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6.6.3 NETWORK MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE HELP TOPICS

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What is the IMUX 2000?

Hardware Required

Desrciption of Cards

IMUX 2000 Program Group

Learning to use the Menu Options

Communication Paths

Using the IMUX 2000 Network Management Software

Answers to Common Questions

IMUX 2000E1 RFL Electronics Inc.

February 28, 2006 6-45 (973) 334-3100

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WARNINGS AND SAFETY SUMMARY3
TABLE OF CONTENTS6
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS9
LIST OF TABLES12
Section 1. PRODUCT INFORMATION19
Section 2. FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION OF THE IMUX 2000 INTELLIGENT E1 MULTIPLEXER29
- 2.1 INTRODUCTION29
- 2.2 MULTIPLEXER CONFIGURATIONS AND SYSTEMS29
- 2.3 MULTIPLEXER COMPONENTS34
- 2.4 MULTIPLEXER, FRONT-PANEL SWITCHES, INDICATORS, AND JACKS58
- 2.5 MULTIPLEXER, REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS70
- 2.6 MULTIPLEXER, SETUP JUMPERS AND DIP SWITCHES74
- 2.7 MULTIPLEXER, INTERNAL CONNECTIONS ON THE MOTHERBOARD75
Section 3. CM4 COMMON MODULE REDUNDANT PROTECTION MODE77
- 3.1 REDUNDANT PROTECTION MODE77
Section 4. CHANNEL MODULES OVERVIEW91
- 4.1 CHANNEL MODULE TYPES91
- 4.2 CHANNEL MODULE CHARACTERISTICS91
  - 4.2.1 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CIRCUITS AND TIME SLOTS91
  - 4.2.2 POINT-TO-POINT AND POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT CIRCUITS91
- 4.3 PHYSICAL SLOTS AND TIME SLOTS92
  - 4.3.1 CHANNEL DIRECTION AND RELATIONSHIP TO CM4 MODE92
- 4.4 CHANNEL MODULE CONFIGURATION GUIDELINES95
  - 4.4.1 PHYSICAL SLOTS95
  - 4.4.2 TIME SLOTS95
    - 4.4.2.1 Terminal Multiplexers95
    - 4.4.2.2 Drop/Insert Multiplexers95
- 4.5 POWER AVAILABLE FOR CHANNEL MODULES96
  - 4.5.1 MAIN SHELF96
  - 4.5.2 BUS REPEATER MODULE96
- 4.6 DETERMINING CHANNEL MODULE POWER REQUIREMENTS97
- 4.7 POWER SUPPLY REDUNDANCY97
Section 5. SETUP AND CONFIGURATION101
- 5.1 INTRODUCTION101
- 5.2 CM4 MODES101
  - 5.2.1 HOW TO SET THE CM4 MODE101
  - 5.2.2 SELECTING CM4 OPERATIONAL MODES106
- 5.3 SETTING THE MASTER AND TIMED SCB CLOCKS106
- 5.4 SETTING JUMPERS ON THE CM4 COMMON MODULE107
- 5.5 USING THE GROUP AND SET/NEXT SWITCHES108
  - 5.5.1 SELECTING A GROUP109
  - 5.5.2 DISPLAYING AND SETTING STANDARD FUNCTIONS109
- 5.6 SETTING E1 TRANSMITTER TIMING (TIME Group)110
  - 5.6.1 SYNCHRONIZED E1 SYSTEMS113
  - 5.6.2 FRAME-SYNCHRONIZED E1 SYSTEMS114
- 5.7 SETTING E1 FRAME FORMAT AND LINE CODE (TSEL Group)116
- 5.8 ACTIVATING AND DEACTIVATING E1 LOOPBACKS (LPBK Group)117
- 5.9 THE MEANING OF BLINKING INDICATORS (BLNK Group)119
- 5.10 PERFORMANCE DATA (RVU1 Group)120
- 5.11 DIAGNOSTIC DATA (DIAG Group)121
- 5.12 SETTING MULTIPLEXER NETWORK ADDRESS (ADDR Group)122
- 5.13 SETTING REMOTE PORT PARAMETERS (SIO Group)124
  - 5.13.1 SELECTING THE SIO GROUP125
  - 5.13.2 SETTING BAUD RATE125
  - 5.13.3 SELECTING PARITY MODE126
  - 5.13.4 USING THE LOCK FUNCTION127
  - 5.13.5 USING THE UNIV FUNCTION128
- 5.14 SETTING THE FAST FUNCTION129
- 5.15 SETTING THE MAIN FUNCTION130
- 5.16 SETTING THE SWCH FUNCTION131
- 5.17 SETTING THE SQEL FUNCTION132
  - 5.17.1 EFFECT OF SQUELCH ON DATA132
  - 5.17.2 EFFECT OF SQUELCH ON FALLBACK132
  - 5.17.3 SQUELCH FUNCTION TIMERS132
  - 5.17.4 ACCESSING THE SQEL FUNCTION ON THE FRONT PANEL DISPLAY134
- 5.18. SETTING THE SWAP FUNCTION135
- 5.19. SETTING THE INTERFACE FUNCTION (INTF Group)136
  - 5.19.1 SELECTING THE INTF GROUP136
  - 5.19.2 SETTING THE SYSTEM TYPE137
  - 5.19.3 SETTING THE HEAD MODE137
  - 5.19.4 USING THE TLBO FUNCTION138
- 5.20 USING THE ALARM CUT-OFF SWITCH140
- 5.21 DISPLAYING AND SETTING SUPPLEMENTARY FUNCTIONS141
  - 5.21.1 GENERAL141
