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COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Multiplexer Management and Configuration Guide Document No. 6800-A2-GB21-10 NOTE This document supports Release 4.2 or greater of 6800 Series NMS. P a r a dyn e Printed on recycled paper August 1994...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Multiplexer Management and Configuration Guide 6800-A2-GB21-10 2nd Edition (August 1994) Changes and enhancements to the product and to the information herein will be documented and issued as a new release or a Technical Update Memo (TUM) to this manual.
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-GB21-10 August 1994 Safety Instructions...
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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.
The following conventions are used throughout this document. Typeface This typeface indicates a choice of options that can be entered. The 6800 Series NMS commands are always shown in italics within parentheses. For example, the Change Node Configuration Parameters command is shown as (chncp).
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— usually the Enter key COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Communications Products Support Command Reference Manual COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System User’s/System Administrator’s Guide August 1994 6800-A2-GB21-10...
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COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Performing Link Operations Adding a Link to a New Node Adding a Link to an Existing Node Deleting a Link Displaying Summaries Manage Routing Table Utility User Interface Using the MRT Utility Polling Polling Parameters...
Overview The 6800 Series Network Management System (NMS) supports the AT&T Series 700 Multiplexers. These multiplexers include the following types: DATAPHONE DATAPHONE II 724/735 Multiplexers 731/740/741/742 ACCULINK 745 ACCULINK Multiplexer 764 ACCULINK Multiplexer In this document the 764 multiplexer is referred to as a 74x-56K multiplexer.
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Series 700 Model 719 NETWORKER. The NMS does not provide test or command support for these devices. All of the above devices can also be accessed from the 6800 Series NMS workstations via a cut-through session to the multiplexer terminal interface.
Aggregate Interface is the speed of the aggregate or physical link; Device Type is the NMS device type used for this combination; and Model Number is the model number used in the NMS device profile for this combination. 6800-A2-GB21-10 August 1994...
You may only configure multiplexer Level I, II, and III passwords through the terminal interface or the NMS External Systems interface. For more information on multiplexer security, refer to the user’s manual that came with your multiplexer. 6800-A2-GB21-10 August 1994 Managing Multiplexers...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Multiplexer Profile Database Information The 6800 Series NMS device, site, facility and vendor profiles are used to store information relevant to specific multiplexer nodes and facilities. The profiles are created, respectively, using the Create Device Profile (crdp), Create Site Profile (crsp), Create Facility Profile (crfp) and Create Vendor Profile (crvp) commands.
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(1 to 249) number (or m2/N/.C/M or m2/N/.C/S for 735 nodes). Refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System User’s/System Administrator’s Guide for complete information on device addressing.
There are no required fields in these profiles specifically for multiplexers. For information on the site and vendor profile commands, refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Core Command Reference Manual.
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‘‘network cloud” connecting to the multiplexer network. You should use the same network ID number for all logical groupings of foreign network devices. This network ID number is used to specify routes through the network from the NMS. 6800-A2-GB21-10 August 1994 Managing Multiplexers...
For migrating from a previous NMS release, go to Configuring an Existing Network with a Migrated NMS Configuring a New Network with a New NMS To configure a new 6800 Series NMS with a new multiplexer network, follow the procedures below. Preparing a New Network To prepare a new multiplexer network, perform the following steps.
Setting Up the NMS To set up the multiplexers and the 6800 Series NMS in a new network, perform the following steps. 1. Execute the Edit Port Configuration (edpc) command to configure the port for the external systems interface for multiplexers. Use the port connected to the ACCULINK NAP configured as a supervisory NAP for cut-through.
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COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System The Manage Routing Table (MRT) Utility and the Generate Routing Tables (grt) command create routing tables from data in the node and facility profiles, and an algorithm based on the number of hops and links. If you do not want to create routing tables, you can...
After completing these steps, you are ready to set up the new 6800 Series NMS. Setting Up the New NMS To set up the 6800 Series NMS in an existing multiplexer network, perform the following steps. 1. Execute the Edit Port Configuration (edpc) command to configure the port for the external systems interface for multiplexers.
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System 6. Execute the Change Node Connected to System (chncs) command to identify which node is connected to the NMS. The network management system is connected to the network via two dedicated ports. These ports and their interfaces are described as follows:...
