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ArcLight Hub User’s Guide

 

 

 

Rev. 001 

1081006 

vii 

 

5.7.4

 

Configuration

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5.7.5

 

Operation

............................................................................................................................................. 5-24

 

5.7.6

 

Monitoring

........................................................................................................................................... 5-24

 

5.7.7

 

Troubleshooting

................................................................................................................................. 5-24

 

5.8

 

N

ETWORK 

P

ERFORMANCE 

T

EST 

S

ERVER

........................................................................................................ 5-25

 

5.8.1

 

Overview

............................................................................................................................................... 5-25

 

5.8.2

 

Installation

.......................................................................................................................................... 5-26

 

5.8.3

 

Configuration

..................................................................................................................................... 5-26

 

5.8.4

 

Operation

............................................................................................................................................. 5-27

 

5.8.5

 

Monitoring

........................................................................................................................................... 5-27

 

5.8.6

 

Troubleshooting

................................................................................................................................. 5-27

 

5.9

 

N

ETWORK 

A

TTACHED 

S

ERVER 

(NAS)

............................................................................................................. 5-28

 

5.9.1

 

Overview

............................................................................................................................................... 5-28

 

5.9.2

 

Installation

.......................................................................................................................................... 5-29

 

5.9.3

 

Operation

............................................................................................................................................. 5-29

 

5.9.4

 

Troubleshooting

................................................................................................................................. 5-29

 

5.10

 

M

ULTI

-C

HANNEL 

D

EMODULATOR 

II

 

(MCD

 

II)

........................................................................................... 5-30

 

5.10.1

 

Overview

............................................................................................................................................... 5-30

 

5.10.2

 

Physical Interfaces

............................................................................................................................ 5-32

 

5.10.3

 

Installation

.......................................................................................................................................... 5-33

 

5.10.4

 

Configuration

..................................................................................................................................... 5-33

 

5.10.5

 

Operation

............................................................................................................................................. 5-34

 

5.10.6

 

Monitoring

........................................................................................................................................... 5-36

 

5.10.7

 

Troubleshooting

................................................................................................................................. 5-38

 

5.11

 

F

ORWARD 

L

INK 

M

ODULATOR 

(VFLM-70)

.................................................................................................. 5-50

 

5.11.1

 

Overview

............................................................................................................................................... 5-50

 

5.11.2

 

Physical Interfaces

............................................................................................................................ 5-52

 

5.11.3

 

Installation

.......................................................................................................................................... 5-54

 

5.11.4

 

Configuration

..................................................................................................................................... 5-55

 

5.11.5

 

Operation

............................................................................................................................................. 5-56

 

5.11.6

 

Monitoring

........................................................................................................................................... 5-57

 

5.11.7

 

Troubleshooting

................................................................................................................................. 5-57

 

5.12

 

VPCMA-70

 

H

UB 

C

ANCELLER

..................................................................................................................... 5-58

 

5.12.1

 

Overview

............................................................................................................................................... 5-58

 

5.12.2

 

Physical Interfaces

............................................................................................................................ 5-60

 

5.12.3

 

Installation

.......................................................................................................................................... 5-61

 

5.12.4

 

Configuration

..................................................................................................................................... 5-61

 

5.12.5

 

Operation

............................................................................................................................................. 5-67

 

5.12.6

 

Monitoring

........................................................................................................................................... 5-68

 

5.12.7

 

Troubleshooting

................................................................................................................................. 5-69

 

5.13

 

M

ONITOR 

VMBR

........................................................................................................................................... 5-70

 

5.13.1

 

Overview

............................................................................................................................................... 5-70

 

5.13.2

 

Physical Interfaces

............................................................................................................................ 5-70

 

5.13.3

 

Installation

.......................................................................................................................................... 5-70

 

5.13.4

 

Configuration

..................................................................................................................................... 5-70

 

5.13.5

 

Operation

............................................................................................................................................. 5-70

 

5.13.6

 

Monitoring

........................................................................................................................................... 5-70

 

5.13.7

 

Troubleshooting

................................................................................................................................. 5-70

 

5.14

 

L

EADER 

VMBR

.............................................................................................................................................. 5-71

 

5.14.1

 

Overview

............................................................................................................................................... 5-71

 

5.14.2

 

Physical Interfaces

............................................................................................................................ 5-71

 

5.14.3

 

Installation

.......................................................................................................................................... 5-71

 

5.14.4

 

Configuration

..................................................................................................................................... 5-71

 

5.14.5

 

Operation

............................................................................................................................................. 5-71

 

5.14.6

 

Montioring

........................................................................................................................................... 5-71

 

5.14.7

 

Troubleshooting

................................................................................................................................. 5-71

 

Содержание ArcLight

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Страница 8: ...y form or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose without the express written permission of ViaSat Inc Agilent MXG is a registered trademark of Agilent Technologies Black Box is a trademark of Black Box Corp Cyclades and DSR are registered trademarks of Avocent Corp Catalyst is a registered trademark of Cisco VertexRSI is a registered trademark of General Dynamics All other product n...

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Страница 12: ...ArcLight Hub User s Guide iv 1081006 Rev 001 ...

Страница 13: ... Domain name service 1 27 1 5 5 Provisioning 1 27 1 5 6 Status monitoring 1 27 2 INITIAL NETWORK CONFIGURATION 2 1 2 1 INTRODUCTION ARCLIGHTTM MANAGEMENT CLIENT 2 1 3 SCREEN DESCRIPTIONS FOR NMS CLIENT 3 1 3 1 LOGIN 3 1 3 2 GUI NAVIGATION 3 6 3 2 1 Main Menu Bar 3 6 3 2 2 Hub Component Screens 3 7 3 2 3 Tool Bar Icons 3 8 3 2 4 Control Buttons 3 9 3 2 5 Window Arrangement and Size Controls 3 9 3 3...

Страница 14: ...3 Configuration 5 14 5 3 4 Operation 5 14 5 3 5 Monitoring 5 14 5 3 6 Troubleshooting 5 14 5 4 NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM NMS 5 15 5 4 1 Overview 5 15 5 4 2 Ethernet Interfaces 5 16 5 4 3 Installation Procedures 5 16 5 4 4 Configuration 5 16 5 4 5 Operation 5 16 5 4 6 Monitoring 5 17 5 4 7 Troubleshooting 5 17 5 5 REAL TIME NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM RTNMS 5 18 5 5 1 Overview 5 18 5 5 2 Physical Int...

Страница 15: ... 7 Troubleshooting 5 38 5 11 FORWARD LINK MODULATOR VFLM 70 5 50 5 11 1 Overview 5 50 5 11 2 Physical Interfaces 5 52 5 11 3 Installation 5 54 5 11 4 Configuration 5 55 5 11 5 Operation 5 56 5 11 6 Monitoring 5 57 5 11 7 Troubleshooting 5 57 5 12 VPCMA 70 HUB CANCELLER 5 58 5 12 1 Overview 5 58 5 12 2 Physical Interfaces 5 60 5 12 3 Installation 5 61 5 12 4 Configuration 5 61 5 12 5 Operation 5 67...

Страница 16: ...5 18 ADAPTIVE SECURITY APPLIANCE ASA FIREWALL 5 82 5 18 1 Overview 5 82 5 18 2 Installation 5 83 5 18 3 Operation 5 83 5 18 4 Troubleshooting 5 83 5 19 ALLOT NETENFORCER 404 SERIES TRAFFIC SHAPER SERVER 5 84 5 19 1 Overview 5 84 5 19 2 Installation 5 84 5 19 3 Operation 5 85 5 19 4 Troubleshooting 5 85 5 20 SERIAL OVER LAN SOL SWITCH 5 86 5 20 1 Installation 5 87 5 20 2 Operation 5 87 5 20 3 Troub...

Страница 17: ...llation procedure 5 98 5 25 3 Operation 5 98 5 25 4 Troubleshooting 5 98 5 26 10 MHZ REFERENCE 5 99 5 26 1 Overview 5 99 5 26 2 Installation procedure 5 100 5 26 3 Operation 5 101 5 26 4 Troubleshooting 5 101 5 27 POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT PDU 5 102 5 27 1 Overview 5 102 5 27 2 PDU Installation Procedure 5 103 5 27 3 PDU Troubleshooting 5 104 5 27 4 RF Components 5 105 5 27 5 Test Equipment 5 109 5 ...

Страница 18: ...n Menu 3 6 Figure 3 6 VMTs Drop down Menu 3 6 Figure 3 7 Window Drop down Menu 3 7 Figure 3 8 Help Drop down menu 3 7 Figure 3 9 Hub Diagram Context Menu Screen for MCD 3 8 Figure 3 10 Window Pulldown Menu 3 9 Figure 3 11 Login Screen 3 14 Figure 3 12 Exit Question 3 14 Figure 3 13 VMTs Drop down Menu 3 15 Figure 3 14 VMT Configuration Screen General Tab 3 17 Figure 3 15 VMT Configuration Screen G...

Страница 19: ...e About ArcLight NMS panel About This Hub Selected 3 95 Figure 3 61 NMS Edit Component Screen for MCD 3 96 Figure 3 62 Hub Diagram Selecting the NMS 3 97 Figure 3 63 NMS Client Settings Screen 3 98 Figure 3 64 NMS Server Settings 3 99 Figure 3 65 User Manager Screen Users Tab 3 100 Figure 3 66 User Configuration Screen General Tab 3 102 Figure 3 67 User Configuration Screen Network Access 3 104 Fi...

Страница 20: ...ches 5 10 Figure 5 10 ABS Cable Management 5 10 Figure 5 11 Real panel Connectors and Numbering Scheme 5 11 Figure 5 12 ABS Bottom Fan Tray 5 12 Figure 5 13 ABS Air Flow Pattern 5 13 Figure 5 14 Interfaces between ABS and other Rack Units 5 13 Figure 5 15 NMS Blade Server 5 15 Figure 5 16 RtNMS Real Time Server 5 18 Figure 5 17 Monitor Server 5 21 Figure 5 18 Support Server 5 23 Figure 5 19 Front ...

Страница 21: ...ear Panel Connectors 5 88 Figure 5 61 AHRFIU Installation 5 88 Figure 5 62 Interfaces of the AHRFIU 5 90 Figure 5 63 KVM Switch 5 91 Figure 5 64 KVM Switch Display 5 92 Figure 5 65 Front Panel Up Down Converter 5 93 Figure 5 66 Rear Panel Up Down Converter 5 93 Figure 5 67 Front Panel Up Down Converter 5 96 Figure 5 68 Rear Panel Up Down Converter 5 96 Figure 5 69 10 MHz Precision Time and Frequen...

Страница 22: ...show Command Output Descriptions 5 40 Table 5 7 MCD M C com2_stats Command Parameter Descriptions 5 43 Table 5 8 MCD M C sd or sky_dump Command Parameter Descriptions 5 45 Table 5 9 MCD err_print Command Field Descriptions 5 49 Table 5 10 Service Port Signal Description 5 52 Table 5 11 RF Transmit Interface and Transmit Signal Specifications 5 52 Table 5 12 FLM Reference Specification 5 54 Table 5...

Страница 23: ...quired information are included to help the user assemble the necessary data before starting the procedure It is assumed that the user is logged on and viewing the screens that are identified by screen name so the screen shots are omitted from Chapter 3 Chapter 4 provides information on additional network management tools Chapter 5 provides information on the installation operation and troubleshoo...

Страница 24: ...ely to be encountered Text and indications used to identify the information are defined as follows Warning This symbol identifies a procedure or practice that if not correctly followed could result in injury death or long term health hazard Caution This symbol identifies a procedure or practice that if not correctly followed could result in equipment damage destruction or make the equipment not op...

Страница 25: ...ts them over a physical medium using digital signal technology BB Bulletin board messages A site for the exchange of internet communications BER Bit error ratio the ratio of the number of bits elements characters or blocks incorrectly received to the total number of bits elements characters or blocks sent during a specified time interval BUC Block up converter Converts a band or block of frequenci...

Страница 26: ...system The assumed acronym expansion of the DSS digital satellite television transmission system used by DirecTV Eb No Energy per bit per noise A parameter used in signal power spectral density processing and telecommunications similar to signal to noise ratio SNR It defines the SNR per bit and is an important measure to evaluate and compare different digital communication systems EIRP Equivalent ...

Страница 27: ...d Universal Time UTC when this is viewed as a time zone although strictly UTC is an atomic time scale which only approximates GMT in the old sense It is also used to refer to Universal Time UT which is the astronomical concept that directly replaced the original GMT GUI Graphical user interface A user interface for interacting with a computer which employs graphical images and widgets in addition ...

Страница 28: ... directly understandable by a computer s central processing unit M C Monitor and control A process to monitor and control the VMTs of a satellite network MCD Multi channel demodulator Uses a monitor and control card running VxWorks OS and ViaSat application software and a WAM card with no OS CDC and UC software MDLP Management download protocol A process to manage downloads between the Hub and its...

Страница 29: ...servers and other equipment essential to running the network NRT NMS Non real time network mgmt sys An IBM class machine with a SuSe Linux OS that runs ViaSat s RtNMS application software NRTC Non real time client See NMS NPTS Network performance test server Runs Microsoft FTP Server and other 3rd part performance benchmarking tools OBO Output power backoff Reduction in transmitting power as gover...

Страница 30: ...or correction performance for short messages PCM Parameter change message The parameter change message is sent from the RtNMS to the VMBR and conveys the network configuration changes for a particular VMT The network configuration changes may be return channel parameters forward channel parameters or other network specific parameters such as APR Congestion control etc PCMA Paired carrier multiple ...

Страница 31: ...ctrum in which electromagnetic waves can be generated by alternating current fed to an antenna RtNMS Real time network management The Real time server communicates System with the NRTS to receive data about the VMTs in the network and with the VMTs using the FLM and Forward Link to adjust their transmit power and frequency based on information it receives from the MCD SCPS Space communications pro...

Страница 32: ...he telnet client program may be used to make interactive raw TCP sessions and is used to communicate to services such as POP3 servers without specialized client software TX IFL Transmit intermediate The intermediate portion of the microwave frequency L Band band of the electromagnetic spectrum ranging roughly from 0 39 to 1 55 GHz used for transmission by some communications satellites UDP User da...

Страница 33: ...ent of a VMT VMT ViaSat mobile terminal A subscriber or satellite terminal VPCMAHC 70 ViaSat PCMA hub canceller Contains components necessary to allow outbound and inbound satellite signals to operate in the same satellite bandwidth See PCMAHC WAM Watchdog alarm module An ArcLight alarm monitoring device WAN Wide area network A computer network covering a broad geographical area ...

Страница 34: ...edures are provided as separate documents The part number may vary from release to release These documents are provided initially on a CD with the binaries themselves and periodically as pdf files distributed by ViaSat electronically and on the ViaSat extranet site http extranet viasat com vsat ArcLightTM Hub Installation Guide The ArcLightTM Installation Guide provides hardware installation infor...

Страница 35: ...ArcLight Hub User s Guide Rev 001 1081006 xxvii ...

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Страница 37: ...sed for return channel access to a central control station Hub by VMTs ArcLight systems can function in two operational configurations standard and cross strapped A PCMA paired carrier multiple access is used at the Hub through the PCMAHC when an ArcLight system is in its standard configuration i e when a single satellite transponder is used for both forward and return link traffic In the standard...

Страница 38: ...ry standard Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Asymmetric Paired Carrier Multiple Access The bandwidth capacity of a satellite system can be doubled using A PCMA This is accomplished by having the outbound high speed hub transmit signal and the return low speed VMT signals occupy the same frequency spectrum on the satellite simultaneously This is illustrated in Figure 1 1 Figure 1 1 A PCMA Ba...

Страница 39: ...acted from the composite received signal forward link CRMA to yield the desired VMT CRMA signal with sufficient S N ratio to permit successful Demodulation Code Reuse Multiple Access The CRMA technique used for the return channel from the VMT to the Hub is a direct sequence spread spectrum technique similar to conventional code division multiple access CDMA used in cellular telephony The benefits ...

