ASOLINK

ETWORK
Operation Manual
(PASOLI NK Version)
ANAGEMENT
ERMINAL
NEC Corporation
Copyright 2003
Table of Contents
1. GETTING STARTED ................................................................................................................... 1
1.1
1.2
1.3
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 1
CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL ..................................................................................... 1
PNMT COMMUNICATION INTERFACES ..................................................................................... 2
1.3.1 Communications ...................................................................................................................... 2
1.4
1.5
HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR MOBILE TERMINAL (PNMT) ......................................... 4
SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION FOR MOBILE TERMINAL (PNMT) .......................................... 4
2 SYSTEM OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ............................................................................ 5
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.10
2.11
2.12
2.13
THE PNMT SCREEN................................................................................................................ 5
LAUNCHING THE PNMT APPLICATION. ................................................................................ 7
LOGIN ........................................................................................................................................ 8
LOGOUT ..................................................................................................................................... 9
SHUTTING DOWN THE PNMT................................................................................................. 9
SEARCHING FOR NETWORK ELEMENTS AND CONNECTING TO SELECTED PASOLINK ..... 10
CHANGE PASSWORD .............................................................................................................. 11
ALARM BUZZER SETTING ...................................................................................................... 12
REFRESH ................................................................................................................................. 13
REMOTE VIEWING LINK SUMMARY WINDOW .................................................................. 14
OVERALL TAB ..................................................................................................................... 15
ODU TAB ................................................................................................................................ 16
IDU TAB ................................................................................................................................. 18
2.13.1
2.13.2
2.13.3
IDU Tab................................................................................................................................. 18
Loop back .............................................................................................................................. 20
Alarm Inhibit ......................................................................................................................... 21
2.14 AUXILIARY I/O TAB ................................................................................................................. 22
2.14.1
2.14.2
Optocoupler Input Setting ..................................................................................................... 22
Relay Output Setting.............................................................................................................. 23
2.15 PM CARD MONITOR .............................................................................................................. 24
2.15.1
2.15.2
2.15.3
2.15.4
2.15.5
2.15.6
PM CARD Monitor................................................................................................................ 24
Setting the Date/Time ............................................................................................................ 24
PM Card Reset ...................................................................................................................... 25
Downloading the Configuration Files to the PMC................................................................ 25
Downloading a New Program File for the PMC................................................................... 27
Uploading PMC Configuration File to PNMT PC ................................................................ 29
2.16 MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................................ 30
2.16.1
2.16.2
2.16.3
2.16.4
2.16.5
2.16.6
2.16.7
Maintenance Menu ................................................................................................................ 30
Selecting Maintenance Mode................................................................................................. 31
Selecting TX Mute Status ....................................................................................................... 32
Selecting Carrier Wave Status............................................................................................... 32
Selecting BER AIS ................................................................................................................. 33
TX Switch (For 1+1 Hot Standby system only). .................................................................... 33
RX Switch (For 1+1 system only).......................................................................................... 34
2.17 EQUIPMENT SETUP ................................................................................................................. 35
2.17.1
2.17.2
2.17.3
2.17.4
2.17.5
2.17.6
2.17.7
2.17.8
2.17.9
2.17.10
Equipment Configuration Monitor ........................................................................................ 35
Setting the Frequency Plan.................................................................................................... 37
Setting the TX Attenuation ..................................................................................................... 37
Bit Rate .................................................................................................................................. 38
Setting the Frame ID ............................................................................................................. 39
Setting the BER Threshold..................................................................................................... 39
Setting the AIS SEND ............................................................................................................ 40
Setting the AIS RCVD ............................................................................................................ 40
Setting the TX Power Control................................................................................................ 41
Setting the ATPC RX Threshold ............................................................................................ 41
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2.17.11
2.17.12
2.17.13
2.17.14
2.17.15
2.17.16
Setting the ATPC MAX Power............................................................................................... 41
Setting the ATPC MIN Power................................................................................................ 42
Setting the Redundancy Status............................................................................................... 42
Setting the Service Channels (SC4/SC5) ............................................................................... 42
Editing the NE Name ............................................................................................................. 43
Editing the Note for PM CARD ............................................................................................. 43
2.18 LINK PERFORMANCE MONITOR............................................................................................... 44
2.18.1
2.18.2
2.18.3
2.18.4
2.18.5
Viewing Summary Link Performance Monitor ...................................................................... 44
Threshold Setting................................................................................................................... 45
Link Performance Monitor (Daily Data) Window................................................................. 45
Link Performance Monitor (15 min Data) Window............................................................... 46
All Data Reset........................................................................................................................ 47
2.19 EVENT LOG .............................................................................................................................. 48
2.19.1 Event log Monitor.................................................................................................................. 48
2.20 VERSION TAB........................................................................................................................... 49
2.20.1 Version Monitor..................................................................................................................... 49
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1.1 Introduction
The PNMT is a Pasolink Network Management Terminal developed by NEC for management
of NECs Pasolink radio transmission network. The PNMT is a scaled down version of
Pasolink Network Management System (PNMS) that is designed as a maintenance tool for
field engineers to locally and remotely monitor alarms, control points, generate repots, and
archive data, all within a familiar graphical user interface, and all in real time. The PNMT is a
Mobile laptop computer fitted with NEC PNMT software package that interfaces and controls
NEC series short haul radio equipment.
