Which of the following statements about the alarm masking mechanism is TRUE?
Options:
A.
The alarm masking mechanism makes sure that alarms are always present on the downstream interfaces to facilitate the troubleshooting process.
B.
The alarm masking mechanism updates the events' original time stamps when it masks/shows alarms, so that when an alarm is not masked anymore, the user can see the updated date and time associated with the original issue.
C.
The alarm masking mechanism always forwards masked alarms to an external Network Management System (NMS) for alarm correlation.
D.
The alarm masking mechanism preserves the events' original time stamps, when related alarms gets hidden and then eventually displayed because of the mechanism itself, so that the user can still know the date and time of the original issue.
The alarm masking mechanism is a feature of the 1830 PSS that prevents unnecessary alarms from being displayed on the GUI or forwarded to an external NMS when they are caused by a known fault or maintenance activity. For example, if an optical link is down due to a fiber cut, there is no need to show alarms for all the downstream interfaces that are affected by the link failure. The alarm masking mechanism hides these alarms until the root cause is resolved, and then shows them again if they persist. The alarm masking mechanism preserves the events’ original time stamps when it masks/shows alarms, so that when an alarm is not masked anymore, the user can see the original date and time associated with the issue. This helps to identify and troubleshoot problems more accurately and efficiently. References : Optical User Guide - Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent 1830 PSS-8 and PSS-16 Photonic Service Switch
The exhibit shows a diagram of an OT module with a client port and a DWDM port. The client port is looped back to itself with an OEO (Optical-Electrical-Optical) device. This means that the signal received by the client port is converted to an electrical signal, then back to an optical signal, and then transmitted back to the same port. This type of loopback is called a client portterminal loopback. It is used to test the functionality of the client port without involving the DWDM port or any other network element4. A client port facility loopback would involve looping back the signal from the DWDM port to the client port. A line port facility loopback would involve looping back the signal from another OT module or network element to the DWDM port. A line port terminal loopback would involve looping back the signal from the DWDM port to itself5. References : Nokia Optical Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Course | Nokia, Loopback - Wikipedia
