ALmanager Mn00108e

AL Manager
Application of the NMS5UX or NMS5LX system for the management of AL (Access Link) equipment
User manual
MN.00108.E - 003 Volume 1/1
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AL Manager CONTENTS
Section 1. AL MANAGER PROGRAM
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RELEASE ..................................................................................................................10 FUNCTIONS..............................................................................................................11
Section 2. GRAPHICAL INTERFACE
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RADIO PDH-AL: EQUIPMENT WINDOW ....................................................................14 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Title bar ..........................................................................................................14 Menu bar.........................................................................................................15 Push-button bar ...............................................................................................15 Status bar .......................................................................................................16 Equipment view area.........................................................................................18 Equipment info area..........................................................................................19
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RADIO PDH-AL: SUBRACK WINDOW ........................................................................21 RADIO PDH-AL: UNIT WINDOW ...............................................................................25 5.1 5.2 5.3 Set operation ...................................................................................................27 Get operation ...................................................................................................27 Get and Set operations for the virtual equipment ..................................................28
Section 3. OPERATING PROCEDURES
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OPENING/CLOSING OF THE RADIO PDH-AL: EQUIPMENT WINDOW ........................29 6.1 Opening of the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window.................................................30
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Messages displayed at the window opening ...............................................30
6.1.2 Messages displayed when the window is open.............................................31 6.1.3 Updating of the information present into the window ...................................32 6.1.4 Opening of more Radio PDH-AL: Equipment windows ...................................32 6.1.5 User profile (Superuser, Privileged, Advanced, etc.).....................................32 6.2 Closing of the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window ..................................................32 6.2.1 Automatic closing of the window ...............................................................33 7 AL VIRTUAL EQUIPMENT..........................................................................................34 7.1 To configure an AL virtual equipment ..................................................................34
Section 4. MENUS, PUSH-BUTTONS AND CONTEXTUAL AREAS
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FILE (MENU) ............................................................................................................37 8.1 8.2 File - Close ......................................................................................................37 File - Exit.........................................................................................................37
COMMANDS (MENU).................................................................................................39 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 Commands Reset Equipment Controller.............................................................39 9.1.1 To reset the equipment............................................................................39 Commands Alarm Re-alignment .......................................................................40 9.2.1 To force the equipment to forward its current alarms ...................................40 Commands Line Test ......................................................................................40 9.3.1 To check the reach ability of the equipment................................................40 Commands View/Modify PM Status ...................................................................40 Commands Configuration Download .................................................................41 Commands NE SW/FW Release ........................................................................41 Commands Modify LCT Configuration Mode........................................................41 9.7.1 To enable the LCT user to be able to connect himself to the equipment by means of the LCT program, in Configuration mode ..................................42 9.7.2 To disable the LCT user to be able to connect himself to the equipment by means of the LCT program, in Configuration mode ..................................42
10 ALARMS (MENU) ......................................................................................................43 10.1 10.2 10.3 Alarms Current Alarms ...................................................................................43 Alarms Alarm History......................................................................................44 Alarms Equipment Severity Code .....................................................................44
11 OPTIONS (MENU).....................................................................................................46 11.1 Options View Active Manual Operation ..............................................................46 11.1.1 Check the manual operations actually activated ..........................................46 11.1.2 To set the manual operations timeout ........................................................47 11.2 11.3 11.4 Options - LCT Logged Users ...............................................................................47 Options - LCT Equipment Users ..........................................................................48 Options View Acknowledge Status ....................................................................48 11.4.1 To check the acknowledge status of the alarms, LCT presence and Configuration Upload failed ......................................................................48
12 MAINTENANCE (MENU) ............................................................................................50 12.1 Maintenance - Radio Switch ...............................................................................50 12.1.1 To check/change the management of the switching in reception (Rx Forced Switch)..................................................................................50 12.1.2 To check/change the management of the switching in transmission (Tx Forced Switch) ..................................................................................52 12.1.3 To check/change the management of the preferential branch in reception (Rx Preferential) .....................................................................................52 12.1.4 To check/change the management of the preferential branch in transmission (Tx Preferential) .....................................................................................53 12.1.5 To check/change the Wait Time parameter .................................................53 12.1.6 To force the switch on the preferential branch without waiting for the Wait Time ..............................................................................................53 12.2 Maintenance - Radio Branch x Loop.....................................................................54 12.2.1 To verify/modify the status of loops...........................................................54 13 HELP (MENU) ...........................................................................................................56 13.1 Help On Usage...............................................................................................56
14 PRBS (PUSH-BUTTON) .............................................................................................57 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 To verify the PRBS measure status......................................................................57 To activate/reset the PRBS measure....................................................................59 To deactivate the PRBS measure ........................................................................59 To verify/modify the type of PRBS pattern used for the measure .............................59 To verify/modify the signal used for the measure ..................................................60
15 USER INPUT (PUSH-BUTTON) ..................................................................................61 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 To check the user input status (local/remote) .......................................................61 To check/change the name of the user input (local/remote) ...................................62 To check/change the activated condition of the local user input...............................63 To enable/disable the UI (local/remote) alarm or the forwarding of the trap to the supervisory system and to define the seriousness level of an UI (local/remote) 63
16 USER OUTPUT (PUSH-BUTTON)................................................................................65 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8 To check the user output status..........................................................................65 To check/change the name of the user output ......................................................66 To check/change the functioning mode of the user output relay contacts..................67 To couple with the user output a signal (alarms or UI) ...........................................67 To enabled the forced activation of the relays contacts from operator ......................69 To force the activation of the relay contacts relevant to a user output ......................69 To remove the force activation of the relay contacts relevant to a user output ..........70 To force the download of the default name of the user output.................................70
17 RADIO EQUIPMENT (PUSH-BUTTON) .......................................................................72 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 To verify/modify the protection type of the local equipment....................................73 To verify the base band type of the local equipment ..............................................73 To verify/modify the capacity of the local equipment .............................................73 To verify/modify the capacity of the local and remote equipment ............................74 To verify/modify the modulation of the local equipment .........................................74 To verify/modify the modulation of the local and remote equipment ........................75 To verify/modify the connection number of the local equipment ..............................75 To verify/modify the connection identificative number of the local and remote equipment ............................................................................................76
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To verify/modify the threshold of the signal at reception, under which the related alarms are activated...............................................................................76
17.10 To verify/modify the LBER alarm threshold...........................................................76 17.11 To verify/modify the HBER alarm threshold ..........................................................77 17.12 To verify/modify the EWL alarm threshold ............................................................77 17.13 To verify/modify the using of the HBER alarm as switching and AIS insertion criterion at reception.........................................................................................77 17.14 To verify/modify the using of the LBER alarm as switching criterion .........................78 17.15 To verify/modify the using of the EWL alarm as switching criterion ..........................78 17.16 To verify/modify the using of the number of errors detected by FEC as switching criterion in reception ...........................................................................79 17.17 To verify/modify the insertion of the AIS signal at the receive side ..........................79 17.18 To verify/modify the enabling of the squelch on the services...................................80 17.19 To verify the type of interface of the remote port for the connection to the remote terminals ..............................................................................................80 17.20 To verify/modify the tributary used for the connection to the remote terminal/tributary used for the PM measures ........................................................80 17.21 To verify/modify the number of the timeslot used for the connection to the remote terminal ...............................................................................................81 17.22 To verify/modify the 16Kbit used for the connection to the remote terminal..............81 17.23 To display/modify the resolution of the received power (Prx) ..................................82 17.24 To display/modify the resolution of the transmitted power (Ptx) ..............................82 17.25 To display/modify the enabling of the switch in transmission ..................................82 17.26 To display/modify the T and N parameters ...........................................................83 17.27 To reset the Transmitter Switch on Remote Rx Alarm that notifies the switch in transmission.................................................................................................83 18 PERFORMANCE MONITORING (PUSH-BUTTON)........................................................84 18.1 To verify the status of the PM measurements and the relevant alarms concerning the threshold exceeding ....................................................................84 18.1.1 Quality parameters description (PM) ..........................................................86 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 To activate/deactivate the PM measurements .......................................................86 To set the thresholds of the control parameters and the intervention ones of the alarms (PM) ............................................................................................87 To set the thresholds of the Rx and Tx power level (PM) ........................................88 To reset of the alarms concerning the threshold exceeding (PM) .............................89 To reset the values concerning the control parameters (PM) ...................................89
19 EQ. EAST - EQ. WEST (PUSH-BUTTONS) ...................................................................90 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 To verify/modify the capacity of the specific branch - local equipment......................90 To verify/modify the capacity of the specific branch - local and remote equipment.....91 To verify/modify the modulation of the specific branch - local equipment .................91 To verify/modify the modulation of the specific branch - local and remote equipment.91 To verify/modify the connection identificative number of the specific branch - local equipment .......................................................................................................92 To verify/modify the connection identificative number of the specific branch - local and remote equipment ......................................................................................92 To verify/modify the threshold of the signal at reception, under which the related alarms are activated .........................................................................................93 To verify/modify the LBER alarm threshold...........................................................93 To verify/modify the HBER alarm threshold ..........................................................93
19.10 To verify/modify the EWL alarm threshold ............................................................94 20 BASE BAND (CONTEXTUAL AREA) ............................................................................95 20.1 AL equipment version 1 unit with 2Mb/s interface .................................................95
20.1.1 To verify the tributary status (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) .............................................95 20.1.2 To verify the alarms of LIM block (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) .....................................97 20.1.3 To verify/modify the configuration parameters of the LIM unit (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) 97 20.1.4 To activate/deactivate the tributaries use (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) ............................98 20.1.5 To activate/deactivate the tributary line side loops (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) ...............98 20.1.6 To activate/deactivate the tributary internal side loops (AL 1U 2Mbit/s)..........99 20.2 AL equipment version 1 unit with Ethernet Lan interface ........................................99 20.2.1 To verify the block diagram of the equipment (AL 1U Ethernet) ................... 100 20.2.2 To verify the alarms of LIM block (AL 1U Ethernet).................................. 101 20.2.3 To verify/modify the configuration parameters of the LIM unit (AL 1U Ethernet)................................................................................... 101 20.2.4 To verify/modify the general parameters of the Ethernet Lan interface (AL 1U Ethernet)................................................................................... 102 20.2.4.1 20.2.4.2 20.2.4.3 20.2.4.4 To verify/modify the maximum number of MAC Addresses managed per port (AL 1U Ethernet) ....................................................... 102 To check and modify the aging time of the MAC addresses stored in the specific table (AL 1U Ethernet) ........................................ 103 To verify/modify the emptying algorithm of the messages present in the output queue (AL 1U Ethernet) ............................ 103 To verify/modify which output queue a packet, in input to any Ethernet port, must be assigned, depending on its Tag 802.1p (AL 1U Ethernet) .................................................................... 103 To verify/modify the maximum size of the accepted packet (AL 1U Ethernet) .................................................................... 105 To verify/modify the time interval (hysteresis) after which the Link Loss Forwarding modality is activated (AL 1U Ethernet) ........ 105 To verify the existing virtual LANs (AL 1U Ethernet) .................... 106 To create a virtual Lan (AL 1U Ethernet).................................... 107 To delete a virtual Lan (AL 1U Ethernet) .................................... 108
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20.2.5 To verify/modify the configuration of the virtual LANs (AL 1U Ethernet)........ 105 20.2.5.1 20.2.5.2 20.2.5.3
20.2.6 To verify/modify the parameters of the Ethernet Lan external port: LAN-1, LAN-2 e LAN-3 (AL 1U Ethernet)................................................... 108 20.2.6.1 20.2.6.2 20.2.6.3 20.2.6.4 To verify/modify the enabling status of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet) ................................................. 109 To verify/modify the enabling status of the Link Loss Forwarding modality of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet) ........ 109 To verify/modify the inversion status of the Tx and Rx lines of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet) ..................... 109 To verify/modify the enabling status of the auto negotiation and, if the auto negotiation is inactive, the operation modality and the transmission speed used by the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet) .................................................................... 110 To verify/modify the enabling status of the flow control of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet) .............................. 111 To verify the data transmission speed of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet) ................................................. 111 To verify the transmission modality of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet) ................................................. 112 To restart the auto negotiation procedure for the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet) ................................................. 112 To verify/modify the default Vid value of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet) ................................................. 112
20.2.6.5 20.2.6.6 20.2.6.7 20.2.6.8 20.2.6.9
20.2.6.10 To verify/modify the control of Tag Vlan Id on the messages in input from the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet)...... 113 20.2.6.11 To verify/modify the behaviour of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) towards the packets in output without Tag (AL 1U Ethernet) ........ 113 20.2.6.12 To enable/disable the ports through which the messages in input from the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) transit (AL 1U Ethernet) ....... 114
20.2.6.13 To verify/modify the priority criterion used to associate the packets in input from the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) to the output queue (AL 1U Ethernet) ................................................ 114 20.2.6.14 To verify/modify which output queue a packet in input from the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) must be associated to, according to its Tag 802.1p (level 2) (AL 1U Ethernet) .................................. 115 20.2.6.15 To verify/modify the value to insert in the 802.1p field of the packets in input without Tag 802.1p, but in output with Tag for the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet)......................... 115 20.2.7 To verify/modify the parameters of the Ethernet Lan internal port (radio aggregate connection): Internal Port 1 (AL 1U Ethernet) ................... 116 20.2.7.1 20.2.7.2 20.2.7.3 20.2.7.4 To verify/modify the enabling status of the internal port (Internal port) (AL 1U Ethernet) ............................................... 117 To verify/modify the default Vid value of the internal port (Internal port) (AL 1U Ethernet) ............................................... 117 To verify/modify the control of Tag Vlan Id on the messages in input from the internal port (Internal port) (AL 1U Ethernet) ........ 117 To verify/modify the behaviour of the internal port (Internal port) towards the packets in output without Tag (AL 1U Ethernet) .................................................................... 118 To enable/disable the ports through which the messages in input from the internal port (Internal port) transit (AL 1U Ethernet) ..... 119 To verify/modify the priority criterion used to associate the packets in input from the internal port (Internal port) to the output queue (AL 1U Ethernet) .................................................................... 119 To verify/modify which output queue a packet in input from the internal port (Internal port) must be associated to, according to its Tag 802.1p (level 2) (AL 1U Ethernet) .................................. 120 To verify/modify the value to insert in the 802.1p field of the packets in input without Tag 802.1p, but in output with Tag for the internal port (Internal port) (AL 1U Ethernet) ....................... 120
20.2.7.5 20.2.7.6
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20.2.8 To verify/reset the counters of the packets/bytes in input/output from the Ethernet ports (AL 1U Ethernet).............................................................. 121 20.2.8.1 20.2.8.2 To verify the counters of the packets/bytes in input/output from the Ethernet (internal/external) port (AL 1U Ethernet)................. 121 To reset the counters results (internal/external port) (AL 1U Ethernet) .................................................................... 122
20.2.9 To verify/modify the configuration parameters of the tributary fluxes (AL 1U Ethernet)................................................................................... 123 20.2.9.1 20.2.9.2 20.2.9.3 20.3 To verify/modify the status of the tributaries use (AL 1U Ethernet)123 To verify/modify the status of the tributary line side loops (AL Ethernet)......................................................................... 123 To verify/modify the status of the tributary line side loops (AL Ethernet)......................................................................... 124
AL equipment compact version ......................................................................... 125 20.3.1 To verify the tributary status (AL compact)............................................... 125 20.3.2 To verify the alarms of LIM block (AL compact)....................................... 126 20.3.3 To verify/modify the configuration parameters of the IDU unit (AL compact) . 126 20.3.4 To activate/deactivate the tributaries use (AL compact) ............................. 127 20.3.5 To activate/deactivate the tributary line side loops (AL compact)................. 128 20.3.6 To activate/deactivate the tributary internal side loops (AL compact) ........... 128 20.3.7 To verify/modify the name of the tributary (AL compact)............................ 129
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AL equipment version 2 units with 32x2Mbit/s capacity........................................ 129 20.4.1 To verify the tributary status (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) ...................................... 129 20.4.2 To verify the alarms of LIM block (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) .............................. 132 20.4.3 To verify/modify the configuration parameters of the LIM unit (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) ............................................................................... 132 20.4.4 To activate/deactivate the tributaries use (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) ..................... 133 20.4.5 To activate/deactivate the tributary line side loops (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) ........ 133
20.4.6 To activate/deactivate the tributary internal side loops (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s)... 134 20.5 AL equipment version 2 units Terminal 16x2 East-West ....................................... 134 20.5.1 To verify the tributary status (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) ........................................ 135 20.5.2 To verify the alarms of LIM block (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) ................................ 136 20.5.3 To verify/modify the configuration parameters of the LIM unit (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) ................................................................................. 136 20.5.4 To activate/deactivate the tributaries use (AL 2U 16x2 E-W)....................... 137 20.5.5 To activate/deactivate the tributary line side loops (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) .......... 137 20.5.6 To activate/deactivate the tributary internal side loops (AL 2U 16x2 E-W)..... 138 21 CROSS CONNECT MATRIX (CONTEXTUAL AREA).....................................................139 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8 21.9 To check the equipment cross connections ......................................................... 139 To execute a not protected tributary-aggregate connection .................................. 141 To execute a protected tributary-aggregate connection ........................................ 142 To execute an aggregate-aggregate connection (pass through)............................. 142 To delete a connection .................................................................................... 143 To enable the re-closure of an E1 on itself (loop) ................................................ 143 To disable the re-closure of an E1 on itself (loop) ................................................ 143 To verify the status of a protected connection: main and standby.......................... 144 To verify/modify the mode used for the switching management: automatic or forced ........................................................................................................... 146
21.10 To verify/modify the mode used for the management of the preferential connection.................................................................................................... 147 22 EQ. CONTROLLER (CONTEXTUAL AREA) .................................................................148 22.1 To verify/modify the configuration parameters of the controller unit ...................... 148
23 RIM (CONTEXTUAL AREAS) .................................................................................149 23.1 23.2 23.3 To display the block diagram of the equipment ................................................... 149 To verify the alarms of RIM block ................................................................... 149 To verify/modify the configuration parameters of the RIM unit .............................. 149
24 RT (CONTEXTUAL AREAS) ..................................................................................151 24.1 24.2 To display the block diagram of the equipment ................................................... 151 To verify/modify the radio parameters ............................................................... 151 24.2.1 To display/change the RF channel of the local equipment ........................... 151 24.2.2 To display/change the RF channel of the local and remote equipment .......... 152 24.2.3 To display/modify the operation of the transmitter .................................... 152 24.2.4 To display/modify the operation of the RT power supply ............................. 153 24.2.5 To display/modify the modulation status of the RF carrier........................... 153 24.2.6 To display/change the functioning status of the ATPC................................. 154 24.2.7 To display/change the maximum output power value at the transmitter ....... 154 24.2.8 To display/modify the intervention threshold (High/Low) of the ATPC device . 155 24.3 To verify/modify the configuration parameters of the radio units ........................... 155
25 SERVICE (CONTEXTUAL AREAS).............................................................................157 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 To verify/modify the characteristics of V24/V28 service channel (Ch1) ................... 157 To verify/modify the characteristics of V11 service channel (Ch2).......................... 157 To verify/modify the characteristics of the 2Mbit/s Way Side service channel .......... 158 To verify/modify the characteristics of the 2Mbit/s Way Side service channel (AL Ethernet - 100Mbit/s) ................................................................................ 159
Section 5. APPENDIX
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26 AVAILABILITY OF THE COMMANDS/PUSH-BUTTONS .............................................161 27 ALARM LIST ...........................................................................................................164 28 LOCAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (LCT)...................................................................167 28.1 TYPES OF LCTEQUIPMENT CONNECTION (Monitoring, Configuration) ................... 167
29 FIGURES INDEX .....................................................................................................169 30 TABLE INDEX .........................................................................................................171 31 OPERATIONS INDEX ..............................................................................................173 32 PARAMETERS INDEX ..............................................................................................179 33 ASSISTANCE SERVICE............................................................................................183 33.1 RQ.00961 MODULE ......................................................................................... 183
Section 1. AL MANAGER PROGRAM
The NMS5UX supervisory system (Network Management System 5 UniX) or NMS5LX (Network Management System 5 LinUx) 1 is an extremely versatile system because it is a modular one. It is composed by a group of main application programs. To such a group, it is added an additional application program according to the type of the Siae equipment to be managed. The group of the main application programs manages the NMS5UX or NMS5LX graphical interface at general level (map windows: Siae World, Container, WS, etc.) that allows the user to display graphically the entire network, to activate/deactivate the connection with the equipment, to check the functional status (current alarms and alarm history), the results of the Performance Monitoring measurements, etc. At this level, the equipment is considered as a whole element.
The additional application program has the aim to provide, to the NMS5UX/NMS5LX graphical interface, the commands and the specific functions with respect to the type of the equipment to be managed. Each additional application program manages a specific equipment graphical interface (Equipment window). By means of such an interface, the user can check the functioning status of the equipment and he can also act directly on its management checking/changing the configuration parameters. To control and manage its AL equipment (Access Link) by means of the NMS5UX/NMS5LX supervisory system, Siae Microelettronica has developed the application program called AL Manager that manages the Equipment map window called Radio PDH-AL: Equipment (refer to Fig.1).
The access to the graphical interface at general level is executed at the startingup of the NMS5UX or NMS5LX graphical interface. The access to the graphical interface at equipment level (for the AL equipment) is executed at the opening of the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window. The access to the graphical interface at equipment level is submitted at the access to the graphical interface at general level.
Warning. Subject user manual has the purpose to describe the use and the operations that the user can execute with the AL Manager application program and the relevant graphical interface: Radio PDH-AL: Equipment. The use of the NMS5UX or NMS5LX graphical interface, at general level, is reported into the NMS5UXUser Manual or NMS5LXUser Manual document. All the functions available for the system administrator (user with superuser profile) are reported into the NMS5UXAdministrator Manual or NMS5LXAdministrator Manual document.
1 The NMS5UX (UNIX operation system) or NMS5LX (Linux operation system) system developed by Siae Microelettronica is a supervisory system able to check and to manage telecommunication equipment.
RELEASE
The information contained into this manual refers to the AL Manager program (Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window) relative the NMS5UX graphical interface release 6.0 and successive ones or NMS5LX graphical interface release 6.3 and successive ones. The actually used release can be checked selecting the Help About Application option, present into the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window.
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FUNCTIONS
The AL Manager application program allows using all the functions available into the NMS5UX/NMS5LX graphical interface at general level and by means of the commands present into the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window, it allows to execute the following operations: To display/change the equipment configuration parameters. The list of the operation that can be executed is reported into the operations index (par. 31). To display the equipment status and the equipment alarms current (par. 10.1) / history (par. 10.2). To transfer the equipment configuration to another NE (real or virtual one) of the same type (par. 9.5). To update the equipment software/firmware (par. 9.6). This operation can be immediately executed or it can be programmed to be executed later in background by he system. To create virtual AL, that are equipment that do not have any correspondent equipment into the network. For these equipment, it is possible to open the relevant Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window 2, to change the parameters, to execute the setting operations and then to transfer the new configuration of the virtual equipment to other equipment: real or virtual ones of the same type (par. 9.5). To activate/deactivate more Performance Monitoring measurements at the same type (par. 9.4). To execute the software reset of the equipment main controller (par. 9.1). To enable/disable the LCT user to be connected to the equipment in Configuration mode (par. 9.7). To manage and to change the local seriousness level coupled with each equipment alarm (par. 10.3). To manage the user list stored into the equipment controller(par. 11.3) To force the disconnection (logout) of a user connected with the equipment (par. 11.2). To check the manual operations activated (loop, switching, etc.) and to define a timeout time after that the manual forcing operation is automatically removed (par. 11.1).
2 For the execution of this operation with the real equipment, it is necessary to activate the connection between the system and the equipment itself.
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Section 2. GRAPHICAL INTERFACE
The choice of a NE object of AL type opens the Equipment window that characterizes the use of the graphic interface at equipment level for AL: Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window. The Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window contains elements (commands, pushbuttons, contextual areas) that represent physical or logical parts of the equipment and allow to the user to execute the supervisory operation and to manage the equipment with details. The choice of such elements executes an operation or it opens additional windows that display the parameters/alarms that characterize the selected part (Radio PDH-AL: Unit window) or windows that represent, at their turn, a more detailed part of the equipment (Radio PDH-AL: Subrack window); such windows contain some elements that, at their choice, display Radio PDH-AL: Unit windows that list parameters/alarms of the selected element. Here below, there is the description and the use procedure of the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment (refer to Fig.1), Radio PDH-AL: Subrack (refer to Fig.4) and Radio PDH-AL: Unit (refer to Fig.6) windows.
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RADIO PDH-AL: EQUIPMENT WINDOW
The choice of a Network Element object of AL type opens the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window. Fig.1 shows an example. TITLE bar MENU bar EQUIPMENT VIEW area
EQUIPMENT INFO area
PUSH-BUTTON bar Fig.1 Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window
STATUS bar
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Title bar
This horizontal bar points out the equipment type. The wording Radio PDH-AL: Equipment, means the AL equipment (Access Link).
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3.2
Menu bar
This horizontal bar contains the menus and the commands available into the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window. Warning. When a command is displayed with grey colour instead of with white one, it means that such a command is not available. The choice of each menu displays a list of commands. In detail: File menu (par. 8), contains the commands to close the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window and/or the AL Manager application program. Commands menu (par. 9), contains the commands to executed the following operations: To manage the connection between the equipment and the supervisory system. To execute the software reset of the equipment. To activate/deactivate at the same time more Performance Monitoring measurements. To execute the transfer of the equipment configuration to another Network Element (real or virtual one). To execute the updating of the equipment software/firmware. To enable/disable the LCT user for the connection to the equipment in Configuration mode. To display the equipment current alarms. To display the equipment alarm history. To check/change the local seriousness level of the equipment alarms. To check/change the LCT user list stored into the equipment controller. To check the users (LCT, NMS5UX or NMS5LX) connected with the equipment and eventually to force their disconnection. To check the acknowledge status of the alarms, of the LCT presence in Configuration mode, and of the aborted Configuration Upload operations. To check the activated manual operations (loop, switching) and to set their timeout.
Alarms menu (par. 10), contains the commands to executed the following operations:
Options menu (par. 11), contains the commands to executed the following operations:
Maintenance menu (par. 12), contains the commands to activate/deactivate the loops and to force the switching of the radio part. Help menu (par. 13), contains the commands to access to the help online.
3.3
Push-button bar
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This horizontal bar contains the pushbuttons
available into the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window.
The choice of a push-button opens a window, where the parameters relevant to the physical or logical part represented by the push-button are pointed out. In detail, the push-button: PRBS push-button (par. 14), displays and allows to change configuration parameters of the PRBS (Pseudo Random Binary Sequence) functionality owned by the equipment. The resuming status of the PRBS alarms is pointed out by the color of the small ball placed in the pushbutton 4. User Input pushbutton (par. 15), displays and allows to change the configuration parameters of the user inputs (UI) provided for the equipment. The resuming status of the alarms coupled with the UIs is pointed out by the colour of the small ball placed in the pushbutton 4. 3 The label of a pushbutton can be checked also selecting the pushbutton itself by means of the R.H. side pushbutton of the mouse.
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User Output pushbutton (par. 16), displays and allows to change the configuration parameters of the user output (UO) provided for the equipment. Radio Equipment push-button (par. 17), displays and allows to change the radio parameters of the equipment. The resuming status of the radio alarms is pointed out by the colour of the small ball placed in the pushbutton 4.
Performance Monitoring pushbutton (par. 18), allows to activate/deactivate the PM measurements; to set the threshold levels of the control parameters. The resuming status of the PM alarms is pointed out by the colour of the small ball placed in the pushbutton 4.
Eq. EAST pushbutton (par. 19), displays and allows to change the configuration parameters of the east branch of the equipment 5. The resuming status of the east branch alarms is pointed out by the colour of the small ball placed in the pushbutton 4.
Eq. WEST pushbutton (par. 19), displays and allows to change the configuration parameters of the west branch of the equipment 5. The resuming status of the west branch alarms is pointed out by the colour of the small ball placed in the pushbutton 4
3.4
Status bar
This vertical bar contains the status information pointed out at Fig.2. Warning. If the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window refers to a virtual equipment, the information present into the status bar are not significant ones.
With details: The green color points out that it has not been activated any alarm. The red, orange, yellow or light blue color points out that it has been activated at least one alarm and the most serious activated alarm has respectively the Critical, Major, Minor or Warning seriousness level.
Warning. If the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window refers to a virtual equipment, the resuming status of the alarms is not a significant one (the colour of the small ball is white). 5 The option is available only for PDH-AL equipment Terminal 16x2 East-West type.
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Resume of the activation status relevant to the equipment alarms (subdivided according to their seriousness level). Each box points out a different seriousness level of the alarm. The status of each level is represented by the colour of the small ball. With details: The green colour points out that it has not been activated any alarm, belonging to the specific level, into the equipment. The colour coupled with the level (Criticalred, Majororange, Minoryellow, Warninglight blue, Unknownblue) points out that it is present at least one alarm of the specific level. The number of the activated alarms is pointed out under the name of the level.
Activation status of the manual operations (loop, switching) (1) Enabling status of the LCT user for the connection with the equipment in Configuration mode (2)
Warning. The supervision system couples with the Unknown level all the alarms forwarded by the equipment that have an unknown seriousness level (for every kind of trouble).
Connection status between the LCT program and the equipment (3)
Fig.2 Status bar (Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window) Fig.2 notes (1) The wording: Absent, points out that it has not been activated any manual operation. Present, points out that it has been activated at least one manual operation.
Selecting quickly twice the box, the system displays the Active Manual Operations window (refer to Fig.9). (2) The wording: Enabled, points out that the LCT user can activate the LCTequipment connection as in Monitoring mode as in Configuration one. Disabled, points out that the LCT user can activate the LCTequipment connection in Monitoring mode only.
The setting of the parameter can be changed 9.7. Warning. Without taking into account the preceding setting, when the user disconnects the equipment, the parameter is automatically enabled (enabled value). (3) The wording: Absent, points out that the LCTequipment connection (par. 28) has not been activated. Monitor, points out that the LCTequipment connection has been activated in Monitoring mode. Config, points out that the LCTequipment connection has been activated in Configuration mode.
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3.5
Equipment view area
Fig.3 shows the equipment view area and its elements. Warning boxes (1) Current values of the radio parameters (2)
Front view of the AL relevant to the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window (3) Fig.3 Equipment view area (Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window)
Fig.3 notes (1) With details: The Disable Alarms box, is displayed if the equipment has at least one alarm or the forwarding of a trap disabled. The total number of disabled alarms and/or of trap forwarding is pointed out after the Disable Alarms wording. The Incorrect Upload box is displayed when the last operation of information acquisition (Configuration Upload) executed by the supervision system was wrong.
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(2)
For each branch -
in the field:
Tx, the power (expressed in dBm) in output to the transmitter of the specific branch is displayed. In the equipment of 1+1 isofrequential configuration, in the Tx row related to the standby branch, there is the Standby. wording Rx, the power in input to the receiver of the specific branch is displayed. Warning. The Prx indication is referred to the 1+0 configuration. The additional looses for the 1+1 systems are not included.
Both the powers are measured at the antenna flange. 6 For the AL equipment: In 1+0 configuration, the branch 1 is present In 1+1 configuration, the branches 1 and 2 are present. Of Terminal 16x2 East-West type, the East and West branches are present. Warning. The branch called East is equivalent to branch 1 and the West branch is equivalent to branch 2 of an equipment in 1+1 configuration.
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When the equipment is in 1+1 configuration, the Tx and Rx boxes indicate the operating status respectively of the branches (1 and 2) related to the transmission and to the reception, indifferently if the switching is manual or automatic. In detail, the working branch is indicated by the green wording and by the presence of the Active word, the standby branch is indicated by the white wording. Warning. In the equipment in 1+1 eterofrequential configuration, the branch 1 and 2 transmit at the same time; in this case, the Tx boxes of both the branches will be active (green wording - Active). The Channel and ...Freq. fields indicate, respectively, the RF channel expressed as channel number and the related not encrypted frequency (MHz) where the transmitter (Tx Freq. rows) and the receiver (Rx Freq. rows) of the specific branch. (3) The front view of the equipment has been subdivided into areas that represents the units that compose it 7. With details: RT... These areas represent the radio section of the specific branch 6. RIM... These areas represent the redounded parts (for the specific branch 6) of the base band. Base Band. This area represents the not redounded parts of the base band. EQ Controller. This area represents the equipment controller. Service... These areas represent the service channel of the equipment. Cross Connect Matrix. This area represents the cross connect matrix. Warning. This area is available only for AL equipment Terminal 16x2 East-West type.
The front view of the equipment changes according to the equipment type and equipment configuration. An area of grey color points out that the relevant unit is not present in the equipment. The areas/units are contextual ones. Clicking twice quickly on every point of the area itself, the system displays a window that contains the configuration parameters of the unit. Into every area/unit, there is a small ball that points out the status of the unit alarms. In detail, if the small ball is of color: Green, it has not been activated any unit alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, it has been activated at least one unit alarm and that the most serious activated alarm has respectively the Critical, Major, Minor or Warning level.
If the window refers to a virtual equipment, the resuming status of the alarms is not a significant one (the colour of the small ball is white).
3.6
Equipment info area
This area displays: The symbol that represents the Radio AL Terminals (Radio PDHAL symbol). The colour of the symbol border shows the general connection/alarm status of the equipment. The detail of the colours is displayed in Tab.1. The presence of the wording READONLY inside the symbol indicates that only reading operations (get) can be executed in the Radio PDHAL: Equipment window 8. The logic address of the equipment; The equipment configuration: capacity, radio configuration, modulation. The E-W 32x2 - 2x(1+0) wording points out the AL equipment of Terminal 16x2 East-West type 7 The name of an area can be check clicking, by means of the R.H. side pushbutton of the mouse, on every point of the area itself. 8 For each single equipment, it is possible to display different Radio PDHAL: Equipment windows at the same time. The first user who opens the window can execute get and set operations (ReadWrite access), the other users only get operations (Read Only access).
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The equipment IP address. The Virtual Equipment wording points out that the Radio PDHAL: Equipment window refers to a virtual NE object. Tab.1- Equipment connection/alarm status
Colour of the edge Green Red

