Maintenance-Object Repair Procedures
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8-170 Issue 1 May 2002
B-Channel Alarms
The Maintenance/Far-End and Out-Of-Service/Far-End states generate warning
alarms displayed with status trunk grp#/mbr#.
Table 8-68. ATM-BCH alarms by service state
Service state Alarm
1
1. ATM-BCH alarms; alarms against other MOs may also be present.
Possible cause Possible solution
Out-of-Service/NE Warning Trunk busied out Release the port (release trunk
grp#/mbr#).
Minor NPE Crosstalk test (#6)
failed
Replace ATM circuit pack.
None ATM circuit pack lost
signal or there is a
circuit pack problem.
Install circuit pack or cable. Check
circuit pack using procedures in
ATM-BCH. Check far-end switch
status.
Out-of-Service/FE Warning Unadministered far end Administer the corresponding trunk
on the far-end switch.
Warning Far-end busied out Check the status of the far-end
switch.
Pending/In-Service
Pending/Maint
None Maintenance message
timed out waiting for
reply
Wait 2 minutes after the pending
state clears, and check the service
state.
Maint/NE None ISDN test call in
progress (test trunk
long)
Wait for the test to finish and recheck.
None System link busied out Check link status. Run release link
link#.
Maint/FE Warning Signaling channel down
for over 90 sec.
See ‘‘ATM-SGRP (ATM Signaling
Group)’’ or ‘‘ATM-DCH (ATM
D-Channel Port)’’.
Warning Repeated lack of
response to messages
sent to the far end
Wait. Maintenance software resends
messages periodically. Or run test
trunk grp#/mb# or test
signaling-grp grp#.
Warning The far-end trunk is
being tested.
Check status of the far-end switch.
Wait for testing to finish.
In-Service None Normal operating state
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