NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS

TNMS Core/CDM V11.1

TNMS Client Help

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Contents
NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS TNMS Core/CDM V11.1.................................................................i
TNMS Client Help ..............................................................................................................................i
Contents .......................................................................................................................................... iii
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................1
Application - TNMS Core/CDM .....................................................................................................2
Changing passwords ....................................................................................................................3
Logon ............................................................................................................................................4
User class .....................................................................................................................................5
Help on help......................................................................................................................................7
Changing the font of a help topic ..................................................................................................8
Printing a help topic ......................................................................................................................9
Using help .................................................................................................................................. 10
Operating information .................................................................................................................... 11
Client operation .......................................................................................................................... 12
Calling up context menus ....................................................................................................... 12
Network Management View ................................................................................................... 13
Switching between different modes........................................................................................ 15
TNMS Client main window ..................................................................................................... 16
TNMS Client menu bar........................................................................................................... 17
View options ........................................................................................................................... 20
General operating information ................................................................................................... 21
Setting the toolbar view .......................................................................................................... 21
Using the keyboard ................................................................................................................ 22
Icons........................................................................................................................................... 23
Icons: DCN components ........................................................................................................ 23
Icons: Filter and sort icons in lists .......................................................................................... 25
Icons: Link connection............................................................................................................ 26
Icons: Network elements ........................................................................................................ 28
Icons: Network infrastructure and protection.......................................................................... 30
Icons: Network Plan ............................................................................................................... 32
Icons: Port Connections, Path Wizard and Connection Assistant ......................................... 34
Icons: Routing......................................................................................................................... 38
Icons: Services, subscribers and paths.................................................................................. 39
Lists and logs handling .............................................................................................................. 44
General log management information .................................................................................... 44
Print preview........................................................................................................................... 45
Printing logs............................................................................................................................ 46
Setting time filters for lists and logs........................................................................................ 47
Setting columns ...................................................................................................................... 48
Setting filters and sorting lists................................................................................................. 49
System message log .............................................................................................................. 51
Viewing logs ........................................................................................................................... 53
Performance Log Export Tool (PLET)........................................................................................ 56

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Configuring the Performance Log Export Tool (PLET) .......................................................... 56
Exporting logs using PLET ..................................................................................................... 57
TNMS OTS-4000 Performance Add On Tool (TOPAT)............................................................. 58
TOPAT - General Information ................................................................................................ 58
TOPAT GUI ............................................................................................................................ 59
PMP Configuration ................................................................................................................. 62
Launching TNMS ASON / Ethernet Manager GUI..................................................................... 64
Technical background information on............................................................................................ 65
Concatenation ............................................................................................................................ 66
Floating TPs ............................................................................................................................... 70
Floating TPs: Behaviour of the Connection Assistant................................................................ 71
Layer Restrictions at Optical Protection..................................................................................... 72
Scalable Ethernet Paths & Generic Framing Procedure ........................................................... 73
Support of Loopbacks ................................................................................................................ 76
Technologies and Transport Layers .......................................................................................... 78
Client functions .............................................................................................................................. 87
Alarms ........................................................................................................................................ 88
Acknowledging alarms ........................................................................................................... 88
Alarm correlation for a path .................................................................................................... 89
Alarm and path statistics ........................................................................................................ 91
Alarm log ................................................................................................................................ 92
Alarm severities and alarm states .......................................................................................... 94
Alarm statistics ....................................................................................................................... 95
Alarm suppression for a path ................................................................................................. 96
Current alarm list .................................................................................................................... 97
Defining filters for alarm displays ........................................................................................... 99
Displaying alarms ................................................................................................................. 100
Event forwarding................................................................................................................... 101
Fault settings ........................................................................................................................ 102
Localizing alarms.................................................................................................................. 104
Printing the alarm list............................................................................................................ 105
Redirecting alarms for a network element............................................................................ 106
Saving the current alarms .................................................................................................... 107
Updating alarm information .................................................................................................. 108
DCN management ................................................................................................................... 109
DCN channels ...................................................................................................................... 109
Displaying and processing alarms of a DCN component..................................................... 110
General channel properties .................................................................................................. 111
General NetServer properties .............................................................................................. 112
Listing DCN objects .............................................................................................................. 113
Resynchronizing the data of a DCN channel ....................................................................... 115
Lists and logs handling ............................................................................................................ 116
Creating a performance log.................................................................................................. 116
Displaying a performance log............................................................................................... 119
Deleting performance logs ................................................................................................... 122

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Handling performance logs .................................................................................................. 123
Handling performance logs .................................................................................................. 123
Menu entries for alarms........................................................................................................ 125
Modifying configuration settings for performance logs......................................................... 126
Notification Log..................................................................................................................... 127
Network Event Log ............................................................................................................... 129
Permanent logs .................................................................................................................... 131
Starting and stopping performance logs .............................................................................. 132
Tandem connection monitoring ............................................................................................ 133
NE containers........................................................................................................................... 134
Adding a new network element or subnetwork to an NE container ..................................... 134
Assigning a background bitmap ........................................................................................... 135
Changing the background bitmap ........................................................................................ 136
Controlling access rights to NE containers .......................................................................... 137
Deleting an NE container ..................................................................................................... 138
Displaying and processing alarms for an NE container ....................................................... 139
Displaying the properties of NE containers .......................................................................... 140
Handling NE containers........................................................................................................ 141
Properties of a NE container ................................................................................................ 142
Resynchronizing the data of an NE container...................................................................... 143
Network elements .................................................................................................................... 144
Connecting/disconnecting a network element to/from TNMS Core/CDM ............................ 144
Context menus on the Network Plan.................................................................................... 145
Controlling write access to a network element..................................................................... 146
Creating a DCN status list .................................................................................................... 148
Creating a scheduled DCN status list .................................................................................. 149
List Contents......................................................................................................................... 150
Deleting network elements ................................................................................................... 156
Displaying alarm redirections for a network element ........................................................... 157
Displaying and processing alarms of a network element ..................................................... 158
Displaying the properties of network elements .................................................................... 159
Exclude NE from routing ...................................................................................................... 160
File transfer........................................................................................................................... 161
Finding network elements .................................................................................................... 162
General network element properties .................................................................................... 163
Locking/unlocking a network element .................................................................................. 164
Modifying the properties of a subnetwork ............................................................................ 165
NE distinctions...................................................................................................................... 166
Port types ............................................................................................................................. 167
Resynchronize data.............................................................................................................. 168
Selecting network elements ................................................................................................. 169
Starting the network element manager ................................................................................ 170
Suppressing alarms and events for a network element or a subnetwork ............................ 171
Paths ........................................................................................................................................ 172
Activating/Deactivating a path .............................................................................................. 172

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Adopting the actual route ..................................................................................................... 173
Adopting the actual topology ................................................................................................ 174
Automatic Analyzer Mode .................................................................................................... 175
Automatic Routing Preferences............................................................................................ 176
Choose link connection ........................................................................................................ 177
Connection Assistant............................................................................................................ 178
Create/Modify Group TP ...................................................................................................... 181
Creating a path container ..................................................................................................... 182
Creating a path ..................................................................................................................... 183
Deleting a path ..................................................................................................................... 185
Disabled Paths ..................................................................................................................... 186
Handling server paths and client paths ................................................................................ 188
Hybrid routing ....................................................................................................................... 189
Listing paths ......................................................................................................................... 190
Listing client paths ................................................................................................................ 194
Modifying a path ................................................................................................................... 195
Path Overhead Monitoring ................................................................................................... 197
Paths under test ................................................................................................................... 198
Path Wizard: define topology ............................................................................................... 199
Path Wizard: properties........................................................................................................ 202
Path Wizard: routing results ................................................................................................. 203
Release Required Resources .............................................................................................. 207
Rerouting a path ................................................................................................................... 208
Preferences and routing options .......................................................................................... 209
ToolTips for path creation..................................................................................................... 211
Path bundles......................................................................................................................... 212
Path bundles - general information................................................................................... 212
Clone Edges ..................................................................................................................... 213
Creating a path bundle ..................................................................................................... 214
Creating a path bundle using a path template.................................................................. 216
Modifying routes of a path bundle..................................................................................... 217
Moving the endpoints of a path bundle............................................................................. 218
Ports, port connections and termination points........................................................................ 219
Creating a port connection ................................................................................................... 219
Displaying the properties of port connections ...................................................................... 220
Editing/Deleting port connections......................................................................................... 221
Link detection view ............................................................................................................... 225
Listing ports .......................................................................................................................... 227
Listing port connections........................................................................................................ 229
Disabled Port Connections................................................................................................... 232
Listing termination points...................................................................................................... 234
Port and TP filter settings ..................................................................................................... 236
Creating VLAN assignment .................................................................................................. 237
Remove VLAN Assignment.................................................................................................. 238
Protection ................................................................................................................................. 239

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Adding protection to a path automatically ............................................................................ 239
Adding protection to a path manually................................................................................... 240
Creating BSHR or line protection ......................................................................................... 241
Displaying / modifying the properties of MSP ...................................................................... 242
Listing protection groups ...................................................................................................... 245
Removing path protection automatically .............................................................................. 246
Removing path protection manually..................................................................................... 247
Services ................................................................................................................................... 248
Creating a service................................................................................................................. 248
Deleting a service ................................................................................................................. 249
Locking/unlocking a path or a service .................................................................................. 250
Modifying the properties of a service.................................................................................... 251
Service / Path properties ...................................................................................................... 252
Service / Path properties: alarms ......................................................................................... 256
Service / Path properties: history ......................................................................................... 257
Service / Path properties: info .............................................................................................. 258
Service / Path properties: routing ......................................................................................... 259
Service / Path properties: topology ...................................................................................... 264
Service / Path properties: scheduling................................................................................... 267
Creating an Ethernet Service with LCAS ............................................................................. 269
Performance Thresholds Configuration ............................................................................... 271
Subscribers .............................................................................................................................. 272
Listing subscribers................................................................................................................ 272
Subscriber management ...................................................................................................... 273
TNMS server administration .................................................................................................... 274
Distributing TNMS Server time............................................................................................. 274
Universal objects...................................................................................................................... 275
Creating and modifying a CC of a universal object .............................................................. 275
Creating and modifying a module of a universal object ....................................................... 276
Creating and modifying a port of a universal object ............................................................. 277
Creating and modifying a TP of a universal object............................................................... 279
Element manager for universal objects................................................................................ 280
Modifying a universal object ................................................................................................. 282
Glossary and Abbreviations......................................................................................................... 285
Index ............................................................................................................................................ 293

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Introduction

TNMS Core/CDM 11.0 TNMS Client Help

Application - TNMS Core/CDM
The Transport Network Management System Core/CDM (TNMS Core/CDM) is designed
for small to medium-sized and large networks which are tailored to specific customer
requirements.
It offers integrated management for WDM, PDH and SDH devices together with central
monitoring and configuration of the entire network, including the DCN. Management at
network and network element level is also supported, thus enabling convenient
configuration and management of end-to-end connections.
TNMS Core/CDM offers two user interfaces: TNMS SysAdmin and TNMS Client.
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TNMS SysAdmin is a management interface which is used by the administrator for

managing and configuring the TNMS Core/CDM NetServer and the TNMS Core/CDM
Server. It is also used for managing central data shared by all clients.

TNMS Client is an interface to the managed network where users can perform
monitoring and management functions.

TNMS Core/CDM supports different user classes. This means that if you are not an
administrator, and certain functions are not available to you, you may not belong to the
required user class. If certain functions are not available, you should also check that you
are in the correct window / operating mode for the function you wish to perform. More
information is provided under User class.

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Changing passwords
If you want to change your password, call the Change Password window.

In TNMS SysAdmin you will find the window under Security -> Password.

In TNMS Client you will find the window under Security -> Password.

In the field Old Password enter your current password.

In the field New Password enter your new password. For protection, the password is
displayed in the form of asterisks (*). You must ensure that you enter upper case and lower
case letters correctly as passwords in TNMS are case-sensitive.
In the field Confirm New Password enter the new password again. This ensures that
there are no typing errors in your password.
Note:
If the system does not accept a new password, ensure that the password observes the
account policy or user property requirements defined by the TNMS administrator for the
user account in the TNMS SysAdmin interface.

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Logon
You must log on to the TNMS Server before you can obtain access according to your user
class.
Press the tabulator key to toggle between the fields in the dialog field.
Logon as follows:
1. In the Server field enter the name or the IP address of the TNMS Server which
administers the network to be monitored. By default the name of the TNMS Server at
which the last logon took place is displayed. Further TNMS Servers at which
successful logons have already been undertaken are available for selection.
If the TNMS Server you want to log on to is on the local system, the server name is "."
(period).
2. In the User Name field enter your user name. By default, the name of the last logged
on user is displayed. You are assigned a user name by your TNMS administrator.
Generally this user name is independent of your Windows user name.
3. In the Password field enter your password. For protection, the password is displayed
as asterisks (*). Passwords in TNMS are case-sensitive, i.e. the use of
uppercase/lower case letters must be observed.
Note:
When you log on for the first time after installing the software, you do not need to enter
a password.
4. Click on Logon or press the enter key.
Note:
The usage of different versions on Clients and Servers machines can be the cause for a
high load on the Server. Also, Server load permanently at nearly 100% leads to the
following error message: "Client login not possible".

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User class
To access the TNMS Server functionalities, six user classes are available. These user
classes are classified in accordance with the scope of access rights. The higher user class
in each case covers all access rights of the classes below it.
Bellow are the TNMS user classes in order of increasing user rights:
TNMS CDM class
This user class enables the internal connection between TNMS CDM and TNMS Core. It
provides the TNMS CDM user to access TNMS Core by using his TNMS CDM account.
This is not visible to the user.
The access rights of a user that connects TNMS Core from TNMS CDM depends on the
following:
User class controlled by TNMS CDM.
TNMS CDM account administrated by TNMS SysAdmin.

Supervision class
A user with supervision rights is allowed to monitor the complete network information.
All information relating to TNMS is read-only for users of this class, i.e., they are not
able to change the configuration in any way. They also have read access to the GUI of
the element managers.
The user is able to:
Monitor all network information.
Enable/disable alarms.
Have read access to alarm toggle filters.
Upload an NE.
Enable automatic alarm correlation.
Create a Remote Inventory List.
Create a DCN Status List.
Have read access to the GUI of the Element Managers.
The user is not able to:
Configure or modify TNMS Core/CDM.
Acknowledge current alarms.

Maintenance class
A user with maintenance class is authorized to maintain a configured system. The user
can also start element manager applications with read-only access for further analysis.
In addition, a user of this class can acknowledge current alarms, create, modify and
delete performance logs to supervise specific parts of the DCN connected to TNMS.
The user is able to:
Have read access to the GUI of the Element Managers.
Acknowledge current alarms.
Create, modify and delete performance logs.

Operation class
A user with operating rights can operate a configured system, create, modify or cancel
additional services.
The user is able to:
Create, modify or delete services.
Create, modify or delete protection groups.
Create, modify or delete multiplex section protections.
Configure severity.
Re-direct TIF alarms.
Disable unused TPs.
Refresh alarm masks.

Configuration class
A user with configuration rights can delete and modify the network information shown

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in the TNMS Client. In Network Editor mode, users of this class can also perform all
the steps required to configure, operate and supervise the TNMS network
The user is able to:
Use the network editor.
Lock of network resources.
Create, modify or delete port connections.
Note:
By default, a user with configuration rights has no access to the TNMS SysAdmin
software. To have access to the TNMS SysAdmin software, a special key has to be
activated in the computer registry file. This access to the TNMS SysAdmin software is
limited to the users access rights as already mentioned. For further information please
contact your Siemens representative.
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Administration class
An administrator user has access to all system or user-relevant configuration data for
TNMS, and has full access to the TNMS administration software - TNMS SysAdmin.
The user is able to:
Add, modify or delete NE addresses.
Configure TNMS Core/CDM components.
Add, modify or delete TNMS Core/CDM user accounts.
Use the TNMS Core/CDM SysAdmin tool.
Have read and write access to alarm toggle filters.
Have write access to the GUI of the Element Managers.
Configure the polling interval for the current alarm list.
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Changing the font of a help topic

1. Click Options in the window of the help topic.
2. To change the font, go to Font, and click Small, Normal or Large.
Note:
The font change only applies to the current help file.

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Printing a help topic

Click File -> Print Topic... in the help topic window.
You can also select a help topic from the help table of contents and then click on Print.

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Using help
In TNMS Core/CDM there are various ways of obtaining help:
1. You can open the online help using the menu Help -> Help Topics in the menu bar
or by pressing the Help button in the toolbar. You can then search for a particular topic
using Contents, Index or Find.
2. Most windows contain a Help button. Click this button to display help on the active
window.
3. You can usually press F1 to display help on the active window.

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Client operation
Calling up context menus
Each object on the TNMS user interface has what are known as context menus. If you click
with the right mouse button on the object, the most important actions for this object will
then be shown and can be selected with the left mouse button.

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Network Management View

The Network Management View window, offering the management functions of the
TNMS Client is opened automatically after logon. The title of the window shows which
mode has been set.
To swap between the different modes use View -> Network View Mode ->
Surveillance/Network Editor/Services or use the buttons provided at the bottom edge of
the window. Depending on the selected mode and the user group you are assigned to,
various TNMS functions are available for you.
In the left area of the window five different tree views are shown:
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Subscribers & Services

Tree view of the subscribers and the services.
Subscribers and services can only be processed in Services mode. If you click on this
area of the window, the network view automatically switches to Services mode.

Network Infrastructure
Tree view of all MS protections and Client Paths

Network Elements
Tree view of the NE container structure with the network elements assigned to it in
each case.

DCN Components
Tree view of the administered TNMS Core/CDM NetServers, their communication
interfaces and associated network elements and the administered CDM NetServers
and associated TNMS Core/CDM Servers.

Unmanaged Paths
Tree view of all unmanaged paths in the network.
Unmanaged paths can only be processed in Services mode. If you click on this area of
the window, the network view automatically switches to Services mode.

Optionally there is a table view that can be showed and attached to the other tree views,
that is:
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Disabled Paths
Table view of all disabled paths in the network. The window is available through:
TNMS Client -> Fault -> Disabled Paths...
Depending on the table settings, several path information can be displayed, namelly:
Index, Path, Service, Subscriber, Layer, Required Bandwith [Mbps], Actual
Bandwith [Mbps], Bandwith State, Direction, Operational State, Alarm Mask,
Operator, Creation Time (Local), ACS, RCS, Connection Type, Connection Class,
Admin State, Admin State Type, Next Activation Time, Next Deactivation Time,
#NEs, Endpoints, Last Disabled Time and Server Path.

Note:
The splitter bars between the five tree views can be adjusted using the mouse. Each
of them has its own context menu.
The cursor turns into a gap icon when it reaches the edge of a view area. By holding down
the left mouse button and shifting the edges you can adjust the size of the individual tree
views. To expand one of the tree views quickly to its maximum size, simply click on the
small button located at the right side of the splitter bar. If the view is already expanded,
clicking the small button restores the tree view in its previous size and position. Moreover
you can drag a tree view freely over the Network Plan or dock it on the left hand side of the
TNMS GUI.
The right area of the window represents the Network Plan. By working in Network Editor
mode you can create NE containers in the Network Plan and drag and drop one or more

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DCN objects on the Network Plan. You can then perform actions on various objects
(network elements, port connections, paths) by double-clicking or using a context menu.
TNMS Core/CDM uses a variety of icons to display objects and to indicate their status.
See also:
Disabled Paths
Icons: DCN components
Icons: Network elements
Icons: Network Plan
Icons: Services, subscribers and paths

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Switching between different modes

TNMS Client has three different modes. These affect its functionality and in particular its
context menus:
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Surveillance: alarm and fault management function

Network Editor: configuration of new port connections, new NE containers and new
connections of NEs to NE containers

Services: configuration of subscribers and services

You can change from one mode to another as follows:

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View -> Network View Mode -> Surveillance/Network Editor/Services

Context menu of NE container or network element -> Network View Mode ->
Surveillance/Network Editor/Services

By activating the relevant Surveillance/Network Editor/Services button in the bottom

left corner of the Network Management View.

Note:
When you select an object in the Subscribers and Services tree window or in the
Unmanaged Path window the function mode of the Network Management View window
automatically switches to Services mode.

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TNMS Client main window

The basic elements of the main window are:
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Menu bar and toolbar in the upper window area. More information is provided under
Menu bar functions.

Work area in the center of the window in which the Notification Log window and further
sub-windows, in particular the Network Management View are shown.

Status bar in the lower area of the window.

Information from left to right: Help information, user logged on, server name, icon for
connection status to the server, free memory on the local hard disk, icon for highest
alarm level of the supervised network, number of active/stopped performance logs,
number of pending task orders.

There is also a colored TNMS Core/CDM icon (TNMS Core/CDM indicator) on the top
right, which revolves as soon as data is being exchanged between the TNMS Client
application and the TNMS Core/CDM Server application.

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TNMS Client menu bar

Menu item

Function

File -> Save...

Stores lists and logs in TSF format, which can be

opened in MS-Access and MS-Excel.

File -> Print...

Prints lists and logs in TSF format.

File -> Printer Settings...

Printer settings (Windows XP Professional standard).

File -> Exit

Terminates the TNMS Core/CDM Client.

View -> Find...

Finds network element using a unique identifier

(address part or labeling part) and localizes it in the
NE container. The network element is then highlighted
in color in the Network Plan and in the Network
Elements tree.

View -> Lists...

Displays the lists for port connections, subscribers,

paths, protection groups, ports, termination points,
DCN objects.

View -> CDM Lists

Displays the lists for the Sub NEs ,Sub Paths and Sub
Alarms.

View -> Tables...

Opens the overview window for tables and logs. In this

window, all available Standard Logs (i.e. Network
Event Log, System Message Log, Alarm Log and
Current Alarms), Archived Standard Logs and
Performance Logs are shown in separate tabs.

View -> Network Event

Log

Opens the Network Event Log window.

View -> System Message

Log

Opens the System Message Log window.

View -> Task Orders

Opens the Task Order window.

View -> Options...

Optional settings for display of Icons, Infobar

Alignment, Infobar Settings, Layout Guides and
Infobar Transparency.

View -> Time Display ->

Local Time / GMT

Displays timestamps as Local Time or Greenwich

Mean Time.

View -> Network View Mode

Switches between the different network view modes

(Surveillance mode, Network Editor mode or
Services mode).

View -> Network View Trees

Display or hide the tree view for Subscribers and

Services, Network Elements, Network
Infrastructure, DCN Components, Unmanaged
Paths. Restore to Default Positions is also possible.

View -> Window Style

Opens a submenu with the following commands:

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MDI (Default)

Popup

Shows lists and logs as MDI or Popup window. Popup

windows can be moved outside the applications frame
and consequently to another monitor if present (Multimonitoring under Windows XP Professional).
Note: this menu entry becomes only active after a
restart of the TNMS Client!

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View -> Toolbar

Shows/hides the toolbar.

View -> Statusbar

Shows/hides the status bar. Information on the status

bar reading from left to right: help information, user
logged on, server name, icon for connection status to
server, free storage space on local hard disk, icon for
highest alarm level in the supervised network, number
of active/stopped performance logs and number of
pending tasks.

Fault -> Current Alarms

Opens the Current Alarms window. Filter setting are

reset to no filter.

Fault -> Alarm Log

Opens the Alarm Log window. Filter settings are reset

to no filter.

Fault -> Disabled Port

Connections

Opens the Disabled Port Connections window

Fault -> Disabled Paths

Opens the Disabled Paths window.

Fault -> Alarm and Path

Statistics

Opens the Alarms and Path Statistics window.

Fault -> Refresh Alarms...

Requests current alarm information for all reachable

network elements and update of the alarm list and
alarm log.

Fault -> Automatic Alarm

Correlation

Activates/deactivates the automatic alarm correlation.

Fault -> Event Forwarding

Activates or deactivates the forwarding of alarms and

path protection switching events from the NE controller
to the TNMS Core/CDM Server.
Note:
This menu should be used carefully as a kind of
emergency switch, e.g. in order to keep TNMS
Core/CDM operable even in cases of an excessive
alarm flow.

Fault -> Settings...

Fault settings for the audible signal and polling

interval.

Configuration ->
Subscribers...

Opens subscriber management.

Configuration -> Create NE

Container...

Creates a new NE container.

Configuration -> Create Port

Connection...

Creates a new port connection.

Configuration -> Engage

Link Detection

Starts an automatic link detection.

Configuration -> Create

Service

Creates a new service.

Configuration -> Create

Path

Creates a new path.

Configuration ->
Preferences & Routing
Options

Opens the Routing Options window where you can

edit the options for automatic routing.

Configuration -> Distribute

Time...

Initially the system clock of the TNMS Core/CDM

Server is shown. After confirmation the clocks of all
reachable system components and network elements

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are set to this time.
More information is provided under Distribute TNMS
Server time.
Performance ->
Performance Logs...

Opens the overview window for viewing logs for

performance logs.

Security -> Login...

Login to a TNMS Core/CDM Server.

Security -> Logout

Logout from a TNMS Core/CDM Server.

Security -> Password...

Changes the password (for the logged in user).

Window -> Cascade

Cascades the open windows, with one window partly

overlapping the other.

Window -> Tile

Arranges the open windows next to one another.

Window -> Arrange Icons

Rearranges the icons of all minimized windows.

Window -> Notification Log

Restores the Notification Log window.

Window -> Network

Management View

Opens the Network Management View window.

Help -> Help Topics

Opens the online help.

Help -> Help on Window

Opens the online help on the currently selected

window.

Help -> Printable

Documents

Opens a submenu with the following commands:

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Technical Description (TED)

Operator Guidelines (OGL)

Installation Manual (IMN)

Online Help

Each of these menu entries represents a part of the

TNMS Core/CDM documentation delivered as a *.pdf
file. The chosen documentation opens within the
Acrobat Reader application for reading or printing.
(Acrobat Reader is not part of TNMS Core/CDM, but
will be installed during the TNMS Core/CDM
installation.)
Help -> About TNMS
Client...

Version information.

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View options
TNMS Client -> View -> Options... in the window View Options (in the Network Editor
mode) enables a number of settings to be made for displaying icons or info bars (indicators
for elements in the network view) to suit your personal preferences.
The following settings are possible:
Symbols:
The choice of icons is as follows:
-

graphical: graphical icons

technical: technical icons

small: very small icons

Layout Guides:
If you activate the Snap to grid option, icons are positioned according to the grid.
Value range for grid spacing: 1 to 100 pixels (default: 25 pixels)
Infobar Settings:
Choices for display of info bars (of the network elements in the Network Plan):
-

hide: info bar is hidden,

minimize: only first line of info bar will be displayed,

maximize: info bar will be displayed fully.

Note: For a single network element in the Network Plan you can modify this setting
using the shift key and a click with the right mouse button.

Infobar Alignment:
For alignment of the info bar relative to the network element of the Network Editor view the
choices are as follows:
-

left: to the left of the icon,

right: to the right of the icon,

top: above the icon,

bottom: below the icon.

Note:
For a single network element in the Network Plan you can modify these settings using the
ctrl key and clicking the right mouse button.
Infobar Transparency:
-

With this adaptive controller you can adapt the transparency of the network element info
bars in the network map

With the check box Portconnections snap to symbols the displayed port connection in
the network map can be snapped from the network element symbol to the network
element info bar.

Button:
-

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The button Apply is used to put the settings into effect.

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General operating information

Setting the toolbar view
You can set the view of the toolbar using the toolbar context menu. Simply right-click on
the toolbar anywhere except on an icon. The following options are provided:
-

Pictures and Text (Bottom)

Icons are shown with text below them.

Pictures and Text (Right)

Icons are shown with text to the right.

Pictures only
Only icons are shown.

Text only
Only text is shown.

You can hide the toolbar and show it again using View -> Toolbar.
Note:
A menu command corresponding to each icon is provided in the toolbar of the main
window.

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Using the keyboard

The TNMS user interface is menu-driven. The main menu commands can be accessed via
the main menu bar. Context menus are also provided, and to access these menus, you
must click with the right mouse button on the relevant object in the user interface. The
instructions in this online help have therefore been written with mouse users in mind.
Short Cuts:
It is also possible to use the keyboard to perform the actions listed in the main menus. Hold
down the alt key and press the underlined letters for the menu items you want to use.
Examples in TNMS Client:

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In order to open the Subscriber Management window either select the menu
entry Configuration -> Subscriber or use the shortcut Alt + C + S. As
"Configuration" has no underlined letter visible, press Alt.

In order to open a context menu you can also use Shift + F10.
Some newer keyboards have a special key for opening context menus.

In order to reach a button via a shortcut use Shift + Ctrl + <underlined letter of the
button>.

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Icons
Icons: DCN components
Example of a network element.
Example of an UNO network element.
Example of an MSN.
Example of a TNMS Core/CDM subnetwork.
The NetServer is active.
Network element with access state ready.
The color of the icon shows the alarm of the highest severity of
the network element (TNMS Client only).
The NE resource (NE, NE container, service, performance logs
and fault locations) is locked meaning the user does not have
access to the NE resource. The access is dependent on the
user class or on the restrictions applied to the user group.
Network element with access state starting up. The DCN object
is initializing its data.
Network element with access state shutting down. The DCN
object is saving its data and is releasing its subcomponents.
Network element with access state disconnected. The DCN
object is known to the system but there is no connection
established to it.
Network element with access state disconnected. The TNMS
Server has lost the connection to the DCN object or a
connection cannot be established.
Other status (i.e. none of the above states apply).
At least on network element of this DCN channel with access
state ready. The highest alarm severity is displayed (TNMS
Client only).
All network elements of this DCN channel with access state
starting up or at least one network element with access state
starting up and all others with access state disconnected or
unknown.
All network elements of this DCN channel with access state
shutting down or at least one network element with access state
shutting down and all others with access state disconnected or
unknown.
Not all network element resources could be initialized. This
network element could not be used for operation. Use
Reinitialize and try to make this network element operable.
State that cannot be displayed by one of the states above
(TNMS Client only).
The DCN object is deactivated, i.e. the object is not in use by
the system. A connection is not established to this object.
The DCN object in question is being deactivated.

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The DCN object in question is being activated.
The system is establishing a connection to the DCN object.
The connection to the DCN object is successfully established.
The DCN object has successfully completed its initialization and
is ready for operation.
The system is closing the connection to the DCN object.
At least one property of the DCN object is invalid (DCN object
cannot be used) The operator has to complete or correct the
properties accordingly.

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Icons: Filter and sort icons in lists

The following filter and sort icons are used in lists:
If information in a column of a list or log is filtered, a gray funnel
icon is shown in column header.
If information in a column of a list or log can neither be sorted
nor filtered, a red prohibition sign is shown in column header.
If information in a column of a list or log is sorted, a green arrow
is shown in column header.

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Icons: Link connection

The following icons can appear in the Choose Link Connection window:
Link connection not yet existing, direction left

Link connection not yet existing, bi-directional

Link connection not yet existing, direction right

Link connection existing, direction left

Link connection existing, bi-directional
Link connection existing, direction right
Link connection through floating TPs and SNCs in
CDM, direction left
Link connection through floating TPs and SNCs in
CDM, direction right
Fragment path, direction right

Fragment path, bi-directional

Fragment path, direction left

Fragment path not yet existing, bi-directional

Fragment path not yet existing, direction left

Fragment path not yet existing, direction right

Half open server path

Half open fragment path
Server path
Fragment path

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Icons: Network elements

(Surveillance and Network Editor mode)
Example of a network element.
Example of a subnetwork element.
Network element locked for routing (Administrative State
locked).
Network element with access state ready.
The color of the icon shows the alarm of the highest severity of
the network element.
Network element with access state ready and operational state
enabled (Services mode).
Network element with access state ready and operational state
disabled (Services mode).
The NE resource (NE, NE container, service, performance logs
and fault locations) is locked meaning the user does not have
access to the NE resource. The access is dependent on the
user class or on the restrictions applied to the user group.
Network element with access state starting up.
Network element with access state shutting down.
Network element with access state disconnected.
Network element with a transition state. This state may apply
(only for a short time) during initialization of a network element
when alarm information from this network element is not yet
available.
Not all network element resources could be initialized. This
network element could not be used for operation. Use
Reinitialize and try to make this network element operable.
None of the above states apply.

NE container
User and user group with access to the whole network managed
by TNMS.
User with access to specific NE container.
NE container contains at least one network element with access
state ready. The highest alarm severity in the NE container is
displayed.
In this NE container all network elements with access state
ready have the operational state enabled.
In this NE container at least one network element with access
state ready has the operational state disabled (Services mode).
The NE resource (NE, NE container, service, performance logs
and fault locations) is locked meaning the user does not have
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user class or on the restrictions applied to the user group.
In this NE container all network elements have the access state
starting up or at least one network element has the access state
starting up and all others have the access state disconnected or
unknown.
In this NE container all network elements have the access state
shutting down or at least one network element has the access
state shutting down and all others have the access state
disconnected or unknown.
Network element with access state disconnected (there is no
DCN connection to the network elements).
Network element with access state disconnected (the TNMS
Core/CDM Server has lost the connection to the NetServer of
the network elements).
None of the above states apply.

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Icons: Network infrastructure and protection

Protection in the Network Infrastructure tree
BSHR-2/4
Operational state: enabled
Administrative state: unlocked
Provisioning state: provisioned
BSHR-2/4
Operational state: disabled
Administrative state: unlocked
Provisioning state: provisioned
BSHR-2/4
Administrative state: locked
Provisioning state: provisioned
BSHR-2/4
Provisioning state: unprovisioned
MSP
Operational state: enabled
Administrative state: unlocked
Provisioning state: provisioned
MSP
Operational state: disabled
Administrative state: unlocked
Provisioning state: provisioned
MSP
Administrative state: locked
Provisioning state: provisioned
MSP
Provisioning state: unprovisioned
Protection in the MSP Properties window
Icon

Protection

Protection State

BSHR-2/4

No protection

MSP

(1st PG)

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BSHR-2/4

Does not function correctly

BSHR-2/4

Normal

BSHR-2/4

East ring

BSHR-2/4

West ring

BSHR-4

Both rings (temporarily)

BSHR-4

West span

BSHR-4

East span

BSHR-4

Both spans

BSHR-4

West span east ring

BSHR-4

East ring west span

MSP

The protection does not work correctly.

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(2nd PG)
(1st PG)

MSP

Working

MSP

Protecting

(2nd PG)
(1st PG)
(2nd PG)

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Icons: Network Plan

Network Plan
Network element (example).
Universal network element (example).
Subnetwork (example).
Virtual port.

NE container.
The icon is shown in the upper left corner in the Network Editor view of the
TNMS Client. You can move one step upwards into the parent NE container
(if it exists) by clicking onto the icon.
Network element in NE mode Maintenance.
Network element locked for routing (Administrative State locked).

The DCN object is being deactivated.

The DCN object is being activated.
The system is establishing a connection to the DCN object.
The system is closing the connection to the DCN object.
The connection to the DCN object is successfully established.
Not all network element resources could be initialized. This network element
could not be used for operation. Use Reinitialize and try to make this
network element operable.
At least one property of the DCN object is invalid (DCN object cannot be
used). The operator has to complete or correct the properties
correspondingly.
The connection to the NE could not be established.

Icons in
infobar

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Operational state

Access state

enabled

ready

disabled

ready

unknown

disconnected

unknown

failure

unknown

starting up

unknown

shutting down

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Network element with access state ready.

The color of the icon shows the alarm of the highest severity of the
network element. More information is provided under Alarm severities
and alarm states.
Button to collapse info bar
Button to enlarge info bar

Write access
state

(see also Controlling write access to a network element ).

Unknown
No write access
External OS/LCT
NEC
Element manager of this TNMS Core/CDM
Element manager of this TNMS Core/CDM and NE controller
No write access and External Access
This TNMS and External Access
This TNMS, EM of this TNMS and External Access

Port
Connections
Unlocked, provisioned port connection with alarms on both ends
(highest alarm severity is shown on both ends of the port connection)
Unlocked, provisioned port connection, alarm-free
Unlocked, unprovisioned port connection
Locked, unprovisioned port connection
Locked, provisioned port connection
None of the above states apply.

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Icons: Port Connections, Path Wizard and Connection Assistant

Connection Types
The window Connection Assistant and the window Path Wizard Define Topology
provide different templates for connection type representation:
Connection Assistant
Templates

Path Wizard Define

Topology Templates

Description
bidirectional cross connection

bidirectional cross connection with protected

head end
bidirectional cross connection with protected
tail end
unidirectional cross connection

unidirectional cross connection, reverse

direction
unidirectional cross connection with protected
head end
unidirectional cross connection with protected
tail end
unidirectional cross connection with protected
tail end
unidirectional cross connection with protected
head end
double add drop

double add drop (A to Z)

double add drop (Z to A)

tandem protection simple:

simple protection in reverse direction
tandem protection double:
double protection in reverse direction
drop_continue # 1:
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drop_continue # 2:
drop and continue cross connection
drop_continue # 3:
drop and continue cross connection
drop_continue # 2-1:
drop and continue cross connection
drop_continue # 3-1:
drop and continue cross connection
unconnected startpoint:
Used to monitor ports outside the start point of
a cross connection (in the case of server
paths)
unconnected endpoint:
Used to monitor ports outside the end point of
a cross connection (in the case of server
paths).
loopback at all TPs:
Used to loop back the path within the switching
network.
Border Crossing Mode (e.g. in: Path Wizard Define Topology)
AEnd

Z-End

Descriptio
n
Exit point
Entry point

Resilience (e.g. in: Path Wizard Define Topology)

Indicates the path protection for the direction A to Z.
Unprotected
path
Protected path

Port / TP Icons (e.g. in Connection Assistant and Path Wizard Define Topology)
Note: The display of icons for ports, TPs and cross connections represents only a
snapshot. The state of these resources is not updated according to the changes in the
network. To avoid differences regarding the display of icons between the window, simply
re-open the concerned window.
Icon

Icon Description
Overlay for ports that are locked for routing

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Floating port
Floating TP enabled
Floating TP disabled
CTP, disabled
CTP, enabled
CTP, unavailable
TTP, disabled
TTP, enabled
TTP, unavailable
Indication of existing port connection (at TP items), bidirectional
Indication of existing port connection (at TP items), unidirectional sink
Indication of existing port connection (at TP items), unidirectional source and sink
Indication of existing port connection (at TP items), unidirectional source
Indication of existing server path reference (at TP items), bidirectional
Indication of existing server path reference (at TP items), unidirectional sink
Indication of existing server path reference (at TP items), unidirectional source
Indication of existing fragment path reference (at TP items), bidirectional
Indication of existing fragment path reference (at TP items), unidirectional sink
Indication of existing fragment path reference (at TP items), unidirectional source
Indication of existing fragment path reference with ACS = defined (at TP items),
bidirectional
Indication of existing fragment path reference with ACS = defined (at TP items),
unidirectional sink
Indication of existing fragment path reference with ACS = defined (at TP items),
unidirectional source
Card enabled
Card disabled
Overlay for cross connections
Blue frame overlay: If this TP is used by this path
Brown frame overlay: If this TP is used by another path (Note, that there is no
difference in visibility if the referenced path is managed or unmanaged)
Port connection (at port items), bidirectional
Port connection (at port items), unidirectional sink
Port connection (at port items), unidirectional source and sink

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Port connection (at port items), unidirectional source

Electrical port, disabled
Electrical port, disabled Rx
Electrical port, disabled TX
Electrical port, enabled
Optical port, disabled
Optical port, disabled Rx
Optical port, disabled Tx
Optical port, enabled
Radio port, disabled
Radio port, disabled Rx
Radio port, disabled Tx
Radio port, enabled
Subscriber port
Subscriber port connected bidirectionally
Subscriber port, connected unidirectionally

Bidirectional CC with border crossing mode (BCM) Exit-Exit

Bidirectional CC with border crossing mode (BCM) Exit-Entry
Bidirectional CC with border crossing mode (BCM) Entry-Exit
Bidirectional CC with border crossing mode (BCM) Entry-Entry
Unidirectional CC sink with border crossing mode (BCM) Exit-Exit
Unidirectional CC sink with border crossing mode (BCM) Exit-Entry
Unidirectional CC sink with border crossing mode (BCM) Entry-Exit
Unidirectional CC sink with border crossing mode (BCM) Entry-Entry
Unidirectional CC source with border crossing mode (BCM) Exit-Exit
Unidirectional CC source with border crossing mode (BCM) Exit-Entry
Unidirectional CC source with border crossing mode (BCM) Entry-Exit
Unidirectional CC source with border crossing mode (BCM) Entry-Entry

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Icons: Routing
Routing View Icons
(in: Service / Path Properties Routing and in: Path Wizard Routing Results)
The state icon, which is displayed under a node in the routing view, depends on the ACS of
the route element and the RCS of the path or the RCS of the route element if the ACS is
under test. The possible icons are shown in the following table:
Icon

Route Element-ACS

Path-RCS

Operational State

In deletion

undefined or
not routed or
not active

= undefined or
= not routed or
= not active

= undefined or
= not routed or
= not active

<> undefined and

<> not routed and
<> not active

<> under test

RE-RCS
= under test

= under test

RE-RCS
= under test

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= active or
= unmanaged

disabled

= active or
= unmanaged

enabled

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Icons: Services, subscribers and paths

General
The table shows all other main icons used in the Subscribers and Services tree view:
Enabled

Disabled

Protection
Disturbed

Object
Subscriber
Simple Path Container
Can be created by the user and be used
as additional structure element for the
tree. Container symbol is yellow.
See: Creating a path container.
System Container
Will be created by TNMS within the default
Path Container and can neither be
renamed or deleted by the user. Container
symbol is grey.
Service

State Icon
The following state icons are used in the Subsribers and Services view and in the
Unmanaged Paths tree view:
Note:
For unmanaged paths shown in the Unmanaged Paths tree view there exists no alarm
correlation (i.e. the automatic alarm correlation is set to Off).
Icon
Icon

Administrative
State

Has
Clients?

Alarm Correlation
Method

unlocked

no

automatic

unlocked

no

extended automatic

unlocked

no

disabled

unlocked

yes

automatic

unlocked

yes

extended automatic

unlocked

yes

disabled

locked

no

automatic

locked

no

extended automatic

locked

no

disabled

locked

yes

automatic

locked

yes

extended automatic

locked

yes

disabled

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Termination Points: Endpoints
This sub-icon indicates the number of the path endpoints (1 or more) and their termination
mode for each side (a and z).
Note:
If the connection type is unknown, e.g. if there are more than two endpoints at one side of
a path, then the type and number of endpoints will not be visible in the path icon.
The following TP sub-icons are defined:
Enable
d Path

Disable
d Path

Path is
Protection
Disturbed

Connection
Type

1st Endpoint

2nd Endpoint

<not existing>

<not existing>

<not existing>

= unknown

<don't care>

<don't care>

unknown

nonterminated

<not existing>

unknown

terminated

<not existing>

unknown

terminated

nonterminated

unknown

nonterminated

nonterminated

unknown

terminated

terminated

unknown

nonterminated

terminated

(Path topology is
undefined)

Termination Points: Border Sub-Icon

This sub-icon indicates the border crossing mode by an open frame hinting the boundary of
the terminating MLSN for each side (a or z).
Note:
If TPs of the same side have different border crossing mode, then this difference will not be
visible in the path icon.
Icon

Border Crossing Mode

a-side: entry
z-side: entry
a-side: entry
z-side: exit
a-side: exit
z-side: entry
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z-side: exit
Undefined path topology.
In this case, the connection type might be
unknown or there are different border crossing
modes for TPs on the same side.
Enable primary Alarms
Enable secondary Alarms
Disable all Alarms
Bandwidth Ok
Bandwidth Mismatch
Trail Overbooked
Trail Underbooked
Connection Arrow Sub-icon
This sub-icon indicates the direction and type of path. The following icons are defined:
Opera
tional
State

Ena
bled

Ena
bled

Disa
bled

Disa
bled

Protecti
on
Disturb
ed

Protecti
on
Disturb
ed

Direct
ion

bi

uni

bi

uni

bi

uni

Connec
tion
Type

Resili
ence

complex

any

simple

protect
ed

simple

unprot
ected

head

any

double

any

tail

any

Overlay Icon
The overlay icon is used for path objects and their container objects in order to indicate the
worst creation state, i.e. combination of actual (ACS) and required creation state (RCS).
The icon color expresses the assumed degree of the operator's problem about the path
being in this state (the more red the more problematic).
At container objects (service, simple path container, subscriber) this state indication is also
given, reflecting the worst creation state of all subordinate paths (the one with the lowest
order number).
Order
1

Icon

RCS

ACS

Comment

active

not routed

Path is required to be activated.

