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COMSPHERE 6800 SERIES NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMMUNICA TIONS PRODUCTS SUPPORT COMMAND REFERENCE MANUAL Document No. 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 NOTE This document supports Release 4.2 or greater of 6800 Series NMS.[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System A January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Communications Products Support Command Reference Manual 6800-A2-GB31-20 3rd Edition (January 1997) Changes and enhancements to the product and to the information herein will be documented and issued as a new release or a T[...]

i 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 T able of Contents Preface Objectives and Reader Assumptions vii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Related Documents vii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 1Introduction Overview 1-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System ii January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Change T elephone Number(s) (chtn) 2-71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Change Thresholds (cht) 2-74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Circuit Loss Inbound (cli) 2-78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

T able of Contents iii 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 List of Figures Figure Page 1-1 6800 Series NMS T asks Menu 1-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Example Input Form 1-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Sample Results – Fo[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System iv January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Figure Page 2-34 Display Call Directory Results Form for a 3800 Series Modem 2-123 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35 Display Call Directory Results Form for 3400/4400 Series Modem with a DBM 2-124 . . 2-36 Display Exception Reporting Thresholds Results Form, Page 1 2[...]

T able of Contents v 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 List of T ables T ables Page 2-1 Signal Profile for 2024A Modem 2-50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Signal Profile for 2048A and C Modems 2-51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Signal Profile for 2096A and C Modem[...]

vii January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Preface Objectives and Reader Assumptions This manual provides a description of the device commands that can be used only with COMSPHERE  3400/4400 Series modems, COMSPHERE 3800 Series modems, COMSPHERE 3900 Series modems, DA T APHONE  II Analog Private Line (APL) and DA T APHONE II Direct Distance Dial (DDD) [...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System viii January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 3910-A2-GN32 COMSPHERE 3900 Series Modems, Models 3910 and 391 1 Point-to-Point/Multipoint, Installation and Operation Manual 6500-A2-GA21 ANALYSIS 6510 Automated Network Management System Refer ence Manual 6800-A2-GB30 COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System [...]

1-1 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 1 Introduction Overview 1-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6800 Series NMS Communications Products 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NMS-Supported APL Modems 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NMS-Supp[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 1-2 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 It is assumed that you are already familiar with the screen functions offered with both the full-feature 6800 Series NMS workstation and the basic-feature 6800 Series NMS workstation. If you are not familiar with the screen functions provided by the workstations, refer[...]

1 Introduction 1-3 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 DA T APHONE II Direct Distance Dialing (DDD) Modems These modems are capable of full-duplex synchronous or asynchronous data transmission over the switched telecommunications network at speeds up to 9.6 kbps. The DDD modems collocated with the 6800 Series NMS have a control channel interface that allo[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 1-4 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Device Addressing Device addressing allows the 6800 Series NMS to communicate with the devices in the network. Refer to Appendix D of the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System User ’ s/System Administrator ’ s Guide for a description of the device address[...]

1 Introduction 1-5 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Figure 1-1. 6800 Series NMS T asks Menu Shortcut for Command Access Y ou can type any command valid for a task window in the enter selection field of any submenu within that task windows and select Go (F2) . Wildcard Characters In device address fields, you can enter an asterisk (*) to specify any cha[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 1-6 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Format for Documenting Commands in this Manual Each command documented in this manual begins on a new page. If the command is disruptive (i.e., interferes with the primary data channel), the word Disruptive is indicated immediately below the command name. The format fo[...]

1 Introduction 1-7 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Restrictions Identifies any limitations associated with the execution of the command, or any additional information concerning command execution that you may need for successful execution of the command. If no restrictions apply to the command, None is indicated in this field. Routine Indicates whethe[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 1-8 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Command Input Forms Every modem/DSU command uses one or more input form pages. The appropriate input form pages display when you invoke a command, enabling you to identify the specific device for which the command is to be executed and, as applicable, to enter paramete[...]

1 Introduction 1-9 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Display-only Fields Certain fields display data, but do not allow you to enter new data or change the data displayed. Display-only fields appear on the input forms without boxes or underlines. Carried-over Fields Some fields display information provided by the user on a previous form of the current co[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 1-10 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 printer This selection sends the results of the command to the local system printer assigned in your user profile. queue This selection sends the results of the command to one of your own results queues. Command results may go to one of three results queues, depending[...]

1 Introduction 1-1 1 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Time(s) Enter the time(s) at which the command will execute. V alid entries are hh:mm, hh:mmam or pm, hh-hh:mm, and all:mm Where: hh:mm = Execute at the 24-hour time specified. hh:mmam or hh:mmpm = Execute at the 12-hour time specified with an am or pm designation. hh-hh:mm = Execute every hour with[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 1-12 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 monthly Causes the command to execute on a monthly basis. When you enter monthly into the Schedule execution field, the system displays the following fields: Day(s) of the month Enter the day(s) of the month when this command is to execute. V alid entries are as follo[...]

1 Introduction 1-13 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Figure 1-3. Sample Results – Form Circuit Loss Inbound (cli) Command Help NMS provides several help features to assist you in command input and execution. Help is available on all screens by selecting Help(F1) . This function key displays a pop-up Help screen, explaining the function keys and how t[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 1-14 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 For Screen Input Fields W ithin forms, Field Help menus or text messages are accessed by selecting field labels with the mouse from a full-feature workstation (or typing ?). From a basic-feature workstation, type a ? in the input field. The cursor must be positioned o[...]

