Chapter 10 Alarm Monitoring and Management

Viewing Alarms

Table 10-2

Color Codes for Alarm and Condition Severities (continued)

 

 

 

 

Color

 

Description

 

 

 

 

Magenta

 

Raised Not-Alarmed (NA) condition

 

 

 

 

Blue

 

Raised Not-Reported (NR) condition

 

 

 

 

White

 

Cleared (C) alarm or condition

 

 

 

 

In network view, CTC identifies VC high-order path and VC low-order path alarm objects using a TL1-type AID, as shown in Table 10-3.

Table 10-3 VC high-order path and Alarm Object Identification

VC high-order path and VC low-order path Alarm Numbering

MON Object

 

(Optical)

Syntax and Examples

 

 

STM1/STM4 VC

Syntax: VC-<Slot>-<Ppm>-<Port>-<VC>

high-order path

Ranges: VC-{2}-{1-2}-{1}-{1-n}1

 

Example: VC-2-1-1-6

 

 

STM1/STM4 VC

Syntax: VT1-<Slot>-<Ppm>-<Port>-<VC>-<VT Group>-<VT>

low-order path

Ranges: VT1-{2}-{1-2}-{1}-{1-n1}-{1-7}-{1-4}

 

Example: VT1-2-1-1-6-1-1

 

 

TERM Object

 

(Electrical)

Syntax and Examples

 

 

E1 VC high-order

Syntax: VC-<Slot>-<VC>

path

Ranges: VC-{2}-{1-n}1

 

Example: VC-2-6

 

 

E1 VC low-order

Syntax: VT1-<Slot>-<VC>-VT Group>-<VT>

path

Ranges: VT1-{2}-{1-n}1-{1-7}-{1-3}

 

Example: VT1-2-6-1-1

 

 

DS3/E3 VC

Syntax: VC-<Slot>-<Port>-<VC>

high-order path

Ranges: VC-{2}-{1-3}-{1-n}1

 

Example: VC-2-1-6

 

 

DS3/E3 VC

VC low-order path not supported

low-order path

 

 

 

1.The maximum number of VC high-order paths depends on the rate and size of the VC.

10.2.1Viewing Alarms With Each Node’s Time Zone

By default, alarms and conditions are displayed with the time stamp of the CTC workstation where you are viewing them. But you can set the node to report alarms (and conditions) using the time zone where the node is located by clicking Edit > Preferences, and clicking the Display Events Using Each Node’s Timezone check box.

Cisco ONS 15310-MA SDH Reference Manual, Release 9.1 and Release 9.2

 

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