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Alarms – Nortel Networks 1000 User Manual

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Man-Machine E1 maintenance interface software

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The MMI provides the following maintenance features:

configurable alarm parameters

E1-link problem indicator

current and historical E1-link performance reports

E1 verification and fault isolation testing

configuration of A\B bits (North American Standard, Australian P2, or
customized settings are available)

Alarms

The MMI may be used to activate alarms for the following E1-link
conditions:

excessive bit-error rate,

frame-slip errors,

out-of-frame,

loss-of-signal, and

blue alarm.

Pre-set thresholds and error durations trip LEI alarm notifications. For
descriptions of each of these E1-link alarm conditions, see

“Performance

counters and reporting” (page 302)

. For instructions on how to set alarm

parameters, see

“Set Alarm” (page 290)

. For information on accessing

alarm reporting, see

“Display Alarms” (page 300)

,

“Display Status” (page

301)

and

“Display Performance” (page 302)

.

Two levels of alarm severity exist for bit errors. Different threshold and
duration settings must be established for each level.

When the first level of severity is reached (alarm level 1), the MMI causes
the following:

the external alarm hardware activates

the RED ALARM LED on the faceplate is lit

an alarm message is displayed on the MMI terminal

an entry is created in the alarm log and printed to the MMI port

When the second level of severity is reached (alarm level 2), the MMI
performs all functions at alarm level 1. In addition, the LEI enters
line-conditioning mode. In this mode, the LEI sends either "on-hook"
or "off-hook" signals for all 30 ports to the CS 1000E, CS 1000M, and

Nortel Communication Server 1000

Circuit Card Reference

NN43001-311

02.06

Standard

27 August 2008

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