Management System Multiplexer Command Reference Manual. Configuring Node Components The 6800 Series NMS allows you to change or display the configuration of node and network resources, including common hardware (such as CPUs and TSIs), channel hardware (such as channel modules and channel interface modules), physical (56K/64K or T1) links (such as DS1 modules and aggregate link modules), channels, channel groups, NAPs, and SDLs.
To show the states of all node components, use the Node State Summary (nss) command. For more information on all the commands described above, refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Multiplexer Command Reference Manual. Time Slot Interchange (TSI) Module A 745 multiplexer can be equipped with either one or two (for optional redundancy) time slot interchange (TSI) modules.
Display Node Configuration Parameters (dsncp) command with the Configure Alarm Severity Reporting field set to Yes. For detailed information on these commands, refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Multiplexer Command Reference Manual.
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Define the types of events to be forwarded to a multiplexer’s event log 1 and 3 and designate the physical location to which events are to be sent. Configure event log 2 to determine what events will be sent from a node to the 6800 Series NMS.
For detailed information on this command, refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Multiplexer Command Reference Manual. Configuring the Physical (T1) Link Interface In the multiplexer network, T1 facilities interface at the 740 multiplexer via aggregate link interface modules, and at the 745 via the T1 line interface modules; 56K/64K digital facilities interface at the 74x-56K multiplexer via aggregate link interface modules.
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Service States The following service states are available. active The module is in service and functioning normally. standby The module is ready to take over system operation from the active module, if necessary. out-of-service The module is not in service;...
Change Physical Link Configuration (chplc) Display Physical Link Configuration (dsplc) Display T1 Interface Status (dstis) Hardware Module Summary (hms) Node State Summary (nss) Physical Link Loopback (pll) Physical Link Module Test (plmt) Remote Physical Link Loopback (rpll) 6800-A2-GB21-10 August 1994 Managing Multiplexers 1-23...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System For detailed information on these commands, refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Multiplexer Command Reference Manual. DS1 Channel Modules DS1 channel modules accept DS0s from a T1 interface on the channel side of a 740 multiplexer and multiplex them onto the aggregate data stream.
Typically, you would configure only two NAPS in the multiplexer network as this type — both connected directly to the 6800 Series NMS for command and event datagram use. Refer to Chapter 2 for details on configuring this NAP type.
The set of all SDLs make up a network that is logically distinct from the network of T1 facilities over which the SDL network is carried. The 6800 Series NMS uses the SDL network to transmit datagram commands into the network through the NAP on an ACCULINK or 719/72x NETWORKER node.
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SDL connects to the embedded SDL of a 74x-56K. The 740 recognizes the synchronous SDLs and automatically places them in the proper position in the time slot without assigning them to a channel group. 6800-A2-GB21-10 August 1994 Managing Multiplexers...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Changing an Embedded or Synchronous SDL Configuration You can change an embedded or a synchronous SDL configuration using the procedure below. 1. Execute the Change SDL Configuration (chsdlc) command. If you need to change a synchronous SDL channel from an SDL...
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If the Format field for the 740 displays emb SDL, the time slot is carrying an embedded SDL channel. Since you cannot configure both an embedded SDL and a synchronous SDL channel on the same time slot, you must remove the embedded SDL channel by placing it out-of-service. 6800-A2-GB21-10 CAUTION NOTE August 1994...
Change Supervisory Data Link Configuration (chsdlc) Display Supervisory Data Link Configuration (dssdlc) NAP and Supervisory Data Link State Summary (nsss) For detailed information on these commands, refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Multiplexer Command Reference Manual. Configuring Logical Links This feature is not supported by the 74x-56K multiplexers or by 740 and 745 multiplexers with feature packages earlier than 3.1.1 and...
The 6800 Series NMS allows you to change, add, display and delete logical links. You can also make/break logical link connections. Logical links are configured by specifying the following information using the Change Logical Link (chll) and the Create Logical Link (crll) commands.
Link (dlll) command. However, the logical links and the channel groups routed over them must be idle (disconnected) before any deletions can be made. The 6800 Series NMS will break the logical link connections and all related channel group connections automatically when your request is confirmed.
56 kbps synchronous data More than one network compatible channel can be assigned to the same channel group. However, all network compatible channels within a channel group must be of the same type. 6800-A2-GB21-10 NOTE August 1994 Managing Multiplexers...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System 2. Use the worksheets provided in the user’s manual that came with the 740/741 ACCULINK multiplexer to determine how much overhead bandwidth is needed for each channel. Add each channel’s data rate with its overhead bandwidth to determine the total bandwidth required for each channel.
