Document Outline

• CRS-500 Rev 2
• Errata A
• Preface.pdf
  • PREFACE
    • About this Manual
      • Reporting Comments or Suggestions Concerning this Manual
      • Related Documents
    • Conventions and References
      • Patents and Trademarks
      • Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
      • Examples of Multi-Hazard Notices
      • Recommended Standard Designations
      • Metric Conversion
    • Safety and Compliance
      • Electrical Safety and Compliance
      • Electrical Installation
      • Fuses
      • Operating Environment
      • European Union Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (R&TTE) Directive (1999/5/EC) and EN 301 489-1
        • European Union Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive (2004/108/EC)
        • European Union Low Voltage Directive (LVD) (2006/95/EC)
        • European Union RoHS Directive (2002/95/EC)
        • European Union Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive (91/263/EEC)
        • CE Mark
    • Warranty Policy
      • Limitations of Warranty
      • Exclusive Remedies
    • Getting Help
      • Contacting Comtech EF Data
      • Returning a Product for Upgrade or Repair
• Ch01_Intro.pdf
  • Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION
    • 1.1 Overview
    • 1.2 Features
    • 1.3 CRS-500 Standard and Optional Components
      • 1.3.1 Control Switch Unit (CSU)
        • 1.3.1.1 CSU Front Panel
        • 1.3.1.2 CSU Rear Panel
          • 1.3.1.2.1 CSU Rear Panel System Controller, M&C, and Power Supply Modules
        • 1.3.1.3 CSU Dimensional Envelope
      • 1.3.2 Data Switch Unit (DSU)
        • 1.3.2.1 DSU Front Panel
        • 1.3.2.2 DSU Rear Panel
        • 1.3.2.3 Modem/DSU Interface Modules
          • 1.3.2.3.1 RMI Modules
          • 1.3.2.3.2 TMI Modules
        • 1.3.2.4 DSU Dimensional Envelope
      • 1.3.3 CRS-282xx IF Switch Unit (ISU)
        • 1.3.3.1 CRS-282xx ISU Front Panel
        • 1.3.3.2 CRS-282xx ISU Rear Panel
        • 1.3.3.3 CRS-282xx ISU Typical Dimensional Envelope
    • 1.4 Summary of Specifications
      • 1.4.1 CRS-500 1:N Redundancy System Specifications
        • 1.4.1.1 Control Switch Unit (CSU) Configurations
        • 1.4.1.2 Data Switch Unit (DSU) Configurations
        • 1.4.1.3 ISU (CRS-282xx) Specifications
• Ch02_Checklist.pdf
  • Chapter 2. INITIAL START-UP and CONFIGURATION CHECK LISTS
    • 2.1 Overview
    • 2.2 Initial Start-up
    • 2.3 Adding or Removing a Traffic Modem to/from an Operating CRS-500 1:N Redundancy System
      • 2.3.1 Adding a Traffic Modem to an Operating CRS-500 1:N Redundancy System
      • 2.3.2 Removing a Traffic Modem from an Operating CRS-500 1:N Redundancy System
    • 2.4 Using the CSU Front Panel to Verify System Operation
• Ch03_Install.pdf
  • Chapter 3. INSTALLATION
    • 3.1 Unpacking and Inspection
    • 3.2 Rack Mounting the CRS-500 1:N Redundancy System
• Ch04_Cabling.pdf
  • Chapter 4. CABLES and CONNECTIONS
    • 4.1 Introduction
      • 4.1.1 Configuration and Cable Connections Summary
        • 4.1.1.1 Control Switch Unit (CSU) Configurations
        • 4.1.1.2 Data Switch Unit (DSU) Configurations
        • 4.1.1.3 IF Switch Unit (ISU) Configurations
