Free Practice Questions for Nokia 4A0-265 Exam

The alarm masking mechanism is a feature of the 1830 PSS that prevents unnecessary alarms from being displayed on the GUI or forwarded to an external NMS when they are caused by a known fault or maintenance activity. For example, if an optical link is down due to a fiber cut, there is no need to show alarms for all the downstream interfaces that are affected by the link failure. The alarm masking mechanism hides these alarms until the root cause is resolved, and then shows them again if they persist. The alarm masking mechanism preserves the events’ original time stamps when it masks/shows alarms, so that when an alarm is not masked anymore, the user can see the original date and time associated with the issue. This helps to identify and troubleshoot problems more accurately and efficiently. References : Optical User Guide - Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent 1830 PSS-8 and PSS-16 Photonic Service Switch

The calculated span loss from Node A to Node B is 10.0 dB. Span loss is the difference between the optical power transmitted and received at two points in a network. It can be calculated by subtracting the received power from the transmitted power. In the exhibit, the transmitted power from Node A to Node B is +7.5 dBm, and the received power at Node B from Node A is -2.5 dBm. Therefore, the span loss is +7.5 dBm - (-2.5 dBm) = 10.0 dB. The other options are incorrect because they do not match the calculation. References: Nokia Optical Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Course, Pluggable Optical Modules: Transceivers for the Cisco ONS Family Data Sheet

 The available output optical power range is the same as in question 5, since the EPT Power Management Report refers to the same ingress amplifier with the same settings and parameters. Therefore, the answer is also A, -0.6 to 1.72 dB. References : Nokia Optical Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Course | Nokia, EPT Power Management Report | Nokia

 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

The command show interface 1/8/UNEIN detail is used to retrieve the total optical power detected at the ingress interface of a Raman amplifier. This command displays detailed information about the UNEIN interface, which is the unidirectional east input interface of the Raman amplifier. The total optical power detected at the UNEIN interface is shown as Input Power (dBm) in the output of this command1. References : Nokia Optical Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Course | Nokia

1-Day PMs are one of the types of PM data that can be retrieved from an optical network element. 1-Day PMs show measurements collected over the preceding 24 hours, with each hour being a bin. Up to 8 bins are available for data storing, which means that only the most recent 8 hours of data can be accessed. The other types of PM data are 15-Minute PMs, which show measurements collected over the preceding 15 minutes, with each minute being a bin, and Total PMs, which show measurements collected since the last reset of the PM counters. References: Nokia Optical Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Course, Nokia 1830 PSS-32 and PSS-16 Photonic Service Switch Release 8.0 Performance Monitoring Reference Guide

The Customer Release Notes (CRNs) document collects documented solved known issues, new issues discovered after the product software has been released, as well as software upgrade procedures and firmware details. This document is useful for troubleshooting because it can help identify if a problem is related to a known issue or a software bug, and if there is a workaround or a solution available. The CRNs also provide information about the software compatibility and interoperability of different Nokia products and platforms. The other options are incorrect because the EPTUG and the UPG do not contain information about known issues, and the CRNs do not provide instructions for automated provisioning, commissioning, and power balancing functions. References: Nokia Optical Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Course, Nokia Optical Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Exam

In bidirectional configurations, where the same fiber is used to transmit signals in both directions, power adjustments can be performed at both ingress and egress amplifiers. The ingress power adjustments are performed against the ingress amplifiers, which boost the incoming signals from the opposite direction. The egress power adjustments are performed against the egress amplifiers, which boost the outgoing signals from the same direction2. Therefore, the statement A is correct. References : Nokia Optical Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Course | Nokia, Optical amplifiers, explained by RP; optical amplification

The command config powermgmt egress 1/2 adjust status is used to enable or disable the power adjustment feature on the specified egress amplifier. The power adjustment feature is a function that automatically adjusts the output power of an amplifier to compensate for changes in the input power or the number of channels. This feature can be enabled or disabled on both ingress and egress amplifiers, depending on the network configuration and requirements1. Therefore, the statement C is true. References : Nokia Optical Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Course | Nokia