a
Description The equipment is in connected status and it has not been activated any alarm. The equipment is in connected status and it has been activated at least one alarm with Critical level.
Orange
a
The equipment is in connected status and it has been activated at least one alarm with Major level. The equipment is in connected status and it has been activated at least one alarm with Minor level.
a
Yellow
Light blue
The equipment is in connected status and it has been activated at least one alarm with Warning level. The equipment is in connected status and it has been activated the LCTequipment connection in Configuration mode. The equipment is in an unreachable status. The equipment is in disconnected status or the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window refers to a virtual equipment.
Blue Red with X on the symbol Grey
a By default, the colour of the symbol edge displays always the colour of the most serious alarm present into the equipment.
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RADIO PDH-AL: SUBRACK WINDOW
The choice of a contextual area into the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window opens a Radio PDH-AL: Subrack window. It is possible to open more Radio PDH-AL: Subrack windows at a time. Fig.4 shows an example. Warning. Here below, a general description of the window is given: composing items, menu and commands. For the detailed description of the functional schemes and of the parameters, refer to the description of the push-button (par. Section 4.).
For the AL equipment of Terminal 16x2 East-West or Ralk type, the selection of a contextual area (except for the EQ. Controller and Service areas) opens the ShScheme window, where the whole block diagram of the equipment is represented with the block relevant to the selected contextual area highlighted. Fig.5 shows an example.
Menu bar (1)
Logical address
Capacity, radio configuration, modulation
IP address (2)
Name of the contextual area selected
List of the units relevant to the contextual area selected (3)
Functional scheme of the equipment (4)
Fig.4 - Radio PDH-AL: Subrack window Fig.4 notes (1) The menu:
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File, contains the following commands: Main Window, it brings at front or opens again the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window. Close, it closes the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack window under examination. If there are not other Radio PDH-AL windows already open, the command closes also the AL Manager application program. In this second case only, at the command choice, the system displays a confirmation window. Choose the Yes pushbutton to execute the operation. Exit, it closes all the Radio PDH-AL windows actually open (comprised also the Radio PDHAL: Equipment window, if it has been open) and the AL Manager application program. At the command choice, the system displays a confirmation window. Choose the Yes push button to execute the operation.
(2) (3)
Help, contains the commands to access to the help on line.
The Virtual Equipment wording points out that the window refers to a virtual NE object. The functional scheme is usually displayed by blocks. Double click on a block with the left button of the mouse: opens a Radio PDH-AL: Unit window (see Fig.6) where the parameters and the alarms relevant to the selected block are listed. The general status of the alarms relevant to the block is pointed out by the color of the small ball: Green, it has not been activated any alarm relevant to the specific block. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, it has been activated at least one alarm relevant to the block and that the most serious activated alarm has respectively the Critical, Major, Minor or Warning level.
If the window refers to a virtual equipment, the resuming status of the alarms is not a significant one (the colour of the small ball is white). (4) Each unit is represented by a rectangle that points out the graphical symbol, the name and the status of the unit alarms. If the user quickly selects twice a unit, the system opens the Radio PDH-AL: Unit window (see Fig.6) that lists the unit characteristics (name, version, etc.). The general status of the unit alarms is pointed out by the color of the small ball: Green, it has not been activated any alarm relevant to the specific unit. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, it has been activated at least one alarm relevant to the specific unit and that the most serious activated alarm has respectively the Critical, Major, Minor or Warning level.
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Menu bar (1)
Logical address
Equipment configuration
IP address (2)
Name of the contextual area selected and highlighted in functional diagram
Units list (3)
Functional scheme of the equipment (4) Fig.5 - ShScheme window
Fig.5 notes (1) The menu: File, contains the following commands: Main Window, it brings at front or opens again the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window. Close, it closes the window under examination. If there are not other Radio PDH-AL windows already open, the command closes also the AL Manager application program. In this second case only, at the command choice, the system displays a confirmation window. Choose the Yes pushbutton to execute the operation.
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Exit, it closes all the Radio PDH-AL windows actually open (comprised also the Radio PDHAL: Equipment window, if it has been open) and the AL Manager application program. At the command choice, the system displays a confirmation window. Choose the Yes push button to execute the operation.
(2) (3)
The Virtual Equipment wording points out that the window refers to a virtual NE object. The functional scheme is usually displayed by blocks. The highlighted block (blue margin) is the block which the selected contextual area refers to. Double click on a block with the left button of the mouse: opens a Radio PDH-AL: Unit window (see Fig.6) where the parameters and the alarms relevant to the selected block are listed. The general status of the alarms relevant to the block is pointed out by the color of the small ball: Green, it has not been activated any alarm relevant to the specific block. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, it has been activated at least one alarm relevant to the block and that the most serious activated alarm has respectively the Critical, Major, Minor or Warning level.
If the window refers to a virtual equipment, the resuming status of the alarms is not a significant one (the colour of the small ball is white). (4) Each unit is represented by a rectangle that points out the graphical symbol, the name and the status of the unit alarms. If the user quickly selects twice a unit, the system opens the Radio PDH-AL: Unit window (see Fig.6) that lists the unit characteristics (name, version, etc.). The general status of the unit alarms is pointed out by the color of the small ball: Green, it has not been activated any alarm relevant to the specific unit. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, it has been activated at least one alarm relevant to the specific unit and that the most serious activated alarm has respectively the Critical, Major, Minor or Warning level.
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RADIO PDH-AL: UNIT WINDOW
The choice of an element (pushbutton, command, contextual area, etc.) into the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment or Radio PDH-AL: Subrack or shScheme window, opens a Radio PDH-AL: Unit window. Fig.6 shows an example. Warning. Here below a general description of the window is: composing items, menus and commands. For the detailed description of the parameters, refer to the description of the push-buttons (par. Section 4.). It is possible to open more Radio PDH-AL: Unit windows at a time.
Menu bar (1)
Logical address
Equipment configuration (2)
IP address (3)
Push-button/block name which the window is referred to
Push-buttons bar (4)
Parameters list (5)
Parameter value
Parameter name
Alarms list (6)
Fig.6 Radio PDH-AL: Unit window
Fig.6 notes (1) The menu: File, contains the following commands: Main Window, it brings at front or opens again the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window. Close, it closes the window under examination. If it has not been opened other Radio PDH-AL windows, the command closes also the AL Manager application program. In this second case only, at the command choice, the system displays a confirmation window. Choose the Yes pushbutton to execute the operation. Exit, it closes all the Radio PDH-AL windows open (comprised the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window if it has been opened) and the AL Manager application program.
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At the choice of the command, the system displays a confirmation program. Choose the Yes pushbutton to execute the operation. Commands, contains the following commands: Refresh, it updates the information present into the window. Clear, it remove the selection on all the parameters selected for the get or set parameters. Send GET Request, it executes the get operation (par. 5.2) for all the parameters selected for such an operation. Warning. The command is available only if it has been selected a parameter for the get operation. The choice of this command is equal to the choice of the Get pushbutton. Send SET Request, it executes the set operation (par. 5.1) for all the parameters selected for such an operation. Warning. The command is available only if it has been selected at least one parameter for the set operation. The choice of this command is equal to the choice of the Set pushbutton. Option, contains the following commands: Select All (Get), it selects all the parameters, present into the window, for which it is possible to execute the get operation with the exception of the parameters already selected for the set operation.
(2)
In order, capacity, radio configuration and modulation are pointed out. The E-W 32x2 - 2x(1+0) wording points out the AL equipment of Terminal 16x2 East-West type
(3) (4)
The Virtual Equipment wording points out that the window refers to a virtual NE object. The push-button: Set, it executes the set operation (par. 5.1) for all the parameters selected for such an operation. Warning. The pushbutton is available only if it has been selected at least one parameter for the set operation. The choice of this pushbutton is equal to the choice of the Send SET Request command. Clear, it removes the selection of all the parameters selected for the get or set operation. Warning. The pushbutton is available only if it has been selected at least one parameter for the get or set operation. The choice of this pushbutton is equal to the choice of the Clear command. Get, it executes the get operation (par. 5.2) for all the parameters selected for such an operation. Warning. The pushbutton is available only if it has been selected at least one parameter for the get operation. The choice of this pushbutton is equal to the choice of the Send GET Request command.
(5)
Each line represents a parameter. In some window, the parameters are subdivided into tabs. The activation of a tab shows only the parameters present in it. To display the parameters of a different tab, select the name of the tab itself. When the name of the parameter appears with grey color, it means that such a parameter is not available because it is not a significant one into the current situation. The values of some parameters can be changed by the NMS5UX/NMS5LX user (set operation), the values of other parameters can be read only (get operation), other values can be as read as set. Warning. When an attribute has been selected for a get operation, it cannot be selected for a set operation and vice versa.
(6)
Each alarm is represented by a rectangle that points out the alarm short name (par. 27). The alarm status is pointed out by the color of the rectangle background: The green color, the alarm has not been activated.
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The red, orange, yellow or light blue color, the alarm has been activated and it has respectively the Critical, Major, Minor or Warning seriousness level. The grey color, the alarm has been disabled 9 or the window refers to a virtual equipment with the alarm status that is a not significant one.
Warning. Not all the Radio PDH-AL: Unit windows are provided with the alarm list.
5.1
Set operation
The set operation is the possibility to change the value of a parameter and to forward it to the equipment in such a way that it replaces the current value of such parameter. The attributes for which it is possible to execute a set operation have the relevant value pointed out for example into a text box, into a popup menu or into every element that allows to change such a value 10. After having changed a parameter, the system displays an arrow: on the L.H. side of its name.
To execute the writing operation, choose the Set pushbutton or the Send SET Request command. At the end of the operation, if such an operation has been successfully executed, the arrow disappears; on the contrary, if the operation is not successfully executed, the arrow is marked by means of a red cross: . It is possible to execute at the same time the writing of more parameters, changing their values one after the other and then choosing the above mentioned pushbutton or command. Warning. The parameters with the value that is not contained into an element that allows their changing can not be selected for the set operation.
5.2
Get operation
The get operation is the possibility to require to the equipment the forwarding to the supervisory system of the value currently set. The setting of a parameter for the get operation consists of clicking twice on the parameter name: the system displays an arrow: , on the L.H. side of the parameter. To execute the reading operation, choose the Get pushbutton or the Send GET Request command. At the end of the operation, if such an operation has been successfully executed, the arrow disappears and the system displays the read value; on the contrary, if the operation is not successfully executed, the arrow is marked by means of a red cross . It is possible to execute at the same time the reading of more parameters, selecting them one after the other and then choosing the above mentioned pushbutton or command. Warning. The attributes are not all selectable for the get operation.
9 The alarm disabling operation is pointed out also into the Radio PDH-AL Equipment window by means of a warning box (refer to Fig.3). 10 The modes to change the value of a parameter are pointed out time by time into the paragraph that describes the parameter itself.
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5.3
Get and Set operations for the virtual equipment
If the Radio PDH-AL: Unit window refers to a virtual equipment (par. 7), the get operation will not be available for any parameter present into the window. While the set operation can be executed for all the parameters for which it is available, but during a possible transfer operation of the virtual equipment configuration to another equipment (par. 9.5), the system will transfer only the parameters that have the symbol , on the side of the value.
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Section 3. OPERATING PROCEDURES
OPENING/CLOSING OF THE RADIO PDH-AL: EQUIPMENT WINDOW
The subject chapter contains the opening (par. 6.1) / closing (par. 6.2) mode of the window. Warning. Before opening the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window, check that: The AL Manager application program has been installed and enabled for functioning. To check the presence of the application program, select the Help About NMS5UX or Help About NMS5LX command present into the NMS5UX or NMS5LX graphical interface. If the application program is not present, contact the system administrator. The NMS5UX or NMS5LX graphical interface has been opened. The startingup mode of the NMS5UX or NMS5LX graphical interface is described into the NMS5UX or NMS5LX user manual. The network that contains the AL equipment has been configured and it has been created the relevant Network Element object. The procedure to represent graphically the equipment network and to create the NE objects is reported into the NMS5UX or NMS5LX user manual. The connection between the supervisory system and the equipment has been activated AT LEAST one time. The procedure to connect a NE is reported into the NMS5UX o NMS5LX user manual. The above mentioned consideration are necessary only if the NE object, for which the user wants to open the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window, is really present into the network 11.
11 The NMS5UX or NMS5LX system allows creating NE objects that do not have a corresponding equipment present into the network, but for such ones, it is possible to open the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window. These equipment are called virtual ones.
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6.1
1
Opening of the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window

Into the NMS5UX/NMS5LX graphical interface, select twice quickly the NE object that represent the desired Radio PDH-AL: Equipment. The Fig.7 shows an example. The Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window opens (refer to Fig.1). If the selected equipment is in: Connected status 12, the functioning status (alarms) and the configuration, pointed out into the window, corresponds to the real condition present into the equipment. Disconnected or unreachable status, the functioning status and the displayed configuration correspond to the last known configuration.
Warning. If at the double selection of the NE symbol, the system does not open the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window but on the contrary it opens the Radio PDH-AL one, it means that the selected NE object refers to a virtual object (par. 7) for which the system has never opened the Radio PDHAL: Equipment window.
NE logical address Fig.7 NE object, AL type
6.1.1
Messages displayed at the window opening
At the opening of the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window, the system can display one of the following messages: Equipment never connected. Equipment is in disconnected status and that it has never been connected from the creation time of the relevant Network Element object 13. In this case, the system does not open the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window. To open it, it is necessary before activating at least one time the connection with the equipment. The procedure to connect a NE is described into the NMS5UX or NMS5LX user manual. Read only mode. Another user has opened equipment. The Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window, relevant to the equipment is actually already opened by another user. For the user under examination, the window is opened in Read Only modality. In this modality, it is possible only to execute only reading operation. If the profile of the user is superuser, he can then force the closing of the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window relevant to the other user 14. Equipment <IP address>. Unreacheable. Equipment is in unreachable status. In this case, the system opens the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window, but the displayed information could not correspond to the real configuration of the equipment.
12 And the LCT program is not connected to the equipment in Configuration mode (par. 28). 13 This situation is caused because, when the supervisory system is not connected to an equipment and the user asks to open the relevant Radio PDH-AL Equipment window, the supervisory system itself takes the information concerning the configuration of its own database. If the equipment has never been connected, the system has not any information concerning the configuration of such an equipment into its own database, then it does not allow the opening of the window. 14 The procedure to require/force the closing of the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window, relevant to another user, is reported into the NMS5UX or NMS5LX user manual.
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Equipment in Maintenance mode. Please wait until the operation is completed or press OK button to exit. Equipment is in transient status 15. If you wish to cancel the operation (opening of the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window) select the OK push-button, otherwise it is necessary to wait that the equipment passes from the transitory status to another status (for example, connected) which allows the opening of the window.
Warning. If the system displays other error messages that does not allow the opening of the Radio PDHAL: Equipment window, such as for instance Unable to register to Daemon, contact the relevant system administrator.
6.1.2
Messages displayed when the window is open
When the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window is open, the system can display one of the following messages: Equipment in Maintenance mode. Please wait until the operation is completed or press OK button to exit. The equipment is passed to transitory status (maintenance) 15. If you wish to close the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window select the OK push-button, otherwise wait that the equipment passes from the transitory status to another one (for example, connected). In this second, the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window is closed and automatically reopened. AL Manager <logic and physical address of the equipment>: Received a logout request from User <user name> press OK to exit your manager session. WARNING! If you dont acknowledge this dialog in 30 seconds your session will automatically be closed. A NMS5UX/NMS5LX user has required the closing of the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window 14. If the user chooses the Cancel pushbutton, the system refuses the request: the window does not close. If the user chooses the OK pushbutton or he does not choose any other pushbutton within 30 seconds from the message displaying, the system does not accept the request: the window closes. WARNING. AL Manager <logic and physical address of the equipment>: Forced Logout Superuser. NMS5UX/NMS5LX user with superuser profile has forced the closing of the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window 14. The displaying of this message automatically closes the window. Warning. If the system displays other error messages that automatically close the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window, such as for instance Daemon is Down. Manager is Closing, contact the involved system administrator.
15 The equipment assumes the maintenance status after one of the following conditions: It has been changed a configuration parameter that is followed by a software reset of the equipment. It has been forwarded a software reset of the equipment (par. 9.1). The user or the system has forwarded the Configuration Upload command. The system automatically forwards this command in all the situations when it is supposed that the equipment real configuration and the one memorized into the system database are misaligned. For instance, when the LCT user connected with the equipment in Configuration mode, disconnects himself from the equipment, the system forwards the command to get the possible changes of configuration executed by the LCT user or when the timeout coupled with the active manual operations expires, such manual operations are deactivated. More information concerning the equipment statuses are reported into the NMS5UX/NMS5LX manual.
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6.1.3
Updating of the information present into the window
When the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment has been opened, the displayed information (alarms, connection status, etc.) are dynamically updated only if the equipment is in connected status, the window access is Read Write the LCT in Configuration mode is not connected to the equipment 16. If the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window is in Read Only modality, the alarms are not automatically updated dynamically. To update the alarms, select the Commands Alarm Realignment command (par. 9.2). If the equipment is in disconnected or unreachable status, the displayed information (with the exception of the equipment status) refer to the last known configuration stored into the database of the supervisory system.
6.1.4
Opening of more Radio PDH-AL: Equipment windows
It is possible to open more Radio PDH-AL: Equipment windows related to the same equipment. The first user who opens the window will access in ReadWrite and he can execute only reading (get) and writing (set) operations. The other users who open the window will have Read Only access and can execute only reading operations (get). Besides, it is possible to open more Radio PDH-AL: Equipment windows relevant to different AL equipment.
6.1.5
User profile (Superuser, Privileged, Advanced, etc.)
Each NMS5UX or NMS5LX user is characterized by a profile that defines the use of the commands available into the NMS5UX or NMS5LX graphical interface. The NMS5UX or NMS5LX user, who opens the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window, keeps his profile. For instance, if a user with Advanced profile opens the NMS5UX or NMS5LX graphical interface, such a profile is kept also into the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment windows that will be opened. The availability of the menus, of the commands and of the pushbuttons, present into the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window according to the different profiles, are pointed out in 26.
6.2
Closing of the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window
To close the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window and the AL Manager application program, choose the FileExit command (par. 8.2). Warning. If there are other Radio PDH-AL... windows opened, the user can close the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window and he can not close the AL Manager application program: File-Close command (par. 8.1). The closing of the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window and /or of the AL Manager application program does not affect in any way the connection status of the equipment.
16 In this case, the NMS5UX/NMS5LX user can check the equipment configuration (that can corresponds to the one really present on the equipment), but it can not change the parameters. When the LCT user disconnects himself from the equipment, the supervisory system automatically forwards a Configuration Upload command.
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6.2.1
Automatic closing of the window
The Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window and the AL Manager application program are automatically closed when: The system displays the message WARNING. AL Manager <logic and physical address of the equipment>: Forced Logout Superuser or an Error message. The user closes the NMS5UX or NMS5LX graphical interface and/or the operation system. The user changes the map.
The Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window and the AL Manager application program are automatically closed and opened when the system displays the message Equipment in Maintenance mode
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AL VIRTUAL EQUIPMENT
With AL virtual equipment we mean a Network Element object of AL type, created by the user which has not a corresponding AL present in the network. For these equipment, it is possible to open the relevant Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window 17 and to set the configuration parameters, the user inputs, the user outputs, the control parameters for the Performance Monitoring measurements, etc. (par. 7.1). Later, the configuration of the virtual equipment can be transferred to a generic equipment (virtual or really present into the network) compatible with the virtual one under examination (par. 9.5).
7.1
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To configure an AL virtual equipment

In the NMS5UX/NMS5LX graphic interface, double click with the left button of the mouse on the NE object that represents the wished virtual AL equipment 18. First time you select a virtual AL, the Radio PDH-AL window, depicted in Fig.8, opens. a To set the parameters according to the type of the virtual equipment to be created. In order to modify the value of a parameter, select the relevant folder and choose the value from the list. Warning. If a parameter is disabled, it means that it is not available for the set equipment type/configuration. b Choose the Ok pushbuttons. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window
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At the next selections of the virtual AL, the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window will be automatically displayed 19. 2 To configure the equipment, as if it was a real equipment, using the pushbuttons and the contextual areas present into the window. Some parameters, for which the set operation (par. 5.1) is available, have on the left of their value the symbol . This symbol points out that such parameters will be really transferred to another equipment (real or virtual one) during the download configuration (par. 9.5).
17 For the real equipment, to execute this operation, it is necessary to activate he connection between the system and the equipment itself. 18 The procedure to create a virtual equipment is reported into the NMS5UX/NMS5LX user manual. 19 Some fields, present into the window, will not be available because they are not significant ones for a virtual equipment such as for instance: Alarm Synthesis, LCT, etc.
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Logical address
Configuration parameters (1)
Fig.8 Radio PDH-AL window (virtual AL)
Fig.8 notes (1) The box: Protection. Protection type of the equipment: 1+0. Equipment in not protected configuration. 1+1 Iso Frequency. Equipment in isofrequential type protected configuration (Hot Standby). 1+1 Hetero Frequency. Equipment in heterofrequential type protected configuration (Frequency Diversity). PDHALC. PDHAL equipment compact version. PDHAL 1U. PDHAL equipment 1 unit standard version. PDHAL 2U. PDHAL equipment 2 units version. PDHAL 1U Eth. PDHAL equipment 1 unit version with Ethernet Lan tributary. PDHAL 1U Eth 100M. PDHAL equipment version 1 unit with Ethernet Lan 10/100M tributary.
Eq Type. Equipment type: -
Capacity. Equipment capacity: 2Mbit/s, 2x2Mbit/s, etc. Eq. Controller. Controller type: Unused. Not used parameter. Eq Ctrl24x2120ohm. PDHAL equipment compact version, 4x2 capacity, tributary with impedance 120 ohm. Eq Ctrl24x275ohm. PDHAL equipment compact version, 4x2 capacity, tributary with impedance 75 ohm. Eq Ctrl24x2Coax. PDHAL equipment compact version, 4x2 capacity, tributary with coaxial cable. Eq Ctrl28x2120 ohm. PDHAL equipment compact version, 8x2 capacity, tributary with impedance 120 ohm. Eq Ctrl 28x275 ohm. PDHAL equipment compact version, 8x2 capacity, tributary with impedance 75 ohm. Unused. Not used parameter. 16x22U. PDHAL equipment 2 units version, until 16x2Mbit/s capacity.
Base Band Config. Base band type: -
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32x2. PDHAL equipment, 32x2 Mbit/s capacity. 32x2 east-west. PDHAL equipment Terminal 16x2 East-West type.
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East Side Capacity. East branch capacity of the equipment: 4x2Mbit/s, 8x2Mbit/s, etc.
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West Side Capacity. West branch capacity of the equipment: 4x2Mbit/s, 8x2Mbit/s, etc.
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20 Parameter meaningful only for AL equipment of Terminal 16x2 East-West type.
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Section 4. MENUS, PUSH-BUTTONS AND CONTEXTUAL AREAS
FILE (MENU)
The File menu contains the Close (par. 8.1) and Exit (par. 8.2) options.
8.1
File - Close
The Close option closes the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window. At the option choice: If there are not other Radio PDH-AL windows already opened, the system displays the message Warning. This is the last Manager window. Do You really want to exit Radio PDH-AL? If the user chooses the Yes pushbutton, the system closes the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window and the AL Manager application program 21. If there are other Radio PDH-AL windows already opened, the system closes the Radio PDHAL: Equipment window (the other Radio PDH-AL windows are not closed).
8.2
File - Exit
The Exit option closes the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window and the AL Manager application. At the choice of the command, the system displays a confirmation window.
21 In this case the option choice corresponds to the choice of the File - Exit option.
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The user has to choose the Yes pushbutton to execute the operation. Warning. The closing operation of the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window and of the AL Manager application causes the closing of all the eventually opened Radio PDH-AL windows.
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COMMANDS (MENU)
The Commands menu contains the following options: Reset Equipment Controller (par. 9.1). It executes the software reset of the equipment. Alarm ReAlignment (par. 9.2). It acknowledges the alarm status currently present on the NE. Line Test (par. 9.3). It verifies the real reach ability of the NE. View/Modify P.M. Status (par. 9.4). It displays the status of the PM measures of the equipment and activates/deactivates, at the same time, more types of measures and/or measure points. Configuration Download (par. 9.5). It transfer the equipment configuration to another NE (real or virtual) of the same type. NE Sw/Fw Release (par. 9.6). It displays the version and updates the equipment software/ firmware. Modify LCT Configuration Mode (par. 9.7). It enables/disables LCT program to connect to the equipment in Configuration modality.
9.1
Commands Reset Equipment Controller
The Reset Equipment Controller command executes the software restarting of the equipment (par. 9.1.1). This operation consists of the reset of all the communication channels
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of the equipment.
Warning. The execution of this operation causes a temporarily disconnection of the equipment from the supervisory system.
9.1.1
1
To reset the equipment
Choose the Commands Reset Equipment Controller option. The system displays a confirmation window.
Choose the Ok pushbutton. The end of the operation is pointed out by means of a message that displays the result of the operation itself.
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9.2
Commands Alarm Re-alignment
The Alarm ReAlignment option forces the equipment to forward its current alarms to the supervisory system (par. 9.2.1). The realigning procedure causes the deleting of the information concerning the NE present into the current alarms table. Then, the system requires, to the NE, the status of its alarms and stores them into the current alarms table 23. Warning. The option under examination does not represent the normal procedure to get the functional status of a NE. Its use is advisable only if the user thinks that there has been a misalignment situation between the alarm information known by the NMS5UX/NMS5LX system and the real alarm situation present into the NE.
9.2.1
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To force the equipment to forward its current alarms

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Choose, from the menu bar, the Commands Alarm ReAlignment option
9.3
Commands Line Test
The Line Test command checks the effective reach ability of the equipment from the supervisory system (par. 9.3.1). This check consists of the request to the equipment, done by the NMS5UX/NMS5LX system, of the value relevant to the chosen parameter: if the NE answers, the test is successfully executed, on the contrary, it fails.
9.3.1
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To check the reach ability of the equipment
Choose the Commands Line Test command. The end of the operation is pointed out by means of a message that displays the result of the operation itself.
9.4
Commands View/Modify PM Status
The View/Modify PM Status option allows: To display the list of the PM measurements that characterize the equipment type under examination. For each measurement point, the system points out the functioning status of the relevant measurement.
23 The contents of the current alarms table can be displayed opening the Current Alarms Browser window. 24 Warning. The end of this operation is pointed out by a message.
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To activate, at the same time, one or more PM measurements amination.
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for the equipment under ex25
To deactivate, at the same time, one or more PM measurements examination.
for the equipment under
Warning. The above described operations are reported into the NMS5UX or NMS5LX user manual.
9.5
Commands Configuration Download
The Configuration Download option allows: To transfer the configuration of the equipment under examination to one or more real NEs. To transfer the configuration of the equipment under examination to one or more virtual NEs.
9.6
Commands NE SW/FW Release
The NE Sw/Fw Release option allows: To check the version of the equipment software/firmware relevant to the NE. To update the equipment software/firmware
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To switch the functioning of the memory benches of the main controller.
9.7
Commands Modify LCT Configuration Mode
The Modify LCT Configuration Mode option allows enabling/disabling the LCT user to be able to connect himself to the equipment by means of the LCT program, in Configuration mode. The current setting of this parameter is pointed out into the status bar of the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window (config. mode parameter - refer to Fig.2). Warning. Without taking into account the preceding setting, when the AL object is turned off/turned on again, the config. mode parameter results enabled (value of the parameter: enabled).
25 Measurement types and/or measurement points. 26 The equipment sw/fw is the assembly of all the sw/fw necessary for the management of the entire NE (sw/fw of the main controller and sw/fw of the peripheral units). The equipment sw/fw is present into the main controller that is provided with two memory benches: the first one on service and the other one at rest. Each memory bench can contain a version (also a different one) of the equipment sw/fw. It is possible to update the equipment sw/fw of a memory bench at a time.
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9.7.1
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To enable the LCT user to be able to connect himself to the equipment by means of the LCT program, in Configuration mode
Choose the Commands Modify LCT Configuration Mode Enable option. At the end of this operation, the system displays a message that points out the result of the operation itself. The value of the config. mode parameter switches from Disabled to Enabled. LCT user can activate the connection with the equipment as in Monitoring mode as in Configuration one.
9.7.2
1
To disable the LCT user to be able to connect himself to the equipment by means of the LCT program, in Configuration mode
Choose the Commands Modify LCT Configuration Mode Disable option. At the end of this operation, the system displays a message that points out the result of the operation itself. The value of the config. mode parameter switches from Enabled to Disabled. LCT user can activate the connection with the equipment in Monitoring mode only.
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ALARMS (MENU)
The Alarms menu contains the following options: Current Alarms (par. 10.1). It displays the alarm27, status and event vated into the equipment.
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signals actually acti-
Alarm History (par. 10.2). It displays the history 29 of the alarm/status/event signals, stored into the database of the NMS5UX/NMS5LX system, relevant to the equipment. Equipment Severity Code (par. 10.3). It enables/disables the alarm and the forwarding status of the trap 30 executed by the NE to the system. It changes the local seriousness level of the NE alarms.
10.1
Alarms Current Alarms
The Current Alarms option allows: To display the list of the alarm/event/status signals activated into the equipment. To save/print the signals list. To mark the signals in such a way that the system memorizes that the user has seen the signals. To freeze the window in such a way that it will not dynamically updated. To filter the signals list. To point out the NE symbol into the map window. To check the time between two different signals. To open the Equipment Info window of the NE.
27 The wording alarm defines the failure signal created by an error or a malfunctioning of the NE or of every element inside it. 28 The wording status and event identify the signals that point out a status change, an operation on progress or a functioning condition. The status signals are spontaneously communicated by the NE to the system, such as for instance: The activation/deactivation of the connection between the LCT and the NE. The startingup/end of the equipment software/firmware. The activated/standby status of doubled equipment parts.
The event signals are created by the supervisory system itself, such as the startingup of an operation for the alarm realigning. 29 The history is the list of the signals acquired and stored by the supervisory system. Into the alarm history, the system stores as the detection signal as the alarm reset one. 30 The trap is the message (in this case the detection message or the alarm reset one) spontaneously forwarded by the NE to the supervisory system.
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10.2
Alarms Alarm History

