Severity Levels

Critical (CR), Major (MJ), Minor (MN), Not Alarmed (NA), Not Reported (NR)

SA Default: Critical (CR)

NSA Default: Minor (MN)

ASAP Type

OTS Port

AID Type

OTS Port

Date

Month/day/year that the condition was detected

Time

Hour:minute:second that the condition was detected

Probable Cause

LOS-P (Loss of Signal Payload)

Effect on Service

SA or NSA

Alarm Entity Type

OTS

Description

inc. OTS LOS-P

Likely Cause

The far-end OTS transmitter, the interconnecting fiber/connectors, or the OTS receiver failed.

SA when at least one of its OCH ports is the source of an OCH cross-connection. Otherwise, the alarm is reported as NSA.

Visible Indication

Lighted CR, MJ, or MN LED on the SYSCTL faceplate (when the severity level is provisioned to Critical, Major, or Minor, respectively) and a flashing Fault LED on the alarmed circuit pack.

Action

Proceed to Procedure 5-72: Clear "inc. OTS LOS-P" alarm.