12-Configuring Alarm and Performance Monitoring Parameters.

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12 Configuring Alarm and Performance Monitoring Parameters 12-1

12.1 Setting Network Wide Alarm Attributes 12-3

12.1.1 Creating Alarm Attribute Template 12-3

12.1.2 Creating Alarm Correlation Rules 12-4

12.1.3 Creating Fault Diagnosis Rule 12-4

12.1.4 Setting Alarm Function Switch 12-6

12.1.5 Enabling Alarm Notification to E-mail or Pager 12-7

12.1.6 Enabling Alarm Box and Setting Parameter 12-9

12.1.7 Setting Alarm Dump Condition 12-10

12.2 Setting NE Alarm Attributes 12-12

12.3 Setting Board/Port Alarm Attributes 12-14

12.3.1 Setting Alarm Severity and Auto-report 12-14

12.3.2 Setting Alarm Suppression Status 12-15

12.3.3 Setting Alarm Filter Status 12-16

12.3.4 Setting Bit Error Alarm Threshold 12-17

12.3.5 Setting AIS Insertion Switch 12-18

12.3.6 Setting UNEQ Insertion Switch 12-19

12.4 Setting Trail Alarm Attributes 12-21

12.4.1 Setting Trail Alarm Suppression 12-21

12.4.2 Setting Trail Alarm Reversion 12-23

12.5 Setting Performance Monitoring Parameters 12-25

12.5.1 Creating Performance Threshold Template 12-25

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12.5.2 Setting Board Performance Threshold 12-26

12.5.3 Setting Trail Performance Parameters 12-27

12.5.4 Resetting NE Performance Register 12-29

12.5.5 Resetting ATM Performance Register 12-30

12.5.6 Resetting Ethernet Performance Register 12-31

12.5.7 Setting Performance Dump Conditions 12-32

12.6 Setting Performance Monitor 12-34

12.6.1 Starting or Stopping Performance Monitoring 12-34

12.6.2 Setting Performance Monitoring Object 12-35

12.6.3 Setting ATM Performance Monitor 12-36

12.6.4 Setting Ethernet Performance Monitor 12-37

12.6.5 Setting Non-Periodic Automatic Report of Performance Event 12-38

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12 Configuring Alarm and Performance Monitoring Parameters


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This chapter introduces how to configure alarm and performance monitoring parameters in the T2000.

The following tasks are described:

Setting Network Wide Alarm Attributes




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Setting NE Alarm Attributes

Setting Board/Port Alarm Attributes

Setting Trail Alarm Attributes

Setting Performance Monitoring Parameters

Setting Performance Monitor




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12.1 Setting Network Wide Alarm Attributes

12.1.1 Creating Alarm Attribute Template

Purpose

Use this procedure to create alarm attribute template.

Setting Alarm Attributes NE by NE is very time-consuming. So the T2000 provides an easy way (creating alarm attribute template) to set alarm attributes for NEs.

Prerequisite

NM user with the authority of system maintainer or above.

Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Alarm/Set Alarms/Customize Alarm Attribute Template] from

the main menu.

2 Select a template from the Template Name drop-down list.

3 Modify the alarm attributes. Click to save the modification, or click and enter a template name to save as a new template.




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12.1.2 Creating Alarm Correlation Rules

Purpose

Use this procedure to create alarm correlation rules to suppress the alarms which are induced by other alarms. Then troubleshooting will be easier.

Prerequisite


Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Alarm/Set Alarms/Set Alarm Correlation Rules] from the main

menu.

2 Click , a new rule entry will be added. Select Alarm 1 and Alarm 2, Conditions and Action.

3 Click to confirm the creation.

4 Follow Step 2 and Step 3 to create more rules as you need.

12.1.3 Creating Fault Diagnosis Rule

Purpose

Use this procedure to help network maintenance engineers accumulate and share experience.




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Prerequisite


Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Alarm/Set Alarms/Set Fault Diagnosis Rules] from the main

menu.

2 Right-click the Fault Diagnosis Rules folder and select [Add Rules]. A Create Fault Diagnosis Rules dialog box is displayed.