2-1 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 2 Modem/DSU Commands Overview 2-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abort (abort) 2-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acquire [Device] Poll List (acpl) 2-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-2 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Display Port Speed(s) (dspsp) 2-138 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display T elephone Number(s) (dstn) 2-140 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display Thresholds (dst) 2-142 . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-3 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Abort (abort) (Disruptive) Use the abort command to stop all tests currently running on a specified device(s). When sent to a control device, the abort command can stop all tests in progress on the control device and/or all tests in progress on its downstream devices. This command stops only tes[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-4 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Abort type (Requir ed field) Enter the type of abort: subnetwork All tests running on the specified device and all of its downstream devices are aborted. selective All tests running on the specified device are aborted; tests running on downstream devices are not affect[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-5 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Acquire [Device] Poll List (acpl) (Disruptive – DA T APHONE II APL Modems) Use the acpl command to direct a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modem, a COMSPHERE 3900 Series modem, a COMSPHERE 3600 Series Data Service Unit (DSU) with Multichannel Multipoint (MCMP) capability or a DA T APHONE II modem,[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-6 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Acquire [Device] Poll List Input Form This input form contains the following fields: Device(s) (Requir ed field) Enter the device(s) for which device poll lists are to be acquired. One or more devices may be specified. Standard addressing format applies to the input. F[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-7 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Automatic Network T est (ant) (Disruptive) Use the ant command to test the primary data channel between a DA T APHONE II or COMSPHERE modem or DA T APHONE II DSU and each of its tributary devices. The control device tests the primary data channel by sending a test message to each tributary on it[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-8 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Automatic Network T est Results Form This results form lists device information for each control device specified and displays the following information: Number of device failures The number of tributaries that failed this test. If none of the tributaries failed the te[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-9 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Calibrate T ributary T ransmitter (ctt) Use the ctt command to cause a selected COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series high-speed, multipoint control modem to attempt to calibrate the pre-emphasis on a selected link-attached tributary modem. For more information on the Calibrate T ributary T ransmitter func[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-10 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Calibrate T ributary T ransmitter Results Form A separate Calibrate T ributary T ransmitter results form page is displayed for each control/tributary set specified. The results form lists device information for each specified control device(s) and device information f[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-1 1 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Call Detail Display (cded) Use the cded command to obtain a report that displays detailed information about COMSPHERE 3800/3900 Series modem calls. Information is retrieved from the call detail database. For each call, this information includes the following: • Device name of the local modem[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-12 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Date(s) included Enter a starting date and an ending date for call statistics information to be reported. The valid format for the starting date is mm/dd/yy . The default is the previous day’ s date. The valid format for the ending date is mm/dd/yy . The default is [...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-13 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 connect_time Records are ordered according to the connect time of the call. call_duration Records are ordered according to the duration of the call. line_speed Records are ordered according to the line speed of the call. disconnect_r eason Records are grouped according to the reason for the cal[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-14 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Figure 2-2. Call Detail Display Results Form, Page 2 NOTE If any unacceptable 3800 Series modems have been specified, the following message will display at the end of the results forms: The following devices are not included in the results:[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-15 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Call Duration Distribution (cdud) Use the cdud command to obtain a report that displays a sorted listing of COMSPHERE 3800/3900 Series modem calls. Calls are sorted according to the specified duration periods. Up to 10 different duration periods can be specified. The duration distribution is di[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-16 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 REPOR T PERIOD Enter a report period for generation of the report. The report will include call statistics from the starting date to the ending date specified. Date(s) included Enter a starting date and an ending date for call statistics information to be reported. Th[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-17 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Page 2 Page 2 identifies up to 10 different time periods for 3800 Series device call durations. This input form contains the following fields: Periods 1-10 Enter up to 10 different time periods for 3800 Series modem call durations. Calls will be sorted according to the durations specified here.[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-18 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Figure 2-3. Call Duration Distribution Results Form, Page 1 Page 2 Page 2 of the Call Duration Distribution results form displays a graphical bar chart representing the total number of calls (for all devices specified) and the duration of these calls. Figure 2-4 is a [...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-19 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Page 3 Page 3 of the Call Duration Distribution results form displays a corresponding tabular report of this information. The tabular display also includes the average call duration, the total number of calls, and the standard deviation of the call durations. Figure 2-5 is a sample of the third[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-20 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Call Fault Criteria (cfc) Use the cfc command to set the parameters to monitor no answer (displayed as non-answering on screen) and short holding time faults in DA T APHONE II and COMSPHERE 3800 Series modems. The no answer (NA) fault is caused when too many calls wit[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-21 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Page 2 Page 2 enables you to set the criteria for the non-answering data set fault, and the short holding time fault. Figure 2-6 is a sample of Page 2 of the Call Fault Criteria input form. Figure 2-6. Call Fault Criteria Input Form, Page 2 The input form page 2 is changed as follows: Action up[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-22 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Action upon exceeding maximum number (Requir ed field) Enter one of the following options: report-fault The no answer fault is immediately reported to the NMS when the specified maximum number of non-answered calls is reached. make-busy-and-report-fault The no answer [...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-23 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 make-busy-and-report-fault The short holding time fault is immediately reported to the NMS and the modem is placed in the busy state. no-action The short holding time faults are not reported. Use this option to keep a running total of the traffic statistics counters without having alerts report[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-24 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Call Fault Read (cfr) Use the cfr command to display the statistics for the DA T APHONE II DDD modem or COMSPHERE 3800 Series modem no answer (NA) (displays as non-answering on screen) and short holding time (HT) faults. These statistics give an overall indication of [...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-25 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Page 1 Figure 2-7 is a sample of Page 1 of the results form. Figure 2-7. Call Fault Read Results Form, Page 1 This results form contains the following fields: NON-ANSWERING DA T A SET F AUL T COUNTERS Incoming calls (answered and non-answer ed) The total number of incoming calls received during[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-26 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Page 2 Page 2 of the results form redisplays the call fault criteria as specified by the user .[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-27 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Call Message (cm) Use the cm command to warn remote DA T APHONE II 2700 Series DSU users of impending testing or reconfiguration. This command can be sent to a single tributary device or it can be broadcast to a tributary device and its downstream network. Before taking a DSU out-of-service, us[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-28 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Message to send (Requir ed field) Enter one of the following messages: call Notifies a user at a remote location to place a telephone call to the control site. don’t-call Notifies a user at a remote location not to call the control site. clear Removes the call or do[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-29 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Call Occurrence Distribution (cod) Use the cod command to obtain a report that displays the average number of calls that occurred for a selected group of COMSPHERE 3800/3900 Series modems for each hour of the day over a specified period of time. This report also includes the average number of d[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-30 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 An error message displays if the specified start and end dates result in an invalid range of dates. There are three possible errors, as follows: • Start date is less than earliest available date • End date is greater than latest available date • Start date is gr[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-31 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Figure 2-8. Call Occurrence Distribution Results Form, Page 2 Page 3 Page 3 displays a corresponding tabular report listing for each hour of the day , the average number of calls/hour . Figure 2-9 is a sample of the third results form page. Figure 2-9. Call Occurrence Distribution Results