What does the asterisk (*) mean next to a SLC number?
In the MWTM, each link is identified by its signaling link code ID (SLC). An asterisk indicates that a link is not configured, or that a poll could not get data for the link. The placement of the asterisk, to the left or right of the SLC, indicates whether the missing link is associated with the selected linkset or with its adjacent linkset. For example, SLC (*)3 means that no link is associated with the selected linkset for SLC 3, and SLC 3(*) means that no link is associated with the adjacent linkset for SLC 3.