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Short Title SW MANUAL 1521FL R4.X

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Contents
Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 INSTALLATION OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . 11
3 OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.1 Application choice menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.2 Alarm indicators (status line) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4 ADMINISTRATIVE APPLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.1 Software version menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.2 Operator menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.3 Help menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5 ALARM, STATUS AND CONTROL APPLICATION (AS&C) 25
5.2 View menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.3 History menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5.4 Abbreviations used on the AS&C history displays . . 34
5.5 Remote control menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.6 Help menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5.7 AS&C screen for 1521FL equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.7.1 Synthesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.7.2 Equipment view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
5.7.3 Zoom-in on equipment parts . . . . . . . . . 46
5.7.4 Local tributary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.7.5 Local line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
5.7.6 Remote line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
5.7.7 Remote tributary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
6 CONFIGURATION APPLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
6.2 File menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
6.3 Clearscreen menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
6.4 Tables menu of 1521FL equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
6.4.1 System status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
6.4.2 (R)Q2 logical address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
6.4.3 Operation mode for tributary 1 and 2 or 3 and
4 .................................. 97
6.4.4 Time slot management for tributary 1, 2, 3 or
4 .................................. 98
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6.4.5 Thresholds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
6.4.6 Urgent, non-urgent or external alarms for
operation interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
6.4.7 Urgent, non-urgent or external alarms of
LOCAL LINE (general) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
LOCAL TRIBUTARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
REMOTE LINE (general) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
REMOTE TRIBUTARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
6.4.11 Maintenance memory Masks of synthesis 105
6.4.12 Maintenance memory for operation
interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
6.4.13 Maintenance memory of LOCAL LINE
(general) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
6.4.14 Maintenance memory of LOCAL
TRIBUTARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
6.4.15 Maintenance memory of REMOTE LINE
(general) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
6.4.16 Maintenance memory of REMOTE
TRIBUTARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
6.5 Help menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
7 PERFORMANCE MONITORING APPLICATION (PM) . . . . 113
7.2 File menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
7.3 View menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
7.4 Mode menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
7.5 Configure menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
7.6 Help menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
7.7 Monitoring results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
8 MAINTENANCE MEMORY APPLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
8.2 File menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
8.3 Receive menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
8.4 Clear menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
8.5 Help menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
9 PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
9.1 Configuration set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
9.2 Changing a system configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
9.3 Viewing a system configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
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9.4 Alarm identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

9.5 Performance monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Index ...
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Figures
Figure 1 Location of the equipment in the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Figure 2 Status bar indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 3 AS&C history display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Figure 4 AS&C screen of OSL4x2M equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Figure 5 AS&C synthesis indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Figure 6 AS&C screen of local tributary : Transparent trunk section . . 48
Figure 7 AS&C screen of local tributary : BF trunk section . . . . . . . . . . 50
Figure 8 AS&C screen of local tributary : MF trunk section . . . . . . . . . 52
Figure 9 AS&C screen of local tributary : Transparent access section 54
Figure 10 screen of local tributary : MF access section with BF (T) . . . . 56
Figure 11 AS&C screen of local tributary : MF access section with MF(T) 58
Figure 12 AS&C screen of local tributary : PRA access section with BF(T) 60
Figure 13 AS&C screen of local tributary : PRA access section with MF(T) ....
62
Figure 14 AS&C screen of local line : OSL4x2M equipment . . . . . . . . . 64
Figure 15 AS&C screen of remote line : OSL4x2M equipment . . . . . . . 66
Figure 16 AS&C screen of remote tributary : Transparent trunk section 68
Figure 17 AS&C screen of remote tributary : BF trunk section . . . . . . . . 70
Figure 18 AS&C screen of remote tributary : MF trunk section . . . . . . . 72
Figure 19 AS&C screen of remote tributary : Transparent access section 74
Figure 20 AS&C screen of remote tributary : MF access section with
BF(T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Figure 21 AS&C screen of remote tributary : MF access section with
MF(T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Figure 22 AS&C screen of remote tributary : PRA access section with
BF(T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Figure 23 AS&C screen of remote tributary : PRA access section with
MF(T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Figure 24 Maintenance memory filtering dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Figure 25 Maintenance memory information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Figure 26 Alarm identification : Alarm synthesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Figure 27 Alarm identification : AS&C screen of 1521FL . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Figure 28 Alarm identification : AS&C screen of Local tributary . . . . . . 147
Figure 29 Performance monitoring connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
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Preface
Preface
The technical information of this manual is the property of Alcatel
Bell N.V. Antwerp and must not be copied, reproduced or
disclosed to a third party without written consent.
The policy of Alcatel Bell is to maintain continuous technical
advancement. They reserve the right to make any modification to
the equipment offered.
All units mentioned in this manual, as well as the performance
figures and data quoted, are typical and must be specifically
confirmed by Alcatel Bell before they become applicable to any
particular tender, order or contract.
Guideline Manual For Skilled Personnel

ATTENTION
Any comment on this manual can be reported by means of

NOTICE the User response form, which can be found at the end of
this manual.
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Preface
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1 INTRODUCTION
1 INTRODUCTION
The 1521FL type of optical line system is used for the transmission
of 2 Mbit/s data over single-mode or multi-mode fibres. Each
link consists of 2 line terminal units, one at each end of the cable.
With the 1521FL board type up to four 2 Mbit/s signals can be
transmitted on one link : this type of board is also referred to as
OSL4x2M.
The Common Network Controller Circuit (CNCC) supervises all
the line terminal units in one rack, together with the associated
remote line terminal units. The two terminal units building one
link are considered as one Network Element (NE). This description
treats the man-machine interface with these 1521FL equipments
via the CNCC by means of a Craft Terminal (CT).
The primary user interface to the CNCC is a craft terminal with its
associated software, see figure 1. The physical terminal can be
any (portable) IBM-compatible Personal Computer (PC) with an
RS 232 interface. For the local connection to an equipment the
used software is the Alcatel Network Element Craft Terminal
Application Software (NECTAS) package. Centralized
maintenance of several stations is possible if the craft terminal is
connected to the equipments via a Mediation Device (MD). In this
case the used software is the Alcatel Network Office Craft
Terminal Application Software (NOCTAS) package. The
NECTAS/NOCTAS software runs under MicroSoft (MS) Windows
( of Microsoft corporation).
Note This manual is written with NECTAS running under Windows 3.11,
if another Windows version is used the screens will be slightly
different. Refer to the documentation of your Windows version, to
learn about its specific features.
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1 INTRODUCTION
OCT
SLAVE
F MEDIATION NE
EQUIPMENT 1521FL
NE application
NOCTAS software
Q2
SLAVE
NE
NE application
NE software
NE NE NE CNCC
SLAVE
NE
F F F F
NE application
software
ECT
SLAVE
NE
NECTAS NE application
NE application
software
software

For the application software the CNCC is considered to be the

master equipment or network element (NE), while the connected
1521FL systems are slave NEs.
The following applications are available for the 1521FL systems :
" alarm synthesis;
" administrative functions;
" Alarm, Status and remote Controls (AS&C);
" equipment configuration;
" G.784 Performance Monitoring (PM);
" Maintenance Memory (MM).
Remark : on the screen representations in this manual an italic
text does not actually appear on the craft terminal. It is
only used to give additional information on the screen.
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2 INSTALLATION OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE

Reference is made to the CNCC application software manual for
some general information and installation remarks.
Installation on personal computer
The installation of the NECTAS or NOCTAS software has to
be realized before installing the application software, refer
to the corresponding manual. The application software can be
installed on a PC from within MS WINDOWS. The code of the
application software for the 1521FL systems is 3AL 44045 ExAA.
Procedure :
1. Start Windows;
2. Insert the disk 3AL 44045 ExAA in disk drive a;
3. Select the File menu on the Program manager (Windows 3.x)
or click on the Start button (Windows 95);
4. Select the option Run;
5. type a:\setup + Enter or Return and follow the on-screen
instructions.
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Remarks :
" the basic NECTAS/NOCTAS software is stored in a directory
ALCATEL (default);
" the application software for the 1521FL systems is stored in a
subdirectory 1521FL40 (default) under the directory ALCATEL;
" installation of NECTAS/NOCTAS software generates :
D Windows 3.x : a Windows group called ALCATEL with an
icon in it. The application can be started by
double-clicking on it;
D Windows 95 : a program group called ALCATEL in the
Programs item of the Windows main menu (access by
clicking on the Start button). The application can be
started by selecting the Nectas command in the Alcatel
group.
" the equipment names on the craft terminal screens are
normally set to default values. These names can be adapted
by the user to local requirements, according to any criterion,
via the Secondary table of the Equipment configuration
application of the CNCC, refer to the corresponding CNCC
application software manual. In this way the names can
reflect e.g. the name of the station or the direction of a certain
link.
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3 OPERATION
Reference is made to the CNCC application software manual for
some general information and the explication of the different
menus on the opening screen, except the Application choice
menu, which is explained in par. 3.1.
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3 OPERATION
3.1 Application choice menu

This menu, which is given below, is only active if an equipment
was selected before (by clicking on its name in the application
area, as a result of which the name appears in reverse video). It
is also obtained by double-clicking on an equipment name. It
lists all the available applications for the selected equipment and
allows selection of one of these applications. The list of
applications displayed depends on the selected equipment type.
Highlight the wanted application by clicking on it and then either
double-click the mouse button, select the OK button or press
ENTER.
Alarm Synthesis
View Bell Application_Choice... History Help
Global synthesis EF DF AS AT UG NG HA SA DA SF ST TC AE DC LC
0 Equipment above EF DF AS AT UG NG HA SA DA SF ST TC AE DC LC
Master NE CNCC40 EF DF AS AT UG NG HA SF ST TC AE DC LC
Slave NE 1 1521FL40 EF DF Application_Choice

AS AT UG NG SF ST TC AE DC LC
Slave NE 2 1521FL40 EF DF1521FL40
AS AT Slave
UG NGNE 1 SF ST TC AE DC LC
Available Applications
Administrative functions
Alarms, Status and Remote Controls
Equipment Configuration
G.784 Performance Monitoring
Maintenance Memory
OK Cancel
0 Equipment below EF DF AS AT UG NG HA SA DA SF ST TC AE DC LC
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Options (for the 1521FL systems) :

" Administrative Functions : allows to set the date and time, see
chapter 4.
" Alarms, Status and Remote Controls : allows to monitor the
selected equipment. By means of a pictorial view of the
equipment, the alarm can be identified, see chapter 5.
" Equipment configuration : used to set up the configuration of
the equipment, see chapter 6 :
D the system state (active or non-active);
D equipment address;
D the operation mode;
D alarm masks (selection of which situations cause which
indications);
D maintenance memory masks.
" Performance Monitoring : allows to view the performance
monitoring data, see chapter 7.
" Maintenance Memory : allows to display or print alarms or
other events in the connected equipment and to remove them
from that memory, see chapter 8.
Remarks :
" this menu is not available in case of equipment failure on the
concerned equipment (alarm indication EF on equipment
synthesis, see par. 3.2);
" in case of loss of configuration on an equipment (alarm
indication LC on equipment synthesis, see par. 3.2), the
option Equipment configuration is available only.
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3 OPERATION
3.2 Alarm indicators (status line)

The part of the screen below the menus contains a number of
status lines, which consist of a series of boxes with 2-character
mnemonics. These boxes provide the first indications that a
problem or alarm condition exists on the connected equipments.
Detailed information is obtained on the alarm, status and control
application, see chapter 5, which is accessed via the application
choice menu, see par. 3.1.
Alarm Synthesis
Slave NE 1 1521FL40 EF DF AS AT UG NG SF ST TC AE DC LC
If the cursor pointer is moved over a box, the arrow shape
changes to a hand H , indicating that help information is

available about this item. Clicking with the mouse at this time will
display this information under the form of a dialog box,
containing the mnemonic, its meaning and an OK button.
If the status corresponding to a certain mnemonic is obtained,
reached or detected on the equipment, the relevant box is
highlighted. On a color screen different colors are obtained,
corresponding to the indication class (e.g. green for a normal
situation, red for an alarm). A detailed description is given on
figure 2.
The top status line gives the global equipment alarm synthesis, i.e.
the combined indication of all alarms on the connected
equipments. The central part of the screen shows individual status
lines for the different connected equipments. Remark that the
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showing of the status lines is controlled via the View menu, which
allows to show all the equipments or only the faulty equipments.
The first of the equipment status lines corresponds to the master
equipment or master network element, which is the common
network controller circuit CNCC. The other lines correspond to
slave equipments, which are connected to the CNCC. Each slave
equipment has its own status line.
When not all the equipments can be shown on the screen, the
scroll bar at the right can be used to view the hidden equipments.
In this case the status lines Equipment above and Equipment
below show a global synthesis of the alarms on the equipments,
which are currently not displayed and which are respectively
above and below the shown equipments. The number of hidden
equipments is shown at the left (0 in the example above).
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3 OPERATION
Mnemonic Meaning Color Explanation

