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E/// MINI-LINK HC Operation Manual
Contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Revision Information 2
1.2 Target Group 4
1.3 Related Documents 4
1.4 Conventions 5
1.4.1 Typographic Conventions 5
1.4.2 Safety Conventions 5
1.5 Copyright for Third Party Software Products 6
1.6 Technical Support 6
2 System Overview 7
2.1 System Components 8
2.2 The LCT Software 10
3 Getting Started 13
3.1 System Requirements 14
3.2 Installing Software 15
3.3 Starting for the First Time 16
3.3.1 Creating a Dial-Up Connection 16
3.3.2 Configuring Internet Explorer 33
3.4 Starting the LCT 36
3.5 Stopping the LCT 37
3.6 Getting Help 37
3.6.1 Help Menu 37
3.6.2 Help Buttons 37
3.6.3 Free Text Search 38
3.7 The Main Window 39
4 Using the LCT 41
4.1 Special Elements 41
4.1.1 LCT Reset Button 41
4.2 User Preference Settings 41
4.3 Troubleshooting 42
4.3.1 MMU/Radio Matching 42
4.3.2 Single or Multi Mode Cable 42
4.3.3 High or Normal Laser Power 42
4.3.4 IP Addressing 42
4.3.5 LCT Reset Button 43
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5 Fault Management 45
5.1 Configuring Alarm Logging 45
5.2 Working with Active Alarms 46
5.3 Working with Alarm Logs 47
5.3.1 Viewing Alarm Logs 47
5.3.2 Deleting Logged Alarms 48
5.4 List of Alarms 49
5.5 Using Loops to Find Faults on Boards 53
6 Configuration Management 55
6.1 Initial Setup 56
6.1.1 Selecting Protection Mode 56
6.1.2 Selecting Expected Board Types 57
6.1.3 Setting Up Hops 57
6.1.4 Setting Up Interfaces 59
6.1.5 Setting Up Static Routing 70
6.1.6 Setting Up OSPF Routing 72
6.1.7 Setting General Terminal Data 75
6.2 Working with Optical Links 76
6.2.1 Configuring ALS 76
6.2.2 Restarting Optical Links 77
6.2.3 Switching the Laser On and Off 77
6.2.4 Configuring Optical Splitter Handling (Equipment and Line
Protection Terminals Only) 78
6.3 Configuring Traffic 79
6.3.1 Configuring the Radio Side Traffic 79
6.3.2 Configuring the Line Side Traffic 81
6.4 Configuring User Channels 82
6.4.1 Configuring I/O Channels 82
6.4.2 Controlling Output Channels 83
6.5 Viewing Revision Information 84
6.6 Saving Configurations 84
6.7 Uploading and Downloading Configurations 85
6.7.1 Uploading Configurations 85
6.7.2 Downloading Configurations 86
6.8 Restarting the Embedded Software 88
6.9 Updating the Software 89
6.9.1 Creating and Downloading Software Packages 90
6.9.2 Distributing Software to Units 91
6.9.3 Activating Software 92
6.9.4 Viewing the Download History and Progress 92
6.9.5 Advanced SW handling 93
6.10 Working with the Far-End Terminal 94
7 Performance Management 95
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7.1 Performance Measurements 95
7.1.1 G.826 Threshold Reports and Alarms 95
7.1.2 Radio Threshold Reports and Alarms 97
7.2 Configure G.826 Performance Measurements 100
7.2.1 Configuring 15 Minute G.826 Measurements 100
7.2.2 Configuring the 24 Hour G.826 Performance Measurements 102
7.3 Configure Radio Performance Measurements 104
7.3.1 Configuring Radio Performance Level Thresholds 105
7.3.2 Configuring 15 Minute Radio Measurements 106
7.3.3 Configuring 24 Hrs Radio Measurements 107
7.4 Viewing G.826 Performance Results 108
7.4.1 Viewing the Current 15 Minute G.826 Performance 108
7.4.2 Viewing the Historic 15 Minute G.826 Performance 108
7.4.3 Viewing the Current 24 Hour G.826 Performance 109
7.4.4 Viewing the Historic 24 Hour G.826 Performance 109
7.5 Viewing Radio Performance Results 110
7.5.1 Viewing the 15 Minutes Current Radio Performance 110
7.5.2 Viewing the Historic 15 Minutes Radio Performance 110
7.5.3 Viewing the 24 Hrs Radio Performance 111
7.5.4 Viewing the Historic 24 Hrs Radio Performance 112
8 Security Management 113
8.1 Managing User Accounts 114
