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Performance Monitoring
Note The terms "Unidirectional Path Switched Ring" and "UPSR" may appear in Cisco literature. These terms
do not refer to using Cisco ONS 15xxx products in a unidirectional path switched ring configuration.
Rather, these terms, as well as "Path Protected Mesh Network" and "PPMN," refer generally to Cisco's
path protection feature, which may be used in any topological network configuration. Cisco does not
recommend using its path protection feature in any particular topological network configuration.
Performance monitoring (PM) parameters are used by service providers to gather, store, set thresholds,
and report performance data for early detection of problems. In this chapter, PM parameters and concepts
are defined for electrical cards, Ethernet cards, and optical cards in the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH.
For information about enabling and viewing PM values, refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure
Guide.
Chapter topics include:
•15.1 Threshold Performance Monitoring, page 15-1
•15.2 Intermediate-Path Performance Monitoring, page 15-2
•15.3 Pointer Justification Count Performance Monitoring, page 15-3
•15.4 Performance Monitoring for Electrical Cards, page 15-3
•15.5 Performance Monitoring for Ethernet Cards, page 15-14
•15.6 Performance Monitoring for Optical Cards, page 15-21
•15.7 Performance Monitoring for the Fiber Channel Card, page 15-54
•15.8 Performance Monitoring for DWDM Cards, page 15-57
Note For additional information regarding PM parameters, refer to ITU G.826, and Telcordia documents
GR-820-CORE, GR-499-CORE, and GR-253-CORE.
15.1 Threshold Performance Monitoring
Thresholds are used to set error levels for each PM parameter. You can set individual PM threshold
values from the Cisco Transport Controller (CTC) card view Provisioning tab. For procedures on
provisioning card thresholds, such as line, path, and SDH thresholds, refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH
Procedure Guide.

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15.2 Intermediate-Path Performance Monitoring
During the accumulation cycle, if the current value of a performance monitoring parameter reaches or
exceeds its corresponding threshold value, a threshold crossing alert (TCA) is generated by the node and
displayed by CTC. TCAs provide early detection of performance degradation. When a threshold is
crossed, the node continues to count the errors during a given accumulation period. If 0 is entered as the
threshold value, the performance monitoring parameter is disabled.
Change the threshold if the default value does not satisfy your error monitoring needs. For example,
customers with a critical E1 installed for 911 calls must guarantee the best quality of service on the line;
therefore, they lower all thresholds so that the slightest error raises a TCA.
15.2 Intermediate-Path Performance Monitoring
Intermediate-path performance monitoring (IPPM) allows transparent monitoring of a constituent
channel of an incoming transmission signal by a node that does not terminate that channel. Many large
ONS 15454 SDH networks only use line terminating equipment (LTE), not path terminating equipment
(PTE). Table 15-1 shows ONS 15454 SDH cards that are considered LTE.
Software Release 3.0 (R3.0) and later allows LTE cards to monitor near-end PM data on individual
high-order paths by enabling IPPM. After enabling IPPM provisioning on the line card, service providers
can monitor high-order paths that are configured in pass-through mode on an ONS 15454 SDH operating
in SDH AU4 mode, thus making troubleshooting and maintenance activities more efficient.
IPPM occurs only on high-order paths that have IPPM enabled, and TCAs are raised only for PM
parameters on the IPPM enabled paths. The monitored IPPM parameters are HP-EB, HP-BBE, HP-ES,
HP-SES, HP-UAS, HP-ESR, HP-SESR, and HP-BBER.
Note The E1 card and STM-1 card can monitor far-end IPPM. For all other cards listed in Table 15-1, far-end
IPPM is not supported. However, SDH path PM parameters can be monitored by logging into the far-end
node directly.
The ONS 15454 SDH performs IPPM by examining the overhead in the monitored path and by reading
all of the near-end path PM values in the incoming direction of transmission. The IPPM process allows
the path signal to pass bidirectionally through the node completely unaltered.
Table 15-1 Line Terminating Equipment (LTE)
Electrical LTE
STM1E-12 —
Optical LTE
OC3 IR 4/STM1 SH 1310 OC3 IR/STM1 SH 1310-8
OC12 IR/STM4 SH1310 OC12 LR/STM4 LH1310
OC12 LR/STM4 LH 1550 OC12 IR/STM4 SH 1310-4
OC48 IR/STM16 SH AS 1310 OC48 LR/STM16 LH AS 1550
OC48 ELR/STM16 EH 100 GHz OC192 SR/STM64 IO 1310
OC192 IR/STM64 SH 1550 OC192 LR/STM64 LH 1550
OC192 LR/STM64 LH ITU 15xx.xx TXP_MR_10G
MXP_2.5G_10G —

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15.3 Pointer Justification Count Performance Monitoring
For detailed information about specific IPPM parameters, locate the card name in the following sections
and review the appropriate definition.
15.3 Pointer Justification Count Performance Monitoring
Pointers are used to compensate for frequency and phase variations. Pointer justification counts indicate
timing errors on SDH networks. When a network is out of sync, jitter and wander occurs on the
transported signal. Excessive wander can cause terminating equipment to slip.
Slips cause different effects in service. Voice service has intermittent audible clicks. Compressed voice
technology has short transmission errors or dropped calls. Fax machines lose scanned lines or experience
dropped calls. Digital video transmission has distorted pictures or frozen frames. Encryption service
loses the encryption key causing data to be transmitted again.
