Table J lists and explains the trunk diagnostic results that log reports include.
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Table J: DMS-100 Trunk Diagnostic Results
Diagnostic Results Description
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ACTIVE TABLE FULL Indicates the system called more trunk tests to execute at the
same time than the current setting in Customer Data table
ATTSCHED permits.
Action: Change number of simultaneous tests from
ATT MAP level.
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BUSY TONE Indicates the far-end office returned a busy tone.
Action: Retry test.
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CALL FAILURE MESSAGE RCVD Call Failure Message received during testing.
Action: If the call failure message continues, coordinate
analysis of signaling with far-end office.
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CARD FAULT Indicates a hardware error in the circuit pack.
Action: Replace circuit pack.
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CONFUSION MESSAGE RCVD Confusion message received during testing.
Action: Coordinate analysis of signaling with far-end
office if the confusion message persists.
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CONNECTION FAILURE Indicates a connection failure between trunk and test equipment.
Action: Diagnose trunk test equipment.
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COULDN'T OPEN ATTOPTNS Indicates a software bug blocked opening of access to
Customer Data table ATTOPTNS.
Action: Retry test.
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COULDN'T READ ATTOPTNS Indicates required entry in Customer Data table
ATTOPTNS is not present for specified test class.
Action: Check trunk and test parameters and
options. Retry test.
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CSC MTCE IN PROGRESS Indicates an attempt made to perform a cellular trunk test
during maintenance of cell site controller.
Action: Retry test.
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DATA FAULT Indicates problem with received test result data.
Action: Retry test.
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DIAGNOSTIC NOT ALLOWED Indicates system initiated the test on a circuit that was
not equipped for the test type.
Action: Check trunk and test parameters and options.
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DIAL TONE Indicates far-end office returned dial tone.
Action: Retry test.
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FACILITY FAULT Indicates defect in transmission facilities.
Action: Diagnose trunk and test equipment.
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FAILED TO OPEN TTT Indicates failure to open test trunk for tone generation
after selection of correct trunk test equipment to connect to.
Action: Make sure in-service trunk test equipment
that functions correctly is available.
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FAILED TO RUN DIAGNOSTIC Indicates test equipment was not available or did not operate.
Action: Diagnose trunk and test equipment.
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FAILED TO RUN TESTLINE Indicates test failed to run as a result of a software bug during
initial setup. Normally indicates processes are not available.
Action: Retry test.
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GROUP CURRENTLY UNDER TEST Indicates trunk group executed a trunk test. The trunk
group ignores the second test request.
Action: There is no action required.
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GROUP MANUAL ABORT Indicates the user performed one of the following to abort
a test manually from the ATT MAP level:
* Stopped group test.
* Reduced the number of simultaneous tests ATT can execute.
* Used the HaltATT command to stop all ATT tests.
Action: There is no action required.
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GROUP SYSTEM ABORT: Indicates five consecutive failures. The system retested the
REFERENCE TRUNK FAILURE reference trunk. The reference trunk failed the second test.
The system aborts the group.
Action: Diagnose trunk testing equipment and reference
trunks.
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GROUP SYSTEM ABORT: Indicates five consecutive failures. The system retested the
REFERENCE TRUNK UNAVAILABLE reference trunk. The reference trunk failed the second test.
The system aborts the group.
Action: Diagnose trunk testing equipment and reference
trunks.
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GROUP SYSTEM ABORT: This diagnostic indicates five consecutive failures during
CONSECUTIVE FAILURES search for a group reference trunk.
Action: Diagnose trunk test equipment.
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HARDWARE FAILURE This diagnostic indicates a hardware error detected in the
trunk circuit.
Action: Diagnose trunk under test for a hardware
defect.
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HIGH-DRY Indicates far-end office did not send an off-hook signal
after a burst of audible ringing tone.
Action: Diagnose trunk under test. If diagnostics
pass, error is in far-end or transmission facility.
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HIGH TONE Indicates far-end office returned a high frequency tone.
Action: Retry test.
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HIT RECEIVED This diagnostic indicates the detection of a transient
interruption to the trunk.
Action: Retry test.
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INTEGRITY LOST MESSAGE RCVD Integrity lost message received during testing.
Action: High occurrences can indicate a problem with
the network. Check for correctly functioning hardware.
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INVALID REPLY Indicates far-end office returned an invalid signal when the
DMS-100 tried to outpulse digits.
Action: Diagnose trunk under test. If diagnostics pass,
fault is in far-end or transmission facility.
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LOCKOUT MESSAGE RCVD Lockout message received during testing.
Action: If lockout message continues, coordinate analysis
into signaling with far end office.
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LOOP SIG FAULT Indicates a fault in the loop bridge or receiving equipment
causes signaling failure.
