Output Status


The Output Status screen displays the current status of the specified output and the current alarm status, if any active alarms exist. The fields are described in the table below.

Field / Status

Description

Output Status

 

OUT-B-1,2,3,4

Identifier for output cards A or B. Each card has four identical clock output signals.

Current Status

Output status (OK, DISABLED, or FAULTED)

Type

Output type

PQL

PQL setting. The Priority Quality Level (PQL) is a Synchronization Status Message (SSM) table which allows for translation between DS1 and E1 SSMs.

SSM Description

Briefly describes the PQL Level

Alarm Status

 

Alarm

This field displays the Output alarm number. Alarm numbers display in numerical order and correspond to an alarm description.

Level

This field indicates the severity of an alarm when it is first logged. Levels include: CRITICAL, MAJOR, MINOR

Occurrence Date

This field indicates the date of the alarm occurrence

Occurrence Time

This field indicates the time of the alarm occurrence

Service Affecting

This field Indicates whether an alarm response message affects service. YES for service affecting, or NO for non-service affecting.

Description

This field displays a description of each alarm indicated on the Output Module. Only active alarms are indicated.