Form,[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-32 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Call T est (ct) Use the ct command to cause a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modem with a DBM to initiate a call test using either the telephone number or directory entry specified. Once the proprietary tones are validated at the remote end, the test completes by disconne[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-33 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 T est type (Requir ed field for 3900 Series modems) Enter the call test to be performed. V alid selections are as follows: clear counter – Resets the call attempt counter within the device. The modem will attempt to dial backup for a maximum of 10 times. At this point, the modem must be manua[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-34 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Change Address (cha) (Disruptive) Use the cha command to change the network address of a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modem, a COMSPHERE 3600 Series DSU or DBM, or a COMSPHERE 3800 Series DDD modem. When this command is executed, the corresponding 6800 Series NMS device[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-35 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Page 1 This input form contains the following field: Device (Requir ed field) Enter the device whose network address is to be changed. Standard addressing format applies to the input. For information on device addressing, refer to Appendix D of the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management Syste[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-36 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Set CCN event (Requir ed field) If configuration change notification has been enabled for this device, use this field to determine whether or not this configuration change will be reported to the NMS. Enter yes to report this change to the NMS. Enter no (default) to p[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-37 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Slot (Display field) Displays the number of the new slot location of the device. Number of device profiles to update (Requir ed field) Specify whether the profile of only the addressed device should be updated, or whether all affected device profiles (the addressed device and downstream/associa[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-38 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Figure 2-10. Change Address Results Form This results form contains the following fields: Requested local or network address The local or network address as specified in the input form. For each device profile that was updated, the following fields are displayed: Orig[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-39 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Change Call Directory (chcd) Use the chcd command to add, change, or delete the telephone numbers stored in the call directory of a COMSPHERE 3800 Series modem, a COMSPHERE 3600 Series DSU with a DBM, or a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modem with a DBM. The Dial (dial) and Standby Facility (sf) co[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-40 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 NOTE For devices operating in Advanced mode all directory entries are displayed, regardless of the value entered in the Directory number field. The second input form that displays depends on whether the device specified in the initial input form is a 3400/4400 Series [...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-41 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Some of these options are dial control characters which insert pauses and other special characters within the telephone number . The following list describes these options: * or # Special characters in PBX dialing. (), space, or - Improve readability (ignored by the modem). P , p, or ∧ Chan[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-42 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Set CCN event: If configuration change notification has been enabled for this device, use this field to determine whether or not this configuration change will be reported to the NMS. Enter yes to report this change to the NMS. Enter no (default) to prevent this chang[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-43 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 This input form contains the following fields: T elephone Number For each directory displayed, overwrite the existing telephone number or specify a new number . For 3400/4400 Series modems equipped with a DBM, the following characters can be used when specifying a telephone number: 0–9 Number[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-44 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Change Canned Message (chcm) Use the chcm command to change one or more of the six stored messages in a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modem. The canned messages (of up to 40 characters in length) can be sent to an upstream or downstream device or to the NMS from the fron[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-45 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Change Canned Message Results Form The results form lists device information for each device specified and redisplays the changed canned message.[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-46 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Change Directory (chd) Use the chd command to overwrite the telephone number and comments in a DA T APHONE DDD modem’ s AUTOCALL dialer . If the directory update option in the modem is disabled, the NMS receives an error message indicating the change cannot be made.[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-47 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Directory values (Requir ed field) Enter a telephone number and comment separated by a semicolon. Y ou can use the following dialing control characters with the telephone number: * or # Represents special characters in PBX dialing p or ∧ Changes the current dialing method to pulse dialing t[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-48 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Change Exception Reporting Thresholds (chert) Use the chert command to set or change the failure thresholds for network tests supported by exception reports. Exception reports are generated when parameters measured for DA T APHONE II modems exceed the thresholds defin[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-49 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Figure 2-13. Change Exception Reporting Thresholds Input Form, Page 1 This input form contains the following fields: Request T erminal Power: list if (Requir ed field) Specify whether the exception report for the Report T erminal Power (rtp) command will indicate an on or off (default) power st[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-50 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Circuit Loss Outbound: list if > nn dB (Required field) Enter the exception reporting threshold for outbound circuit loss in decibels (determined when the Circuit Loss Outbound (clo) command is run.) V alid entries are from 0 through 30. The default is 16. A pop-up[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-51 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 T able 2-2 Signal Profile for 2048A and C Modems Receive Level (-dBm) Freq. Shift FM Hz Phase Jitter FM Deg Background Noise FM dB 0–1 1 0< 1 0 0< = 8 0> =4 0 12–20 1< 1 0 1< =1 0 1> =3 3 21–30 2> =1 0 2< =1 2 2> =2 7 3> =1 0 3< =1 5 3> =2 4 4> =1 0 [...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-52 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 For each applicable modem type, enter the threshold values for the following signal parameters: RSQ Enter the threshold figure of merit value for the r eceived signal quality measure. V alid entries are from 0 (highest-good quality) through 9 (lowest-poor quality). A [...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-53 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Change External Leads States (chels) Use the chels command to change the state of the two external control interface leads which are presented as output at the connectors on a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modem, COMSPHERE 3600 Series DSU/DBM, or a COMSPHERE 3800 Series modem. The external lead st[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-54 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Change External Leads States Results Form The results form lists device information for each device specified and redisplays the pin output information you specified in the input form. It also shows Pin A and Pin B input states. This command is not exectubale for 3980[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-55 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Change Line Designator (chld) Use the chld command to change the line designator message stored in a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modem. The line designator message is an alphanumeric string (up to eight characters) that can be displayed on the front panel of a COMSPHERE APL modem. For most comma[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-56 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Change Multiplexer (chm) (Disruptive) Use the chm command to change the speed of the DA T APHONE II 2096C and 2096T modems, and both the speed and multiplexer options of the DA T APHONE II 2096A, 2144A, and 2192A modems. Y ou can lower a modem’ s line speed to allow[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-57 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Model (Requir ed field) NOTE This field is display only if you have entered multiple devices. Enter the model number of the group of devices you want to change. V alid entries are as follows: 2096A 2096C 2096T 2144A 2192A A pop-up menu is available listing valid selections. Page 2 This input fo[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-58 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Change Options (cho) (Disruptive) Use the cho command to change the device options of a COMSPHERE or DA T APHONE II device. For most commands, NMS enables you to specify the destination for the command’ s results and schedule its execution. If the last page of the i[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-59 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Change Options Input Forms When the cho command is accessed, an initial input form displays for device specification. This input form contains the following field: Device (Requir ed field) Enter the device whose options are to be changed. Standard addressing format applies to the input. For inf[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-60 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Change [Device] Poll List (chpl) (Disruptive for DA T APHONE II APL Modems and DSUs, and 3600 Series DSUs When Adding T ributaries) Use the chpl command to add or delete devices in the poll list of a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modem, a COMSPHERE 3900 Series modem, a C[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-61 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Page 2 Page 2 displays the current active devices on the poll list for the specified device, and allows you to add or delete devices to the poll list, or to skip polling for a specific device. It also enables you to set the CNN event for the specified device(s). Figure 2-14 is a sample of the s[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-62 