Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Table 7-1. Health and Status Messages (2 of 3)

Message

What Message Indicates

What To Do

 

 

 

 

LOF at DSX-1,

An LOF (Loss Of Frame)

1.

Verify that the network cable is

Pt n

condition has been detected

 

securely attached at both ends.

 

on the DSX-1 interface. LOF

2.

Contact network provider.

 

is declared when an OOF

 

 

 

 

state exists longer than 2.5

 

 

 

seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOF at G.703,

An LOF condition has been

1.

Verify that the network cable is

Pt n

detected on the G.703

 

securely attached at both ends.

 

interface. LOF is declared

2.

Verify that the units line framing

 

when any three consecutive

 

 

and line coding are compatible.

 

frame synchronization bits are

 

 

 

 

 

incorrect, frames not

3.

Contact network provider.

 

containing the frame

 

 

 

alignment signal are received

 

 

 

with an error three times

 

 

 

consecutively, or, for CRC-4

 

 

 

framing, CRC multiframe bit

 

 

 

alignment fails.

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOS at DSX-1,

An LOS (Loss Of Signal)

1.

Verify that the network cable is

Pt n

condition has been detected

 

securely attached at both ends.

 

on the DSX-1 interface. No

2.

Contact network provider.

 

signal is being received on

 

 

 

 

Port n. LOS is declared when

 

 

 

175 consecutive zeros are

 

 

 

received.

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOS at G.703,

An LOS condition has been

1.

Verify that the network cable is

Pt n

detected on the G.703

 

securely attached at both ends.

 

interface. No signal is being

2.

Contact network provider.

 

received on Port n. LOS is

 

 

 

 

declared when 175

 

 

 

consecutive pulse

 

 

 

transmissions are received

 

 

 

with no pulse transitions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOS at Net, Pt n

An LOS (Loss Of Signal)

1.

Verify that the network cable is

 

condition has been detected

 

securely attached at both ends.

 

on the network interface. No

2.

Contact network provider.

 

signal is being received on

 

 

 

 

Port n, possibly due to a local

 

 

 

network problem.

 

 

 

 

 

Mismatch Rate,

The LTU, set to a fixed DSL

Set the LTU to a compatible rate or

Pt n

rate, is attempting to operate

replace the NTU.

 

at a rate the NTU is not

 

 

 

capable of.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Margin

The signal-to-noise margin

1.

Check the Network Performance

Threshold, Pt n

has exceeded the configured

 

Statistics screen for possible line

 

threshold.

 

impairments.

 

 

2.

Set the unit to run at a lower DSL

 

 

 

line rate.

 

 

3.

Contact network provider.

 

 

 

 

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April 2000

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