Provisioning AU4

Perform the steps given below to provision AU4/AU-3.

Click Configuration > Facilities > STM in the navigation pane. The STM Port interface configuration preview pane is displayed.
Click on the desired AU4 or AU3 link. The corresponding Provision preview pane is displayed.
Select or enter value for editable parameters. For more information, refer to AU4/AU3 parameters table given below.
Click Submit. A confirmation message is displayed.
Click Accept Valid Modifications. A "Successfully Modified" message is displayed.

AU4/AU3 parameters

Parameter	Description	Default Value	Acceptable Value

Signal Label	The payload signal label.	Unequipped if there are no cross-connects provisioned. Asynchronous_container4 if the higher order path (VC-4) is AU4 mapped.	The acceptable values include: unequipped equipped_non_specific tug_structure locked_tu_n asynchronous_container3 asynchronous_container4 atm_mapping dqdb_mapping fddi_mapping hdlc_ppp sdl_sss sdl_srs eth_10g gfp test_O181 vc_ais The signal Label field will be automatically assigned a value depending on the type of cross-connect provisioned.
Connection Type	Parameter to select the type of cross-connects that can be created.	Allow both Lower Order and Higher Order Connections	Allow both Lower Order and Higher Order Connections: Both lower and higher order connections can be created Allow only Lower Order Connections: Only lower order connections can be created In Use Higher Order Connection: Only higher order connections can be created.
Receive Parameters
Received Signal Label	The payload type or the Signal label received on the AU path. For example, tug_structure, asynchronous_container3, unequipped, etc.	--	--
Expected Trace	The path trace that is expected to be received on AU path. The Transmit Trace Length and Expected Trace Length must be the same.	RX_Unallocated	The received message can be 16 or 64 characters long.
Expected Trace Length	The length of the section path trace that is expected to be received.	16	The length can be 16 or 64.
Received Trace	The AU path trace that is received.	--	--
Signal Fail BER Threshold	Parameter to indicate the threshold for signal fail Bit Error Rates (BER) beyond which alarm is raised. When Disable is selected, no threshold exists for the signal fail BERs and alarms are not raised.	Disable	1e-3 1e-4 1e-5 Disable
Signal Degrade BER Threshold	Parameter to indicate the threshold for signal degrade Bit Error Rates (BER) beyond which alarm is raised. When Disable is selected, no threshold exists for the signal degrade BERs and alarms are not raised.	Disable	1e-4 1e-5 1e-6 1e-7 1e-8 1e-9 Disable
Alarm reporting status	Allows you to select the alarm reporting status of the interface. Report: Reports alarms raised on the interface on Active alarms pane. No-Report: Reports alarms raised on the interface on Suppressed alarms pane.	Report	Report No-Report
Path alarm profile	Parameter to assign the alarm profile for the Path.	Mask TIM	mask TIM suppress TIM mask all except LOP mask all mask TIM_AND_SLM
Transmit Parameters
Transmit Trace	The message transmitted in the AU on J1 byte.	Tx_Unallocated	The trace message can be of 16 or 64 characters long.
Transmit Trace Length	The length of the section path trace to be sent. The Transmit Trace Length and Expected Trace Length must be the same.	16	The length can be 16 or 64.