    • 4.2 CRS-500 Control Connections
      • 4.2.1 Basic CRS-500 (CSU ( DSU) Unit Connection
      • 4.2.2 Optional CRS-500 (CSU ( DSU( CRS-282xx ISU) Unit Connections
    • 4.3 Modem Connections
      • 4.3.1 CDM-625 Modem Connections
        • 4.3.1.1 CDM-625 Cable Connection Considerations
        • 4.3.1.2 CRS-500 ( CDM-625 Control Cable Connections
        • 4.3.1.3 CRS-500 ( CDM-625 10/100 Ethernet System Communication Cable Connections
        • 4.3.1.4 CRS-500 ( CDM-625 Traffic Data Cable Connections
          • 4.3.1.4.1 10/100 Ethernet Traffic Data Cable Connections
            • 4.3.1.4.1.1 10/100 Ethernet using Single Port Router Mode
          • 4.3.1.4.2 EIA-422 Traffic Data Cable Connections
        • 4.3.1.5 CDM-625 IF Cable Connections
        • 4.3.1.6 CRS-500 DSU ( CDM-625 User Data Interface Connections
        • 4.3.1.7 CDM-625 Carrier-in-Carrier® (CnC) Data Connections
      • 4.3.2 CDM-750 Modem Connections
        • 4.3.2.1 CDM-750 Cable Connection Considerations
        • 4.3.2.2 CRS-500 ( CDM-750 Control Cable Connections
        • 4.3.2.3 CRS-500 ( CDM-750 10/100 Ethernet System Communication Cable Connections
          • 4.3.2.3.1 Ethernet System Communication Cable Connections – 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) Traffic Data
          • 4.3.2.3.2 Ethernet System Communication Cable Connections – Unbalanced G.703 Traffic Data
        • 4.3.2.4 CRS-500 ( CDM-750 Traffic Data Cable Connections
          • 4.3.2.4.1 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) Traffic Data Cable Connections
          • 4.3.2.4.2 Unbalanced G.703 Traffic Data Cable Connections
          • 4.3.2.4.3 CDM-750 IF Cable Connections
            • 4.3.2.4.3.1 CRS-500 DSU ( User Traffic Data Connections
            • 4.3.2.4.3.2 Carrier-in-Carrier® (CnC) Operation
    • 4.4 IF Cable Connections
      • 4.4.1 IF Cabling Overview
      • 4.4.2 IF Cable Connections – Single Transponder (No ISUs)
      • 4.4.3 IF Cable Connections – Multiple Transponders (Using ISUs)
        • 4.4.3.1 Same Band (Tx / Rx, Tx or Rx) / Multiple Transponder Configurations
        • 4.4.3.2 Different Band / Multiple Transponder Configurations
    • 4.5 Power Connections
      • 4.5.1 Overview
      • 4.5.2 Modem Power Connections
      • 4.5.3 CRS-500 Power Connections
      • 4.5.4 CRS-500 1:N Redundancy System Power-up Sequence
• Ch05_FWUpdate.pdf
  • Chapter 5. UPDATING FIRMWARE
    • 5.1 Updating Firmware via the Internet
    • 5.2 Getting Started: Preparing for the Firmware Download
    • 5.3 Downloading and Extracting the Firmware Update
    • 5.4 Preparing for the Automated Firmware Update Procedure
    • 5.5 Performing the Automated Firmware Update Procedure
• Ch06_Config.pdf
  • Chapter 6. CONFIGURING MODEMS for 1:N REDUNDANCY
    • 6.1 Overview
    • 6.2 Modem Firmware Requirements
    • 6.3 Modem Remote M&C Communication
    • 6.4 Configuring Modem Operation
    • 6.5 Configuring Modems for 1:N Redundancy
      • 6.5.1 Configuring CDM-625 Advanced Satellite Modems
      • 6.5.2 Configuring CDM-750 Advanced High Speed Trunking Modems
    • 6.6 Completing Modem Configuration
• Ch07_FrontPnlOps.pdf
  • Chapter 7. ...
