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COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System

General Release Notes for 6800 Series NMS

Release 4.2 Documentation

Document Number 6800-A2-GK64-00

September 1995

Overview

This document consolidates the following COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Release

Notes documents:

• DualFlow DSUs and the TDM/Flex or MCMP/Flex Option (for Firmware Update Release 6.28) Release

Notes (6800-A2-GK50-00). (The DualFlow DSU product release and the product release of the TDM/Flex

or MCMP/Flex options are mutually exclusive. You cannot order or install the TDM/Flex or MCMP/Flex

option in a DualFlow DSU.)

• 3900 Series Modems Release Notes Firmware Update for Release 2.6 (6800-A2-GK60-00)

• 3800 Series Modems Release Notes Firmware Update for Release 4.5 (6800-A2-GK61-00)

• 3800Plus Modems Release Notes Firmware Update for Release 4.32 (6800-A2-GK62-00)

(The software release reference on the cover of this document should not read Release 4.32. Instead, it

should read Release 1.22.)

• 392xPlus Modems Release Notes Firmware Update for Release 2.0 (6800-A2-GK63-00)

This general release notes document also includes revisions to any NMS documents since the release of the

6800 Series NMS R4.2 documentation set. Procedures are included to support the replacement hardware for

basic-feature and full-feature workstations, support information on the Paradise Video card, and the software

change from GraphPoint X-One to Whitepine Exodus and eXceed 4 software.

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Content Summary

Six books in the COMSPHERE 6800 Series NMS R4.2 documentation set are affected by this document. The

following list identifies these books and briefly describes the information added or changed.

• COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Communications Products Support Command

Reference Manual (6800-A2-GB31-10). Several commands were modified to accommodate new devices or

device enhancements. Support information for the DualFlow DSU includes both the standalone Model

3615 and the carrier-mounted Model 3616. Support information for the TDM/Flex and MCMP/Flex

options includes both the 2-port and 6-port versions of the Models 3610/3611 TDM/DSD (Time Division

Multiplexing/Digital Sharing Device) and MCMP/DSD (Multichannel Multipoint/Digital Sharing Device).

• COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Communications Products Support Configuration

Guide (6800-A2-GB20-10). Table added to Chapter 2 which provides a list of supported device commands

for the 3615/3616 DualFlow DSU products.

• COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Core Command Reference Manual

(6800-A2-GD32-10). Several commands were modified to accommodate new devices or existing device

enhancements.

• COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System User’s/System Administrator’s Guide

(6800-A2-GE26-10). Table 5-2 in Chapter 5 is changed to reflect the new alerts in support of 3900 Series

modems. Table A-1 in Appendix A is changed to reflect the new device numbers. Instructions are included

for PC X servers.

• COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Reports and Trouble Tracking Customization

Guide (6800-A2-GE27-10). The cpio command was edited.

• COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Installation and Maintenance Guide

(6800-A2-GN22-20). Additions to Chapter 2 for replacement hardware support and Paradise Video card

jumper settings, and additions to Chapter 5 to support the X-One to Exodus software change as well as the

change to eXceed 4 software.

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COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System

Communications Products Support Command Reference

Manual (6800-A2-GB31-00, -01, and -10)

The following commands were modified or changed for this manual:

• Call Detail Display (cded) (see Call Statistics Application)

• Call Duration Distribution (cdud) (see Call Statistics Application)

• Call Fault Criteria (cfc)

• Call Occurrence Distribution (cod) (see Call Statistics Application)

• Call Test (ct)

• Change External Interface Leads (chels)

• Change Options(cho)

• Change Thresholds (cht)

• Circuit Quality (cq)

• Clear Call Directory (clcd)

• Daily Historical Utilization (dhu) (see Call Statistics Application)

• Device Health and Status (dhs)

• Dial (dial)

• Display External Interface Leads (dsels)

• Display Options (dso)

• Display Thresholds (dst)

• Download Device Firmware (dndf)

