Another figure shows the example of RMON alarm for DELTA sample type. As shown in the following figure, the delta value varies high and low. The sample in T1 is the first one crossing the Rising Threshold, so an alarm occurs. No alarms will be generated afterwards until T5 sample which is crossing the Falling Threshold (note that the value of the previous sample, T4 sample, is greater than the Falling Threshold and the value of T5 sample). Alarm is not generated for T7 sample since an alarm is already generated for T5 sample and the curve is not in a downward trend around T7. A Rising Threshold crossing alarm is generated again for T10 sample, because a Falling Threshold crossing alarm (T5) has occurred after the previous Rising Threshold crossing alarm (T1).

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