The Port Configuration screen provides a view of the following input port settings:
General
Input Signal Control
Port Quality Control
The fields are described in the table below.
Click Edit to change the Port Configuration fields.
Field / Section |
Description |
General |
This section provides general information on port status. |
Port Name |
Indicates the name of the selected port |
Enabled |
Indicates whether the port is on or off |
Gain |
Indicates whether the gain is on or off |
External Fault |
Cesium fault indication level. Settings are High, Low, or Off. Note: External Fault is only available at the first port of a Module. |
Input Signal Control |
This section provides information on input signal control. |
Module Type |
Indicates whether input module is a DS1 or E1 |
Framing Type |
Framed signal - D4, ESF, 1, 1.544, 2.048, 5 or 10 if DS1, CAS, CCS, 1, 1.544, 2.048, 5, or 10 if E1, and unframed signal if specified as CLK |
Sync Status Messaging |
Indicates whether SSM is on or off. |
Zero Suppression |
Indicates whether zero suppression is on or off |
CRC Checking |
Indicates whether CRC checking is on or off |
Port Quality Control |
Provides information on PQL settings |
Current PQL |
Displays current Priority Quality Level |
Provisioned PQL |
Sets a Priority Quality Level to a given input port |
Port Priority |
Monitor or 1 to 10 |
SSM Bit Position (E1 only) |
Sets the E1 bit position to 4,5,6,7, or 8 (SSM Bit is only shown for E1 modules) |