Страница 40: ... communications node or a Hub transmitting at a high rate and many remote VMTs transmitting at lower rates The network is configured to provide Star network connectivity so the VMTs always communicate with the Hub and with each other only through the Hub Figure 1 3 ArcLightTM Network Topology The Hub transmits FLM a single broadcast forward link satellite carrier to the VMTs cancels the forward li...

Страница 41: ... VMT software and some configuration purposes Broadcast mechanisms efficiently distribute software to multiple VMTs at the same time MDLP is also used to send some configuration parameters to the VMTs The parameters required for network login are sent using proprietary messaging instead of MDLP 1 2 Hub System The ArcLight hub system performs several functions to manage the system through a combina...

Страница 42: ...smitted over the satellite network to VMTs The ViaSat Forward Link Modulator VFLM 70 delivers broadband IP data to a collection of transceivers within a STAR satellite network The FLM interfaces to the network on the hub side over a 10 100 base T Ethernet interface and outputs an RF signal at a 70MHz IF The FLM IF output is connected to a PCMA Hub Canceller in standard network configuration who si...

Страница 43: ...r Supply voltages and chassis temperature values to the NMS If a Power Supply fails or the Blower Fan RPM goes to zero a trap is set to alert the NMS operator PCMAHC The PCMAHC VPCMA 70 contains the components necessary to allow outbound and inbound satellite signals to operate in the same satellite bandwidth The unit interfaces with the FLM MCD and the appropriate up down converters using the 70 ...

Страница 44: ...rnet interface and outputs an RF signal at a 70MHz IF The FLM IF is connected to a PCMA Hub Canceller and simultaneously a Ku band upconverter or an uplink power control device The MCD II receives and Demodulates the spread spectrum bursts from the VMTs then re assembles IP packets from the ATM cells it has Demodulated and decoded The MCD II has several Correlator Demodulator Cards CDC that receiv...

Страница 45: ...chassis temperature values to the NMS If a Power Supply fails or the Blower Fan RPM goes to zero a trap is set to alert the NMS operator The transmit side of the hub hardware is provided by the FLM The FLM interfaces to a TCP IP network via Ethernet On the satellite network side packets are formatted and transmitted over the satellite network to VMTs The PCMAHC VPCMA 70 contains the components nec...

Страница 46: ...errestrial Networks 1 2 2 Hub Software Each server and client in the ArcLight hub has a corresponding application running on it by the same name i e the NMS platform hosts the NMS Server application as well as other applications Figure 1 7 shows the relationship between software modules in the various Hub components and Table 1 2 lists the system and software involved in each function ...

Страница 47: ...stomer specific DNS Server and may use tunneling to get there Separate Provisioning NMS Client NMS Server PostgreSQL ORDBMS RtNMS Server NMS RtNMS Power control NMS RtNMS Server RtNMS Return channel access Multi channel Demodulator MCD GMSK NMS Server RtNMS Server MCD RtNMS Frequency control RtNMS Server MCD RtNMS MCD Congestion control NMS RtNMS Server MCD RtNMS MCD Status Monitoring Troubleshoot...

Страница 48: ... o 500 Mbps increments up to 5 Mbps o 1 Mbps increments up to 10 Mbps The lowest bandwidth occupied is 1 5 Mbps 500 Kbps 3 symbols bit for unspread The VMBR receiver automatically detects the data rate and FEC encoding rates and processes the received data selecting only those packets addressed to the local VMT or broadcast to all VMTs Return link The return link uses a derivative of CDMA a direct...

Страница 49: ... 1 Mcps is equivalent to 1 000 000 or 106 chips per second This is unspread mode Spread mode operates up to 5 Mbps and unspread mode operates up to 10 Mbps Typical chipping rates in third generation 3G wireless systems are on the order of several million chips per second For example in Wideband Code Division Multiple Access W CDMA systems the standard rate is 3 84 Mcps The chipping rate is selecta...

Страница 50: ...urations for the ArcLight return channel are called access types Each access type as a minimum is comprised of a burst rate a chip rate and a number of cells per burst These parameters are selected via screens in the NMS and then communicated to the RtNMS and the MCD via the hub network The mapping for access type to VMT is configured by the NMS and sent to the RtNMS whenever a change occurs The l...

Страница 51: ...input energy Even though the gain in the IF path for each CDC is different the matched filter output will be driven to the same level on each CDC which provides a common reference point 1 2 6 Congestion control Congestion control is essential for managing large networks or high utilization networks The ArcLight congestion control algorithm attempts to drive the network wide average number of simul...

Страница 52: ...and Return Channel Demodulators Real time Network Management System RtNMS Monitor VMBR and Monitor Server Support Server Network Performance Test Server NPTS Network Time Server NTS Performance Enhancing Proxy Provisions optional Web Caching Provisions optional Public Network Interfaces Host Earth Station 1 2 7 3 ViaSat Mobile Terminals VMTs can consist of the following Airborne Antenna Subsystem ...

Страница 53: ...link receiver ViaSat Mobile Broadband Router VMBR ArcLight ViaSat Mobile Terminals and their VMBRs are designed to accommodate airborne maritime and rail applications Each VMT consists of the VMBR containing a modem and boards specific to the Gateway applications and an antenna subsystem consisting of the antenna and an antenna control unit ACU ...

Страница 54: ...ration 1 3 1 2 Nominal PCMA Mode In general the same physical transponder frequencies are used to simultaneously support the network Outlink and all associated Return Channels The Hub terminal employs PCMA technologies to allow Outlink Return Channel bandwidth reuse 1 3 1 3 Non PCMA Mode Cross Strapped The ArcLight system is capable of operating in a non PCMA mode In non PCMA mode the Outlink and ...

Страница 55: ...ork s class B address space IP Address satellite interface eg 10 61 0 1 The satellite network IP address space is used within the satellite network domain only and is not visible to customer networks or the Internet Each VMBR and the Hub terminal performs an IP network address translation function to accommodate the IP addressing scheme used in attached customer networks and the Internet Figure 1 ...

Страница 56: ... prior to forward error correction 100k increments from 500 Kbps up to 1 Mbps 250K increments from 1 Mbps up to 3 5 Mbps 500K increments from 3 5 Mbps up to 5 Mbps 1M increments from 5 Mbps to 10 Mbps 1 4 2 3 IP packet framing The IP datagram is framed to maintain packet boundaries with high level data link control HDLC protocol with the following exceptions the address field and control field is ...

Страница 57: ...ified VMT reflector s PSD sidelobes suppressed 28 dB or more from peak response outside of the allocated channel bandwidth Radiated power less than 4 dBW in any 4 kHz bandwidth outside of the allocated channel bandwidth The details of the selected Return Channel modulation are as defined in the SkyLink Air Interface specification 1 4 3 2 3 Forward Error Correction FEC Coding The Return Channel emp...

Страница 58: ...a are encapsulated by the VMT into ATM cells using the techniques of ATM Adaption Layer 5 AAL5 Permissible Return Channel burst sizes are 1 2 or 4 ATM cells The burst size s that a particular VMT may employ is a configurable parameter settable either locally or remotely via the NMS 1 4 3 4 Robust Return Channel Each ArcLights network includes at least one correlator operating at a date rate that i...

Страница 59: ...rd Link is acquired or the process is interrupted cancelled by an ArcLight system operator 1 5 2 1 2 Bulletin Board Message Upon Outlink acquisition the Modulator monitors the outbound channel for the network Bulletin Board message The RtNMS transmits a Bulletin Board message in the form of an IP packet addressed to the network broadcast address at a configurable periodic interval The Bulletin Boa...

Страница 60: ...ntil the Configuration Message is received or a configurable maximum frequency offset limit is reached If the maximum frequency offset limit is reached the VMT repeats the entire Frequency Hypothesis procedure beginning again at 0 Hz offset from the nominal center frequency 1 5 2 1 5 Configuration Message On successful receipt of a VMT s Login information the Real Time NMS transmits one or more Co...

Страница 61: ...packets arrive to drive the loop then no adjustments will be made If the VMT has traveled through several G T contours during this silent period then the VMT s transmit power level could be significantly skewed when transmissions resume Therefore the loop is supplemented with a state machine that will periodically poll the VMT to transmit dummy packets at some minimum rate to keep the amplitude le...

Страница 62: ... the enterprise router which is part of the Routing and TCP PEP subsystem The router determines if the IP traffic is TCP or non TCP by using Cisco s policy routing capability Non TCP traffic for the VMTs is forwarded directly to the IP encapsulator in the uplink chain and from the encapsulator to the modulator IP traffic from the VMTs arrives at the MCD encapsulated in ATM cells The ATM encapsulat...

Страница 63: ...e network operator can add a VMT to the system database through the NMS client interface to the NMS machine Typically the provisioning is part of custom operating procedures Some networks may commission test decommission ship then commission Carlsbad NOC In that case when commissioning is done after the VMT is installed the VMT doesn t need to be added just commissioned again So provisioning consi...

Страница 64: ...ArcLight Hub User s Guide General System Description 1 28 1081006 Rev 001 ...

Страница 65: ... and the the ArcLight Management Client will open Because ArcLight network operations are centrally managed and there are already multiple ArcLight hub installations in the field the ArcLight Management Client is already running and available Figure 2 1 ArcLight Client Desktop Icon When the ArcLight Management Client screen displays right click on the map area and select Add a Hub from the menu th...

Страница 66: ...r the fields that will be presented in the various screens and their tabs A list of these items is provided in Table 2 1 It is strongly recommended that the user fill in all values before proceeding with the initial client setup Refer to the screen field descriptions for more detailed information An additional source for much of the required information is the Network Design Document 1 of the Hub ...

Страница 67: ...in Tab VMT Login Timeout Period sec VMT Max Login Backoff sec VMT Frequency Step Divisor M VMT Max Frequency Step Multiplier N Return Channel Uplink Frequency MHz Broadcast Messages Tab Bulletin Board Message Broadcast Interval sec APR IP Address APR Enable APR Reporting Interval Power Control Tab Enable Power Control Leader VCI Tmin msec Nmin burst Adjustment Threshold x 01 dB Loop Gain x 0 01 dB...

Страница 68: ...lick on the hub address for example 10 1 1 10 and a Manage Hub Components screen appears Figure 2 4 A password and operator account has already been created for the new hub installation Use the Session pull down menu and select Log In A Log In popup window will be displayed To determine the software version of a hub select the hub as displayed in the left column or click on the hub icon displayed ...

Страница 69: ...v 001 1081006 2 5 Figure 2 4 ArcLight Management Client Screen Manage Hub Components Screen Figure 2 5 The About ArcLight NMS panel About This Hub Selected The following section describes how to set up VMTs and customer accounts using the NMS Management Client ...

Страница 70: ...ArcLight Hub User s Guide Initial Network Configuration 2 6 1081006 Rev 001 ...

Страница 71: ...shown below on the desktop to start the ArcLight Client An ArcLight Management Client window displays as shown in Figure 3 1 Because ArcLight network management supports multiple systems when a new Hub NOC starts up it joins an existing network that is already in operation Hubs that are part of the network are listed on the left tree menu and have an icon placed at their location on the world map ...

Страница 72: ... To display the Login screen in the foreground of Figure 3 1 select Session in the main menu bar to display the drop down menu and click on Log In Observe the key symbol preceding the Log In menu item This indicates a shortcut to the Login screen The user may also click on the Key Icon on the Tool bar immediately under the main menu bar to display the Login screen Figure 3 2 Session Drop down Menu...

Страница 73: ...map screen view depicts the location of each installed hub in the network configuration in this example there are three hubs and status of all hub components in the left column that are configured as part of these hubs including redundant components i e Primary Backup These component names can be customized by the users and each is is preceded by a LED like icon that indicates it current status re...

Страница 74: ...ional purposes only Note that in the case of the MCD the primary redundant designation is assumed to apply to the individual system processor servers This allows for such cases as the current single dual system procesor configurationm as well as two single system procesor configuration with one designated primary and one with no primary IP address specified designated redundant Right click the vie...

Страница 75: ...ArcLight Hub User s Guide Screen Descriptions for NMS Client Rev 001 1081006 3 5 Figure 3 4 Edit Network Component Popup Screen for a MCD named My MCD ...

Страница 76: ...d in the following sections 3 2 1 Main Menu Bar Use the main menu bar or the shortcut keys shown on the drop down menu items These drop down menus are shown in Figure 3 2 and Figure 3 5 through Figure 3 8 The Window and Help dropdown menus are shown in Figure 3 7 and Figure 3 8 The menu selection items with icons correspond to the shortcuts available for direct display using the Tool Bar Icons Fig...

Страница 77: ...nt status data obtained via SNMP polling of the components but may not reflect actual current status This is due to the decoupling of the underlying polling mechanism from the client display the server side polling threads will log data to memory and the client side status request methods will return the most recently written data Thus displayed status data may be up to n 1 seconds out of date whe...

Страница 78: ... The shortcut Icons on the tool bar just under the main menu bar allow one step access to frequently used screens These icons from left to right are Session Log in displays Log In and Logout status screens Select Network displays the Select Network screen Open VMTs ViaSat Mobile Terminals displays the Open VMT screen Select Help displays the Help panel ...

Страница 79: ...reen and revert to the next higher level screen in the hierarchy The next time the screen is opened the values that existed before the current editing session will appear The Cancel button will not undo use of the OK or Apply buttons 3 2 5 Window Arrangement and Size Controls Use the Window pulldown menu shown in Figure 3 10 to select how windows will be displayed The choices are to Tile cascade i...

Страница 80: ...he medium size box icon with the diagonal arrow pointing up When the sub window is already maximized the arrow will point diagonally down to the left To reduce the size of the sub window click on the medium box with the arrow pointing diagonally down to the left To close the sub window click on the largest box icon containing the x ...

Страница 81: ...ally occur as accessed from the drop down menus in the main menu bar The data displayed in the field are explained and a brief description of its use in the ArcLight system provided and format range and resolution of any data fields are defined Use of the control buttons already explained in the GUI navigation section will not be repeated for each screen The network tree of screen access is shown ...

Страница 82: ...llipsis following a button or selection name e g New indicates additional screens will be displayed when New is clicked or selected The hidden screen name is shown following the in the table On some screens certain fields are grayed out and are not accessible to the operator This can be due either to insufficient access authority level of the operator or it may be because a VMT Group is being edit...

Страница 83: ...Filter Options Manage VMT Profiles IP Network Configuration Interfaces Tab IP Network Configuration Network Services Tab IP Network Configuration NAT Tab IP Network Configuration DHCP Tab IP Network Configuration DNS Tab IP Network Configuration Routing Tab Manage Customers Manage VMT Groups VMT Status General Tab VMT Status Management Tab VMT Status Forward Link Tab VMT Status Return Link Tab VMT...

Страница 84: ...ys logout when leaving the control terminal unattended in order to protect against unauthorized entry by individuals not granted the same access level Logging out also properly saves all work 3 3 1 3 Exit To exit from the ArcLight Client click Session on the main menu bar and select Exit A pop up shown in Figure 3 12 will be displayed requesting the user to confirm that they want to exit Figure 3 ...

Страница 85: ...enu allows the addition editing deletion and managing of VMTs associated with an ArcLight system The screen layout and content varies depending on whether the VMT and or Group is being edited on a NOC or a Hub Screens for both situations are presented and identified in this section Figure 3 13 VMTs Drop down Menu ...

Страница 86: ...rom the pulldown menu Select a Target Data Rate from the pulldown menu Before proceeding with the addition of a new VMT it is strongly recommended that the user complete the checklist in Table 3 3 to assemble all of the information they will need to complete the new VMT addition Table 3 3 New VMT Addition Checklist DESCRIPTION VALUE WAN VMT Configuration General Tab ViaSat Mobile Terminal Site Nam...

