Alcatel-Lucent 1643 AMS - Timing loop

VC-4 Path trace identifier mismatch
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Alarm identifier VC4cTIM
Information The received path trace identifier, used to verify the continued connection to
the intended transmitter, does not match the provisioned value.
Alarm category Transmission
ASAP sdhHOPath
Alarm severity
(default setting)
Prompt
Reporting state
(default setting)
Reported
Local indications In the reporting Network Element:
• In the upstream direction, “VC-4 Remote Defect Indicator” is activated.
• In the downstream direction, the alarm indication signal is inserted into the
next function.
Cause Wrong routing somewhere in the network due to:
• Wrong connected line cables.
• Wrong Expected Trace Identifier filled in via the management system for
the network element that reported the alarm.
Actions Determine in which network element(s) the line cables are wrongly connected
by interpreting the received VC-4 path trace identifiers.
Check correctness of expected path trace identifier.
Alarm messages
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365-312-803R7.2
Issue 4, May 2007
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