8.1.1 Adding User Accounts 114
8.1.2 Removing User Accounts 114
8.1.3 Changing Passwords 115
8.2 Modifying the Current User Account 116
9 Hardware Maintenance 117
9.1 Replacing a TRU in ELP Mode in Slot #1 117
9.2 Replacing a TRU in ELP Mode in Slot #3 118
10 User Interface Reference 119
10.1 Link Manager Window 119
10.1.1 Menu Bar 121
10.1.2 Near End Frame 127
10.1.3 Loops Window 130
10.1.4 Transmitters 134
10.1.5 Protection Configuration Window 141
10.1.6 Far End Frame 143
10.2 Setup Menu 146
10.2.1 Protection Mode Window 146
10.2.2 Equipped Board Types Window 147
10.2.3 Hop Setup Window 148
10.2.4 ATPC Setup Window 150
10.2.5 Wayside Loops Configuration Window 152
10.2.6 DCN Interfaces Window — RS-232 Tab 153
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10.2.7 DCN Interfaces Window — Ethernet Tab 154
10.2.8 DCN Interfaces Window — DCN Radio Tab 155
10.2.9 ECC Channels Routing Configuration Radio Window 157
10.2.10 DCN Interfaces Window — DCN Line Tab 158
10.2.11 ECC Channels Routing Configuration Line Window 160
10.2.12 DCN Interfaces Window — G.703 Tab 161
10.2.13 DCN Interfaces Window — V.11 Tab 163
10.2.14 DCN Interfaces Window — Netman Integration Tab 165
10.2.15 DCN Interfaces Window — SNMPv1 Tab 166
10.2.16 SNMPv1 New Manager 167
10.2.17 DCN Interfaces Window — SNMPv3 Tab 168
10.2.18 SNMPv3 New Manager 169
10.2.19 DCN Interfaces Window — Far-end Tab 170
10.2.20 DCN Interfaces Window — SNTP Tab 171
10.2.21 IP Static Routing Settings Window 172
10.2.22 New Static Route Window 173
10.2.23 OSPF Setup Window 174
10.2.24 OSPF Areas Setup Window 176
10.2.25 OSPF Ports Properties Window 178
10.2.26 OSPF Area Properties Window 179
10.2.27 OSPF Virtual Links Window 180
10.2.28 Security Configuration Window 181
10.2.29 Add New Password Window 182
10.2.30 NE Data Window 183
10.3 Configuration Menu 185
10.3.1 Optical Link Configuration Window 185
10.3.2 Radio Side Traffic Configuration Window 187
10.3.3 Line Side Traffic Configuration Window 189
10.3.4 I/O Channels Settings Window 191
10.3.5 Output Channels Control Window 192
10.3.6 Alarms Configuration Window 193
10.3.7 15 Min G.826 Performance Configuration Window 194
10.3.8 24 Hrs G.826 Performance Configuration Window 196
10.3.9 RAU Performance Setup Window 198
10.3.10 15 Min RAU Performance Setup Window 199
10.3.11 24 Hrs RAU Performance Setup Window 201
10.3.12 Password Configuration Window 203
10.3.13 Upload/Download Configuration Window 204
10.3.14 Upload/Download Configuration Progress Window 205
10.4 View Menu 206
10.4.1 Active Alarms List Window 206
10.4.2 Active Alarms Filters Settings Window 207
10.4.3 Alarms Log Window 208
10.4.4 Alarms Log Filters Settings Window 209
10.4.5 Alarms Log Delete Control Window 210
10.4.6 Revision Codes Window 211
10.4.7 15 Min G.826 Performance View Window 212
10.4.8 15 Min G.826 Performance History Window 214
10.4.9 15 Min Data Graph Performance Monitoring G.826 Window 216
10.4.10 15 Min Ratio Graph Performance Monitoring G.826 Window 217
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10.4.11 24 Hrs G.826 Performance View Window 218
10.4.12 24 Hrs G.826 Performance History Window 220
10.4.13 24 Hrs Data Graph Performance Monitoring G.826 221
10.4.14 24 Hrs Ratio Graph Performance Monitoring G.826 223
10.4.15 15 Min Radio Performance View Window 224
10.4.16 15 Min RAU Performance History Window 226
10.4.17 15 Min RAU Rx Performance Plot Window 228
10.4.18 15 Min RAU Tx Performance Plot Window 229
10.4.19 24 Hrs RAU Performance View Window 230
10.4.20 24 Hrs RAU Performance History Window 232
10.4.21 24 Hrs Radio Rx Performance Plot Window 234
10.4.22 24 Hrs Radio Tx Performance Plot Window 235
10.5 SW Handling Menu 237
10.5.1 SW Download Menu 237
