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Comtech EF Data Vipersat 564L User Manual (150 pages)

Vipersat CDD-56X Series Satellite Network Demodulator Router

Brand: Comtech EF Data | Category: Network Router | Size: 5 MB

User Guide
1
Document Revision History
5
Table of Contents
7
List of Figures
11
List of Tables
13
Chapter 1 - General

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Chapter 2 - Quick Start Configuration

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- How to Use this Manual
  15
  - Manual Organization
    15
Chapter 3 - Using the Command Line

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Appendix A - Network Addressing

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Appendix B - Automatic Switching

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Appendix C - Dynamic Power Control1-2

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Appendix D - Network Migration

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Appendix E - Glossary

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- Conventions and References
  16
- Product Description
  17
  - Demodulator Features
    17
  - Introduction
    17
  - Dynamic SCPC (Dscpc)
    18
  - Network and Bandwidth Management
    18
  - Router Features
    18
  - Single Hop on Demand
    19
  - Stdma
    19
  - 1.5.4 Release
    20
  - Data Decryption
    20
  - Header Decompression
    20
  - New DPC (Dynamic Power Control) Enhancements
    20
  - New in this Release
    20
  - Payload Decompression
    20
  - Turbo Product Coding
    20
  - Auto Home State Failsafe
    21
  - Hitless Switching
    21
  - STDMA Power Hunt
    21
  - UDP Port Base Address
    21
  - VMS Registration and Managing Address
    21
  - SOTM (Satellite on the Move)
    22
- Customer Support
  22
- Introduction
  25
Quick Start Configuration

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- Initial Configuration
  26
Using the Command Line Interface

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- Menu Descriptions
  39
  - Main Menu
    39
    
    Administration
    39
    
    Figure 3-1 Main Menu Screen
    39
    
    Figure 3-2 Administration Screen
    40
    
    Figure 3-3 Working Mode Dialog
    40
  - Feature Configuration
    41
    
    Figure 3-4 Feature Configuration Screen
    41
    
    Vipersat Feature Codes
    41
    
    Figure 3-5 FAST Feature Code Dialog
    42
    
    Vipersat Auto Switching
    42
    
    Vipersat Management
    42
    
    Vipersat STDMA
    42
    
    Vipersat File Streamer
    43
- Vipersat Configuration
  44
  - STDMA Mode
    44
    
    Figure 3-7 STDMA Screen
    45
    
    Figure 3-8 STDMA Screen (Hub/Remote, SCPC)
    45
    
    Stdma
    45
    
    Figure 3-9 Hub Type Prompt
    46
    
    Hub Type
    46
    
    STDMA Tx Rate
    46
    
    Dynamic Cycle
    47
    
    Dynamic Slot
    47
    
    Fixed
    47
    
    Gir
    47
    
    Entry Channel
    48
  - Group ID
    48
  - STDMA Power Hunt
    49
  - Low Data Rate Fast Acquisition
    49
  - Figure 3-10 Group ID Prompt
    49
  - Burstmap Multicast IP
    50
  - Outbound IP
    50
  - Figure 3-11 Burstmap Multicast IP Prompt
    50
  - Cycles Per Burst Map
    51
  - Slot Guardband
    51
  - Figure 3-13 Cycles Per Burst Map Prompt
    51
  - Slot Preamble Length
    52
  - Figure 3-14 Slot Guardband Prompt
    52
  - Slot Data Length
    53
  - Nominal Data Length
    53
  - Figure 3-16 Slot Data Length Prompt
    53
  - Maximum Data Length
    54
  - Minimum Data Length
    54
  - Figure 3-17 Nominal Data Length Prompt
    54
  - Figure 3-18 Maximum Data Length Prompt
    54
  - Slot Cycle Length
    55
  - Slot Start in Cycle
    55
  - Set Remotes
    55
    