Pointers provide a way to align the phase variations in VC4 payloads. The VC4 payload pointer is located
in the H1 and H2 bytes of the AU pointers section and is a count of the number of bytes the VC4 path overhead
(POH) J1 byte is away from the H3 byte, not including the section overhead bytes. Clocking differences are
measured by the offset in bytes from the pointer to the first byte of the VC4 POH called the J1 byte.
Clocking differences that exceed the normal range of 0 to 782 can cause data loss.
There are positive (PPJC) and negative (NPJC) pointer justification count parameters. PPJC is a count
of path-detected (PPJC-Pdet) or path-generated (PPJC-Pgen) positive pointer justifications. NPJC is a
count of path-detected (NPJC-Pdet) or path-generated (NPJC-Pgen) negative pointer justifications
depending on the specific PM name.
A consistent pointer justification count indicates clock synchronization problems between nodes. A
difference between the counts means the node transmitting the original pointer justification has timing
variations with the node detecting and transmitting this count. Positive pointer adjustments occur when
the frame rate of the POH is too slow in relation to the rate of the VC4.
You must enable PPJC and NPJC performance monitoring parameters for LTE cards. See Table 15-1 on
page 15-2 for a list of Cisco ONS 15454 SDH LTE cards. In CTC, the count fields for PPJC and NPJC
PM parameters appear white and blank unless they are enabled on the card view Provisioning tab.
For detailed information about specific pointer justification count PM parameters, locate the card name
in the following sections and review the appropriate definition.
15.4 Performance Monitoring for Electrical Cards
The following sections define performance monitoring parameters for the E1-N-14, E1-42, E3-12, and
DS3i-N-12 electrical cards.
15.4.1 E1-N-14 Card and E1-42 Card Performance Monitoring Parameters
Figure 15-1 on page 15-4 shows the signal types that support near-end and far-end PM parameters for
the E1-N-14 card and the E1-42 card.

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15.4.1 E1-N-14 Card and E1-42 Card Performance Monitoring Parameters
Figure 15-1 Monitored Signal Types for the E1-N-14 Card and E1-42 Card
Figure 15-2 shows where overhead bytes detected on the application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs)
produce performance monitoring parameters for the E1-N-14 card.
Note The E1-42 card uses the same PM read points. The only difference from the Figure 15-2 is that the
number of ports on the E1-42 equal 42.
Figure 15-2 PM Read Points on the E1-N-14 Card
The PM parameters for the E1-N-14 card and E1-42 card are described in Table 15-2 on page 15-5
through Table 15-4 on page 15-6.
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E1 STM16
Fiber
Near End
E1 Signal
CRC4 Framing Path PMs Near + Far End Supported
ONS 15454
SDH
E1STM16
Far End
E1 Signal
VC-12 Low-Order Path PMs Near End Supported
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LIU
Framer
BTC
Tx/Rx
Cross-Connect
Card STM-N
CV-L
ES-L
SES-L
Rx P-EB
Rx P-BBE
Rx P-ES
Rx P-SES
Rx P-UAS
Rx P-ESR
Rx P-SESR
Rx P-BBER
Tx P-EB
Tx P-BBE
Tx P-ES
Tx P-SES
Tx P-UAS
Tx P-ESR
Tx P-SESR
Tx P-BBER
E1 Side
Low-
Order
Path
Level
SDH Side
LP-EB
LP-BBE
LP-ES
LP-SES
LP-UAS
LP-ESR
LP-SESR
LP-BBER
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15.4.1 E1-N-14 Card and E1-42 Card Performance Monitoring Parameters
Table 15-2 Line PM Parameters for the E1-N-14 Card and E1-42 Card, Near-End
Parameter Definition
Note SDH path PMs do not increment unless IPPM is enabled. See the “15.2 Intermediate-Path
Performance Monitoring” section on page 15-2.
E1 CV-L Code Violation Line (CV-L) indicates the number of coding violations
occurring on the line. This parameter is a count of bipolar violations
(BPVs) and excessive zeros (EXZs) occurring over the accumulation
period.
E1 ES-L Errored Seconds Line (ES-L) is a count of the seconds containing one or
more anomalies (BPV + EXZ) and/or defects (loss of signal) on the line.
E1 SES-L Severely Errored Seconds Line (SES-L) is a count of the seconds
containing more than a particular quantity of anomalies (BPV + EXZ >
2048) and/or defects on the line.
E1 LOSS-L Line Loss of Signal (LOSS-L) is a count of one-second intervals
containing one or more LOS defects.
Table 15-3 Transmit and Receive CEPT and CRC4 Framing Path PM Parameters
for the Near-End and Far-End E1-N-14 Cards and E1-42 Cards
Parameter Definition
Note Under the Provisioning > Threshold tab, the E1-N-14 card and the E1-42 card have
user-defined thresholds for the E-1 Rx path PM parameters. In the Threshold tab, they are
displayed as EB, BBE, ES, SES, and UAS without the Rx prefix.
E1 (Tx or Rx) P-EB Path Errored Block (P-EB) indicates that one or more bits are in error
within a block.
E1 (Tx or Rx) P-BBE Path Background Block Error (P-BBE) is an errored block not occurring
as part of an SES.
E1 (Tx or Rx) P-ES Path Errored Second (P-ES) is a one-second period with one or more
errored blocks or at least one defect.
E1 (Tx or Rx) P-SES Path Severely Errored Seconds (P-SES) is a one-second period containing
30 percent or more errored blocks or at least one defect; SES is a subset
of ES.
E1 (Tx or Rx) P-UAS Receive Path Unavailable Seconds (E1 Rx P-UAS) is a count of
one-second intervals when the E-1 path is unavailable on the signal
receive end. The E-1 path is unavailable when ten consecutive SESs occur.
