Paradyne COMSPHERE
3610, Operator'S Manual

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COMSPHERE 3600 Series Data Service Units
4-2 July 1999 3610-A2-GB91-90
Messages Branch 4-39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reading a Message 4-39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clearing a Message 4-39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Overview
A 3600 Series DSU can be managed from its
diagnostic control panel (DCP), an asynchronous (async)
terminal, or from a network management system (NMS).
Managing a 3600 Series DSU, whether configured as a
control or tributary DSU, entails monitoring the DSU for
health and status, initiating diagnostic tests, and setting up
configuration options. This chapter shows in detail how to
manage a 3600 Series DSU from its DCP.
The DCP is the user interface to the DSU. You access
menus from the DCP through which you carry out your
management tasks. The menus are organized as a
branching hierarchy, or menu tree. Refer to
Appendix D
for information on async terminal.
Diagnostic Control Panel
There are two types of diagnostic control panel: the
DCP on the Model 3610 and the shared diagnostic control
panel (SDCP) used with the Model 3611 in a
COMSPHERE 3000 Series Carrier. The DCP for both
models provides a 2-line, 16-character liquid crystal
display (LCD) and keypad through which you access
menus to:
•
Monitor for health and status
•
Initiate dial backup operations
•
Initiate diagnostic tests
•
Set up configuration options
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Manage the poll list
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Enable/disable the DSU’s transmitter
•
Display/change the status of the general-purpose
external DTE leads
The DCP LCD displays the result of any command
initiated from the DCP.
The Model 3610 DCP (Figure 4-1) contains status
indicators, push-button type keys, and an LCD.
The SDCP ( Figure 4-2 ) is used to manage
carrier-mounted Model 3611 DSUs. It is used to select a
specific DSU to monitor or send configuration options,
tests, or commands. After the SDCP is connected to the
DSU, the Front Panel indicator of the selected DSU
lights to show that the DSU is connected.
NOTE
Except where a distinction is
made, the term DCP refers to
both types of diagnostic control
panels, the DCP or the SDCP.
DTE STATUS
INDICATORS DIAL
BACKUP
TEST
MODE
NETWORK/DEVICE
ALARM
KEYPAD
495-12347c
LCD DISPLAY
F1
F2
F3
OK Alrm TEST Dial TXD RXD
107
RTS CTS DTR LSD DSR
COMSPHERE 3610
105 106 108 109 104 103
Figure 4-1. Model 3610 DCP