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The Alarm History option -
allows:
To display the history of the alarm/event/status signals of the equipment. To save/print the signals list. To copy, into a text editor, the signals list. To delete/mark the signals. To filter the signals list. To point out the NE symbol into the map window. To check the time between two different signals. To open the Equipment Info window of the NE.
10.3
Alarms Equipment Severity Code
The Equipment Severity Code option allows: To display the list of the alarm signals relevant to the NE. For each signal, the system points out the alarm status (enabled/disabled) and the forwarding status of the relevant trap from the NE to the NMS5UX/NMS5LX system. To disable the alarms
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In this case the detection/reset of the alarm signal is neither stored into the NE controller nor communicated to the supervisory program: as if the alarm has never occurred. To disable the traps forwarding
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In this case the detection/reset of the alarm signal is stored into the NE controller but it is not communicated to the supervisory system 33. To enable the alarms and the traps forwarding. In this case the detection/reset of the alarm is stored into the NE controller and communicated to the system (by means of the forwarding of the relevant trap). The system displays it into the current alarms and into the alarm history (default condition). To change the local seriousness level
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coupled with the alarm signal
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Warning. The change of the seriousness level, coupled with an alarm, is a LOCAL operation and it involves the NE under examination only. 31 Warning. At the command choice, the system displays the Alarm History Browser window. At the window opening, the system can display a warning message that specify that into the database there is a number of signals, relevant to the NE, higher than N. For this reason, the system will display, into the Alarm History Browser window, the records up to N by means of a chronological order from the most recent up to the oldest one. The limit N is not a memorization limit but it is simply a displaying one of the signals. To be able to read the signals after the N value it is necessary only to delete some records. The N limit can be changed by the user with Superuser profile. 32 The user can check the NEs that have at least one disabled alarm/trap opening the Equipment Browser [List/Locate] window (refer to the NMS5UX or NMS5LX user manual). 33 Warning. If the system forwards a Configuration Upload command (refer to NMS5UX or NMS5LX manual) to the NE under examination, it will acquire also the alarm signals for which the forwarding of the relevant traps is disabled.
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To filter the list of the alarm signals.
34 The local seriousness level is the level that characterizes the alarm when it is stored into the NE controller and displayed by the LCT program. The seriousness level that is seen by the NMS5UX or NMS5LX system for the same alarm (called network seriousness level) is defined by means of the Network Severity Code option (refer to the NMS5UX or NMS5LX user manual). 35 With the exception of the alarms relevant to the user inputs.
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OPTIONS (MENU)
The Options menu contains the following options: View Active Manual Operation (par. 11.1). It checks the manual operations currently activated. It sets a time (timeout) after that the forcing operations are automatically deactivated. LCT Logged User (par. 11.2). It displays the list of the users (LCT, NMS5UX or NMS5LX) connected to the equipment at the option choice. It forces the disconnection (logout) of one or more users. LCT Equipment Users (par. 11.3). It displays/change the LCT user list of the equipment. View Acknowledge Status (par. 11.4). It displays the marking status (acknowledge) of the following signals: Alarms (current and/or into the alarm history). Presence of the LCT program, in Configuration mode. Operation of Configuration Upload not correctly executed.
11.1
Options View Active Manual Operation
The View Active Manual Operation option allows: To check the manual operations (for instance the activation of a loop, the forcing of a switching) actually activated into the selected equipment (par. 11.1.1). To set a timeout after that the system automatically removes the manual forcing (par. 11.1.2). The timeout setting is common for all the manual forcing operations of the equipment.
11.1.1
1
Check the manual operations actually activated
Choose the Options View Active Manual Operation command. The Active Manual Operations window, displayed in Fig.9, opens
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36 The user can open the Active Manual Operations window also quickly selecting twice the Man. Op. box present into the status bar of the Radio PDH-AL Equipment window.
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List of the activated manual operation (1)
Current timeout relevant to the manual operations of the equipment (2)
Choose this push-button to refresh the data (3)
Fig.9 Active Manual Operations window Fig.9 notes (1) (2) Each record identifies a single manual operation. The value 0 points out that the timeout has not been activated; this means that the activation of a manual operation remains valid until when it will be deactivated by the user. Please remember that the activation of a manual forcing (for instance a loop) affects the traffic. (3) The information displayed into the window are dynamically refreshed, the user has to use the option only if he thinks that there is a misalignment situation between the real NE situation and the one pointed out by the window.
11.1.2
1
To set the manual operations timeout
Choose the Options View Active Manual Operation command. The Active Manual Operations window, displayed in Fig.9, opens
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Into the Time Out (sec.) text box, type the desired timeout (value between 1 and 172800 sec.) Warning. The setting of the value 0 corresponds to the disabling of the timeout (it means that the activation of the manual forcing operations will not be automatically deactivated but the user will have to do it). Choose the Refresh pushbutton to reset the current value.
Press the Set Time Out pushbutton. The system displays a message that points out the operation result.
11.2
Options - LCT Logged Users
The LCT Logged Users option allows: To display the list of the users (LCT, NMS5UX or NMS5LX) connected with the equipment at the time of the option choice. To force the disconnection (logout) of a user present into the list.
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Warning. If it is forced the logout of a NMS5UX or NMS5LX user, the supervisory system automatically executes the reset of the user connection. Warning. The above described operations are reported into the NMS5UX or NMS5LX user manual.
11.3
Options - LCT Equipment Users
The LCT Equipment Users option allows: To display the LCT user list
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of the NE.
To add a new LCT user into the list. To change the characteristics of the LCT users present into the list. To remove a LCT user from the list.
11.4
Options View Acknowledge Status
The View Acknowledge Status option allows checking the acknowledge status (par. 11.4.1) of the following signals: Alarm (current and/or into the alarm history). Presence of the LCT program in Configuration mode. Operation of Configuration Upload
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not correctly executed.
11.4.1
1
To check the acknowledge status of the alarms, LCT presence and Configuration Upload failed
Choose the Options View Acknowledge Status command. The Acknowledge Status window, displayed in Fig.10, opens.
37 Each AL equipment is provided with a user list. Each user of such a list can be connected with the LCT program. The user list is stored into the main controller of the equipment. 38 More detailed information concerning the Configuration Upload option are reported into the NMS5UX or NMS5LX user manual.
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Equipment type Equipment physical address Equipment logical address Acknowledge status of the alarms(1) LCT presence in Configuration mode (2)
Configuration Upload operation not correctly executed (3) Fig.10 Acknowledge Status window Fig.10 notes (1) If the box is: Activated ( ), it is present, for the NE under examination, at least a not acknowledged alarm (current and/or into the alarm history). It is possible to acknowledge an alarm by means of the commands present into the Current Alarms Browser (par. 10.1) and Alarm History Browser (par. 10.2) windows. (2) Deactivated, all the possible alarms has been acknowledged.
If the box is: Activated ( ), from the last time that it has been opened the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window for the NE under examination, the LCT program has been connected to the NE at least one time in Configuration mode. Deactivated, from the last time that it has been opened the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window, the LCT program has not been connected to the NE in Configuration mode.
(3)
If the box is: Activated ( ), the last Configuration Upload operation is failed. The signal is automatically acknowledged at the first Configuration Upload operation correctly executed. Warning. This condition is pointed out also by means of a Warning box into the Radio PDHAL: Equipment window. Deactivated, the last Configuration Upload operation has been successfully executed.
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MAINTENANCE (MENU)
The Maintenance menu contains the following options: Radio Switch (par. 12.1), it displays/changes the parameters relevant to the switching and preferential branch. Warning. The command is available only for the equipment in configuration 1+1. Radio Branch x Loop (par. 12.2), it displays/changes the status of the base band loops (line side and inner side).
12.1
Maintenance - Radio Switch
The Radio Switch command allows to check/change: Management of the switching (service/reserve) at reception (Rx Forced Switch) (par. 12.1.1) Management of the switching (service/reserve) at transmission (Tx Forced Switch)
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(par. 12.1.2)
Preferential branch management for the service at reception (Rx Preferential) (par. 12.1.3) Preferential branch management for the service at transmission (Tx Preferential) Wait Time parameter
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(par. 12.1.4)
(par. 12.1.5)
Forcing the switch on the preferential branch without waiting for the Wait Time period expiration (par. 12.1.6)
Warning. The command is available only for the equipment in configuration 1+1.
12.1.1
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To check/change the management of the switching in reception (Rx Forced Switch)
Select the Maintenance - Radio Switch command. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Switch window opens (refer to Fig.11). The Rx Forced Switch box displays the management of the switching in reception: auto, the switching is automatically managed according to the presence of the alarms (normal functioning mode of the equipment). branch-1, the equipment is forced to use the branch 1 for the service. branch-2, the equipment is forced to use the branch 2 for the service.
39 Tx Preferential and Tx Forced Switch parameters are available only for the equipment in isofrequential configuration 1+1. For the heterofrequential configuration 1+1, the parameters are not available because the two branches (1 and 2) transmit at the same time because the selection of the signal is executed at reception. 40 It is the time that the controller keep the service on not preferential branch before coming back to the preferential branch. In this way the controller doesnt continuously switch between the branches in present of fleeting alarms Warning. The setting of the Wait Time parameter is meaningful only for the preferential transmitter.
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To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b c Select the box where it is pointed out the value. Choose the new value from the list. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
Warning. Only if you are forcing the switching (selection of the branch value) a message is displayed warning that you are executing a forcing and displaying the current setting of timeout 41. Forcing the switching activates the MAN. OP alarm. If the equipment is turned off and then turned on again, the functioning of the switch is an automatic one without taking into account the preceding setting.
Switching at reception (1)
Switching al transmission (1) (2)
Fig.11 - Radio Switch window Fig.11 notes (1) The functioning mode of the switching (automatic or manual) is pointed out by the value of the relevant parameter. The functioning status of the branches 1 and 2 (service or reserve) is pointed out graphically. For instance into the figure, the diagram points out that for the Rx switching, the branch 1 is on reserve while the branch 2 on service. For the Tx switching, the branch 1 is on service while the branch 2 on reserve.
41 For each AL equipment, it is possible to set a timeout. At the end of such a timeout, the system automatically deactivates the relevant active loops. The wording Timeout 0 sec., points out that the timeout is disabled; this means that the activation of a manual operation does not change until the user deactivates it.
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The functioning status of the branches 1 and 2 is pointed out also in the equipment view area of the Radio PDHAL: Equipment window (par. 3.5). (2) This figure, refers to an equipment with 1+1 Hot Standby configuration. For the equipment in 1+1 Frequency Diversity configuration, the Tx switching is not displayed graphically, because the two branches transmit at the same time though the signal selection is executed at reception.
12.1.2
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To check/change the management of the switching in transmission (Tx Forced Switch)
Select the Maintenance - Radio Switch command. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Switch window opens (refer to Fig.11). The Tx Forced Switch 39
box displays the management of the switching in transmission:
auto, the switching is automatically managed according to the presence of the alarms (normal functioning mode of the equipment). branch-1, the equipment is forced to use the branch 1 for the service. branch-2, the equipment is forced to use the branch 2 for the service.
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Warning. Only if you are forcing the switching (selection of the branch value) a message is displayed warning that you are executing a forcing and displaying the current setting of timeout 41. Forcing the switching activates the MAN. OP alarm. If the equipment is turned off and then turned on again, the functioning of the switch is an automatic one without taking into account the preceding setting.
12.1.3
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To check/change the management of the preferential branch in reception (Rx Preferential)
Select the Maintenance - Radio Switch command. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Switch window opens (refer to Fig.11). The Rx Preferential box displays the management of the preferential branch in reception: auto, without the presence of alarms (that cause the switching), the equipment does not use a branch in a preferential manner with respect to the other one. branch-1, without the presence of alarms (that cause the switching), the equipment use the branch 1. branch-2, without the presence of alarms (that cause the switching), the equipment use the branch 2.
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12.1.4
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To check/change the management of the preferential branch in transmission (Tx Preferential)
Select the Maintenance - Radio Switch command. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Switch window opens (refer to Fig.11). The Tx Preferential 39
box displays the management of the preferential branch in transmission:
auto, without the presence of alarms (that cause the switching), the equipment does not use a branch in a preferential manner with respect to the other one. branch-1, without the presence of alarms (that cause the switching), the equipment use the branch 1. branch-2, without the presence of alarms (that cause the switching), the equipment use the branch 2.
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12.1.5
To check/change the Wait Time parameter
Warning. The setting of the Wait Time parameter is meaningful only for the preferential transmitter. 1 Select the Maintenance - Radio Switch command. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Switch window opens (refer to Fig.11). The Preferential WTR (0-180 sec) box, points out the value of the Wait Time parameter 2 3
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To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a Move the Preferential WTR (0-180 sec) cursor to the new value. Warning. The selection of the value 0 deactivates the management of the RADIO SWITCH Reserve Radio Branch Selected in Revertive Mode. b Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
12.1.6
To force the switch on the preferential branch without waiting for the Wait Time
Warning. The forcing of the switch is meaningful only for the preferential transmitter. 1 Select the Maintenance - Radio Switch command. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Switch window opens (refer to Fig.11). 2 Select the Send Request push-button. A confirmation window opens. 3 Select the Ok push-button.
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12.2
Maintenance - Radio Branch x Loop
The Radio Branch x Loop command allows to check/change the status of loops (par. 12.2.1). Warning. For the equipment in configuration 1+0, it is present the Radio Branch 1 Loop command. For the equipment in configuration 1+1, there are present the Radio Branch 1 Loop (loops branch 1) and Radio Branch 2 Loop (loops branch 2) commands. For the equipment in Terminal 16x2 East-West type, there are present the Radio Branch East Loop (loops branch east) and Radio Branch West Loop (loops branch west) commands.
12.2.1
To verify/modify the status of loops
Warning. The activation of a loop compromises the traffic. It is advisable, before activating such a loop, to check that it has been set the timeout 41 relevant to the equipment where the loop has to be activated; on the contrary, the loop will remain activated until when the user will deactivate it or the equipment will be turned off/turned on or reset. 1 Select the Maintenance - Radio Branch x Loop command. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Branch Loop window opens (refer to Fig.12). The Loop Enable box displays the loop status: 2 3 Loop Off, no loop is active. RF Loop On-Rem Tx Off, IDU Loop, Base Band Loop, the specific loop is active.
Warning. Only if you are activating a loop, a message is displayed warning that you are executing a forcing and showing the current setting of the timeout 41. The activation of a loop activates the MAN. OP alarm. If the equipment is switched off and, then, switched on, the loop results inactive, independently from the previous setting.
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Activated loop Deactivated loop RF Loop On Rem Tx Off IDU Loop Base Band Loop
Fig.12 - Radio Branch x Loop
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13
HELP (MENU)
The Help menu contains the following commands: On Usage (par. 13.1). AL Manager user manual.
13.1
Help On Usage
The On Usage command displays the present AL Manager user manual. The manual is in English and in PDF format. On the selection of the command, the Acrobat Reader browser is automatically opened. To browse in the manual, use the summary items and the hyper textual links.
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PRBS (PUSH-BUTTON)
The PRBS push-button allows: To verify the PRBS measure status

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(par. 14.1)
To activate/reset the PRBS measure (par. 14.2) To deactivate the PRBS measure (par. 14.3) To verify/modify the type of PRBS pattern used for the measure (par. 14.4) To verify/modify the signal used for the measure (par. 14.5)
14.1
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To verify the PRBS measure status

Select the PRBS push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit PRBS window, displayed in Fig.13 opens. The PRBS Start box displays the measure status: Start Reset, P.R.B.S. measure is active. Stop, P.R.B.S. measure is deactivated.
To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command.
42 P.R.B.S. (Pseudo Random Binary Sequence). Control functionality, integrated in the base band, that allows inserting a P.R.B.S. data stream on a 2Mbit/s stream or on a service data channel at 64Kbit/s for test operation and measurement of the error rate.
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Configuration parameters of the measure (1)
Dynamically update BER value during the measure Number of errors detected from the start of the measure (2)
Time (expressed in day/hours/minute/ seconds) range after the measurement reset/active Status and transitions of the Equipment PRBS Fail Alarm (3)
Fig.13 - PRBS window Fig.13 notes (1) The parameter: PRBS Start, points out the activation status of the measure: Start Reset, the PRBS measure is active. Stop, the PRBS measure is deactivated. Not Connected, the PRBS is not physically connected to any flux/data channel. Signal 2MBit, the PRBS is connected to one of the 2Mbit tributary stream. Signal 64Kbit ext A, the PRBS is connected to the first 64Kbit channel. Signal 64Kbit ext B, the PRBS is connected to the second 64Kbit channel. Fixed Word (AIS), predefined fixed word. 2^15-1, indicated algorithm. 2^23-1, indicated algorithm.
Checked Signal, points out the signal type used for the measure:
Test Pattern, points out the type of pattern used for the measure:
2Mbit Selection, points out the number of the tributary used for the measure. Value meaningful only if the Signal 2Mbit value is active (Checked Signal parameter).
(2) (3)
Values over 32.000 are to be considered not meaningful. The box: Sync Los Alarm, points out the activation status of the alarm. In detail, the colour: Green, the alarm is not active. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, the alarm is active and has severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
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PRBS Fail Alarm Counter, indicates the number of times that the Sync Los Alarm activated from the start of the measure.
14.2
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To activate/reset the PRBS measure

Select the PRBS push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit PRBS window opens (refer to Fig.13).
2 3 4
Select the PRBS Start box. Choose the Start Reset value. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command. The measure will be active until the user does not stop it.
14.3
1
To deactivate the PRBS measure

Select the PRBS push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit PRBS window opens (refer to Fig.13).
2 3 4
Select the PRBS Start box. Choose the Stop value. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
14.4
To verify/modify the type of PRBS pattern used for the measure

Select the PRBS push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit PRBS window opens (refer to Fig.13). The Test Pattern box displays the type of PRBS pattern used for the measure: Fixed Word (AIS), a predefined fixed word is used for the measure. 2^15-1, the indicated algorithm is used for the measure. 2^23-1, the indicated algorithm is used for the measure.
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14.5
1
To verify/modify the signal used for the measure

Select the PRBS push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit PRBS window opens (refer to Fig.13). The Checked Signal box displays the used signal for the measure: Not Connected, the PRBS is not physically connected to any flux/data channel. Signal 2MBit, the PRBS is connected to one of the 2Mbit tributary stream. Signal 64Kbit ext A, the PRBS is connected to the first 64Kbit channel. Signal 64Kbit ext B, the PRBS is connected to the second 64Kbit channel.
2 3
To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b Select the box where it is pointed out the value Choose the new value from the list. Warning. The setting of the signal used for the measure determinates also the connector (tributary, 64Kbit ext A or 64Kbit ext B), which a measurement instrument can be connected to for the control of the error rate by means of the PRBS functionality. The PRBS replaces the traffic on the channel where it is connected. c d ONLY if the Signal 2Mbit push-button is selected, set the number of the tributary stream moving the 2MBbit Selection cursor on the wished value. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
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Warning. Only if you are setting a valid signal (selection of the Signal value) a message is displayed warning that you are executing a forcing and displaying the current setting of timeout 41. The choice of a signal activates the MAN. OP alarm. If the equipment is switched off and, then, switched on the forcing is inactive independently from the previous setting.
43 For the equipment that have not the data channels, the relevant value are not available.
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15
USER INPUT (PUSH-BUTTON)
The User Input push-button allows to verify/modify the status and configuration parameters of the local user inputs 44 and remote user inputs 45 available for the equipment: To check the user input status (local/remote) (par. 15.1) To check/change the name of the user input (local/remote) (par. 15.2) To check/change the activated condition of the local user input (par. 15.3) To enable/disable the user input (local/remote) alarm or the forwarding of the trap to the supervisory system (par. 15.4). With details, it is possible to execute the following operations: To disable the user input alarm; in this case the detection (or the reset) of the alarm is neither stored into the NE controller nor communicated to the supervisory system: as if such an alarm has never occurred. To disable the forwarding of the trap; in this case the detection (or the reset) of the alarm is stored into the NE controller but it is not communicated to the supervisory system 46. To enable the user input alarm and the forwarding of the trap; in this case the detection (or the reset) of the alarm is stored into the NE controller and it is also communicated to the supervisory system (by means of the forwarding of the relevant trap).
To check/change the seriousness level coupled with the user input (local/remote) (par. 15.4) Warning. The changing of the seriousness level coupled with an user input alarm is a local operation and involves the NE under examination only. The so set seriousness level of the user input alarm characterizes the alarm when it is stored into the NE controller, displayed by the LCT program and by the NMS5UX or NMS5LX supervisory system.
15.1
1
To check the user input status (local/remote)

Select the User Input push-button. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL - User Input window. The window points out the status of the local and remote user input as shown in Fig.14.
44 The wording local user input identifies a signal that enters into the local equipment by means of the user connector. Its (programmable) open or closed status is reported as an alarm or status event. 45 The wording remote user input identifies a signal in input to the remote equipment, through the user connector and that is returned in output from the local equipment through relays contacts (user output) or user connectors. 46 Warning. If the system forwards a Configuration Upload one (refer to NMS5UX or NMS5LX manual) to the NE under examination, the system will acquire also the alarm signals with the relevant trap forwarding disabled.
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UI type: local or remote UI number UI name
Status of the UI alarm (1) Activated condition of the UI (2)
Fig.14 - User Input window Fig.14 notes (1) The status is pointed out by the colour of the small ball. With details: The green colour points out one of the following conditions: User input alarm not activated. User input alarm disabled. User input status signal activated.
The red, orange, yellow and light blue colour points out that the user input alarm is activated and it has respectively the Critical, Major, Minor or Warning level.
(2)
The wording: Normally Open, points out that the user input is considered active when its terminal is referred to ground. Normally Closed, points out that the user input is considered active when its terminal is open.
15.2
1
To check/change the name of the user input (local/remote)

Select the User Input push-button. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL - User Input window (refer to Fig.14).
Select twice quickly on the line relevant to the desired user input. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - User Input Ch window. Into the Label box, it shows the UI name.
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To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b Type into the box an alphanumeric string with a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 31 characters. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
15.3
To check/change the activated condition of the local user input
Warning. The operation is available only for the local user input. 1 Select the User Input push-button. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL - User Input window (refer to Fig.14). 2 Select twice quickly on the line relevant to the desired local user input. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - User Input Ch window. Into the Active State box, it shows the activated condition of the user input: 3 4 Normally Open, the UI will be considered active (creation of the alarm event) when its terminal is referred to ground. Normally Closed, the UI will be considered active (creation of the alarm event) when its terminal is open.
15.4
To enable/disable the UI (local/remote) alarm or the forwarding of the trap to the supervisory system and to define the seriousness level of an UI (local/remote)
Select the User Input push-button. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL - User Input window (refer to Fig.14).
Select twice quickly on the line relevant to the desired user input. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - User Input Ch window. Into the Severity Code box, it shows the status of the user input alarm (enabled/disabled), status of the forwarding of the relevant trap (enabled/disabled) and seriousness level of the user input (UI). If the: Critical Trap Disable, Major Trap Disable, Minor Trap Disable or Warning Trap Disable value is active: The alarm created by the activation of the UI is enabled. The forwarding of the relevant trap is disabled.
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The signal at input of the UI is coupled with a seriousness level equivalent to an alarm respectively with Critical, Major, Minor, Warning level. The alarm created by the activation of the UI is enabled. The forwarding of the relevant trap is disabled. The signal at input of the UI is coupled with a seriousness level equivalent to a status signal.
Status Trap Disable value is active: -
Critical Trap Enable, Major Trap Enable, Minor Trap Enable or Warning Trap Enable value is active: The alarm created by the activation of the UI and the forwarding of the relevant trap is enabled. The signal at input of the UI is coupled with a seriousness level equivalent to an alarm respectively with Critical, Major, Minor, Warning level. The alarm created by the activation of the UI and the forwarding of the relevant trap is enabled. The signal at input of the UI is coupled with a seriousness level equivalent to a status signal.
47.
Status Trap Enable value is active: -
3 4
Disable value is active, the alarm created by the activation of the UI is disabled
47 The disabling of an alarm/forwarding of a trap is pointed out, into the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window, by means of a warning box (refer to Fig.3).
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16
USER OUTPUT (PUSH-BUTTON)
The User Output push-button allows to verify/modify the status and configuration parameters of the user outputs 48 (UO) of the equipment: To check the user output status (par. 16.1) To check/change the name of the user output (par. 16.2) To check/change the functioning mode of the user output relay contacts (par. 16.3) To couple with the user output one of the following signals (par. 16.4): Group of alarms, which the same severity level has been assigned to, and/or group of alarms of local and/or remote (IDU/ODU) equipment. User input (local and/or remote).
To enabled the forced activation of the relays contacts from operator (par. 16.5) To force the activation of the relay contacts relevant to a user output (if it has been previously enabled) (par. 16.6) To remove the force activation of the relay contacts relevant to a user output (par. 16.7) To force the download of the default name of the user output (par. 16.8). This operation consists in executing the download of the default names of the user output from the supervision system to the equipment.
16.1
1
To check the user output status

Select the User Output push-button. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL User Output window. The window points out the status of the user output as shown in Fig.15. Select the Commands - Refresh User Output Status command to refresh the date present into the window.
48 The user output wording identifies a signal that the equipment makes available on rack as relay contact.
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UO status (1) UO number UO name Signal coupled with the UO (2)
Fig.15 - User Output window Fig.15 notes (1) The wording: (2) Not active, the UO has not been activated. Active, UO has been activated (activated relay contacts).
The wording: Forced by Operator, points out a double condition. With details: If the user output is not activated (refer to Status column), it means that the UO is enabled for the activation forcing executed by the user. If the user output is activated (refer to Status column), it means that the UO has been activated after the forcing executed by the user.
Unmapped, indicates that no signal is associated to UO. Mapped, indicates that one or more signals are associated to UO (group of alarms and/or user input). In order to verify the detail of the signals double click the UO.
16.2
1
To check/change the name of the user output

Select the User Output push-button. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL User Output window (refer to Fig.15).
Select twice quickly on the line relevant to the desired user output. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - User Output Ch window. Into the Label box, it shows the UO name.
3 4
To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b Type into the box an alphanumeric string with a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 31 characters. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
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16.3
To check/change the functioning mode of the user output relay contacts

Select twice quickly on the line relevant to the desired user output. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - User Output Ch window. Into the Active State box, it shows the functioning mode of the user output relay contacts. If active the value: Open, with absence of signal (alarm or user input or manual forcing), the relays contacts are closed (rest condition), with presence of signal the contacts are open. Closed, with absence of signal (alarm or user input or manual forcing), the relays contacts are open (rest condition), with presence of signal the contacts are closed.
3 4
16.4
1
To couple with the user output a signal (alarms or UI)

Select twice quickly on the line relevant to the desired user output. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - User Output Ch window. The Internal Status box shows the signal coupled with the user output: Forced by Operator, the UO is enabled for the forcing executed by the user. Unmapped, no signal is associated to UO. Mapped, one or more signals are associated to UO (group of alarms and/or user input).
3 4
To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To couple with the user output a signal (alarms or UI): a b c Select the box that points out the value. The system displays the User Output Properties window. Choose one of the Linked to Map pushbutton In the areas below (Group/Link) select the group and then the signals you wish to associate to UO (refer to Fig.16). The selection of a signal in the Link area is pointed out by the X next to the value. Warning. It is possible to assign more signals to each user output. Furthermore, it is possible to associate the same signal or signals to different user outputs. d e Choose the Ok pushbutton. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
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Groups where the signals are subdivided (1)
Signals present in the selected group (1)
The content of this area changes, when the selected group changes. The presence of the X points out that the signal is associated or will be associated to the UO
Fig.16 User Output Properties Fig.16 notes (1) Select the: Alarm Synthesis group, to associate the group of alarms, which a specific severity level corresponds to, to the UO. Select the wished severity level or the levels: Alarm Synthesis Warning, group of alarms, which the Warning severity corresponds to. Alarm Synthesis Minor, group of alarms, which the Minor severity corresponds to. Alarm Synthesis Major, group of alarms, which the Major severity corresponds to. Alarm Synthesis Critical, group of alarms, which the Critical severity corresponds to.
Radio Branch group, to associate to the UO the group of local or remote equipment alarms (ODU). Select the group or the groups of wished alarms: Radio Branch Local ODU, group of alarms related to ODU (OutDoor Unit) section of the local equipment. For the equipment in 1+1 configuration, the Radio Branch Local ODU (Branch 1) (branch 1 ODU alarms) and Radio Branch Local ODU (Branch 2) (branch 2 ODU alarms) options are present. For the Terminal 16x2 East-West equipment type, the Radio Branch Local ODU (Branch East) (branch east ODU alarms) and Radio Branch Local ODU (Branch West) (branch west ODU alarms) options are present. Radio Branch Remote ODU, group of alarms related to the ODU section of the remote equipment. For the equipment in 1+1 configuration, the Radio Branch Remote ODU (Branch 1) (branch 1 ODU alarms) and Radio Branch Remote ODU (Branch 2) (branch 2 ODU alarms) options are present. For the Terminal 16x2 East-West equipment type, the Radio Branch Remote ODU (Branch East) (branch east ODU alarms) and Radio Branch Remote ODU (Branch West) (branch west ODU alarms) options are present. Radio Branch Local RIM, group of alarms related to the RIM (Radio Interface Module) section of the local equipment. For the equipment in 1+1 configuration, the Radio Branch Local RIM (Branch 1) (branch 1 RIM alarms) and Radio Branch Local RIM (Branch 2) (branch 2 RIM alarms) options are present. For the Terminal 16x2 East-West equipment type, the Radio Branch Local RIM (Branch East) (branch east RIM alarms) and Radio Branch Local RIM (Branch West) (branch west RIM alarms) options are present. Radio Branch Remote RIM, group of alarms related to the RIM section of the remote equipment. For the equipment in 1+1 configuration, the Radio Branch Remote RIM (Branch 1) (branch 1 RIM alarms) and Radio Branch Remote RIM (Branch 2) (branch 2 RIM alarms) options are present. For the Terminal 16x2 East-West equipment type, the
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Radio Branch Remote RIM (Branch East) (branch east RIM alarms) and Radio Branch Remote RIM (Branch West) (branch west RIM alarms) options are present. Radio Equipment group, to associated to the UO the group of local or remote equipment alarms (IDU). Select the group or the groups of wished alarms: Radio Equipment Local LIM, group of alarms related to LIM (Line Interface Module) section of the local equipment. For the Terminal 16x2 East-West equipment type, the Radio Equipment Local LIM East (branch east LIM alarms) and Radio Equipment Local LIM West (branch west LIM alarms) options are present. For the equipment in 1+1 Full-Duplicated configuration, the Radio Equipment Local LIM Main (main LIM alarms) and Radio Equipment Local LIM Reserve (secondary LIM alarms) options are present. Radio Equipment Remote LIM, group of alarms related to LIM section of the remote equipment. For the Terminal 16x2 East-West equipment type, the Radio Equipment Remote LIM East (branch east LIM alarms) and Radio Equipment Remote LIM West (branch west LIM alarms) options are present. For the equipment in 1+1 Full-Duplicated configuration, the Radio Equipment Remote LIM Main (main LIM alarms) and Radio Equipment Remote LIM Reserve (secondary LIM alarms) options are present. User Input box, to associated to the user output one or more local (User Input ) and/or remote (User Input Rem ) user inputs. Select the wished user inputs.
16.5
To enabled the forced activation of the relays contacts from operator

