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AppendixA N otifications, Fault Management, and Probable Cause Mapping
Supported Events
A.4.7 Alarm
The following table lists the most common alarm messages.
If there is an alarm on an STS/VC4 CTP utilizing all ports of a DS1/E1 card, the alarm is reported with
the containing PTP as port 127. If an STS/VC4 SNC exists with one of the drop CTPs of the SNC using
all ports on a DS1/E1 card, and if there is an alarm on the STS CTP, CTM reports the port number of the
containing PTP as 127.
Tab l e A- 1 3 Ala rm
Attribute Name Type Supported by CTM?
notificationId string Yes. The uniqueness and sequence of the notification
ID are not guaranteed.
objectName globaldefs::NamingAttributes_T Yes.
nativeEMSName string Yes.
nativeProbableCause string Yes.
Note In case of external condition alarms, the string
value of the condition type is appended to this
field.
objectType notifications::ObjectType_T Yes.
emsTime globaldefs::Time_T Yes.
neTime globaldefs::Time_T Yes.
isClearable boolean Yes. The value is always set to True.
layerRate transmissionParameters::LayerRate_T Yes.
Note Not supported for ONS 15501, ONS 15530,
and ONS 15540 NEs.
probableCause string Yes.
probableCauseQualifier string Yes. CTM provides the same value as in the
nativeProbableCause field.
perceivedSeverity notifications::PerceivedSeverity_T Yes.
serviceAffecting notifications::ServiceAffecting_T Yes.
affectedTPList globaldefs::NamingAttributesList_T Yes.
additionalText string Yes.
additionalInfo globaldefs::NVSList_T Yes.
CTM provides subnetwork name when available.
If the alarmed object is OC-n PTP, CTM also includes
SDH_SONET_SS_BITS in this list.
CTM provides the IP address for ME-related alarms.
CTM provides the ME name when the object type is
OT_EMS and the alarm is ME-related.
CTM provides the affected object when the object
type is OT_EMS and the nativeProbableCause is
“Server Monitor Threshold Crossed.”