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Table Of Contents

Configuring the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA

Configuration Tasks

Configuring the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA

Verifying the Configuration

Using show Commands

Using the ping Command to Verify Network Connectivity

Using loopback Commands

Specifying the Interface Address on a SPA

Optional Configurations

Configuring Timing Signals

Inverting the Clock Signal

Configuring NRZI Format

Configuring Cyclic Redundancy Checks

Configuring Encapsulation

Saving the Configuration

Verifying the Interface Configuration

Verifying the Per-Port Interface Status

Configuration Examples

Inverting the Clock Signal Configuration Example

NRZI Format Configuration Example

Cyclic Redundancy Checks Configuration Example

Encapsulation Configuration Example

Distributed Multilink PPP Configuration Example


Configuring the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA

This chapter provides information about configuring the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA on Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers. It includes the following sections:

•Configuration Tasks

•Verifying the Interface Configuration

•Configuration Examples

For information about managing your system images and configuration files, refer to the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide and Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference publications for your Cisco IOS software release.

For more information about the commands used in this chapter, refer to the Cisco IOS Software Releases Command Reference for your Cisco IOS software release. For more information, see the "Related Documentation" section.

Configuration Tasks

This section describes how to configure the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA for the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers and includes information about verifying the configuration.

It includes the following topics:

•Configuring the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA

•Verifying the Configuration

•Verifying the Configuration

•Optional Configurations

•Saving the Configuration

Configuring the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA

To configure the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA, complete these steps:

 
Command
Purpose

Step 1 

Router# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 2 

Router(config)# interface serial slot/subslot/port

Selects the interface to configure and enters interface configuration mode.

•slot/subslot/port—Specifies the location of the interface. See the "Verifying the Configuration" section and the "Specifying the Interface Address on a SPA" section.

Step 3 

Router(config-if)# ip address address mask

Sets the IP address and subnet mask.

•address—IP address.

•mask—Subnet mask.

Step 4 

Router(config-if)# clock rate bps

Configures the clock rate for the hardware to an acceptable bit rate per second (bps).

Note Each port should first be connected with the appropriate cable before attempting full configuration. Some commands are enabled only based upon the cable type connected to the port.

Note The bandwidth of each interface is 2 MB by default; setting the clock rate does not change the interface bandwidth. We recommend that you configure the bandwidth value with the clock rate command at the DCE and DTE side.

Note A clock rate of 2016000 does not appear in the configuration because it is the default value.

Verifying the Configuration

After configuring the new interface, use the show commands to display the status of the new interface or all interfaces, and use the ping and loopback commands to check connectivity. This section includes the following subsections:

•Using show Commands

•Using the ping Command to Verify Network Connectivity

•Using loopback Commands

Using show Commands

The table below shows the show commands you can use to verify the operation of the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA. Sample displays of the output of selected show commands appear in the section that follows. For complete command descriptions and examples, refer to the publications listed in the "Related Documentation" section.

Note The outputs that appear in this document may not match the output you receive when running these commands. The outputs in this document are examples only.

Command
Purpose 
Router# show version

Displays system hardware configuration, the number of each interface type installed, Cisco IOS software version, names and sources of configuration files, and boot images. 

Router# show controllers

Displays all the current interface processors and their interfaces. 

Router# show controllers serial

Displays serial line statistics. 

Router# show interfaces type 
port-adapter-slot-number/ 
interface-port-number

Displays status information about a specific type of interface (for example, serial). 

Router# show platform

Displays types of hardware installed in your system and the firmware version. 

Router# show running-config

Displays the running configuration file. 

Router# show startup-config

Displays the configuration stored in NVRAM.


Verification Examples

The following is an example of the show version command with the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA: 

Router# show version

Cisco IOS Software, IOS-XE Software (PPC_LINUX_IOSD-ADVIPSERVICESK9-M), Version 
12.2(33)XN1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport 
Copyright (c) 1986-2008 by Cisco Systems, Inc.