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Add to active list Enter the name(s) or network address(es) of the device(s) to be placed on the specified device’ s poll list as actively polled devices. Add to skipped list Enter the name(s) or network address(es) of devices to be skipped during device polling. De[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-63 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Change Port Options (chpo) (Disruptive) Use the chpo command to change the options on one or more of the ports on a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modem. For most commands, NMS enables you to specify the destination for the command’ s results and schedule its execution. If the last page of the in[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-64 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Page 2 Different input forms are then displayed, depending on the device to which this command is sent. These input forms display the set of port options that are applicable to the selected device(s). W ithin these input forms, you can change the option settings, as d[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-65 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Change Port Speed(s) (chpsp) (Disruptive) Use the chpsp command to change the port speed configuration of the TDM ports on a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modem. This command allows you to set each port’ s optimum and fallback speeds. Port speeds vary according to the device type. Refer to the i[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-66 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Subsequent input forms display the set of port speeds applicable to the selected device. Different input forms are displayed, depending on the device to which the command is sent. Page 2 and so on display the port speed(s) for the specified device(s). Port speed descr[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-67 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Change Port Speed(s) Results Form The results form lists device information for the device specified and displays the port speed selections you have made for each of the modem’ s ports.[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-68 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Change Protocol Mode (chpm) (Disruptive) Use the chpm command to change the protocol mode of a COMSPHERE device (3400/4400 Series modem, 3600 Series DSU, or 3600 Series DBM) and all of its downstream devices. The Change Protocol Mode ( chpm ) command will generally be[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-69 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Access Level: Data T echnician, Manager , System Administrator Abbreviation: chpm Restrictions: The new link level address that results from a protocol mode change is not reflected in existing routines, scheduled commands, trouble tickets, alerts, or automatic trouble reports that were issued b[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-70 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Change Protocol Mode Results Form A sample Change Protocol Mode results form is shown in Figure 2-16. When this command is successfully executed, the results form displays device information and the requested protocol mode for the specified device. The form also displ[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-71 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Change T elephone Number(s) (chtn) (Disruptive) Use the chtn command to change one or more of the telephone numbers used by a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modem equipped with the Auto-Call Auto-Answer (ACAA) unit; or use this command to change the local telephone number associated with a COMSPHER[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-72 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Page 2 for 3400/4400 Series Modems This input form contains the following field: Remote transmit number Enter the Line 1 telephone number of the device to be called. Use the following symbols to enter the appropriate pauses or codes when entering any of the telephone [...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-73 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Page 2 for 3600 Series Devices This input form contains the following fields: Local telephone number Enter the telephone number of the device to be called. Use the following symbols to enter the appropriate pauses or codes when entering the local number: 0–9 Digit s 0 through 9 * or # Special[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-74 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Change Thresholds (cht) Use the cht command to set thresholds on COMSPHERE 3400/4000 Series modems that will determine when alerts should be generated. Threshold (TH) alerts will be generated when the line parameters exceed the thresholds defined by this command. For [...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-75 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Figure 2-17. Change Thresholds Input Form, Page 2 This input form contains the following fields: Receive level (high) (Requir ed field) Enter a high received signal level that will cause a device to report a threshold alert. V alid entries are from 15 to 0 -dBm; or enter ua (unassigned) to disa[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-76 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Phase jitter 20–300 Hz (Requir ed field) Enter a high-frequency range phase jitter value that, when exceeded, causes the device to report a threshold alert. V alid values are from 1 to 45 degrees; or enter ua (unassigned) to disable the effect of the phase jitter pa[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-77 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 • Phase jitter 20–300 Hz : In degrees (deg). Possible range: 1 to 45. • Freq. offset : Frequency of fset 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 [...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-78 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Circuit Loss Inbound (cli) (Disruptive) Use the cli command to measure the inbound circuit loss to a specified COMSPHERE APL modem or DA T APHONE II APL modem from an associated tributary . Tributary DA T APHONE II modems transmit a specified frequency over the primar[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-79 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Circuit Loss Inbound Results Form A sample Circuit Loss Inbound results form is shown in Figure 2-18. The results form lists device information for each control/tributary pair specified, the specified tone frequency , and the measured signal level (in dBm) of the inbound signal. Figure 2-18. Ci[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-80 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Circuit Loss Outbound (clo) (Disruptive) Use the clo command to measure the outbound circuit loss from a specified COMSPHERE APL modem, or a DA T APHONE II APL modem to an associated tributary device. Control DA T APHONE II modems transmit a specified frequency over t[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-81 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 T one frequency (Requir ed field) Enter the tone frequency to be transmitted in Hz. V alid entries are 1004, 1804 , or 2804 . A pop-up menu is available listing valid selections. Circuit Loss Outbound Results Form A sample Circuit Loss Outbound results form is shown in Figure 2-19. The results [...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-82 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Circuit Quality (cq) Use the cq command to display an estimate of nondisruptive performance measurements for a COMSPHERE device. The device constantly measures a number of signal quality parameters and data transmission characteristics without disrupting the primary d[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-83 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 CM This parameter is not applicable for the device’ s modulation mode. CF This parameter is not applicable for multipoint configurations. NAN This value is not available now . OF This parameter count has overflowed the allotted buffer space. A sample Circuit Quality results form for a COMSPHE[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-84 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Signal/noise Displays the measured signal-to-noise ratio. An acceptable signal to noise ratio is 24 dB or greater . Signal quality Displays the measured signal quality . Possible values are excellent, good, fair , poor , or no signal . Near end echo Displays the echo [...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-85 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 This results form contains the following fields: Bit Error Rate Displays the ratio of the number of bits in error to the number of bits received. Receive Level Displays the measured receive level. A normal received signal level is –16 dB, ± 4 dB. Signal/Noise Displays the measured signal-to-[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-86 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 This results form contains the following fields: Receive level Displays the measure received signal level (in dBm). Signal/noise Displays the measured signal-to-noise ratio (in dB). Non-linear distortion Displays the measured non-linear distortion (in dB). Retrains Di[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-87 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 • 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 ra[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-88 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Clear Call Directory (clcd) Use the clcd command to clear all entries in the call directory of 3900 Series modems or one or more COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modems equipped with a DBM. T o do this for COMSPHERE 3800 Series modems, use the chcd command. For most command[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-89 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Configuration Change Notification (ccn) Use the ccn command to display the configuration events that have occurred on a COMSPHERE device. Y ou can also use this command to clear the memory area in the device where the configuration events are stored. For most commands, NMS enables you to specif[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-90 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Configuration Change Notification Results Form A sample Configuration Change Notification results form is shown in Figure 2-23. The results form lists device information for each device specified and indicates whether configuration change notification is enabled or di[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-91 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 The following is a list of the possible configuration changes that can be reported for a 3800 Series modem and for a 3400/4400 Series modem equipped with a DBM: Category Update Command equipped access module identity address display address application module poll list display am poll list poll[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-92 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Configuration Change Notification Enable/Disable (ccned) Use the ccned command to enable or disable the reporting of a configuration change on a COMSPHERE device. Whenever a configuration change is made to a device from the NMS or the front panel, the modem can store [...