Action: Diagnose test equipment.
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LOOP SIG FAULT NOSET Indicates a fault in the software or loop generating equipment
causes a signaling failure.
Action: Check trunk and test parameters and options.
Diagnose test equipment.
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LTA CANCELLED Indicates Local Trunk Alarm (LTA) was not cancelled correctly.
Action: Diagnose test equipment. Retry test.
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LTU FAULT Indicates detection of fault in Line Test Unit (LTU).
Action: Diagnose LTU.
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MILLIWATT Indicates far-end office returned a milliwatt tone.
Action: Retry test.
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NO/BAD CSC RESPONSE Indicates an attempt was made to perform a cellular trunk
test. The Cell Site Controller (CSC) did not send a response,
or sent a response that was not expected.
Action: Diagnose CSC.
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NO/BAD RCU RESPONSE Indicates an attempt was made to perform a cellular trunk
test. The cellular Remote Carrier Unit (RCU) did not send
a response or sent a response that was not expected.
Action: Diagnose RCU.
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NO/BAD TAU RESPOSE Indicates an attempt was made to perform a cellular trunk
test. The cellular Test and Alarm Unit (TAU) did not send
a response, or sent a response that was not expected.
Action: Diagnose TAU.
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NO CARD IN SHELF Indicates circuit pack missing.
Action: Check installation for trunk circuit equipment.
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NO FAR END TEST EQUIPMENT Indicates far-end test equipment was not available or is not
present.
Action: Diagnose trunk under test. If diagnostics
pass, fault is in far-end or transmission facility.
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NO LOGICAL MB Indicates software bug prevented allocation of no logical
Message Buffer (MB).
Action: Retry test.
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NO START DIAL SIGNAL Indicates far-end office did not respond after trunk was seized.
Action: Retry test.
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NO TEST EQUIPMENT Indicates test equipment was not available.
Action: Check trunk and test parameters and options.
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NO TESTLINE NUMBER Indicates a software bug prevented the trunk circuit from
detection.
Action: Check trunk and test parameters and options.
Retry test.
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NO TONE Indicates far-end office failed to return the correct tone.
Action: Retry test.
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NO TRUNKS IN GROUP Indicates a software bug prevented detection of trunks in group.
Action: Check trunk and test parameters and options.
Retry test.
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NOT OG OR 2W TRUNK GROUP Indicates the test attempted transmission or lost tests on a
trunk that is not an outgoing or two-wire trunk.
Action: Check trunk and test parameters and options.
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OUTPULSING TROUBLE Indicates trouble encountered while outpulsing digits.
Action: Diagnose trunk under test. If diagnostics
pass, fault is in far-end or transmission facility.
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OVERFLOW TONE This diagnostic indicates far-end office returned an overflow
tone.
Action: Retry test.
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PARAMETER FAULT Indicates parameters were wrong or not compatible for test type.
Action: Check trunk and test parameters and options.
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PERIODIC SIGNAL Indicates far-end office returned a periodic or not continuous
signal.
Action: Retry test.
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PM FAULT Indicates fault in the Peripheral Module (PM).
Action: Diagnose PM.
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PREMATURE RELEASE REQUEST A clear forward was received before the test was completed.
Action: If premature release request continues,
coordinate analysis into signaling with far end office.
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RECORDED ANNOUNCEMENT Indicates far-end office returned a recorded announcement.
Action: Retry test.
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RELEASE CALL MESSAGE RCVD Release call message received during testing.
Action: Determine if office personnel released the trunk
by force from a MAP. Determine if the trunk functions correctly.
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REORDER TONE Indicates far-end office returned a reorder tone.
Action: Retry test.
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RINGING Indicates far-end office did not respond to ringing.
Action: Diagnose trunk under test. If diagnostics
pass, fault is in far-end or transmission facility.
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STOP DIAL SIGNAL RECEIVED Indicates far-end office returned a congestion signal during
outpulsing of digits.
Action: Retry test.
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TAU NOT AVAILABLE Indicates an attempt to perform a cellular trunk test.
The test and alarm unit was in use or not available.
Action: Retry test.
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TEST EQUIPMENT FAIL This diagnostic indicates fault detected in the test equipment.
Action: Diagnose trunk test equipment.
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TEST EQUIPMENT FAULT Indicates fault was detected in test equipment.
Action: Diagnose trunk test equipment.
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TEST EQUIPMENT UNAVAILABLE Indicates test equipment was not available for test.
The system generates this report every ten minutes until the
test equipment is available.
Action: No required action.
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TEST NOT ALLOWED Indicates test is not allowed on circuit.
Action: Check trunk and test parameters and options.
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TEST PROCESS TROUBLE Indicates trouble with test process.
