Hi,
We are encountering several CRC error on the ATM interface of a Cisco 1751. It has been some weeks that this situation bring our ipsec tunnel to go up and down and force us to often reload the device to get the service back.
Could you advice me how i can fix the problem ?
Here is some show command results :
Clear counters 10min ago :
sh interfaces atm 0/0
ATM0/0 is up, line protocol is up
Hardware is DSLSAR (with Alcatel ADSL Module)
MTU 4470 bytes, sub MTU 4470, BW 512 Kbit, DLY 4000 usec,
reliability 255/255, txload 5/255, rxload 44/255
Encapsulation ATM, loopback not set
Encapsulation(s): AAL5 AAL2, PVC mode
23 maximum active VCs, 256 VCs per VP, 1 current VCCs
VC Auto Creation Disabled.
VC idle disconnect time: 300 seconds
Last input 00:54:17, output 00:00:00, output hang never
Last clearing of “show interface” counters 00:20:51
Input queue: 0/75/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
Queueing strategy: Per VC Queueing
5 minute input rate 90000 bits/sec, 12 packets/sec
5 minute output rate 11000 bits/sec, 9 packets/sec
19069 packets input, 15157463 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 0 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
0 input errors, 29 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
16090 packets output, 3338411 bytes, 0 underruns
0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets
0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
sh dsl interface atm0/0
Alcatel 20150 chipset information
ATU-R (DS) ATU-C (US)
Modem Status: Showtime (DMTDSL_SHOWTIME)
DSL Mode: ITU G.992.1 (G.DMT)
ITU STD NUM: 0×01 0×1
Vendor ID: ‘ALCB’ ‘GSPN’
Vendor Specific: 0×0000 0×0008
Vendor Country: 0×00 0xFF
Capacity Used: 69% 68%
Noise Margin: 17.0 dB 17.0 dB
Output Power: 20.0 dBm 12.0 dBm
Attenuation: 20.0 dB 13.0 dB
Defect Status: None None
Last Fail Code: Error in early non-CRC message or in first CRC-covered message
Selftest Result: 0×00
Subfunction: 0×15
Interrupts: 1335 (0 spurious)
PHY Access Err: 0
Activations: 1
Init FW: embedded
Operation FW: embedded
SW Version: 3.8131
FW Version: 0×1A04
Interleave Fast Interleave Fast
Speed (kbps): 0 6016 0 512
Reed-Solomon EC: 0 0 0 0
CRC Errors: 0 0 0 1
Header Errors: 0 0 0 0
Bit Errors: 0 0
BER Valid sec: 0 0
BER Invalid sec: 0 0
DMT Bits Per Bin
00: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
10: 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 0 0
20: 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 9
30: 9 9 9 A A A A A A A A A A A A A
40: 0 A A A A A A A A A A A 9 9 9 9
50: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 9 9 9 9
60: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 8 8 8
70: 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
80: 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8
90: 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
A0: 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
B0: 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7
C0: 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
D0: 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
E0: 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
F0: 5 5 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DSL: Training log buffer capability is not enabled
interface ATM0/0
no ip address
no ip redirects
no ip unreachables
no ip proxy-arp
no atm ilmi-keepalive
dsl operating-mode auto
pvc 0/35
encapsulation aal5snap
pppoe-client dial-pool-number 1
!
!
interface Dialer0
mtu 1492
ip address negotiated
ip nat outside
encapsulation ppp
dialer pool 1
ppp authentication chap pap callin
ppp chap hostname ***********@sul02.websidefix
ppp chap password 7 ***************************
crypto map POMAP
!
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Dialer0
sh ver
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS ™ C1700 Software (C1700-ADVSECURITYK9-M), Version 12.3(23), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc5)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2007 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Tue 24-Jul-07 14:47 by stshen
Image text-base: 0×8000816C, data-base: 0×8102E920
ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(1r)XE1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
ROUTER uptime is 1 hour, 0 minutes
System returned to ROM by power-on
System image file is “flash:c1700-advsecurityk9-mz.123-23.bin”
*Mar 1 00:35:00: %CLEAR-5-COUNTERS: Clear counter on all interfaces by mapadm on vty0 (172.16.60.12)
*Mar 1 00:35:03: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 816, num of cells = 17, buf_addr = 0×38000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0xB2298874, w4 = 0×80012211
*Mar 1 00:35:07: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 2976, num of cells = 62, buf_addr = 0×98000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0×21E9644E, w4 = 0×8001223E
*Mar 1 00:35:11: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 192, num of cells = 4, buf_addr = 0×112000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0xACD18FBF, w4 = 0×80012204
*Mar 1 00:35:26: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 240, num of cells = 5, buf_addr = 0×78000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0xB09FBE8D, w4 = 0×80012205
*Mar 1 00:35:42: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 2592, num of cells = 54, buf_addr = 0xE6000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0×540C3A66, w4 = 0×80012236
*Mar 1 00:36:00: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 288, num of cells = 6, buf_addr = 0xBE000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0xD85C15F7, w4 = 0×80012206
*Mar 1 00:36:10: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 720, num of cells = 15, buf_addr = 0xB2000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0×3DACF3DB, w4 = 0×8001220F
*Mar 1 00:36:59: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 336, num of cells = 7, buf_addr = 0×94000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0×61C25AA7, w4 = 0×80012207
*Mar 1 00:37:18: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 1248, num of cells = 26, buf_addr = 0×7A000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0xD9EF8F57, w4 = 0×8001221A
