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ViaSat ArcLight manual available for free PDF download: User Manual
ViaSat ArcLight User Manual (368 pages)
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
13
1 General Arclight Tm System Description
37
Introduction
37
Figure 1-1. A-PCMA Bandwidth Reuse
38
Figure 1-2. A-PCMA Level Diagram
39
Figure 1-3. Arclight TM Network Topology
40
Hub System
41
Hub Components
41
Table 1-1. MCD II Blade Set
43
Figure 1-4. Generic Arclight Hub Interfaces
44
Figure 1-5. Arclight Hub System Network
45
Hub Software
46
Figure 1-6. Arclight TM Interface to Terrestrial Networks
46
Figure 1-7. Software Relationships
47
Table 1-2. Functions with Software and Hardware Relationships
47
Satellite Air Interface
48
Figure 1-8. Packet Format
49
Table 1-3. Data Segment Length
49
Table 1-4. Chipping Rate Ranges
49
Return Channel Access
50
Power Control
51
Congestion Control
51
Figure 1-9. Communications between RTNMS, MCD, and VMT
51
Hardware Subsystems
52
Arclight Network
54
Satellite Resource Utilization
54
Network Terminal Population
54
System Addressing
55
Figure 1-10. Addressing in the Arclight Network
55
Outlink Requirements
56
Satellite Transmission System
56
Return Link Requirements
57
Control Protocols
59
Control Messaging
59
User Traffic Management
62
Figure 1-11. IP Traffic Diagram (Non-TCP)
62
Domain Name Service
63
Provisioning
63
Status Monitoring
63
Figure 1-12. IP Traffic Diagram (TCP)
63
2 Initial Network Configuration
65
Introduction - Arc Light Tm Management Client
65
Figure 2-1. Arclight Client Desktop Icon
65
Table 2-1. Initial Client Setup Checklist
67
Figure 2-3. Arclight Management Client Screen - Three Hub Systems Displayed
68
Figure 2-4. Arclight Management Client Screen - Manage Hub Components Screen
69
Figure 2-5. the about Arclight NMS Panel - about this Hub Selected
69
3 Screen Descriptions for Nms Client
71
Login
71
Figure 3-1. Login Screen - One Hub in Configuration
72
Figure 3-2. Session Drop-Down Menu
72
Figure 3-3. Arclight Management Client Screen - Three Hubs in Configuration
73
Table 3-1. Icon Color Coding Scheme
74
Figure 3-4. Edit Network Component Popup Screen (for a MCD Named "My MCD")
75
Gui Navigation
76
Main Menu Bar
76
Figure 3-5. Session Drop-Down Menu
76
Figure 3-6. Vmts Drop-Down Menu
76
Hub Component Screens
77
Figure 3-7. Window Drop-Down Menu
77
Figure 3-8. Help Drop-Down Menu
77
Tool Bar Icons
78
Figure 3-9. Hub Diagram Context Menu Screen for MCD
78
Control Buttons
79
Window Arrangement and Size Controls
79
Figure 3-10. Window Pulldown Menu
79
Nms Client Screen Field Definitions
81
Session
83
Vmts
83
Window
83
Help
83
Table 3-2. Arclight Management Client Main Menu Pulldown Menus
83
Figure 3-11. Login Screen
84
Figure 3-12. Exit Question
84
Figure 3-13. Vmts Drop-Down Menu
85
Table 3-3. New VMT Addition Checklist
86
Figure 3-14. VMT Configuration Screen - General Tab
87
Figure 3-15. VMT Configuration Screen - Group Management Tab
89
Figure 3-16. VMT Configuration - Installation Utilities Tab
91
Figure 3-17. Open VMT Screen
93
Figure 3-18. Delete VMT
94
Figure 3-19. VMT List
95
Figure 3-20. VMT Filter Options Screen
96
Figure 3-21. IP Network Configuration Screen - Interfaces Tab
98
Figure 3-22. IP Network Configuration Screen - Network Services - SSH/SFTP Tab
100
Figure 3-23. IP Network Configuration Screen - NAT Tab
102
Figure 3-24. IP Network Configuration Screen - DHCP Tab
104
Figure 3-25. IP Network Configuration Screen - DNS Tab
106
Figure 3-26. IP Network Configuration Screen - Routing Tab
107
Figure 3-27. Customer Configuration Screen
109
Figure 3-28. VMT Status - General Tab Screen
111
Figure 3-29. VMT Status - Management Tab Screen
113
Figure 3-30. VMT Status - Forward Link Tab Screen
115
Figure 3-31. VMT Status - Return Link Tab Screen
116
Figure 3-32. VMT Status - FLR Tab Screen
118
Figure 3-33. VMT Status - Aircraft Tab Screen
