RAD Data comm RIC-155 operation manual Uplink Port Signal Loss, Line Excessive Error Defect

RIC-155Installation and Operation ManualChapter 4 Configuration

Note	The following alarms trigger an uplink failure:
	• Uplink Port Signal Loss
	• Line Excessive Error Defect
	• Line Signal Degraded Error
	• Uplink Port Loss of Signal
	• Uplink Port Loss of Frame
	• Path Rx Facility Pointer Loss
	• Path Excessive Error Defect
	• Path Signal Degraded Error
	• Path Trace J1 string mismatch.

With Physical Failure Forwarding enabled, three additional alarms trigger an uplink failure:

•Line Alarm Indication Signal (AIS-L)

•Remote Line Defect Indication (RDI-L)

•Unequipped.

It is possible to mask errors in the Alarm Setup menu, so that the uplink will not be interrupted. (See Chapter 5)

	RIC-155
1.	Uplink Configuration		(SDH)
	Uplink Mode:
2.	BER Threshold:	>	(Enabled)
3.	EED Threshold (10E-):		(10E-3)
4.	SD Threshold (10E-):	>	(10E-6)
5.	J1 Path Trace Configuration:	>	(Enabled)
6.	Send AIS-L (K2)...
7.	Send Unequipped (C2)		(Enabled)
8.	Physical failure forwarding		(Enabled)
8.	Physical failure forwarding on RDI-L/AIS-L/Unequipped		(Disabled)

Please select item <1 to 8>

ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit

Figure 4-13. Uplink Configuration Menu

Note • Item 9 of Figure 4-13,appears only when item 8, Physical failure forwarding, is enabled.

•If item 9 is enabled, RIC-155 considers the RDI-L/AIS-L/Unequipped status in addition to all the other alarms in physical failure forwarding.

Configuring the Physical Ports 4-11