User Manual

AS8100 Sitespan User Guide Version 3.7

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Draft Issue 6.0 Date 4/4/00

GENERAL STATUS POLL AND SELF TESTS

The Shelf Controller can initiate general status polls to ensure that all the

information contained in the database is current. The general status poll is for

Fixed Assigned systems only. It is good practice to initiate a general status

poll before making any Sitespan measurements of the system. At power on

the Subscriber Terminal (ST) and AS4000 Central terminal (ACT) perform

self tests. The FRU’s with self test facilities perform a self test and inform the

relevant [shelf] controller, which in turn passes the overall result of the self

test to the management system. The self tests can also be requested by the

management system from the Card View dialog boxes at any time the line is

not in use.

STEP PROCEDURE

Status Polls

1. Select Card View for the Shelf Controller (FA only) on the shelf to be polled (see

Selecting Views, GSI-017).

2. Initiate a general status poll by clicking the mouse on the General Status Poll

button.