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Table 16-1 describes the information displayed for DWDM. 
Table 16-1 DWDM Properties in Physical Inventory
Field Description
Location Physical interface using the format rack/slot/module/port where: 
rack is the chassis number of the rack.
slot is the physical slot number of the line card.
module is the module number. A physical layer interface module 
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Viewing G.709 Properties
The Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) Recommendation G.709 provides a 
standardized method for transparently transporting services over optical wavelengths end to end. A 
significant component of G.709 is the FEC code that improves performance and extends the distance that 
optical signals can span. 
To view G.709 properties: 
Step 1In the Vision client,...

  
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Figure 16-2 DWDM G709 Properties Window—Example 1 
Figure 16-3 shows the tabs that are displayed for devices such as the Cisco 7600 series, where the ODU 
Alert Counters tab is displayed, but the ODU TTI and OTU TTI tabs are not displayed. 

  
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Figure 16-3 DWDM G709 Properties Window —Example 2
Table 16-2 describes the fields that are displayed above the tabs in the G709 Info Properties window.
Table 16-2 DWDM G709 Properties Window
Field Description
Location Physical interface using the format rack/slot/module/port where: 
rack is the chassis number of the rack.
slot is the physical slot number of the line card.
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OTU Alarms
OTU Alarm Reporting 
Enabled forThe types of alarms enabled for reporting: 
AIS—Alarm indication signal (AIS) alarms. 
BDI—Backward defect indication (BDI) alarms. 
BEI—Backward error indication (BEI) alarms.
BIP—Bit interleaved parity (BIP) alarms.
FECMISMATCH—FEC mismatch alarms.
IAE—Incoming alignment error (IAE) alarms. 
LOF—Loss of frame (LOF) alarms. 
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Step 4To view additional G.709 properties, click the required tab. Table 16-3 describes the information 
displayed in each tab. The information that is displayed depends on the selected network element.
OTU Alerts
OTU Alert Reporting 
Enabled forThe types of alerts enabled for reporting: 
SD-BER—Section Monitoring (SM) bit error rate (BER) is in excess 
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OTU Alert Counters Tab
Type Type of OTU alert, such as SD-BER or SF-BER.
Threshold Threshold set for the type of alert.
Counter Number of alerts reported for each alert type. A value of -1 indicates that no 
value has been set up.
ODU Alarm Counters Tab
Type Type of ODU alarm, such as AIS or BDI. 
Counter  Number of alarms reported for each alarm type.
OTU TTI Tab
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Step 5To close the G709 Info Properties window, click the upper right corner.
Viewing Performance Monitoring Configuration
Performance monitoring parameters are used to gather, store, set thresholds for, and report performance 
data for early detection of problems. Thresholds are used to set error levels for each performance 
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Figure 16-4 Client DWDM PM Settings Properties Window 
Table 16-4 describes the information displayed above the tabs in the Client DWDM PM Settings 
Properties window and in each of the tabs.
Table 16-4 Client DWDM PM Settings Properties Window and Tabs
Field Description
Interval Type The performance monitoring interval, either 15 minutes or 24 hours.
Location Physical...

  
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Optics PM Settings Tab
Type Optics performance monitoring parameter being tracked:
LBC—Laser bias current.
OPR—Optical power on the unidirectional port.
OPT—Transmit optical power in dBm. 
Max Threshold Maximum threshold configured for the parameter. 
Max TCA If enabled, indicates a TCA is generated if the value of the parameter exceeds the maximum 
threshold during the...