Monitor Performance

Performance monitoring (PM) parameters are used by service providers to gather, store, and report performance data for early detection of problems. For more PM information, details, and definitions, refer to the Cisco ONS 15310-CL and Cisco ONS 15310-MA Reference Manual. This chapter explains how to enable and view PM statistics for the Cisco ONS 15310-CL and Cisco ONS 15310-MA.

Before You Begin

Before performing any of the following procedures, investigate all alarms and clear any trouble conditions. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15310-CL and Cisco ONS 15310-MA Troubleshooting Guide as necessary.

This section lists the chapter procedures (NTPs). Turn to a procedure for applicable tasks (DLPs).

1. C64 Change the PM Display—Complete as needed.

2. C65 Monitor Electrical Performance—Complete as needed.

3. C66 Monitor Optical Performance—Complete as needed

4. C67 Monitor Ethernet Performance—Complete as needed.

5. C68 Create or Delete Ethernet RMON Thresholds—Complete as needed.

6. C175 Enable or Disable AutoPM—Complete as needed.

Note For additional information regarding PM parameters, refer to Telcordia's GR-1230-CORE, GR-499-CORE, and GR-253-CORE documents and GR-820-CORE document titled Generic Digital Transmission Surveillance, and in the ANSI T1.231 document entitled Digital Hierarchy - Layer 1 In-Service Digital Transmission Performance Monitoring.

NTP-C64 Change the PM Display

Purpose

This procedure enables you to change the display of PM counts by selecting drop-down list or radio button options in the Performance window.

Tools/Equipment

None

Prerequisite Procedures

Before you monitor performance, be sure you have created the appropriate circuits and provisioned the card according to your specifications. For more information, see Chapter 6 "Create Circuits and VT Tunnels" and Chapter 10 "Change Port Settings."

Required/As Needed

As needed

Onsite/Remote

Onsite or remote

Security Level

Retrieve or higher


Step 1 Complete the "DLP-C29 Log into CTC" task at the node that you want to monitor. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.

Step 2 As needed, use the following tasks to change the display of PM counts:

•C89 Refresh PM Counts for a Different Port

•C90 Refresh Electrical or Optical PM Counts at Fifteen-Minute Intervals

•C91 Refresh Electrical or Optical PM Counts at One-Day Intervals

•C92 Monitor Near-End PM Counts

•C93 Monitor Far-End PM Counts

•C94 Reset Current PM Counts

•C95 Clear Selected PM Counts

•C264 Clear All PM Thresholds

•C96 Set Auto Refresh Interval for Displayed PM Counts

•C97 Monitor PM Counts for Selected Signal Types

Stop. You have completed this procedure.

NTP-C65 Monitor Electrical Performance

Purpose

This procedure allows you to view near-end or far-end performance on electrical ports at specified time intervals to detect possible performance problems.

Tools/Equipment

None

Prerequisite Procedures

Before you monitor performance, be sure you have created the appropriate circuits and provisioned the card according to your specifications. For more information, see Chapter 6 "Create Circuits and VT Tunnels" and Chapter 10 "Change Port Settings."

Required/As Needed

As needed

Onsite/Remote

Onsite or remote

Security Level

Retrieve or higher


Step 1 Complete the "DLP-C29 Log into CTC" task at the node you want to monitor. If you are already logged in, continue to Step 2.

Step 2 In node view, double-click the 15310-CL-CTX card or an ONS 15310-MA electrical card. The 15310-MA electrical cards are the DS1-28/DS3-EC1-3 and the DS1-84/DS3-EC1-3. The card view appears.

Step 3 Click the Performance tab (Figure 8-1).

Figure 8-1 Viewing Electrical Performance Monitoring Information

Step 4 Click the DS1, DS3,or EC1 tabs to view the PM parameters.

The PM parameter names appear on the left side of the window in the Param column. The PM values appear on the right side of the window in the Curr (current) and Prev-n (previous) columns. For PM parameter definitions, refer to the Cisco ONS 15310-CL and Cisco ONS 15310-MA Reference Manual.

