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PSAX 3-Port DS3/E3 ATM Protection Module User Guide
, Issue 1
Release 10.0.0
Chapter 3 Configuring Ports and Channels Using the Console
Configuring the Ports
Table 3-5 provides the line status alarm descriptions for the E3 mode on the
3-Port DS3/E3 ATM Protection module. This alarm is displayed in the Line
Status field on the Protection 3-Port E3 ATM Configuration and the E3 Port
and Channel Configuration windows.
[Admin Status]
Default:
Unconfig-
ured
Range: N/A
Format: Predefined
Displays the administrative status of the port.
Unconfigured
Indicates that the interface for the port is not con-
figured.
OutOfService
Indicates that the interface has not yet been
brought into service, or in-service interface has
been set to out of service with the
Take Inter-
face Out of Service
command.
InService
Indicates that the interface has been brought into
service with the
Bring Interface Into Service
command.
[Oper Status]
Default:
Unconfig-
ured
Range: N/A
Format: Predefined
Displays the operational status of the port and
whether the port is exchanging a valid signal.
Unconfigured
Indicates that the channel is not operational
because the interface is not configured.
OutOfService
Indicates that a loss-of-signal condition exists due
to any one of the following problems:
•
The module port is not physically connected to
a cable.
•
The cable is not connected at the other end to a
device.
•
The cable is broken.
A loss of frame or encoding is due to a problem
with the framing or encoding of the signal. For
example, a repeater could corrupt the signal.
InService
Indicates that the port is physically connected to
a cable; the cable is conducting the signal; and the
signal is being transmitted and received correctly.
Table 3-7. Protection 3-Port E3 ATM Port and Channel Configuration Window Field Descriptions
Field Name
Field Value
Description
Table 3-8. 3-Port DS3/E3 ATM Protection Module—E3 Mode Line Status Alarm Descriptions
Alarm
Description
NoAlarm
No alarm present.
RcvRAIFailure
Receiving yellow/remote alarm indication
XmitRAIAlarm
Transmitting yellow/remote alarm indication
RcvAIS
The PSAX system detected an AIS error on its receiving port.