Alarms Tables This section lists and describes the alarms that can be detected by the 1696MSPAN.

The alarms are sorted by management domain: Equipment domain alarms, Transmission domain alarms, Fault location method. Equipment domain alarms This section lists all the alarms that can be physically detected by each rack, subrack or any kind of board. In each alarm table, you will find a description of the problem and a maintenance guidance, with eventually a test order to follow. The first table contains the generic alarms that are common to all the boards. The other tables contains the specific alarms of the following boards: ESC (Equipment Controler EC functionality) ESC (Shelf Controler SC functionality) OAC SPVM SPVF_1310_1550 SPVM_C MCC OCC10 OMDX and OADM 4 x Any drawers MVAC Generic boards alarms This table contains the equipment alarms common to all the boards implemented in the 1696MSPAN. Generic alarms common to all boards. Name RUP RUM Probable cause ReplaceableUnitProblem (*) ReplaceableUnitMissing ReplaceableUnitTypeMis match (**) UnconfiguredEquipmentPresent (***) Function One of the hardware unit of the board has failed. The slot where a board was de clared is empty. Maintenance 1. Plug and deplug the board. 2. Replace the card. Put the missing board.

RUTM

The board physically installed in the Check the board put in the slot is different than the ex pected slot and the one de clared. one. A board is physically installed in a slot where none has been de clared. Declare the board.

UEP

(*): RUP alarm does apply on ESC-EC board (slot 1 of master shelf). (**): All generic alarms except RUTM alarm is raised for: PSC, LAN_Q, FAN and FAN_C boards. (***): UEP alarm is raised when the equipment put in a slot and the expected equipment are different: when the actual equipment is null and the expected equipment is not null (probable cause: RUM) when the actual equipment is not null and the expected equipment is null (probable cause: UEP) when both are not null and the actual equipment is different from the expected equipment (probableCause: RUTM). ESC-EC board ESC-EC board specific alarms.

Name Probable cause Meaning and remarks Maintenance LF lanFailure Loss of Q link Check LAN card Check link between 1696 NE and manager

ESC-SC board ESC-SC board specific alarms. Name Probable cause VM versionMismatch serialCommu nicationProblem Meaning and remarks A wrong software version has been applied to the board. Communication problem between EC and SC. Maintenance 1- Deplug and replug the board 2- Do the software download 1- Deplug and replug the board 2- Check LAN card 3- Check both PSC presence

SCP

N.B. If the ESC does not start (in case of a persisting Serial Communication Problem alarm for example) or when strange results appears on a shelf, check that the "Equipment Type" switch setting (rotary switch SW3) of the LAN board in slot #26 is set correctly. OAC board

OAC block diagram. OAC board specific alarms. Name OCCO Probable cause opticalConnector CoverOpen specificProblem Optical safety cover is removed (automatic shutdown of the Optical Fiber Amplifier and the External Pump Module) "1st stage pumping laser" The 1st stage pump laser may be nearing its end of life: eficency lower than 70% "2nd stage pumping laser" The 2ndstage pump laser may be nearing its end of life: eficency lower than 70% "1st stage input" Optical input power of the 1st stage has fallen below the aceptable loss of signal level. Plan to replace the board. Maintenance

TD

transmitterDegraded

TD

transmitterDegraded

Plan to replace the board. 1. Check the input connec tions. 2. Clean up the connectors.

IPL

inputPowerLoss: input 1st stage

IPL

inputPowerLoss: input 2nd stage

"2nd stage input" 1. Check the input connec Optical input power of the 2nd stage has fallen tions. below the aceptable loss of signal level. 2. Clean up the connectors. 1. Deplug and plug the board. 2. Replace the board. 1. Deplug and plug the board. 2. Replace the board. 1. Check span, IT value entered by operator. 2.Check other alarms within board (IPL, TOR, TD, OPL). 3. Check OAC in previous NE. 1. Check span, IT value entered by operator. 2.Check other alarms within board (IPL, TOR, TD, OPL). 3. Check OAC in previous NE. 1. Check span, IT value entered by operator. 2.Check other alarms within board (IPL, TOR, TD, OPL). 3. Check OAC in previous NE.

