Far End (FE)
Any other network element in a maintenance subnetwork other than the one the user is at or
working on. Also called remote.
Far-End Receive Failure (FERF)
An indication returned to a transmitting Network Element that the receiving Network Element
has detected an incoming section failure. Also known as RDI (Remote Detect Indication).
Fault
Term used when a circuit pack has a hard (not temporary) fault and cannot perform its normal
function.
Fault Management
Collecting, processing, and forwarding of autonomous messages from network elements.
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
FE
Far End
FEBE
Far End Block Error
FEPROM
Flash EPROM
File Transfer and Access Management (FTAM)
FTAM is the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) standard for file transfer, file access, and file
management.
Flash EPROM
A technology that combines the nonvolatility of EPROM with the in-circuit reprogrammability
of EEPROM (electrically-erasable PROM).
Forced
Term used when a circuit pack (either working or protection) has been locked into a
service-providing state by user command.
Forced Switch to Protection
The WaveStar
®
CIT command that forces the protection group to be the
″
Active Unit.
″
The
clear command is required to remove the Forced Switch state. While in the Forced Switch state
the system may not switch the active unit either automatically, by means of the WaveStar
®
CIT
Forced Switch, or Manual Switch command.
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