Once this failure is detected, the channel group is automatically disconnected by the nodes. Using the Logical Link feature, the channel group can be rerouted into a different portion of the network. 6800-A2-GB21-10 NOTE August 1994...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Reconfiguration Times The channel group can be configured for permanent or time-of-day operation. With time-of-day operation, you can specify that the channel group will connect or disconnect at a predetermined time. Alternatively, you can set the channel group to permanent. You can also configure time-of-day operation for the channels in the channel group to reconfigure their connection states and/or speeds.
This command can be used when uploading ACCULINK network information to a newly installed 6800 Series NMS, or to recover after a failure. It must also be used when channel groups are created, deleted, or changed using the terminal interface to the multiplexers instead of the 6800 Series NMS.
Display Channel Configuration (dscc) command to display the parameters of the channel endpoints. This allows you to make sure that you have configured the channel correctly. For detailed information on these commands, refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Multiplexer Command Reference Manual.
SDL to the node) must have been completed. To add a node to a network already under the control of the 6800 Series NMS, perform the following steps. 1. Execute the Create Device Profile (crdp) command to create a device profile for the new node.
Display Node Configuration Parameters (dsncp) Manage Routing Table Utility, the Print Routing Table function, or Display Routing Table (dsrt) For detailed information on these commands, refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Multiplexer Command Reference Manual. Deleting a Node You can delete a node from a network under NMS control.
Logical Link Summary (lls) Network-Wide Channel Group Summary (nwcgs) For detailed information on these commands, refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Core Command Reference Manual and the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Multiplexer Command Reference Manual.
5. Use the Manage Routing Table Utility to change a routing table at a specific node, or execute the Change Routing Table (chrt). (Optional.) For more information on these commands, refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Core Command Reference Manual and the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Multiplexer Command Reference Manual.
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DS0B Channel Summary (dcs) DS0B Performance & Status (dps) Display DS0B Base Channels (dsdbc) 6800-A2-GB21-10 Displays the channels that belong to a specified channel group, the destination channel, the channel type of each channel, and each channel group’s ultimate destination node number, data rate, connection condition, connection state, and service state.
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Management System Multiplexer Command Reference Manual. 1-44 Provides a list of configured logical links that are known to the 6800 Series NMS. The list can be selected by nodes, logical link connection state, and attributes. The summary includes a list of the nodal endpoints, time slots, capacity, SDLs, and channel groups.
You only need to point the cursor and click the mouse once for the MRT to respond to your request. Double-clicking confuses the utility and should be avoided. 6800-A2-GB21-10 August 1994 Managing Multiplexers...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Pull-Down Menus Clicking on certain buttons of the MRT Screen displays pull-down menus. These menus contain a list of items downward from the selected button. You need not hold down the mouse button to obtain the pull-down menu.
The Help menu contains a single function, About, which provides basic information about the MRT Utility. 6800-A2-GB21-10 August 1994 Managing Multiplexers 1-47...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Routing Table Information Area The Routing Table Information area (see Figure 1-2) is located just below the Main Menu Bar. This area displays information about a routing table being edited: Current Node – the node identifier for the routing table currently being edited.
1. Click on Select Source/Dest. from the Table pull-down menu. The sub-menu appears requesting a choice between the Network or a Routing Table File. 2. Click on Routing Table File. The Routing Table Files dialog window appears (see Figure 1-3). 6800-A2-GB21-10 August 1994 Managing Multiplexers 1-49...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Figure 1-3. Routing Table Files Dialog Window This window shows a list of existing routing table files and a selection area where other file names are entered. 3. You may select either from the names in the File List or type the name of a file in that list: a.
2. Click on Routing Table File. The Routing Table Files dialog window appears (see Figure 1-3). This window shows a list of existing routing table files and a selection area where other file names are entered. 6800-A2-GB21-10 Figure 1-4. File Contents Window August 1994...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System 3. Click on the selection area. The I-bar appears in the selection area. TYPE: the name of the file 4. Click on the OK button. A confirmation window appears indicating that the file does not exist and asking: Do you want to create it? 5.
