Cisco Cisco IOS Software Release 12.0(21)S
Bit Error Rate Testing
Monitoring and Maintaining BER Tests
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Cisco IOS Release: Multiple releases (see the Feature History table)
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Monitoring and Maintaining BER Tests
To monitor a BER test on a channelized line card, use the following EXEC commands:
Configuration Examples
This section provides an example of how to send the BERT pseudo-random pattern of 2^20 through a
T1 line 10 for five minutes.
T1 line 10 for five minutes.
Router(config)# controller T3 6/0
Router(config-controller)# t1 10 bert pattern 2^20 interval 5
Additional References
The following sections provide references related to bit error rate testing.
Command
Purpose
Router# show controllers t3 slot/port:
t1
-line-number
Displays complete or partial results of the BER test on a T1
line.
line.
Router# show controllers sonet slot/port:
sts1-number
Displays results of the BER test on a DS-3/E3 interface with
SONET framing.
SONET framing.
Router# show controllers sonet slot/port:
au3-number
Displays results of the BER test on a DS-3/E3 interface with
SDH framing with AU-3 mapping.
SDH framing with AU-3 mapping.
Router# show controllers sonet
slot/port:
au4-number:vc3-number
Displays results of the BER test on a DS-3/E3 interface with
SDH framing with AU-4 mapping.
SDH framing with AU-4 mapping.