OPL

"1st stage output" outputPowerLoss: output Optical input power of the 1st stage is below 1st stage the aceptable loss of signal level. "2nd stage output" outputPowerLoss: output Optical input power of the 2nd stage is below 2nd stage the aceptable loss of signal level.

OPL

COCE*

configurationOr CustomizationError

"1st stage power out of range" 1st stage doesn't work properly. The tunning cannot be perfomed.

configurationOr COCE* CustomizationError

"2nd stage power out of range" 2nd stage doesn't work properly. The tunning cannot be perfomed.

configurationOr COCE* CustomizationError

"Calculated VOA out of range" The VOA doesn't work properly. The tunning cannot be perfomed.

* N.B. These alarms are not cleared if the operator chooses Manual mode. SPVM board SPVM specific alarms. Name Probable cause TD Meaning and remarks Maintenance Threshold

"Optical output #1" 1. Deplug and replug the transmitterDegraded SPV1: optical loss of supervisory channel board on Tx side. 2. Replace the board "Optical output #2" 1. Deplug and replug the transmitterDegraded SPV2: optical loss of supervisory channel board on Tx side. 2. Replace the board outputPowerLoss "Electrical output #1" SPV1: electrical loss of supervisory channel on Tx side. 1. Deplug and replug the board 2. Replace the board

TD

OPL

OPL

outputPowerLoss

"Electrical output #2" SPV2: electrical loss of supervisory channel on Tx side.

1. Deplug and replug the board 2. Replace the board

SPV_F_1310_1550 board SPV_F_1310_1550 Name Probable cause Meaning and remarks Maintenance - Check optical path between this card and 1310nm AND 1550nm channel - Check 1310nm AND 1510nm channel - Check monitoring diode. Threshold

OPL

The optical output power of the Mux outputPower is below the acceptable loss of signal Loss level.

IPL

inputPower Loss

The optical input power of the Demux Check SPV_F_1310_1550 in is below the acceptable loss of signal previous NE or monitoring diode. level

SPV_F_C board SPV_F_C Name Probable cause Meaning and remarks Maintenance Threshold

OPL

- Check optical path between this card and 1310nm OR 1550nm outputPower Optical output power of the Mux output is channel Loss below the acceptable loss of signal level - Check 1310nm OR 1510nm channel - Check monitoring diode. inputPower Loss Optical input power of the Demux input is Check SPV_F_C in previous NE below the acceptable loss of signal level or monitoring diode.

IPL

MCC board The following table shows the alarms which can be raised on MCC1_SDH, MCC1_ASY, MCC1_SYN, MCC2_SDH and MCC2_SYN. MCC specific alarms Name Probable Cause B&W receiver alarms There is no equipment alarm on the B&W receiver but only Transmission ones. WDM emitter alarms TD transmitterDegraded "WDM output" Plan to replace the Meaning and Remarks Maintenance Threshold

WDM laser may be nearing its end of life. "WDM output - laser temperature out of range" The WDM laser temperature is out of range.

board.

TD

transmitterDegraded

Plan to replace the board.

WDM receiver alarms There is no equipment alarm on the WDM receiver but only Transmission ones. B&W emitter alarms TD RUP transmitterDegraded replaceableUnitProblem "Client output" Degraded B&W laser "Protection problem" Switch problem with O-SNCP Plan to replace the board. Plan to replace the board.

OCC10 board The following table shows the alarms which can be raised on OCC10. OCC10 specific alarms Name Probable Cause B&W receiver alarms There is no equipment alarm on the B&W receiver but only Transmission ones. WDM emitter alarms TD transmitterDegraded "WDM output" WDM laser may be nearing its end of life. "WDM output - laser temperature out of range" The WDM laser temperature is out of range. "Output power loss on WDM side" The WDM laser is down. Plan to replace the board. Meaning and Remarks Maintenance Threshold

TD

transmitterDegraded

Plan to replace the board.

RUP

replaceableUnitProblem

Replace the board

WDM receiver alarms "WDM input: VOA configuration error or low input power" Input power out of range (span has been modified). VOA doesn't work properly. 1. Check VOA value 2. Check if span has been modified

IPL

inputPowerLoss

There is no equipment alarm on the WDM receiver but only Transmission ones. B&W emitter alarms

TD RUP RUP

transmitterDegraded replaceableUnitProblem replaceableUnitProblem

"Client output" Degraded B&W laser "Output power loss on client side" The BW laser is down. "Protection problem" Switch problem with O-SNCP

Plan to replace the board. Plan to replace the board. Plan to replace the board.