Compiled Thu 14-Feb-08 08:59 by 

ROM: IOS-XE ROMMON

 mcp-2ru-2 uptime is 4 minutes

Uptime for this control processor is 6 minutes System returned to ROM by reload System 
image file is 
''tftp:/tftpboot/mcp-2ru-1/asr1000rp1-advipservicesk9.02.00.01.122-33.XN1.bin''

Last reload reason: Reload command

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cisco ASR1002 (RP1) processor with 1647841K/6147K bytes of memory.

4 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces

6 Serial interfaces

2 Channelized T3 ports

32768K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.

3728208K bytes of physical memory.

7798783K bytes of eUSB flash at bootflash:.

Configuration register is 0x0

The following is an example of the show controllers serial command with the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA: 

Router# show controllers serial 2/1/1

Serial2/1/1 - (SPA-4XT-SERIAL) is up

 Encapsulation: Frame Relay

 Cable type: RS-232 DTE

 mtu 1500, max_buffer_size 1524, max_pak_size 1608 enc 84

 loopback: Off,  crc: 16, invert_data: Off

 nrzi: Off, idle char: Flag

 tx_invert_clk: Off, ignore_dcd: Off

 rx_clockrate: 552216, rx_clock_threshold: 0

 serial_restartdelay:60000,  serial_restartdelay_def:60000

     RTS up, CTS up, DTR up, DCD up, DSR up

Note The acronyms are defined as follows: RTS (Request to Send); CTS (Clear To Send); DTR (Data Transmit Ready); DCD (Data Carrier Detect); DSR (Data Set Ready).

The following is an example of the show interfaces serial command with the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA: 

Router# show interfaces serial2/0/0

Serial 2/0/0 is up, line protocol is up 

Hardware is SPA-4XT-SERIAL

  Internet address is 192.168.33.1/29

  MTU 4470 bytes, BW 8000 Kbit, DLY 100 usec, rely 255/255, load 1/255

  Encapsulation HDLC, loopback not set, keepalive not set

         Clock Source Internal.

  Last input 00:00:01, output 00:00:00, output hang never

  Last clearing of "show interface" counters 1h

  Output queue 0/40, 0 drops; input queue 0/75, 0 drops

  5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec

  5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec

     0 packets input, 0 bytes, 0 no buffer

     Received 0 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 parity

     0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort

     0 packets output, 0 bytes, 0 underruns

     0 output errors, 0 applique, 0 interface resets

     0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out

     0 carrier transitions

The following is an example of the show platform command: 

Router# show platform 

Chassis type: ASR1002             

Slot      Type                State                 Insert time (ago) 

--------- ------------------- --------------------- ----------------- 

0         ASR1002-SIP10       ok                    5d04h         

 0/0      4XGE-BUILT-IN       ok                    5d04h         

 0/1      SPA-4XT-SERIAL      ok                    4d05h         

 0/2      SPA-4XT3/E3         ok                    4d04h         

 0/3      SPA-8XCHT1/E1       ok                    4d04h         

R0        ASR1002-RP1         ok, active            5d04h         

F0        ASR1000-ESP5        ok, active            5d04h         

P0        ASR1002-PWR-AC      ok                    5d04h         

P1        ASR1002-PWR-AC      ok                    5d04h         

Slot      CPLD Version        Firmware Version                        

--------- ------------------- --------------------------------------- 

0         07092701            12.2(33r)XN2                        

R0        07100216            12.2(33r)XN2                        

F0        07091401            12.2(33r)XN2

The following is an example of the show running-config command with the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA: 

Router# show running-config serial

Building configuration...

Current configuration : 54 bytes

!

interface Serial2/0/0

 no ip address

 shutdown

end

The following is an example of the show running interface command with the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA: 

Router# show running interface ser2/0/1

Building configuration...