Note To refresh, reset, or clear PM counts, see the "NTP-C64 Change the PM Display" procedure.

Stop. You have completed this procedure.

NTP-C66 Monitor Optical Performance

Purpose

This procedure allows you to view near-end or far-end performance on an optical card and port at specified time intervals to detect possible performance problems.

Tools/Equipment

None

Prerequisite Procedures

Before you monitor performance, be sure you have created the appropriate circuits and provisioned the card according to your specifications. For more information, see Chapter 6 "Create Circuits and VT Tunnels" and Chapter 10 "Change Port Settings."

Required/As Needed

As needed

Onsite/Remote

Onsite or remote

Security Level

Retrieve or higher


Step 1 Complete the "DLP-C29 Log into CTC" task at the node you want to monitor. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.

Step 2 Complete the "DLP-C98 Enable Pointer Justification Count Performance Monitoring" task if you need to monitor clock synchronization.

Step 3 Complete the "DLP-C99 Enable Intermediate-Path Performance Monitoring" task if you need to monitor large amounts of synchronous transport signal (STS) traffic through intermediate nodes.

Step 4 Complete the "DLP-C100 View Optical OC-N PM Parameters" task as needed.

Note To refresh, reset, or clear PM counts, see the "NTP-C64 Change the PM Display" procedure.

Stop. You have completed this procedure.

NTP-C67 Monitor Ethernet Performance

Purpose

This procedure allows you to view node transmit and receive performance on an Ethernet card and port at specified time intervals to detect possible performance problems.

Tools/Equipment

None

Prerequisite Procedures

Before you monitor performance, be sure you have created the appropriate circuits and provisioned the card according to your specifications. For more information, see Chapter 6 "Create Circuits and VT Tunnels" and Chapter 10 "Change Port Settings."

Required/As Needed

As needed

Onsite/Remote

Onsite

Security Level

Retrieve or higher


Step 1 Complete the "DLP-C29 Log into CTC" task at the node you want to monitor. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.

Step 2 Complete the "DLP-C101 View Ether Ports and POS Ports Statistics PM Parameters" task as needed.

Step 3 Complete the "DLP-C102 View Ether Ports and POS Ports Utilization PM Parameters" task as needed.

Step 4 As needed, use the "DLP-C103 Refresh Ethernet PM Counts at a Different Time Interval" task to change the display of Ethernet utilization PM counts.

Step 5 Complete the "DLP-C104 View Ether Ports and POS Ports History PM Parameters" task as needed.

Stop. You have completed this procedure.

NTP-C68 Create or Delete Ethernet RMON Thresholds

Purpose

This procedure creates or deletes remote monitoring (RMON) Ethernet thresholds for the ONS 15310-CL and ONS 15310-MA.

Tools/Equipment

None

Prerequisite Procedures

None

Required/As Needed

As needed

Onsite/Remote

Onsite or remote

Security Level

Provisioning or higher


Step 1 Complete the "DLP-C29 Log into CTC" task. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.

Step 2 Perform any of the following tasks as needed:

•C105 Create Ethernet RMON Alarm Thresholds

•C106 Delete Ethernet RMON Alarm Thresholds

Stop. You have completed this procedure.

NTP-C175 Enable or Disable AutoPM

Purpose

This procedure allows you to enable or disable automatic autonomous performance monitoring (AutoPM) reports.

Tools/Equipment

None

Prerequisite Procedures

None

Required/As Needed

As needed

Onsite/Remote

Onsite or remote

Security Level

Provisioning or higher


Step 1 Complete the "DLP-C29 Log into CTC" task. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.

Step 2 Click the Provisioning > Defaults tabs.

Step 3 In the Defaults Selector area, click NODE > General and choose NODE.general.AutoPM.

Step 4 In the Default Value field, select True to enable AutoPM.

Step 5 Click Apply.

Step 6 Follow Steps 1 through 5 to disable AutoPM. Select False in the Default Value field in Step 4 before proceeding to Step 5.

Stop. You have completed this procedure.