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Index
1
PROTOCOL OVERVIEW.......................................................................................... 5
2
CONNECTION MANAGEMENT.............................................................................. 6
2.1
M
ESSAGE SEQUENCING
............................................................................................ 6
3
ADDRESSING ............................................................................................................. 7
3.1
A
DDRESSING A BRIDGE
............................................................................................ 7
3.2
A
DDRESSING AN AMPLIFIER
..................................................................................... 7
4
MESSAGE OVERVIEW............................................................................................. 7
4.1
E
XAMPLE COMMUNICATION
..................................................................................... 8
5
MESSAGE REFERENCE ........................................................................................... 9
5.1
E
RROR REPLIES
....................................................................................................... 9
5.2
S
UBNET MESSAGES
.................................................................................................. 9
5.2.1
Subnet Power.................................................................................................. 9
5.2.2
Subnet Mute.................................................................................................. 10
5.2.3
Subnet StatusOk............................................................................................ 10
5.2.4
Subnet Status ................................................................................................ 11
5.2.5
Subnet Serial at Position............................................................................... 12
5.3
D
EVICE MESSAGES
................................................................................................ 12
5.3.1
Power ........................................................................................................... 12
5.3.2
Mute ............................................................................................................. 13
5.3.3
Mute Status................................................................................................... 14
5.3.4
Status............................................................................................................ 15
5.4
V
IRTUAL
D
EVICE
N
AME
M
ANAGEMENT
................................................................. 16
5.4.1
Subnet VDN .................................................................................................. 16
6
VIRTUAL DEVICE NAME MANAGER – OPERATIONS MANUAL ................. 17
6.1
T
HE
VDN
M
ANAGER APPLICATION
........................................................................ 17
6.2
C
ONNECTING TO THE
NLB60E .............................................................................. 17
6.3
A
DDING DEVICES TO THE VIRTUAL DEVICE NAME TABLE
......................................... 18
6.3.1
Adding devices that are present on the NomadLink network.......................... 18
6.3.2
Adding devices that are not present on the NomadLink network.................... 20
6.4
R
EPLACING A DEVICE IN THE SYSTEM
..................................................................... 21
6.4.1
Replacing with a device that is already present on the NomadLink network .. 21
6.4.2
Replacing with a device that is not present on the NomadLink network......... 21