    Figure 3-19 Minimum Data Length Prompt
    55
    
    Adding a Remote to the STDMA Group
    56
    
    Figure 3-20 STDMA Remotes Menu Screen
    56
    
    Figure 3-21 Remote Name and IP Address Prompt
    56
    
    Base
    57
    
    Figure 3-22 Base Remote Display Prompt
    57
    
    Remote Count
    57
    
    Set Remote Policies
    57
    
    Figure 3-23 STDMA Remote Policies Screen
    58
    
    Figure 3-24 GIR Remote Policies Prompt
    58
    
    Figure 3-25 Entry Channel Switch Rates Screen
    59
    
    Delete Remote
    60
    
    Enable/Disable Remote
    60
    
    Figure 3-27 Global SCPC Data Rate Prompt
    60
    
    Figure 3-28 Global Switch Type Prompt
    60
    
    Figure 3-29 Delete Remote Prompt
    60
    
    Figure 3-31 View Remote(S) Screen
    61
    
    Remove Timeout
    61
    
    View Remote(S)
    61
    
    Figure 3-32 Remove Timeout Prompt
    62
    
    Figure 3-33 Remove Retry Timeout Prompt
    62
    
    Remove Retry Timeout
    62
  - STDMA Statistics
    63
    
    Figure 3-34 STDMA Statistics Screen (Hub)
    63
    
    Figure 3-35 STDMA Statistics Screen (Remote)
    63
    
    Clear
    64
    
    Stats Accumulation Window
    64
  - Show Hub Statistics
    64
  - Figure 3-36 Stats Accumulation Window Prompt
    64
  - Figure 3-37 Show Hub Statistics Screen
    64
- STDMA/SCPC Automatic Switching
  65
  - Auto Switching
    66
  - Figure 3-38 Automatic Switching Screen
    66
  - Current WAN Transmit Mode
    67
  - Load Switching
    67
  - STDMA Slot Capacity
    67
  - Figure 3-39 STDMA Slot Capacity Prompt
    67
  - STDMA Switch Delay
    68
  - Percent Allocation
    68
  - Figure 3-40 STDMA Switch Delay Prompt
    68
  - Figure 3-41 Percent Allocation Prompt
    68
  - Keep Alive Timer for Carrier Inhibit
    69
  - Hitless Switching Parameters
    69
    
    Figure 3-42 Keep Alive Timer for Carrier Inhibit
    69
    
    Delay for Demod
    70
    
    Delay for Mod
    70
    
    Figure 3-43 Hitless Switching Screen
    70
    
    Locktimes
    70
    
    Apply Delay Values
    71
  - SOTM Update
    71
- Figure 3-44 Set Locktime Prompt
  71
- Figure 3-45 Unit Role Prompt
  71
- Unit Role
  71
- Expansion Unit
  72
- Figure 3-46 Expansion Unit Prompt
  72
- Network ID
  72
- Receive Multicast Address
  73
  - Managing IP Address
    74
  - Figure 3-49 Receive Multicast IP Address Prompt
    74
  - Figure 3-50 Managing IP Address Prompt
    74
  - Primary Heart Beat
    75
  - Home State Revert
    75
  - Dynamic Power Control Configuration
    76
    
    DPC Enabled
    77
    
    Figure 3-51 DPC Configuration Screen
    77
    
    Figure 3-52 DPC Configuration Screen
    77
    
    Figure 3-53 Speed up Ebno Prompt
    78
    
    Speed up Ebno
    78
    
    Target DPC Address
    78
  - Set Home State Parameters
    79
    
    Set Current Configuration as Home State
    80
    
    Figure 3-56 Force Modem to Home State Warning
    81
    
    Figure 3-57 Receive Frequency Prompt
    81
    
    Force Modem to Home State
    81
    
    Receive Frequency
    81
    
    STDMA State
    81
    
    Receive Coding Rate
    82
    
    Receive Data Rate
    82
    
    Receive FEC Type
    82
    
    Receive Modulation Type
    83
  - Vipersat Summary
    83
  - Figure 3-60 Receive Coding Rate Prompt
    83
  - Figure 3-61 Receive Modulation Type Prompt
    83
  - Figure 3-62 Vipersat Summary Screen
    84
  - Vipersat Migration
    85
  - UDP Port Base Address
    85
  - Figure 3-63 Vipersat Migration Prompt
    85
  - Figure 3-64 UDP Port Base Address Prompt
    86
- Unit Name
  73
(Cli)

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- General
  37
  - Common Screen Commands
    38
    
    Demod Select
    38
    
    Exit
    38
    
    Save Parameters to Permanent Storage
    38
    
    Telnet Logout
    38
Appendix A Network Addressing

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- Introduction
  87
- Appendix A Figures
  
  88
- Figure A-1 the Seven OSI Protocol Layers
  88
- The OSI Reference Model
  88
  - Layers 1 - 3
    88
- Binary Math
  90
- Figure A-2 Bits and Bytes
  90
- Figure A-3 Binary to Decimal Conversion
  90
- IP Addressing
  92
  - IP Address Classes
    92
    