The ten SESs are included in unavailable time. After the E-1 path becomes
unavailable, it becomes available when ten consecutive seconds occur
with no SESs. The ten seconds with no SESs are excluded from
unavailable time.
Transmit Path Unavailable Seconds (E1 Tx P-UAS) is a count of
one-second intervals when the E-1 path is unavailable on the transmit end
of the signal. The E-1 path is unavailable when ten consecutive SESs
occur. The ten SESs are included in unavailable time. After the E-1 path
becomes unavailable, it becomes available when ten consecutive seconds
occur with no SESs. The ten seconds with no SESs are excluded from
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E1 (Tx or Rx) P-AISS AIS Seconds Path (P-AISS) is a count of one-second intervals containing
one or more AIS defects.
E1 (Tx or Rx) P-ESR Path Errored Second Ratio (P-ESR) is the ratio of errored seconds to total
seconds in available time during a fixed measurement interval.
E1 (Tx or Rx) P-SESR Path Severely Errored Second Ratio (P-SESR) is the ratio of SES to total
seconds in available time during a fixed measurement interval.
E1 (Tx or Rx) P-BBER Path Background Block Error Ratio (P-BBER) is the ratio of BBE to total
blocks in available time during a fixed measurement interval. The count
of total blocks excludes all blocks during SESs.
Table 15-4 VC-12 Low-Order Path PM Parameters for the Near-End and Far-End E1-N-14 Cards
and E1-42 Cards
Parameter Definition
LP-EB Low-Order Path Errored Block (LP-EB) indicates that one or more bits
are in error within a block.
LP-ES Low-Order Path Errored Second (LP-ES) is a one-second period with one
or more errored blocks or at least one defect.
LP-SES Low-Order Path Severely Errored Seconds (LP-SES) is a one-second
period containing greater than or equal to 30 percent errored blocks or at
least one defect. SES is a subset of ES.
LP-UAS Low-Order Path Unavailable Seconds (LP-UAS) is a count of the seconds
when the VC path was unavailable. A low-order path becomes unavailable
when ten consecutive seconds occur that qualify as LP-SESs, and it
continues to be unavailable until ten consecutive seconds occur that do not
qualify as LP-SESs.
LP-BBE Low-Order Path Background Block Error (LP-BBE) is an errored block
not occurring as part of an SES.
LP-ESR Low-Order Path Errored Second Ratio (LP-ESR) is the ratio of errored
seconds to total seconds in available time during a fixed measurement
interval.
LP-SESR Low-Order Path Severely Errored Second Ratio (LP-SESR) is the ratio of
SES to total seconds in available time during a fixed measurement
interval.
LP-BBER Low-Order Path Background Block Error Ratio (LP-BBER) is the ratio of
BBE to total blocks in available time during a fixed measurement interval.
The count of total blocks excludes all blocks during SESs.
Table 15-3 Transmit and Receive CEPT and CRC4 Framing Path PM Parameters
for the Near-End and Far-End E1-N-14 Cards and E1-42 Cards (continued)
Parameter Definition

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15.4.2 E3-12 Card Performance Monitoring Parameters
15.4.2 E3-12 Card Performance Monitoring Parameters
Figure 15-3 shows the signal types that support near-end and far-end PM parameters for the E3-12 card.
Figure 15-4 shows where overhead bytes detected on the ASICs produce performance monitoring
parameters for the E3-12 card.
Figure 15-3 Monitored Signal Types for the E3-12 Card
Figure 15-4 PM Read Points on the E3-12 Card
The PM parameters for the E3-12 card are described in Table 15-5 on page 15-8 through Table 15-8 on
page 15-9.
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Fiber
Near End
E3 Signal
E3 Path Near End PMs Supported
ONS 15454
SDH
E3STM16
Far End
E3 Signal
VC3 Low-Order Path PMs Supported for Near and Far-End
VC4 High-Order Path PMs Supported for Near and Far-End
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E3 Card
LIU Mux/Demux ASIC
BTC
ASIC
Cross-Connect
Card STM-N
E3 Side
Low-
Order
Path
Level
SDH Side
LP-EB
LP-BBE
LP-ES
LP-SES
LP-UAS
LP-ESR
LP-SESR
LP-BBER
HP-EB
HP-BBE
HP-ES
HP-SES
HP-UAS
HP-ESR
HP-SESR
HP-BBER
CV-L
ES-L
SES-L
LOSS-L
P-ES
P-SES
P-UAS
P-ESR
P-SESR
PMs read on Mux/Demux ASIC
PMs read on LIU High-
Order
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15.4.2 E3-12 Card Performance Monitoring Parameters
Table 15-5 Line PM Parameters for the Near-End E3-12 Card
Parameter Definition
E3 CV-L Code Violation Line (CV-L) indicates that the number of coding
violations occurring on the line. This parameter is a count of BPVs and
EXZs occurring over the accumulation period.
E3 ES-L Errored Seconds Line (ES-L) is a count of the seconds containing one or
more anomalies (BPV + EXZ) and/or defects (loss of signal) on the line.
E3 SES-L Severely Errored Seconds Line (SES-L) is a count of the seconds
containing more than a particular quantity of anomalies (BPV + EXZ >
44) and/or defects on the line.
E3 LOSS-L Line Loss of Signal (LOSS-L) is a count of one-second intervals
containing one or more LOS defects.
