255-700-447
5-75
PacketStar
®
PSAX 2300 Multiservice Media Gateway User Guide
, Issue 1
Release 9.0.0
Chapter 5 Site-Specific Configuration
Using the Equipment Configuration Window
Alarm Status Values
I/O and server modules display the status value of Primary if they are con-
figured, or Unknown if they are unconfigured. The Alarm Status column for
unconfigured modules still can have a number listing the ports that are avail-
able to be configured. If numbers in the Alarm Status column are under-
lined, this condition indicates a loss of signal.
The alarm status descriptions for the Alarm Status field on the Equipment
Configuration window are provided in Table 5-39.
SW #
Default: N/A
Range: (from module
firmware)
Format: Predefined
alphanumeric
Displays the version of PSAX system software
with which the modules’ firmware was released.
The software version is encoded in the module
firmware. Because not all modules require firm-
ware upgrades with every new PSAX system soft-
ware release, the software version that is dis-
played in this window may be lower than the
CPU system software that is currently running on
the PSAX system. See the most recent Release
Note document for the latest software and firm-
ware lineup information.
PEC
Default: N/A
Range: from module
bootloader
Format: Predefined
alphanumeric
Displays the product element code (PEC) used to
identify and order this type of module. The PEC is
encoded in the module bootloader.
Serial #
Default: N/A
Range: (from module
firmware)
Format: Predefined
alphanumeric
Displays the unique serial number of the individ-
ual module. The product serial number is
encoded in the module firmware. The format of
this field is the following:
PSAX System Rel. 6.5.0 and later: 12-digit num-
ber in the format: YYVVDDnnnnnn, where YY =
year of manufacture VV = vendor ID code (manu-
facturer and location) DD = date code of manu-
facture (either month or week depending on
vendor’s preference) nnnnnn = sequential num-
ber, which in conjunction with YY, VV, and DD,
creates a unique number for each hardware com-
ponent in the PSAX product line
For existing products with the 10-digit serial
number used in Rel. 6.5.0 or later systems, this
number is displayed with two preceding zeros.
PSAX Rel. 6.3.0 and earlier: 10-digit number. For
products with 12-digit serial numbers used in
Rel 6.3.0 or earlier systems, the first two digits
(YY) are not displayed.
Table 5-38. Field Descriptions for the Equipment Configuration Window (Continued)
Field Name
Field Values
Description