Problem indication: There is possibly a route
mismatch or a topology mismatch

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2

not active

not routed

Topology and route are defined, but are not

activated.
Problem indication: There is possibly a route
mismatch or a topology mismatch.

under test

not routed

Path is required to be under test.

Problem indication: There is possibly a route
mismatch or a topology mismatch.

active

not active

Path is required to be activated.

Problem indication: There is a discrepancy
between actual and required resources.

active

under test

Path is required to be activated.

Problem indication: ... but is actually for some
reason under test.

under test

not active

Path is required to be under test .

Problem indication: There is a discrepancy
between actual and required resources.

under test

active

Path is required to be under test.

Problem indication: ... but is actually not under
test.

in deletion

in deletion

The path is being deleted.

undefined

undefined

No topology has been defined.

10

not routed

not routed

Only a topology has been defined.

11

not active

not active

Topology and route are defined, but are not

activated.

12

not active

under test

Topology and route are defined, but are not

activated.

13

not active

active

Topology and route are defined and activated.

14

under test

under test

Path is required and actually under test.

15

unmanaged

under test

Path is unmanaged and under test.

16

no
overl
ay
icon

active

active

Path is required and actually activated.

17

no
overl
ay
icon

unmanaged

active

Path is unmanaged and actually activated.

State Icons in the Service Properties window

Note:
These are the default colors of state icons which are used in the Service Properties
window. The colors can be changed under TNMS SysAdmin.
Critical
Major
Minor

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Indeterminate
Cleared

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Lists and logs handling

General log management information
TNMS provides the following logs:
Name

TNMS
Client

Alarm log

System message log

Network event log

TNMS
SysAdmin

Log class

permanent
X

permanent
permanent

Security event log

permanent

Operator input log

non-persistent

Performance log

Notifications log

custom
X

non-persistent

Permanent logs
Permanent logs are created automatically when the system starts up. There is always only
one permanent log for each log type.
In TNMS Client you can call up a list with the permanent logs via View -> Tables. You can
also call the logs selectively from the View menu.
In TNMS SysAdmin you can open the security event log and system message log directly
via View -> Security Event Log/System Message Log. You can also select the required
log via View -> Tables.
Custom logs
Custom logs are operator-defined The performance log is the only type of custom log,
however several performance logs are possible.
In TNMS Client you can display performance logs using Performance -> Performance
Logs. You can also open performance logs via View -> Tables, or by right-clicking a
service and selecting View Performance Log... from the context menu which appears.
Non-persistent logs
Non-persistent logs only exist for the duration of a client session. The log content is deleted
when the client session is closed.
You can open the operator input log in TNMS SysAdmin via View -> Operator Input Log
or via
View -> Tables. Once TNMS SysAdmin and the TNMS Server have been started, the
notifications log is displayed in both TNMS SysAdmin and TNMS Client. It can be
minimized but not closed.
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Print preview
The Print... context menu provided in various logs and lists opens the Print preview
window showing the content of the log/list as it will be printed when activating the printer
icon of the toolbar.
The menu bar of the Print preview window is displayed as follows:

Four arrow buttons are provided for browsing through the list:
(from left to right: go to first page, move one page back, move one page forward, go to last
page.
Between the arrow buttons you can see which page is currently displayed.
The square stop button can be used to halt the reading in of list entries in the preview. For
example, if the list contains 9500 entries you can stop list entries being read in after the
first 500 entries.
Clicking on the printer icon prints the displayed content.
The zoom factor for the displayed list can be set in the field beside the printer icon.

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Printing logs
If you have opened a log window, you open the context menu and select the Print... entry
(click in the window with the right mouse button). A print preview is created first for viewing
the possible print result. Using the printer icon you can now print out the displayed print
preview.
With the log window active you can also use File -> Print....
More information is provided under Print preview.

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Setting time filters for lists and logs

All display windows for events (current alarms and all logs) provide the option of specifying
a time from which entries are to be considered for display.
1. To do this, click the right mouse button on the Time (Local) column.
2. Activate the Filter With the Current Cell context menu in order to display the Filter
Date Time window.
3. Select the Show Log Entries Since checkbox to specify a start time for the log entries
to be displayed.
4. Select the Show Log Entries Until checkbox to specify an end time for the log entries
to be displayed.
5. Click the Apply button to confirm your settings.

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Setting columns
Activating the Column Settings... context menu of lists and logs opens a small window in
which you can select / deselect the columns to be displayed.
More information is provided under Icons: Lists and Setting filters and sorting lists.

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Setting filters and sorting lists

Filtering lists
To restrict the number of entries shown in a list or log on the basis of certain criteria, click
with the right mouse button in the list/log. The context menu which appears will offer a
selection of the following functions (not all of them will always be available or sensitive):
-

Browse Archived...
Shows the different archived logs.

Details
The information of the selected line is displayed in a Details window.

Column Settings...
Opens a list where you can select/deselect columns for display.

Copy
Copies the information of the selected row into the clipboard.

Filter For Path Switching Events (Network Event Log)

Only entries of switching events of the paths. The list shows the paths that changed
state. One line for the paths state "enabled" and one line for the state "disabled".

Filter With the Current Cell

Only entries which have the same content of the selected field in this column are
displayed. In the Time (Local) column, a window for selecting a time period appears.
Current filter settings are displayed by a icon in the relevant column header.

Exclude the Current Cell

Only entries which do not have the same content of the selected field in this column
are displayed. In the Time (Local) column, a window for excluding a time period
appears.
Current filter settings are displayed by a icon in the relevant column header.

Filter...
Opens the Set Filter window.

Filter for Empty Cells

Filters for empty cells, i.e. only records with empty cells are displayed.

Filter for Non Empty Cells

Filters for non empty cells, i.e. only records with non empty cells are displayed.

Freeze
Freezes the rows of the current log. If you select one or more row with your mouse,
they will stay selected even if more entries are added to the log.

Load Filter...
Loads the filter settings from a file.

Print...
Opens a print preview window where the list is displayed and filtered in accordance
with the filter and sort criteria which have been set. The preview shown can be printed
out using the printer icon.

Print With Details...

Prints a list of the contents (according to the current filter and sort settings) including
the information displayed when the Route or Usage Details context menu is activated.

Refresh
Updates the contents of the current window.

Reset All Filters

Use this context menu to switch off all filters. Note that this command does not exist in
all list and log windows.

Set Filter...
Initiates a new data collection for the operator input log, i.e. open the Set Filter to
Operator Input Log window, specify new filter settings and request new data.

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Save As...
Saves the log as an *.tsf file which can then be read in MS Access and MS Excel. The
current filter and sort settings are retained in the *.tsf file.

Save As With Details...

Saves the list in TSF format (to allow reading in MS-Access and MS-Excel) according
to the current filter and sort settings including the information displayed when the
Details context menu is activated.

Save Filter...
Saves the filter settings into a file.

Toggle Index On/Off

Shows/hides the index.

Undo Filter
To undo a filter, click on the column in which the filter was set.
The list of port connections, services, ports and termination points can be further
filtered using the Scope Type selection at the top of the window.

Sorting lists
By left-clicking the column title, individual columns can be sorted in ascending or
descending order. The sort sequence selected only applies to the data display. The data
itself is not modified.
Click once to sort in ascending order and twice to sort in descending order. A third click
restores the original list sequence.
Multiple sorting of the lists are also possible via the following:
1.
Click on specific column to initiate the sorting in the sequence upwards or
downwards.
2.
Click on specific column with pressed CTRL button to extend the sorting to the next
column.
Maximum 3 sortings shall be possible in parallel.
More information is provided under Icons: Lists.
Note:
Every permanent log is split up into an active part and a log archive. New log entries are
written to both the active log and the log archive. When an active log reaches its limit, the
oldest log entry is deleted. For permanent log types, the active log and the archived log
can be viewed in separate windows. The log archive only shows a snapshot and is not
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System message log
The System Message Log window displays a history of relevant administrative events.
Events logged in this log are:
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DCN channel connect and disconnect notifications.

Scheduled job activation and deactivation.

Scheduled job error messages and notifications.

Administrative configuration changes.

Timeouts of telegrams sent to network elements.

Notifications regarding system anomalies (internal components faults, database errors,

etc.).

Faults regarding received telegrams (unexpected responses, invalid address, syntactic

errors, etc.).

To display the system message log from the TNMS Client you can e.g. use View ->
System Message Log.... For each system message displayed you will find the following
information:
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Index
Number of the row in the list.

Icon
To the left of the system message there is a icon showing three different severities for
system messages:
= Message
= Warning
= Error

Time (Local)
Indicates the time at which the system message arrived. The time stamp is generated
by the TNMS Server. In this case the time value is marked with an asterisk (*).
Severity
There are three different severities for system messages: message, warning and
error.

Source Type
Original source of the event (e.g. NE, TNMS Server, database, controller, etc.).

Source
Component which has detected the event (e.g. NE name, server name, etc.).

Description
Description of the event which lead to the preceding system message.

State
The status of system message is displayed as either Acknowledged or
Unacknowledged.

Operator
Identification of the operator who acknowledged or initiated the event.

Computer
Computer where the operator in question has logged in or from where the event was
initiated, e.g. a Create Backup.

By right-clicking in the window, you can activate a context menu with various filter and sort
functions.

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More information on these functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists and Icons:
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Viewing logs
Logs can be viewed both from the TNMS Client and from the TNMS SysAdmin. However,
the logs accessible from the TNMS Client differ from the logs accessible from TNMS
SysAdmin.
In TNMS Client, View -> Tables... opens a list window with tabs for viewing standard logs,
archived logs and performance logs. Alternatively, click the button Logs in the TNMS
Client toolbar.
In TNMS SysAdmin, View -> Tables... opens a list window with tabs for viewing standard
logs and archived logs. Alternatively, click the button Tables in the TNMS SysAdmin
toolbar.
In each case, logs can be viewed by selecting a log entry from the displayed list and
clicking View.
Standard Logs
Clicking on the Standard Logs tab opens the Standard Logs window where existing
standard logs are displayed.
The following standard logs can be viewed from TNMS Client:
Active alarm log, active network event log, active system message log, current alarms.
The following standard logs can be viewed from TNMS SysAdmin:
Active system message log, active security event log, operator input log.
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Index
Counter for each standard log.

Name
Name of the displayed standard log

Current Log Size

Current log size of the displayed standard log.

Maximum Log Size

Maximum log size of the displayed standard log.

Fill state
Fill state in percent of the displayed standard log.

Archived Logs
Clicking on the Archived Logs tab opens the Archived Logs window where existing
archived logs are displayed.
The following archived logs can be viewed from TNMS Client:
Alarm log, network event log, system message log.
The following archived logs can be viewed from SysAdmin:
System message log, security event log.
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Index
Counter for each archived log.

Name
Name of the displayed archived log

Current Log Size

Current log size of the displayed archived log.

Maximum Log Size

Maximum log size of the displayed archived log.

Fill state
Fill state in percent of the displayed archived log.

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Performance Logs (this tab is only visible in TNMS Client)

Clicking on the Performance Logs tab opens the Performance Logs window where
existing performance logs are displayed. You can also open this window by selecting
Performance -> Performance Logs: Performance Logs. Performance logs can only be
viewed in TNMS Client.
For each performance log the following information is displayed:
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Index
Number of the row in the list.

Log name
Name of the performance log set by the operator during configuration of the
performance log.

Log type
The log type can be 'Performance Log' or 'TCM Log'.

Created By
Operator who created the performance log.

Creation Time (Local)

Time the performance log was created.

Current Log Size

Number of entries.

Log full warning threshold

During configuration of the performance log the operator specifies whether a warning
should be signaled when a certain percentage of entries has been exceeded. Here the
specified threshold is displayed.

Interval
Shows the period of time used for collecting the performance data, either 15min or
24h.

Admin State
Active for a log that is started (performance data is currently being measured).
Standby for a log that has been stopped.

Provision State
The provisioning state shows if assigned PMPs can be monitored (provisioned,
unprovisioned).
Notes:
The following holds for the provisioning state if a TNMS Core/CDM system runs
standalone (without CDM):
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A PMP contained in a PM Log is unprovisioned if it does not exist anymore (e.g.

because of card deletion or the corresponding TP is no longer valid).

A PM Log is unprovisioned if at least one contained PMP is unprovisioned or

the administrative of at least one contained PMP is locked.

Path
If a path is assigned to a performance log, the name of this path is displayed here.

Service
If the performance log has been created including a service in the PMP container, the
name of this service is displayed here.

Subscriber Name
Subscriber to whom the above service is assigned.

Using the buttons at the top of the window you can:

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not updated. To update the table of all performance logs, press <F5>. The Admin State
must be Active.

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View the current data of a selected performance log.

Print the selected performance log. A print preview is created first for viewing the
possible print result.

Modify the configuration of a selected performance log. The Admin State must be
Standby.

Add (create) a further performance log.

Delete a selected performance log. The Admin State must be Standby.

Start the measurement for a selected performance log.

Stop the measurement for a selected performance log.

Close the window.

Threshold allows you to configure the threshold for the selected performance log.

Help open the help for this window.

By right-clicking in the list, you can activate a context menu in order to set Filters for the
current data, and also to view, print and save the table details.
By left-clicking the column title, individual columns can be sorted in ascending or
descending order.
More information on filter and sort functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists
and Icons: Lists.
See also:
Permanent logs

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Performance Log Export Tool (PLET)

Configuring the Performance Log Export Tool (PLET)
1. When you start PLET for the first time, a configuration window appears providing a
default configuration. You can change this configuration now or open the configuration
window later by either
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selecting Options -> Set Schedule to save, or

pressing the

button in the PLET main window.

You can configure the following parameters:

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Saving Schedule
This specifies how often the logs should be exported: every 15 minutes, every
hour or every 24 hours (default value).

Database Location
The computer where the SQL database is located is entered here. The default
computer is the computer where PLET is installed.

Export Path
The directory to which the export files should be written is specified here. The
default directory is the directory where TnmsPerfLog.exe is located.

Export Format
The format of the export files is specified here.

Set Start Time

You can specify what time the logs should be exported at here. The default
value is 00:00. If the specified start time has already passed, the export
procedure will start immediately.

2. To save your configuration, press the Start button in the configuration window.

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Exporting logs using PLET

PLET allows you to export the following logs:
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TNMS performance logs

TNMS system message log

TNMS network event log

TNMS alarm log

1. Select the required log(s) in the PLET main window by clicking the appropriate
checkboxes. To select all displayed logs at once, select Edit -> Select All.
2. Press the button Apply Selection to confirm your selection. The list of performance
logs displayed in PLET is not automatically updated. To synchronize the displayed list
button in the PLET main window or select View ->
with the database, press the
Refresh.
You can export performance logs either at a scheduled time or immediately. More
information on scheduling an export is provided under Configuring the Performance
Log Tool (PLET).
Scheduled Export
You can start the scheduled export by one of the following actions:
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pressing the

button in the PLET main window,

selecting Start scheduled save from the context menu,

selecting Options -> Set Schedule to save... -> Start.

Note:
The first two options are only active if the scheduled export is not yet running.
You can stop the scheduled export by one of the following actions:
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pressing the

button in the PLET main window, or

selecting Stop scheduled save from the context menu.

Note:
The these options are only active if the scheduled export has been started.
Immediate Export
As well as scheduling an export, you can also store the selected logs immediately in the
configured export directory. You can do this by one of the following actions:
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pressing the button in the PLET main window,

selecting Save from the context menu, or

selecting File -> Save.

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TNMS OTS-4000 Performance Add On Tool (TOPAT)

TOPAT - General Information
TOPAT (TNMS OTS-4000 Performance Add On Tool) allows the configuration and
maintenance of the performance log information collected from the OTS-4000 surveyed
NEs. This is done with a network where OTS-4000 surveyed NEs send their performance
log information through a FTP session to a FTP-Server hosted in the TNMS-Server.
TOPAT software is an add-on tool for the TNMS Core/CDM. TOPAT runs alone with no
interaction with TNMS Core/CDM and is composed of two different software applications,
TOPAT-Server and TOPAT-Client.
TOPAT-Server
TOPAT-Server is installed in TNMS-Server host computer, and periodically processes the
performance log information collected from the NEs, generating a separate file for each
path.
TOPAT-Client
TOPAT-Client is located in TNMS-Client host computers, and provides a Graphical User
Interface (GUI) for configuration and management of NEs performance log information.
Note:
It must be possible to establish a FTP-session between TNMS Server and all the surveyed
OTS-4000 NEs. It must be possible to log into the web interfaces through the TNMS
Clients Internet Explorer of all the surveyed OTS-4000 NEs.

See also:
TOPAT GUI
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TOPAT GUI
This window enables the server connection configuration and the access to general
performance log operations of the OTS-4000 NEs.
Establishing paths to NEs
1. Insert the server name in the Connect to TOPAT-Server field. This holds the
processed OTS-4000 performance log information.
2. Click the Connect button.
After the server connection has been configured, you can access the various performance
log settings through the available tabs.
You can switch between three different views by clicking the available tabs at the bottom of
the window, namely Configure, Modify and Show tabs.
Configure Tab
Clicking on the Configure tab opens the Configuration window which enables to
create a new performance log definition.
The performance logs collect the relevant performance information from the OTS4000 paths.
Creating a performance log definition
1. Fill in the available fields as follows:
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Performance Log Name

Use this entry to identify the new log with a name.

Measure interval
Use this radio button to establish the time interval between measurements.
Available values are 15 minutes and 24 hours.

Date of Recording
Use this field to define the start date when the first measurement is
executed.

Start Hour of Recording

Use this field to define the start time when the first measurement is
executed.

Correlating to Path
Use this field to identify the path assigned to the performance log.

Correlating to Service
Use this field to identify the service assigned to the created performance
log.

Correlating to Subscriber
Use this field to identify the subscriber to whom the above service is
assigned to.

OTS-4000 #1
Use this field to select one OTS-4000 NE where performance logs are
collected.
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Click the Choose PMP button to open the PMP configuration window
where the performance log settings are configured.

OTS-4000 #2
Use this field to select a second OTS-4000 NE where performance logs
are collected. This second NE is optional.

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Click the Choose PMP button to open the PMP configuration

window.

2. After the performance log has been configured, click the Save Performance Log
Definition button to save the information.
Modify Tab
Clicking on the Modify tab opens the Modify window which enables to modify and
delete an existing performance log.
Modifying a performance log definition
1. Select the performance log using the Performance Log field.
2. Click the Request Performance Log Definition button so that the available
fields are automatically filled with the actual performance log definition values.
3. Fill in the fields you want to modify with the new values as described in the
4. Click the Modify Performance Log Definition button. The performance log is
saved with the modifications.
Deleting a performance log
1. Select the performance log using the Performance Log field.
2. Click the Request Performance Log Definition button so that the available
fields are filled with the actual performance log definition values.
3. Click the Delete Performance Log Definition button. The performance log is
deleted.
Show Tab
Clicking on the Show tab opens the Show window which enables to display the
performance log information, and to save this information into a file.
Showing performance log information
1. Select the performance log using the Performance Log field.
2. Click the Request Performance Data button so that the Performance Log Data
can be showed. The performance Log Data includes the correlated path, service
and subscriber and all the PMP collected values displayed in a table.
Saving performance log information
1. Follow the steps required for showing performance log information as described
before.
2. Click the Save Performance Data button. The information is saved under the
name "<log_name>_<date>.dat".
Note:
If some monitor values available at the table have information in brackets, means that
some monitor values are invalid in a certain measurement interval. Inside the brackets
is displayed the measurement interval holding valid monitor values.
Click the Exit button to close TOPAT Client application.

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TOPAT - General Information
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PMP Configuration
Open the PMP configuration window via: TOPAT Client -> Configure -> Choose PMP
button (from OTS-4000 #1 or #2).
In this window, the OTS-4000 NE communication port is configured and the PMP
parameters are selected in order to define which information from the OTS-4000 NE is
included in every performance log entry.
At the left side of the window, OTS-4000 NE communication port is configured:
Entry

Option

Description

PMP

Shelf

OTS-4000 shelf number of the module.

Slot

OTS-4000 slot position of the module.

4010

OTS-4010 module is used.

4040

OTS-4040 module is used.

Line

OTS-4000 Line-PMP port is used.

Trib #1

OTS-4000 Trib nr.1-PMP port is used.

Trib #2

OTS-4000 Trib nr.2-PMP port is used.

Trib #3

OTS-4000 Trib nr.3-PMP port is used.

Trib #4

OTS-4000 Trib nr.4-PMP port is used.

Tx

Transmitter port direction is used.

Rx

Receiver port direction is used.

Near

Near end location connection is used.

Far

Far end location connection is used.

Equipment
Type

Port Type

Direction

Location

At the right side of the window, PMP parameters are defined using the following available
options:
- Optical Power min [OP-Min]
Minimum optical power level.
- Optical Power max [OP-Max]
Maximum optical power level.
- Optical Power avg [OP-Avg]
Average optical power level.
- Code Violation [CV]
Number of Code Violation occurrences.
- Errored Seconds [ES]
Number of accumulated Errored Seconds (ER) during the measurement interval.
An ES occurs when during that second one or more Background Block Error
occurred or at least one defect occurred.
- Severely Errored Seconds [SES]
Number of accumulated Severely Errored Seconds during the measurement
interval. An ES occurs when during that second the number of Errored Blocks (EB)
has crossed a determined threshold that is configurable by the operator.
- Severely Errored Frame Seconds [SEFS]
Number of accumulated Severely Errored Frame Seconds during the
measurement interval.

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FEC Corrected Bits [FEC-CB]

Errored bits corrected with FEC.
FEC Uncorrected Words [FEC-UW]
Detected errored words that werent corrected with FEC.
Bit Error Rate [BER]
Rate of errors occurred.

The following buttons are available at the bottom of the window:

- Save
Saves the current PMP configuration.
- Prev. PMP
Jumps to the next PMP configuration window associated with the same
performance log.
- Next PMP
Jumps to the previous PMP configuration window associated with the same
performance log.
- Delete
Deletes the current PMP configuration, returning to the default configuration.
- Close
Closes the PMP configuration window and returns to the TOPAT-Client main
window.
Note:
Always start by the OTS-4000 NE communication port configuration, as the available PMP
options depend on the configured OTS-4000 NE communication port.
After the desired settings are configured, press the Save button before pressing any other
button, avoiding the configuration lost.
See also:
TOPAT - General Information
TOPAT GUI

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Launching TNMS ASON / Ethernet Manager GUI

It is possible to launch the GUI of TNMS ASON / Ethernet Manager directly from the TNMS
Core/CDM GUI.
Prerequisites
The following prerequisites must be met before you can launch the GUI of TNMS ASON /
Ethernet Manager from the TNMS Core/CDM GUI:
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The TNMS Core/CDM client application and the TNMS ASON / Ethernet Manager client
application are running on the same machine.

Launching the GUI of TNMS ASON / Ethernet Manager from the TNMS Core/CDM GUI
1.
2.

Open the main window of the TNMS Core/CDM client.

On the Client AddIn menu, click ETH/ASON Manager.

The TNMS ASON / Ethernet Manager GUI is launched.

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Concatenation
This topic contains general information on concatenation within TNMS Core/CDM.
Concatenation (synonymous notion is Inverse Multiplexing) allows the transport of a
tributary signal with a higher bandwidth than the nominal path transport capacity.
TNMS Core/CDM supports following concatenation types, whereby the supported
concatenation types and layers depend on the NE:

Contiguous Concatenation
means that e.g. X VC4 signals do not float independently from each other in the STMN frame. They are concatenated to one VC4-Xc signal. That means that there is only
one AU-4 pointer which points to the first concatenated VC4. The path overhead
(POH) is only valid for the first VC4.

Virtual Concatenation
means that e.g. for a VCN-Xv that X VCN signals float independently from each other
in the same STM frame. They are concatenated virtually to one VC4-Xv signal. There
are still X AU pointers and X path overheads (POH) valid for each VC. The maximum
delay between the first and the last VC must not exceed 125 ms.

Assignment of Termination Points to Group Termination Points:

A number X of TPs of transport layer N are assigned to a Group of TPs denoted as
Group TP (GTP). Depending on their termination mode there are:
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Group TTP (GTTP) and

Group CTP (GCTP).

TPs of transport layer N assigned to Group TPs are denoted fragment TPs (fragment CTP
or fragment TTP). The Transport layer N of a fragment TP is denoted fragment Layer.
According to the concatenation types virtual and contiguous there are:
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contiguous Group TPs and

virtual Group TPs.

Configuration of Termination Points:

The termination points can be configured either via EM/LCT or via TNMS Core/CDM:
TP configuration via EM/LCT:
Contiguous and virtual Group TPs ca be created / deleted for all NE types, which support
concatenation.
Creation of Group TPs causes deletion of the corresponding normal TPs, which are
replaced by fragment TPs. After deletion of Group TPs the normal TPs are
created/deblocked again.
In case of contiguous Group TPs some NE types do not replace the corresponding normal
TPs by fragment TPs, but they block them.
For virtual Group TPs the number of contained fragment TPs is stored in the Nx-Count
attribute of the virtual Group TP. I.e., NX-Count is not only relevant for PDH paths with
FMX, etc.
TP configuration via TNMS Core/CDM:

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Contiguous Group TPs can be automatically created/deleted only for speciall NE types.
These Group TPs do not contain fragment TPs. The contiguous Group TPs and the normal
TPs are provided simultaneously on the GUI. A Group TP used in a cross connection is
automatically created within the NE and blocks the corresponding normal TPs and vice
versa.
a) Transport Layer for Group TPs:
Depending on
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the number X of fragment TPs

the fragment layer N of the fragment TPs and

the concatenation type

there are the following transport layers:

1. Contiguous concatenation:

VCN-Xc (for N = 4, X = 4, 16, 64)

2. Virtual concatenation: VCN-Xv

VC4-Xv (for X=28, 16,64)

VC3-2v
VC12-Xv (for X=221)

In addition, TP objects with VCN-Xv (N = 4, X = 2, 3, 5, 6, 8) may appear on TNMS

Core/CDM GUI, but they cannot be used for traffic connections.
b) Connections / Paths:
Contiguous concatenated paths:
There are only VCN-Xc Group TPs used within the path. The path transport layer is
"VCN-Xc". Path management of contiguous concatenated paths is the same as for other
paths.
Virtual concatenated paths Virtual Group paths:
There are only VCN-Xv Group TPs used within the path. The path transport layer is VG
(VCN-Xv), where VG stands for Virtual Concatenation Group. The path properties show
furthermore the fragment transport layer according to the involved fragment TPs and the
Nx-Count according to the Number X of involved fragment TPs within each Group TP.
Contiguous and virtual concatenated paths:
Contiguous and virtual concatenated paths are treated by a client/server relation between
VG as server layer and contiguous concatenated layer as client layer, that means virtual
concatenated paths are server paths/server trails for contiguous concatenated paths.
Note:
The transition between contiguous concatenation and virtual concatenation within one path
needs a conversion between both concatenation types. This required conversion capability
is only supported by special NE types.

Concatenated paths with NEs in between, which do not support concatenation:

VCN-Xv Group TPs and normal TPs are existing within neighboring NEs. There have to be
created X fragment paths between the fragment TPs of virtual Group TPs over the normal
TPs.

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For fragment paths there were introduced new Connection Classes according to the
following 3 possible configurations:
Fragment LC/TC (Link or Tandem Connection):
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Configuration 1: the path edge connects two fragment TPs

It is used if two virtual Group TPs can not be directly connected by a Group Link
Connection.

Configuration 2: the path edge connects a fragment TP with a normal TP (BCM =

Entry)
(similar to configuration 3)

Fragment Open SNC (Subnetwork Connection):

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Configuration 3: the path edge connects a fragment TP with a normal TP (BCM =

Exit)
It is used if only one virtual Group TP is endpoint of a virtual group path, but this
virtual Group TP is not located at the border of the management domain.

Fragment paths are server paths/server trails for virtual concatenated paths. Within a
virtual concatenated path there is one server path reference for each fragment path. The
server path references are denoted Fragment Path Reference in case of configuration 1
and Half Open Fragment Path Reference in case 2 and 3.
Notes:
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Creation of a fragment path between fragment TPs contained in Group TPs

(Configuration 1) always implies the creation of a virtual group path, if not yet
existing.

Creation of a fragment path between a fragment TP contained in a Group TP and a

normal TP (Configuration 2 and 3) does not imply the creation of a virtual group
path.

c) Routing of Fragment Paths:

Routing of a fragment path bundle (consisting of X fragment paths) according configuration
1 is possible via the hybrid routing function provided by the Connection Assistant. Right
clicking on navigation button/shift button offers a context menu with menu item Prepare
hybrid routing . To let the auto-router find the same way through the network for all
fragment paths the routing option Use Same Trail (Path Wizard -> Toolbar button
Options -> Tab 'Automatic Routing Options' or TNMS Client -> Configuration ->
Preferences and Routing Options -> Tab 'Automatic Routing Options').
d) Effects of Paths Operation on Group Paths and Fragment Paths:
These are operations on a group path that automatically cause the same operation on the
used fragment paths:

Activate

Deactivate (this is reasonable, because a fragment path may be used by one group
path only)

Manage

Unmanage

These are operations on a group path that do not automatically cause the same operation
on the used fragment paths:

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Adopt Actual Topology

Re-Route

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Floating TPs
This topic contains general information on the floating TPs introduced since TNMS
Core/CDM V8.5.
A Floating TP is a higher order TP (contained in an internal interface of Ethernet Tributary
Cards, RPR Switch Cards and Lower Order Switching Fabric of hiT 7070 and hiT 7050)
that can be cross connected and has connectable child TPs at the same time.
If a floating TP has the Termination Mode Terminated, it must be used with BCM = Entry,
when creating paths using it!
The behavior of the Automatic Router in conjunction with Floating TPs depends on the
actual network situation. If for example, a VC12 path is to be routed through a hiT 7070,
there are obviously two possibilities to do this (see picture and description under a. and b.):

a. Create just a VC4 connection:

Waste of bandwidth; capacity on precious NE resources the LO SF is saved.
b. Terminate the VC4 trails bearing the VC12 and create a LO connection:
A limited resource the LO SF is consumed; bandwidth is saved.
Note that depending on the actual requirements in relation with the current network
situation, there may be cases where saving bandwidth is more precious than the usage of
the LO SF and vice versa.
See also:
Floating TPs: Behaviour of the Connection Assistant

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Floating TPs: Behaviour of the Connection Assistant

This topic contains general information on the behaviour of the Connection Assistant
concerning the floating TPs introduced since TNMS Core/CDM V8.5.
The Connection Assistant provides a particular Shift mechanism in case of floating TPs.
Example:
Connection from PDH Tributary to SDH Line, i.e. two separate LO and HO CCs are be
created in hiT707:
First the LO CC PDH Tributary SF2G5 VC12 is defined, the Shift button is used to enter
the next page of the Connection Assistant, where the parent TP is automatically preselected and allows the creation of HO CC SF2G5 VC4 SDH Line. Unless there is
already a VC4 server trail, it is implicitly created when the first LO-CC is created. Since the
Connection Assistant is aware of server paths, it would directly guide the operator to the
exit of a closed server path, whenever an LO path is routed over an already existing VC4.
See also:
Floating TPs

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Layer Restrictions at Optical Protection

The creation of link connections between network elements with OCP cards on the one
hand and PM cards on the other hand has to be done carefully; i.e. the Layer Set must be
selected carefully. The Layer Set must be chosen in the Create Port Connection window.
The following network elements are concerned:

FSP 3000, Waveline MN: (equipped with PM card)

OCUs: (equipped with OCP cards)

For link connections with these network elements terminating at OCP/PM cards, the
operator must restrict the layer of the port connections. The following rules should be
applied for creating link connections between such network elements:

Port connections terminating at the same OCP/PM card must be restricted to the
same layer.

No paths must pass the port connection when changing the layer restriction. This
applies to managed and unmanaged paths.

If the other network element is a SDH NE, no adjustments have to be made (you
can check using the tool tip for the other network element). However, it would be
possible to restrict the terminated layer set of port connections in this case in order
to reduce the number of server paths.

If the other network element is not a SDH NE, restrict the layer to OCH.

Restrict the layer set to OPTICAL, if you have no other choice. This is the case for
network elements like WLs, MTS, hiT7550.

See also:
Creating a port connection
Editing/deleting port connections

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Scalable Ethernet Paths & Generic Framing Procedure

This topic contains general information about Scalable Ethernet Paths and Generic
Framing Procedure (GFP).
GFP provides a standard mapping / framing technique for Layer 1 / 2 signals into SDH /
OTN / SONET. The bandwidth of paths using GFP can be defined in TNMS Core/CDM
during path creation: The bandwidth of a path edge appears as an additional parameter of
in the window Path Properties Topology. It is available for both directions A -> Z and A
<- Z and it is scalable in steps of 1 Mbps.
Scalable Ethernet paths are handled in TNMS Core/CDM in analogy to paths on any other
transmission layers. New layers are introduced for GFP Channel (GFPC) and GFP Group
(GFPG). Automatic and Manual Routing can be applied as usual for the creation of GFPC
and GFPG trails as well as for the creation of ethernet paths using these trails.
Notes:
-

The Automatic Router will create automatically suitable SDH trails depending on the
bandwidth defined for the client path. This includes Virtual Concatenation Group
paths without fragment paths. Fragment bundle paths within a Virtual Concatenation
Group can be routed manually as usual. In case of automatic routing, the bundle
(but not necessarily every single fragment) has to be routed separately in advance,
i.e. before it can be used for further automatic routing operations: Define GTPs as
start- and endpoint for the Automatic Router and set BCM = Entry. Also bundle
routing between one GTP and a number of not concatenated end TPs is supported.

While creating the path manually, the TP object GFP-Group-TTP (BCM = Entry) has
to be connected with a GFP-Group-CTP which appears as child of its assigned SDH
TP, e.g. VC4-TTP. The SDH TP does not occur within the route of the GFPG trail,
but it serves as start- / end-point of its SDH server trail. Only GFP-TPs belonging to
the same card can be connected directly.

Assignments of GFP-groups to VC-groups interrupt the traffic < 50ms if there is

already traffic switched via the ethernet card where the assignment is configured.
No message will appear to inform the operator.

In order to avoid traffic interruption it is recommended that the complete SDHstructure on one ethernet card as well as all assignments to GFP-groups have to be
configured with the LCT. This must be done before the first service is activated via a
ethernet card.

Definition of required bandwidth for a path during path creation or modification:

The bandwidth can be defined for each topology template (use the bandwidth
definition box) as well as for each edge and direction separately (set separate
values in list of path edges per direction) in the Path Wizard Define Topology
window resp. in the Path Properties Topology window. During the activation of a
path for which the bandwidth is defined, TNMS Core/CDM overwrites existing
configurations in the network. In analogy if Activate is performed in the meaning of
re-activate, all attributes are set in the network as defined in TNMS Core/CDM.

If no particular bandwidth is to be defined for a path, this is expressed by means of a

bandwidth value of "0". TNMS Core/CDM automatically takes over the bandwidth
configured in the network, e.g. if bandwidth has already been set before with EM.
The value "0" does not explicitly mean that the path is deactivated or similar.

It is possible, to modify the path bandwidth after path creation (in dependence on the
capacity available in the server trail) in EM or in Path Properties Topology window. In
order to do so, use either the bandwidth definition box in Path Properties Routing
window in order to set the new bandwidth for both directions A -> Z and A <- Z of the
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of path edges) in Path Wizard Define Topology window resp. in Path Properties
Topology window. If the bandwidth is to be enlarged, the Capacity Management in TNMS
Core/CDM checks, if enough capacity is available in the server trail used by this ethernet
path. If the bandwidth is to be reduced, the capacity is reduced in the NE without further
checks.
Note:
Server trails are not modified automatically, in case the bandwidth of a scalable ethernet
path is enlarged and the bandwidth left in an SDH-server trail is less than the additional
bandwidth needed or vice versa. In this case, the server trail has to be modified or deleted
and a new server trail with an appropriate bandwidth has to be re-created manually. This
may require an adaptation of GFPG trails as well by means of the function Adopt Actual
Topology.
Similar to path creation states, mismatches between required (as defined for the path in
TNMS Core/CDM) and actual bandwidth (according to the actual configuration of the
specific port) will be detected automatically and lead to a path creation state change. The
reason is given in Info Area of the Path Properties. In order to re-align the Path Properties
in TNMS Core/CDM with the actual network situation, it is possible either to set the values
defined in TNMS Core/CDM within the network again (by means of an additional Activate
for the corresponding path) or to adopt the changes within the network into the TNMS
Core/CDM database. Since the bandwidth attribute belongs to the path topology, the
function Adopt Actual Topology has to be applied in this case.
GFP Groups provide a sub-channeling, which allows a multiplexing of ethernet signals
from more than one ethernet port (per card) in order to transport them using a single VC.
Sub-channeling can be switched OFF and ON using the LCT. The Automatic Router tries
to create paths using sub-channeling (if available, i.e. if supported by involved cards). By
means of Manual Routing, the operator can explicitly decide whether or not to use subchanneling simply by choosing different TPs.
Note:
Without sub-channeling, the bandwidth of the GFPG trail equals the bandwidth of the
corresponding SDH trail. When using sub-channeling, due to an additional internal
overhead, the SDH trail bandwidth is not completely available for etherent traffic. Only 64 /
76 of the SDH bandwidth is available in worst case, see examples below. Note, that the
Sum of all Committed Interface Rate is not explicitly indicated in TNMS Core/CDM, e.g. a
GFPG path with sub-channelling using a VC4 shows a bandwidth of 150 Mbps in its path
properties, although it provides only a reduced capacity of 126 Mbps for all its client paths.
However, capacity checks in TNMS Core/CDM regard the Sum of all Committed Interface
Rate, i.e. it is checked that the bandwidth of all GFPC paths using the VC4 with sub
channelling does not exceed 126 Mbps in this exemplary case. Otherwise, the ACS of
these paths would fall to Not active because of overbooking.
Physical
Interface Rate

Network Rate of
Service (as used in
TNMS Core/CDM)

Sum of all Committed Interface Rate

when using Sub-Channelling

100Mb/s

VC3: 49 Mbps

41 Mbps = 49 Mbps x 64 / 76

VC3-2v: 98 Mbps

82 Mbps = 98 Mbps x 64 / 76

VC4: 150 Mbps

126 Mbps = 150 Mbps x 64 / 76

VC4: 150 Mbps

126 Mbps = 150 Mbps x 64 / 76

VC4-4v: 600 Mbps

505 Mbps = 600 Mbps x 64 / 76

1000Mb/s

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VC4-7v: 1050 Mbps

884 Mbps = 1050 Mbps x 64 / 76

Restrictions:

All virtually concatenated GTPs to be used for ETH paths must be created explicitly
with EM before

SNCP for GFP Channel or Group Trails is not supported.

TNMS Core/CDM supports symmetric configurations of the sub-channeling mode

only. However, traffic is transmitted by the NEs even if the configuration is
asymmetric provided that only one ETH port is connected with a GFP Group with
sub-channeling ON.

If the channel index is changed in the NE with EM, at first the assignment ETH
GFP Group is deleted and a new assignment to the new GFP Sub-Channel with the
new index is created. Note: The GFP Sub-Channel TPs, which have been available
before, are still available.

There are no bandwidth checks performed by the NE, i.e. it is possible to overbook
GFP Group trails via the LCT.

For GFP paths, TNMS Core/CDM does not support overbooking, although this is an
NE feature. Though an overbooking check is provided, which takes all managed
GFPC paths (with RCS = Active and Not active) using a GFPG trail into account.
Overbooking resulting from unmanaged paths is not checked. Overbooked GFPG
trails as well as their client GFPC paths appear in ACS = Not active. The reason for
this ACS is provided in Info Area of Path Properties after applying a "Path Check".

See also:
Connection Assistant
Floating TPs

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Support of Loopbacks
This topic contains general information on loopback within TNMS Core/CDM, which
supports both loopbacks on TPs and on ports on the network layer:

Loopback on TPs
By means of uni-directional CCs in switching matrix with TP A = TP B, the traffic is
looped back on the actual TP transmission level. Creation of a path loop-back is done
by changing the connection template to Loop-back at all TPs in the Connection
Assistant window. It is supported for bi-directional paths only.

Create Loopback on Ports

By means of a special switch on the port of tributary or line interface cards (Ethernet,
PDH, SDH) the traffic is looped back, i.e. the traffic received by this port is sent back
directly to its origin.
Loopback on ports is supported by the following network elements hiT 7070, hiT 7050,
SMA16 (not for all cards), FSP150 (only on network FSP150 LE ports), FSP1500
(supports inward and outward loopbacks in both remote and local interfaces) and
FSP3000 R7.
The window List of Ports allows configuring port loopbacks via context menu. See
description in the Port List window (link is given below).
If a path is running via a port for which a loopback is configured (it does not matter
whether this was done locally using an LCT or using the window List of Ports), the ACS
is set to Under Test. This holds for paths with ACS, RCS = Active.
For a path with ACS < Active, RCS = Active its ACS is indicated as usual according to
its priority (which is higher than Under Test). Therefore for a path in ACS = Not Active, a
port loopback for one of the participating ports is not indicated by means of the ACS).
Within the Path Properties itself, the Path Check function provides information, which
ports are affected by port loopbacks.
Note: More information on the combinations of the creation states ACS and RCS is
given in icons. Services, subscribers and paths

Create Loopback on Ports using LCT of Surpass hiT7020/25/30/35/60/60HC when

direct integration is used
When changing the loopback configurations using the LCT of Surpass
hiT7020/25/30/35/60/60HC, you have to resynchronize the NE in TNMS Core/CDM
(when direct integration is being used).
To resynchronize the NE in TNMS Core/CDM do the following:
1. In the Network Plan of TNMS Core/CDM client change to Network Editor mode.
2. Open the context menu of the NE and select Resynchronize Data option.

Remove Loopback on Ports

Create Loopback on Ports
Note: When applying the command End Test, both TP loopbacks and port loopbacks (if
existing) are removed. When deleting a path affected by a loopback (it does not matter
whether uni- or bi-directional, and whether affected by TP loopback or port loopback), the
operator is asked in a message box whether or not the probably existing port loopbacks
shall be removed too.
Restrictions:
-

Port loopbacks are not considered by all routing operations on paths.

Port loopbacks are not indicated in context of Port Connection lines in the windows
Network Plan, Port Connection Properties, List of Port Connections, Create
Port Connection, Path Wizard, Connection Assistant.