Table 15-6 Path PM Parameters for the Near-End E3-12 Card
Parameter Definition
E3 P-ES Path Errored Second (P-ES) is a one-second period with at least one
defect.
E3 P-SES Path Severely Errored Seconds (P-SES) is a one-second period containing
at least one defect. SES is a subset of ES.
E3 P-UAS Path Unavailable Seconds (P-UAS) is a count of the seconds when the
path was unavailable. A path becomes unavailable when ten consecutive
seconds occur that qualify as P-SESs, and it continues to be unavailable
until ten consecutive seconds occur that do not qualify as P-SESs.
E3 P-ESR Path Errored Second Ratio (P-ESR) is the ratio of errored seconds to total
seconds in available time during a fixed measurement interval.
E3 P-SESR Path Severely Errored Second Ratio (P-SESR) is the ratio of SES to total
seconds in available time during a fixed measurement interval.
Table 15-7 VC3 Low-Order Path PM Parameters for the Near-End and Far-End E3-12 Card
Parameter Definition
LP-EB Low-Order Path Errored Block (LP-EB) indicates that one or more bits
are in error within a block.
LP-BBE Low-Order Path Background Block Error (LP-BBE) is an errored block
not occurring as part of an SES.
LP-ES Low-Order Path Errored Second (LP-ES) is a one-second period with one
or more errored blocks or at least one defect.
LP-SES Low-Order Path Severely Errored Seconds (LP-SES) is a one-second
period containing 30 percent or more errored blocks or at least one defect.
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LP-UAS Low-Order Path Unavailable Seconds (LP-UAS) is a count of the seconds
when the VC path was unavailable. A low-order path becomes unavailable
when ten consecutive seconds occur that qualify as LP-SESs, and it
continues to be unavailable until ten consecutive seconds occur that do not
qualify as LP-SESs.
LP-ESR Low-Order Path Errored Second Ratio (LP-ESR) is the ratio of errored
seconds to total seconds in available time during a fixed measurement
interval.
LP-SESR Low-Order Path Severely Errored Second Ratio (LP-SESR) is the ratio of
SES to total seconds in available time during a fixed measurement
interval.
LP-BBER Low-Order Path Background Block Error Ratio (LP-BBER) is the ratio of
BBE to total blocks in available time during a fixed measurement interval.
The count of total blocks excludes all blocks during SESs.
Table 15-8 VC4 High-Order Path PM Parameters for the Near-End and Far-End E3-12 Card
Parameter Definition
HP-EB High-Order Path Errored Block (HP-EB) indicates that one or more bits
are in error within a block.
HP-BBE High-Order Path Background Block Error (HP-BBE) is an errored block
not occurring as part of an SES.
HP-ES High-Order Path Errored Second (HP-ES) is a one-second period with one
or more errored blocks or at least one defect.
HP-SES High-Order Path Severely Errored Seconds (HP-SES) is a one-second
period containing 30 percent or more errored blocks or at least one defect.
SES is a subset of ES.
HP-UAS High-Order Path Unavailable Seconds (HP-UAS) is a count of the seconds
when the VC path was unavailable. A high-order path becomes
unavailable when ten consecutive seconds occur that qualify as HP-SESs,
and it continues to be unavailable until ten consecutive seconds occur that
do not qualify as HP-SESs.
HP-ESR High-Order Path Errored Second Ratio (HP-ESR) is the ratio of errored
seconds to total seconds in available time during a fixed measurement
interval.
HP-SESR High-Order Path Severely Errored Second Ratio (HP-SESR) is the ratio
of SES to total seconds in available time during a fixed measurement
interval.
HP-BBER High-Order Path Background Block Error Ratio (HP-BBER) is the ratio
of BBE to total blocks in available time during a fixed measurement
interval. The count of total blocks excludes all blocks during SESs.
Table 15-7 VC3 Low-Order Path PM Parameters for the Near-End and Far-End E3-12 Card (continued)
Parameter Definition

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15.4.3 DS3i-N-12 Card Performance Monitoring Parameters
15.4.3 DS3i-N-12 Card Performance Monitoring Parameters
Figure 15-5 shows the signal types that support near-end and far-end PM parameters for the DS3i-N-12
card. Figure 15-6 shows where overhead bytes detected on the ASICs produce performance monitoring
parameters for the DS3i-N-12 card.
Figure 15-5 Monitored Signal Types for the DS3i-N-12 Card
Figure 15-6 PM Read Points on the DS3i-N-12 Card
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DS3i STM16
Fiber
Near End
DS3 Signal
C-Bit and M23 Framing DS3 Path Near-End PMs Are Supported
ONS 15454
SDH
DS3iSTM16
Far End
DS3 Signal
VC3 Low-Order Path PMs Supported for Near and Far-End
VC4 High-Order Path PMs Supported for Near and Far-End
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DS3i Card
LIU
Mux/Demux ASIC
BTC
ASIC
Cross-Connect
Card STM-N
DS3 Side SDH Side
CV-L
ES-L
SES-L
LOSS-L
AISS-P
CVP-P
ESP-P
SASP-P
SESP-P
UASP-P
CVCP-P
ESCP-P
SASCP-P
SESCP-P
UASCP-P
CVCP-PFE
ESCP-PFE
SASCP-PFE
SESCP-PFE
UASCP-PFE PMs read on Mux/Demux ASIC
PMs read on LIU
Low-
Order
Path
Level
SDH Side
LP-EB
LP-BBE
LP-ES
LP-SES
LP-UAS
LP-ESR
LP-SESR
LP-BBER
HP-EB
HP-BBE
HP-ES
HP-SES
HP-UAS
HP-ESR
HP-SESR
HP-BBER
High-
Order
Path
Level

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15.4.3 DS3i-N-12 Card Performance Monitoring Parameters
The PM parameters for the DS3i-N-12 card are described in Table 15-9 through Table 15-14 on
page 15-13.
