Acronyms and Definitions
Verilink Access System 2000: Basics Glossary-41
R
RAI See
remote alarm indication
(RAI)
.
RAM See
random access memory
.
random access memory The primary memory of a
computer. Memory that can be
overwritten with new information.
read-only memory A memory device which can be
read only, not written to.
Receive data Information arriving at the local
site from the WAN.
red alarm A major alarm associated with the
complete loss of data. Three
conditions causing a red alarm are:
alarm indication signal (AIS)
,
loss of signal (LOS)
, or
loss of
frame (LOF)
. A device in red alarm
sends a
yellow alarm
toward the
net.
register A circuit in a
Channel Service
Unit (CSU)
storing performance
data parameters retrieved by an
ASCII terminal operator or the
Node Manager
. Each register can
be reset by an authorized operator
after data retrieval.
remote alarm bit Specific for E1 lines, bit 3 of
timeslot 0 (zero) in frames not
containing the frame alignment
signal. It indicates an alarm to the
remote end. A zero bit is normal
operation. A one bit is an alarm
condition.
remote alarm indication (RAI) See
yellow alarm
.
remote alarm indication seconds (RAIS) The number of seconds during
which a
Channel Service Unit
(CSU)
receives a
yellow alarm
.
The RAIS counts are stored by the
CSUs in AS2000 nodes.
remote alarm received Specific for E1 lines, a signal sent
to the near end to indicate that the
far end received an error
condition. (Similar to RAI in T1
lines.)
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