Страница 87: ...f the VMT If a site has multiple terminals add a number i e Atlanta 2 or some other identifier Serial Number this is the serial number of the VMT at the location specified in the Site Name field The serial number is located on the back panel of the VMT It should also be included in the NDD 1 Model Number the model number of the VMT identified in the Serial Number field The model number is located ...

Страница 88: ...ng The VMT will send dummy power control packets to the RtNMS when there is not enough customer data to transmit It also receives amplitude adjustments requests from the RtNMS as part of the power control processing Additional Local LAN Subnets this panel permits the VMT to be connected to additional subnets Address this column displays the IP address of the local LAN subnet Mask this column displ...

Страница 89: ...electing a group name from the pull down list Image Software select the image software to be used from the pull down list Satellite Configuration File this is the satellite configuration file sscf that a VMT is supposed to have downloaded Select the satellite configuration file from the pull down list Satellite Ephemeral File this is the satellite ephemeral configuration file sed that a VMT is sup...

Страница 90: ...GA2 from the pull down list Fan Configuration File select the fan configuration file to be used for this configuration from the pull down list OK button Does same thing as Apply button but also closes the current screen Apply button When clicked causes any new values entered in all fields on all tab screens to be stored in the NMS memory and subsequently sent to the MCD The current screen will rem...

Страница 91: ...tion Utilities Tab This tab allows the operator to set the status of the VMT and enable dynamic routing Commissioned Status select the commissioned status from the pull down list Commissioned means the VMT is installed tested and ready for service Decommissioned means the VMT has not completed the commissioning process and is not ready for service ...

Страница 92: ...ses any new values entered in all fields on all tab screens to be stored in the NMS memory and subsequently sent to the MCD The current screen will remain open Cancel button When clicked causes any new values entered in the fields on any Tab screen to be discarded closes the current screen and reverts to the next higher level screen in the hierarchy The next time the screen is opened the values th...

Страница 93: ...onding to the type of identification for the VMT to access Site Name Click on the Site Name radio button and then click the down arrow in the combo box to select the name of the VMT the user wants to access All VMTs in the system will be listed in the combo box menu IP Address Click on the IP Address radio button and then enter the IP Address for the VMT to access Enter the IP Address in dotted de...

Страница 94: ...w in the combo box to select the name of the VMT that is to be deleted All VMTs in the system will be listed in the combo box menu IP Address Click on the IP Address radio button and then enter the IP Address for the VMT that is to be deleted Enter the IP Address in dotted decimal notation Serial Number Click on the Serial Number radio button and then type the serial number in the field provided A...

Страница 95: ...rk and their attributes Click on VMTs on the main menu bar and select VMT List to display the VMT List screen shown in Figure 3 19 Selecting Filter brings up the VMT List Filter Options screen shown in Figure 3 20 Figure 3 19 VMT List VMT List shows the name IP address login status software version burst rate EbNo Frequency error message delay PC Amplitude and state in tabular form ...

Страница 96: ...he VMT List screen This screen lets the operator define a set of filter options to configure what information is displayed on the VMT List screen Name Shows ID of the VMT of interest IP address This field specifies the satellite management IP Address of the VMT whose status is being provided SW version Software version of the VMT as reported in the VMTLogin network message Login Status Select opti...

Страница 97: ...Select RL Burst Rate Current return link burst rate that the VMT is transmitting with specified in 1 Kbps increments A value of 64 mean 64 Kbps Time Since Last Summary Message Time in seconds since the last MCDSummary message was received by the RtNMS for this VMT 1 indicates no summary message has been received since RtNMS power up Power Control State select from list VMT Power control State 0 AP...

Страница 98: ...rk Configuration screen Interfaces Tab Name Enter the name of the IP Network Configuration in this field Interfaces Tab The IP Network Configuration screen Ethernet Interfaces tab permits the operator to specify an Ethernet link and interface and to add and delete interfaces from the eth0 link select an Ethernet link from the pull down list Interfaces This panel lists the interface name address Ma...

Страница 99: ...ace Add use this button to add an interface to the list Delete highlight an interface in the list and click Delete to remove it OK button closes the current screen Cancel button When clicked causes any new values entered in the fields on any Tab screen to be discarded closes the current screen and reverts to the next higher level screen in the hierarchy The next time the screen is opened the value...

Страница 100: ... and types of traffic VoIP HTTP Telnet SSH VPN SNMP NTP and FTP The network services tab opens SSH SFTP FTP Telnet NTP and SNMP tabs The SSH SFTP tab allows the operator to completely disable the SSH and SFTP options select SSH only or select SSH and SFTP both or specify a default port Disabled click this radio button to disable this tab SSH only click this radio button to enable SSH SSH SFTP clic...

Страница 101: ...licked causes any new values entered in the fields on any Tab screen to be discarded closes the current screen and reverts to the next higher level screen in the hierarchy The next time the screen is opened the values that existed before the current editing session will appear The Cancel button will not undo use of the OK or Apply buttons ...

Страница 102: ...ed permits re writing the source and or destination addresses of IP packets as they pass through a router or firewall This enables multiple hosts on a private network to access the Internet using a single public IP address Enabled Box Click on the check box to enable the NAT rule s listed in the panel table The panel lists the NAT rules that have been created Enabled this column lists if the NAT r...

Страница 103: ...ption this column provides a description of the configuration Add click this button to add a NAT rule to the list Delete highlight a rule row in the list and click the Delete button to delete a NAT configuration from the list click the up arrow to navigate up in the list of NAT rules click the down arrow to navigate down in the list of NAT rules OK button closes the current screen Cancel button Wh...

Страница 104: ...mic host config Protocol tab allows the operator to set up and view the set of rules used by the NMS to allow the VMT to request and obtain an Internet address from a server which has a list of addresses available for assignment Enabled Check Box when checked the DHCP rules set up on the screen are enabled Domain enter the domain name in this field DNS 1 enter the domain name for system 1 in this ...

Страница 105: ...this panel lists the machine access code and host the address and the lease time interval Add click the Add button to add an entry to the list Delete highlight a row and click on the Delete button to delete an entry in the list OK button closes the current screen Cancel button When clicked causes any new values entered in the fields on any Tab screen to be discarded closes the current screen and r...

Страница 106: ...cache size Caching Enabled Check Box If the check box is checked caching is enabled Cache Size enter the cache size in the field OK button closes the current screen Cancel button When clicked causes any new values entered in the fields on any Tab screen to be discarded closes the current screen and reverts to the next higher level screen in the hierarchy The next time the screen is opened the valu...

Страница 107: ...b of the IP Network Configuration screen permits the operator to enable routes add routes and delete routes to the network configuration Enabled Check Box When this box is checked the routes shown in the list are enabled Routes this panel lists the available routes Routes can be added and deleted from the list by the operator Type this column lists the type of the route Destination this column lis...

Страница 108: ...the Add button to add a row to the Routes list Delete Highlight a row in the Routes list and click Delete to remove it OK Click on this button to close the screen Cancel Click on this button to erase any new entries made on the open screen close the current screen and revert to the next higher level screen in the hierarchy The next time the screen is opened the values that existed before the curre...

Страница 109: ...igure 3 27 Figure 3 27 Customer Configuration Screen Customer panel Customer name This parameter shows the name of the customer Status Select status from pull down menu This parameter demonstrates the designation of the active inactive status of the customer site in the ATI database Contact Information panel Name Enter name of customer Address 1 Enter the street address of the customer Address 2 E...

Страница 110: ...Enter the e mail address of the customer OK button is used to load new information into the database activate the new information close the window and return to the Log Manager window Cancel button is used to discard the information entered on the Logging Configuration screen revert to the database information at the start of the editing session close the Logging Configuration screen and revert to...

Страница 111: ...n Figure 3 28 The VMT Status tab screens are presented and explained below Figure 3 28 VMT Status General Tab Screen 3 3 2 7 1 VMT Status General Tab From VMT panel VMT State The state of the VMT Inactive 0 or Active 1 Platform Type The VMT Platform Type VMBR Type The Terminal VMBR type ACU Type The ACU Type Designation DOS Velocity Knots Velocity in Direction of Satellite in knots Signed value Po...

Страница 112: ... aircraft in 0 01 degree increments A value of less than 0 indicates a West Longitude and value 0 or greater indicates an East Longitude Altitude ft This parameter shows the current altitude of the aircraft Antenna Mount This parameter indicates the orientation of the antenna mounting on the horizontal stabilizer of the aircraft A value of 0 indicates that the antenna s 0 degree reference point is...

Страница 113: ... total number of login acknowledgement messages received by the Terminal from the RtNMS in other words the total number of successful logins Logins Failed This parameter shows the total number of login attempts made by the Terminal which failed for any reason Last Attempted Login This parameter shows the time at which the Terminal last successfully logged in where a successful login is defined as ...

Страница 114: ...aximum Message Retries 103 VMT unresponsive to DPRMSG polling 255 ATI Muting Soon Time since last panel Login Received Time in seconds since the last VMTLogin from the VMT was received by the RTNMS 1 indicates no VMTLogin has been received since RTNMS power up Summary Message Time in seconds since the last MCDSummary message was received by the RtNMS for this VMT 1 indicates no summary message has...

Страница 115: ...s parameter shows the total number of Rx IP packets received by the Terminal over the Forward Link Rx IP Packets Errors This parameter shows the number of Rx Packet transmit errors that have occurred on the Forward Link Rx IP Packets Dropped This parameter shows the total number of Rx IP packets dropped by the Terminal for any reason OK Click on this button to close the screen ...

Страница 116: ... shows the total number of IP Packets destined for transmission over the Return Link which have been dropped as a result of the congestion control algorithm RL EIRP dBm This parameter provides the current EIRP value in 0 1 dbW units at which the Terminal is transmitting CC Threshold This parameter shows the current threshold value used by the congestion control algorithm to determine at which traf...

Страница 117: ...e result of Eb No calculation for the current IP packet expressed in 0 01 db Freq Error kHz This field is the result of scaled signal frequency error calculation expressed in Hz Burst Rate This field is the actual burst rate expressed in 1 Kbps increments A value of 64 means 64 Kbps OK Click on this button to close the screen ...

Страница 118: ...it dataRate 3 1 35 shall not be allowed to exceed this level Resolution 100KHz Max allowable setting 44MHz EbNo dB This parameter gives the current Eb No at which the FL receiver is receiving the FL broadcast The value is equal to ten times the actual value e g a field value of 80 equals a measured Eb No value of 8 dB Amplitude FLR Amplitude Measurement in 0 1 dB Data Rate FLR Data Rate Setting Mo...

Страница 119: ... the Terminal for any reason Packets Dropped CDC This parameter shows the total number of Forward Link IP packets dropped by a MDC CDC card Packets Dropped length This parameter shows the current Forward Link FL IP Packet Length Error counter value This value will show the number of packets dropped due to length errors Packets Filtered This value shows the number of IP packets dropped because they...

Страница 120: ...e Receive Polarization of the current satellite being used 0 Horizontal Linear Polarization This parameter indicates that the antenna is currently configured for Horizontal Linear Receive Polarization 1 Vertical Linear Polarization This parameter indicates that the antenna is currently configured for Vertical Linear Receive Polarization 2 Right Circular Linear Polarization This parameter indicates...

Страница 121: ... tolerances This value is determined at antenna installation and peaking time Pitch Offset This parameter indicates the amount of pitch offset that is necessary to compensate for the antenna installation and it s associated tolerances This value is determined at antenna installation and peaking time Yaw Offset This parameter indicates the amount of yaw offset that is necessary to compensate for th...

Страница 122: ...t any one time Chassis Temp in degrees C This parameter shows the current Terminal chassis temperature in degrees Celsius as measured by a temperature sensor TXR Temp in degrees C This parameter shows the current temperature on the TXR board temperature sensor This sensor is in the direct airflow the AITR and is subject to wide excursions due to the outside ambient temperature LNB Source GHz This ...

Страница 123: ...429 Channel 1 Control messages received by the ACU This value should be incrementing during normal operation Bad This parameter shows the number of Bad ARINC 429 Channel 1 Control messages received by the ACU ACU429 Ch 2 Packets Good This parameter shows the number of Good ARINC 429 Channel 2 Control messages received by the ACU This value should be incrementing during normal operation on a G450 G...

Страница 124: ...3 36 Window Drop down Menu Tile Select Tile to size and group all open windows so that they fit on the screen Cascade Select Cascade to display all open windows in a descending array on the screen Minimize All Select Minimize All to close all open windows and display their icons on the lower menu bar Close All Select Close All to close all open windows ...

Страница 125: ...006 3 55 3 3 4 Help The Help dropdown menu choices are shown in Figure 3 37 Figure 3 37 Help Drop down menu Help Topics Select this option to display a list of the ArcLight NMS Client HELP topics ViaSat on the Web Click on this option to open the http www viasat com web page ...

Страница 126: ... or the operator right clicks on the Network Management Client map a popup menu shown in Figure 3 38 appears listing management options to Manage Hub Manage Satellites Manage Transponders Manage Forward Link Profiles Manage Return Links Manage Air Channels Manage Power Control Profiles Manage Component Membership MDLS Configuration About This Hub Figure 3 38 NMS Main Interface Management Menu ...

Страница 127: ...nt Rev 001 1081006 3 57 3 3 6 Manage Hub Figure 3 39 NMS Main Interface Screen Select Manage Hub and the Hub Configuration Screen opens This management screen has three tabs General Congestion Control and ATI as shown in Figure 3 45 Figure 3 46 and Figure 3 47 ...

Страница 128: ...ub Status Screen General Tab Hub Status General Tab Operating Status panel State The operational state of the hub component is described If an error state exists it is described Also the color of the field changes with the state red error green nominal Type This field describes the operational environment of the component hub or NOC ...

Страница 129: ...r filter the list of events already in the list The Event Streamer screen size is controlled using the boxes on the right side of the Event Streamer title bar The screen can be minimized by clicking on the small box with the arrow pointing diagonally down and to the left maximized by clicking on the medium box with the arrow pointing diagonally up and to the right returned to its original size aft...

Страница 130: ...ld displays the source component initiating the event Type This field identified the type of event hardware software etc Code This field displays the event code User This field displays the user ID The last field describes the event Filter On Filter Off This field describes the state of the filter Event list Describes how many events are displayed and how many are hidden OK button closes the curre...

Страница 131: ...twork Logged Out This field lists how many VMTs are logged out of the network Configured This field lists the number of VMTs configured for the network Total Logins This field lists the total number of VMT logins Total Logouts This field lists the total number of VMT logouts Login Timeouts This field lists the number of Logins that have timedout Login No Perm This field lists the number permanent ...

Страница 132: ...ts the number of power refreshes that have occurred Inact Timeouts This field lists the number of inactive timeouts Inact Logouts This field lists the number of inactive logouts Sum Rpt Non Com This field displays a summary report of non commissioned VMTs Sum Rpt Bad This field displays a summary report of bad VMTs Sum Rpt Rcvd This field displays how many summary reports have been received SPCMs ...

Страница 133: ...d name of the forward link Transponder This identifies the transponder to which the forward link is assigned Satellite This field identifies the satellite to which the forward link is assigned Num VMTs This field displays the number of logged in VMTs assigned to the forward link Kbps This field displays a measurement in kbps kilobits per second of the amount of traffic currently being sent over th...

Страница 134: ...1006 Rev 001 Total Logins This field lists the total number of login messages received by VMTs assigned to the forward link Total Logouts This field lists the total number of logout events generated by VMTs assigned to the forward link OK button closes the current screen ...

Страница 135: ...is field identifies the transponder to which the return link is assigned Satellite This field identifies the satellite to which the return link is assigned Num VMTs This field displays the number of logged in VMTs assigned to the return link Arrival Rate This field displays the current burst arrival rate measured by all CDCs assigned to the return link Num CDCs This field displays the number of CD...

Страница 136: ...his field lists the return link s configured bit rate Total Logins This field displays the total number of login messages received on the return link Total Logouts This field displays the total number of logout events generated by VMTs assigned to the return link OK button closes the current screen ...