• EIA Status (eias)

• Identity (id)

• Loopback (lo)

• Manage Call Statistics (mcs) (see Call Statistics Application)

• Reset (reset)

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Call Statistics Application

The Call Statistics Application functionality now supports 3900 Series modems in the same

capacity provided for the 3800 Series modems. This affects the following commands:

• Call Detail Display (cded)

• Call Duration Distribution (cdud)

• Call Occurrence Distribution (cod)

• Daily Historical Utilization (dhu)

• Manage Call Statistics (mcs)

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Call Fault Criteria (cfc)

The Call Fault Criteria (cfc) input form, page 2 is changed as follows:

Action upon exceeding minimum average

changes to

Action upon not meeting minimum average

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Call Test (ct) Command

For a 3900 Series modem, three different requests can be performed to initiate a call test. These

tests are invoked by using a new field which appears on the input form when 3900 Series device

addresses are specified in the device field. This field is defined as follows.

Test type

Enter the call test to be performed. Valid selections are as follows:

clear counter – Resets the call attempts counter within the device. The modem will

attempt to dial backup for a maximum of 10 times. At this point, the modem must be

manually commanded to dial or reset before another dial backup attempt can be executed.

dial tone – Causes the modem to go offline and recognize a dial tone. Once a valid dial

tone is recognized, the test completes by releasing the dial line. Leased-line operation is

interrupted by this test.

ring detect – Causes the modem to look for a ring tone for a maximum of 30 seconds

and terminates the test when a ring tone is detected. The modem does not answer the

inbound call while running the test, but aborts immediately. Leased-line operation is not

interrupted by this test.

NOTE

The PSTN Test fail alert is reported upon failure of the dial tone or

ring tone detect test.

Call Test Results Form

The Call Test results form displays the following possible result messages:

• Call test passed

• no dial tone

• no ringing tone

The no dial tone and no ringing tone messages are displayed if the call test failed.

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Change External Interface Leads (chels)

This command is not executable for 3980, 3981, and 3982 modems. A warning box with the

message Test not sent. Test-device mismatch. appears.

Display External Interface Leads (dsels)

This command is not executable for 3980, 3981, and 3982 modems. The message Test not sent.

Test-device mismatch. appears on the results form.

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Change Options/Display Options (cho/dso) Commands

The following changes and additions apply to both the Change Options (cho) and Display Options

(dso) commands.

For the DualFlow DSU and the TDM/Flex or MCMP/Flex options for a DSU:

• The Port n Configuration Set for DSUs with TDM/MCMP and the General Configuration

Set for DSUs with the ASPEN application module, but no TDM/MCMP, input forms have

the following new field: Overspeed. A pop-up menu is available listing valid selections.

• The DBM Configuration Set input form has the following valid selections for the DTR call

control field: disable, originate and answer.

• The Port Speed Configuration Set input form has the following new selections for the DDS

rate (Kbps) and DDD rate (Kbps) fields: 4.4, 9.2, and 18.8 (Kbps).

• The Port Configuration Set input form has the following new selections for the DSU port

rate selection (Kbps) and DBM port rate selection (Kbps) fields: 4.4, 9.2, and

18.8 (Kbps).

• The Configuration Set input form has new pages to support both the DualFlow DSU and the

DualFlow DBM.

— For the DualFlow DSUs: DSU Configuration Set screen, Diagnostic Configuration Set

screen, and DSU port Configuration Set screen. On all three screens, a pop-up menu is

available listing valid selections.

— For the DualFlow DBMs: DBM Configuration Set screen, Backup Configuration Set

screen, Diagnostic Configuration Set screen, and DBM port Configuration Set screen.

On all three screens, a pop-up menu is available listing valid selections.

For the 3900 Series modems:

• The DTE INTERFACE Configuration Set input form has one new selection for the DTR

action field:

— CntrlsTxMute

• This screen also has two new fields: Extend Main ch. and Upstream port.

• The DIAL LINE Configuration Set input form has the following new field: V32bis

override.

