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Telesyn Service Guide (Optimizing Video Services)
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3.3.6 Maintenance
3.3.6.1 Logs
3.3.6.1.1 Multicast Logs
Table 3-17 lists the log messages associated with the multicast limits in the Telesyn product.
3.3.6.1.2 FE and FX Port Logs
These are the logs generated by the system. The log messages show that the system has discovered a problem
and is trying to fix the problem by disabling and enabling the port to retrain the link
Figure 3-5 shows samples of the three log messages, while Table 3-18 describes the messages.
FIGURE 3-5 FE and FX Port Log
TABLE 3-17 Multicast Logs
Log Message Meaning Action / Reference
High Water Mark per Card
Exceeded
The card is coming close to the IGMP group limit. The
default is 20.
No action is required,
although this is a warning.
Channel Limit per Card
Exceeded
The IGMP group limit per card set with the SET
IGMPSNOOPING CARD (slot) MCASTGROU-
PLIMIT has been exceeded. The default is 25.
There are too many devices
requesting multicast chan-
nels on this card.
High Water Mark per Card
Cleared
The IGMP group limit per card has dropped below the
high water mark.
No action is required, this is
information.
MAC Limit per Port
Exceeded
The maximum number of multicast devices per port
has been exceeded.
Contact the subscriber.
Group Limit per MAC
(device) Exceeded
The subscriber device is requesting more channels than
allowed.
Check for an STB malfunc-
tion and/or contact sub-
scriber.
TABLE 3-18 Fast ethernet and Fiber-based Port Logs
Log Message Meaning Action / Reference
Loss of Link The port is no longer receiving a signal from the far end equip-
ment. This log is normally generated following a Loss of Signal.
The connections or far-end
equipment could be at fault.
* PORT003 2003-08-04 04:44:23 2390 FAULT Location: Slot: 17 Port: 11 De-
scription: Port Fault Set Reason Code: Loss Of Link