Table 15-9 Line PM Parameters for the Near-End DS3i-N-12 Card
Parameter Definition
DS3 CV-L Code Violation Line (CV-L) indicates that the number of coding
violations occurring on the line. This parameter is a count of BPVs and
EXZs occurring over the accumulation period.
DS3 ES-L Errored Seconds Line (ES-L) is a count of the seconds containing one or
more anomalies (BPV + EXZ) and/or defects (for example, LOS) on the
line.
DS3 SES-L Severely Errored Seconds Line (SES-L) is a count of the seconds
containing more than a particular quantity of anomalies (BPV + EXZ >
44) and/or defects on the line.
DS3 LOSS-L Line Loss of Signal (LOSS-L) is a count of one-second intervals
containing one or more LOS defects.
Table 15-10 C-Bit and M23 Framing Path PM Parameters for the Near-End DS3i-N-12 Card
Parameter Definition
DS3 CVP-P Code Violation Path (CVP-P) is a code violation parameter for M23
applications. CVP-P is a count of P-bit parity errors occurring in the
accumulation period.
DS3 ESP-P Errored Second Path (ESP-P) is a count of seconds containing one or more
P-bit parity errors, one or more severely errored framing (SEF) defects, or
one or more AIS defects.
DS3 SESP-P Severely Errored Seconds Path (SESP-P) is a count of seconds containing
more than 44 P-bit parity violations, one or more SEF defects, or one or
more AIS defects.
DS3 SASP-P SEF/AIS Seconds Path (SASP-P) is a count of one-second intervals
containing one or more SEFs or one or more AIS defects on the path.
DS3 UASP-P Unavailable Second Path (UASP-P) is a count of one-second intervals
when the DS-3 path is unavailable. A DS3 path becomes unavailable when
ten consecutive SESP-Ps occur. The ten SESP-Ps are included in
unavailable time. After the DS-3 path becomes unavailable, it becomes
available when ten consecutive seconds with no SESP-Ps occur. The ten
seconds with no SESP-Ps are excluded from unavailable time.
DS3 AISS-P AIS Seconds Path (AISS-P) is a count of one-second intervals containing
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15.4.3 DS3i-N-12 Card Performance Monitoring Parameters
Table 15-11 CP-Bit Framing DS-3 Path PM Parameters for the Near-End DS3i-N-12 Card
Parameter Definition
DS3 CVCP-P Code Violation Path (CVCP-P) is a count of CP-bit parity errors occurring
in the accumulation period.
DS3 ESCP-P Errored Second Path (ESCP-P) is a count of seconds containing one or
more CP-bit parity errors, one or more SEF defects, or one or more AIS
defects. ESCP-P is defined for the C-bit parity application.
DS3 SESCP-P Severely Errored Seconds Path (SESCP-P) is a count of seconds
containing more than 44 CP-bit parity errors, one or more SEF defects, or
one or more AIS defects.
DS3 SASCP-P SEF/AIS Second (SASCP-P) is a count of one-second intervals containing
one or more near-end SEF/AIS defects.
DS3 UASCP-P Unavailable Second Path (UASCP-P) is a count of one-second intervals
when the DS-3 path is unavailable. A DS-3 path becomes unavailable
when ten consecutive SESCP-Ps occur. The ten SESCP-Ps are included in
unavailable time. After the DS-3 path becomes unavailable, it becomes
available when ten consecutive seconds with no SESCP-Ps occur. The ten
seconds with no SESCP-Ps are excluded from unavailable time.
Table 15-12 CP-Bit Path PM Parameters for the Far-End DS3i-N-12 Card
Parameter Definition
DS3 CVCP-P Code Violation (CVCP-P) is a parameter that is counted when the three
far-end block error (FEBE) bits in a M-frame are not all collectively set to
1.
DS3 ESCP-P Errored Second (ESCP-P) is a count of one-second intervals containing
one or more M-frames with the three FEBE bits not all collectively set to
1 or one or more far-end SEF/AIS defects.
DS3 SASCP-P SEF/AIS Second (SASCP-P) is a count of one-second intervals containing
one or more far-end SEF/AIS defects.
DS3 SESCP-P Severely Errored Second (SESCP-P) is a count of one-second intervals
containing one or more 44 M-frames with the three FEBE bits not all
collectively set to 1 or one or more far-end SEF/AIS defects.
DS3 UASCP-P Unavailable Second (UASCP-P) is a count of one-second intervals when
the DS-3 path becomes unavailable. A DS-3 path becomes unavailable
when ten consecutive far-end CP-bit SESs occur. The ten CP-bit SESs are
included in unavailable time. After the DS-3 path becomes unavailable, it
becomes available when ten consecutive seconds occur with no CP-bit
SESs. The ten seconds with no CP-bit SESs are excluded from unavailable
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Table 15-13 VC3 Low-Order Path PM Parameters for the Near-End and Far-End
DS3i-N-12 Cards
Parameter Definition
LP-EB Low-Order Path Errored Block (LP-EB) indicates that one or more bits
are in error within a block.
LP-BBE Low-Order Path Background Block Error (LP-BBE) is an errored block
not occurring as part of an SES.
LP-ES Low-Order Path Errored Second (LP-ES) is a one-second period with one
or more errored blocks or at least one defect.
