Monitoring Ip Connections - Tieline Merlin PLUS User Manual

Monitoring IP Connections

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Connection Details
The number of active audio streams and connections is displayed on the Home screen via Cxns. In
the following image two connections (left bracketed number) and two audio streams (right bracketed
number) are currently in use.
1. Press the HOME
2. Use the navigation buttons to select Cxns and press the
3. If only a single IP audio stream is connected, the Connected IP screen displays details of
the active connection. When multiple audio streams are connected, navigate to the one you
want to view in the Connections screen and press the
For IP connections you can view the IP address dialed and the LQ (link quality) on the screen. Use
the down
used and the amount of jitter buffer delay over the IP network.
Link Quality (LQ) Readings
Send and return LQ numbers can also help to determine if a problem is occurring at either end of a
connection. For example, on an IP connection the Return reading represents the audio being
downloaded from the network locally (i.e. audio data is being sent by the remote codec).
Conversely, the Send link quality reading represents the audio data being sent by the local codec
(i.e. being downloaded by the remote codec). To ensure a stable connection, try to maintain a
reliable reading of 80 or higher for both the Send and Return LQ reading.
Important Note:
·
The Return link quality reading is the same as the Local (L) setting displayed on a G3
codec.
·
The Send link quality reading is the same as the Remote (R) setting displayed on a G3
codec.
Viewing Connection Statistics
Navigate to Status in the Connected IP screen and press the
(connection statistics) screen. This displays the performance of the codec in sending IP audio
packets across the network. Analysis is historic and assessed over 60 seconds and 10 minutes of
connection time.
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button to return to the Home screen.
navigation button to view the algorithm being used, the connection bit rate, total bytes
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button.
button to view more details.
button to display the Cxn Stats
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