Select twice quickly on the line relevant to the desired user output. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - User Output Ch window. The Internal Status box shows the signal coupled with the user output: Forced by Operator, the UO is enabled for the forcing executed by the user. Unmapped, no signal is associated to UO. Mapped, one or more signals are associated to UO (group of alarms and/or user input).
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To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To enabled the forced activation of the relays contacts from operator: a b c d Select the box that points out the value. The system displays the User Output Properties window (refer to Fig.16). Choose the Forced by Operator pushbutton. Choose the Ok pushbutton. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
16.6
To force the activation of the relay contacts relevant to a user output

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Select twice quickly on the line relevant to the desired user output. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - User Output Ch window. The Forced Operator Status box shows the status of the forcing executed by the user: Forced, the forcing executed by the user has been activated (then, it has been activated also the UO). Unforced, the forcing executed by the user has not been activated (then, it has not been activated also the UO).
Warning. This parameter is meaning only if the UO has been enabled for the forcing executed by the user. 3 4 To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To force the activation of the relay contacts: a b c Select the box that points out the value. Choose the Forced value. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
Warning. The UO will remain activated until the removal of the forcing.
16.7
To remove the force activation of the relay contacts relevant to a user output
Select twice quickly on the line relevant to the desired user output. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - User Output Ch window. The Forced Operator Status box shows the status of the forcing executed by the user: Forced, the forcing executed by the user has been activated (then, it has been activated also the UO). Unforced, the forcing executed by the user has not been activated (then, it has not been activated also the UO).
Warning. This parameter is meaning only if the UO has been enabled for the forcing executed by the user. 3 4 To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To remove the force the activation of the relay contacts: a b c Select the box that points out the value. Choose the Unforced value. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
16.8
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To force the download of the default name of the user output

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Select the Commands - Download Default Labels command. A window for the confirmation opens.
Select the Ok push-button. At the end of the operation, the Radio PDH-AL User Output window closes.
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RADIO EQUIPMENT (PUSH-BUTTON)
The Radio Equipment push-button allows to verify/modify: Protection type of the local equipment (par. 17.1) (Configuration) Base band type of the local equipment (par. 17.2) (Base Band Configuration) Capacity of the local equipment (par. 17.3) (Local Capacity...)
49 49
Capacity of the local and remote equipment (par. 17.4) (Link Capacity) Modulation of the local equipment (par. 17.5) (Local Modulation Type)
49 49 49 49
Modulation of the local and remote equipment (par. 17.6) (Link Modulation Type)
Connection identificative number of the local equipment (par. 17.7) (Local Link ID...)
Connection identificative number of the local and remote equipment (par. 17.8) (Link ID)
Threshold of the signal at reception, under which the related alarms are activated (par. 17.9) (Rx Signal Level Alarm Thresh) 49 LBER alarm threshold (par. 17.10) (LBer Threshold)
49 49 49
HBER alarm threshold (par. 17.11) (HBer Threshold)
EWL alarm threshold (par. 17.12) (Early Warning Threshold)
Using of the HBER alarm as switching and AIS insertion criterion at reception (par. 17.13) (Hber>Rx Ais Ins - Rx Sw) Using of the LBER alarm as switching criterion (par. 17.14) (Lber->Rx Sw) Using of the EWL alarm as switching criterion (par. 17.15) (Early Warning->Rx Sw) Using of the number of errors detected by FEC as switching criterion in reception (par. 17.16) (FEC CRC Errors->Rx Sw) Insertion of the AIS signal at the receive side (par. 17.17) (AIS Rx Insertion) Enabling of the squelch on the services (par. 17.18) (Service Squelch) Type of interface of the remote port for the connection to the remote terminals (par. 17.19) (Remote Access Type) Tributary used for the connection to the remote terminal/tributary used for the PM measures (par. 17.20) (2Mb Tributary for EOC/PM) Number of the timeslot used for the connection to the remote terminal (par. 17.21) (Timeslot for EOC) 16Kbit used for the connection to the remote terminal (par. 17.22) (16Kb/s Ch. in 64Kbit TS for PPP) Resolution of the received power (par. 17.23) (Prx Measurement Resolution) Resolution of the transmitted power (par. 17.24) (Ptx Measurement Resolution) Enabling of the switch in transmission as consequences of alarms the remote equipment (par. 17.25) (Tx Switch on remote Alr) T and N parameters Alr Threshold)
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on the signal received from
(par. 17.26) (Tx Switch on rem Alr-Check Period) (Tx switch on rem Alr-
Reset the Transmitter Switch on Remote Terminal BER alarm that notifies the switch in transmission (par. 17.27) (Tx switch on rem Alr-Alr Reset).
49 For the AL equipment of Terminal 16x2 East-West type, refer to paragraph 19 for this operation. 50 Base Band Rx Alarm, Base Band HBER Alarm, Demodulator Fail Alarm
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17.1
1
To verify/modify the protection type of the local equipment

Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The Configuration parameter, points out the equipment configuration: Normal 1+0, the equipment is in not protected configuration. 1+1 Frequency Diversity, the equipment is in heterofrequential type protected configuration. 1+1 Hot Standby, the equipment is in isofrequential type protected configuration.
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To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: Warning. The configuration changing causes a new software starting up of the equipment. a b Select the box where it is pointed out the value. Choose the new value from the list. Warning. If it is not foreseen a specific configuration for the equipment type (base band) under examination, the relevant option push-button will not be available. c Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
17.2
To verify the base band type of the local equipment
Warning. The operation is available only for equipment with base band having 2 units. 1 Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The Base Band Configuration parameter, points out the base band type: 2 32x2, the equipment is in Terminal 32x2 version. 16x22U, the equipment is in Terminal 16x22 unit version. EW 32x2, the equipment is in Terminal 16x2 East-West version.
17.3
1
To verify/modify the capacity of the local equipment

Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The Local Capacity (Local NE) parameter, points out the capacity of the local equipment.
51 When the enabling status of the switch in transmission is active, this switch is executed when the number of alarmed seconds is > N within a time interval T. With number of alarmed seconds we mean the seconds when an alarm condition takes place contemporarily on both the Rx of the remote equipment.
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To change the parameter: a b c Select the box where it is pointed out the value. Choose the new value from the list. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
Warning. After this modification, the system will automatically execute a new channelling of the equipment on the channel nearest to the RF channel corresponding to the new capacity. If the message This feature is not enabled is displayed, it means that the selected capacity is not enabled for the that equipment 52.
17.4
To verify/modify the capacity of the local and remote equipment

Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The Link Capacity parameter, points out the capacity of the local and remote equipment.
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Warning. After this change, the system automatically will execute a rechannelling of the equipment on the channel nearest to the RF channel corresponding to the new capacity. If, after the change of the capacity, operating problems occurred, the program automatically restores the previous value. If the message This feature is not enabled, it means that the selected capacity is not enabled for the local and/or remote equipment 52.
17.5
1
To verify/modify the modulation of the local equipment

Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The Local Modulation Tyepe parameter, points out the modulation of the local equipment.
2 3
To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b Select the box where it is pointed out the value. Choose the new value from the list.
52 Some of the functionalities of the AL equipment are available after the enabling. To check the functionalities enabled for a given equipment refer to the SCT/LMT help online/manual (Equipment Feature Management command).
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Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
Warning. If the message This feature is not enabled is displayed, it means that the selected modulation is not enabled for the that equipment 52.
17.6
To verify/modify the modulation of the local and remote equipment

Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The Link Modulation Type parameter, points out the modulation of the local and remote equipment.
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Warning. After this change, the system automatically will execute a rechannelling of the equipment on the channel nearest to the RF channel corresponding to the new modulation. If, after the change of the modulation, operating problems occurred, the program automatically restores the previous value. If the message This feature is not enabled, it means that the selected modulation is not enabled for the local and/or remote equipment 52.
17.7
To verify/modify the connection number of the local equipment

Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The Local Link ID (Local NE) parameter, points out the identificative number of the local equipment.
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To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b Move the cursor to the wished value. Warning. The presetting of the 0 value, corresponds to the lack of the identification selection. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
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17.8
To verify/modify the connection identificative number of the local and remote equipment
Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The Link ID, points out the identificative number of the local and remote equipment.
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Warning. If, after the change of the identificative number, operating problems occurred, the program automatically restores the previous value.
17.9
To verify/modify the threshold of the signal at reception, under which the related alarms are activated
Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The Rx Signal Level Alarm Thresh, points out the threshold of the signal at reception, under which the related alarms are activated.
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To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b Move the cursor to the wished value. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
17.10 To verify/modify the LBER alarm threshold

1 Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The LBer Threshold parameter, points out the intervention threshold of the LBER alarm: 2 3 e-6, the alarm is activated when a BER > 10-6 is detected. e-7, the alarm is activated when a BER > 10-7 is detected. e-8, the alarm is activated when a BER > 10-8 is detected.
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17.11 To verify/modify the HBER alarm threshold

1 Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The HBer Threshold parameter, points out the intervention threshold of the HBER alarm: 2 3 e-3, the alarm is activated when a BER > 10-3 is detected. e-4, the alarm is activated when a BER > 10-4 is detected. e-5, the alarm is activated when a BER > 10-5 is detected.
17.12 To verify/modify the EWL alarm threshold

1 Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The Early Warning Threshold parameter, points out the intervention threshold of the EWL alarm: 2 3 e-9, the alarm is activated when a BER > 10-9 is detected. e-10, the alarm is activated when a BER > 10-10 is detected. e-11, the alarm is activated when a BER > 10-11 is detected. e-12, the alarm is activated when a BER > 10-12 is detected.
17.13 To verify/modify the using of the HBER alarm as switching and AIS insertion criterion at reception
1 Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active.
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The Hber -> Rx Ais Rx Sw parameter, displays the using status of the HBER alarm as switching and AIS insertion criterion at reception: 2 3 Enable, HBER alarm is used as switching and AIS insertion criterion. Disable, HBER alarm is not used as switching and AIS insertion criterion.
17.14 To verify/modify the using of the LBER alarm as switching criterion

Warning. The operation is available only for the equipment in configuration 1+1. 1 Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The LBer -> Rx Sw parameter, displays the using status of the LBER alarm as switching criterion: 2 3 Enable, LBER alarm is used as switching criterion. Disable, LBER alarm is not used as switching criterion.
17.15 To verify/modify the using of the EWL alarm as switching criterion

Warning. The operation is available only for the equipment in configuration 1+1. 1 Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The Early Warning -> Rx Sw parameter, displays the using status of the EWL alarm as switching criterion: 2 3 Enable, EWL alarm is used as switching criterion. Disable, EWL alarm is not used as switching criterion.
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17.16 To verify/modify the using of the number of errors detected by FEC as switching criterion in reception
Warning. The operation is available only for the equipment in configuration 1+1. 1 Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The FEC CRC Errors -> Rx Sw parameter, displays the using of the number of errors detected by FEC as switching criterion in reception: 2 3 Enable, the number of errors detected by FEC is used as switching criterion in reception. Disable, hat the number of errors detected by FEC is not used as switching criterion in reception.
17.17 To verify/modify the insertion of the AIS signal at the receive side
1 Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The Ais Rx Insertion parameter, displays the state of insertion of the AIS signal at the receive side as a consequence either of a failure or of the detection of the HBER alarm, Demultiplexer alarm and Link ID mismatch: 2 3 Enable, the insertion of the AIS signal at the receive side is activate. Disable, the insertion of the AIS signal at the receive side is deactivate.
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17.18 To verify/modify the enabling of the squelch on the services

Warning. The operation: Is not available for equipment in compact version. Is common for all the tributary ports.
Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The Service Squelch parameter, displays the enabling status of the squelch on the services: Enable, the squelch on the service is active Disable, the squelch on the service is not active.
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17.19 To verify the type of interface of the remote port for the connection to the remote terminals
1 Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The Remote Access Type parameter, displays the type of interface of the remote port of the equipment for the connection to the remote terminals: 2 Serial RS232, the serial interface is used. 2Mbit, one or more channels at 16Kbit of a timeslot of one of the 2Mb/s tributaries, owned by the equipment, are used.
17.20 To verify/modify the tributary used for the connection to the remote terminal/tributary used for the PM measures
1 Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The 2Mb Tributary for EOC/PM parameter has a different meaning as function of the value of the Remote Access Type parameter (par. 17.19). With detail, if the Remote Access Type parameter has value: 2Mbit, the 2Mb Tributary for EOC/PM parameter indicates the tributary used for the connection to the remote terminal.
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Serial RS323, the 2Mb Tributary for EOC/PM parameter indicates the tributary used for the calculation of the control parameter of the G828 Line Side Tributary and G828 Radio Side Tributary measures.
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To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: Warning. For the AL equipment in compact version, the parameter cannot be modified. a b Move the cursor to the new value or select the new value from the list. In the second case, the No Tributary Used wording points out that no tributary is used. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
17.21 To verify/modify the number of the timeslot used for the connection to the remote terminal
1 Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The Time slot for EOC parameter points out the number of the timeslot used for the connection to the remote terminal. The parameter is present only if a tributary is selected as remote port (Remote Access Type > 2Mbit parameter (par. 17.19). 2 3 To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b Type the new value into the text field. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
17.22 To verify/modify the 16Kbit used for the connection to the remote terminal
1 Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The 16kb/s Ch in 64Kbit TS for PPP parameter points ou the 16Kbit used (green boxes) for the connection to the remote terminal. The 16Kbit, whose boxes are grey, are not used. The parameter is present only if a tributary is selected as remote port (Remote Access Type > 2Mbit parameter (par. 17.19). 2 3 To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a Select the desired boxes. At each selection, the box change its status, it switches from active (green color) to deactivated (grey color) and viceversa. b Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
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17.23 To display/modify the resolution of the received power (Prx)

1 Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The Prx Measurement Resolution cursor, points out the resolution used to communicate to the program the changing of the power received by the equipment (Ptx) 53. 2 3 To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b Move the cursor to the wished value. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
Warning. For the equipment in 1+1 configuration, the setting of a value for the resolution of the Prx related to a branch automatically modifies also the value of the Prx resolution of the other branch.
17.24 To display/modify the resolution of the transmitted power (Ptx)

1 Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The Ptx Measurement Resolution cursor, points out the resolution used to communicate to the program the changing of the power transmitted by the equipment (Ptx) 54. 2 3 To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b Move the cursor to the wished value. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
Warning. For the equipment in 1+1 configuration, the setting of a value for the resolution of the Ptx related to a branch automatically modifies also the value of the Ptx resolution of the other branch.
17.25 To display/modify the enabling of the switch in transmission

Warning. The operation is available only for the equipment in 1+1 isofrequency configuration. For the 1+1 heterofrequency configuration, the parameter is not available because the two branches (1 and 2) transmit at the same time, as the selection of the signal is executed in reception. 1 Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active.
53 For instance, if the operator sets a resolution of 2 dB and the last communicated PRx value corresponds to -70 dBm, the equipment will communicate to the program the changing of the transmitted power when the PRx gets a value < -72 or > -68. 54 For instance, if the operator sets a resolution of 2 dB and the last communicated Ptx value corresponds to 10 dBm, the equipment will communicate to the program the changing of the transmitted power when the Ptx gets a value < 12 or > 8.
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The Tx Switch on remote Alr box displays the enabling of the switch in transmission: 2 3 Enable, the switch in transmission as consequence of alarms equipment is enabled. Disable, the switch in transmission as consequence of alarms equipment is not enabled.
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in reception of the remote in reception of the remote
17.26 To display/modify the T and N parameters

Warning. The operation is available only for the equipment in 1+1 isofrequency configuration. For the 1+1 heterofrequency configuration, the parameter is not available because the two branches (1 and 2) transmit at the same time, as the selection of the signal is executed in reception. 1 Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. The cursor: Tx Switch on rem Alr - Check Period, points out he time interval T (expressed in seconds) when the number of alarmed seconds must be > N so that the switch in transmission takes place 51. Tx Switch on rem Alr - Alr Threshold, points out the number of alarmed seconds N
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To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameters: a b Move the cursors to the wished values. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
17.27 To reset the Transmitter Switch on Remote Rx Alarm that notifies the switch in transmission
Warning. The operation is available only for the equipment in 1+1 isofrequency configuration. For the 1+1 heterofrequency configuration, the parameter is not available because the two branches (1 and 2) transmit at the same time, as the selection of the signal is executed in reception. 1 Select the Radio Equipment push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment window opens with the Settings card active. 2 Press Send Request push-button (Tx Switch on rem Alr - Alr Reset parameter). The system displays a confirmation window. 3 Choose the Ok pushbutton.
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PERFORMANCE MONITORING (PUSH-BUTTON)
The Performance Monitoring pushbutton allows: To verify the status of the Performance Monitoring (PM) measurements relevant alarms concerning the threshold exceeding (par. 18.1). To activate/deactivate the PM measurements (par. 18.2). To set the thresholds of the control parameters and the intervention ones of the alarms (par. 18.3). To set the thresholds of the Rx and Tx power level.(par. 18.4) To reset of the alarms concerning the threshold exceeding
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and the status of the
(par. 18.5).
To reset the values concerning the control parameters (results of the specific measurement) concerning all the records (daily and primary ones) stored into the equipment and displayed by the supervisory system (par. 18.6).
Warning. The results of the Performance Monitoring measurements can be displayed by means of the options present into the NMS5UX or NMS5LX graphical interface at general level (refer to NMS5UX or NMS5LX user manual).
18.1
To verify the status of the PM measurements and the relevant alarms concerning the threshold exceeding
Select the Performance Monitoring push-button. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Performance Monitoring window. In the window, the status of the PM measures and the status of the threshold exceeding alarms are displayed as pointed out in Fig.17.
55 A PM measurement consists of recording, during a preset time (observation time), the values of some specific parameters (BER, error counting, etc.). The system has assigned, to such control parameters, some threshold limits. The exceeding of the threshold limit points out a degradation, more or less serious, of the signal. This condition causes an alarm situation; such an alarm is stored and managed by the equipment and by the supervisory system in the same way of the other alarms. More detailed information concerning the Performance Monitoring measurements, the acquisition modes of the measurement results and their displaying/storing on a file are reported into the NMS5UX or NMS5LX user manual. 56 The threshold exceeding alarms are treated as normal alarms by the equipment and by the supervisory system. The only exception is that the alarm is not automatically reset at its return within the threshold, but the user has to execute the reset of these alarms. Warning. The operation affects all the activated alarms with the exception of the unavailability alarms (UAS).
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Functional block diagram of the equipment (1)
List of the measurement types
Fig.17 - Performance Monitoring window Fig.17 notes (1) Each block represents a part of the equipment. Inside every block, the system points out the PM measurements coupled with the equipment part under examination. Each measurement is represented by a rectangle with grey background. Inside such a rectangle, the system points out the following data: The name of the measurement. Tributary N... - Line Side G828 Counters, checks the quality of the received signal from a tributary (2Mbit/s) at line side 57. Warning. If the measure is not available, it means that no tributary has been selected for its execution. Tributary N... - Radio Side G828 Counters, checks the quality of the received signal from a tributary (2Mbit/s) at radio side 57. Warning. If the measure is not available, it means that no tributary has been selected for its execution. After Switch - G828 Counters, checks the quality of the received signal downstream the radio switching 57. Warning. The measurement is available only into the equipment with 1+1 configuration. Radio Branch x - G828 Counters
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, checks the quality of the received signal
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Radio Branch x - Rx Pwr Counters Radio Branch x - Tx Pwr Counters 60 .
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, checks the power of the signal at reception59.
, checks the power of the signal at transmission
57 The check consists of measuring the BBE, ES, SES, SEP, UAS quality parameters (par. 18.1.1), specified into the Recommendation G.828 of the ITU. 58 The x value points out the branch which the measure is referred to. 59 The check consists of measuring the RLTM, RLTS quality parameters (par. 18.1.1) specified by the Standard EN 301 129 of the ETSI.
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Warning. The availability of the measurements and their displaying into the Radio PDH-A Subrack Performance Monitoring window are affected by the configuration of the equipment. The functioning status of the measurement: Stopped, the measurement is not on progress. Started, the measurement is on progress.
The status of the alarms concerning the threshold exceeding relevant to the specific measurement. The status is pointed out by the colour of the small ball present into the block: Green, it has not been activated any alarm concerning the threshold exceeding. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, it has been activated at least one alarm concerning the threshold exceeding and the most serious activated alarm has respectively the Critical, Major, Minor or Warning level.
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Quality parameters description (PM)

BBE (Background Block Errors). Number of blocks errored bit not belonging to SES.
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where it has been detected at least one
ES (Errored Second). The second when there have been one or more errored blocks. SES (Severely Errored Seconds). The second when there have been a percentage of errored blocks > N% (the N value can be configured) or the second when it has been activated an alarm equivalent to the interruption of the signal at reception (Loss of Signal Alarm, Loss of Frame Alarm, B2 Excessive Ber Alarm, etc.). SEP (Severely Errored Period). Number of periods with a number of consecutive SES comprised between 3 and 9. The sequence is ended by a second without SES. UAS (UnAvailable Seconds). Number of unavailability seconds. The counting of the seconds starts after P consecutive seconds with SES presence and it ends at the beginning of a period of Q consecutive seconds without SES. The P seconds are counted into the unavailability period. The Q and P values can be configured. RLTM (Received Level Tide Mark). Maximum value (TMMax) and minimum one (TMMin) reached by the power at reception (RL) during the observation period (15 min or 24 hours). RLTS (Received Level Threshold Second). Number of seconds where it has been detected that the value of the power at reception (RL Received Level) is lower than the predefined threshold level. It is possible to define up to a maximum of 4 threshold levels. TLTM (Transmitted Level Tide Mark). Maximum value (TMMax) and the minimum one (TMMin) reached by the power at transmission (TL) during the observation period (15 min or 24 hours). TLTS (Transmitted Level Threshold Second). Number of seconds where it has been detected that the value of the power at transmission (TL Transmitted Level) is higher than the pre defined threshold level. It is possible to define up to a maximum of 4 threshold levels.
18.2
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To activate/deactivate the PM measurements

Select the Performance Monitoring push-button. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Performance Monitoring window (refer to Fig.17).
Double click with the left button of the mouse on the wished measure.
60 The check consists of measuring the TLTM, TLTS quality parameters (par. 18.1.1) specified by the Standard EN 301 129 of the ETSI. 61 The wording block refers to a group of bit.
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It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - <measure name> window. The Start Stop box points out the operating status of the measure. If the: 3 4 Start value is active, the measurement is on progress. Stop value is active, the measurement is not on progress.
To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To ACTIVATE the measurement: a b c Select the box where it is pointed out the value. Choose the Start value. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
To DEACTIVATE the measurement: a b c Select the box where it is pointed out the value. Choose the Stop value. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
18.3
To set the thresholds of the control parameters and the intervention ones of the alarms (PM)
In the Unit List area, select the type of measure for which you wish to verify the thresholds. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - Parameters window. Depending on the type of selected measure, the following parameters will be pointed out in the window: G828 parameter Num. SES to set UAS. Threshold level expressed by means of the number of consecutive seconds with SES over which it starts the UAS unavailability period (P value). Num. SES to reset UAS. Threshold level expressed by means of the number of consecutive seconds without SES over which it ends the UAS unavailability period (Q value). Percent. BBE to set SES. Threshold level expressed by means of the percentage of the errored block number over which it is declared a SES. 15 Min ES Threshold. Threshold level expressed by means of the number of seconds inside a period of 15 minutes where it has occurred ES over which it is activated the relevant alarm 62. 15 Min SES Threshold. Threshold level expressed by means of the number of seconds inside a period of 15 minutes where it has occurred SES over which it is activated the relevant alarm 62. 15 Min SEP Threshold. Threshold level expressed by means of the number of seconds inside a period of 15 minutes where it has occurred SEP over which it is activated the relevant alarm 62. 24 Hour ES Threshold. Threshold level expressed by means of the number of seconds inside a period of 24 hours where it has occurred ES over which it is activated the relevant alarm 62.
62 The value 0 represents the deactivation of the threshold.
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24 Hour SES Threshold. Threshold level expressed by means of the number of seconds inside a period of 24 hours where it has occurred SES over which it is activated the relevant alarm 62. 24 Hour SEP Threshold. Threshold level expressed by means of the number of seconds inside a period of 24 hours where it has occurred SEP over which it is activated the relevant alarm 62. 24 Hour Rlts1 (Rlts2, Rlts3, Rlts4) Threshold. Threshold levels expressed by means of the number of seconds inside a period of 24 hours where the received power is respectively lower than the RLT1, RLT2, RLT3, RLT4 threshold level over which the system activates the relevant alarms 62. 15 Min Rlts1 (Rlts2, Rlts3, Rlts4) Threshold. Threshold levels expressed by means of the number of seconds inside a period of 15 minutes where the received power is respectively lower than the RLT1, RLT2, RLT3, RLT4 threshold level over which the system activates the relevant alarms 62. 24 Hour Tlts1 (Tlts2, Tlts3, Tlts4) Threshold. Threshold levels expressed by means of the number of seconds inside a period of 24 hours where the transmitted power is respectively higher than the TLT1, TLT2, TLT3, TLT4 threshold level over which the system activates the relevant alarms 62. 15 Min Tlts1 (Tlts2, Tlts3, Tlts4) Threshold. Threshold levels expressed by means of the number of seconds inside a period of 15 minutes where the transmitted power is respectively higher than the TLT1, TLT2, TLT3, TLT4 threshold level over which the system activates the relevant alarms 62.
Rx Power parameter -
Tx Power parameter -
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To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change a parameter: a b Move the cursor on the desired value. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
18.4
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To set the thresholds of the Rx and Tx power level (PM)

Double click with the left button of the mouse on the wished power measure (...Rx Pwr or ...Tx Pwr). It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - <measure name> window. Depending on the type of selected measure, the following parameters will be pointed out in the window: (... Rx Pwr) Received Power Level Threshold 1 (2, 3, 4). It is respectively the first, the second, the third and the fourth threshold level of the received power. (...Tx Pwr) Tx Power Lever Threshold 1 (2, 3, 4). It is respectively the first, the second, the third and the fourth threshold level of the transmitted power.
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To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change a parameter: a b Move the cursor on the desired value. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
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18.5
To reset of the alarms concerning the threshold exceeding (PM)

Double click with the left button of the mouse on the wished measure. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - <measure name> window.
Select the Send Request push-button (Alarm Clear parameter) and confirm.
18.6
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To reset the values concerning the control parameters (PM)

Double click with the left button of the mouse on the wished measure. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - <measure name> window.
Select the Send Request push-button (Counter Clear parameter) and confirm.
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EQ. EAST - EQ. WEST (PUSH-BUTTONS)
Warning. The Eq. East and Eq. West push-buttons are available only for AL equipment Terminal 16x2 East-West type. The Eq. East push-button allows to display/modify the general configuration parameters of the east branch of the local equipment. The Eq. West push-button allows to display/modify the general configuration parameters of the west branch of the local equipment. With details, it is possible to display/modify: Capacity of the of the specific branch - local equipment (par. 19.1) (Local Capacity...) Capacity of the specific branch - local and remote equipment (par. 19.2) (Link Capacity) Modulation of the specific branch - local equipment (par. 19.3) (Local Modulation Type) Modulation of the specific branch - local and remote equipment (par. 19.4) (Link Modulation Type) Connection identificative number of the specific branch - local equipment (par. 19.5) (Local Link ID...) Connection identificative number of the specific branch - local and remote equipment (par. 19.6) (Link ID) Threshold of the signal at reception, under which the related alarms are activated (par. 19.7) (Rx Signal Level Alarm Thresh) LBER alarm threshold (par. 19.8) (LBer Threshold) HBER alarm threshold (par. 19.9) (HBer Threshold) EWL alarm threshold (par. 19.10) (Early Warning Threshold)
19.1
To verify/modify the capacity of the specific branch - local equipment

Select the Eq. East or Eq. West push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment... window opens with the Settings card active. The Local Capacity (Local NE) parameter, points out the capacity of the specific branch.
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Warning. After this modification, the system will automatically execute a new channelling of the equipment on the channel nearest to the RF channel corresponding to the new capacity. If the message This feature is not enabled is displayed, it means that the selected capacity is not enabled for the that equipment 52.
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19.2
To verify/modify the capacity of the specific branch - local and remote equipment
Select the Eq. East or Eq. West push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment... window opens with the Settings card active. The Link Capacity parameter, points out the capacity of the specific branch.
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Warning. After this change, the system automatically will execute a rechannelling of the equipment on the channel nearest to the RF channel corresponding to the new capacity. If, after the change of the capacity, operating problems occurred, the program automatically restores the previous value. If the message This feature is not enabled, it means that the selected capacity is not enabled for the local and/or remote equipment 52.
19.3
To verify/modify the modulation of the specific branch - local equipment

Select the Eq. East or Eq. West push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment... window opens with the Settings card active. The Local Modulation Type parameter, points out the modulation of the specific branch.
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Warning. If the message This feature is not enabled is displayed, it means that the selected modulation is not enabled for the that equipment 52.
19.4
To verify/modify the modulation of the specific branch - local and remote equipment
Select the Eq. East or Eq. West push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment... window opens with the Settings card active. The Link Modulation Type parameter, points out the modulation of the specific branch.
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Warning. After this change, the system automatically will execute a rechannelling of the equipment on the channel nearest to the RF channel corresponding to the new modulation. If, after the change of the modulation, operating problems occurred, the program automatically restores the previous value. If the message This feature is not enabled, it means that the selected modulation is not enabled for the local and/or remote equipment 52.
19.5
To verify/modify the connection identificative number of the specific branch - local equipment
Select the Eq. East or Eq. West push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment... window opens with the Settings card active. The Local Link ID (Local NE) parameter, points out the identificative number of the specific branch.
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19.6
To verify/modify the connection identificative number of the specific branch - local and remote equipment
Select the Eq. East or Eq. West push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment... window opens with the Settings card active. The Link ID, points out the identificative number of the specific branch.
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Warning. If, after the change of the identificative number, operating problems occurred, the program automatically restores the previous value.
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19.7
To verify/modify the threshold of the signal at reception, under which the related alarms are activated
Select the Eq. East or Eq. West push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment... window opens with the Settings card active. The Rx Signal Level Alarm Thresh, points out the threshold of the signal at reception, under which the related alarms are activated.
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19.8
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To verify/modify the LBER alarm threshold

Select the Eq. East or Eq. West push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment... window opens with the Settings card active. The LBer Threshold parameter, points out the intervention threshold of the LBER alarm: e-6, the alarm is activated when a BER > 10-6 is detected. e-7, the alarm is activated when a BER > 10-7 is detected. e-8, the alarm is activated when a BER > 10-8 is detected.
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19.9
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To verify/modify the HBER alarm threshold

Select the Eq. East or Eq. West push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment... window opens with the Settings card active. The HBer Threshold parameter, points out the intervention threshold of the HBER alarm: e-3, the alarm is activated when a BER > 10-3 is detected. e-4, the alarm is activated when a BER > 10-4 is detected. e-5, the alarm is activated when a BER > 10-5 is detected.
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19.10 To verify/modify the EWL alarm threshold

