¹ n is an administered connection number indicated in the PORT field of the Alarm or Error Log.

An administered connection provides an end-to-end connection between two access endpoints or data modules residing in either the same switch or different switches. When administered, the connection is automatically established and scheduled to be permanently active.

An error is logged whenever an administered connection fails or cannot be established. A failed connection generates an error whether or not the connection is subsequently reestablished by fast retry, re-dial, or auto restoration.

An alarm is logged when an administered connection cannot be established either initially or after a connection failure. Both the alarm level (none to major) and a failure threshold can be administered for each administered connection. An alarm is raised when either of the following occurs:

• The number of consecutive failed attempts to establish a connection reaches the administered threshold.

• The failure to establish a connection is due to a mistake in administration.