    • 7.1 Front Panel Overview
      • 7.1.1 Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD)
      • 7.1.2 6-Button Keypad
      • 7.1.3 LED Indicators
        • 7.1.3.1 /Switch Status LED Indicators
        • 7.1.3.2 Traffic Modem Status LED Indicators
        • 7.1.3.3 Redundant Modem Status LED Indicators
    • 7.2 CRS-500 Front Panel Menus
      • 7.2.1 CRS-500 Menu Structure
      • 7.2.2 Main SELECT (Top-Level) Menu
        • 7.2.2.1 SELECT: Config (Configuration)
          • 7.2.2.1.1 CONFIG: Op-Mode (Operational Mode)
            • 7.2.2.1.1.1 CONFIG: Op-Mode ( M:N
            • 7.2.2.1.1.2 CONFIG: Op-Mode ( Switching-Mode
            • 7.2.2.1.1.3 CONFIG: Op-Mode ( Active
          • 7.2.2.1.2 CONFIG: Manual
            • 7.2.2.1.2.1 CONFIG: Manual ( RM1
          • 7.2.2.1.3 CONFIG: IP
            • 7.2.2.1.3.1 CONFIG: IP ( SNMP
              • CONFIG: IP ( SNMP ( Read
              • CONFIG: IP ( SNMP ( Write
            • 7.2.2.1.3.2 CONFIG: IP ( Mdm-IP (Modem IP Address)
            • 7.2.2.1.3.3 CONFIG: IP ( Mgt-IP (Management IP Address)
            • 7.2.2.1.3.4 CONFIG: IP ( Gateway
          • 7.2.2.1.4 CONFIG: Remote
            • 7.2.2.1.4.1 CONFIG: Remote ( Local
            • 7.2.2.1.4.2 CONFIG: Remote ( Serial+Ether
              • CONFIG: Remote ( Serial+Ether ( Baudrate
              • CONFIG: Remote ( Serial+Ether ( Interface
          • 7.2.2.1.5 CONFIG: Options
            • 7.2.2.1.5.1 CONFIG: Options ( Priority
            • 7.2.2.1.5.2 CONFIG: Options ( Holdoffs
            • 7.2.2.1.5.3 CONFIG: Options ( Alarm-Mask
              • CONFIG: Options ( Alarm-Mask ( Modem-Alarms
              • CONFIG: Options ( Alarm-Mask (Switch-Alarms
              • CONFIG: Options ( Alarm-Mask ( Audio
        • 7.2.2.2 SELECT: INFO (Information)
          • 7.2.2.2.1 Info: S/N
          • 7.2.2.2.2 Info: Name
          • 7.2.2.2.3 Info: Setup
          • 7.2.2.2.4 Info: MAC (Ethernet MAC Address)
          • 7.2.2.2.5 Info: Remote (Remote Control Info)
          • 7.2.2.2.6 Info: Mask (Alarm Mask Info)
          • 7.2.2.2.7 Info: IF-SW
        • 7.2.2.3 SELECT: Status
          • 7.2.2.3.1 STATUS: Alarms
          • 7.2.2.3.2 STATUS: Events (Stored Events)
            • 7.2.2.3.2.1 STATUS: Events ( View
            • 7.2.2.3.2.2 STATUS: Events ( Clear-all
          • 7.2.2.3.3 STATUS: Temp (Temperature)
          • 7.2.2.3.4 STATUS: Types (Card Types)
          • 7.2.2.3.5 STATUS: Comms (Communications State)
        • 7.2.2.4 SELECT: UTILITY
          • 7.2.2.4.1 UTIL: Clock (Set Real-Time Clock)
          • 7.2.2.4.2 UTIL: Name (Unit Name)
          • 7.2.2.4.3 UTIL: Firmware
            • 7.2.2.4.3.1 UTIL: Firmware ( Info
            • 7.2.2.4.3.2 UTIL: Firmware ( Select
          • 7.2.2.4.4 UTIL: NTP (Network Time Protocol)
            • 7.2.2.4.4.1 UTIL: NTP ( Primary / Secondary
            • 7.2.2.4.4.2 UTIL: NTP ( Enable
• Ch08_EthernetMgmt.pdf
  • Chapter 8. ETHERNET-BASED REMOTE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
    • 8.1 Overview
