Patton electronic Model 2604 manual 17 T1/E1 Link T1/E1 Dacs Administrators’ Reference Guide

17 • T1/E1 Link T1/E1 DACS Administrators’ Reference Guide

Introduction

The T1/E1 Link Activity window (see figure 42) shows the configuration of the T1/E1 Interface, and reports statistics on the quality of the T1/E1 connection. The statistics listed in this section comprise those contained in RFC 1406—Definitions of Managed Objects for the DS1 and E1 Interface Types.

Figure 42. T1/E1 Link Activity main window

Click on T1/E1 Link under the Configuration Menu to display the T1/E1 Link Activity main window.

The T1/E1 Link Activity main window contains the following items:

•Information that identifies the DS1 Interface on a managed device, indicates the type of DS1 line using the circuit, and shows the transmission vendor’s circuit identifier (see figure 42). For more information about the objects in this window, refer to “T1/E1 Link Activity main window” on page 119.

•Line Status—This variable indicates interface line status. If any condition other than No Alarms exists, you can click on the Alarms Present link to view the Line Status Alarms window. For more information about these objects, refer to “Line Status (dsx1LineStatus)” on page 120.

•Line Status—Configuration…link—clicking on this link takes you to the page that displays the WAN Cir- cuit Configuration window. This window contains general information about the DS1 interface, amount of time intervals passed, and kind of line coding). For more information about this page, refer to “Line Sta- tus—Configuration” on page 122.

•Near End Line Statistics—Current…link—clicking on this link takes you to the page that displays line sta- tistics for the current 15-minute interval. For more information about this page, refer to “Near End Line Statistics—Current” on page 127.

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