Chapter 6. 9500 MXC Performance and Diagnostic Features
Vol. II-6-10 Alcatel-Lucent
• Front Panel LEDs
System Summary
The System Summary screen provides a single-view snapshot of the
configuration and health of a Node/Terminal. For the Node it presents plug-in
card interconnections, capacities configured and connection status. Single click
access is provided to related screens for configuration and diagnostics.
Event Browser
The Events Browser screen provides a time and date-stamped view of the most
recent 5000 events, both active and cleared. Options include viewing of current
alarms only, or all occurrences of a selected alarm type.
For each alarm or informational event a tab provides access to additional
information. For alarms the alarm description, probable causes, and
recommended actions are displayed. For information events its description is
displayed.
History
The History screens provide either a seven day, or one month graphical and
report views of operational history, captured as 15 minute data bins over the most
recent seven days, or daily bins over one month. For links the screen supports
G.826 data, RSL, events, and configuration changes. For Ethernet modules the
screen supports Rx and Tx throughputs, frame type, discards, errors, events and
configuration changes.
Alarms
An alarms screen provides a tree-view of all alarm actions for a selected plug-in.
For each alarm a tab provides access to the alarm description, probable causes,
and recommended actions.
Performance
For a RAC the Performance screen provides G.826 data for the selected link, plus
Tx power, RSL, PA temperature, -48Vdc supply voltage at the ODU, and an
estimate of current BER and remote fade margin (fade margin at the far-end Rx).
G.826 data includes:
• Elapsed, available and unavailable seconds
• Errored seconds and errored second ratio
• Severely errored seconds, and ratio
• Block error, background block errors, and ratio
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