Menu Structure; Top-Level Menu; Local Branch Menu - Paradyne COMSPHERE 3610 Operator's Manual

COMSPHERE 3600 Series Data Service Units

Menu Structure

The menu tree is accessed via the DCP and is shown in
Appendix A. Use the menu tree as a guide as you proceed
through the branches of the DSU.
The menus that appear on the menu tree depend upon
the DSU's function within the network (control or
tributary), the hardware options that are installed (DBM –
DBM, DBM-V, DBM-S, or DBM-D; MUX – TDM or
MCMP), and the DSU's mode of operation if the TDM or
MCMP option is installed (TDM, MCMP, CBrdg, EBrdg,
or None).
A 3600 Series DSU comes factory-loaded with default
configuration settings. A Model 3610 DSU is configured
as a tributary; a Model 3611 DSU is configured as a
control. In addition, a 3600 Series DSU equipped with the
TDM option comes configured for TDM mode of
operation; a DSU equipped with the MCMP option comes
configured for MCMP mode. Use the Configuration
(Confg) branch of the menu tree to change these settings
and customize the configuration of your DSU.

Top-Level Menu

Access to all network management tasks from the DCP
begins at the top-level menu, the head of the menu
hierarchy. The first line of the top-level menu identifies
the selected DSU. The second line allows the selection of
either the Local or Remote (Remot) branch of the menu
hierarchy, or the Messages (Msgs) operation:
The Local branch (selected by pressing F1) is
available to a DSU configured as a control or a
tributary.
The Remote branch (selected by pressing F2) is
available to a DSU configured as a control or a
point-to-point tributary.
The Messages branch (selected by pressing F3) is
available to a DSU configured as a control or a
tributary. The Msgs selection displays only if a
message has been received and not cleared. Once
the message is cleared, the Msgs selection no
longer appears. (Messages operation is discussed in
the Messages Branch
The following top-level menu (Model 3610) display
identifies a control DSU with an operating speed of
9.6 bps, with no message from the NMS.
4-6
section of this chapter.)
Port 1
Local
F1
The first line displays four elements: the source of the
information being displayed on the LCD (where the data
is coming from), the function currently being performed,
the data rate, and whether the unit is a control or tributary.
For a Model 3610 (standalone) DSU, the DTE Port
(Port1 through Port6), the aggregate data stream (Aggr),
or the DCE may be displayed as the data source. When
connected to a Model 3611 (carrier-mounted) DSU, the
carrier and slot numbers are displayed as the data source
(e.g., carrier 2 and slot 16 – 2:16).
Following the data source is the unit's operating mode
or function. One of the following may be displayed: DSU
for data service unit, DBM for dial backup module, BDG
for digital bridge, TDM for time division multiplexer,
MCMP for multichannel multipoint, DBMv for a
Model 3611 V.32 DBM, DBMs for a Model 3611 4-wire
Switched 56 DBM, or DBMd for a Model 3611 2-wire
Switched 56 DBM.
The aggregate speed of the unit's active core is then
displayed, followed by the unit's designation as a control
( C) or a tributary ( T ) in the network.

Local Branch Menu

The Local branch of the menu tree controls operation,
configuration, and diagnostics for the local DSU, DBM,
and TDM or MCMP — the device(s) to which the DCP is
connected. The DBM-V, DBM-S, or DBM-D and SNA
Diagnostic Interface options are also supported. This
branch is available to a control or a tributary DSU.
The DSU operates in Local mode
once the Local branch of the
menu tree is selected.
July 1999
DSU 9.6 C
Remot
F2 F3
NOTE
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