10.5.2 Advanced Handling Menu 245
Glossary 253
Index 257
Contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Revision Information 2
1.2 Target Group 4
1.3 Related Documents 4
1.4 Conventions 5
1.4.1 Typographic Conventions 5
1.4.2 Safety Conventions 5
1.5 Copyright for Third Party Software Products 6
1.6 Technical Support 6
2 System Overview 7
2.1 System Components 8
2.2 The LCT Software 10
3 Getting Started 13
3.1 System Requirements 14
3.2 Installing Software 15
3.3 Starting for the First Time 16
3.3.1 Creating a Dial-Up Connection 16
3.3.2 Configuring Internet Explorer 33
3.4 Starting the LCT 36
3.5 Stopping the LCT 37
3.6 Getting Help 37
3.6.1 Help Menu 37
3.6.2 Help Buttons 37
3.6.3 Free Text Search 38
3.7 The Main Window 39
4 Using the LCT 41
4.1 Special Elements 41
4.1.1 LCT Reset Button 41
4.2 User Preference Settings 41
4.3 Troubleshooting 42
4.3.1 MMU/Radio Matching 42
4.3.2 Single or Multi Mode Cable 42
4.3.3 High or Normal Laser Power 42
4.3.4 IP Addressing 42
4.3.5 LCT Reset Button 43
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5 Fault Management 45
5.1 Configuring Alarm Logging 45
5.2 Working with Active Alarms 46
5.3 Working with Alarm Logs 47
5.3.1 Viewing Alarm Logs 47
5.3.2 Deleting Logged Alarms 48
5.4 List of Alarms 49
5.5 Using Loops to Find Faults on Boards 53
6 Configuration Management 55
6.1 Initial Setup 56
6.1.1 Selecting Protection Mode 56
6.1.2 Selecting Expected Board Types 57
6.1.3 Setting Up Hops 57
6.1.4 Setting Up Interfaces 59
6.1.5 Setting Up Static Routing 70
6.1.6 Setting Up OSPF Routing 72
6.1.7 Setting General Terminal Data 75
6.2 Working with Optical Links 76
6.2.1 Configuring ALS 76
6.2.2 Restarting Optical Links 77
6.2.3 Switching the Laser On and Off 77
6.2.4 Configuring Optical Splitter Handling (Equipment and Line
Protection Terminals Only) 78
6.3 Configuring Traffic 79
6.3.1 Configuring the Radio Side Traffic 79
6.3.2 Configuring the Line Side Traffic 81
6.4 Configuring User Channels 82
6.4.1 Configuring I/O Channels 82
6.4.2 Controlling Output Channels 83
6.5 Viewing Revision Information 84
6.6 Saving Configurations 84
6.7 Uploading and Downloading Configurations 85
6.7.1 Uploading Configurations 85
6.7.2 Downloading Configurations 86
6.8 Restarting the Embedded Software 88
6.9 Updating the Software 89
6.9.1 Creating and Downloading Software Packages 90
6.9.2 Distributing Software to Units 91
6.9.3 Activating Software 92
6.9.4 Viewing the Download History and Progress 92
6.9.5 Advanced SW handling 93
6.10 Working with the Far-End Terminal 94
7 Performance Management 95
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7.1 Performance Measurements 95
7.1.1 G.826 Threshold Reports and Alarms 95
7.1.2 Radio Threshold Reports and Alarms 97
7.2 Configure G.826 Performance Measurements 100
7.2.1 Configuring 15 Minute G.826 Measurements 100
7.2.2 Configuring the 24 Hour G.826 Performance Measurements 102
7.3 Configure Radio Performance Measurements 104
7.3.1 Configuring Radio Performance Level Thresholds 105
7.3.2 Configuring 15 Minute Radio Measurements 106
7.3.3 Configuring 24 Hrs Radio Measurements 107
7.4 Viewing G.826 Performance Results 108
7.4.1 Viewing the Current 15 Minute G.826 Performance 108
7.4.2 Viewing the Historic 15 Minute G.826 Performance 108
7.4.3 Viewing the Current 24 Hour G.826 Performance 109
7.4.4 Viewing the Historic 24 Hour G.826 Performance 109
7.5 Viewing Radio Performance Results 110
7.5.1 Viewing the 15 Minutes Current Radio Performance 110
7.5.2 Viewing the Historic 15 Minutes Radio Performance 110
7.5.3 Viewing the 24 Hrs Radio Performance 111
7.5.4 Viewing the Historic 24 Hrs Radio Performance 112
8 Security Management 113
8.1 Managing User Accounts 114
8.1.1 Adding User Accounts 114
