Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an Optical Supervisory Channel Loss of...

 The statement that an “Incoming SUPVY LOS” alarm is raised on the local node is NOT a characteristic of an Optical Supervisory Channel Loss of Signal (OSC LOS) issue, in case that no “LD Input LOS” alarms are raised against the involved amplifiers. An “Incoming SUPVY LOS” alarm indicates that the input signal of the Optical Supervisory Channel (OSC) is lost or below the threshold6. The OSC is a bidirectional channel that connects two adjacent nodes in a DWDM network and carries OAM information and other services7. An OSC LOS issue can occur due to a fiber cut, a defective or dirty OSC fiber, or a faulty OSC transmitter or receiver8. However, if there is no “LD Input LOS” alarm raised against the involved amplifiers, it means that there is no loss of signal on the line interface of the amplifier, which carries both service channels and OSC channels9. Therefore, an “Incoming SUPVY LOS” alarm on the local node is not related to an OSC LOS issue, but rather to an OSC configuration issue or a faulty OSC card10. References : Nokia Optical Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Course | Nokia, Optical User Guide - Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent 1830 PSS-8 and PSS-16 Photonic Service Switch