Current configuration : 54 bytes

!

interface Serial2/0/1

 no ip address

 shutdown

end

The following is an example of the show startup-config command with the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA: 

Router# show startup-config | b Serial2/0/0

interface Serial2/0/0

 no ip address

 shutdown

!

interface Serial2/0/1

 no ip address

 shutdown

!

interface Serial2/0/2

 no ip address

 shutdown

!

interface Serial2/0/3

 no ip address

 shutdown

!

Using the ping Command to Verify Network Connectivity

Using the ping command, you can verify that an interface port is functioning properly. This section provides a brief description of this command. Refer to the publications listed in the "Related Documentation" section for detailed command descriptions and examples.

The ping command sends echo request packets out to a remote device at an IP address that you specify. After sending an echo request, the system waits a specified time for the remote device to reply. Each echo reply is displayed as an exclamation point (!) on the console terminal; each request that is not returned before the specified timeout is displayed as a period (.). A series of exclamation points (!!!!!) indicates a good connection; a series of periods (.....) or the messages [timed out] or [failed] indicate a bad connection.

Following is an example of a successful ping command to a remote server with the address 10.0.0.10: 

Router# ping 10.0.0.10 

Type escape sequence to abort.

Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echoes to 10.0.0.10, timeout is 2 seconds:

!!!!!

Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/15/64 ms

Router#

If the connection fails, verify that you have the correct IP address for the destination and that the device is active (powered on), and repeat the ping command.

Proceed to the next section, "Using loopback Commands," to finish checking network connectivity.

Using loopback Commands

With the loopback test, you can detect and isolate equipment malfunctions by testing the connection between the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA and a remote device such as a modem or a channel service unit (CSU) or a data service unit (DSU). The loopback command places an interface in loopback mode, which enables test packets that are generated from the ping command to loop through a remote device or compact serial cable. If the packets complete the loop, the connection is good. If not, you can isolate a fault to the remote device or compact serial cable in the path of the loopback test.

Note You must configure a clock rate on the port before performing a loopback test. However, if no cable is attached to the port, the port is administratively up, and the port is in loopback mode; you do not have to configure a clock rate on the port before performing a loopback test.

Depending on the mode of the port, issuing the loopback command checks the following path:

•When no compact serial cable is attached to the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA port, or if a data communication equipment (DCE) cable is attached to a port that is configured as line protocol up, the loopback command tests the path between the network processing engine and the interface port only (without leaving the network processing engine and port adapter).

•When a data terminal equipment (DTE) cable is attached to the port, the loopback command tests the path between the network processing engine and the near (network processing engine) side of the DSU or modem to test the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA and compact serial cable. (The X.21 DTE interface cable does not support this loopback test.)

Note The X.21 interface definition does not include a loopback definition. On the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA, the X.21 DTE interface does not support the loopback function. Because of the internal clock signal present on the 4-Port Serial Interface SPAs, loopback will function on an X.21 DCE interface.

Specifying the Interface Address on a SPA

SPA interface ports begin numbering with "0" from left to right. Single-port SPAs use only the port number 0. To configure or monitor SPA interfaces, you need to specify the physical location of the SIP, SPA, and interface in the CLI. The interface address format is slot/subslot/port, where:

•slot—Specifies the chassis slot number in the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers where the SIP is installed.

•subslot—Specifies the slot of the SIP where the SPA is installed.

•port—Specifies the number of the individual interface port on a SPA.

The following example shows how to specify the first interface (0) on a SPA installed in the first subslot of a SIP (0) installed in chassis slot 2: 

Router(config)# interface serial 2/0/0

For more information about identifying slots and subslots, see the "Identifying Slots and Subslots for the SIPs and SPAs" section.

Optional Configurations

There are several, but optional, configurations that may be necessary to complete the configuration of your serial SPA.

