Cyclades PC300 PCI Adapters
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Document revision 17-May-2002
This document applies to the MikroTik RouterOS v2.4 and v2.5
Overview
The MikroTik RouterOS supports the following Cyclades PC300 Adapter hardware:
- RSV/V.35 (RSV models) with 1 or 2 RS-232/V.35 interfaces on standard DB25/M.34 connector, 5Mbps, internal or external clock
- T1/E1 (TE models) with 1 or 2 T1/E1/G.703 interfaces on standard RJ48C connector, Full/Fractional, internal or external clock
- X.21 (X21 models) with 1 or 2 X.21 on standard DB-15 connector, 8Mbps, internal or external clock
For more information about the Cyclades PCI Adapter hardware please see the relevant documentation:
- http://www.cyclades.com/products/svrbas/pc300.php - The product on-line documentation
- Cyclades PC300 Installation Manual - The Installation Manual in .pdf format
Contents of the Manual
The following topics are covered in this manual:- Adapter Hardware and Software Installation
- Interface Configuration
- Troubleshooting
- RSV/V.35 Synchronous Link Applications
Adapter Hardware and Software Installation
Software Packages
The MikroTik Router should have the cyclades software package installed. The software package file cyclades-2.5.y.npk can be downloaded from MikroTik’s web page www.mikrotik.com. To install the package, please upload the correct version file to the router and reboot. Use BINARY mode ftp transfer. After successful installation the package should be listed under the installed software packages list, for example:
[MikroTik] > system package print Flags: I - invalid # NAME VERSION BUILD-TIME UNINSTALL 0 system 2.5.5 may/16/2002 12:13:14 no 1 ppp 2.5.5 may/16/2002 12:13:33 no 2 pppoe 2.5.5 may/16/2002 12:13:39 no 3 pptp 2.5.5 may/16/2002 12:13:38 no 4 prism 2.5.5 may/16/2002 12:14:31 no 5 routing 2.5.5 may/16/2002 12:17:36 no 6 thinrouter-pcipc 2.5.5 may/16/2002 12:15:54 no 7 advanced-tools 2.5.5 may/16/2002 12:35:53 no 8 cyclades 2.5.5 may/16/2002 12:34:06 no 9 framerelay 2.5.5 may/16/2002 12:34:18 no 10 moxa-c101 2.5.5 may/16/2002 12:36:05 no 11 option 2.5.5 may/16/2002 12:13:25 no [MikroTik] >
Software License
The Cyclades PC300 PCI Adapter requires the Synchronous Feature License. One license is for one installation of the MikroTik RouterOS, disregarding how many cards are installed in one PC box. The Synchronous Feature is not included in the Free Demo or Basic Software License. The Synchronous Feature cannot be obtained for the Free Demo License. It can be obtained only together with the Basic Software License.System Resource Usage
Before installing the synchronous adapter, please check the availability of free resources:
[MikroTik] >system resource irq print Flags: U - unused IRQ OWNER 1 keyboard 2 APIC U 3 4 serial port U 5 U 6 U 7 U 8 9 ether1 U 10 11 [Cyclades-PC300] U 12 U 13 14 IDE 1 [MikroTik] >system resource io print PORT-RANGE OWNER 20-3F APIC 40-5F timer 60-6F keyboard 80-8F DMA A0-BF APIC C0-DF DMA F0-FF FPU 1F0-1F7 IDE 1 2F8-2FF serial port 3C0-3DF VGA 3F6-3F6 IDE 1 3F8-3FF serial port CF8-CFF [PCI conf1] EE00-EEFF [Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139] EE00-EEFF [8139too] EF80-EFFF [Cyclades Corporation PC300 TE 1] EF80-EFFF [PLX Registers] FC00-FC7F [Cyrix Corporation 5530 IDE [Kahlua]] FC00-FC07 IDE 1 FC08-FC0F IDE 2 [MikroTik] >
Installing the Synchronous Adapter
You can install up to four Cyclades PC300 PCI Adapters in one PC box, if you have so many adapter slots and IRQs available.The basic installation steps of the PCI adapter should be as follows:
- Check the system BIOS settings and make sure you do not have the 'PnP OS Installed' set to 'Yes'. If you have this setting, make sure it is set to 'No'.
- Check the system BIOS settings for peripheral devices, like, Parallel or Serial communication ports. Disable them, if you plan to use IRQ's assigned to them by the BIOS.
The Cyclades PC300 PCI Adapter should be recognized by your motherboard automatically and appear on the list of PCI devices as "Simple COMM Controller" with the IRQ assigned to it.
Loading the Driver for the Cyclades PC300 PCI Adapter
The driver for the Cyclades PC300 PCI Adapter is loaded automatically at the system startup. You can check if the driver has bean loaded by issuing the following command:
[MikroTik] >driver print Flags: I - invalid, D - dynamic # DRIVER IRQ IO MEMORY ISDN-PROTOCOL 0 D Cyclades 1 D RealTek 8139 [MikroTik] >
There can be several reasons for a failure to load the driver, for example:
- The driver cannot be loaded because other device uses the requested IRQ.
Try to set the IRQ assignment to PCI slots using the system BIOS configuration.