    Class a
    92
    
    Class B
    92
    
    Class C
    93
    
    Class D
    93
    
    Figure A-4 IP Address Classes A, B, C
    93
    
    Class E
    94
    
    Network Address Translation (NAT
    94
    
    Private Network IP Addresses
    94
  - Subnets
    94
  - Figure A-5 NAT Router Example
    94
  - Subnet Mask
    95
  - Network Segments
    96
  - Figure A-8 Network Segments
    96
  - Default Gateways
    97
  - MAC Addresses
    97
  - Figure A-9 Router as Default Gateway
    97
  - Figure A-10 Network Node MAC Addresses
    98
Appendix B Automatic Switching

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- General
  99
  - Bandwidth Allocation and Load Switching
    100
- Load Switching
  101
  - Bandwidth Allocation and Load Switching by the STDMA Controller
    101
- Appendix B Figures
  
  103
- Figure B-1 Auto Switching Menu (Hub
  103
- Load Switching Process
  104
- Figure B-2 Auto Switching Menu (Remote
  105
- Load Switching by a Remote
  105
- Determining Need-For-Change
  106
- Load Switch Example
  106
  - Figure B-3 Load Switching Diagram
    107
  - Reduced Data Flow in Switched Mode (SCPC
    108
- Application Switching
  109
- Figure B-4 Application Switching Diagram
  109
- Type of Service (Tos) Switching
  111
- Entry Channel Mode (ECM) Switching
  112
Appendix C Dynamic Power Control

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- Introduction
  115
  - Description
    117
    
    Adjustment for Data Rate
    119
    
    DPC Scaling Function
    120
- Appendix C Figures
  
  120
- Figure C-1 DPC Scaling Function
  120
Appendix D Network Migration

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- General
  123
- Firmware Upgrade
  125
  - Upgrade Overview
    125
    
    Basic Steps
    125
    
    Required Support Utilities and Firmware
    125
  - Migration Procedure
    126
    
    Configure Upgrade Image
    126
  - Completing Migration
    138
    
    Figure D-21 Main Menu Screen, CLI
    138
    
    Picking up Straggler/Offline Remotes
    138
    
    Setting V1.5.2 Compatibility in Hub Modems
    138
    
    Figure D-22 Vipersat Configuration Screen
    139
    
    Figure D-23 Vipersat Migration Prompt
    139
- Appendix D Figures
  
  126
- Figure D-1 Firmware Migration Stages-CDM-570
  126
- Figure D-2 Main Menu, Telnet
  127
- Getting Information with VLOAD
  127
- Figure D-4 Initial Vload Screen
  128
- Figure D-5 Add All Dialog
  128
- Figure D-6 Get Information for IP Address
  129
- Upgrade Router to V1.5.3
  129
- Figure D-7 Put Application Screen
  130
- Figure D-8 Progress Status, Put Application
  131
- Save and Reboot to Latest
  131
- Figure D-9 Hard Reset Screen
  132
- Figure D-11 Unit Information Screen (Router
  133
- Figure D-12 Select Configuration Screen
  133
- Get Information for Router V1.5.3
  133
- Upgrade Base Modem to V1.5.1 (CDM-570 Only
  134
- Download Base Modem V1.5.1 to Image 2
  136
- Figure D-17 Download V1.5.1 and Hard Reset
  136
- Figure D-18 Unit Information Screen
  136
- Download Router V1.5.3 to Image 2
  137
- Figure D-19 Unit Information Screen
  137
- Figure D-20 Unit Information Screen (Final Status)
  137
Appendix E Glossary

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Comtech EF Data Vipersat 564L User Manual (150 pages)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - General

Chapter 2 - Quick Start Configuration

Chapter 3 - Using the Command Line

Appendix A - Network Addressing

Appendix B - Automatic Switching

Appendix C - Dynamic Power Control1-2

Appendix D - Network Migration

Appendix E - Glossary

Quick Start Configuration

Using the Command Line Interface

(Cli)

Appendix A Network Addressing

Appendix A Figures

Appendix B Automatic Switching

Appendix B Figures

Appendix C Dynamic Power Control

Appendix C Figures

Appendix D Network Migration

Appendix D Figures

Appendix E Glossary

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