•Configuring Timing Signals

•Inverting the Clock Signal

•Configuring NRZI Format

•Configuring Cyclic Redundancy Checks

•Configuring Encapsulation

Configuring Timing Signals

All interfaces support both DTE and DCE mode, depending on the mode of the compact serial cable attached to the port. To use a port as a DTE interface, you need only connect a DTE compact serial cable to the port. When the system detects the DTE mode cable, it automatically uses the external timing signal. To use a port in DCE mode, you must connect a DCE compact serial cable and set the clock speed with the clock rate configuration command. You must also set the clock rate to perform a loopback test. This section describes how to set the clock rate on a DCE port and, if necessary, how to invert the clock to correct a phase shift between the data and clock signals.

Use the following commands when configuring timing signals:

Command
Purpose

Router# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Router(config)# interface serial slot/subslot/port

Selects the interface to configure and enters interface configuration mode.

•slot/subslot/port—Specifies the location of the interface. For further information, see the "Specifying the Interface Address on a SPA" section.

Router(config-if)# invert txclock

Inverts the transmit clock signal. When the EIA/TIA-232 interface is a DTE, the invert txclock command inverts the TxC signal the DTE receives from the remote DCE. When the EIA/TIA-232 interface is a DCE, the invert txclock command inverts the clock signal to the remote DTE port.

The no form of this command changes the clock signal back to its original phase.

Router(config-if)# clock rate bps

Set standard clock rate, in bits per second: 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 56000, 64000, 72000, 125000, 148000, 250000, 500000, 800000, 1000000, 1300000, 2000000, 4000000, or 8000000.

Any nonstandard clock rates that are entered are rounded off to the nearest hardware-supported clock rate. The actual clock rate is then displayed on the console.

The no form of this command removes a clock rate that has been set.

Router(config-if)# invert data

Inverts the data signal.

The no form of this command disables the inversion of the data signal.


Note Clock rates supported for EIA/TIA-232: 1.2K, 2.4K, 4.8K, 9.6K, 14.4K, 19.2K, 28.8K, 32K, 38.4K, 56K, 64K, 128K.

Note Clock rates supported for EIA-530, EIA-530A, EIA-449, V.35(bps): 1.2K, 2.4K, 4.8K, 9.6K, 14.4K, 19.2K, 28.8K, 32K, 38.4K, 56K, 64K, 72K, 115.2K, 2.048M, 2.341M, 2.731M, 3.277M, 4.09M, 5.461M, 8.064K.

Note Clock rates supported for X.21: 1.2K, 2.4K, 4.8K, 9.6K, 14.4K, 19.2K, 28.8K, 32K, 38.4K, 56K, 64K, 72K, 115.2K, 2.016M.

Inverting the Clock Signal

Systems that use long cables or cables that are not transmitting the TxC (clock) signal might experience high error rates when operating at higher transmission speeds. If a 4-Port Serial Interface SPA port is reporting a high number of error packets, a phase shift might be the problem; inverting the clock might correct this phase shift.

When the EIA/TIA-232 interface is a DTE, the invert-txclock command inverts the TxC signal the DTE receives from the remote DCE. When the EIA/TIA-232 interface is a DCE, the invert-txclock command inverts the clock signal to the remote DTE port. Use the no invert-txclock command to change the clock signal back to its original phase.

Use the following commands when inverting the clock signal:

Command
Purpose

Router# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Router(config)# interface serial slot/subslot/port

Selects the interface to configure and enters interface configuration mode.

•slot/subslot/port—Specifies the location of the interface. For further information, see the "Specifying the Interface Address on a SPA" section.

Router(config-if)# invert txclock

Inverts the transmit clock signal. When the EIA/TIA-232 interface is a DTE, the invert txclock command inverts the TxC signal the DTE receives from the remote DCE. When the EIA/TIA-232 interface is a DCE, the invert txclock command inverts the clock signal to the remote DTE port.

The no form of this command changes the clock signal back to its original phase.

Router(config-if)# invert data

Invert the data signal.

The no form of this command disables the inversion of the data stream.


