Severity Levels

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

Default: Major (MJ)

ASAP Type

BLSR Protection Group

AID Type

BLSR protection group

Date

Month/day/year that the condition was detected

Time

Hour:minute:second that the condition was detected

Probable Cause

OVRDSW (Override Switch)

Effect on Service

NSA

Alarm Entity Type

OC48

OC192

Description

Ring Prot Switching Suspended

Likely Cause

A new node is introduced to the BLSR and does not have a ring map, or the ring map is invalid; BLSR protection switching is disabled.

Visible Indication

Lighted CR, MJ, or MN LED on the SYSCTL faceplate (when the severity level is provisioned to Critical, Major, or Minor, respectively)

Action

Proceed to Procedure 5-123: Clear "Ring Prot Switching Suspended" alarm.