Chapter 1 Product Overview

System Modules

Table 1-8 TDM4E LED Descriptions (continued)

 

Label

Color

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solid green

Data is received from a local port. Data rate matches clock

 

 

 

frequency.

 

LR1

Blinking green

Local port is enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solid yellow

Data is received from a local port. Data rate does not match

 

 

 

 

 

clock frequency and the local clock is unlocked.

 

 

Blinking yellow

Local port is disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

LT4

Green

Data is transmitted to a local port.

 

 

 

 

 

 

LT3

Green

Data is transmitted to a local port.

 

 

 

 

 

 

LT2

Green

Data is transmitted to a local port.

 

 

 

 

 

 

LT1

Green

Data is transmitted to a local port.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green

Data is transmitted to the remote end of the link, or the

 

R/T

 

remote laser is forced on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking

Remote laser is forced on while local loop is activated.

 

 

 

 

yellow/red

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R/T

Flashing green

ALS1 occurred when the green LED flashes every

 

 

 

10 seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

R/T

Yellow

Local loop is activated.

 

R/R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R/R

Green

Data is received from the remote end of the link. Data rate

 

 

 

matches the clock frequency. The remote transmitter from

 

 

 

the remote end of the link and the remote receiver from the

 

 

 

local end are synchronized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow

Data is received from the remote end of the link. Data rate

 

 

 

matches the clock frequency, but the remote transmitter

 

 

 

from the remote end of the link and the remote receiver

 

 

 

from the local end are not synchronized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ERR

Solid red

An error has occurred.

 

 

Blinking red

Card initialization or local loop is activated or the remote

 

 

 

laser is forced on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. ALS = automatic laser shutdown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems 1500 manual LT4

1500 specifications

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