This Windows-NT/2000/XP based software package remote monitors and controls the
status and configuration of an entire network with associated equipment as well as the
performance of the actual microwave links.
1.2 Conventions Used in this Manual
c ), a cascading menu follows.
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Font What the Font Represents Example
Italic For manual titles or related document
names.
Please refer to Pasolink Operation
Manual for details.
Hostname
Bold
Items on the user interface.
Items on the computer display.
File and directory names.

The Overall window
[Button] Buttons on the user interface. Click on [OK] button to continue
Click on [Execute] button to send
command.
Menu Items
A menu name followed by a colon c:) means
that you must select the menu and then item.
When the item is followed by an arrow

Select System -> Login/Logout

<username>
A command variable where the user must
enter the appropriate value.
This is also commonly used when asking for
a password.

<password>

Keycap

Keyboard keys.

Press Enter key.
1. Getting Started
1.3 PNMT Communication Interfaces
1.3.1 Communications
Communications between the PNMT and the radio network equipment can be
via the LA Port of the Pasolink equipment,
via the DSC to a remote PM node in the network.
a) LA Port Interface
On the Pasolink equipment, the LA Port is mounted on the front of the equipment.
The LA Port consists of a D815 connector and connects to PM installed in the IDU via a
serial cable to the relevant communications port of the PNMT Computer.
The LA Port has the following properties:


Port Configuration:
Connector type:
8it per second rate:
Stop bits:
Data bit length:
Parity:
RS-232
Subminiature D815 (female)
1200/2400/4800/9600/19200 (default 19200)
1
8
no parity.






The following table is given cabling pin assignment of the connection between LA Port
and PNMT PC.
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Cabling diagram between PNMT and LA port
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15pincM) 9 pincF)
LA
PCcPNMT)
Connector
RS-232C
1 LCT-TXD 1
2 GND 2
3 LCT-RXD 3
4 LCT-RTS 4
5 LCT-CTS 5
6 6
7 7
8 GND 8
9 9
10 10
11 PNMT-CTS 11 1 1 CD
12 PNMT-RTS 12 2 2 RD
13 PNMT-RXD 13 3 3 TD
14 GND 14 4 4 DTR
15 PNMT-TXD 15 5 5 GND PCcPNMT)
6 6 DSR
7 7 RTS
8 8 CTS
9 9 RI
1.4 Hardware Configuration for Mobile Terminal (PNMT)
Recommended PNMT mobile PC configuration:
Laptop PC with TFT DISPLAY (IBM PC or compatible)
CPU:
RAM:
HDD:
FDD:
CD-ROM:
Pentium-400 or higher
128 M8 or more
2 G8 or more
3.5 x 1
8 X or higher
Integrated Sound Card + Speaker
1.5 Software Configuration for Mobile Terminal (PNMT)
All structured and modular programs used in PNMT are resident in the hard disk and
RAM of the personal computer. The Windows operating system is employed which is
capable of multi-task processing using the Pentium microprocessor. The PNMT software
basically consists of two parts, the operating system and the application programs.
The operating system
-Windows 98 (English Version)
-Windows NT Workstation Ver4.0 (English Version) with SP6.0 or higher
-Windows 2000 (English Version) with SP3 or higher
-Windows XP (English Version) with SP1 or higher
The application programs
-IE 5.0 or higher
-Acrobat Reader
-PNMT software
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This chapter explains the menu structure and procedures for operating of the PNMT. The
explanation uses typical PNMT screens to illustrate the hierarchy of menu.
2.1 The PNMT Screen
The PNMT window is comprised of the following main parts (Refer to figure 1). For
detailed descriptions, refer to the Users Manual for the Windows NT operating system.
o Title bar
The title bar of the window is used to indicate the title of the window.
Common Menu bar
The common menu bar of the window presents the System, Refresh and Help
options, illustrates the commands that can be executed from the various options.
