Ports and Monitoring Settings

The Ports screen for the selected module displays all available ports. Ports in green indicate that they have an active baseline set and are actively monitoring.

If the port is connected to another switch module it is linked directly to that switch's Ports screen, indicated by an arrow icon.

On the upper right of the screen, use the drop-down to jump to other switches.

 

The following is displayed:

• Port number

• Baseline

• Alarm profile

• Monitoring schedule

• Port status

The Alarm Profiles and Thresholds can be accessed from the Ports screen.

 

Round Robin

Beginning with port 1, every port is monitored in sequential order until it reaches the end of the switch and then it starts over at port 1 and cycles again. The system will interrupt this cycle if an ad hoc test needs to be scheduled, but the cycle will resume once the test is complete.

 

At least once in

This is a Priority queue that ensures that every test port within that queue is tested at least once within the configured time interval. Ports are monitored in sequential order, similar to Round Robin, except for the one port which is tested in the time interval selected, regardless of where it falls in the sequential order.

For example, if the next port to be tested is port 8 but port 12 is tested instead because At least once in 10 minutes was selected as the monitoring cycle for port 12 and 10 minutes has elapsed since port 12 was tested.

This monitoring cycle is helpful for larger switches with many ports and you need specific ports tested more often.

 

Fixed time slot

This cycle ensures that every test port within this queue is tested exactly once within a selected time slot. Ports are tested at the specified time slot once a day. It is not tested again until the following day.

This monitoring cycle is helpful when testing fiber at both ends. Assign OCM OTDRs in different time slots so the signals never overlap.