*Mar 1 00:38:12: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 528, num of cells = 11, buf_addr = 0×5A000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0×3C141BAD, w4 = 0×8001220B
*Mar 1 00:38:43: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 144, num of cells = 3, buf_addr = 0×8C000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0×3656BCB3, w4 = 0×80012203
*Mar 1 00:39:12: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 1392, num of cells = 29, buf_addr = 0×110000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0×88541DD6, w4 = 0×8001221D
*Mar 1 00:39:14: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 1728, num of cells = 36, buf_addr = 0×42000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0xD8B0F355, w4 = 0×80012224
*Mar 1 00:39:21: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 624, num of cells = 13, buf_addr = 0xE4000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0xF13E80C2, w4 = 0×8001220D
*Mar 1 00:40:00: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 144, num of cells = 3, buf_addr = 0xAA000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0×90BEECF0, w4 = 0×80012203
*Mar 1 00:40:13: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 1536, num of cells = 32, buf_addr = 0xE6000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0×5F64A1EC, w4 = 0×80012220
*Mar 1 00:41:09: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 1632, num of cells = 34, buf_addr = 0×9A000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0×131D4824, w4 = 0×80012222
*Mar 1 00:41:18: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 1440, num of cells = 30, buf_addr = 0×52000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0×55A10846, w4 = 0×8001221E
*Mar 1 00:41:45: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 768, num of cells = 16, buf_addr = 0xB2000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0xC490EB59, w4 = 0×80012210
*Mar 1 00:42:59: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 384, num of cells = 8, buf_addr = 0×66000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0xD6D5D01, w4 = 0×80012208
*Mar 1 00:43:27: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 96, num of cells = 2, buf_addr = 0xF6000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0xE0909225, w4 = 0×80012202
*Mar 1 00:49:22: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 384, num of cells = 8, buf_addr = 0×6C000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0×8FBFFF20, w4 = 0×80012208
*Mar 1 00:49:45: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 816, num of cells = 17, buf_addr = 0×86000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0xFCF14945, w4 = 0×80012211
*Mar 1 00:50:26: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 1248, num of cells = 26, buf_addr = 0×50000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0xC8E981E9, w4 = 0×8001221A
*Mar 1 00:50:27: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 768, num of cells = 16, buf_addr = 0xAA000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0xE47B3455, w4 = 0×80012210
*Mar 1 00:50:50: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 2736, num of cells = 57, buf_addr = 0xC4000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0×56D8A413, w4 = 0×80012239
*Mar 1 00:52:09: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 336, num of cells = 7, buf_addr = 0xD4000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0×5EC3FADE, w4 = 0×80012207
*Mar 1 00:52:35: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 672, num of cells = 14, buf_addr = 0xDA000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0xE36D19EB, w4 = 0×8001220E
*Mar 1 00:53:52: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 3024, num of cells = 63, buf_addr = 0xA4000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0×56BDD6DE, w4 = 0×8001223F
*Mar 1 00:56:35: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 1488, num of cells = 31, buf_addr = 0×42000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0xA360702D, w4 = 0×8001221F
*Mar 1 00:56:38: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 672, num of cells = 14, buf_addr = 0×7C000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0xC9C70208, w4 = 0×8001220E
*Mar 1 00:56:52: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 1584, num of cells = 33, buf_addr = 0×9E000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0×3619420, w4 = 0×80012221
*Mar 1 00:57:56: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 2448, num of cells = 51, buf_addr = 0×112000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0×518A53A4, w4 = 0×80012233
*Mar 1 00:58:04: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 1920, num of cells = 40, buf_addr = 0xEC000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0×3A736284, w4 = 0×80012228
*Mar 1 01:00:02: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 912, num of cells = 19, buf_addr = 0×4C000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0×96444A10, w4 = 0×80012213
*Mar 1 01:00:21: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 1008, num of cells = 21, buf_addr = 0×120000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0×4CCD597B, w4 = 0×80012215
*Mar 1 01:00:26: (ATM0/0): CRC error in rcvPakFrame, vcd = 1, pkt len = 720, num of cells = 15, buf_addr = 0xA2000, vpivci = 0×23, w3 = 0xC31E07F2, w4 = 0×8001220F
Thank you for your help !
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Hello,
there are CRC errors but in 20 minutes they are 29 and you have received 19000 packets.
Unless these errors come in bursts (many in a row) they shouldn’t be able to turn down the IPSec session.
the current DSL line parameters are good with 20 DB of noise margin. There are no reed salomon errors.
On a line always there are some errors the problem starts if they are able to affect traffic.
From current statistics it is unlike they can cause issues just a slight performance reduction.
The scenario probably was far worse in the past hours.
I would ask to the DSL provider a check of the line.
Hi ,
The CRC errors are light but for the moment, the tunnel is up. I will check next time the tunnel goes down if the CRC are increasing but it seems to be the only errors encountering in the vpn router.
I will get in touch with the provider. Thanks !
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