Marconi OMS 1200
Technical Product Description
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7.9.3
Protection Switching Control
7.9.3.1 Protection
Switching Operation
The interface cards process the traffic from duplicated ports completely independently
and pass the traffic from each input port, with its SD/SF flags to the switch unit. This
unit determines from which port the traffic quality is higher and selects traffic from that
channel based on these flags, but taking into account the conditions shown Table
7-18.
On configuration, the identity of duplicate input ports of protected ports is downloaded
from the Multiplexer Controller to the switch unit, so that on receipt of a SF/SD failure
condition or a request to switch to either input of a particular port, traffic may be
selected from the appropriately numbered port.
At the outgoing traffic ports, the switch unit duplicates the output signals to the output
ports corresponding to the duplicated protected input ports. Any decision regarding the
quality of the traffic at the output ports must be made by equipment external to the
OMS 1240.
7.9.3.2 Operator
Commands
for PDH Port Protection
Before the PDH port protection mechanism can be controlled, you must configure the
different related parameters.
You enter these commands via the local terminal or from the Element Manager.
1
For each port to be protected, you must enter the working port and the
protection port. Worker and protection port designation cannot be
subsequently changed, only removed.
When port protection is configured, the protection port automatically adopts
the configuration (mapping, signal structure etc.) of the associated worker port.
Any subsequent change to the configuration of the worker port is automatically
adopted by the protection port and vice-versa.
2
Operating mode: Revertive/Non-revertive mode of operation.
3
Wait-to-restore period.
To control the protection switching mechanism, you have access to the following
facilities explained in Section 7.4.8 onwards:
•
Forced Switch to Worker
•
Forced Switch to Protection
•
Manual Switch to Worker
•
Manual Switch to Protection
•
Clear.
The protection state of the currently selected port is displayed.