If you have selected more than ten nodes, a confirmation window appears telling you how many nodes are selected and asking should it continue. Click on the Yes button to continue retrieval of the routing tables. 6800-A2-GB21-10 NOTE multiple nodes by commas as shown in Figure 1-5) NOTE...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System b. To retrieve routing tables for particular nodes, place the cursor to the right of the specification all. The I-bar appears in the node field. Backspace over the default node specification and TYPE: the node or nodes for which you want to retrieve routing tables (separate Click on the OK button.
The I-bar appears at that point. 2. TYPE: the new link identifier (separate multiple links by commas.) PRESS: Enter An “*” appears in the 6800-A2-GB21-10 commas.) column indicating that this destination node has been modified. column indicating that this destination node has been modified.
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System To delete a destination node entry from a routing table, perform the following steps: 1. Click on the link list for the destination node you wish to be deleted from the routing table. 2. Select Delete Entry from the Edit pull-down menu.
4. TYPE: the maximum number of hops per destination node. 5. Click on the OK button. The routing table is trimmed to the specified maximum. The each modified link list. 6800-A2-GB21-10 column contains an “*” for column contains an “*” for August 1994...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Undoing Editing Changes The MRT Utility does not have an explicit “Undo” command which can undo editing modifications to a routing table. You can accomplish the same effect by doing any of the following: Retrieving the routing table from the node again.
To print the contents of the Status Message Area, click on Print Status Log from the Table pull-down menu. All the status messages from when the MRT was started are printed on the system printer. 6800-A2-GB21-10 August 1994 Managing Multiplexers...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Obtaining Node Information The MRT allows you to get information for the current node or the destination node entries within its routing table. To obtain information regarding a node in the Node Selection List, perform the following steps: 1.
The dialog box closes. Refer to the section Saving a Routing Table to save the tables. b. Click on the Yes button if you do not want to save the routing tables. The Manage Routing Table window closes. 6800-A2-GB21-10 August 1994 Managing Multiplexers...
‘‘one-time only,” no clear message is associated with them. The 6800 Series NMS ensures that alarm information is not lost by issuing a poll to the individual multiplexer nodes inquiring about their current alarm status. The response to this poll is compared with any outstanding asynchronous alarms and any alarm not previously received by the alert reporting mechanism is then merged into the alert handling system.
40 nodes. If the Poll Group Size parameter is set to 5 and the Poll Interval parameter is set to 10, then the 6800 Series NMS will poll five nodes every 10 seconds. Nodes are polled in ascending address order (that is, the first five nodes will be polled first, then the next five nodes, and so on until all nodes have been polled).
PRESS: Return Activating Polling Parameter Changes After the polling parameters have been changed, the parameters may be immediately activated without shutting down and restarting the 6800 Series NMS. To activate changes, perform the following steps: 1. Log in as root.
Alerts (Alarms and Events) List of Alerts For a detailed list of alerts that are reported to the 6800 Series NMS, see the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System User’s/System Administrator’s Guide. For a complete list of alerts for each device, see the device’s user’s manual.
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Alert Groups for Device Type 56mux Alert Group Name 56mux-event# Miscellaneous events and unmapped events. 56mux-nmsevt# Events generated by the ACCULINK Network Management application. 56mux-noderr# Node-level error events. 56mux-callst# Call-status events. 56mux-nodst# Node-level status events.
Before viewing or editing the EToAMapping file, you must make a copy of the file on your disk and print out a hardcopy of the file to protect the file’s integrity. This is an important precautionary step. 6800-A2-GB21-10 Table 1-6 Alert Groups for Device Type ntwk Type of Alerts...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Alert Type to Alert Group Mapping for Device Type swtch Alert Group Name swtch-alarm1 00.00 swtch-alarm2 swtch-alarm3 swtch-alink1 60.00 swtch-alink2 62.00 swtch-alink3 64.00 swtch-callst1 19.01 48.21 swtch-callst2 19.02 21.00 48.14 swtch-callst3 12.01 19.04 47.00 swtch-cgalarm 84.00...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Alert Type to Alert Group Mapping for Device Type swtch Alert Group Name swtch-slink1 swtch-slink2 65.00 swtch-slink3 67.00 swtch-usralm1 swtch-usralm2 swtch-usralm3 swtch-usrevt1 swtch-usrevt2 swtch-usrevt3 Alert Type to Alert Group Mapping for Device Type ntwk...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Alert Type to Alert Group Mapping for Device Type mux Alert Group Name mux-alarm1 00.00 mux-alarm2 mux-alarm3 mux-alink1 51.00 61.00 76.10 mux-alink2 51.06 98.00 mux-alink3 64.00 mux-callst1 19.01 48.21 mux-callst2 19.02 21.00 48.22 mux-callst3 12.01...
