Monitoring the DSU

4

What to Monitor

This chapter presents information on how to access and monitor DSU status and performance statistics on the DDS network. You can monitor DSU operations by viewing:

HSystem and Test Status screen

HHighest priority Health and Status message on the last line of all screens

HNetwork Interface Status screen

HNetwork Performance Statistics screen

HLEDs on the ATI Status screen or the DSU's front panel

Table 4-1 shows the available indicators of alarm conditions on the network interface and the User Data port.

Table 4-1. Alarm Indicator Locations

Alarm Condition

Status

Specific

Screen

LED

 

 

 

Crossed Pairs

Y

N

 

 

 

No Signal (NS)

Y

Y

 

 

 

Out of Service (OOS)

Y

Y

 

 

 

Out of Frame (OOF)

Y

Y

 

 

 

Excessive Bipolar Violations (BPV)

Y

N

 

 

 

Inband Framing Error

Y

N

 

 

 

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727 specifications

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