RAD Data comm RIC-155 Network Card User Manual


 
RIC-155 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 4 Configuration
Configuring the Physical Ports 4-11
The following alarms trigger an uplink failure:
Uplink Port Signal Loss
Line Excessive Error Defect
Line Signal Degraded Error
Uplink Port Loss of Signal
Uplink Port Loss of Frame
Path Rx Facility Pointer Loss
Path Excessive Error Defect
Path Signal Degraded Error
Path Trace J1 string mismatch.
With Physical Failure Forwarding enabled, three additional alarms trigger an uplink
failure:
Line Alarm Indication Signal (AIS-L)
Remote Line Defect Indication (RDI-L)
Unequipped.
It is possible to mask errors in the Alarm Setup menu, so that the uplink will not be
interrupted. (See Chapter 5)
RIC-155
Uplink Configuration
1. Uplink Mode: (SDH)
2. BER Threshold: (Enabled)
3. EED Threshold (10E-): > (10E-3)
4. SD Threshold (10E-): > (10E-6)
5. J1 Path Trace Configuration: >
6. Send AIS-L (K2)... (Enabled)
7. Send Unequipped (C2) (Enabled)
8. Physical failure forwarding (Enabled)
8. Physical failure forwarding on RDI-L/AIS-L/Unequipped (Disabled)
Please select item <1 to 8>
ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit
Figure 4-13. Uplink Configuration Menu
Item 9 of Figure 4-13, appears only when item 8, Physical failure forwarding, is
enabled.
If item 9 is enabled, RIC-155 considers the RDI-L/AIS-L/Unequipped status in
addition to all the other alarms in physical failure forwarding.
Note
Note