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This chapter describes the windows in CDM that you can open to observe system and network object status.
This chapter includes the following sections:
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Note SONET information is equivalent to OC-3 interface information. |
The generic Interface Status window displays status information for any selected interface. To view the Interface status information, complete the following steps:
The Interface Status window opens, which is shown in Figure 7-1. This window has one tab, the Status tab.

Step 2 From the list boxes on the left side of the window, select the chassis, card, and interface.
The corresponding details for the selected card display on the right. The Status tab contains three areas:
The fields in these three areas are described in Table 7-1.
| Field | Definition |
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Type | Displays the interface type. |
Description | Displays a text string description of the interface. |
Operational Status | Displays the current operational status of the interface. |
Physical Address | Identifies the address of the interface at its protocol sublayer. |
Keep Alive | Displays whether keepalives are enabled on this interface. |
Line Protocol | Indicates whether the line interface protocol is operating. |
Connector Present | Specifies whether the interface has a physical connector. True indicates that a physical connector is present; False indicates that a physical connector is not present. |
Interface Last Change | Displays the value of the system up time at the time the interface entered its current operational state. |
Reason for Last Change | Specifies the reason for the last status change of the interface. |
Speed | Displays an estimate of the current bandwidth for the interface in bits per second. |
High Speed | Displays an estimate of the current bandwidth for the interface in units of 1,000,000 bits per second. |
Maximum Transmission Unit | Identifies the size of the largest packet that can be sent or received on the interface, specified in octets. |
You can open the Module Fault Management window to view the generic fault information for the selected card. To view the Module Fault Management window, complete the following steps:
The Module Fault Management window opens, which is shown in Figure 7-2. The Module Fault Management window has one tab, the Fault Management tab.

Step 2 From the list boxes on the left side of the window, select the relevant chassis and card. The fault information for the selected card appears on the right.
The Fault Management tab displays the Fault information for the selected card. The Fault Management tab contains two areasModule Availability and Cisco Contact Details. The fields on this window are described in Table 7-2.
| Field | Description |
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Up Time | Displays the time elapsed since the last initialization to a reset or reinitialization since the network management portion of the system was last reinitialized. |
Free Memory | Specifies the memory space (in bytes) that the interface is not currently using. |
Last Restart Reason | Identifies why the system was last restarted. |
Last Authentication Failure Address | Displays the IP address of the card on which the last authentication failure occurred. |
Operational Status | Displays the current operational status of the selected card. Possible values include:
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Cisco Contact Details | Displays the address and phone numbers for Cisco customer service. |
The DS3 Interface Status window displays status information for a selected DS3 interface. To view the DS3 Interface Status window, complete the following steps:
Step 2 Choose Cisco DSL Manager > Physical > Interface > DS3 Interface > Status.
The DS3 Interface Status window opens, which is shown in Figure 7-3. The DS3 Interface Status window has one tab, the Status tab.

Step 3 From the list boxes on the left side of the window, select the relevant chassis, card, and DS3 interface.
The status information for the selected DS3 interface appears on the right.
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Note Black boxes with slashed circles indicate that no values were retrieved for that field. Traffic lights display green if the status is OK; yellow if the status is Warning; and red if the status is Errored. |
The Status tab displays DS3 interface status information. The Status tab contains two areasDS3 Status and Far End DS3 Status. The fields on this window are described in Table 7-3.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
Index | An arbitrary integer value to uniquely identify the listed events. When the index reaches the maximum value, the agent cycles the value back to 1 and may delete existing entries. |
Circuit Identifier | Displays the vendor circuit identifier. |
Send Code | Indicates the type of code being sent across the DS3/E31 interface by the device. Send codes are optional for E3 interfaces. Possible values are as follows:
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Line Type | Displays the line type of the interface. |
Line Coding | Displays the type of line coding used in the interface. |
Valid Intervals | Displays the number of previous intervals for which valid data is stored. |
Time Elapsed | Displays the time elapsed (in seconds) since the beginning of the current error-measurement period.
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LoopBack Config | Allows you to specify the loopback configured on the physical interface. You can set this option to:
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No Error | Indicates no alarm is present. |
Loss of Signal | Indicates the loss of signal condition. |
Loss of Frame | Indicates the loss of frame condition. |
Loopback State | Indicates that the interface is looping the received signal. |
Rx Remote Alarm Indication | Receiving a remote alarm indication failure signal. |
Rx Alarm Indication Signal | Receiving a remote alarm indication signal. |
Rx Test Code | Indicates reception of a test pattern. |
Tx Remote Alarm Index | Transmitting a remote alarm index signal. |
Tx Alarm Indicate Signal | Transmitting an alarm indication signal. |
Far End Facility ID Code | An arbitrary integer value to uniquely identify the listed events. When this code reaches the maximum value, the agent cycles the value back to 1 and may flush existing entries. |
Far End Location ID Code | Describes the specific location of the far-end equipment. |
Far End Unit Code | Describes the far-end equipment location within a bay. |
| 1E3 = wide area digital transmission scheme that is used predominantly in Europe and carries data at a rate of 34.368 Mbps. |
Step 2 Choose Cisco DSL Manager > Physical > Interface > ATM > Status.
The ATM Interface Status window opens, which is shown in Figure 7-4. The ATM Interface Status window has one tab, the Status tab.

