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Locating Unequipped Payload Alarms

Problem

An unequipped payload (UNEQ-P) alarm indicates a possible provisioning problem and occurs when the Juniper Networks router detects a value of 0x00 in the C2 byte.

Solution

To display SONET alarms and errors, use the following Junos OS CLI operational mode command:

user@host> show interfaces so-fpc/pic/port extensive

Sample Output

user@host> show interfaces so-1/1/1 extensive
[...Output truncated...]
SONET alarms   : UNEQ-P
  SONET defects  : UNEQ-P
  SONET PHY:            Seconds        Count  State
    PLL Lock                  0            0  OK
    PHY Light                 0            0  OK
  SONET section:
    BIP-B1                    0            0
    SEF                       0            0  OK
    LOS                       0            0  OK
    LOF                       0            0  OK
    ES-S                      0
    SES-S                     0
    SEFS-S                    0
  SONET line:
    BIP-B2                    0            0
    REI-L                     0            0
    RDI-L                     0            0  OK
    AIS-L                     0            0  OK
    BERR-SF                   0            0  OK
    BERR-SD                   0            0  OK
    ES-L                      0
    SES-L                     0
    UAS-L                     0
    ES-LFE                    0
    SES-LFE                   0
    UAS-LFE                   0
  SONET path:
    BIP-B3                    0            0
    REI-P                     0            0
    LOP-P                     0            0  OK
    AIS-P                     0            0  OK
    RDI-P                     0            0  OK
    UNEQ-P                    10           2  Defect Active
    PLM-P                     0            0  OK
     ES-P                      10
    SES-P                     10
    UAS-P                     0
    ES-PFE                    0
    SES-PFE                   0
    UAS-PFE                   0
[...Output truncated...]

Meaning

The sample output shows that an UNEQ-P alarm occurred within 10 seconds and was declared twice. An UNEQ-P alarm can occur when the ADM on the other end has not provisioned the SPE. An UNEQ-P alarm sets the STS SPE to all zeros when it is provisioned. If the alarm occurs, the problem is probably with the configuration of the ADM. Since the UNEQ-P is not a common alarm reported by Juniper Networks routers, it is a good idea to first check with the SONET provider.

Published: 2012-12-10