OMDX and OADM board The following table the alarms which can be raised on the following boards: OMDX8100_M_L1_XS_NOSPV, OMDX8100_M_L1_XS_SPV1, OMDX8100_M_L1_XS_SPV2, OMDX8100_M_L1_X boards OADM4100 boards OADM2100 boards OADM1100 boards OMDX/OADM specific alarms. Name OPL (Note 1) Probable cause outputPower Loss Meaning and Remarks Optical output power of the Mux output is below the acceptable signal level Optical input power of the Demux input is below the acceptable signal level Maintenance Check optical path be fore transponders or monitoring diode. Check the previos cascaded Demux or monitoring diode. Threshold

IPL (for cascaded Demux intputPowerLoss only)

Note 1 : This alarm cannot be raised with OMDX8100_M_L2, OMDX8100_M_S1 and OMDX8100_M_S2 boards. N.B. Default OPL and IPL threshold value is: - 38 dBm For the OMDX and OADM the range in which one can set the threshold for output and input (OPL and IPL) is: [- 38 ; + 17 dBm ] If the OPL or IPL threshold is set higher than + 10 dBm it may not work. 4xAny drawers The following table shows the alarms which can be raised on 4xAny drawers. 4xAny drawers specific alarms. Name Probable cause RUP Meaning and Remarks Maintenance Planify to change the drawer Threshold

"Link problem" replaceableUnitProblem No link between mother board and the drawer considered.

MVAC The following table shows the alarms which can be raised on MVAC. MVAC specific alarms. Name Probable cause OPL Meaning and Remarks Maintenance 1. check path before MVAC Threshold

outputPowerLoss "Output port 1"

Optical output power is below the acceptable signal level OPL "Output port 2" outputPowerLoss Optical output power is below the acceptable signal level

port 1 2. clean connectors 1. check path before MVAC port 2 2. clean connectors

Transmission domain alarms This section lists all the alarms that can be generated in the Optical Transmission domain to control the transport quality of the system. From any boards supporting a physical point, the user can access to different Transmission views which contain various port TP blocks: B&W OGPI port (#1) alarms, Colored OGPI port (#2) alarms, OGPI for OPC board, OTS port alarms, OPS port alarms, GMAU port alarms. Each TP block is associated with specific alarms but all these alarms do not always have a meaning for all the boards. If it is so, their icons are always green. This document gives the significant alarms for each board. B&W OGPI port (#1) alarms A B&W OGPI port is made up of the following blocks: OGPI OCH RS-OGPI RS-OCH OGPI block alarms Name Involved board* Probable cause Meaning and remarks Maintenance Check the optical path between the user and 1696MS Check receiver availability (check URU on OGPI).

LOS

MCC, OCC10

lossOfSignal

The User incoming signal power is below the acceptable level.

LOF

MCC1_SDH, MCC2_SDH, lossOfFrame OCC10 MCC except MCC1_ASY

The signal frame Check the optical path be cannot be recovered tween client and from the output of the 1696MSPAN. B&W receiver. The signal frame on user Tx signal cannot be recovered. Check WDM path for the remote channel.

LOS

lossOfSignal

URU

MCC

underlyingRessourceUnvailable

Equipment failure (RUM, RUP, RUTM) Replace the relevant board. detected on MCC boards.

LOSC

SPVM MS: not slot#23 MS_C: not slot#4

lossOfSupervisoryChannel

Optical input power level of the OSC channel has fallen below the acceptable loss of signal level.

Check input fiber. Check SPV receiver avail ability (check URU on OGPI)

SPVM MS: not LOSCF slot#23 MS_C: not slot#4

The signal frame cannot be recovered from the output of the Check input fiber. lossOfSupervisoryChannelFrame receiver. Check SPVM receiver or This alarm is not remote SPVM emitter. raised when a LOSC is detected. SSF is raised each time that one of the following primary alarms is raised: LOS [B&W OGPI] LOF [B&W OGPI] TTF [OCHA]

SSF

MCC, OCC10

serverSignalFailure

See the corresponding primary alarm.

