Specifications

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Cisco ONS 15454 and Cisco ONS 15327 TL1 Command Guide, R3.3
May 2002
Chapter 4 TL1 Command Components
Parameter Types
4.2.16.2 VT1_5 for ONS 15327
Virtual termination AIDs
4.3 Parameter Types
This section provides a description of all message parameter types defined for the TL1 messages used
in the ONS 15454 and ONS 15327. The TL1 message descriptions frequently refer to this section.
4.3.1 ATAG Description
The ATAG is used for message sequencing. The number is incremented by one for each autonomous
message sent by the NE. The ONS 15454 and ONS 15327 use whole numbers 0000 to 9999.
4.3.2 CTAG Description
The CTAG is included in each command by the user and is repeated by the
NE in the response to allow the user to associate the command and response messages.
Note The valid values for a CTAG are strings of up to 6 characters comprised of identifiers (alphanumeric,
beginning with a letter) or decimal numerals (a string of decimal digits with an optional non-trailing “.”).
4.3.3 TID Description
The TID is the name of the NE where the command is addressed. TID is the Telcordia name for the
system.
Table 4-37 VT1_5 for ONS 15327
Pattern Description
ALL All the VT cross connections of the NE. This <ALL>
AID is only used for the RTRV-CRS-VT1 command.
VT1-{5-6}-{1-2}-{1-7}-{1-4} DS1 on XTC card VT AID set
VT1-{5-6}-{1-3}-{1-7}-{1-4} DS3 on XTC card VT AID Set
VT1-{1-4}-{1-12}-{1-7}-{1-4} OC3 and OC12 card VT AID set
VT1-{1-4}-{1-48}-{1-7}-{1-4 OC48 card VT AID set