Страница 137: ...umber Name This field lists the name of the CCG Transponder This field lists the name of the transponder to which the return links comprising the congestion control group have been assigned Satellite This field lists the name of the satellite to which the return links comprising the congestion control group have been assigned Cur Access Lvl This field displays the current access level utilization ...

Страница 138: ... s Guide Screen Descriptions for NMS Client 3 68 1081006 Rev 001 Cur Threshold This field displays the utilization rate threshold currently configured for the congestion control group OK button closes the current screen ...

Страница 139: ... s Guide Screen Descriptions for NMS Client Rev 001 1081006 3 69 3 3 6 2 Hub Configuration Screen General Tab The Hub Configuration tab screens are presented and explained below Figure 3 45 Hub Configuration General Tab ...

Страница 140: ...ssignment to computers on the Terminal s local network from the DHCP pool allocated to the transceiver by the RtNMS Select Clicking the Select button accepts the displayed or highlight source file Range Start Mask VMT Mask This table displays a list of mask entries contained in the source file displayed OK Click on this button to close the screen Apply Click on this button to apply the entries jus...

Страница 141: ... Parameters Panel Congestion Control Group This is a selection box that allows viewing and editing of all other parameters on the Congestion Control panel A congestion control group is tied to the center frequency and created by assigning a different center frequency to an access type For every different center frequency in use there is a different congestion control group automatically created us...

Страница 142: ...s 0 01 units dimensionless The default setting is 2 Reference M This field is a number of simultaneous reference accesses NOT to be exceeded It is obtained from the Network Design Document 1 Reference K chips symbol This field is a spreading factor of the reference access type It is obtained from the Network Design Document 1 Reference Rb kbps This field selects the information rate of the referen...

Страница 143: ...uration of the automated transmit inhibit ATI parameters Used mainly in defining which ATI site s is ON or not If an ATI site is on then the region it defines will be a Transmit Inhibit Zone If the ATI Action is enabled for a particular database item then the VMT will inhibit transmitting within line of sight of that location If the ATI Action is disabled then the VMT will not inhibit transmit due...

Страница 144: ...uture placeholders to enable disable the ATI OK Click on this button to close the screen Apply Click on this button to apply the entries just made and store the new data in memory The current screen will remain open A pop up error message will be displayed to warn the user if any information required for the process being edited is missing or out of an allowed range Clicking OK and Apply will send...

Страница 145: ...lite Freq Band Click on appropriate radio button for L band or Ku Band Transponders View list of available transponders in the Available list Use the arrow keys to move transponders from Available List to Assigned List OK Click on this button to close the screen Cancel Click on this button to erase any new entries made on the open screen close the current screen and revert to the next higher level...

Страница 146: ...uration Screen Forward and Return Links Tab The Transponder configuration screen permits setup of configuration values that affect a particular transponder on a satellite There are two tabs on this screen Forward Return Links and Power Control The following information must be entered on the upper portion of the screen Name The name assigned to the transponder ID The ID of the transponder Satellit...

Страница 147: ... Left Hand Circular Forward and Return Links Tab Forward Links click on the arrows to move selections from one column to another Assigned This column lists assigned Forward Links Available This column lists available Forward Links Return Links click on the arrows to move selections from one column to another Assigned This column lists assigned Return Links Available This column lists available Ret...

Страница 148: ...een designated as the primary Power Control Leader Redundant Leader FTI This is the ID of the VMT which has been designated as the redundant Power Control Leader Leader Target Eb No Desired Eb No to which the Leader VMT should be driven in units of 0 1dB Quiet Time Recurrence This field and the next two provide the Terminal with information on the network quite time schedule During the network qui...

Страница 149: ... current network wide Eb No The RtNMS examines the receive signal quality of each MCD summary packet and increase the VMT s power if it is too low VMT Maximum Eb No This parameter sets the acceptable Eb No range above the current network wide Eb No The RtNMS examines the receive signal quality of each MCD summary packet and decreases the VMT s power if it is too high Transponder Polarization This ...

Страница 150: ...ed below Figure 3 51 Forward Link Profile Screen General Tab The Forward Link Profile screen allows the operator to configure variable aspects of the Forward Link There are two tab on this screen General and Advanced General Tab Profile name This field displays the name of the forward Link Profile Multicast Address This field displays the multicast address For the current Hubs where there is only ...

Страница 151: ... 31 5dBm in 0 5 dB steps Pilot Tones Enabled Click check box to enable pilot tones This is used for pilot or non pilot mode If it is enabled then there are pilot tones inserted in the frame If it is disabled check box unchecked then no pilot tones are inserted MODCODES Code rate Identifier This area is used to select code rates from the pull down menu Available code rates are shown in the table be...

Страница 152: ... Type Click radio button to select type of profile DSSS or DVBS2 Transmit Buffer Size bytes The threshold used to indicate the size of the transmit buffer Full Threshold bytes The threshold used to indicate a full condition of the rate equalization buffer as bytes in 4 byte increments Ready Threshold bytes The threshold used to indicate a ready condition of the rate equalization buffer as bytes in...

Страница 153: ...Cancel button When clicked causes any new values entered in the fields on any Tab screen to be discarded closes the current screen and reverts to the next higher level screen in the hierarchy The next time the screen is opened the values that existed before the current editing session will appear The Cancel button will not undo use of the OK or Apply buttons ...

Страница 154: ...en which is presented and described below Figure 3 53 Return Link Configuration Screen Return Link panel Name This field displays the name of the Return Link Profile Burst Rate This field displays the information rate used in the burst sent from the VMT to the Hub ATM Cells burst This field displays the number of ATM cells contained within each burst sent from the VMT to the Hub ...

Страница 155: ...A PN code definition Long PN Tap This is the code used to define the PN sequence Long PN SR This is the seed used by the long shift register to define the PN sequence Short PN Tap This is the code used to define the PN sequence Short PN SR This is the seed for the short shift register that is used to define the PN sequence Click New to create a new PN Code Type Click Edit to edit an existing PN Co...

Страница 156: ...pens the Air Channel Configuration screen which is presented and described below Figure 3 54 Manage Air Channels Screen Name This field displays the name of the air channel configuration Return Links This area lists the return links that have been assigned in the left column and the return links that are still available in the right column ...

Страница 157: ...ifies the frequency offset increment to be used by the VMT while attempting to login The base frequency offset is Rb M where Rb is the burst rate and M is the value of this field Max Freq Step Multiplier This field gives the maximum frequency offset that a VMT is permitted to use while attempting to login Max Backoff This field is used to reduce contention during conditions in which a large popula...

Страница 158: ...dress This field displays the network address of the VMT VMT Network Mask This field provides the satellite network mask for the legacy satellite network address field VMT APR Burst Period The APR burst period can range from 1 4095 seconds OK Click on this button to close the screen Cancel Click on this button to erase any new entries made on the open screen close the current screen and revert to ...

Страница 159: ... displays the name of the Power Control Profile Enable check box This checkbox enables disables the network power control Tmin msec This field is the minimum time period between amplitude adjustments to a VMT Nmin Msps This field specifies the number of bursts in the observation interval Adj Thres dB This field specifies adjustment threshold level for the network The resolution is 0 1 dB The allow...

Страница 160: ... specifies the maximum number of tries that the RtNMS will adjust VMT s power to re establish contact NOTE each attempt results in an amplitude adjustment change to amplitude The resolution is 1 attempt The allowed range is from 1 to 10 attempts The recommended value is 3 attempts Nrefresh bursts This field specifies the number of bursts that the RTNMS will request the VMT to transmit in order to ...

Страница 161: ...from the NMS Main Interface List displays the Configure Hub Components screen Figure 3 57 which provides a list of these items and buttons that allow a new component to be created an existing component to be edited or deleted In Figure 3 57 the MCD named My MCD is selected for editing Figure 3 56 NMS Main Interface Screen Figure 3 57 Edit Hub Component Screen ...

Страница 162: ... various parameter groups to be downloaded to the VMT population using Multicast Broadcast The MDLC is a client software application at the VMT implementing the client side of the ViaSat Inc s Management Download Protocol MDLP Figure 3 58 MDLS Configuration Screen Broadcast Destination Port UDP port to which messages will be sent from the MDLS Broadcast TTL The maximum number of hops before a tran...

Страница 163: ...e data for the announced file Heartbeat Delay Number of seconds to wait in between sending the periodic MDLP heartbeat message File Ack Timecut The Time to wait for an acknowledgement from a terminal following the transmission of a file to that terminal by the MDLS OK Click on this button to close the screen Apply Click on this button to apply the entries just made and store the new data in memory...

Страница 164: ...he hub as displayed in the left tree menu or click on the hub icon displayed on the map this will display the popup panel shown below in Figure 3 59 Select About This Hub to display the ArcLight NMS Client Version popup panel shown in Figure 3 60 This panel displays both the NMS Client version and the NMS Server version Figure 3 59 Main Hub NMS Client Screen Manage Hub Selected ...

Страница 165: ...ArcLight Hub User s Guide Screen Descriptions for NMS Client Rev 001 1081006 3 95 Figure 3 60 The About ArcLight NMS panel About This Hub Selected ...

Страница 166: ...ree list of the the ArcLight hub diagram as shown in Figure 3 61 Figure 3 61 NMS Edit Component Screen for MCD In the tree view to the left of the map screen the component names are listed that have been added to the NMS view A component can be assigned any arbitrary name my HC Ocean Hub HC etc so it is important to retain the component type in the name i e HC FLM etc to avoid confusion To work wi...

Страница 167: ...tatus and Configuration selections are accessed by clicking on the NMS icon in the Configure Hub Components panel as shown in Figure 3 62 or by selecting My NMS or whatever it has been named from the tree list at the left of the main screen Figure 3 62 Hub Diagram Selecting the NMS Select either NMS Status or NMS Configuration ...

Страница 168: ...ds VMT Status Client Polling Rate sec This field displays the VMT Status Client Polling Rate in seconds OK Click on this button to close the screen Cancel Click on this button to erase any new entries made on the open screen close the current screen and revert to the next higher level screen in the hierarchy The next time the screen is opened the values that existed before the current editing sess...

Страница 169: ...e Hub Status Server s polling rate in seconds OK Click on this button to close the screen Cancel Click on this button to erase any new entries made on the open screen close the current screen and revert to the next higher level screen in the hierarchy The next time the screen is opened the values that existed before the current editing session will appear The Cancel button will not undo use of the...

Страница 170: ...estoration procedures In the ArcLight System permissions are granted to Authority Levels and Users are then assigned to an appropriate Authority Level The user may be prohibited from taking actions or viewing certain screens if the permissions assigned to their authority level are not at a high enough level Permissions are not directly assigned to Users The screens described in the following secti...

Страница 171: ...ot button This will display a pop up question requesting confirmation Click on Yes to complete the boot action or No to cancel it Refresh The display panel can be updated to include any recent logons by clicking on the Refresh button Exit to exit from the Boot Manager click on the Exit button This will return the user to the User Manager screen ...

Страница 172: ...iption This field is to describe the access level of the user As an example a customer s access in a multiple network system could be limited to the customer s network Password an initial password is assigned by the Root or Admin user for the initial logon by the user This may be changed by the user Confirm Password This field is used as a crosscheck to verify the password The entry made in the Pa...

Страница 173: ...unt The check box will not function for users without the authority to disable the account Associated Custo If there is a customer associated with this user select them from the pull down list OK button This button is used to write the new information to the database close the Authority Level Configuration screen and return to the User Manager screen Cancel button This button is used to discard th...

Страница 174: ... does not have access Add button This button is used to add a network to the set networks accessible to the user To authorize access to a network select the desired network from the Unauthorized Networks display panel and click the Add button The selected network will be removed from the Unauthorized Networks display panel and will appear in the Authorized Networks display panel Remove button This...

Страница 175: ... Rev 001 1081006 3 105 Cancel button is used to discard the information entered on the Logging Configuration screen revert to the database information at the start of the editing session close the Logging Configuration screen and revert to the Log Manager window ...

Страница 176: ...r the Stream menu set up which event types will show up in the event streamer The filter function then allows the user to further filter the list of events already in the list Event Streamer Screen The Event Streamer screen size is controlled using the boxes on the right side of the Event Streamer title bar The screen can be minimized by clicking on the small box with the arrow pointing diagonally...

Страница 177: ...activity NMS User Activity when checked displays events triggered by NMS users NMS Server Debug when checked displays events established for debugging NMS server software Client Software when checked displays events triggered by client software Client Debug when checked displays events established for debugging client software NOTE that the client debug and server debug options are grayed out and ...

Страница 178: ... on Copy to copy the event log and then paste the event log entries into another document or report If a new event log item is entered before the Copy command is completed the Select All will be reset If the user selects highlights one or more rows in the display panel and then click on Edit they can copy those items already highlighted by clicking on Copy View The drop down menu provides two sele...

Страница 179: ...ield is used to specify the start date for the event log entries The format is mm dd yyyy Time this field is used to specify the start time on the start date for the event log entries The format is hh mm ss View Through this panel is used to specify the end date and time of the displayed event log entries Date this field is used to specify the end date for the event log entries The format is mm dd...

Страница 180: ...he window is opened Level Panel The check boxes in the Level panel are used to select the priority level of events listed in the Event Streamer display window A check indicates the corresponding priority event type will be displayed NOTE If all items in both the Level panel and Event Type panel are checked the filter status field located in the lower left corner of the Event Streamer window will i...

Страница 181: ...g related events Code this field is used select event logs of a single specific type It is for use of ViaSat field engineers User This field is used to select event log items triggered by a single user Type the user name in the field To be accepted it must identically match a recognized ArcLight system user name not an authority level ...

Страница 182: ... user selects highlights one or more rows in the display panel and then clicks on Edit the items already highlighted can be copied by clicking on Copy View is used to control the log events presented in the display window The drop down menu provides two selections Find and Filter and they respond identically as described in the Event Streamer screen section Settings is used to control what data is...

Страница 183: ...s Guide Screen Descriptions for NMS Client Rev 001 1081006 3 113 View From Enter a start date in this field View To Enter and end date in this field View Button Click the view button to view the report in the panel below ...

Страница 184: ...is the starting point for granting authority to a new user deleting a user or to modify the existing authority level for current users The General tab shows the name of the authority level provides a description and allows selections listed in the Non Members list to be added to the Members list and permits selections in the Members list to be removed Level Name This is the name of the authority l...

Страница 185: ...OK button is used to load new information into the database activate the new information close the window and return to the previous window Cancel button is used to discard the information entered on the screen and revert to the database information at the start of the editing session ...

Страница 186: ...g The default setting for all new authority levels is read only Network panel these permissions concern network elements Read when checked grants authority to read network element status command and control fields Write when checked grants authority to write to editable fields for network elements Add and Delete when checked grants authority to add or delete network elements VMT Customer VMT Group...

Страница 187: ...d boot Users off the system for maintenance purposes Logging panel these permissions concern display of database events Read when checked grants permission to read the event log information displayed in the Log Manager and Event Streamer windows Configure when checked grants permission to change the configuration of the events displayed in the Log Manager and Event Streamer windows OK button is us...

Страница 188: ...3 1 Real Time NMS Administration Screen Real Time NMS Administration Screen Real Time NMS Administration screen Restart Click this button to restart the NMS Shutdown Click this button to shutdown the NMS OK button is used to load new information into the database activate the new information close the window and return to the previous window ...

Страница 189: ...uency Error Threshold kH The Frequency Error Threshold setting is displayed in this field in kHz Minimum Time Interval Between Frequency Adjusts sec The minimum time interval between frequency adjustments is shown in this field in seconds OK button is used to load new information into the database activate the new information and close the window Apply Select Apply to accept and implement changes ...

Страница 190: ...te of the RtNMS If conditionals are normal this field is green If there is an error the field is red and the Error state is displayed Up Time This field displays the time the RtNMS has been running in hours minutes and seconds Version This field displays the currently executing software version of the RtNMS Build Date This field displays the build date of the software Last Event Message This field...