See also:

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Technologies and Transport Layers

This topic contains information about the kinds of technologies and their transport layers
within TNMS Core/CDM:
List of Technologies
Technology

Description

Transport Layers

Data

GFPG, GFPC, ESCON, FICON, FC

Ethernet

Ethernet

10GbE, 1000Basef, RPR, 1000Base, 100Base

OTH

Optical Transport
Hierarchy

OTU3, ODU3, OTU2, ODU2, OTU1, ODU1

PDH

Plesiochronous
Digital Hierarchy

P4, P32, P31, P22, P21, P12, P11, P0

SDH

Synchronous
Digital Hierarchy

RS256, MS256, RS64, MS64, RS16, MS16, VC416f, RS4, MS4, RS1, MS1, VC4, RS0, MS0, VC3,
VC2, VC12, VC11, VG, VC4-64c, VC4-16c, VC4-4c

unspecified

unspecified

GENP, ELECTRICAL, MEDIALESS, OPTICAL,

GENC

WDM

Wavelength
Division
Multiplexing

OTS, OMS, OCH

List of Transport Layers

Layer
Name

Technology

Descriptio
n

OTS

WDM

Optical
Transmissi
on Section

OMS(1)

GENP

unspecified

Generic
Physical
Interface

GENC(1)

ELECTRIC
AL

unspecified

Generic
Electrical
Interface

1000Base(1), 1000Basef(1),
100Base(1), 10GbE(1),
ESCON(1), FC(1),
FICON(1), MS0(1), MS1(1),
MS16(1), MS256(1), MS4(1),
MS64(1), ODU1(1),
ODU2(1), ODU3(1),
OTU1(1), OTU2(1),
OTU3(1), P0(1), P11(1),
P12(1), P21(1), P22(1),
P31(1), P32(1), P4(1),
RS0(1), RS1(1), RS16(1),
RS256(1), RS4(1), RS64(1),
VC11(1), VC12(1), VC2(1),
VC3(1), VC4(1), VC4-16c(1),
VC4-4c(1), VC4-64c(1)

MEDIALES
S

unspecified

Generic
Medialess
Interface
(e.g. radio)

1000Base(1), 1000Basef(1),
100Base(1), 10GbE(1),
ESCON(1), FC(1),
FICON(1), MS0(1), MS1(1),

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Band
width
(Mbps
)

Server Layers
(Multiplicity)

Client Layers
(Multiplicity)

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MS16(1), MS256(1), MS4(1),
MS64(1), ODU1(1),
ODU2(1), ODU3(1),
OTU1(1), OTU2(1),
OTU3(1), P0(1), P11(1),
P12(1), P21(1), P22(1),
P31(1), P32(1), P4(1),
RS0(1), RS1(1), RS16(1),
RS256(1), RS4(1), RS64(1),
VC11(1), VC12(1), VC2(1),
VC3(1), VC4(1), VC4-16c(1),
VC4-4c(1), VC4-64c(1)
OPTICAL

unspecified

Generic
Optical
Interface

OMS

WDM

Optical
Multiplex
Section

OTS(1)

OCH()

OCH

WDM

Optical
Channel

OMS(),
OPTICAL(1)

1000Base(1), 1000Basef(1),
100Base(1), 10GbE(1),
ESCON(1), FC(1),
FICON(1), GENC(1),
MS0(1), MS1(1), MS16(1),
MS256(1), MS4(1), MS64(1),
ODU1(1), ODU2(1),
ODU3(1), OTU1(1),
OTU2(1), OTU3(1), P0(1),
P11(1), P12(1), P21(1),
P22(1), P31(1), P32(1),
P4(1), RS0(1), RS1(1),
RS16(1), RS256(1), RS4(1),
RS64(1), VC11(1), VC12(1),
VC2(1), VC3(1), VC4(1),
VC4-16c(1), VC4-4c(1),
VC4-64c(1)

OTU3

OTH

Optical
Transport
Unit 3

43000

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1)

ODU3(1)

ODU3

OTH

Optical
Digital Unit
3

43000

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1),

ODU1(16), ODU2(4),
RS256(1)

1000Base(1), 1000Basef(1),
100Base(1), 10GbE(1),
ESCON(1), FC(1),
FICON(1), MS0(1), MS1(1),
MS16(1), MS256(1), MS4(1),
MS64(1), OCH(1), ODU1(1),
ODU2(1), ODU3(1),
OTU1(1), OTU2(1),
OTU3(1), P0(1), P11(1),
P12(1), P21(1), P22(1),
P31(1), P32(1), P4(1),
RS0(1), RS1(1), RS16(1),
RS256(1), RS4(1), RS64(1),
VC11(1), VC12(1), VC2(1),
VC3(1), VC4(1), VC4-16c(1),
VC4-4c(1), VC4-64c(1)

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OTU3(1)
RS256

SDH

Regenerat
or Section
STM-256

40000

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
ODU3(1),
OPTICAL(1)

MS256(1)

MS256

SDH

Multiplex
Section
STM-256

40000

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1),
RS256(1)

RS64(4), VC3(768),
VC4(256), VC4-16c(16),
VC4-16f(16), VC4-4c(64),
VC4-64c(4)

OTU2

OTH

Optical
Transport
Unit 2

10700

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1)

ODU2(1)

ODU2

OTH

Optical
Digital Unit
2

10700

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
ODU3(4),
OPTICAL(1),
OTU2(1)

GENC(1), ODU1(4), RS64(1)

RS64

SDH

Regenerat
or Section
STM-64

10000

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), MS256(4),
OCH(1),
ODU2(1),
OPTICAL(1)

MS64(1)

MS64

SDH

Multiplex
Section
STM-64

10000

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1),
RS64(1)

RS16(4), VC3(192),
VC4(64), VC4-16c(4), VC416f(4), VC4-4c(16), VC464c(1)

10GbE

Ethernet

10 Gigabit
Ethernet
Signal (full
capacity)

10000

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1)

GENC(1)

OTU1

OTH

Optical
Transport
Unit 1

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1)

ODU1(1)

ODU1

OTH

Optical
Digital Unit
1

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
ODU2(4),
ODU3(16),
OPTICAL(1),
OTU1(1)

1000Base(1), 1000Basef(1),
100Base(1), ESCON(1),
FC(1), FICON(1), P4(1),
RS0(1), RS1(1), RS16(1),
RS4(1)

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RS16

SDH

Regenerat
or Section
STM-16

2500

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), MS64(4),
OCH(1),
ODU1(1),
OPTICAL(1)

1000Base(32),
1000Basef(32),
100Base(32), ESCON(32),
FC(32), FICON(32),
MS16(1), RS1(16), RS4(4)

MS16

SDH

Multiplex
Section
STM-16

2500

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1),
RS16(1)

GENC(1), VC3(48), VC4(16),

VC4-16c(1), VC4-16f(1),
VC4-4c(4)

VC4-16f

SDH

VC4-16c
contiguous
concatenat
ion path
(FSP)

2400

MS16(1),
MS256(16),
MS64(4)

1000Base(32),
1000Basef(32), FC(32),
FICON(32), RS4(32)

1000Basef

Ethernet

Gigabit
Ethernet
Signal
(FSP)

1000

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
ODU1(1),
OPTICAL(1),
RS16(32),
VC4-16f(32)

100Base(32), ESCON(32),
GENC(1), RS1(32)

RS4

SDH

Regenerat
or Section
STM-4

622

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
ODU1(1),
OPTICAL(1),
RS16(4), VC416f(32)

MS4(1)

MS4

SDH

Multiplex
Section
STM-4

622

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1),
RS4(1)

VC3(12), VC4(4), VC4-4c(1)

RS1

SDH

Regenerat
or Section
STM-1

155

1000Basef(32)
,
ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
ODU1(1),
OPTICAL(1),
RS16(16)

MS1(1)

MS1

SDH

Multiplex
Section
STM-1

155

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1),
RS1(1)

VC3(3), VC4(1)

VC4

SDH

VC4

150

ELECTRICAL(

1000Base(1), 100Base(1),

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higher
order path

1),
MEDIALESS(1
), MS1(1),
MS16(16),
MS256(256),
MS4(4),
MS64(64),
OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1)

GFPG(1), P4(1), RPR(1),

VC11(84), VC12(63),
VC2(21), VC3(3), VG(0)

RS0

SDH

Regenerat
or Section
STM-0

52

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
ODU1(1),
OPTICAL(1)

MS0(1)

MS0

SDH

Multiplex
Section
STM-0

52

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1),
RS0(1)

VC3(1)

VC3

SDH

VC3
higher/low
er order
path

49

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), MS0(1),
MS1(3),
MS16(48),
MS256(768),
MS4(12),
MS64(192),
OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1),
VC4(3)

100Base(1), GFPG(1),
P31(1), P32(1), VC11(28),
VC12(21), VC2(7), VG(0)

VC2

SDH

VC2 lower
order path

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1),
VC3(7),
VC4(21)

VC12

SDH

VC12
lower
order path

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1),
VC3(21),
VC4(63)

100Base(1), P11(1), P12(1)

VC11

SDH

VC11
lower
order path

1.5

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1),
VC3(28),
VC4(84)

P11(1)

VG

SDH

Virtual
Concatena
tion Group

VC3(0),
VC4(0)

GFPG(1), VC4-16c(1), VC44c(1), VC4-64c(1)

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VC4-64c

SDH

VC4-64c
contiguous
concatenat
ion path

9600

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), MS256(4),
MS64(1),
OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1),
VG(1)

VC4-16c

SDH

VC4-16c
contiguous
concatenat
ion path

2400

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), MS16(1),
MS256(16),
MS64(4),
OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1),
VG(1)

VC4-4c

SDH

VC4-4c
contiguous
concatenat
ion path

600

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), MS16(4),
MS256(64),
MS4(1),
MS64(16),
OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1),
VG(1)

1000Base(1), RPR(1)

GFPG

Data

Generic
Framing
Procedure
(GFP)
Group

VC3(1),
VC4(1), VG(1)

GFPC(256)

GFPC

Data

Generic
Framing
Procedure
(GFP)
Channel

GFPG(256)

1000Base(1), 100Base(1),
RPR(1)

P4

PDH

path layer
140Mbps

140

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
ODU1(1),
OPTICAL(1),
VC4(1)

P31(4)

P32

PDH

path layer
45Mbps

45

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1),
VC3(1)

100Base(1), P21(4)

P31

PDH

path layer
34Mbps

34

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1),
P4(4), VC3(1)

100Base(1), P22(4)

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P22

PDH

path layer
8Mbps

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1),
P31(4)

P12(4)

P21

PDH

path layer
6Mbps

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1),
P32(4)

P11(4)

P12

PDH

path layer
2Mbps

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1),
P22(4),
VC12(1)

100Base(1), P0(31)

P11

PDH

path layer
1,5Mbps

1.5

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1),
P21(4),
VC11(1),
VC12(1)

P0(24)

P0

PDH

path layer
64Kbps

0.064

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
OPTICAL(1),
P11(24),
P12(31)

RPR

Ethernet

Resilient
Packet
Ring

1000Base

Ethernet

Gigabit
Ethernet
Signal

1000

ELECTRICAL(
1), GFPC(1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
ODU1(1),
OPTICAL(1),
RS16(32),
VC4(1), VC416f(32), VC44c(1)

GENC(1)

100Base

Ethernet

(Fast)
Ethernet
Signal

100

1000Basef(32)
,
ELECTRICAL(
1), GFPC(1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
ODU1(1),
OPTICAL(1),
P12(1),

GENC(1)

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GFPC(1),
VC4(1), VC44c(1)

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P31(1),
P32(1),
RS16(32),
VC12(1),
VC3(1),
VC4(1)
ESCON

Data

IBM
protocol
for
mainframe
s 200Mbps

200

1000Basef(32)
,
ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
ODU1(1),
OPTICAL(1),
RS16(32)

GENC(1)

FICON

Data

IBM
protocol
for
mainframe
s
1062Mbps

1062.5

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
ODU1(1),
OPTICAL(1),
RS16(32),
VC4-16f(32)

GENC(1)

FC

Data

Fiber
Channel

1062.5

ELECTRICAL(
1),
MEDIALESS(1
), OCH(1),
ODU1(1),
OPTICAL(1),
RS16(32),
VC4-16f(32)

GENC(1)

GENC

Unspecified

Generic
Client
Layer

1000Base(1),
1000Basef(1),
100Base(1),
10GbE(1),
ESCON(1),
FC(1),
FICON(1),
GENP(1),
MS16(1),
OCH(1),
ODU2(1)

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Alarms
Acknowledging alarms
There are several ways of acknowledging alarms (in addition to the examples shown below
you can also acknowledge alarms in the properties windows for port connections and
multiplex section protections).
Example 1:
1. Open the window Current Alarms in the TNMS Client via Fault -> Current Alarms....
2. Select the alarms that you wish to acknowledge (you can select multiple alarms by
holding down the Ctrl+Shift keys).
3. Acknowledge the alarms by clicking with the right mouse button in the window to
activate the Acknowledge Selected Alarms context menu.
Example 2:
1. Switch to the Surveillance mode of the TNMS Client.
2. Select an NE container or a network element.
3. Acknowledge all alarms for the selected object using its Alarms -> Acknowledge All
context menu.
Example 3:
1. Select a service or a path in the Subscribers and Services tree of the TNMS Client.
2. Use the Properties... context menu to open the Service window.
3. Select the Alarms tab.
4. Acknowledge alarms for the selected object using the Acknowledge Selected Alarms
context menu.
Example 4:
1. Open the window Alarm Statistics from the context menus of the object whose alarms
you want to acknowledge, i.e. network element, subnetwork, DCN channel, NE
container, via Alarms -> Alarm Statistics...
2. Open the context menu of an alarm counter and select Acknowledge all Alarms to
acknowledge all alarms represented by the counter.
Example 5:
1. Select Propertiesfrom the Network Infrastructure tree.
2. Now select an object and choose the context menu with the entry Alarms ->
Acknowledge Selected Alarms to acknowledge the alarms for the object.
Alarm acknowledging can be a long lasting operation, in the event of this operation lasting
a long time, a message box is displayed informing the user.

See also:
Alarm statistics
Current alarm list
Service / Path Properties: alarms

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Alarm correlation for a path

The operator is able to define the type of automatic alarm correlation for each path.
-

The automatic alarm correlation is set in the Service / Path Properties window. In
order to open this window, select the path you want to modify in the Subscribers and
Services tree and open the context menu -> Properties. Now you can choose
between Off, Normal or Extended alarm correlation. Alternatively, you can choose the
Manual Correlation.

Alternatively you can select a path in the Subscribers and Services tree and invoke
the context menu Alarm Correlation for the path.

Notes:
-

Equipment alarms shown in the alarm list are not correlated to paths, i.e. though an
equipment alarm exists in the alarm list, the icon in the Subscribers and Services
tree does not change its color accordingly.

The following operational states for paths are possible: Enabled, Disabled, Protection
disturbed. See Operational state.

The operational state = enabled.

Normal: The operational state = disabled or enabled, depending on the alarm

situation.

The operational state = enabled or disabled or protection disturbed.

TNMS Core/CDM supports the following alarm correlation methods which are indicated as
an overlay icon at the path object at the GUI:
Correlation Method

Path overlay icon

Description

(Automatic) Alarm
Correlation: Normal

Default alarm correlation, only path

endpoints (TP/ports) are considered for
the alarm correlation.

(Automatic) Alarm
Correlation: Extended

All TPs/ports are correlated along the

active path route.

(Automatic) Alarm
Correlation: Off

Alarm correlation is switched off, no

evaluation of operational state is
performed. The automatic alarm
correlation can be switched off globally or
per path.

Manual Correlation

Manual alarm correlation can be executed

independently of the automatic alarm
correlation. It is only done for a individual
path when requested by a user.
Note: Manual alarm correlation is only
static, i.e. a change of the alarm state is
only visible after an update has been
performed.

Via TNMS Client -> Fault you can select Automatic Alarm Correlation to switch on / off
the function globally.
The type of automatic alarm correlation can be viewed / configured in the Subscribers
and Services tree via the path context menu -> Alarm Correlation.
The settings for automatic alarm correlation (On, Off, Extended) can also be viewed /
configured in the Service / Path Properties window. In this window the manual alarm

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correlation can be requested by pressing the Manual Correlation button. As a result of the
action the alarm severity and the operation state are displayed.
Notes:
For the automatic alarm correlation, the on/off switching is useful in the case of alarm
bursts or network wide maintenance to avoid loss of TNMS Core/CDM Server performance
due to high alarm load in connection with the alarm correlation to the affected paths. The
automatic correlation can be switched off to increase the system performance.
When using manual alarm correlation, TNMS Core/CDM analyzes the alarms of all ports,
termination points and additionally all equipment alarms of all modules of the actual traffic
route. Note that the alarms of all server paths are considered in the relevant client paths
too, independently of the operational state of the server paths.
The result of the correlation (if path-affecting alarms exist) is displayed by a overlay symbol
in the operational state of the path.
Enable the (Automatic) Alarm correlation Extended, if the layer set of a client path does not
contain an SDH layer. The alarms of server paths are not displayed in alarm list of the
corresponding client paths.
See also:
Icons: Services, subscribers and paths
Service / Path Properties Icons_Services

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Alarm and path statistics

In order to open the Alarm and Service Statistics window select Fault -> Alarm and
Path Statistics. The window opens with the Overview register. Two more views of this
window are available by selecting the registers Alarms States and Paths States at the
bottom of the window.
Overview
For the alarms this view provides an overview of all acknowledged alarms and of all not
acknowledged alarms; each of them divided into the existing alarm categories (critical,
major, minor, warning and indeterminate) and the sum of the individual and total alarms.
Tool tips are available for the bar charts. In the list below the individual alarms with their
alarm categories are listed.
For the paths this view provides the number of disabled paths, protection disturbed paths,
enabled paths and the sum of all disabled, protection disturbed and enabled paths. In the
list below the individual disabled or enabled paths are listed.
The alarm overview refresh interval of this list can be defined under TNMS SysAdmin
under "General Settings".
Alarms States
The alarm states list provides an overview of the existing alarm states for a network; i.e.
the number of existing:
-

acknowledged/unacknowledged warnings

acknowledged/unacknowledged minor alarms

acknowledged/unacknowledged major alarms

acknowledged/unacknowledged critical alarms

acknowledged/unacknowledged indeterminate alarms

Paths States
The paths states list provides an overview of the existing paths states:
-

Index
Number of the row in the list

Subscriber
Name of the subscriber

Network
Name of TNMS Server controlling the network

Operational State
Shows the operational state of all paths belonging to the subscriber, either enabled,
disabled or protection disturbed.

Enabled/Protection Disturbed/Disabled paths

Shows the number of enabled, protection disturbed and disabled paths for this
subscriber.

Disabled paths / last change

Shows the date and time when the last path belonging to this subscriber changed its
Operational state to disabled.

See also:
Setting filters and sorting lists

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Alarm log
The Alarm Log window displays a history of the alarm events which have occurred in the
supervised network. Every alarm can appear only once in the alarm log with three different
timestamps:
If an alarm was raised, a new alarm with a timestamp (raised) appears in the alarm log
(mandatory).
If an alarm was cleared, the timestamp is updated with cleared (may be empty).
If an alarm was acknowledged, the acknowledge time will be given (may be empty).
Note:
As the alarm log is a static log, it will not update automatically. To refresh this log, press
the F5 key.
You can display the alarm log either via TNMS Client -> Fault -> Alarm Log..., or via
TNMS Client -> View -> Tables and clicking Active Alarm Log. Furthermore you can
open the alarm log via the context menu of several items in the network view. In the latter
case the alarm log is filtered for these items.
For each alarm displayed, the maximum information to be displayed is as follows:
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Index
Number of the row in the list.

Color icon
To the left of the alarm message there is a LED icon for which the color iconizes the
severity of the alarm. The severity colors are configurable in TNMS SysAdmin. More
information is provided in the SysAdmin online help. More information is provided
under Icons: Services, subscribers and paths.

Time (Local)
Indicates the time at which the alarm message arrived (entry displayed either as
Greenwich Mean Time or local time). If the alarm message does not include time
stamp information, the time stamp will be generated by the TNMS Server. In this case
the time value is marked with an asterisk (*). The < sign indicates that the TNMS
Server has given the time stamp for an alarm and the raise time of that alarm cannot
be exactly evaluated, but for sure the alarm was raised before the displayed time (e.g.
provisioning of a NE in TNMS with current alarms).

Object Name
Name of the object (e.g. a NE) from which the alarm is sent.

Object Type
Identifies the type of the alarming object inside the NE.

Location
Specifies the identity of the alarming object inside the network element with up to four
dot-separated numbers in the following format (only if all four numbers are displayed):
<Shelf-Nr>-<Slot-Nr>.<Port-Nr>.<TP-Id>
Note that not always all four numbers are displayed.

Cause
Apparent reason for the alarm message.

Severity
Alarm level in accordance with the five severities warning, minor, major, critical or
indeterminate.

Alarm Class
Further entry for classifying the alarm.
Communication: Communication problem, e.g. error in data transmission.
Quality: Performance problem: e.g. transmission quality.
Processing: Processing problem: e.g. timeout exceeded.

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Equipment: Problems with technical equipment: e.g. internal clock not synchronized,
hardware error in interface module.
Environment: customer-specific error in the environment: e.g. operating room door
open, fire alarm.
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Cleared Time (Local)

Shows the time when the alarm was cleared.

Parent Node
Indicates the name of the parent node (e.g. MSN) which contains the NE.

Acknowledged by
Identification of the operator who acknowledged the alarm message.

Computer
Computer where the operator mentioned above has logged in.

Acknowledge Time (Local)

Time when the operator acknowledged the alarm message.

Additional Info
Additional information added by the operator to the specific alarm message. The
additional information is added through the current alarm list window.

By right-clicking in the list, you can activate a context menu in order to filter the list.
By left-clicking the column title, individual columns can be sorted in ascending or
descending order.
More information on filter and sort functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists
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Alarm severities and alarm states

At various places/windows in the TNMS Client LED icons are provided which are colorcoded to show the highest alarm severity within the object in question or the status of
current alarms.
This color coding is also used for displaying alarms in the Current Alarm List and the
Alarm Log.
Alarm severities in order of decreasing seriousness. According to the ITU standards, the
default colors for alarms are as follows:
Cleared

= green

Warning

= blue

Minor

= yellow

Major

= orange

Critical

= red

Indeterminate

= white

Display of Alarm Severity at the Graphical User Interface

-

An LED in the status bar of the TNMS Client shows the currently highest severity
for all reachable NEs.

An LED in the information bar of an NE container and an NE shows the highest

severity of the object and all contained objects. The same information is shown by
the state icon of a NE container and an NE in the Network Elements tree and in the
DCN Components tree (depending on the network view, i.e. Surveillance or
Network Editor).

An LED as state icon of a port connection in the Port connection window or in the
Service / Path Properties window shows the highest severity of all port-related
alarms for a port connection.

An LED is shown in the Current alarm window and in the Alarm log for every alarm
entry.

The current alarm entries can be filtered and sorted with a pull down menu for
current cells.

Existing Alarm states

-

No alarm

Acknowledged

Unacknowledged

The color codes for the different alarm severities and alarm statuses are configurable.
More information is provided in the SysAdmin online help.

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Alarm statistics
From various context menus (network element, DCN channel, NE container, NetServer, all
NetServers, all NE Containers) you can use Alarms -> Alarm Statistics... to open the
window Alarm statistics (Surveillance/Services mode).
The left area of the window displays an icon for the selected network object.
The right area of the window under Statistics shows the alarm statistics for the selected
network object. A summary of both acknowledged (=Ack) and unacknowledged (=Unack)
alarms for each alarm severity (indeterminate, warning, minor, major, critical), the summary
of alarms for each alarm severity and the total of acknowledged, unacknowledged alarms
and the total of both.
The bottom line shows a summary of all acknowledged alarms, unacknowledged alarms
and the total for both categories. The alarm severity is not taken into account here.
You can set the following options:
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Statistics follow Mouse: If you leave the Alarm statistics window open and click on
another NE or NE container on the Network Plan, the Alarm statistics window will
display the alarm statistics of the object currently selected.

Flash on Change: If a change in the alarm statistics occurs, the appropriate field
blinks. You can also set how long the flashing should last using a predefined list.
Possible values range from 1 second to 20 minutes, and also continually.

The context menu of the counters offers the following entries:

-

Acknowledge all Alarms: acknowledges the unacknowledged alarms for the selected
counter.

Current Alarms: displays an alarm list for the selected network element/NE
container and applies a filter according to the counter (e.g. unacknowledged major
alarms).

Disable Flashing: stops the counter blinking.

The alarm statistics correspond to the Current alarm list with a filter for the network
element, DCN channel or a NE container in question.
Note:
If an operator suspects that there are inconsistencies in the alarm statistics (or alarm list)
after switching to the standby system, it is sufficient to activate the Reinitialize Alarms
function.

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Alarm suppression for a path

The alarm level is used in order to distinguish between:
-

Primary alarm: This alarm is assumed to be directly related to the primary cause of
the problem. The problem is detected by the alarming entity itself.

Secondary alarm: This alarm is generated as a consequence of primary alarms. The

primary cause lies in an object other than the alarming entity of this alarm and in most
cases lies outside of the reporting network element.

Via the context menu of a path the TNMS Client Subscibers and Services tree offers the
following types of alarm suppression for a path:
-

Alarm mask -> Enable Primary alarms: For all termination points of the path, primary
alarms for the traffic direction of the path are enabled and secondary alarms are
disabled.
Example: LOS, LOP.

Alarm mask -> Enable Secondary alarms at endpoints: For all termination points of
the path, primary alarms for the traffic direction of the service are enabled. For all
endpoints of the path secondary alarms for the traffic direction of the path are also
enabled. If the endpoint is a CTP, the secondary alarms of the next cross connected
termination points are also enabled.
Example: AIS, RDI.

Alarm mask -> Disable all alarms: For all termination points of the traffic direction of
the path and of the same transmission layer as the path all alarms (not: port alarms
and equipment alarms) are disabled. You might use this in order to prevent alarms
before locking or reconfiguring a path.
Line port alarms (as opposed to tributary port alarms) are not treated by the path alarm
mask mechanism, since this could affect other clients paths.

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Current alarm list

The Current Alarms window displays all currently raised alarms. If invoked as described
below, the current alarm list is global (global, because it may show alarms of more than
one object), in contrast to the NE or subnetwork specific alarm list for example which only
shows alarms for a specific NE or subnetwork.
You can display a current alarm list via TNMS Client -> Fault -> Current Alarms...
Note:
If an operator suspects after switching to the standby system that there are inconsistencies
in the current alarm list (or alarm statistics), it is sufficient to perform a Reinitialize Alarms.
For each alarm displayed, the maximum information to be displayed is as follows:
-

Index
Number of the row in the list.

Color icon
On the left side of the alarm message there is a LED icon for which the color iconizes
the severity of the alarm.

Time (Local)
Indicates the time at which the alarm message arrived (entry displayed either as
Greenwich Mean Time or local time). If the alarm message does not include time
stamp information, the time stamp will be generated by the TNMS Server. In this case
the time value is marked with an asterisk (*). The < sign indicates that the TNMS
Server has given the time stamp for an alarm and the raise time of that alarm cannot
be exactly evaluated, but for sure the alarm was raised before the displayed time (e.g.
provisioning of a NE in TNMS with current alarms).

Object Name
Name of the object (e.g. a NE) from which the alarm is sent.

Object Type
Identifies the type of the alarming object inside the NE.

Location
Specifies the identity of the alarming object inside the network element with up to four
dot-separated numbers in the following format (only if all four numbers are displayed):
<Shelf-Nr>-<Slot-Nr>.<Port-Nr>.<TP-Id>
Note that not always all four numbers are displayed.

Cause
Apparent cause of the alarm message.

Severity
Alarm level in accordance with the five severities warning, minor, major, critical and
indeterminate. According to ITU standards there are default colors for alarm severities,
see Alarm severities and alarm states:

Alarm Class
Further entry for classifying the alarm.
Communication: Communication problem, e.g. error in data transmission.
Quality: Performance problem: e.g. transmission quality.
Processing: Processing problem: e.g. timeout exceeded.
Equipment: Problems with technical equipment: e.g. internal clock not synchronized,
hardware error in interface module.
Environment: customer-specific error in the environment: e.g. operating room door
open, fire alarm.

Parent Node
Indicates the name of the parent node (e.g. MSN) which contains the NE.

State
Unacknowledged or acknowledged.

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Acknowledged by
Identification of the operator who acknowledged the alarm message.

Computer
Computer from where the alarm was acknowledged.

Acknowledge Time (Local)

Time when the operator acknowledged the alarm message.

Additional Info
Additional information added by the operator to the specific alarm message. The
additional information is added by double clicking the cell or via context menu. The
field has a maximum size of 64 characters.

By right-clicking in the window, you can activate a context menu with various filter and sort
functions.
The main alarm-related functions are:
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Acknowledge Selected Alarms

Acknowledges the selected alarm(s).

Clear Alarms
Clears the selected alarms(s). The function is enabled for system alarms.

Localize Reporting NE
Localizes the network element which is reporting the alarm in the Network Plan and the
tree views.

Show Path List

TNMS is able to generate a services list in the scope of an alarm. This functionality is
provided for all types of alarms. TNMS does not check, whether or not the alarm is
service affecting. The resulting list depends on the (internal) relation of the selected
alarm to other objects. The following relations are possible:

TP related alarm: the list contains all services which use the affected TP
direction.

Port related alarm: the list contains all services which use the affected port
direction.

Equipment related alarm: the list contains all services which use the ports or
TPs implemented by the equipment.

NE related alarms: the list contains all services which use this NE.

Always on top
Set whether the current alarm sub-window is always on top or free within the main
window. This is only available if the window style of the child windows is set to popup
in the View ->Window Style Menu.

By left-clicking the column title, individual columns can be sorted in ascending or

descending order.
More information on filter and sort functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists
and Icons: Lists.
Note:
In case of multi-port cards with lower order TPs and more than a single AU4 per port (as
it is the case with O622-2 Card in hiT 7050 FP1 1.0) the alarm locations of lower order
TPs displayed in the Current Alarms window should be read as follows:
Examplary location: 202.1.30012 is to be read as slot 202, port 1, AU 3, channel 12.
See also:
Fault settings

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Defining filters for alarm displays

By right-clicking in the Alarm List, you can activate a context menu in order to filter the list.
By left-clicking the column title, individual columns can be sorted in ascending or
descending order.
More information on filter and sort functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists
and Icons: Lists.

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Displaying alarms
In the TNMS Client there are various ways of displaying alarms:
-

Switch to Surveillance mode.

Use the context menu of a selected network element (Alarms -> Current Alarms...) to
display the current alarms filtered for the selected network element (see Current alarm
list).

To obtain the alarm list for a specific port connection, double-click on a port
connection or activate the Port connections... context menu of an involved network
element to open the Port/Path Information window. In this case you have to select
the port connection in the left area of the window first. (See Displaying the properties of
port connections). Then select the Alarms tab to display all port-related alarms.

To obtain the alarm list for a specific MS protection, click on network element in the
Network Plan and in the context menu choose MS Protections The MS Protection
window opens where you must select the tab Alarm to display all port-related alarms.
(See Displaying / modifying the properties of a MSP).

To obtain the alarm list for a path, open the relevant properties window, e.g. by using
the context menu Properties... Select the path in the left area of the window, then
select the Alarms tab to display all path-related alarms (see Service / Path Properties).

TNMS Core/CDM is also able to generate a path list in the scope of an alarm. You can
open this list via the context menu Show Path List of the Current Alarm List window
(see also Listing paths).

You can view alarm statistics for the following objects by activating the relevant
Alarms -> Alarm Statistics... context menu (see Alarm statistics):

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a network element (select network element)

a subnetwork (select subnetwork)

a NE container (select NE container)

one DCN channel (click on the concerning DCN channel)

all DCN channels (click on DCN Components)

the entire network (click on Network Elements, i.e. on the caption of the
Network Elements tree)

NetServer (click on the NetServer icon in the DCN Components tree view.

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Event forwarding
The event forwarding function can be enabled/disabled as follows:
-

From the TNMS Client using the menu Fault -> Event Forwarding. This activates /
deactivates the function network wide.

Select a network element or NE container in the Network Plan and choose Event
Forwarding from the context menu. This activates / deactivates the function on NE/NE
container basis.

When disabled (tick is removed), a warning appears that no alarms or switching events are
reported to the TNMS Core/CDM Server. Due to the fact that disabling the event
forwarding affects all other clients, the client users are informed by a pop up window that
the global event forwarding is disabled and that no alarms or switching events are
forwarded anymore to the TNMS Server.
When disabled, the NE icon is provided with a supplementary overlay icon to indicate the
disabled status.
When enabled again (tick is visible again), it is recommended to reinitialize all NEs/NE
containers (e.g. reinitialize the NE container) in order to get the exact view of the network
status.
When enabled, a resynchronization will be executed automatically.
Note:
In case an overload situation is detected by the TNMS Server, the global event forwarding
is disabled automatically in order to protect the TNMS Server from overload.
Event forwarding feature as no function for FSP500.

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Fault settings
TNMS Client -> Fault -> Settings... opens the Fault Settings window in which an audible
alarm signal for new alarms received and the polling interval of the current alarm list can be
set.
To set the sound, activate the option Sound on.
When you have activated Sound on, you can select the severity class for the alarm under
Start from severity class. The options Warning, Minor, Major, Critical and
Indeterminate are possible.
You can also choose the sound emitted when an alarm of this type is generated:
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Single
A single short acoustic signal is output if an alarm-raised event occurs. In order to
avoid performance problems for alarm bursts, the system waits for about one second
after issuing a sound signal before issuing the next one. All alarm events which have
occurred during this second are represented by that sound.

Permanent
A periodic short acoustic signal is output every second, as long as there is at least one
unacknowledged alarm.

The setting is put into effect immediately with Apply.

Note:
The kind of sound can be set via Settings -> Control Panel -> Sounds in Windows XP
Professional. You can assign any audio file (*.wav) here.
External alarm output
The TNMS Client is able to put out the global alarm state via an I/O card (manufactured by
Meilhaus). The I/O card must be installed on the TNMS Client PC.
Preconditions for alarm output:
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The Meilhaus card is installed at the TNMS Client PC (i.e. the ME9X_32.DLL can be
loaded).

Permanent is selected.

Ext. alarm is activated (this option is only available if the Meilhaus interface card has
been installed).

The highest current alarm severity reaches or exceeds the severity threshold of the
fault settings.

There is at least one unacknowledged alarm (with corresponding severity) of a

managed NE (i.e. a NE contained in the Network Elements tree).

The alarm output ends when all alarms are acknowledged or the ext. alarm is
deactivated again.

The Current Alarm List Configuration allows operators of the user class Administrator to
change the polling interval for alarms. The Polling Interval specifies the time interval after
which the Current Alarm List window is updated. Thus, entering "5" (default) means that
the clients refreshes the current alarm list every 5 seconds.
Notes:

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The polling interval for Current Alarm List window is configured in the Fault
Settings window of the TNMS Client.

The alarm overview refresh interval for the Alarm & Path Statistics window is
configured in the General Settings window for alarms which can be invoked from
the TNMS SysAdmin tree.

A very small value increases the load in your network and might decrease the
performance of your client. A different value can be specified for each client.

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Information on probable causes and on user defined object types is given in the
Online-Help for TNMS SysAdmin.

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Localizing alarms
1. Open the Current Alarms window in the TNMS Client via Fault -> Current Alarms.
2. Select an alarm from the list.
3. Localize the network element that reported the alarm using the context menu of the
Localize Reporting NE. This selects the network element icon in the Network
Elements tree view and in the DCN Components tree view and the network map and
highlights it in color.

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Printing the alarm list

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Open the Current Alarm List in the TNMS Client via Fault -> Current Alarms....

Click with the right mouse button on the contents of the window.

Activate the Print... context menu.

Alternatively, after opening the Current Alarms... window activate the Print button in the
toolbar or use the File -> Print... menu.
The printout will include all information provided in the list, as well as the scope type that
has been applied.

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Redirecting alarms for a network element

1. Switch to Surveillance or Services mode.
2. Use the Alarms -> Redirect Alarms... context menu of a network element to open the
Alarm Redirections for NE <xy> window.
3. a) Select an alarm redirection item and press the Modify button to modify the settings
for alarm redirection or
b) Press Add to configure a new alarm redirection for the network element.
This opens the Modify Alarm Redirection/Add Alarm Redirection window.
4. You now have to specify the following redirection parameters:
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Reporting NE
Network elements the alarms of which are to be redirected (already pre-defined
when the NE context menu Alarms -> Redirect Alarms... is activated).

Original Probable Cause

Original probable cause = one of the possible TIF alarms of the network
element the alarms of which are redirected. Just use the arrow button to select
one of the pre-defined causes. You may only modify this entry when adding a
new alarm redirection (not for Modify).

Map to NE
Target network element to which the alarm type in question is to be redirected.
Network elements can be dragged and dropped to this input field.

Map to Probable Cause

System-defined or user-defined probable cause which is to contain more
descriptive information than the original probable cause. Just use the arrow key
to select one of the pre-defined causes.

Map to Object Type

System-defined or user-defined object type = name of a location where an
alarm may occur. Just use the arrow key to select one of the pre-defined
objects.

Shelf
The shelf name is entered in this field. The name may comprise digits with a
value of between 0 and 4094. If you wish, you may also choose one letter
between a o and append this to the digit sequence.
The value 4095o is also possible but with this value no information about the
rack will be given.

Slot
The slot number of the shelf (digits only) is entered in this field. A value between
0 and 65535 is allowed.

Container
The number of the container within the slot (digits only) is entered in this field. A
value between 0 and 4294967294 is allowed.

Object
The number of the object within the container (digits only) is entered in this field.
A value between 0 and 63 is allowed.
Note:
To redefine objects and causes of this type, refer to the SysAdmin online help.

Press Apply to confirm your settings.

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Saving the current alarms

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Open the window Current Alarms in the TNMS Client via Fault -> Current Alarms....

Click with the right mouse button at the content of the window.

Activate the Save As... context menu.

Enter the path and the file name under which you wish to save the alarm list. The
alarm list will be saved in TSF format so that its content can be read in MS Access and
MS Excel.

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Updating alarm information

Alarms are generally updated automatically. Nevertheless network elements in
maintenance mode (displayed with a spanner) do not report changes in alarm state
spontaneously. For this case, in particular, you can manually update alarms for various
objects.
Switch to the Surveillance or Services mode of the TNMS Client and activate the Alarms
-> Refresh context menu.
This option is available for the following objects:
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a network element (select network element)

a subnetwork (select subnetwork)

a NE container (select NE container)

one DCN channel (click on the according DCN channel)

all DCN channels (click on DCN Components)

the entire network (click on Network Elements)

After activating the Alarms -> Refresh context menu you can either Refresh (display all
new alarm changes up to now = delta information) or Reinitialize the alarms (display all
new alarm information for the selected objects).
Note:
TNMS Core/CDM has a built-in alarm configuration counter for each managed NE in order
to recognize a misalignment of alarms stored in the TNMS Core/CDM server database and
the presentation in the physical network. If a mismatch of this alarm configuration counter
between TNMS Core/CDM server and TNMS Core/CDM NetServer is detected, an
automatic synchronization is performed.
For example, an automatic synchronization is done in the case of worker server outage
and a switch over to the standby system is done. If during the TNMS Core/CDM server
outage alarms are generated and detected by the TNMS Core/CDM NetServer, an
automatic alarm synchronization is performed during the start up phase.

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DCN management
DCN channels
The Data Communications Network is a network which allows the components of the
Telecommunication Management Network to communicate.
The TNMS NetServer establishes connections to the DCN network using various DCN
channels, several of which can be operated simultaneously.
The following DCN channels exist in TNMS:
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EMOS

PDH

QB3M

SNMP

TNMS-SX over ELI

UNO

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Displaying and processing alarms of a DCN component

1. In the DCN Components tree view of the TNMS Client, select a single DCN channel
or all DCN channels (by clicking on DCN Components).
2. The context menu enables you to perform actions relating to alarms for one DCN
channel or all DCN channels. More information is provided under Menu entries for
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General channel properties

General settings for DCN channels can be displayed and edited using two tab pages.
General tab
General settings for communication channels can be configured and modified in the
General property page provided in the <DCN Channel Object> window:
Note: The General page (except the Description field) can only be modified under TNMS
SysAdmin!
Tab page

Field Name

Description

General

ID Name

A unique name for the DCN channel is entered in this

field.

Channel Type

The type of DCN is shown in this field.

Description

Additional user-defined information can be entered in

this field.

Scheduled Startup tab

The number of NEs which can be uploaded simultaneously can be specified in the NE
Initializing
property page provided in the <DCN Channel Object> window. A different value can be
configured for each channel.
Tab Page

Field Name

Description

Scheduled
Startup

Limit

If the Enable Scheduled Startup checkbox is

activated, you can enter the maximum number of
NEs to be started simultaneously in this field.

Once the specified number of NEs has been uploaded, the system uploads the next batch
of NEs (up to the specified limit). This process may be repeated several times until all NEs
have been started.
Confirm your settings by pressing Apply in the main menu and exit the window by pressing
Close.
For more information, press Help.

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General NetServer properties

General settings can be configured and modified for the NetServer in the General property
page provided in the <NetServer> window.
Note: The General page (except the Description field) can only be modified under TNMS
SysAdmin!
Tab page

Field Name

Description

General

ID Name

A unique name for the NetServer is entered in this

field.

Computer name

The computer name or IP address is shown in this

field.

Retry Interval
(min)

The interval before attempting to re-establish an

aborted connection is entered in this field.

Description

Additional user-defined information can be entered in

this field.

Confirm your settings by pressing Apply in the main menu and exit the window by pressing
Close.
For more information, press Help.

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Listing DCN objects

The List of DCN Objects provides DCN information of one object, a selected set of objects
or all objects of a network. TNMS Client -> View -> Lists... opens the list window. Clicking
on the DCN Objects tab on the bottom displays the List of DCN Objects window.
The DCN Objects window shows a list of DCN objects existing in TNMS with their
available attributes. You can invoke the window e.g. from
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TNMS SysAdmin by clicking the button DCN Management. This opens the DCN
Management window where you must click the button Lists.

TNMS SysAdmin via Configuration -> DCN Management. This opens the DCN
Management window where you must click the button Lists.

TNMS Client via View -> Lists. This opens the Port Connections window where you
must click the DCN Objects tab at the bottom.

TNMS Client via View -> Find. This opens the DCN Object List window

Depending on the chosen column settings, the following information is displayed in the
DCN Objects window:
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Index
Number of the rows in the list.

DCN Type
Displays the type of the DCN object, e.g. server, netserver, channel or NE.

Name
Displays the name of the DCN object.

Address
Displays the address of the DCN object.

State
Displays the state of the DCN object, e.g. running, deactivated, connection failed,
invalid, etc.

NE Name
Displays the NE name.

NE Location
Displays the location of the NE.

Write Access
Displays the write access of the DCN object.

Highest Alarm Severity

Displays the highest alarm severity existing for the DCN object.

Alarm State
Displays the alarm state of the DCN object.

Event Forwarding
Indicates, whether event forwarding for this DCN object is enabled or not.

Operational State
Displays the operational state of the DCN object.

In the default state, the list of DCN objects in TNMS Client contains more columns than
the corresponding list in SysAdmin.
By right-clicking in the window, you can activate a context menu with various filter and sort
functions.
More information on these functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists and Icons:
Lists.
In order to jump to an NE in the Network Plan, select e.g. the NE and click the Find button
in the toolbar.

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In order to jump to an NE in the DCN Management, select the NE and click the Localize
DCN-Object entry in the context menu.

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Resynchronizing the data of a DCN channel

1. Select a DCN channel or all DCN channels (by clicking on DCN Components) in the
DCN Components tree view of the TNMS Client.
2. Use the context menu to activate Resynchronize Data. A dialog window opens.
3. In the dialog window
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click Resynchronize to realign the database with the current data of network
element(s) in TNMS Core/CDM;

click Reinitialize to delete the current data of network element(s) in TNMS

Core/CDM and to transfer and accept all data from network element(s).

During resynchronization, the data in the TNMS Server database is matched to the
data newly polled.
When resynchronizing data you can choose if you want to load all new data from the
network element(s) into the TNMS Core/CDM or if you want to update the differing
data only.

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Lists and logs handling

Creating a performance log
The menu command TNMS Client -> Performance -> Performance Logs... opens the
Tables window with the Performance Logs register. Use Add to create a new
performance log.
You can also reach the Performance Log Configuration window directly via the Create
Performance Log... context menu of a network element (in the Network Elements tree or
in the Network Plan), or of a path in the Surveillance mode or Services mode:
Note:
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If the system displays the message

"No quota defined for custom logs",
the space required for custom logs is full. In order to create the log it will be necessary
to resize the logspace. Please contact the system administrator.

1. Under Log Name allocate a name to the performance log (max. 31 characters).
Under Log Size specify the maximum number of entries. The size you can specify
here is limited by storage space connections made by the TNMS Core/CDM
administrator. More information is provided in the SysAdmin online help.
2. Under Log Full Condition you can specify the system behavior when the log is full.
The following options are provided:
Wrap around: if the performance log is full, new entries are still recorded by deleting
the oldest entries.
Stop logging: New events/measured values are not taken into account. The file
remains unmodified.
3. Under Log Full Warning Threshold, you can configure a warning to be displayed
when a specific percentage of the log size has been reached. Use No to skip this
option. If you do so, note that under certain circumstances you may not notice when
the log is being overwritten or no longer maintained.
4. By activating the Start option, you create and activate the log immediately after the log
wizard has been closed with Finish (in the next window).
5. By activating the Virtual Tandem Connection Monitoring option, the performance
measurement will be processed from two measurement points.
6. Use Next to go to the second window in order to define the PMP parameters and the
measurement interval for the performance log and afterwards to create the
performance log.
In the second window you can define performance measurement points now:
a) Use drag-and-drop to include a network element from the Network Elements tree
view (or from the Network Plan) or to include one or more path(s) from the
Subscribers and Services tree view in the field PMP Container. Note that multiple
selection of several paths in the Subscribers and Services tree is supported.
Alternatively you can also open the Routing tab of the Service / Path Properties
window (e.g. via the Properties... context menu of a path) and move termination points
(each termination point in the TPA, TPB and TPB columns is selectable) via drag and
drop into the PMP Container.
b) Under Measurement Interval, select whether 15-minute counters or 24-hours
counters are to be recorded.
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when the 15-minute interval is selected, and to 65535 counts when the 24-hours
interval is selected.
c) Under Update After N x Measurement Interval enter the desired numeric value:
0: means data transfer if the memory of the NE is full.
1: means data transfer every 15 min or 24 hours.
N: means a multiple (of measurement intervals).
d) Via the Unlock Button you can unlock PMPs of the PMP List (of the lower right-hand
area).
e) In the lower left-hand area of the window under PMP Tree, all performance
measurement points of a selected network element and important performance
measurement points of a selected path or explicitly input TPs (from the path properties
in the Service / Path Properties window) are displayed. You can now use the arrow
buttons to determine which PMPs (Performance Measurement Points) are to be
recorded in the log. Simply select these points and transfer them with the right arrow
button into the lower center area of the window. Note that TNMS Core/CDM does not
check whether a selected measurement point is relevant for the traffic direction of the
path. This is especially true in the case of unidirectional services. A measurement point
may no longer belong to a service if the path is changed (re-routed).
Notes:
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There might be ports to be displayed that do not contain any PMPs.