• The LEASED LINE Configuration Set input form has six new fields. A pop-up menu is

available listing valid selections.

— V32bis override

— Special standby

— Dial standby time

— Lease lookback

— Dual lease line

— Backup line check

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• MISC Configuration Set input form has three new fields. A pop-up menu is available listing

valid selections.

— Diag connection

— Link delay (sec)

— Network delay (sec)

For the 3800 Series modems:

• The DTE INTERFACE Configuration Set input form has new selections for the DTR

action, DSR control and the LSD control fields. The new selections for DTR action are

Off=ReldStrp and Off=CmdMode; for DSR control it is DialBkToggle; for LSD control

it is BridgeRetran.

• The DTE DIALER Configuration Set input form has the new selection DTR=Dirs for the

DTE dialer type field.

• This DTE DIALER Configuration Set screen contains one new field: DTR cont repeat. A

pop-up menu is available listing valid selections.

• This DIAL LINE Configuration Set screen has two new selections for the Dial transmit

level field. The new selections are ETC1.0_Cell and ETC1.1_Cell.

• The LEASED LINE Configuration Set screen has the new selection a value between

60 seconds and 600 seconds in 30 second increments for the Auto dial backup field.

• The LEASED LINE Configuration Set screen contains two new fields: Rate auto origin

and Auto redial. A pop-up menu is available listing valid selections.

• The MISC Configuration Set screen contains one new field: Cellular RJ11 adapt. The new

selections are disable and enable.

• The SECURITY Configuration Set screen has two new display only selections for the

Answer security field. The new selections are VF&DTE and VFw/DTE.

For the 3980, 3981, and 3982 modems:

• The DTE INTERFACE Configuration Set input form has new selections for the DTR

action, DSR control and the LSD control fields. The new selections for DTR action are

Off=ReldStrp, Off=CmdMode; for DSR control it is DialBkToggle; for LSD control it is

BridgeRetran.

• This DIAL LINE Configuration Set screen has new selections for the Dial line rate and

Dial transmit level field. The new selections for the Dial line rate field are 33600, 31200,

28800(V34), 26400(V34), 24000(V34), 21600(V34), 19200(V34), 16800(V34),

12000(V34), 9600(V34), 7200(V34), 4800(V34), 2400(V34). The new selections for the

Dial transmit level field are ETC1.0_Cell, ETC1.1_Cell. The new field Asymmetrical

rate is added with the valid selections of enable and disable. The fields V323bis

automode, V32bis autorate (dial) and V32bis train are changed to Automode, Autorate

and Train time.

• The LEASED LINE Configuration Set screen has new selections for the Leased line rate

and Auto dial backup field. The new selections for the Leased line rate field are 33600,

31200, 28800(V34), 26400(V34), 24000(V34), 21600(V34), 19200(V34), 16800(V34),

12000(V34), 9600(V34), 7200(V34), 4800(V34), 2400(V34). The new selections for the

Auto dial backup field are a value between 60 seconds and 600 seconds in 30 second

increments. The new field Autorate with the valid selections of enable and disable

replaces the V32bis autorate (leased) field. Two new fields are added, Rate auto origin

and Auto redial. A pop-up menu is available listing valid selections.

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• The MISC Configuration Set screen contains one new field: Cellular RJ11 adapt. The new

selections are disable and enable.

• The SECURITY Configuration Set screen has one new display-only selection for the

Answer security field. The new selection is VFw/DTE.

For the 392xPlus modems:

• The first page of the added PORT n (n = 1 to 4) Configuration Set screen displays the

following fields: Async/Sync mode, Async DTE rate, Async #data bits, Async #stop bits,

Async overspeed, DTR action, DSR control, RTS action, RTS antistreaming, CTS

control, RTS/CTS delay (x 10msec)m, and LSD control. A pop-up is available listing

valid selections.

