AT&T DEFINITY 2500 series Network Manual page 218

B-10
SYNCHRONIZATION OF DIGITAL FACILITIES
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Red alarm means that two out of four (or worse) framing patterns were received.
Slip rate of selected DS1 facilities (with respect to the primary reference) exceeds a given threshold
Misframes at the primary reference exceed a given threshold
Reception of a yellow alarm (or a blue alarm for R2V4, 1.1 and later)
Health of SCS circuit pack
Insane condition of the board processor on a DS1 circuit
Table B-1, SCS References Switches, summarizes these conditions:
Primary
Reference
Indicators
RED
BLUE
YEL
GOOD
LOS
MISF
BO
The SCS circuit pack's health is examined when the system clock's health is evaluated. Error conditions of
varying severity can exist on the SCS. If the fault is minor and the SCS can still lock on the current DS1
reference, a low-priority request for a soft switch to the offline side is made after an unsuccessful attempt to
clear up the error condition on the SCS. If the SCS cannot lock onto the current DS1 reference clock, a
high-priority request for a soft switch is made. The offline SCS is also monitored to make sure that a
switch is not attempted to an unhealthy SCS. If the SCS is not duplicated and the HAC is healthy, serious
failures cause a switch to the HAC to ensure switch reliability. When the SCS can once more lock onto a
DS1 reference, a switch to that reference is performed.
Synchronization occurs at several priority levels; records are kept for perusal at the demand test level with
procedure 625. In addition, several yellow LEDs on the SCS can be observed to get a current picture of
how the system is configured from a reference clock point of view.
The LED in position #4 refers to the primary DS1 reference. The LED is OFF if a synchronization
signal is present and the SCS is capable of locking. The #4 LED is ON if an error condition exists and
the synchronization cable is present.
Table B-1. SCS References Switches
Secondary Reference Indicators
RED BLUE YEL
HAC HAC SEC
HAC HAC SEC
PRI PRI PRI
PRI PRI PRI
HAC HAC SEC
PRI PRI SEC
HAC HAC SEC
BLUE Blue alarm
RED Red alarm
YEL Yellow alarm
LOS Loss of signal
HAC System 85's internal high-accuracy clock
BO Maintenance busied out
MISF Misframe
GOOD No alarms
GOOD LOS MISF
SEC HAC SEC
SEC HAC SEC
SEC PRI PRI
PRI PRI PRI
SEC HAC SEC
SEC PRI PRI
SEC HAC SEC
BO
HAC
HAC
PRI
PRI
HAC
PRI
HAC