In the lower center area of the window under PMP List you have a permanent
overview of all performance measurement points which will be taken into
consideration for the performance log. Several parameters can be selected
(context menu -> Column Selection).

In the right-hand area of the window you see the PMP parameters of a selected
PMP of the PMP List, which can be activated or deactivated.

Once selected, it is not possible to change the PM parameters when modifying

the PM log.

If a Performance Log is to be created for MS or RS trails starting at ports (i.e. for

section monitoring), the offered PMPs in the PMP tree of the Performance Log
Configuration window may include PMPs of lower order TPs (e.g. AU4-CTP,
TU12-CTP etc.), although they are basically not needed. These PMPs can be
ignored.

If a single Performance Log is created for more than one path then this log will
be assigned to the first path only. Also, this log will display in case of a
modification of the log, all existing PMPs of the first path plus the already
included PMPs of the additional paths.

Each PMP (Performance Measurement Point) is defined by the following specifications

(depending on the chosen column settings):
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Index
Number of the row in the list.

NE
Network element.

Port
Identification of the port within the network element.

TP
Termination Point; Identification of the termination point within the port.

PMP
Performance Measurement Point; Identification of the Performance
Measurement Point within the termination point or port.

Location
Location of the PMP.

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Admin State
The administrative state of the performance measurement point controls
performance data acquisition. If shown as unlocked (active), data acquisition in
a network element is enabled. If shown as locked (standby), data acquisition for
this performance measurement point is blocked. TNMS Core/CDM periodically
requests performance data from a performance measurement point only if its
administrative state is set to unlocked and if the performance measurement
point belongs to an active performance log.

Provision State
The provisional state of a performance measurement point shows whether the
PMP exists in the NE or not (a PMP can disappear after e.g. deactivation of the
multiplex structure. de-configuring of card, etc.).

End Point
In the case of Tandem Connection Monitoring, the End Point entry will display
the start point (i.e. A-End) and the end point (i.e. Z-End) of the performance
measurement.
The width of the columns can be adjusted by clicking in the column header and
dragging with the left mouse button. In addition, the list content offers a context
menu for copying (Copy) list contents, selecting the columns to be displayed
(Column Selection) or for saving the list contents (Save As...).

Use Apply to create the performance log. Provided you have activated the Start option in
the previous window, the log is started immediately. Otherwise you must still explicitly
select and start the log in the Performance Logs window. Make sure that TNMS
Core/CDM has write access to all network elements involved in this performance log.
Otherwise the affected performance measurement points will remain in the locked state. In
this case you can try to unlock them again by using the button Unlock PMPs from PMP
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Displaying a performance log

You can display a performance log either via TNMS Client -> Performance ->
Performance Logs... or via TNMS Client -> View -> Tables -> Performance Log.
To request the latest performance data from the NEs, press the Update button.
(The Update button does not update the list of performance logs shown. It only updates
the data which these logs contain. If you wish to update the list of performance logs, press
F5.)
Now select the required performance log and click the button View.
Suppressed Intervals
In case that during a performance interval no data has been received, because no
problems concerning the performance data have occurred, this interval will also be stated
in the performance log. The duration of an suppressed interval will be 900 times the
number of suppressed intervals for any 15 min log or 86,400 times the number of
suppressed interval for any 24 hour log.
This feature is supported by Q3 network elements, such as MTS1.1E and OCU network
elements.
For each displayed performance entry you will find the following information (see notes
below):
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Index: Number of the row in the list.

Time (Local): Specifies in GMT the time (NE clock) at which the measurement interval
ends.

NE: NE name.

Port: Port name.

TP: Termination point name (optional).

PMP: Performance Measurement Point name.

Location: Indicates Near End or Far End.

Direction: Indicates the direction of a port. Values are Tx for sender, Rx for receiver
and unknown (for migrated PMPs).

TMP [sec]: total measurement period, i.e. the monitoring time in seconds. As Q3 NEs
cannot deliver the measurement period, the default period is used.

BBE: background block errors, i.e. errored blocks (EB) not occurring as part of a SES.
An EB is a block with one or more errored bits.

ES [sec]: errored seconds. An ES is a one-second period with one or more errored

blocks.

SES [sec]: severely errored seconds. An SES is a one-second period which contains >
30% errored blocks or at least one Severely Disturbed Period (SDP). SES is a subset
of ES.

UAS [sec]: unavailable seconds. All seconds within the unavailable time are
accumulated, i.e. the number of 1-second intervals for which the connection is not
available. During unavailable time only the UAS count is accumulated.

PJEplus: This PM parameter counts the number of positive pointer justifications.

PJEminus: This PM parameter counts the number of negative pointer justifications.

Collisions: This PM parameter counts collisions detected on physical.

SEFS [sec]: This PM parameter counts the number of Severely Errored Framing
Seconds.

CV [bit]: This PM parameter counts the bit errors not occurring during a SES.

LoCT [sec]: This PM parameter counts the seconds the carrier is not available (loss of
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Plmin [dB/10]: This PM parameter calculates the minimum power level.

Plmax [dB/10]: This PM parameter calculates the maximum power level.

Plavg [dB/10]: This PM parameter calculates the average power level.

Qmin [1/100]: This PM parameter calculates the minimum quality (i.e. indication of the
estimated BER of the received signal).

Qmax [1/100]: This PM parameter calculates the maximum quality (i.e. indication of
the estimated BER of the received signal).

Qavg [1/100]: This PM parameter calculates the average quality (i.e. indication of the
estimated BER of the received signal).

SNRmin [dB/10]: This PM parameter calculates the minimum signal to noise ratio.

SNRmax [dB/10]: This PM parameter calculates the maximum signal to noise ratio.

SNRavg [dB/10]: This PM parameter calculates the average signal to noise ratio.

BadPacketsRx: This PM parameter counts the received errored packets.

GoodPacketsRx: This PM parameter counts the received error-free packets.

GoodPacketsTx: This PM parameter counts the transmitted error-free packets.

PSC: This PM parameter counts the protection switches.

CBES [sec]: This PM parameter counts the corrected bit error seconds.

LostFramesQueueOverflowRx: This PM parameter counts the lost frames of the

receiver side due to Rx Queue Overflow at a Ethernet access port.

BadFramesCrcErrorRx: This PM parameter counts the bad frames (CRC Error) of the
receiver at a Ethernet access port or at a Ethernet internal port.

MultiBroadcastFramesRx: This PM parameter counts the Multi-/Broadcast Frames of

the receiver side at a Ethernet access port.

MultiBroadcastFramesTx: This PM parameter counts the Multi-/Broadcast Frames of

the sender side at a Ethernet access port.

MultiBroadcastThroughputRx: This PM parameter counts the Multi-/Broadcast

Throughput of the receiver side at a Ethernet access port.

MultiBroadcastThroughputTx: This PM parameter counts the Multi-/Broadcast

Throughput of the sender side at a Ethernet access port.

UnicastThroughputRx: This PM parameter counts the Unicast Throughput of the

receiver side at a Ethernet access port.

UnicastThroughputTx: This PM parameter counts the Unicast Throughput of the

sender side at a Ethernet access port.

UnicastFramesRx: This PM parameter counts the Unicast Frames of the receiver side
at a Ethernet access port.

UnicastFramesTx: This PM parameter counts the Unicast Frames of the sender side
at a Ethernet access port.

GoodFramesStreamTrafficRx: This PM parameter counts the good frames stream

traffic of the receiver side at a Ethernet internal port.

GoodFramesBestEffortTrafficRx: This PM parameter counts the good frames best

effort traffic of the receiver side at a Ethernet internal port.

GoodFramesThroughputStreamTrafficRx: This PM parameter counts the good

frames throughput stream traffic of the receiver side at a Ethernet internal port.

GoodFramesThroughputBestEffortTrafficRx: This PM parameter counts the good

frames throughput best effort traffic of the receiver side at a Ethernet internal port.

CollisionsCSMA: This PM parameter counts collisions detected on physical.

BERmax: BERmax is a gauge value. It can increase and decrease its value in contrast
to the PM value in near End PM parameter (ES, SES, BER and UAS) which can only
increase and always one at a time. Also instead of summation value, a maximum value
is calculated over seconds where BER measurement is available.

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BERavg: BERavg is a gauge value. It can increase and decrease its value in contrast
to the PM value in near End PM parameter (ES, SES, BER and UAS) which can only
increase and always one at a time. Also instead of summation value, an average value
is calculated over seconds where BER measurement is available.

AISS: This PM parameter counts alarm indication signal seconds.

B1CVS: This PM parameter counts B1 code violation seconds.

ESTA: This PM parameter counts the errored seconds type A.

ESTB: This PM parameter counts the errored seconds type B.

FC: This PM parameter counts the failure count.

FEBE: This PM parameter counts the far end bit errors.

LSS: This PM parameter counts the loss of signal seconds.

LBIASN: This PM parameter indicates the Laser BIAS Current Normalized

(percentage).

RPLN: This PM parameter indicates the Received Power Level Normalized

(percentage).

TPL [dB/10]: This PM parameter indicates the Current Transmit Power Level.

BBER: This PM parameter indicates the Background Block Errors Ratio.

ESR: This PM parameter indicates the Errored Seconds Ratio.

SESR: This PM parameter indicates the Severely Errored Seconds Ratio.

SuspectIntervalFlag: This PM parameter indicates if a PM record is to be regarded as

suspect (incorrect), i.e. the interval (15 min or 24hrs) for collecting the performance
data was disturbed. Suspect = 1, Unsuspect = 0.

Average Throughput Rx (Bytes/s): This PM parameter indicates the average data

throughput in Receive direction

Average Throughput Tx (Bytes/s): This PM parameter indicates the average

throughput in Transmit direction.

By right-clicking in the list, you can activate a context menu in order to filter the list.
By left-clicking the column title, individual columns can be sorted in ascending or
descending order.
More information on filter and sort functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists
and Icons: Lists.
Notes:
PM parameters which are not selected by the operator are not included in the performance
record.
Counters that are not supported by a specific network element are set to zero by TNMS.
The title of each column also contains the measurement unit.

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Deleting performance logs

1. To delete user-defined logs (performance logs), open the Performance Log window in
the TNMS Client e.g. via Performance -> Performance Logs....
2. Select the performance log you want to remove.
3. Stop log recording using Stop if necessary.
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Handling performance logs
The menu command TNMS Client -> Performance -> Performance Logs... displays the
Tables window. This window provides an overview of the performance logs which have
already been created.
For each performance log the following information is displayed:
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Index
Number of the row in the list.

Log name
Name of the performance log set by the operator during configuration of the
performance log.

Log type
The log type is performance log or TCM log.

Created By
Operator who created the performance log.

Creation Time (Local)

Time the performance log was created.

Current Log Size

Number of entries.

Log full warning threshold

During configuration of the performance log the operator specifies whether a warning
should be signaled when a certain percentage of entries has been exceeded. Here the
specified threshold is displayed.

Interval
Shows the used period of time used for collecting the performance data, either 15min
or 24h.

Admin State
Active for a log that is started (performance data is currently being measured).
Standby for a log that has been stopped.

Provision State
The provisioning state shows if assigned PMPs can be monitored (provisioned,
unprovisioned).
Notes:
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A PMP contained in a PM Log is unprovisioned if it does not exist anymore (e.g.

because of card deletion or the corresponding TP is no longer valid).

A PM Log is unprovisioned if at least one contained PMP is unprovisioned or

the administrative of at least one contained PMP is locked.

Path
If a path is assigned to a performance log, the name of this path is displayed here.

Service
If the performance log has been created including a service in the PMP container, the
name of this service is displayed here.

Subscriber Name
Subscriber to whom the above service is assigned.

Using the buttons at the top of the window you can:

-

Update the selected performance log. The table of all performance logs is, however,
not updated. To update the table of all performance logs, press <F5>. The Admin State
must be Active.

View the current data of a selected performance log.

Modify the configuration of a selected performance log. The Admin State must be
Standby.

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Add (create) a further performance log.

Delete a selected performance log. The Admin State must be Standby.

Start the measurement for a selected performance log.

Stop the measurement for a selected performance log.

Close the window.

By right-clicking in the list, you can activate a context menu in order to filter the list.
By left-clicking the column title, individual columns can be sorted in ascending or
descending order.
More information on filter and sort functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists
and Icons: Lists.

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Menu entries for alarms

- Alarms -> Alarm Statistics...

Show alarm statistics for the selected network element, NE

container or DCN channel. (See Alarm statistics).

- Alarms -> Current Alarms...

Show the current alarms with a filter for the selected network
element, NE container or DCN channel. (See Current alarm
list).

- Alarms -> Alarm Log

Shows the alarm log with a filter for the selected network
element, NE container or DCN channel. (See Alarm log).

- Alarms -> Acknowledge All

Acknowledges all alarms relating to the selected network

element, NE container or DCN channel. (See
Acknowledging alarms).

- Alarms -> Redirect Alarms

Opens the Alarms Redirections for <NE> window. (See

Displaying alarms redirections for a network element).

- Alarms -> Refresh...

Updates the alarm information for the selected network

element, NE container or DCN channel. This may be
necessary, for example, if the network element is in a state
in which it cannot send unsolicited messages (e.g.
maintenance mode or idle). The data is polled directly from
the network element. (See Updating alarm information).

See also:
Displaying and processing alarms of a DCN component
Displaying and processing the alarms of a network element
Displaying and processing the alarms for an NE container
Displaying alarms redirections for a network element

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Modifying configuration settings for performance logs

1. To change the configuration settings for performance logs, open the Performance
Logs window in the TNMS Client via Performance -> Performance Logs....
2. Select the log for which you want to change the recording conditions.
3. Stop log recording using Stop if necessary. Close the log if it is currently open.
4. Press Modify.
5. Make your changes. (Move through the Performance Log Configuration windows
with Next.)
6. Press Apply.
7. You can now restart your log using Start.
Note:
When a PM log is modified it is not possible to include additional PMP parameter - in
addition to those originally configured - into the log.

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Notification Log
The Notification Log window is opened automatically when you log into TNMS Client and
TNMS SysAdmin as an operator.
This window contains feedback for user actions and is displayed on top as an alternative to
message boxes, if necessary.
The objective of this window is to group together a number of message boxes so that
interruptions to work at the TNMS Core/CDM are avoided as far as possible.
The Notification Log window contains the columns:
-

Index
Number of the row in the list.

Icon
The following icons can be displayed:
{bmc event_mess.bmp} Message
{bmc event_warn.bmp} Warning
{bmc event_error.bmp} Error

Time (Local)
Date and time at which the message was sent.

Service
The operation relates to the area in which the action occurred (Example: Service:
Performance Log, Action: Save As).

Operation
Action to which the message refers.

Description
Content of the message sent.
The following table shows some information about some examples for events being
logged (the shown text is of exemplary character and may differ from the exact text
being displayed):
Service

Operation

Description

Communication

Communication

TNMS Client was logged off by TNMS Server!

Communication

Communication

TNMS Server shutdown in progress! TNMS Client will

be automatically logged off in %1!d! minutes!

User Interface

LCT

Application not found:

User Interface

LCT

Problem running application - application already

started or incomplete installation or missing DLL!

Log Service

LOG Service

No quota defined for custom logs!

[Create custom log]

Log Service

LOG Service

The termination point does not belong to the associated

service!
[Create custom log]

Path Service

Manual Path Routing

Crossconnection >>ID %d<< not available!

Path Service

Manual Path Routing

Crossconnection >>ID %d<< - NE not ready for creating

CC.

Net Service

Network

Distribution of TNMS server time failed due to

communication problems.

By right-clicking in the list, you can activate a context menu in order to filter the list.
By left-clicking the column title, individual columns can be sorted in ascending or
descending order.
More information on filter and sort functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists
and Icons: Lists.

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Network Event Log

The network event log contains a history of configurations on the network management
layer (i.e. creation or activation of a service). In contrast to the system message log, the
network event log documents actions directly initiated or triggered by the network or single
network components.
The following events are recorded in the Network Event Log:
-

Creation, modification, deletion and state changes of services and NE containers.

Creation, modification, deletion of subscribers and path containers

Creation, modification, deletion and state changes of port connections.

Creation and deletion of network elements in the Network Map or in the Network
Element tree.

Connection loss or re-establishment of network elements.

Module configuration changes.

Network element reset messages.

Protection switching events: Multiplex Section Linear Trail Protection, Bidirectional

Self-Healing Ring, Equipment Protection.

Protection switching events for paths.

Maintenance mode changes.

You can display a network event log directly using TNMS Client -> View -> Network
Event Log or use TNMS Client -> View -> Tables... -> select Active Network Event Log.
A list is displayed of all the events specified by the TNMS Core/CDM operator when
configuring the log, and which actually occurred during the recording period.
Each list entry comprises the following data:
-

Index
Number of the row in the list.

Time (Local)
Specifies the time at which the event was recorded (entry displayed either as
Greenwich Mean Time or local time).

Event Type
Depending on the settings in the Network Event Log Configuration window the
following events are recorded.
Icon

Event type

Event output

Applicable to

Object
created

in <container>

NE, NE Container,
Subscriber, Module

for <container>

Service, Path

between <NE1> and <NE2>

PC

in <container>

NE, NE Container,
Subscriber, PC, Module

from the database / from the

network

Service, Path

<attribute name> changed

from <old value> to <new
value>

NE (type, name, location),

Object
deleted

Attribute
value
changed

NE Container (name,
inscription, description,
assigned operator/user
group)
Service (name, write
protection, protection),
Path, Subscriber, PC

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Icon

Event type

Event output

Applicable to
(name),
Probable Alarm Causes,
Alarm Object Types, Alarm
Redirections

State
changed

<attribute name> changed

NE (HW configuration,
date/time)

<state attribute name>

changed from <old value> to
<new value>

NE (access state, EM write

access state, Operating
mode, operational state)
Service (operational state,
administrative state,
provisioning state, protection
state)
Path (operational state,
provisioning state, protection
state)

<state transition description

delivered by CEC>

NE (protection switching of
MSLTP, BSHR, Equipment
Protection)

<state transition name>

NE (reset)
Path (manually re-routed)

Relationship
changed

moved from <container>

<name> to <container>
<name>

NE, NE Container, Service

Paths <-> Service
Services <-> Subscriber

Source Type
Depending on the settings in the Network Event Log Configuration window, events
for the following objects are recorded: network element, module, NE container, path
container, subscriber, port connection, service, path.

Source
Identification of the object which reported the event.

Description
Plain text describing the event.

Operator
Identification of the operator who initiated the event.

Computer
Computer where the operator mentioned above has logged in.

By right-clicking in the list, you can activate a context menu in order to filter the list.
By left-clicking the column title, individual columns can be sorted in ascending or
descending order.
More information on filter and sort functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists
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Permanent logs
Every permanent log is split up into an active log and a log archive which can be viewed in
separate windows. New log entries are written to both the active log and the log archive.
When an active log reaches its limit, the oldest log entry is deleted. The log archive only
shows a snapshot and is not updated automatically for performance reasons. It can,
however, be updated manually.
There is always only one permanent log for each log type. Each permanent log contains
information for the whole TNMS network. Permanent logs are backed up automatically
together with the databases. When restoring a backup set you can select which backup set
should be restored.
TNMS supports three types of permanent log:
-

Alarm Log
The alarm log contains historical alarm information for the supervised network.

Network Event Log

The network event log contains a history of configuration changes on the network
management layer, for example the creation or activation of a service. The network
event log documents actions directly initiated or triggered by the network or single
network components.

System Message Log

The system message log contains a history of relevant administrative events.

Security Event Log

The security event log contains security relevant operator events like login/logout time,
operator name, computer name, etc.

An overview of available permanent logs is provided in the Tables window which can be
opened via View -> Tables... in TNMS Client.
More information on the contents of the tabs Standard Logs and Archived Logs (shown
in the Tables window) is provided under Viewing logs.
General log management information is provided under General log management
information.
Information on the filter and sort options available is provided under Icons: Lists and
Setting filters and sorting lists.

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Starting and stopping performance logs

Once you have configured a performance log you must start recording in order to obtain
the relevant performance data.
1. Go to the Performance Log window of the TNMS Client e.g. via Performance ->
Performance Logs....
2. Select a performance log.
3. Press Start.
If you wish to stop recording for a performance log file, perform steps 1 and 2 and then
click on the Stop button.
Note:
In case you activated the Start option when you created or modified the performance log,
the log is automatically started when you terminate the configuration with Apply.
See also:
Displaying logs

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Tandem connection monitoring

Tandem connection monitoring (TCM) allows you to collect performance data from two
different performance measurement points (PMPs). TCM is an attribute that can be set at
log creation for a regular performance log; the log type is then set to TCM log. The TCMdata are provided as a report to the operator.
The measurement data will be displayed in the performance log. The performance log
displays:
-

End-PMP

length of measurement interval

TCM data, i.e. the difference of all values. Negative values are set to zero.

Note:
Although the TCM performance log displays the same entries as an ordinary performance
log, the values represent the difference between the two measurement points. The
operator should this keep in mind when reading the log files.
When creating a performance log you must set TCM as an attribute. More information is
provided under Creating a performance log. The log type created is set to TCM log.
It is possible to monitor bidirectional and unidirectional connections. The following rules
apply:
In the case of a unidirectional connection, the following rules apply:
-

Both selected PMPs have to belong to the same service

Both selected PMPs have to belong to the same transmission layer

Both selected PMPs have to measure the same transmission directions.

Since TCM values are calculated for one direction only within one TCM log, it is necessary
to create two TCM logs (direction A->Z and A<- Z) in order to monitor a bi-drectional
connection.
As tandem connection monitoring in TNMS Core/CDM is different to TCM in individual
NEs, the output generated by TNMS Core/CDM may also differ.

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NE containers
Adding a new network element or subnetwork to an NE container
When opening the TNMS Client for the first time, all network elements/subnetworks which
have ever had a DCN connection to TNMS are displayed in the DCN Components tree
view. You must now modify the data in the Network Elements tree view and Network Plan
to reflect your network structure. Once you have created a proper network structure with
NE containers you can start adding network elements or subnetworks to the relevant NE
containers.
To add a network element to an NE container just drag the network element from the DCN
Components tree view into the Network Elements tree view or into the Network Plan.
Drop the network element/subnetwork on the relevant NE container.

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Assigning a background bitmap

You can use a background bitmap to assign a background illustration (e.g. map of a
country, building plan) to your NE container. You can assign one background illustration
per NE container.
To do this, switch to the Network Editor mode. NE Container -> Background Bitmap...
takes you to the Assign Background Bitmap window. In this window you can perform the
following actions:
Use Add to insert a new bitmap into the list of available bitmaps already displayed in the
window.
Use Modify to edit the name of a bitmap already accepted into the list and update the
storage location of the bitmap.
Use Apply to send a bitmap selected in the list to the TNMS Core/CDM Server for storage.
The illustration now appears in the background of your Network Plan.
In order to suspend the assignment of a bitmap to a NE Container, select none as
background and click Apply.
Use Delete to remove a selected bitmap from the list.
Note:
TNMS Core/CDM does not provide the option of editing a bitmap or resizing a bitmap. The
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Changing the background bitmap

To change the name of a background bitmap for the Network Plan, update its path or add a
new bitmap, switch to the Network Editor mode. Right-click an NE Container and select
Background Bitmap....
The Assign Background Bitmap window is opened.
You can now chose to Modify the name of an existing bitmap or Add a new bitmap.
Modify opens the Change Bitmap window, Add opens the Add Bitmap window.
In order to suspend the assignment of a bitmap to a NE Container, select none as
background and click Apply.
Both windows contain the following fields:
-

Description
Here you can specify a name for the background bitmap.

Path and Filename

Here you can browse to the correct path for the bitmap using the button.

Click Apply to save your changes.

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Controlling access rights to NE containers

TNMS Core/CDM supports the limitation of access rights for an operator or a user group
assigned to a certain NE container. The whole network is visible to all operators (read-only
access), but only the NE resources (i.e. NEs, NE containers, services, performance logs
and fault locations) included in the NE container assigned to the current user/user group
are allowed to be modified by the same.
Additionally, the visibility of the NE containers may be restricted via TNMS SysAdmin so
that the current user or user group only sees the NE containers they are assigned to. Only
operators of the user class Administrator may change access rights to NE containers and
have access to the menu described below.
1. In case you want to restrict the visibility of the NE containers, open TNMS SysAdmin
and double-click Container Access in the tree view. Here, select Restricted.
2. In order to control the access rights to individual NE containers, open TNMS Client,
switch to the Network Editor mode and use the Permissions... context menu of a NE
container. This opens the User Permissions for NE Containers window which
provides an overview of the current NE container structure and the users/user groups
currently assigned.
3. Select the User or User Group to Assign. You may select any user or user group
configured in TNMS SysAdmin via User Management.
4. Then tick the NE container you want to assign to the user or user group.
5. Click Apply to confirm the settings.
Note:
It is not possible to assign more than one user or user group to the same NE container. For
this reason, the definition of user groups and NE container has to be planned well.
To remove the user/user group connection to an NE container, simply deactivate the small
checkbox at the left side of the NE container item in the tree and press the Apply button to
confirm the changes. Changes may be performed for more than one NE container at a
time.
See also:
User class

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Deleting an NE container
1. Switch to the Network Editor mode of the TNMS Client.
2. Select the NE container to be deleted in the Network Elements tree or Network Plan
view.
3. Use the Delete context menu to delete the NE container.
Notes:
-

When an NE container is deleted only the relevant structuring is removed. Any existing
network elements/subnetworks are removed from the NE container but not from TNMS
database and will remain available in the DCN Components tree.
-

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An NE container that still contains network elements or subnetworks can only

be deleted if there are no port connections configured at any of these network
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Displaying and processing alarms for an NE container

1. Switch to the Surveillance mode of the TNMS Client.
2. Select a NE container in the Network Elements tree or Network Plan view.
3. The context menu enables you to perform actions relating to alarms for the NE
container. More information is provided under Menu entries for alarms.

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Displaying the properties of NE containers

An NE container acts a container for a set of network elements. It can also contain one or
more NE containers. NE containers are used for structuring the network and thereby allow
a clear overview of the Network Plan for a large number of network elements.
1. Select the NE container in the Network Elements tree or Network Map of the TNMS
Client.
2. Use the Properties... context menu to open the Properties of NE Container window.
The following information will be displayed:
-

Line 1
Contents of the first line of the icon label (max. 64 characters).

Line 2
Contents of the second line of the icon label (max. 64 characters).

Line 3
Contents of the third line of the icon label (max. 64 characters).

Object Description
Additional description text (max. 79 characters) for the NE container.

Icons
The currently chosen icon for the NE container is shown here; you can choose a
different icon here if you want.

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Handling NE containers
NE containers are shown in the hierarchical structure of the Network Elements tree view
in TNMS Client.
In the Network Management View you can:
-

drag and drop network elements from the DCN Components tree view to the Network
Elements tree or to the Network Plan view,

drag and drop NE containers to different locations within the Network Elements tree
view (nesting),

assign a bitmap to any NE container using the context menu in the Network Elements
tree view; see Assigning a background bitmap,

position network elements in the Network Plan view by clicking on them with the left
mouse button and dragging them (only in Network Editor mode),

double-click on an NE container icon in the Network Plan to open the NE container (i.e.
display its contents),

click an NE container in the Network Elements tree view to switch to this NE

container.

move up one hierarchy level by clicking the arrow in the left upper corner of the
Network Map.

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Properties of a NE container
Use this window to create or modify a NE container as described below:
Creating a NE container:
1. Switch to the Network Editor mode of the TNMS Client.
2. Select an NE container in the Network Elements tree or Network Plan view if you wish
to create a new NE container in the hierarchy level below this NE container, or call up
the context menu of the entire Network Elements tree (click the right mouse button on
Network Elements).
Alternatively you can create an NE container via Configuration -> Create NE
Container...
3. In either case, use the Create NE Container... context menu to call up a window of the
same name.
4. Enter information at least in the first inscription line (Line 1).
5. Choose an icon for the NE container to be created.
6. Click Create. The new NE container then appears in your Network Elements tree view.
If you need to move the NE container use drag-and-drop. In order to move a NE
container to the highest level activate the context menu Move to First Tree Level.
7. In the Properties of NE Container window please click Apply to confirm the settings
(see: Displaying the Properties of NE containers).

Modifying the Properties of a NE container:

1. Switch to the Network Editor mode of the TNMS Client.
2. Select the NE container in the Network Elements tree or Network Plan view.
3. Use the Properties... context menu to open the Properties of NE Container window.
4. Edit the information you want to modify, e.g. the Object Inscription, Object Description or
choose a different icon for the NE container.
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Resynchronizing the data of an NE container

1. Select the NE container in the Network Elements tree or Network Plan view of the
TNMS Client.
2. Resynchronize the data of all the network elements in TNMS Core/CDM (polling of all
network elements) of the selected NE container via the Resynchronize Data context
menu.
3. When re-synchronizing data you can choose if you want to load all new data from the
network element into the TNMS Core/CDM database or if you want to update differing
data only.
-

Click Resynchronize to realign the database with the current data of network
element(s)/subnetwork(s).

Click Reinitialize to delete the current data of network element(s)/subnetwork(s)

from the database and to transfer and accept all data from network
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Network elements
Connecting/disconnecting a network element to/from TNMS Core/CDM
Select the network element in any view of the TNMS Client.
Connecting a network element to TNMS Core/CDM:
Usually the DCN channel automatically tries to reconnect network elements (retry interval).
Nevertheless, if a network element is not connected to TNMS Core/CDM (because of
reconfiguration, for example) you can connect it via the Access Control -> Connect
context menu. Resynchronization with the TNMS Core/CDM database takes place.
Disconnecting a network element from TNMS Core/CDM:
If, for example, you wish to prevent the numerous alarms from a network element notifying
you about known problems, you can disconnect the network element from TNMS
Core/CDM.
Use the Access Control -> Disconnect context menu of the network element.
Note:
In the DCN Components tree view, network elements can be connected to the TNMS
NetServer or disconnected from it. For MSN, this is the only possibility because, the MSN
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Context menus on the Network Plan

In TNMS Client, the contents of each context menu depend on the mode set
(Surveillance, Network Editor or Services).
Click with the right mouse button on an object that you need for a configuration or for which
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Controlling write access to a network element

The write access state of a network element is reflected by the write access state attribute
which is displayed by a icon in the NE info bar on the Network Plan and which may have
the following values:
Unknown

It is not known whether there is an operating station

or local craft terminal connected to this network
element.

No write access

There is no operating system or local craft terminal

with write access connected to this network element.

External OS/LCT

An external operating system or local craft terminal

has write access to this network element. Typically
only one element manager is allowed to have write
access by the network element.

This TNMS

Write access to this network element is captured by

the TNMS Core/CDM internal network element
controller.

EM of this TNMS

Write access to this network element is captured by

an internal EM application at a TNMS Client.

EM of this TNMS and

NEC

Both the network element controller and the element

manager have write access.

No write access and

External Access

There is no operating system or local craft terminal,

only External write access.

This TNMS and External

Access

An external operating system or local craft terminal

has write access. The access is captured by the
TNMS Core/CDM internal network element
controller.

This TNMS, EM of this

TNMS and External
Access

All the network element controller, the element

manager, and external OS/LCT have write access.

There may also be any number of element managers connected to this network element
with read access. This is not reflected either by this or any other state attribute.
If several TNMS Clients are installed, the TNMS Core/CDM Server avoids concurrent write
access. Objects accessible by TNMS Clients have exclusive write access.
In the TNMS Client you can control the write access to a network element using the
Access Control context menu of a network element in the tree view or the Network Plan
view. Depending on the initial write access state of the network element you can choose
between the following menus:
Access Control -> Disconnect
Access Control -> Request Write Access
Access Control -> Enforce Write Access
Access Control -> Release Write Access
In any case you should be aware of the fact that some commands might fail if TNMS
Core/CDM does not have write access to a network element in the following situations:

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a) Creating a service would result in an unprovisioned service a cross connection cannot
be created for this service because write access to the appropriate network element is
not available. You have the opportunity to activate this service once write access to
this network element has been requested/enforced.
b) Creating a performance log might fail, if performance measurement points could not be
activated for a network element without write access. This may result in performance
log that does not contain all the measurement data you require.
c) Changing alarm suppressions.

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Creating a DCN status list

The purpose of the functions Create DCN Status List, Create Synchronization Data List
and Create Remote Inventory List is to generate an XML file with the NE list of
information, making it available for further processing via external tools. TNMS client
requests the list of information of individual NE or all NEs of a container.
The following description shows how to create a DCN Status List, a Synchronization
Data List or a Remote Inventory List:
1. In TNMS Core/CDM, switch to the Network Editor mode.
2. Right click the NE or NE container and depending on the desired list, click one of the
following items of the context menu:
-

Create DCN Status List

Create Sync Data List

Create Remote Inventory List

This opens the corresponding window of the NE or container.

3. Select the destination where the list is to be saved via the provided radio button.
This can be one of the following:
Server - In this case the folder is selected by default C:\Program
Files\Siemens\TNMS\data\<>
Client - In this case, specify the folder directly or via the Browse button.
4. Select whether to Notify on completion of DCN Status List request even if this
window is closed via the provided check box. This option is only available in the
Client destination.
A progress bar is shown and this process may take some minutes to complete.
The results are saved as *.xml files which can be viewed in Internet Explorer in the
selected directory.
To schedule the creation of NEs lists of information click the Schedule button.
Notes:
When requesting the list from the context menu of a NE container, an *.xml file is
generated for each NE. If no inventory data is available for a NE, the *.xml file remains
empty apart from the file header.
Important: Some network elements do not support all of the entries possible with this
TNMS function!
See also:
Creating a Scheduled DCN status list
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Creating a scheduled DCN status list

This description applies to the DCN Status List Scheduled window, Synchronization
Data List Scheduled window and Remote Inventory List Scheduled window.
These windows allow you to schedule the creation of NEs lists of information, i.e. provides
means to automate the creation of several NEs lists of information distributed in time. It is
possible to specify the next export date/time and its update frequency.
You can open these windows via the following:
TNMS Client -> NE/NE container context menu -> Create DCN Status List ->
Scheduled toolbar button
TNMS Client -> NE/NE container context menu -> Create Synchronization Data List ->
Scheduled toolbar button
TNMS Client -> NE/NE container context menu -> Create Remote Inventory List ->
Scheduled toolbar button
The scheduler is configured to an NE or an NE container. The results are saved as XML
files which are located in the selected directory.
When configured to an NE container, the scheduler list configuration is replicated
individually to all the NEs and NEs of the sub-containers, i.e. for each NE an individual
XML file is generated.
Scheduled List Activation
-

Enable Scheduling
Activates the scheduling export of the NE list of information.

Period of Export
Displays the period between consecutive scheduled exports.

Next Export
Displays the time and date in which the next scheduled export will take place.

Destination Folder for Scheduled Export

Displays the folder where to save the XML file with the NE list of information.
Note:
Folders available through the Browse button are the folders available in TNMS Client.
Ensure that the TNMS Server machine has access to the destination folder that you
are configuring.

Click Apply to save the changes.

See also:
Creating a DCN status list
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List Contents
Content of the Data Files
The Data File consists of two parts, General Part and Specific Part. The TNMS server is
responsible for filling the general part of the file whereas the related NEC is responsible for
providing the specific part to TNMS server, so that the TNMS server can fill the Data file.
The following table belongs to the General Part of the Data file:
ID Name

The ID Name is the unique identifier of the NE.

NE Name

The NE Name is the suppliers name of the NE.

NE Type

The NE Type is the type of the NE.

NE
Location

The location of the NE (as component within the TNMS-Core/CDM) is the

own location (postal address or the geographical co-ordinates with the XPosition and Y-Position) or any other appropriate information delivered by
the responsible NEC.

NE
Address

The address is the usually the NSAP-Address or the TCP/IP address of the
NE.

The following tables belong to the Specific Part:

The General Table includes all data presented within one line for each available OSIstack. Most of the supported NEs provide only one stack.
Notation of OSI-stack

Each OSI-Stack is uniquely identified.

If only one stack is available the value
of this entry is NE. This holds also for
the OSI-stack of the MSCU card. The
value for any OSI-stack of a DPS card
is DPS with additional information
e.g., shelf and slot. An example could
be DPS 1/18 that is DPS card in
shelf 1 and slot 18.

NSAP-Address
MAC-Address

The MAC-address is given if

available. It may be omitted if a NE
does not provide a MAC address via
its interface.

L1- or L2-Routing

This entry returns weather L1- or L2routing is active. This parameter is

mandatory but it is not available for
the OSI-stack of the MSCU card of
SXA/SXD.

Retransmission Timer (s)

Layer 4 Timers - The values for the

timer parameters are given using the
same unit (of measurement). These
parameters are mandatory but they
are not available for the OSI-stack of
the DPS cards of SXA/SXD.

Retransmission Counter
Inactivity timer or
Time out window timer
Additional Manual Areas

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This entry is optional and is used in

order to prevent interoperability
problems or misconfigurations on
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Maximum Area Address parameter

This entry is optional and is used in

order to prevent interoperability
problems or misconfigurations on
intermediate systems.

The Channel Table holds the status and if appropriate the assigned SDH-Interface for
each DCC channel and the Q-port. Since there are up to 32 DCC channel per NE it is
useful to provide it in a separate table. Each entry of the table holds the following
parameters if applicable:
DCC Channel No / Q-Port

This entry identifies either a DCC

Channel by its number or the Q-Port by
its name.

Operational State

The Operational State related to the

DCC Channel or the Q-Port is given by
the state enabled or disabled. This is
the operational state related to the
Schuster stack, which is common for
QST and QD2 NEs.

Adjacency State

The Adjacency State related to the

DCC Channel or the Q-Port is given by
the state enabled or disabled.

Interface Type

The Interface Type related to the DCC

Channel or the Q-Port is given by
Network or User.

Metric

Represents the metric related to the

DCC Channel or the Q-Port.

SDH Interface

The SDH Interface related to the DCC

Channel or the Q-Port is given either by
DCCm, DCCr or not applicable. Not
applicable is set if there is no SDH
Interface.

WDM Interface

The WDM Interface belongs to the

OTS/OMS layer, is related to the DCC
Channel or the Q-Port is given by
DCCOo, DCCMo or not applicable. Not
applicable is set if there is no WDM
Interface.

OTN Interface

The OTN Interface belongs to the

ODU/OTU layer and is related to the
DCC Channel or the Q-Port is given by
one of gcc0, gcc1, gcc2 or not
applicable. Not applicable is set if there
is no OTN Interface.

Port Location

This parameter gives information about

the port used in equipment format
(subrack, slot and port number as given
at the related (Q-) interface for the
given channel. The equipment format is
subrack-slot-port, e.g., 1-3-5.

The Static Routing Table collects all static routing information related to DCC channels
each shown as a single entry. The static routing information is all RAPs. Each RAP
consists of the following parameters:

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Interface

This is the interface to which the RAP is

associated with.

Address Prefix

Address information.

NSAP Address

This is the target MAC address, if the

interface is LAN.

Operational State

The Operational state indicates

whether the RAP is active.

Default Metric

This indicates the metric for the path

and may be a value from the range
0...63.

Default Metric Type

The value range may be internal or

external.

Mapping Type

The value is explicit, if the interface is

LAN.
Notes: The parameter Operational
State and Mapping Type are used for
monitoring at the LAN and are only
available at the DCP (Schuster-) Stack.
The Marben Stack does not offer such
parameters. Currently the Marben
Stack is available in optical NEs.

The Adjacencies Table for an NE are the set of DCN neighbors that are directly reachable
via P2P (DCC, SDH Overhead, WDM Overhead) or via broadcast linkage (Ethernet). This
table holds level1 and level 2 adjacencies. There is a single entry for each adjacency in the
adjacencies table. Each entry has the following parameter:
AdjacencyId

Unique ID to identify the adjacency.

Neighbour SNPA Address

The Neighbour SNPA Address is

only available for Marben Stack in
WDM systems.

Neighbour System Type

The Neighbour System Type Id is

one of unknown, endSystem,
intermediateSystem,
l1IntermediateSystem or
l2IntermediateSystem.

Neighbour System Ids

For Intermediate system neighbours:

Contains the single of the
neighbouring Intermediate system
obtained from the Source ID field of
the neighbour IIH PDU.
For End system neighbours:
Contains the set of system ID(2) of a
neighbour End system.

Linkage Id

This parameter holds the linkage Id

of the related linkage. All linkages of
the NE can be found in the linkage
table. The linkage Id given is the
same as the related entry in the
linkage table.
Note: For QST there is only one
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The Destination Systems Table for an NE are the set of reachable systems within the
same area that can be reached. There is at least a single entry for each reachable system
in the destination system table. Each entry has the following parameters:
Network Entity Title

The NSAP address of the destination

system related to the entry of the
destination system table.

Default Metric Path Cost

The sum of costs to reach the given

destination system for level 1. The
value is between 0 and 1023.

Default Metric Output Adjacencies

This is the set of Adjacency (or

Reachable Address) identifiers
representing the forwarding decisions
based upon the default metric for the
destination.

Default Metric SNPA Adjacencies

This is the SNPA address belonging to

this destination. The Default Metric
SNPA Adjacencies are only available
for Marben Stack in WDM systems.

The Destination Area Table contains all areas that are reachable by level 2 systems. The
destination areas table shows all destination areas that can be reached from this level 2
NE. Note: This table exists only for level 2 NEs. There is a single entry for each destination
area in the destination areas table. Each entry has the following parameters:
Address Prefix Adjacency

Indicates an area address of a

destination area. This octet string has a
minimum length of 1 and maximum
length of 20 characters.

Default Metric Path Cost

This is the sum of costs to reach the

given destination area for level 2. The
value is between 0 and 1023.

Default Metric Output Adjacencies

This is the set of Adjacency (or

Reachable Address) identifiers
representing the forwarding decisions
based upon the default metric for the
destination.

Default Metric SNPA Adjacencies

This is the SNPA address belonging to

this destination. The Default Metric
SNPA Adjacencies is only available for
Marben Stack in WDM systems.

The Linkage Table shows all linkages. The following parameters are supported:
Linkage Id

This is the identifier for the linkage.

Rejected Adjacency

The Rejected Adjacency is

generated when an attempt to
create a new adjacency is rejected
because of a lack of resources (Q3).
When a new adjacency cannot
created because of a lack of
resources, the value of this attribute
is increased (QST).

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Version Skew

The Version Skew is generated

when an attempt to initialize with an
adjacent system fails as a result of
the versions of the protocol is not
compatible.

Id Field Length Mismatch

The Id Field Length Mismatch is

generated when a PDU is received
with a different value for ID field
length to that of the receiving
Intermediate system.

Maximum Area Addresses Mismatch

The Maximum Area Addresses

Mismatch is generated when a PDU
is received with a different value for
maximumAreaAddresses from that
of the receiving Intermediate
system.

Area Mismatches

The Area Mismatches is generated

when an attempt to initialize with an
adjacent system fails as a result of
two level 1 ISS not sharing any area
addresses in common.

Linkage State

This attribute shows whether the

mcfLinkage is enabled or disabled.
This attribute is not available for
Marben Stack.

The OSC Table shows additional parameters only valid for OSC (Optical Supervisory
Channel). The table may be omitted if a NE does not support an OSC. For each OSC laser
there is a separate entry. The following Parameters for each entry are supported:
OSC Laser Address

This parameter identifies the OSC

laser within the NE. If there is only one
OSC parameter within the NE the
parameter may be omitted. If there is
only one OSC laser per card the
address may be given by e.g.,
subracknumber and slotnumber. If
there is a card with more than one
OSC laser the address must identify
each OSC laser e.g. by subrack
number, slot number and OSC laser
number.

Laser Enabled State

The attribute laser enabled state

shows if the related OSC laser has
been active (running) or not at the time
of request. The values are enabled
for running and disabled otherwise. If
the parameter cannot retrieved from
the NE it may be omitted.

