Chapter 2 Alarm Troubleshooting

Common Procedures in Alarm Troubleshooting

Step 2 Display the node view.

Step 3 In node view, click the Maintenance > Protection tabs.

Step 4 Double-click the protection group that contains the reporting card.

Step 5 Click the working/active card of the selected groups.

Step 6 Click FORCE and Yes in the Confirmation dialog box.

Procedure: Clear an External Switching Command

Step 1 Log into a node on the network. If you are already logged in, go to Step 2.

Step 2 In node view, click the Maintenance > Protection tabs.

Step 3 Double-click the protection group that contains the reporting card.

Step 4 Highlight either selected group.

Step 5 Click CLEAR and click Yes at the confirmation dialog box.

Procedure: Delete a Circuit

Step 1 Log into a node on the network. If you are already logged in, go to Step 2.

Step 2 In node view, click the Circuits tab.

Step 3 Click the circuit row to highlight it and click Delete.

Step 4 Click Yes at the Delete Circuits dialog box.

Procedure: Clear a Loopback

Step 1 Log into a node on the network. If you are already logged in, go to Step 2.

Step 2 Double-click the reporting card in CTC to display the card view.

Step 3 Click the Maintenance tab.

Step 4 In the Loopback Type column, determine if any port row shows a state other than None.

Step 5 If a row contains another state besides None, click in the column cell to display the drop-down menu and select None.

Step 6 In the State column, determine whether any port row shows a state other than INS.

Step 7 If a row shows a state other than INS, click in the column cell to display the drop-down menu and select INS.

Step 8 Click Apply.

 

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ONS 15327 specifications

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