APPLICATION NOTE

4200
ADVANCED SERVICES PLATFORM

LASER MODE/AUTO-
SHUTDOWN AND FAILURE
RESPONSE DESCRIPTION

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November 9, 2011
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 APPLICATION NOTE

4200
A d v a n c e d S e r v i c e s P l a tf o r m
L a s e r M o d e / A u t o - S h u td o w n a n d
Failure Response Description

OVERVIEW
This Application Note describes the Laser Mode/Auto-Shutdown feature (Laser Mode is the label of the
attribute in the HTTP user interface for configuring auto-shutdown of the laser). This feature defines the
laser behavior when a failure of the incoming signal is detected at an optical facility interface.

In addition, this Application Note describes how the 4200 responds to failures in various network
environments.

Application Note Organization

This application note is organized as follows:
• Overview
• Description (Page 2)
• Configuring Laser Mode/Auto-Shutdown (Page 16)

Reference Material
• 4200 Advanced Services Platform System Description Manual
• 4200 Advanced Services Platform Configuration Guide Volume 1: System CLI
• 4200 Advanced Services Platform Configuration Guide Volume 2: System HTTP
• 4200 Advanced Services Platform TL1 Command Reference Manual

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DESCRIPTION
Network operators can configure an optical client facility interface to shut-down its transmitter output in the
event the corresponding network-facing service fails (for example, LOS, AIS). This feature is useful for
switching services that are optically protected on the client-side interfaces when failures occur.

The Laser Mode/Auto-Shutdown is configurable depending on the service and module combinations in
Table 1.

Table 1. Provisionable Laser Mode Supported / Default

Optical QUAD- QUAD-
SFP/XFP F10A, F10T F10T
EM6 (Trans-
10T 10T FC4T X4 X9
Facility M3s/M6s ponder)
(Regenerator) (Trans- (Regen-
Interface ponder) erator)

ESCON YES / N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
OC3/12/48, Always ON
STM1/4/16
OC 192/ N/A N/A YES / N/A YES / N/A N/A N/A N/A
192W/64W, Always ON Always ON
10 GbE
FC100 YES / N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Always ON
FC200 YES / N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A YES / N/A N/A
Always ON Always
ON
FC400 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A YES / N/A N/A
Always
ON
FC1200 N/A N/A YES / N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Always ON
OTU1 NO NO N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
OTU2/ N/A N/A N/A YES / N/A YES / N/A N/A N/A
OTU2E Always ON Always
ON
OTU2ES N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A YES / N/A N/A N/A
Always
ON
GBE CLIENT YES / YES / N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A YES / NO
AUTO-OFF AUTO-OFF AUTO-
OFF
GBE NTWK NO NO N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
ETHP/FCHP N/A NO N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

The Laser Mode/Auto-Shutdown feature is not supported on 10/100/1000BASE-T interfaces.

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On interfaces that support configurable Laser Mode, users can set the laser mode on the ports to one of the
following options:
• Auto Off - The laser will shut down automatically when the failure is detected. Auto Off is the
choice for circuits when external protection is in use. When detecting an upstream fault, the
downstream client laser turns off as a trigger to the protection equipment.
• Perm On - The laser will continue to operate normally and generate a fault signal while the
defect exists. Perm On is the choice for unprotected circuits, which require proper signaling
between the upstream and downstream facilities, when a failure is detected. When detecting
an upstream fault, the downstream client laser emits a fault signal. The receiving facility can
then properly react with a response signal back to the upstream client, depending on what the
client signal protocol requires.

In either case, the laser mode should be configured identically at both ends of the circuit to ensure
consistent signaling and protection behavior, as indicated in Table 2.