The Help function also can display the PDF version of this operation manual.
o
NE-specific Menu bar
This menu is a list of tasks that can be performed to the specific network element
(NE) displayed in the PNMT. Configuration, Event Log, and Link Performance
Monitor functions can be executed in the NE-specific Menu bar.
o
o Block Diagram
The block diagram illustrates the equipments of the Pasolink radio system. Its main
purpose in the window is to display the current summary alarm state of the
equipment. You can click on a specific block to display the status of equipment in
the data window.
Data window
This window displays in detail the status and alarm items of a specific equipment of
the NE. You can select the tab or the block of the specific equipment you want to
monitor in the data window.
o
Tabs
To view the status and alarms in the Pasolink radio, click on the tab at the bottom of
the Data window.
o
Command Button
The command button is used to enter the data selected on the pop-up window into
the computer.
o
Selectable Field
The selectable field is a standard Windows input field where the user can scroll
down on a list of values available for that option.
o
Login User
This indicates the current user that logged-in in the PNMT.
o
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2 System Operation & Maintenance
Title 8ar Block Diagram
NE-Specific Menu Bar
Common
Menu 8ar
Common
Tool 8ar
Data
Window
Tabs
Login User
Fig. 1: Common Parts of a Window
Selectable Field
Command Button
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2.2 Launching the PNMT Application
To start PNMT:
1. Power ON the system.
NOTE
Make sure that the RS-232C cable is connected
between Com 1 of the PNMT PC and the LA Port of
the IDU.
2. Login to Windows XP/2000/NT/98 Workstation. Please refer to
Windows XP/2000/NT/98 Manual.
Click on Start -> Programs -> Pnmt -> Pnmt then PNMT system logo
appears followed by the Link summary window in the PNMT main window (See
figure below)
3.
4. Initially the PNMT screen is split evenly to display the data from the two NEs in the
hop. You can click on the arrow keys on the middle of the screen, to either expand
the Selected Network Element data field (left arrow) or the Opposite Network
Element (right arrow). Clicking on the block will return the division in to the original
setting.
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2.3 Login
Users are registered by means of login name and password.
To protect the network and network management system from unauthorized access or
unauthorized modifications, five levels of users are defined with different privileges. The
functions are available in the window depending on the users access level. Therefore,
some of the functions may or may not be carried out.
The highest level or administrator level has full access to the network and network
management system and has the ability to create and assign privileges to other users.
To login:
1. Click on System -> Login/Logout in the Menu bar on main window.
2. Enter the User name.
3. Enter the valid Password for the specific User.
4. Click on the [OK] button.
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2.4 Logout
To logout from PNMT:
1. Click System Login/Logout on the Menu bar on the main window. ->
2.
3.
Select Logout from the Login /Logout window.
Click on [OK] button to continue the Logout process.
2.5 Shutting Down the PNMT
To close the PNMT application:
1. Click System -> Exit on the Menu bar on the main window.
2. Click [Yes] to confirm closing the application.
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2.6 Searching for Network Elements and Connecting to Selected Pasolink
The summary description of the current station (Pasolink name, Equipment type,
Opposite Pasolink, etc.) where PNMT is connected is displayed using this function.
Summary description of the opposite station belonging to that link is also displayed.
To search for or connect to Pasolink in the network:
1. Click on System -> Connect on Menu bar on main window.
NOTE
Initially only the current NE physically connected to
the PNMT and its opposite station will be shown on
the Network Element List.
2. Click on [Search for Network Element] button to display all connected NEs
in the network.
Select and highlight the NE to be viewed.
Click [Connect] button. The Link Summary of the Pasolink selected and its
opposite station will be displayed.
3.
4.
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2.7 Change Password
To change the password:
1. Click on System Change Password on the Menu bar on main window. ->
2.
3.
4.
5.
Enter the Old password.
Enter New Password
Enter new password on the Confirm New Password to confirm.
Click on [OK] button.
NOTE
For details on initial user name and password,
please refer to PNMT Install manual.
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2.8 Alarm Buzzer Setting
This function is used to activate and set the Alarm 8uzzer. The desired sound scheme
can also be set using this function.
To set the Alarm 8uzzer:
1. Click System |Alarm Buzzer in the main window.
2. Select the Wave file box to activate the buzzer. No
of the PNMT.
sound is the factory setting
3. Enter the location of the sound file (*.wav) Otherwise; click on [] to locate the
desired file. You can also preview the *.wav file by click on the arrow next to the
browse button.
Click on [OK] button to activate the new setting. 4.
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2.9 Refresh
This function is supported only by PNMT. This function enables PNMT to acquire all
status manually and to update equipment information
To Refresh:
1. Click on Refresh Refresh in the main window or click on the refresh icon in the
tool bar.