1 Select the Eq. East or Eq. West push-button. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Radio Equipment... window opens with the Settings card active. The Early Warning Threshold parameter, points out the intervention threshold of the EWL alarm: 2 3 e-9, the alarm is activated when a BER > 10-9 is detected. e-10, the alarm is activated when a BER > 10-10 is detected. e-11, the alarm is activated when a BER > 10-11 is detected. e-12, the alarm is activated when a BER > 10-12 is detected.
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BASE BAND (CONTEXTUAL AREA)
The Base Band contextual area allows to verify/modify the configuration parameter of the base band section. Depending on the equipment type the configuration parameters change: AL equipment version 1 unit with 2Mb/s interface, refer to the paragraph 20.1. AL equipment version 1 unit with Ethernet Lan interface, refer to the paragraph 20.2. AL equipment compact version, refer to the paragraph 20.3. AL equipment version 2 units with 32x2Mbit/s capacity, refer to the paragraph 20.4. AL equipment version 2 units Terminal 16x2 East-West, refer to the paragraph 20.5.
20.1
AL equipment version 1 unit with 2Mb/s interface
The Base Band contextual area, for the AL equipment version 1 unit with 2Mb/s interface, allows to: To verify the tributary status (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) (par. 20.1.1) To verify the alarms of LIM block (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) (par. 20.1.2) To verify/modify the configuration parameters of LIM unit (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) (par. 20.1.3) To activate/deactivate the tributaries use (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) (par. 20.1.4) To activate/deactivate the tributary line side loops (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) (par. 20.1.5) To activate/deactivate the tributary internal side loops (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) (par. 20.1.6)
20.1.1
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To verify the tributary status (AL 1U 2Mbit/s)
In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Base Band contextual area. The Radio PDH-AL: Subrack - Base Band... window is displayed, where the status of the tributaries, of the loops and of the alarms is displayed as depicted in Fig.18.
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Tributaries available for the equipment (2)
List of the base band units Unit name Status of the unit alarms (3)
Fig.18 - Radio PDH-AL: Subrack - Base Band... window (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) Fig.18 notes (1) Each block represents a part of the base band section. The colour of the small ball, present inside the block, points out the general status of the alarm relevant to the block: Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
Warning. The scheme changes according to the configuration (1+0 or 1+1) of the equipment. (2) Each box represents a tributary. Inside the box: The number identifies the tributary. The colour of the box where the tributary number is inserted indicates the tributary status: Grey, the tributary is not active (tributary not used). In this case, the alarms are inhibited and LOS alarm becomes active if, with tributary disabled, the 2Mbit/s signal is however connected. Green, the tributary is active (tributary used). In this case, the controller does not inhibit. Green, inactive alarm.
The colour of the small ball, points out the general status of the alarms of the tributary: -
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Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
The terminals, point out the status of the tributary loops: , the tributary loops are deactivated , the tributary loopline side is activated , the tributary loopinner side is activated , the tributary loopline side and innerside are activated
Warning. The number of tributaries changes depending on the equipment capacity. (3) The colour of the small ball points out the general status of the alarm: Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
20.1.2
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To verify the alarms of LIM block (AL 1U 2Mbit/s)
In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Base Band contextual area. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Base Band window (refer to Fig.18).
Select the LIM... block. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit LIM window. The Alarm Status area points out the status of the alarm. The box of colour: Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
20.1.3
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To verify/modify the configuration parameters of the LIM unit (AL 1U 2Mbit/s)
Into the Unit List area, select the LIM... unit. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit <unit name> window. The box: Expected Type. Expected unit type. A difference between the really present unit (Label parameter) and the expected one activates an alarm (Unit Hw Mismatch Alarm). The Unequipped wording points out that the unit is not equipped. Label. Unit type really present into the equipment. The Unequipped wording points out that the unit is not physically present into the equipment. Hardware Edition. Unit version. Part Number. Unit Part Number.
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Parent Part Number. Part number of the group that contains the unit. Usually, the group represents the part of the equipment that can be replaced. Warning. Not all the units are included into a group. In this case, the field will result empty and the part of the equipment that can be replaced will correspond to the unit itself.
Serial Number. The serial number of the group that contains the unit. Warning. If the unit is not contained into a group (the Parent Part Number field is empty), the Serial Number refers to the unit.
The Alarm Status area points out the status of the unit alarm. The box of colour: 3 4 Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the Hardware Edition and/or Part Number parameter: a Type into the relevant box an alphanumeric string with a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 20 characters (Hardware Edition) and minimum of 1 and a maximum of 30 characters (Part Number). Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
20.1.4
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To activate/deactivate the tributaries use (AL 1U 2Mbit/s)
Double click with the left button of the mouse on the tributary to be enabled (or disabled). The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit PDH_AL Physical interface... window The Enable parameter, points out the tributary use: Enable, tributary used. Disable, tributary not used.
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20.1.5
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To activate/deactivate the tributary line side loops (AL 1U 2Mbit/ s)
Double click with the left button of the mouse on the tributary to be enabled (or disabled). The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit PDH_AL Physical interface... window The Line Loop parameter, points out the status of tributary line side loop: Loop Off, the loop is deactivated (default setting).
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Loop On, the loop is activated (activation of the manual operation).
To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b c Select the box where it is pointed out the value. Choose the new value from the list. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command. It is displayed the confirm window. Warning. Only if you are activating loop (selection of the Loop On value) a message is displayed warning that you are executing a forcing and displaying the current setting of timeout 41. d Select the Ok push-button. The activating of the loop activates the MAN. OP alarm. If the equipment is switched off and, then, switched on, the transmitter is on, independently from the previous setting.
20.1.6
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To activate/deactivate the tributary internal side loops (AL 1U 2Mbit/s)
Double click with the left button of the mouse on the tributary to be enabled (or disabled). The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit PDH_AL Physical interface... window The Internal Loop parameter, points out the status of tributary internal side loop: Loop Off, the loop is deactivated (default setting). Loop On, the loop is activated (activation of the manual operation).
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To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b c Select the box where it is pointed out the value. Choose the new value from the list. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command. It is displayed the confirm window. Warning. Only if you are activating loop (selection of the Loop On value) a message is displayed warning that you are executing a forcing and displaying the current setting of timeout 41 . d Select the Ok push-button. The activating of the loop activates the MAN. OP alarm. If the equipment is switched off and, then, switched on, the transmitter is on, independently from the previous setting.
20.2
AL equipment version 1 unit with Ethernet Lan interface
The Base Band contextual area, for the AL equipment version 1 unit with Ethernet Lan interface, allows to: To verify the block diagram of the equipment (AL 1U Ethernet) (par. 20.2.1) To verify the alarms of LIM block (AL 1U Ethernet) (par. 20.2.2)
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To verify/modify the configuration parameters of LIM unit (AL 1U Ethernet) (par. 20.2.3) To verify/modify the general parameters of the Ethernet Lan interface (AL 1U Ethernet) (par. 20.2.4). To verify/modify the configuration of the virtual LANs (par. 20.2.5) To verify/modify the parameters of the Ethernet Lan external port: LAN-1, LAN-2 e LAN-3 (AL 1U Ethernet) (par. 20.2.6). To verify/modify the parameters of the Ethernet Lan internal port (radio aggregate connection): Internal Port 1 (AL 1U Ethernet) (par. 20.2.7). To verify/reset the counters of the packets/bytes in input/output from the Ethernet ports (AL 1U Ethernet) (par. 20.2.8). To verify/modify the configuration parameters of the tributary fluxes (AL 1U Ethernet) (par. 20.2.9).
20.2.1
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To verify the block diagram of the equipment (AL 1U Ethernet)
In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Base Band contextual area. The Radio PDH-AL: Subrack - Base Band window is displayed, where the block diagram of the equipment is displayed as depicted in Fig.19.
Fig.19 - Radio PDH-AL: Subrack - Base Band window (AL 1U Ethernet) Fig.19 notes (1) Each block represents a part of the base band section. The colour of the small ball, present inside the block, points out the general status of the alarm relevant to the block: Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
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Warning. The scheme changes according to the configuration (1+0 or 1+1) of the equipment. (2) The colour of the small ball points out the general status of the alarm: Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
20.2.2
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To verify the alarms of LIM block (AL 1U Ethernet)
20.2.3
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To verify/modify the configuration parameters of the LIM unit (AL 1U Ethernet)
Into the Unit List area, select the LIM... unit. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit <unit name> window. The box: Expected Type. Expected unit type. A difference between the really present unit (Label parameter) and the expected one activates an alarm (Unit Hw Mismatch Alarm). The Unequipped wording points out that the unit is not equipped. Label. Unit type really present into the equipment. The Unequipped wording points out that the unit is not physically present into the equipment. Hardware Edition. Unit version. Part Number. Unit Part Number. Parent Part Number. Part number of the group that contains the unit. Usually, the group represents the part of the equipment that can be replaced. Warning. Not all the units are included into a group. In this case, the field will result empty and the part of the equipment that can be replaced will correspond to the unit itself. Serial Number. The serial number of the group that contains the unit. Warning. If the unit is not contained into a group (the Parent Part Number field is empty), the Serial Number refers to the unit. The Alarm Status area points out the status of the unit alarm. The box of colour: Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
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20.2.4
To verify/modify the general parameters of the Ethernet Lan interface (AL 1U Ethernet)
As regards the general parameter of the Ethernet interface, the Base Band contextual area, allows: To verify/modify the maximum number of MAC Addresses managed per port (par. 20.2.4.1) To check and modify the aging time of the MAC addresses stored in the specific table (par. 20.2.4.2) To verify/modify the emptying algorithm of the messages present in the output queue (par. 20.2.4.3) To verify/modify which output queue a packet, in input to any Ethernet port, must be assigned, depending on its Tag 802.1p (par. 20.2.4.4) To verify/modify the maximum size of the accepted packet (par. 20.2.4.5) To verify/modify the time interval (hysteresis) after which the Link Loss Forwarding modality is activated (par. 20.2.4.6)
20.2.4.1
To verify/modify the maximum number of MAC Addresses managed per port (AL 1U Ethernet)
In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Base Band contextual area. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Base Band window (refer Fig.19).
Select the ETH 2Mb block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Ethernet-2Mb window.
Select the Ethernet Switch block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - ETH SWITCH window. The Max Num. Of MAC Addr. parameter, the maximum number of MAC Addresses managed per port is displayed: : 512, 1024, 2048 63.
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63 The switch has a memory area common to all the active ports, where the SOURCE MAC of the packets incoming in each port are stored. The table allows then to determinate the port to send the messages as function of the destination MACs. The information present in the table are dynamic and their maximum number and validity time can be set by the user.
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20.2.4.2
To check and modify the aging time of the MAC addresses stored in the specific table (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the Ethernet Switch block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - ETH SWITCH window. The MAC Addr. Aging Time parameter, points out the aging time of the MAC addresses stored in the specific table 63.
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To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b Move the cursor on the wished value. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
20.2.4.3
To verify/modify the emptying algorithm of the messages present in the output queue (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the Ethernet Switch block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - ETH SWITCH window. The Egress Priority Policy parameter points out the emptying algorithm of the output queues: StrictPriority, the queue with highest priority is completely emptied (sending of all the messages) before sending a message of the queue with lower priority. wfq8421, a part (8 messages) of the queue with highest priority is empties, then a part of the queue with lower priority (4 messages), then a part of the queue with further lower priority (2 messages), then a part of the queue with lowest priority (1 message) and so on restarting from the queue with highest priority.
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20.2.4.4
To verify/modify which output queue a packet, in input to any Ethernet port, must be assigned, depending on its Tag 802.1p (AL 1U Ethernet)
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Select the Ethernet Switch block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - ETH SWITCH window. In the Global 802.1p Priority Management area, the current setting output queues Tag 802.1p is displayed as in Fig.20
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To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a Activate the option push-button corresponding to the wished combination output queue Tag 802.1p. It is possible to activate the option push-button of only an output queue at a time. b Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
Tag 802.1p value of the packet in input to a port of the equipment (3)
Output queue (2) available in the equipment (3)
This area indicates which output queue a packet must be assigned to, depending on its 802.1p priority Tag (1)
Fig.20 - Global 802.1p Priority Management table (AL 1U Ethernet)
Notes of Fig.20 (1) A packet in input from any Ethernet port of the equipment, having a valid value of priority Tag 802.1p, is automatically assigned to one of the four queues of the output port, according to what reported in the Global 802.1p Priority management table. For example, with reference to the figures, the packets in input with Tag 802.1p equal to 0, 1, 2, or 3 will be assigned to the queue with lower priority (Queue 0), while the packets with Tag 802.1p equal to 4, 5, 6 or 7, to the output queue with highest priority (Queue 3). Warning. What just said is valid only if the analysis of the priority at level 3 field TOS/DSCP is not active and prioritary 64. (2) Each Ethernet port of the equipment has four output queue, which the packets in input from other ports are sent to. The wording: (3) Queue 0, indicates the queue with 0 priority (lowest priority) Queue 1, indicates the queue with 1 priority Queue 2, indicates the queue with 2 priority Queue 3, indicates the queue with 3 priority (highest priority)
The active push-button indicates which output queue (Queue) the packet in input is associated to, whose value of priority Tag (802.1p) corresponds to the value 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7. Warning. The Global 802.1p Priority Management table is COMMON to all the Ethernet port of the equipment.
64 The AL radio equipment allows analysing the priority at level 2, according the standard 802.1p (values 0 7), or at level 3, through the analysis of the PTOS/DSCP field present in the header of the IP packets (values 0 63). The choice of which priority standard must be used can be modified by the user and can be different for each port of the equipment: internal (Internal Port) and external (Lan 1, Lan 2, Lan 3).
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20.2.4.5
To verify/modify the maximum size of the accepted packet (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the Ethernet Switch block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - ETH SWITCH window. The Max Packet Size parameter, the maximum size of the accepted packet is pointed out: s-1522, maximum size for standard Ethernet. s-1536, maximum size for non-standard Ethernet up to 1536.
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20.2.4.6
To verify/modify the time interval (hysteresis) after which the Link Loss Forwarding modality is activated (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the Ethernet Switch block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - ETH SWITCH window. The LLF Wait Time parameter displays the setting of the hysteresis of the Link Loss Forwarding modality.
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20.2.5
To verify/modify the configuration of the virtual LANs (AL 1U Ethernet)
As regards the configuration of the virtual LANs, the Base Band contextual area, allows: To verify the existing virtual Lans (par. 20.2.5.1) To create a virtual Lan (par. 20.2.5.2) To delete a virtual Lan (par. 20.2.5.3)
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20.2.5.1
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To verify the existing virtual LANs (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the VLAN Management block. The VLAN Configuration window, displayed in Fig.21 opens.
Menu allowing configuring the virtual Lans (1)
List of the virtual Lans (2)
Default Vlan identifier of each internal port (Int. Port) and external port (Lan...) of the equipment (3)
Fig.21 - VLAN Configuration window Notes of Fig.21 (1) With details, the menu: (2) FileRefresh, updates the data present in the window. FileClose, closes the VLAN Configuration window. FileExit, closes the Radio PDHAL: Equipment window. OptionsAdd, creates a new virtual Lan OptionsDelete, deletes one or all the virtual Lans ViewFilter, filters the information present in the table.
For each virtual Lan, the columns indicate: VLan ID, identifier assigned to the virtual Lan by the user during its creation. Def. VID, the wording: Used, indicates that the ID of the virtual Lan is used also as default VLan ID by one of the internal/external ports (see Default VLan ID area). , indicates that the ID of the virtual Lan is not used also as default VLan ID by one of the internal/external ports.
Label, name assigned to the virtual Lan by the user during its creation. Lan 1, the activation status of the external port 1, to accept the transit of the packets with VLan ID equal to that of the virtual Lan: Disable, the port is not enabled to the transit of the packets with VLan ID equal to that of the virtual Lan. Untagged, the port is enabled to the transit of the packets with VLan ID equal to that of the virtual Lan. The tag 802.1q (priority information and VLAN identifier) is taken away from the packets in output from the port. Tagged, the port is enabled to the transit of the packets with VLan ID equal to that of the virtual Lan. The packets in output without Tag are automatically assigned with the Tag composed by the information:
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Of priority, which corresponds to the value 802.1p related to the output queue of the input port; this value is defined in the Egress Default Priority box of the source port of the packet itself. Of VLan ID, which corresponds to the default VLan ID of the port which the packet without Tag comes from (input port).
Unchanged, the port is enabled to the transit of the packets with VLan ID equal to that of the virtual Lan. The packets in output are not modified in the output information present in the tag 802.1q (priority and VLAN identifier).
Lan 2, the activation status of the external port 2, to accept the transit of the packets with VLan ID equal to that of the virtual Lan. For the description of the wordings, refer to the previous note (Lan 1). Lan 3, the activation status of the external port 3, to accept the transit of the packets with VLan ID equal to that of the virtual Lan. For the description of the wordings, refer to the previous note (Lan 1). Port 1, the activation status of the internal port, to accept the transit of the packets with VLan ID equal to that of the virtual Lan. For the description of the wordings, refer to the previous note (Lan 1).
20.2.5.2
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To create a virtual Lan (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the Options - Add command. The system displays the Add VLAN window.
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Type, into the Vid box, the identifier (within 1 and 4095) you wish to assign to the virtual LAN. Type, into the Label box, the name (alphanumeric string up to 20 characters) you wish to assign to the virtual LAN. In the area related to each external port (LAN-1, LAN-2 and LAN-3) and internal port (Internal Port), select the option push-button: Disable, not to enable the port for the transit of the packets with the specific VLan ID identifier. Enab. Untagged, to enable the port to the transit of the packets with the specific VLan ID. The packets in output from the port are deprived of Tag 802.1q (priority information and VLAN identifier). Enab. Tagged, to enable the port to the transit of the packets with the specific VLan ID. The packets in output without Tag are automatically assigned with the Tag composed by the information: Of priority, which corresponds to the value 802.1p related to the output queue of the input port; this value is defined in the Egress Default Priority box of the source port of the packet itself. Of Vlan ID, which corresponds to the default Vlan ID of the port which the packet without Tag comes from (input port).
Enab. Unchanged, to enable the port to the transit of the packets with the specific VLan ID. The packets in output are not modified in their information present in Tag 802.1q (priority and VLAN identifier).
Select the Apply push-button. The VLAN Configuration window displays the row related to the new virtual Lan.
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20.2.5.3
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To delete a virtual Lan (AL 1U Ethernet)
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Select the virtual Lan(s) you wish to delete. Select the Optons Remove command and confirm.
20.2.6
To verify/modify the parameters of the Ethernet Lan external port: LAN-1, LAN-2 e LAN-3 (AL 1U Ethernet)
As regards the Ethernet external port, the Base Band contextual area, allows: Status and communication parameters To verify/modify the enabling status of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (par. 20.2.6.1) To verify/modify the enabling status of the Link Loss Forwarding modality of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (par. 20.2.6.2) To verify/modify the inversion status of the Tx and Rx lines of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (par. 20.2.6.3) To verify/modify the enabling status of the auto negotiation and, if the auto negotiation is inactive, the operation modality and the transmission speed used by the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) 65 (par. 20.2.6.4) To verify/modify the enabling status of the flow control of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (par. 20.2.6.5) To verify the data transmission speed of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (par. 20.2.6.6) To verify the transmission modality of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (par. 20.2.6.7) To restart the auto negotiation procedure for the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (par. 20.2.6.8)
Virtual Lan parameter To verify/modify the default Vid value of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (par. 20.2.6.9) To verify/modify the control of Tag Vlan Id on the messages in input from the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (par. 20.2.6.10) To verify/modify the behaviour of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) towards the packets in output without Tag (par. 20.2.6.11) To enable/disable the ports through which the messages in input from the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) transit (par. 20.2.6.12)
Parameters of 802.1p priority To verify/modify the priority criterion used to associate the packets in input from the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) to the output queue (par. 20.2.6.13) To verify/modify which output queue a packet in input from the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) must be associated to, according to its Tag 802.1p (level 2) (par. 20.2.6.14) To verify/modify the value to insert in the 802.1p field of the packets in input without Tag 802.1p, but in output with Tag for the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (par. 20.2.6.15)
65 The auto negotiation procedure allows the port automatically adjusting the speed and the modality of the data transmission without the intervention of the end user to optimise these parameters.
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20.2.6.1
To verify/modify the enabling status of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the block relevant to the wished external port: Lan 1, Lan 2, Lan 3. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - LAN... window. The Port parameter displays the enabling status of the port: Disable, the external port is not enabled to the use Enable, the external port is enabled to the use
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20.2.6.2
To verify/modify the enabling status of the Link Loss Forwarding modality of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the ETH 2Mb block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Ethernet-2Mb window
Select the block relevant to the wished external port: Lan 1, Lan 2, Lan 3. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - LAN... window. The LLF parameter displays the enabling status of the Link Loss Forwarding modality Enable, the LLF modality is enabled. Disable, the LLF modality is disabled.
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20.2.6.3
To verify/modify the inversion status of the Tx and Rx lines of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet)
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Select the block relevant to the wished external port: Lan 1, Lan 2, Lan 3. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - LAN... window. The Cable crossover parameter, displays the inversion status of the Tx and Rx lines: mdi, the inversion of the Tx and Rx lines (Network Interface Card modality) is not active mdi-x, the inversion of the Tx and Rx lines (Switch modality) is active
Warning. The Cable crossover parameter is available and meaningful only if the external port is enabled to the use (Port - Enable). 4 5 To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b c Select the box where it is pointed out the value. Choose the new value from the list. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
20.2.6.4
To verify/modify the enabling status of the auto negotiation and, if the auto negotiation is inactive, the operation modality and the transmission speed used by the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the block relevant to the wished external port: Lan 1, Lan 2, Lan 3. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - LAN... window. The Speed Duplex parameter displays the enabling status of the auto negotiation and, if the auto negotiation is inactive, the operation modality and the transmission speed used by the external port: Full-Duplex-10M, the auto negotiation 65 is disabled, the transmission type is Full-Duplex and the data transmission speed through the external port is 10Mbit/s.
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Half-Duplex-10M, the auto negotiation 65 is disabled, the transmission type is Half-Duplex 67 e and the data transmission speed through the external port is 10Mbit/s. Full-Duplex-100M, the auto negotiation 65 is disabled, the transmission type is Full-Duplex 66 and the data transmission speed through the external port is 100Mbit/s. Half-Duplex-100M, the auto negotiation 65 is disabled, the transmission type is Half-Duplex 67 and the data transmission speed through the external port is 100Mbit/s. Auto-speed-duplex, indicates that the auto negotiation
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66 Full-Duplex modality: the transmission takes place contemporary in the two directions, in such a way the devices can transmit and receive at the same time. 67 Half-Duplex modality: the transmission takes place in the two directions, but in only one direction at a time.
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20.2.6.5
To verify/modify the enabling status of the flow control of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the block relevant to the wished external port: Lan 1, Lan 2, Lan 3. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - LAN... window. The Flow Control parameter points out the activation status of the flow control of the external port. If the port is forced to operate in FullDuplex modality (Speed Duplex box, set value FullDuplex 10M or FullDuplex100M) or HalfDuplex modality (Speed Duplex box, set value: HalfDuplex 10M or HalfDuplex100M), the value: Enable, indicates that the flow control is active. Disable, indicates that the flow control is inactive.
If the autonegotiation for the port is active (Speed Duplex box, set value autospeedduplex), the value: 4 5 Enable, indicates that the flow control is forced active Disable, indicates that the flow control is forced inactive Autoflowcontrol, indicates that the flow control is automatic (automatically activated or deactivated by the autonegotiation procedure).
20.2.6.6
To verify the data transmission speed of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the block relevant to the wished external port: Lan 1, Lan 2, Lan 3. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - LAN... window. The Speed status parameter points out the data transmission speed: 10M or 100M.T
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20.2.6.7
To verify the transmission modality of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the block relevant to the wished external port: Lan 1, Lan 2, Lan 3. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - LAN... window. The Duplex Status parameter, points out the transmission modality: Full-Duplex 67.
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20.2.6.8
To restart the auto negotiation procedure for the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the block relevant to the wished external port: Lan 1, Lan 2, Lan 3. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - LAN... window..
Press the Restart Send Request push-button and confirm. Warning. The push-button is available only if the auto negotiation is enabled (Speed Duplex Auto).
20.2.6.9
To verify/modify the default Vid value of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the block relevant to the wished external port: Lan 1, Lan 2, Lan 3. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - LAN... window. The 802.1Q VLan: Default Vid parameter, indicates the default Vid value of the port. Warning. The default Vid of a port is used as Vid in the field 802.1p of the packets came from the port in subject without Tag and destined to exit with Tag from any port of the switch.
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20.2.6.10 To verify/modify the control of Tag Vlan Id on the messages in input from the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet)
1 In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Base Band contextual area. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Base Band window (refer Fig.19). 2 Select the ETH 2Mb block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Ethernet-2Mb window 3 Select the block relevant to the wished external port: Lan 1, Lan 2, Lan 3. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - LAN... window. The 802.1Q VLan: Ingress Filtering Check parameter displays, if active, the control of Tag Vlan Id on the messages in input from the port. Disable 802-1Q; the external port does not analyse the Tag 68 (802.q) of the packets in input. They will be sent only to the ports indicated in the Lan per Port area. Fallback; the external port uses both the following modalities: If the Tag 802.1q is present in the list of VLAN 69, the packet is sent to the other ports enabled in the list for the same Tag. If the Tag 802.1q is not present in the list of VLAN 69 or if no Tag is present, the packet will be sent to the port listed in the Lan per Port area.
Secure, the external port discards the packets which have not, in their Tag, a known VLAN identifier, that is present in the list of VLAN 69; furthermore it discards the packets if the port does not belong to the VLAN itself.
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20.2.6.11 To verify/modify the behaviour of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) towards the packets in output without Tag (AL 1U Ethernet)
1 In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Base Band contextual area. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Base Band window (refer Fig.19). 2 Select the ETH 2Mb block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Ethernet-2Mb window 3 Select the block relevant to the wished external port: Lan 1, Lan 2, Lan 3. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - LAN... window. The Egress Mode parameter displays the behaviour of the external port towards the packets in output without Tag: Unmodified; the information present in the Tag 802.1q (priority and VLAN identifier) are not modified in the packets in output from the port; Untagged; the packets in output from port are deprived of the Tag 802.1q (priority information and VLAN identifier);
68 Tag: 4 byte optional field, containing the priority and the Vlan identifier. 69 List of Vlan creates of the user.
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20.2.6.12 To enable/disable the ports through which the messages in input from the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) transit (AL 1U Ethernet)
1 In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Base Band contextual area. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Base Band window (refer Fig.19). 2 Select the ETH 2Mb block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Ethernet-2Mb window 3 Select the block relevant to the wished external port: Lan 1, Lan 2, Lan 3. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - LAN... window. 4 Select the Lan per Port push-button (VLan Port parameter). The Lan per Port window opens where the enabling status of the ports, from which the messages in input from the external port can transit, is pointed out. In the Lan and Internal Port areas, if active the option push-button: Disable, indicates that the messages in input from the external port, which the area is referred to, are not enabled to transit from the internal port and from the other external ports. Enable, indicates that the messages in input from the external port, which the area is referred to, are not enabled to transit through the internal port and the remaining external ports.
Warning. In the Lan.. area related to the external port, which the window is referred to, you MUST select the Disable option push-button. 5 6 To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b Select the wished option push-buttons. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
20.2.6.13 To verify/modify the priority criterion used to associate the packets in input from the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) to the output queue (AL 1U Ethernet)
1 In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Base Band contextual area. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Base Band window (refer Fig.19). 2 Select the ETH 2Mb block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Ethernet-2Mb window 3 Select the block relevant to the wished external port: Lan 1, Lan 2, Lan 3. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - LAN... window.
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The Interface Priority parameter displays the priority criterion used to associated the packets, in input to the external port, to the output: 4 5 Disable, to disable the priority management; 802-1P, to analyse the value of 802.1p priority (level 2) for the choice of the output queue; IpTOS, to analyse the value of TOS (Type Of Service) (level 3); 802-1P-IpTOS, to analyse the value of 802.1p and, if not evaluate, the value of TOS for the choice of the output queue; IpTOS-802-1P, to analyse the value of TOS and, if not evaluate, the value of 802.1p priority for the choice of the output queue;
20.2.6.14 To verify/modify which output queue a packet in input from the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) must be associated to, according to its Tag 802.1p (level 2) (AL 1U Ethernet)
1 In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Base Band contextual area. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Base Band window (refer Fig.19). 2 Select the ETH 2Mb block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Ethernet-2Mb window 3 Select the block relevant to the wished external port: Lan 1, Lan 2, Lan 3. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - LAN... window. The Default Priority Queue parameter displays the output queue which a packet, in input from the external port, is associated according its Tag 802.1p: 4 5 Queue 0, to set the queue with priority 0 (lowest priority) Queue 1, to set the queue with priority 1 Queue 2, to set the queue with priority 2 Queue 3, to set the queue with priority 3 (highest priority)
20.2.6.15 To verify/modify the value to insert in the 802.1p field of the packets in input without Tag 802.1p, but in output with Tag for the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet)
1 In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Base Band contextual area. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Base Band window (refer Fig.19). 2 Select the ETH 2Mb block.
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The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Ethernet-2Mb window 3 Select the block relevant to the wished external port: Lan 1, Lan 2, Lan 3. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - LAN... window. The Egress Default Priority parameter displays the value to be inserted in the field 802.1p of the packets in input without Tag 802.1p, but in output with Tag for the external port 70. 4 5 To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b c Select the box where it is pointed out the value. Choose the new value from the list. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
20.2.7
To verify/modify the parameters of the Ethernet Lan internal port (radio aggregate connection): Internal Port 1 (AL 1U Ethernet)
As regards the Ethernet internal port, the Base Band contextual area, allows: Port status To verify/modify the enabling status of the internal port (Internal port) (par. 20.2.7.1)
Virtual Lan parameter To verify/modify the default Vid value of the internal port (Internal port) (par. 20.2.7.2) To verify/modify the control of Tag Vlan Id on the messages in input from the internal port (Internal port) (par. 20.2.7.3) To verify/modify the behaviour of the internal port (Internal port) towards the packets in output without Tag (par. 20.2.7.4) To enable/disable the ports through which the messages in input from the internal port (Internal port) transit (par. 20.2.7.5)
Parameters of 802.1p priority To verify/modify the priority criterion used to associate the packets in input from the internal port (Internal port) to the output queue (par. 20.2.7.6) To verify/modify which output queue a packet in input from the internal port (Internal port) must be associated to, according to its Tag 802.1p (level 2) (par. 20.2.7.7) To verify/modify the value to insert in the 802.1p field of the packets in input without Tag 802.1p, but in output with Tag for the internal port (Internal port) (par. 20.2.7.8)
70 The packets, in input from the external port, which have not a valid value of Tag 802.1p are assigned to the output queue of the destination port displayed in the Default Priority Queue area. If the packets must exit from the destination port with a valid Tag 802.1p, the value that must be inserted in the field 802.1p changes according to the output queue which the packet is assigned to. The value related to each output queue is displayed in the considered box. In detail, if in the Default Priority Queue box, there is set the value: Queue 0, in the Egress Default Priority box, the value 0 or 1 can be set Queue 1, in the Egress Default Priority box, the value 2 or 3 can be set Queue 2, in the Egress Default Priority box, the value 4 or 5 can be set Queue 3, in the Egress Default Priority box, the value 6 or 7 can be set
For the packets without Tag, the destination queue and the 802.1p field are fixed in the input port of the packet.
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20.2.7.1
To verify/modify the enabling status of the internal port (Internal port) (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the Internal Port 1 block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - Internal Port window. The Port parameter displays the enabling status of the port: Disable, the internal port is not enabled to the use Enable, the internal port is enabled to the use
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20.2.7.2
To verify/modify the default Vid value of the internal port (Internal port) (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the Internal Port 1 block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - Internal Port window. The 802.1Q VLan: Default Vid parameter, indicates the default Vid value of the port. Warning. The default Vid of a port is used as Vid in the field 802.1p of the packets came from the port in subject without Tag and destined to exit with Tag from any port of the switch.
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20.2.7.3
To verify/modify the control of Tag Vlan Id on the messages in input from the internal port (Internal port) (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the ETH 2Mb block.
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The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Ethernet-2Mb window 3 Select the Internal Port 1 block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - Internal Port window. The 802.1Q VLan: Ingress Filtering Check parameter displays, if active, the control of Tag Vlan Id on the messages in input from the port. Disable 802-1Q; the internal port does not analyse the Tag 68 (802.q) of the packets in input. They will be sent only to the ports indicated in the Lan per Port area. Fallback; the internal port uses both the following modalities: If the Tag 802.1q is present in the list of VLAN ports enabled in the list for the same Tag.
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If the Tag 802.1q is not present in the list of VLAN 69 or if no Tag is present, the packet will be sent to the port listed in the Lan per Port area.
Secure, the internal port discards the packets which have not, in their Tag, a known VLAN identifier, that is present in the list of VLAN 69; furthermore it discards the packets if the port does not belong to the VLAN itself.
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20.2.7.4
To verify/modify the behaviour of the internal port (Internal port) towards the packets in output without Tag (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the Internal Port 1 block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - Internal Port window. The Egress Mode parameter displays the behaviour of the internal port towards the packets in output without Tag: Unmodified; the information present in the Tag 802.1q (priority and VLAN identifier) are not modified in the packets in output from the port; Untagged; the packets in output from port are deprived of the Tag 802.1q (priority information and VLAN identifier); Tagged; the VLAN identifier, if not present, is added to the packets in output from the port: the identifier is that indicated in the Default Vid box.
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20.2.7.5
To enable/disable the ports through which the messages in input from the internal port (Internal port) transit (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the Internal Port 1 block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - Internal Port window.
Select the Lan per Port push-button (VLan Port parameter). The Lan per Port window opens where the enabling status of the ports, from which the messages in input from the external port can transit, is pointed out. In the Lan and Internal Port areas, if active the option push-button: Disable, indicates that the messages in input from the internal port, which the area is referred to, are not enabled to transit from the internal port and from the other internal ports. Enable, indicates that the messages in input from the internal port, which the area is referred to, are not enabled to transit through the internal port and the remaining internal ports.
Warning. In the Internal Port area you MUST select the Disable option push-button. 5 6 To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b Select the wished option push-button. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
20.2.7.6
To verify/modify the priority criterion used to associate the packets in input from the internal port (Internal port) to the output queue (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the Internal Port 1 block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - Internal Port window. The Interface Priority parameter displays the priority criterion used to associated the packets, in input to the internal port, to the output: Disable, to disable the priority management; 802-1P, to analyse the value of 802.1p priority (level 2) for the choice of the output queue; IpTOS, to analyse the value of TOS (Type Of Service) (level 3); 802-1P-IpTOS, to analyse the value of 802.1p and, if not evaluate, the value of TOS for the choice of the output queue; IpTOS-802-1P, to analyse the value of TOS and, if not evaluate, the value of 802.1p priority for the choice of the output queue;
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To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a Select the box where it is pointed out the value.
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Choose the new value from the list. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
20.2.7.7
To verify/modify which output queue a packet in input from the internal port (Internal port) must be associated to, according to its Tag 802.1p (level 2) (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the Internal Port 1 block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - Internal Port window. The Default Priority Queue parameter displays the output queue which a packet, in input from the internal port, is associated according its Tag 802.1p: Queue 0, to set the queue with priority 0 (lowest priority) Queue 1, to set the queue with priority 1 Queue 2, to set the queue with priority 2 Queue 3, to set the queue with priority 3 (highest priority)
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20.2.7.8
To verify/modify the value to insert in the 802.1p field of the packets in input without Tag 802.1p, but in output with Tag for the internal port (Internal port) (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select the Internal Port 1 block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit - Internal Port window. The Egress Default Priority parameter displays the value to be inserted in the field 802.1p of the packets in input without Tag 802.1p, but in output with Tag for the internal port 71.
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20.2.8
To verify/reset the counters of the packets/bytes in input/output from the Ethernet ports (AL 1U Ethernet)
As regards the Ethernet statistics, the Base Band contextual area, allows: To verify the counters of the packets/bytes in input/output from the Ethernet (internal/external) port (AL 1U Ethernet) (par. 20.2.8.1) To reset the counters results (internal/external port) (AL 1U Ethernet) (par. 20.2.8.2)
20.2.8.1
To verify the counters of the packets/bytes in input/output from the Ethernet (internal/external) port (AL 1U Ethernet)
Select, in the Lan Statistics box, the item relevant to the port, for which you wish to verify the counters: Lan 1, Lan 2, Lan 3, Port 1. The system displays the Radio PDH-LAN Statistics window. The: Dropped Frames value, points out the total number of events (frames) in which packets were dropped by the probe due to lack of resources. Warning. This value is not necessarily the absolute number of discarded packets, as it represents only the number of times that this condition occurred after the exhaustion of the memory resources; the packets can be discarded also for other causes. Total Byte Received value, points out the total number of octets of data (including those in bad packets) received on the network (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets). Total Frames Received value, points out the total number of packets (including bad packets, broadcast packets, and multicast packets) received. Broadcast Frames Received value, points out the total number of good packets received that were directed to the broadcast address. Warning. This does not include multicast packets. Multicast Frames Received value, points out the total number of good packets received that were directed to a multicast address. Warning. This number does not include packets directed to the broadcast address. CRC Align Errors value, points out the total number of packets received that had a length (excluding framing bits, but including FCS octets) of between 64 and 1518 octets, inclusive, but had either a bad Frame Check Sequence (FCS) with an integral number of octets (FCS Error) or a bad FCS with a non-integral number of octets (Alignment Error). Undersize Frames value, points out the total number of packets received that were less than 64 octets long (excluding framing bits, but including FCS octets) and were otherwise well formed.
71 The packets, in input from the internal port, which have not a valid value of Tag 802.1p are assigned to the output queue of the destination port displayed in the Default Priority Queue area. If the packets must exit from the destination port with a valid Tag 802.1p, the value that must be inserted in the field 802.1p changes according to the output queue which the packet is assigned to. The value related to each output queue is displayed in the considered box. In detail, if in the Default Priority Queue box, there is set the value: Queue 0, in the Egress Default Priority box, the value 0 or 1 can be set Queue 1, in the Egress Default Priority box, the value 2 or 3 can be set Queue 2, in the Egress Default Priority box, the value 4 or 5 can be set Queue 3, in the Egress Default Priority box, the value 6 or 7 can be set
For the packets without Tag, the destination queue and the 802.1p field are fixed in the input port of the packet.
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Oversize Frames value, points out the total number of packets received that were longer than 1518 octets (excluding framing bits, but including FCS octets) and were otherwise well formed. Fragments value, points out the total number of packets received that were less than 64 octets in length (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets) and had either a bad Frame Check Sequence (FCS) with an integral number of octets (FCS Error) or a bad FCS with a non-integral number of octets (Alignment Error). Jabbers value, points out the total number of packets received that were longer than 1518 octets (excluding framing bits, but including FCS octets), and had either a bad Frame Check Sequence (FCS) with an integral number of octets (FCS Error) or a bad FCS with a non-integral number of octets (Alignment Error) 72. Collisions value, points out the best estimate of the total number of collisions on this EthLannet segment 73. Frames Octects (Sent+Received) 1-64 value, points out the total number of packets (including bad packets) received and transmitted that were 64 octets in length (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets). Frames Octects (Sent+Received) 65 - 127 value, points out the total number of packets (including bad packets) received and transmitted that were between 65 and 127 octets in length inclusive (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets). Frames Octects (Sent+Received) 128 - 255 value, points out the total number of packets (including bad packets) received and transmitted that were between 128 and 255 octets in length inclusive (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets). Frames Octects (Sent+Received) 256 - 511 value, points out the total number of packets (including bad packets) received and transmitted that were between 256 and 511 octets in length inclusive (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets). Frames Octects (Sent+Received) 512 - 1023 value, points out the total number of packets (including bad packets) received and transmitted that were between 512 and 1023 octets in length inclusive (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets). Frames Octects (Sent+Received) 1024 - 1518 value, points out the total number of packets (including bad packets) received and transmitted that were between 1024 and 1518 octets in length inclusive (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets) Late Collisions value, points out the evaluation related to the total number of collisions detected in this EthLannet segment, after the transmission of more than 512 bits from the beginning of TXEnable 73. Bytes Received value, this counter is incremented once for every data octet of good packets (Unicast + Multicast + Broadcast) received. Bytes Sent value, this counter is incremented once for every data octet of a transmitted good packet. Valid Frames Received value, this counter is incremented once for every good packet (Unicast + Multicast + Broadcast) received. Frames Sent value, this counter is incremented once for every transmitted good packet. Out Multicast Frames value, points out the number of Multicast frames sent. Warning. This counter does not include Broadcast packets. Out Broadcast Frames value, points out the number of Broadcast frames sent Out Unicast Frames value, points out the number of Unicast frames sent. Warning. This is given by: Frames Sent, Out Multicast Frames, Out Broadcast Frames.
Select the Refresh push-button to update the data.
20.2.8.2
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To reset the counters results (internal/external port) (AL 1U Ethernet)
In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Base Band contextual area.
72 For more information refer to section 8.2.1.5 (10BASE-5) and section 10.3.1.4 (10BASE-2) of IEEE standard 802.3 73 For more information refer to section 8.2.1.3 (10BASE-5) and section 10.3.1.3 (10BASE-2) of IEEE standard 802.3.
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The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Base Band window (refer Fig.19). 2 Select the ETH 2Mb block. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Ethernet-2Mb window 3 Select, in the Lan Statistics box, the item relevant to the port for which you wish to verify the counters: Lan 1, Lan 2, Lan 3, Port 1. The system displays the Radio PDH-LAN Statistics window. The: 4 Choose the Reset Counters push-button. The counters are reset.
20.2.9
To verify/modify the configuration parameters of the tributary fluxes (AL 1U Ethernet)
As regards the tributary fluxes, the Base Band contextual area, allows: To verify/modify the status of the tributaries use (AL 1U Ethernet) (par. 20.2.9.1) To verify/modify the status of the tributary line side loops (AL Ethernet) (par. 20.2.9.2) To verify/modify the status of the tributary internal side loops (AL Ethernet) (par. 20.2.9.3)
20.2.9.1
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To verify/modify the status of the tributaries use (AL 1U Ethernet)
Double click with the left button of the mouse on the tributary to be enabled (or disabled) (PPI... block). The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit PDH_AL Physical interface... window The Enable parameter, points out the tributary use: Enable, tributary used. Disable, tributary not used.
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20.2.9.2
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To verify/modify the status of the tributary line side loops (AL Ethernet)
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Double click with the left button of the mouse on the tributary to be enabled (or disabled) (PPI... block). The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit PDH_AL Physical interface... window The Line Loop parameter, points out the status of tributary line side loop: Loop Off, the loop is deactivated (default setting). Loop On, the loop is activated (activation of the manual operation).
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20.2.9.3
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To verify/modify the status of the tributary line side loops (AL Ethernet)
Double click with the left button of the mouse on the tributary to be enabled (or disabled) (PPI... block). The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit PDH_AL Physical interface... window The Internal Loop parameter, points out the status of tributary internal side loop: Loop Off, the loop is deactivated (default setting). Loop On, the loop is activated (activation of the manual operation).
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20.3
AL equipment compact version
The Base Band contextual area, for the AL equipment compact version, allows to: To verify the tributary status (AL compact) (par. 20.3.1) To verify the alarms of LIM block (AL compact) (par. 20.3.2) To verify/modify the configuration parameters of IDU unit (AL compact) (par. 20.3.3) To activate/deactivate the tributaries use (AL compact) (par. 20.3.4) To activate/deactivate the tributary line side loops (AL compact) (par. 20.3.5) To activate/deactivate the tributary internal side loops (AL compact) (par. 20.3.6) To verify/modify the name of the tributary (AL compact) (par. 20.3.7)
20.3.1
1
To verify the tributary status (AL compact)
In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Base Band contextual area. The ShScheme - Base Band window is displayed, where the status of the tributaries, of the loops and of the alarms is displayed as depicted in Fig.22.
List of the base band units
Unit name
Status of the unit alarms (3)
Fig.22 - ShScheme - Base Band window (AL compact) Fig.22 notes
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(1)
Each block represents a part of the base band section. The colour of the small ball, present inside the block, points out the general status of the alarm relevant to the block: Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
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Each box represents a tributary. Inside the box: The number identifies the tributary. The colour of the box where the tributary number is inserted indicates the tributary status: Grey, the tributary is not active (tributary not used). Green, the tributary is active (tributary used). Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
The colour of the small ball, points out the general status of the alarms of the tributary:
The terminals, point out the status of the tributary loops: , the tributary loops are deactivated , the tributary loopline side is activated , the tributary loopinner side is activated , the tributary loopline side and innerside are activated
(3)
The colour of the small ball points out the general status of the alarm: Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
20.3.2
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To verify the alarms of LIM block (AL compact)
In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Base Band contextual area. The system displays the ShScheme - Base Band window (refer to Fig.22).
Select the LIM... block. It is displayed the Radio PDH-ALC: Unit LIM window. The Alarm Status area points out the status of the alarm. The box of colour: Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
20.3.3
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To verify/modify the configuration parameters of the IDU unit (AL compact)
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Into the Unit List area, select the IDU unit. It is displayed the Radio PDH-ALC: Unit <unit name> window. The box: Expected Type. Expected unit type. A difference between the really present unit (Label parameter) and the expected one activates an alarm (Unit Hw Mismatch Alarm). The Unequipped wording points out that the unit is not equipped. Label. Unit type really present into the equipment. The Unequipped wording points out that the unit is not physically present into the equipment. Hardware Edition. Unit version. Part Number. Unit Part Number. Parent Part Number. Part number of the group that contains the unit. Usually, the group represents the part of the equipment that can be replaced. Warning. Not all the units are included into a group. In this case, the field will result empty and the part of the equipment that can be replaced will correspond to the unit itself. Serial Number. The serial number of the group that contains the unit. Warning. If the unit is not contained into a group (the Parent Part Number field is empty), the Serial Number refers to the unit. The Alarm Status area points out the status of the unit alarm. The box of colour: Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
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20.3.4
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To activate/deactivate the tributaries use (AL compact)
Double click with the left button of the mouse on the tributary to be enabled (or disabled). The system displays the Radio PDH-ALC: Unit PDH_AL Physical interface... window The Enable parameter, points out the tributary use: Enable, tributary used. Disable, tributary not used.
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20.3.5
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To activate/deactivate the tributary line side loops (AL compact)
Double click with the left button of the mouse on the tributary to be enabled (or disabled). The system displays the Radio PDH-ALC: Unit PDH_AL Physical interface... window The Line Loop parameter, points out the status of tributary line side loop: Loop Off, the loop is deactivated (default setting). Loop On, the loop is activated (activation of the manual operation).
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20.3.6
1
To activate/deactivate the tributary internal side loops (AL compact)
Double click with the left button of the mouse on the tributary to be enabled (or disabled). The system displays the Radio PDH-ALC: Unit PDH_AL Physical interface... window The Internal Loop parameter, points out the status of tributary internal side loop: Loop Off, the loop is deactivated (default setting). Loop On, the loop is activated (activation of the manual operation).
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20.3.7
1
To verify/modify the name of the tributary (AL compact)
Double click with the left button of the mouse on the tributary to be enabled (or disabled). The system displays the Radio PDH-ALC: Unit PDH_AL Physical interface... window The Label parameter, points out the name of tributary.
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To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b Type in the text box the new name. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
20.4
AL equipment version 2 units with 32x2Mbit/s capacity
The Base Band contextual area, for the AL equipment version 2 units with 32x2Mb/s capacity, allows to: To verify the tributary status (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) (par. 20.4.1) To verify the alarms of LIM block (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) (par. 20.4.2) To verify/modify the configuration parameters of LIM unit (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) (par. 20.4.3) To activate/deactivate the tributaries use (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) (par. 20.4.4) To activate/deactivate the tributary line side loops (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) (par. 20.4.5) To activate/deactivate the tributary internal side loops (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) (par. 20.4.6)
20.4.1
1
To verify the tributary status (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s)
In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Base Band - LIM 1 or Base Band - LIM 2 contextual area. The first choice opens the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack - Base Band - LIM 1 window, where the status of the tributaries of the LIM 1 section is displayed, as depicted in Fig.23. The second choice opens the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack - Base Band - LIM 2 window, where the status of the tributaries of the LIM 2 section is displayed, as depicted in Fig.24.
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Fig.23 - Radio PDH-AL: Subrack - Base Band - LIM 1 window (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s)
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Fig.24 - Radio PDH-AL: Subrack - Base Band - LIM 2 window (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) Fig.23 and Fig.24 notes (1) Each block represents a part of the base band section. The colour of the small ball, present inside the block, points out the general status of the alarm relevant to the block: Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
Warning. The scheme changes according to the configuration (1+0 or 1+1) of the equipment. (2) Each box represents a tributary. Inside the box: The number identifies the tributary. The colour of the box where the tributary number is inserted indicates the tributary status: Grey, the tributary is not active (tributary not used). In this case, the alarms are inhibited and LOS alarm becomes active if, with tributary disabled, the 2Mbit/s signal is however connected. Green, the tributary is active (tributary used). In this case, the controller does not inhibit. Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
The colour of the small ball, points out the general status of the alarms of the tributary: -
The terminals, point out the status of the tributary loops: , the tributary loops are deactivated , the tributary loopline side is activated , the tributary loopinner side is activated
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, the tributary loopline side and innerside are activated
Warning. The number of tributaries changes depending on the equipment capacity. (3) The colour of the small ball points out the general status of the alarm: Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
20.4.2
1
To verify the alarms of LIM block (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s)
In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Base Band - LIM 1 or Base Band - LIM 2 contextual area. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Base Band - LIM 1 window (refer to Fig.23) or Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Base Band - LIM 2 window (refer to Fig.24).
20.4.3
1
To verify/modify the configuration parameters of the LIM unit (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s)
Into the Unit List area, select the LIM... unit. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit <unit name> window. The box: Expected Type. Expected unit type. A difference between the really present unit (Label parameter) and the expected one activates an alarm (Unit Hw Mismatch Alarm). The Unequipped wording points out that the unit is not equipped. Label. Unit type really present into the equipment. The Unequipped wording points out that the unit is not physically present into the equipment. Hardware Edition. Unit version. Part Number. Unit Part Number. Parent Part Number. Part number of the group that contains the unit. Usually, the group represents the part of the equipment that can be replaced. Warning. Not all the units are included into a group. In this case, the field will result empty and the part of the equipment that can be replaced will correspond to the unit itself. Serial Number. The serial number of the group that contains the unit. Warning. If the unit is not contained into a group (the Parent Part Number field is empty), the Serial Number refers to the unit.
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The Alarm Status area points out the status of the unit alarm. The box of colour: 3 4 Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
20.4.4
1
To activate/deactivate the tributaries use (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s)
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20.4.5
1
To activate/deactivate the tributary line side loops (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s)
Double click with the left button of the mouse on the tributary to be enabled (or disabled). The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit PDH_AL Physical interface... window The Line Loop parameter, points out the status of tributary line side loop: Loop Off, the loop is deactivated (default setting). Loop On, the loop is activated (activation of the manual operation).
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To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a Select the box where it is pointed out the value.
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b c
Choose the new value from the list. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command. It is displayed the confirm window. Warning. Only if you are activating loop (selection of the Loop On value) a message is displayed warning that you are executing a forcing and displaying the current setting of timeout 41 .
Select the Ok push-button. The activating of the loop activates the MAN. OP alarm. If the equipment is switched off and, then, switched on, the transmitter is on, independently from the previous setting.
20.4.6
1
To activate/deactivate the tributary internal side loops (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s)
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20.5
AL equipment version 2 units Terminal 16x2 East-West
The Base Band contextual area, for the AL equipment version 2 units Terminal 16x2 East-West, allows to: To verify the tributary status (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) (par. 20.5.1) To verify the alarms of LIM block (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) (par. 20.5.2) To verify/modify the configuration parameters of LIM unit (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) (par. 20.5.3) To activate/deactivate the tributaries use (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) (par. 20.5.4) To activate/deactivate the tributary line side loops (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) (par. 20.5.5) To activate/deactivate the tributary internal side loops (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) (par. 20.5.6)
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20.5.1
1
To verify the tributary status (AL 2U 16x2 E-W)
In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Base Band... contextual area. The ShScheme - Base Band... window is displayed, where the status of the tributaries, of the loops and of the alarms is displayed as depicted in Fig.25.
List of the base band units
Unit name
Status of the unit alarms (3)
Fig.25 - ShScheme - Base Band... window (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) Fig.25 notes (1) Each block represents a part of the base band section. The colour of the small ball, present inside the block, points out the general status of the alarm relevant to the block: Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
(2)
Each box represents a tributary. Inside the box: The number identifies the tributary. The colour of the box where the tributary number is inserted indicates the tributary status: Grey, the tributary is not active (tributary not used). Green, the tributary is active (tributary used). Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
The colour of the small ball, points out the general status of the alarms of the tributary:
(3)
The colour of the small ball points out the general status of the alarm:
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Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
20.5.2
1
To verify the alarms of LIM block (AL 2U 16x2 E-W)
In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Base Band... contextual area. The system displays the ShScheme - Base Band... window (refer to Fig.25).
20.5.3
1
To verify/modify the configuration parameters of the LIM unit (AL 2U 16x2 E-W)
Into the Unit List area, select the LIM... unit. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit <unit name> window. The box: Expected Type. Expected unit type. A difference between the really present unit (Label parameter) and the expected one activates an alarm (Unit Hw Mismatch Alarm). The Unequipped wording points out that the unit is not equipped. Label. Unit type really present into the equipment. The Unequipped wording points out that the unit is not physically present into the equipment. Hardware Edition. Unit version. Part Number. Unit Part Number. Parent Part Number. Part number of the group that contains the unit. Usually, the group represents the part of the equipment that can be replaced. Warning. Not all the units are included into a group. In this case, the field will result empty and the part of the equipment that can be replaced will correspond to the unit itself. Serial Number. The serial number of the group that contains the unit. Warning. If the unit is not contained into a group (the Parent Part Number field is empty), the Serial Number refers to the unit. The Alarm Status area points out the status of the unit alarm. The box of colour: Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
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To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the Hardware Edition and/or Part Number parameter:
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Type into the relevant box an alphanumeric string with a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 20 characters (Hardware Edition) and minimum of 1 and a maximum of 30 characters (Part Number). Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
20.5.4
1
To activate/deactivate the tributaries use (AL 2U 16x2 E-W)
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20.5.5
1
To activate/deactivate the tributary line side loops (AL 2U 16x2 EW)
Double click with the left button of the mouse on the tributary to be enabled (or disabled). The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Unit PDH_AL Physical interface... window The Line Loop parameter, points out the status of tributary line side loop: Loop Off, the loop is deactivated (default setting). Loop On, the loop is activated (activation of the manual operation).
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20.5.6
1
To activate/deactivate the tributary internal side loops (AL 2U 16x2 E-W)
In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Base Band contextual area. The system displays the ShScheme - Base Band... window (refer to Fig.25).
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21
CROSS CONNECT MATRIX (CONTEXTUAL AREA)
Warning. The Cross Connect Matrix contextual area is available only for AL radio equipment Terminal 16x2 East-West type. The Cross Connect matrix contextual area, allows to: To check the equipment cross connections
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(par. 21.1) T E or
75)
To execute a not protected tributary-aggregate connection ( W 21.2) To execute a protected tributary-aggregate connection ( W T To execute an aggregate-aggregate connection (pass through) ( W To delete a connection (par. 21.5) Enable the closing of an E1 on itself (loop) (par. 21.6) Disable the closing of an E1 on itself (loop) (par. 21.7)
75
) (par.
(par. 21.3) (par. 21.4)
75)
Warning. The following operations are available only for the protected tributary-aggregate connections. To verify the status of a protected connection: main and standby (par. 21.8) To verify/modify the mode used for the switching management: automatic or forced (par. 21.9) To verify/modify the mode used for the management of the preferential connection 21.10)
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(par.
21.1
1
To check the equipment cross connections

In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Cross Connect Matrix. It is displayed the ShScheme window.
Double click with the left button of the mouse on Cross Connect Matrix block. The ShCross window depicted in Fig.26 opens, where it is possible to check the existing connections.
To display a connection, point with the mouse: The 2Mbit/s used for the connection you wish to check. If the following items are highlighted: a 2Mbit/s tributary and an E1 aggregate linked by a blue line, this means that the connection is of unprotected tributary-aggregate type. The 2Mbit/s used for the connection you wish to check. If the following items are highlighted: a 2Mbit/s tributary and an E1 aggregate linked by a blue line, the same 2Mbit/s tributary and a different aggregate E1 linked by a pink line, this means that the connection is of protected tributary-aggregate type.
74 Warning. The change of the base band type removes all the connections of the equipment. 75 W: E1 aggregate on west side. E: E1 aggregate on East side. T: 2Mbit/s Tributary. 76 The function of preferential connection allows choosing a connection to use in prioritary way when it has no alarms that require a switch. In automatic mode, the system uses for the operation the connection that does not show alarms, with parity of condition, it keeps the connection on service. Selecting a preferential connection, the switching will be positioned on the chosen connection every time it will exit from an alarm condition.
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The colour of the lines points out the switch status. The working connection is pointed out by the blue line, while the standby one is pointed out by the pink line (see key of the protected connections). The E1 used for the connection you wish to check. If the following items are highlighted: two different aggregate E1 linked by a line, this means that the connection is of aggregate-aggregate type (pass through).
Warning. It is possible to display only one connection at a time. E1, 2Mbit/s area (1)
E1, 2Mbit/s status legend (2)
Standby E1 functional status (3)
Protected connections legend (4)
Trash icon
Pushbuttons (5)
Fig.26 - ShCross window Notes of Fig.26 (1) In this area the E1 aggregate and 2Mbit/s tributary owned by the equipment are pointed out. Each E1-2Mbit/s is represented by a box and by the number of the E1-2Mbit/s reported into the box. The status of the E1-2Mbit/s is pointed out by the colour of the box (see key of the E1, 2Mbit/s status). (2) Into the key, the system points out the colours that defines the status of the E1-2Mbit/s: The blue colour (Link Req.), the E1-2Mbit/s has been selected for a connection. The user has not yet forwarded the execution command to the equipment (requested connection). The light violet colour (Linked), the E1-2Mbit/s is used for a connection executed on the equipment (real connection). The dark green colour (Auto Loop Req.), the E1-2Mbit/s has been selected for an loop. The user has not yet forwarded the execution command to the equipment (requested loop).
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(3)
The light green colour (Auto Loop), the E1-2Mbit/s is used for an loop executed on the equipment (real loop). - The grey colour (Unlinked), the E1-2Mbit/s is not used.
The colour of the box points out the functional status of the E1 used for a protected tributary-aggregate connection. The status of E1 is meaningful only for the stand-by connection. The green colour, the standby E1 has not been alarmed. The light blue colour, the standby E1 has been alarmed (Warning gravity). The yellow colour, the standby E1 has been alarmed (Minor gravity). The orange colour, the standby E1 has been alarmed (Major gravity). The red colour, the standby E1 has been alarmed (Critical gravity).
(4)
In case of protected connections, the colour line: Blue, points out the currently used connection (active connection). Pink, points out the unused connection (standby connection).
(5)
If changes are made to the connections (adding, removal, etc.), on the choice of the push-button: Apply a confirmation message is displayed. Selecting the Ok push-button, all the changes made on the cross connection matrix are communicated to the controller. Selecting the Cancel push-button, the operation is not executed. Refresh, the data present are updated in the window and all the changes made to the connections are lost. Cancel a confirmation message is displayed. Selecting the Ok push-button, the operation is executed and all the changes made to the connections are lost. Selecting the Cancel pushbutton, the operation is not executed.
The Help push-button opens the manual.
21.2
1
To execute a not protected tributary-aggregate connection

Double click with the left button of the mouse on Cross Connect Matrix block. It is displayed the ShCross window (refer to Fig.26).
Select the unused 2Mbit/s on tributary side and drag it over the unused E1 on aggregate side (west or east) (or vice versa) you wish to use for the connection. The two boxes are linked by a blue line.
Press Apply. The system displays a confirmation window.
Press Ok. Warning. The choice of the Ok push-button make effective all the changes executed on the crossconnection matrix.
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21.3
1
To execute a protected tributary-aggregate connection

Select the unused 2Mbit/s on tributary side and drag it over the unused E1 on aggregate side (west or east) (o vice versa) you wish to use for a "branch" of the connection. The two boxes are linked by a blue line.
Select the same 2Mbit/s on tributary side selected in the previous step and drag it over the unused E1 on aggregate side 58 (west or east) you wish to use for the second "branch" of the connection. The two boxes are linked by a pink line. Warning. If in the previous step a E1 of west aggregate, for example, has been selected, for the second branch of the connection it is necessary to select a E1 of the east aggregate.
21.4
To execute an aggregate-aggregate connection (pass through)

Select the unused E1 on west aggregate side and drag it over the unused E1 on east aggregate side (or vice-versa) you wish to use for the connection. The two boxes are linked by a blue line.
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21.5
1
To delete a connection
Select one of the E1-2Mbit/s of the connection you wish to delete and drag it on the trash icon. A confirmation window opens.
4 5
Press the Ok push-button to delete the connection. Press Apply. The system displays a confirmation window.
21.6
1
To enable the re-closure of an E1 on itself (loop)

3 4
Select the E1 not used on aggregate east or west side and drag over itself. Press Apply. The system displays a confirmation window.
21.7
1
To disable the re-closure of an E1 on itself (loop)

Select the E1 with loop active (box of light blue color) and drag over the Trash icon. A confirmation window opens.
Press Ok.
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21.8
To verify the status of a protected connection: main and standby

It is possible to verify the status of a protected connection: Moving the mouse pointer over the 2Mbit/s of the wished connection. The connection is highlighted showing the active connection (blue line) and the standby one (pink line). By means of a double click over the 2Mbit/s tributary side of the wished connection. The Path Protection Policy window opens. In the Switch Status area, the active connection (blue line) and the standby one (pink line) are displayed as depicted in Fig.27.
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Operating status of the protected connection (1) E1 (aggregate side) (2) 2Mbit/s (tributary side)
Status of the alarms of the E1 in standby (3)
Modality used to manage the preferential connection (4)
Modality used to manage the switch (5)
Protected connections legend (1)
Standby E1 functional status legend (2)
Fig.27 - Path Protection Policy window Fig.27 notes (1) As depicted in the key, the active connection is pointed out by the blue line, the standby one by the pink line. Here below the key of the values is reported (the descriptions and the variables are pointed out between brackets): (3) E1 West (aggregate E1 on west side) - (E1 number). E1 East (aggregate E1 on east side) - (E1 number). Green colour, the standby E1 has not been alarmed. Light blue colour, the standby E1 has been alarmed (Warning gravity). Yellow colour, the standby E1 has been alarmed (Minor gravity). Orange colour, the standby E1 has been alarmed (Major gravity). Red colour, the standby E1 has been alarmed (Critical gravity).
(2)
As illustrated in the key, only for standby E1 the box coloured in:
The status of an alarm is pointed out by the colour of the relevant box: Green, the alarm is not active. Light blue, the alarm is active.
(4)
In the Preferential Switch area, the modality used to manage the function of preferential connection for the service is displayed. If the user selects the push-button: Auto, in absence of alarms (which causes the switching) a connection is not use in preferential mode with respect to the other.
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E1 West, in absence of alarms (which causes the switching) the system uses as preferential the connection with the aggregate E1 on west side pointed out by the label of the push-button. E1 East, in absence of alarms (which causes the switching) the system uses as preferential the connection with the aggregate E1 on east side pointed out by the label of the push-button.
(5)
In the Forced Switch area, the modality used to manage the switch between the active connection and the standby connection is displayed. If the user selects the push-button: Auto, the switch is managed automatically according to the presence of alarms (normal operating modality of the equipment). E1 West, the equipment is forced to use for the main the connection with the aggregate E1 on west side pointed out by the label of the push-button. E1 East, the equipment is forced to use for the main the connection with the aggregate E1 on east side pointed out by the label of the push-button.
21.9
To verify/modify the mode used for the switching management: automatic or forced
Warning. It is possible to verify/change the characteristic of one switch at a time. 1 In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Cross Connect Matrix. It is displayed the ShScheme window. 2 Double click with the left button of the mouse on Cross Connect Matrix block. It is displayed the ShCross window (refer to Fig.26). 3 Double click on the 2Mbit/s tributary side of the wished protected connection. It is displayed the Path Protection Policy window. In the Forced Switch area the modality used to manage the switching is managed. Fig.27 shows an example. 4 To change the parameter, select the following push-button: 5 Auto, the switching is automatically managed according to the presence of alarms (normal operating modality of the equipment). E1 West, the equipment is forced to use for the operation the connection with the E1 on west side pointed out by the label of the push-button. E1 East, the equipment is forced to use for the operation the connection with the E1 on east side pointed out by the label of the push-button.
Choose the Apply push-button and confirm. The system displays a confirmation window.
Press Ok. Warning. Only you are forcing the switching (selection of the value E1 West or E1 East) a message is displayed that warns that you are executing a forcing and displays the current timeout setting 41. The forcing of the switching activates the MAN. OP alarm. If the equipment is turned off and, then, turned on the switching modality is automatic, independently from the previous setting.
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21.10 To verify/modify the mode used for the management of the preferential connection
Warning. It is possible to verify/change the characteristic of one switch at a time. 1 In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Cross Connect Matrix. It is displayed the ShScheme window. 2 Double click with the left button of the mouse on Cross Connect Matrix block. It is displayed the ShCross window (refer to Fig.26). 3 Double click on the 2Mbit/s tributary side of the wished protected connection. It is displayed the Path Protection Policy window. In the Preferential Switch area, the modality used to manage the preferential connection is displayed. Fig.27 shows an example. 4 To change the parameter, select the following push-button: 5 Auto, in absence of alarms (which cause the switching) a connection is not used in preferential mode with respect to the other. E1 West, in absence of alarms (which cause the switching) the system uses as preferential the connection with the E1 on west side pointed out by the label of the push-button. E1 East, in absence of alarms (which cause the switching) the system uses as preferential the connection with the E1 on east side pointed out by the label of the push-button.
Choose the Apply push-button and confirm. The system displays a confirmation window.
Press Ok.
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22
EQ. CONTROLLER (CONTEXTUAL AREA)
Eq. Controller contextual area allows to verify/modify the configuration parameters of the controller unit (par. 22.1).
22.1
To verify/modify the configuration parameters of the controller unit