LP-SES Low-Order Path Severely Errored Seconds (LP-SES) is a one-second
period containing 30 percent or more errored blocks or at least one defect.
SES is a subset of ES.
LP-UAS Low-Order Path Unavailable Seconds (LP-UAS) is a count of the seconds
when the VC path was unavailable. A low-order path becomes unavailable
when ten consecutive seconds occur that qualify as LP-SESs, and it
continues to be unavailable until ten consecutive seconds occur that do not
qualify as LP-SESs.
LP-ESR Low-Order Path Errored Second Ratio (LP-ESR) is the ratio of errored
seconds to total seconds in available time during a fixed measurement
interval.
LP-SESR Low-Order Path Severely Errored Second Ratio (LP-SESR) is the ratio of
SES to total seconds in available time during a fixed measurement
interval.
LP-BBER Low-Order Path Background Block Error Ratio (LP-BBER) is the ratio of
BBE to total blocks in available time during a fixed measurement interval.
The count of total blocks excludes all blocks during SESs.
Table 15-14 VC4 High-Order Path PM Parameters for the Near-End and Far-End
DS3i-N-12 Cards
Parameter Definition
HP-EB High-Order Path Errored Block (HP-EB) indicates that one or more bits
are in error within a block.
HP-BBE High-Order Path Background Block Error (HP-BBE) is an errored block
not occurring as part of an SES.
HP-ES High-Order Path Errored Second (HP-ES) is a one-second period with one
or more errored blocks or at least one defect.
HP-SES High-Order Path Severely Errored Seconds (HP-SES) is a one-second
period containing 30 percent or more errored blocks or at least one defect.
SES is a subset of ES.
HP-UAS High-Order Path Unavailable Seconds (HP-UAS) is a count of the seconds
when the VC path was unavailable. A high-order path becomes
unavailable when ten consecutive seconds occur that qualify as HP-SESs,
and it continues to be unavailable until ten consecutive seconds occur that
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15.5 Performance Monitoring for Ethernet Cards
15.5 Performance Monitoring for Ethernet Cards
The following sections define performance monitoring parameters and definitions for the E-Series,
G-Series, and ML-Series Ethernet cards.
15.5.1 E-Series Ethernet Card Performance Monitoring Parameters
CTC provides Ethernet performance information, including line-level parameters, port bandwidth
consumption, and historical Ethernet statistics. The E-Series Ethernet performance information is
divided into the Statistics, Utilization, and History tabbed windows within the card view Performance
tab window. The following sections describe PM parameters provided for the E100T-G and E1000-2
Ethernet cards.
15.5.1.1 E-Series Ethernet Statistics Window
The Ethernet statistics window lists Ethernet parameters at the line level. The Statistics window provides
buttons to change the statistical values shown. The Baseline button resets the displayed statistics values
to zero. The Refresh button manually refreshes statistics. Auto-Refresh sets a time interval at which
automatic refresh occurs.
Table 15-15 defines the E-Series Ethernet card Statistics parameters.
HP-ESR High-Order Path Errored Second Ratio (HP-ESR) is the ratio of errored
seconds to total seconds in available time during a fixed measurement
interval.
HP-SESR High-Order Path Severely Errored Second Ratio (HP-SESR) is the ratio
of SES to total seconds in available time during a fixed measurement
interval.
HP-BBER High-Order Path Background Block Error Ratio (HP-BBER) is the ratio
of BBE to total blocks in available time during a fixed measurement
interval. The count of total blocks excludes all blocks during SESs.
Table 15-14 VC4 High-Order Path PM Parameters for the Near-End and Far-End
DS3i-N-12 Cards (continued)
Parameter Definition
Table 15-15 E-Series Ethernet Statistics Parameters
Parameter Meaning
Link Status Link integrity indicator (up means present, and down means
not present).
Rx Packets Number of packets received since the last counter reset.
Rx Bytes Number of bytes received since the last counter reset.
Tx Packets Number of packets transmitted since the last counter reset.
Tx Bytes Number of bytes transmitted since the last counter reset.
Rx Total Errors Total number of receive errors.

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15.5.1 E-Series Ethernet Card Performance Monitoring Parameters
15.5.1.2 E-Series Ethernet Utilization Window
The Utilization window shows the percentage of transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) line bandwidth used by
the Ethernet ports during consecutive time segments. The Mode field displays the real-time mode status,
such as 100 Full, which is the mode setting configured on the E-Series port. However, if the E-Series
port is set to autonegotiate the mode (Auto), this field shows the result of the link negotiation between
the E-Series and the peer Ethernet device attached directly to the E-Series port.
The Utilization window provides an Interval menu that enables you to set time intervals of 1 minute,
15 minutes, 1 hour, and 1 day. Line utilization is calculated with the following formulas:
Rx = (inOctets + inPkts * 20) * 8 / 100% interval * maxBaseRate
Tx = (outOctets + outPkts * 20) * 8 / 100% interval * maxBaseRate
The interval is defined in seconds. The maxBaseRate is defined by raw bits per second in one direction
for the Ethernet port (that is, 1 Gbps). STS circuit maxBaseRates are shown in Table 15-16.
Rx FCS Number of packets with a Frame Check Sequence (FCS)
error. FCS errors indicate frame corruption during
transmission.
Rx Alignment Number of packets with alignment errors (received
incomplete frames).
Rx Runts Measures undersized packets with bad cyclic redundancy
check (CRC) errors.
Rx Shorts Measures undersized packets with good cyclic redundancy
check (CRC) errors.