NOTE
Metering items such as TX power, RX level, power
supply and BER are automatically refreshed every
15 seconds. This function is used when the
immediate refreshing of these metering items is
necessary or confirmation of all current status is
immediately required.
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2.10 Remote Viewing Link Summary Window
You can view a target link within the one Root cluster of the Pasolink network by
searching the connected NEs and then connecting to a target NE. Please refer to
Section 2.6 Searching for Network Elements and Connecting to Selected Pasolink.
This function allows you to connect to any NE in the network remotely.
NOTE: For multi-CPMC network, you can only connect to NEs that are being polled by the
same CMPC as the local NE where you are directly connected via the PNMT cable.
Link Summary window (1+0 configuration)
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2.11 Overall Tab
This tab is displayed on startup. The overall tab provides a snapshot at the most
significant monitored items in the NE.
1+0 Overall window 1+0(Expandable) Overall window
1+1(Hot Standby) Overall window 1+1(Twin Path) Overall window
The following items are displayed in this tab:
TX Attenuation the current value (in d8) of the internal attenuation set in the ODU.
TX Frequency the current transmit frequency used. RX
Frequency the current receive frequency used.
Redundancy the function is available only for 1+1 systems.
TX Power Control method used by the ODU for power control functions can be
set here.
8it Rate the current bit rate setting of the IDU.
MAINT the current state of the Maintenance status.
Frame ID the set frame ID of the NE.
Selected TX (for 1+1 HS system only) shows the current system used for signal
transmission
Selected RX (for 1+1 system only) shows the current system used for signal
reception.
ODU Type the type of ODU connecting with the equipment.
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2.12 ODU Tab
This function is to display the values and status of the monitored items of the ODU.
To view the alarm and status display of the ODU:
1. Click the ODU tab in Link Summary window of the target NE.
ODU window (1+0 configuration)
ODU window (1+1 configuration)
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Monitored Item
Following items are monitored.
TX PORTION RX PORTION
Alarm
IF INPUT - Monitor IF signal Input
TX POWER - Monitor TX Power
TX APC - Monitors the Automatic Power
Control unit
Alarm
RX LEVEL - Monitor RX level
RX APC - Monitors the Automatic Power
Control unit
Monitoring
RX level - Display RX level value in volt and
d8m.
Status/Monitoring
TX Attenuation -
TX Power the transmitted power of the
ODU in volt and d8m.
COMMON PORTION
Alarm
IDU-ODU Link the fail of connection
between IDU and ODU.
ODU Type - the type of ODU connecting
with the equipment.
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2.13 IDU Tab
2.13.1 IDU Tab
To view the alarm and status of the IDU:
1. Select the IDU tab in Link Summary window of the target NE.
IDU window (1+0 configuration)
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IDU window (1+1 configuration)
Monitored Items
Following items are monitored.
WS Interface
Input
8P Output
AIS SEND
AIS RCVD
ALARM INHI8IT
TX PORTION
Alarm
MOD: Monitor Modulator portion
TX CLK LOSS
Channels (CH):
Input: Alarm state of the input of the
channel.
8P Output
AIS SEND:
AIS RCV:
L81: Near-end Loop back status
L82: Custom Loop back status
ALARM INHI8IT: Alarm inhibit state of
the channel.
RX PORTION
Alarm
DEM : Monitor Demodulator
Low 8ER
High 8ER
8ER Alarm
Frame Async
RX CLK LOSS
COMMON PORTION
Alarm
IDU-ODU Link:
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2.13.2 Loop back
To set the loop back:
1.
2.
Click on the button of the target channel in IDU window
Select LB1 or LB2 Tab in the ensuing window.
3. Select ON to activate the loop back. Or click the OFF button to remove the loop-back.
NOTE
Switch ON maintenance mode first before applying
the loop back.
4.
5.
Click on [Execute] button to activate the operation.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
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2.13.3 Alarm Inhibit
(a) For Traffic channel
Click CH button of the selected channel in IDU window
Select the ALARM Tab window.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Select ON to inhibit the alarm of that channel or OFF to activate the alarm.
Click on [Execute] button to activate the operation.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
(b) Wayside channel (option)
Click [WS] button of in IDU window. 1.
2.
3.
4.
Select ON to inhibit the alarm of that channel or OFF to activate the alarm.
Click on [Execute] button to activate the operation.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
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2.14 Auxiliary I/O Tab
4-relay outputs and 6 optocoupler inputs are provided in the PNMT for external control
and alarms. The setting for each relay output/optocoupler is available by clicking on the
selected device in the Auxiliary I/O Monitor window.