Table 2. Laser Provisioning Mode Near End/Far End Settings

Laser Mode Provisioning
Near End Far End Valid
Notes
Laser Mode Laser Mode Configuration?
Perm On Perm On Yes Used for unprotected circuits. For upstream faults,
downstream client laser remains on. Provision
“Perm On” at both ends of the circuit.
The downstream client generally emits a
Polynomial Number 11 (PN-11) signal or Alarm
Indication Signal (AIS).
In the case of Fiber Channel (FC) services, a NOS
signal is generated in both the downstream and
upstream directions when a fault is detected.
Auto Off Auto Off Yes Used for circuits protected by an Optical Protection
Switching (OPS) module or by third-party
equipment, in which case the protection equipment
requires incoming LOS to trigger the protection
switch. For upstream faults, downstream client laser
shuts down. Provision at both ends of the circuit.
In the case of FC services, an LOS signal is
generated towards the downstream facility. The
upstream direction is unaffected by the 4200 node.
Auto Off Perm On No Considered an invalid configuration. Unexpected,
Perm On Auto Off improper, or inconsistent signaling or protection
behavior will occur.
Note: Selecting the Auto Off laser mode is important when using an external OPS module to protect
services, since the OPS module only reacts to a change in optical power to switch to the protecting
input.

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Table 3 summarizes the optical facility interface output when Laser Mode=Always ON and the
corresponding network-facing service fails.

Table 3. Optical Facility Interface Output When Laser Mode=Always On

Optical SFP/XFP Facility Output When Laser Mode=Always On
Interface and Corresponding Network-Facing Service Fails
OC3/12/48 Unframed signal (PN-11)
STM1/4/6
OC192/192W F-10T module: Unframed signal (PN-11)
STM64/64W Quad-10T module: AIS-L/MS-AIS
GBE Client v-code (k30.7) or 10B_ERR, depending on the GbE Error Code setting
Note: The GbE Error Code setting is provisionable starting with
Release 7.0.1. On lower releases, v-codes are always output.
10 GBE Unframed signal (PN-11) for Transparent Modes
Local Fault for GFP modes
FC100/200/400/1200 NOS
OTU2/OTU2E/OTU2ES ODU-AIS
(REGEN F-10T or QUAD-10T)

By disabling a client port transmitter output, a client side optical protection switch (outside the network) can
switch to the protecting path. Figure 1 demonstrates two Auto Off scenarios. In Example A, two OTU2 paths
carry working and protecting streams of a 10Gigabit Ethernet client service. The client interfaces have been
set to shut down in the event of a network signal failure. When this occurs, the OPS senses the signal loss
and switches to the protecting path.

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Signal Fail Transmitter

(LOS, AIS) Shut-Down
Example A
Managed Network

OTU2
4200 MC
10GbE LAN
Network Client
Port Port
Switch
on OPS
Failure
Client
OTU2 Port
4200 MC 10GbE LAN
Network
Port

Signal Fail
(LOS, AIS)
Managed Network Fiber Transmitter
Channel Stays On
OTU1 4200
Transmitter
GbE Shut-Down
Network Client
Port Port
Switch
on OPS
Failure
Client
OTU1 Port
Example B 4200 GbE
Network
Port
FS06121

Figure 1. Client Port Auto-Shutdown

A similar result occurs in Example B, which transports aggregated Gigabit Ethernet and Fiber Channel
services on the upper OTU1 stream. The difference in this case is that only the Gigabit Ethernet client
transmitters have been configured for auto-off. The Fiber Channel transmitter remains on regardless of the
condition of the network service. Of course, the Fiber Channel client port could also have been configured
for auto-off, if desired.

The sections that follow provide some additional examples of the Laser Mode/Auto-Shutdown feature and
how the 4200 responds to failures in various networks:
• Optical OC3/OC12/OC48/STM1/STM4/STM16 (Page 6)
• Optical Gigabit Ethernet (Page 7)
• 10/100/1000BaseT Ethernet (Page 8)
• FC/FICON (100/200/400) (Page 9)
• FC1200 (Page 9)
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet (Page 10)

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Optical OC3/OC12/OC48/STM1/STM4/STM16
For a specific subset of the optical client facility interfaces supported by the F10-A and M6s modules, the
Laser Mode setting can affect the behavior of another configurable parameter: LOF-Action. The affected
interfaces are OC3, OC12, OC48, STM1, STM4, and STM16. The LOF-Action parameter is visible to the
user as follows:
• HTTP - “LOF Action” parameter, on the same Interface Provisioning screen as the “Laser
Mode” parameter.
• CLI - lof-action [off | on] command, at the same command hierarchical privilege level as the
laser [auto-off | on] command for setting Laser Mode.
• TL1 - LOFACT parameter of the Ed-rr command.