120
Figure 3-34. VMT Status - Chassis Tab Screen
122
Figure 3-35. VMT Status - ACU Tab Screen
123
Figure 3-36. Window Drop-Down Menu
124
Figure 3-37. Help Drop-Down Menu
125
Arclight NMS Management Tools
126
Figure 3-38. NMS Main Interface Management Menu
126
Manage Hub
127
Figure 3-39. NMS Main Interface Screen
127
Figure 3-40. Hub Status Screen, General Tab
128
Figure 3-41. Hub Status Screen, Vmts Tab
131
Figure 3-42. Hub Status Screen, Utilization Tab, Forward Links Tab
133
Figure 3-43. Hub Status Screen, Utilization Tab, Return Links Tab
135
Figure 3-44. Hub Status Screen, Utilization Tab, Congestion Control Groups Tab
137
Figure 3-45. Hub Configuration - General Tab
139
Figure 3-46. Hub Configuration Screen - Congestion Control Tab
141
Figure 3-47. Hub Configuration Screen - ATI Tab
143
Manage Satellites
145
Figure 3-48. Manage Satellites - Satellite Configuration Screen
145
Manage Transponders
146
Figure 3-49. Transponder Configuration Screen - Forward and Return Links Tab
146
Figure 3-50. Transponder Configuration Screen - Power Control Tab
148
Manage Forward Link Profiles
150
Figure 3-51. Forward Link Profile Screen - General Tab
150
Table 3-4. Code Rate Table
151
Figure 3-52. Forward Link Profile Screen - Advanced Tab
152
Manage Return Links
154
Figure 3-53. Return Link Configuration Screen
154
Manage Air Channels
156
Figure 3-54. Manage Air Channels Screen
156
Manage Power Control Profiles
159
Figure 3-55. Manage Power Control Profile Screen
159
Manage Component Membership
161
Figure 3-56. NMS Main Interface Screen
161
Figure 3-57. Edit Hub Component Screen
161
MDLS Configuration
162
Figure 3-58. MDLS Configuration Screen
162
About this Hub
164
Figure 3-59. Main Hub NMS Client Screen - Manage Hub Selected
164
Figure 3-60. the about Arclight NMS Panel - about this Hub Selected
165
Managing Arclight Components
166
Figure 3-61. NMS Edit Component Screen for MCD
166
Figure 3-62. Hub Diagram, Selecting the NMS
167
Figure 3-63. NMS Client Settings Screen
168
Figure 3-64. NMS Server Settings
169
Figure 3-65. User Manager Screen - Users Tab
170
Figure 3-67. User Configuration Screen - Network Access
174
Figure 3-69. Streamer Drop-Down Menu
177
Figure 3-70. Event Streamer Filter Screen
179
Figure 3-71. Log Manager Screen - Network Hardware
182
Figure 3-72. Authority Level Configuration Screen - General Tab
184
Figure 3-73. Authority Level Configuration Screen - Permissions Tab
186
Figure 3-74. Rtnms Screen - General Tab
190
Figure 3-75. Rtnms Screen Messaging Tab
192
Figure 3-76. Rtnms Screen, ATI Statuses Tab
194
Figure 3-77. Rtnms Screen, Advanced Tab
195
Figure 3-78. MCD Administration Screen - General Tab
197
Figure 3-79. MCD Administration Screen - Statistic Tab
199
Figure 3-80. MCD Configuration Screen - General Tab
201
Figure 3-81. MCD Configuration Screen - Network Interfaces Tab
203
Figure 3-82. MCD Configuration Screen - Additional IPS Tab
205
Figure 3-83. MCD Configuration Screen - IP Forwarding Tab
207
Figure 3-84. MCD Configuration Screen - Static Routes Tab
209
Figure 3-85. MCD Configuration Screen - Logging Tab
211
Figure 3-86. MCD Configuration Screen - Traps Tab
213
Figure 3-87. MCD Status Screen - General Tab
215
Figure 3-88. MCD Status Screen - Advanced Tab
217
Figure 3-89. CDC Status List Screen
219
Figure 3-90. Accessing the FLM Status Screen
220
Figure 3-91. FLM Administration Screen
221
Figure 3-92. FLM Configuration Screen
223
Figure 3-93. FLM General Status Dialog
224
Figure 3-94. FLM Advanced Status Dialog
226
Figure 3-95. HC Edit Component Screen
228
Figure 3-96. Hub Canceller Administration Screen
229
Figure 3-97. Hub Canceller Configuration Screen
231
Figure 3-98. Hub Canceller General Status Dialog
233
Figure 3-99. Hub Canceller Advanced Status Dialog
235
4 Other Network Management Facilities
239
Opmanager
239
Dsview
240
Termviewer
241
Figure 4-1. Termviewer Status Screen
