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Chapter 2 Alarm Troubleshooting
Alarm Procedures
2.7.70 FE-IDLE
Default Severity: Not Alarmed (NA), Non-Service-Affecting (NSA)
SDH Logical Object: DS3
The Far End Idle condition occurs when a far-end node detects an idle far-end 15310-MA SDH CTX,
E1-21/DS3-E3-3, or E1-63/DS3-E3-3 card DS-3 signal in C-bit line type mode.
Clear the FE-IDLE Condition
Step 1 To troubleshoot the FE condition, determine which node and port link directly to the card reporting the
FE condition.
Step 2 Log into the node that links directly to the port reporting the FE condition.
Step 3 Clear the main alarm by clearing the protection switch. See the “2.9.1 Protection Switching, Lock
Initiation, and Clearing” section on page 2-146 for commonly used traffic-switching procedures.
Step 4 If the condition does not clear, log into the Technical Support Website at
http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/index.html for more information or call Cisco TAC
(1-800-553-2447).
2.7.71 FE-LOCKOUTOFPR-SPAN
The FE-LOCKOUTOFPR-SPAN condition is not used in the ONS 15310 platforms in this release. It is
reserved for development.
2.7.72 FE-LOF
Default Severity: Not Alarmed (NA), Non-Service-Affecting (NSA)
SDH Logical Object: DS3
The Far End LOF condition occurs when a far-end node reports the “LOF (DS3)” alarm on page 2-86 in
C-bit line type mode.
Clear the FE-LOF Condition
Step 1 To troubleshoot an FE condition, determine which node and port link directly to the card reporting the
FE condition.
Step 2 Log into the node that links directly to the port reporting the FE condition.
Step 3 Complete the “Clear the LOF (E1) Alarm” procedure on page 2-86. It also applies to FE-LOF.
Step 4 If the condition does not clear, log into the Technical Support Website at
http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/index.html for more information or call Cisco TAC
(1-800-553-2447).