Operator's Manual

Description of the Control Module CI Wireless Inc.
MirrorCell Select CDR812 Manual
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Rev. X1
6.11.2 Alarm Formats
Each alarm source has additional parameters sent with the alarm to the OMC, such as
the severity of the alarm, the class of alarm, alarm attributes, and in some cases a textual
description of the alarm. The message formats of the alarms sent to the repeater are
described in the table below. These message formats apply to DataCall communications.
Message Field Format Description
Repeater ID XX-YY-ZZZZ ID of the repeater generating the message.
Message number NNNNN Number of the message from the repeater.
Message type ALARM Indicates either an alarm or end of alarm.
Date DDMMYY Day, month, and year of when the alarm was detected.
Time HHMMSS Hour, minute, and second when the alarm was detected.
Argument SZU, SZD,… Code for the alarm source; refer to section 6.11.3 for a description
of the alarm sources within the repeater.
Severity CC An abbreviation for the severity of the alarm.
CR = Critical
MA = Major
MI = Minor
WA = Warning
CL = Cleared
Depending on the alarm source, the alarm has different severity
classifications. When an end of alarm is sent, the severity is CL.
See section 6.11.3 for the severity of the different alarms.
Class CC Abbreviation for the kind of alarm.
CO = Communication alarm
EN = Environmental alarm
QS = Quality of service alarm
PR = Processing alarm
EQ = Equipment alarm
See section 6.11.3 for the severity of the different alarms.
Parameter C The attribute for the different alarms.
1 = Error
0 = OK
See section 6.11.3 for the severity of the different alarms.
Additional CC..CC Some alarm messages contain additional information for the
Information alarms sent.
Example of an alarm format: (the message fields are separated with blanks)
17-42-4711 00023 ALARM 250697 145135 DOO CR EQ 1
The above alarm indicates a door alarm from repeater 17-42-4711; CR means it is
critical; and the 1 means it is an error condition.