Step 3 From the list box on the left, select the relevant ATM interface.
The status information for the selected ATM interface appears on the right. The Status tab displays status information for the selected ATM interface.The Status tab contains five areas:
The fields on this window are described in Table 7-4.
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Note The interfaces listed in the ATM Interface box are DMT, ATM, and ADSL interfaces. Refer to the "Applying an ADSL Profile to a DMT Interface" section for more information on these interfaces. |
| Field | Description |
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Available Cell Rate | Indicates the available cell rate, specified in cells per second, for traffic that is sent out through the interface for this service category. This value is the bandwidth available for connections. For guaranteed service categories, this value decreases as a result of connection setup and increases as a result of connection release. For nonguaranteed service categories, this value does not change as a result of connection setup and connection release. |
Allocated Cell Rate | Indicates the allocated cell rate, specified in cells per second, for traffic that is sent out the interface for this service category. This value is the bandwidth that is allocated to connections. For guaranteed service categories, this value increases as a result of connection setup and decreases as a result of connection release. For nonguaranteed service categories, this value is always 0. |
LED Status | Indicates the transmit LED color for the selected port. |
Bit Rate Type | The service category to which the row applies. |
Maximum Cell Transfer Delay | Indicates the maximum cell transfer delay estimated to be experienced by cells of connections transmitted out this interface or this service category. This estimate does not distinguish between clp01 and clp1 cells. This object is valid for service category cbr2 and vbr3-nrt. For other service categories, this object is not defined. |
Peak To Peak Cell Delay Variation | |
Cell Loss Ratio | |
Available Cell Rate | |
Allocated Cell Rate | |
LED Status | Indicates the receive LED color for the selected port. |
Physical Interface Status | Indicates the status of the physical interface. The value of this object is only valid when the interface if Admin Status has the value up. Some of the enumerated values are specific to a particular physical layer. The values displayed are as follows:
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Clock Source Status | Indicates the network clock source status of this interface as follow:
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Physical Port Type | Indicates the physical layer medium on the port. The type is one of the following port types:
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Number of VPCs | Number of VPCs (PVCs and SVCs) that are configured for use at this ATM interface. At the ATM UNI, the configured number of VPCs (PVCs and SVCs) can range from 0 to 256 only. |
Number of VCCs | Number of VCCs (PVCs and SVCs) that are configured for the ATM interface. |
Number of PVCs | Number of PVCs at this interface. |
Number of PVPs | Number of permanent virtual paths at this interface. |
Number of PC's | The number of permanent connections (virtual channels or virtual paths) of this service category that are currently allocated to the interface. |
Number of SC's | The number of signalled connections (virtual channels or virtual paths) of this service category that are currently allocated to the interface. |
Total Connections | The number of existing connections at this interface. |
Admin Address | The address that is assigned for administrative purposes; for example, an address that is associated with the service provider side of a public network UNI. If the interface has no assigned administrative address, or if the address used for administrative purposes is the same as that used for ifPhysAddress, the Admin Address is an octet string of zero length. |
ATM Address Type | The type of primary ATM address that is configured for use at the ATM interface. |
NSAP4 Address | Allows you to specify the NSAP address. |
Configured VP Interface | The number of configured VP interfaces at this physical interface. |
SVC Minimum VCI | The minimum value in the range of values from which VCIs are assigned to new SVCs. As this value increases, the number of VCIs that are available for PVCs increases. This value applies to each VPI of the physical interface and each logical port. |
Active SVPs | The number of active, switched virtual paths at this interface. |
Active SVCs | The number of active, switched virtual connections at this interface. |
Show Connections button | CDM issues a query to identify the connections that are currently configured for the selected interface. An action log opens that lists all connections that CDM found on the selected interface. |
| 1clp = cell loss priority 2cbr = constant bit rate 3vbr = variable bit rate 4NSAP = network service access point |
The IMA Group Status window displays the status data for IMA groups. The IMA Link Status window displays status information about the IMA links. These windows are described in the following sections.
Complete the following steps to open the IMA Group Status window and view status about the IMA group settings:
Step 2 Choose Cisco DSL Manager > Physical > Interface > IMA Group > Status from the object menu.
The IMA Group Status window, which is shown in Figure 7-5, opens.