241
Figure 4-2. Termviewer Status Screen - Log File Entered
244
Figure 4-3. Termviewer Status Screen in "Wait" Status
245
Figure 4-4. Termviewer Status Screen Displaying Status of Port 7104
246
Isitup
247
Figure 4-5. Identifying a VMT and IP Address with Isitup
248
Apr Server
249
Overview
249
Creating APRSERVER Service
249
Starting Aprserver Service
250
Removing APRSERVER Service
251
Using APRSERVER
251
Figure 4-6. Example of APR Server Log File
251
Network Performance Tools
252
FTP Servers
252
Other
252
5 Hardware Components
253
Introduction
253
Arclight Hub Subsystem
253
Hub Subsystem Overview
253
Table 5-1. NOC Hub Reference Source Requirements
253
Hub Components
254
Arclight Blade System
255
Overview
255
Figure 5-1. Arclight Blade System
255
Figure 5-2. ABS Front Panel Enclosure
256
Figure 5-3. ABS Rear Panel Enclosure
257
Figure 5-4. Front (Left) and Rear (Right) Panels of a Blade Server (MDC II Giga-E)
258
Figure 5-5. Server Assignment and Physical Slot Numbering of ABS Front Chassis
259
Figure 5-6. Server Assignment and Physical Slot Numbering of ABS Rear Chassis
260
Figure 5-7. ABS Physical Slot Numbering for ABS Front Panel
260
Figure 5-8. ABS Power Supply Tray
261
Figure 5-9. ABS Rear Panel Power Input, Fuses and Switches
262
Figure 5-10. ABS Cable Management
262
Figure 5-11. Real Panel Connectors and Numbering Scheme
263
Figure 5-12. ABS Bottom Fan Tray
264
Figure 5-13. ABS Air Flow Pattern
265
Figure 5-14. Interfaces between ABS and Other Rack Units
265
Installation
266
Configuration
266
Operation
266
Monitoring
266
Troubleshooting
266
Network Management System (Nms)
267
Overview
267
Figure 5-15. NMS Blade Server
267
Ethernet Interfaces
268
Installation Procedures
268
Configuration
268
Operation
268
Monitoring
269
Troubleshooting
269
Real-Time Network Management System (Rtnms)
270
Overview
270
Figure 5-16. Rtnms Real Time Server
270
Physical Interfaces
271
Installation
271
Configuration
271
Operation
271
Monitoring
272
Troubleshooting
272
Monitor Server
273
Overview
273
Figure 5-17. Monitor Server
273
Physical Interfaces
274
Installation
274
Configuration
274
Operation
274
Monitoring
274
Troubleshooting
274
Support Server
275
Overview
275
Physical Interfaces
275
Figure 5-18. Support Server
275
Installation
276
Configuration
276
Operation
276
Monitoring
276
Troubleshooting
276
Network Performance Test Server
277
Overview
277
Installation
278
Configuration
278
Figure 5-19. Front Panel of NPTS Blade Server
278
Operation
279
Monitoring
279
Troubleshooting
279
Network Attached Server (Nas)
280
Overview
280
Figure 5-20. NAS Front Panel
280
Installation
281
Operation
281
Troubleshooting
281
Multi-Channel Demodulator II (MCD II)
282
Overview
282
Figure 5-21. Arclight Multi-Channel Demodulator (Front View of ABS)
283
Figure 5-22. Arclight Multi-Channel Demodulator (Rear View of ABS)
283
Physical Interfaces
284
Table 5-2. Serial Port Signal Description
284
Installation
285
Configuration
285
Table 5-3. MCD Reference Specification
285
Table 5-4. ABS Chassis I/O Requirements
285
Operation
286
Figure 5-23. Arclight MCD Management Serial Port Power-Up Self-Test Screen
287
Monitoring
288
Figure 5-24. Arclight MCD Management Serial Port Startup Splash Screen
288
Table 5-5. M&C LED Description
289
Troubleshooting
290
Figure 5-25. Opening an MCD Telnet Session - Example
290
Figure 5-26. MCD M&C 'Uc_Show' Command (Typical)
291
Table 5-6. MCD M&C 'Uc_Show' Command - Output Descriptions
292
Figure 5-27. MCD M&C 'Com2_Stats' Command (Typical)
295
Table 5-7. MCD M&C 'Com2_Stats' Command - Parameter Descriptions
295
Figure 5-28. MCD M&C 'Sd' or 'Sky_Dump' Command (Typical)
296
Table 5-8. MCD M&C 'Sd' or 'Sky_Dump' Command - Parameter Descriptions
297
Figure 5-29. MCD 'Fw (Fw)' Command
298
Figure 5-30. MCD 'Mcc_Build' Commands
299
Figure 5-31. MCD 'Atm_Len_Bin_Show' Command
299
Figure 5-32. MCD 'Err_Print' Command (Typical.)