3 Select an alarm which you want to add diagnosis rule, click to confirm. A new rule entry is added.

4 Right-click the new rule entry and select [Add Steps]. A Create Diagnosis Steps dialog box is displayed.

5 Enter the Alarm Causes, Diagnosis Method and Processing Method fields. Click to confirm. A step entry is added under the rule entry.




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Step Action 6 Follow Step 4 and Step 5 to add new step entries under the rule

entry.

7 If you need, you can right-click a step entry and select [Modify] to modify the original contents.

8 Click to confirm the adding and modification.

12.1.4 Setting Alarm Function Switch

Purpose

Use this procedure to enable the T2000 to automatically deal with alarms to reduce your workload.

Prerequisite


Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Alarm/Set Alarms/Set Alarm Function Switch] from the main

menu.




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Step Action 2 In the upper-left corner, select Auto Acknowledge Switch, and set

alarm ending date.

Note: For example: set the alarm ending date to 2, then the T2000 will automatically acknowledge the alarms, which ended two days before, at 3 a.m. every day.

3 In the lower-left corner, select one or more auto alarm synchronization trigger events according to actual condition.

Note: For example: If When Starting the NM is selected, the alarm synchronization will be executed automatically when the NM is started up.

4 In the upper-right corner, select Enable Alarm Correlation Analysis to enable the alarm correlation analysis function. Refer to the note in the corner for details.

5 In the lower-right corner, select Automatically Modify End Alarm into History Alarm. Refer to the note in the corner for details.

6 Click to confirm the settings.

12.1.5 Enabling Alarm Notification to E-mail or Pager

Purpose

Use this procedure to facilitate maintenance engineers know the network running status momentarily. The T2000 provides the alarm notification function. If an alarm occurs, the T2000 will send a message to an appointed engineers email-box, pager or cell-phone.

Prerequisite





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Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Alarm/Set Alarms/Set Alarm SMS Notification] from the main

menu.

2 Click to add a notification entry.

3 Enter the user name. Set the communication mode. Enter the communication number. And set Alarm Severity, Alarm Type, NE and Switch. Click to confirm the settings.

Note: 1) There are three communication modes: Beep-Pager, mobile phone and email.

2) Select Alarm Severity, Alarm Type and NE. The T2000 will send messages only when alarms compliant with the settings occur. Thus you can focus on the important alarms.

3) Up to fifteen notification entries can be created.

4 If the communication mode is email, you need to click to set the SMTP address.

5 If the communication mode is Beep-Pager, you need to click to select the serial port connected with Modem.




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12.1.6 Enabling Alarm Box and Setting Parameter

Purpose

Use this procedure to set an alarm box. Then the T2000 can remind maintenance engineers by the alarm box when alarms occur.

Prerequisites

NM user with the authority of system administrator or above.

The advanced menu has been started in the "Customize Function".

Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Alarm/Set Alarm Box] from the main menu. A Warning dialog

box (it prompts the alarm box is not enabled) is displayed. Click . An Alarm Box dialog box is displayed.

2 Select the Alarm Box Settings tab. Select the Enable Alarm Box and set the communication parameters of the alarm box with the T2000 Client computer.

3 Click . A prompt dialog box (Please restart the client to make the settings effective) is displayed. Click .

4 Restart the T2000 Client program to enable the settings.

5 Re-enter the alarm box setting dialog box.

6 Select the Alarm Box Operations tab. You can turn off one or more indicators as you need. Or click to turn off the sound of the alarm box. If you click again, the sound will come back.




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12.1.7 Setting Alarm Dump Condition

Purpose

Use this procedure to set alarm dump condition.

To avoid the alarm data overflowing or being damaged, you need to dump alarm data in time.

You can dump the alarm data manually. Otherwise, you can set the alarm dump condition. The T2000 will dump the alarm data as you need.

There are two methods for auto dumping the alarm data: Dumping when Overflow, Dumping in schedule. You can select one method or both of them.

Prerequisite


Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Alarm/Alarm Dump] from the main menu.




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Step Action 2 Enter the Maximum Storage Capacity, Dump number and Capacity

Alarm Threshold for the Dumping when Overflow method.

Set Dump Periodically or not to Yes. Set Dump Interval and Time Limit for the Dumping in schedule method.

