Static on phone calls

[burleyman]

I am in the early stages of troubleshooting users reporting static on the phones when they are on a call. Based on others with the same issues what would be the best place to look for an issue that may cause this. In other words when this happens what is the main reason or reasons for static?

Mike

[paolo bevilacqua]

Which type of line do you have to pstn ?

[burleyman]

When you say which type of line what do you mean?

Mike

[paolo bevilacqua]

Analog lines, or T1 lines ?

[burleyman]

The users are connected to a Catalyst 4506-E switch which then goes into a 2821 router and comes back to a central location via T-1 MPLS. This is the way most all our offices are setup, we are Hub and Spoke. Not all users are having this issue. They are all Cisco IP Phones (7965).

Mike

[paolo bevilacqua]

Somewhere, there is one or more telephone lines going to telco, you need to find out that.

[burleyman]

Sorry me being dense..... T-1 not analog

It has been one of those days.

Mike

[paolo bevilacqua]

Post output of "show controllers T1" taken on the router that terminates said T1.

[burleyman]

2821#show controllers t1

T1 0/2/0 is up.

Applique type is Channelized T1

Cablelength is long gain36 0db

No alarms detected.

alarm-trigger is not set

Soaking time: 3, Clearance time: 10

AIS State:Clear LOS State:Clear LOF State:Clear

Version info Firmware: 20071129, FPGA: 20, spm_count = 0

Framing is ESF, Line Code is B8ZS, Clock Source is Line.

CRC Threshold is 320. Reported from firmware is 320.

Data in current interval (368 seconds elapsed):

0 Line Code Violations, 0 Path Code Violations

58 Slip Secs, 0 Fr Loss Secs, 0 Line Err Secs, 0 Degraded Mins

58 Errored Secs, 0 Bursty Err Secs, 0 Severely Err Secs, 0 Unavail Secs

Total Data (last 24 hours)

0 Line Code Violations, 0 Path Code Violations,

13708 Slip Secs, 0 Fr Loss Secs, 0 Line Err Secs, 0 Degraded Mins,

13708 Errored Secs, 0 Bursty Err Secs, 0 Severely Err Secs, 0 Unavail Secs

[paolo bevilacqua]

conf t

network-clock-participate wic 2

network-clock-select 1 t1 0/2/0

Let us know if that fixes the issue, else more questions coming.

[burleyman]

network-clock-participate wic 2

is already configured...the other is not...

[paolo bevilacqua]

Configure for both and the all important -select command.

[burleyman]

Thank you...

Since I will be asked and I don't configure that everyday. How did you arrive at that and can it have any adverse affects?

Mike

[paolo bevilacqua]

No adverse effects, we're not here to make you suffer. That will eliminate the slip errors that you can see in show controllers. Who initially configured in the router was not a professional.

[burleyman]

Thankfully I did not configure...Still learning the VoIP configs...

I will put this in place I just need to run it by the powers in place.. :-)

Thanks for your help.

Mike