Страница 191: ...s by uncommissioned VMTs recorded by this RtNMS Login Ead FL This field displays the number of login attempts by VMTs on an incorrect forward link recorded by this RtNMS VMT Denies This field displays the number of VMTs from which the RtNMS has instructed the MCD to block return link traffic Power Adj This field displays the number of power adjustments that have occurred Freq Adj This field displa...

Страница 192: ...T and Return messages Currently Queued These fields display how many messages are queued for each category Highest Queued This field displays the highest number of messages that have been q ueued during the interval Queue Max This field displays the setting for the maximum number of messages that can be queued in each category Queue Waits This field displays the number of queue waits that have occ...

Страница 193: ...queue Component Communication panel Component This column lists the components with which the RtNMS communicates State This column lists the current state of the RtNMS messaging to each component Tx Msgs This field lists the number of transmitted messages to each component Tx Errors This field lists the number of message transmission errors recorded for each component Rx Msgs This field lists the ...

Страница 194: ...olumn displays the site associated with the ATI event Start Time This column displays the start time for the ATI event Duration sec This column displays the duration in seconds of the ATI event Recurrence This field lists the number of times the event as reoccurred End Time This field lists the end time for the event OK button closes the current screen ...

Страница 195: ...igured This field lists the number of configured buffers Available This field lists the number of available buffers In Use This field lists the number of buffers that are in use High Water This field lists the largest number of simultaneously allocated buffers recorded by the RtNMS Unsuccessful This field lists the number of unsuccessful buffer allocations for the small and medium buffers Allocate...

Страница 196: ...APRs This field lists the number of automated updating of the location of a mobile site APRs Today This field lists the number of APRs that have been updated in a 24 hour period Sum Rpt Non Com This field lists the number of summary reports generated for non commissioned sites Sum Rpt Bad This field lists the number of summary reports generated for bad sites Sum Rpt Rcvd This field lists the total...

Страница 197: ...stem Blade servers for CDC and MCD cards are installed in the front and rear card racks of the ABS Clicking on the MCD name in the tree view will bring up the MCD screens The MCD Administration and Configuration screens are accessed by clicking on My MCD in the ArcLight hub diagram tree list or by selecting MCD from the Hub popup menu when Manage Component Membership is selected 3 3 16 4 1 MCD Adm...

Страница 198: ...el allows the operator to start and stop selected return link communications Return Links Highlight a specific return link from the scrollable list to start or stop All Clicking All selects all return links in the list Start Clicking this button starts the selected return links Stop Clicking this button stops the selected return links Reboot M C Clicking the Reboot button restarts the primary syst...

Страница 199: ...tics Tab The Statistic tab allows the operator to clear selected status and statistical data Clear CDC Status Statistics This panel provides a scrollable list of the CD slots and buttons for Command Message Error and Data information that can be selected CDC Slots select a CDC from this scrollable list Command check this box to clear stored CDC command related statistics for the selected CDC Messa...

Страница 200: ... Data Check this box to clear stored received data related statistics for the selected CDC Clear Click this button to clear checked information for the selected CDC Clear Reassembly Statistics This panel allows the operator to clear MCD IP packet reassembly statistics Clear Click this button to clear the reassembly statistics OK button click to close the current screen ...

Страница 201: ... MCD Configuration Screens The MCD Configuration screens are presented in Figure 3 80 through Figure 3 86 Figure 3 80 MCD Configuration Screen General Tab Name Displays the name of the ArcLight MCD and identifies if it is a MCD I or MCD II IP Address displays the IP Address of the ArcLight MCD ...

Страница 202: ...for the RTNMS server NMS Port this area displays the Port ID for the NMS server OK button Does same thing as Apply button but also closes the current screen Apply button When clicked causes any new values entered in all fields on all tab screens to be stored in the NMS memory and subsequently sent to the MCD The current screen will remain open Cancel button When clicked causes any new values enter...

Страница 203: ...s if it is a MCD I or MCD II IP Address displays the hub management IP address of the ArcLight MCD Network Interfaces Tab Interface Name fields in this column display the name of the physical interface in the case of virtual interfaces this is the VLAN s parent interface IP Addresses fields in this column display the IP address of the interface Mask This column displays the IP mask of the interfac...

Страница 204: ... it OK button Does same thing as Apply button but also closes the current screen Apply button When clicked causes any new values entered in all fields on all tab screens to be stored in the NMS memory and subsequently sent to the MCD The current screen will remain open Cancel button When clicked causes any new values entered in the fields on any Tab screen to be discarded closes the current screen...

Страница 205: ... Address displays the hub management IP address of the ArcLight MCD Additional IPs Tab Add to Virtual Interface check this box to view VLAN interfaces to which additional IP addresses may be assigned If unchecked the dropdown list will display physical interfaces For Hubs with MCD I configurations this text and the check box are grayed out and the Interface to Add to pull down list area will displ...

Страница 206: ... a row in the list and click the Delete button to delete that particular additional IP address and additional IP mask OK button Does same thing as Apply button but also closes the current screen Apply button When clicked causes any new values entered in all fields on all tab screens to be stored in the NMS memory and subsequently sent to the MCD The current screen will remain open Cancel button Wh...

Страница 207: ...b Forwarding Mode Allows an operator to forward traffic only to a Primary gateway or to both Primary and Debug gateways Primary The primary gateway is always enabled Debug If the option to forward traffic to both Primary and Debug gateways is selected the entries in the debug column are available for editing Virtual click this check box if traffic should be forwarded over a virtual interface This ...

Страница 208: ...eld displays the maximum number of poll failures before the M C will switch forwarding to the standby gateway Standby IP this field displays the standby gateway s IP address Distant Polling Enabled click the checkbox to enable distant polling of an IP address beyond the gateway for connectivity through the gateway rather than merely to it Distant IP this field displays the distant IP address which...

Страница 209: ...MCD I or MCD II IP Address displays the hub management IP address of the ArcLight MCD Static Routes Tab This panel lets the operator add or delete routes The table information is presented in three columns Destination IP this is the IP address of the route Destination Mask this is the mask address of the route Gateway this is the gateway address of the route Add Click this button to add a route to...

Страница 210: ...entered in all fields on all tab screens to be stored in the NMS memory and subsequently sent to the MCD The current screen will remain open Cancel button When clicked causes any new values entered in the fields on any Tab screen to be discarded closes the current screen and reverts to the next higher level screen in the hierarchy The next time the screen is opened the values that existed before t...

Страница 211: ...stination Select the log destination from the drop down menu Destination IP This field displays the destination IP address which will be used for log file storage if any of the remote file options have been selected Destination Path This field displays the destination path on the remote file system which will be used for log file storage if any of the remote file options have been selected Log Fil...

Страница 212: ...elect the level of utility card logging from the dropdown menu WAM Select the level of WAM chassis health monitor logging from the dropdown menu this will be grayed out for MCD II configurations SNMP Select the level of SNMP messaging logging from the dropdown menu OK button Does same thing as Apply button but also closes the current screen Apply button When clicked causes any new values entered i...

Страница 213: ...IP address of the ArcLight MCD Traps Tab Trap Destinations this panel allows an operator to configure destination IP addresses and ports to which SNMP trap data should be sent Enable click on the check box to enable a trap destination shown in the list IP this column displays the IP address for each destination listed Port this column lists the port for each destination listed OK button Does same ...

Страница 214: ...ntly sent to the MCD The current screen will remain open Cancel button When clicked causes any new values entered in the fields on any Tab screen to be discarded closes the current screen and reverts to the next higher level screen in the hierarchy The next time the screen is opened the values that existed before the current editing session will appear The Cancel button will not undo use of the OK...

Страница 215: ...6 4 3 MCD Status Screens The MCD status screens are presented in Figure 3 87 and Figure 3 88 Figure 3 87 MCD Status screen General Tab Name Displays the name of the ArcLight MCD and identifies if it is a MCD I or MCD II IP Address displays the hub management IP address of the ArcLight MCD ...

Страница 216: ...splay the current revolutions per minute of each of these blowers Fan RPMs There are three fans located in the chassis of the MCD These three fields display the current revolutions per minute of each of these fans Traffic Status Statistics This panel provides traffic status and statistics for MCD interfaces If the equipment configuration is for a MCD 1 the interface columns are listed as fei0 and ...

Страница 217: ...tus this panel displays the system processor health boot software version and software version M C Health The LED simulation indicates the operating status of the system processor Green indicates no Fault while Red indicates that the system processor is no longer functioning and the spare processor should be put into operation Boot Software Version this field displays the boot software version of ...

Страница 218: ...h the simulated LED indicates the health of the UC card s Green is operational Red indicates a fault and the spare UC card should be made operational Hotswap Ejector State the simulated LED indicates whether the UC is currently in Hotswap mode e g is not currently activated and is ready for removal prior to the insertion of a new IC Green indicates that the UC is properly seated in the chassis whi...

Страница 219: ...tifies if it is a MCD I or MCD II MCD IP Address displays the MCD hub management IP Address Physical Slot The MCD chassis slot number where the card is located Logical Slot The logical slot number assigned to the card by the M C Status Short description of the status of the CDC inactive awaiting configuration active decoding etc OK button click to close the current screen ...

Страница 220: ... by clicking on the My FLM icon in the ArcLight hub diagram tree list as shown in Figure 3 90 or by selecting FLM from the Hub popup menu when Manage Component Membership is selected Figure 3 90 Accessing the FLM Status Screen The FLM Configuration screen is accessed by selecting the FLM from the Hub Components screen and clicking on the Edit button ...

Страница 221: ...ssigned to the FLM Transmitter Panel Transmit Mode Select the transmit mode from the pull down list CW SSB Mode Select the carrier wave single sideband CW SSB mode from the pull down list CW Center Frequency MHz This field displays the carrier wave center frequency in MHz CW TX Output Power dBm This field displays the carrier wave transmit output power in dBm Apply Transmitter Settings Click the b...

Страница 222: ...top the testing process Alarm Log numOfAlarms Alarms panel Start Index Enter the starting index number in this field End Index Enter the ending index number in this field Alarm List The box below displays alarms that have been generated during testing If no alarms have been generated the text will read NO ALARMS Get Log Entries Click this button to review all entries in the alarm log Clear Log Cli...

Страница 223: ...ss Trap Destination IP This field displays the Trap Destination IP Address Trap Send Level Select the Trap Send Level from the pull down list OK button is used to load new information into the database activate the new information close the window and return to the previous window Apply Select Apply to accept and implement changes Cancel button is used to discard the information entered revert to ...

Страница 224: ...ware Version Displays the version of the ArcLight software CPLD Version Displays the version of the installed CPLD Administrative Mode Displays the current Administrative Mode CCA Board Version Displays the version of the CCA Board FPGA Version Displays the version of the FPGA Operating Mode Displays the current operating mode Traffic Status Statistics Panel Administrative State Displays the admin...

Страница 225: ...and the forward link RF interface FL Tx IP Packets Displays the number of transmitted IP packets for both the Ethernet and the forward link RF interface FL Rx IP Packets Displays the number of received IP packets for both the Ethernet and the forward link RF interface FL OK Click on this button to close the screen and return to the Hub Diagram Screen ...

Страница 226: ...tz Modulation Type Displays the type of frequency modulation in use Truncation Count Displays the amount of signal truncation Tx Output Power x0 1 dBm Displays level of transmission output power Buffer Full Threshold Displays the buffer capacity threshold in bytes Data Rate kbps Displays the data rate in kbps Chips per Bit Displays the number of chips per bit Link Unique Word Displays the FPGA con...

Страница 227: ...tatus Indicators Displays the status of 9 test indicators Tool tips on the indicators give a description of each indicator Green OK Red alarm Alarm State Green OK Red Alarm Most Recent Alarm Displays the alarm code date time and name OK Click on this button to close the screen and return to the Hub Diagram Screen ...

Страница 228: ...01 3 3 16 6 Hub Canceller HC The HC Adminstration screen is accessed by clicking on the HC icon in the ArcLight hub diagram tree list as shown in Figure 3 95 or by selecting HC from the Hub popup menu when Manage Component Membership is selected Figure 3 95 HC Edit Component Screen ...

Страница 229: ... top of the screen Cancellation panel Cancellation Mode Select the mode of signal cancellation from the pull down menu Diagnostic Mode Select the diagnostic mode from the pull down menu CW PassThrough Center Frequency MHz This field displays the carrier wave pass through center frequency in Megahertz CW PassThrough Output Power dBm This field displays the CW PassThrough Output Power PassThrough Ba...

Страница 230: ...y until halted Halt Click this button to stop the testing process Alarm Log numOfAlarms Alarms panel Start Index Enter the starting index number in this field End Index Enter the ending index number in this field Alarm List The box below displays alarms that have been generated during testing If no alarms have been generated the text will read NO ALARMS Get Log Entries Click this button to review ...

Страница 231: ...lays the assigned name of the Hub Canceller and its IP address at the top of the screen RF panel Cancellation bandwidth MHz This field displays the cancellation bandwidth in Megahertz Center Frequency MHz This field displays the center frequency of the hub canceller in Megahertz Near Carrier 3dB MHz This field displays Maximum Frequency Offset kHz This field displays the maximum frequency offset f...

Страница 232: ...k Panel Gateway IP Address This field displays the Gateway IP address for the hub canceller Trap Destination IP Address This field displays the Trap Destination IP Address for the hub canceller OK button is used to load new information into the database activate the new information close the window and return to the Log Manager window Apply Select Apply to accept and implement changes Cancel butto...

Страница 233: ...isplays the serial number of the ArcLight installation Software Version Displays the version of the ArcLight software CPLD Version Displays the version of the installed CPLD Administrative Mode Displays the current Administrative Mode CCA Board Version Displays the version of the circuit card assembly FPGA Version Displays the version of the FPGA Operating Mode Displays the mode in which the HC is...

Страница 234: ... management Ethernet Operating State Displays the operating state for the management Ethernet Tx IP Packets Displays the number of transmitted IP packets for the management Ethernet Rx IP Packets Displays the number of received IP packets for the management Ethernet OK Click on this button to close the screen and return to the Hub Diagram Screen ...

Страница 235: ...tz Est Time to Acquire ms Displays an estimate of the acquisition time Power Ratio Est Displays the estimated signal to noise ratio Est Freq Offset x10 Hz Displays the estimated frequency offset for the HC multiplied by a factor of 10 Hz RF IF Input Power Displays level of RF IF power Data Rate kbps Displays the signal data rate in kpbs Canceller Lock Status Displays the lock status of the HC lock...

Страница 236: ...smission IF input power Test Alarm Status Panel Test Status Indicators Displays the status of 13 test indicators Tool tips on the indicators give a description of each indicator Green OK Red alarm Alarm State Displays the alarm state of the HC Green OK Red Alarm Most Recent Alarm Displays the alarm code date time and name OK Click on this button to close the screen and return to the Hub Diagram Sc...

Страница 237: ...ArcLight Hub User s Guide Screen Descriptions for NMS Client Rev 001 1081006 3 167 ...

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Страница 239: ...agement This software allows the user to detect diagnose and resolve network performance issues The recommended hardware platform is a support server Improve availability and performance of the Server Infrastructure and gain in depth visibility into Server problems This software can be used for server monitoring WAN monitoring switch monitoring netflow analysis active directory monitoring event mo...

Страница 240: ...in accurate user permission rights and detailed data and event logs across multiple sites and appliances All access to the appliances is logged for compliance auditing and troubleshooting including who accessed what and when DSView 3 software also provides real time email and pager event notification with SNMP traps to help IT administrators to address potential bottlenecks before they can affect ...

Страница 241: ... The IP Address field will be the VMT identifier Note All information provided in TermViewer is also available through the NMS Client TermViewer is simply a more portable means of viewing this information i e can be run anywhere and is not dependent on having the NMS installed TermViewer is provided on the ArcLight hub Software Installation CD Figure 4 1 TermViewer Status Screen As illustrated in ...

