Chapter 9: Maintaining transmission
Contents
This section contains information on the following topics:
Installation
Scheduled maintenance
Corrective maintenance
Transmission testing of TIE Trunks
Installation
Maintaining high transmission performance in private networks requires constant attention by
network administrators. Experience shows that transmission performance can degrade over
time. This degradation can be traced to inadequate maintenance of the facility by the supplier
and administrative changes by the supplier in the assignment of equipment to provide TIE
Trunk service.
After a TIE Trunk facility is installed, the installer runs a transmission test to verify that the
facility meets tariff requirements. Only after the performance has been verified is the facility
ready to be turned up for service.
Scheduled maintenance
Scheduled maintenance should be performed at regular intervals whether or not trunk faults
are known to exist. Testing should be carried out once a week until it is determined that less
frequent testing is adequate.
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