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-93 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Configuration Change Notification Enable/Disable Results Form The results form lists device information for each device specified, and indicates (for each device) whether configuration change notification is enabled or disabled, and whether or not the command was successfully executed.[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-94 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Daily Historical Utilization (dhu) Use the dhu command to obtain a report that displays the percent utilization of a group of COMSPHERE 3800/3900 Series modems for each hour of the day for a specified period of time. This report also lists the average number of calls [...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-95 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 An error message displays if no call records are found for the report period specified or if the specified start and end dates result in an invalid range of dates. There are three possible errors that result in an invalid range of dates, as follows: • Start date is less than earliest availabl[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-96 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Figure 2-24. Daily Historical Utilization Results Form, Page 2 Page 3 Page 3 displays a tabular report listing, for each hour of the day , the average number of calls/hour , and the calculated percent utilization. Figure 2-25 is a sample of the third results form page[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-97 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Device Health and Status (dhs) Use the dhs command to obtain health and status reports from DA T APHONE II or COMSPHERE devices. The health and status (alerts) of the devices downstream from the selected device can also be reported. For most commands, NMS enables you to specify the destination [...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-98 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Device Health and Status Results Form T wo different results forms are produced, depending on whether single or subnetwork health and status has been requested. NOTE A 3800 Series control modem will always report its tributary device as having a network address of 1 e[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-99 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 NETWORK The network name of the specified devices. ST A TUS The current status of each specified device. Downstream devices with normal health and status will not be reported. F AUL TS The current health of each specified device. Downstream devices with normal health and status will not be repo[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-100 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Page 1 for Subnetwork Devices Figure 2-27 is a sample of the subnetwork Device Health and Status results form. Figure 2-27. Device Health and Status Results Form for Subnetwork Devices This results form lists the device information for each device tested and displays[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-101 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 F AUL TS The current health of each specified device (current alarms). If the addressed device has no faults to report, the display reads hlth norm . For downstream devices with no faults, this information will not be displayed. The Device Health and Status results form displays the following [...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-102 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Device T est (det) (Disruptive) Use the det command to direct an internal self-test to a COMSPHERE or DA T APHONE II APL modem or DSU, a COMSPHERE 3600 Series DBM, a COMSPHERE 3800 Series modem, a COMSPHERE 3900 Series modem, or DA T APHONE II DDD modem. This test ca[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-103 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Speed test is executed This field is applicable for DA T APHONE II DDD devices only . Enter the speed at which the self-test is to be executed. V alid entries are current (the speed at which the device is currently running), 300, 1200, 2400, 4800 or 9600 bits per second. A pop-up menu is avail[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-104 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Dial (dial) Use the dial command to do the following: • Cause a DA T APHONE II 2296 modem to dial another V .32 modem via the Shared Diagnostic Unit 48A • Cause a DA T APHONE II 2656SC Data Service Unit (DSU) to call other DSUs via a master Shared Diagnostic Unit[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-105 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Dial Command Input Form A sample Dial Command input form is shown in Figure 2-28. Figure 2-28. Dial Command Input Form This input form contains the following fields: Device(s) (Requir ed field) Enter the device(s) that are to initiate a call. One or more devices may be specified. Standard addr[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-106 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 t, T , or % Changes the current dialing method to touch-tone dialing (default). (2296, 3400/4400, 3600) w or W Indicates wait up to 30 seconds for a secondary dial tone (Hayes  protocol). (3400/4400, 3600) + Indicates wait up to 30 seconds for a secondary dial ton[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-107 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Callback directory Use this option ONL Y for 3400/4400 Series devices with a DBM. This field indicates which directory entry to use for callback. V alid entries are 1 through 4. A pop-up menu is available listing valid selections. Option strap area Use this option ONL Y for 3400/4400 Series de[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-108 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Dial Mode (dm) (Disruptive) Use the dm command to switch the primary data path from the private (APL or DDS) facility to the switched backup facility for COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modems and COMSPHERE 3600 Series DSUs. The backup facility must be in place prior to t[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-109 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Dial Standby (ds)  Use the ds command to switch the primary data path from the backup facility to the private (APL or DDS) facility for COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modems and COMSPHERE 3600 Series DSUs. The backup facility connection is not disconnected by th[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-1 10 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Digital T est (dit) (Disruptive) Use the dit command to test the transmitters and receivers in specified DA T APHONE II or COMSPHERE control and tributary devices, as well as the primary data transmission facility connecting them. Digital testing of multiple links c[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-1 11 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Figure 2-29. Digital T est Input Form This input form contains the following fields: Control Device(s) (Requir ed field) Enter the control device(s) to be tested. For 3600 Series DSUs, only one device can be specified. For other device models, one or more devices may be specified. T ributary [...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-1 12 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Duration of test (ddd) This field is applicable only for DA T APHONE II DDD modems. If you are testing a DA T APHONE II DDD modem, enter the test duration. The only valid entry is 120 seconds. A pop-up menu is available listing valid selections. Port number (Requir [...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-1 13 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 This results form lists device information for each control and tributary device specified, indicates whether the results are complete or intermediate , and displays the following fields: Requested number of 100K bit blocks As specified in the input form. Number of 100K blocks attempted so fa[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-1 14 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 T otal seconds The total number of seconds that has elapsed. Error ed seconds The number of errored seconds. T otal bits The number of bits that have been transmitted thus far . Error ed bits The number of bits that have been received in error . Figure 2-32 is sampl[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-1 15 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 T otal seconds The total number of seconds that have elapsed. Error ed seconds The number of errored seconds. T otal bits The number of bits that have been transmitted thus far . Error ed bits The number of bits that have been received in error . The results form for DA T APHONE II DSUs lists[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-1 16 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Disable/Enable (de) (Disruptive) Use the de command to enable or disable the transmitter on COMSPHERE or DA T APHONE II APL modems and COMSPHERE or DA T APHONE II DSUs. For most commands, NMS enables you to specify the destination for the command’ s results and sc[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-1 17 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 NOTE T o re-enable the tributary DSU once the transmitter has been disabled requires the user to:  Enable the control transmitter (using the link level address of the control DSU, not the circuit name or wildcard address), or  Establish a standby call to the tributary’s built-in DBM a[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-1 18 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Display Address (dsa) Use the dsa command to display the network address and carrier/slot location of a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modem, a COMSPHERE 3600 Series DSU, a COMSPHERE 3600 Series DBM, or a COMSPHERE 3800 Series modem. For most commands, NMS enables you t[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-1 19 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Display Alert Information (dsai) Use the dsai command to display the message describing the reason for a facility (F A) or modem (MD) alert on a DA T APHONE II 2700 Series DSU. For most commands, NMS enables you to specify the destination for the command’ s results and schedule its executio[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-120 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Figure 2-33. Display Alert Information Results Form DA T APHONE II 2700 Series DSUs with active facility failures (F A alerts) display one or more of the following messages: • The set is intermittently out of frame. • The set is continuously out of frame. • Abn[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-121 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 DA T APHONE II 2700 Series DSUs with active device failures (MD alerts) display one or more of the following error messages: • RAM device M4 steady-state error . • RAM device M1 checksum error . • RAM device M2 checksum error . • DUAR T CC/DC channel power -up error . • DUAR T CC/DC [...