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COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Alert Type to Alert Group Mapping for Device Type mux Alert Group Name mux-nodst3 02.00 50.08 53.26 54.02 mux-nodstt1 mux-nodstt2 mux-nodstt3 55.06 mux-sdl1 55.18 mux-sdl2 mux-sdl3 mux-sdlstt1 mux-sdlstt2 mux-sdlstt3 14.05 55.19 mux-slink1 mux-slink2 51.10 68.00...
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COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Alert Type to Alert Group Mapping for Device Type 56 mux Alert Group Name 56mux-cmneqp1 52.00 52.16 82.04 56mux-cmneqp2 52.06 56mux-cmneqp3 52.08 56mux-event1 56mux-event2 56mux-event3 56mux-facstt1 56mux-facstt2 56mux-facstt3 42.00 42.10 42.16 42.22 55.00 55.23...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Structure of Mapping File The EToAMapping file is an ASCII text file with three line types: Comment lines Blank lines Data lines A comment line is any line beginning with the pound sign (#). Comments are used liberally throughout the file to describe the overall file format and to describe individual data lines.
‘c’ for the clear. The other four fields (that is, fields 1, 3, 5, and 6) should match. Example 4: The data line is a networker event (note the ‘n’ in field 3). It will be assigned to the NMS alert group ntwk-nodst3. 6800-A2-GB21-10 Table 1-11 Alert Class alarm...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Example 5: The data line assigns an ACCULINK event that can be generated by more than one class of ACCULINK devices, as indicated by the ‘*’ character in field 3. If a switch generates the event, it will be mapped to the NMS alert group swtch-cmneqp1.
Any changes you make to the EToAMapping File are not automatically used by the system. To activate the changes, the 6800 Series NMS must be stopped and then started again. For information on stopping and starting the NMS, see the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System User’s/System Administrator’s Guide.
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Channel Diagnostics Channel diagnostics consists of tests and status reports primarily for voice and data channels (including DS1 channels) and their associated hardware. Table 1-12 lists the commands available for channel diagnostics. The table contains the command abbreviation, a brief description of what the command does, what results are displayed, and whether or not the executed command disrupts NMS operation.
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Loopback DS1 Channel dcmt Module Test vctt Voice Channel Tone Test For detailed information on these commands, refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Multiplexer Command Reference Manual. 6800-A2-GB21-10 Table 1-12 (2 of 2) Channel Diagnostic Commands Disruptive...
Link Loopback Physical Link Loopback Physical Link plmt Module Test For detailed information on these commands, refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Multiplexer Command Reference Manual. 1-86 Table 1-13 Disruptive Description Displays current status of an aggregate link interface module or a DS1 link interface module.
Control Processor Test Power and Alarm pact Control Test TSI Module Test tsimt For detailed information on these commands, refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Multiplexer Command Reference Manual. 6800-A2-GB21-10 Table 1-14 Component Diagnostic Command Disruptive Description...
Channel Group Diagnostic Commands Command Name Channel Group Loopback Channel Group Trace For detailed information on these commands, refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Multiplexer Command Reference Manual. 1-88 Table 1-15 Disruptive Description Places a specified channel group into a loopback state at a specified 745’s TSI...
Displays the number of node errors detected at a multiplexer node. Time Slot Performance Report (tspr) Reports the performance of 740 serial synchronous time slot – those connected from a 740 node to a 74x-56K node carrying 56 kbps serial synchronous channel groups. 6800-A2-GB21-10 August 1994 Managing Multiplexers 1-89...
These port connections allow for five basic configurations: Two local 74x/74x-56K multiplexers (Figure 2-1). Each 74x/74x-56K multiplexer has two NAPs. If two local 74x/74x-56K multiplexers are used, all three 6800 Series NMS multiplexer ports can connect to any three of the four available NAPs. The remaining NAP can be used to connect to an event log printer as shown in Figure 2-1.
