Operation and Maintenance (TOP)
viii Issue 8.0 July 2002
TOP Section Organization 0
The Acceptance tab covers procedures that are used to accept the hardware
AFTER installation by someone else.
The Circuit Order tab covers procedures that are used when adding or deleting
work order items like a DS3 path, a DS3 circuit pack, or an OC-48 line, or when
entering/deleting cross-connections in a ring network.
The Operation tab covers procedures that can be used in day-to-day operations.
Such procedures are to enter/change/delete a user's login, to establish a remote
login using the CIT, to establish remote access to a network element by using a
dial-up modem, etc. A complete listing is in the "Operation Task Index"
(Operation: IXL-001).
The Trouble Clearing tab covers procedures on clearing the "condition" that
caused the alarm and clearing trouble reports. These procedures are consistent
with the two-tier maintenance philosophy.
The Detailed Level Procedures (DLP) tab contains detailed "how to"
instructions, beginning with DLP-500.
Some procedures have an introductory "Overview" section that explains the
purpose of the procedure. The other procedures are self-explanatory from the
title.