Laser Current

The parameter indicates the current at

the time of request. The parameter in
given in milliAmp. If the parameter
cannot retrieved from the NE it may be
omitted.

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The Inventory objects show the smallest replaceable unit for service purpose. The
inventory objects are generally hard and siftware modules of the supported NE:
PID

Shows the complete Product

Identification Data

Subrack

Hardware data

Card

Hardware data / software data

Controller card

Hardware data / software data.

The controller card is a special case of
a card. As software data the active and
inactive APS label are shown.
Exception: If the SMA1K series has
only one card the software running on
this card is addressed.

Port

Hardware data.
This holds only for plug-in units on
subequipped cards.
If a port label is part of a card label,
this port label is covered by the PID of
the card label. No extra PID is created
for such ports. This holds for hiT 7070
/ hiT 7050 V1.0

Backplane

Hardware data.
The backplane label (e.g. from SMA1K
and from SMA1K-cp NEs) is always
treated as information from a subrack.
A Backplane is always indicated with
subracknumber B.

Powersupply

Only information of the attribute

redundantPowerSupply (SiemensWDM) or powerSupplyDuplication
(Siemens-SDH) or a similar attribute
mapped to the set {NotApplicable,
Enabled, Disabled} is available. Not
applicable is used if the attribute is not
existent.

See also:
Creating a DCN status list
Creating a scheduled DCN status list

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Deleting network elements

In TNMS Core/CDM Client, network elements can be deleted from the Network Map only.
They will not be deleted from the TNMS database and will stay available in the DCN
Components tree.
Deleting a network element from the TNMS database must be done via DCN Management
in TNMS SysAdmin. Further information is provided in the SysAdmin online help.
To delete a network element from the Network Map proceed as follows:
1. Delete all performance logs, especially performance logs related to services (in the
Performance Logs list window).
2. Delete all paths and services using the network element ( in Service Mode).
3. Delete the port connections of this network element (in Network Editor Mode).
4. Switch to the Network Editor mode, select the desired NE in the Network Map and
open the context menu -> Delete. The network element will be removed from the
Network Map.
See also:
Viewing logs
Deleting a service
Deleting a path
Editing/deleting a port connection.

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Displaying alarm redirections for a network element

Switch to Surveillance or Services mode.
Use the Alarms -> Redirect Alarms... context menu of a network element to open the
Alarm Redirections for NE <xy> window.
If you have already configured alarm redirections for the relevant network element, the
following information is displayed:
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Probable Cause
Original probable cause = one of the possible TIF alarms of the network element the
alarms of which are redirected.

Map to Probable Cause

System-defined or user-defined probable cause which contains more detailed
information than the original probable cause. More information is provided in the
SysAdmin online help.

Map to NE
Target network element to which the alarm type in question is to be redirected.

Map to Object Type

System-defined or user-defined object type = name of a location where an alarm may
occur. More information on redefining these objects is provided in the SysAdmin
online help.

Map to Location
Numeric values are displayed here for Shelf, Slot, Container and Object providing
information where the device is located.

Using the buttons at the top of the window you can

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Modify the configuration of a selected alarm redirection item.

Add (create) a further alarm redirection.

Delete a selected alarm redirection.

See also:
Redirecting alarms for a network element or a subnetwork.

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Displaying and processing alarms of a network element

In Network Editor mode of the TNMS Client you can select a network element from the
DCN Components tree and, using the context menu, perform actions relating to alarms.
More information is provided under Menu entries for alarms.
In Surveillance and Services mode you can perform these alarm-related actions in the:
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Network Plan

DCN Components tree

Network Elements tree

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Displaying the properties of network elements

The properties of network elements can be displayed as follows:
In the TNMS Client select a network element in the network plan, in the Network
Elements tree or in the DCN Channels tree. In the context menu choose -> Properties.

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Exclude NE from routing

The Exclude NEs from routing window opens when clicking the option Exclusion Of
NEs From Autorouting in the Routing Options window.
The NEs, which you want to exclude from automatic routing must be dragged into the
window. Click the Apply button in the toolbar and the NEs will be excluded from
autorouting.
Another possibility to exclude an NE from routing is to set its ADMIN state to locked. This
can be done via the context menu in the Network Plan or Network Tree with the option
Lock for Routing.
See also:
Routing options
Locking/unlocking a network element

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File transfer
For a few network elements (e.g. SMA 1/4) the File Transfer window can be opened via
TNMS Client -> network element (context menu)-> File Transfer... This offers the option
of transferring files from/to the network element.
The lower area of the window shows you the file transfer messages.
Transfer to network element:
In the upper area of the window you are shown the file system of your client system. Select
the files to be transferred and press the button with the arrow pointing towards the network
element.
Transfer from network element:
In the lower area of the window you are shown the files of the network element from which
you called the File Transfer window. Select the files to be transferred and press the button
with the arrow pointing away from the network element.
If you are going to perform a file transfer between a network element and your local system
you can create a new directory on the target medium.
Specify the name of the new directory to which you wish to transfer data.
You can use the Create or Delete actions to create or delete files and directories on the
client system. Use Rename to change the name of a file.
Using Delete you can also delete files on the network element itself.
Note:
The equivalent functionality to file transfer is offered by the element manager for PDH
network elements.

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Finding network elements

To find a specific network element, use e.g. TNMS Client -> View -> Find... or use the
button Find from the toolbar. The DCN Objects window opens where you can search for
specific NEs.
It is also possible to use the command Localize NE in the context menus of many lists and
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General network element properties

General settings can be configured and modified for network elements in the General
property page provided in the <DCN NE Object> window.
Note: The General page (except the User Text (..) fields and the Description field) can
only be modified under TNMS SysAdmin!
Tab page

Field Name

Description

General

ID Name

A unique name for the NE is displayed in this field.

NE Name

The name of the NE reported by the NE controller is

shown in this field.

NE Type

The type of NE is displayed in this field.

NE Location

The location of the NE reported by the NE controller is

shown in this field.

User Text (1)

A user-defined name can be entered in this field.

User Text (2)

A user-defined name can be entered in this field.

Write Access by

The write access state reported by the NE controller

is displayed in this field.

Admin State

The current admin state, undefined, locked or

unlocked, is shown in this field.

Description

Additional user-defined information can be entered in

this field.

Exit the window by pressing Close. For more information, press Help.

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Locking/unlocking a network element

In order to exclude an unlocked network element or a port connection from routing, switch
to Services mode. Select the NE you want to exclude in the Network Plan and open the
context menu -> Lock for Routing. The entry Lock for Routing appears with a red
prohibited symbol which also appears over the NE icon.
In order to include a locked network element or a port connection in routing, switch to
Services mode. Select the NE you want to include in the Network Plan and open the
context menu -> Lock for Routing. The entry Lock for Routing is not ticked (default).
See also:
Icons: Network Plan

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Modifying the properties of a subnetwork

In TNMS Core/CDM, complete the following steps to modify the properties of a
subnetwork.
1. Open the context menu of the title bar of the Network Elements tree -> Northbound
Subnetwork Properties
The Northbound Subnetwork Properties window contains the following information:
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Subnetwork Name
Edit the label of the subnetwork that is to be displayed in the second line of the
subnetwork icon on the TNMS CDM Network Plan.

Subnetwork Type
Display the type of the subnetwork.This information is set when creating a subnetwork
via TNMS SysAdmin.

Subnetwork Location
Edit the location of the subnetwork.

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NE distinctions
This chapter contains some important notes for NEs used under TNMS Core/CDM, other
NE specific characteristics may be described in the relevant topics:
Note: usually NE specific characteristics are not part of the TNMS documentation!
hiT7050 / hiT 7070:

TP indices of GFP-Group-CTPs in list views may appear as not unique (contrary

to tree views). Example: The same location might appear for a GFP-Group-CTP
01 related to a VC3-TTP as well as for a GFP-Group-CTP 01 related to e.g. VC44v GTTP within the same module.

Only hiT7050: TP indices of VC3-TTPs on ETH Cards do not take into account
the position within its VC4-TTP. Example: An object appearing as VC3-TTP 08
has to be interpreted as VC3-TTP 02.02.

Only hiT7070: TNMS Core/CDM NEC may report PMP states for TU12, TU3CTPs on SF10G Card as "undefined".
In the uploadVcdb telegram (which should contain the attribute in which the NEC
bases the state of a PMP) not all QST objects contained this attribute. This is due
to a change in the NE SW regarding NE833 of the MultiNE database. For the
QST objects that don't have this attribute, it means that it doesn't exist a
Performance Unit created in the NE.

Ulaf+:
For the PDH NE Ulaf+ three types of signalling can be distinguished. All data are packed
into time slots (1 TS = 64 kbit/s), the maximum numbers of TS are 32 per signal (TS0
TS31). TS0 is always used for synchronisation. TS1 TS31 can be used for transfer of
data. For signalling TS16 is used.
Note: As a modern PDH NE, the Ulaf+ is managed by the SNMP channel, not by the PDH
channel.
Via the Ulaf+LCT the TS for data transfer and the signalling is configured.
Exceptions: For add/drop operation, STU and STU2, if the combo box Time Slot 16 is
used for Data, is selected, then 1. 3. do not apply.
1. No Signalling (TS16 with no signalling, no data transfer):
TS >= 15, 1 TS must be subtracted from the computed bandwidth
TS <= 14, no correction of the bandwidth is necessary
2. Normal Signalling (TS16 is used for signalling, no data transfer):
TS >= 15, 1 TS must be subtracted from the computed bandwidth
TS <= 14, no correction of the bandwidth is necessary
3. Fast Signalling (TS16 + TS31 are used for signalling, no data transfer):
TS >= 15, 2 TS must be subtracted from the computed bandwidth
TS <= 14, 1 TS must be subtracted from the computed bandwidth
TS = 16 used for data transfer (settings are made in the LCT, only for STU and STU2),
1 TS must be subtracted from the computed bandwidth
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Port types
GUI Label

Description

Analog

64kbps port for POTS services

DATA 64k

64kbps port for Data services

DATA n64k

n x 64kbps port for Data services with n = 1..32

DATA Sub 64k

port for Data sub 64kbps bit rates

E11-TTP

1.5 Mbps PDH port

E12-TTP

2 Mbps PDH port

E12-TTP (HDSL)

2 Mbps PDH port (HDSL)

E21-TTP

6 Mbps PDH port

E22-TTP

8 Mbps PDH port

E31-TTP

34 Mbps PDH port

E32-TTP

45 Mbps PDH port

E4-TTP

140 Mbps PDH port

ETH1000-TTP

1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet port

ETH100-TTP

100 Mbps Fast Ethernet port

ETH10-TTP

10 Mbps Ethernet port

GPI-TTP

Generic Physical Interface (e.g. optical tributary port at DWDM

multiplexer)

ISDN Access

ISDN Access port

OTS-TTP

Optical Transmission Section port (DWDM section)

SPI-OS16-TTP

Optical STM16 port (SPI-OS = synchronous physical interface /

optical section)

SPI-ES-TTP

Electrical STM1 port (SPI-ES = synchronous physical interface /

electrical section)

SPI-OS1-TTP

Optical STM1 port

SPI-RadioSTM1-TTP

Radio STM1 port

SPI-ES4-TTP

Electrical STM4 port

SPI-OS4-TTP

Optical STM4 port

SPI-RadioSTM4-TTP

Radio STM4 port

SPI-OS64-TTP

Optical STM64 port

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Resynchronize data
When re-synchronizing data you can choose if you want to load all new data from the
selected object into the TNMS Core/CDM (Reinitialize) or if you want to update modified
or new data only (Resynchronize).
See also:
Resynchronizing the data of a DCN channel
Resynchronizing the data of an NE container

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Selecting network elements

In the TNMS Client a network element can be selected in the Network Management View
by clicking on the network element with the left mouse button:
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in the Network Plan

in the Network Elements tree view

in the DCN Components tree view

Selecting in the Network Plan view also selects the appropriate network element in the
Network Elements tree view and in the DCN Channels view.
Selecting in the Network Elements tree view also selects the appropriate network element
in the Network Plan view.

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Starting the network element manager

1. Select a network element in the TNMS Client, e.g. in the Network Map, in the DCN
Components tree or in the Network Elements tree.
2. Use the Start Element Manager... context menu (depending on the network element,
the menu entry may differ from the entry above, e.g. WaveLine/FSP Start if installed,
etc.) to start the LCT application of the network element.
The full functionality of this application is now available, depending upon your user
class. You may need to consult the Help file and documentation.
Alternatively, double-click the network element icon in the Network Map.
Notes:
-

The network element manager application must be installed together with the
TNMS Core/CDM Client.

For SSU2000e e.g. the SynCraft application will be used as a specific element
manager. It is not sufficient to enter the file runSynCraftNT2K.bat in the property
page. To make sure that the correct working directory is used, the following
information must be added at the beginning of the file runSynCraftNT2K.bat,
otherwise a wrong working directory will be used.
1st line:
SynCraft is
2nd line:

"D:"

-> where D is the local disk or network drive, on which

installed:
"cd D:\Programme\Datum\SynCraft"
-> directory containing the file runSynCraftNT2K.bat.

An X Server application is used to access the TNMS SX GUI.

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Suppressing alarms and events for a network element or a subnetwork

In the TNMS Client it is possible to modify alarm/event suppression for network elements.
1. Switch to the Surveillance or Services mode.
2. Select a network element.
3. Use the following context menu:
Event mask -> Disable all alarms of unused TPs:
All alarms of all termination points of the network element that are not cross-connected
for the relevant traffic direction and not used by paths are suppressed. This means:
termination points that are cross-connected (bidirectional) are ignored.
Termination points that are cross connected (unidirectional) as data source alarms of
the sending direction are not changed.
Termination points that are cross connected (unidirectional) as data sink alarms of the
receiving direction are not changed. All other alarms are suppressed.
Note:
Suppressing alarms of unused TPs makes sense from time to time. Doing this has no
impact on services which will be switched afterwards because, when creating services
the required alarms will be activated again.
The event mask can also be updated as follows:
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Event mask -> Refresh Alarm Mask:

Selecting this command synchronizes the alarm mask for the NE/subnetwork in
question (incl. all termination points) with the requested alarm mask configured for the
relevant path.

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Paths
Activating/Deactivating a path
Activating a path (for a single path or a path container):
Activating a path means that the cross connections will be created.
You can activate all paths of a path container by selecting the path container in the
Subscribers and Services tree and then choosing the context menu Activate. The RCS
changes from not active to active.
Deactivating a path (for a single path or path container):
Deactivating a path means that cross connections will be deleted.
You can deactivate all paths of a path container by selecting the path container in the
Subscribers and Services and then choosing the context menu Deactivate. The RCS
changes from active to not active.
Overview of the Path Creation States:
Creation States

Description

Active

The path is routed and the actual route is created in the NML
database (RCS) or is completely created in the network (ACS).

Not active

The path is defined and has a well-defined (checked) required

route, i.e. the paths route is stored and allocated in the NWL and
successfully checked against its topology (SNC type and
endpoints). In this state the required route matches to the required
path topology.

Not routed

The path exists with well-defined (checked) topology, i.e., the

required path topology is checked and stored.

Unmanaged

The path exists in the network but has never been created as a
managed path by the operator. A unmanaged path will be split,
merged or deleted spontaneously, without operator confirmation
after changes of the network resources.

Under test

The path is activated but a test configuration has been set by

changing at least one cross connection or port to loop-back.
RCS: the test configuration has been requested.
ACS: the test configuration is actually created.

In Deletion

The path is being deleted.

Undefined

The path is created, any attributes may be stored, but no

assumption about the object state can be made.

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Adopting the actual route

In order to adopt a new route of a path without changing the topology, e.g. because of a
route mismatch in case of network augmentation, select a path in the Subscriber and
Services tree, open the context menu and select Adopt Actual Route.
An analysis of the actual connections in the network between the defined topology
endpoints of the path will be performed. If these connections form a route matching the
topology endpoints, then the connections are adopted as required route for the path (i.e.
route elements between path endpoints may change). The results will be displayed in Path
Properties window and are to be applied by the user before the new route is stored.
If no route is found (e.g. because of missing cross connections in a network element or the
result of the network analysis does not match the defined topology anymore), the user is
prompted to choose between the following options; their meanings are explained in the
window.
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Close detected gap

Adopt Topology

Re-Route

Restore/Activate

Note:
The Adopt Actual Route command is not available if the TNMS Network Analyzer mode
is set to disabled.
See also:
Connection Assistant
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Adopting the actual topology

In order to adopt the network topology of a path, e.g. in case of a topology mismatch
(problem indication in Service / Path Properties window "The actual route extends the
required route"),
1. Select a path in the Subscriber and Services tree.
2. Open the context menu and select Adopt Actual Topology.
A local analysis for each topology endpoint, based on the actual connections in the
network will be performed. The results will be displayed in Path Properties window
and are to be applied by the user before the modified topology information (e.g.
changed endpoint) is stored.
Note:
Adopt Actual Topology is not available if the TNMS Network Analyzer mode is set to
disabled.
See also:
Connection Assistant
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Automatic Analyzer Mode

Via the context menu in the Unmanaged Path tree, you can select the menu entry
Automatic Analyzer Mode.
The following modes are possible:
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Automatic:
The unmanaged path tree is continuously updated. Changes in the network result in
appropriate changes in the unmanaged path tree.

Manual:
Only the states of existing unmanaged paths are updated. Neither the route of existing
paths is not updated nor new paths are automatically created.

Disabled:
The unmanaged path tree and the tree contained in it will not be updated if changes in
the network occur.

By default, the Manual Analyzer Mode is turned on. When activated, TNMS checks and
refreshes the Unmanaged Path tree for existing unmanaged paths.

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Automatic Routing Preferences

This topic contains a general description on the built-in preferences of the Automatic
Router, also in consideration of the newly introduced floating TPs. The preferences of the
Automatic Router are as follows:
1. By default the Automatic Router of TNMS Core/CDM prefers the cheapest or shortest
path based on the cost factors, which are defined on the traversed port connections: In
this case the path route avoids floating TPs. For hiT 7070 this means that a VC12 path
will not be routed via the lower order switching matrix.
Note: this preference will be in effect if there are no server trails connected to the
floating TPs or if using these server trails would make the path more expensive.
2. The Automatic Router prefers to route as close as possible to the layer, which is
defined for the path being routed.
Note: in combination with floating TPs this preference is in effect as soon as there is a
server trail connected to the floating TPs.
3. The Automatic Router prefers to use existing server trails rather than creating new
trails. Only if using these existing trails would lead to a higher cost for the path, then
new trails are created.
Usual calculation of costs for server trails:

When routing with least hops, every server trail is regarded as one hop.

When routing with cost factors, the cost of a server trail is the sum of costs of all
traversed port connections. The cost of the server trail is automatically updated
when the port connection cost is changed.

Subsumption:
It is completely within the responsibility of the network operator to decide on multi-hop VC4
server trails when he creates a multi-hop LO path. As well known, VC4 server trails are a
powerful element in network optimization. Their use cannot be decided on a per network
element basis.
See also:
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Choose link connection

During manual routing the Choose Link Connection window is used for choosing the link
connections to be used by the paths. This window is useful if there is more than one
possible link connection at the TP of the currently selected cross connection. Possible
scenarios are:
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At the port of the selected TP there exist two port connections in opposite
directions

There exists a server path reference with the current ACS not routed, e.g. because
a resource is missing in the server path. The user can recognize this and and can
use the additional existing port connection references at the selected TP

Manual routing of path fragments at a group TP

Manual routing using floating TPs

You open the window e.g. from the Connection Assistant by pressing the Ctrl key and
clicking the green navigation button with the left mouse tab.
For an explanation of the icons used in this window please see the link below.
See also:
Icons: Link connection
Floating TPs
Floating TPS: Behaviour of the Connection Assistant

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Connection Assistant
The Connection Assistant window is primarily used in TNMS Core/CDM for manual path
creation and hybrid routing. In addition, it can be used e.g. for modifying cross connections
of a path. The window allows to define the type of connection of a path or SNC, the
termination points and path protection.
The Connection Assistant window is invoked from the Path Wizard - Define Topology
window by clicking the black arrow right of the Next button and selecting the Route
Manually... entry.
Bear in mind that changes only take effect if the Modify button is clicked afterwards.
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Port / TP A (1)
Shows the start NE which was dragged and dropped into this field with start port / TP.
On the left, the Exit / Entry points for this NE can be defined through a button.
Filtering is also possible; see filtering description below. For the icons available here
please see Icons: Port Connections, Path Wizard and Connection Assistant..
Note: For information on the usage of floating TPs, please refer to the link list at the
end of the topic.

Port / TP Z (1)
Shows the end NE which was dragged and dropped into this field with end port / TP.
On the right, the Exit / Entry points for this NE can be defined through a button.
Filtering is also possible; see filtering description below. For the icons available here
please see Icons: Port Connections, Path Wizard and Connection Assistant
Note: For information on the usage of floating TPs, please refer to the link list at the
end of the topic.

<Connection Templates>
Contains templates for the connection type. See: Icons: Port Connections, Path Wizard
and Connection Assistant

Port / TP A (2)
Used for protection only. Shows the start NE for protection which was dragged and
dropped into this field with start port / TP. On the left, the Exit / Entry points for this NE
can be defined through a button.
Filtering is also possible; see filtering description below. For the icons available here
please see Icons: Port Connections, Path Wizard and Connection Assistant
Note: For information on the usage of floating TPs, please refer to the link list at the
end of the topic.

Port / TP Z (2)
Used for protection only. Shows the end NE for protection which was dragged and
dropped into this field with end port / TP. On the right, the Exit / Entry points for this NE
can be defined through a button.
Filtering is also possible; see filtering description below. For the icons available here
please see Icons: Port Connections, Path Wizard and Connection Assistant.
Note: For information on the usage of floating TPs, please refer to the link list at the
end of the topic.

Navigation Button:
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The navigation button

is next to the selection fields for the ports/TPs. The button
allows you to move to the next network element that is link-connected to that port.

When you click the navigation button of a TP the Connection Assistant window is reinitialized with the contents of the new network element. The navigation button is only
enabled if there is a port connection connected to the selected port and if data of the
cross connection is valid (see Info Area).

When you click the navigation button of a fragment TP a selection list opens where you
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When the Ctrl key is pressed and the navigation button is selected with the mouse the
Choose Link Connection window opens.

Filtering Description for Port / TP fields:

Each Port / TP field allows filtering using predefined filter criterias. They are displayed as
icons; tooltips show the meaning of icons. The filter criteria are:

No Filter
No filter will be used.

Port Connection Filter

The port connection filter will be used.

Cross Connection Filter

The cross connection filter will be used.

Operational State Filter

The operational state filter will be used.

Subscriber Filter
Here the Port / TP Filter window opens with the tab Subscriber.

Layer Filter
Here the Port / TP Filter window opens with the tab Layer.

Settings Filter
Here the Port / TP Filter window opens with the tab Settings.
Bandwidth (n*64Kbit/s)
This selection field only appears below the cross connection type button if both working
TPs with an Nx-count > 1 are selected (usually PDH network elements with n*64Kbit/s
cards).

In the lower area of the Connection Assistant window the following information is
displayed:
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Info Area
Help on the current operating step is displayed here. Generally this includes hints as to
why specific cross connections could not be created and information on further
procedure.

Connection
For the currently selected cross connection container the definitions of the cross
connections defined within this container are shown.

Comment
You can use these two text fields here if you want to enter comments for the
connection; first enter the connection name and then enter your comment on this
connection.

Using the buttons of the Connection Assistant window you can perform the following
actions:
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Create
Creates a cross connection with the defined parameters with the currently selected
cross connection container. A new connection is created if none is selected.

Modify
Modifies a selected cross connection.

Check
Use this button if you are not sure whether resources have been modified by another
operator since you last opened the window or activated the Create, Modify or
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Remove
Removes a selected cross connection from the currently selected cross connection
container.

Route
Initiates the hybrid routing, either to the Z-end of the defined topology or to the port/TP,
which was selected in the NE previously drawn into the relevant field of the
Connection Assistant.

See also:
Choose link connection
Creating a path
Floating TPs
Floating TPs: Behaviour of the Connection Assistant
Hybrid routing
Icons: Port Connections, Path Wizard and Connection Assistant
Icons: Routing
NE distinctions
Port and TP filter setting
ToolTips for path creation
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Create/Modify Group TP
The Create/Modify Group TP window enables the creation and modification of virtual
group TPs integrated in the routing process.
The Create/Modify Group TP window is available via context menu of a port supporting
GTPs in port/TP tree. The port/TP tree is available in the Service / Path properties:
Topology window or via the Connection assistant window.
To create a virtual group TP proceed as follows:
1. Open the context menu of the port of the server TP and select Create Group TP.
Concatenation Type
2. Select option whether to use LCAS or fixed virtual concatenation (without LCAS).
3. Select layer of the fragments in the Type field.
Available/Selected TPs
4. Select the VCx-TTPs from the Available TPs list and with the right arrow button insert
them in the Selected TPs list.
The VCx-TTPs inserted in the Selected TPs list are assigned to the GTP/GTTP.
By clicking the Apply button, you create the desired GTP/GTTP.
Repeat the same procedure in the Z-end of the trail.
To modify a virtual group TP proceed as follows:
The operation to modify a virtual group TP is available for GTTPs with LCAS (GTTP-Ls).
Add VCx-TTPs to a GTTP-L
1. Open the context menu of the GTTP and select Modify Group TP option.
2. Select the VCx-TTPs from the Available TPs list and with the right arrow button insert
them in the Selected TPs list
The VCx-TTPs inserted in the Selected TPs list are assigned to the GTP/GTTP.
Remove VCx-TTPs from a GTTP-L
1. Open the context menu of the GTTP and select Modify Group TP option.
2. Select the VCx-TTPs from the Selected TPs list and with the left arrow button remove
them from the list.
After the modification is complete the VCx-TTPs in the Available TPs list become
available to be used in other GTP/GTTPs.
By clicking the Apply button, you apply the modifications to the selected GTP/GTTP.
Remember to repeat the same procedure in the Z-end of the trail.
Note:
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Creating a path container

Depending from where this window is invoked, it can either be used to create a path
container or it simply shows the container properties.
A path container is a folder in which one or more paths can be contained. By default there
exists only the Default Path Container, shown at the top of the Subscribers and
Services tree of the TNMS client.
In order to create a path container:
1. Select a service or a path in the Subscribers and Services tree.
2. Open the context menu with the right mouse tab and select Create Path Container
The Create Container windows opens where you must enter the name for the path
container.
3. Then click Create. You will see the newly created path container in the Subscribers
and Services tree. You can also move a path from one container to another. The
color of the container symbol for such user created path containers is yellow.
Note:
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Other path containers will be created by TNMS Core/CDM if required, e.g. path
containers for SDH, VC4, VC12 will be created below the default path container. The
color of the container symbol for such path containers created by TNMS Core/CDM is
grey.

The Analyzer Toggler Detection Container is created by TNMS Core/CDM when

errors exist in paths being analyzed. Possible reasons are dynamical problems, NEC
errors or configuration errors. If such a path toggler is detected, it will be automatically
moved to the Analyzer Toggler Detection Container and therefore it wont be
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Creating a path
In order to create a path, port connections must have been created before. Then complete
the following steps:
1. Switch to Services mode and open the menu bar entry Configuration -> Create
Path The Path Wizard: properties window is opened.
2. Define the path properties.
3. Click the Next button in the toolbar. The Path Wizard: Define Topology window is
opened.
4. Select the template for the topology type via the button in the center of the window.
For information on the templates see Icons: Port Connections, Path Wizard and
Connection Assistant.
5. If you are working in TNMS Core/CDM, drag and drop the source and destination
NEs from the Network Plan or the Network Elements tree into the corresponding
fields.
6. Set a filter via the filter button.
7. Define the endpoints, i.e. Port/TP A (1) for the source NE and Port/TP Z (1) for the
destination NE.
In case of protection, also define the additional endpoints, i.e. Port/TP A (2) and
Port/TP Z (2).
8. Select the Resilience for your protection via the button.
Note: The resilience is only required as start option for the auto-router, i.e. for endto-end protection and for automatic routing the resilience must be defined as
protected. Due to internal computing this parameter will retrospectively always be
shown with its actual value.
9. Click the Add button in the toolbar and the created route elements are displayed in
the list below.
10. Click the arrow next to the Next button and choose between automatic or manual
routing.
Note: It is also possible to create CCs in UNOs automatically using TNMS Client and the
automatic routing feature. The possibility to add/remove a protection/worker to a CC
automatically is available.
Automatic routing
a) In the Path Wizard: routing results window the routed path is displayed.
b) Click the Activate button in the toolbar.
Manual routing
a) The Connection Assistant window is opened. Select the template for the
topology type via the button in the center of the window, and define the
endpoints, i.e. Port/TP A (1) and Port/TP Z (1).
In case of protection, also define the additional endpoints, i.e. Port/TP A (2) and
Port/TP Z (2).
b) Navigate via the green arrow button to the next NE and repeat step a) for this
NE.
c) Click the Create button to create the line topology for the NEs.
d) Close the Connection Assistant.
e) In the Path Wizard: routing results window the routed path is displayed.
f)

Click the Activate button in the toolbar.

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Creating a path without a topology:
If you leave out the steps 7. till 11. (see above) by just pressing the button Next in the
Path Wizard: Define Topology window, you have to drag the desired NE from the
Network Plan into the Path Wizard: routing results window. The Connection Assistant
window opens where you can define the route (see above under Manual routing..., steps a)
to d)).
In the Path Wizard: routing results window open the context menu in the graphical area
and open the context menu selecting Route -> Take Topology from Required Route.
Finally activate the path.
See also:
Automatic Routing Preferences
Connection Assistant
Creating a port connection
Creating a service
Icons: Port Connections, Path Wizard and Connection Assistant
Path Wizard: define topology
Path Wizard: properties
Path Wizard: routing results
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Deleting a path
When deleting a path, flexible cross connections will be deleted in the NE, and parts of a
path with static CCs will be moved to the Unmanaged Paths tree.
If you want to delete a path from the TNMS database including its corresponding cross
connections, complete the following steps below. For deletion of paths with disconnected
NEs: A warning is issued and the paths will only be deleted after starting the deletion
process a second time:
1. Select the path to be deleted in the Services & Subscribers tree of the TNMS Client.
2. Open the context menu with the right mouse tab and select Delete. As a result, the
path is deleted permanently from the database.
If you want to delete a path from the TNMS database but keep its corresponding cross
connections, complete the following steps below. In order to keep CCs in the NEs it is
possible to release write access to all concerned NEs and afterwards start the deletion
process two times:
1. Select the path to be deleted in the Services & Subscribers tree of the TNMS Client.
2. Open the context menu with the right mouse tab and select Unmanage. As a result,
the path is deleted permanently from the database. If there are any cross connections
still in existence, they will be moved to the Unmanaged Paths tree.
Warning:
Although the path or parts of it are moved to the Unmanaged Paths tree, the
unmanaging process might be irreversible!
Note:
When deleting a client path starting at PDH Microshelf of e.g. hiT 7020 2.1, the
corresponding server path (VC4 trail) is not deleted implicitly (even if the check box "Delete
implicit server-paths" is marked in the Confirm Path Deletion pop-up-window). If it is no
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Disabled Paths
Disabled Paths window is available through TNMS Client -> Fault -> Disabled Paths....
This window shows a table view of all the disabled paths in the network.
The operational state of a path is set to disabled, when the Required Creation State (RCS)
is in the state active or under test and a traffic affecting alarm exists.
The List of Disabled Paths contains the following information:
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Index
Counter for each service.

Path
Name of the path.

Service
Name of the service.

Subscriber
Subscriber to which the service is assigned.

Layer
Transmission layer (e.g. VC4, MS16).

Required Bandwidth (Mbps)

Shows the required bandwidth (Mbps) for the path.

Actual Bandwidth (Mbps)

Shows the actual bandwidth (Mbps) for the path. By default this field is empty.

Bandwidth State
Displays the actual state of the bandwidth. Possible values are: OK, Mismatch, Trail
Overbooked or Trail Underbooked.

Direction
Unidirectional or bidirectional.

Operational State
Operational state is: enabled, disabled or protection disturbed.

Alarm Mask
Shows the type of alarm suppression applied to the path. Possible values are: Enable
Primary alarms, Enable Secondary alarms at service endpoints and Disable all alarms.
More information is provided under Alarm suppression for a path.

Operator
Name of the operator who created the service.

Creation Time (Local)

Date and time, when the service was created.

ACS
Actual Creation State. ACS reflects the creation state according the corresponding
infrastructure. ACS is the summary of the ACS of its route elements. Possible values
are: active, not active, not routed or under test.

RCS
Required Creation State. RCS is set by the path operations and reflects the requested
creation state. Possible values are: active or under test.

Connection Type
Possible values are e.g. simple, add drop head, add drop tail, double add drop,
unknown.

Connection Class
Possible values are: Trail, Half-Open SNC, Open SNC, LC/TC (Link or Tandem
connection), Trail And Half Open SNC, Trail And Open SNC or unknown. If all path
edges have the same connection class, this is also the connection class of the path,
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Admin State
Administrative state: locked, unlocked or undefined.

Admin State Type

If the Administrative state is locked, the type can be implicit, explicit or explicit/implicit.

Next Activation Time

Displays the time in which the activation will take place.

Next Deactivation Time

Displays the time in which the deactivation will take place.

#NEs
Number of NEs the path is routed over.

Endpoints
Description of the endpoints of the path.

Last Disabled Time

Displays the time in which the path was disabled.

Server Path
Name of the Server Path used by the path.

Acknowledged State
Displays the acknowledgement of a port connection. Possible values are:
acknowledged or unacknowledged.

Acknowledged By
Displays who the acknowledgement was performed by.

Acknowledge Time (Local Time)

Displays the time in which the acknowledgement took place.

By right-clicking in the list, you can activate a context menu with several functions, e.g.
filter functions and displaying path alarms function.
By activating the context menu and choosing the Column Settings menu item you can
choose which columns are displayed and their order.

More information on filter and sort functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists
and Icons: Lists.
See Also
Service / Path properties
Network Management View
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Handling server paths and client paths

A server path is defined as a path with a high bandwidth that can be used by another path.
Server paths may have unconnected endpoints, i.e. a server path does not have a cross
connection at its endpoint and leads away from a port. A server path provides transport
capacity of layer X to transparently transport one or more client paths of layer Y.
Half open server trails usually have the termination points in different domains managed by
another TNMS Core/CDM system.
A client path is defined as a path with a low bandwidth that is partly routed over a
previously created server path.
Icon

Route Element Type

Server path reference
Half open server path reference

Note:
Implicitly created server paths, for which the option "Allow Implicit Deletion" has been set
(this is the default for these kind of paths) will be deleted.
Explicitly created paths used by clients (and thus become server paths) will indeed loose
their "has clients" attribute after deletion of the last managed or unmanaged path, but they
will not be deleted.
See also:
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Hybrid routing
A combination of manual and automatic path creation, also known as partial automatic
routing or hybrid routing, is also possible.
First of all the path topology has to be defined, the endpoints of the path are then shown in
the routing view. Now the Connection Assistant can be opened to define the exact route.
This can be done either manually (step-by-step, i.e. cross connection by cross connection),
partly automatically (= hybrid routing) or automatically.
General Proceeding for Hybrid Routing
For defining the route partly automatically (= hybrid routing) you have to drag the target NE
into one of the enabled TP Z combo boxes of the Connection Assistant. Now the
Connection Assistant is be initialized with more than one NE. If the desired endpoint is
selected within the combo box the user is able to press the Route toolbar button of the
Connection Assistant for starting the automatic routing between the endpoints defined in
Connection Assistant.
Note that at the end of an automatic route process the cross connections will not be
created within the network elements automatically. The user has to apply the results for
creating them after the desired route is defined.
Within the Connection Assistant (opened by the cross connections context menu or by
double clicking on one) the user can extend or modify the found route manually or
automatically again and again.
If you decide during the manual routing process in the Connection Assistant to continue
automatically, you must define the endpoints for a partial route. Simply drag the required
endpoint NE into the enabled TP Z combo box.
If no TP Z endpoint is defined in the Connection Assistant the automatic router will try to
close from defined TP A to the endpoint as defined by the topology when pressing the
Route button. The Info Area gives some user hints during parameter definitions.
If a TP Z endpoint is defined in the Connection Assistant the automatic router will try to
find a route with the given parameters, i.e. with the defined endpoints when pressing the
Route button.
If a route is found it is merged into the graphical view. If no route could be found the view
will be changed to the Connection Assistant and a message will be displayed in the Info
Area indicating the failure of the partial (hybrid) routing process. In this case change the
parameters for another trial or continue with manual routing.
See also:
Connection Assistant
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Listing paths
TNMS Client -> View -> Lists... opens a list window. Clicking on the Paths tab on the
bottom displays the List of Paths window.
You may alternatively access this window via the List of Client Paths... context menu of a
path, List of Paths... context menu of a network element or port connection or the Show
Paths List context menu in the Current Alarm List.
In these cases the scope is pre-selected correctly and the list is updated immediately.
To change the scope of the list use the Scope Type field to select the kind of filter you
want to set. You may also edit the Scope field to filter the list if required.
Scope Type

Description

Global

No filter is set.

Using server trail

You can move the server trail per drag & drop
from the Subscribers & Services tree.

Using server trail name

Enter the server trail name.

Used by path

You can move the path per drag & drop from
the Subscribers & Services tree.

Used by path name

Enter the path name.

Owned by subscriber

You can move the subscriber per drag & drop

from the Subscribers & Services tree.

Owned by subscriber name

Enter the subscriber name.

Using port connection

Enter the port connection.

Using port connection line

Can only be chosen from the context menu.

Using NE

You can move the NE per drag & drop from

the Network Elements tree.

Using NE name

Enter the NE name.

Alarm

Open the alarm list, select an alarm, and open

Show Path List via the context menu.

Disabled Paths

Shows all disabled paths.

Protection Disturbed

Shows all disturbed path protections.

Using MS Protection

You can move the protection per drag & drop

from the Network Elements tree.

Using MS Protection Name

Enter the protection name.

Unmanaged Paths

Paths with the state RCS will be shown.

Fragment Paths

Shows all fragment paths.

Group Paths

Shows all group paths.

Note:
There is a difference between the scopes Owned by subscriber and Owned by
subscriber name:
If you use Owned by subscriber name, all paths of all subscribers with this name are
displayed.
If you use Owned by subscriber, only the paths of one subscriber are displayed. The
same applies for all scope types including name in their designation or not.
When opening the window for the first time, use the Request button to show the current
contents of the list; the list only contains a snapshot of the current database content and is
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Use the Update button to update the list content. After dropping a valid source in the
Scope field the list is updated automatically.
Using the Print button you can print the list content according to the current filter and sort
settings.
Upper List: The List of Paths contains the following information:
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Index
Counter for each service.

Path
Name of the path.

Service
Name of the service.

Subscriber
Subscriber to which the service is assigned.

Layer
Transmission layer (e.g. VC4, MS16).

Bandwidth (Mbps)
Shows the bandwidth (Mbps) for the path.

Direction
Unidirectional or bidirectional.

Operational State
Operational state: disabled, enabled, Protection disturbed or unknown.

Operator
Name of the operator who created the service.

Creation Time (Local)

Date and time, when the service was created.

ACS
Actual Creation State. ACS reflects the creation state according the corresponding
infrastructure. ACS is the summary of the ACS of its route elements. Possible values
are: active, not active, not routed, unmanaged, under test or in deletion.

RCS
Required Creation State. RCS is set by the path operations and reflects the requested
creation state. Possible values are: active, not active, not routed, unmanaged, under
test or in deletion.

Connection Type
Possible values are e.g. simple, add drop head, add drop tail, double add drop,
unknown.

Connection Class
Possible values are: Trail, Half-Open SNC, Open SNC, LC/TC (Link or Tandem
connection), Trail And Half Open SNC, Trail And Open SNC or unknown. If all path
edges have the same connection class, this is also the connection class of the path,
else unknown.

Admin State
Administrative state: locked, unlocked or undefined.

Admin State Type

If the Administrative state is locked, the type can be implicit, explicit or explicit/implicit.

#NEs
Number of NEs the path is routed over.

Endpoints
Description of the endpoints of the path topology: NE, port, TP (TNMS Core/CDM).

Acknowledged State
Displays the acknowledgement of a path. Possible values are: acknowledged or
unacknowledged.

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Acknowledged By
Displays who the acknowledgement was performed by.

Acknowledge Timestamp
Displays the time in which the acknowledgement took place.
Note:
If the path consists of more than one edge, endpoints belonging to more than one edge
are described only once.

By right-clicking in the list, you can activate a context menu with the following functions
(among other entries for filter and sort functions):
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Route Details
Select a path. Once you have activated the Route Details context menu, a List of
cross connections for selected path is displayed in the lower section of the window.
With the Details context menu you can show the contents of the selected log in a
separate Details window.

Path Properties
Shows the properties of a selected path.

Context Menu of the Path

Shows the context menu of a selected path.

Localize Path
Marks all routing elements of the path within the tree windows.

Print With Route Details...

Prints a list of the contents (according to the current filter and sort settings) including
the information displayed when the Details context menu is activated.

Save As With Route Details...

Saves the list in TSF format (to allow reading in MS-Access and MS-Excel) according
to the current filter and sort settings including the information displayed when the
Details context menu is activated.

By left-clicking the column title, individual columns can be sorted in ascending or

descending order.
More information on filter and sort functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists
and Icons: Lists.
Lower List: Route: - List of route details for selected path:
Once you have activated the Route Details context menu of a selected service, the
following information is displayed:
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Index
Counter for each route element of selected path, e.g. cross connections, port
connections, server paths, etc.

RE Type
The type of route element is displayed, e.g. CC, PC Reference, SP Reference, etc.

Name
Names of the route element. It can be NE Name (for CCs) path name (for server
paths), PC name (for PC references), etc.

A End NE
Name of the network element at the A end.

A End Port
Identification of the start port for the cross connection within the network element:
name of the port, number of the slot, number of the port within the module.

A End TP
Layer (e.g. VC4) and type of the start termination point A. The types are: CTP or TTP.

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Z End NE
Name of the network element at the Z end.

Z End Port
Identification of the end port for the cross connection within the network element: port
types, number of the slot, number of the port within the module.

Z End TP
Layer (e.g. VC4) and type of the end termination point A (CTP: connection termination
point or TTP: trail termination point).

Layer
Transmission layer (e. g. VC4).

Bandwidth A --> Z (Mbps)

Displays the bandwidth per edge for A --> Z.

Bandwidth Z --> A (Mbps)

Displays the bandwidth per edge for Z --> A.

Operational State
Enabled or disabled.

Location
Working or Protecting, depends on the location of the path within the main working or
protecting branch.

ACS
Actual Creation State: active, not active, not routed, unmanaged, under test or in
deletion.

Protect State
Protection state: none, working or protecting.

Direction
Unidirectional or Bidirectional.

By right-clicking in the list, you can activate a context menu with several functions, e.g.
filter functions and a function for displaying path details.
By left-clicking the column title, individual columns can be sorted in ascending or
descending order.
More information on filter and sort functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists
and Icons: Lists.
See also:
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Listing client paths

By selecting List of Client Paths from the context menu of a path in the Subscribers
and Services tree, the Paths list window is opened. Simultaneously, a filter is applied,
displaying client paths only.
See also:
Listing Paths

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Modifying a path
If the intended modification of a path influences the path topology, there are two modification
possibilities for the path. Either

modify the route of the path first (e.g. modify the end-TPs, extend the path, etc.) and
then invoke the context menu Apply routed topology. This way the topology
information will be updated, afterwards you can approve the modifications by clicking
Apply.
Or

adapt the path topology first on the topology side and then modify the route on the
routing side. If the modified route matches the previously modified path topology, you
can approve the modifications by clicking Apply.

In order to modify a path:

Select the path you want to modify in the Subscribers and Services tree and open the
context menu -> Properties The Service / Path Properties window is opened.
Depending on the desired modifications, select the according tab in the window, i.e.
Properties, Topology, or Routing.
When you want to change the route of the path, you have to open the Connection
Assistant. Complete the following steps:
1. Select the Routing tab in the Service / Path Properties window.
2. Switch to Edit mode by clicking the Edit button in the toolbar.
3. Open the context menu of a route element in the graphical display and select ->
Connection Assistant. The Connection Assistant opens where you can modify the
route.
Notes:
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In case of a network augmentation, there might be a route mismatch or topology

mismatch indicated by the path icon in the Subscribers and Services tree. In this
case, you have to adopt the network route and/or the network topology. For
information of the contents of adopting the actual route / actual topology please click
to the links below.