To monitor and set the Auxiliary I/O:
1. Select the Aux. I/O tab in the Link Summary window
Monitored Item
Following items are monitored.
2.
3.
Six (6) inputs (Input1 - Input6)
Four (4) relay outputs (Relay1 - Relay4)
2.14.1 Optocoupler Input Setting
To set the Optocoupler input:
1. Click on the selected [Input-n] button in Aux. I/O tab.
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2. Enter the name of the Input in the Name field. A maximum of 32 characters can be
used
Select the Alarm condition of the Input. You can select the event when the target
Input will send the alarm signal to the PNMS/PNMT. Also you can preset the input
to just send the Status of the input instead of an alarm signal.
Click on [Execute] button to activate the selected state of the device.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
3.
4.
5.
2.14.2 Relay Output Setting
To set the relay output:
1.
2.
Click [Output-n] button in Aux. I/O window.
Enter the desired name on the Name field. A maximum of 32 characters can be
used.
To open or close the relays click on the Event ON or Event OFF button
respectively.
Enter the desired strings for the open and close states of the Relay in the
appropriate Even ON and Event OFF fields. A maximum of 32 characters can be
used
Click on Execute button to carry out the command.
3.
4.
5.
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2.15 PM CARD Monitor
2.15.1 PM CARD Monitor
1. Select the PMC tab in Link Summary window of the target NE.
The following items can be monitored and controlled in the PMC tab:
o PMC-ALM CONT LINK
o Date/Time
o PMC Reset
o Download Configuration File
o Download Program File
o Upload Configuration File
2.15.2 Setting the Date/Time
The Date and Time stored in PM card can be displayed and adjusted using this function.
To set the Date/Time:
1. Click on the [Date/Time] button in the PMC tab.
NOTE
To set the value of the Date and Time field to the
same value as that of the PNMT computer, check
on the Display PC Time box.
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1-1) To check the Date and Time on the PM Card:
1) Select Get Date/Time in the Date/Time window.
2) Click on [Execute] button.
3) The current date and time in the PMC will be displayed in the Date and
Time field.
1-2) To set the Date and Time on the PM Card:
1) Select Set Date/Time in the Date/Time window.
2) Click on [Execute] button.
3) Click on [Close] button when finished.
2.15.3 PM Card Reset
The PM card can be reset using this function
NOTE
Resetting the PMC will not affect the traffic. The
connection to the selected NE will be lost a few
minutes and will be automatically re-connected.
To reset the PM Card:
1.
2.
Click on the [PMC Reset] button in PMC tab.
You can select the with ROM(PMC Program) Switching option if you want to
switch to a newly downloaded PMC Program file.
Click on [Execute] button to continue the PMC reset operation. 3.
2.15.4 Downloading the Configuration Files to the PMC
This function is used to download configuration files from the PNMT to the PM card. The
configuration file - system.cfg, contains the IP address of the PM card as well as the IP
address of the opposite station. The network.cfg file contains the information about the
Pasolink network where the PM card is located.
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To download new configuration file to the PM card:
1. Click on [Configuration File] in the button in the PMC tabs Download
(PC>>PMC) section.
2.
3.
Select the type of file to be downloaded in the Type list.
Enter the location of the configuration file in the File field, or click on [Browse] to
locate the file on the local hard disk or diskette.
WARNING!!!
Make sure that the correct configuration file is
downloaded to the correct PM card. Incorrect
configuration file will lead to PM card or network
failure.
4.
5.
Click on [Execute] button to start the operation.
A message window indicating the status of the operation will appear. It will close
automatically once the operation is finished.
WARNING:
Make sure that you have successfully downloaded
the configuration file before doing Update.
Otherwise the PM Card will switch to an empty ROM
that may cause PM Card failure.
6. Click on [Update] button to activate the new configuration file(s).
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7. Select the appropriate box for the type of configuration file that will be updated. One
or more configuration file can be updated by checking the box opposite to the
configuration file name. Click on [OK] button to start the operation. The "with
ROM (PMC Program) Switching" box is for switching to the ROM with the new
PMC Program and has the same function that will be discussed in the next section.\
NOTE
When updating system.cfg file, PMC to PMC
communication will be lost when the PMC re-
initialises to the new system configuration. This
WILL NOT affect the radio link. During this time
PNMT connection to the Pasolink will be lost but
will automatically be reconnected after the PMC
resets.
8. Click on [Close] button when done
2.15.5 Downloading a New Program File for the PMC
This function is used to update the application program on the PM card. This operation
affects only the PMC to PMC communication but not the radio link, and will not disrupt
communication.
To download the program file to PM Card:
1. Click on [Program File] in the button in the PMC tabs Download (PC>>PMC)
section.
