Poll List; Directory; Phone; Network Address - Paradyne COMSPHERE
3610 User Manual

Poll List

Poll List (PList) maintains or changes a DSU's poll
list. A poll list identifies all DSUs or DBMs one level
downstream in the network. When an NMS is polling a
control unit or a control unit is polling a tributary, an
asterisk (*) appears in the Health and Status display.
A control DSU includes its tributary DSUs, or
DSUs and DBMs, in its poll list.
A tributary DSU includes any extended control
DSUs, DBMs, or APL modems that are attached to
the diagnostic channel.
Poll List is available in the Local branch to a DSU with
nondisruptive or mixed diagnostics. A poll list can be:
Displayed ( Displ)
Cleared (Clr)
Changed ( Chang) – Activate, delete, or skip.
Added (Add) – Adds the local address to the poll
list; for NonDisruptive MCMP only.
Acquired (Acq) – Automatically generated using
the Acquire Poll List command. Abort is available
to stop the Acq command.
Command Complete appears when the poll list is
completed.

Directory

Directory (Dir) is the DSU's dial backup directory.
Refer to Document No. 3610-A2-GB49 for more DBM
information.

Phone

Phone (Phone), the local telephone number feature,
stores the local DBM's telephone number. Refer to
Document No. 3610-A2-GB49 for more DBM
information.
3610-A2-GB46-60

Network Address

Network address (Addr) is the network address of the
local DSU, and is available from the Local branch. The
DSU's network address is numeric. A DBM automatically
acquires an address equal to the DSU's address plus 1; it
is recommended that you assign odd numbers to DSUs.
ADp address range is 1 to 255
DPII address range is 1 to 80

Change Protocol Mode

Change Protocol Mode (ChgMd) allows you to select
the network management protocol from the front panel.
The protocol selections are:
Advanced Diagnostic (ADp) used by the 6700 and
6800 Series NMS
DATAPHONE II (DPII) used by the 6800 Series
NMS and DATAPHONE II System Controller,
Diagnostic Console, and Network Controller
ChgMd is not available on a tributary DSU or DBM
configured for disruptive or no diagnostics (Diag Type =
Disr or None), or a single-port multipoint tributary DSU.
Both the control and tributary DSUs must be
configured for the same protocol. In a carrier-mounted
configuration, the SDU must be configured for the same
protocol as the DSU.

Async Terminal

Async Terminal (Term) is available for the
Model 3610 standalone DSU. The async terminal feature
allows you to manage the DSU through full menu
displays similar to the front panel.
Once enabled, the async terminal operates exactly as
the front panel, but without the limitation of the 2-line,
16-character LCD. Refer to Appendix C, Async Terminal
Operation.
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