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-122 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Display Call Directory (dscd) Use the dscd command to display the telephone numbers stored in the call directory of a COMSPHERE 3800 Series modem, a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modem equipped with a DBM, or a COMSPHERE 3600 Series DBM. T o change the telephone numbers[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-123 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 NOTE For devices operating in Advanced mode, all directory entries will be displayed, regardless of the value entered in the Directory number field. A pop-up menu is available listing valid selections. The default is 1 . Display Call Directory Results Form Different results forms are displayed[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-124 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Figure 2-35. Display Call Directory Results Form for 3400/4400 Series Modem with a DBM This results form lists device information for the specified device. If the specified device is operating in Advanced mode, the results form displays all call directory entries. If[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-125 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Display Canned Message (dscm) Use the dscm command to display the six stored messages in a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series APL modem. The canned messages are up to 40 characters long and can be sent to an upstream or downstream device, or to the NMS from the front panel of a 3400/4400 Series APL mo[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-126 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Display Exception Reporting Thresholds (dsert) Use the dsert command to display the current failure threshold values for network tests supported by Exception Reports. For more information, refer to the Change Exception Reporting Thresholds (chert) and Exception Repor[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-127 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Page 1 Figure 2-36 is a sample of Page 1 of the results form. Figure 2-36. Display Exception Reporting Thresholds Results Form, Page 1 This page of the results form displays the failure threshold values currently set for each of the network tests. Exception reports are generated for reporting [...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-128 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Page 2 Page 2 of the results form displays signal profile parameters for the network tests supported by the exception reports. Figure 2-37 is a sample of Page 2 of the results form. Figure 2-37. Display Exception Reporting Thresholds Results Form, Page 2 This page of[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-129 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Display External Leads States (dsels) Use the dsels command to display the states of two external control interface leads which are presented as outputs at the connectors on a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modem, a COMSPHERE 3600 Series DSU/DBM or a COMSPHERE 3800 Series modem. T o change the sta[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-130 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Display External Leads States Results Form A sample Display External Leads States results form is shown in Figure 2-38. The results form lists device information for each device specified, and displays the state ( on or off ) of the input and output leads of external[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-131 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Display Line Designator (dsld) Use the dsld command to display the line designator message stored in a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series APL modem. The line designator message is an alphanumeric string (up to eight characters) which can be displayed on the front panel of a COMSPHERE APL modem. For mo[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-132 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Display Line Designator Results Form A sample Display Line Designator results form is shown in Figure 2-39. This results form lists device information for each device specified, and displays the line designator message for each specified device. Figure 2-39. Display [...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-133 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Display Options (dso) Use the dso command to display the current option settings on a COMSPHERE or DA T APHONE II device. For most commands, NMS enables you to specify the destination for the command’ s results and schedule its execution. If the last page of the input form cannot accommodate[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-134 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Display [Device] Poll List (dspl) Use the dspl command to display the poll list of a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modem, a COMSPHERE 3900 Series modem, or COMSPHERE 3600 Series DSU, a DA T APHONE II APL modem, DSU or Shared Diagnostic Unit (SDU). Use the Acquire [Devic[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-135 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Display [Device] Poll List Results Form A sample Display [Device] Poll List results form is shown in Figure 2-40. The results form lists device information for each device specified, the network addresses and device names of the devices on the poll list, and their current state. An active stat[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-136 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Display Port Options (dspo) Use the dspo command to display the port options of one or more COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series APL modems with MSD/TDM. For most commands, NMS enables you to specify the destination for the command’ s results and schedule its execution. If t[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-137 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Page 1 Figure 2-41. Display Port Options Results Form, Page 1 Page 2 Figure 2-42. Display Port Options Results Form, Page 2[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-138 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Display Port Speed(s) (dspsp) Use the dspsp command to display the port speed configuration of the ports on one or more COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modems with TDM. For most commands, NMS enables you to specify the destination for the command’ s results and schedule[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-139 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Page 1 Figure 2-43. Display Port Speed(s) Results Form for 19.2 kbps Modem, Page 1[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-140 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Display T elephone Number(s) (dstn) Use the dstn command to display the telephone number(s) in a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modem equipped with an Auto Call, Auto Answer (ACAA) unit, or the local telephone number associated with a COMSPHERE 3600 Series DBM. For more [...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-141 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Figure 2-44. Display T elephone Number Results Form for 3400/4400 Series Modems This results form lists device information for each device specified, and displays the following information: Remote transmit number The line 1 telephone number of the device to be called. Remote receive number The[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-142 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Display Thresholds (dst) Use the dst command to display the current fault threshold set on COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series devices which determine when alerts should be generated. Threshold (TH) alerts are generated when the line parameters exceed the thresholds defined b[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-143 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Phase jitter 20 – 300 Hz Displays the value of the high frequency range phase jitter that, when exceeded, causes the device to report a threshold alert. Frequency offset Displays the frequency offset level value that, when exceeded, causes the device to report a threshold alert. Non-linear d[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-144 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Download Device Firmware (dndf) (Disruptive) Use the dndf command to download device firmware from the 6800 Series NMS into COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modems, COMSPHERE 3800 Series modems, or COMSPHERE 3900 Series modems. This command allows you to upgrade your modem[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-145 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Download Device Firmware Input Form A sample APL Download Device Firmware input form is shown in Figure 2-45. Figure 2-45. Download Device Firmware Input Form, Page 1 This input form contains the following field: T ype of download (Requir ed field) Enter the type of download to be performed. V[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-146 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 3900 mp single Specifies that a download be performed to a single, remote 3900 Series modem with multipoint configuration. 3900 mp link Specifies that a download be performed to one or more remote 3900 Series modems with multipoint configuration. A pop-up menu is ava[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-147 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 NOTE If the inventory state of the specified remote modem is limited access , the Remote dial number field is a required field. If the inventory state of the specified remote modem is active , the Remote dial number field is not displayed. If the inventory state of the specified remote modem i[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-148 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 NOTE The 6800 Series NMS allows you to cancel a transaction by either clicking on the cancel function key box or pressing the F8 function key . Do not cancel a download transaction unless absolutely necessary . The download algorithm involves many states that erase a[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-149 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Model The model number of the device. Software V ersion The software version of the device’ s code. Serial Number The serial number of the device. Product T ype The product class of the device. Protocol Mode The diagnostic protocol mode used by the device. Download Group ID (For 3400/4400 Se[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-150 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 EIA Status (eias) Use the eias command to display the status of EIA interface leads on a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modem or a COMSPHERE 3600 Series DSU, a COMSPHERE 3800 Series modem, or a DA T APHONE II APL modem, DDD modem, or 2700 Series DSU. The eias command wil[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-151 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Page 1 Figure 2-46. EIA Status Results Form for COMSPHERE 3800 Series Modems, Page 1 Page 2 Figure 2-47. EIA Status Results Form for COMSPHERE 3800 Series Modems, Page 2[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-152 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 This results form contains the following fields: Port Displays the port number on the modem for which EIA status is listed on the screen. Lead Lists the EIA leads for which status is being reported. For each port on a 3800 Series modem, the following EIA leads are di[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-153 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 For each port of a DA T APHONE II device, the following EIA leads are displayed: SI Signal Indicator (only for applicable APL modems) TR T ransmit Ready (only for applicable DSUs or DDD modems) SD Send Data RD Receive Data DM Data Mode RS Request-T o-Send CS Clear -T o-Send RR Receiver Ready T[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-154 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Figure 2-48. EIA Status Results Form for COMSPHERE 3900 Series Modems, Page 1 Figure 2-49. EIA Status Results Form for COMSPHERE 3900 Series Modems, Page 2[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-155 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 This results form contains the following fields: Port Lead Displays the EIA leads for which status is being sent. TXD T ransmit Data RXD Receive Data R TS Request-T o-Send CTS Clear -T o-Send DSR Data Set Ready LSD Line Signal Detect DRI Data Rate Indicator LL Local Loopback DTR Data T erminal[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-156 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 End-to-End T est (eet) (Disruptive) Use the eet command to test the primary data channel between a specified COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series control modem, a COMSPHERE 3600 Series DSU, a COMSPHERE 3600 Series DBM, a DA T APHONE II APL modem or DSU, and a tributary . This [...