Action: Retry test.
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TEST PROTOCOL TROUBLE Indicates a software bug or the far-end office sent a response
that was not expected.
Action: Retry test.
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TESTLINE NOT AVAILABLE Indicates the test is not available in current load.
Action: Check trunk and test parameters and options.
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TONE DETECTION FAILED Indicates failure to detect correct tone.
Action: Diagnose trunk test equipment.
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TPT TONE Indicates far-end office unexpectedly returned a Test Progress
Tone (TPT).
Action: Retry test.
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TRUNK GROUP TIMEOUT Indicates time expired waiting for each trunk in the trunk
group to become available for testing. The Customer Data
table ATTSCHED shows the allowed time to wait for trunks to
become available.
Action: Check WAIT_TIME in customer data table ATTSCHED.
Retry test.
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TRUNK NOT TESTED CFL Indicates trunk circuit was not tested because it was
carrier-failed.
Action: Contact the next level of maintenance.
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TRUNK NOT TESTED CPD Indicates trunk circuit was not tested because it was call
processing deloaded.
Action: Retry test when trunk state returns to IDLE,
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TRUNK NOT TESTED CPB Indicates trunk circuit was not tested because it was call
processing busy.
Action: Retry test when trunk state returns IDLE.
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TRUNK NOT TESTED DEL Indicates the deloaded trunk circuit is not tested.
Action: Return trunk to service. Retry test.
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TRUNK NOT TESTED IMB Indicates trunk circuit was not tested because it was offline.
Action: Return trunk to service. Retry test.
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TRUNK NOT TESTED INI Indicates the trunk circuit is not tested because of
initialization.
Action: Return trunk to service. Retry test.
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TRUNK NOT TESTED LO Indicates the trunk circuit is not tested because it is
locked out.
Action: Contact the next level of maintenance.
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TRUNK NOT TESTED MB Indicates trunk circuit was not tested because it was manually
busy.
Action: Return trunk to service. Retry test.
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TRUNK NOT TESTED NEQ Indicates the trunk circuit was not tested because it was
not equipped.
Action: Return trunk to service. Retry test.
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TRUNK NOT TESTED NMB Indicates trunk circuit was not tested because it was network
management busy.
Action: Retry test when the trunk state returns to IDLE.
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TRUNK NOT TESTED PMB Indicates trunk circuit was not tested because it was
peripheral module busy.
Action: Contact the next level of maintenance.
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TRUNK NOT TESTED RES This diagnostic indicates trunk circuit in restricted idle
was not tested.
Action: When trunk state returns IDLE, retry test.
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TRUNK NOT TESTED RMB This diagnostic indicates trunk circuit was not tested because
it was previously seized.
Action: Contact the next level of maintenance.
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TRUNK NOT TESTED SB Indicates trunk circuit was not tested because it was system busy.
Action: Contact the next level of maintenance.
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TRUNK NOT TESTED SZD Indicates trunk circuit was not tested because it was previously
seized.
Action: Retry test when trunk state returns IDLE.
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TRUNK TIMEOUT Indicates time spent waiting for each trunk to become available
for testing. The Customer Data table ATTSCHED sets the
time allowed to wait for available trunks.
Action: Check WAIT_TIME in customer data table ATTSCHED.
Retry test.
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TST EQUIPMNT NOT REQUIRED Indicates differences in the requested test. The requested test
called for equipment that is not necessary.
Action: Check trunk and test parameters and options.
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TTT EQUIPMENT FAILURE Indicates that the trunk test equipment sent a tone that was
not expected, or did not send a tone.
Action: Make sure the trunk test equipment concerned
functions correctly.
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TTU FAULT Indicates a fault found in the Transmission Test Unit (TTU).
Action: Diagnose TTU.
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UNEXPECTED TONE Indicates far-end office returned a tone that was not expected
or not known.
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UNKNOWN ATT MESSAGE Indicates a software bug. A Software Error Report (SWER)
follows with the message "Garbled ATT Message".
Action: Contact the next level of maintenance.
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UNKNOWN MESSAGE RCVD Reception of a message that was not expected.
Action: If the message continues, coordinate analysis
into signaling with far-end office.
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WAIT ON MAILBOX FAILED Failure to wait on a mailbox for the next message to come in.
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WRONG CARD IN SHELF Indicates wrong circuit pack installed in the shelf.
Action: Check trunk circuit equipment installation.
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120 IPM TONE Indicates far-end office returned a signal at 120 impulses
per minute.
Action: Retry test.
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30 IPM TONE Indicates far-end office returned a signal at 30 impulses
per minute.
Action: Retry test.
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Note: Spelling and capitalization appear as the words appear on the MAP terminal.