Tab le of Con tents
Issue 3 June 2001 9-i
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Maintenance Description
Overview 9-1
â– Three-Tiered Operations 9-1
Single-Ended Maintenance Philosophy 9-4
â– Multi-Vendor OI 9-6
â– SEO Network Element Status Using Alarm Gateway NE 9-7
In-Service Upgrades 9-9
â– Software Upgrades 9-9
Software Compatibility 9-10
Maintenance Signaling 9-12
â– Non-Ring Interfaces 9-14
â– Ring Applications 9-18
Fault Detection, Isolation, and Reporting 9-23
â– Detection 9-23
â– Isolation 9-23
â– Reporting 9-23
Protection Switching 9-24
â– Automatic Line Protection 9-24
Status of ACTIVE LED on OLIUs 9-24
APS Initiation Criteria 9-25
â– Path Protection Switching (Path Switched Rings) 9-27
Path Protection Scheme 9-29
Path Protection - Locked DS3 Cross-Connect 9-31
â– Dual Ring Interworking (DRI) 9-32