• The second page of the added PORT n (n = 1 to 4) Configuration Set screen displays the

following fields: XTXC clamps TXC, CT111 control, DTE RL(CT140), DTE

LL(CT141), Extend main ch., Upstream port, Port transmit clock, Receive remote

loopback, and Modem MSD. A pop-up is available listing valid selections.

• The third page of the added PORT n (n = 1 to 4) Configuration Set screen displays the

following fields: Rate at 33.6, Rate at 28.8, Rate at 24.0, Rate at 19.2, Rate at 16.8, Rate

at 14.4, Rate at 12.0, Rate at 9600, Rate at 7200, Rate at 4800, and Rate at 2400. A

pop-up is available listing valid selections.

• The DTE INTERFACE Configuration Set screen contains two new fields: MUX mode and

MSD control. A pop-up menu is available listing valid selections. The Transmit clock

source and the Backup TX clock src fields have the new values port1, port2, port3, and

port4.

• This DIAL LINE Configuration Set screen contains one new field: Asymmetrical rate. A

pop-up menu is available listing valid selections. The Dial line rate field contains the new

values 33600, 31200, 28800(V34), 26400(V34), 24000(V34), 21600(V34), 19200(V34),

16800(V34), 14400(V34), 12000(V34), 9600(V34), 7200(V34), 4800(v34), 2400(V34).

• The LEASED LINE Configuration Set screen contains four new fields: Asymmetrical rate,

Lease lookback, Dual lease line, and Backup line check. A pop-up menu is available

listing valid selections. The Leased line rate field contains the new values 33600, 31200,

28800(V34), 26400(V34), 24000(V34), 21600(V34), 19200(V34), 16800(V34),

14400(V34), 12000(V34), 9600(V34), 7200(V34), 4800(v34), 2400(V34).

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Change/Display Thresholds (cht/dst)

The following fields and their possible values display for the 3910, 3911, 3920Plus and 3921Plus

modems:

• Retrains: 1–255, computed for the last 15 minutes.

• Gain hits: 1–255, computed for the last 15 minutes.

• Phase hits: 1–255, computed for the last 15 minutes.

• Impulse hits: 1–255, computed for the last 15 minutes.

• Dropouts: 1–255, computed for the last 15 minutes.

• Receive level (high): Receive level in –dBms. Possible range: 15 to 0.

• Receive level (low): Receive level in –dBms. Possible range: 50 to 16.

• Signal/noise: Signal/noise ratio in dB. Possible range: 5 to 40.

• Phase jitter 20–300 Hz: In degrees (deg). Possible range: 1 to 45.

• Freq offset: Frequency offset in Hertz (Hz). Possible range: 1 to 15.

• Non-linear distortion: Non-linear distortion in –dB. Possible range: 50 to 15.

• Signal quality threshold: An alarm is generated if the measured signal quality is less than

the signal quality threshold. Possible values: excellent, good, fair, poor and no signal.

• Near echo: Near echo threshold in –dBm. Possible range: 38 to 0.

• Far echo: Far echo threshold in –dBm. Possible range: 38 to 0.

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Circuit Quality (cq)

The following fields their possible values display for the 3910, 3911, 3920Plus and 3921Plus

modems:

• Receive level: Possible range: –204.7 to +204.7 dBm.

• Signal/noise: Possible range: <0.0 to >102.3 dB.

• Phase jitter 20–300 Hz: Possible range <0.0 to >99 degrees.

• Freq offset: 1–10 Hz.

• Non-linear distortion: Possible range: >0.0 to <-102.3 dB.

• Retrains: 0–255, computed for the last 15 minutes.

• Gain hits: 0–255, computed for the last 15 minutes.

• Phase hits: 0–255, computed for the last 15 minutes.

• Impulse hits: 0–255, computed for the last 15 minutes.

• Dropouts: 0–255, computed for the last 15 minutes.

• Signal quality: Possible values: excellent, good, fair, poor and no signal.

• Near end echo: Possible range: >0.0 to <-102.3 dBm.

• Far end echo: Possible range: >0.0 to <-102.3 dBm.

