Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM - DLP- G203 Change the OSCM and OSC-CSM als Maintenance Settings

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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Installation and Operations Guide, R6.0
September 2005
Chapter 11 Change DWDM Card Settings
DLP-G203 Change the OSCM and OSC-CSM ALS Maintenance Settings
Step 4 Click Apply. If the change affects traffic, a warning message displays. Click Yes to complete the
change.
Step 5 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
Table 11-6 OSC-CSM and OSCM Maintenance Settings
Parameter Description Options
OSRI Optical safety remote interlock. When set
to On, the OSC TX output power is shut
down.
From the drop-down list, choose one
of the following:
• On
• Off
ALS Mode Automatic laser shutdown. For OSCM
cards ALS provides the ability to shut
down the OSC TX laser when the OSC
RX detects a loss of signal (LOS).
For OSC-CSM cards, ALS provides the
same functions as the OSCM card and
also enables an optical safety mechanism
at the DWDM network layer. See the
“16.8.5.13 Automatic Laser Shutdown”
section on page 16-105 for more
information.
From the drop-down list, choose one
of the following:
• Disable—Deactivates ALS.
• Auto Restart—(Default) ALS is
active. The power is
automatically shut down when
needed and automatically tries to
restart using a probe pulse until
the cause of the failure is
repaired.
• Manual Restart
• Manual Restart for Test
Recovery Pulse
Duration
(Display only) Displays the duration of
the optical power pulse that begins when
an amplifier restarts.
—
Recovery Pulse
Interval
(Display only) Displays the interval
between optical power pulses.
—
Currently
Shutdown
(Display only) Displays the current status
of the laser.
—
Request Laser
Restart
If checked, allows you to restart the laser
for maintenance.
Checked or unchecked