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PSTN operation and maintenance (Q.513)
nDifferent alarm classes
nVital functions and circuits 
 (as SS7 and group switch)
use secured paths and
backups
Procedures provided for:
ntroubleshooting
nfault diagnostics
nhardware faults can
be isolated
nSupervision is realized also
by connecting maintenance
units to the network
nImportant switches have
extensive backup equipment
n
A supervision plan by
network levels: