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Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Reference Manual, R5.0
April 2008
Chapter 8 Cisco Transport Controller Operation
8.5.1 Node View
The colors of the Front Mount Electrical Connection (FMEC) cards reflect the real-time status of the
physical FMEC cards. Table 8-5 lists the FMEC card colors. The FMEC ports shown in CTC do not
change color.
Note You cannot preprovision FMECs.
Port color in both card and node view indicates the port service state. Table 8-6 lists the port colors and
their service states. For more information about port service states, see Appendix B, “Administrative and
Service States.”
Orange Slot is provisioned; a Major alarm condition exists.
Red Slot is provisioned; a Critical alarm exists.
Table 8-4 Node View Card Colors (continued)
Card Color Status
Table 8-5 Node View FMEC Color
Upper Shelf FMEC Color Status
White Functioning card is installed.
Yellow Minor alarm condition exists.
Orange (Amber) Major alarm condition exists.
Red Critical alarm exists.
Table 8-6 Node View Card Port Colors and Service States
Port Color Service State Description
Blue Locked-enabled,loopback Port is in a loopback state. On the card in node view, a
line between ports indicates that the port is in terminal or
facility loopback (see Figure 8-4 and Figure 8-5). Traffic
is carried and alarm reporting is suppressed. Raised fault
conditions, whether or not their alarms are reported, can
be retrieved on the CTC Conditions tab or by using the
TL1 RTRV-COND command.
Blue Locked-enabled,
maintenance
Port is out-of-service for maintenance. Traffic is carried
and loopbacks are allowed. Alarm reporting is
suppressed. Raised fault conditions, whether or not their
alarms are reported, can be retrieved on the CTC
Conditions tab or by using the TL1 RTRV-COND
command. Use Locked-enabled,maintenance for testing
or to suppress alarms temporarily. Change the state to
Unlocked-enabled; Locked-enabled,disabled; or
Unlocked-disabled,automaticInService when testing is
complete.
Gray Locked-enabled,disabled The port is out-of-service and unable to carry traffic.
Loopbacks are not allowed in this service state.