This window contains the following areas:
The fields in the IMA Group Status window are described in Table 7-5.
| Field | Description |
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Group ifindex | Displays the interface index for the IMA group. |
Far-End IMA ID | Specifies the far-end IMA group ID. |
Least Delay Link Ifindex | Specifies the interface index of the link that is configured in the IMA group and has the smallest link propagation delay. The distinguished value of zero may be used if no link has been configured in the IMA group, or if the link with the smallest link propagation delay has not yet been determined. |
Latest Max Differential Delay | Displays the latest maximum differential delay (in milliseconds) that the network observes between the links that have the least and most link propagation delay, among the receive links that are currently configured in the IMA group. |
Near-End State | Displays the current state of the near-end transmit link. |
Far-End State | Displays the current state of the far-end transmit link. |
Last Change | Displays the time-of-day that the IMA group last changed operational state (that is, the value of the imaNeGroupState variable changed). |
Failure Status | Displays the local failure status of a link belonging to an IMA group. |
Far-End Clock Mode | Displays the transmit clocking mode that the far-end IMA group is using. |
Available Cell Rate in Active Links | Displays in two columnsTransmit or Receivethe current cell rate (truncated value in cells per second) that this IMA group provides in the transmit or receive direction, considering all the transmit links in the Active state. |
No. of Configured Links | Displays in two columnsTransmit or Receivethe number of links that are configured to transmit or receive in this IMA group. |
No. of Active Links | Displays in two columnsTransmit or Receivethe number of links that are configured to transmit or receive and are currently Active in this IMA group. |
Timing Reference Link Ifindex | Displays in two columnsTransmit or Receivethe following values:
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Complete the following steps to open the IMA Link Status window and view status about the IMA group settings:
Step 2 Choose Cisco DSL Manager > Physical > Interface > IMA Link > Status from the object menu.
The IMA Group Link Status window, which is shown in Figure 7-6, opens.

This window contains the following areas:
The fields in the IMA Link Status window are described in Table 7-6.
| Field | Description |
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IMA Group Index | Specifies a unique value for the IMA group index. |
Transmit Link ID | Specifies a unique ID for the transmit link. |
Receive Link ID | Specifies a unique ID for the receive link. |
Near-End State | Displays the current operational state of the near-end IMA group state machine. |
Far-End State | Displays the current operational state of the far-end IMA group state machine. |
Near-End Failure Status | Displays the current link failure status of the near-end receive link. |
Far-End Failure Status | Displays the current link failure status of the far-end receive link as reported via ICP cells. |
Step 2 Choose Cisco DSL Manager > Physical > Interface > DMT > Status.
The DMT Interface Status window opens, which is shown in Figure 7-7. The DMT Interface Status Window has two tabsLine tab and Channel tab.