Страница 242: ...S ACU Status panel ACU State this is the state of the antenna control unit on line or off line Tx Inhibit this is the state of the transmit inhibit on or off Alarm Flags these indicate if an alarm flag as been set 0 no alarm flag set 1 an alarm flag is set DOS Velocity this is the DOS velocity measured in knots Velocity this is the speed of the vehicle measured in knots Longitude this is the longi...

Страница 243: ...Length the number of packets dropped due to length errors on the FL Link State this is the state of FL link locked or unlocked L70 Alarms this indicates the alarm condition on the l70 0 no alarms 1 an alarm Rx Packets Drop this indicates the number of received packets that have been dropped Return Link Status panel Doppler Freq this is the Doppler frequency IP Packets Tx this is the number of IP p...

Страница 244: ...etwork Management Facilities 4 6 1081006 Rev 001 Figure 4 2 TermViewer Status Screen Log File Entered In Figure 4 2 the name of the Log File and the Terminal Address have been entered To view the terminal status click the Start button ...

Страница 245: ... Hub User s Guide Other Network Management Facilities Rev 001 1081006 4 7 Figure 4 3 TermViewer Status Screen in Wait Status Figure 4 3 shows the TermView status screen as it waits for the first status message ...

Страница 246: ...ities 4 8 1081006 Rev 001 Figure 4 4 TermViewer Status Screen Displaying Status of Port 7104 Figure 4 4 shows the TermViewer status screen showing status results for the specified VMT The current status for this terminal is OK and there are no alarms showing ...

Страница 247: ...eak down occurred This is a great feature for tracing intermittent problems that are not caused by the system being monitored A free trial version that is full featured for 30 days can be downloaded from the Tarosoft web site At the end of the trial period the Small Business Professional or Enterprise Versions can be purchased http www tarosoft com 8080 isitup htm Example of use Setup IsItUp to mo...

Страница 248: ...Up Step 3 Allow IsItUp to monitor the VMT population If a VMT goes down IsItUp will note it and according to the notification option that has been selected such as a beeper notification a modem attached to the IsItUp computer notification will be sent Examine the Detail Report and Log report to verify where and why the failure occurred ...

Страница 249: ... APR Server uses a windows service application that is essentially a wrapper for any Windows application It lets the application run undisturbed as a service and re starts the application on boot up of the machine so user intervention is not necessary for the application to run 4 5 2 2 Obtaining the Srvany Application The srvany wrapper is a Microsoft application The srvany files may be retrieved ...

Страница 250: ... exe in the Value data area 8 From the Edit Menu select New String Value and the name is appDirectory 9 Select the appDirectory value and right click and select Modify 10 Enter c aprServer in the Value data area 11 From the Edit Menu select New String Value and the name is appParameters 12 Select the appParameters value and right click and select Modify 13 Enter na b c d in the Value data area whe...

Страница 251: ...arameters entered in the previous section 4 5 4 2 Remove Windows Service 1 Open a DOS command prompt box 2 Type the following command c srvany INSTSRV EXE aprServer REMOVE 3 Confirm the message displayed shows the service was successfully deleted 4 5 5 Using APRSERVER 4 5 5 1 Showing Log Entries APR Server creates log files that can be opened and edited in Excel Figure 4 6 displays an example of a...

Страница 252: ...he altitude of the VMT and the EbNo level of the VMT These files can be exported to MS Word from MS Excel to create reports as needed to document usage patterns for the VMTs making up the network and confirm that the VMTs were not operational in radio quiet zones 4 6 Network Performance Tools 4 6 1 FTP Servers The FTP Server is a separate software that is used to support the ArcLight PEP setup and...

Страница 253: ...ub Reference Source Requirements Spec No Description Limits 2 Frequency 10 MHz 3 Stability1 Initial accuracy 1x10 8 0 01 ppm Aging 5x10 9 year 4 Stability over temperature1 5x10 9 5 Temperature range Operating 0 to 50C Storage 20 to 70C 7 Reference phase noise 10 Hz 90 dBc Hz 100 Hz 110 dBc Hz 1 kHz 130 dBc Hz 10 kHz 140 dBc Hz 9 Warm up 25C 5x10 8 within 5 minutes of the frequency prior to the re...

Страница 254: ...imary and spare Monitor VMBR primary and spare Leader VMBR primary and spare PBR Policy Router primary and spare xPEP primary and spare Ethernet patch panel ASA security Device primary and spare Traffic Shaper primary and spare ArcLight Hub RFI Switch Unit ArcLight Hub RFI Comb Split Unit ArcLight Hub RFI Attenuator Unit 70 L Up Converter primary and spare L 70 Down Converter primary and spare 10 ...

Страница 255: ...orage Array NAS is an optional add on to the configuration Refer to the ABS Setup and Installation Guide provided with the ABS delivered with your ArcLight system for additional installation and troubleshooting instructions Figure 5 1 shows a perspective view of an ABS unit without the rack Figure 5 1 ArcLight Blade System Before installing the ABS enclosure into the rack remove all server cards p...

Страница 256: ...ng Procedures 5 4 1081006 Rev 001 Figure 5 2 ABS Front Panel Enclosure Figure 5 3 shows the rear of the ABS enclosure and identifies the major components such as card cages the power supply controls on the shelf management card fuse holders etc ...

Страница 257: ...nclosure Figure 5 4 shows the front and rear views of a Giga E blade server which is installed in slots 6 and 7 of the ABS The appearance of other blade servers varies refer to a specific blade description section in this book or the ArcLight Hub User Guide for additional information on a particular blade ...

Страница 258: ...ers installed in the front of the Blade System The half height Utility servers are in slot 1 MDC CDC servers are installed in slots 2 through 11 Slots 12 and 13 can be used for the NAS servers network storage arrays The System Processor servers are inserted in slots 14 and 15 The redundant pairs primary and spare of the RtNMS are installed in slots 18 and 19 the NMS primary in slot 20 and the NMS ...

Страница 259: ... 1081006 5 7 Figure 5 5 Server Assignment and Physical Slot Numbering of ABS Front Chassis The Monitor and Support servers can be installed on the rear of the ABS in any of the SBC slots 1 through 5 These slots are numbered from right to left as shown in Figure 5 6 ...

Страница 260: ...ght Hub User s Guide Component Operating Procedures 5 8 1081006 Rev 001 Figure 5 6 Server Assignment and Physical Slot Numbering of ABS Rear Chassis Figure 5 7 ABS Physical Slot Numbering for ABS Front Panel ...

Страница 261: ...tor CHM The CHM notifies the System Controller and the System Controller sets an SNMP trap via for the NMS to alert the user that a supply has failed The user can then hot swap the failed supply No service interruption will result from a single failed power supply Figure 5 8 shows the power supply tray Figure 5 8 ABS Power Supply Tray Figure 5 9 shows the rear panel with its fuse holders power inp...

Страница 262: ...Off switches in addition to power plugs Once a power plug has been inserted and the ABS is ready for operation make sure that the power switches are set to ON Each of the four power supplies can be removed and replaced There are three power supplies located at the lower front of the ABS and one at the rear of the ABS Figure 5 10 ABS Cable Management ...

Страница 263: ...ectors and Numbering Scheme The upper rear connector panel provides ten RJ45 connectors labeled 1 through 10 When not in use each connector is protected by a removable cover This connector panel is above a large perforated panel on hinges that drops down to allow access to the card cages 5 3 1 2 Fan Tray The ABS chassis contains a fan tray located at the bottom of the chassis see Figure 5 12 Each ...

Страница 264: ...ool air air and the fans move it through the chassis card cages where it is heated This heated air is then exhausted upwards through perforated panels at the top sides and rear of the ABS Care should be taken not to obstruct the intake or exhausting of this air flow with cables or other materials since this would increase the temperature withing the ABS chassis Use the cable tray at the top of the...

Страница 265: ... Operating Procedures Rev 001 1081006 5 13 Figure 5 13 ABS Air Flow Pattern Figure 5 14 shows a general interfaces between the ArcLight Blade System and the PBR and Ethernet servers Figure 5 14 Interfaces between ABS and other Rack Units ...

Страница 266: ...twork Configuration for information on how to configure the ABS blade servers 5 3 4 Operation Refer to Section 3 Screen Descriptions for NMS Client for information on the operation of the ABS 5 3 5 Monitoring Refer to Section 4 Other Network Management Facilities for information on monitoring the operation of the ABS 5 3 6 Troubleshooting Refer to the ArcLight Hub Troubleshooting Guide for ABS tro...

Страница 267: ...tware The NMS Server provides the NMS Client with a mechanism to interface with the PostgreSQL ORDBMS and the Management Download Server MDLS The NMS Server monitors and controls the Hub components and the VMTs The PostgreSQL database contains all configuration information about the Hub components as well as the VMTs in the network The MDLS provides software and configuration downloads to the VMT ...

Страница 268: ...in use for the NMS application software home arclight is the main working directory for the NMS software home postgres is the main working directory of the PostGreSQL server The ArcLight NMS must be configured with an IP address on the main Hub subnet usually 10 1 1 14 24 The IP address can be configured using standard SuSe Linux OS facilities such as YaST 5 4 5 Operation Refer to Section 3 Screen...

Страница 269: ...se server 3 To run NMS Server Open a new Terminal window go to home arclight bin Execute the script runserver This will run the NMS Server 4 To run NMS Client Open a new terminal Go to home arclight bin Run the script runclient server IP This will start the NMS Client 5 4 6 Monitoring The NMS can be monitored using an external connectivity monitoring software such as IsItUp Refer to Section 4 Othe...

Страница 270: ...CD II to receive data about the VMTs in the network The RtNMS sends PCMs to the VMTs to conduct power and frequency control using algorithms that adjust the transmit power and frequency of all the VMTs in the network RtNMS software is pre installed and tested at the factory and it is field upgradeable The RtNMS runs on a blade installed in the ArcLight Blade System Figure 5 16 RtNMS Real Time Serv...

Страница 271: ...ion software home arclight rtnms is the main working directory for the RtNMS application software home arclight rtnms logs is the logging directory for the RtNMS application software The ArcLight RtNMS must be configured with an IP address on the main Hub subnet usually 10 1 1 20 24 It s 2nd Ethernet interface should be configured to connect only with the MCD 2nd Ethernet interface for exchange of...

Страница 272: ... when using VNC or KVM access use ps ef system command to ensure that the RtNMS process is running The operator can also use the tail Linux command from any terminal window under SuSe Linux OS to observe the contents of the current execution log file e g tail f home arclight rtnms logs rtnms log Refer also to Section 4 Other Network Management Facilities for information on monitoring the operation...

Страница 273: ...S runs software such as IsItUp Term Viewer and OPManager installed This server in conjunction with the Monitor VMBR is used to monitor the overall operation of the ArcLight VMT population The Monitor Server software is pre installed and tested at the factory The Monitor Server is a blade installed within the Blade System Figure 5 17 Monitor Server ...

Страница 274: ... configuration Currently only a cold spare Monitor Server is supported In such configuration the spare Monitor Server is configured with same IP addresses as the primary Monitor Server 5 6 4 Configuration The Monitor Server requires very little configuration and comes pre installed with the Windows 2000 OS The only configuration required is at the installation time to configure its Ethernet interf...

Страница 275: ...rt server resides on a blade server installed within the ArcLight Blade Center The Support Server is a blade installed within the Blade System Figure 5 18 Support Server 5 7 2 Physical Interfaces 5 7 2 1 Ethernet Interfaces The Support Server s front panel Ethernet interfaces are two RJ 45 GigE 10 100 1000 Base T interfaces complying with the physical and electrical characteristics of the IEEE 802...

Страница 276: ...7 4 Configuration The Support Server requires very little configuration and comes pre installed with the Windows 2000 OS The only configuration required is at the installation time to configure its Ethernet interfaces IP addresses The Windows 2000 Network Configuration facilities are used to configure the IP addresses 5 7 5 Operation The Support Server does not have any special operational procedu...

Страница 277: ...uns an FTP and the Web Server and contains other useful COTS facilities such as iPerf etc that can be used to measure network performance The network performance is usually measured between the Monitor Server and the NPTS The NPTS software is pre installed and tested at the factory The NPTS when installed runs on a blade server installed within the ArcLight Blade System Figure 5 19 shows the front...

Страница 278: ... details of those applications A spare NPT Server is provided in the ArcLight network configuration Currently only a cold spare Support Server is supported In such configuration the spare Monitor Server is configured with same IP addresses as the primary Monitor Server 5 8 3 Configuration The NPT Server requires very little configuration and comes pre installed with the Windows 2000 OS The only co...

Страница 279: ... 4 3 and 4 4 e g IsItUp and TermViewer Front panel Ethernet interfaces are two RJ 45 GigE 10 100 1000 Base T interfaces complying with the physical and electrical characteristics of the IEEE 802 3 specifications a COM1 port two USB ports a VGA port for connection to the KVM switch display and a KB MS port 5 8 5 Monitoring The NPT Server requires no monitoring except for its application described i...

Страница 280: ...work Attached Server NAS is a component of the ABS that stores logs and databases accessible by the SBCs over the Ethernet over the front or rear backplane dependent on placement and by ABS external components through the Ethernet Switches The NAS consists of a blade server with two removable hard drives Figure 5 20 NAS Front Panel ...

Страница 281: ...ave any special operational procedures Ethernet interface is a RJ 45 GigE 10 100 1000 Base T interface complying with the physical and electrical characteristics of the IEEE 802 3 specifications There is also a USB port LED indicators display operational status and when a hot swap of the device is permitted 5 9 3 1 Configuration TBD 5 9 4 Troubleshooting Refer to the ArcLight Troubleshooting Guide...

Страница 282: ...packets are sent to the hub data router over MCD s 100BaseT Ethernet port LAN 1 For each reassembled IP packet a Link Status packet is sent to the RtNMS over a separate dedicated 100BaseT Ethernet MCD port LAN 2 An MCD II as shown in Figure 5 21 consists of 1 One 10U 19 inch rack mountable chassis 2 Three compactPCI cPCI hot swappable N 1 redundant power supplies 3 Two 2 Monitor and Control M C sy...

Страница 283: ...cLight Hub User s Guide Component Operating Procedures Rev 001 1081006 5 31 Figure 5 21 ArcLight Multi Channel Demodulator Front View of ABS Figure 5 22 ArcLight Multi Channel Demodulator Rear View of ABS ...

Страница 284: ... MCD Ethernet interfaces are RJ 45 10 100 Base T interfaces complying with the physical and electrical characteristics of the IEEE 802 3 specification The MCD has up to 4 ethernet interfaces 2 on each M C The M C front Ethernet interfaces are not used Only the rear interfaces are used 5 10 2 3 RF Receive Interfaces The MCD has the following Tx Rx interfaces all on its rear panel Rx In 70 Mhz 75 Oh...

Страница 285: ...MHz IF or L band 950 2150 MHz input BNC 1 REF IN 10 MHz Reference input IEC 320 2 Universal input power connectors with switch and internal fuse or circuit breaker 5 10 3 Installation 5 10 3 1 MCD Hardware Installation Refer to the ArcLight Hub Installation Manual for MCD cabling and rack placement instructions 5 10 3 2 MCD Software Installation Refer to the ArcLight MCD software release specific ...

Страница 286: ...y cannot be set remotely via the NMS cdbm_set_algo_leader_vci vci_num vci_num is a hex number e g 0x0201 cdbm_set_algo_cc_enable 1 to enable congestion control processing 5 10 5 Operation 5 10 5 1 MCD M C Management Serial Port Use the supplied special serial cable to connect a KVM Switch to the M C card located in physical slot 8 of the MCD Any KVM switch may be used as long as it supports an RS ...