OCH block alarms Name Involved board* LOF MCC1_SDH, MCC2_SDH OCC10 Probable cause lossOfFrame Meaning and remarks The signal frame cannot be recovered from the output of the WDM receiver. Maintenance Check WDM path for the channel.

SSF

OAC, OMDX, OADM, MCC, OCC10

SSF is raised each time that one of the following primary alarms is raised (only with a Drop/Insert crossconnection): serverSignalFailure LOMS [OMSA] LOW [OCHA] LOS [colored OGPI] LOS [OCH] LOF [OCH]

See the corresponding primary alarm

*= this column gives the board where the alarm is reported on a transmission domain block diagram. RS-OGPI block alarms Name LBER Involved board* MCC2_SDH, OCC10 Probable cause lowBER Meaning and remarks Low Bit Error Rate on User received signal Maintenance

RS-OCH block alarms Name Involved board* Probable Meaning and remarks Maintenance

cause LBER MCC2_SDH, OCC10 lowBER Low Bit Error Rate on WDM received signal

Colored OGPI port (#2) alarms A colored OGPI port is made up of the following blocks: OGPI OCHA. OGPI block alarms Name Involved board* remote MCC remote MCC except MCC1_ASY Probable cause Meaning and remarks Maintenance

LOS

lossOfSignal

The WDM incoming signal power is below the Check the cabling. acceptable level. The signal frame on WDM Rx cannot be recovered. Optical input power level of the OSC channel has fallen below the acceptable loss of signal level. Check the cabling. Check input fiber. Check SPV receiver avail ability (check URU on OGPI) Check input fiber. Check SPVM receiver or remote SPVM emitter. Replace the relevant board.

TTF

transmitFailure

LOSC

SPVM

lossOfSupervisoryChannel

LOSCF SPVM

The signal frame cannot be recovered from the output lossOfSupervisoryChannelFrame of the receiver. This alarm is not raised when a LOSC is detected. underlyingRes sourceUnvailable Equipment failure (RUM, RUP, RUTM) detected on MCC boards.

URU

remote MCC

OCHA block alarms Name Involved board* Meaning Probable cause and remarks Maintenance

TTF

remote MCC except MCC1_ASY

The signal frame sent Check the user path or the user receiver or the transmitFailure to user Tx adjacent MCC alarms. cannot be recovered.

*= this column gives the board where the alarm is reported on a transmission domain block diagram. OGPI for OPC port A colored OGPI port is made up of the following blocks: OGPI

OGPI block alarms Name Involved board* OPC Probable cause Meaning and remarks Maintenance Check the connection between the client Tx and the OPC. Check the working and the protection WDM pathes.

SSF

"ingressingServerSignalFailure" serverSignalFailure The client signal to be splitted by the OPC is lost "egressingServerSignalFailure" serverSignalFailure Both working and protecting signal at OPC input are lost.

SSF

OPC

OTS port alarms An OTS port is made up of the following blocks: OTS, OMS, OMSA, OCHA. N.B. a Terminal OAC or SPVM board supports an OTS port view which contains an OTS, OMSA and OMS blocks. a Repeater OAC or SPVM board supports an OTS port view composed of an OTS and an OMSA port blocks. OTS block alarms Name Involved board* Probable cause Meaning and remarks Maintenance

LOSC

SPVM

LossOfSupervi soryChannel

Check input fiber. Optical input power level of the OSC Check SPV receiver channel has fallen below the acceptable loss avail ability (check of signal level. URU on OTS) The signal frame cannot be recovered from the output of the receiver. This alarm is not raised when a LOSC is detected. Check input fiber. Check SPVM receiver or remote SPVM emitter. Check input fiber Check SPV receiver availability (check URU on OTS) Check fiber break or failure in previous NE. Change the relevant board.

LOSCF SPVM

LossOfSupervi soryChannel Frame

CSF

SPVM MS: slot#23 communication The LAPD communication has failed. RS MS_C: SubsystemFailure DCC (D1-D3) in failure in SPVM. slot#4 SPVM, OAC1, OMDX, OADM Equipment failure (RUP, RUM, RUTM) detected on SPV_M or OAC boards and OMDX or OADM boards when no amplifier in the NE.