Note: 1) The storage capacity refers to the maximum number of records that can be kept in the T2000 database.

2) The dump number refers to the number of alarm records to be dumped at a time.

3) The capacity alarm threshold refers to a number of records, when the records in the T2000 database exceed this number, an alarm occurs and the T2000 executes dumping operation.

4) The time limit refers to a period, when the T2000 executes dumping operation, only those records occurred earlier than this period will be dumped.





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12.2 Setting NE Alarm Attributes

Purpose

Use this procedure to set alarm attributes for NEs.

Prerequisite


Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Alarm/Set Alarms/Set NE Alarm Attribute] from the main

menu.

2 Select one or more NEs in the lower-left pane and click the double-right-arrow button.




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Step Action 3 Select an NE entry and set attributes for it.

Note: 1) There are two saving modes: wrap, stop. If the saving mode is wrap, when the alarm register is full, the oldest alarms will be deleted for saving new alarms. If the saving mode is stop, when the alarm register is full, new alarms will be discarded.

2) There are three reversion modes: no reversion, auto-reversion and manual reversion. If the reversion mode is no reversion, all the alarms will be reported. If the reversion mode is auto-reversion, the configured but unloaded ports will not report alarms until the ports are loaded with service. If the reversion mode is manual reversion, all the ports of the NE will not report alarms and the reversion indicator will flash.

3) If the correlative suppressing switch is enabled, alarms induced by other alarms will not be reported.

4) If the delay switch is enabled, the following two attributes need to be set.

5) Alarm occurring delay time refers to a period of time. If an alarm is detected continuously for this period of time, the T2000 considers this alarm occurs.

6) Alarm ending delay time refers to a period of time. If an alarm is not detected continuously for this period of time, the T2000 considers this alarm is already ended.





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12.3 Setting Board/Port Alarm Attributes

12.3.1 Setting Alarm Severity and Auto-report

Purpose

Use this procedure to set alarm severity and auto-report for boards.

Up to five NEs can be set at the same time.

Prerequisite

NM user with the authority of system operator or above.

Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Alarm/ Set Alarms/Set Alarm Severity and Auto-Report] from

the main menu.

2 Select one or more boards in the lower-left pane and click the double-right-arrow button.

3 Set alarm severity and auto-report status as you need.





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Step Action 5 If you have created an alarm template for the boards, you can click

and select the desired template. And click to confirm the selection.

12.3.2 Setting Alarm Suppression Status

Purpose

Use this procedure to set alarm suppression for boards.

Up to five NEs can be set at the same time.

Prerequisite


Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Alarm/Set Alarms/Set Alarm Suppression] from the main

menu.




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Step Action 2 Select one or more boards in the lower-left pane and click the

double-right-arrow button.

3 Set alarm suppression status as you need.


5 If you have created an alarm template for the boards, you can click and select the desired template. And click to confirm the selection.

12.3.3 Setting Alarm Filter Status

Purpose

Use this procedure to set alarm filter status.

After NEs report alarms to the T2000, the T2000 will decide whether to display and save the alarm information according to the alarm filter status.




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Prerequisite

NM user with the authority of system administrator or above.

Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Alarm/Set Alarms/Set Alarm Filter] from the main menu.

2 Set alarm filter status.


12.3.4 Setting Bit Error Alarm Threshold

Purpose

Use this procedure to set bit error alarm threshold of a specified port.

When bit error number exceeds the threshold, an alarm occurs.

Prerequisite


Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Alarm/Set QoS/Set Bit Error Alarm Threshold] from the main

menu.




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Step Action 2 Double-click to select a board in the lower-left pane.

3 Set threshold for B1, B2 and B3 bytes.

Note: There are two thresholds for bit error: Threshold-crossing and Deterioration.


12.3.5 Setting AIS Insertion Switch

Purpose

Use this procedure to set AIS insertion switch for a specified port.

For service that should be of good Quality of Service (QoS), when a specific QoS-affecting event (for example, TIM_P) is detected, the T2000 will insert AIS at the port immediately, thus triggering the related protection mechanism and switching the service at this port to a protection port to guarantee the QoS.

