Cisco Systems ONS 15600 SDH manual Click Retrieve, Click the Maintenance MS-SPRing tabs, 18-44

Chapter 18 DLPs F300 to F399

DLP- F342 MS-SPRing Switch Test

Step 5 Verify the conditions:

a.Click the Conditions tab.

b.Click Retrieve.

c.Verify that the following conditions are reported on the node where you invoked the Force Ring switch on the west port:

•FORCE-REQ-RING—A Force Switch Request On Ring condition is reported against the span’s working slot on the west side of the node.

•RING-SW-EAST—A Ring Switch Active on the east side condition is reported against the working span on the east side of the node.

Note Make sure the Filter button in the lower right corner of the window is off. Click the Node column to sort conditions by node.

d.Verify that the following conditions are reported on the node that is connected to the West line of the node where you performed the switch:

•FE-FRCDWKSWPR-RING—A Far-End Working Facility Forced to Switch to Protection condition is reported against the working span on the east side of the node.

•RING-SW-WEST—A Ring Switch Active on the west side condition is reported against the working span on the west side of the node.

Step 6 (Optional) If you remapped the K3 byte to run an ONS 15600 SDH MS-SPRing through third-party equipment, check the following condition. Verify a FULLPASSTHR-BI condition reported on other nodes that are not connected to the west side of the node where you invoked the Force Ring switch.

Step 7 Verify the MS-SPRing line status on each node:

a.From the View menu, choose Go to Node View.

b.Click the Maintenance > MS-SPRing tabs.

c.Verify the following:

•The line states are shown as Stby/Stby on the west side of the node and Act/Act on the east side of the node where you invoked the Force Ring switch.

•The line states are shown as Stby/Stby on the east side of the node and Act/Act on the west side of the node that is connected to the west line of the node where you invoked the Force Ring switch.

•The line states are shown as Act/Act on both the east and west sides of the remaining nodes in the ring.

Step 8 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View.

Step 9 Click the Alarms tab.

a.Verify that the alarm filter is not on. See the “DLP-F288 Disable Alarm Filtering” task on page 17-78for instructions.

b.Verify that no unexplained alarms appear on the network. If unexplained alarms appear, resolve them before continuing. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15600 Troubleshooting Guide for procedures.

Step 10 Display the MS-SPRing window where you invoked the Force Ring switch (the window might be hidden by the CTC window).

	Cisco ONS 15600 SDH Procedure Guide, R8.0
18-44	October 2007