EF Equipment Failure red The equipment fails or does not answer
DF Dialogue Failure red Failed command transmission
AS Alarm Stop green Alarm extension by alarm relays
stopped (by means of the 2-position
switch on the CNCC)
AT Attended Alarm magenta After alarm cut-off (by means of the
3-position switch on the CNCC, or the
Alarm cut-off option on the Bell Menu,
only in ANV alarm processing )
UG Urgent Alarm red Urgent alarm on the equipment,
immediate intervention required, see
par. 6.4.6 to 6.4.10
NG Non-urgent Alarm yellow Non-urgent alarm on the equipment,
see par. 6.4.6 to 6.4.10
HA Housekeeping Alarm magenta Alarm on the environmental alarm
inputs (on the CNCC)
SA Service Affecting magenta Not used on these equipments
DA Distant Alarm magenta Alarm from upstream equipment (not
used on these equipments)
SF Signal Failure magenta External alarm detected on the
equipment, see par. 6.4.6 to 6.4.10
ST Status green Special operating condition
(initialization or provisioning session)
TC Craft Terminal Connected green The craft terminal is connected to the
equipment
AE Access Enable green The access to the equipment is
authorized
DC Default Configuration black The equipment has switched to its
default configuration
LC Loss of Configuration red Loss of configuration, the operator has
to reload the configuration

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4 ADMINISTRATIVE APPLICATION
This application should be used to set the date and time of the
connected network element.
The administrative application is invoked by first selecting the
wanted equipment by clicking on its name and then selecting the
Application Choice menu, see the figure below and par. 3.1.
Alarm Synthesis
Application_Choice
Slave NE 2 1521FL40 EF1521FL40
DF AS ATSlave
Maintenance Memory
OK Cancel
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Select Administrative functions by highlighting it and then either

ENTER. The opening screen of the administrative application is
shown below.
Alarm Synthesis
Administrative Application - 1521FL40 - Slave NE 1
File Receive Operator Help
Remark : if there is a loss of configuration alarm for the

equipment (indication LC on synthesis) the
administrative application is not available. First reload
the configuration, see chapter 6.
As soon as the administrative application is started, there is a
second MS Windows program box, which is positioned just
underneath the original one and which contains the application
name and menu bar. This is because this application is running
under MS Windows as a separate application. To show that this
application is currently active, the top line of this program box is
dark colored, while the previous program box becomes a light
color.
By clicking anywhere in a non-active area, that application can
be made the active one. A dark color indicates the application
and its menus are active, a light color indicates the application is
inactive.
The following menu selections are available now : Alcatel logo,
Operator and Help. They are explained in detail in the following
paragraphs. The File and Receive menu are greyed and thus not
available.
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4.1 Software version menu

Selecting the ALCATEL logo displays the copyright and the
actual version information of the current application. The
resulting display is shown below.
Alarm Synthesis
ALCATEL NETWORK SYSTEMS GROUP

1320NX/1321NX Software
Administrative Application
Version: xxx
Copyright © Microsoft Corp., 1985-1993

Copyright © Alcatel CIT, 1988-1996
OK
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4.2 Operator menu

On the operator menu shown below only the option date is
available.
Alarm Synthesis
Logout Ctrl+L
Password
Date
Display
Create
Modify
Delete
Option :
Date view the internal equipment date. Two date fields are
obtained :
D the date on the Current date line gives the actual
date and time in the equipment. It is updated
every 10 seconds;
D the New date box gives the internal date of the
craft terminal. The internal equipment date can be
adapted by editing the New date box.
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4.3 Help menu

The help function is started by clicking on Help or pressing F1 and
provides help during running of the program. The opening screen
is shown below. The information available on the different topics
is explained in detail in those files. The possibilities to navigate
through the help files are explained in the Windows help file,
which can be consulted by selecting the Help menu on this Help
window.
Alarm Synthesis
View Bell Application_Choice...
AdministrativeHistory Help
application
File Edit Bookmark
Global synthesis Help
EF DF AS AT UG NG HA SA DA SF ST TC AE DC LC
Contents Search Back History << >>
Help ADMIN Index
Commands
File Menu
Receive Menu
Operator Menu
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5 ALARM, STATUS AND CONTROL APPLICATION (AS&C)
5 ALARM, STATUS AND CONTROL APPLICATION

(AS&C)
This application enables to monitor the equipment status. The
application provides a pictorial view of the selected equipment
and allows to identify where a problem lies.
The AS&C application is invoked by first selecting the wanted
equipment by clicking on its name and then selecting the
Application Choice menu, see par. 3.1 and the figure below.
Alarm Synthesis
Slave NE 1 1521FL40 Application_Choice

EF DF AS AT UG NG SF ST TC AE DC LC
Slave NE 1 1521FL40 1521FL40
EF DF AS AT Slave
Maintenance Memory
OK Cancel
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Select Alarms, Status and Remote Controls by highlighting it and

then either double-click the mouse button, select the OK button
or press ENTER. The screen of the AS&C application is shown
below.
Alarm Synthesis
AS & C - 1521FL40 - Slave NE 1

View History Remote_Control Help
UG NG AT SF
1521FL40 (OSL4x2M) TC AE AS Q2
2 2
Mbit/s L TRIB 1 R TRIB 1 Mbit/s
2 2
2 2
2 2
Mbit/s L TRIB 4 L LINE R LINE R TRIB 4 Mbit/s

equipment (indication LC on synthesis) the AS&C
application is not available. First reload the
configuration, see chapter 6.
As soon as the AS&C application is started, there is a second MS
Windows program box, which is positioned just underneath the
original one and which contains the application name and menu
bar. This is because this application is running under MS
Windows as a separate application. To show that this application
is currently active, the top line of this program box is dark colored,
while the previous program box becomes a light color.
inactive.
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The information available on the AS&C screen can be divided into

the following areas :
" The title bar with the Windows control menu and the
application menus : the following menu selections are
available : Control menu, Alcatel logo, View, History, Remote
control and Help, see par. 5.1 to par. 5.6.
" The alarm indicator panel on the top right side of the screen
and the pictorial view of the equipment, see par. 5.7.
When the cursor pointer is moved across the screen, it can take
different shapes :
" : the arrow shape is the normal shape;
"
H
: the hand shape indicates that help information is
available about this item. Clicking with the mouse at this time
will display this information under the form of a dialog box,
containing the mnemonic, its meaning and an OK button.
" : the magnifying glass indicates that can be zoomed-in

on this item. Pointing and clicking with the left mouse button
at this time will enable to zoom in (to obtain a more detailed
view of the item). Clicking with the right mouse button will
enable to zoom out (return to the higher view level).
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Selecting the ALCATEL logo displays the copyright and actual
version information of the current software. The resulting display
is shown below.
Alarm Synthesis

UG NG AT SF
2 2
Mbit/s ALCATEL NETWORK SYSTEMS GROUP Mbit/s
L TRIB 1 R TRIB 1
1320NX/1321NX Software
2 2
Mbit/s L TRIB 2 Alarms, Status and Controls R TRIB 2 Mbit/s
2 Version: xxx 2
2 Copyright © Microsoft Corp., 1988-1996 2
Mbit/s L TRIB 4Copyright
L LINE© Alcatel TELECOM, 1988-1996 R LINE R TRIB 4 Mbit/s
0 Equipment below EF OK
DF AS AT UG NG HA SA DA SF ST TC AE DC LC
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5.2 View menu

The view menu shown below allows zooming in to specific
elements by means of the keyboard if a mouse is not available.
Alarm Synthesis

First UG NG AT SF
Previous
1521FL40 (OSL4x2M) Esc
TC AE AS Q2
L LINE
2 R LINE 2
Mbit/s L TRIB
L TRIB11Trans. trunk R TRIB 1 Mbit/s
2 R TRIB 1 Trans. trunk 2
Mbit/s L TRIB
L TRIB22Trans . trunk R TRIB 2 Mbit/s
Mbit/s L TRIB
L TRIB33Trans. trunk R TRIB 3 Mbit/s
Mbit/s L TRIB
L TRIB44Trans. trunk
L LINE R LINE R TRIB 4 Mbit/s
R TRIB 4 Trans trunk
Options :
First go to the first level.
Previous return to a higher level.
L LINE zoom in on the Local Line box.
R LINE zoom in on the Remote Line box.
L TRIB x zoom in on the Local Tributary box x.
R TRIB x zoom in on the Remote Tributary box x.
Remarks :
" x can take any value from 1 to 4, depending on the tributary.
" the indication after L TRIB x and R TRIB x depends on the
tributary mode, defined in the equipment configuration
application, see chapter 6.
" when selecting the view menu while being in a zoomed-in
screen, the contents of the view menu will be different,
according to the items that can be zoomed-in from that
screen.
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5.3 History menu

The history menu shown below allows to examine events in
function of time, either on-screen or as a hard copy when sent to
a printer.
Alarm Synthesis

Display... CTRL D UG NG AT SF
1521FL40 Print.......
(OSL4x2M) CTRL P
TC AE AS Q2
Save........ CTRL S
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
After selecting either Display or Print, the following menu will be

presented.
Alarm Synthesis
Alarm,ASStatus
&C- and remote control
1521FL40 - History
- Slave NE 1 Selection
Display Title All
UG NG AT SF
Mnemonic All
2 2
Mbit/s L TRIB 1 Classification All Classification R TRIB 1 Mbit/s
2 2
Mbit/s L TRIB 2 Date Filter R TRIB 2 Mbit/s
2 Date : (MM/dd/yy) 2
Begin End
2 2
Date 01/09/97 Date 01/09/97
0 Equipment below
Time 00:00:00 Time 23:59:59
OK Cancel
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The different selections allow to filter the amount of information

from the history file presented as history data.
Remark : the history information is written in a file called
AL_MEMOx.y under the directory ALCATEL\1521FL40,
where :
D x = 1 or 2 for respectively the main file and an
overflow file
D y = 1, 2, etc. for the slave NEs 1, 2, etc., as
defined in the Secondary table of the Equipment
configuration application of the CNCC
To clear the information in this file, simply delete the file
(via the Windows File manager e.g.).

Selecting Display Title allows to specify an information source for
history data. The possible options are the displayed equipment,
the interface and the synthesis. After selecting OK, the history
data is filtered according to the given information and displayed
as shown on figure 3.
Selecting Mnemonic allows to specify which history events will be

recorded defined by their mnemonic code, using the dialog box
shown below. Remark that these mnemonics correspond to the
(alarm) situations on the system, see par. 5.4. After selecting OK,
the history data is filtered according to the given information and
displayed as shown on figure 3.