(Figure 2-3). NAP 1 at node 1, configured as an SDL port, provides the primary control-access interface point for the NMS to control the network. A 719 NETWORKER, connected to SDL NAP 1, provides an event-reporting, command port and menu interface to the NMS. Figure 2-3 shows the 719 NETWORKER connections. 6800-A2-GB21-10 August 1994...
6800 Series NMS commands. If you need to access the internal menu system of the multiplexer, you can connect a terminal or PC to a 74x NAP on another 74x node.
Neither the 719 NETWORKER nor the 724/735 multiplexers support a command language interface, so the command port connection is not needed. Figure 2-5. Connections for One 724/735 Multiplexer and a 719 NETWORKER 6800-A2-GB21-10 August 1994...
Configuring 74x Multiplexers Each 731/74x or 74x-56K multiplexer has two network administration ports (NAPs), which are special communication ports (EIA RS-232) that relay 6800 Series NMS commands, multiplexer tests, test results, and event/alarm information between the NMS host computer and the various multiplexers within the network.
1. Connect one end of the cable to the serial port on the PC. 2. Connect the other end of the cable to one of the NAPs on the multiplexer. 3. Turn on the PC and invoke the terminal emulator program. 6800-A2-GB21-10 SETTING 8 bits...
If you do not have a supervisory port configured, you may be able to communicate with the multiplexer from a 6800 Series NMS workstation, or you can press the RESET button on the NAP circuit card on the back of the multiplexer. Once the RESET button is pushed, you may have to press the Enter key several times before a valid prompt appears on the attached terminal or PC.
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The Configuration menu appears for the 731/74x multiplexer. 5. TYPE: 4 Network if configuring a 745 multiplexer TYPE: 3 Network if configuring a 731/74x multiplexer PRESS: Enter The Network Configuration menu appears for a 731/74x multiplexer. 6800-A2-GB21-10 August 1994 Configuring Multiplexers...
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COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System 6. TYPE: the menu number for Network Administration Ports PRESS: Enter The following prompt appears: Node # : enter NAP number > 7. TYPE: the number of the NAP (either 1 or 2) to be assigned to the external systems port...
RESET button, you may need to press the ENTER key on the asynchronous terminal or PC connected to that NAP several times before you see a valid prompt. The RESET operation will restore the NAP to its default ‘‘supervisory” configuration. 6800-A2-GB21-10 CAUTION August 1994 Configuring Multiplexers...
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COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System To configure an event datagram NAP for event or command information, perform the following steps. If you are at the Network Configuration menu, start at Step 6. If you are not within the multiplexer’s menu hierarchy, start at Step 1.
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PC from the multiplexer and then connect the cables between the NMS host computer and the multiplexers. If the terminal or PC is connected to a NAP configured as a supervisory NAP, the Event Datagram parameters screen appears again with the updated settings. 6800-A2-GB21-10 SETTING 9600 bits/sec No flow control...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System 11. If the remaining NAP on this multiplexer is already configured the way you want it to be, go to Step 12. If you want to configure the other NAP, a. Return to the Network Configuration menu:...
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The following prompt appears: Node # : enter NAP number > 7. TYPE: the number of the NAP (either 1 or 2) to be assigned to the SDL port PRESS: Enter The Network Administration Port menu appears. 6800-A2-GB21-10 August 1994 Configuring Multiplexers 2-15...
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COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System 8. Display the current supervisory data link parameters: TYPE: 4 PRESS: Enter The Supervisory Data Link parameters screen appears. The values assigned to the parameters on your screen must match the settings shown below:...
The screen appears Password? 2. TYPE: the current password The default password is enter. The password does not appear on the screen. PRESS: Enter The screen displays the prompt: Node # : menus (y/n) 6800-A2-GB21-10 CAUTION NOTE August 1994 Configuring Multiplexers 2-17...
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COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System 3. TYPE: y PRESS: Enter The Function menu appears. 4. TYPE: 2 PRESS: Enter The Configuration menu appears for the 731/74x multiplexer. 5. TYPE: the Network Configuration menu number for Network Administration Ports PRESS: Enter The Network Configuration menu appears for the 745 multiplexer or the 731, 740/741/742 multiplexer.