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2. Enter the appropriate location of the program file (*.pof) in the File field. Otherwise,
click [Browse] to locate the file.
WARNING!!!
Make sure that the correct program file is
downloaded to the PM card. Incorrect program file
will lead to PM card failure.
3.
4.
Click on [Execute] button to start the operation.
A message window will appear displaying the status of the operation. The message
window will close automatically once the download is completed.
NOTE
This operation may take several minutes depending
on the program file size.
5. Click on [PMC Reset] button to switch to the new program file.
6.
7.
Check the with ROM(Program File) Switching box.
Click on the [OK] button to complete the switch to the new program file.
NOTE
The connection to the selected Pasolink will be lost
a few minutes and will automatically re-connect.
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2.15.6 Uploading PMC Configuration File to PNMT PC
This function is used to upload the configuration file from the PM card of the selected
Pasolink to the PNMT PC.
To upload configuration file from the PM card to PNMT:
1. Click on [Configuration File] in the button in the PMC tabs Upload
(PMC>>PC) section.
2.
3.
4.
Select the type of file to be uploaded on the Type field.
Click on the [Execute] button to start the operation.
Enter the desired file name for the uploaded file. And select and the directory where
the uploaded file will be saved.
A message window indicating the status of the operation will appear. It will close
automatically once the operation is completed.
After the upload is finished click on [Close] button.
Verify that the file was uploaded on the specified directory.
5.
6.
7.
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2.16 Maintenance
There are ten maintenance control items that can be executed in the maintenance menu.
The function of each control is as follows.
MAINT :
TX Mute :
CW (MOD Carrier):
8ER AIS:
To switch Maintenance mode to ON
To turn off TX power
To turn on the Continuous Wave for measurements
8it Error Rate Alarm Indication Signal
TX Switch: To switch the current system you want to use for signal transmission
manually.
RX Switch: To switch the current system you want to use for signal reception.
*These windows are not available when MAINT is OFF. (Switch to Maintenance mode
first is displayed.)
2.16.1 Maintenance Menu
To go to maintenance window:
1. Click Maintenance button in Link Summary window. The contents of the
Maintenance window will depend on the type of IDU used. The proceeding pictures
show the possible contents of the Maintenance window according to the IDU type.
Maintenance window (1+0/1+0Expandable configuration)
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1+1(Hot Standby) Maintenance window
1+1(Twin Path) Maintenance window
2.16.2 Selecting Maintenance Mode
To switch the Pasolink to maintenance mode:
1. Click [MAINT] button in Maintenance window.
2.
3.
4.
Select on ON/OFF depending on desired state.
Click on [Execute] to carry out the command.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
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2.16.3 Selecting TX Mute Status
TX power of the ODU is switched off when TX Mute is ON. This should be OFF in normal
operation.
To change the TX Mute status:
1. Click [TX Mute] button in Maintenance window
NOTE
Switch ON maintenance mode first
before performing TX MUTE.
2.
3.
4.
Select ON/OFF depending on the desired state.
Click on [Execute] button to carry out the command.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
2.16.4 Selecting Carrier Wave Status
When doing frequency measurements, the CW should be turned OFF to have an
unmodulated signal. During normal operations this status should be ON.
To change the CW (MOD Carrier) status:
1. Click [CW (MOD Carrier)] button in Maintenance window
NOTE
Switch ON maintenance mode first
before performing CW.
2.
3.
4.
Click on ON/OFF button depending on desired state.
Click on [Execute] button to carry out command.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
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2.16.5 Selecting BER AIS
To change the 8ER AIS status:
1. Click [BER AIS] button in Maintenance window
NOTE
Switch ON maintenance mode
before performing BER AIS.
first
2.
3.
Click on ON/OFF button depending on desired state.
Click on [Execute] button to carry out command.
2.16.6 TX Switch (For 1+1 Hot Standby system only).
To switchover to the other system in 1+1 configuration:
1. Click [Switchover] button in Maintenance window
NOTE
Switch ON maintenance mode first
before performing TX Switch.
2. Select the whether to manually TX to No. 1 or No.2 or allow the Pasolink to Auto TX
switch. The TX switch is normally set on Auto.
Click on [Execute] button to apply the new setting.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
3.
4.
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2.16.7 RX Switch (For 1+1 system only).
To switchover to the other system in 1+1 configuration:
1. Click [Switchover] button in Maintenance window
NOTE
Switch ON maintenance mode first
before performing RX Switch.
2. Select the whether to manually RX to No. 1 or No.2 or allow the Pasolink to Auto RX
switch. The RX switch is normally set on Auto.
Click on [Execute] button to apply the new setting.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
3.