Step 3 From the list boxes on the left, select the relevant chassis, card, and DMT interface.
The status information for the selected DMT line card appears on the right.
The Line tab displays downstream and upstream line status information, as well as line status information that is common to both parameters, for the selected DMT line card. The Line tab contains two areasDownstream/Upstream Parameters and Common. The fields on this tab are described in Table 7-7.
| Attribute | Description |
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State | Indicates the current state of the DMT transceiver. The current state changes dynamically. The possible values displayed for downstream parameters are as follows:
The possible state values displayed for upstream parameters are as follows:
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Issue Number | Reports the issue number of the standard according to whether the downstream DMT ADSL transceiver is currently operating. The issue number is determined by the hardware and is transmitted by the downstream in C-MSGS1 during initialization. The upstream device transmits the issue number in an R-MSGS1 message during initialization. The possible issue numbers include:
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Enterprise Specific State | The value of this object specifies the enterprise-specific status of the downstream device. Possible values are other or standard. If the value is other, and the downstream device is in an unrecognized state, the value of this object is unknown. If the value is other, and the downstream device is not in an unrecognized state, the value of this object specifies the enterprise-specific state of the downstream device. |
Embedded Operations Channel Mode | Reports whether the embedded operations channel can support autonomous data streaming mode or only transaction mode. After initialization, unknown is reported until sufficient autonomous eoc messages transmit to determine the true capability of both ATUs. The possible values displayed and the corresponding meaning are as follows:
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Trellis Encoding | Reports whether the DMT line is using trellis coding. Use of trellis coding is determined at line initialization with C-MSGS1 and R-MSGS1 exchanges and does not change until the line is reinitialized. The possible values displayed are as follows:
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DMT Line Overhead Framing | This object represents the negotiated overhead framing structure being used downstream and upstream. |
The Channel tab displays fast and interleaved channel status information for the selected DMT line card. The Channel tab, which is shown in Figure 7-8, includes two areas, Fast and Interleaved.

After you deploy a Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) interface, you can access status information for that interface in the SONET Interface Status window. Complete the following steps to view SONET interface status.
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Note SONET and OC-3 interfaces are the same component. |
Step 2 Choose Cisco DSL Manager > Physical > Interface > SONET > Status.
The SONET Interface Status window opens, which is shown in Figure 7-9.

The SONET Interface Status window contains five tabs:
The window opens to the Medium tab.
Step 3 From the list boxes on the left, select the relevant chassis, card, and SONET Interface (OC-3 interface).
The status information for the selected SONET interface appears on the right.
The Medium tab provides information on the physical medium. The Medium tab contains one area, Medium. The fields on this tab are described in Table 7-8.
| Field | Description |
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Type | Indicates whether SONET is operating over the interface. |
Line Coding | Displays the type of line coding that the interface is using. |
Line Type | Displays the line type of the interface. |
Valid Intervals | Displays the number of previous intervals for which valid data has been stored. |
Time Elapsed | Displays the time elapsed (in seconds) since the beginning of the current error-measurement period. |
Circuit ID | Displays the vendor circuit identifier. |
The Section tab, which is shown in Figure 7-10, details errors that the software encounters during framing, scrambling, error monitoring, and section maintenance. The Section tab has one area, Section.

The Section area displays the fields that are described in Table 7-9.
| Field | Description |
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Loss of Frame | Displays the number of loss of framing failures since agent reset. |
Loss of Signal | Displays the number of loss of signal failures since agent reset. |
No Defect | Transition from failure to no alarm state occurs when no defects (for example, LOF) are received for more than 10 seconds. |
The Line tab, which is shown in Figure 7-11, details errors encountered during multiplexing or synchronization. The Line tab has one area, Line.

The Line tab displays the fields that are described in Table 7-10.
| Field | Description |
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Alarm Indication Signal Errors | A red light indicates that line signal errors are detected; a green light indicates that line signal errors are not detected. |
Remote Defect Indication Errors | A red light indicates that remote defect errors have been detected; a green light indicates that remote defect errors are not detected. |
No Defect | Transition from failure to no alarm state occurs when no defects (for example, LOF) are received for more than 10 seconds. |
The Path tab, which is shown in Figure 7-12, displays errors encountered while mapping signals into the format required by the Line layer. The Path tab has one area, Path.