Configuring NRZI Format

All EIA/TIA-232 interfaces on the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA support non-return-to-zero (NRZ) and non-return-to-zero inverted (NRZI) formats. Both formats use two different voltage levels for transmission. NRZ signals maintain constant voltage levels with no signal transitions—no return to a zero voltage level—during a bit interval and are decoded using absolute values: 0 and 1. NRZI uses the same constant signal levels but interprets the absence of data—a space—at the beginning of a bit interval as a signal transition and the presence of data—a mark—as no signal transition. NRZI uses relational encoding to interpret signals rather than determining absolute values.

Use the following commands when configuring NRZI format:

Command
Purpose

Router# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Router(config)# interface serial slot/subslot/port

Selects the interface to configure and enters interface configuration mode.

•slot/subslot/port—Specifies the location of the interface. For further information, see the "Specifying the Interface Address on a SPA" section.

Router(config-if)# nrzi-encoding

Enables NRZI encoding.

Router(config-if)# no nrzi-encoding

Disables NRZI encoding.


Configuring Cyclic Redundancy Checks

Cyclic redundancy checking (CRC) is an error-checking technique that uses a calculated numeric value to detect errors in transmitted data. All interfaces use a 16-bit CRC (CRC-CITT) by default but also support a 32-bit CRC. The designators 16 and 32 indicate the length (in bits) of the frame check sequence (FCS). The sender of a data frame calculates the frame check sequence (FCS). Before it sends a frame, the sender appends the FCS value to the message. The receiver recalculates the FCS and compares its calculation to the FCS from the sender. If there is a difference between the two calculations, the receiver assumes that a transmission error occurred and sends a request to the sender to resend the frame.

To set the length of the cyclic redundancy checks (CRC), use the following commands:

Command
Purpose

Router# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Router(config)# interface serial slot/subslot/port

Selects the interface to configure and enters interface configuration mode.

•slot/subslot/port—Specifies the location of the interface. For further information, see the "Specifying the Interface Address on a SPA" section.

Router(config-if)# crc {16 | 32}

Specifies the length of the CRC, where:

•16—Specifies a 16-bit length CRC. This is the default.

•32—Specifies a 32-bit length CRC.

To set the CRC length to the default value, use the no form of this command.


Configuring Encapsulation

When traffic crosses a WAN link, the connection needs a Layer 2 protocol to encapsulate traffic. To set the encapsulation method, use the following commands:

Command
Purpose

Router# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Router(config)# interface serial slot/subslot/port

Selects the interface to configure and enters interface configuration mode.

•slot/subslot/port—Specifies the location of the interface. See the "Verifying the Configuration" section.

Router(config-if)# encapsulation encapsulation-type {hdlc | ppp | frame-relay}

Sets the encapsulation type on the interface.

•hdlc—High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC) protocol for serial interface. This is the default.

•ppp—Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) (for serial interface).

•frame-relay—Frame Relay (for serial interface).


Verifying Encapsulation

Use the show interfaces serial command to display the encapsulation method: 

Router# show interfaces serial3/1/1

Serial3/1/1 is up, line protocol is down 

  Hardware is SPA-4XT-SERIAL

  MTU 1500 bytes, BW 2016 Kbit, DLY 20000 usec, 

     reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255

  Encapsulation FRAME-RELAY, crc 16, loopback not set

  Keepalive set (10 sec)

  LMI enq sent  13698, LMI stat recvd 0, LMI upd recvd 0, DTE LMI down

  LMI enq recvd 0, LMI stat sent  0, LMI upd sent  0

  LMI DLCI 1023  LMI type is CISCO  frame relay DTE

  FR SVC disabled, LAPF state down

  Broadcast queue 0/64, broadcasts sent/dropped 0/0, interface broadcasts 0

  Last input never, output 00:00:05, output hang never

  Last clearing of "show interface" counters 1d14h

  Input queue: 0/75/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 3

  Queueing strategy: fifo

  Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)

  5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec

  5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec

     0 packets input, 0 bytes, 0 no buffer

     Received 0 broadcasts (0 IP multicasts)

     0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles

     0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort

     19344 packets output, 254168 bytes, 0 underruns

     0 output errors, 0 collisions, 2283 interface resets

     0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out

     4566 carrier transitions

     RTS up, CTS up, DTR up, DCD up, DSR up

Saving the Configuration

To save your running configuration to nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM), use the following command in privileged EXEC configuration mode:

Command
Purpose

Router# copy running-config startup-config

Writes the new configuration to NVRAM.