Changing the layer for a path (e.g. from VC12 to VC3) can only be done after the path
has been deactivated before (this suspends the blocking of previously switched TPs).
Also modifications concerning the direction of CCs (uni-directional, bi-directional
inclusivly Drop-and-Continue CC templates) are only possible after the path has been
deactivated before.

See also:
Adopting a network route
Adopting a network topology
Connection Assistant
Icons: Services, subscribers and paths
Service / Path Properties
Service / Path Properties: alarms
Service / Path Properties: routing
Service / Path Properties: topology

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Name Generation Algorithm
Via the context menu in the Unmanaged Path tree you can select the menu entry Name
Generation Algorithm. Three types of name generation algorithms can be chosen:
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End Object Name (recommended for server trails)

Server Object Name (recommended for paths)

Time Stamp (default setting)

Notes:
If the length of the automatic generated name exceeds the maximal length, it will be
reduced accordingly. The names are checked for uniqueness and modified to a unique
name if necessary.
Service names will not be generated and the server trail/path will not be assigned to a
subscriber but in all cases the server trail/path is moved into a path container.

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Path Overhead Monitoring

The network element function Path Overhead Monitoring is necessary for the following
functions:
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Path alarm monitoring

Performance monitoring

SNCP switching criteria

It will be enabled/disabled by TNMS Core/CDM depending on the following criterias:

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Path-Overhead-Monitoring of higher and lower order SDH Termination Points

(HPOM and LPOM) is automatically enabled when a Performance Measurment
Point associated with this TP gets used by a PM-Log or when the TP gets involved
in a protected Cross Connection.

For lower order TPs, LPOM is automatically disabled when the last protected CC as
described above is removed (even if there is still an active PMP associated with this
TP. Disabling of LPOM is necessary because the number of enabled LPOM
functions is currently limited by hardware to a max. of 32 per VC4.

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Paths under test

A path that is under test has been created in the Connection Assistant window with the
Loopback connection template or the path is affected by a port loopback. By selecting
End Test from the context menu of a path, path container or subscriber both TP loopbacks
and port loopbacks (if existing) are removed. When deleting a path affected by a loopback
(it does not matter whether uni- or bi-directional, and whether affected by TP loopback or
port loopback), the operator is asked in a message box whether or not the probably
existing port loopbacks shall be removed too.
See also:
Connection Assistant

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Path Wizard: define topology

In the Path Wizard window you define the topology of a path:
Note:
For the Port / TP <X> fields a context menu entry Refresh TP-Resources is available:
Use this entry to update the TP-resources, e.g. the TP-connection states. This menu entry
is available by clicking into the Port / TP <X> field with the right mouse button.
Such a manual update may become necessary after a change of the switching state (e.g.
after CC creation or deletion or add / remove protection). The opened window does not
automatically update such a change of the switching state.
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Port / TP A (1)
Shows the start NE which was dragged and dropped into this field with start port / TP.
On the left, the Exit / Entry points for this NE can be defined through a button. Filtering
is also possible; see filtering description below.

Port / TP Z (1)
Shows the end NE which was dragged and dropped into this field with end port / TP.
On the right, the Exit / Entry points for this NE can be defined through a button.
Filtering is also possible; see filtering description below.

Restrict Layer
If displayed, this field offers specific layer selection, depending on the chosen NE
above.
Note:
This field is only visible when in the Options window the check box Show Layer
Restriction Control is clicked. The Options window is invoked through the button
Options.

<Topology Templates>
Contains templates for the connection type. More information is provided under Icons:
Port Connections, Path Wizard and Connection Assistant
Note:
In case a topology is not defined through the topology templates (e.g. broadcast), a
warning message will be displayed. In TNMS Core/CDM, however, you can use the
undefined topology although it is not part of the template.

Resilience
Shows what kind of path protection exists for the direction A to Z. The possible values
are: dont use, least, low or high.

Bandwidth (Mbps)
If displayed, this field offers selectable values for the bandwidth of ethernet paths.
Note:
This field is only visible when in the Options window the check box Show Bandwidth
Restriction Control is clicked. The Options window is invoked through the button
Options.

Port / TP A (2)
Used for protection only. Shows the start NE for protection which was dragged and
dropped into this field with start port / TP. On the left, the Exit / Entry points for this NE
can be defined through a button. Filtering is also possible; see filtering description
below.

Port / TP Z (2)
Used for protection only. Shows the end NE for protection which was dragged and
dropped into this field with end port / TP. On the right, the Exit / Entry points for this NE
can be defined through a button. Filtering is also possible; see filtering description
below.

Filter
Each Port / TP field allows filtering using predefined filter criterias. They are displayed
as icons; tooltips show the meaning of icons. The filter criteria are:
o

No Filter
No filter will be used.

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o

Port Connection Filter

The port connection filter will be used.

Cross Connection Filter

The cross connection filter will be used.

Operational State Filter

The operational state filter will be used.

Subscriber Filter
Here the Port / TP Filter window opens with the tab Subscriber.

Layer Filter
Here the Port / TP Filter window opens with the tab Layer.

Settings Filter
Here the Port / TP Filter window opens with the tab Settings.

a) Info Area
This is a text area where information, hints, warnings and errors are described.
b) Edges
Note:
Some of fields in the Edges view may be changed. After having changed a displayed value
in the list field you must click the Modify button to accept the modification!

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Index
Number of the row in the list.

Direction
Bidirectional/Unidirectional.

NE
Shows the name of the used start NE.

Port / TP A
Shows the name of the start port / TP.

NE
Shows the name of the used end NE.

Port / TP Z
Shows the name of the end port / TP.

BCM (A)
Border Crossing Mode A, the field shows the Exit / Entry points as a text field
chosen before for the Port / TP.

BCM (Z)
Border Crossing Mode Z, the text field resembles the Exit / Entry points as a text
field chosen before for the Port / TP.

Resilience A-Z
Shows what kind of protection exists for the direction A to Z. The possible
values are: dont use, least, low or high.

Resilience Z-A
Shows what kind of protection exists for the direction Z to A. The possible
values are: dont use, least, low or high.

Layer
Displays the transmission capacity of the service, e.g. VC4.

Bandwidth A-Z
Shows the bandwidth for the direction A -> Z

Bandwidth Z-A
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Buttons
Using the buttons at the top of the window you can:
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Previous opens the Path Wizard: properties window.

Next either manual or automatic routing can be chosen when clicking the arrow on the
right of this button. You should always use click the arrow, not directly on the button in
order to see whether manual or automatic routing is selected.

Modify accepts the modifications done.

Add inserts the elements of the port / TP fields into the list below.
Note: This button is only available, when the first edge has been defined.

Remove removes the elements of the port / TP fields and from the list below.

Clone is used for bundle routing. It clones the given path topology. After clicking this
button the Clone Edges window opens where you must enter the amount of edges you
want to create.

Move is used for bundle routing. It automatically moves the endpoints from the old NE
(B) to the new NE (C).
Note:The port and TP selection will not be changed. This means that the Move
operation can only be successful if the NE type of the old NE is identical to the NE type
of the new NE; i.e. the required ports and TPs are available and free on both NEs.

Options opens the Options window for defining window preferences and automatic
routing options.

See also:
Creating a path
Icons: Port Connections, Path Wizard and Connection Assistant
Port and TP filter settings
Preferences & Routing Options
Scalable Ethernet Paths & Generic Framing Procedure
ToolTips for path creation
NE distinctions

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Path Wizard: properties

The window will be opened when selecting the menu entry Create Path.... or Create
Service... Depending on your selection made, some fields may be greyed out.
Service Properties
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Subscriber
Use drag-and-drop to drag a subscriber from the Subscribers and Services tree into
the field or select the subscriber from the combo box.

Service Label
Description of a service defined by the user (max. 63 characters). If you do not define a
service label, TNMS Core/CDM generates a default label containing the creation date
and time.

Path Properties
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Path Label
The path is identified by a label defined by the user (max. 63 characters). If you do not
define a path label, TNMS Core/CDM generates a default label containing the creation
date and time.

Comment
You can enter a comment for this path.

Write protected
Clicking the check box for activating write protection for this path.

Admin State
Shows the administration state of the paths; possible values are locked and unlocked.
Locked means that the path is excluded from routing.

Using the Buttons at the top of the window you can:

-

Click Next in order to move to the Path Wizard: define topology window where you
can continue creating the path.

Click Create (only visible when creating a service) to create the service.

See also:
Creating a path
Creating a path bundle

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Path Wizard: routing results

Buttons
Using the buttons at the top of the window you can:
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Previous jumps back to the previous window, i.e. to the Path Wizard: define
topology window.

Create is shown if the route has already been defined and is identical with the
topology, this implies that RCS is set to "Not Active". You can select Save from the
menu in order to save the defined path, this implies RCS is set to "Not Routed". See
system information in the Info Area.

Check performs a route check. See system information in the Info Area.

Activate activates the route, this implies RCS is set to "Active". See system
information in the Info Area.

Deactivate deactivates the route. This is only possible for previously activated routes.
It implies RCS is set to " "Not Active". See system information in the Info Area.

Route starts the automatic routing for the specific topology according to the
parameters set in the Options window under the Automatic Routing Options tab.
Note: not all topologies allow automatic routing; only if the check box Exclude NEs
from routing has been selected, the Exclude NEs from routing window opens,
otherwise not.
Options opens the Automatic Routing Options window.

Graphical display of the routing results

The graphical view in the upper part of the window shows the routing results for the
involved route elements. Tooltips provide extensive information on the status of the
involved route elements when moving the mouse on the route elements. You can also use
the check boxes to handle tooltips.
Context menu entries in the graphical view
A context menu of the route elements is available in the graphical view with the following
entries:
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Remove Connection
Use this entry if you want to remove the selected route elements (cross connection,
port connection reference, server path reference, etc.) from the path route.

Route

Remove Route
Use this entry if you want to remove the complete route. Only the endpoints as
defined in the topology will remain.

Bundle Route Elements

Use this entry if you want to bundle route elements.

Stretch Route Elements

Use this entry if you want to stretch route elements.

Refresh all TP-Resources

Use this entry to update the TP-resources, e.g. the TP-connection states. This
entry is reachable by clicking into the white area of the window.
Note:
Such a manual update may become necessary after a change of the switching
state (e.g. after CC creation or deletion or add / remove protection). The opened
window does not automatically update such a change of the switching state.

Take Topology from Required Route

Use this entry if you want to take the topology from the (modified) route.

Re-route

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Common routing
For this option, the start and end points of the whole route are automatically
taken as start and end point for the new route. Locked resources will be
excluded.

Diverse Re-routing
For this option, the start and end points of the whole route are automatically
taken as start and end point for the new route. Locked resources and the path
belonging to the selected service will be excluded.

Specific Re-routing
By selecting this option you are able to manually define the start and end cross
connection for diverse re-routing. Locked resources and the path belonging to
the selected route will be excluded. Additionally, you have to perform the
following steps:
a) Exclude NE: Drag the NEs you want to exclude from the routing process
from the Network Plan into the box. Click Next to confirm your selection.
b) Routing optimization: Specify the cost factors.
c) Protection options: Select NE diverse or cable diverse path protection. Click
Next to confirm your selection.

Global Re-routing
By selecting this option you initiate a global re-routing order.

Protection
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Add Protection
Use this entry to add a protection, either Port diverse, Cable diverse or NE
diverse.

Remove Protecting Path

Use this entry if you want to remove a protecting path.

Remove Working Path

Use this entry if you want to remove the working path.

a) Info Area
This is a text area where information, hints, warnings and errors are described.
b) Route Elements
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RE Type
Shows the type of the route element, e.g. Cross Connection.

Name
Shows the name of the route element.

A-End
Start point of the route element.

Z-End
End point of the route element.

Layer
Displays the transmission capacity, e.g. VC4.

Operational State
disabled: The resources are not in a position to make the service available and
corrections are necessary. I.e. there are alarms at ports or termination points of this
path which are identified as affecting the service. The system knows or assumes that
these alarms will either lead to or signal a service interruption. Another reason may
be the failure or deletion of resources which are required for the path (e.g. cards,
modules) even if there are no alarms for these resources or the corresponding alarms
cannot be directly assigned to a port or termination point.
enabled: The resources are operable and available.

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unknown: The current operational state cannot be determined, i.e. the network
element currently is not available.
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Actual Creation State

Shows the actual creation state of the route element. Possible values are active, not
active, not routed, undefined, under test.

Location
The location state of the path can be working or protecting indicating whether the
route element is situated on the required working or protecting path route.

Protection State
The protection state can be none, working or protecting.

Direction
Shows the direction of the route, either or bi-directional, unidirectional A-Z,
unidirectional Z-A.

Bandwidth A -> Z
Shows the bandwidth for the direction A -> Z.

Bandwidth Z -> A
Shows the bandwidth for the direction Z -> A.

c) Path Edges:
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Index
Number of the row in the list.

Direction
Direction of the service, unidirectional or bi-directional.

NE
Name of the source network element.

Port / TP(A)
Start port / end termination point for the path.

NE
Name of the sink network element.

Port / TP(Z)
End port / end termination point for the path.

BCM(A)
The border crossing mode A indicates entry or exit point as a text field.

BCM(Z)
The border crossing mode Z indicates entry or exit point as a text field.

Resilience A-Z
Shows what kind of path protection exists for the direction A to Z. The possible values
are: dont use, least, low or high.

Resilience Z-A
Shows what kind of path protection exists for the direction Z to A. The possible values
are: dont use, least, low or high.

Layer
Displays the transmission capacity of the service, e.g. VC4, STM-16, etc.

Bandwidth A-Z
Displays the bandwidth per edge for A->Z.

Bandwidth Z-A
Displays the bandwidth per edge for Z->A.

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See also:
Creating a path
Exclude NE from routing
Hybrid routing
Icons: Port Connections, Path Wizard and Connection Assistant
Icons: Routing
Port and TP filter settings
NE distinction
ToolTips for path creation
Scalable Ethernet Paths & Generic Framing Procedure

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Release Required Resources

The command Release Required Resources deactivates (=disconnects) all CCs
belonging to a path and allows TNMS to use the resources of this path for other paths. In
this way common use of network resources is possible. Activation makes sense only for
one of these paths at a time. Before activation of a second path a path merge is
announced.
If you want to release required resources; complete the following steps below:
1. Select the path to be deleted in the Services & Subscribers tree of the TNMS
Client.
2. Open the context menu with the right mouse tab and select Release Required
Resources. As a result, the CCs will be deleted permanently from network elements,
but not from the TNMS database.
3. Afterwards a confirm window appears. A checkbox is available for the deletion of the
implicit server paths. Click it or not according to your needs.

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Rerouting a path
In order to re-route a path, the Service / Path Properties window (it will be opened as
Path Properties window when no service exists for the selected path) for the path to be
re-routed must be open, the tab Routing must be clicked and the Edit mode must be set
(via the Edit button).
In the graphical display move the mouse onto a route element and open the context menu
with the right mouse tab. The menu entry Re-Route will be displayed with the following
sub-entries:
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Common Re-Routing
For this option, the start and end points of the whole route are automatically taken as
start and end point for the new route. Locked resources will be excluded.
Paths with unconnected endpoints (server paths) do not allow "Diverse Re-routing",
because the start/end TPs are the unconnected endpoints and they are strongly
correlated with their "neighborhood" TPs.

Diverse Re-Routing
For this option, the start and end points of the whole route are automatically taken as
start and end point for the new route. Locked resources and the route belonging to the
selected path will be excluded.

Specific R Global Re-routing

By selecting this option you initiate a global re-routing order.e-Routing
By selecting this option you are able to manually define the start and end cross
connection for diverse re-routing. Locked resources and the route belonging to the
selected path will be excluded. Additionally, you have to perform the following steps:
a) Exclude NE: Drag the NEs you want to exclude from the routing process from the
Network Plan into the box.
Click Next to confirm your selection.
b) Routing optimization: Specify the cost factors.
c) Protection options: Select NE diverse or cable diverse path protection. Click Next to
confirm your selection.
1. Confirm the dialog Proceed routing operation with selected start- and endcross connection by clicking Yes.
2. As soon as the automatic routing is finished a graphical representation of the
path and a list of NEs and TPs is displayed.

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Preferences and routing options

The Options window is opened from the Path Wizard Define Topology window and
offers two tabs: Preferences and Automatic Routing Options. The following settings can
be made:
Preferences:
Enhanced Controls:
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Show Layer Restriction Control

Clicking this check box here will hide / display the field Layer Restriction in the Path
Wizard Define Topology window and in the Service/Path Properties Topology
window.

Show Bandwidth Restriction Control

Clicking this check box here will hide / display the field Bandwidth in the Path Wizard
Define Topology.

Connection Assistant:
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Show BCM always

Clicking this check box will make available the selection list for the Border Crossing
Mode (Exit / Entry) in the Connection Assistant. The selection list is displayed next to
the Port / TP <X> fields.

Use Enhanced Tooltips

Clicking this check box here enhanced tooltips can be made available in the
Connection Assistant.

Full Route Expansion:

Configures the timeout for full route expansion of complex paths by entering a value
between 536000s. This action defines a timeout for the graphical expansion of the
paths.

Automatic Routing Options:

Routing Optimization
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Least Hops
Choose this option if the desired route of a service should have as little hops as
possible.

Cost Factors #1, #2, #3

These are the cost factors that have been defined previously in the TNMS SysAdmin
component.

User defined
Click this option if you want to adapt the cost factors individually, from low (-) to high
(+).

Protection Options
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Port diverse
The protection route never uses port resources used by the working route.

Cable diverse
The protection route never uses a port connection on the same cable layer used by
the working route (includes port diversity).

NE diverse
The protection route never uses NE resources used by the working route, except for
those NEs where the A and Z endpoints are located.

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General
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Exclude Resources not in Operation

If this option is set, TNMS Core/CDM ensures that all ports used for the path (the end
ports also) are enabled, i.e. all cards implementing these ports are present and
operational and there are no (service) alarms on these ports. If the option is not set it
is not possible to define cross connections for ports of the operational state disabled.
If this option is not set, the operability of resources has no influence on the path that
can be routed by the operator. In this case, the system might fail to provision the path
until all resources used by the path are enabled. The path will be unprovisioned. All
disabled ports and TPs are marked in the list and you cannot proceed with the next
step. To proceed - also with disabled ports - you must set the option.
Exclusion of NEs from Autorouting
When clicking Apply here and activating the automatic routing option in the Path
Wizard: define topology window, the window Exclude NEs will be opened. You can
drag the NEs to be excluded from autorouting from the Network map into this window.
Use Same Trail
If this routing option is set, the automatic router will try to find a route with enough
spare capacity to create all paths within the bundle, using the same route but different
TPs. If the router cannot find any route with enough capacity for all bundle paths, the
routing fails. The user can switch-off this option and try again to route the path
bundle.
Dont change timeslot
In BSHR rings with multiple fault support, timeslot interchanges must be avoided. In
cases of protection switching the destination of the traffic will end on a wrong TP
when timeslot interchanges occur on the route, by avoiding this the traffic will not be
lost.
If this option is set it will prevent the automatic router from doing timeslot interchanges
on the whole path.Routing of paths with this option set will slightly influence the
performance of automatic routing. Routing of paths with this option not set will
execute with the same performance as before.
An existing crossconnection or a server path that does a timeslot interchange may not
be used by the automatic router. The result in this case will be a failed routing order
or a path which does not meet the resource minimization usage rules.
Enforce low order switching fabric
The Enforce low order switching fabric checkbox disables possible connections from
the HO Switch to the Lineport for the automatic router.
The new Option is only valid for the automatic router. Manual routing is not affected.

See also:
Exclude NE from routing
Automatic Routing Preferences

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ToolTips for path creation

You may activate the following options within the Service / Path Properties window ->
Routing tab and the Path Wizard: routing results window at the top of the window:
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Show Tooltips on Route Element

Placing the cursor on one or more RE icon(s) in the graphical routing view displays
information about: Name, A-End, Z-End, Layer, Direction, Connection Class and
NxCount.

Follow Path in the Network Plan

Using this option you can easily follow a path in the Network Plan view. If you have
activated this option, the displayed path will be highlighted in the Network Plan view.
Moreover, the network element that is related to the cross connection that has been
selected in the routing view will be selected in the Network Plan as well. Note that
highlighting the path is only possible if the path already exists (i.e. it is not possible if
the manual routing process has not yet been completed).

Show Traffic
You can use this option to display the type of traffic configured for this path. The
connecting line between the two CCs is then highlighted accordingly:
Magenta = unidirectional RxTx
Red-orange = unidirectional TxRx
Green = bidirectional path
The display is not automatically updated. To refresh the display, deactivate and then
reactivate Show Traffic.

Additionally, the ToolTips provided for the Port/TP fields in the Service / Path Properties
window -> Topology tab, the Path Wizard: Topology window and in the Connection
Assistant are enhanced with various functions.
The different ToolTips can be displayed the following ways:
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Moving your mouse over the

icon displays basic information, such as resource
name, layer set and additional attributes.

Moving your mouse over the

icon and pressing the <Shift> key displays the name
of the used port connection and the partner port/TP of the used port connection.

Moving your mouse over the

icon and pressing the <Alt> key displays the name of
the CC(s) or SNC(s) and their route elements.

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Path bundles
Path bundles - general information
A path bundle is an unordered collection of paths used to concentrate identical operations
on multiple paths into one bulk operation, i.e. for providing automated operations on a set
of paths. This saves effort on handling the basic path scenarios like

Creating several paths

Changing the route of several path

Moving the endpoints of several paths

Bundled paths have some attributes in common:

No commonly used TPs, i.e. the path routes are disjunctive

Required Creation State (RCS) is not unmanaged

The maximum number of participating paths in a bundle is 63, due to performance

aspects

Only path with the outlined preconditions as listed below should be grouped together in a
path container or a service. It is the operators responsibility to name the path container or
service in a way that it is clear that here a path bundle is contained.
Preconditions for paths bundles:

Connection class must be identical for all paths used in path bundle.

Connection type must be simple.

Resilience must be protected.

Direction must be identical for all paths, i.e. all paths must have the same A Z
direction.

LayerSet must be identical for all paths, i.e. only VC12 or only VC4, etc.

A-End of all paths is on the same NE.

Z-End of all paths is on the same NE.

All paths use the same NEs and sub bundles use the same multiplex sections.

There is no relationship between the paths: e.g. one path is server path to one or
more other paths in the bundle.

See also:
Creating a path bundle
Creating a path bundle using a path template
Modifying routes of a path bundle
Moving the endpoints of a path bundle

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Clone Edges
The Clone Edges window opens from the Path Wizard Define Topology window when
clicking the button Clone.
You are prompted to enter the amount of edges you want to clone from the original edge
shown in the Path Wizard Define Topology window. E.g. entering "3" and clicking OK
creates two additional path edges, i.e., a total of three path edges will be created.

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Creating a path bundle

Creating a path bundle means creating a set of paths using a path topology with n
independent path edges. It is not necessary that a simple path already exists; if it does
exist this path can be used as a template for the routing of the other bundle paths.
Create the first path edge as usual:
1. From the Network Map in the Services Mode, select the source NE with an existing
port connection and open the Path Wizard Properties window. Enter the general
attributes for the path and click the button Next.
Note: It is recommended to keep all path of a path bundle under the same service /
path container. This is not a mandatory requirement, but it will help editing path
bundles later.
2. In the Path Wizard Define Topology window now define the topology for the first
path edge, i.e. for the first path edge of the bundle:
Select TP A(1) and TP Z (1) and click Add to add the path edge to the topology. The
Connection Type must be simple and Resilience must be unprotected.
Clone the edges of the first path edge:
3. In the Path Wizard Define Topology window use the button Clone to automatically
create n new path edges by generating the new end TPs in increasing order.
The Clone Edges window opens where you are asked to enter the amount of path
edges you want to create. E.g. entering 3 and clicking OK creates two additional path
edges, i.e., a total of three path edges will be created.
An information message is shown in the Info Area of the Path Wizard - Define
Topology window.
Route the path bundle:
4. By clicking the button Next the path edges are now shown in the Path Wizard
Routing Results window. Now click the button Route in order to route the existing
path edges of the bundle.
Notes:
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This command is available if the topology is complex and consists of path edges
according to the definition given in the topic description Path bundles - general
information, Preconditions for specific tasks on path bundles.

If the routing option Use same trail is set, the automatic router will try to find a
route with enough spare capacity to create all paths within the bundle, using the
same route but different TPs. If the router cannot find any route with enough
capacity for all bundle paths, the routing fails. The user can switch-off this option
and try again to route the path bundle.

The automatic router will give a feedback about the routing steps (number of
bundle paths to be routed, number of bundle paths already routed). All found
routes of the bundle path will be shown as parallel path edges in the same routing
view. The user can inspect the route of each bundle path (path edge) before he
decides to create the paths of the bundle.

If not all bundle paths (path edges) could be routed, the bundle cannot be created,
but it can be saved with RCS not routed. In this case you can delete the path
edges that could not be routed, or you can delete routed path edges to reduce the
bundle and try to route the bundle again.

5. If all path edges have been routed successfully, execute the command Create or
Activate in the Path Wizard Routing Results window in order to create
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under the same service / path container and are visible in the Subscribers and
Services tree.
Notes:
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If the command Route is executed on a path bundle and the first path edge is
already routed this path edge will be used as a pattern for the routing of all other
path edges of the path bundle as near" as possible to the given pattern.

It is recommended to keep all path of a path bundle under the same service / path
container. This is not a mandatory requirement, but it is will help editing path
bundles.

See also:
Path bundles - general information
Creating a path bundle using a path template
Modifying routes of a path bundle
Moving the endpoints of a path bundlePath Wizard: properties
Path Wizard: define topology
Path Wizard: routing results
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Creating a path bundle using a path template

You can also choose an existing path as a template for <n> additional other paths you
want to define as a path bundle.
1. Choose an existing path as a template path from the Subscribers and Services tree
and select the context menu entry Properties The Path Properties window with its
four registers Properties, Topology, Routing and Alarms opens.
2. Select the Topology view and click the Clone button. The Clone Edges window
opens where you must enter the amount of edges you want to clone from the original
path.
3. In the Path Properties window select the Routing view; the chosen path with its
clones is displayed graphically in the View Mode.
4. Select the Edit Mode and then click the Route toolbar button.
See also:
Path bundles - general information
Creating a path bundle
Modifying routes of a path bundle
Moving the endpoints of a path bundleService / Path properties
Service / Path properties: routing
Service / Path properties: topology
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Modifying routes of a path bundle

Modifying routes of a path bundle means that for two or more paths of a path bundle new
routes must be found, e.g. due to intended maintenance works on a network element.
1. In the Subscribers and Services tree you can select any path of the bundle path for
modifications (having grouped all paths of the bundle path under one single service or
path container when creating the bundle path makes handling of individual paths of a
bundle path easier).
You can either:
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select several paths which and click the context menu entry Multiple Path
Properties The selected paths will be added to the Path Properties window; or

select the properties of a service. In this case all paths belonging to the service are
shown in Service Properties window.

2. Now click the button Bundle. This groups the chosen paths in a bundle path object.
Instead of the selected independent paths only a single bundle path object is now
shown in the Path Properties window.
3. You can view the independent path routes of the bundle in the Routing View of the
Path Properties window.
4. Select the path here you want to re-route, open the context menu and select the kind
of re-route entry you need, e.g. Re-route -> Global Re-routing.
5. By clicking the button Apply the new routes found are assigned to the original paths of
the bundle. The dismantled path bundle will be displayed on the left in the Routing
View of the Path Properties window.
Note:
If only one path is to be re-routed, this can simply be done via locking a specific network
element. Then start re-routing this path as usual.
See also:
Path bundles - general information
Creating a path bundle
Creating a path bundle g a path template
Moving the endpoints of a path bundle
Service / Path properties
Service / Path properties: routing
Service / Path properties: topology

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Moving the endpoints of a path bundle

It is possible to move the endpoints of all paths of a path bundle. In order to do that the
topology of the original path bundle must be changed. Assuming that the path bundle is
routed between NE A and NE B and you want to move the endpoints from NE B to NE C.
Note:
Moving the endpoints of a path bundle should only be applied to one end of a path bundle,
not to both ends at the same time. In this case the search operation could possibly fail.
In order to move the endpoints to another NE you have to do proceed as follows::
1. In the Path Wizard Define Topology window replace the old NE (B) with the new
NE (C).
2. Click the button Move to automatically move the endpoints from the old NE (B) to the
new NE (C). Note: The port and TP selection will not be changed. This means that the
Move operation can only be successful if the NE type of the old NE is identical to the
NE type of the new NE; i.e. the required ports and TPs are available and free on both
NEs.
3. When all endpoints are moved, the path bundle can be re-routed. Select the displayed
path in the Path Properties window and with a right mouse click the context menu
entry, e.g. Route -> Globally Re-route.
4. Finally the changes must be applied by using the Apply or Activate button.
See also:
Path bundles - general information
Creating a path bundle
Creating a path bundle using a path template
Modifying routes of a path bundle
Path Wizard - define topology

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Ports, port connections and termination points

Creating a port connection
To create a port connection, switch to the Network Editor mode and then open the Create
Port Connection window via TNMS Client -> Configuration -> Create Port
Connection...
You can also reach the Create Port Connection window directly via the Create Port
Connection... context menu of a selected network element both in the Network Elements
tree and in the Network Plan.
1. Drag a network element into the Source field (if you have called the window from the
context menu of the network element, this step is omitted - the network element has
been automatically transferred as the source network element).
2. In the same way, drag a network element from the Network Elements tree view or the
Network Plan view into the Destination field.
3. Under Direction specify whether a transmission is to take place in both directions (<- >),only from the source to the destination element (->) or from the destination to the
source element (<-).
4. Under Layer choose the transmission capacity of the port connection by selecting one
of the selectable bandwidths.
Note: For NEs, which support optical protection, please see the topic Layer
Restrictions at Optical Protection.
5. In the pull-down Port fields, select the network element port for the connection in each
case. The port selection offered already corresponds to the options specified by the
bandwidth selection. Moreover, protected ports are also indicated, see Displaying /
modifying the properties of MSP.
6. If you intend later on in the path wizard to optimize the cost aspects of the route, you
can specify under Parameters for Automatic Routing which cost factors are relevant
and to what degree when the port connection is used.
Cost factors can be defined by the TNMS Core/CDM administrator. More information
on cost factors is provided in the SysAdmin online help.
7. In the Attributes area at the bottom right of the window you can enter a name for the
port connection in the Name field, and a description of the cable type used in the
Cable Conduits field. note that more than on cable conduit can be defined; they must
be separated by a comma or a semicolon.
The pull-down Administrative State field at the bottom allows you to select the
appropriate value Locked or Unlocked for the port connection to be created. Locked
means that this port connection cannot be used for automatic routing. Unlocked means
that this port connection can be used for automatic routing.
8. In the Comment field, you can enter a comment for the port connection to be created.
9. Use the Create button to create the port connection. The created port connection will
be visible in the Network Map.
Note:
You can also create port connections for universal objects (e.g. objects integrated via TIF
interface) as well as for EMOS managed network elements, if appropriate ports have been
created before using the UNO element manager application.
See also:
Editing / Deleting port connections
Icons: Port Connections, Path Wizard and Connection Assistant
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Displaying the properties of port connections

1. In the Network Editor view of the TNMS Client, switch to the NE container that
contains the relevant port connection or, in the case of port connections that extend
across NE containers, switch to a NE container involved in the port connection.
2. Use tooltips (moving the cursor to a port connection) to obtain the following
information: maximum bandwidth provided on this port/these ports, number of port
connections emanating from these ports.
Port connections that extend across NE container boundaries are indicated by the icon for
virtual ports

In the Network Editor you can also use the Port Connections... context menu for a port
connection to open the Edit/Delete Port Connection window. This window contains
detailed information on the selected port connection.
See also:
Icons: Network Plan
Icons: Port Connections, Path Wizard and Connection Assistant
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Editing/Deleting port connections

In order to edit/delete an already configured port connection you must open the
Edit/Delete Port Connection window:
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Switch to the Network Editor mode and use the Port Connection... context menu of
an involved network element in the Network Elements tree view or double-click on a
port connection in the Network Plan in order to open the Edit/Delete Port
Connection window for editing/deleting port connections.

In the left area of the window you can select the port connections. Via the tabs
Properties, Paths or Alarms you determine, which properties of the port connection
are to be displayed.

In the lower part of the window you can now edit the Parameter for Automatic Router
and the Attributes for the port connection. Click Apply to confirm your changes.

Click Delete in order to delete the selected port connection. You are asked to confirm
the deletion. If you confirm with Yes the port connection will be deleted and the ACS of
all paths using it will be set to defined.
In case managed paths use the port connection, a warning will be displayed. After
deleting the port connection the ACS will be "Not Routed".
Note:
If you have created a port connection between two NEs and configured a writeprotected service via this port connection, you may experience problems when you try
to delete the port connection. In this case the window Port Connection Used By
Write Protected Paths is displayed. You should remove the write-protection for this
service before attempting to delete the corresponding port connection.

Presentation of Port Connections:

In the Network Plan, you can click on a port connection and change the shape of the line
by dragging the mouse. The resulting nodes can be deleted using the Remove All Nodes
or Remove Selected Nodes context menu of the port connection.
Unusable Port Connection:
The Network Plan displays unusable port connections by changing the color of the
concerned ends to gray. In the Port Connection window, the Direction arrow changes its
color to red on the side of the unavailable port if a port connection is unusable. If a port
connection is unusable, this means that at least one of the ports involved is either disabled
or missing.
Deleting Port Connections Stored in NEs:
It may happen that you want to delete a port connection to a network element to which
TNMS has currently no access. This may result from missing write access or an
interruption of the NE. In this case a warning might pop up informing you that you are
deleting a port connection stored in an NE without write access. Such a port connection
may be deleted. It will be removed from the TNMS database, and you can create a new
port connection using the same ports if desired. However, if the participating ports are left
unused, the previously deleted port connection will be recreated automatically e.g. after a
reintialization of the NEs. This behaviour results from the information stored in some NEs
during the creation of the port connections. To erase this information stored in the NE, you
have to delete the port connection when you have access to the NE.
Instead of deleting the port connection while you do not have access to it, set the
administrative state of the port connection to locked. Consequently, the automatic router
will exclude this port connection from routing.
Operators with good element manager knowledge may delete the information stored in the
NE via the element manager. The corresponding attribute in the element manager is called
differently depending on the element manager. Common names are Connector Location
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Warning:
Do not confuse Trail Identifier with Trace Identifier. The Trace Identifier may not be
manipulated!
If you delete these attributes via the element manager while the port connection in TNMS
is still available, a warning will be written into the Network Event Log. Additionally, the
port connection property Stored in NE is set to no. This has absolutely no influence on the
management functionality. The port connection may be used by TNMS as before.
Deleting Static Port Connections:
The deletion of static port connections via the TNMS-GUI will not be indicated by a special
note. Nevertheless they are deleted from the TNMS database. However, the
corrresponding static PC related information in the NEs is not deleted. Additionally, an
error response in forwarded back from the NECs to TNMS that these static PCs cannot be
deleted in the NEs afterwards. Please note that this response is not directly visible for the
TNMS operator but only stored in the TNMS system message log.
Note:
After a reinitialization in TNMS or an upload/synchronization of NEC data to TNMS this
deleted PC is recreated automatically in TNMS!. Please see above how to delete port
connections stored in NEs.
Overview of information for the Edit/Delete Port Connection window:
This window provides information concerning the operational state of a port connection.
The operational state is indicated by a red (disabled) or green (enabled) arrow head.
Properties
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Source NE (displayed at the top left side of the main window)

Description of the source network element. Is sometimes taken from the network
element from which the window was opened.

Destination NE (displayed at the top right side of the main window)

Description of the destination network element. You have a choice of all network
elements to which port connections are created from the above source network
element.

Ports
Source network element port and destination network element port for the outgoing
port connection.

Direction
Shows the direction for which the port connection is to be used. The Direction arrow
changes its color from green to red on the side of the unavailable port if a port
connection is unusable.

Terminated Layer Set

Terminated layers (TL) of a path edge according the generic rules.

Nonterminated Layer Set

Non-terminated layers (NTL) of a path edge according the generic rules.

Cost Factor #1 - #3
This parameter is necessary if you intend later on in the automatic path wizard (Create
Path) to optimize the cost aspects of the route, you can specify under Attributes
which cost factors are relevant and to what degree when the port connection is used.
Cost factors can be defined by the TNMS administrator. More information on cost
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Administrative State
This parameter is used for locking / unlocking a port connection. Locked means that
this port connection cannot be used for automatic routing. Unlocked means that this
port connection can be used for automatic routing.
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Name
This attribute shows the label for the port connection. It can be modified here.

Cable Conduits
This attribute is a parameter to create e.g. a cable diverse protection. Please note that
the names for cable layers are unique. The same name may not be used for different
cable layers since TNMS Core/CDM will assume they are the same.

Stored in NE
This attribute indicates whether the port connection information is stored in the
participating NEs (yes) or not (no).

Comment
You can enter a textual description for the port connection here.

Paths
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Source NE (displayed at the top left side of the main window)

Description of the source network element. Is sometimes taken from the network
element from which the window was opened.

Destination NE (displayed at the top right side of the main window)

Description of the destination network element. You have a choice of all network
elements to which port connections are created from the above source network
element.

Index
Counter for each path.

Paths
Path labels of the paths used for the selected port connection.

Service
Name of the associated service.

Subscriber
Name of the subscriber for whom the path was set.

Layer
Transmission layer (e.g. VC4).

Type
unidirectional or bidirectional.

Admin State
Administrative state: locked, shutting down or unlocked.

Operational state
Operational state: disabled, enabled or unknown.

RCS
Displays the Required Creation State of the port connection. Possible values are:
active, not active, not routed, unmanaged, under test or in deletion.

ACS
Displays the actual creation state of the port connection. Possible values are active,
not active, not routed, unmanaged, under test or in deletion.

Alarms
After selecting Alarms all equipment and port alarms relevant for the selected port
connection are displayed. (TP alarms of the path layers are not displayed.)
The alarms for the source NE are shown above the destination NE. You may select a
destination NE for which alarms are to be displayed.
Further details of the alarm entries are similar as in the Alarm list.
See also:
Technologies and Transport Layers

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Link detection view

In the Network Editor mode, the command TNMS Client -> Configuration -> Engage
Link Detection... starts the automatic link detection. The Link Detection View window is
opened.
The target of the automatic link detection is to detect directly physical connected ports, i.e.
port connections not yet known by the TNMS Core/CDM. The auto link detection is only
possible if the following preconditions are fulfilled:

The NE has been created in TNMS Core/CDM.

The DCN connection to each NE is established including a successful login

procedure.

Notes:

The link detection mechanism is only supported by a restricted number of NEs,

e.g. hiT7070.

The link detection uses path trace information, which must be configured in the
NEs. For SDH transmission, the actually sent RS path trace and the received path
trace are compared.

The following information is displayed in the list in the upper part of the window:
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Index
Number of the rows in the list.

Link Type
Shows the link type of the found link. Examples for link types are:

Potential PC: the link detection found a valid connection, which does not exist yet
and which is not in conflict with any other object in TNMS NWL. Double click on
the list entry or push the Create button in order to open the Create Port
Connection window.

Existing PC: link detection found a connection, which has already been created in
the TNMS NWL.

Conflicting: link detection found a connection, which is in conflict with an existing

connection in TNMS. The conflicting object must be deleted in TNMS before the
found connection can be created. Please note: it may happen that link detection
found a uni-directional connection, but in TNMS a bi-directional connection exists.
This results in a conflict for the link detection mechanism although there may be
no true conflict.

Trail: The connection between two ports found by link detection is already
existing in TNMS. However, the connection in TNMS is not a simple port
connection but a trail. This can happen if the connection crosses a transparent
network element like an optical amplifier.

A End NE
Name of the network element at the A end.

A End Port
Identification of the A end port within the network element.

Z End NE
Name of the network element at the Z end.

Z End Port
Identification of the Z end port within the network element.

Description
Possible values are e.g.

Potential PC: the detected port connections is not in conflict with any existing port
connection or trail.

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Existing PC: the detected port connection already exists.

Conflicting direction: there is already an existing port connection, which connects

both ports but the directionality is different from the detected port connection.

Conflict PC A: the A-end of the detected port connection is in conflict with an

existing one.

Conflict PC Z: the Z-end of the detected port connection is in conflict with an

existing one.

Object
If a conflict is displayed under the Description column then the found object causing
the conflict is displayed here.

Buttons:
Using the buttons at the top of the window you can:
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Print out the displayed list of detected port connections not yet known by TNMS
Core/CDM.

Create opens Create Port Connection window with the default values for this port
connection if the detected port connection is in conflict with an existing one.

Close the window.

Cancel aborts the link detection process.

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Listing ports
TNMS Client -> View -> Lists... opens a list window. Clicking on the Ports tab on the
bottom displays the List of Ports window.
To change the scope of the list use the Scope Type field to select the kind of filter you
want to set. You may also edit the Scope field to filter the list if required.
Scope Type

Description

Global

No filter is set.

Per NE

Can be selected via the context menu of an

NE or by dragging a NE from the Network
Elements tree.

Per NE name

Enter the NE name.

Per port connection line

Can only be chosen from the context menu.

Per port connection

Enter the name of the port connection in the

Scope field.

The list of Ports contains the following information:

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Index
Counter for each port.

NE
Name of the network element to which the port belongs.

Port
Name of the port.

Port Label
The port label is an additional port information field. The field is only editable here in
the Port List window, i.e. by a double click you can make the field editable and then
start entering a port label.
Note that the Port Label shown here will also be displayed as part of the port name in
other windows, e.g. in the Port / TP fields of the Connection Assistant.

Subscriber
Subscriber to which the port is assigned.

Direction
Possible values are source, sink or bidirectional.

Operational State Tx
Operational state of the sender. Possible values are enabled, disabled.

Operational State Rx
Operational state of the receiver. Possible values are enabled, disabled.

Protecting Type
Depending on the protection scheme, e.g. Unprotected, BSHR2 West, BSHR2 East,
MS-LPT Working, etc.

Loopback State
The following loopback states exist:
Outwards:
loop back the incoming signal from another external device / NE to the external origin.
Inwards:
loopback the outgoing signal to the matrix, i.e., the signal from the NE internal matrix is
sent back to this matrix.
Disabled
for this port there is no switched loopback exists.
Unknown
a loopback is not possible for this port.

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Loopback Mode
Port loopback is supported by hiT7050 and hiT7070 and partly by SMA4 Rel. 4 and
SMA 16 Rel. 4.
Port loopback is also supported by FSP150 (only on network FSP150 LE ports),
FSP1500 (supports inward and outward loopbacks in both remote and local interfaces)
and FSP3000 R7.
Two forwarding modes in the case of a port loopback are possible:
Transparent mode:
on a transparent loopback the signal is looped back but also forwarded to its
destination point.
Non-transparent mode:
the signal is looped back but AIS signal is sent towards the original destination point.
Unknown
means that port loopback is not supported.

Managed by
Shows the management system managing this port. If the port is not managed by a
management system, the text No is displayed.

Interface Type
Shows the interface type, can be Electrical, Optical or Radio.

By right-clicking in the list, you can activate a context menu in order to filter the list.
Loopback Configuration:
A context menue entry allows configuring port loopbacks. Only the supported configuration
modes are offerd. Once created, the current loopback state as well as other port attributes
are available in the port list, which updates automatically.
The Loopback Mode offers the following sub-entries:
1. Inwards:
Loop back the outgoing signal to the matrix, i.e. the signal from the NE internal matrix
is sent back to this matrix.
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Transparent Mode:
On a transparent loopback the signal is looped back but also forwarded to its
destination point.

Non-Transparent Mode:
On a non-transparent loopback the signal is looped back but AIS signal is sent
towards the original destination point.

2. Outwards:
Loop back the incoming signal from another external device/NE to the external origin.
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Transparent Mode:
On a transparent loopback the signal is looped back but also forwarded to its
destination point.

Non-Transparent Mode:
On a non-transparent loopback the signal is looped back but AIS signal is sent
towards the original destination point.
By left-clicking the column title, individual columns can be sorted in ascending or
descending order.

