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Cisco ONS 15454 Procedure Guide, R5.0
December 2004
Chapter 8 Monitor Performance
NTP-A250 Monitor OC-N Performance
Step 1 Complete the “DLP-A60 Log into CTC” task on page 17-66. If you are already logged in, continue with
Step 2.
Step 2 Perform any of the following tasks as needed:
• DLP-A533 Create Ethernet RMON Alarm Thresholds, page 22-28
• DLP-A529 Delete Ethernet RMON Alarm Thresholds, page 22-26
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
NTP-A250 Monitor OC-N Performance
Step 1 Complete the “DLP-A60 Log into CTC” task on page 17-66 at the node that you want to monitor. If you
are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 Complete the “DLP-A121 Enable/Disable Pointer Justification Count Performance Monitoring” task on
page 18-7 as needed to enable or disable clock synchronization monitoring.
Step 3 Complete the “DLP-A122 Enable/Disable Intermediate Path Performance Monitoring” task on
page 18-9 as needed to enable or disable monitoring of STS traffic through intermediate nodes.
Step 4 Complete the “DLP-A507 View OC-N PM Parameters” task on page 22-1.
To refresh, reset, or clear PM counts, see the “NTP-A253 Change the PM Display” procedure on
page 8-2.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
Purpose This procedure enables you to view node near-end or far-end
performance during selected time intervals on an OC-N card and port to
detect possible performance problems.
Tools/Equipment None
Prerequisite Procedures Before you monitor performance, be sure you have created the
appropriate circuits and provisioned the card according to your
specifications. For more information, see Chapter 6, “Create Circuits
and VT Tunnels” and Chapter 11, “Change Card Settings.”
Required/As Needed As needed
Onsite/Remote Onsite or remote
Security Level Retrieve or higher