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Cisco Media Gateway Manager 5.0 User Guide
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Chapter6 Configuring Hardware
How Do I Create or Modify APS?
Note Table 6-27 describes fields in the Sonet Line APS tab.
For a description of all buttons within this tab, see section 6.2.3 Navigating Within Tables, page
6-9.
Table 6-14 Field Descriptions for the Sonet Line APS Tab
Field Name Description
Working Bay Working bay number.
Working Line Working line number.
Protection Slot Protection slot number.
Protection Bay Protection bay number.
Protection Line Protection line number.
APS Mode Configures APS architecture mode on the working/protection line pairs.
Active Line Indicates which line is active.
Signal Fault BER Contains the bit error rate threshold for signal fault detection on the working
line.
Signal Degrade BER Contains the bit error rate threshold for signal degrade detection on the
working line.
Switch Back Time
(minutes)
Contains interval (in minutes) to wait before attempting to switch back to the
working line.
Switching Direction Configures the switching direction supported by this APS line.
APS Revertive Configures the APS revertive or non-revertive option.
APS Operational
Direction
Shows the actual APS direction that is implemented on the Near End terminal.
APS Operational
Mode
Shows the actual APS architecture mode that is implemented on the Near End
terminal.
Channel Protocol Allows configuration of APS channel protocol to be implemented at the Near
End terminal.
Line Failure Status APS line failure status.
Line Switch Reason APS line switch reason.
Working Section Indicates which working section is the APS primary section.