User Guide
DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 5
Maintenance and Test for R5vs/si 
555-230-123
Issue 1
April 1997
Maintenance Object Repair Procedures 
Page 10-1110PMS-LINK (Property Management System Link) 
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b. The Link Retry Test (#215) fails. The Aux Data field contains either the 
Channel ID of Data Channels on Network Control circuit pack (that is, 3 for 
Channel 01, 4 for Channel 02, 5 for Channel 03, 6 for Channel 04) or an 
Error Type of 99 indicating no data channels are available for setting up 
the link, or an Error Type of 255 for the internal system error generated 
upon initialization or power-up. Refer to the ‘‘
Procedures for Restoring the 
PMS Link’’ section for resolution.
c. The PMS physical link is down due to the following causes: cable to the 
PMS device is disconnected; the PMS device is powered off; or the data 
extension to which the PMS device connects has been busied out. The 
Aux Data field contains the Channel ID of Data Channels on Network 
Control circuit pack (that is, 3 for Channel 01, 4 for Channel 02, 5 for 
Channel 03, 6 for Channel 04) or an Error Type of 255 for the internal 
system error generated upon initialization or power-up. Check the 
connectivity of wire and cable among wall jacket, data module, and the 
PMS device. Enter status data <extension> and verify that the data 
extension of the PMS device is in in-service/idle state. If the data extension 
is not available, then refer to the ‘‘
Procedures for Restoring the PMS Link’’ 
section for recommended repair strategy.
d. No communication between DEFINITY Generic 1 or Generic 3iV2 and 
PMS for a period of time (the time is specified in "system hospitality" 
administration). The PMS Link is torn down. To clear this error, refer to the 
‘‘
Procedures for Restoring the PMS Link’’ section.
e. The link was taken down because the switch could not receive an 
incoming message from the PMS. The message from the PMS repeatedly 
had corrupted data or the switch received requests for acknowledgment 
but never received a message to be processed. If this error type recurs 
frequently (that is, more than once a month), then advise the customer to 
call the vendor of the PMS to check out the PMS device. Once the PMS 
Link is successfully established, this error disappears from the Hardware 
Error Log.
f. The link was taken down because the switch could not send an outgoing 
message. The message, which was sent but not acknowledged, was 
flushed. If this error type recurs frequently (that is, more than once a 
month), then advise the customer to call the vendor of the PMS to check 
out the PMS device. Once the PMS Link is successfully established, this 
error disappears from the Hardware Error Log.
g. The PMS has been busied out for maintenance at the request of the PMS. 
The PMS Link is torn down. The reason code (N), if present, is that 
supplied by the PMS in the request message. If this error type recurs 
frequently (that is, more than once a month), then advise the customer to 
call the vendor of the PMS to check out the PMS device. Once the PMS 
Link is successfully established, this error disappears from the Hardware 
Error Log. No alarm is raised against this error.
h. PBX buffer overflows due to either heavy call traffic or PMS protocol 
message rate being faster than the PMS/PBX protocol specifications 
allow. The PMS Link is torn down. PMS Link maintenance software waits 










