Procedure 5-25: Clear "Duplicate Ring Node" alarm

- Overview

This procedure is used to clear a Duplicate Ring Node alarm.

- Before you begin

Prior to performing this procedure:

  1. Refer to Before you begin and Required equipment in this chapter.

  2. Refer to Laser safety and Electrostatic discharge in Chapter 1, Safety.

  3. Obtain office records that specify the nodes in the affected BLSR.

Steps

Complete the following steps to clear a Duplicate Ring Node alarm.

 
1

From the WaveStar® CIT System View, click the Alarm List button and locate the Duplicate Ring Node condition in the resulting alarm list.


2

Refer to the Probable Cause column in the alarm list, and note the corresponding BLSR protection group AID.


3

From the System View, use View → Ring Map → Ring Map to access the affected BLSR and view the BLSR ring map.


4

Observe the values of Node ID and Network Entity Title parameters in the BLSR ring map.


5

Important!

Possible causes of the alarm are:

  • More than 16 nodes in the BLSR. BLSRs support up to a maximum of 16 nodes.

  • Two or more ring nodes on the same network element are detected on the same BLSR. More than one ring node on the same network element on the same BLSR is not supported.

  • The provisioned value of the TID parameter is the same at more than one network element. Each network element must have a unique TID.

Using the BLSR ring map and office records for the BLSR, determine the cause of the alarm and clear the alarm using local procedures.


6

From the System View, click the Alarm List button and click Refresh.


7

Is the Duplicate Ring Node alarm still present?

If...

Then...

Yes

Contact your next level of support.

No

STOP! End of Procedure.


End of steps

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