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Selecting Test Features - SDH Operation
Using Receive Overhead Monitor
Using Receive Overhead Monitor
Description
When first connecting to a SDH network, a start up confidence check can be made
by viewing the behavior of all the overhead bytes. If the SDH network shows alarm
indications, some diagnosis of the problem may be gained from viewing all the
overhead bytes.The OVERHEAD MONITOR display is updated once per second
(once per 8000 frames) approximately.
TIP:
A snapshot of the received overhead can be logged to the chosen logging device.
See "Logging on Demand " page 146.
HOW TO:
1
Set up the receive SDH interface and payload as required. See “Setting Receive
Interface” page 30.
2
Choose the type of overhead to MONITOR.
3
If SOH (Section Overhead) is chosen, choose the STM-1 number and COLUMN
to be displayed.
Many bytes in COLS 2,5,8 and 3,6,9 are unlabeled because the other overhead
functions have not yet been defined.
If ALL COLUMNS is chosen, the hexadecimal value of all 81 bytes of section
overhead is displayed (all 324 bytes of an STM-4 or 1,296 bytes of an STM-16
are displayed 81 bytes at a time by selecting each STM-1 in turn).The value of
the bytes can be set using
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