The LOF-Action setting on these client interfaces defines the far-end client laser’s behavior when it detects
an LOF condition on the incoming signal at the near-end client optical facility interface. If the far-end Laser
Mode is set to Auto-Off and the near-end LOF-Action is set to On, the far-end laser will automatically shut
down when an LOF is detected at the near-end client optical facility interface. However, if the far-end Laser
Mode is set to On and the near-end LOF-Action is set to On, then the far-end laser will remain On when an
LOF is detected at the near-end client optical facility interface. The reason that the far-end laser remains
On is that the far-end Laser Mode setting has priority over the near-end LOF-Action setting in determining
the far-end client laser’s behavior. Figure 2 depicts this operation.

3. If LM =Auto-Off, then shut down

the client laser.
If LM = Always On, then this setting
takes priority over the LOF-Action
1. Detects incoming LOF. setting at the far-end, and the client
laser remains On.

2. Requests far-end client

laser shut down over the
OTN network.

Client P X P
4200 4200 P P Client
H H H H
Device Y Y Y Y
Device

LOF-Action = ON

LM = Laser Mode

Figure 2. Laser Mode’s Effect on LOF-Action Behavior for OCn and STMn Client Facility Interfaces

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Optical Gigabit Ethernet
Figure 3 illustrates the operation of Laser Mode/Auto-Shutdown and failure response in an optical Gigabit
Ethernet network.

3. If LM = On, then send continuous

code violations (10B_ERR) or
v-code (k30.7).
1. Detects incoming failure (LOS or LOF). If LM =Auto-Off, then shut down
the client laser.

2. Send Client signal failure

message over the OTN
network.
Client P X P
H
4200 4200 P
H
P Client
H H
Device Y Y Y Y
Device

4. Client device detects

failure and takes
LM = Laser Mode client-specific action.

Figure 3. Laser Mode/Auto-Shutdown Example: Optical Gigabit Ethernet

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10/100/1000BaseT Ethernet
In releases prior to Release 7.1, a failure in a 10/100/1000BaseT network would not cause data
transmission to shut down automatically (refer to Figure 4). Support for automatically shutting down a
1000BaseT transmitter is available in Release 7.1 and higher (refer to Figure 5).

3. If client signal failure message

received, 10/100/1000BT SFP
doesn’t allow the Tx to be shut
down. No way to send error
1. Detects incoming failure (LOS or LOF).
codes either. Can only do idle.

2. Send Client signal failure

message over the OTN
network.
Idles
Client P X P
4200 4200 P P Client
H H H H
Device Y Y Y Y
Device

4. Client device detects

failure and takes
client-specific action.

Figure 4. 10/100/1000BaseT Failure Response (Pre-7.1 Releases)

8. Once the port is up and failure is
cleared, it may take 30 seconds for
the whole link to recover.
1. Detects incoming failure
(LOS or LOF).
2. Send Client signal failure
message over the OTN
network.
3a. If Link auto-off enable, client port gets
shutdown, both Tx and Rx. The shut-
down process won’t take more than
100 ms since the fault is detected. If
Link auto-off disable, client port keeps
sending Idles.
3b. 4200 starts polling by enabling/
disabling the port at a frequency about
3 seconds a cycle.

Client
Device
P
H
Y
X
X
P
H
Y
4200

4. Send Client signal

failure message back
4200 P
H
Y
X P
H
Y
Client
Device

over the OTN network.

6. If Link auto-off enable, client port gets 7. 4200 starts polling by enabling/
shutdown, both Tx and Rx. If Link auto- disabling the port at a frequency about 5. Client device detects
off disable, client port stays unchanged. 3 seconds a cycle. failure and takes
client-specific action.

Note: The link auto-off feature has to be enabled at both ends in order to work properly.

