AMERITECH AM8a, Instruction Manual

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AM8a Instruction Manual (18-0037) Meter Display
0037-S06.L_43 February 10, 2000
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6.11 SLC®96 MODE I OR II MESSAGES
When the AM8a is monitoring the RX or
TX
lines of a
SLC®96 I or II
(Mode I or Mode II)
PCM
link, three additional metering displays are available. These displays are the result of the
decoding of bits in the
PCM
data stream.
NOTE:
A
SLC®96 RX
line or
TX
line is also referred to as a "half-span" in some
PCM
descriptions.
6.11.1
ALARM TX or RX:
provides an indication of alarm conditions detected on the link. For
both
TX
and
RX
, there are two variations of the metering format. The one displayed is
dependent on how the monitored switch is equipped.
The upper display shows 15 conditions which can be reported by the position of an
"
A
". The lower display shows 10 conditions. (In an actual display both lines will
usually have the same format.)
Figure 6-6 shows the display and identifies the Alarm Conditions. This is a dynamic
display which will change as alarms occur. Alarm messages also will be printed via
the
RS 232
port.
ALARM TX
ALARM RX
A-Line Far-End Loop
B-Line Far-End Loop
C-Line Far-End Loop
D-Line Far-End Loop
P-Line Far-End Loop
Not Used
Not Used
Not Used
Major Alarm
Minor Alarm
Power/Misc. Alarm
A-Shelf Alarm
B-Shelf Alarm
C-Shelf Alarm
D-Shelf Alarm
– – – AA AA – – – – – – – –
– – AA – – – – – – – –
09/21/93
Figure 6-6. SLC®96 Alarm Conditions Meter Display