The fields on this tab are described in Table 7-11.
| Field | Description |
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Signal Label Mismatch | Indicates incorrect payload type signal label mismatch on a SONET line. |
STSAlarm Indication Signal | Indicates whether the path alarm indication signal errors are enabled or disabled. |
STSRemote Defect Indication | Indicates whether the path remote defect indication errors are enabled or disabled. |
STSLoss of Pointer | Indicates whether the path loss of pointer errors are enabled or disabled. |
Unequipped | Indicates STS payload unequippedno path-originating equipment. |
No Defect | Transitions from failure to no alarm state if no defects (for example, LOF) are received for more than 10 seconds. |
The Virtual Tributary tab, which is shown in Figure 7-13, displays errors encountered while converting between STS and OC signals. The Virtual Tributary tab contains one area, Virtual Tributary.

The fields on this tab are described in Table 7-12.
| Field | Description |
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Remote Failure Indication | A SONET port status indicator activates when a path remote defect indication (PRDI) occurs and does not clear throughout the alarm integration period, which is typically 2.5 seconds. A remote failure indication occurs when bit 5 of the G1 byte is set to 1 for 10 consecutive frames. This occurrence begins the alarm integration period. If this period elapses without the detection of 10 consecutive frames in which all G1 bit 5s are set to 0, the PRFI indicator activates. The PRFI indicator clears when a PRDI does not occur for a time interval equal to the alarm deactivation period (typically 10 seconds). |
Alarm Indication Signal | Reveals whether the virtual tributary alarm indication signal errors are enabled or disabled. |
Loss of Pointer | Indicates whether the virtual tributary loss of pointer errors are enabled or disabled. |
Remote Defect Indication | Reveals whether the path remote defect indication errors are enabled or disabled. |
Unequipped | Indicates STS payload unequippedno virtual tributary originating equipment. |
Signal Label Mismatch | Incorrect payload type signal label mismatch on a SONET line. |
No Defect | Transition from failure to no alarm state occurs when no defects (for example, LOF) are received for more than 10 seconds. |
You can view chassis availability details in the Chassis Fault Management window. Follow these steps:
Step 2 Choose Cisco DSL Manager > Physical > Chassis > Status.
The Chassis Fault Management window opens, which is shown in Figure 7-14.

Step 3 From the list box at the left, select the chassis for which you want to view status information.
The Chassis Fault Management window has four tabs:
Only the General tab applies to CDM for Cisco DSLAMs for this release; the other three tabs are not applicable.
The General tab contains three areasChassis Availability, LED Status (which is not applicable for this release of CDM), and Cisco Contact Details. The fields on the General tab are described in Table 7-13.
| Field | Description |
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Up Time | Displays the up time since the last reset |
Last Changed Time | Displays the time when the chassis was last modified |
Last Restart Reason | Displays the reason for the last restart |
Last Authentication Failure Address | Displays the last authorization failure IP address for the selected chassis |
Clock Source Status | Not applicable for CDM |
LED Status | Not applicable for CDM |
Cisco Contact Details | Displays Cisco contact information |
You can view the status for any card, including NI-2 cards and DMT line cards, in the Module Fault Management window. Complete the following steps to view module or card status:
Step 2 Choose Cisco DSL Manager > Physical > Module > Status.
The Module Fault Management window opens, which is shown in Figure 7-15. This window has one tab, Fault Management.

Step 3 From the list boxes on the left, select the chassis and card.
The corresponding details for the selected card appear in the tab on the right.
The Fault Management tab has two areas, Module Availability and Cisco Contact Details. The fields on this tab are described in Table 7-14.
| Field | Description |
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Up Time | Displays the up time since last reset. |
Free Memory | Displays the memory space (in bytes) currently unused by the interface. |
Last Restart Reason | Provides the reason for the last restart. |
Last Authentication Failure Address | Provides the IP address of the NI-2 card that last failed authentication. |
Operational Status | Displays the current operational status of the selected NI-2 card. Possible values are as follows:
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Cisco Contact Details | Displays Cisco contact information. |
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Posted: Tue Sep 5 09:36:12 PDT 2000
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