Rx Oversized + Jabbers Measures oversized packets and jabbers. Size is greater than
1522 errors regardless of cyclic redundancy check (CRC)
errors.
Rx Giants Number of packets received that are greater than 1518 bytes
in length for untagged interfaces and 1522 bytes for tagged
interfaces.
Tx Collisions Number of transmit packets that are collisions; the port and
the attached device transmitting at the same time caused
collisions.
Tx Late Collisions Number of frames that were not transmitted since they
encountered a collision outside of the normal collision
window. Normally, late collision events should occur only
rarely, if at all.
Tx Excessive Collisions Number of consecutive collisions.
Tx Deferred Number of packets deferred.
Table 15-15 E-Series Ethernet Statistics Parameters (continued)
Parameter Meaning

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Note Line utilization numbers express the average of ingress and egress traffic as a percentage of capacity.
Note The E-Series Ethernet card is a Layer 2 device or switch and supports Trunk Utilization statistics. The
Trunk Utilization statistics are similar to the Line Utilization statistics, but shows the percentage of
circuit bandwidth used rather than the percentage of line bandwidth used. The Trunk Utilization statistics
are accessed via the card view Maintenance tab.
15.5.1.3 E-Series Ethernet History Window
The Ethernet History window lists past Ethernet statistics for the previous time intervals. Depending on
the selected time interval, the History window displays the statistics for each port for the number of
previous time intervals as shown in Table 15-17. The listed parameters are defined in Table 15-15 on
page 15-14.
15.5.2 G-Series Ethernet Card Performance Monitoring Parameters
CTC provides Ethernet performance information, including line-level parameters, port bandwidth
consumption, and historical Ethernet statistics. The G-Series Ethernet performance information is
divided into the Statistics, Utilization, and History tabbed windows within the card view Performance
tab window. The following sections describe PM parameters provided for the G1000-4 and G1K-4
Ethernet cards.
Table 15-16 MaxBaseRate for STS Circuits
STS maxBaseRate
STS-1 51840000
STS-3c 155000000
STS-6c 311000000
STS-12c 622000000
Table 15-17 Ethernet History Statistics per Time Interval
Time Interval Number of Intervals Displayed
1 minute 60 previous time intervals
15 minutes 32 previous time intervals
1 hour 24 previous time intervals
1 day (24 hours) 7 previous time intervals

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15.5.2 G-Series Ethernet Card Performance Monitoring Parameters
15.5.2.1 G-Series Ethernet Statistics Window
The Ethernet statistics window lists Ethernet parameters at the line level. The Statistics window provides
buttons to change the statistical values shown. The Baseline button resets the displayed statistics values
to zero. The Refresh button manually refreshes statistics. Auto-Refresh sets a time interval at which
automatic refresh occurs. The G-Series Statistics window also has a Clear button. The Clear button sets
the values on the card to zero, but does not reset the G-Series card.
Table 15-18 on page 15-17 defines the G-Series Ethernet card Statistics parameters.
Table 15-18 G-Series Ethernet Statistics Parameters
Parameter Meaning
Time Last Cleared A time stamp indicating the last time statistics were reset.
Link Status Indicates whether the Ethernet link is receiving a valid
Ethernet signal (carrier) from the attached Ethernet device;
up means present, and down means not present.
Rx Packets Number of packets received since the last counter reset.
Rx Bytes Number of bytes received since the last counter reset.
Tx Packets Number of packets transmitted since the last counter reset.
Tx Bytes Number of bytes transmitted since the last counter reset.
Rx Total Errors Total number of receive errors.
Rx FCS Number of packets with a Frame Check Sequence (FCS)
error. FCS errors indicate frame corruption during
transmission.
Rx Alignment Number of packets with received incomplete frames.
Rx Runts Measures undersized packets with bad cyclic redundancy
check (CRC) errors.
Rx Shorts Measures undersized packets with good cyclic redundancy
check (CRC) errors.
Rx Jabbers Total number of frames received that exceed the 1548-byte
maximum and contain CRC errors.
Rx Giants Number of packets received that are greater than 1530 bytes
in length.
Rx Pause Frames Number of received Ethernet IEEE 802.3z pause frames.
Tx Pause Frames Number of transmitted IEEE 802.3z pause frames.
Rx Pkts Dropped Internal
Congestion
Number of received packets dropped due to overflow in
G-Series frame buffer.
Tx Pkts Dropped Internal
Congestion
Number of transmit queue drops due to drops in the G-Series
frame buffer.
HDLC Errors High-level data link control (HDLC) errors received from
SDH/SONET (see note).
Rx Unicast Packets Number of unicast packets received since the last counter
reset.
Tx Unicast Packets Number of unicast packets transmitted.

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Note Do not use the HDLC errors counter to count the number of frames dropped because of HDLC errors,
because each frame can fragment into several smaller frames during HDLC error conditions and spurious
HDLC frames can also be generated. If HDLC error counters are incrementing when no SDH path
problems should be present, it might indicate a problem with the quality of the SDH path. For example,
a SDH protection switch generates a set of HLDC errors. But the actual values of these counters are less
significant than the fact they are changing.
15.5.2.2 G-Series Ethernet Utilization Window
The Utilization window shows the percentage of transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) line bandwidth used by
the Ethernet ports during consecutive time segments. The Mode field displays the real-time mode status,
such as 100 Full, which is the mode setting configured on the G-Series port. However, if the G-Series
port is set to autonegotiate the mode (Auto), this field shows the result of the link negotiation between
the G-Series and the peer Ethernet device attached directly to the G-Series port.