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Go to one of the previous sections to configure the port as another type of NAP (such as an event datagram NAP). c. Go to Step 12. 12. Return to the dial: prompt: PRESS: CTRL + E 6800-A2-GB21-10 August 1994 Configuring Multiplexers 2-19...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Configuring 724/735 Multiplexers In order to communicate with the COMSPHERE 6800 Series NMS, the 724/735 multiplexer must be connected to a 719 NETWORKER. Through the connected NETWORKER, 724/735 internal menus can be accessed via the external systems port. For a 724/735 multiplexer to communicate with a 719 NETWORKER, the multiplexer’s control port must be configured as a supervisory port...
3. Turn on the PC and invoke the terminal emulator program. 4. Turn on the multiplexer. 5. PRESS: Enter The prompt Local: menus (y/n) appears on the monitor. 6. Go to Configuring the Control Port to continue the configuration process. 6800-A2-GB21-10 SETTING 8 bits 9600 bps None...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Configuring the Control Port To communicate with the 719 NETWORKER and through it to the NMS, you must first verify that the control port on the 724/735 multiplexer is configured as a supervisory port with the correct settings.
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TYPE: E PRESS: Enter 9. Return to the System Configuration menu, TYPE: S PRESS: Enter If you do not select S, nothing you changed on the screen will be saved. 6800-A2-GB21-10 SETTING 9600 bits/sec XON/XOFF None August 1994 Configuring Multiplexers...
Unlike the port configuration for the 74x multiplexers (which have two network administration ports) and the 724/735 multiplexers (which have one control port), the 6800 Series NMS port configuration for the 719 NETWORKER may use several channel ports and one link.
4. Turn on the 719 NETWORKER or PRESS: RESET button on the front of the 719 NETWORKER if it already has power. The LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) on the NETWORKER display the following sequence: 6800-A2-GB21-10 SETTING 8 bits 9600 bps...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System After the 444 appears, you have 15 seconds to press the CONTROL MODE button and create a communication link (Step 5) between the 719 NETWORKER and the terminal. 5. Create a communication link between the 719 NETWORKER and the terminal: PRESS: CONTROL MODE button on the front of the 719 NETWORKER.
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6. Create a communication link between the 719 NETWORKER and the PC: PRESS: CONTROL MODE button on the front of the 719 NETWORKER. The system displays the following message and prompt: connected (Node 0) menus (y/n) 7. Go to Displaying the Configuration Menu. 6800-A2-GB21-10 NOTE NOTE August 1994 Configuring Multiplexers 2-27...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Displaying the Configuration Menu Several types of parameters must be set in the 719 NETWORKER so that it can communicate with other parts of the network. First, the parameters are defined in profiles. Then the profiles are assigned to the 719 NETWORKER channel ports that are connected to other nodes.
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Active and a Y is displayed for that option on the Event Log menu. For example, if 7) Call Status is activated for event log 1, the Inactive would change to 101/13- - - - - - -Y. 6800-A2-GB21-10 719 node 101 dial: August 1994...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System For more information about these event types, refer to the DATAPHONE II Series 700 NETWORKER User’s Manual. 14) Event Log 2. This parameter contains the address of the 719 NETWORKER channel port connected to the event port on the NMS host computer and a list indicating the types of events to be sent as alerts.
The Channel Parameters menu appears. 4. TYPE: 1 PRESS: Enter The system displays the following prompt: Node (101) enter profile number > 5. TYPE: the number of one of the unassigned profiles PRESS: Enter 6800-A2-GB21-10 CAUTION August 1994 Configuring Multiplexers 2-31...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System The Profile Definition screen appears showing the default parameters and settings for the specified profile definition. For the terminal or PC channel port, the settings on your screen should match those shown below: PARAMETER...
Defining a Channel Group for a Terminal or PC (Command Ports and Event Ports) From the Configuration menu, 1. TYPE: 7 PRESS: Enter Group Definition Summary appears. 2. Choose an unassigned channel group number between 1 and 63. 3. To return to the Configuration menu. PRESS: Enter 6800-A2-GB21-10 August 1994 Configuring Multiplexers 2-33...
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COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System 4. TYPE: 4 (Group Definition) PRESS: Enter The system displays the following prompt: (Node xxx) enter dial sequence > 5. TYPE: The channel group number you want defined PRESS: Enter The Group Type menu appears.