More information on filter and sort functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists
and Icons: Lists.
See also:
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Listing port connections

TNMS Client -> View -> Lists... opens a list window. Clicking on the Port Connections
tab on the bottom displays the List of Port Connections window.
You can also reach the List of Port Connections window directly via:
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the List of Port Connections... context menu of a selected network element

(both in the Network Elements tree and in the Network Plan)

the List of Port Connections... context menu of a port connection in the Network Plan

When opening the window, use the Request button to show the current contents of the list;
the list only contains a snapshot of the current database content and is not updated
automatically.
Use the Update button to update the list content. After dropping a valid source in the
Scope field the list is updated automatically.
Using the Print button you can print the list content according to the current filter and sort
settings.
Use the Capacity option, to calculate total allocated capacity A<->B and B<->A for all port
connections. A Request is necessary to display the information.
When you open the window from the context menu of a port connection line the scope is
automatically set. All port connections belonging to this line are displayed in the list.
When you open the list from the context menu of a network element, the scope is
automatically set. All port connections beginning or ending in this network element are
displayed in the list.
To change the scope of the list use the Scope Type field to select the kind of filter you
want to set. You may also edit the Scope field to filter the list if required.
Scope Type

Description

Global

No filter is set.

Used by path

You can move the path per drag & drop from the
service tree.

Used by path name

Enter the path name.

Per NE

Can be selected via the context menu of an NE or

by dragging a NE from the Network Elements
tree.

Per NE name

Enter the NE name.

Per port connection line

Can only be chosen from the context menu.

Note:
The scope type Per port connection line can only be listed from the context menu of a
port connection line.
The list of Port connections contains the following information:
-

Index
Counter for each port connection.

Description
The description of a port connection can be set deliberately by the operator. If a
description is not entered, TNMS Core/CDM suggests a description as follows:
Identification of the start and the end port of the port connection within the relevant
network element, port types, number of the slot, number of the port within the module.

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Source NE
NE to which the source port belongs.

Source Port
Port (of the Start NE) where the port connection starts.

Destination NE
Network element where the port connection ends.

Destination Port
Port (of the End NE) where the port connection ends.

Layer
Displays the transmission capacity.

Direction
Bidirectional or Unidirectional.

Stored in NE
Indicates whether the port connection is managed by an NE (yes) or by TNMS (no).

Admin State
Locked means that this port connection cannot be used for automatic routing.
Unlocked means it can be used for automatic routing.

Costs <n>
Weighting according to the cost factors defined in TNMS SysAdmin. More information
on cost factors is provided in the SysAdmin online help.

Total Allocated Capacity A->B and B->A

Indicates the capacity of the port connection that is allocated by managed and
unmanaged open and half open paths. The displayed allocation is independent of the
selected capacity layer. The capacity information is provided in separate columns for
each signal direction.

Cable Conduits
Displays the name of the cable conduits in which the port connection is running. In
order to achieve a high availability of protected services working path and standby path
should not use the same cable conduit.

Operational State
Operational State of the displayed port connection.

Acknowledge State
Displays the acknowledgement of a port connection. Possible values are:
acknowledged or unacknowledged.

Acknowledged By
Displays who the acknowledgement was performed by.

Acknowledge Time (Local Time)

Displays the time in which the acknowledgement took place.

By right-clicking in the window, you can activate a context menu with the following
functions:
-

Capacity
Calculate the total allocated capacity A->B and B->A for the selected port
connection(s). The total allocated capacity is defined as the SDH occupied bandwidth.
When Ethernet services use a specific SDH path it is assumed that the SDH capacity
of the path is fully used.

Port Connection Info

In Network Editor mode the window Edit/Delete Port Connection is opened. The
user can edit the port connection in this window. In Surveillance and in Service mode,
however, the window Port/Path Information is opened. This is a read-only window
which provides information about the port connection.

More information on filter and sort functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists
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See also:
Technologies and Transport Layers

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Disabled Port Connections

Disabled Port Connections window is available through TNMS Client -> Fault ->
Disabled Port Connections.... This window shows a table view of all the disabled port
connections in the network.
The list of Disabled Port Connections contains the following information:
-

Index
Counter for each port connection.

Description
The description of a port connection can be set deliberately by the operator. If a
description is not entered, TNMS Core/CDM suggests a description as follows:
Identification of the start and the end port of the port connection within the relevant
network element, port types, number of the slot, number of the port within the module.

Source NE
NE to which the source port belongs.

Source Port
Port (of the Start NE) where the port connection starts.

Destination NE
Network element where the port connection ends.

Destination Port
Port (of the End NE) where the port connection ends.

Layer
Displays the transmission capacity.

Direction
Bidirectional or Unidirectional.

Stored in NE
Indicates whether the port connection is managed by an NE (yes) or by TNMS (no).

Costs <n>
Weighting according to the cost factors defined in TNMS SysAdmin. More information
on cost factors is provided in the SysAdmin online help.

Cable Conduits
Displays the name of the cable conduits in which the port connection is running. In
order to achieve a high availability of protected services working path and standby path
should not use the same cable conduit.

Operational State
Operational State of the displayed port connection.

Acknowledge State
Displays the acknowledgement of a port connection. Possible values are:
acknowledged or unacknowledged.

Acknowledged By
Displays who the acknowledgement was performed by.
Acknowledge Time (Local Time)
Displays the time in which the acknowledgement took place

By right-clicking in the list, you can activate a context menu with several functions, e.g.
filter functions and displaying port connection functions.
By activating the context menu and choosing the Column Settings menu item you can
choose which columns are displayed and their order.
By left-clicking the column title, the columns are sorted in ascending or descending order.

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More information on filter and sort functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists
and Icons: Lists.
See Also
Service / Path properties
Network Management View
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Listing termination points
TNMS Client -> View -> Lists... opens a list window. Clicking on the Termination Points
tab on the bottom displays the List of Termination Points window. You may alternatively
access this window via the List of Termination Points... context menu of a network
element or a port connection.
Scope Type

Description

Per port connection

When selected, enter the name of the port connection in the

Scope field.

Per port connection

line

Can only be chosen from the context menu.

Per NE

When selected, you can move the NE per drag & drop from
the Network Elements tree into the Scope field.

Per NE name

Enter the NE name in the Scope field.

Scope:

To change the Scope of the list use the Scope Type field
and select the kind of filter you want to set (Per port
connection, Per port connection line, Per NE, Per NE name).
You may also edit the Scope field to filter the list if required.
In the latter cases, the Scope Type is preselected.

Layer:

The drop down menu for possible layers to choose.

When opening the window for the first time, use the Request button to show the current
contents of the list; the list only contains a snapshot of the current database content and is
not updated automatically; use the Update button to update the list content. After dropping
a valid source in the Scope field the list is updated automatically.
Using the Print button you can print the list content according to the current filter and sort
settings.
Upper List: The List of Termination Points contains the following information:
-

Index
Counter for each termination point.

NE
Name of the network element to which the termination point belongs.

Port
Identification of the port within the network element: port types, number of the slot,
number of the port within the module.

TP
Layer (e.g. VC4) and type of the termination point. Existing Types:
CTP: Connection Termination Point; TTP: Trail Termination Point; CGTP: Contiguous
Group Termination Point, VGTP: Virtual Group Termination Point.

Usage
Usage state: idle, active or busy.

Layer
Indicates the transport layer.

Termination Mode
Indicates the Termination Mode: terminated, non terminated or mapped.

Operational State
Indicates the Operational State: enable or disabled.

Bandwidth Sink (Mbps)

Shows the bandwidth (Mbps) of the sink.

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Bandwidth Source (Mbps)

Shows the bandwidth (Mbps) of the source.

By right-clicking in the window, you can activate a context menu with the following
functions (among other entries for filter and sort functions):
-

Usage Details
Select a termination point. Once you have activated the Usage Details context menu,
a list of subscribers, services and paths related to the selected termination point is
displayed in the lower section of the window (see below).

Subelements
Shows the TP structure below the selected TP. If a VC4 TP is selected, for example,
all TPs (VC3/VC2, etc.) are listed.

By left-clicking the column title, individual columns can be sorted in ascending or

descending order.
More information on filter and sort functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists
and Icons: Lists.
Lower List: Subscriber/services/paths related to selected TP
Once you have activated the Usage Details context menu of a TP, the following
information is displayed in the list. With the Details context menu you can show the
contents of the selected log in a separate Details window.
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Index
Counter for each path related to selected termination point.

Subscriber
Name of the subscriber to whom the related service is assigned.

Service
User friendly name of the related service.

Path
User friendly name of related path.

Layer
Transmission layer (e.g. VC4).

Direction
Bidirectional or unidirectional.

ACS
Actual Creation State: active, not active, not routed, unmanaged, under test or in
deletion.

By right-clicking in the window, you can activate a context menu with several functions, e.g.
filter functions and a function for displaying termination point details.
Path Properties.
Opens the Path Properties window.
By left-clicking the column title, individual columns can be sorted in ascending or
descending order.
More information on filter and sort functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists
and Icons: Lists.
See also:
Technologies and Transport Layers

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Port and TP filter settings

Port and TP filter settings are available e.g. in the windows Path Wizard - Define
Topology, Port Connection and Connection Assistant by selecting the Subscriber,
Layer or Settings filter in TNMS Core/CDM.
Multiple selection of filter options is possible via the <Ctrl> or <Shift> key.
You can set the filters below from the drop down menu:
Symbol

Description
No filter.
Port connection filter.
Cross connection filter.
Operational state filter.
Subscriber filter: Enter the exact name of the subscriber you want to filter.
Layer filter: Select the transmission layer from the drop down menu.
Gateport filter
External NE ID filter
Settings: Set the display settings.
Note:
When clicking the button Apply to all the actual filter settings are applied to
all route elements that have previously been drawn into the Port / TP fields
of the concerned windows (e.g. Path Wizard - Define Topology window,
Connection Assistant, Create Port Connection window, etc).
You can activate / deactivate the following filter settings:
-

Show structured TP list

Clicking this box will show a structured TP list (tree structure) in the
Connection Assistant.

Show modules with ports only

Clicking this box will show only these modules in the Connection
Assistant, which can be used for routing, instead of showing all the
modules of the NE.

Use alphabetical sorting (also sorted NE)

Clicking this box will show the alphabetical sorting in the Connection
Assistant instead of numerical sorting (numerical sorting means:
sorting with the slot number).

Use enhanced Tooltips

Clicking this box shows the tooltips for the ports / TPs in the
Connection Assistant in a packed manner, i.e. only the relevant
information will be shown.

You can also select the filter settings from the Port Filter Settings window:
The window is invoked e.g. by clicking on the Subscriber filter entry. In the window, you
can select values from the drop down list for:
Subscriber, Layer and External Sub NE ID and de-/select tree structure settings under
Display Settings.
See also:
Connection Assistant
Editing/Deleting a port connection
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Creating VLAN assignment

Assigning a VLAN-Id can be made via port/TP-tree of the path wizard. When an Eth port is
in VLAN concentrator mode the context menu for its contained GFPC-TPs offers the entry
"Create VLAN Assignment" allowing you to enter the VLAN-Id.
As a prerequisite, the port must be in VLAN concentrator mode. This can be performed via
the NE Element Manager.
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Choose VLAN Identifiers

When creating an Eth path using VLAN concentrator, assign a VLAN-Id out of the
value range 1 4094 and specify the required bandwidth (for both directions) of the
path.

The path bandwidth is treated in the same way as for other Eth paths running over GFP
group trails however with one difference: The required bandwidth for the Eth TPs of the
VLAN concentrator is not configured in the NE but it will be treated as actual bandwidth of
this TP in the following: If you dont specify a required bandwidth (setting the required
bandwidth to 0 while creating the path) TNMS sets the required bandwidth to the
bandwidth provided by the net (e.g. 1000 Mbps for 1000Base).
However, it is recommended that you specify known limitations of the bandwidth to use the
capabilities of TNMS bandwidth management. Changes of bandwidth limitations shall be
entered as changes of the required bandwidth of the path topology.
The VLAN Assignment is supported by the Surpass hiT 7070 and Surpass hiT 7050 NEs.
Bandwith Management:
In a scenario of a Packet Device (PD) acting as counterpart of the VLAN concentrator, PD
multiplexes all VLANs in one physical line.
Policing of bandwidth is performed in the input ports of PD (representing individual VLANIds) for the transmission direction from PD to the VLAN concentrator, and in Eth port of
other hiT for the opposite direction.
In order to make use of the TNMS bandwidth management capabilities (control of
overbooking, bandwidth mismatch), the bandwidth values configured for PD shall be
entered as required bandwidth values (in the according direction) for the Eth paths at the
VLAN concentrator.
See also:
Remove VLAN Assignment

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Remove VLAN Assignment

When a VLAN is no longer in use, you have to remove the assignment of the according
VLAN-Id. The function for removal of VLAN assignment is offered in the context menu of
the Eth-TP belonging to the VLAN-Id.
To modify a VLAN-Id, remove the assignment and create a new one.
See also:
Create VLAN assignment

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Protection
Adding protection to a path automatically
In order to add protection to a path automatically you have to perform the following steps:
1. In the TNMS Core/CDM Client, select the desired path in the Subscribers and
Services tree.
2. From the context menu of the path select Properties The Service / Path Properties
window of the respective path appears.
3. Here, select the Routing tab.
4. Select a path from the list on the left and switch to the Edit Mode.
5. In the graphical view select the head NE and open the context menu -> Add
Protection -> <protection item>. Please note that during the routing operation
disabled resources will not be used.
Three Add Protection items will be offered:
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Port diverse
The protection route never uses port resources used by the working route.

Cable diverse
The protection route never uses a port connection on the same cable layer used
by the working route (includes port diversity).

NE diverse
The protection route never uses NE resources used by the working route,
except for those NEs where the A and Z endpoints are located.

6. Press the Apply button in the toolbar to confirm your modifications.

See also:
Adding protection to a path manually
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Adding protection to a path manually

Protection can be added manually to a cross connection via the Connection Assistant
window of the TNMS Client.
1. Open the Service / Path Properties... window and select the Routing tab.
2. Click the button Edit Mode.
3. In the graphical view at the top of the Service / Path Properties window click the head
NE, i.e. the NE where the protection path should start, and open the Connection
Assistant window via the context menu.
4. In the center of the window a large icon indicates the current type of cross connection.
Click the arrow on the right of this icon and select the protection template for the head
NE, e.g. for a bidirectional protection:

For more information on the protection types available, see Connection Assistant.
5. Select a Protecting Port/TP for this cross connection, i.e. Port / TP Z(2) and click the
button Modify to redefine the cross connection.
Alternative: use the Shift & Modify Existing context menu of the navigation button to
proceed with the next network element. Note that the modified cross connection is
displayed as unprovisioned because at this stage your changes have not yet been
applied to the network element.
6. After you have switched to the next network element via the green arrow the default
connection template for this network element is shown. Continue by routing the
protecting path in the same way as for an unprotected path (see Creating a path until
you reach the point where the path protection is to be terminated again. Usually this is
the rightmost NE of the unprotected path).
7. For the tail NE, i.e. for the NE where the protection path should finish, select a new
protection template in the center, e.g. for a bidirectional protection:

8. Select a Protecting Port/TP for this cross connection, i.e. Port / TP A (2) and click the
button Modify to redefine the cross connection.
9. Finally, close the Connection Assistant and click Apply in the Service / Path
Properties window.
See also:
Adding protection to a path automatically
Connection Assistant
Creating a path
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Creating BSHR or line protection

Before creating any Multiplex Section Protection (MSP) with TNMS Core/CDM, you need
to equip the network element with the appropriate cards and assign protection to them via
the LCT or EM. If using the EM from TNMS Core/CDM use the context menu of the card
and select Protection A list of possible protection methods (e.g. BSHR or Line) is
displayed. Select the desired protection and confirm with Create.
In the TNMS Core/CDM Client you have to perform the following steps for each NE you
want to include in the protection group:
1. Create a port connection between the NEs you want to protect. More information is
provided under Creating a port connection.
2. Create a protection group for each NE. In the Network Plan change to Network Editor
mode and select Protection Groups from the context menu of the NE. A list of
possible protections methods for the NE appears. The following entries are displayed:
Index: number of row in the list
Scheme: BSHR or Line
Layer: transmission layer
Identity: card and slot of NE
Assignment: assigned or unassigned
3. Assign protection to each NE. Select an unassigned protection and press Create. The
protection is assigned to the NE and the MS Protection window appears.
4. Select the Protection Group tab. With the green arrows you can navigate through the
NEs for which you have performed the previous steps. The Node Ids within the BSHR
are then added to the list on the left. For more information on the possible settings see
Displaying / modifying the properties of MSP.
5. Press Apply to complete the protection process.
BSHR groups for direct integration of Surpass hiT7020/25/30/35/60/60HC
When changing the configurations of BSHR protection groups using the LCT of Surpass
hiT7020/25/30/35/60/60HC, you have to resynchronize the NE in TNMS Core/CDM (when
direct integration is being used).
To resynchronize the NE in TNMS Core/CDM do the following:
3. In the Network Plan of TNMS Core/CDM client change to Network Editor mode.
4. Open the context menu of the NE and select Resynchronize Data option.
Perform this operation on each of the NEs of the ring.

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Displaying / modifying the properties of MSP

In order to modify the settings of an existing MSP, open TNMS Client and proceed as
follows to open the MSP properties page:
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Select the protection in the Network Infrastructure tree and choose Properties from
the context menu.

Switch to Network Editor mode and select MS-Protections from the context menu
of the NE.

Any changes in this window have to be confirmed with the Apply button.
In the MS Protection window you can modify several settings. On the left of the window,
the selected protections, NEs and node IDs are displayed. For information of the used
icons see: Icons: Network infrastructure and protection.
Examples of protection types are explained below:
SPI-OS16-TTP 503

Without protection

SPI-OS16-TTP-W 503

Working port in a MS-LTP

SPI-OS16-TTP-P 503

Protecting port in a MS-LTP

SPI-OS16-TTP-e 503

East port in a 2-fibre BSHR

SPI-OS16-TTP-ex 503

East port in a 2-fibre BSHR with extra traffic

SPI-OS16-TTP-w 503

West port in a 2-fibre BSHR

SPI-OS16-TTP-wx 503

West port in a 2-fibre BSHR with extra traffic

SPI-OS16-TTP-eW 503

Working east port in a 4-fibre BSHR

SPI-OS16-TTP-wW 503

Working west port in a 4-fibre BSHR

SPI-OS16-TTP-eP 503

Protecting east port in a 4-fibre BSHR

SPI-OS16-TTP-wP 503

Protecting west port in a 4-fibre BSHR

The MS Protection window consists of three different tabs:

Properties
MS-Protections: Displays the name of the selected protection.

MS-Protection Properties
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Label: Name of the selected protection. Can be changed by the operator.

Layer: Displays the transmission layer.

Administrative State: Locked or unlocked. Can be changed by the operator.

Operational State: Enabled or disabled.

Provisioning State: Provisioned or unprovisioned.

Protection-Group Summary Properties

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Scheme: Display of protection scheme, e.g. Bshr2, MsLtp

Switch Mode: Dual-ended or single-ended.

Protection State: Depending on the protection scheme, e.g. working, protecting.

Wait To Restore [sec]: Time interval in seconds that indicates when the protecting
line is switched back to the working line recovered from the failure. Can be changed
by the operator.

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Reversal Mode: Option to indicate whether protection can be reversed.

Segmentation: Option only for BSHR. Can be changed by the operator.

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Protection Group
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MS-Protections: Displays the name of the selected protection.

NE: Displays the name of the selected NE.

Node-ID: Node ID of the current NE. Can be changed by the operator.

MS-Protection Group

Working/Protecting fields: Depending on the protection scheme (ring or line), the

affected ports of the protection are displayed.

Operator Command: Depending on the protection scheme (ring or line), the operator
can set several commands, e.g. force to protecting.

Administrative State: Locked or unlocked. Can be changed by the operator.

Availability: Available or unavailable.

Provisioning State: Provisioned or unprovisioned.

Scheme: Display of protection scheme, e.g. Bshr2, MsLtp

Switch Mode: Dual-ended or single-ended.

Protection State: Depending on the protection scheme, e.g. working, protecting.

Wait To Restore [sec]: Time interval in seconds that indicates when the protecting
line is switched back to the working line recovered from the failure. Note that QST and
QD2 NEs can only handle full minutes (min. 60 sec. to max. 720 sec. If you enter a
value that is not a multiple of 60 sec. it will be rounded off. Can be changed by the
operator.

Reversal Mode: Option to indicate whether protection can be reversed.

Segmentation: Option only for BSHR. Can be changed by the operator.

Alarms
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Index: Number of the row in the list.

Time (Local): Indicates the time at which the alarm message was sent by the network
element (entry displayed either as Greenwich Mean Time or local time). If the alarm
message does not include time stamp information, the time stamp will be generated by
the TNMS Core/CDM Server. In this case the time value is marked with an asterisk (*).

NE: Name of the network element from which the alarm is sent.

Object Type: Identifies the type of the alarming object inside the NE.

Location: Specifies the identity of the alarming object inside the network element with
up to three dot-separated numbers. The first number usually refers to the mounting
position (slot number) of the equipment that is implementing the object. The second
and third numbers refer to the logical object container inside the equipment in question
(e.g. port index, TP index inside the port).

Cause: Apparent cause of the alarm message.

Severity: Alarm level in accordance with the five severities warning, minor, major,
critical or indeterminate.

Alarm Class: Further entry for classifying the alarm (Communication, Quality,
Performance, Processing, Equipment or Environment).

Parent Node: Indicates the name of the parent node (e.g. MSN) which contains the
NE.

State: Status of the alarm message (acknowledged or unacknowledged).

Acknowledged by: Identification of the operator who acknowledged the alarm

message.

Computer: Computer where the operator mentioned above has logged in.

Acknowledge Time (Local): Time when the operator acknowledged the alarm
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The commands offered in the context menu of the Alarms tab are similar to those of Alarm
list context menu. Only the option Freeze is not supported by the Alarms tab.
By right-clicking in one of the lists, you can activate a context menu in order to filter the list.
By left-clicking the column title, individual columns can be sorted in ascending or
descending order.
More information on filter and sort functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists
and Icons: Lists.
See also:
Creating BSHR or line protection
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Listing protection groups

TNMS Client -> View -> Lists... opens a list window. Clicking on the Protection Groups
tab on the bottom displays the List of Protection Groups window.
Alternatively, a list of protection groups assigned to a certain NE can be opened by
selecting an NE in the Network Plan -> context menu -> Protection Groups
When opening the window, use the Request button to show the current contents of the list;
the list only contains a snapshot of the current database content and is not updated
automatically.
Use the Update button to update the list content.
Using the Print button you can print the list content according to the current filter and sort
settings.
The list of Protection Groups contains the following information:
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Index
Counter for each port connection.

Scheme
Type of protection, e.g. BSHR 2, 1+1 MS Line Protection.
To see and manage 1:N protection groups, please access the LCT of the specific NE.

NE
NEs that are assigned to the protection group. This entry is not available when the list
of protection groups is created via the context menu of the NE.

Layer
Transmission layer of the protection group.

Identity
Identification of the NE card slot.

Admin State
Locked or unlocked. This entry is not available when the list of protection groups is
created via the context menu of the NE.

Protecting State
Depending on the protection scheme, e.g. working, protecting. This entry is not
available when the list of protection groups is created via the context menu of the NE.

Assignement
Indicates whether the protection group is assigned or unassigned to a network
element.

Operator Command
Shows the MSP/BSHR state as initiated by the operator. Possible values are e.g.
Clear, Locked/Forced to Worker, Forced to Standby, etc. In the case of a BSHR4
protection there are two commands possible. In this case the two command strings are
shown within the column delimited by a slash "/".

By right-clicking in the list, you can activate a context menu in order to filter the list.
By left-clicking the column title, individual columns can be sorted in ascending or
descending order.
More information on filter and sort functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists
and Icons: Lists.

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Removing path protection automatically

In order to remove protection from a path automatically you have to perform the following
steps:
1. In the TNMS Core/CDM Client, select the desired path in the Subscribers and
Services tree.
2. From the context menu of the path select Properties The Service / Path
Properties window of the respective service appears.
3. Here, select the Routing tab.
4. Select a path from the list and switch to the Edit Mode.
5. Select the head NE, open the context menu -> Protection and select Remove
Protecting Path.
6. Select the tail NE and open the context menu -> Protection. A dialog box will appear:
Proceed removing selected protection path?. Confirm the question with Yes.
7. Click the Apply button in the toolbar to confirm your modifications.
See also:
Removing path protection manually

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Removing path protection manually

Protection can be removed manually from a path via the Connection Assistant window of
the TNMS Client.
1. Open the Service window via Properties... context menu of the service to which the
protecting path to be removed is assigned.
2. Select the Routing tab.
3. Select one of the protected cross connections in the graphical view at the top of the
Service window.
4. Open the Connection Assistant window.
5. Click the button Remove of the toolbar and select Remove Protecting. You can
remove the working Port/TP in the same way.
6. Select the other cross connection at the end of the protecting path in the graphical
routing view of the Service window.
7. Click the button Remove in the toolbar of the Connection Assistant window again,
and select Remove Protecting.
8. To remove the remaining protection path which is no longer connected to the working
path, switch to the Service window again. Select this path in the graphical view in the
Service window and press Delete.
Note:
Protection (closed and half-open) can also be removed automatically from a path.
See also:
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Services
Creating a service
A service is defined as structuring element of the Subscribers and Services tree that can
contain one or more paths.
In order to create a service,
1. open the context menu of the Subscribers and Services tree title bar and select
Create Service The Path Wizard - Properties window is opened.
2. Define the service label.
3. Click the Create button in the toolbar.
If you want to create a path for this service, do not click Create but Next and follow the
instructions for creating a path.
See also:
Creating a path
Path Wizard: properties

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Deleting a service
1. Select the service to be deleted in the Subscribers and Services tree of the TNMS
Client.
2. Click Delete in the context menu. As a result, the service is deleted including all
existing paths assigned to the service.

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Locking/unlocking a path or a service

Locking a service:
Select the service in the Subscribers and Services tree and open the context menu.
Select lock and all path belonging to the service will be locked.
Unlocking a service:
Select the locked service in the Subscribers and Services tree and open the context
menu. Select unlock and all path belonging to the service will be unlocked.
Locking a path:
Select the path in the Subscribers and Services tree and open the context menu. Select
lock and the path will be locked. A locked path is excluded from autorouting.
Unlocking a path:
Select the locked path in the Subscribers and Services tree and open the context menu.
Select unlock and all path will be unlocked. A unlocked path is not excluded from
autorouting.
Note:
The administrative state of a service/path is displayed by an icon shown on the left of each
service in the Subscribers and Services tree.
Resources can be explicitly or implicitly locked.
See also:
Service / Path Properties
Icons: Services, subscribers and paths

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Modifying the properties of a service

1. Switch to the Services mode of the TNMS Client.
2. Open the Service / Path Properties window using the Properties... context menu of a
service.
3. The Service / Path Properties window shows the general attributes of the service.
Some attributes can be edited (e.g. Service Label or Path Label and Administrative
State). For further information please refer to Service / Path Properties.
4. Press Apply.
See also:
Creating a service
Service / Path Properties

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Service / Path properties

For detailed information about a service or a path:
1. Switch to the Services mode.
2. Select a service from the Subscriber and Services tree and then Properties... from
the context menu. The Service / Path Properties window (also named Path
Properties window when invoked from a path without a service) opens in the
Properties view.
If only a service exists but no path for the service, you can get information on the
selected service. Only the tab Properties is visible at the bottom of the window.
If the service is already in use by another client a lock symbol is shown near the
service.
If you pass the mouse pointer over the lock symbol the tooltip associated with this
symbol will display the operators name and the workstations name from which the
lock is being applied.
If at least one path belongs to the selected service, you can get information on the
selected service and on the path. Select a path on the left to display the service and
path information for the selected path.
If the path is already in use by another client a lock symbol is shown near the path.
If you pass the mouse pointer over the lock symbol the tooltip associated with this
symbol will display the operators name and the workstations name from which the
lock is being applied.
You can switch between the following views by clicking the Tabs at the bottom of the
window:
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Tab: Properties showing general service / path properties.

Tab: Info showing general information of the selected service / path.

Tab: Topology giving topology information of the service / path.

Tab: Routing giving the route information for this service / path.

Tab: Scheduling giving scheduled information for the service activation.

Tab: Alarms giving information about alarms by which the service / path may be
affected.

Tab: Performance Logs giving information about performance logs.

Tab: History giving history information of the selected service / path.

In the Properties view the following buttons are provided in the button area:
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Apply
Applies changes in the current window.

Check Path
Checks the selected path and displays the result of the route check in the Info Area at
the bottom of the window.

Delete
Removes the service/a path.

Bundle
It is used for bundle routing. It bundles the selected paths in the left part of window to
one path bundle. It is also used to group or bundle paths during the process of
applying an activation and/or deactivation schedule to multiple paths.

The left part of the window with the path tree contains the following information:
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Paths
Path list on the left side of the window to select an existing path and show and modify
its information.

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The right part of the window contains the following information:

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Services
Shows the creation date of the selected service where the path belongs to.
(Under certain conditions the drop down menu can show more than one service entry:
If in the Path List window at least two paths of two different services belonging to the
same NE container were selected and the context menu entry Multiple Path
Properties were clicked. In this case you can choose whether to display only the
path(s) of a single service or the paths of all services).

Service Properties
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Service Label
Label for the service. It is allocated when the service is set up.

Subscriber
Subscriber for whom the service was set up.

Path Properties
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Path Label
Label of a path. It is allocated when the service is created.

Operational State
Disabled: The resources are not in a position to make the path available and
corrections are necessary. I.e. there are alarms at ports or termination points of this
path which are identified as affecting the path. The system knows or assumes that
these alarms will either lead to or signal a service interruption. Another reason may be
the failure or deletion of resources which are required for the path (e.g. cards,
modules) even if there are no alarms for these resources or the corresponding alarms
cannot be directly assigned to a port or termination point. All in all, the operational state
of a path is set to disabled, when the RCS is in the state active or under test and a
traffic affecting alarm exists.
Enabled: The resources are operable and available.
Protection disturbed: Indicates that a path-disabling alarm is located on the inactive
part of the route.
unknown: The current operational state cannot be determined, i.e. the network element
currently is not available.

Creation State
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Required: Displays the required creation state for the path: Possible values are:
active, not active, not routed, unmanaged, under test or in deletion.

Actual: Displays the actual creation state of the path. Possible values are: active,
not active, not routed, under test or in deletion.

Bandwidth State
Displays the actual state of the bandwidth. Possible values are: OK, Mismatch, Trail
Overbooked or Trail Underbooked.

Bandwidth

Required: Shows the required bandwidth (Mbps) for the path.

Actual: Shows the actual bandwidth (Mbps) for the path.

Admin. State
Locked: The path was locked administratively and will not be used for further
autorouting.
Unlocked: The resources are administratively enabled for the path. To lock this path,
change to Lock and press the Apply button.

Write Protected
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delete this path. All users who are allowed to create services may set the write
protection.
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Allow Implicit Deletion

This option is only relevant if the path is a client path, i.e. the path uses a server path.
If the check box is activated the server path will be deleted when the last client path
using the server path will be deleted. This option is only relevant if the path is a server
path, i.e. the path is used by at least one client path.

Performance Log
This checkbox allows full control about path related performance logs.
If the option is activated, a path log exists or the performance log wizard will be started
which allows creating a log for the path.
If the option deactivated, the existing path log will be deleted or no path related PM log
exists at all.

Direction
The direction of the path can be uni-directional or Bidirectional.

Connection Type
Connection type
simple

Illustration

Building Rules
one edge,
bidirectional: {[A1,Z1]}
unidirectional: {(A1,Z1)}

add drop head

2 edges, common A
bidirectional:

{[A1,Z1], [A1,Z2]}

unidirectional:

add drop tail

{(A1,Z1), (A1,Z2)} (default for unidirectional)

{[A1,Z1], (A1,Z2)}

{(A1,Z1), [A1,Z2]}

2 edges, common Z
bidirectional:

{[A1,Z1], [A2,Z1]}

unidirectional:

double add drop

{(A1,Z1), (A2,Z1)} (default for unidirectional)

{[A1,Z1], (A2,Z1)}

{(A1,Z1), [A2,Z1]}

4 edges, pair wise common A / Z

bidirectional:

(not for CC)

{[A1,Z1], [A1,Z2], [A2,Z1], [A2,Z2]}

unidirectional:

{(A1,Z1), (A1,Z2), (A2,Z1), (A2,Z2)} (default for

unidirectional)

{[A1,Z1], (A1,Z2), (A2,Z1), (A2,Z2)}

{[A1,Z1], [A1,Z2], (A2,Z1), (A2,Z2)}

{[A1,Z1], [A1,Z2], [A2,Z1], (A2,Z2)}

15 unidirectional variants.
unknown

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Connection Class
Possible values are: Trail, Half Open SNC, Open SNC, LC_TC (Link or Tandem
Connection), Trail And Half Open SNC, Trail And Open SNC or unknown.

Path Layer
Path layer based on Terminated and Non-terminated layers of the path and on its
Connection Class. E.g. P12 on VC12, RS1, 10/100Base, ESCON on OCH, VC4, VG
(VC4-4v), MS64, P0 x 2.

Fragment Layer
The fragment layer is dependant from the Terminated Layer Set. If the Terminated
Layer contains concatenated signals, e.g. VC4-4c, then the fragment layer field
contains the layer from which the concatenated signal is composed.

Nx Count
Relevant for virtual concatenation and for PDH network elements with n*64Kbit/s
cards. For a path with 64Kbit/s the Nx Count value is 1, for e.g. 256Kbit/s the NX Count
value is 4.

Terminated Layer Set

Terminated layers of a path edge according the generic rules, e.g. VC12.

Nonterminated Layer Set

Non-terminated layers of a path edge according the generic rules, e.g. P12.

See also:
Alarm correlation for a path
Service / Path Properties: alarms
Service / Path Properties: routing
Service / Path Properties: scheduling
Service / Path Properties: topology
Concatenation
Technologies and Transport Layers
Handling Server Paths and Client Paths

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Service / Path properties: alarms

After selecting Alarms all alarms of all TPs relevant for the traffic direction of the selected
service/path are displayed irrespective of the actual states of protection switches. I.e. for
paths with protection it may occur that alarms are displayed which usually would affect the
traffic, but nevertheless the operational state is displayed as enabled.
The following information is available:
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Services
Shows the creation date of the selected service where the path belongs to.

Path Label
Label of a path. It is allocated when the service is created.

Operational State
Path can be in state Disabled, Enabled, Protection disturbed and unknown.

Alarm Correlation
TNMS supports several alarm correlation methods; choose the appropriate method
according to the following meaning:

Off: Automatic Alarm Correlation is switched off.

Normal: This is the default alarm correlation, only path endpoints are considered
for the alarm correlation.

Extended: All TPs/ports are correlated along the active path route. The operational
state of all server paths is considered too.

Manual Correlation: In most cases the primary alarms are not likely to occur at the
path endpoint. Since secondary alarms might be suppressed, the reliability of the
automatically correlated operational state is limited. Therefore manual alarm
correlation can be chosen to avoid the limitations of the automatic alarm
correlation.
Note: Manual alarm correlation is only static, i.e. a change of the alarm state is
only visible after an update has been performed.

Alarm Mask
Setting box with predefined filters for alarm suppression. Following possible filters can
be chosen: Enable Primary alarms, Enable Secondary alarms at service endpoints,
Disable all alarms. More information is provided under Alarm suppression for a path.

The commands offered in the context menu of the Alarms tab are similar to those of the
Alarm list context menu. Only the option Freeze is not supported by the Alarms tab.
In general the alarms of server paths are not displayed in alarm list of the corresponding
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Service / Path properties: history

The window shows the history of occurred event types for a selected path. The information
is transferred from the Network Event Log to the history window. The information about
the occurred event types may be useful e. g. in case of fault analysis concerning path
management.
The left part of the window with the path tree contains the following information:
Paths
Path list on the left side of the window to select an existing path and show and modify its
information.
The right part of the window contains the following information:
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Services
Shows the creation date of the selected service where the path belongs to.
(Under certain conditions the drop down menu can show more than one service entry:
If in the Path List window at least two paths of two different services belonging to the
same NE container were selected and the context menu entry Multiple Path
Properties were clicked. In this case you can choose whether to display only the
path(s) of a single service or the paths of all services).

Index
Number of the row in the list.

Time (local)
Shows the local date and time when the event type occurred.

Event Type
Shows the occurred event of the path, e.g. Object created or Attribute value changed,
etc.

Description
Shows a more detailed description of the occurred event type.

Operator
Shows the name of the operator who originally initiated the event.

Computer
Shows the computer name where the operator mentioned above was logged in.

A double-click into one of the fields above opens the Details window with the historical
path information.
Button
The Delete button at the top of the window deletes the selected path.

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Service / Path properties: info

The window provides general information for the selected Service/Path.
The left part of the window with the path tree contains the following information:
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Paths
Path list on the left side of the window to select an existing path and show and modify
its information.

The right part of the window contains the following information:

-

Services
Shows the creation date of the selected service where the path belongs to.
(Under certain conditions the drop down menu can show more than one service entry:
If in the Path List window at least two paths of two different services belonging to the
same NE container were selected and the context menu entry Multiple Path
Properties were clicked. In this case you can choose whether to display only the
path(s) of a single service or the paths of all services).

Path Label
Label of a path. It is allocated when the service is created.

Info Message
This is a text area where information, hints, warnings and errors are described.

Comment
You can enter a textual description for the Service/Path here.

See also:
Service / Path Properties
Service / Path Properties: alarms
Service / Path Properties: routing
Service / Path Properties: scheduling
Service / Path Properties: topology

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Buttons
Using the buttons at the top of the window you can:
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Apply saves your modifications and applys them.

Edit Mode toggles between Edit and View mode. Only in Edit mode you can modify
your settings.

Check performs a route check. See system information in the Info Area.

Activate activates the route, this implies RCS is set to "Active". See system
information in the Info Area.

Deactivate deactivates the route. This is only possible for previously activated routes.
It implies RCS is set to " "Not Active". See system information in the Info Area.

Expand toggles between the view modes collapsed, optimized, full.

View mode Expand full is not supported for LCAS Services. Selecting this view may
lead to wrong displayed paths. Use the collapsed view mode for LCAS paths.

Route starts the auto router for the given topology depending on the context either for
one protected or unprotected edge or for more than one edge (bundled path
creation). If configured in Options -> Automatic Routing Options, the Exclude NE
from Routing window is opened to exclude NEs from routing.

Bundle is used for bundle routing. It bundles the selected paths in the left part of
window to one path bundle.

Options opens the Automatic Routing Options window.

The left part of the window with the path tree contains the following information:
Paths
Path list on the left side of the window to select an existing path and show and modify its
information.
The upper part of the window contains the following information:
Services
Shows the creation date of the selected service where the path belongs to.
(Under certain conditions the drop down menu can show more than one service entry: If in
the Path List window at least two paths of two different services belonging to the same NE
container were selected and the context menu entry Multiple Path Properties were
clicked. In this case you can choose whether to display only the path(s) of a single service
or the paths of all services).
The centre part of the window contains the following information:
Graphical display of the routing results
The graphical view in the upper part of the window shows the routing results for the
involved route elements. Tooltips provide extensive information on the status of the
involved route elements when moving the mouse on the route elements. You can also use
the check boxes to handle tooltips. More information is provided under ToolTips for path
creation.
If the complete route consists of route elements with location "Protecting" only, this might
indicate an erroneous configuration of desired working and protecting path. As long as
there is no continous desired working route between edge endpoints, all route elements
appear with location "Protecting".
Context menu entries in the graphical view

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Note:
The route elements might appear to be too closely situated next to each other so that you
rather select them in the route elements list and open the Path Properties window by
double-clicking.
A context menu of the route elements is available in the graphical view with the following
entries:
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Connection Assistant
Open the Connection Assistant to edit the selected cross connection

Remove Connection
Use this entry if you want to remove the connection.

Edit Mode
Use this entry to toggle between Edit and View mode.

Route

Remove Route
Use this entry if you want to remove the route.

Bundle Route Elements

Use this entry if you want to bundle route elements.

Stretch Route Elements

Use this entry if you want to stretch route elements.

Refresh all TP-Resources

Use this entry to update the TP-resources, e.g. the TP-connection states. This
entry is reachable by clicking into the white area of the window.
Note:
Such a manual update may become necessary after a change of the switching
state (e.g. after CC creation or deletion or add / remove protection). The opened
window does not automatically update such a change of the switching state.

Take Topology from Required Route

Use this entry if you want to take the topology from the (modified) route.
Notes:
After completion of the action, the topology is presented to the operator and the
Apply button is released.
If the route can be split into two or more subroutes which are not connected with
each other, one or more new path(s) is (are) created.

Re-route
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Common Re-routing
For this option, the start and end points of the whole route are automatically
taken as start and end point for the new route. Locked resources will be
excluded.

Diverse Re-routing
For this option, the start and end points of the whole route are automatically
taken as start and end point for the new route. Locked resources and the route
belonging to the selected path will be excluded.

Specific Re-routing
By selecting this option you are able to manually define the start and end cross
connection for diverse re-routing. Locked resources and the route belonging to
the selected path will be excluded. Additionally, you have to perform the
following steps:
a) Exclude NE: Drag the NEs you want to exclude from the routing process
from the Network Plan into the box. Click Next to confirm your selection.
b) Routing optimization: Specify the cost factors.
c) Protection options: Select NE diverse or cable diverse path protection. Click
Next to confirm your selection.

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Global Re-Routing with Template

By selecting this option you initiate a global-re-routing
order with template. This option is available in case of
already bundled paths.

Protection
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Add Protection
Use this entry to add a protection.

Remove Protecting Path

Use this entry if you want to remove a protecting path.

Remove Working Path

Use this entry if you want to remove the working path.

The lower part of the window contains the tabs Info Area, Route Elements and Path
Edges:
a) Info Area
This is a text area where information, hints, warnings and errors are described.
b) Route Elements
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RE Type
Shows the type of the route element, e.g. Cross Connection.

Name
Shows the name of the route element.

A-End
Start point of the route element.

BCM (A)
The border crossing mode A indicates entry or exit point as a text field for the port /
TP.

Z-End
End point of the route element.

BCM (Z)
The border crossing mode Z indicates entry or exit point as a text field for the port /
TP.

Layer
Displays the transmission capacity, e.g. VC4.

Operational State
disabled: The resources are not in a position to make the service available and
corrections are necessary. I.e. there are alarms at ports or termination points of this
path which are identified as affecting the service. The system knows or assumes that
these alarms will either lead to or signal a service interruption. Another reason may
be the failure or deletion of resources which are required for the path (e.g. cards,
modules) even if there are no alarms for these resources or the corresponding alarms
cannot be directly assigned to a port or termination point.
enabled: The resources are operable and available.
unknown: The current operational state cannot be determined, i.e. the network
element currently is not available.

Actual Creation State

Shows the actual creation state of the route element. Possible values are active, not
active, not routed, undefined, under test.

Location
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Protection State
The protection state can be none/working/protecting.

Direction
Shows the direction of the route, either uni-directional or bi-directional.

Bandwidth A -> Z
Shows the bandwidth for the direction A -> Z.

Bandwidth Z -> A
Shows the bandwidth for the direction Z -> A.

c) Path Edges:
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Index
Number of the row in the list.

Direction
Direction of the service, unidirectional or bi-directional.

NE
Name of the source network element.

Port / TP(A)
Start port / end termination point for the path.

NE
Name of the sink network element.

Port / TP(Z)
End port / end termination point for the path.

BCM(A)
The border crossing mode A indicates entry or exit point as a text field.

BCM(Z)
The border crossing mode Z indicates entry or exit point as a text field.

Resilience A-Z
Shows what kind of path protection exists for the direction A to Z. The possible values
are: dont use, least, low or high.

Resilience Z-A
Shows what kind of path protection exists for the direction Z to A. The possible values
are: dont use, least, low or high.

Layer
Displays the transmission capacity of the service, e.g. VC4, MS16, etc.

Bandwidth A-Z
Displays the bandwidth per edge for A->Z.

Bandwidth Z-A
Displays the bandwidth per edge for Z->A.

By double-clicking on a route element, the Path Properties window will be opened.

By right-clicking in the lists, you can activate a context menu in order to filter the list.
By left-clicking the column title, individual columns can be sorted in ascending or
descending order.
More information is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists and Icons: Lists.
See also:
Activating/Deactivating a path
Service / Path Properties
Service / Path Properties: topology
Service / Path Properties: scheduling

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ToolTips for path creation
Icons: Routing

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Service / Path properties: topology

The left part of the window with the path tree contains the following information:
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Paths
Path list on the left side of the window to select an existing path and show and modify
its information.