Страница 287: ...agement serial port uses This port is not interactive though and can only be used to view the WAM execution trace The WAM performs its own self test on every chassis cold boot WAM cannot be soft booted Figure 5 23 ArcLight MCD Management Serial Port Power up Self Test Screen ViaSat Inc SBS Technologies Inc BIT Test Version 1 1 BIT TEST WILL START IN 8 SECONDS Hit m to select from menu Hit ESC to s...

Страница 288: ...status and statistics That information is relayed back to the ArcLight NMS using an MCD SNMP MIB Besides SNMP the M C also allows Telnet sessions for hands on monitoring and debugging The Telnet approach should only be used by Booting from internal flash OK M C is now starting up Attaching interface lo0 done Attached IPv4 interface to fei unit 0 Adding 7308 symbols for standalone wdbCommDevInit Co...

Страница 289: ...ndicating the status of the individual cards in the slots The green slot LED indicates that the slot is healthy while the red slot LED indicates that slot is not healthy or does not have a card plugged in The M C provides the health of all CDCs and UCs as well as its own The M C also generates SNMP traps and notifies the RtNMS on any change of a slot health The inactive M C chassis LED indicator i...

Страница 290: ... 7 2 MCD Administrative Access Although the parameter values are normally set and adjusted over the link by the NMS operator a Telnet session may be used to display the various parameter values as well as manually configure the MCD This access method is useful when the MCD SNMP MIB is not providing a functionality that the operator wishes to examine To connect to the active M C open a Telnet sessi...

Страница 291: ...ec Error Stats Tx Errors 0 Semaphore Errors 0 FD Errors 0 Timeout Errors 0 IOCTL Errors 0 Tx Discards 0 Cmd Msg Stats Tx Total 4047 Rx Total 4047 Tx Unknown 0 Rx Unknown 0 Tx ST1 1322 Rx ST1 1322 Tx ST2 1322 Rx ST2 1322 Tx ST3 1322 Rx ST3 1322 Tx Version 8 Rx Version 8 Tx RST 0 Rx RST Acks 0 Tx 93Mhz 8 Rx 93Mhz Acks 8 Tx 10Mhz 8 Rx 10Mhz Acks 8 Tx AGC 8 Rx AGC Acks 8 Tx CFRQ 8 Rx CFRQ Acks 8 Tx BA...

Страница 292: ... Debug operation M C does not poll UC Pending setup Utility Card setup is pending or not pending a setup involves setting several commands over the backplane serial link from the M C to the UC AGC Automatic Gain Control of the Utility Card is On or Off CtrFrq UC center frequency in Hz 93 Mhz On 93 Mhz clock is being supplied to the CDCs Off 93 Mhz clock is not being supplied to the CDCs CtrFrqOffs...

Страница 293: ...he UC Tx SNR Number of times that SNR setup was performed by the M C on the UC Tx PLL Number of times that PLL set was sent by the M C to the UC Tx IF Number of times that IF set was sent by the M C to the UC Tx LED Number of UC Front Panel LED Set commands sent by the M C to the UC Tx FW Number of times that firmware download message was sent by the M C to the UC Tx FW Start Number of times that ...

Страница 294: ... by the M C from the UC in response to the LED Set command by the M C Rx FW Acks Number of Firmware Download message Acknowledgments received by the M C from the UC in response to the Firmware Download message by the M C Rx FW Start Acks Number of Firmware Download Start message Acknowledgments received by the M C from the UC in response to the Firmware Download Start message by the M C Rx FW Data...

Страница 295: ...M Range 1000 6000 WAM volts 3 0v Actual Power Supply voltage WAM volts 5 0v Actual Power Supplyvoltage WAM volts 12 0v Actual Power Supplyvoltage WAM volts 12 0v Actual Power Supplyvoltage WAM power supply 1 0 bad 1 good WAM power supply 2 0 bad 1 good WAM power supply 3 0 bad 1 good value End of display response com2_stats Number of com2 to WAM writes 3843 reads 3842 syncs 0 WAM Version 11 18 02 ...

Страница 296: ...Die Timeout 30 s VCI Maximum 0x22b8 Util Card Rsp Timeout 5 s Active M C CP Slot8 Active Util Card Poll Rate 5 s Logging location logDisabled Logging Remote Port 50010 Logging num logs 10 Logging log Size 10 cdc_mon_log_level logNone cdc_data_rx_log_level logNone cdc_ctrl_rx_log_level logNone cdc_ctrl_tx_log_level logNone cdc_ip_assembly_level logNone cdc_sw_mgr_level logNone wam_log_level logNone...

Страница 297: ... packets are not transmitted from chassis 3 reassembled packets are transmitted on LAN 1 Congestion Control Enabled Enable congestion control processing Disabled Disable congestion control processing Leader VCI Uplink Power Control Leader VCI VCI Minimum Bursts with VCI below minimum are dropped VCI Maximum Bursts with VCI above maximum are dropped Active M C CP Indicates Active M C physical chass...

Страница 298: ...t 1 2 or 4 Uplink Configuration Uplink frequency in MHz Ath Status Adaptive Threshold used by the CDC s Demodulation algorithm ChipRt Configuration Chip Rate Ch Sym x DataRate x 3 DtR Configuration Data Rate in kbps 32 64 128 256 512 ShortPN Configuration 8 characters containing 10 bits TAP CFG word and 10 bits Shift Reg contents Long PN Configuration 16 characters containing 24 bits TAP CFG word ...

Страница 299: ...splays how many IP packets have been reassembled by the M C The length of the IP packets is in the range indicated in parenthesis i e 0 99 165500 indicates 165 500 packets reassembled have a length between 0 and 99 bytes The Err displays how many packets were not able to be reassembled correctly Figure 5 31 MCD atm_len_bin_show Command 5 10 7 3 7 MCD err_print Command Figure 5 32 shows a typical r...

Страница 300: ...3 7 7 0 0 0 8 0 0 000 004 318 1 0 1 0 0 52 0 0 000 005 365 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 000 006 368 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 000 007 369 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 000 008 364 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 000 009 260 97 0 97 0 0 13 0 0 000 010 337 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 000 011 369 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 000 012 363 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 000 013 365 4 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 000 014 367 4 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 000 015 354 8 8 0 0 0 16 0 0 000 016 366 12 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 000 017 35...

Страница 301: ...der Rej ME Number of packets rejected by the M C because Middle ATM cell was received out of order Rej E Number of packets rejected by the M C because End ATM cell was received out of order Rej PTI Number of packets rejected by the M C because PTI bit in the last ATM cell was not correct Bad CRCs Number of packets rejected by the M C because cyclic redundancy check errors Timeouts Number of packet...

Страница 302: ...upconverter e g L Band or Ku Band The majority of IP traffic originating at the ArcLight Hub or received at the Hub from its external interfaces is routed through the FLM to the VMT network popluation Other packets terminate at the FLM The FLM has a unique IP address held in non volatile memory for network addressing This address is typically on the main ArcLight Hub segment 10 1 1 0 24 e g 10 1 1...

Страница 303: ...interface groups of MIB II as well as proprietary FLM ViaSat Inc MIB that can be obtained from ViaSat Inc 5 11 1 5 LEDs Front Panel The VFLM 70 provides separate labeled LED indicators on the enclosure front panel shown in Figure 5 35 indicating TX Enable GREEN the FLM is enabled TX Activity blinking GREEN when locked Fault RED when the FLM has an internal fault Test YELLOW the FLM is in built in ...

Страница 304: ...t Receive Interfaces The VFLM 70 has 4 Tx Rx interfaces all on its rear panel It however really uses one of those interfaces Rx In BNC The VFLM 70 transmit port Rx In 70 Mhz 75 Ohm BNC connects to the PCMA Hub Canceller PCMAHC and through it to the appropriate upconverter In some situations the VFLM 70 will first pass through an uplink power control device Table 5 11 lists the specifications for t...

Страница 305: ...nt 8 Out of band emissions When using the specified FLM reference the transmitted spectral density shall not exceed the levels shown below This specification includes the effect of harmonics and spurs 2 a o BW f 0 dB 4kHz a o a BW f BW 2 25dB 4kHz a o a BW f BW 5 2 35dB 4KHz o a f BW 5 2 60dB 4KHz o f is the magnitude of the frequency offset from the carrier center frequency e g if the center freq...

Страница 306: ...eference frequency 10 MHz 2 Reference frequency stability Stability over time and temperature 0 05 ppm 3 Reference phase noise mask Freq offset 100 Hz 110 dBc Hz 1 kHz 130 dBc Hz 10 kHz to 10MHz 140 dBc Hz 4 Waveform Squarewave 5 Level TTL into 50 ohms 6 Duty cycle 50 5 7 Input return loss 14 dB 8 Input impedance 50 ohm 9 Connector BNC female 50 ohms 5 11 3 Installation 5 11 3 1 VFLM 70 Hardware I...

Страница 307: ...hat the Transmitter is OFF before changing any of the parameters To disable the VFLM Transmitter use the Transmitter Setup ON OFF System Menu Local Remote Local IPAddress 10 1 1 47 Netmask 255 255 255 0 Transmitter Setup CenterFreq 70000 Data Rates kbps 03500 this sets it for 3 5Mbps Chips Per Symbol 03 Scramble ON Unique Word DA46A8C0 LRS Taps 0000A011 LRS Config word 00000001 Max TX BW 48600 Mod...

Страница 308: ...dataRate 3 1 35 shall not be allowed to exceed this level Resolution 100KHz Max allowable setting 44MHz X X OqpskBpsk Sets the spread spectrum modulator up in either OQPSK mode default or BPSK mode 2 QPSK 1 OQPSK 0 BPSK X X dataRate Data Rate in kbps from 500kbps to 10Mbps X X chipsPerBit Chips per bit for PN Spreader 1 to 23 X X uniqueWord Modulator Unique Word 32 bit X X tapConfigurationWord PN ...

Страница 309: ...alue programmed is an integer from 1 to 64000 The value represents the number of 32 bit increments e g 64000x32 2 048Mbps bufferfull must be greater then bufferReady X X 5 11 6 Monitoring The VFLM 70 is typically monitored and managed using its front panel or by an external SNMP Manager over the Ethernet port located on the rear panel of the VFLM 70 The VFLM 70 supports prorietary FLM SNMP MIB as ...

Страница 310: ...n be used to test for proper PCMAHC IP connectivity 5 12 1 2 Telnet Server The PCMAHC provides a Telnet server application to access the Linux operating system and various PCMAHC software and configuration files Only root access is allowed 5 12 1 3 File Transfer Protocol Server FTP The PCMAHC provides an FTP server application to allow file transfer into and out of the PCMAHC for configuration Onl...

Страница 311: ...lay into memory CLEAR Key Clears entry and goes back to previous Main Menu Status LEDs PCMA ENABLE Lights green when VPCMA is enabled PCMA LOCK Lights green when VPCMA is locked VPCMA must be enabled first FAULT Lights red when there is an internal failure Indicates that the alarm relay is indicating a fault TEST Lights yellow when operating in one of the test modes POWER Lights green when input p...

Страница 312: ... 2 2 Ethernet Interface The VPCMA 70 Ethernet interface is an RJ 45 10 100 Base T interface complying with the physical and electrical characteristics of the IEEE 802 3 specification 5 12 2 3 RF Transmit Receive Interfaces The VPCMA 70 has 4 Tx Rx interfaces all on its rear panel Tx In 70 Mhz 75 Ohm BNC usually connected to the VFLM 70 Tx Out 70 Mhz 75 Ohm BNC usually connected to the appropriate ...

Страница 313: ...lease refer to the ArcLight Hub Installation Manual for VPCMA 70 cabling and rack placement instructions 5 12 3 2 Software Installation Please refer to the ArcLight VPCMA software release specific Installation and Upgrade Procedure documentation available on the ArcLight Hub Software release CD ROM for software installation and upgrade procedures VPCMA 70 runs the Embedded Linux OS 5 12 4 Configur...

Страница 314: ...y menus Table 5 18 Initial VPCMA 70 Configuration Setup Step Display or Function Procedure Description Front Panel Display 1 Turn Power On Turn power on using the I O switch on the rear panel near the power cord connection Note If the Canceller function is activated the SYSTEM Menu will be replaced with the Canceller Enable message in the display POWER LED lights After about 30 seconds the front p...

Страница 315: ...Date Press right arrow key to view the current date To change press ENTER and use number keys to enter date Be sure to include leading 0s if needed Press ENTER when done Date mm dd yy Enter Time Press right arrow key to view the current time To change press ENTER and use number keys to enter time Be sure to include leading 0s if needed Press ENTER when done Time hh mm ss Enter Backlight level Pres...

Страница 316: ... to SYSTEM Menu If the SYSTEM CANCELLER DIAGNOSTICS SW LOAD or ALARMS display is not visible press the up arrow key until one of these main menu sections is reached Press right or left arrow key until SYSTEM Menu is displayed Allows selection of submenus SYSTEM Menu displayed Set Canceller PCMA parameters Access and set the PCMA parameter functions Go to CANCELLER Menu Press right or left arrow ke...

Страница 317: ...key to view current longitude of satellite To change press ENTER and use numeric keys to select satellite longitude The Clear key can be used to reset the displayed entry to its original value Press ENTER when correct satellite longitude is displayed SatLongitude d Enter minimum delay Optional can be used in place of Latitude Longitude Sat Longitude Press right arrow key to view current minimum de...

Страница 318: ...led For remote control operation use the SNMP get equivalent command for each of the front panel status menus listed below starting with Lock Status Go to CANCELLER Menu Press up right or left arrow key until CANCELLER Menu is displayed CANCELLER Go to Setup Menu Press down arrow key until Setup Menu is displayed Setup Go to Status Menu Press right arrow key until Status Menu is displayed Status V...

Страница 319: ...LOCK LED lights indicating signal acquisition is complete PCMA LOCK LED Lit 6 Transmit and receive data for 24 hours Operate the link normally for a 24 hour period to determine and store an accurate round trip time N A Note This parameter s value is stored in flash memory which requires 5 10 seconds to complete A front panel display message is shown during the flash write DO NOT cycle power during...

Страница 320: ... MIB II After initially configuring the SYSTEM network access parameters the VPCMA 70 may be operated remotely using an external SNMP Manager loaded on a computer that is connected to the VPCMA 70 Ethernet connector on the rear panel To operate in this manner perform the following procedures 1 Ensure the SNMP Manager software is loaded and operational on the external machine 2 Ensure the Support P...

Страница 321: ...ser s Guide Component Operating Procedures Rev 001 1081006 5 69 5 12 7 Troubleshooting Please refer to the VPCMA 70 User s Guide as well as ArcLight Hub Troubleshooting Manual for VPCMA 70 troubleshooting procedures ...

Страница 322: ...Installation Guide for more information about the Monitor VMBR installation 5 13 4 Configuration The Monitor VMBR is configured using its serial port or via its Ethernet port using Telnet The parameters that require configuration are the Ethernet interface IP address and forward link signal parameters Once those are configured the forward link can be locked and return link parameters will be obtai...

Страница 323: ...k signal power reference for the entire VMT population Refer to the ArcLight Hub Installation Guide for more information about the Monitor VMBR installation 5 14 4 Configuration The Leader VMBR is configured using its serial port or via its Ethernet port using Telnet The parameters that require configuration are the Ethernet interface IP address and return link signal parameters Once those are con...

Страница 324: ...is connected to the 3560 switches to provide additional redundancy between devices This is where all the policy routing and core routing occurs All traffic from the ArcLight Hub to the customer network is via the Policy Based Router The PBR software is pre installed and tested at the factory Figure 5 41 shows the policy router s front panel LEDs and Figure 5 42 shows the rear panel connectors Figu...

Страница 325: ...R installation differs in various network configurations Its purpose always is to provide a gateway functionality from the ArcLight Hub to the customer network where customer network can be Internet or private network 5 15 4 Configuration Figure 5 43 is a snap shot of some the PBR configuration PBR may be configured using a command line interface CLI specific to the component Cisco IOS via Telnet ...

