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Paradyne COMSPHERE 6800 Series Communications Products Support Configuration Manual

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COMSPHERE
6800 SERIES NETWORK
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS SUPPORT
CONFIGURATION GUIDE
Document No. 6800-A2-GB20-20

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  • Page 1 COMSPHERE 6800 SERIES NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS SUPPORT CONFIGURATION GUIDE Document No. 6800-A2-GB20-20...
  • Page 2 COMSPHERE 6800 SERIES NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS SUPPORT CONFIGURATION GUIDE Document No. 6800-A2-GB20-20 January 1997 NOTE This document supports Release 4.2 or greater of 6800 Series NMS.

  • Page 3: Comsphere 6800 Series Network Management System

    COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Communications Products Support Configuration Guide 6800-A2-GB20-20 3rd Edition (January 1997) Changes and enhancements to the product and to the information herein will be documented and issued as a new release to this manual.

  • Page 4: Important Safety Instructions

    – Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type) during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning. – Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak. 6800-A2-GB20-20 January 1997 Safety Instructions...
  • Page 5 COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Notices THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO COMPLY WITH THE LIMITS FOR A CLASS A DIGITAL DEVICE, PURSUANT TO PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. THESE LIMITS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE REASONABLE PROTECTION AGAINST HARMFUL INTERFERENCE WHEN THE EQUIPMENT IS OPERATED IN A COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    1. Managing Modems and DSUs 2. Configuring Devices 6800-A2-GB20-20 Objectives and Reader Assumptions ......
  • Page 7 COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Tables Modem Device Classes Protocol Modes in Which Commands Can Be Sent to Devices Command Operation Differences Based on Protocol Mode Device Health and Status Commands Network Device Commands Modem Configuration Commands List of Tables .

  • Page 8: Preface

    Objectives and Reader Assumptions This manual provides the information needed to enable a user to configure, manage, and test the following modems and Data Service Units for use in the COMSPHEREr 6800 Series Network Management System (NMS): • DATAPHONEr II APL Modems •...
  • Page 9 COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System January 1997 6800-A2-GB20-20...

  • Page 10: Managing Modems And Dsus

    Setting Thresholds Configuration Change Notification Overview The 6800 Series NMS provides alert management, configuration management, and diagnostic test and command support for the following modems and Data Service Units (DSUs): • DATAPHONEr II Analog Private Line (APL) Modems • DATAPHONE II Direct Distance Dial (DDD) Modems •...

  • Page 11: Modem Device Classes

    COMSPHERE modems and the 3600 Series DSUs via the modem control channels ports provided by a single Emulexr DCP/MUXI card. (For NMS hardware descriptions, refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System User’s/System Administrator’s Guide.) The NMS communicates with the Service Restoration Control Units via the user-defined port(s) on the IPC-1600 card installed in the NMS.

  • Page 12: Security

    NMS device, site, vendor and facility profiles are used to store information relevant to specific devices. The contents of the profiles are described in the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Core Command Reference Manual. The profiles must have specific data in them for modem support.
  • Page 13 Identifies the type of device and determines the icon to be used on the Connectivity Maps. Device types are unique to applications. Refer to Appendix C in the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System User’s/System Administrator’s Guide for valid device types.

  • Page 14: Site And Vendor Profiles

    These profiles are used to describe and place the site location for each device, and to describe and store information about vendors. For additional information on these profiles, refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System User’s/System Administrator’s Guide.

  • Page 15: Polling

    Acquire Modem Control Channel Poll List (acmccpl) command. Thereafter, the NMS continuously polls each local control device on its poll list. For a discussion of NMS poll lists, refer to COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System User’s/System Administrator’s Guide.

  • Page 16: Poll-Only Tributary Feature

    ADp mode. The 6800 Series NMS allows you to monitor circuits and equipment in real time, to invoke diagnostic tests, to set thresholds for alert reporting and speed changes, and to design your own applications for the general purpose external leads.

  • Page 17: Dataphone Ii Diagnostic Network

    In this network, all COMSPHERE devices must conform to the restrictions of the DATAPHONE II network topology when they are replacing point-to-point and multipoint circuits. The 6800 Series NMS identifies a modem and its position in the diagnostic tree by the device’s link-level address using the following guidelines: •...

  • Page 18: Advanced Diagnostic Network

    Therefore, the address of each intermediate tributary modem must be included in the address. For more information on addressing, refer to Appendix D of the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System User’s/System Administrator’s Guide. Changing Protocol Modes As your type of diagnostic network changes, you must change the diagnostic protocol mode in which your devices operate.

  • Page 19: Changing From Dataphone Ii Mode To Adp Mode

    Alternate mode address field and be sure that no device has a network address value greater than 80. For more information on device addressing, refer to Appendix D of the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System User’s/System Administrator’s Guide.
  • Page 20 To avoid problems, use mnemonic device names when specifying individual devices within routines. 6800-A2-GB20-20 = the control channel = the Advanced Diagnostic protocol mode network address calculated by NMS.

  • Page 21: Changing From Adp Mode To Dataphone Ii Mode

    COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 4. Update the trouble ticket database records, if you wish, to reflect address differences. In particular, the trouble ticket and alert databases contain records that are keyed to a device’s previous mode address. New trouble tickets and alerts are keyed against the device’s new address.

  • Page 22: Protocol Mode Conversion From A Front Panel

    However, the address conversion is not automatically reflected in the 6800 Series NMS. The recommended way to change the protocol mode of a diagnostic tree is by executing the Change Protocol Mode command (chpm) in the 6800 Series NMS.
  • Page 23 COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System If you do decide to change the protocol mode from the front panel with an active NMS managing the network, use the following procedure to maintain and restore proper communications with the NMS after the protocol mode change is accomplished: 1.

