

auto‡, module-rate (native speed of pluggable module), 10mbps, 100mbps, 1gbps,

2.5gbps, 10gbps

‡ Default

To configure an E-Series GE port for service

1. On the Navigation Tree, double-click an E-Series line card, and then click a GE or 10GE

port.

 Alternatively, you can access an E-Series Ethernet port using the following methods:  Click the triangle-arrow to the left of the service card in the Navigation tree, and then

click the specific Ethernet port from the tree.

 On the Navigation Tree, click E-Series, and then click System > Ethernet Ports

and click a listed Ethernet port, or click in the row between the columns to edit the row. You can select multiple ports to edit using the Control+click and Shift+click keys. Click Apply when the parameter settings are complete.

2. Reference the table above to configure the parameters.

3. From the menu, click Apply.

For CLI:

Bulk Modifying Ethernet Ports

Modifying Ethernet ports in selected groups results in rapid configuration changes across a node.

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To create a range of Ethernet ports

1. On the Navigation Tree, select the node, and then click Ethernet Ports.

2. In the work area, select the Ethernet ports to modify using Shift+click or Ctrl+click.

To select a row from the table, click on the portion of the row in between the columns that has no text, as indicated by the red rectangles below.

3. In the edit row at the top of the work area, select the parameter to modify, and select the

new value.

4. Click Enter to identify each row with a modified value as having a pending change,

indicated by an orange arrow.

5. In the Toolbar, click Apply to commit the changes.

For CLI:

Configuring an Ethernet Interface

This topic describes how to configure an Ethernet port's associated interface. E-Series Ethernet interfaces are logical objects that represent the service-related attributes of an Ethernet port.

Ethernet ports and the associated Ethernet interfaces always exist and can only be modified. LAG interfaces and their association with Ethernet ports can be created, deleted, and modified.

See Configuring a Link Aggregation Interface (on page 33) for information.

Interface names

Eth interfaces (Non-LAG related interfaces) share the same name as the E-Series Ethernet Ports (card 1/Eth port g1, for example 1/g1)

 g(port number) = GE(port number)  x(port number) = 10GE(port number)

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Interface roles

Each GE and 10GE interface in the system has one of the following configuration-role types:

Trunk: A port connecting to other equipment belonging to the service provider or to another service domain with consistent VLAN tagging levels. These ports may also be referred to as Network ports or Provider ports in industry standards. These ports support outer VLAN tag plus MAC switching.

Examples of trunk ports are 10G ERPS transport ports and GE uplinks. Trunk ports can be configured for link aggregation, RSTP, or ERPS. To properly process ingress double tags, the GE network interface (uplink) must be configured as a Trunk role.

Edge: A port facing customer equipment or facing reduced functionality devices, alternative administrative domains, or managed CPE. Generally, this E-Series Ethernet port interface is where all classification is first performed on ingress traffic (if customer facing). The E-Series Ethernet interface is also expected to add, replace, or remove one or more VLAN tags on edge traffic. RSTP and LAG networking protocols are supported.

Examples of an edge port would include GE ports to managed CPE, a GE/10GE port to external equipment which may use different tagging levels, or GPON ports.

Access: A port facing untrusted customer equipment or other devices serving subscribers. Generally, this port interface is where individual subscriber services are defined and enforced (bandwidth limits, security, multicast profiles). Networking protocols are not supported.

Examples of an access port would be point-to-point connections to subscribers or other devices serving subscribers.

VLAN support

By default, every Ethernet port with a trunk or edge interface on the unit is a member of VLAN 1, the Native VLAN. The Native VLAN is available to pass any untagged traffic. You can provision an Ethernet port interface to use a different existing VLAN as the Native VLAN.

To forward untagged traffic on Ethernet ports with an access interface, an add-tag action must be applied to untagged frames, assigning the traffic to a designated VLAN.

Tagged traffic that does not match any of the tagging criteria is dropped.

For modular chassis nodes, any VLAN created on the system is automatically mapped to the Stacking Ports. The remaining port interfaces in the system must be a VLAN member for traffic to pass on the VLAN through the interface.

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Interface role configuration guidelines

Trunk Edge Access

E7-2 or E-Series X X

E7-2 MCC X X

E7-2 MCE

E7-20 SCP X X

E7-20 GE-24

ONT Ethernet Port

Tag Actions

X X

Native VLAN X X

Networking Protocol

(RSTP, ERPS*, LAG)

X X

*Edge ports only support RSTP and LAG networking protocols, NOT ERPS.

Facility and equipment protection using RSTP

Individual Ethernet port interfaces with either a Trunk or Edge role can participate in Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP).

 Facility protection can be configured by using two ports on the same E7 card.  Equipment protection can be configured by using one port on two cards in the same E7

shelf. That is, one port on each E7 card.

