DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 7
Maintenance for R7r
555-230-126
Issue 4
June 1999
Maintenance Commands
8-178reset packet-interface
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The cabinet number defaults to 1. The carrier must be specified only for PPNs
with duplicated SPEs.
reset packet-interface
reset packet-interface C [S]
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CAUTION:
Resetting a packet interface is disruptive under the following conditions:
■ On all standard reliability systems (simplex SPE)
■ When SPEs in a duplicated system are locked, or handshake is down, and
the active packet interface is reset.
■ When the standby SPE in a duplicated system has a state of health lower
than the active, and the active packet interface is reset.
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CAUTION:
In the above cases, call service throughout the system is disrupted, the
terminal is logged off and all EPNs are unavailable during the reset interval.
A minor alarm is logged against the circuit pack to be reset. This lowers the
state of health of the associated SPE and may cause a spontaneous SPE
interchange in duplicated systems.
This command resets and initializes the packet interface circuit pack hardware
and firmware. The actual sequence of operation depends on the type and status
of the SPEs.
When an active packet interface is reset, its links are dropped and reassigned to
the remaining in-service packet interface circuit packs. These links are not
migrated back to the packet interface after the reset. A level 2 (Cold-2) or greater
system restart is required to redistribute the links equally among all active packet
interfaces, including the one that was reset.
Simplex SPE
For standard reliability systems the specified packet interface circuit pack is
simply reset. Failure of the reset can lead to the circuit pack being placed in the
out-of-service state. When a packet interface is out of service, scheduled,
periodic, error and demand testing of the circuit pack is prevented and it is not
used for links. The circuit pack returns to the in-service state upon passing the
reset. A level 2 (Cold-2) or greater system restart is then performed to distribute
the links equally among the available packet interface circuit packs.
