SDH Thresholds (Electrical Cards)


Use the SDH Thresholds tab to provision electrical card SDH thresholds. (Thresholds are not displayed until a circuit is created.)

Near End

Select Near End to display the near-end thresholds.

Far End

Select Far End to display the far-end thresholds.

15 Min

Select to enter threshold information for a generation of 15-minute threshold crossing alerts (TCAs).

1 Day

Select to enter threshold information for a generation of 1-day TCAs.

VC LO

Select the bullet and click Show Thresholds to display the VC LO thresholds.

VC4

Select the bullet and click Show Thresholds to display the VC4 thresholds.

Show Thresholds

Shows selected thresholds.

Port

The port number.

ES

The number of errored seconds. An errored second is a one-second period with one or more coding violations at that layer or one or more incoming defects at that layer.

SES

The number of severely errored seconds. A severely errored second is a one-second period with x or more coding violations at that layer one or more incoming defects at that layer. The value of x depends on the line rate and bit error rate.

EB

Errored block indicates that one or more bits are in error within a block.

UAS

The unavailable seconds.

BBE

Background block error is an errored block not occurring as part of an SES.

Apply

Applies changes made to the fields in the tab.

Reset

Cancels any changes to the tab and returns the fields to their last-saved settings.

Help

Displays context-sensitive help.