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F. Signalling 
Detection of ATP/ATS Faults 
ATP (Alarm Transmission Path) faults will be detected when network interface of the control 
panel disconnected or the transmission path to the transceiver of receiving center located in ARC 
blocked somewhere in between. An ATS (Alarm Transmission System) fault will be reported when 
ATP faults are detected on both transmission paths.   
ATP restore will be detected as soon as network interface connected and the transmission path to 
the transceiver of receiving center restored. ATS restore will be reported when ATP restore of any 
transmission path is detected. 
The timing performance of detecting ATP faults and restores shows in the table below. 
Maximum timing of detection   
Primary ATP failure/restore 
Secondary  ATP  failure/restore 
60 min 
20 min (when primary ATP failed ) 
Signalling will be always transmitted from primary ATP when it is operational. Otherwise it will be 
automatically switched to secondary transmission path that is operational at the moment. Both primary 
and secondary ATP fault and restore events will be reported to ARC when there is an ATP left to work. They 
will also be recorded to mandatory log memory with capacity of 1000 records allocated in non-volatile flash 
memory storage, as well as the ATS fault record. The detail of reports and log records are listed in the table 
below.   
Event code when 
signalling 
Primary  ATP  failure/restore 
LAN Path Failed/LAN Path Recovery 
Secondary  ATP  failure/restore 
Mobile Net Path Failed/Mobile Net Path 
Recovery 
Primary  network  interface  failure/restore 
LAN Path Failed/LAN Path Recovery 
Secondary  network  interface  failure/restore 
Mobile Net Path Failed/Mobile Net Path 
Recovery 
 
 
ATS Category 
The ATS category of AXPRO is DP2. While the alarm receiving center is enabled. The control panel will upload alarm 
report to the receiver center via the main path (LAN or Wi-Fi) or the back-up path (3G/4G). If the control panel is 
properly connected to the LAN or Wi-Fi, the main path is selected as the transmission path. If the main path 
connection is failed, the path will be switched to 3G/4G. And if the main path connection is restored, the path will be 
switched back to LAN or Wi-Fi. The control panel checks the connection status continuously, and generates logs 
transmission fault for any of the path. While both of the paths are invalid, the control panel determines ATS fault.