Thompson Router question - local/remote?

[#1]

I have a Thompson TG585 v8 Router. Does anyone know what the local/remote means when it reports 'Loss of Signal (Local/Remote)' ?

[#2]

It means you  lost sync, your connection dropped.
Edit: Forgot to say in the context of the modem/router, local is upstream to the exchange, remote is downstream from the exchange..

[#3]

Thank you - that is very helpful.