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-157 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Figure 2-50. End-to-End T est Input Form This input form contains the following fields: Control Device(s) (Requir ed field) Enter the control device(s) to participate in this test. For 3600 Series DSUs, only one device can be specified. For other device models, one or more devices may be speci[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-158 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 End-T o-End T est Results Form A separate results form page is displayed for each pair of control and tributary devices specified. Figure 2-51 is a sample End-T o-End results form. Figure 2-51. End-to-End T est Results Form The results form lists device information f[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-159 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Exception Reports (er) (Disruptive Based on T est T ype) Use the er command to obtain exception reports for one or more of the tests listed below . Exception reports are tabular listings of command results statistics for a specified command. Exception reporting allows you to run tests and rece[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-160 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Restrictions: Primary data may be disrupted when an exception report is run for the following tests: • Automatic Network T est • Circuit Loss Inbound • Circuit Loss Outbound • Device T est • Digital T est • End-to-End T est • Offline T est Although this[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-161 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 This form contains the following field: Exception test (Requir ed field) Enter the abbreviation of the command for which the exception report is to be generated. V alid entries are ant, cli, clo, det, dit, eet, ot, rsl, rsq, rtp, sp . A pop-up menu is available listing valid selections. Depend[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-162 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Exception Reports Results Form There are multiple pages of the Exception Reports results form. Figure 2-53 is a sample of Page 1 of the Exception Reports results form for the Receive Signal Quality (rsq) command. Page 1 Figure 2-53. Exception Reports Results Form, Pa[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-163 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 T otal tests missing Indicates the number of tests that could not be completed, or for which results were not received. Number of unacceptable results Indicates the number of test results returned that exceeded the threshold values defined, or for which fail indications were returned. Number o[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-164 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Page 2 Figure 2-54. Exception Reports Results Form, Page 2 Subsequent results form pages display device information for each device tested, along with the requested test parameters, thresholds, and specific test results that exceeded those thresholds. The results tha[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-165 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Identity (id) Use the id command to obtain information on a DA T APHONE II or COMSPHERE devices. The command options enable you to update the model, serial number , and the product type information in the device profile for a device you are upgrading, or you can choose to view the device ident[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-166 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Page 1 for 3400/4400 Series Modems Figure 2-55. Identity Results Form for 3400/4400 Series Modems, Page 1 This results form contains the following fields: Service class The service class of the device, apl, ddd , or dds . When viewing a results form for a 3600 Series[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-167 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Facility restoral option The type of facility restoration that will be used. Expanded identification is given on Page 2 of the Identity results form for 3400/4400 Series modems equipped with a DBM. Page 2 for 3400/4400 Series Modems This results form contains the following fields: Receiver com[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-168 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Page 1 for 3600 Series DSUs Figure 2-56. Identity Results Form for 3600 Series DSUs with DDS-SC Firmware and CISC Chip, Page 1 This results form contains the following fields: Service class The service class of the device, dds/ddd . Model The model number of the devi[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-169 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Application module info This field will appear on a 3600 Series DSU that has LPDA-2, CISC and DDS-SC firmware. The following combinations will appear in this field: LPDA-2 LPDA-2 application is active. CISC chip is not present. DDS-SC application is not active. DDS-SC CISC chip is present. DDS[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-170 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Software version The software version of the device. The 2296A modems report the dialing protocol and error correcting option they are using along with the software version number . An H indicates the modem is using the Hayes  dialing protocol. An M indicates the [...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-171 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Page 1 for 3800 Series DDD Devices This results form contains the following fields: Service class The specific class of the device is ddd. Model The model number of the device. Speed/Mux The current composite facility speed. Software version The software version of the device. Serial number Th[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-172 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Page 1 for COMSPHERE 3900 Series APL Devices Figure 2-58 is a sample results form for COMSPHERE 3900 APL devices. Figure 2-58. Identity Results Form for COMSPHERE 3900 APL Page 1 for 3900 Series Modems This results form contains the following fields: Service class Th[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-173 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Access module id The number of ports served by the modem is 1-Port. Modem Configuration The modem configuration of the device is DDD, 2-W ir e APL, 4-Wire APL , or 4-Wir e APL Multi-point . Modem Strapping The modem (international) strapping of the device, North American, Generic, Japan, UK , [...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-174 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 List Directory (lsd) Use the lsd command to display the telephone number and the comment portion of a specified directory for a DA T APHONE II modem’ s AUTOCALL dialer . T o change the telephone number , or for complete information on the fields that appear when yo[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-175 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 List Directory Results Form A sample List Directory results form is shown in Figure 2-59. The results form displays device information for each device specified, the contents of the specified telephone directory , and indicates whether or not non-displayable control characters in the telephone[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-176 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Loopback (lo) (Disruptive to the Diagnostic Channel of COMSPHERE Devices) Use the lo command to place a device into one of four loopback states, or to release a device from the specified loopback state. This command can be directed to all COMSPHERE and DA T APHONE II[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-177 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 NOTE Aborting a Local Loopback from NMS on a tributary DSU requires using the tributary’s internal DBM. A standby call must be established to the tributary to provide a path for the diagnostic information; since the tributary is in local loopback, it is no longer monitoring the DDS line. Sin[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-178 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Loopback T est Results Form A separate results form page is displayed for each device specified. Each page lists device information for the specified device, the requested loopback state, and a text message indicating whether or not the command was successfully execu[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-179 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Make Busy (mkb) (Disruptive) Use the mkb command to enable or disable COMSPHERE 3800 Series modems or DA T APHONE II Direct Distance Dial (DDD) devices. This command simulates a busy signal by placing a resistor across the switched network line at the specified modem. This places the modem out[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-180 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Manage Call Statistics (mcs) Use the mcs command to specify when the 6800 Series NMS will retrieve call statistics from local COMSPHERE 3800/3900 Series modems. This may be done up to twice a day . Y ou can also use this command to turn off call statistics retrieval.[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-181 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Store Call Detail Data (Requir ed field) Specify whether or not call detail information should be stored. V alid entries are yes (default) or no . If no is selected, the following message is displayed: Entering no entry in the Store call detail data field causes the 6800 NMS to stop gathering [...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-182 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Modem Bit Error Rate T est (mbert) (Disruptive) Use the mbert command to locate primary data channel problems on a COMSPHERE device’ s facility . This is done by calculating the bit error rate. Once this test is started, it continues to run until this command is ex[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-183 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Mode Enter one of the following options: start T o reset the bit error rate counter to zero and start the bit error rate test. abort T o stop the bit error rate test. display-BER T -counters T o display the error count while the test continues to run. reset-BER T -counters T o display , then r[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-184 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Figure 2-60. Modem Bit Error Rate T est Results Form for Display/Reset Bert Counters This results form contains the following fields: Number of total seconds T ime elapsed since the start of the test or the last counter reset. Number of error ed seconds Number of sec[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-185 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 NOTE The results form for the COMSPHERE 3800 Series and 3900 Series modems display fields for:  Number of total seconds  Number of errored seconds  Number of total blocks  Number of errored blocks  Block Error Rate where one block = 1000 bits.