Interface Configuration
If the driver has been loaded successfully (no error messages), and you have the required Synchronous Software License, then the cyclades interface should appear under the interfaces list with the name cycladesX, where X is 1,2,... To enable the interface, use the 'enable' command:
[MikroTik] interface> print Flags: X - disabled, D - dynamic # NAME TYPE MTU 0 ether1 ether 1500 1 X cyclades1 cyclades 1500 [MikroTik] interface> enable 1 [MikroTik] interface> print Flags: X - disabled, D - dynamic # NAME TYPE MTU 0 ether1 ether 1500 1 cyclades1 cyclades 1500 [MikroTik] interface>
More configuration and statistics parameters can be found under the '/interface cyclades' menu. For the Cyclades PC300/RSV Synchronous PCI Adapter you should set the mtu to 1500, and have other argument values as below:
[MikroTik] interface cyclades> print
Flags: X - disabled
0 name="cyclades1" mtu=1500 line-protocol=cisco-hdlc media-type=V35
clock-rate=64000 clock-source=external line-code=B8ZS framing-mode=ESF
line-build-out=0dB rx-sensitivity=short-haul frame-relay-lmi-type=ansi
frame-relay-dce=no chdlc-keepalive=10s
[MikroTik] interface cyclades>
Argument description:
number - Interface number in the list
name - Interface name
mtu - Maximum Transmit Unit (68...1500 bytes). Deafault value is 1500 bytes.
line-protocol - Line protocol (cisco-hdlc/ frame-relay /sync-ppp)
media-type - The hardware media used for this interface (E1 / T1 / V24 / V35 / X21)
clock-rate - The clock mode or clock rate in bps. If '0', the external clock mode is selected. For V.35 should be set to '0' to use the external clock from the modem. Valeus greater than '0' represent the clock speed (which implies an internal clock).
clock-source - (external / internal / tx-internal) Source of the clock
line-code - For T1/E1 channels only. The line code (AMI / B8ZS / HDB3 / NRZ)
framing-mode - For T1/E1 channels only. The frame mode (CRC4 / D4 / ESF / Non-CRC4 / Unframed)
line-build-out - For T1 channels only. Line Build Out Signal Level(0dB / 15dB / 22.5dB / 7.5dB)
rx-sensitivity - For T1/E1 channels only. Receiver sensitivity (long-haul / short-haul)
The Cyclades PC300/RSV Synchronous PCI Adapter comes with a V.35 cable. This cable should work for all standard modems, which have V.35 connections. For synchronous modems, which have a DB-25 connection, you should use a standard DB-25 cable.
Connect a communication device, e.g., a baseband modem, to the V.35 port and turn it on. The MikroTik driver for the Cyclades Synchronous PCI Adapter allows you to unplug the V.35 cable from one modem and plug it into another modem with a different clock speed, and you do not need to restart the interface or router.
- The cyclades interface does not show up under the interfaces list
Obtain the required license for synchronous feature. - The synchronous link does not work
Check the V.35 cabling and the line between the modems. Read the modem manual.
RSV/V.35 Synchronous Link Applications
Let us consider the following network setup with MikroTik Router connected to a leased line with baseband modems and a CISCO router at the other end:
The driver for the Cyclades PC300/RSV Synchronous PCI Adapter should load automatically. The interface should be enabled according to the instructions given above. The IP addresses assigned to the cyclades interface should be as follows:
[MikroTik] ip address> add address=1.1.1.1/32 interface=cyclades1
[MikroTik] ip address> print
Flags: X - disabled, I - invalid, D - dynamic
# ADDRESS NETWORK BROADCAST INTERFACE
0 10.0.0.219/24 10.0.0.0 10.0.0.255 ether1
1 1.1.1.1/32 1.1.1.1 1.1.1.1 cyclades1
2 192.168.0.254/24 192.168.0.254 192.168.0.255 ether2
[MikroTik] ip address> /ping 1.1.1.2
1.1.1.2 64 byte pong: ttl=255 time=12 ms
1.1.1.2 64 byte pong: ttl=255 time=8 ms
1.1.1.2 64 byte pong: ttl=255 time=7 ms
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 7/9.0/12 ms
[MikroTik] ip address> /tool flood-ping 1.1.1.2 size=1500 count=50
sent: 50
received: 50
min-rtt: 1
avg-rtt: 1
max-rtt: 9
[MikroTik] ip address>
Note, that for the point-to-point link the network mask is set to 32 bits, the argument 'network' is set to the IP address of the other end, and the broadcast address is set to 255.255.255.255. The default route should be set to the gateway router 1.1.1.2:
[MikroTik] ip route> add gateway 1.1.1.2 interface cyclades1
[MikroTik] ip route> print
Flags: X - disabled, I - invalid, D - dynamic, J - rejected,
C - connect, S - static, R - rip, O - ospf, B - bgp
# DST-ADDRESS G GATEWAY DISTANCE INTERFACE
0 DC 10.0.0.0/24 r 0.0.0.0 0 ether1
1 DC 192.168.0.0/24 r 0.0.0.0 0 ether2
2 DC 1.1.1.2/32 r 0.0.0.0 0 cyclades1
3 S 0.0.0.0/0 r 1.1.1.2 1 cyclades1
[MikroTik] ip route>
The configuration of the CISCO router at the other end (part of the configuration) is:
CISCO#show running-config Building configuration... Current configuration: ... ! interface Ethernet0 description connected to EthernetLAN ip address 10.1.1.12 255.255.255.0 ! interface Serial0 description connected to MikroTik ip address 1.1.1.2 255.255.255.252 serial restart-delay 1 ! ip classless ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.1.1.254 ! ... end CISCO#
Send ping packets to the MikroTik router:
CISCO#ping 1.1.1.1 Type escape sequence to abort. Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 1.1.1.1, timeout is 2 seconds: !!!!! Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 28/32/40 ms CISCO#
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