Figure 5. 1000BaseT Failure Response (Release 7.1 and higher)

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FC/FICON (100/200/400)
Figure 6 illustrates the operation of Laser Mode/Auto-Shutdown and failure response in an FC/FICON
100/200/400 network.

4. If LM=Always On, then send

NOS to client device.
1. Detects incoming failure (LOS or LOF). If LM=Auto-Off, then turn off client.

3. Send Client signal failure

message over the OTN
network.

FC P X P
4200 4200 P S P FC
H H H H
Switch Y Y Y Y Switch

2. If LM=Always On, then send

NOS to client device.
If LM=Auto-Off, no action taken. 5. Client device detects
failure and takes
LM = Laser Mode client-specific action.

Figure 6. Laser Mode/Auto-Shutdown Example: FC/FICON (100/200/400)

FC1200
Figure 7 illustrates the operation of Laser Mode/Auto-Shutdown and failure response in an FC1200
network.

3. If LM=Always On, then send

NOS to client device.
If LM=Auto-Off, then shut
1. Detects incoming failure (LOS or LOF). down the Tx Laser at client
port.

2. Send Client signal failure

message over the OTN
network.

Client P X P
H
4200 4200 P
H
S P Client
H H
Device Device
Y S Y Y Y

4. Client device detects

failure and takes
LM = Laser Mode client-specific action.

Figure 7. Laser Mode/Auto-Shutdown Example: FC1200

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10 Gigabit Ethernet
Figure 8 illustrates the operation of Laser Mode/Auto-Shutdown and failure response in a 10 Gigabit
Ethernet network.

3. If LM = On, then send unframed signal

(PN-11) for transparent modes or Local
Fault for GFP modes to the client device.
1. Detects incoming failure (LOS or LOF). If LM = Auto-Off, then shut down
the client laser.

2a. Send Client signal failure

message over the WAN.

Client P X P
H
4200 4200 P
H
S P Client
H H
Device Y Y Y Y
Device

2b. Tx sends standard 10GE 4. Client device detects

remote fault message. failure and takes
LM = Laser Mode client-specific action.

Figure 8. Laser Mode/Auto-Shutdown Example: 10 Gigabit Ethernet

The sections that follow further explain 10 Gigabit Ethernet signaling and failure response mechanisms.

10GBE-LAN SIGNALING

IEEE 803.2ae/D4-2002 defines the standard for 10GbE-LAN signals. One of the provisions of that standard
is the monitoring of the receive direction of the 10GbE LAN signal and the communication of the status of
the link to the attached peer device.

Figure 9 shows the layers involved in the monitoring.

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4200 Implementation of 10GbE Signalling through the OTN Network

Figure 9. Monitoring Layers for 10GbE-LAN Interface

The RS layer is responsible for the communication of the link status to the peer attached device. Link status
signaling is transmitted using Sequence Ordered Sets (SOS). A 10GbE device considers the interface to
be UP when the RS layer does not detect incoming Local_Fault or Remote_Fault SOS from the lower
layers. Any error detected by the layers below the RS layer result in Local_Fault SOS being generated
toward the RS layer.

Upon detection of incoming Local_Fault SOS, the RS layer begins discarding traffic from the layers above
and begins transmitting a constant stream of Remote_Fault SOS toward the peer attached device. If the
peer device detects a fault, the RS layer on this device will receive the Remote_Fault SOS from the peer
device which detected the fault. When Remote_Fault is received, the RS layer begins discarding traffic from
the layers above and begins transmitting a constant stream of Idles toward the peer attached device. This
provides a known traffic stream which is used by the peer device to detect when the prevailing link condition
has cleared.

Figure 10 illustrates the fault detection and signaling transaction between two directly attached 10GbE-LAN
devices.

