Glossary
Issue 8.0 July 2002
GL-5
Condition
Conditions persist in time and indicate that there is something not normal about the system. Condi-
tions appear in the Retrieve-Alarm Report.
CR
Critical (alarm).
Cross-Connection
A reconfigurable transmission path interconnection.
Cross Connection Map
The cross-connection map for each FT-2000 ring node contains information about how signals are
connected between the high speed time slots and low speed interface packs. (See also Squelch
Map).
CTS
Customer Technical Support — A Lucent Technologies organization that helps customers maintain
installed systems (formerly known as the Technical Support Organization).
Current Value
The value currently assigned to a provisionable parameter.
CV
Cting Violation — A performance-monitoring parameter. The coding violations are monitored for the
OC-48 line, OC-3 line, STS-48 section, STS-3 section, STS-1 path, EC-1 line, and DS3 path.
D
DACS
Digital Access and Cross-Connect System.
DACS III-2000
One of Lucent Technologies SONET-compatible Digital Access and Cross-Connect Systems.
DACS IV-2000
One of Lucent Technologies SONET-compatible Digital Access and Cross-Connect Systems.
Data
A collection of system parameters and their associated values.
DCC
Data Communications Channel — The embedded overhead communications channel in the
SONET line. This is used for end-to-end communications and maintenance. It carries alarm, con-
trol, and status information between network elements in a SONET network.
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