DCP Operation

If the edited VF thresholds are valid, the Save command stores them into nonvolatile memory. When the Save completes, the message Save Completed appears.

Save VF Thresh

Thd Out of Range

F1 F2 F3

If the edited VF threshold is invalid (out of range), the error message Thd Out of Range appears. This indicates the Save procedure was unsuccessful. Return to the Edit screen and correct the invalid threshold range.

To correct the invalid VF threshold, press the key to return to the VF Threshold

Edit/Save/Reset screen.

VF Thresholds

Edit

Save

Reset

F1

F2

F3

Select Reset to restore the original default values into memory.

Repeat the Edit and Save procedure until the VF threshold(s) is valid and the Save completes successfully (Save Completed).

To exit this function and remain in the Control branch, press the key. To exit and return to the

Top-Level menu, press the key.

Health and Status VF alarms are reported to the front panel LED and the Network Management System (NMS) based on the parameters in Table 3-8. Refer to Table 3-6 in the Device Health and Status section of this chapter for Health and Status VF message alarm information.

Table 3-8

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Valid Ranges for VF Thresholds

VF Thresholds

Valid Ranges

Default Values

 

 

 

Receive Signal Level High

0 dBm to ±15 dBm

Above ±9 dBm

 

 

 

Receive Signal Level Low

±16 dBm to ±50 dBm

Below ±23 dBm

 

 

 

Signal to Noise Ratio

5 dB to 40 dB

Below 23 dB

 

 

 

Non-Linear Distortion

15 dB to 50 dB

Below 30 dB

 

 

 

Retrains (per 15 minutes)

1 to 255 trains

15 trains

 

 

 

 

Signal Quality

Excellent

(lowest)

Good

 

Good

 

 

 

Fair

 

 

 

Poor

 

 

 

No Signal

(highest)

 

 

 

 

 

Near Echo

0￿￿38 dBm

 

Above ±20 dBm

 

 

 

 

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November 1996

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