• Far end delay: Far end delay in milliseconds (msec).

• Echo freq offset: Possible range: <-51.1 to 51.1 Hz.

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Clear Call Directory (clcd) Command

This command now supports 3900 Series modems.

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Device Health and Status (dhs)

The Device Health and Status results form supports the following three new alerts in the STATUS

field in support of 3900 Series modems:

• blbad

• ptf

• ehscn

The EXPANDED STATUS field has the following new status message: Call test.

The Device Health and Status results form displays the following possible Modem VF Line Speeds

for 3980, 3981, and 3982 modems.

• 300

• 600

• 1200

• 2400

• 4800

• 7200

• 9600

• 12000

• 14400

• 16800

• 19200

• 21600

• 24000

• 26400

• 28800

• 31200

• 33600

• 38400

• 57600

• 76800

• 115750

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In support of 392xPlus the Modem DTE speed for Port 1 field under the EXPANDED STATUS

section is changed to Modem DTE speed for Port n, where n = 1 to 4. The Port Alarms field is

expanded to include Port 2, 3, and 4. The following are possible Port Alarm messages:

• Port n receive data alarm

• Port n transmit data alarm

• Port n DTR alarm

• Port n CTS alarm

• Port n RTS alarm

• Port n DSR alarm

• Port n LCD alarm

• Port n TX clock alarm

• Port n RX clock alarm

• Port n auto stream disabled

• Port n disabled

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Dial (dial)

When the dial connection has been successfully completed, the results form displays the speed at

which the connection was made. The possible speeds (in bps) for 3980, 3981, and 3982 modems

are as follows:

• 300

• 600

• 1200

• 2400

• 4800

• 7200

• 9600

• 12000

• 14400

• 16800

• 19200

• 21600

• 24000

• 26400

• 28800

• 31200

• 33600

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Download Device Firmware (dndf)

The value 3900 dc is added to the Type of download field for Broadcast Download Clone over the

Diagnostic Channel in support of 3900 Series modems.

The input form that appears when 3900 dc download is specified contains the following fields:

Device

Enter the address of the extended tributary device to which this command will be sent.

Link participation

Enter the type of diagnostic channel clone to remote download to be performed. Valid

entries are all and partial. Selecting all allows the download to be performed when all of

the Poll List Active link-attached remote modems are participating in the download

process. Selecting partial allows the download even if there are non-participating

modems in the Active Poll List. Selecting partial runs the risk of having modems with

different firmware versions in different tributaries being on the same line. A confirm

message will display asking you to continue or cancel.

Since diagnostic channel firmware download depends on the active poll list, the accuracy

of the active poll list is critical to the success of the download. Another confirm message

will display, asking you to verify the correctness of the active poll list before executing

the download.

This command supports the 3980, 3981, and 3982 modems with the same functionality as the

3800 Series modems.

The dndf command supports 3800Plus modems. This will require a different set of firmware

download files (with initial P) than those provided for 3800 Series modems (with initial A).

This command also supports 392xPlus modems. This will require a different set of firmware

download files (with initial M) than those provided for 391x modems (with initial G).

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EIA Status (eias)

The results form displays only the RS232 Status screens for 3980, 3981, and 3982 modems.

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Identity (id)

For 3900 Series modems the Identity command results form supports the following additional

country codes in the Modem Strapping field:

• Germany

• Belgium

• Australia

• New Zealand

• France

• Switzerland

• Netherlands

• Spain

• Austria

• Denmark

• Sweden

• Norway

• Finland

• Cyprus

• Portugal

• Singapore

• Malaysia

• Turkey

The Installed features field on the results form is enhanced with the following new values:

• Proprietary 28.8

• Proprietary 1200

• Dual Leased Line

The following selection is added to the Installed Features field of this command in support of

3800 Series modems.

• FAX Class 2 (Classic)

The following selections are added to the Installed Features field of this command for 3980,

3981, and 3982 modems.

• V.34

• 2-Wire

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