Prerequisite





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Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Alarm/Set QoS/Set AIS Insert Switch] from the main menu.

2 Double-click to select a board in the lower-left pane.

3 Enable the AIS insertion switch.


12.3.6 Setting UNEQ Insertion Switch

Purpose

Use this procedure to set the UNEQ insertion switch for a special port.

If the condition is met, UNEQ insertion will occur.

After UNEQ is inserted in a port, the service of this port will be interrupted, and none of the alarms of this port but TA_LOS will be detected. You can select whether to monitor the TA_LOS alarm of this port as required.

Prerequisite





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Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Alarm/Set QoS/Set UNEQ Insertion Switch] from the main

menu.

2 Double-click to select a board in the lower-left pane.

3 Enable one or two switches as you need.

Note: There are two switches for UNEQ insertion: LOS alarm and path not used.





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12.4 Setting Trail Alarm Attributes

12.4.1 Setting Trail Alarm Suppression

Purpose

Use this procedure to set alarm suppression for trails.

Prerequisite


Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [View/Trail View] from main menu. Select [Trail/Trail

Management] in the Trail View.

2 A dialog box prompting you to filter trails is displayed. Click .

3 Click in the Trail Management interface. The Set Trail Browse Filter Conditions interface is displayed. Select or enter the parameters and filter trails as you need. Refer to trail filter for details.




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Step Action 4 Select one or more trails. Click the button and select [Alarm

Suppression].

5 The Alarm Suppression dialog box is displayed. Set suppression status for alarm events as you need. Click to confirm the settings.




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Step Action 6 If you have created an alarm template for the trails, you can click

and select the desired template. And click to confirm the selection.

7 Click in the Alarm Suppression dialog box.

12.4.2 Setting Trail Alarm Reversion

Purpose

Use this procedure to set alarm reversion for trails.

Prerequisite


Procedure








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Step Action 4 Select one or more trails. Click the button and select [Alarm

Reversion].

5 The Alarm Reversion dialog box is displayed. Set reversion status as you need. Click to confirm the settings.

6 Click in the Alarm Reversion dialog box.




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12.5 Setting Performance Monitoring Parameters

12.5.1 Creating Performance Threshold Template

Purpose

Use this procedure to create performance threshold template.

Setting performance thresholds NE by NE is very time-consuming. So the T2000 provides an easy way (creating performance threshold template) to set performance thresholds for NEs.

Prerequisite


Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Performance/Performance Setting/Customize Performance

Threshold Template] from main menu.

2 Select a template from the Template Name drop-down list.

3 Modify the performance thresholds. Click to save the modification, or click and enter a template name to save as a new template.





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12.5.2 Setting Board Performance Threshold

Purpose

Use this procedure to set performance thresholds for boards.

One or more boards can be set at the same time.

Prerequisite


Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Performance/Performance Setting/Set Performance

Threshold] from main menu.


3 Set performance thresholds as you need.


5 If you have created a performance threshold template for the boards. You can click and select the desired template. And click to confirm the selection.




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Step Action

12.5.3 Setting Trail Performance Parameters

Purpose

Use this procedure to set performance parameters for trails.

Prerequisite


Procedure








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Step Action 4 Select one or more trails. Click the button and select

[Performance Parameter].

5 The Performance Parameter dialog box is displayed. Select a monitoring object, set whether monitor and auto-report as you need. Click to confirm the settings.

6 Click in the Performance Parameter dialog box.




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12.5.4 Resetting NE Performance Register

Purpose

Use this procedure to reset NE performance register.

After network test or fault recovery, you need to reset performance register to enter the new performance monitoring period.

Prerequisite


Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Performance/Reset NE Performance Register] from main

menu.

2 Select one or more operation objects in the lower-left pane and click the double-right-arrow button.

3 Select the registers you want to reset and click .

4 A confirmation dialog box is displayed. Click .

5 A result dialog box is displayed. Click .




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12.5.5 Resetting ATM Performance Register

Purpose

Use this procedure to reset ATM performance register.


Prerequisite


Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Performance/Reset ATM Performance Register] from main

menu.


3 Select ATM ports and registers you want to reset and click .






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12.5.6 Resetting Ethernet Performance Register

Purpose

Use this procedure to reset Ethernet performance register.


