Preface; About This Guide; How To Use This Guide - Paradyne COMSPHERE 3610 Operator's Manual

About this Guide

This operator's guide contains installation and
operation information for the COMSPHEREr 3600 Series
Data Service Units (DSUs), Models 3610 and 3611. The
Model 3610 is a standalone unit while the Model 3611 is
carrier-mounted.
There are two types of Model 3611 DSUs, modular and
non-modular. The Modular 3611 DSU has contacts at the
rear of the circuit card. The contacts plug into the
COMSPHERE 3000 Series Carrier, allowing the circuit
card to be removed without having to disconnect the DTE
cables. The non-modular Model 3611 DSU has connectors
mounted onto its circuit card; however, the DTE cables
must be disconnected before the DSU can be removed
from the carrier. In this guide, references to the
Model 3611 DSU (or to the carrier-mounted DSU) apply
to either the modular or non-modular 3611 DSU, unless
otherwise specified.
It is assumed that you are familiar with the functional
operation of digital data communications equipment.
Order the COMSPHERE 3600 Series Data Service
Units, Models 3610 and 3611, Dial Backup Module and
SNA Diagnostic Interface Options, Applications Guide if
the Dial Backup Module (DBM) or SNA Diagnostic
Interface options are part of your configuration.
Order the COMSPHERE 3600 Series Data Service
Units, Models 3610 and 3611, Time Division Multiplexer,
Multichannel Multipoint, and Digital Bridge Options,
Applications Guide if your application uses a TDM or
MCMP circuit card, or uses DBM-Vs, DBM-Ss, or
DBM-Ds. The SNA Diagnostic Interface option, as it
applies to these applications, is also covered in this guide.
3610-A2-GB91-70

Preface

How to Use this Guide

Chapter 1
DSU. Refer to this chapter for a summary of feature
capability and the technical specifications. (Refer to the
front matter of this guide for equipment return and
applicable government requirements information.)
Chapter 2
Model 3610 DSU (standalone DSU).
Chapter 3
Model 3611 DSU (carrier-mounted DSU).
Chapter 4
DCP and to understand the DSU's status indicators.
Chapter 4 also provides an overview of the DSU's menu
structure, with a brief description of each branch's
purpose or function.
Chapter 5
and its options using the DCP.
Chapter 6
configuration options. Use the Configuration Option
Tables to assist you in making appropriate selections when
a change to the factory-loaded configuration options may
be required.
Appendix A
structure. Refer to the menu tree as you proceed through
the menu via the DCP (or SDCP if you have a Model
3611 DSU).
Appendix B
configuration options in the form of Configuration
Worksheets, along with a suggestion for how the
worksheets can be used.
July 1999
gives a general overview of the 3600 Series
explains how to install and set up a
explains how to install and set up a
gives an overview of how to operate the
explains how to verify operation of the DSU
provides the basics of setting or changing
provides a summary of the DSU's menu
provides a summary of all of the
vii