Selecting Classification allows to specify the alarm class which will
be used to select the history events. After selecting OK, the history
data is filtered according to the given information and displayed
as shown on figure 3.
Remark :
All Classification all alarms, whatever the class is;
Urgent Alarm alarms set up as urgent alarms, see par.
6.4.6 to 6.4.10.
Non Urgent Alarm alarms set up as non-urgent alarms, see
par. 6.4.6 to 6.4.10.
No Classification alarms not set up as urgent or non-urgent
alarms.
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When the Date Filter box is selected, a start and end date for
history data can be specified. After selecting OK, the history data
is filtered according to the given information and displayed as
shown on figure 3.
Remark : the format of the day, month and year information that
has to be filled in in the date selection fields depends
upon the Windows date format setting, which is
accessible via the Windows Control panel.
Selecting All will present all of the history data present in the
history file. The display of the history file is as shown below.
Alarm Synthesis

History UG NG AT SF
1521FL4016:31:04
25/03/93 (OSL4x2M) LOCAL TRIB 1 AIS FROM NETWORK TC Urg
AE AS Begin
Q2
25/03/93 16:29:26 SYNTHESIS ECT CONNECTED ....... .. . Begin
225/03/93 16:20:20 * Slave NE 1 * 2
2 2
Date
Mbit/s
Time
L TRIB 2
Unit or Type of alarm R TRIB 2
Begin
Mbit/s
or end
2
Information source Class 2
2 2

Meaning :
Date date of occurrence. The format of the day, month and
year information in the date field depends upon the
Windows date format setting, which is accessible via
the Windows Control panel. Before the date an asterisk
can be present, this means the alarm existed before the
resynchronization
Time time of occurrence, in the format :
hours/minutes/seconds.
Unit or information source
the unit or source where the alarm is detected,
corresponding to the display title. A line with the
equipment name between * indicates the start of the
AS&C application.
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Type of alarm
abbreviation of the detected alarm, see par. 5.4 for
further details.
Class alarm class of detected alarm, according to alarm
set-up, see par. 6.4.6 to 6.4.10 :
D Urg. : urgent alarm;
D N.Urg : non-urgent alarm;
D .... : no classification
If there is no alarm in the history list according to the selection
made, the dialog box shown below is obtained.
History Selection
Selection without Alarm
OK
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5.4 Abbreviations used on the AS&C history displays

This paragraph lists the mnemonics used on the AS&C history
display, see figure 3 and the AS&C history mnemonic selection
display, see par. 5.3. The meaning of the mnemonic is given. For
detailed information, refer to par. 5.7.
Mnemonic Meaning
2MB/S AIS Received 2MB/s Alarm Indication
Signal (AIS)
2MB/S LFA Loss of basic frame on local tributary
transmit input or remote tributary receive
input
2MB/S LFA DEMUX. SIG.
Loss of basic frame on local tributary
receive input or remote tributary transmit
input
2MB/S LMF Loss of multiframe on 2MB/s signal
2MB/S LOS Loss of input signal on local or remote
tributary transmit input
ACCESS ENABLED Access to local equipment enabled (AE on
alarm synthesis)
ALARM STOP Alarm stop (AS on alarm synthesis)
ATTENDED ALARM Attended alarm (AT on alarm synthesis)
AUXP SELECTED Insertion of auxiliary pattern instead of AIS
selected on local tributary
BATTERY OPERATION Battery operation at remote terminal
(external power failure)
BIDIREC. LOOPBACK Bidirectional loopback in optical line signal
DEGRAD QUAL FROM USER
Degraded quality of user interface in uplink
direction (remote terminal)
DEGRAD QUAL TO USER
Degraded quality of user interface in
downlink direction (remote terminal)
DEGRADED LASER Degraded laser (local or remote line)
ECT CONNECTED Craft terminal connected (TC on alarm
synthesis)
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LOOP BACK TO LOCAL

Receive output signal on remote tributary
looped back to local side
LOOP BACK TO NETWORK
Transmit input signal on local tributary
looped back to network
LOOP BACK TO REMOTE
Receive output signal on local tributary
looped back to remote side
LOW BATTERY Low battery at remote line (discharged)
NO TRAFFIC No traffic at receive input of local or
remote line
NON-URGENT ALARM
Non-urgent alarm (NG on alarm
synthesis)
OPT HIGH BER High bit error ratio at receive input of local
or remote line
OPT LOW BER Low bit error ratio at receive input of local
or remote line
OPT SIG LOSS Signal loss at receive input of local or
remote line
OPTICAL POWER Optical power out of limits (local or remote
line)
PM ALARM Performance monitoring alarm (local or
remote line)
POWER FAILURE Internal power failure (local line)
PS NO SELECTION Line system selected in protection switching
system (local line)
PS ON Protection switching enabled (local line)
PS ON BYPASS Line system set as bypass system in
protection switching system (local line)
PS ON MANUAL Manual selection active for protection
switching (local line)
Q2 ISOLATION No communication during a certain time
(Q2 on alarm synthesis)
REMOTE ALARM Remote alarm indication received on local
or remote tributary transmit input
SERVICE CALL Service call active (local line)
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SIGNAL FAILURE Received signal degraded or cutoff

STATUS Signals special operating conditions (ST on
alarm synthesis) (NOT EQUIPPED or
Configuration busy)
TIME OF DAY LOSS Time of day loss. Reinitialize. (clock on
alarm synthesis)
URGENT ALARM Urgent alarm (UG on alarm synthesis)
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5.5 Remote control menu

The remote control menu shown below allows to perform a
number of remote control functions on the connected equipment.
Alarm Synthesis

All UG NG AT SF
1521FL40 (OSL4x2M) Current Display
TC AE AS Q2
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
Options :
All all options (always active).
Current Display
only the options corresponding to this display (only
active when zoomed-in on a more detailed level).
Remark When the optional password has been set up, the
following screen will be displayed upon selection of
either option.
Password:
OK Cancel
After entering the correct password, the screen shown below is

obtained.
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Alarm Synthesis

UG NG AT SF
All Remote Controls
2 PROT SWITCHING ON 2
Mbit/s L PROT
TRIB 1SWITCHING OFF R TRIB 1 Mbit/s
SELECT FOR TRAFFIC
2 2
DESELECT FOR TRAFFIC
2 2
2
OK Cancel 2
Remark : the contents of this display depends upon the previous

selection (All or Current display) and in the latter case
on the zoom level from where the command is
executed.
Options for the L TRIB :
SELECT AIS
Insertion of AIS on receive output selected
SELECT AUXP
Insertion of auxiliary pattern on receive output instead
of AIS selected
SET LOOPBACK TO NET
Set a loop for the transmit input signal back to the
network
RST LOOPBACK TO NET
Reset the loop for the transmit input signal back to the
network
SET LOOPBACK TO REMT
Set a loop for the receive output signal back to the
remote side
RST LOOPBACK TO REMT
Reset the loop for the receive output signal back to the
remote side
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Options for the L LINE :

MAKE CALL
Start ringing
STOP CALL
Stop ringing
These commands can only be executed in a protection switching
configuration :
PROT SWITCHING ON
Enable the protection switching
PROT SWITCHING OFF
Disable the protection switching
SELECT FOR TRAFFIC
Set this line system active (manual selection)
DESELECT FOR TRAFFIC
Set this line system inactive (manual deselection)
While working in protected mode, operation may only be

ATTENTION done through the main system :
G new configurations have to be sent to the MAIN system not to
the bypass system
G alarm indications may be incorrect in the AS&C application of
the redundant system. This can be solved by sending the
configuration of the main system to the bypass system before
the protected mode is enabled.
Options for the R LINE : none

Options for the R TRIB :
SET LOOPBACK TO LOCT
Set a loop for the receive output signal back to the
local side
RST LOOPBACK TO LOCT
Reset the loop for the receive output signal back to the
local side
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Upon the selection of a remote command a screen follows which

displays the equipment parts supporting this command and which
enables a further selection, as shown in the example below.
Alarm Synthesis

UG NG AT SF
SET LOOPBACK TO NET
2 LOCAL TRIB 1 2
Mbit/s LOCAL
L TRIB 1 TRIB 2 R TRIB 1 Mbit/s
LOCAL TRIB 3
2 LOCAL TRIB 4 2
2 2
OK Cancel
2 2
After the command is accepted by the equipment, the following

message is displayed on the screen :
Remote Control
i Remote Control is OK
OK
Remark : The remote control function can be disabled by a

remote network management system. In this case the
following rejection message will be displayed :
Remote Control
! Non authorized remote Control
OK
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5.6 Help menu

window.
Alarm Synthesis
View Bell Application_Choice...
Help – AL.HLP History Help
File synthesis
Global Edit Bookmark
EF DFHelp
AS AT UG NG HA SA DA SF ST TC AE DC LC
View History Alarm, status and
remote
Help controls
Remote_Control
General description
Menu UG NG AT SF
1521FL40 (OSL4x2M)
Cursor TC AE AS Q2
Keyboard
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
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5.7 AS&C screen for 1521FL equipment

The AS&C screen is shown in the figure below. The screen
provides a graphical and visual warning of the occurrence and, if
a color display screen is being used, of the urgency of any active
alarms. It contains two main parts :
" the synthesis block at the upper right side;
" the graphical equipment view at the lower side.
Alarm Synthesis

UG NG AT SF
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
Figure 4 AS&C screen of OSL4x2M equipment
Remark : if the equipment is set to the non-active state (see par.

6.4.1), the warning NO ALM. REPORT is obtained on a
red background.
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When the cursor pointer is moved across this screen, it can take
different shapes :
" : the arrow shape is the normal shape;
"
H
: the hand shape is obtained when pointing to one of the
alarm synthesis boxes or to the rectangle in a zoom-in box
and indicates that help information is available about this
item. Clicking with the left mouse button displays a dialog
box, containing the mnemonic, its meaning and an OK
button.
" : the magnifying glass indicates that can be zoomed-in

on this item. Pointing and clicking with the left mouse button
at this time will enable to zoom in (to obtain a more detailed
view of the item). Clicking with the right mouse button will
enable to zoom out (return to the higher view level).
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5.7.1 Synthesis
The alarm synthesis block at the upper right side of the AS&C
screen contains 9 icons, indicating alarms or other conditions on
the system.
Mnemonic Meaning Color Explanation

Urgent Alarm red Urgent alarm on the equipment,
UG
immediate intervention required
NG Non-urgent Alarm yellow Non-urgent alarm on the equipment
AT Attended Alarm magenta After alarm cut-off (by means of the

3-position switch on the CNCC, or the
Alarm cut-off option on the Bell Menu,
only in ANV alarm processing )
SF Signal failure magenta Received signal degraded or cut off
AS Alarm stop green Alarm extension by alarm relays

stopped (by means of the 2-position
switch on the CNCC)
Time of day loss yellow Time of day loss. Re-initialize !
Q2 Q2 isolation yellow Communication failure during a

defined time
TC Craft terminal connected none The craft terminal is connected to the

equipment
AE Access Enable none The access to the equipment is
authorized for the equipment
configuration application

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5.7.2 Equipment view

The equipment view at the lower side of the AS&C screen is shown
in the figure below.
On the upper left side the equipment type is indicated : 1521FL40
(OSL4X2M).
The rest of the equipment view field gives the system layout, with
the different system parts. By moving the cursor over these parts it
changes to a magnifying glass, indicating that can be zoomed in
on it. The obtained screen is as indicated in par. 5.7.3.
1521FL40 (OSL4X2M)
2 2
Mbit/s R TRIB 1 Mbit/s
L TRIB 1
2 2
Mbit/s R TRIB 2 Mbit/s
L TRIB 2
2 2
2 2
Mbit/s L LINE R LINE R TRIB 4 Mbit/s
L TRIB 4
The small rectangle in the equipment parts indicates an alarm on

the corresponding part. In case of alarm a cross appears in this
box . The color of these rectangles depends upon the status
of the alarm detectors of the corresponding parts and the alarm
mask settings, see par. 5.7.3 :
" green : no alarm detected;
" red : alarm detected which is set up as urgent alarm;
" yellow : alarm detected which is set up as non-urgent alarm;
" magenta : alarm detected which is not set up as urgent or
non-urgent alarm.
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5.7.3 Zoom-in on equipment parts

This views give the most detailed information for the alarm
identification on the different parts of the line system :
" L TRIB x : local tributary x, see par. 5.7.4
" L LINE : local line, see par. 5.7.5
" R LINE : remote line, see par. 5.7.6
" R TRIB x : remote tributary x, see par. 5.7.7
Remark : x can take any value from 1 to 4, depending on the
tributary.
These screens give a graphical view of the concerned line system
parts : the different boxes on these drawings are related to
different alarm conditions or situations.
The color of these boxes depends upon the status of the alarm
detectors of the corresponding line system parts and the alarm
mask settings, see par. 6.4.7 to 6.4.10 :
" green : no alarm detected;
" red : alarm detected which is set up as urgent alarm;
" yellow : alarm detected which is set up as non-urgent alarm;
" magenta : alarm detected which is not set up as urgent or
non-urgent alarm.
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5.7.4 Local tributary

The screen that is obtained when zooming in on the L TRIB 1 to L
TRIB 4 box of an OSL4x2M equipment depends upon the
operation mode setting for the relevant tributary in the equipment
configuration application, see par. 6.4.3 :
" Transparent trunk section : see figure 6;
" BF trunk section : see figure 7;
" MF trunk section : see figure 8;
" Transparent access section : see figure 9;
" MF access section with BF (T) : see figure 10;
" MF access section with MF (T) : see figure 11;
" PRA access section with BF (T) : see figure 12;
" PRA access section with MF (T) : see figure 13.
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Alarm Synthesis
AS&C - 1521FL40 - Slave NE 1

