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Installing the S8700 IP Connect
May 2002
SPAN LEDs
The 4 SPAN LEDs indicate the status of the 4 T1/E1 facilities. A SPAN LED is in one of the
following states:
• Solid on yellow: Facility is operational and alarm free.
• Blinking yellow for 2 seconds, off 0.1 seconds: Facility is operational and alarm free
AND is carrying the control channel (facility A or B only).
• Solid on red: Facility is alarmed.
• Solid off: Facility is not administered or has been busied out.
Check Port Network Status for Each Media
Gateway
The port network status may suggest problem areas. Tests described later provide more specific
diagnostic information.
1 Type status port-network number <1-64> and press Enter.
Verify the screen displays a Port Network Status screen similar to the one in ‘‘Sample
Port Network Status Screen for Cabinet 1—S8700 Multi-Connect’’ on page 190.
Verify these service states:
Field Service State
TDM Bus A in
TDM Bus B in
Tone/Clock in
EXP-LINK
1
1. The cabinet /carrier/slot numbers for the
fiber optic cables are listed. For example,
01A01 in the figure refers to media gateway
stack 01, carrier A, and slot 01
in
PKT in