[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-186 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Offline T est (ot) (Disruptive) Use the ot command to test the primary and secondary data channel circuits on a DA T APHONE 2700 Series Data Service Unit (DSU). The DSU internally transmits a message to itself 100 times on the primary and secondary channels. If one o[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-187 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Receive Signal Level (rsl) Use the rsl c ommand to estimate the received signal level at DA T APHONE II Analog Private Line (APL) modems or Direct Distance Dial (DDD) modems that support this command. The level is displayed in negative dBm. An acceptable received signal level falls between –[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-188 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Receive Signal Quality (rsq) Use the rsq command to test the quality of the signal being received by a DA T APHONE II Analog Private Line (APL) modem or Direct Distance Dial (DDD) modem. Received signal quality is an overall gauge of the data channel’ s performance[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-189 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Receive Signal Spectrum (rss) (Disruptive) Use the rss command to measure the inbound received signal levels at various frequencies for a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modem. The control modem, tributary modem, and primary data channel are affected when this test is run. This test will continue t[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-190 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 T ributary device Entry into this field is required only if the selected mode is start. Enter the tributary device to be involved in this test. Standard addressing format applies to the input. For information on device addressing, refer to Appendix D of the COMSPHERE[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-191 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Remote Digital Loopback (rdl) (Disruptive) Use the rd l command to place a remote DA T APHONE II Direct Distance Dial (DDD) modem in or out of a digital loopback state. Digital loopback disconnects the data terminal equipment interface leads from the modem and links the modem’ s receiver to [...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-192 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Remote Digital Loopback Results Form This results form displays device information for each device tested, the state requested (loopback or release) and a text message indicating whether or not the command was executed successfully .[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-193 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Report T erminal Power (rtp) Use the rtp command to determine if the terminal connected to a data channel on a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modem, a COMSPHERE 3600 Series DSU/DBM, a DA T APHONE II APL modem or a DA T APHONE II 2700 Series DSU is powered on. The device checks for a voltage level [...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-194 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Reset (reset) The Reset command is used to reset one or more downstream 3900 Series modems. The command contains the following field in support of the 3900 Series modems: • Device(s) – Enter the address(es) of device(s) to be reset. The Reset results form lists t[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-195 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Send Message (snm) Use the snm command to send messages (up to 40 characters) from the 6800 Series NMS to one or more COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modems. The message can be read at the modem’ s front panel using the modem’ s Read Message command. For most commands, NMS enables you to specif[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-196 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Send T one (snt) (Disruptive for the Diagnostic Channel of a 3400/4400 Series Modem) Use the snt command to start a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modem or a DA T APHONE II APL modem transmitting a selected tone in a single direction on the primary data channel at a sign[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-197 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Send T one Results Form This results form lists device information for each device specified, displays the requested frequency or state, and indicates whether or not the command was successfully executed.[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-198 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Service Line (sl) Use the sl command to allow a ninth service telephone line to be assigned to one of the eight DA T APHONE II or COMSPHERE 3800 Series Direct Distance Dial (DDD) control modems in a carrier overseen by a single Shared Diagnostic Unit (SDU). Placing t[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-199 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Signal Profile (sp) Use the sp command to estimate facility parameters for a leased or switched transmission facility . This command can be sent to DA T APHONE II APL and DDD modems. For most commands, NMS enables you to specify the destination for the command’ s results and schedule its exe[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-200 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Figure 2-62. Signal Profile Results Form This results form lists device information for each device specified and displays estimates for the following parameters: Receive signal level The received signal level is expressed in negative dBm. Receive signal quality Sign[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-201 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 T able 2-4 Signal Profile for 2024A Modem Receive Level (-dBm) Freq. Shift FM Hz Phase Jitter FM Deg Background Noise FM dB 0–1 1 0< 1 0 0< =1 8 0> =2 4 12–20 1< 1 0 1> =1 1 1> =2 0 21–30 2> =1 0 2> =1 6 2< =2 2 3> =1 0 3> =1 8 3< =2 1 4> =1 0 4>[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-202 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 T able 2-6 Signal Profile for 2096A and C Modems Receive Level (-dBm) Freq. Shift FM Hz Phase Jitter FM Deg Background Noise FM dB 0–1 1 0< 1 0 0< = 4 0> =4 0 12–20 1< 1 0 1< = 6 1> =4 0 21–30 2> =1 0 2< = 7 2> =4 0 3> =1 0 3< =[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-203 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Standby Facility (sf) Use the sf command to establish or disconnect the dial backup facility for a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series modem. For the DA T APHONE II modems and 3600 Series DSUs, use the sf c ommand both to establish or disconnect the dial backup facility and to switch the primary data p[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-204 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 release/apl-or -dds Changes from the switched network facility back to the Analog Private Line or the Digital Data Service facility . If the specified device(s) are COMSPHERE devices, valid entries are the following: originate/ddd Establishes a DDD backup facility fo[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-205 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 T raining Time (tt) Use the tt command to obtain training time information for a COMSPHERE 3400/4400 Series control modem. The control modem determines its required training time and actual training time, and updates these values at 1-minute intervals. The training times shown represent the lo[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-206 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 T raining Time Results Form A sample T raining T ime results form is shown in Figure 2-63. The results form displays device information for each device specified, the training time (in milliseconds) required for the control modem, and the actual time (in milliseconds[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-207 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 T ransmit T est Pattern (ttp) (Disruptive) Use the ttp command to turn on or of f the test pattern generator in a DA T APHONE II or COMSPHERE 3600 Series DSU. If the generator is turned on, either at a control or tributary DSU, a test pattern is sent over the transmission path to the correspon[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-208 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 T ransmit T est Pattern Results Form This results form displays device information for each device specified, the requested state ( transmit or release) , and a text message indicating whether or not the command was successfully executed.[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-209 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 T rending Reports (tr) (Disruptive Based on T est T ype) Use the tr command to obtain a trending report for one or more of the tests listed below . T rending reports are used to review the performance of specified devices through scheduled repeated network testing. A single network test is spe[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-210 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Access Level: Help Desk, Data T echnician, Manager , System Administrator Abbreviation: Abbreviation: tr Restrictions: Primary data will be disrupted when a trending report is run for any of the following tests:  Automatic Network T est  Circuit Loss Inbound[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-21 1 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Figure 2-64. T rending Reports Initial Input Form This input form contains the following fields: T r ending test (Requir ed field) Enter the abbreviation of the command for which the trending report will be generated. V alid entries are ant, cfr , cli, clo, cq, det, dit, eet, mbert, ot, rsl, [...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-212 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Group 2 contains the following parameters: Gain hits Phase hits Impulse noise Dropouts Retrains Number of tests (Requir ed field) Enter the number of times the test should be repeated to obtain trending results. V alid entries are from 2 through 50 . A pop-up menu is[...]

2 Modem/DSU Commands 2-213 6800-A2-GB31-20 January 1997 Page 2 Figure 2-65. T rending Reports Results Form – T abular , Page 2 Page 3 displays device information for each device tested, the test number , the date and time the test was executed, and the results of the test. Depending on the test requested, test results may be specific parameter va[...]

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System 2-214 January 1997 6800-A2-GB31-20 Page 3 Figure 2-66. T rending Reports Results Form – Statistics, Page 3 This results page displays the following fields: T otal tests requested Indicates the number of tests that were sent. T est results missing Indicates the number of tests that failed, or which r[...]