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Figure 10. Fault Detection and Signaling For Attached 10GbE Devices

TRANSPORT VIA OTN NETWORK USING GFP

The ITU-T standard mechanism for the transport of 10GbE-LAN traffic via an OTN network is to encapsulate
the 10GbE MAC frames using GFP-F, and then to map the GFP frames into the payload area of an OTU2
signal. Section 14.3 of ITU-T G.798 (02/2004) defines the adaptation functions for performing the adaptation
between the ODUk layer in the OTN network and the client signals. Section 14.3.3 of G.798 references
Section 8.5 of G.806 for the description of the GFP processing. The G.806 specification then references
G.7041.

Separation of the two 10GbE-LAN devices using an OTN transport has an impact on the 802.3 Link Status
Signaling protocol. Because the link status signaling is managed and terminated below the MAC layer, this
information cannot be transported through the OTN network as part of the client payload within the GFP
frames. As a result, the OTN network becomes opaque with respect to 10GbE-LAN link status signaling
between two 10GbE-LAN devices. This is illustrated in Figure 11.

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Figure 11. Opaque Behavior of OTN Network

The problem of restoring end-to-end client path state integrity can be divided into the handling of two classes
of problems:
• Client signal failure prior to ingress into the OTN network
• Failures of the OTN network itself.

Each of the error conditions listed in Figure 9 is a 10GbE-LAN Client Signal Failure (CSF) condition. As
illustrated in Figure 11, a CSF condition causes the Transponder module to stop receiving MAC frames from
the attached client. As a result, no MAC frames exist to be passed from the MAC layer to the GFP layer.
The response of the GFP layer to the absence of valid MAC frames is to insert GFP Idle frames, which are
then mapped into the payload of the OTU2 signal.

At the downstream Transponder, the GFP Idle frames will be recovered from the OTU2 payload and will be
presented to the GFP layer. The GFP layer removes the GFP Idle frames and, as a result, the MAC layer
is left with no valid MAC frames to send. This results in a continuous stream of 10GbE Idle frames being
transmitted to the downstream 10GbE client device, which fails to convey any path status information.

The problem can be resolved through the use of GFP Client Management Frames between the demarcation
points of the OTN network. Section 6.3.3 and 6.3.4 of G.7041/Y.1301 define the use of GFP Client
Management Frames for propagating a Client Signal Fail Event at the ingress to the OTN network and the
handling of the defect at the egress point facing a similar client device. The intention of this mechanism is
to propagate these client signal fault conditions, as well as IEEE 802.3 Link State Signaling information (see
Figure 9), such that the OTN network appears transparent to these events.

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A full solution requires that two GFP Client Management Frames be defined. The first GFP Client
Management Frame, GFP(LOCS), is designed to support the transport of a Client Signal Fail condition
through the OTN network. When an OTN demarcation point (e.g. a Transponder Module) detects a Client
Signal Fail condition (e.g. LOS), it begins sending the GFP(LOCS) frame, on a periodic basis, in place of
the GFP Idle Frames. When the downstream Transponder Module receives the GFP(LOCS) frame, it takes
a consequent action which will cause a Signal Fail defect condition toward the downstream 10GbE client
device in order to notify the downstream device that the link to the upstream device has failed.

The second GFP Client Management Frame, GFP(RDI), is designed to support the reverse path notification
by the downstream 10GbE client. If the downstream 10GbE client detects a Signal Fail condition on its
incoming 10GbE-LAN interface (e.g. from the downstream OTN Transponder), the downstream 10GbE
client device will begin sending Remote_Fault back upstream (e.g., toward the downstream Transponder
module) as the status of the link. Upon receipt of the Remote_Fault status, the downstream Transponder
Module will begin sending GFP(RDI) frames, on a periodic basis, toward the upstream Transponder
Module. When the upstream Transponder Module receives the GFP(RDI) frame, it sends Remote_Fault link
status toward the upstream 10GbE client device, providing a signal to the upstream device that the link to
the downstream device has failed.

4200 IMPLEMENTATION OF GFP CLIENT MANAGEMENT FRAMES

As mentioned earlier, the downstream Transponder Module must take consequent action to notify the
attached client device that the link to its upstream peer device is down when it either:
• Receives a GFP(LOCS) frame, indicating there has been an upstream client signal failure.

or
• Detects the presence of an OTN network failure which impairs the path between the two client
devices.