In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on Eq. Controller contextual area. The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Eq. Controller window.
Into the Unit List area, select the wished unit. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit <unit name> window. The box: Expected Type. Expected unit type. A difference between the really present unit (Label parameter) and the expected one activates an alarm (Unit Hw Mismatch Alarm). The Unequipped wording points out that the unit is not equipped. Label. Unit type really present into the equipment. The Unequipped wording points out that the unit is not physically present into the equipment. Hardware Edition. Unit version. Part Number. Unit Part Number. Parent Part Number. Part number of the group that contains the unit. Usually, the group represents the part of the equipment that can be replaced. Warning. Not all the units are included into a group. In this case, the field will result empty and the part of the equipment that can be replaced will correspond to the unit itself. Serial Number. The serial number of the group that contains the unit. Warning. If the unit is not contained into a group (the Parent Part Number field is empty), the Serial Number refers to the unit. The Alarm Status area points out the status of the unit alarm. The box of colour: Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
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23
RIM (CONTEXTUAL AREAS)
RIM-x
58
contextual areas allows: To display the block diagram of the equipment (par. 23.1) To verify the alarms of RIM block (par. 23.2) To verify/modify the configuration parameters of RIM unit (par. 23.3)
23.1
1
To display the block diagram of the equipment

In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on RIM-x area.
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contextual
The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack RIM window. Its description is the same reported in Fig.4. For the AL equipment of Terminal 16x2 East-West or Ralk type, the ShScheme - RIM window opens. Its description is the same reported in Fig.5.
23.2
1
To verify the alarms of RIM block

In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on RIM-x area relevant to the wished branch.
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contextual
The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack RIM or ShScheme - RIM window. 2 Select the Indoor Unit block. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit RIM window. The Alarm Status area points out the status of the alarm. The box of colour: Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
23.3
1
To verify/modify the configuration parameters of the RIM unit

In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on RIM-x area relevant to the wished branch.
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contextual
The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack RIM window or ShScheme - RIM... window. 2 Into the Unit List area, select the RIM... unit.
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It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit <unit name> window. The box: Expected Type. Expected unit type. A difference between the really present unit (Label parameter) and the expected one activates an alarm (Unit Hw Mismatch Alarm). The Unequipped wording points out that the unit is not equipped. Label. Unit type really present into the equipment. The Unequipped wording points out that the unit is not physically present into the equipment. Hardware Edition. Unit version. Part Number. Unit Part Number. Parent Part Number. Part number of the group that contains the unit. Usually, the group represents the part of the equipment that can be replaced. Warning. Not all the units are included into a group. In this case, the field will result empty and the part of the equipment that can be replaced will correspond to the unit itself. Serial Number. The serial number of the group that contains the unit. Warning. If the unit is not contained into a group (the Parent Part Number field is empty), the Serial Number refers to the unit. The Alarm Status area points out the status of the unit alarm. The box of colour: 3 4 Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
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24
RT (CONTEXTUAL AREAS)
RT-x
58
contextual areas allows: To display the block diagram of the equipment (par. 24.1) To verify/modify the radio parameters (par. 24.2) To verify/modify the configuration parameters of radio units (par. 24.3)
24.1
To display the block diagram of the equipment

In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on RT-x area.
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contextual
The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack RT window. Its description is the same reported in Fig.4. For the AL equipment of Terminal 16x2 East-West or Ralk type, the ShScheme - RTwindow opens. Its description is the same reported in Fig.5.
24.2
To verify/modify the radio parameters

58
As regards the radio parameters, the RT-x -
contextual area allows to display/modify:
RF channel on which it is tuned the transmitter of the local equipment (par. 24.2.1) RF channel on which it is tuned the transmitter of the local and remote equipment (par. 24.2.2) Operation of the transmitter (Tx Transmitter) (par. 24.2.3) Operation of the RT power supply (Rt PSU) (par. 24.2.4) Modulation status of the RF carrier (Carrier Only) (par. 24.2.5) Functioning status of the ATPC
77
(Ptx Control) (par. 24.2.6)
Maximum output power value at the transmitter (Max Ptx value) (par. 24.2.7) Intervention threshold (High/Low) of the ATPC device (ATPC Threshold on local Prx) (par. 24.2.8)
24.2.1
1
To display/change the RF channel of the local equipment

58
In the equipment view area, double click with the left button of the mouse on RT-x area relevant to the wished branch.
contextual
77 Device for the automatic control of the transmitted power (ATPC - Automatic Trasmit Power Control)
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The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack RT window or ShScheme - RT... window. 2 Select the Outdoor Unit block It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit RT window. The Local Channel Number cursor (Low), points out the RF working channel expressed as channel number and relevant frequency over which it is tuned the local equipment transmitter. 3 4 To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b Move the cursor on the new value. The frequency values change according to the equipment connected with the program. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
Warning. In 1+1 Hot Standby system configuration the change is automatically done also on the other branch. If after having changed the channel it will be present some functioning troubles, the system will automatically reset the preceding value.
24.2.2
1
To display/change the RF channel of the local and remote equipment

58
contextual
The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack RT window or ShScheme - RT... window. 2 Select the Outdoor Unit block It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit RT window. The Link Channel Number cursor (Low), points out the RF working channel expressed as channel number and relevant frequency over which it is tuned the local and remote equipment transmitter. 3 4 To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b Move the cursor on the new value. The frequency values change according to the equipment connected with the program. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
Warning. If after having changed the channel it will be present some functioning troubles, the system will automatically reset the preceding value.
24.2.3
1
To display/modify the operation of the transmitter

58
contextual
The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack RT window or ShScheme - RT... window. 2 Select the Outdoor Unit block It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit RT window. The Tx Transmitter parameter, points out the operation of the transmitter: On, the transmitter is turned on. Off, the transmitter is turned off.
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3 4
To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b c Select the box where it is pointed out the value. Choose the new value from the list. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command. It is displayed the confirm window. Warning. Only if you are switching off the transmitter (selection of the Off value) a message is displayed warning that you are executing a forcing and displaying the current setting of timeout 41. d Select the Ok push-button. The turning off of the transmitter activates the MAN. OP alarm. If the equipment is switched off and, then, switched on, the transmitter is on, independently from the previous setting.
24.2.4
1
To display/modify the operation of the RT power supply

58
contextual
The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack RT window or ShScheme - RT... window. 2 Select the Outdoor Unit block It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit RT window. The Rt PSU parameter, points out the operation of the RT power supply: 3 4 On, the RT power supply is on. Off, the RT power supply is off.
To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b c Select the box where it is pointed out the value. Choose the new value from the list. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command. It is displayed the confirm window. Warning. Only if you are switching off the transmitter (selection of the Off value) a message is displayed warning that you are executing a forcing and displaying the current setting of timeout 41. d Select the Ok push-button. The deactivation of the RT power supply activates the MAN. OP alarm. If the equipment is switched off and, then, switched on, the power supply of RT is active, independently from the previous setting.
24.2.5
1
To display/modify the modulation status of the RF carrier

58
contextual
The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack RT window or ShScheme - RT... window. 2 Select the Outdoor Unit block It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit RT window.
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The Carrier Only parameter, points out the modulation status of the RF carrier: 3 4 On, the carrier is not modulated. Off, the carrier is modulated.
To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b c Select the box where it is pointed out the value. Choose the new value from the list. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command. It is displayed the confirm window. Warning. Only if you are deactivating the modulation (selection of the On value) a message is displayed warning that you are executing a forcing and displaying the current setting of timeout 41. d Select the Ok push-button. The modulation deactivation of the carrier activates the MAN. OP alarm. If the equipment is switched off and, then, switched on, the modulation is active independently from the previous setting.
24.2.6
1
To display/change the functioning status of the ATPC

58
contextual
The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack RT window or ShScheme - RT... window. 2 Select the Outdoor Unit block It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit RT window. The Ptx Control parameter, displays the functioning status of the ATPC: Manual, the ATPC device is in manual functioning mode (ATPC function disable). In this condition, it is possible to adjust the maximum output power (Max Ptx value cursor). Automatic, the ATPC device is in automatic functioning mode. In this condition, the transmitted power is automatically adjusted according to the level of the signal at reception. The intervention thresholds of the ATPC device can be configured (par. 24.2.8). Then, it is possible to adjust the maximum output power (par. 24.2.7). 3 4 To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b c Select the box where it is pointed out the value. Choose the new value from the list. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
24.2.7
1
To display/change the maximum output power value at the transmitter

58
contextual
The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack RT window or ShScheme - RT... window. 2 Select the Outdoor Unit block
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It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit RT window. The Max Ptx Value cursor displays the maximum output power value at the transmitter (Ptx nominal value). 3 4 To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b Move the cursor on the new value. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
Warning. In 1+1 Hot Stand-by system configuration the change is automatically done also on the other branch.
24.2.8
1
To display/modify the intervention threshold (High/Low) of the ATPC device

58
contextual
The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack RT window or ShScheme - RT... window. 2 Select the Outdoor Unit block It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit RT window. The cursor: Atpc Threshold on local Prx - High, points out the intervention threshold of the ATPC device to decrease the transmitted power when the received field from the local equipment is equal to or higher than the set threshold value. Atpc Threshold on local Prx - Low, points out the intervention threshold of the ATPC device to increase the transmitted power when the received field from the local equipment is equal to or lower than the set threshold value.
3 4
To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change the parameter: a b Move the High and/or Low cursor to the wished value. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
Warning. In 1+1 Hot Stand-by system configuration the change is automatically done also on the other branch. In 1+1 Freq. Div. system configuration the changes, to be active, must be set in both branches.
24.3
To verify/modify the configuration parameters of the radio units

58
contextual
The system displays the Radio PDH-AL: Subrack RT window or ShScheme - RT... window. 2 Into the Unit List area, select the RT... unit. It is displayed the Radio PDH-AL: Unit <unit name> window. The box: Expected Type. Expected unit type.
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A difference between the really present unit (Label parameter) and the expected one activates an alarm (Unit Hw Mismatch Alarm). The Unequipped wording points out that the unit is not equipped. Label. Unit type really present into the equipment. The Unequipped wording points out that the unit is not physically present into the equipment. Hardware Edition. Unit version. Part Number. Unit Part Number. Parent Part Number. Part number of the group that contains the unit. Usually, the group represents the part of the equipment that can be replaced. Warning. Not all the units are included into a group. In this case, the field will result empty and the part of the equipment that can be replaced will correspond to the unit itself. Serial Number. The serial number of the group that contains the unit. Warning. If the unit is not contained into a group (the Parent Part Number field is empty), the Serial Number refers to the unit. The Alarm Status area points out the status of the unit alarm. The box of colour: 3 4 Green, inactive alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue, active alarm with severity respectively Critical, Major, Minor or Warning.
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25
SERVICE (CONTEXTUAL AREAS)
The Service contextual areas allow to verify/modify the characteristics of the: V24/V28 (Ch1) service channel (par. 25.1) V11 (Ch2) service channel (par. 25.2) 2Mbit/s Way Side service channel (par. 25.3) 2Mbit/s Way Side service channel (AL Ethernet - 100Mbit/s) (par. 25.4)
Warning. The availability of the service channels depends on the type of AL equipment as reported in Tab.2.
25.1
To verify/modify the characteristics of V24/V28 service channel (Ch1)

Select the Ch1 contextual area. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Service Channel 1 window opens. The Type parameter displays the configuration of V24/V28 service channel (Ch1): Service V28 Async - 1x9600, Ch1 is configured as 1 data channel at 9600 baud, asynchronous with V28 electrical interface. Service V28 Async - 2x4800, Ch1 is configured as 2 data channels at 4800 baud, asynchronous with V28 electrical interface. Service V24 Async - 1x9600, Ch1 is configured as 1 data channel at 9600 baud asynchronous with V24 electrical interface. Service V24 Sync - 1x9600, Ch1 is configured as 1 data channel at 9600 baud synchronous with V24 electrical interface. East, the Ch1 is inserted in the aggregate E1 on east branch. West, the Ch1 is inserted in the aggregate E1 on west branch.
ONLY for AL equipment of Terminal 16x2 East-West type, the Side Id parameter is displayed: 2 3
25.2
To verify/modify the characteristics of V11 service channel (Ch2)

Select the Ch2 contextual area. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Service Channel 2 window opens.
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The Type parameter displays the configuration of V11 service channel (Ch2): Service V11 Cod, Ch2 is configured as 1 data channel at 64Kb/s codirectional with V11 electrical interface. Service V11 Contr, Ch2 is configured as 1 data channel at 64Kb/s contradirectional with V11 electrical interface. East, the Ch2 is inserted in the aggregate E1 on east branch. West, the Ch2 is inserted in the aggregate E1 on west branch.
ONLY for AL equipment of Terminal 16x2 East-West type, the Side Id parameter is displayed: 2 3
25.3
To verify/modify the characteristics of the 2Mbit/s Way Side service channel

