Megaplex-4

Introduction
MP CL2 622GbEa 4.70.25

Overview
Megaplex-4

• Megaplex-4 – Carrier-class, TDM and Ethernet aggregator, high

capacity DS0 cross connect and next generation multiservice access
node
– Megaplex-4100 – High Scale Next Generation Multiservice Access Node
– Megaplex-4104 – Compact Next Generation Multiservice Access Node

MP-4100 MP-4104

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Why Megaplex?
Applications & Services

Carriers Utilities

Backbone Multi Service Access Multiservice

• Legacy TDM Node • Low/High speed • Fiber multiplexing
• PSN • Traffic duplication • Analog voice • PWE connectivity
Legacy Support • Multi Service • Data • Tele-protection
• Large scale • ETH
• Future proof Sub-Stations
• Hardened Teleprotection

• Resiliency Low Speed

Data

MSAP Node RTU

Teleprotection FXS RTU Megaplex-4

FXS
Low
Speed V.35/ FO
C37.94 Data ETH PBX RS-449 V.35/RS-449
64 kbps,
RS-449
9.6 kbps E&M

SDH/
RS-232/ETH
SONET STM-4/OC-12 ETH

GbE
Megaplex-4

Megaplex-4
PSN FO

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Key Benefits and Features

Migration Security Reliability Multiservice

• Hybrid TDM & ETH • SNMPv3/SSH • HW redundancy • High/low-speed data
• Traffic duplication • RADIUS • SDH/SONET and GbE • Analog voice
• CE 2.0 certified • VF based Encryption ring protection • Fiber multiplexing
• Scalable PWE engine • Firewall • PWE protection • Teleprotection
• D-NFV and • Encryption • DS1 protection
virtualization • 802.1X • LAG, HaSAR and
other
• MACsec

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Physical View

2 x Power 10x
10 x IO
I/Omodules
modules
supplies

4U
(6.8”)

2 x Common Logic
Hybrid Ethernet/TDM

Compact Redundant Hot Swap Hybrid

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CL.2 Hybrid TDM and Ethernet
Architecture

STM-1/4
STM-1/4
GBE

STM-1/4
GBE

STM-1/4
GBE

GBE
STM-1/4OC-3/12
STM-1/4OC-3/12
GBE

STM-1/4OC-3/12
GBE

STM-1/4OC-3/12
GBE

GBE
OC-3/12
OC-3/12

OC-3/12
OC-3/12
TDM Ethernet CL.2 CL.2
Module 32 x E1 FE or GbE
to CL
Packet TDM Packet TDM
TDM
Packet TDM Packet
Engine Engine Engine Engine
Engine
CL to CL 2 x STM- 2 x GbE Engine Engine Engine

Native Ethernet
Powerful DS0
connectivity and
cross connect
aggregation for
for all I/O slots MP-4100: ten I/O modules
all modules IO
IO
Ethernet
Ethernet
TDM
TDM
Interface MP-4104: four I/O modules
IO
IO
Ethernet
Ethernet
TDM
TDM
Interface
IO
IO
Ethernet
Ethernet
TDM
TDM
Interface
Switch
Switch Interface Switch
Switch Interface Switch
Switch Interface

TDM and

TDM
Ethernet

TDM
TDM

TDM
Ethernet

Ethernet
TDM

TDM

Ethernet
Ethernet

Ethernet

TDMports
Ethernetports

TDMports
TDMports

TDMports
Ethernetports

Ethernetports
Multiple
TDMports

TDMports

Ethernetports
Ethernetports

Ethernetports
Ethernet cross
function

ports

ports
ports

ports
ports

ports
connectivity

ports
ports

ports

ports
modules
ports

ports
capabilities

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Bus structure

• The MP-410X backplane is a passive device with a dual star

architecture
• Every Module has access to a TDM bus and Packet bus
– TDM bus capacity 32mbps
– Packet bus capacity
• Either 1 FE for data and 1 FE for control/management
• Or 1GbE of data plus control plus management
• These module busses are not shared, there is one set of busses for
each module in the chassis
• Each Common Logic sits on all the busses of all the modules, allowing
them to link to each module without bottle necks

