Lucent Technologies 8.2 User Manual

Issue 1

April 2000

Screen reference 

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DS1 Circuit Pack 

This field increases the strength of incoming signals by a fixed amount to 
compensate for line losses. 

DTE stands for “Data Terminal Equipment.” This field tells the switch what to do 
if the outgoing signal from the DS1 circuit pack (the data terminal equipment) to 
the network is lost.

If a CPE (Customer Premise Equipment) Loopback Jack is installed, the DS1 
board should supply power to the equipment during loopback testing.

Refer to 

‘‘Setting up digital trunks’’ on page 351

 for instructions.

Refer to 

‘‘DS1 Trunk Service’’ on page 1317

 for detailed information.

 

To set this field correctly, you should measure the signal loss 
on this specific facility. However, you may enter 

 for most 

applications. 

 is occasionally appropriate, mainly on 

campus networks that don’t conform to public telephone 
network standards.

 Enter 

 to return the network signal to the network. 

This prevents any alarms at the far-end switch.

Enter 

 (Alarm Indicator Signal) to send an unframed 

all-ones signal (the AIS or Blue Alarm) to the far-end switch. 
This option alerts your network service provider to the problem 
immediately and aids troubleshooting.

Enter 

 if a CPE Loopback Jack is installed. If not, you must 

enter 

.