Select the 2Mb/s contextual area. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit Service 2Mb window opens. The parameter: Type, points out the channel type: service-2Mb Alarm Configuration, points out the channel alarms status: Disable alarm, channel alarms deactive. Enable alarm, channel alarms active. Loop Off, channel loop at line side deactive. Loop On, channel loop at line side active. Loop Off, channel loop at inner side deactive. Loop On, channel loop at inner side active. East, the 2Mbit/s Way Side is inserted in the aggregated E1 on east side. West, the 2Mbit/s Way Side is inserted in the aggregated E1 on west side.
Line Loop, points out the channel loop at line side status:
Internal Loop, points out the channel loop at inner side status:
ONLY for the AL equipment of Terminal 16x2 East-West type, the Side Id parameter is displayed:
2 3
To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change a parameter: a b c Select the box where it is pointed out the value. Choose the new value from the list. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
Warning. If the message This feature is not enabled is displayed, it means that the selected service channel is not enabled for the that equipment 52.
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25.4
To verify/modify the characteristics of the 2Mbit/s Way Side service channel (AL Ethernet - 100Mbit/s)
Warning. ONLY for the AL equipment with Ethernet Lan interface with 100Mbit/s capacity, two 2Mbit/s Way Side channels are available. For these equipment, follow this procedure. 1 Select the 2Mb/s contextual area. The Radio PDH-AL: Subrack Service 2Mb window opens, where are present: First 2Mbit/s Way Side channel present on LIM module: LIM Trib. 3 block. Second 2Mbit/s Way Side channel present on LIM module: LIM Trib. 4 block.
The colour of the small ball, present inside the block, points out the status of the alarm relevant to service channel: Green colour, it has not been activated any alarm. Red, orange, yellow or light blue colour, it has been activated at least one alarm and the most serious activated alarm has respectively the Critical, Major, Minor or Warning seriousness level.
Select the block relevant to the desired service channel. The Radio PDH-AL: Unit LIM-Trib... window opens. The parameter: Type, points out the channel type: service-2Mb Alarm Configuration (Tributary...), points out the status of the specific channel alarms: Disable alarm, channel alarms deactive. Enable alarm, channel alarms active. Loop Off, channel loop at line side deactive. Loop On, channel loop at line side active. Loop Off, channel loop at inner side deactive. Loop On, channel loop at inner side active.
Line Loop (Tributary...), points out the status of the specific channel loop at line side:
Internal Loop (Tributary...), points out the status of the specific channel loop at inner side:
3 4
To check the currently set value in the equipment, select twice quickly on the parameter name and select the Get push-button or the Commands Send GET Request command. To change a parameter: a b c Select the box where it is pointed out the value. Choose the new value from the list. Select the Set push-button or the Commands Send SET Request command.
Warning. If the message This feature is not enabled is displayed, it means that the selected service channel is not enabled for the that equipment 52.
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Tab.2 - Service channels
AL equipment
Service channel V24/V28 (Ch.1) (par. 25.1)
Service channel V11 (Ch.2) (par. 25.2)
Service channel 2Mbit/s Way Side (par. 25.3) (par. 25.4) Available/Configurable One 2Mbit/s Way Side channel only for equipment with 16x2Mbit/s or higher capacity
AL, all the versions/types except for the following
Available/Configurable
AL compact versione
Available/Not configurable Two 4800 asynchronous V28 channels (Service V28 Async - 2x4800) Available/Not configurable One 9600 asynchronous V28 channel (Service V28 Async - 1x9600) Available/Not configurable One 9600 asynchronous V28 channel (Service V28 Async - 1x9600) Available/Not configurable One 9600 asynchronous V28 channel (Service V28 Async - 1x9600)
Not available
Not available
AL Ethernet 10/100 10Mbit/s capacity
Not available
Not available
AL Ethernet 10/100 32-64Mbit/s capacity
Available/Configurable One 2Mbit/s Way Side channel
AL Ethernet 10/100 100Mbit/s capacity
Not available
Available/Configurable Two 2Mbit/s Way Side channels
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Section 5. APPENDIX
26
AVAILABILITY OF THE COMMANDS/PUSH-BUTTONS
The availability of the menus, commands and pushbuttons, present into the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window, is affected by the following factors: Status of the equipment connection to the supervisory system nected 79 (Discon), Unreachable (Unreac).
78
: Connected (Con), Discon-
The connection status is pointed out into the equipment info area of the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window (par. 3.6). Connection status of the LCT program (par. 28), to the equipment 78: Not connected (Not Con), Connected in Configuration modality (Config), Connected in Monitoring modality (Monitor). The connection status of the LCT is pointed out into the status bar of the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window (par. 3.4). Profile of the NMS5UX/NMS5LX user that has opened the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window: Entry (E), Normal (N), Advanced (A), Privileged (P), Superuser (S).
Warning. If the choice of the menu, of the command or of the pushbutton opens a window where there are some parameters, the system specifies also the operation type that can be executed. The Get label points out that it is possible to check the parameters; the Get/Set one, that it is possible to check the parameters and also to set or to change them. When nothing is pointed out, this means that it is possible to execute both Get and Set operations.
Tab.3 points out the menus/commands, the push-buttons and the context where they can be used.
78 Factor meaningful only for the real NEs. 79 Warning. The disconnected status does not refer to the equipment status after the creation of the relevant NE object, but to the status taken after a disconnection command. In fact, it is possible to open the Radio PDH-AL Equipment window of an equipment only if it has been connected at least one time.
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Tab.3 - Availability of the menu/commands/push-buttons
Menu Command, Button File - Close File - Exit Commands Reset Equipment Controller Commands - Line Test Commands View/Modify P.M. Status Commands Configuration Download Commands - NE Sw/Fw Release
Equipment state Con, Discon, Unreac Con, Discon, Unreac Con, Discon, Unreac
LCT presence
User profile ENAPS ENAPS NAPS ENAPS ENAPS
Not Con, Config, Monitor Not Con, Config, Monitor Not Con, Config, Monitor Not Con, Monitor Not Con, Config, Monitor
Commands - Alarm ReAlignment Con Con, Discon, Unreac Con Con, Discon, Unreac Con, Discon b, Unreac
b
Get Config NAPS Get/Set Not Con, Monitor Not Con, Config, Monitor NAPS
Not Con, Config b, Monitor N A P S Not Con, Monitor Not Con, Config, Monitor Not Con, Config, Monitor Not Con, Monitor NAPS ENAPS Get E N Get/Set c A P S NAPS
Commands - Modify LCT ConfiguCon ration Mode Enable/Disable Alarms - Current Alarms Alarms - Alarm History Con, Unreac Con, Discon, Unreac
Alarms - Equipment Severity Code Con Options View Active Manual Operation Options - LCT Logged Users Options - LCT Equipment Users Options View Acknowledge Status Maintenance Radio Branch... Loop Maintenance - Radio Switch PRBS User Input User Output Radio Equipment Performance Monitoring Eq. EAST Eq. WEST Base Band Cross Connect Matrix Eq Controller Con Con Con Con, Unreac Con, Discon d, Unreac Con, Discon d, Unreac Con, Discon d, Unreac Con, Discon d, Unreac Con, Discon d, Unreac Con, Discon d, Unreac Con, Discon d, Unreac Con, Discon d, Unreac Con, Discon d, Unreac Con, Discon d, Unreac Con, Discon d, Unreac Con, Discon d, Unreac
d
Get Config Get E Get/Set Not Con, Monitor Get/Set N A P S Not Con, Config, Monitor Get E Get/Set N A P S
Get Config PS Get/Set Not Con, Monitor Not Con, Config, Monitor ENAPS
Get Config Get E Get/Set Not Con, Monitor Get/Set N A P S Get Config Get E Get/Set Not Con, Monitor Get/Set N A P S Get Config Get E Get/Set Not Con, Monitor Get/Set N A P S Get Config Get E Get/Set Not Con, Monitor Get/Set N A P S Get Config Get E Get/Set Not Con, Monitor Get/Set N A P S Get Config Get E Get/Set Not Con, Monitor Get/Set N A P S Get Config Get E Get/Set Not Con, Monitor Get/Set N A P S Get Config Get E Get/Set Not Con, Monitor Get/Set N A P S Get Config Get E Get/Set Not Con, Monitor Get/Set N A P S Get Config Get E Get/Set Not Con, Monitor Get/Set N A P S Get Config Get E Get/Set Not Con, Monitor Get/Set N A P S Get Config Get E Get/Set Not Con, Monitor Get/Set N A P S
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RIM RT Service... a
Con, Discon d, Unreac Con, Discon d, Unreac Con, Discon d, Unreac
Get Config Get E Get/Set Not Con, Monitor Get/Set N A P S Get Config Get E Get/Set Not Con, Monitor Get/Set N A P S Get Config Get E Get/Set Not Con, Monitor Get/Set N A P S
Factor meaningful only for the real NEs.
b Warning. In this condition, it is possible to program only the updating of the equipment sw/fw. More detailed information are reported into the NMS5UX/NMS5LX user manual. c Deleting of the records into the Alarm History Browser window.
d When the equipment is in disconnected or unreachable status, the system points out the last configuration get by the equipment. In these statuses, the system does not allow executing get and/or set operations.
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27
ALARM LIST
The Tab.4 reports a list of the alarms relevant to the AL equipment. The alarms are not listed by means of an alphabetical order but they are grouped according to the part of the equipment to which refer. For each alarm, it is pointed out its short name and its complete denomination (long name). The first one (short name) is used to point out the alarm into the windows where there are the parameters (Radio PDH-AL: Unit windows). The second ones (long name) is displayed into the Current Alarms Browser and Alarm History Browser windows. Into the complete denomination, some alarms have some wordings written by means of italic characters between the symbols < >. Such wordings point out a variable into the denomination that is displayed into the windows.
Tab.4 - Alarms list
Short name User In Fail Miss Not Resp Hw Mism Sw Mism Link Id-East Link Tel-East Lim Dem-East Lim Mul-East LIM Ais BB1 Act BB2 Act Rem Ctrl-East EOC Link-East Prbs Fail 2Mb EOC Fail Revertive Alr Line AIS Alr Line Fail Radio AIS Alr Radio Fail TFC Alr Exp Dem-West Exp Mul-West Link Id-West <unit name> Unit Fail Alarm <unit name> Unit Missing Alarm
Long name User Input- <UI name> <UI number> Alarm Status
<unit name> Unit Not Responding Alarm <unit name> Unit Hw Mismatch Alarm <unit name> Unit Sw Mismatch Alarm Link Id. Alarm (East) Link Telemetry Fail Alarm (East) LIM Demultiplexer (East) Fail Alarm LIM Multiplexer Fail (East) Alarm LIM Ais Alarm BASEBAND-1 Active Status BASEBAND-2 Active Active Status REMOTE (East) EQUIPMENT CONTROLLER Alarm Communication Radio (East) EOC Data Link Alarm PRBS Fail Alarm Communication 2Mb/s EOC Data Link Alarm RADIO SWITCH Reserve Radio Branch Selected in Revertive Mode 2Mb/s G.704 (Trib.: <tributary number>) Line side AIS Alarm 2Mb/s G.704 (Trib.: <tributary number>) Line side Fail Alarm 2Mb/s G.704 (Trib.: <tributary number>) Radio side AIS Alarm 2Mb/s G.704 (Trib.: <tributary number>) Radio side Fail Alarm Transmitter Switch on Remote Terminal BER LIM EXPANSION (West) Demultiplexer Fail Alarm LIM EXPANSION Multiplexer (West) Fail Alarm Link Id. Alarm (West)
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Link Tel-West Rem Ctrl-West EOC Fail-West Los Ais Ber OOF OOMF Rim Psu Rt Psu Rx Pwr L Tx Pwr L Mod Fail Dem Fail Low BER High BER Cab Op Cab Sh BB Rx I-O Comm Ewl Rt Vco Rt If Rx Act Tx Act Prx Ptx I-O Comm 15M ES 15M SES 24H ES 24H SES UAS 15M SEP 24H SEP 15M Rlts1 15M Rlts2 15M Rlts3 15M Rlts4 24H Rlts1 24H Rlts2 24H Rlts3 24H Rlts4 15M Tlts1 15M Tlts2 15M Tlts3 15M Tlts4 24H Tlts1
Link Telemetry Fail Alarm (West) REMOTE EQUIPMENT CONTROLLER WEST Alarm Communication Radio (West) EOC Data Link Alarm LIM Tributary-<tributary number> Signal loss Alarm E1 MATRIX Tributary-<tributary number> Ais Alarm E1 MATRIX Tributary-<tributary number> Ber6 Alarm E1 MATRIX Tributary-<tributary number> Out of Frame Alarm E1 MATRIX Tributary-<tributary number> Out of Multiframe Alarm BRANCH-<a> RIM Power Supply Alarm BRANCH-<a> RT Transceiver Power Supply Alarm BRANCH-<a> RT Rx Power Low Alarm BRANCH-<a> RT Tx Power Low Alarm LIM BRANCH-<a> Modulator Fail Alarm LIM BRANCH-<a> Demodulator Fail Alarm LIM BRANCH-<a> Base Band LBER Alarm LIM BRANCH-<a> Base Band HBER Alarm BRANCH-<a> IDU-ODU Cable Open Alarm BRANCH-<a> IDU-ODU Cable Short Alarm LIM BRANCH-<a> Base Band Rx Alarm BRANCH-<a> RT IDU-ODU Communication fail Alarm LIM BRANCH-<a> Base Band Ewl Alarm BRANCH-<a> RT Rt Vco Fail Alarm BRANCH-<a> RT Rt If Fail Alarm BRANCH-<a> Rx Active Status BRANCH-<a> Tx Active Status BRANCH-<a> Prx change BRANCH-<a> Ptx change LIM BRANCH-<a> ODU-IDU Communication fail Alarm P.M. G.828- 15Mcounter ES threshold cross Alarm P.M. G.828- 15Mcounter SES threshold cross Alarm P.M. G.828- 24Hcounter ES threshold cross Alarm P.M. G.828- 24Hcounter SES threshold cross Alarm P.M. G.828- UAS Alarm P.M. G.828- 15Mcounter SEP threshold cross Alarm P.M. G.828- 24Hcounter SEP threshold cross Alarm P.M. RT-<a> RxPower 15Mcounter Rlts1 threshold cross Alarm P.M. RT-<a> RxPower 15Mcounter Rlts2 threshold cross Alarm P.M. RT-<a> RxPower 15Mcounter Rlts3 threshold cross Alarm P.M. RT-<a> RxPower 15Mcounter Rlts4 threshold cross Alarm P.M. RT-<a> RxPower 24Hcounter Rlts1 threshold cross Alarm P.M. RT-<a> RxPower 24Hcounter Rlts2 threshold cross Alarm P.M. RT-<a> RxPower 24Hcounter Rlts3 threshold cross Alarm P.M. RT-<a> RxPower 24Hcounter Rlts4 threshold cross Alarm P.M. RT-<a> TxPower 15Mcounter Tlts1 threshold cross Alarm P.M. RT-<a> TxPower 15Mcounter Tlts2 threshold cross Alarm P.M. RT-<a> TxPower 15Mcounter Tlts3 threshold cross Alarm P.M. RT-<a> TxPower 15Mcounter Tlts4 threshold cross Alarm P.M. RT-<a> TxPower 24Hcounter Tlts1 threshold cross Alarm
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24H Tlts2 24H Tlts3 24H Tlts4 Los Int Los E1 Stat LOS Lan a
P.M. RT-<a> TxPower 24Hcounter Tlts2 threshold cross Alarm P.M. RT-<a> TxPower 24Hcounter Tlts3 threshold cross Alarm P.M. RT-<a> TxPower 24Hcounter Tlts4 threshold cross Alarm BASE BAND Port Service <service channel type> Loss of Signal Alarm BASE BAND Port Service <service channel type> Loss of Internal Signal Alarm BASE BAND E1-<unit name> Aggregate-<c> Protection Alarm LIM <LIM number> Signal loss Alarm
1, 2, East, West.
b Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio (switched), Tributary line side, Tributary radio side, Tributary line side Exp, Tributary radio side Exp, Radio East, Radio West. c East, West
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LOCAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (LCT)
The supervisory and the management of the AL equipment can be remotely executed by means of the NMS5UX or NMS5LX system and also locally by means of a program, directly installed on the PC, called LCT (Local Craft Terminal) 80. The operation that can be executed, by means of the LCT program, are mainly the ones that can be executed with the NMS5UX or NMS5LX system. Warning. More detailed information concerning the use of the LCT program are reported into the relevant user manual/help on-line. Here below, there are only some indications concerning the relations between the LCT program and the NMS5UX or NMS5LX system.
28.1
TYPES OF LCTEQUIPMENT CONNECTION (Monitoring, Configuration)
The local user can activate the connection between the LCT program and the equipment in two different modes: Monitoring or Configuration. In Monitoring mode, it is possible to check the configuration and the equipment parameters, but it is not possible to execute any changes or to request for the execution of an operation. On the contrary, in Configuration mode, it is possible to check and to change the configuration and the parameters of the connected equipment. The local activation of the LCTequipment connection, in Monitoring mode, does not affect the acquisition of the alarms or the forwarding of the commands executed by the system: the NMS5UX/NMS5LX user can open the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window and, he can also as check the configuration of the equipment (get operations) as change parameters and forward commands (set operations). On the contrary, when the operator activates locally the LCTequipment connection in Configuration mode, the NMS5UX/NMS5LX user can open the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window, check the equipment configuration (get operations) but he can not change the parameters or forward commands (set operations) with the exception of the ones listed here below: To execute the software reset of the equipment (par. 9.1). To forward the Line Test command (par. 9.3). To transfer the equipment configuration (stored into the database of the supervisory system) to another equipment (real or virtual one) of the same type (par. 9.5). To program the updating of the equipment software/firmware (par. 9.6). To force the disconnection (logout) of an user (par. 11.2).
During the period when it has been activated the connection in Configuration mode, it is not signalled to he supervisory system any changes relevant to the alarms. When the local connection between the LCT and the equipment has been deactivated, the NMS5UX or NMS5LX system automatically executes a reset procedure of the configuration (forwarding of the Configuration Upload command) to take into account the possible changes executed by the local user and to get all the current alarm signals.
80 LCT is an additional software module of the SCT (Subnetwork Craft Terminal) or LMT (Link Manager Terminal). Each Siae equipment is provided with its own additional software module. For the AL equipment, the additional software module is called LCT PDH-AL. More detailed information concerning the SCT/LCT program are reported into the SCT/LMT and LCT PDH-AL user manuals/help on-line.
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Warning. This operation involves the automatic closing and opening of the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window. As in Monitoring mode as in Configuration one, the equipment spontaneously communicates, to the NMS5UX or NMS5LX system, the activation and the deactivation of the local connection, and it signals them to the user into the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window 81 (refer to Fig.1).
81 The activation/deactivation of the LCT program is pointed out also on the NMS5UX/NMS5LX graphical interface at general level. For more detailed information refer to the NMS5UX or NMS5LX user manual.
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FIGURES INDEX
Fig.1 Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window ........................................................................ 14 Fig.2 Status bar (Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window)....................................................... 17 Fig.3 Equipment view area (Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window) ........................................ 18 Fig.4 - Radio PDH-AL: Subrack window ............................................................................ 21 Fig.5 - ShScheme window .............................................................................................. 23 Fig.6 Radio PDH-AL: Unit window.................................................................................. 25 Fig.7 NE object, AL type .............................................................................................. 30 Fig.8 Radio PDH-AL window (virtual AL)......................................................................... 35 Fig.9 Active Manual Operations window ......................................................................... 47 Fig.10 Acknowledge Status window ............................................................................... 49 Fig.11 - Radio Switch window ......................................................................................... 51 Fig.12 - Radio Branch x Loop .......................................................................................... 55 Fig.13 - PRBS window .................................................................................................... 58 Fig.14 - User Input window............................................................................................. 62 Fig.15 - User Output window........................................................................................... 66 Fig.16 User Output Properties ...................................................................................... 68 Fig.17 - Performance Monitoring window .......................................................................... 85 Fig.18 - Radio PDH-AL: Subrack - Base Band... window (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) ............................... 96 Fig.19 - Radio PDH-AL: Subrack - Base Band window (AL 1U Ethernet)............................... 100 Fig.20 - Global 802.1p Priority Management table (AL 1U Ethernet) ................................... 104 Fig.21 - VLAN Configuration window .............................................................................. 106 Fig.22 - ShScheme - Base Band window (AL compact) ..................................................... 125 Fig.23 - Radio PDH-AL: Subrack - Base Band - LIM 1 window (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) ................ 130 Fig.24 - Radio PDH-AL: Subrack - Base Band - LIM 2 window (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) ................ 131 Fig.25 - ShScheme - Base Band... window (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) ............................................ 135 Fig.26 - ShCross window .............................................................................................. 140 Fig.27 - Path Protection Policy window ........................................................................... 145
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TABLE INDEX
Tab.1 - Equipment connection/alarm status ........................................................................20 Tab.2 - Service channels ............................................................................................... 160 Tab.3 - Availability of the menu/commands/push-buttons .................................................. 162 Tab.4 - Alarms list ........................................................................................................ 164
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OPERATIONS INDEX
Numerics
16Kbit used for the connection to the remote terminal ........................................................81
A
Acknowledge status of the alarms, LCT presence and Configuration Upload failed ....................48 Activate, at the same time, one or more PM measurements .................................................41 Activate/deactivate the PM measurements .........................................................................86 Activate/reset the PRBS measure .....................................................................................59 Activated condition of the local user input ..........................................................................63 Add a new LCT user into the list .......................................................................................48 Aggregate-aggregate connection (pass through) ............................................................... 142 Aging time of the MAC addresses stored in the specific table (AL 1U Ethernet) ...................... 103 Alarms of LIM... block (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) ..............................................................................97 Alarms of LIM... block (AL 1U Ethernet) ........................................................................... 101 Alarms of LIM... block (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) ......................................................................... 136 Alarms of LIM... block (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) ....................................................................... 132 Alarms of LIM... block (AL compact) ................................................................................ 126 Alarms of RIM... block ................................................................................................... 149 Auto negotiation procedure for the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet) ................... 112
B
Base band type of the local equipment ..............................................................................73 Behaviour of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) towards the packets in output without Tag (AL 1U Ethernet) .......................................................................................................... 113 Behaviour of the internal port (Internal port) towards the packets in output without Tag (AL 1U Ethernet) .......................................................................................................... 118 Block diagram of the equipment ..............................................................................149, 151 Block diagram of the equipment (AL 1U Ethernet) ............................................................. 100
C
Capacity of the local and remote equipment .......................................................................74 Capacity of the local equipment ........................................................................................73 Capacity of the specific branch - local and remote equipment (16x2 E-W) ..............................91 Capacity of the specific branch - local equipment (16x2 E-W) ...............................................90 Change the characteristics of the LCT users present into the list ...........................................48 Characteristics of the 2Mbit/s Way Side service channel .................................................... 158 Characteristics of the 2Mbit/s Way Side service channel (AL Ethernet - 100Mbit/s) ................ 159 Characteristics of V11 service channel (Ch2) .................................................................... 157 Characteristics of V24/V28 service channel (Ch1) ............................................................. 157 Check the reach ability of the equipment ...........................................................................40 Configuration of the virtual LANs (AL 1U Ethernet) ............................................................ 105 Configuration parameters of the controller unit ................................................................. 148 Configuration parameters of the IDU unit (AL compact) ..................................................... 126 Configuration parameters of the LIM unit (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) ....................................................97
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Configuration parameters of the LIM unit (AL 1U Ethernet) ................................................ 101 Configuration parameters of the LIM unit (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) ............................................... 136 Configuration parameters of the LIM unit (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) ............................................. 132 Configuration parameters of the radio units ..................................................................... 155 Configuration parameters of the RIM unit ........................................................................ 149 Configuration parameters of the tributary fluxes (AL 1U Ethernet) ...................................... 123 Connection identificative number of the local and remote equipment .....................................76 Connection identificative number of the local equipment ......................................................75 Connection identificative number of the specific branch - local and remote equipment (16x2 E-W) ...................................................................................................................92 Connection identificative number of the specific branch - local equipment (16x2 E-W) .............92 Control of Tag Vlan Id on the messages in input from the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet) .......................................................................................................... 113 Control of Tag Vlan Id on the messages in input from the internal port (Internal port) (AL 1U Ethernet) .......................................................................................................... 117 Copy, into a text editor, the signals list (Alarm History) .......................................................44 Counters of the packets/bytes in input/output from the Ethernet ports (AL 1U Ethernet) ........ 121 Couple with the user output a signal (alarms or UI) ............................................................67 Create a virtual Lan (AL 1U Ethernet) .............................................................................. 107
D
Data transmission speed of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet) ........................ 111 Deactivate the PRBS measure ..........................................................................................59 Deactivate, at the same time, one or more PM measurements ..............................................41 Default Vid value of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet) .................................. 112 Default Vid value of the internal port (Internal port) (AL 1U Ethernet) ................................. 117 Delete a connection ...................................................................................................... 143 Delete a virtual Lan (AL 1U Ethernet) .............................................................................. 108 Delete/mark the signals (Alarm History) ............................................................................44 Disable the alarms (Equipment Severity Code) ...................................................................44 Disable the LCT user to be able to connect himself to the equipment by means of the LCT program, in Configuration mode .................................................................................42 Disable the re-closure of an E1 on itself (loop) ................................................................. 143 Disable the traps forwarding (Equipment Severity Code) ......................................................44
E
Emptying algorithm of the messages present in the output queue (AL 1U Ethernet) .............. 103 Enable the alarms and the traps forwarding (Equipment Severity Code) .................................44 Enable the LCT user to be able to connect himself to the equipment by means of the LCT program, in Configuration mode .................................................................................42 Enable the re-closure of an E1 on itself (loop) .................................................................. 143 Enable/disable the UI (local/remote) alarm or the forwarding of the trap to the supervisory system .........................................................................................................................63 Enabled the forced activation of the relays contacts from operator ........................................69 Enabling of the squelch on the services .............................................................................80 Enabling of the switch in transmission ...............................................................................82 Enabling status of the auto negotiation and, if the auto negotiation is inactive, the operation modality and the transmission speed used by the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet) .......................................................................................................... 110 Enabling status of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet) ..................................... 109 Enabling status of the flow control of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet) ........... 111 Enabling status of the internal port (Internal port) (AL 1U Ethernet) .................................... 117 Enabling status of the Link Loss Forwarding modality of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet) .......................................................................................................... 109 Equipment cross connections ......................................................................................... 139
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EWL alarm threshold .......................................................................................................77 EWL alarm threshold (16x2 E-W) ......................................................................................94
F
Filter the list of the alarm signals (Equipment Severity Code) ...............................................45 Filter the signals list (Alarm History) .................................................................................44 Filter the signals list (Current Alarms) ...............................................................................43 Force the activation of the relay contacts relevant to a user output .......................................69 Force the disconnection (logout) of a user .........................................................................47 Force the download of the default name of the user output ..................................................70 Force the equipment to forward its current alarms ..............................................................40 Force the switch on the preferential branch without waiting for the Wait Time ........................53 Freeze the window (Current Alarms) .................................................................................43 Functioning mode of the user output relay contacts ............................................................67 Functioning status of the ATPC ....................................................................................... 154
G
General parameters of the Ethernet Lan interface (AL 1U Ethernet) ..................................... 102
H
HBER alarm threshold .....................................................................................................77 HBER alarm threshold (16x2 E-W) ....................................................................................93 History of the signals (Alarm History) ................................................................................44
I
Insertion of the AIS signal at the receive side .....................................................................79 Intervention threshold (High/Low) of the ATPC device ....................................................... 155 Inversion status of the Tx and Rx lines of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet) .... 109
L
LBER alarm threshold .....................................................................................................76 LBER alarm threshold (16x2 E-W) ....................................................................................93 LCT user list of the NE ....................................................................................................48 List of the alarm signals (Equipment Severity Code) ............................................................44 List of the PM measurements ...........................................................................................40 List of the signals (Current Alarms) ...................................................................................43 List of the users connected with the equipment ..................................................................47 Local seriousness level coupled with the alarm signal (Equipment Severity Code) ....................44
M
Management of the preferential branch in reception (Rx Preferential) ....................................52 Management of the preferential branch in transmission (Tx Preferential) ................................53 Management of the switching in reception (Rx Forced Switch) ..............................................50 Management of the switching in transmission (Tx Forced Switch) ..........................................52 Manual operations actually activated .................................................................................46 Manual operations timeout ..............................................................................................47 Mark the signals (Current Alarms) ....................................................................................43 Maximum number of MAC Addresses managed per port (AL 1U Ethernet) ............................ 102
175
Maximum output power value at the transmitter ............................................................... 154 Maximum size of the accepted packet (AL 1U Ethernet) ..................................................... 105 Mode used for the management of the "preferential connection" ......................................... 147 Mode used for the switching management (automatic or forced) ......................................... 146 Modulation of the local and remote equipment ...................................................................75 Modulation of the local equipment ....................................................................................74 Modulation of the specific branch - local and remote equipment (16x2 E-W) ...........................91 Modulation of the specific branch - local equipment (16x2 E-W) ............................................91 Modulation status of the RF carrier ................................................................................. 153
N
Name of the tributary (AL compact) ................................................................................ 129 Name of the user input (local/remote) ..............................................................................62 Name of the user output .................................................................................................66 Not protected tributary-aggregate connection .................................................................. 141 Number of the timeslot used for the connection to the remote terminal .................................81
O
Open the Equipment Info window of the NE (Alarm History) ...............................................44 Open the Equipment Info window of the NE (Current Alarms) .............................................43 Operation of the RT power supply ................................................................................... 153 Operation of the transmitter .......................................................................................... 152
P
Parameters of the Ethernet Lan external port LAN-1, LAN-2 e LAN-3 (AL 1U Ethernet) ........... 108 Parameters of the Ethernet Lan Internal Port 1 (radio aggregate connection) (AL 1U Ethernet) .......................................................................................................... 116 Point out the NE symbol into the map window (Alarm History) ..............................................44 Point out the NE symbol into the map window (Current Alarms) ............................................43 Ports through which the messages in input from the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) transit (AL 1U Ethernet) .......................................................................................................... 114 Ports through which the messages in input from the internal port (Internal port) transit (AL 1U Ethernet) .......................................................................................................... 119 PRBS measure status ......................................................................................................57 Priority criterion used to associate the packets in input from the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) to the output queue (AL 1U Ethernet) ............................................................................. 114 Priority criterion used to associate the packets in input from the internal port (Internal port) to the output queue (AL 1U Ethernet) ............................................................................. 119 Protected tributary-aggregate connection ........................................................................ 142 Protection type of the local equipment ..............................................................................73
R
Remove a LCT user from the list .......................................................................................48 Remove the force activation of the relay contacts relevant to a user output ............................70 Reset of the alarms concerning the threshold exceeding (PM) ...............................................89 Reset the counters results (internal/external port) (AL 1U Etherent) ................................... 122 Reset the equipment .......................................................................................................39 Reset the Transmitter Switch on Remote Rx Alarm that notifies the switch in transmission .......83 Reset the values concerning the control parameters (PM) ....................................................89 Resolution of the received power (Prx) ..............................................................................82 Resolution of the transmitted power (Ptx) ..........................................................................82 RF channel of the local and remote equipment ................................................................. 152
176
RF channel of the local equipment .................................................................................. 151
S
Save/print the signals list (Alarm History) ..........................................................................44 Save/print the signals list (Current Alarms) ........................................................................43 Seriousness level of an UI (local/remote) ..........................................................................63 Signal used for the PRBS measure ....................................................................................60 Status of a protected connection (main and standby) ........................................................ 144 Status of loops ...............................................................................................................54 Status of the PM measurements and the relevant alarms concerning the threshold exceeding ...84 Status of the tributaries use (AL 1U Ethernet) .................................................................. 123 Status of the tributary line side loops (AL Ethernet) ...................................................123, 124 Switch the functioning of the memory benches of the main controller ....................................41
T
T and N parameters ........................................................................................................83 Threshold of the signal at reception, under which the related alarms are activated ..................76 Threshold of the signal at reception, under which the related alarms are activated (16x2 E-W) .93 Thresholds of the control parameters and intervention ones of the alarms (PM) ......................87 Thresholds of the Rx and Tx power level (PM) ....................................................................88 Time between two different signals (Alarm History) .............................................................44 Time between two different signals (Current Alarms) ..........................................................43 Time interval (hysteresis) after which the Link Loss Forwarding modality is activated (AL 1U Ethernet) .......................................................................................................... 105 Transfer the configuration of the equipment under examination to one or more real NEs ..........41 Transfer the configuration of the equipment under examination to one or more virtual NEs ......41 Transmission modality of the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet) ........................... 112 Tributaries use (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) ........................................................................................98 Tributaries use (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) ................................................................................... 137 Tributaries use (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) ................................................................................. 133 Tributaries use (AL compact) ......................................................................................... 127 Tributary internal side loops (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) ......................................................................99 Tributary internal side loops (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) ................................................................ 138 Tributary internal side loops (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) ............................................................... 134 Tributary internal side loops (AL compact) ....................................................................... 128 Tributary line side loops (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) ...........................................................................98 Tributary line side loops (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) ...................................................................... 137 Tributary line side loops (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) .................................................................... 133 Tributary line side loops (AL compact) ............................................................................. 128 Tributary status (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) ......................................................................................95 Tributary status (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) ................................................................................. 135 Tributary status (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) ............................................................................... 129 Tributary status (AL compact) ........................................................................................ 125 Tributary used for the connection to the remote terminal/tributary used for the PM measures ...80 Type of interface of the "remote" port for the connection to the remote terminals ...................80 Type of PRBS pattern used for the measure .......................................................................59
U
Update the equipment software/firmware ..........................................................................41 User input status (local/remote) .......................................................................................61 User output status ..........................................................................................................65 Using of the EWL alarm as switching criterion .....................................................................78 Using of the HBER alarm as switching and AIS insertion criterion at reception .........................77
177
Using of the LBER alarm as switching criterion ...................................................................78 Using of the number of errors detected by FEC as switching criterion in reception ...................79
V
Value to insert in the 802.1p field of the packets in input without Tag 802.1p, but in output with Tag for the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) (AL 1U Ethernet) ............................................. 115 Value to insert in the 802.1p field of the packets in input without Tag 802.1p, but in output with Tag for the internal port (Internal port) (AL 1U Ethernet) ............................................ 120 Verify the counters of the packets/bytes in input/output from the Ethernet (internal/external) port (AL 1U Etherent) ................................................................................................... 121 Verify the existing virtual LANs (AL 1U Ethernet) .............................................................. 106 Verify/modify which output queue a packet in input from the external port (LAN 1, 2, 3) must be associated to, according to its Tag 802.1p (level 2) (AL 1U Ethernet) ...................... 115 Verify/modify which output queue a packet in input from the internal port (Internal port) must be associated to, according to its Tag 802.1p (level 2) (AL 1U Ethernet) ...................... 120 Verify/modify which output queue a packet, in input to any Ethernet port, must be assigned, depending on its Tag 802.1p (AL 1U Ethernet) ................................................................. 103 Version of the equipment software/firmware ......................................................................41
W
Wait Time parameter (Radio Switch) .................................................................................53
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PARAMETERS INDEX
Numerics
15 Min ES Threshold .................................. 87 15 Min Rlts1 (Rlts2, Rlts3, Rlts4) Threshold .. 88 15 Min SEP Threshold ................................ 87 15 Min SES Threshold ................................ 87 15 Min Tlts1 (Tlts2, Tlts3, Tlts4) Threshold ... 88 16kb/s Ch in 64Kbit TS for PPP .................... 81 24 Hour ES Threshold ................................ 87 24 Hour Rlts1 (Rlts2, Rlts3, Rlts4) Threshold . 88 24 Hour SEP Threshold .............................. 88 24 Hour SES Threshold .............................. 88 24 Hour Tlts1 (Tlts2, Tlts3, Tlts4) Threshold .. 88 2Mb Tributary for EOC/PM .......................... 80 802.1Q VLan Default Vid (Internal port) ......117 802.1Q VLan Default Vid (LAN 1, 2, 3) ........112 802.1Q VLan Ingress Filtering Check (Internal port) .........................................118 802.1Q VLan Ingress Filtering Check (LAN 1, 2, 3) ...........................................113
D
Def. VID (VLAN) .......................................106 Default Priority Queue (Internal port) ..........120 Default Priority Queue (LAN 1, 2, 3) ............115 Duplex Status (LAN 1, 2, 3) .......................112
E
Early Warning -> Rx Sw ............................. 78 Early Warning Threshold ............................ 77 Early Warning Threshold (32x2 E-W) ........... 94 Egress ....................................................103 Egress Default Priority (Internal port) ..........120 Egress Default Priority (LAN 1, 2, 3) ...........116 Egress Mode (Internal port) .......................118 Egress Mode (LAN 1, 2, 3) .........................113 Egress Priority Policy .................................103 Enable (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) .............................. 98 Enable (AL 1U Ethernet) ............................123 Enable (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) ..........................137 Enable (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) ........................133 Enable (AL compact) .................................127 ES (Errored Second) .................................. 86 Expected Type (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) ................... 97 Expected Type (AL 1U Ethernet) .................101 Expected Type (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) ...............136 Expected Type (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) .............132 Expected Type (AL compact) ......................127 Expected Type (Eq. Controller) ...................148 Expected Type (RIM) ................................150 Expected Type (RT) ..................................155
A
Active State (UI) ....................................... 63 Active State (UO) ...................................... 67 After Switch - G828 Counters ...................... 85 Ais Rx Insertion ........................................ 79 Alarm Configuration (2Mbit/s Way Side service) ........................158 Alarm Configuration (Tributary...) (2Mbit/s Way Side service) ........................159 Atpc Threshold on local Prx - High ..............155 Atpc Threshold on local Prx - Low ...............155
B
Base Band Configuration ............................ 73 BBE (Background Block Errors) ................... 86
F
FEC CRC Errors -> Rx Sw ........................... 79 Flow Control (LAN 1, 2, 3) .........................111 Forced Operator Status (UO) ....................... 70 Forced Switch (Cross Connect) ...................146
C
Cable crossover (LAN 1, 2, 3) ....................110 Carrier Only .............................................154 Checked Signal ......................................... 60 Configuration ............................................ 73
G
Global 802.1p Priority Management ............104
AL Manager - MN.00108.I - 003
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H
Hardware Edition (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) ................ 97 Hardware Edition (AL 1U Ethernet) .............101 Hardware Edition (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) ...........136 Hardware Edition (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) ..........132 Hardware Edition (AL compact) ..................127 Hardware Edition (Eq. Controller) ...............148 Hardware Edition (RIM) .............................150 Hardware Edition (RT) ...............................156 Hber -> Rx Ais Rx Sw ................................ 78 HBer Threshold ......................................... 77 HBer Threshold (32x2 E-W) ........................ 93
Line Loop (AL compact) .............................128 Line Loop (Tributary...) (2Mbit/s Way Side service) ........................159 Link Capacity ............................................ 74 Link Capacity (32x2 E-W) ........................... 91 Link Channel Number cursor (Low) .............152 Link ID ..................................................... 76 Link ID (32x2 E-W) .................................... 92 Link Modulation Type ................................. 75 Link Modulation Type (32x2 E-W) ................ 91 LLF (LAN 1, 2, 3) ......................................109 LLF Wait Time ..........................................105 Local Capacity (Local NE) ........................... 73 Local Capacity (Local NE) (32x2 E-W) .......... 90 Local Channel Number cursor (Low) ............152 Local Link ID (Local NE) ............................. 75 Local Link ID (Local NE) (32x2 E-W) ............ 92 Local Modulation Tyepe .............................. 74 Local Modulation Type (32x2 E-W) ............... 91 Loop Enable .............................................. 54
I
Interface Priority (Internal port) .................119 Interface Priority (LAN 1, 2, 3) ...................115 Internal Loop (2Mbit/s Way Side service) .....158 Internal Loop (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) ..................... 99 Internal Loop (AL 1U Ethernet) ..................124 Internal Loop (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) .................138 Internal Loop (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) ...............134 Internal Loop (AL compact) .......................128 Internal Loop (Tributary...) (2Mbit/s Way Side service) ........................159 Internal Status (UO) ............................. 67, 69
M
MAC Addr. Aging Time ..............................103 Max Num. Of MAC Addr. ............................102 Max Packet Size .......................................105 Max Ptx Value ..........................................155
L
Label (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) ................................ 97 Label (AL 1U Ethernet) ..............................101 Label (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) ............................136 Label (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) ..........................132 Label (AL compact) ........................... 127, 129 Label (Eq. Controller) ................................148 Label (RIM) .............................................150 Label (RT) ...............................................156 Label (UI) ................................................ 62 Label (UO) ............................................... 66 Label (VLAN) ...........................................106 Lan 1 (VLAN) ...........................................106 Lan 2 (VLAN) ...........................................107 Lan 3 (VLAN) ...........................................107 Lan Statistics ...........................................121 LBer -> Rx Sw .......................................... 78 LBer Threshold .......................................... 76 LBer Threshold (32x2 E-W) ......................... 93 Line Loop (2Mbit/s Way Side service) ..........158 Line Loop (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) .......................... 98 Line Loop (AL 1U Ethernet) ........................124 Line Loop (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) ......................137 Line Loop (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) ....................133
N
Num. SES to reset UAS .............................. 87 Num. SES to set UAS ................................. 87
P
Parent Part Number (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) ............ 98 Parent Part Number (AL 1U Ethernet) ..........101 Parent Part Number (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) ........136 Parent Part Number (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) ......132 Parent Part Number (AL compact) ..............127 Parent Part Number (Eq. Controller) ............148 Parent Part Number (RIM) .........................150 Parent Part Number (RT) ...........................156 Part Number (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) ...................... 97 Part Number (AL 1U Ethernet) ...................101 Part Number (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) ..................136 Part Number (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) ................132 Part Number (AL compact) ........................127 Part Number (Eq. Controller) .....................148 Part Number (RIM) ...................................150 Part Number (RT) .....................................156 Percent. BBE to set SES ............................. 87
180
Port (Internal port) ...................................117 Port (LAN 1, 2, 3) .....................................109 Port 1 (VLAN) ..........................................107 PRBS Start ............................................... 57 Preferential Switch (Cross Connect) ............147 Preferential WTR (0-180 sec) ...................... 53 Prx Measurement Resolution ....................... 82 Ptx Control ..............................................154 Ptx Measurement Resolution ....................... 82
TLTM (Transmitted Level Tide Mark) ............ 86 TLTS (Transmitted Level Threshold Second) .. 86 Tributary N... - Line Side G828 Counters ...... 85 Tributary N... - Radio Side G828 Counters .... 85 Tx Forced Switch ....................................... 52 Tx Power Lever Threshold 1 (2, 3, 4) ........... 88 Tx Preferential .......................................... 53 Tx Switch on rem Alr - Alr Threshold ............ 83 Tx Switch on rem Alr - Check Period ............ 83 Tx Switch on remote Alr ............................. 83 Tx Transmitter .........................................152 Type (2Mbit/s Way Side service) ........ 158, 159 Type (Ch1 service) ...................................157 Type (Ch2 service) ...................................158
R
Radio Branch x - G828 Counters .................. 85 Radio Branch x - Rx Pwr Counters ............... 85 Radio Branch x - Tx Pwr Counters ................ 85 Received Power Level Threshold 1 (2, 3, 4) ................................................... 88 Remote Access Type .................................. 80 RLTM (Received Level Tide Mark) ................ 86 RLTS (Received Level Threshold Second) ...... 86 Rt PSU ....................................................153 Rx Forced Switch ....................................... 50 Rx Preferential .......................................... 52 Rx Signal Level Alarm Thresh ...................... 76 Rx Signal Level Alarm Thresh (32x2 E-W) ..... 93
U
UAS (UnAvailable Seconds) ......................... 86
V
VLan ID (VLAN) ........................................106 VLan Port (Internal port) ...........................119 VLan Port (LAN 1, 2, 3) .............................114
S
SEP (Severely Errored Period) ..................... 86 Serial Number (AL 1U 2Mbit/s) .................... 98 Serial Number (AL 1U Ethernet) .................101 Serial Number (AL 2U 16x2 E-W) ...............136 Serial Number (AL 2U 32x2Mbit/s) ..............132 Serial Number (AL compact) ......................127 Serial Number (Eq. Controller) ...................148 Serial Number (RIM) .................................150 Serial Number (RT) ..................................156 Service Squelch ........................................ 80 SES (Severely Errored Seconds) .................. 86 Severity Code (UI) .................................... 63 Side Id (2Mbit/s Way Side service) .............158 Side Id (Ch1 service) ................................157 Side Id (Ch2 service) ................................158 Speed Duplex (LAN 1, 2, 3) .......................110 Speed status (LAN 1, 2, 3) ........................111 Start Stop (PM) ......................................... 87 Switch Status (Cross Connect) ...................144
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Test Pattern ............................................. 59 Time slot for EOC ...................................... 81
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ASSISTANCE SERVICE
The assistance service provided by Siae Microelettronica will be in compliance, if stipulated, to what specified in the Agreement of Software Maintenance. To exploit this service, fill in all its parts the Module for the notification of bad SW operation (RQ.00961) and send it to the following address: SIAE Microelettronica S.p.A via Michelangelo Buonarroti, 21 20093 Cologno Monzese Milano - Italy www.siaemic.it Fax + (39) 02 25391585 e-mail siaemi@siaemic.it
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RQ.00961 MODULE
Each RQ916 module can contain at most one signalling. The information required for the signalling of the bad operation. Warning. The compiling of the parts General Information (Siae only), Trouble notified by, Reserved to Siae Department and Validation manager are at charge of the Siae personnel.
Section Trouble Identification SIAE product name. Identifier or SIAE code of the product whose bad operation has been detected. Version. Version of the sw product whose bad operation has been detected Documentation Type. Identifier of the document where the problem has been detected. Revision. Revision of the document where the problem has been detected. Volume N. Number of the volume of the document where the problem has been detected. Page N. Number of the page, into the volume, where the problem has been detected. Typology. Severity of the detected bad operation: Critical, if it prevents the use of a main functionality of the product; Important, if it prevents the use of a secondary functionality of the product; Disturbing, if occasionally and in difficultly reproducible conditions, it prevents the use of a main functionality of the product; Minor, if very seldom it prevents the use of a secondary functionality without important consequences; Suggestion, if no functionality of the product is damaged but some aspects (e.g.: user interface) can be improved.
Recurrent. Possibility (Yes) or not (No) to cause the bad operation after the same sequence of inputs given to the product. Repeatable. Possibility (Yes) or not (No) to reproduce the detected bad operation. Annexes. Possibility (Yes) or not (No) of annexed to the NM and their possible number.
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Title. Title of the bad operation. Description. Clear and concise description of the bad operation, comprehensive of the edge conditions and, when possible and applicable, of the reference to the test (identifier and version of the technical documentation, test identifier).
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GENERAL INFORMATION (SIAE ONLY) Object Submitted Software Documentation Hardware Number
Distribution List: Quality Assurance
TROUBLE NOTIFIED BY Siae Operator Name Customer Report Ref. Company/Dept. Contract N SW/FW failures SIAE product name Documentation Documentation type Volume N. Page N. Typology Recurrent Repeatable Annexes Critical Yes Yes Yes: N Important No No No Disturbing Minor Suggestion ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Revision ______ ___________________________________________________ Version ______ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ Date Date Tel e-mail Address TROUBLE IDENTIFICATION _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
Customer Name Reference _______________________________
Title: Description (including enviranmental conditions):
RESERVED TO SIAE DEPARTMENT Trouble Accepted_Open Rejected Notes Analysis performed by CORRECTIVE ACTION DESCRIPTION Date Expected Closing Date Reasons
FIXED VALIDATION MANAGER Notes MN
Executed by Closed Open Verified by
Date
Approved by Date
Quality Record Module TROUBLE REPORT Siae Microelettronica all rights reserved.
Issued by Terzo L.
Approved by Gaviraghi S. Document Ref. RQ.00961
Date 24/09/02
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Section 1. AL MANAGER PROGRAM

RELEASE ..................................................................................................................10 FUNCTIONS..............................................................................................................11

Section 2. GRAPHICAL INTERFACE

Section 3. OPERATING PROCEDURES

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Messages displayed at the window opening ...............................................30

Section 4. MENUS, PUSH-BUTTONS AND CONTEXTUAL AREAS

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20.2.6.5 20.2.6.6 20.2.6.7 20.2.6.8 20.2.6.9

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Section 1. AL MANAGER PROGRAM

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Section 2. GRAPHICAL INTERFACE

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RADIO PDH-AL: EQUIPMENT WINDOW

EQUIPMENT INFO area

PUSH-BUTTON bar Fig.1 Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window

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This horizontal bar contains the pushbuttons

available into the Radio PDH-AL: Equipment window.

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Equipment view area

For each branch -

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Equipment info area

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Colour of the edge Green Red

Blue Red with X on the symbol Grey

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RADIO PDH-AL: SUBRACK WINDOW

Menu bar (1)

Capacity, radio configuration, modulation

Name of the contextual area selected

List of the units relevant to the contextual area selected (3)

Functional scheme of the equipment (4)

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Help, contains the commands to access to the help on line.

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Menu bar (1)

Name of the contextual area selected and highlighted in functional diagram

Units list (3)

Functional scheme of the equipment (4) Fig.5 - ShScheme window

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Help, contains the commands to access to the help on line.

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RADIO PDH-AL: UNIT WINDOW

Menu bar (1)

Equipment configuration (2)

Push-button/block name which the window is referred to

Push-buttons bar (4)