Cisco Cisco IGX 8400 Modules Troubleshooting Guide

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BTM Rmt E3 FERF / Rmt OOF (YEL) Alarm
Document ID: 10860
Contents
Introduction
 Prerequisites
      Requirements
      Components Used
      Conventions
 Error Definition
 Error Example
 Troubleshooting
 Related Information
Introduction
This document discusses the Broadband Trunk Module (BTM) Remote E3 Far End Receiver Failure (T3
Remote Out Of Frame) error.
Prerequisites
Requirements
There are no specific requirements for this document.
Components Used
This information in this document applies to the Cisco IGX" BTM with E3 and T3 backcards.
Conventions
For more information on document conventions, refer to the Cisco Technical Tips Conventions.
Error Definition
The Remote E3 Far End Receiver Failure (
Rmt E3 FERF
) alarm indicates that the E3 backcard receiver has
detected a remote alarm signal. This alarm is functionally equivalent to the T3 Remote Out Of Frame (
Rmt
OOF
) yellow alarm. If the local end is in 
Rmt E3 FERF
 or 
Rmt OOF
 (YEL), the remote end will most
likely have one of these trunk alarms:
Out of Frame (
Out of Frms
)
• 
Loss of Signal (
Loss of Sig
)
• 
Alarm Indication Signal (
AIS
)
• 
Error Example
The most likely location of equipment errors is highlighted in yellow in this diagram: