The operation of the TDM equipment and maintenance channel should continuously be supervised by a repetitive test signal. An alarm is issued when a correct acknowledgement is not received for a specified number of test signals. The alarm is reset automati
ITU-T R.116-1989 history
1989ITU-T R.116-1989 Maintenance Tests to Be Carried out on International TDM Systems - Telegraph Transmission (Study Group IX) 5 pp