Nortel Networks OPTera Metro 3500 User Manual
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Planning and Ordering Guide—Part 1 of 2 NTRN10AN Rel 12.1 Standard Iss 1 Apr 2004
Retrieving performance monitoring counts 2-110
Physical PMs 2-111
Performance monitoring threshold crossing alerts (TCA) 2-114
TCAs 2-114
TCA summary alarms 2-114
Preside Software Upgrade Management support 2-116
Preside Applications Platform and Multiservice MOA support 2-117
Protection switching 2-118
Protection hierarchy 2-119
Protection performance monitoring parameters for optical facilities 2-120
Security and administration 2-122
Local account user authentication 2-122
Local ‘challenge-response’ user authentication 2-123
Centralized Security Administration (CSA) 2-124
Centralized user administration and authentication through RADIUS 2-125
SecurID support 2-128
Secure storage of authentication data 2-128
Saving and restoring provisioning data 2-129
Local TL1 of provisioning data 2-129
Save and restore of shelf processor or span of control data to a remote
management entity through an IP connection 2-129
Application of TL1 commands from a TL1 script file 2-130
Security levels 2-130
Third Level 5 User Support/Increased NPx SOC visibility to 16 NEs 2-131
System identifier (SID) 2-131
Remote login 2-132
Multiple login sessions 2-132
Enhanced Intrusion Detection 2-133
Intrusion attempt handling 2-134
Password management 2-135
Customer managed networks 2-137
Security log audit trail 2-138
General Broadcast tool 2-139
Modifiable Login Banner 2-140
STS Managed DSM 2-142
Support for 12 DSM 2-146
Synchronization 2-146
Internal timing 2-147
External timing 2-147
Line timing 2-147
Timing modes 2-149
Stratum clocks 2-150
Synchronization hierarchy 2-150
Hierarchy violations 2-151
Timing loops 2-151
Building-integrated timing supply (BITS) 2-153
Network element synchronization modes 2-153
Timing sources and timing distribution 2-155
External timing reference input signals to STX and VTX-series circuit packs