Страница 326: ...ation or monitoring purposes Since this is a COTS component please consult manufacturer s documentation for specific details of such access 5 15 6 Monitoring Since this is a COTS component please consult manufacturer s documentation for specific monitoring details 5 15 7 Troubleshooting Since this is a COTS component please consult manufacturer s documentation for specific troubleshooting details ...

Страница 327: ...The Compact xPEP automatically detects the user s network configuration and chooses between SCPS TP XL and one way acceleration to maximize data throughput The device also supports multicast traffic and VLANs Virtual Local Area Networks Multicast packets are bridged to provide multicast traffic without making any network changes The Compact xPEP can terminate VLAN trunking without an additional VL...

Страница 328: ...unction PWR Green On No color indicates that power is either not applied to the unit and or the unit is not connected to a power source Green indicates that the unit is connected to a power source and power is applied to the unit TCP PEP ON Green On No color indicates that the TCP acceleration capability of the unit is off Green indicates that the TCP acceleration capability of the unit is on TERR...

Страница 329: ... device power 2 One TERR Ethernet RJ 45 Interface to the Terrestrial Network 3 Two TERR LED indicators for Link Status and Speed 4 One SAT Ethernet RJ 45 Interface to the Satellite Network 5 Two SAT LED indicators for Link Status and Speed 6 One RESET push button for a hard reset of the device 7 One PWR push button Figure 5 47 Compact xPEP Rear Panel The Rear Panel LED indicators are for signaling...

Страница 330: ...ArcLight Hub User s Guide Component Operating Procedures 5 78 1081006 Rev 001 Table 5 20 lists the Rear Panel controls and LEDs ...

Страница 331: ...Control Type Normal Status Function RESET Push button Reboots the device when depressed PWR Push button Powers off the device when depressed 5 16 3 Installation Refer to the ViaSat Compact xPEP User Manual for unpacking and inspection details Note Do not discard the Dual Rack Mount labels attached to the top cover of the Compact xPEP 5 16 3 1 Dual Rack Mount Kit 5 16 3 1 1 Compact xPEP Assembly Tw...

Страница 332: ...he 3560 s are segmented into several VLANs to support the individual routing domains Each routing domain is separately addressed and connected to each support system for that function in the network All systems with sufficient number of 10 100BaseT Ethernet ports are dual homed connected to two redundant switches on the set of switches to protect against downtime in the event of a failure When thi...

Страница 333: ...ation http www cisco com en US products hw switches ps5528 inde x html for configuration details 5 17 5 Operation Refer to the manufacturer s documentation http www cisco com en US products hw switches ps5528 inde x html for operational details 5 17 6 Monitoring Refer to the manufacturer s documentation http www cisco com en US products hw switches ps5528 inde x html for monitoring details 5 17 7 ...

Страница 334: ...es of operation These firewalls protect the Hub VMTs and associated devices from Ground Segment intrusion The ASA provides VPN and other private WAN line connectivity into the Hub for NOC management and VNO Data Traffic Refer to the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Getting Started Guide for information on hardware installation and operational specifications for the ASA 5500 Series The ASA front panel is show...

Страница 335: ...ies Getting Started Guide for information on installation of the ASA 5 18 3 Operation Refer to the Cisco web page cited below and the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Getting Started Guide for information on configuration and operation http www cisco com 5 18 4 Troubleshooting Refer to the Cisco web page cited below and the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Getting Started Guide for information on troubleshooting http w...

Страница 336: ...NetEnforcer DNS Server 5 19 2 Installation Refer to the NetEnforcer AC 400 800 Series Operation Guide available from http www allot com index php for information on installing the Allot NetEnforcer DNS Server and NetXplorer software Figure 5 54 shows the front panel of the Allot NetEnforcer DNS server The LCD panel on the front of the Traffic Shaper provides an indication of traffic usage and enab...

Страница 337: ... Series Operation Guide for information on the operation of the Traffic Shaper 5 19 3 1 Configuration Refer to the NetEnforcer AC 400 800 Series Operation Guide and the ArcLight Hub User Guide for information on configurating the Traffic Shaper 5 19 4 Troubleshooting Refer to the NetEnforcer AC 400 800 Series Operation Guide for information on troubleshooting the Traffic Shaper ...

Страница 338: ...t located on the LED side of the IOLAN Use the supplied Administration cable with the supplied RJ45 DB9F adapter if needed to connect a terminal to the Console Admin port to view diagnostic information and or configure the IOLAN using the Menu or Command Line Interface CLI Use the terminal to configure the baud rate and flow control of the dedicated Console port Figure 5 56 shows a front view of t...

Страница 339: ...stallation information 5 20 2 Operation Refer to the Perle IOLAN SDS SCS STS User s Guide for information on the operation of the SOL 5 20 2 1 Configuration Refer to the Perle IOLAN SDS SCS STS User s Guide and the ArcLight Hub User Guide for information on configurating the SOL 5 20 3 Troubleshooting Refer to the Perle IOLAN SDS SCS STS User s Guide for information on troubleshooting the SOL ...

Страница 340: ...e ArcLight Hub RF Interface Unit AHRFIU provides an efficient interconnect provision for the Hub by simplifying module cable connections The rear connection panel is shown in Figure 5 58 Figure 5 58 AHRFIU Rear Panel Connectors Figure 5 59 AHRFIU Installation 5 21 1 Installation The AHRFIU mounts in a 19 rack using the supplied attachment hardware as shown in Figure 5 59 Table 5 21 lists the input...

Страница 341: ...e IN 2 P 50 13dBm na 50 2150 14 From Rx HubCanceller Secondary SMA Female IN 2 S 50 13dBm na 50 2150 15 Tx IN Primary SMA Female Tx IN Primary 50 13dBm na DC 2150 16 Tx IN Secondary SMA Female Tx IN Secondary 50 13dBm na DC 2150 17 Tx OUT N Type Female Tx OUT 50 13dBm na DC 2150 18 Tx 10MHz IN BNC Female Tx 10MHz IN 50 13dBm na 10 10 19 Tx VDC Banana Female Tx VDC 4 Tx VDC Toggle Switch ON NC ON T...

Страница 342: ...he AHRFIU is an interface panel and has no operational or configuration requirements or functions Figure 5 60 shows the interfaces of the AHRFIU Figure 5 60 Interfaces of the AHRFIU 5 21 3 Troubleshooting Refer to the ArcLight Hub Troubleshooting Guide for information on troubleshooting the AHRFIU ...

Страница 343: ...efer to manufacturer s documentation for details of the KVM Switch physical interfaces http www avocent com web en nsf Content DSR4030 5 22 3 Installation Refer to the ArcLight Hub Installation Guide for KVM Switch hardware installation instructions 5 22 4 Configuration The ArcLight Hub KVM Switch is initially configured using its serial console port and subsequently configured using its Web Inter...

Страница 344: ...VM Switch Display 5 23 2 Physical Interfaces Refer to the manufacturer s documentation for details of physical interfaces of this KVM Display 5 23 3 Installation Refer to the ArcLight Hub Installation Guide for KVM Display hardware installation instructions 5 23 4 Configuration Refer to the manufacturer s documentation for configuration details of this KVM Display 5 23 5 Operation Refer to the man...

Страница 345: ...d Figure 5 63 or through the RS 232 or remote RS 422 485 interface over the Ethernet on the rear panel Figure 5 64 Figure 5 63 Front Panel Up Down Converter Figure 5 64 Rear Panel Up Down Converter 5 24 1 1 FRONT PANEL OPERATIONS A Liquid Crystal Display LCD and Light Emitting Diode LED indicators have been organized such that important information is available at a glance The keyboard is divided ...

Страница 346: ...in the following order Main Alarm Remote Auxiliary Utility Time Date and contrast control Unit Title CURSOR KEY The CURSOR key cycles through each of the data fields in a given menu This allows the simple activation of a field within a menu for data entry Data Entry Keys The Data Entry keys allow the operator to enter specific data into an active field Data is entered by using the numeric keypad a...

Страница 347: ...nstallation information 5 24 2 1 Configuration Refer to the 9800 9900 Series Converters Technical Notice for information on configuring the L70 Down converter 5 24 3 Operation Refer to the 9800 9900 Series Converters User Guide Technical Notice available from MITEQ for information on the operation of the Up Down Converter 5 24 4 Troubleshooting Refer to the 9800 9900 Series Converters User Guide T...

Страница 348: ...by a front panel keyboard Figure 5 63 or remotely over the Ethernet through the Remote connector J6 on the rear panel Figure 5 64 Figure 5 65 Front Panel Up Down Converter Figure 5 66 Rear Panel Up Down Converter 5 25 1 1 FRONT PANEL OPERATIONS A Liquid Crystal Display LCD and Light Emitting Diode LED indicators have been organized such that important information is available at a glance The keybo...

Страница 349: ... menus in the following order Main Alarm Remote Auxiliary Utility Time Date and contrast control Unit Title CURSOR KEY The CURSOR key cycles through each of the data fields in a given menu This allows the simple activation of a field within a menu for data entry Data Entry Keys The Data Entry keys allow the operator to enter specific data into an active field Data is entered by using the numeric k...

Страница 350: ... the ArcLight Hub Installation Guide and the 9800 9900 Series Converters Technical Notice for information on configuring the L70 Down converter 5 25 3 Operation Refer to the 9800 9900 Series Converters User Guide Technical Notice available from MITEQ for information on the operation of the Up Down Converter 5 25 4 Troubleshooting Refer to the 9800 9900 Series Converters User Guide Technical Notice...

Страница 351: ... with redundant GPS receivers and Network Time Server It supports NTP via standard 10 100 Base T RJ 45 connectors The unit includes a high stability internal OCXO synchronized to GPS timing for 10 12 output frequency accuracy An auxiliary reference input is provided for backup if the internal oscillator fails Figure 5 67 10 MHz Precision Time and Frequency Reference Figure 5 68 Front Control Panel...

Страница 352: ...xit a function without saving changes STATUS Displays the clock status and time Can be used to exit a function without saving changes MENU Displays first item in function menu Use UP DOWN ARROWs to display other functions Refer to the Xli IEEE 1588 Clock User Guide for additional information on the operation of the 10 MHz Reference 5 26 2 Installation procedure Refer to the User s Manual available...

Страница 353: ... set up the text string required by the equipment being synchronized Time Zone offsets and daylight savings set up are accessed through this web page 5 26 3 Operation Refer to the user s manual available from http www symmttm com products_gps_XLI_IEEE_1588 asp for operation information 5 26 4 Troubleshooting Refer to the user s manual available from http www symmttm com products_gps_XLI_IEEE_1588 ...

Страница 354: ...own in Figure 5 71 illustrating the redundant capability of the dual input feeds In the event of a failure of either A or B loads power transfer occurs in less than 20 milliseconds Figure 5 70 PDU Unit rear view Figure 5 72 illustrates the power transfer process that occurs in the PDU in the event of a failure of the A or B loads Figure 5 71 A and B Load Power to Outlets Figure 5 72 illustrates th...

Страница 355: ...22 5 27 2 PDU Installation Procedure Refer to the ArcLight Hub Installation Guide and the Rack Mount Fail Safe Transfer Switch Installation and Operations Manual available from Server Technology for installation information In Figure 5 73 Item 1 is the voltage selector switch that configures the PDU for the installed operational voltage It is located on the front panel of the PDU Item 2 rear panel...

Страница 356: ...ut Connectors and LEDs 5 27 2 1 PDU Monitoring Procedure Refer to the Rack Mount Fail Safe Transfer Switch Installation and Operations Manual for additional monitoring information 5 27 3 PDU Troubleshooting Refer to the Rack Mount Fail Safe Transfer Switch Installation and Operations Manual for troubleshooting information ...

Страница 357: ... 3 Uplink Power Control Unit An integrated uplink power control and satellite spectrum monitoring system to perform automated power adjustments to compensate uplink fades while simultaneously performing carrier monitoring In ArcLight network typically a UPC C manufactured by Miteq http www miteq com satcomeq pdfs d218f pdf 5 27 4 4 Beacon receiver Designed to track the power density of a satellite...

Страница 358: ...rter 5 27 4 6 24 Vdc BUC Power Supply A high power 24Vdc BUC designed for use in VSAT applications This unit includes an L band up converter powered by 24 VDC along with L Band input and 10 MHz reference all in one cable Figure 5 76 24Vdc BUC Power Supply 5 27 4 7 70 MHz 1 2 Coaxial Splitter Combiner with BNC Connectors A 1 to 2 Signal Splitter and 2 to 1 Signal Combiner suitable for 70 MHz applic...

Страница 359: ... Mini Circuits P N ZA4PD 2 S Refer to http www minicircuits com for operational specifications 5 27 4 11 L Band DC Block A 18V L Band DC block used with the Leader manufactured by Pasternack Mfg P N PE8210 Refer to http www pasternack com for operational specifications 5 27 4 12 L Band High Pass Filter A 10 MHz L Band High Pass Filter used with the Leader Manufactured by Mini Circuits MFG P N SHP ...

Страница 360: ...h Pad Male Female 75 to 50 Ohm matching pad male to female connector quantity 4 Manufacturer Mini Circuits MFG P N BMP5075 Used with the VPCMA 70 Refer to http www minicircuits com for operational specifications 5 27 4 20 RF Switch A Quintech MCP 2150 Series Signal Routing switch Mfg P N SRX 2150 or equivalent used to convert the output of the L Band Up Down Converter for use by a spectrum analyze...

Страница 361: ...f a sweep oscillator Manufacturer s P N N5181A 503 with N5181A UNT Installation and operational specifications are available from http www home agilent com Figure 5 78 Signal Generator 5 27 5 2 Spectrum Analyzer A portable spectrum analyzer 9 kHz to 1 8 GHz Agilent Model E4402B with GPIB to ENET converter options and software or equivalent for general purpose frequency measurement needs Installati...

Страница 362: ...it to the facility floor to reduce movement in the event of seismic activity ViaSat recommends using threaded rods and Uni struts to secure the rack to the tile floor The racks must be secured to a concrete sub floor 5 28 3 Cooling The ArcLight Hub racks are designed to operate between 15 degrees C and 35 degrees C and to maintain less than 15 degrees C temperature rise inside a rack An average of...

Страница 363: ...20 Coax 120 4 Pasternack PE3087 120 RG 400 N M to SMA M 1058150 24 2 Pasternack PE3614 24 RG 400 SMA M to SMA M 1058151 24 10 Pasternack PE3500 24 RG 400 SMA M to SMA M 1059320 6 4 RG 400 SMA M to SMA M 1059321 10 4 CAT5 Network Patch 1057926 1058152 12 24 10 15 Black Box EVNSL85 0002 Beige CAT5 Network Patch 719318 0001 1058153 1058154 72 120 300 10 10 5 Black Box EVNSL81 0010 Blue CAT5 Network P...

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Страница 365: ...2 F 0 C Maximum 104 F 40 C Ambient nonoperating and storage temperature Minimum 40 F 40 C Maximum 158 F 70 C Ambient operating humidty noncondensing 5 to 95 Non operating humidty noncondensing 0 to 95 Altitude operating 10 000 ft Altitude nonoperating and storage 50 000 ft Unless otherwise noted Hub terminal components are designed to operate in an environmentally controlled laboratory commercial ...

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Страница 367: ...rotocol 1 5 3 92 Management Download Server xx MONITOR 5 34 Monitor and Control Module 5 34 5 37 5 38 5 43 5 45 5 47 5 49 Multi Channel Demodulator 1 8 NMS 5 30 5 37 5 38 5 45 NMS Client xv xxi 1 11 1 27 3 1 3 11 5 17 NMS machine 1 27 NOC xxi 1 1 1 27 5 1 5 2 Note Description xvi parameter values 5 38 5 42 5 44 Password 3 14 3 102 PCMA 5 64 5 66 PCMAHC xxii xxv 1 1 1 4 1 12 5 58 5 60 5 61 5 62 5 6...

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