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Figure 3-3. Main Menu Screen
Shelf Alarms
The state of shelf and DSL alarms is continuously updated in the Main Menu screen. There are two possible shelf alarms, both of which can be classified as Minor, Major, Critical, or Disabled:
•Power Supply Failure (POWER A or POWER B). This is a loss of
•DSL alarm (HDSL LINKS). This alarm indicates when a programmable number of DSL loops in the shelf are down. A loop is considered to be one copper pair. A shelf containing 16 DSL cards has either 16 loops (single- pair) or 32 loops
HDSL/G.SHDSL Line Unit Status
The HDSL Line Unit Status field displays the status for each of 16 circuits that can be managed by the
Logging in to an HDSL/G.SHDSL Circuit
Logging into the console menu of an DSL card from this screen is equivalent to connecting a VT100 terminal or PC directly to the card’s craft port. It permits you to change configurations, monitor performance, and test circuits of DSL cards from the management station. See “Logging into DSL Circuits” on page
DSL/G.SHDSL Alarm Reporting
The Main menu screen also allows you to disable an DSL card’s alarm reporting functions. You can then access the card’s console menu without sending false alarms to the management station. See “Enabling or Disabling Alarm Reporting” on page