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2.17 Equipment Setup
Main signal, Wayside signal, Service signal, ODU and PM card portion can be monitored
and controlled in this window.
2.17.1 Equipment Configuration Monitor
To open the Equipment Configuration Monitor:
1. Select Configuration Setup in the NE-specific menu bar. -> Equipment
Equipment Setup (1+0)
window
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Equipment Configuration (1+1) window
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2.17.2 Setting the Frequency Plan
To setup the frequency plan:
1. Click on the [Frequency Plan] button in the Equipment Setup window.
2. On the Frequency Plan window, only the TX/RX CH is configurable. The rest of the
items are grayed-out in the screen and are automatically set according to the
allocated channel in TX/RX CH.
Click on [Execute] button to apply the new set of values.
3.
CAUTION:
Changing the TX/RX CH will interrupt the traffic.
2.17.3 Setting the TX Attenuation
To set the TX attenuation:
1. Click on the [TX Attenuation] button in the Equipment Setup window.
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2. Select the value of the attenuation by pulling down on the menu. The attenuation is
set in dB. The TX attenuation of ODU V3 is 30 dB.
Click on [Execute] button to apply the new TX attenuation on the ODU.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
3.
4.
2.17.4
NOTE:
Bit Rate
Bit Rate can be selected only for Bit Rate Free-type Pasolink.
The Bit-Rate set in this window is the operating bit-rate of the System. The
inventory operating mode, or the ODU Capacity is shown in the ODU block in the
Equipment setup window. The total operating bit-rate is always within the ODU
transmission capacity.
Changing the Bit Rate of opposite radio may have an effect on the Custom Loop
back (LB2) status of local radio. In case this occurs, cancel (turn off) the state of
LB2 manually. The procedure for LB2 is shown in section 2.13.2.
To set the Bit Rate value:
1. Click Bit Rate button in Equipment Configuration window.
2. Select the bit rate value by clicking on the appropriate bit rate button displayed in
the Bit Rate window.
NOTE:
Some of the bit rate button may not be selectable -
depending on to the type of IDU used. Changing the
bit rate will cause temporary communication loss.
The buzzer will be activated until the bit rate of the
opposite site is changed.
3. Click on Execute button to set the bit rate to the new value set.
4. Click on Close button when finished.
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2.17.5 Setting the Frame ID
To set the Frame ID:
1. Click on the [Frame ID] button in the Equipment Setup window.
2. Select the desired value of the Frame ID from the pull-down menu. The Frame ID
can be set from 0 to 7. Make sure that both NEs in the hop are using the same
Frame ID.
Click on [Execute] button to apply the new Frame ID.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
3.
4.
2.17.6 Setting the BER Threshold
To set the BER Threshold:
1. Click on [BER Threshold] button in the Equipment Setup window.
2.
3.
4.
Select the desired value of the BER Threshold.
Click on [Execute] button to apply the new setting.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
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2.17.7 Setting the AIS SEND
To set the AIS SEND:
1. Click on the [AIS SEND] button in the Equipment Setup window.
2. Select whether you want the AIS SEND to send an Alarm to the upper system when
activated or just Status just as an entry in the Event Log.
Click on [Execute] button to apply the new setting.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
3.
4.
2.17.8 Setting the AIS RCVD
To set the AIS RCVD:
1. Click on the [AIS RCVD] button in the Equipment Setup window.
2. Select whether you want the AIS RCVD to send an Alarm to the upper system
when activated or just Status just as an entry in the Event Log.
Click on [Execute] button to apply the new setting.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
3.
4.
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2.17.9 Setting the TX Power Control
To set the TX Power Control:
1. Click on the [TX Power Control] button in the Equipment Setup window.
2.
3.
4.
Select whether ATPC or MTPC you set to the equipment.
Click on [Execute] button to apply the new setting.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
2.17.10 Setting the ATPC RX Threshold
To set ATPC RX Threshold:
1. Click on the [ATPC RX Threshold] button in the Equipment Setup window.
2.
3.
4.
Set the RX Threshold value when using the ATPC system.
Click on [Execute] button to apply the new setting.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
2.17.11 Setting the ATPC MAX Power
To set ATPC MAX Power:
1. Click on the [ATPC MAX Power] button in the Equipment Setup window.
2.
3.
4.
Set the ATPC MAX Power value when using the ATPC system.
Click on [Execute] button to apply the new setting.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
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2.17.12 Setting the ATPC MIN Power
To set ATPC MIN Power:
1. Click on the [ATPC MIN Power] button in the Equipment Setup window.
2.
3.
4.
Set the ATPC MIN Power value when using the ATPC system.