UG NG AT SF
TC AE AS Q2
LOCAL TRIB 1 Trans. trunk
NORM
TX
TO
TO LINE
TRIB TRANS.
RX
AIS NORM
TRIBUTARY
Figure 6 AS&C screen of local tributary : Transparent trunk section
Meaning of the alarm indications:
LOOP
TX
TO
TO
LINE
TRIB
TRANS.
RX
AUXP LOOP
TRIBUTARY
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Symbol Meaning
Electrical input signal loss : loss of incoming tributary signal
AIS from network : Alarm indication signal detected on incoming

tributary signal
Remote alarm : Remote alarm indication detected on incoming

tributary signal
AUXP AUXP selected : insertion of auxiliary pattern instead of AIS
selected (at tributary output)
LOOP
Loop back to remote : loopback of local tributary output signal
to remote side
Loop back to network : loopback of local tributary input signal to

LOOP
local tributary output signal
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Alarm Synthesis

LOCAL TRIB 1 BF trunk
NORM
TX
TO
TO LINE
TRIB TRANS.
RX
AIS NORM
TRIBUTARY
Figure 7 AS&C screen of local tributary : BF trunk section
Meaning of the alarm indications :
LOOP
TX
TO
TO
LINE
TRIB
TRANS.
RX
AUXP LOOP
TRIBUTARY
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Symbol Meaning

tributary signal
LFA : Loss of frame alignment

G Left : LFA from network : LFA detected on incoming tributary
signal
G Right : LFA from user : LFA detected on demultiplexed signal
from line
tributary signal
LOOP
to remote side

LOOP
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Alarm Synthesis

LOCAL TRIB 1 MF trunk
NORM
TX
TO
TO LINE
TRIB TRANS.
RX
AIS NORM
TRIBUTARY
Figure 8 AS&C screen of local tributary : MF trunk section
LOOP
TX
TO
TO
LINE
TRIB
TRANS.
RX
AUXP LOOP
TRIBUTARY
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Symbol Meaning

tributary signal

signal
from line
LMF from network : Loss of multiframe alignment on incoming
tributary signal

tributary signal
LOOP
to remote side

LOOP
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Alarm Synthesis

LOCAL TRIB 1 Trans. access
NORM
TX
TO
TO LINE
TRIB TRANS.
RX
AIS NORM
TRIBUTARY
Figure 9 AS&C screen of local tributary : Transparent access section
LOOP
TX
TO
TO
LINE
TRIB
TRANS.
RX
AUXP LOOP
TRIBUTARY
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Symbol Meaning

tributary signal

tributary signal
LOOP
to remote side

LOOP
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Alarm Synthesis

LOCAL TRIB 1 MF access BF (T)
NORM
TX
TO
TO LINE
TRIB TRANS.
RX
AIS NORM
TRIBUTARY
Figure 10 screen of local tributary : MF access section with BF (T)
LOOP
TX
TO
TO
LINE
TRIB
TRANS.
RX
AUXP LOOP
TRIBUTARY
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Symbol Meaning

tributary signal

signal
from line
tributary signal

tributary signal
LOOP
to remote side

LOOP
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Alarm Synthesis

LOCAL TRIB 1 MF access MF (T)
NORM
TX
TO
TO LINE
TRIB TRANS.
RX
AIS NORM
TRIBUTARY
Figure 11 AS&C screen of local tributary : MF access section with MF(T)
LOOP
TX
TO
TO
LINE
TRIB
TRANS.
RX
AUXP LOOP
TRIBUTARY
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Symbol Meaning

tributary signal

signal
from line
tributary signal

tributary signal
LOOP
to remote side

LOOP
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Alarm Synthesis

LOCAL TRIB 1 PRA access BF (T)
NORM
TX
TO
TO LINE
TRIB TRANS.
RX
AIS NORM
TRIBUTARY
Figure 12 AS&C screen of local tributary : PRA access section with BF(T)
LOOP
TX
TO
TO
LINE
TRIB
TRANS.
RX
AUXP LOOP
TRIBUTARY
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Symbol Meaning

tributary signal

signal
from line
tributary signal

tributary signal
LOOP
to remote side

LOOP
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Alarm Synthesis

LOCAL TRIB 1 PRA access MF (T)
NORM
TX
TO
TO LINE
TRIB TRANS.
RX
AIS NORM
TRIBUTARY
Figure 13 AS&C screen of local tributary : PRA access section with MF(T)
LOOP
TX
TO
TO
LINE
TRIB
TRANS.
RX
AUXP LOOP
TRIBUTARY
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Symbol Meaning

tributary signal

signal
from line
tributary signal

tributary signal
LOOP
to remote side

LOOP
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5.7.5 Local line

The screen that is obtained when zooming in on the L LINE box is
given in the figure below :
Alarm Synthesis

LOCAL LINE
4X2 TX
Mbit/s -
SINGLE AUTO -
SELECTED MAIN
4X2 RX
Mbit/s TRAFFIC
-- NO CALL
LINE TRANSCEIVER
Figure 14 AS&C screen of local line : OSL4x2M equipment
4X2 TX
Mbit/s
PROTECTED MANUAL
NOT SELECTED BYPASS
4X2 RX
Mbit/s NO TRAFFIC
PM CALL
LINE TRANSCEIVER
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Symbol Meaning
Internal power failure
Bidirectional loopback in optical line signal
Optical input signal loss : loss of incoming line signal
Optical input high BER : High bit error ratio on incoming line
signal
Optical input low BER : Low bit error ratio on incoming line
signal
NO TRAFFIC No RX traffic at local terminal
Optical power out of limits on local terminal
Degraded laser
PM Performance monitoring alarm
CALL Service call active
PROTECTED The equipment is used in a protection switching system (as

opposed to SINGLE : the equipment is used as stand-alone
system)
SELECTED The equipment is selected as active system in a protection
switching system (as opposed to not selected : the equipment is
used as standby system)
MANUAL The active system selection in a protection switching system is set
to manual (as opposed to automatic : the active system selection
is based on alarm detectors)
BYPASS The equipment is set as bypass system in a protection switching
system (as opposed to main)
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5.7.6 Remote line

The screen that is obtained when zooming in on the R LINE box is
given in the figure below :
Alarm Synthesis

REMOTE LINE
TRAFFIC
RX 4X2
Mbit/s
-
TX 4X2
Mbit/s
EXT PWR
LINE TRANSCEIVER
Figure 15 AS&C screen of remote line : OSL4x2M equipment
NO TRAFFIC
RX 4X2
Mbit/s
PM
TX 4X2
Mbit/s
BATT
LINE TRANSCEIVER
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Symbol Meaning
Optical input signal loss : loss of incoming line signal
Optical input high BER : High bit error ratio on incoming line
signal
Optical input low BER : Low bit error ratio on incoming line
signal
NO TRAFFIC No RX traffic at terminal
Optical power out of limits on terminal
Degraded laser
PM Performance monitoring alarm

BATT Battery operation (external power failure at remote terminal)
Low battery at remote terminal (discharged)
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5.7.7 Remote tributary

The screen that is obtained when zooming in on the R TRIB 1 to R
TRIB 4 box of an OSL4x2M equipment depends upon the
operation mode setting for the relevant tributary in the equipment
configuration application, see par. 6.4.3 :
" Transparent trunk section : see figure 16;
" BF trunk section : see figure 17;
" MF trunk section : see figure 18;
" Transparent access section : see figure 19;
" MF access section with BF (T) : see figure 20;
" MF access section with MF (T) : see figure 21;
" PRA access section with BF (T) : see figure 22;
" PRA access section with MF(T) : see figure 23.
Alarm Synthesis

REMOTE TRIB 2 Trans. trunk
RX
TO
LINE TO
TRANS. TRIB
TX
NORM
TRIBUTARY
Figure 16 AS&C screen of remote tributary : Transparent trunk section
RX
TO
TO
LINE
TRIB
TRANS.
TX
LOOP
TRIBUTARY
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Symbol Meaning
AIS from user : Alarm indication signal detected on incoming

tributary signal

tributary signal
Loop back to local : loopback of remote tributary output signal

LOOP
to local side
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Alarm Synthesis

REMOTE TRIB 2 BF trunk
RX
TO
LINE TO
TRANS. TRIB
TX
NORM
TRIBUTARY
Figure 17 AS&C screen of remote tributary : BF trunk section
RX
TO
TO
LINE
TRIB
TRANS.
TX
LOOP
TRIBUTARY
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Symbol Meaning

tributary signal

G Left : LFA from network : LFA detected on demultiplexed
signal from line
G Right : LFA from user : LFA detected on incoming tributary
signal
tributary signal

LOOP
to local side
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Alarm Synthesis

REMOTE TRIB 2 MF trunk
RX
TO
LINE TO
TRANS. TRIB
TX
NORM
TRIBUTARY
Figure 18 AS&C screen of remote tributary : MF trunk section
RX
TO
TO
LINE
TRIB
TRANS.
TX
LOOP
TRIBUTARY
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Symbol Meaning

tributary signal

signal from line
signal
LMF from user : Loss of multiframe alignment on incoming
tributary signal

tributary signal

LOOP
to local side
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Alarm Synthesis

REMOTE TRIB 2 Trans. access
RX
TO
LINE TO
TRANS. TRIB
TX
NORM
TRIBUTARY
Figure 19 AS&C screen of remote tributary : Transparent access section
RX
TO
TO
LINE
TRIB
TRANS.
TX
LOOP
TRIBUTARY
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Symbol Meaning

tributary signal

tributary signal

LOOP
to local side
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Alarm Synthesis

REMOTE TRIB 2 MF access BF (T)
RX
TO
LINE TO
TRANS. TRIB
TX
NORM
TRIBUTARY
Figure 20 AS&C screen of remote tributary : MF access section with BF(T)
RX
TO
TO
LINE
TRIB
TRANS.
TX
LOOP
TRIBUTARY
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Symbol Meaning

tributary signal

signal from line
signal
tributary signal
Degraded quality
G Left : from user : degraded quality of user interface in uplink
direction
G Right : to user : degraded quality of user interface in
downlink direction
LOOP
to local side
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Alarm Synthesis

REMOTE TRIB 2 MF access MF (T)
RX
TO
LINE TO
TRANS. TRIB
TX
NORM
TRIBUTARY
Figure 21 AS&C screen of remote tributary : MF access section with MF(T)
RX
TO
TO
LINE
TRIB
TRANS.
TX
LOOP
TRIBUTARY
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Symbol Meaning

tributary signal

signal from line
signal
tributary signal

tributary signal
Degraded quality
direction
downlink direction
LOOP
to local side
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Alarm Synthesis

REMOTE TRIB 2 PRA access BF (T)
RX
TO
LINE TO
TRANS. TRIB
TX
NORM
TRIBUTARY
Figure 22 AS&C screen of remote tributary : PRA access section with BF(T)
RX
TO
TO
LINE
TRIB
TRANS.
TX
LOOP
TRIBUTARY
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Symbol Meaning

tributary signal

signal from line
signal
tributary signal
Degraded quality
direction
downlink direction
LOOP
to local side
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Alarm Synthesis

REMOTE TRIB 2 PRA access MF (T)
RX
TO
LINE TO
TRANS. TRIB
TX
NORM
TRIBUTARY
Figure 23 AS&C screen of remote tributary : PRA access section with MF(T)
RX
TO
TO
LINE
TRIB
TRANS.
TX
LOOP
TRIBUTARY
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Symbol Meaning

tributary signal

signal from line
signal
tributary signal

tributary signal
Degraded quality
direction
downlink direction
LOOP
to local side
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6 CONFIGURATION APPLICATION
This application enables to set-up a number of parameters for
the connected equipments.
The equipment configuration application is invoked by first
selecting the wanted equipment by clicking on its name and then
selecting the Application Choice menu, see par. 3.1 and the figure
below.
Alarm Synthesis
Application_Choice
1521FL40 Slave NE 1
Slave NE 2 1521FL40 EF DFAvailable
AS AT Applications
UG NG SF ST TC AE DC LC
Maintenance Memory
OK Cancel
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Select Equipment Configuration by highlighting it and then either

ENTER. Access to this application can be protected by means of a
password. When the optional password has been set up, the
following dialog box will be displayed.
Password:
OK Cancel
After entering the correct password, the Equipment Configuration

application is started. The opening screen is shown below.
Alarm Synthesis
Equipment Configuration 1521FL40 Slave NE 1 - DEFCONF

