Chapter 4 Cisco Transport Controller Operation

CTC Window

Table 4-4

Node View Card Port Colors and Service States

 

 

 

Port Color

Service State

Description

 

 

 

Cyan (blue)

locked-enabled,loopbac

(Out-of-Service and Management, Loopback) Port is in a

 

k

loopback state. On the card in node view, a line between

 

 

ports indicates that the port is in terminal or facility

 

 

loopback (see Figure 4-3 on page 4-9and Figure 4-4 on

 

 

page 4-10). Traffic is carried and alarm reporting is

 

 

suppressed. Raised fault conditions, whether or not their

 

 

alarms are reported, can be retrieved on the CTC

 

 

Conditions tab or by using the TL1 RTRV-COND

 

 

command.

 

 

 

Cyan (blue)

locked-enabled,mainten

(Out-of-Service and Management, Maintenance) Port is

 

ance

out-of-service for maintenance. Traffic is carried and

 

 

loopbacks are allowed. Alarm reporting is suppressed.

 

 

Raised fault conditions, whether or not their alarms are

 

 

reported, can be retrieved on the CTC Conditions tab or by

 

 

using the TL1 RTRV-COND command. Use

 

 

locked-enabled,maintenance for testing or to suppress

 

 

alarms temporarily. Change the state to unlocked-enabled,

 

 

locked-enabled,disabled, or locked-disabled,Automatic In

 

 

Service when testing is complete.

 

 

 

Gray

locked-enabled,disable

(Out-of-Service and Management, Disabled) The port is

 

d

out-of-service and unable to carry traffic. Loopbacks are

 

 

not allowed in this service state.

 

 

 

Green

unlocked-enabled

(In-Service and Normal) The port is fully operational and

 

 

performing as provisioned. The port transmits a signal and

 

 

displays alarms; loopbacks are not allowed.

 

 

 

Violet

locked-disabled,Autom

(Out-of-Service and Autonomous, Automatic In-Service)

 

atic In Service

The port is out-of-service, but traffic is carried. Alarm

 

 

reporting is suppressed. The node monitors the ports for an

 

 

error-free signal. After an error-free signal is detected, the

 

 

port stays in locked-disabled,Automatic In Service state for

 

 

the duration of the soak period. After the soak period ends,

 

 

the port service state changes to unlocked-enabled.

 

 

Raised fault conditions, whether or not their alarms are

 

 

reported, can be retrieved on the CTC Conditions tab or by

 

 

using the TL1 RTRV-COND command. The Automatic In

 

 

Service port will automatically transition to

 

 

unlocked-enabled when a signal is received for the length

 

 

of time provisioned in the soak field.

 

 

 

Figure 4-3

Terminal Loopback Indicator

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15310-MA specifications

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