[asterisk-users] Error Counters on PRI Circuit

[Lyle Giese]

Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
> On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 07:03:06PM -0500, Lyle Giese wrote:
>   
>>>    Is there a way to see error counts on the T1 of a PRI?  Hooked up to
>>>    asterisk via a digium TE122.   Looking for something to make sure I'm not
>>>    getting any CRC, framing or other errors on the T1.
>>>       
>
>   
>>    Go on ebay and buy an ADC Kentrox DataSmart 658 for less than $100
>>    dollars. The 658 has an ethernet port for management and grabbing
>>    the stats of the T1 line itself.
>>     
>
>   
>>    For an ISDN T1 PRI, set channels 1-23 to T1 Voice and Channel
>>    24 to T1 Data, otherwise the B channel won't come up. You may
>>    need a DB15male and a DB15female to RJ45 adapters as not all of
>>    these units on Ebay come with them. The T1 from the phone company
>>    connects to the Network connector(db15 male on the unit) and the
>>    Terminal connector (db15 female) goes to Asterisk. These units
>>    started appearing on Ebay at the under $100 price mark about a year
>>    ago or so.
>>     
>
> Nice tip, though I won't be buying one for each of my 26 spans.  :-)
>
> To the OP: if you're willing to open the box, there is usually a DB-9s
> on the front of the smartjack you can plug your laptop into...  it's
> not actually "your" interface, but it will give you the numbers.
>
> You also run the risk of screwing up the span, which I do not assume
> hereby.  :-)
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra
>   

Around here, the telco locks that cabinet and there is a user 
id/password required to use that craft interface.  (I have a key, but 
then I worked for the telco for 23 years and have a few insider tools 
laying around)

Lyle Giese

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