File ClearScreen Tables Help
As soon as the Equipment Configuration is started, there is a

second MS Windows program box, which is positioned just
color.
The configuration will be automatically uploaded, then the Save
as... option of the File menu (see par. 6.2) is automatically
opened. Specify the name of the file where the uploaded
configuration must be saved under.
If a file is selected and the OK button is pressed, the uploaded
configuration will be saved under that name. After confirming, a
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dialog box asks if the configuration file may be overwritten if it

already exists, confirm and the configuration file will be saved. If
Cancel is selected, the configuration will be named 'DEFCONF',
the uploaded configuration will not be saved.
inactive.
The following menu selections are now available : Alcatel logo,
File, Clearscreen, Tables and Help menu, see the following
paragraphs.
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version information of the current software. The resulting display
is shown below.
Alarm Synthesis


1320NX / 1321NX Software
Version: xxx

Copyright © Alcatel TELECOM, 1988-1996
0 Equipment below Ok AS AT UG NG HA SA DA SF ST TC
EF DF AE DC LC
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6.2 File menu

Selecting File displays the screen shown below, which is the basic
screen for the configuration interface with the equipment. It
allows to upload a configuration from the equipment, modify it,
and send it back or store it on the craft terminal. A configuration
can also be built starting from a default status. It is possible to
delete or edit a configuration stored on the craft terminal, save it
under a different name or print it. Finally a comparison can be
made between 2 configurations.
Alarm Synthesis

Open...
Save as...
Save F2
Delete...
Default Status
File Header...
Print...
Send...
Receive...
Audit
Options :
Open... Open an existing configuration file. A file selection
dialog box is displayed, enabling to locate the wanted
file. This file name will appear in the application
header (DEFCONF in the example).
Save As... Save the present configuration to a specified file. A box
is displayed (see below), where the name of the file can
be given and the disk can be selected. The right part of
the box gives the type of equipment, the name of the
operator, the date, the checksum and a title box where
a title can be filled in. After confirming, the
configuration is saved. If the file already exists,
confirmation is asked if the contents may be replaced.
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Alarm Synthesis

Save a configuration file as ...

File name : File description
DEFCONF 1521FL40
Type of equipment :
OK
defconf Name of operator :
Date : 1/14/97 (D)D/MM/YY
Hour : 00:50:11
Checksum : None Cancel
Disk : Title :
0 Equipment
[-c-] below EF DF AS AT UG NG HA SA DA SF ST TC AE DC LC
Save Save the present configuration to the file that is

currently open (displayed in the title area). Caution has
to be taken with this option, because the file will be
overwritten without asking confirmation.
Note If the current open file is the default file (DEFCONF), the Save
option may not be used, because the default file will be
overwritten. Use the Save as... option instead.
Delete... Delete the specified file. A file selection dialog box is

displayed, enabling to locate the wanted file.
Confirmation is asked for.
Default Status Use the system default file.
File header...
Applies a specific identification to a file. A
configuration box is displayed, giving the type of
equipment, the date and the file name (if already
existing).
Print... Produce a hard-copy of a specific configuration file. A
file selection dialog box is displayed, enabling to locate
the wanted file. Confirmation is asked for.
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Send... This function allows to download a configuration to the

equipment. A file selection dialog box is displayed,
enabling to locate the wanted file.
This function is needed to update the configuration on the

ATTENTION equipment.
Receive... A file name dialog box is displayed, which enables to

give a name to the file. After selecting OK, a disk
selection dialog box is obtained, which allows to select
the disk the file will be saved on. A configuration box is
displayed then, giving the type of equipment, the date
and a title box where a title can be filled in. After
confirming, the configuration is saved in the specified
file. If the file already exists, confirmation is asked if
the contents may be replaced.
This function can be used in two ways :
D For a user who is new to the system, this function
provides a means of up-loading the current
equipment configuration and revealing how the
configuration has been performed.
D The user can also up-load the current
configuration, make any amendments or
modifications and then download the new
configuration back to the equipment.
Audit... Using this function two configuration files can be
compared. The procedure is as follows :
Open File menu, choose Open... a configuration file already
defined or Open File menu, choose Receive... a configuration
from the equipment;
Open File menu, choose Audit... and give the name of the
configuration file to be compared with that selected in Step 1.
The result of comparing two configurations is displayed on the
screen. The example shown below is a comparison of a file
called DEFAULT and the configuration which is currently
existing in the equipment, called ACTUAL.
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Alarm Synthesis

Audit between DEFAULT & ACTUAL :
- System status :Equal
- Q2 logical address :Equal
- Operation mode for the tributary 1-2 :Equal
- Operation mode for the tributary 3-4 :Equal
- Timeslot management for the tributary 1 :Equal
- Thresholds :Equal
- Urgent alarms for operation interface :Different
- Urgent alarms of LOCAL LINE (general) :Equal
- Urgent alarms of LOCAL TRIBUTARY :Equal
- Urgent alarms of REMOTE LINE (general) :Equal
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6.3 Clearscreen menu

The application window is always empty after performing any
option, except when the Audit command on the file menu has
been performed. In this case the results are displayed on the
screen and they can be erased by means of the Clearscreen
function.
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6.4 Tables menu of 1521FL equipment

By selecting the Tables menu in the configuration application of
the 1521FL equipment, the choice screen shown below is
obtained.
Alarm Synthesis

Tables Choice :
System status
(R)Q2 logical address
Operation mode for tributary 1 - 2
Operation mode for tributary 3 - 4
Timeslot management for tributary 1
Thresholds
Urgent alarms for operation interface
Urgent alarms of LOCAL LINE (general)
Ok Cancel
The list contains all the tables relating to the selectable aspects of
the equipment and each table is selected by moving the cursor
over the item and clicking on the mouse. Use the scroll bar at the
right to obtain the invisible tables.
The different possibilities of these tables are explained in the
following paragraphs.
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6.4.1 System status

The screen shown below is obtained when this option was selected
on the Tables menu. It enables to set the system active or not
active :
" if alarms are being reported, all the changes in the system are
reported to the craft terminal;
" if the system is not active, the system is no longer interrogated
and changes are not reported to the craft terminal.
When the check box in the Equipment information block is empty,
the system is not active. When the check box contains a cross, this
indicates that the system is active. Clicking on the check box
toggles the indication.
Alarm Synthesis

System status
Equipment information
1521FL reports alarms
Ok Cancel
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6.4.2 (R)Q2 logical address

on the Tables menu. It enables to set the logical address of the
1521FL slave equipment in the range from 1 to 254.
Alarm Synthesis

(R)Q2 logical address
The logical address of this 1521FL is :
number 0
0 254
Logical address "0" means NO (R)Q2 connection
Ok Cancel
Select the number by clicking on the left arrow (down) or the right
arrow (up). All the equipments connected to the same mediation
equipment must have a unique logical address. For a system
where the (R)Q2 access is not used, this address setting is
irrelevant.
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6.4.3 Operation mode for tributary 1 and 2 or 3 and 4

A screen similar to the one shown below for the tributaries 1 and
2 is obtained when one of these options was selected on the
Tables menu. It enables to set the operation mode of these
tributaries.
Alarm Synthesis

Operation mode for tributary 1 – 2
Operation mode for the tributary 1 Operation mode for the tributary 2
Transparent trunk section Transparent trunk section
BF trunk section BF trunk section
MF trunk section MF trunk section
Transparent access section Transparent access section
MF access section with BF (T) MF access section with BF (T)
MF access section with MF (T) MF access section with MF (T)
PRA access section with BF (T) PRA access section with BF (T)
PRA access section with MF (T) PRA access section with MF (T)
0 EquipmentTributary
below does not
EF exist Tributary
DF AS AT UG NG HA SA DAdoes
SF not exist AE DC LC
ST TC
Ok Cancel
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6.4.4 Time slot management for tributary 1, 2, 3 or 4

A screen similar to the one shown below for the tributary 1 is
obtained when one of these options was selected on the Tables
menu. It allows to disable separate time slots on the 2 Mbit/s
tributaries.
Alarm Synthesis


Timeslot management
TS1-8 TS1-16 TS1-24
TS1-1 TS1-9 TS1-17 TS1-25
TS1-2 TS1-10 TS1-18 TS1-26
TS1-3 TS1-11 TS1-19 TS1-27
TS1-4 TS1-12 TS1-20 TS1-28
TS1-5 TS1-13 TS1-21 TS1-29
TS1-6 TS1-14 TS1-22 TS1-30
TS1-7 TS1-15 TS1-23 TS1-31
Ok Cancel
When a check box is empty, the corresponding time slot is

disabled. A check box containing a cross indicates an enabled
time slot. Clicking on the check box toggles the indication. In the
screen above the default status is indicated (all time slots
enabled).
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6.4.5 Thresholds
on the Tables menu. It enables to select the threshold for both the
low and high error rate detection in the concerned system, as well
as the thresholds for the Errored Seconds (ES) and Severely
Errored Seconds (SES)/UnAvailable Seconds (UAS) alarm, used in
the performance monitoring application, see chapter 7 and par.
9.5.
Alarm Synthesis

Thresholds
Low Error Ratio High Error Ratio
LER threshold is 10^-5 HER threshold is 10^-3
LER threshold is 10^-6
PMA thresholds
SES/UAS 9
LER threshold is 10^-10 ES 29

LER threshold is 10^-12 Ok Cancel
For the Low Error Ratio (LER) and High Error Ratio (HER) one of the
options can be selected. For the SES/UAS and ES thresholds select
the value by clicking on the left arrow (down) or the right arrow
(up) : these thresholds can be set in the range from 0 to 63.
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6.4.6 Urgent, non-urgent or external alarms for operation

interface
A screen similar to the one shown below for the urgent alarms is
menu. It enables to set the alarm conditions giving an urgent,
non-urgent or external alarm indication respectively.
Alarm Synthesis

Urgent alarms for operation interface

URGENT Alarm mask for operation interface
Time Of Day Loss
Lack of communication for a certain time
Ok Cancel
When a check box is empty, the corresponding alarm situation

does not cause the selected alarm indication. A check box
containing a cross indicates an alarm situation which causes the
selected alarm indication. Clicking on the check box toggles the
indication. In the screen above the default status is indicated (no
urgent alarms selected).
Default urgent alarm mask : none
Default non-urgent alarm mask :
" Time of Day Loss
" Lack of communication for a certain time
Default external alarm mask : none
Remark : these alarms correspond to the clock and Q2
indications on the 1521FL alarm synthesis, see par.
5.7.1.
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6.4.7 Urgent, non-urgent or external alarms of LOCAL

LINE (general)
Alarm Synthesis

Urgent alarms of LOCAL LINE (general)
URGENT alarm mask for the LOCAL LINE (general)
No traffic present in RX direction of local terminal

Protection switching enabled (as opposed to single line)
Manual protection selected (as opposed to automatic)
Bypass mode selection (as opposed to main mode)
Line system not selected (as opposed to selected)
Local generated service call active
Loss of optical line signal
High bit error ratio in optical line signal
Low bit error ratio in optical line signal
Performance monitoring alarm (F1-RX)
Degraded laser on local terminal
Ok Cancel

indication.
Default urgent alarm mask : see figure above
" Low bit error ratio in optical line signal
" Performance Monitoring alarm (F1-RX)
" Optical power out of limits on local terminal
" Degraded laser on local terminal
" Internal power failure
Default external alarm mask : None
Remark : these alarms correspond to the indications on the
equipment view of the Local line box, see par. 5.7.3.
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6.4.8 Urgent, non-urgent or external alarms of LOCAL

TRIBUTARY
Alarm Synthesis

Urgent alarms of LOCAL TRIBUTARY
URGENT alarm mask for the LOCAL TRIBUTARY
Loop in local terminal back to network (on 2 Mb/s level)
Loop in local terminal back to remote terminal (on 2 Mb/s level)
AUXP selected as local terminal alarm signal (as opposed to AIS)
Loss of 2 Mb/s tributary signal
Loss of 2 Mb/s frame alignment
Loss of 2 Mb/s multiframe alignment
Remote alarm indication (from network)
Received 2 Mb/s AIS
Loss of 2 Mb/s frame alignment (demux. signal)
0 Equipment below EF DF Ok
AS AT UG NGCancel
HA SA DA SF ST TC AE DC LC

indication.
" Loss of 2 Mb/s frame alignment
" Loss of 2 Mb/s multiframe alignment
" Loss of 2 Mb/s frame alignment (demux. signal)
Default external alarm mask :
" Remote alarm indication (from network)
" Received 2 Mb/s AIS
equipment view of the Local tributary box, see par.
5.7.3.
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6.4.9 Urgent, non-urgent or external alarms of REMOTE

