Paradyne COMSPHERE 3615 - Manual (Page 88)

COMSPHERE DualFlow Data Service Units
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If both DDS and dial connections have been made,
then every 10 seconds the top-level menu screen
alternates status information between the DDS and dial
ports (V.35 for the DDS line and active DBM port for the
dial line).
F1
V.35 DSU 56 C
Local Remot Msg
F2 F3
In the example above, the top-level menu is displaying
the status of the DDS port interface.
Press a function key to select one of the following
branches:
•
Local branch
•
Remote (Remot) branch – Only available to a DSU
configured as a control or a point-to-point tributary
with a dial connection.
•
Messages (Msgs) branch – Only appears when a
message from the NMS is waiting. Once the
message is cleared, this branch no longer appears.
Local/Remote Menu Subbranches
The Local branch menu has five subbranches; the
Remote branch menu has four:
•
The Status (Stat) branch provides reports on the
health and status of the DSU and DBM, the DTE
interface, the identity of the DSU and DBM, the
status of the connected DTE’s EIA-232 and V.35
interfaces, and if there is a dialed connection, the
quality of the dial network circuit.
•
The Backup (Bckup) branch controls operation of
the dial backup feature. This branch is only
available from the Local branch.
•
The Test branch provides extensive testing
capabilities for the DSU; the DDS circuit; the
DBM; and the backup circuit, if there is a backup
call established.
NOTE
If the Test branch does not
appear, the DSU is in Display
mode (values can be read, but
not changed).
Only authorized persons can
change configuration option
values for the DSU. Contact your
System Administrator for further
information.
•
The Configuration (Confg) branch allows you to
customize DSU software configuration options, to
enter and change telephone numbers, and to change
the DSU network address.
•
The Control (Ctrl) branch allows you to display
and change external leads, and enable or disable the
DSU or DBM.
Each selection leads to a functional subbranch of the
menu.
Only three menu selections appear at a time, one over
each function (F1, F2, F3) key. Press the and
keys to scroll backward or forward through menu
selections.
•
Press the key to go to the previous
screen/menu display.
•
Press the key to return to the starting point –
the top-level menu.
Refer to Chapters 4 and 5 for additional DCP operation
information.