DCP Configuration
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3910-A2-GN32-40
September 1998
Table 5-1
(10 of 10)
DTE Interface Configuration Options
Extend Main Ch.: Disable
Nxt Disable Enable
Primary data can only be extended one link.
Extend Main Channel. This configuration option supports extended diagnostics. Specifies whether there is
main (primary) channel connectivity between the modem’s DTE ports and the DTE ports of modems one
level below (downstream) or above (upstream) in the diagnostic network.
H
Enable
If this configuration option is set to Enable on a port of a tributary modem, test mode is
propagated to the modems downstream when test mode goes ON for that port.
H
Disable
If this configuration option is set to Disable on a port of a tributary modem, test mode is not
propagated for that port and primary channel data is clamped when in test mode.
NOTE: For an extended control modem, this configuration option is used along with the upstream port
number where the main (primary) channel is extended.
Upstream Port: Port1
Nxt Port1 Port2 Port3 Port4 Port5 Port6 Port7 Port8
This configuration option only appears on a control modem when the Extended Main Channel is
enabled.
Upstream Port. When an extended control modem’s main (primary) channel is connected to a tributary
modem that is one link above it in the diagnostic network, this configuration option is set to the port
number to which it is connected on the tributary modem.
DTE & VF Alarms: Allowed
End Allowed Prohibited
DTE & VF Alarms. Controls the reporting of DTE and VF alarms.
H
Allowed
DTE and VF alarms are reported whether or not there is a connection.
H
Prohibited
DTE and VF alarms are not reported when there is no connection with another modem.
DTE Dialer
The DTE Dialer configuration options establish the DTE-to-modem protocol for call establishment
and control.
Table 5-2 shows each DTE Dialer configuration option as it appears on the LCD, with the Sync
Leased factory default setting (the default value if the modem is just being installed) shown
following the colon ( : ) on the first line and with all available selections listed on the second line.
Following this is a description of the configuration option. Factory default settings are listed in
Appendix F.