The upper part of the window contains the following fields:

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Services
Shows the creation date of the selected service where the path belongs to.
(Under certain conditions the drop down menu can show more than one service entry:
If in the Path List window at least two paths of two different services belonging to the
same NE container were selected and the context menu entry Multiple Path
Properties were clicked. In this case you can choose whether to display only the
path(s) of a single service or the paths of all services).
Note:
For the Port / TP <X> fields a context menu entry Refresh TP-Resources is available:
Use this entry to update the TP-resources, e.g. the TP-connection states. This menu
entry is available by clicking into the Port / TP <X> field with the right mouse button.
Such a manual update may become necessary after a change of the switching state
(e.g. after CC creation or deletion or add / remove protection). The opened window
does not automatically update such a change of the switching state.

Port / TP A (1)
Shows the start NE which was dragged and dropped into this field with start port / TP.
On the left, the Exit / Entry points for this NE can be defined through a button. Filtering
is also possible; see filtering description below.

Port / TP Z (1)
Shows the end NE which was dragged and dropped into this field with end port / TP.
On the right, the Exit / Entry points for this NE can be defined through a button.
Filtering is also possible; see filtering description below.

Port / TP A (2)
Used for protection only. Shows the start NE for protection which was dragged and
dropped into this field with start port / TP. On the left, the Exit / Entry points for this NE
can be defined through a button. Filtering is also possible; see filtering description
below.

Port / TP Z (2)
Used for protection only. Shows the end NE for protection which was dragged and
dropped into this field with end port / TP. On the right, the Exit / Entry points for this NE
can be defined through a button. Filtering is also possible; see filtering description
below.

Filter
Each Port / TP field allows filtering using predefined filter criterias. They are displayed
as icons. Tooltips show the meaning of icons. The filter criteria are:

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No Filter
No filter will be used.

Port Connection Filter

The port connection filter will be used.

Cross Connection Filter

The cross connection filter will be used.

Operational State Filter

The operational state filter will be used.

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Subscriber Filter
Here the Port / TP Filter window opens with the tab Subscriber.

Layer Filter
Here the Port / TP Filter window opens with the tab Layer.

Settings Filter
Here the Port / TP Filter window opens with the tab Settings.

Restrict Layer
If displayed, this field offers specific layer selection, depending on the chosen NE
above.
Note:
This field is only visible when in the Options window the check box Show Layer
Restriction Control is clicked. The Options window is invoked through the button
Options.

<Topology template>
Contains templates for the connection type. More information is provided under Icons:
Port Connections, Path Wizard and Connection Assistant
Note:
In case a topology is not defined through the topology templates (e.g. broadcast), a
warning message will be displayed. In TNMS Core/CDM, however, you can use the
undefined topology although it is not part of the template.

Resilience
Shows what kind of path protection exists for the direction A to Z. The possible values
are: unprotected or protected.

The lower part of the window contains the tabs Info Area and Edges:
a) Info Area
This is a text area where information, hints, warnings and errors are described.
b) Edges:
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Index
Number of the row in the list.

Direction
Direction of the service, unidirectional or bi-directional.

NE
Name of the source network element.

Port/TP (A):
Start port / start termination point for the path.

NE
Name of the destination network element.

Port/TP (B)
End port / end termination point for the path.

BCM (A)
The border crossing mode A indicates entry or exit point as a text field.

BCM (Z)
The border crossing mode Z indicates entry or exit point as a text field.

Resilience A-Z
Shows what kind of path protection exists for the direction A to Z. The possible values
are: dont use, least, low or high.

Resilience Z-A
Shows what kind of path protection exists for the direction Z to A. The possible values
are: dont use, least, low or high.

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Layer
Displays the transmission capacity of the service, e.g. VC4, STM-16, etc.

Bandwidth A-Z
Displays the bandwidth per edge for A->Z.

Bandwidth Z-A
Displays the bandwidth per edge for Z->A.

By right-clicking in the list, you can activate a context menu in order to filter the list.
By left-clicking the column title, individual columns can be sorted in ascending or
descending order.
More information on filter and sort functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists
and Icons: Lists.
Buttons
Using the buttons at the top of the window you can:
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Modify modifies the selected topology edges.

Add the selected edges to the topology.

Remove removes the selected edges from the topology.

Delete deletes the selected path.

Move is used for bundle routing. It automatically moves the endpoints from the old NE
(B) to the new NE (C). Note that the button only appears, if a suitable path bundle
exists.

Clone is used for bundle routing. It clones the given path topology. After clicking this
button the Clone Edges window opens where you must enter the amount of edges you
want to create.

Bundle is used for bundle routing. It bundles the selected paths in the left part of
window to one path bundle.

Options opens the Automatic Routing Options window.

See also:
Service / Path Properties
Service / Path Properties: alarms
Service / Path Properties: routing
Service / Path Properties: scheduling
ToolTips for path creation
Icons: Port Connections, Path Wizard and Connection Assistant

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Service / Path properties: scheduling

The window provides a way for activating and deactivating paths in a scheduled way. It is
possible to specify the enabling of the schedule, a certain activation/deactivation date/time
and its repetition.
The left part of the window with the path tree contains the following information:
-

Paths
Path list on the left side of the window to select an existing path and show and modify
its information.

The right part of the window contains the following information:

-

Services
Shows the creation date of the selected service where the path belongs to.
(Under certain conditions the drop down menu can show more than one service entry:
If in the Path List window at least two paths of two different services belonging to the
same NE container were selected and the context menu entry Multiple Path
Properties were clicked. In this case you can choose whether to display only the
path(s) of a single service or the paths of all services).

Path Label
Label of a path. It is allocated when the service is created.

Scheduled Path Activation

-

Enable scheduling for path activation or deactivation

Check button to activate the scheduling procedure.

Activation Date
Displays the date in which the activation will take place.

Activation Time
Displays the time in which the activation will take place.

Deactivation Date
Displays the date in which the deactivation will take place.

Deactivation Time
Displays the time in which the deactivation will take place.

Period
Displays the repetition of the activating and deactivating procedure as Once, Daily,
Weekly or Monthly.

In case of multiple selected paths with different individual configured schedules, the dialog
stays empty. A warning is displayed informing that the configuration will overwrite the
existing schedules.
It is possible to select multiple paths by opening Multiple Path Properties when selecting
multiple paths in the Subscribers & Services tree or in the List of Paths followed by
Bundle.
See also:
Service / Path properties
Service / Path properties: topology
Service / Path properties: alarms
ToolTips for path creation
Icons: Port Connections, Path Wizard and Connection Assistant

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Creating an Ethernet Service with LCAS

The following description shows how to configure an Ethernet service using the Link
Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS). The following description uses two Surpass hiT7070
with Fast Ethernet cards.
Prerequisites
The following prerequisites must be met in the two NEs before you begin configuring the
LCAS in TNMS-Core/CDM:
-

Ethernet cards available.

Multiplex structure prepared, e.g., SDH signal subdivided into constituent PDH signals
as VC4(Mux)#1 and VC4(Mux)#2 configured with both TUG-3#1 into 21xTU-12. This is
configured in the NE Element Manager.

Added concatenation group, in this example, type LCAS VC12-nv and 2 members (TU12 1.1.1 and 1.1.2).

General Framing Procedure (GFP) group assigned, in this case ETH Port #1 as LCAS
VC12-2v #01.

In TNMS-Core/CDM the NEs must be created with Port Connections defined.

Configuring the Ethernet service with LCAS:

1. In the Network Management View window, click in the Service tab.
2. Right click in the first NE and then click Create Service in the context menu.
3. In the Path Wizard - Properties window, configure the service and path properties.
4. Click the Next button. This opens the Path Wizard - Define Topology window.
5. Drag-and-drop the NEs into the Port/TP A and Port/TP Z fields, and select the
VC12-2v LCAS group in the SDH Interface ports of the Ethernet cards.
6. Press the Add toolbar button to add the selected edges to the topology.
7. Chose Create Automatically when clicking Next. The autorouter searches a
corresponding path with the parameters defined in the Routing Options window.
These can be:
-

Routing Optimization (Least hops or cost factors).

Diverse Routing (NE Diverse, Cable diverse or Port Diverse).

General Settings

The path route is presented in the Path Wizard - Routing Results window.
8. Click the Activate toolbar button.
9. Create the Ethernet service between two Ethernet ports of the IFOFES-E cards.
In the Network Management View window Service tab, right click in the first NE
and then click Create Service in the context menu.
10. In the Path Wizard - Properties window, configure the service and path properties.
11. Drag-and-drop the NEs into the Port/TP A and Port/TP Z fields, and select the
Ethernet CTPs.
12. Click the Add toolbar button to add the selected edges to the topology.
13. Chose Create Automatically when clicking Next in the Path Wizard - Define
Topology window.
14. Click the Activate toolbar button to activate the service and then Close.
See Also
Creating a service
Deleting a service

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Service / Path properties: routing

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Performance Thresholds Configuration

The Performance Thresholds Configuration window allows you to configure the threshold
for the selected performance log.
You can access this window via: TNMS Client -> View -> Tables -> Performance Log
Buttons
Using the buttons at the top of the window you can:
-

Apply confirms your settings and leaves the window.

Close leaves the window.

Help displays help on this window.

This window has the following panels:

PMP Container
Displays the container that holds the Service / Path.
PMP Tree
Displays the PMPs associated with TPs which are used along the routes, and the PMPs
that belong to the NEs along the route between the path edges.
PMP List
The columns of the PMP list contain the description of the PM parameters and the actual
values of the Supervision for 15min and 24hour and the threshold values for 15minHigh,
15minLow and 24hour.
The columns are:
- Index
- Name
- Description
- Unit
- 15min
- Low
- High
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Subscribers
Listing subscribers
TNMS Client -> View -> Lists... opens a list window. Clicking on the Subscribers tab on
the left bottom displays the List of Subscribers window.
When opening the window, use the Request button to show the current contents of the list;
the list only contains a snapshot of the current database content and is not updated
automatically.
Use the Update button to update the list content.
Using the Print button you can print the list content according to the current filter and sort
settings.
For each Subscriber chosen from the list on the left the following Subscriber Information is
displayed:
-

Index
Counter for each subscriber.

Name
Name of the subscriber.

Organization
Organizational unit to which this subscriber belongs.

Contact Person
Support contact for the subscriber.

Address
Address of the subscriber.

Phone
Telephone number of the subscriber.

Fax
Fax number of the subscriber.

Email
E-mail address of the subscriber.

External ID
External ID of the subscriber (e.g. for an external database).

URL
URL of the subscriber (e.g. for accessing an external database via internet).

By right-clicking in the window, you can activate a context menu with the following
functions:
-

Subscriber Management
Opens the Subscriber Management window with a list of the created subscribers.

By left-clicking the column title, individual columns can be sorted in ascending or

descending order.
More information on filter and sort functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists
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Subscriber management
To add new subscribers or to manage existing subscribers switch to the Services mode.
Then open the Subscriber Management window using:
-

Configuration -> Subscribers...

Subscribers & Services -> Create Subscriber... (context menu)

Selection of a subscriber -> Subscriber Management...

The left area of the window displays a list of the subscribers set up so far. When a
subscriber is selected the associated data is displayed to the right of the entry.
You can perform the following actions:
-

Lists
Displays the list of subscribers.

Apply
Saves newly-created/modified data of a subscriber.

Edit
Edits, i.e. modifies data for the selected subscriber.

Add
Inserts a new subscriber into the subscriber list.

Delete
Deletes the selected subscriber.

Close
Closes the window.

You can specify the following data for a subscriber, the system merely asks you to specify
a unique subscriber name.
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Subscriber Name
Name of the subscriber, has to be unique within TNMS.
Value range: max. 63 characters

Organization
Name of the subscriber's organization or company.
Value range: max. 63 characters

Contact Person
Person by which the subscriber is supported.
Value range: max. 63 characters

Address
Address of the subscriber.
Value range: max. 63 characters

Phone
Telephone number of the subscriber.
Value range: Combination of digits 0 ... 9, / , +, - with a maximum of 63 characters

Fax
Fax number of the subscriber.
Value range: Combination of digits 0 ... 9, / , +, - with a maximum of 63 characters

Email
E-mail address of the subscriber.
Value range: A ... Z, a ... z, 0 ... 9, @, =, blank

ExternalID
The attribute can be used as a reference to an external database.

URL
The attribute can be used as a reference to a home page.

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TNMS server administration

Distributing TNMS Server time
To distribute the TNMS Server time to all reachable components, open the TNMS Client
and select Configuration -> Distribute Time... to open the window Distribute TNMS
Server Time. The window displays the current TNMS Server time
1. Confirm the date and time with Apply. The clocks of all reachable system components
and network elements are set to this time.
2. Click on Close to close the window.
Notes:
You must have administrator access for Windows XP Professional operating system to use
this function.
The time value can only be changed in TNMS SysAdmin. More information is provided in
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Universal objects
Creating and modifying a CC of a universal object
Open the UNO element manager in TNMS Core/CDM and complete one of the following
actions to open the Edit CC Properties window:
-

In order to create a new cross connection, choose Create CC from context menu of
the relevant TP in the tree pane. The Select TP Z (1) window is opened. The window
consists of the following information:
o

Port: Name of the currently selected port.

TP A: Name of the currently selected TP.

Tree Pane: Graphical overview of the UNO and its modules, TPs and
CCs.

Navigate through the tree pane, select the desired TP Z and confirm your selection
with OK.
-

In order to modify an existing cross connection, choose Edit TP Properties from the
context menu of the relevant TP in the tree pane.

Note: It is also possible to create CCs in UNOs automatically using TNMS Client and the
automatic routing feature. The possibility to add/remove a protection/worker to a CC
automatically is available.
You can specify the following attributes:
Parents
-

TP A
Displays the name of the previously selected TP A.

TP Z (1)
Displays the name of the previously selected TP Z (1).

TP Z (2)
Displays the name of the previously selected TP Z (2).

Add Protection
Depending on the selected Connection Type, this button is active. It opens the Select TP Z
(1) window for simple, add drop tail or add drop head protection.
Properties
-

Connection Type
Choose between UnprotectedBi, ProtectedUniHeadEnd, ProtectedUniTailEnd and
ProtectedBi.

Connectivity
Displays the cross connection type (static).

See also:
Element manager for universal objects
Configuring a universal object.
Creating and configuring a module of a universal object
Creating and configuring a port of a universal object
Creating and configuring a TP of a universal object

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Creating and modifying a module of a universal object

Open the UNO element manager and complete one of the following actions to open the
Edit Module Properties window:
-

In order to create a new module, choose Create Module from context menu of the
UNO net element in the tree pane.

In order to modify an existing module, choose Edit Properties from the context menu
of the relevant module in the tree pane.

You can specify the following attributes:

Module Name
-

Object Type
The object type (UNO Module) is inserted automatically and cannot be changed.

Location
-

Shelf Number
Enter a unique number for the slot shelf within the range from 1 to 65535.

Slot Number
Enter a unique number for the slot within the range from 1 to 65535. You can edit this
field at module creation only.

See also:
Configuring a universal object.
Creating and configuring a CC of a universal object
Creating and configuring a port of a universal object.
Creating and configuring a TP of a universal object
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Creating and modifying a port of a universal object

Open the UNO element manager and complete one of the following actions to open the
Edit Port Properties window:
-

In order to create a new port, choose Create Port from context menu of the relevant
module in the tree pane.

In order to modify an existing port, choose Edit Port Properties from the context menu
of the relevant port in the tree pane.

You can specify the following attributes:

Port Name
-

Object Type
Select the desired port from a list of possible ports. You can edit this field at port
creation only.

Service Type
The service type depends on the previously selected object type. You may modify this
field and choose from the following options: PDH, SDH, ATM, WDM, or Ethernet.

Interface Type
The interface type depends on the previously selected port description. You may
modify this field and choose from the following options: electrical, optical, or radio.

Location
-

NE Name
Displays the name of the UNO.

Shelf Number
Enter a unique number for the slot shelf within the range from 1 to 65535.

Slot Number
Enter a unique number for the slot within the range from 1 to 65535. You can edit this
field at module creation only.

Container Index
Enter a unique number for the port within the range from 1 to 65535 to be used as an
index.

Port Capabilities
You may choose from the following options:
-

Bundle NX: The port supports bundled SNCs.

Unidirection: The port supports unidirectional SNCs.

Protection: It is possible to create protected SNCs.

Transmitter: It is possible to create a unidirectional port. If this box is not checked, the
transmission direction will not be available. In TNMS Core/CDM it is not possible to
create a bidirectional connection to and from a unidirectional port.

Flexible: The port supports flexible SNCs.

Broadcast: The port supports a broadcast connection.

Port Connectable: It is possible to connect this port to another one.

Receiver: The port provides a receiver.

See also:
Element manager for universal objects
Configuring a universal object.
Creating and configuring a module of a universal object
Creating and configuring a TP of a universal object
Creating and configuring a CC of a universal object

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Creating and modifying a TP of a universal object

Open the UNO element manager and complete one of the following actions to open the
Edit TP Properties window:
-

In order to create a new termination point, choose Create TP from context menu of the
relevant port in the tree pane.

In order to modify an existing termination point, choose Edit TP Properties from the
context menu of the relevant port in the tree pane.

You can specify the following attributes:

TP Name
-

Object Type
Select the desired TP from a list of possible TPs. You can edit this field at TP creation
only.

Port
The port depends on the previously selected TP type and is inserted automatically.

Properties
-

TP Index
Enter a unique number for the TP within the range from 1 to 65535 to be used as an
index.
This field is editable in Create-Mode and in Display-Mode.

NxCount
Enter a unique number for concatenation within the range from 1 to 65535.

See also:
Element manager for universal objects
Configuring a universal object.
Creating and configuring a CC of a universal object
Creating and configuring a module of a universal object
Creating and configuring a port of a universal object

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Element manager for universal objects

To start the default element manager for universal objects in TNMS Core/CDM, open the
TNMS Client, go to the Network Plan and select Start UNO EM from the context menu of
the desired UNO.
In the tree view in the left part of this window, a hierarchical overview is provided of the
modules, ports, termination points and cross connections or subnetwork connections of the
universal object. Depending on the element selected in the tree, further information about
the selected element and its available subelements will be displayed in a list in the right
part of the window. For further information on the listed information, please refer to the
relevant topics on the configuration on the single elements.
By right-clicking in the list, you can activate a context menu in order to filter the list.
By left-clicking the column title, individual columns can be sorted in ascending or
descending order.
More information on filter and sort functions is provided in Setting filters and sorting lists
and Icons: Lists.
Each element in the tree view has a unique context menu. The UNO network element
context menu provides the following entries:
-

Create Module
Opens the Edit Module Properties window.

Write Access
Toggle between enforcing write access on the selected UNO (ticked) and releasing
write access (not ticked).

Edit Properties
Opens the Edit NE Properties window.

Import Data from XML File

Imports configuration data from an XML file to the UNO.

Export Data from XML File

Exports configuration data from the UNO to an XML file.

The module context menu provides the following entries:

-

Create Port
Opens the Edit Port Properties window.

Delete Module
Deletes the selected module.

Edit Properties
Opens the Edit Module Properties window.

The port context menu provides the following entries:

-

Create TP
Opens the Edit TP Properties window.

Delete Port
Deletes the selected port.

Edit Properties
Opens the Edit Port Properties window.

The TP context menu provides the following entries:

-

Create CC
Opens the Select TP window.

Delete TP
Deletes the selected termination point.

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Edit Properties
Opens the Edit TP Properties window.

The CC List context menu in TNMS Core/CDM provides the following entries:
-

Delete CC List
Deletes the selected cross connection list including all CCs.

The CC context menu provides the following entries:

-

Delete CC
Deletes the selected cross connection.

Edit Properties
Opens the Edit CC Properties window.

Go to
Jumps to the associated TP A, TP Z (1) or TP Z (2) in the tree view.

The SNC context menu provides the following entries:

-

Delete SNC
Deletes the selected subnetwork connection.

Edit Properties
Opens the Edit SNC Properties window.

All previously mentioned functions are also available via the menu bar. Additionally, the
menu bar provides the following entries:
Menu Bar
Item

Menu Entry

Function

File

Open XML

Open an XML file containing EM data.

Note:
The Open XML entry opens a new
instance of the EM only. This is not an
import of data. You have to select Apply
Data to write the data to the EM.

Apply Data

Apply your changes to the EM.

In order to display changes to the overview of the UNOs press the Refresh button in the
toolbar.
See also:
Creating and configuring a CC of a universal object
Creating and configuring a module of a universal object
Creating and configuring a port of a universal object
Creating and configuring a TP of a universal object

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Modifying a universal object

Start the UNO element manager and select Edit Properties from the context menu of the
UNO. The Edit NE Properties window will appear. You can specify the following
attributes:
-

Name
In this text field, you may enter a short description of the NE.

NE Type
You cannot change the NE Type. It is set when the NE is added via the DCN
Management in TNMS SysAdmin.

Location
Enter the location of your UNO.

Icon
In addition to the default UNO icon, you can select a different one from a list of 20
icons. Your selection will be displayed in the tree pane and Network Plan.

See also:
Element manager for universal objects
Creating and configuring a CC of a universal object
Creating and configuring a module of a universal object
Creating and configuring a port of a universal object.
Creating and configuring a TP of a universal object

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Glossary and Abbreviations

A
ACS

Actual Creation State.

Activate

When a DCN channel is activated under TNMS SysAdmin, contact to the

relevant network elements is established when the TNMS Server is started.
It is possible to activate / deactivate paths:
Activate paths: cross connections are created / alarm suppression settings
in NEs are adjusted.
Deactivate paths: cross connections belonging to this path alone are
removed / alarm suppression settings in NEs are adjusted.

Administrative state
The administration of managed objects operates independently of the
operability and usage of managed objects and is described by the
administrative state attribute, which has the following values:
Locked: The resource is administratively prohibited from performing services
for its users.
Unlocked: The resource is administratively permitted to perform services for
its users. This is independent of its inherent operability.
For path or server path, NE, port connections: Here the Admin State locked
means "exluded from routing". Only for these objects the Admin State can
be set explicitly and implicitly.
For MS Protection: locked, unlocked has the meaning of deactivated,
activated.
For PMP: locked, unlocked has the meaning of deactivated activated resp.
stopped, started.
For PM Log: Active, Standby has the meaning of started, stopped.
Administrative state type
Depending on whether a resource for a path has been locked by the
operator when creating the path or whether an underlying resource has
already been locked before e.g. when a server path is created that makes
use of a client path of which a port connection is locked, the following
administrative states for paths are defined:
implicitely locked: The path is running over a locked resource.
explicitely locked: The operator has set the administrative state to locked.
implicitely and explicitely locked: The path is running over a locked resource
and the operator has set the administrative state to locked.

B
BCM

Border Crossing Mode. Each TP, which is known at a given management

level, is part of the "border" of a multi layer subnetwork of that management
level. Regarding a connection of that management level, each connection
endpoint can be characterized, whether it crosses the multi layer
subnetwork border from outside to inside (BCM = entry), or it crosses the
border from inside to outside (BCM = exit).

BSHR

Bidirectional Self-Healing Ring.

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C
CC

Cross Connection
A cross connection is a special sub-network connection implemented by a
single switching network (switching matrix) inside one network element.
Note that as a special case even a cross connection can be a complete trail.
A cross connection is represented by an individual square in the graphical
path view, however, this square can contain several cross container
connections.

CTP

Connection Termination Point

Client Service Connections in adjacent transmission layers have a client/server

relationship, which is defined as follows. A trail in a server layer causes a
number (of at least one) of link connections in adjacent client layers, i.e.
client layers which are adapted to a server layer. This is illustrated by the
following diagram:

CDM

Cross Domain Manager

CMX

Cross Connect Multiplexer

Concatenation
Concatenation allows the transport of a tributary signal with a higher
bandwidth than the nominal path transport capacity (means higher than one
Virtual Container (VC). These concatenated signals can be used to
transport IP and ATM traffic, for example, over SDH/SONET. TNMS
Core/CDM supports contiguous and virtual concatenation of VC4-16c, VC464c, VC4-Xv (with X=28, 16, 64), VC3-2v, VC12-Xv (with X=221).
Contiguous concatenation means that e.g. X VC4 signals do not float
independently from each other in the STM-N frame. They are concatenated
to one VC4-Xc signal. That means that there is only one AU-4 pointer which
points to the first concatenated VC4. The path overhead (POH) is only valid
for the first VC4.
Virtual concatenation means that e.g. X VC4 signals float independently
from each other in the STM-N frame. They are concatenated virtually to one
VC-4-Xv signal. There are still X AU-4 pointers and X path overheads (POH)
valid for each VC4. The maximum delay between the first and the last VC4
must not exceed 125 ms.
CSD

Customer Services Directory

CTP

Connection Termination Point

D
DCN

Data Communications Network

Deactivate

The deactivated status of a DCN channel is useful for planning and

configuration. No attempt is then made, when the TNMS Server is started,
to establish a connection to associated network elements.

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DPRAM

Dual Port RAM

E
Element Manager
In order to get detailed information on network element layer the
Element Manager application associated with the corresponding network
element has to be started by the operator. Element Manager applications
give full access to all NE data and provide functionality for configuring and
controlling the behavior of the NE, requesting performance values and
alarms, backup and restore of configuration data and much more,
depending on the actual NE type.

F
FMX

Flexible Multiplexer

G
GCTP

Group Connection Termination Point

GFP

Generic Framing Procedure

GFPC

Generic Framing Procedure Channel

GFPG

Generic Framing Procedure Group

GMT

Greenwich Mean Time

GUI

Graphical User Interface

GTP

Group Termination Point

GTTP

Group Trail Termination Point

L
LAN

Local Area Network

LCT

Local Craft Terminal

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LL

Leased Lines

M
MIB

Management Information Base

Module

The module is a generalization of the network element hardware that

implements the functionality of the managed objects.

MLSN

Multi Layer Subnetwork

MSP

Multiplex Section Protection

MSN

Multi-Service Node
An MSN is an umbrella object which enables individual network elements to
be grouped together in a single manageable cluster.

N
NE

Network Element

NE container Symbol for grouping different elements into the User network.
NMS

Network Management System

NSAP

Network Service Access Point

NTL

Non Terminated Layer. All layers contained in this set are not terminated
within the Port / TP, i.e., for each layer in this set there is no standard TTP
which is embedded in the Port / TP object, only standard CTPs may be
embedded. In case of a Port or a terminated/terminable TP the set of nonterminated layers is the set of client layers supported by this Port / TP. In
this case these layers are not part of the Port / TP object itself, but are
supported by it.

O
Operational state
The operability of a resource is described by the operational state attribute
which has the following values:
Disabled: The resource is unable to provide service to the user and there is
some correction required.
Enabled: The resource is at least partially operational and available for use.
Unknown: The current operational state of the resource cannot be
determined (e.g. because of a DCN connection failure).
Protection disturbed: Indicates that a path-disabling alarm is located on the
inactive part of the route.
The operational state is supported by the following objects: network
element, port, cross connection, termination point, path, service.
The operational state is derived from the end-point alarms only (this applies
for paths only).
OSI

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OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) is a reference model for network

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(transport class 4 via a connection-less network service CLNS). The OSI
Stack implements the communication software for this transport layer.

P
PDH

Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy

Path

A path consists of path edges with the assumption, that a pair of path edges
have always a common route point. A path edge is a contiguous sequence
of route elements (RE). A Route Element has two endpoints on the same
layer which are connected and form a CC, a port connection or a server
path reference.

Path edge

A path is defined as a series of cross connections which allow data to flow

through the network from one defined access point to another. Further
attributes describe the type of data traffic, the direction, the path users and
the status management information.

Path (closed) Both endpoints are TTPs on the same layer, in a common sense this is a
trail which is monitored end to end.
Path (half-open)
One endpoint is a TTP, the other endpoint is a CTP, in a common sense this
is a half open trail which is not monitored end to end. (Monitored end to end
means: Supervisory for this path is provided in both directions).
Path (open)

Both endpoints are CTPs on the same layer, in a common sense this is a
SNC or LC/TC which is not monitored end to end.

PMP

Performance Measurement Point.

Port (virtual) Relates to the view on the TNMS Client interface:

For port connections covering a number of NE containers, a symbol for the
virtual port is shown for the network element which lies outside the NE
container currently shown.
Port connection
Physical port connection between two network elements which must be configured by a
user. Some NEs may provide what are known as 'internal port connections'
within one NE. These port connections are created automatically during NE
upload in accordance with the actual NE configuration, and do not need to
be created manually in the TNMS Client network plan.
If such internal port connections are modified or deleted during
reconfigurations of the NE (typically during changes of optical protection
configurations), they need to be deleted in TNMS by the operator.
Afterwards, a reinitialize of the NE needs to be done.
Internal port connections are accessible via the context menu "Port
Connections..." of the NE icon in the Network Management View ("Network
Editor" mode). The state "Stored in NE" indicates that this internal port
connection corresponds to the NE configuration. "Stored in NE = No"
indicates a mismatch between the true physical configuration and the
internal port connections stored in TNMS. A mismatch can result in wrongly
routed paths.
POTS

Plain Old Telephone Service. Data transmission from point to point for voice
data.

Protection

The quality of protection is expressed by the protection attribute, which may

have the following values:
unprotected: There is no protection for this path. A path of this type has only
two endpoints and no protected cross connection.

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End-to-end: The protection is completely enclosed inside this path. Paths of
this type have only one termination point at both ends. A path of this type
has only two endpoints and at least two protected cross connections.
half open: The protection is not completely enclosed inside this path. One
endpoint of the protection is not included in the path. There are one
termination point at one end and two termination points at the other end. A
path of this type has one endpoint at one end and at least two endpoints at
the other end.
open: The protection is not completely enclosed inside this path. None of
the endpoints of the protection is included in this path. There are two
endpoints at both ends. A path of this type has at least two endpoints at
each end.
Protection state
This can either be set to none (there is no protection for this path), working
(the path in question is the worker path) or protecting (the path in question is
the standby path).
P-Selector

Presentation selector (Q3 only) for network addressing.

Q
Q

Standardized management interface

QB3M

Driver for linking SDH network elements

QD2

Driver for linking PDH network elements

R
RCS

Required Creation State

RE

Route Element

S
SDH

Synchronous Digital Hierarchy

SDF

System Data Format

Service

A service links path-related information about one or more paths to

subscriber data and service-specific status management information.

SISA

Product designation (DCN): Supervisory and Information System for Local

and Remote Areas

SLR

Synchronous FO System (Regenerator)

SONET

Synchronous Optical Network

STM

Synchronous Transport Module

SMA

Synchronous Multiplexer Add/Drop

SNC

Subnetwork Connection

SNIF+

Service Network Interface +

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol

S-Selector

Session selector for network addressing.

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T
Task order

A task order is a request from one management system to another to

complete one or more operations. These operations may be performed
either manually or automatically.

TL

Terminated Layer. All layers contained in this set are terminated within the
Port / TP, i.e., for each layer in this set there is a standard TTP which is
embedded in the Port / TP object.

TMN

Telecommunications Management Network

TNMS

Telecommunication Network Management System

TP

Termination Point

Trail

A trail is a connection with terminated endpoints. In TNMS, this occurs:

either as a port connection where both endpoints are ports or as a path with
terminated endpoints where the endpoints are either ports, terminated TPs,
free terminable TPs or mapped TPs.
A mixture of these endpoint types is also possible.

T-Selector

Transport selector for network addressing.

TTP

Trail Termination Point

U
UNO

Universal Object
Universal objects enable the integration of unmanaged third-party NE
objects within TNMS. These NE objects can either represent a proxy for an
NE which is not supported by the TNMS Core/CDM system, or a different
device with restricted functionality, for example devices without supervising
interfaces (e.g. patch fields, ventilation systems, etc.).
Universal objects can be created, configured and deleted and included in
the network topology using port connections. For this purpose, modules and
ports can be created and deleted (but not modified) for universal objects
using the universal object element manager.
The resources defined for a universal object are stored persistently and are
secured during a database backup.
TIF alarms for a network element can be redirected to a universal object.

Usage state

The usage of a resource is described by the usage state attribute, which can
have one of the following values, not all of which are applicable to every
type of resource:
idle: The resource is currently not in use.
active: The resource is in use and has sufficient spare operating capacity to
provide for additional users simultaneously.
busy: The resource is in use and has no spare operating capacity at this
instant.
The usage state attribute is supported by the termination points.

User class

For access to TNMS Server functionality there are five user classes,
graduated according to the degree of access rights granted to the user. The
next-higher user class in each case has all the rights of the classes below it.

User network Network to be administered and defined by the user.

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V
VPN

Virtual Private Network

W
WAN

Wide Area Network

WDM

Wavelength Division Multiplex

X
XML

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secondary

A
abbreviations

access

127

severities

122, 124, 128, 258, 290

4, 5, 171, 178, 180

show

132, 142, 173, 193

acknowledge 116, 124, 126, 128, 142, 173,

193, 258

state

128, 258, 290

suppression

127, 207

acoustic signal

update

140, 142

ACS

134
49, 61, 226, 267, 270, 290

actual creation state

290

49, 61, 226, 267, 270,

add

168

application

TNMS Core

archive
automatic

79, 82, 165

118, 219, 225, 247, 277, 286

a new NE or subnetwork to a NE
container

168

alarm correlation

protection to a path automatically

277

path creation

protection to a path manually

278

protection

AddIn for RPR Manager

address

212, 245

311

automatic routing

219, 225

subscriber management

311
5

administrative state 38, 148, 158, 226, 238,

258, 267, 280, 288, 289, 290

B
background bitmap

169

changing the background bitmap

170

background block error

backup

performance logs

148, 158

bandwidth

port connections

258, 267

bidirectional

38, 280
209, 210

169, 170

assigning a background bitmap

paths & services 226, 238, 288, 289, 290

adopt

277

automatic router

310

protection

219, 225, 247, 286

19

list subscriber
administration user class

19, 118

155
79, 165
214, 255, 258, 286
214, 235

BSHR

279, 280, 283

actual route

209

cause

actual topology

210

channels

122, 128
143

Adopting the endpoints of a path bundle 252

DCN channels

141

alarm 5, 77, 79, 86, 116, 118, 122, 124, 126,

127, 128, 131, 132, 134, 136, 137,
138, 139, 140, 142, 173, 192, 193,
207, 258, 290

general channel properties

143

acknowledge

116, 128, 173, 258, 290

audible signal

134

Choose link connection

213

Client AddIn

19

Clone Edges

249

columns

29, 77, 78, 79, 81

cause

122, 128, 258, 290

concatenation

224, 290

class

122, 128, 258, 290

Concatenation

94

cleared
correlation

122, 124
118, 290

location

136, 258, 290

mask

127, 133, 290

primary

127, 290

print list

137

process

173, 193

refresh

173

configuration 2, 5, 24, 81, 82, 85, 161, 165,

313, 315, 316, 321
performance log
UNO
user class
confirm alarms

161
314, 315, 316, 318, 321
5
116

connect4, 5, 49, 81, 167, 178, 214, 231, 255,

257, 258, 267
port connection

255, 257, 258, 267

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connection assistant

214

contact person
cost factor

310, 311
244, 245, 255, 258, 267, 297

create219, 224, 247, 286, 314, 315, 316, 318

DCN status list

182

path

DWDM

203

E
edit port connections

258

electrical ports

203

element manager

214, 219

206, 319

for universal objects

319

starting

206

path container

218

performance log

148

ELI-SXEM

port connection

255

email

remote inventory list

182

EMOS-SLI

RIL

182

end port

267

service

286

errored second

155

synchronization data list

182

ethernet

307

UNO

314, 315, 316, 318

LCAS

307

Create

275, 279, 307

ports

203

service

307

BSHR or line protection

279

Ethernet Service with LCAS

307

VLAN assignment

275

creation states for paths

critical (alarm severity)
custom log

event

310, 311

49

type

124

exclude

74

74, 77, 81, 122, 133, 162, 165, 207

date

2, 5, 25, 81, 141, 142, 143,

199

NE from routing

195

export

85, 86

F
faults

194

DCN objects

25

DCN status list

182

delete

154, 172, 191, 258, 287

filter
Floating TPs

172

fonts

network elements

191

performance logs

154

port connections

258
167, 258

header error check

distribute TNMS Server time

194, 257
313

10
203
81

H
head end

properties

10

Greenwich Mean Time

178

155

98, 99, 101

generic physical interface

disconnect a NE from TNMS Core

logs

197

222

131, 132, 142, 173, 192, 193

29, 77, 79, 81, 131, 165

changing the fonts of a help topic

Disabled Paths

display22, 131, 132, 142, 155, 173, 192, 193,

194, 257

196

find NE

NE container

direction

310, 311

file transfer

287

214, 219, 235, 258, 286

81

fax

a service

294

162
195, 199, 288

locking/unlocking a NE

141
77, 313

DCN management

alarms

207

locking/unlocking a path or a service 288

Data Communications Network

destination NE

141

mask

DCN channel
147, 194

141

hybrid routing

214, 235
155
214, 219, 225, 235, 286

I
icons 22, 25, 29, 30, 34, 38, 42, 49, 59, 61,
75, 76, 79, 81
ID
identity

143, 144, 198

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Ientity

279

log full warning

148

indeterminate (alarm severity)

124

IP 4

modifying configuration settings for

performance logs

161

ISDN

203

network event log

162

L
layer

258, 267, 270, 283, 290

Layer Restrictions at Optical Protection 100

LCAS

307

LCT application

206

line protection

280

Line protection

279

Link detection view

262

list

74, 78, 86, 182

client paths

230

current alarm list

128

DCN objects

145

DCN status list

182

filter and sort icons in lists

29

paths

226

port connections

267

ports

264

print alarm list

137

protection groups

283

remote inventory list

182

setting filters for lists and logs

77

performance logs 148, 154, 155, 158, 161,

166
permanent logs

165

print preview for lists and logs

75

printing logs

76

setting filters and sorting lists

79

setting log columns

78

setting time filters for lists and logs

77

starting performance logs

166

stopping performance logs

166

system message log

81

viewing logs

82

logon

loopback

49, 104, 214, 235

M
maintenance user class

major (alarm severity)

124

manual routing

219, 225

measurement interval

148

menu bar

19

minor (alarm severity)

124

mode switching

17

subscribers

310

synchronization data list

182

technologies

106

configuration settings for performance

logs
161

termination points

270

path

231

transport layers

106

properties of a service

289

properties of MSP

280

subnetwork connection

231

universal object

321

localize reporting NE
location

128, 136, 290

122, 128, 148, 280

lock

199, 288

modify

161, 200, 231, 289, 321

a network element

199

Modify a path bundle

a path or a service

288

module

122

monitoring of tandem connection

122

MSN

25, 141

85

MSP

279, 280

creating performance log

148

deleting performance log

154

NE container168, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 177

displaying a performance log

155

NE distinctons

log
alarm log
configuring PLET

exporting logs using PLET

86

NetServer

general log management information

74

network editor

handling performance log

icons

158
29

253
162, 315, 316, 319
167

201
2, 25, 144
17

network element2, 25, 34, 42, 81, 138, 142, 143, 147, 168, 177
abbreviations

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add

168

address
alarms

label

290

manual path protection

278

138, 192, 193, 207

properties

290

connect to TNMS

178

protection

277, 278, 284, 285

delete

191

remove path protection automatically 284

disconnect from TNMS

178

remove path protection manually

285

exclude

286

rerouting

244

gateway software

routing

297

glossary

topology

302

LCT application

206

under test

234

NE initializing

143

path bundles

248, 249, 250, 252, 253, 254

NE location

198

path creation states

NE name

198

Path_Overhead Monitoring

NE type

198

PDH

path overhead monitoring

233

PDH ports

resynchronize

147, 177

network event log

162

exporting logs using PLET

86

general log management information

74

network event log

162

permanent logs

165

viewing logs

82

network management view

15

not acknowledged

124

notification log

74

O
object

192

type

122, 128, 162

operational state

258, 286, 290

operator input log

74, 79, 82

optical ports

203

Optical Transmission Section port

203

organization

310, 311

P
password
path

3, 4
219, 296

alarm

294

automatic path protection

277

create

219

delete

221

disabled

222

49
233
2
203

performance log 91, 148, 154, 155, 158, 161,

166
performance management 5, 74, 82, 85, 86,
165
path overhead monitoring

233

performance measurement point

permanent logs

148

74, 79, 87, 165

phone

310, 311

PLET

85, 86

PMP

148

PMP Configuration

91

pointer justification
port

155
79, 203, 270, 286, 316

port connection

255, 257, 258, 267

port label

264

port types

203

primary alarm

127

print

11, 75, 76, 137

alarm list

137

help topic

11

logs

76

preview

75

probable cause
programs
TNMS Core application

192
2
2

properties 25, 143, 144, 174, 194, 198, 257,

280, 289

handling server paths and client paths 224

channel properties

143

history

MSP properties

280

icons
Info

296

295
61
296

NE containers properties

174, 280

NE properties

194, 198

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NetServer properties

144

retry interval

port connection properties

257

routing195, 209, 212, 225, 239, 244, 245, 297

Properties of a NE container

176

RPR Manager AddIn

protection

277, 278, 280, 285

144
19

administrative state

226

cross connection

226

Scalable Ethernet Paths & Generic

Framing Procedure

layer

226

schedule

list

226

Schedulling

operational state

226

scope

protecting port

214

SDF-file type

protection state

226

SDH

provisioning state

226

secondary alarm

scope

226

security

service

226

server

subscriber

226

service
61, 214, 247, 258, 286, 287, 288,
289, 296

Protection

279

provisioning state

258, 290

Q
QB3

141

QD2-SISA

141

R
raised alarm
RCS

122
49, 61, 226, 267, 270, 290

reboot

redirect alarms

138, 192

refresh alarm information

140

reinitialize

204

Release Required Resources

243

Remote Inventory List

182

remove

154, 221, 284, 285, 287

85, 86
305
5, 79, 267, 270, 283, 310
79
2

4, 313

create

214, 224, 286

icons

61

Info

296

information

290

label

290

list

290

lock

288

modify

289

properties

289, 290, 294, 295, 297, 302

remove

287

scheduling

305

unlock

288

Service / Path properties info

Services and subscribers tree view
severity

221

a service

287

path protection automatically

284

alarms

path protection manually

285

log

performance logs

154

NE container

276

port connection

required creation state 49, 61, 226, 267, 270,

290
rerouting a path
reset all filters
restore riginal filter sequence
resynchronize

244
79
79, 165
147, 177, 204

data

204

data of a DCN channel

147

data of an NE container

177

127
3, 74, 82

a path

Remove VLAN Assignment

101

296
61

25, 81, 122, 128

show 15, 22, 131, 132, 142, 155, 173, 175,

192, 193, 257
131, 132, 173, 193
155
173, 175
257

SNMP
sort

141
29, 79, 81, 131, 165

source
source NE
source type
SQL
standard logs
start
network element manager

258, 286
258, 286
81
85
165
166, 206
206

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performance logs

166

port

267

state

25, 81, 82, 124, 128, 198

subscriber

106

U
unavailable second

155

166

unconnected endpoint

214

168, 200

unconnected startpoint

214

unidirectional

214

stop performance logs

subnetwork

Transport Layers

258, 290, 310, 311

supervision user class

Support of Loopbacks

104

universal object 25, 141, 314, 315, 316, 318,

319, 321

17

universal subnetwork object25, 141, 319, 321

surveillance mode
symbols

25, 29, 34, 38, 42, 49, 61

Synchronization data list

synchronous

unlock

199, 288

182

a network element

199

203

a path or a service

288

system message log 74, 79, 81, 82, 86, 165

unmanaged path

15, 49, 211, 221, 224

UNO 25, 141, 314, 315, 316, 318, 319, 321

T
tables

74, 81, 82, 165

update alarm information

140

user

2, 3, 4, 5, 198

tail end

214

tandem connection monitoring

167

change password

Technologies

106

class

termination point

270

name

318

property page general NE

creating a TP of a universal object

94

USO

listing

270

modifying a TP of a universal object

318

port an TP filter settings

273

group termination points

time

4, 77, 79, 81, 82, 85, 86, 143, 313

TNMS CDM

5, 25, 141

user class

TNMS Client 2, 3, 5, 18, 19, 24, 25, 74, 81,

82, 165, 194, 313

4
198

25, 141, 319, 321

view 15, 22, 131, 132, 142, 155, 173, 192,

193, 257
alarms

131, 132, 142, 173, 192, 193

disabled path

222

logs

155

options
properties

22
143, 144, 174, 194, 257, 290

virtual path identifier

214

2, 4, 5, 25, 74, 81, 141, 313

VPI

214

TNMS SysAdmin2, 3, 5, 74, 81, 82, 194, 313

TNMS Core
TNMS Server

2, 5

ToolTips for path creation

247

TOPAT

87, 88, 91

topology
TP
transfer data

298

WDM

124
2

87

Windows XP

87, 88

working port

214

210, 214, 235, 302

wrap around

148

write access to a NE

180

TOPAT - General Information

TOPAT Main Window

warning (alarm severity)

49, 235
196