  • Page 24: Protocol Modes In Which Commands Can Be Sent To Devices

    (cod) Call Test (ct ) Change Address (cha) Change Call Directory (chcd) Change Canned Message (chcm) Change Directory (chd ) Change Exception Reporting Thresholds (chert ) 6800-A2-GB20-20 Table 1-2 (1 of 4) 3400/4400 3900 DATAPHONEr II Series Series both DPII...
  • Page 25 COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Protocol Modes in Which Commands Can Be Sent to Devices Commands Commands Change External Leads States (chels) Change Line Designator (chld ) Change Multiplexer (chm) Change Options (cho) Change Poll List (chpl ) Change Port Options (chpo)
  • Page 26 Remote Digital Loopback (rdl ) Report Terminal Power (rtp) Send Message (snm) Send Tone (snt ) Service Line (sl) *Applies to standalone devices only. ***Applies to carrier-mounted devices only. 6800-A2-GB20-20 Table 1-2 (3 of 4) 3400/4400 3900 DATAPHONEr II Series...

  • Page 27: Command Operation Differences Based On Protocol Mode

    COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Protocol Modes in Which Commands Can Be Sent to Devices Commands Commands Signal Profile (sp) Standby Facility (sf ) Training Time (tt ) Transmit Test Pattern (ttp) Trending Reports (tr )** ** See individual commands.
  • Page 28 6800 Series NMS reflects the change in the other address. For example, if you select the local address to change from 11 to 328, the 6800 Series NMS displays the corresponding change in the network address from 1 to 256.

  • Page 29: Monitoring Health And Status

    COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Monitoring Health and Status The 6800 Series NMS can be used to monitor and display the health and status of APL, DDD, and DDS devices in the network using the commands listed in Table 1-4. These commands are accessed from the System Management window.

  • Page 30: Performing Tests

    Performing Tests The 6800 Series NMS contains a set of commands (Table 1-5) that allow you to test and/or manipulate specified network devices. These commands are available from the System Management window. These commands are classified as disruptive. A disruptive command is one that interrupts primary data transmission.
  • Page 31 You can combine a series of commands or tests into a routine. This routine can also be used in an alert driven routine. For more information on routines, refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System User’s/System Administrator’s Guide.

  • Page 32: Setting External Lead States

    Command Reference Manual. Setting Thresholds The 6800 Series NMS gives you the ability to change the thresholds that allow you to monitor and track the performance of a 3400/4400 Series device and to monitor channel and line conditions of the analog private line. The following threshold parameters are provided.

  • Page 33: Configuration Change Notification

    Configuration Change Notification Enable/Disable (ccned) Execute this command to enable/disable the reporting of configuration changes. Refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Communications Products Support Command Reference Manual for additional information on these commands. 1-24 January 1997...

  • Page 34: Configuring Devices

    Overview Before you configure your network, you must create device, site, and facility profiles for the devices. (Refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System User’s/System Administrator’s Guide for additional information on creating profiles.) Before the network is completely operational, all devices in the network must be configured. Some...
  • Page 35 COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Command Command Abbrevi- ation Change Call Directory chcd Change Canned chcm Message Change Directory Change Exception chert Reporting Thresholds Change External chels Leads States Change Line chld Designator Change Multiplexer Change Options Change Port Options...
  • Page 36 Firmware List Directory Standby Facility *All indicates that the command can be executed for APL, DDD, and DDS devices. **Does not execute for 3900 Series APL devices. 6800-A2-GB20-20 Table 2-1 (3 of 3) Modem Configuration Commands APL/ DDD/ Disruptive...

  • Page 37: Configuring 3400/4400 Series Modems And 3600 Series Dsus

    COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System The following paragraphs explain how these commands are used to configure your network devices. Configuring 3400/4400 Series Modems and 3600 Series DSUs The 3400/4400 Series modems and the 3600 Series DSUs can be configured to perform specific...

  • Page 38: Configuring 3800 Series Modems

    2600 DSU compatible. To be compatible, the device profiles of the 3600 Series DSUs must be defined as 2600 Series models. This will cause the 6800 Series NMS to treat this device as a DATAPHONE II device. At the device level, this device will be treated as a tributary DSU.

  • Page 39: Configuring 3900 Series Modems

    Before you configure these devices make sure you have created device profiles for your devices and that the 6800 Series NMS has been configured. Refer to COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System User’s/System Administrator’s Guide for information on creating device profiles and for...

  • Page 40: Configuring Dsus

    The DATAPHONE II DDD modems have device options that are set by hardware switches on the modem and by executing this command through the 6800 Series NMS via a Shared Diagnostic Unit (SDU). If the SDU and modem are installed in a multiple mounting, execute this command to set the transmission mode, modem operation, EIA interface, private line/disconnect, and answer options for the modems.
  • Page 41 COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Display Options (dso) Execute this command to display the option setting of the DDD modems. Refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Communications Products Support Command Reference Manual for a complete explanation of these commands. January 1997...
  • Page 42 Modem configuration commands table, 2-1 Monitoring health and status, 1-20 Performance testing, 1-21 Poll-only tributary feature, 1-7 Polling, 1-6 Protocol mode conversion from front panel, 1-13 Protocol modes, 1-7 Protocol modes and command differences, 1-15 6800-A2-GB20-20 Index January 1997 Index-1...
  • Page 43 COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Security, 1-3 Setting external lead states, 1-23 Setting thresholds, 1-23 Site profiles, 1-5 Vendor profiles, 1-5 Index-2 January 1997 6800-A2-GB20-20...
  • Page 44 *6800-A2-GB20-20* *6800–A2–GB20–20*...

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