LINE (general)
Alarm Synthesis

Urgent alarms of REMOTE LINE (general)
URGENT alarm mask for the REMOTE LINE (general)
No traffic present in TX direction of local terminal

Performance measurement alarm (F1-RX)
Optical power out of limits on remote terminal
Degraded laser on remote terminal
Battery operation (external power failure at remote terminal)
0 Equipment below EF DF
OkAS AT UG NG HA SA DA SF ST TC
Cancel AE DC LC

indication.
" Low bit error ratio in optical line signal
" Performance measurement alarm (F1-RX)
" Optical power out of limits on remote terminal
" Degraded laser on remote terminal
" Battery operation (external power failure at remote terminal)
Default external alarm mask : None
equipment view of the Remote line box, see par. 5.7.3.
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6.4.10 Urgent, non-urgent or external alarms of REMOTE

TRIBUTARY
Alarm Synthesis

Urgent alarms of REMOTE TRIBUTARY
URGENT alarm mask for the REMOTE TRIBUTARY
Remote loopback to local terminal
Received 2 Mb/s AIS
Degraded quality at user interface (downlink)
Degraded quality at user interface (uplink)
0 Equipment below EF DFOkAS AT UG NG

Cancel

indication.
" Loss of 2 Mb/s frame alignment
" Loss of 2 Mb/s multiframe alignment
" Loss of 2 Mb/s frame alignment (demux. signal)
Default external alarm mask :
" Remote alarm indication (from network)
" Received 2 Mb/s AIS
equipment view of the Remote tributary box, see par.
5.7.3.
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6.4.11 Maintenance memory Masks of synthesis

on the Tables menu. It enables to set the alarm conditions
handled by the maintenance memory application, see chapter 8.
Alarm Synthesis

Maintenance Memory Masks of synthesis

MAINTENANCE MEMORY mask for the synthesis
Control and Configuration are enabled for CT
ECT is linked up to NE
Signal Fail : Received signal degraded or cutoff
Urgent alarm not acknowledged
Non-Urgent alarm not acknowledged
Alarm acknowledged but fault still remains (attended alarm)
Alarm stop
Special status : Not equipped or configuration busy
Ok Cancel
When a check box is empty, the corresponding alarm situation is

not handled by the maintenance memory application. A check
box containing a cross indicates an alarm situation which is
handled by the maintenance memory application. Clicking on the
check box toggles the indication. In the screen above the default
status is indicated (no alarm selected).
1521FL alarm synthesis (except clock and Q2), see par.
5.7.1.
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6.4.12 Maintenance memory for operation interface

Alarm Synthesis

Maintenance Memory for operation interface

MAINTENANCE MEMORY mask for operation interface
Time Of Day Loss
Lack Of communication for a certain time
Ok Cancel

status is indicated.
Remark these alarms correspond to the clock and Q2
indications on the 1521FL alarm synthesis, see par.
5.7.1.
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6.4.13 Maintenance memory of LOCAL LINE (general)

Alarm Synthesis

Maintenance Memory of LOCAL LINE (general)
MAINTENANCE MEMORY mask for the LOCAL LINE (general)
No traffic present in RX direction of local terminal

Protection switching enabled (as opposed to single line)
Manual protection selected (as opposed to automatic)
Bypass mode selection (as opposed to main mode)
Line system not selected (as opposed to selected)
Local generated service call active
Performance monitoring alarm (F1-RX)
0 Equipment below EF DF AS AT UG NG HA SA DA SF ST TC
AE DC LC
Degraded laser on local terminal
Ok Cancel

equipment view of the Local line box, see par. 5.7.3.
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6.4.14 Maintenance memory of LOCAL TRIBUTARY

Alarm Synthesis

Maintenance Memory of LOCAL TRIBUTARY
MAINTENANCE MEMORY mask for the LOCAL TRIBUTARY
Loop in local terminal back to network (on 2 Mb/s level)
Loop in local terminal back to remote terminal (on 2 Mb/s level)
AUXP selected as local terminal alarm signal (as opposed to AIS)
Received 2 Mb/s AIS
0 Equipment below Ok AS AT UG NG
EF DF Cancel

equipment view of the Local tributary box, see par.
5.7.3.
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6.4.15 Maintenance memory of REMOTE LINE (general)

Alarm Synthesis

Maintenance Memory of REMOTE LINE (general)

MAINTENANCE MEMORY mask for the REMOTE LINE (general)
No traffic present in TX direction of local terminal

Performance Measurement alarm (F1-RX)
Optical power out of limits on remote terminal
Degraded laser on remote terminal
Battery operation (external power failure at remote terminal)
Ok Cancel

equipment view of the Remote line box, see par. 5.7.3.
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6.4.16 Maintenance memory of REMOTE TRIBUTARY

Alarm Synthesis

Maintenance Memory of REMOTE TRIBUTARY
MAINTENANCE MEMORY mask for the REMOTE TRIBUTARY
Remote loopback to local terminal
Received 2 Mb/s AIS
Degraded quality at user interface (downlink)
Degraded quality at user interface (uplink)
0 Equipment below EF Ok
DF AS AT UGCancel
NG HA SA DA SF ST TC AE DC LC

equipment view of the Remote tributary box, see par.
5.7.3.
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6.5 Help menu

window.
Alarm Synthesis
Help – CFG.HLP
File
Global Edit BookmarkEF
synthesis HelpAS AT UG NG HA SA DA SF ST TC
DF AE DC LC
File ClearScreen Tables Configuration
Help
General description
Menu
Vertical scrolling
Keyboard
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7 PERFORMANCE MONITORING APPLICATION (PM)
7 PERFORMANCE MONITORING APPLICATION

(PM)
This application enables to check the performance monitoring
counters in the 1521FL line system. The error counting is based
on the CRC4 method. The performance monitoring is based on
criteria, as defined in Recommendation G.784 of the International
Telecommunication Union - Telecommunication standardization
sector (ITU-T).
The performance monitoring application is invoked by first
selecting the wanted slave equipment by clicking on its name and
then selecting the Application Choice menu, see par. 3.1 and the
figure below.
Alarm Synthesis
Slave NE 1 1521FL40 EF Application_Choice

DF AS AT UG NG SF ST TC AE DC LC
Slave NE 2 1521FL40 1521FL40
EF DF AS ATSlave
UG NENG1 SF ST TC AE DC LC
Maintenance Memory
OK Cancel
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Select G.784 Performance Monitoring by highlighting it and then

either double-click the mouse button, select the OK button or
press ENTER. The opening screen of the performance monitoring
application is shown below.
Alarm Synthesis
G.784 Performance Monitoring Ć 1521FL40 Ć Slave NE 1
File View Mode ConfigĆ Help
ure
20/11/96 D-0 D- D-2 D-3 D-4 D-5 D-6 D-7
1
Above : 0
Local Tx Line 2Mb

Local Rx Line 2Mb
Local Tx trib 1
Local Rx trib 1
Under : 0
< >

equipment (indication LC on synthesis) the performance
monitoring application is not available. First reload the
configuration, see chapter 6.
As soon as the performance monitoring application is started,
there is a second MS Windows program box, which is positioned
just underneath the original one and which contains the
application name and menu bar. This is because this application
is running under MS Windows as a separate application. To show
that this application is currently active, the top line of this program
box is dark colored, while the previous program box becomes a
light color.
inactive.
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The information on the performance monitoring screen can be

split in 2 areas :
" The title bar with the menus : Alcatel logo, File, View, Mode,
Configure and Help, see par. 7.1 to par. 7.6.
" The indication fields of the performance monitoring results,
see par. 7.7.
" Remark : the application title is followed by the mode
indication Manual or Auto, as set in the mode menu, see
par.7.4.
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version information of the current application. The resulting
display is shown below.
Alarm Synthesis
File View Mode Configure Help
20/11/96 D-0 D- D-2 D-3 D-4 D-5 D-6 D-7
1
Above : 0
Local Tx Line 2Mb

Local Rx Line 2Mb
Local Tx trib 1 1320NX/1321NX Software
Local Rx trib 1 G784 Performance monitoring

Version: xxx
Under : 0 Copyright © Microsoft Corp., 1985-1993

< Copyright © Alcatel, 1988-1997 >
OK
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7.2 File menu

The file menu is shown below. It allows to save the monitoring
results in a file or to obtain a hard copy printout.
Alarm Synthesis
Save
20/11/96 Ctrl+S D-0 D- D-2 D-3 D-4 D-5 D-6 D-7
1
AbovePrint
:0 Ctrl+P
Local Tx Line 2Mb
Local Rx Line 2Mb
Local Tx trib 1
Local Rx trib 1
Under : 0
< >
Options :
Save save the monitoring results in a file. A dialog box is
obtained, enabling to give a name to the file. If the file
already exists, a confirmation box is obtained, asking if
the contents of that file should be replaced.
Print send the monitoring results to a printer.
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7.3 View menu

This menu, as shown below, allows to choose if all the elements of
the equipment are shown on the monitoring display or only those
elements with errors.
Alarm Synthesis
20/11/96 All D-0 D- D-2 D-3 D-4 D-5 D-6 D-7
1
Above : 0 Error
Local Tx Line 2Mb
Local Rx Line 2Mb
Local Tx trib 1
Local Rx trib 1
Under : 0
< >
Options :
All all the elements of the equipment are shown.
Error only the elements with errors are shown.
Remark : As only one of these options can be active, it is a toggle
selection. The selected option is indicated by the
mark .
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7.4 Mode menu

The mode menu is shown below. It allows to select the manual or
automatic mode and the monitoring period. In the manual mode
it also allows the control of the monitoring result displaying.
Alarm Synthesis
20/11/96 AutoD-0 D- D-2 D-3 D-4 D-5 D-6 D-7
1
Above : 0 Manual
Day
Local Tx Line 2Mb
Quarter
Local Rx Line 2Mb Start Ctrl+A
Local Tx trib 1
Clear Ctrl+G
Stop Ctrl+O
Local Rx trib 1 Read Ctrl+R
Under : 0
< >
Options :
Auto select the automatic mode : performance monitoring
data are continuously sent by the connected equipment
to the craft terminal.
Manual select the manual mode : transfer of performance
monitoring data is controlled by commands from the
craft terminal, see below.
selection. The selected option is indicated by the mark
' '.
Day select the indication of the 24 hours monitoring counter
results.
Quarter select the indication of the 15 minutes monitoring
counter results.
selection. The selected option is indicated by the mark
' '.
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Start start the monitoring : a selection screen is obtained

which allows to select one or more elements (called
terminal points), which were not yet started.
Clear clear the monitoring results in the connected equipment
(only active in manual mode) : a selection screen is
obtained which allows to select one or more elements,
which were started before.
Stop stop the monitoring : a selection screen is obtained
which allows to select one or more elements, which
were started before.
Read read the monitoring results from the connected
equipment (only active in manual mode).
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7.5 Configure menu

The configure menu is shown below. It allows to set the thresholds
which determine the obtained indications on the monitoring result
fields (see par. 7.7) for different link types. On the 1521FL
equipments only the plesiochronous path option is enabled (all
other options are greyed).
Alarm Synthesis
20/11/96 PlesioD-
D-0 path D-2 D-3 D-4 D-5 D-6 D-7
1
Above : 0 Plesio line
Wdm fec sink
Local Tx Line 2Mb
G821
Local Rx Line 2Mb
G826
Local Tx trib 1
Local Rx trib 1
Under : 0
< >
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After selecting the Plesio Path option the screen shown below is
obtained, which allows to set the low and high thresholds for the
performance monitoring counters of the Errors (ER), Errored
Seconds (ES), Severely Errored Seconds (SES) and Unavailable
Seconds (UAS). For the definition of these parameters, see par.
9.5. Fill in the wanted values and select OK to acknowledge the
action or Cancel to interrupt the action.
Alarm Synthesis
20/11/96 Changing
D-0 D- error
D-2 criteria
D-3 D-4for plesio
D-5 path
D-6 D-7
1
Above : 0
COUNTER THRESHOLD LOW HIGH
Local Tx Line 2Mb
Local Rx Line 2Mb ER 1 900
ES 1 120
Local Tx trib 1 SES 1 15
Local Rx trib 1 UAS 1 2
OK Cancel
Under : 0
< >
The monitoring results can be displayed based on a 24

