Alcatel-Lucent 9500 MXC User Manual page 10

AUX................................................................................................... 3-66
Auxiliary Interfaces .................................................................... 3-67
Alarm I/O Interfaces................................................................... 3-69
AUX Front Panel ........................................................................ 3-70
NPC.................................................................................................... 3-71
Protected Operation .................................................................................. 3-73
Protection Overview .......................................................................... 3-73
Hot Standby and Diversity................................................................. 3-75
Dual Protection .................................................................................. 3-76
Ring Protection .................................................................................. 3-77
Super PDH Rings ....................................................................... 3-78
Super PDH Ring Operation ........................................................ 3-79
1+1 Protected Ring Links........................................................... 3-84
Co-channel XPIC Operation on a Ring ...................................... 3-86
Ethernet Traffic on a Ring .......................................................... 3-87
DAC/Tributary Protection ................................................................. 3-92
Protection Switching Criteria ............................................................ 3-93
Switching Guard Times .............................................................. 3-93
Hot-standby and Diversity Switching Criteria ........................... 3-93
Dual Protection Switching Criteria............................................. 3-97
Ring Protection Switching Criteria ............................................ 3-98
DAC Protection Switching Criteria.......................................... 3-100
NCC Protection with NPC Option................................................... 3-101
Co-channel Operation ............................................................................. 3-102
XPIC ............................................................................................... 3-102
RAC 40 Operating Guidelines......................................................... 3-104
Backplane Bus Capacity........................................................... 3-104
Settings, Protection and ATPC ................................................. 3-105
Example Configurations ........................................................... 3-106
Configuration and Diagnostics ............................................................... 3-118
9500 MXC CT Log-in ..................................................................... 3-118
Configuration ................................................................................... 3-119
Diagnostics ...................................................................................... 3-119
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