D) Delete S) Save 7. To select Group Members parameter, TYPE: 1 PRESS: Enter 8. To add the Channel Group Number to the Local Group Definition parameters menu, TYPE: 1 PRESS: Enter 6800-A2-GB21-10 SETTING None Inactive Inactive None None August 1994...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System 9. To save the parameters you have entered, TYPE: S PRESS: Enter The system returns to the Configuration menu. This completes the 719 NETWORKER setup procedure for one terminal or PC. To configure the 719 to interface with NMS, go to Creating the Control Mode Group.
7. Go to Defining an SDL Profile. Defining an SDL Profile When a 719 NETWORKER is connected to one of the ports on a 6800 Series NMS and to an ACCULINK multiplexer (see Figure 2-2), a supervisory data link (SDL) is required between the 719 NETWORKER and the ACCULINK multiplexer so that supervisory data information can be passed between the two.
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System 2. TYPE: the number of the link that is to be the SDL port PRESS: Enter The Data Link Parameters screen appears. The parameters on your screen should match those shown below: PARAMETER Data Link...
This procedure configures a channel port on the 719 NETWORKER, so that it can properly connect to the command port on the 6800 Series NMS. To define a profile for a command channel port, use the procedures described in the Defining a Profile for a Channel Port section.
This procedure configures a channel port on the 719 NETWORKER, so that it can properly connect to the external systems port on the 6800 Series NMS. To define a profile for an external systems channel port, use the procedures described in the Defining a Profile for a Channel Port section.
This procedure configures a channel port on the 719 NETWORKER, so that it can properly connect to the event port on the 6800 Series NMS.To define a profile for an event channel port, use the procedures described in the Defining a Profile for a Channel Port section. The parameters for...
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Defining a 724/735 Profile If you have 724/735 multiplexers attached to the NETWORKER, you must define a profile (channel port) for each pair (master and slave) of the multiplexers. To define a profile for a 724/735 channel port, use the procedures described in the Defining a Profile for a Channel Port section.
(except the Group Members field) should match those shown below: PARAMETER Group Members Security Password Call Queueing Dial Restriction Incoming Restriction 6800-A2-GB21-10 SETTING Asynchronous 9600, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, None CTS/DTR Set 1: 11H/13H Inactive DCE (Local)
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Nework Management System Assigning Symbolic Names You may assign symbolic names to channel groups for ease in accessing remote locations. After you assign symbolic names to channel groups, you no longer need to specify node, link, or channel connections;...
Local/Remote menu is not displayed for the node, check the data link, the SDL port on the multiplexer, and the routing parameters. 4. Exit the Local/Remote menu and repeat Steps 1 and 2 until all nodes have been tested. 6800-A2-GB21-10 node number/0 August 1994...
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Create Logical Link command crsp, see Create Site Profile command crup, see Create User Profile command crvp, see Create Vendor Profile command cs, see Channel Summary command css, see Channel State Summary command 6800-A2-GB21-10 August 1994 Index Index-3...
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COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System DATAPHONE II, 1-3, 1-4 Datagram group definition, 2-34, 2-39, 2-41 dcl, see DS-1 Channel Loopback command dcmt, see DS-1 Channel Module Test command dcs, see DS0B Channel Summary command DDS Channel Performance & Status command, 1-36, 1-42, 1-88 DDS Channel Trouble Codes command, 1-36, 1-42, 1-88 ddscps, see DDS Channel Performance &...
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1, 2-28, 2-29 event log 2, 2-24, 2-30 event log printer, defined, 2-43 event port profile, defined, 2-41 event reporting configuration, 1-19 external system configuration command edit, 1-13, 1-15 external systems port profile, defined, 2-40 6800-A2-GB21-10 August 1994 Index Index-5...
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COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System node connected to system commands change, 1-13, 1-15, 1-20 display, 1-17 Node Errors Report command, 1-88 Node State Summary command, 1-18, 1-23, 1-43 nps, see Network Path Summary command nss, see Node State Summary command nsss, see NAP &...
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TSI Module Test command, 1-18, 1-86 tsimt, see TS1 Module Test command tspr, see Time Slot Performance Report command tss, see Time Slot Summary command user access security, 1-7 user profile commands create, 1-7 edit, 1-7 6800-A2-GB21-10 August 1994 Index Index-9...
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COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System vendor profile, 1-8, 1-10 vendor profile command create, 1-7, 1-10 version number, 1-5, 1-9, 1-43 zero code suppression, 1-22 Index-10 August 1994 6800-A2-GB21-10...
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