ATTENTION hours or 15 minutes monitoring period, see par. 7.4. The
thresholds can be set separately for both monitoring
periods :
G the obtained screen in this Configure menu (as shown above)
corresponds to the actually selected monitoring period;
G to adapt the thresholds for the other period, first change to
this period on the Mode menu, and then adapt the thresholds
on the Configure menu.
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7.6 Help menu

window.
Alarm
Performance Synthesis
Management G.784
File View
Edit BellBookmark
Application_Choice...
Help History Help
Contents
GlobalSearch
synthesis Back
EF DF History
AS AT UG NG HA SA DA SF ST TC AE DC LC
Help of Performance management application
G.784 Performance Monitoring 1521FL40 Slave NE 1Ć Manual
File View Mode ConfigĆ Help
To learn how to use help, strike F1 or click Help (?) on this window menu
ure
18/10/94 D-0 D- D-2 D-3 D-4 D-5 D-6 D-7
Introduction: 1
Above : 0
Each terminal point (TP) of an SDH equipment can have performance datas (PM)
matching
Local Tx Line ITU-T G783, G821 and G826 recommendations
The PM G784 application assume the presentation function of these datas for the network
Local Rx Line
element on which it work
LocalTwo
Tx trib 1
collecting intervals are supported Quarter and Day
Local Rx trib 1
Menus :
Local Tx trib 2 File Menu
View Menu
Under : 5 Mode Menu
Configure
< Menu >
Displays
G784 Performance Management
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7.7 Monitoring results

The central part of the application screen indicates the monitoring
results, as shown below.
Alarm Synthesis
18/10/94 D-0 D- D-2 D-3 D-4 D-5 D-6 D-7
1
Above : 0
Local Tx Line
Local Rx Line
Local Tx trib 1
Local Rx trib 1
Local Tx trib 2
Under : 5
< >
The overview display of the performance monitoring results is built

up as follows :
1st line the date when the application is started and the
selected monitoring period indication, see par. 7.4 :
D if the monitoring mode is set to 'Day', the
indication is as in the example above, giving the
consecutive days;
D if the monitoring mode is set to 'Quarter', the time
is indicated per 15 min.
Remark the date format depends upon the Windows country
variable (accessible via the Windows control panel).
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2nd & last line

the number of elements respectively above and below
those shown on the screen : if the number of elements
is too high to be displayed on one screen, the hidden
elements can be shown by using the scroll bar at the
right. In this case the number of elements above those
shown on the screen is shown on the 2nd line, while
the number of elements below those shown on the
screen is shown on the last line. The corresponding
monitoring boxes indicate a synthesis of the hidden
elements.
Other lines
the elements of the equipment with their indications in
the corresponding monitoring result boxes : if the
number of monitoring periods is too high to be
displayed on one screen, use the scroll bar at the
bottom to view the other results. The first and the last
box on each line (without header) indicate a synthesis
of the hidden monitoring periods.
The monitoring result boxes indicate the quality of the
corresponding element by means of a color code :
" blue no measurement;
" green no error;
" white loss of data;
" magenta errors, low-level threshold not exceeded;
" yellow errors, low-level threshold exceeded, high-level
threshold not exceeded;
" red errors, high-level threshold exceeded.
The low and high-level thresholds are set via the Configure
menu, see par. 7.5.
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When the cursor is moved over one of the element names, it

changes from the normal shape into the shape : clicking
with the left mouse button at this time displays the element screen
as shown below, which gives detailed information on the
corresponding element.
Alarm Synthesis
G.784 Performance Monitoring 1521FL40 Slave NE 1 - Manual
Local Tx line 2Mb D-0 D- D-4 D-5 2 D-6
D-2 D-3 PP Mbit/s D-7
20/11/96
20/11/96 D-0 1
D- D-2 D-3 D-4 D-5 D-6 D-7
Above : 0
1
Above : 0
Local Tx Line
ER
Local Rx Line
ES
Local Tx trib 1
Local Rx tribSES
1
UAS
Under : 0
Under : 0 < >
< >
The screen is built up in a similar way as the general screen

before, except that the element identification is shown on top and
that the different performance monitoring counters are displayed
below it. The number of counters depends upon the link type,
which is indicated on the same line as the element identification
(for the 1521FL equipment it is always PP = plesiochronous path,
see also par. 7.5). The same color coding as for the general
screen is used.
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When the cursor is moved now over one of the monitoring

period indications on the top line of the element screen above, it
changes again from the normal shape into the shape :
clicking with the left mouse button at this time displays the link
counter screen as shown below, which gives the actual values of
the different counters on the concerned element for the
corresponding link and the selected monitoring period.
Alarm Synthesis
Counter Value
Local Tx line D-0 D- Local
Mbit/s
18/10/94 D-2Tx line
D-3 D-4 D-5 D-6 D-7
18/10/94 1
D - 0D - 1D - 2D - 3D - 4D - D -6 D-7
Above :0 D-0
Above: 0
Local Tx Line ER 16538
ER
Local Rx Line ES 4673
Local Tx tribES
1 SES 48
Local Rx tribSES
1 UAS 22
UAS
Local Tx trib 2
Under : 5
under : 0 < >
< >
The element identification is shown on top, while the selected

monitoring period is shown on the next line. Below these
identification fields the different performance monitoring counters
are displayed, together with their values. The same color coding
as for the general screen is used. For the 1521FL equipment the
following counters are shown :
" ER : number of errors
" ES : Errored Seconds
" SES : Severely Errored Seconds
" UAS : Unavailable Seconds
For the definition of these parameters, see par. 9.5.
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8 MAINTENANCE MEMORY APPLICATION

The maintenance memory application (MM) allows the user to
view events, i.e. alarm appearances and disappearances, in
function of time. This feature is similar to the History option on
the Alarm, Status and Control application (see par. 5.3), but with
the History option all the alarm events are stored in the craft
terminal only when the craft terminal is connected. With the
maintenance memory application only the alarm events which are
set in the alarm masks are stored in the memory of the CNCC.
The maintenance memory application is invoked by first selecting
the wanted equipment by clicking on its name and then selecting
the Application Choice menu, see the figure below and par. 3.1.
Alarm Synthesis
Master NE CNCC40 EF DF AS AT UG NG HA
Application_Choice
SF ST TC AE DC LC
Slave NE 1 1521FL40 EF DF AS AT UG NG
1521FL40 Slave NE 1
SF ST TC AE DC LC
Slave NE 2 1521FL40 EF DFAvailable
AS AT Applications
UG NG SF ST TC AE DC LC
Maintenance Memory
OK Cancel
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Select Maintenance Memory by highlighting it and then either

ENTER. The opening screen of the maintenance memory
application is shown below.
Alarm Synthesis
Maintenance Memory - 1521FL40 - Slave NE 1
File Receive Clear Help

equipment (indication LC on synthesis) the
maintenance memory application is not available. First
reload the configuration, see chapter 6.
As soon as the maintenance memory application is started, there
is a second MS Windows program box, which is positioned just
color.
inactive.
The following menu selections are available now : Alcatel logo,
File, Receive, Clear and Help. They are explained in detail in the
following paragraphs.
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version information of the current application. The resulting
display is shown below.
Alarm Synthesis

1320NX / 1321NX Software
Maintenance Memory
Version: xxx

Copyright © Alcatel CIT, 1988-1996
OK
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8.2 File menu

The file menu shown below allows to handle maintenance
memory files containing alarm events from the connected
equipment.
Alarm Synthesis
Open... Ctrl+O
Delete... Ctrl+D
Print Ctrl+P
Options :
Open... open an existing file. A file selection box is obtained,
enabling to locate the wanted file. After selecting a file,
the OK button or Cancel button can be activated. If the
OK button is activated, a dialog box as shown on
figure 24 is obtained, which enables to filter the
displayed data according to the origin and type of the
alarm and/or the start and end date. To display all the
data, all selection boxes should be set to ALL. The
resulting data is displayed as shown on figure 25.
Delete... delete an existing file. A file selection box is obtained,
enabling to locate the wanted file. After selecting a file,
a confirmation box is obtained, asking if that file
should be deleted.
Print print the currently displayed data. The format of the
printed data is as shown on figure 25.
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8.3 Receive menu

The receive menu shown below allows to read maintenance
memory data from the connected equipment and either display it
or save it in a file.
Alarm Synthesis
Display... Ctrl+I
Save as... Ctrl+F
Options :
Display... receive the maintenance memory data and display it on
the screen. A filtering dialog box as shown on figure
24 is obtained, which enables to filter the displayed
data according to the origin and type of the alarm
and/or the start and end date. To display all the data,
all selection boxes should be set to ALL. The resulting
data is displayed as shown on figure 25.
Save as... receive the maintenance memory data and save it in a
file. A dialog box is obtained, enabling to give a name
to the file. If the file already exists, a confirmation box
is obtained, asking if the contents of that file should be
replaced. To view the contents of the file, use the Open
command on the File menu, see par. 8.2.
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Alarm Synthesis
Display Selection
Maintenance
Group entity Memory
ALL - 1521FL40 - Slave NE 1
Entity ALL
Group Event ALL
Event ALL
x Sort by date
Date : (mm/dd/yyyy)
Begin End
Date : 01/01/1970 Date : 11/10/1994
Time : 00:00 Time : 23:59
Ok Cancel

Filtering options :
Clicking on the option icon after Group entity, Entity, Group
event and Event displays the possible selections :
" Group entity and Entity allow to select the origin of the alarm
(corresponds to the selection Display Title in the ASC history,
see par. 5.3)
" Group event and Event allow to select the type of alarm,
depending on the selected origin (corresponds to the selection
Mnemonic in the ASC history, see par. 5.3)
D Possible selections for Group entity and Group event :
h All
h Interface
h local line
h Local tributary (1 to 4)
h Remote line
h Remote tributary (1 to 4)
h Synthesis
D Possible selections for Entity : depends on the selection for
Group entity
D Possible selections for Event : depends on the selection for
Group event
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Clicking in the box after Begin or End Date and Time allows to set
respectively a begin and/or end date and time : the date has to be
entered in the format defined in the Windows settings and the time
in the format Hours:Minutes.
The toggle box on Sort by date enables to display the data in 2
ways :
" If the box contains a cross, the data is sorted by date;
" If the box does not contain a cross, the data is sorted by type.
Maintenance memory information display
Alarm Synthesis
Record date : 15:36:49 09/12/1996 Record Title : 1 1521FL40 Slave NE 1 Date of receive operation &
equipment identification
Display filtering :
Group Entity : LOCAL LINE Display filters used
Entity : ALL
Group Event : LOCAL LINE
Event : ALL
Beginning Date : 09/12/1996 00:00 Ending Date : 09/12/1996 23:59
Begin or end indication, Date, Time,
> 09/12/1996 10:26:33 LOCAL LINE Group Entity and Entity
LOCAL LINE SERVICE CALL
Group Event and Event
> 09/12/1996 11:53:47 LOCAL LINE
LOCAL LINE DEGRADED LASER
Figure 25 Maintenance memory information display
Remark :
" > indicates the begin of an event;
" < indicates the end of an event.
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8.4 Clear menu

The clear menu shown below enables to clear the maintenance
memory data on the connected equipment.
Alarm Synthesis
Global Ctrl+G
Selective Ctrl+S
Options :
Global clear the complete maintenance memory data on the
equipment. A dialog box is obtained in order to
confirm this command.
Selective clear the maintenance memory data of an entity on the
equipment. A dialog box is obtained, which enables to
select the Group entity and Entity the maintenance
memory data of which should be cleared. Remark that
in this case no further confirmation is asked.
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8.5 Help menu

window.
Alarm Synthesis
Maintenance Memory
View File
Bell Edit
Application_Choice...
Bookmark Help History Help
Contents
Global Search EF Back
synthesis DF ASHistory
AT UG NG HA SA DA SF ST TC AE DC LC
Help of Maintenance Memory
Commands
File Menu
Receive Menu
Clear Menu
For information on how to use Help, press F1 or choose Using Help from the Help
menu
Maintenance Memory-XY0001-XY0001_1
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9 PROCEDURES
9 PROCEDURES
The chapter 6 dealt with the various dialog screens used to
perform a configuration but did not detail how the specified
configuration data was to be applied to the equipment. This
section provides a summary of the procedures to execute in order
to actually configure or re-configure an equipment.
It is possible to completely define a configuration starting from the
ground up or to adapt an existing configuration to a new
situation.
The configuration application has four sub-routines :
" Upload an existing configuration, either stored on disk or
currently existing on the system;
" Modify and/or re-define an existing configuration;
" Compare (Audit) two existing configurations;
" Print a configuration.
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9 PROCEDURES
9.1 Configuration set-up
For trunk line applications, the remote terminal has to be