Prerequisite


Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Performance/Reset Ethernet Performance Register] from

main menu.


3 Select Ethernet ports and registers you want to reset and click .






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12.5.7 Setting Performance Dump Conditions

Purpose

Use this procedure to set performance dump conditions.

To avoid the performance data overflowing or being damaged, you need to dump performance data in time.

You can dump the performance data manually. And you can set the performance dump condition. The T2000 will dump the performance data as you need.

There are two methods for auto dumping the performance data: Dumping when Overflow, Dumping in schedule. You can select one method or both of them.

The setting method is similar to that of alarm dump.

Prerequisite


Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Performance/Performance Dump] from main menu.




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Step Action 2 Enter the Maximum Storage Capacity, Dump Number and

Capacity Alarm Threshold for the Dumping when Overflow method.

Set Dump Periodically or not to Yes. Set Dump Interval and Time Limit for the Dumping in schedule.

Note: The storage capacity refers to the maximum number of records that can be kept in the T2000 database.

The dump number refers to the number of performance records to be dumped at a time.

The capacity alarm threshold refers to a number of records, when the records in the T2000 database exceed this number, an alarm occurs and the T2000 executes dumping operation.

The time limit refers to a period, when the T2000 executes dumping operation, only those records occurred earlier than this period will be dumped.

There are several types of performance that can be set: 15-minute performance, 24-hour performance, performance value threshold-crossing, etc.





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12.6 Setting Performance Monitor

12.6.1 Starting or Stopping Performance Monitoring

Purpose

Use this procedure to start or stop performance monitoring of NEs.

Prerequisite


Procedure


Monitoring Start/Stop Status] from main menu.

2 Select one or more NEs in the lower-left pane and click the double-right-arrow button.

3 Select one or more NEs, set 15-minute and 24-hour performance monitor parameters as you need.





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12.6.2 Setting Performance Monitoring Object

Purpose

The T2000 monitors the performance of all boards, and the auto-report is disabled by default.

Use this procedure to modify the default settings as you need.

Prerequisite


Procedure


Monitoring Object] from main menu.


3 Set the monitor status, 15 minute auto-report and 24 hour auto-report attributes as you need.





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12.6.3 Setting ATM Performance Monitor

Purpose

The T2000 monitors the performance of all ATM boards, and the auto-report is disabled by default.


Prerequisite


Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Performance/Performance Setting/Set ATM Performance

Monitor] from main menu.


3 Set the monitor status, Custom Period Monitor, 15 minute auto-report and 24 hour auto-report attributes as you need.


5 If you have enabled Custom Period Monitor of some events. You need to select the Customize Monitor Period tab. Then select operation objects form the lower-left pane. Select an NE entry, and set monitor period. Click to confirm the settings.




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Step Action 6 If you want to set monitor time, you need to select the Monitor Time

tab. Then select operation objects form the lower-left pane. Select one or more Monitor Period entries and set monitor time as you need. Click to confirm the settings.

12.6.4 Setting Ethernet Performance Monitor

Purpose

The T2000 monitors the performance of all Ethernet boards, and the auto-report is disabled by default.


Prerequisite


Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Performance/Performance Setting/Set Ethernet Performance

Monitor] from main menu.





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Step Action 3 Set the monitor status, 15 minute auto-report and 24 hour

auto-report attributes as you need.


5 If you want to customize monitor period, you need to select the Customize Monitor Period tab. Then select operation objects form the lower-left pane. Select an NE entry, and set monitor period. Click to confirm the settings.

6 If you want to set monitor time, you need to select the Monitor Time tab. Then select operation objects form the lower-left pane. Select one or more Monitor Period entries and set monitor time as you need. Click to confirm the settings.

12.6.5 Setting Non-Periodic Automatic Report of Performance Event

Purpose

Use this procedure to set non-period automatic report switch for performance event.

Prerequisite


Procedure

Step Action 1 Select [Performance/Performance Setting/Set Non-Period Automatic

Report of Performance Event] from main menu.




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Step Action 2 Select one or more NEs in the lower-left pane and click the

double-right-arrow button.

3 Set the Auto Report Status attributes as you need.


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