Background

Qualifiers:

ON <diagnostic type>

OFF <diagnostic type>

STATUS <diagnostic type>  or S <diagnostic type>

Purpose:

Enables or disables a specified background diagnostic or determines whether a specified background diagnostic is enabled or disabled.

Details:

If no <diagnostic type> is specified, the entered command will apply to all background diagnostics in the system.

Under normal operating conditions, diagnostics are run at the following times:

• Lines and Trunks, twice per day, Midnight and 6 A.M.

• DTMF circuits, continuously.

• Circuits in the SUSPECT state, once per hour.

On the SUPERCONSOLE 1000, this command is found under the DIAGNOSTICS group of commands.

Background Diagnostic Types

• CEPT

• DS1

• UNIVERSAL T1

• UNIVERSAL E1

• R2

Example:

Entry: BACKGROUND ON

BACKGROUND DIAGNOSTIC               STATUS

---------------------               ------

DS1 Formatter                        ON

CEPT Formatter                       ON

R2                                   ON