The Utilization window provides an Interval menu that enables you to set time intervals of 1 minute,
15 \minutes, 1 hour, and 1 day. Line utilization is calculated with the following formulas:
Rx = (inOctets + inPkts * 20) * 8 / 100% interval * maxBaseRate
Tx = (outOctets + outPkts * 20) * 8 / 100% interval * maxBaseRate
The interval is defined in seconds. The maxBaseRate is defined by raw bits per second in one direction
for the Ethernet port (that is, 1 Gbps). The maxBaseRate for G-series STS is shown in Table 15-19.
Note Line utilization numbers express the average of ingress and egress traffic as a percentage of capacity.
Rx Multicast Packets Number of multicast packets received since the last counter
reset.
Tx Multicast Packets Number of multicast packets transmitted.
Rx Broadcast Packets Number of broadcast packets received since the last counter
reset.
Tx Broadcast Packets Number or broadcast packets transmitted.
Table 15-18 G-Series Ethernet Statistics Parameters (continued)
Parameter Meaning
Table 15-19 MaxBaseRate for STS Circuits
STS maxBaseRate
STS-1 51840000
STS-3c 155000000
STS-6c 311000000
STS-12c 622000000

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15.5.3 ML-Series Ethernet Card Performance Monitoring Parameters
Note Unlike the E-Series, the G Series card does not have a display of Trunk Utilization statistics, because the
G-Series card is not a Layer 2 device or switch.
15.5.2.3 G-Series Ethernet History Window
The Ethernet History window lists past Ethernet statistics for the previous time intervals. Depending on
the selected time interval, the History window displays the statistics for each port for the number of
previous time intervals as shown in Table 15-20. The listed parameters are defined in Table 15-18 on
page 15-17.
15.5.3 ML-Series Ethernet Card Performance Monitoring Parameters
CTC provides Ethernet performance information for line-level parameters and historical Ethernet
statistics. The ML-Series Ethernet performance information is divided into the Ether Ports and Packet
over SONET/SDH (POS) Ports tabbed windows within the card view Performance tab window. The
following sections describe PM parameters provided for the ML100T-12 and ML1000-2 Ethernet cards.
15.5.3.1 ML-Series Ether Ports Window
The Ether Ports window lists Ethernet PM parameter values for each Ethernet port on the card.
Auto-Refresh sets a time interval at which automatic refresh will occur. The PM values are a snapshot
captured at the time intervals selected in the Auto-Refresh field. Historical PM values are not stored or
displayed.
Table 15-21 defines the ML-Series Ethernet card Ether Ports PM parameters.
Table 15-20 Ethernet History Statistics Per Time Interval
Time Interval Number of Intervals Displayed
1 minute 60 previous time intervals
15 minutes 32 previous time intervals
1 hour 24 previous time intervals
1 day (24 hours) 7 previous time intervals
Table 15-21 ML-Series Ether Ports PM Parameters
Parameter Meaning
Rx Bytes Number of bytes received since the last counter reset.
Rx Packets Number of packets received since the last counter reset.
Rx Unicast Packets Number of unicast packets received since the last counter reset.
Rx Multicast Packets Number of multicast packets received since the last counter reset.
Rx Broadcast Packets Number of broadcast packets received since the last counter reset.
Rx Giants Number of packets received that are greater than 1530 bytes in
length.
Rx Total Errors Total number of receive errors.

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15.5.3.2 ML-Series POS Ports Window
The POS Ports window lists PM parameter values for each POS port on the card. Auto-Refresh sets a
time interval at which automatic refresh will occur. The PM values are a snapshot captured at the time
intervals selected in the Auto-Refresh field. Historical PM values are not stored or displayed.
Table 15-22 defines the ML-Series Ethernet card POS Ports parameters.
Rx FCS Errors Number of packets with a Frame Check Sequence (FCS) error.
Rx Runts Total number of frames received that are less than 64 bytes in length
and have a CRC error.
Rx Jabbers Total number of frames received that exceed the maximum
1548 bytes and contain CRC errors.
Rx Align Errors Number of received packets with alignment errors.
Tx Bytes Number of bytes transmitted since the last counter reset.
Tx Packets Number of packets transmitted since the last counter reset.
Tx Unicast Packets Number of unicast packets transmitted.
Tx Multicast Packets Number of multicast packets transmitted.
Tx Broadcast Packets Number or broadcast packets transmitted.
Tx Giants Number of packets transmitted that are greater than 1548 bytes in
length.
Tx Collisions Number of transmitted packets that collided.
Port Drop Counts Number of received frames dropped at the port level.
Rx Pause Frames Number of received pause frames.
Rx Threshold Oversizes Number of received packets larger than the ML-Series remote
monitoring (RMON) threshold.
Rx GMAC Drop Counts Number of received frames dropped by MAC module.
Tx Pause Frames Number of transmitted pause frames.
Table 15-21 ML-Series Ether Ports PM Parameters (continued)
Parameter Meaning
Table 15-22 ML-Series POS Ports Parameters
Parameter Meaning
Rx Pre HDLC Bytes Number of bytes received prior to the bytes HLDC encapsulation by
the policy engine.
Rx Post HDLC Bytes Number of bytes received after the bytes HLDC encapsulation by
the policy engine.
Rx Packets Number of packets received since the last counter reset.
Rx Normal Packets Number of packets between the minimum and maximum packet size
received.
Rx Shorts Number of packets below the minimum packet size received.
Rx Runts Total number of frames received that are less than 64 bytes in length
and have a CRC error.