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MP-4100/4
Basic Architecture
 Up to 10 I/O modules (MP-4100)
 Up to 4 I/O modules (MP-4104)
MP 4100  TDM and/or Ethernet engines
I/O #1
 TDM and/or Ethernet interfaces
TDM
mux / XC
 One or two Common Logic (CL.2 modules)
ETH  TDM and/or Ethernet engines
switch
CL.2 #1  TDM and/or Ethernet interfaces
TDM  Control engine for unit initialization
TDM engine
mux / XC
 Management engine for unit management
ETH
ETH engine  One or two Power Supplies
switch
 AC or DC
 When two PS are active, load is shared
.  When one PS is active, it handles all the load (hitless
. switching)
.
I/O #10
 Minimum configuration:

Common Logic (CL-A)

TDM

Common Logic (CL-B)

Power Supply (PS-A)
Power Supply (PS-B)

mux / XC  1 * Power Supply

ETH module
switch I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O  1 * Common Logic
4U

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10
module (CL.2)

10 TDM busses; 10 ETH busses;

each carries: each carries:
 32*E1 2*FE (1 for data, 1 for
mgmt+control) or
1*GE (data + mgmt + ctrl)
19” / 23”
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Megaplex Common Logic (CL.2A)

• Support for STM-4/OC-12

– Increased capacity and network compatibility
• Common Logic – Carrier Ethernet (CE)
– Increase revenue and reduce OPEX
– Intelligent Traffic Management to meet customer SLA and reduce churn
– Ethernet Ring for high service availability
– Ethernet OAM&P for fault prevention and troubleshooting
• Common Logic DS0
– Improved price/performance solution for DS0 cross-connect applications
• MP-4100 Common Logic – No-fans
– MP-4100 common logic supporting IEEE1613 no-fans requirement
• Command line interface (CLI)
– Use scripts and save editable file configurations
– Script manipulation
– Integration with 3rd party management systems

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Managing the Megaplex-410X

The Megaplex can be managed in several ways

• RS-232 control port (out-of-band) - Terminal
• Control Ethernet port, any user Ethernet port on CL or I/O
cards (out-of-band and in-band using dedicated VLAN) -
Telnet
• From any MAC entity via SDH/SONET links using telnet or
SNMP (in-band) using DCC
• Any E1/T1 or SHDSL link using telnet or SNMP (in-band
dedicated timeslot)
• The optical port on the MP-OP108C using a proprietary
protocol (in-band)
• Via the SHDSL ports of the MP-ASM cards using EOC (in-
band)
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Structure of the CLI
The prompt

• The base prompt is the name of the unit followed by #

• The default case of the base prompt is:

– mp4100#
– This name can be configured on the system level
• The $ sign is the prompt that you get when you are defining a new
entity
• Commands can be entered when you see the prompt
• Commands can be saved in a text file and executed
– These are called scripts
– Can be activated at any prompt

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Navigation

• CLI commands are in a tree structure

– Global Commands work anywhere
– Local Commands only work at the current level of the tree
• Navigate down the tree
– Type the name of the next level
– The prompt will now show the new location followed by #
• Navigate up the tree use the command exit
– exit is a Global Command
– exit all takes you back to the root
• To list all the commands available to you type ?

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CLI Commands - format

CLI commands have the following basic format:

command [parameter]{value1 | value2 | … | valuen}
[optional parameter <value>]
Where:
• {} Indicates that one of the values must be selected
• [] Indicates an optional parameter
• <> Indicates a value to be replaced by user text

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Keyboard usage with the CLI

The following keys are available at any time:

• ? Lists all commands available at the current level
• <Tab> Command autocomplete and verification
• <Ctrl-E> Logs out
• <Ctrl-U> Erases the line
• ↑ Displays the previous command
• ↓ Displays the next command
• <Backspace> Deletes character
• <Ctrl-C> Interrupts current command
• <Ctrl-Z> Returns to the device prompt (root)

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Global Commands

• echo [<text-to-echo>] Echoes the specified text

• exec <file-name> [echo] Executes a file, optionally echoing
the commands
• help [hotkeys] [globals] Displays general help, or
optionally just the hotkeys and/or global commands
• history Displays the command history for the current session (by
default the history contains the last 10 commands)
• info [detail] Displays information on the current configuration
• tree [detail] Displays all lower command levels and
commands accessible from the current context level