URU

underlyingRes sourceUnable

OMS block alarms Name Involved board* Probable cause Meaning and remarks Maintenance & Remarks

CSF

Check input fiber SPVM The LAPD Check SPV receiver availability MS: slot#23 communicationSubsystemFailure communication (check URU on OMS) MS_C: has failed. Check fiber break or failure in slot#4 previous NE.

*= this column gives the board where the alarm is reported on a transmission domain block diagram. OMSA block alarms Name Involved board* Probable cause Meaning and remarks Maintenance & Remarks Check fiber break (LOSC on OTS) or previous NEs.

OAC1, LOMS OMDX, OADM

Optical input power level of the first stage of the amplifi er or the demux lossOfMultiplexSection input has fallen below the acceptable loss level.

OCHA block alarms Name Involved board* LOW MCC, OCC10 MCC except MCC1_ASY Probable cause lossOfWave length transmitFailure Meaning and remarks Maintenance

The WDM incoming signal Check the cabling. Might not be power is below the accept able raised with the use of amplifier. level. The signal frame on WDM Rx cannot be recovered. Check the cabling.

TTF

*= this column gives the board where the alarm is reported on a transmission domain block diagram. OPS port alarms An OPS port is made up of the following blocks: SPI, RST. SPI block alarms Name Involved board* 4 ANY Probable cause Meaning and remarks Maintenance

LOS

lossOfSignal

SDH optical signal input power Check the optical path be tween has fallen below the acceptable SDH and 1696MS Check receiver loss of signal level. availability (check URU). The signal frame cannot be recovered from the output of the B&W receiver. Equipment failure (RUM, RUP, RUTM) detected on MCC boards. Check the optical path be tween SDH and 1696MSPAN.

LOF

4 ANY

lossOfFrame

URU

4 ANY

underlyingRes sourceUnavail able

Replace the relevant board.

RST block alarms

Name

Involved board*

Probable cause LowBER farEndReceiverFailure

Meaning and remarks Transmission degradation Fault in the WDM network between Tx and related 4xANY Rx.

Maintenance

LBER 4 ANY RDI 4 ANY

Check WDM network alarms.

*= this column gives the board where the alarm is reported on a transmission domain block diagram. GMAU port alarms A GMAU port is made up of a GMAU block GMAU block alarms Name Involved board* 4 ANY drawer Probable cause Meaning and remarks Maintenance

LOS

lossOfSignal

Optical signal input power has Check the optical signal path fallen below the accept able loss of before 4 ANY user. signal level. Check the receiver. Check WDM network alarms. OR wired of SDH alarms :LOS, Check transponder alarms in LOF, MS-AIS, AU-AIS, AU-LOP, remote NE connected to PLM, SQM, LOM, LOA. associated 4XANY. Equipment failure (RUM, RUP, RUTM) detected on MCC boards. Replace the relevant board.

SSF

4 ANY drawer 4 ANY drawer

serverSignalFail

URU

underlyingRes sourceUnavail able

*= this column gives the board where the alarm reported on the transmission domain block diagram has a meaning. Fault location method Fault location can be performed by following simple rules. First, transmission domain alarms have to be checked to locate the degraded NE. Then, when the faulty NE is identified, equipment domain alarms are checked to locate degraded board or the faulty optical connection. Some specific rules are given here to help simple fault location : Fault location rules Transmission alarms detected LOSC (+ no LOMS) LOMS + LOSC LOMS (+ no LOSC) Fault OR Equipment or Transmission alarms to be checked check SPV fiber connection check SPV equipment alarms of previous NE fibre break Fault in previous NE Check OAC, OMDX, OADM equipment alarms in previous NE

Fault in local NE Check OTS (URU -> 1st stage OAC not OK) no LOMS + All LOW (or some TTF) Check OPL in 1st stage OAC Check IPL or RUP or RUM on OMDX/OADM One TTF or LOS and one LOW on OCHA Check equipment alarms on MCC supported by corresponding OCHA in previous NE

Check MCC<->OMDX connections in local or previous NE Check loops in previous NE (if only one channel in the loop)