For more information about managing your system image and configuration files, refer to the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide and the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference publications for your Cisco IOS software release.

Verifying the Interface Configuration

Besides using the show running-configuration command to display your Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers configuration settings, you can use the show interfaces serial and the show controllers serial commands to get detailed information on a per-port basis for your 2-Port and 4-Port Channelized T3 Serial SPA.

Verifying the Per-Port Interface Status

To find detailed interface information on a per-port basis for the 2-Port and 4-Port Channelized T3 Serial SPA, use the show interfaces serial command.

The following example provides sample output for the serial interface: 

Router# show interface serial4/0/0

Serial4/0/0 is down, line protocol is down 

Hardware is SPA-4XT-SERIAL

  MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1544 Kbit, DLY 20000 usec, 

     Reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255

  Encapsulation HDLC, crc 16, loopback not set

  Keepalive set (10 sec)

  Restart-Delay is 0 secs

  Last input never, output never, output hang never

  Last clearing of "show interface" counters never

  Input queue: 0/75/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0

  Queueing strategy: fifo

  Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)

  5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec

  5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec

     0 packets input, 0 bytes, 0 no buffer

     Received 0 broadcasts (0 IP multicast)

     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

		     RTS down, CTS down, DTR down, DCD down, DSR down

To find detailed status and statistical information on a per-port basis for the 4-Port Serial Interface SPA, use the show controllers serial command: 

Router# show controllers serial 2/0/0

Serial2/0/0 - (SPA-4XT-SERIAL) is down

 Encapsulation : HDLC

 Cable type: RS-232 DTE

 mtu 1500, max_buffer_size 1524, max_pak_size 1656 enc 132

 loopback: Off,  crc: 16, invert_data: Off

 nrzi: Off, idle char: Flag

 tx_invert_clk: Off, ignore_dcd: Off

 rx_clockrate: 0, rx_clock_threshold: 0

 serial_restartdelay:60000,  serial_restartdelay_def:60000

     RTS up, CTS down, DTR up, DCD down, DSR down

Configuration Examples

This section includes the following configuration examples:

•Inverting the Clock Signal Configuration Example

•NRZI Format Configuration Example

•Cyclic Redundancy Checks Configuration Example

•Encapsulation Configuration Example

•Distributed Multilink PPP Configuration Example

Inverting the Clock Signal Configuration Example

The following example configures the interface to invert the clock signal: 

Router(config-if)# interface serial3/0/0

Router(config-if)# invert txclock ?

  <cr>

Router(config-if)# invert txclock 

Router(config-if)# invert ?

  data     Invert data stream

  txclock  Invert transmit clock

Router(config-if)# invert data

NRZI Format Configuration Example

The following example configures the interface for NRZI format: 

Router(config-if)# nrzi-encoding ?

  <cr>

Cyclic Redundancy Checks Configuration Example

The following example configures the interface for 32-bit CRC error-checking: 

Router(config-if)# crc ?

  16  crc word-size

  32  crc word-size

Router(config-if)# crc 32

Encapsulation Configuration Example

The following example configures Point-to-Point Protocol encapsulation method on the Serial SPA: 

Router(config-if)# encapsulation ppp

Distributed Multilink PPP Configuration Example

The following example configures multilink Point-to-Point Protocol encapsulation method for port 0 of the Serial SPA in subslot 2 of the SIP in slot 1 of the router and sets the IP address and subnet mask: 

Router(config)# interface multilink1

Router(config-if)# ip addr 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0

Router(config)# interface serial3/2/0

Router(config-if)# encapsulation ppp

Router(config-if)# ppp chap hostname X1

Router(config-if)# ppp multilink gr 1