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Octal DS-1/E1

Verilink AS4000 User Manual

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Procedure

To access the G.826 Statistics screen:

1. Place your cursor on any Active link in the Diagnostics

Manager Menu and type "G". A new menu appears (

Figure

9-8

).

The G.826 Statistics fields are described in

Table 9-8

. Refer to the

ITU-T Standardized Specifications, dated 08/96, for a more detailed
description of the G.826 statistics.

Table 9-8

G.826 Statistics Field Descriptions

Backplane Check

To monitor the integrity of the backplane on the Octal DS-1/E1
Diagnostics module:

1. From the Main Menu, select Node Summary.

2. Select a slot that has been configured for Octal T1/E1.

3. From the Octal T1/E1 Main Menu, select Diagnostics.

4. From the Diagnostics menu, select Backplane Check.

Total Time

The duration of time the link is up and running in seconds.

Errored Seconds

A one-second period with one or more errored blocks or at least one defect.

Errored Free Seconds

A one-second period of time the link was error free.

Severely Errored

Seconds

A subset of ES, SES is a one second period which contains >30% errored blocks

or at least one defect.

Consecutive Severely

Errored Seconds

A continuous occurrence of SES, in one second intervals, which contains >30%

errored blocks or at least one defect.

Consecutive Errored

Free Seconds

A display of consecutive one-second period intervals that did not have defects

or errors on the link.

Background Errored

Seconds

A one-second period with one or more errored blocks or at least one defect not

occurring as part of the ES.

Errored Seconds Ratio

The ratio of ES to total seconds in available time during a fixed measurement

interval.

Severely Errored

Seconds Ratio

The ratio of SES to total seconds in available time during a fixed measurement

interval.

Background Errored

Seconds Ratio

The ratio of background block errors to total blocks of available time during a

fixed measurement interval. The count of total blocks excludes all blocks

during SES.