A red alarm occurs when the T1 signal is lost or an out of frame error occurs. An out of
frame error can be caused when the framing type configured for the local interface does
not match the framing type of the incoming T1 signal or when the incoming signal does
not contain a T1 framing pattern.

A yellow alarm is also called a Remote Alarm Indication (RAI). When the remote end of
a link does not receive a signal, it will transmit a yellow alarm signal back to the local
end.

A blue alarm is also called an Alarm Indication Signal (AIS). A blue alarm indicates that
a device somewhere upstream has experienced a loss of signal.

The default value is on. To configure whether alarms are generated and detected, use
the following command:

config ports t1 alarms [on | off]

Yellow alarms can be configured when T1 alarms are enabled. See “Yellow Alarms” on
page 2-5 for more details on the following command:

config ports t1 yellow [detection | generation | both | off]

Cable length

Longer cable lengths cause greater loss for the T1 signal, so the transmitter hardware
must transmit at a higher level to transmit data successfully. However, too high a signal
level can cause crosstalk from one cable to another. The

config ports t1