 For Modular Chassis systems, RSTP is only supported on MCC shelf interfaces.  For E7-20 systems, RSTP is only supported on SCP cards.

Note: Node protection can be configured by using two E7-2 nodes on an ERPS ring. See Configuring RSTP Settings for the RSTP parameters to apply to the nodes.

To view the E-Series Ethernet port interfaces that are actively participating in RSTP, click E- Series on the Navigation Tree, and then click the RSTP > Interfaces tabs.

Configuration guidelines

Follow these guidelines when configuring an Ethernet port interface or LAG interface:

 An Ethernet interface always exists, cannot be deleted, can be modified, and is associated

with a specific companion Ethernet port (GE or 10GE).

 A LAG interface can be created, deleted, and modified.  A port is always a member of exactly one interface, even when it is being used in a

standalone manner.

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 You can configure only one of the following attributes on a given VLAN on a given

interface:

 Trunk interfaces:

 VLAN member  Native VLAN

 Edge interfaces:

 VLAN member  Tag-action  Native VLAN

 Access interfaces:

 VLAN member  Tag-action

 Trunk and Edge interfaces are always associated with at least one VLAN, through the

native VLAN attribute (VLAN 1, by default). Access interfaces do not support a Native VLAN, however, tag actions can be used to assign untagged traffic to a VLAN ID.

 All network connections (ERPS, RSTP, LAG, DHCP servers, multicast routers, IGMP-

enabled video servers, network-facing routers) are made on Trunk or Edge interfaces, only.

 Interfaces can be associated with additional VLANs through memberships or tag-actions.  If an Ethernet uplink Edge interface with tag actions (for double-tagged traffic) is on the

same card as Ethernet downlink Edge interfaces (that are members of the outer VLAN), ingress double-tagged traffic from the downlink ports will not flow upstream, resulting in a service interruption. As a workaround, for this application, ensure that one of the following configurations are used:

 The Ethernet uplink Edge port is on a different card than downlink Edge ports.  Ethernet downlink ports are configured with the Trunk interface role.

Note: For this application, if active/standby LAG is used for the uplink, you must ensure that Ethernet downlink ports are configured with the Trunk role.

 When a VLAN has DHCP snooping and Option 82 relay enabled, an Ethernet interface

can be directly added to the VLAN membership, but using a tag action to associate an Ethernet interface to such a VLAN is not supported.

 BPDU Guard and RSTP cannot be enabled on an interface, simultaneously.  For Policy maps:

 For Trunk interfaces, any policy map assignment is allowed.  For Edge and Access interfaces, if a policy map contains a two-tag classification, the

edge or access link must have a tag-action that adds the outer tag being matched by the class rule.

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 For an RSTP network, Calix recommends setting the following parameters as shown:

 The VLAN IGMP Mode = snoop-suppress or proxy  The IGMP profile Router Learning Mode = static-dynamic  The IGMP profile Router Solicit On Topology Change = Y (enabled)  The interface NOT be designated as a static router port through the VLAN

membership.

 The Interface Quality Audit (IQA) function periodically checks the number of File Check

Sequence (FCS) errors received as a percentage of total frames received on an interface. An interface that exceeds the provisioned thresholds can be set to generate an alarm, switch traffic to an alternate path, or force the interface to an OOS state where operator intervention is required to bring the interface to an operational state by manually disabling the interface, and then re-enabling the interface.

Before starting

Before starting the configuration process, check that the following conditions are met:

 The policy map that you want to associate to the E-Series Ethernet port interface is

already created.

Parameters

You can provision the following parameters for Ethernet interfaces:

Parameter

Description

Valid Options

Name*

Name of LAG interface or associated Ethernet port (card/Ethernet port).

(Note: This is a case-sensitive string.)

String 31 characters

Role* Role of E-Series Ethernet port interface.

 trunk and edge are supported on E7-2 standalone, E7 modular

chassis controller, and E7-20 SCP cards.

 access is supported on E7-2 standalone, E7 modular chassis

controller, E7 modular chassis expansion cards, and E7-20 linecards.

See the rules and restrictions for each role in the above paragraphs.

trunk edge access E7-2, E7 Modular Chassis Controller, and E7-20 SCP cards:

 10G = trunk ‡  1G = edge ‡

E7-20 and E7 Modular Chassis Expansion:

 10G = access ‡  1G = access ‡

Default (LAG) = NA

Admin State Service state of E-Series port interface. Select whether the interface is

in service. Note: Before you can assign a port to a LAG interface, you must disable

the port's default associated interface. When a port is assigned to a LAG, the LAG interface provisioning (for example, VLAN membership)

applies to the port.

enabled ‡ disabled

Description

Descriptive name for the interface.

String 31 characters

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