ATTENTION set to "secondary" with the Hand Held Terminal (HHT)
The procedure to establish the equipment configuration (starting

from zero) uses the application Equipment Configuration and can
be summarized as follows :
1. Select the equipment to configure on the opening screen and
select Equipment Configuration on the application choice
menu, see par. 3.1.
2. The configuration will be uploaded automatically, then the
Save as... screen will be opened, select cancel. Then open the
File menu and select Default Status to set the new
configuration to the default status (Untitled appears in the
equipment name line).
3. Open the Table menu : the tables shown in par. 6.4 will be
available if the application was started for the 1521FL
equipment.
4. Choose the option to be adapted and fill in the dialog box.
Repeat for other options to be adapted.
5. Open the File menu and select the Save_as option :
D A dialog box appears asking for :
h The file name the changed configuration has to be
saved under : fill in;
h The name of the disk drive the changed
configuration has to be saved on : select;
h The equipment description dialog box can be
completed and select OK;
D If the same file name already exists, a warning box
appears asking if the previous file may be crushed :
h if the previous file is no longer needed, select OK;
h if the previous file should not be deleted, select
Cancel : the Save_as dialog box is obtained again in
order to select an other name for the new file.
6. Open the File menu and select Send to transfer the
information to the equipment : a dialog box appears asking
for the file name of the configuration to be sent : select the
name from the list and select OK.
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9 PROCEDURES
Close the Equipment Configuration application and repeat

the same procedure for a different equipment, if necessary.
Remarks :
" Remark that the configuration files can be saved on the hard
disk or on a floppy disk;
" As a confirmation that the download of a configuration to the
equipment was successful it is possible to compare the file
sent to the equipment and the file in memory : perform the
Receive command on the File menu and then the Audit
command on the same menu. This should be realized after
step 6;
" The File menu can also be used to create a hard-copy of a
configuration file by using the Print option.

the bypass system
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9 PROCEDURES
9.2 Changing a system configuration

The procedure to adapt an existing equipment configuration uses
the application Equipment Configuration and can be summarized
as follows :
1. Select the equipment, the configuration of which should be
adapted, on the opening screen and select Equipment
Configuration on the application choice menu, see par. 3.1.
2. The configuration will be uploaded automatically and the
Save as screen will be opened :
equipment.
4. Choose the option to be adapted and fill in the dialog box.
Repeat for other options to be adapted.
5. Open the File menu and select the Save_as option :
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Open the File menu and select Send to transfer the
information to the equipment : a dialog box appears asking
for the file name of the configuration to be sent : select the
name from the list and select OK.
Remarks :
" Remark that the configuration files can be saved on the hard
disk or on a floppy disk;
" As a confirmation that the download of a configuration to the
equipment was successful it is possible to compare the file
sent to the equipment and the file in memory : perform the
Receive command on the File menu and then the Audit
command on the same menu. This should be realized after
step 6;
" The File menu can also be used to create a hard-copy of a
configuration file by using the Print option.

the bypass system
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9 PROCEDURES
9.3 Viewing a system configuration

The procedure to view the configuration of an equipment uses the
application Equipment Configuration and can be summarized as
follows :
1. Select the equipment to be viewed on the opening screen and
select Equipment Configuration on the application choice
menu, see par. 3.1.
2. The configuration will be uploaded automatically and the
Save as screen will be opened :
equipment.
4. Select the table corresponding to the wanted configuration
information. Repeat for other options to be viewed.
Remark : by means of the Print command on the File menu a
hard-copy printout can be obtained of the
configuration files.
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9 PROCEDURES
9.4 Alarm identification

When the craft terminal is connected to the CNCC to which this
equipment is connected, an alarm situation will be indicated on
the global synthesis bar, see the figure below and par. 3.2. If on
the View menu the option All equipment is selected, the equipment
status bars indicate the equipment where the fault is detected, as
shown in the example below.
More detailed information can be obtained via the Alarm, Status
and Control (AS&C) application : select the faulty equipment by
clicking on its name (which appears in reverse video then) and
select the AS&C application on the application choice menu, see
par. 3.1. In this way the screen of par. 5.7 (see also figure 27) is
obtained if the AS&C application was started for the 1521FL
equipment.
Alarm Synthesis Alarm Synthesis

Figure 26 Alarm identification : Alarm synthesis
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9 PROCEDURES
Alarm Synthesis

UG NG AT SF
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
Figure 27 Alarm identification : AS&C screen of 1521FL
The alarm indicator panel at the right top of this screen indicates
the type of alarm, whereas the equipment drawing gives a first
indication of the origin of the alarm, see par. 5.7. and the figure
above.
When moving the cursor pointer across the screen, it can take
different shapes :
" : the arrow shape is the normal shape (for pointing to
menus e.g.);
"
H
: a hand shape indicates that help information is available
about the item. Clicking with the mouse at this time displays
this information under the form of a dialog box, containing
the mnemonic, its meaning and an OK button.
" : a magnifying glass indicates that can be zoomed-in on

this item. Pointing and clicking with the left mouse button at
this time enables to zoom in (to obtain a more detailed view
of the item). Clicking with the right mouse button enables to
zoom out (return to the higher view level).
In any case of alarm one or more boxes on the alarm indicator
panel and on the equipment view will be colored. If any of these
boxes indicates an alarm, more detailed information can be
obtained by zooming in on the relevant system part.
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As an example, the screens shown on figure 26, 27 and 28 give

the indications obtained in case of loss of incoming transmit signal
on the local tributary of the 1521FL system Slave NE 1 (it is
assumed that the alarm mask is set to urgent alarm and that the
system is an OSL4x2M system with MF trunk operation mode).
Alarm Synthesis

UG NG AT SF
TC AE AS Q2
LOCAL TRIB MF trunk
NORM
TX
TO
TO LINE
TRIB TRANS.
RX
AIS NORM
TRIBUTARY
Figure 28 Alarm identification : AS&C screen of Local tributary
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9 PROCEDURES
9.5 Performance monitoring

Performance monitoring in the 1521FL is based upon CCITT
Recommendation G.784 and uses the CRC4 method for the error
detection. Figure 29 illustrates the links needed for performance
monitoring. Four quality parameters are used :
ER Errors
Total number of CRC errors.
ES Errored Seconds
Number of 1 second intervals within the available time,
containing one or more CRC errors.
SES Severely Errored Seconds
Number of 1 second intervals within the available time,
containing more than a certain number of CRC errors,
corresponds to a bit error ratio of at least 10-3.
UAS Unavailable Seconds
Unavailable time starts with the first second of a period
of 10 consecutive seconds with SES (a new period of
available time begins with the first second of a period
of 10 consecutive seconds without SES).
Local Remote
Tributary 1521FL 1521FL User
Craft Terminal
CNCC

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9 PROCEDURES
Depending on the equipment type and the operation mode

ATTENTION of the tributaries (see also par. 6.4.1 and 6.4.3) the
following links can be monitored :
G The optical link between the local and remote 1521FL system
can always be monitored;
G the local tributary link can be monitored in all operation
modes, except transparent trunk or access;
G the user tributary link can only be monitored in the operation
modes MF or PRA access.
When the ECT is connected to the equipment, the performance

monitoring results can be obtained via the Performance
Monitoring (PM) application, which can be started on the
application choice menu of the NECTAS opening screen, see par.
3.1. For detailed information on this application, see chapter 7.
The results can be displayed based on a monitoring period of 24
hours or 15 minutes. On the Configure menu of the Performance
monitoring application the threshold to give a non-urgent and
urgent alarm indication can be set for each parameter and for
both monitoring periods.
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9 PROCEDURES
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Abbreviations
Abbreviations
AIS Alarm Indication Signal
AS&C Alarm, Status and remote Controls
CNCC Common Network Controller Circuit
CT Craft Terminal
ER Errors
ES Errored Seconds
HER High Error Ratio
HHT Hand Held Terminal
ITU-T International Telecommunication Union - Telecommunication
standardization sector
LER Low Error Ratio
MD Mediation Device
MM Maintenance Memory
MS MicroSoft
NE Network Element
NECTAS Network Element Craft Terminal Application Software
NOCTAS Network Office Craft Terminal Application Software
PC Personal Computer
PM Performance Monitoring
SES Severely Errored Seconds
UAS UnAvailable Seconds
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Abbreviations
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Index
Index
A H
Abbreviations, AS&C history display, 34 Help menu
Administrative application, 19 Administrative appl., 23
AS&C, 41
Alarm identification, Procedure, 145 Configuration appl., 111
Alarm indicators (status line), 16 MM application, 137
PM application, 123
Alarm, status and control application (AS&C), 25
History menu, AS&C, 30
Application choice menu, 14
AS&C screen
1521FL equipment, 42 I
Equipment view, 45
Local line, 64 Installation of software, 11
Local tributary, 47 Introduction, 9
Remote line, 66
Remote tributary, 68
Synthesis, 44 M
Maintenance memory
C of LOCAL LINE (general), 107
of LOCAL TRIBUTARY, 108
Clear menu, MM application, 136 of Operation Interface, 106
Clearscreen menu, Configuration appl., 93 of REMOTE LINE (general), 109
of REMOTE TRIBUTARY, 110
Configuration of Synthesis, 105
- set-up, 140
Changing a system -, 142 Maintenance memory application (MM), 129
Viewing a Sytem -, 144 Mode menu, PM application, 119
Configuration application, 85
Configure menu, PM application, 121 O
Operation, 13
F Operation mode for tributary 1 and 2 or 3 and 4, 97
File menu Operator menu, Administrative appl., 22
Configuration appl., 89
MM application, 132
PM application, 117 P
Performance monitoring, Procedure, 148
Performance monitoring application (PM), 113
PM Monitoring results, 124
Procedures, 139
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Index
Q
Q2/RQ2 Logical address, 96
R
Receive menu, MM application, 133
Remote control menu, AS&C, 37
S
Software version menu
Administrative appl., 21
AS&C, 28
Configuration appl., 88
MM application, 131
PM application, 116
System status, 95
T
Tables menu of 1521FL equipment, 94
Thresholds, 99
Time slot management for tributary 1, 2, 3 or 4, 98
U
Urgent, non-urgent or external alarms
of LOCAL LINE (general), 101
of LOCAL TRIBUTARY, 102
of Operation Interface, 100
of REMOTE LINE (general), 103
of REMOTE TRIBUTARY, 104
V
View menu
AS&C, 29
PM application, 118
Z
Zoom-in on equipment parts, 46
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9.4 Alarm identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

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Guideline Manual For Skilled Personnel

Any comment on this manual can be reported by means of

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For the application software the CNCC is considered to be the

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2 INSTALLATION OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE

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3.1 Application choice menu

Slave NE 1 1521FL40 EF DF Application_Choice

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Options (for the 1521FL systems) :

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3.2 Alarm indicators (status line)

If the cursor pointer is moved over a box, the arrow shape

changes to a hand H , indicating that help information is

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Mnemonic Meaning Color Explanation

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Select Administrative functions by highlighting it and then either

Remark : if there is a loss of configuration alarm for the

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4.1 Software version menu

ALCATEL NETWORK SYSTEMS GROUP

Copyright © Microsoft Corp., 1985-1993

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4.2 Operator menu

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4.3 Help menu

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5 ALARM, STATUS AND CONTROL APPLICATION

Slave NE 1 1521FL40 Application_Choice

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Select Alarms, Status and Remote Controls by highlighting it and

AS & C - 1521FL40 - Slave NE 1

Remark : if there is a loss of configuration alarm for the

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The information available on the AS&C screen can be divided into

" : the magnifying glass indicates that can be zoomed-in

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5.1 Software version menu

AS & C - 1521FL40 - Slave NE 1

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5.2 View menu

AS & C - 1521FL40 - Slave NE 1

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5.3 History menu

AS & C - 1521FL40 - Slave NE 1

After selecting either Display or Print, the following menu will be

Selecting Mnemonic allows to specify which history events will be