Click on [Execute] button to apply the new setting.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
2.17.13 Setting the Redundancy Status
To set the Redundancy Status:
1. Click on the [Redundancy] button in the Equipment Setup window.
2.
3.
4.
Select the desired Redundancy when using the 1+1 system.
Click on [Execute] button to apply the new setting.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
2.17.14 Setting the Service Channels (SC4/SC5)
To set the Service Channels SC4 and SC5:
1. Click on either [SC4] or [SC5] button.
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2.
3.
4.
Select desired speed and interface to be associated with the service channel.
Click on [Execute] button to apply the new setting
Click on [Close] button when finished.
2.17.15 Editing the NE Name
To edit the NE name:
1. Click [NE Name] button in Equipment Configuration window.
2. Enter new Pasolink name in the NE Name dialog box. A maximum of 32 characters
can be used.
Click on [Execute] button to change to new name.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
3.
4.
2.17.16 Editing the Note for PM CARD
To put an optional description on the current Pasolink:
1. Click [Note] button in Equipment Configuration window.
2. Enter the optional description for the specific Pasolink in the Note dialog box. A
maximum of 100 characters can be used in this field
Click on [Execute] button when finished.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
3.
4.
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2.18 Link Performance Monitor
The following performance items can be monitored according to G.826 recommendation:
ES :
SES :
UAS :
BBE :
Errored seconds
Severely errored second
Unavailable Seconds
Background Block Error
Red color in Performance monitor window indicates the occurrence of performance items
exceeding the threshold value. The threshold values can be set in Threshold window.
Moreover, all data can be reset by using the [All Data Reset] button. The detailed
daily performance data can be seen by clicking the [Detail] button.
2.18.1 Viewing Summary Link Performance Monitor
To view Summary Link Performance Monitor:
1. Click on Link Performance Monitor in the NE-specific menu bar of the target
Pasolink the Pasolink that you intend to monitor.
Summary Link Performance Monitor window
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2.18.2 Threshold Setting
To set the threshold values:
1. Click on [Threshold (%)] button in the Summary Link Performance Monitor
window
2. Select the performance item that is to be configured on the table shown above. The
G.826 measure becomes available for setting when selected. The arrow buttons on
the left-hand side of the field indicates this.
Set the value when the alarm Occur and when the alarm Recover in the
appropriate field. The measure will issue an alarm status when it reaches the alarm
occur value or issue an alarm clear status when it reaches the recover value set in
the threshold table.
Click on [Execute] button to activate the new settings.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
3.
4.
5.
2.18.3 Link Performance Monitor (Daily Data) Window.
This window contains the Link Performance data of the current 8 days.
To view the Link Performance Monitor (Daily Data) window:
1. Click [Detail] button in Link Performance Monitor window.
Link Performance Monitor window
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2. On this window a table presents the available data in the PMC. The table is
presented as G.826 measure versus the Date. The date buttons on the right-hand
side of the table is selectable. Moreover, the buttons reflect the summary alarm for
that specific date.
Click on the date buttons to display the detailed 15-min data for that date.
3.
2.18.4 Link Performance Monitor (15 min Data) Window
To view the 15-min Data:
1. Click button of the target date in Link Performance Monitor (Daily Date) window to
display the detailed 15-min performance data.
Link Performance Monitor (15-min Data) window
2. The data can be saved in text format by clicking on the save icon. Or can be
refreshed by clicking on the refresh button.
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2.18.5
1.
All Data Reset
Click on [All Data Reset] button in Summary Link Performance Monitor
window.
WARNING!!!
Make sure that the current data has been saved.
This operation will delete all the performance data
in the current week.
2.
3.
Click on [Execute] button to reset all the data.
Click on [Close] button when finished.
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2.19 Event log
The Event Log Windows displays the date when the event or command was received, the
equipment, item, and status.
2.19.1
1.
Event log Monitor
Click on Event Log in the NE-specific menu bar of the target Pasolink the
Pasolink that you intend to monitor.
A message window showing the progress of the uploading of the Event Log data
will appear on the screen. Wait until the PNMT finishes the uploading of the data.
The progress window will automatically close once the uploading is completed.
The Event Log View will be displayed. The event log is presented in a table form
showing the date of the event, the item that triggered the event and the status
change.
2.
3.
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2.20 Version Tab
The inventory information of the PM card, ODU and IDU can be viewed using this function.
2.20.1 Version Monitor
To display version of ODU, IDU and PMC.
1.
2.
Select the Version tab in Link Summary window.
The version tab shows the Date of Manufacture, Software Version, Serial No. and
Code No. of the ODU, IDU and PMC. Note that only ODU V3 supports this
function.
Version window for (1+0)
Version window for (1+1)
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