  - 5.21.2 ENTERING THE SUPPLEMENTARY CONFIGURATION GROUP141
  - 5.21.3 INSPECTING AND MAKING CHANGES IN THE SUPPLEMENTARY GROUP141
    - 5.21.3.1 Example 1: Changing the E1 Jitter Buffer Depth from J32 to J128143
    - 5.21.3.2 Example 2: Invoking the Framer Chip Reset143
- 5.22 RESET-CHART PROCEDURE FOR CM4 MODULE144
Section 6. NETWORK MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE147
- 6.1 GENERAL INFORMATION147
  - 6.1.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS147
- 6.2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION148
  - 6.2.1 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE148
  - 6.2.2 UN-INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE150
- 6.3 CONNECTING YOUR PC TO THE NETWORK151
  - 6.3.1 NETWORK COMMUNICATION PATHS155
- 6.4 USING THE NETWORK MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ICONS156
- 6.5 EXAMPLE OF CONFIGURING A NETWORK159
- 6.6 NETWORK MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE HELP190
- 6.7 MODULES SUPPORTED BY THE NETWORK MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE192
- 6.8 PASSWORD PROTECTION196
Section 7. REMOTE CONFIGURATION199
- 7.1 INTRODUCTION199
- 7.2 HARDWARE AND PROTOCOL ISSUES199
- 7.3 SCL COMMAND LINE FORMAT203
- 7.4 GENERAL FORMAT OF SCL RESPONSES213
- 7.5 SHELF-LEVEL AND COMMON MODULE REMOTE ACCESS214
- 7.6 8-PORT DACS COMMANDS224
- 7.7 CHANNEL MODULE REMOTE ACCESS225
- 7.8 OPTICAL INTERFACE ADAPTER REMOTE ACCESS227
Section 8. INSTALLATION AND CHECK-OUT229
- 8.1 INTRODUCTION229
- 8.2 INSTALLATION229
- 8.3 SYSTEM CHECK-OUT PROCEDURES240
- 8.4 ADDING CHANNEL MODULES TO EXISTING SYSTEMS250
Section 9. TROUBLESHOOTING253
- 9.1 INTRODUCTION253
- 9.2 GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING253
- 9.3 CM4 COMMON MODULE DIAGNOSTICS262
Section 10. POWER SUPPLY AND P/S ALARM I/O269
- 10.1 INTRODUCTION269
- 10.2 POWER SUPPLY MODULE269
- 10.3 ALARM I/O MODULE277
  - 10.3.1 DESCRIPTION277
  - 10.3.2 THEORY OF OPERATION277
- 10.4 POWER SUPPLY SCHEMATICS278
Section 11. OPTICAL INTERFACE ADAPTERS292
- 11.1 INTRODUCTION292
- 11.2 OVERVIEW295
- 11.3 MA-217A SUB-ASSEMBLY AND REDUNDANCY OPERATION295
- 11.4 LIGHT INTERFACE BOARD (LIB)297
Section 12. REFERENCE DATA And GLOSSARY298
- 12.1 E1 FRAMING, TIMESLOTS And MULTIFRAME298
- 12.2 GLOSSARY300
Section 13. INDEX306
Section 14. ASYNCHRONOUS DATA CHANNEL MODULES310
- DA-91I312
- DA-121I332
- DA-191A356
- DA-191B380
- DA-291B404
Section 15. SYNCHRONOUS DATA CHANNEL MODULES436
- DS-64NC438
- DS-562I490
- DS-562NC530
- DS-961DE582
- OCUDP602
Section 16. VOICE MODULES626
- VF-5AE628
- VF-5C652
- VF-6I700
- VF-8A728
- VF-10D756
- VF-15C780
- VF16B808
Section 17. PROTECTION AND CONTROL MODULES848
- DS-TT850
- Status Module890
- TMX/TMR910
Section 18. VIDEO MODULES958
- Variable Video Module960
Section 19. SPECIAL INTERFACES964
- MA-490 Telnet I/O966
- NCM994
Section 20: APPLICATION NOTES (APPENDIX I)1046
- Application Note 07 - Fast Frame Principles1048
- Application Note 09 - Fallback Timing1052
- Application Note 12 - CM-3R Common Module Redundant Mode Diagnostics1056
- Application Note 14 - Resetting Common Modules: Factory Configuration and Module Charts1064
- Application Note 15 - Module Configuration Storage: Local/Remote Operation and Module Charts1068
- Application Note 16 - Configuration Transfer when Switching Between Redundant Common Modules1076
- Application Note 17 - Implementation of Remote Alarm Signaling1080
- Application Note 18 - Limitations of Internal and External Timing Applications1084
- Application Note 19 - Alarm Configuration Module Interface for Motherboard to Power Supply I/O1088
Section 21: IMUX MODULE ADAPTERS (APPENDIX II)1090
Section 22. ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEM DRAWINGS1104
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