In the 4200 product, the default consequent action that an F-10-T module takes on either an OTN failure or
an upstream client signal failure (e.g. GFP (LOCS)) is to transmit the OTN Generic AIS Pattern (PN-11)
toward the downstream 10GbE client device. This action causes the OTN Optical Layer to remain
operational. However, this action also causes the downstream 10GbE client device to declare the link to be
down because the receipt of the PN-11 pattern by the downstream 10GbE client device causes the IEEE
803.2ae/D4-2002 Physical Coding Sub-layer (specifically the 64B/66B Block Lock State Machine) to
declare Loss of Frame Synchronization (LOF). Recovery from these failure conditions only requires the
recovery of the Physical Coding Sub-layer.

Figure 12 illustrates this process with respect to ingress Client Signal Failures. Figure 13 illustrates how the
same mechanism can be used to handle failures within the OTN network itself, which impact the client signal
path.

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Figure 12. Use of GFP Client Management Frames and Ingress Client Signal Failures

Figure 13. GFP Client Management Frames and OTN Network Failures

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To automatically shut down the laser, users can configure the Laser Mode option on the XFP client port of
the 4200 F10-T Transponder module to automatically shut off when a failure is detected. The ability to
automatically shut down the laser has been implemented to support additional features, such as the use of
OPS modules to create/terminate protected client signals.

CONFIGURING LASER MODE/AUTO-SHUTDOWN

Laser Mode/Auto-Shutdown can be configured using the HTTP interface, Command Line Interface (CLI),
or Transaction Language 1 (TL1).

Configuring Laser Mode/Auto-Shutdown Using the HTTP Interface

To configure Laser Mode/Auto-Shutdown using the HTTP interface, refer to the section “Setting the Laser
Mode on the Port” in the chapter entitled “Configuring Ports for Service” in the 4200 Advanced Services
Platform Configuration Guide Volume 2: System HTTP manual. Figure 14 shows the Laser Mode parameter
on a sample interface provisioning window.

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Laser Mode
Parameter

Figure 14. Sample Interface Provisioning Window

The default Laser Mode setting is “Permanently On” (that is, never shutdown the laser). To configure the
laser to automatically shutdown when a failure is detected, the user selects “Automatically Off” and clicks
the Modify button.

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Configuring Laser Mode/Auto-Shutdown Using the CLI
To configure Laser Mode/Auto-Shutdown using the CLI, refer to the section “Setting the Laser Mode on the
Port” in the chapter entitled “Configuring Ports for Service” in the 4200 Advanced Services Platform
Configuration Guide Volume 1: System CLI manual. The laser command is used to configure Laser Mode/
Auto-Shutdown. The syntax of the command is:
laser [auto-off | on]

where:
• auto-off - Specifies that the laser will automatically shut down when the failure is detected.
• on - Specifies that the laser will continue to operate normally and generate alarms while the
defect exists. If not specified, the laser behavior defaults to the ON option.

Configuring Laser Mode/Auto-Shutdown Using the TL1

To configure Laser Mode/Auto-Shutdown using TL1, refer to the section “ED-rr” in the “Provisioning
Commands” chapter of the 4200 Advanced Services Platform TL1 Command Reference Manual. The
LSRACT parameter of the ED-rr command is used to configure Laser Mode/Auto-Shutdown. The syntax of
the command is:
ED-rr:<tid>:<port_aid>:<ctag>:::LSRACT=[autooff | on];

where:
• rr - Specifies the facility type (for example, “ED-OC192” or “ED-OE1”).
• tid - Specifies the target identifier, which represents the unique name of the node to which the
command is sent.
• port_aid - Specifies the access identification code for the specific port where the TL1 command
is performed.
• ctag - Specifies the correlation tag (ctag) string that maps the user input commands to the
corresponding 4200 response messages.
• autooff - Specifies that the laser will automatically shut down when the failure is detected.
• on (default) - Specifies that the laser will continue to operate normally and generate alarms
while the defect exists. If not specified, the laser behavior defaults to the ON option.

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