300
Figure 5-33. MCD 'Memshow' Command
301
Table 5-9. MCD 'Err_Print' Command - Field Descriptions
301
Forward Link Modulator (Vflm-70)
302
Overview
302
Physical Interfaces
304
Table 5-10. Service Port Signal Description
304
Table 5-11. RF Transmit Interface and Transmit Signal Specifications
304
Installation
306
Table 5-12. FLM Reference Specification
306
Configuration
307
Operation
308
Table 5-13. Configuration and Status SNMP Variables
308
Monitoring
309
Troubleshooting
309
Vpcma-70 Hub Canceller
310
Overview
310
Table 5-14. VPCMA-70 Front Panel Controls and Indicators
311
Physical Interfaces
312
Table 5-15. Serial Port Signal Description
312
Installation
313
Configuration
313
Table 5-16. PCMAHC Reference Specification
313
Table 5-17. VPCMA-70 Set up Quick Guide and Summary
314
Table 5-18. Initial VPCMA-70 Configuration Setup
314
Operation
319
Monitoring
320
Troubleshooting
321
Monitor Vmbr
322
Overview
322
Physical Interfaces
322
Installation
322
Configuration
322
Operation
322
Monitoring
322
Troubleshooting
322
Leader Vmbr
323
Overview
323
Physical Interfaces
323
Installation
323
Configuration
323
Operation
323
Montioring
323
Troubleshooting
323
Policy Based Router (Pbr)
324
Overview
324
Physical Interfaces
325
Installation
325
Configuration
325
Operation
326
Monitoring
326
Troubleshooting
326
Compact Xpep Tcp/Ip Accelerator
327
Overview
327
Physical Interfaces
328
Table 5-19. Front Panel LED Indicators
328
Installation
331
Configuration
331
Operation
331
Monitoring
331
Troubleshooting
331
Table 5-20: Rear Panel LED Indicators
331
Ethernet Switches/Routers
332
Overview
332
Physical Interfaces
333
Installation
333
Configuration
333
Operation
333
Monitoring
333
Troubleshooting
333
Adaptive Security Appliance (Asa) Firewall
334
Overview
334
Installation
335
Operation
335
Troubleshooting
335
Allot Netenforcer® 404-Series Traffic Shaper Server
336
Overview
336
Installation
336
Operation
337
Troubleshooting
337
Serial over Lan (Sol) Switch
338
Installation
339
Operation
339
Troubleshooting
339
Arclight Hub RF Interface Unit (AHRFIU)
340
Installation
340
Table 5-21. AHRFIU Input/Output Specifications (to be Updated)
341
Operation
342
Troubleshooting
342
Kvm Switch
343
Overview
343
Physical Interfaces
344
Installation
344
Operation
344
Kvm Switch Display
344
Overview
344
Monitoring
344
Band up Converter
345
Overview
345
Installation Procedure
347
Operation
347
Troubleshooting
347
L70-Band down Converter
348
Overview
348
Installation Procedure
350
Operation
350
Troubleshooting
350
Mh Z Reference
351
Overview
351
Installation Procedure
352
Operation
353
Troubleshooting
353
Power Distribution Unit (Pdu)
354
Overview
354
PDU Installation Procedure
355
Table 5-22. Rack Power Usage
355
PDU Troubleshooting
356
RF Components
357
Test Equipment
361
Arclight System Racks
362
Rack Dimensions
362
Mounting
362
Cooling
362
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