8.1.2 Removing User Accounts 114
8.1.3 Changing Passwords 115
8.2 Modifying the Current User Account 116
9 Hardware Maintenance 117
9.1 Replacing a TRU in ELP Mode in Slot #1 117
9.2 Replacing a TRU in ELP Mode in Slot #3 118
10 User Interface Reference 119
10.1 Link Manager Window 119
10.1.1 Menu Bar 121
10.1.2 Near End Frame 127
10.1.3 Loops Window 130
10.1.4 Transmitters 134
10.1.5 Protection Configuration Window 141
10.1.6 Far End Frame 143
10.2 Setup Menu 146
10.2.1 Protection Mode Window 146
10.2.2 Equipped Board Types Window 147
10.2.3 Hop Setup Window 148
10.2.4 ATPC Setup Window 150
10.2.5 Wayside Loops Configuration Window 152
10.2.6 DCN Interfaces Window — RS-232 Tab 153
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10.2.7 DCN Interfaces Window — Ethernet Tab 154
10.2.8 DCN Interfaces Window — DCN Radio Tab 155
10.2.9 ECC Channels Routing Configuration Radio Window 157
10.2.10 DCN Interfaces Window — DCN Line Tab 158
10.2.11 ECC Channels Routing Configuration Line Window 160
10.2.12 DCN Interfaces Window — G.703 Tab 161
10.2.13 DCN Interfaces Window — V.11 Tab 163
10.2.14 DCN Interfaces Window — Netman Integration Tab 165
10.2.15 DCN Interfaces Window — SNMPv1 Tab 166
10.2.16 SNMPv1 New Manager 167
10.2.17 DCN Interfaces Window — SNMPv3 Tab 168
10.2.18 SNMPv3 New Manager 169
10.2.19 DCN Interfaces Window — Far-end Tab 170
10.2.20 DCN Interfaces Window — SNTP Tab 171
10.2.21 IP Static Routing Settings Window 172
10.2.22 New Static Route Window 173
10.2.23 OSPF Setup Window 174
10.2.24 OSPF Areas Setup Window 176
10.2.25 OSPF Ports Properties Window 178
10.2.26 OSPF Area Properties Window 179
10.2.27 OSPF Virtual Links Window 180
10.2.28 Security Configuration Window 181
10.2.29 Add New Password Window 182
10.2.30 NE Data Window 183
10.3 Configuration Menu 185
10.3.1 Optical Link Configuration Window 185
10.3.2 Radio Side Traffic Configuration Window 187
10.3.3 Line Side Traffic Configuration Window 189
10.3.4 I/O Channels Settings Window 191
10.3.5 Output Channels Control Window 192
10.3.6 Alarms Configuration Window 193
10.3.7 15 Min G.826 Performance Configuration Window 194
10.3.8 24 Hrs G.826 Performance Configuration Window 196
10.3.9 RAU Performance Setup Window 198
10.3.10 15 Min RAU Performance Setup Window 199
10.3.11 24 Hrs RAU Performance Setup Window 201
10.3.12 Password Configuration Window 203
10.3.13 Upload/Download Configuration Window 204
10.3.14 Upload/Download Configuration Progress Window 205
10.4 View Menu 206
10.4.1 Active Alarms List Window 206
10.4.2 Active Alarms Filters Settings Window 207
10.4.3 Alarms Log Window 208
10.4.4 Alarms Log Filters Settings Window 209
10.4.5 Alarms Log Delete Control Window 210
10.4.6 Revision Codes Window 211
10.4.7 15 Min G.826 Performance View Window 212
10.4.8 15 Min G.826 Performance History Window 214
10.4.9 15 Min Data Graph Performance Monitoring G.826 Window 216
10.4.10 15 Min Ratio Graph Performance Monitoring G.826 Window 217
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10.4.11 24 Hrs G.826 Performance View Window 218
10.4.12 24 Hrs G.826 Performance History Window 220
10.4.13 24 Hrs Data Graph Performance Monitoring G.826 221
10.4.14 24 Hrs Ratio Graph Performance Monitoring G.826 223
10.4.15 15 Min Radio Performance View Window 224
10.4.16 15 Min RAU Performance History Window 226
10.4.17 15 Min RAU Rx Performance Plot Window 228
10.4.18 15 Min RAU Tx Performance Plot Window 229
10.4.19 24 Hrs RAU Performance View Window 230
10.4.20 24 Hrs RAU Performance History Window 232
10.4.21 24 Hrs Radio Rx Performance Plot Window 234
10.4.22 24 Hrs Radio Tx Performance Plot Window 235
10.5 SW Handling Menu 237
10.5.1 SW Download Menu 237
10.5.2 Advanced Handling Menu 245
Glossary 253
Index 257