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Configuration File databases in the MP

Megaplex-4100/4104 uses the following reserved file names:

• factory-default – Contains the factory default settings. Read
only!
• running-config – Contains the current user configuration that is
different from the default configuration
• startup-config – Contains the saved non-default user
configuration (stored in flash). You must save or copy to this file;
it is not automatically created
• user-default-config – Contains default user configuration. You
must copy to this file; it is not automatically created
• candidate – Stores any configuration changes done by CLI
before it is copied to running-config via the commit command
• main-sw contains the active software image.
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Some important Configuration File
commands
• commit Update the candidate database to the running
database
• sanity-check Initiates a self test of the device
• save Saves current settings

• Warning! commit does NOT save. The running-config is not stored

unless you save!
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Loading sequence

• At startup, the MP boots from the startup-config file, the user-default

file, or the factory-default file, in the sequence shown. If none of
these files exist, the MP boots using hard-coded defaults.

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Factory reset

• In CLI: File delete startup-config

• Admin Reboot
– Takes a couple of minutes
– With the Startup-config deleted the MP will use the User-Default-Config
– If there is not User-Default-Config the MP will use Factory-Default

• Use Telnet to reach the MP via the Async control port

• Use the script to load the configuration

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Some standard tasks you may need in the
future – do not use these today

1. Setup the MP-4100 IP address

2. Change the MP-4100 SW version
3. Download the config file to your PC
4. Upload the config file from your PC

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Setup the MP-4100 IP address

• The IP address of the MP is given to interface 1 of router 1

• Setup is simple – at the prompt mp4100#

• Enter: configure router 1 interface 1 address
172.17.195.74/24
• The /24 is the subnet mask
• Don’t forget to COMMIT and SAVE

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Change the MP-4100 SW version

• Ensure that you have Ethernet connectivity between your PC/laptop

and the MP chassis
– Ping the chassis and ensure that the ping is answered
• Ensure that you have a TFTP server on your computer
– We use 3CDaemon but any TFTP server software will do
– Ensure that the TFTP server is pointing to the directory that holds the
file
• Enter the following two commands to the MP:
file copy tftp://<your PC IP>/<file name> sw-pack-2
                Wait for completion and then enter
admin software install sw-pack-2
Finally: admin reboot
• IMPORTANT: See notes on next slide
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Notes on the SW upload

• Replace <your PC IP> with your own IP address

• Reconfirm that this address is on the same subnet as the MP
• Use the complete file name including the file type suffix
• sw-pack-2 – you can use any sw-pack number from 1 to 4

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Download the config file to your PC

• Ensure that you have Ethernet connectivity between your PC/laptop

and the MP chassis
– Ping the chassis and ensure that the ping is answered
• Ensure that you have a TFTP server on your computer
– We use 3CDaemon but any TFTP server software will do
– Ensure that the TFTP server is pointing to the directory that holds the
file
• Enter the following command to the MP:
file copy startup-config tftp://<your PC IP>/<file name>
• Filename can be any filename that your PC allows (e.g. config.txt)
• IMPORTANT: See notes on next slide

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Notes on the startup-config download

• Replace <your PC IP> with your own IP address

• Reconfirm that this address is on the same subnet as the MP

• You can use this to download any MP-4 file to your PC

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Upload a config file from your PC

• Ensure that you have Ethernet connectivity between your PC/laptop

and the MP chassis
– Ping the chassis and ensure that the ping is answered
• Ensure that you have a TFTP server on your computer
– We use 3CDaemon but any TFTP server software will do
– Ensure that the TFTP server is pointing to the directory that holds the
file
• Enter the following command to the MP:
file copy tftp://<your PC IP>/<file name> startup-config

• IMPORTANT: See notes on next slide

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Notes on the startup-config upload

• Replace <your PC IP> with your own IP address

• Reconfirm that this address is on the same subnet as the MP
• When you replace the startup-config, in order for it to be used, you
must perform Admin Reboot

• You can use this method to upload any file from your PC

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