    • 8.2 Ethernet Management Interface Protocols
    • 8.3 SNMP Interface
      • 8.3.1 Management Information Base (MIB) Files
      • 8.3.2 SNMP Community Strings
    • 8.4 Telnet Interface
      • 8.4.1 Using the Telnet Interface for Remote Control Operation
      • 8.4.2 Using HyperTerminal for Telnet Remote Control Operation
    • 8.5 Web Server (HTTP) Interface
      • 8.5.1 User Login
      • 8.5.2 Web Server Interface – Operational Features
        • 8.5.2.1 Menu Tree
        • 8.5.2.2 Page Navigation
        • 8.5.2.3 Page Sections
        • 8.5.2.4 Action Buttons
        • 8.5.2.5 /Drop-down Lists
        • 8.5.2.6 Text or Data Entry
      • 8.5.3 Web Server Interface – Web Page Descriptions
        • 8.5.3.1 Home (Splash) Page
        • 8.5.3.2 Config (Configuration) pages
          • 8.5.3.2.1 Config | Redundancy
          • 8.5.3.2.2 Config | Modem
          • 8.5.3.2.3 Config | Remote Management
        • 8.5.3.3 Status pages
          • 8.5.3.3.1 Status | Monitor
          • 8.5.3.3.2 Status | Event Log
        • 8.5.3.4 Utility pages
          • 8.5.3.4.1 Utility | Info
          • 8.5.3.4.2 Utility | Boot Slot
          • 8.5.3.4.3 Utility | Upload
• Ch09_SerialMgmt.pdf
  • Chapter 9. SERIAL-BASED REMOTE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
    • 9.1 Introduction
    • 9.2 EIA-485
    • 9.3 EIA-232
    • 9.4 Basic Protocol
      • 9.4.1 Rules for Remote Serial Communications with the CRS-500
      • 9.4.2 Packet Structure
        • 9.4.2.1 Start Of Packet
        • 9.4.2.2 Target Address
        • 9.4.2.3 Address Delimiter
        • 9.4.2.4 Instruction Code
        • 9.4.2.5 Instruction Code Qualifier
        • 9.4.2.6 Optional Message Arguments
        • 9.4.2.7 End Of Packet
    • 9.5 Remote Commands and Queries
      • 9.5.1 Table Indexes
      • 9.5.2 Redundancy Commands and Queries
      • 9.5.3 Unit Parameters Command and Queries
      • 9.5.4 Unit Information Commands and Queries
• App_A_Cables.pdf
  • Appendix A. CABLE DRAWINGS
    • A.1 Introduction
    • A.2 User/Utility Cables
      • A.2.1 Switch M&C / Firmware Update Cable
    • A.3 Control Cables
      • A.3.1 Control Cable for CRS-500 CSU ( DSU
      • A.3.2 Multi-drop Control Cable for CRS-500 DSU ( ISU
      • A.3.3 RMI Control Cable for CDM-625 Only
      • A.3.4 Control Cable for CDM-625 and CDM-750
    • A.4 Data / IF Cables
      • A.4.1 Ethernet Data Cable (CAT5 RJ-45)
      • A.4.2 Multi-drop CnC® Plus Shielded Data Cable for CDM-625
      • A.4.3 G.703 S1 / S2 RMI Data Cable (DB-9F to 4X BNC)
      • A.4.4 G.703 S1 / S2 TMI Data Cable (DB-9F to 4X BNC)
      • A.4.5 IF Cable (75Ω BNC)
      • A.4.6 IF Cable (50Ω Type ‘N’)
      • A.4.7 IF Cable (50Ω BNC)
• App_B_ConnPinouts.pdf
  • Appendix B. CONTROLLER / TMI CONNECTORS and PINOUTS
    • B.1 Overview
    • B.2 CRS-500 CSU Connectors and Pinouts
      • B.2.1 CRS-530 System Controller Module
        • B.2.1.1 CRS-530 “P1 | Remote Control” Connector (DB-9M)
        • B.2.1.2 CRS-530 “P2 | Switch Control” Connector – DB-25M
        • B.2.1.3 CRS-530 “10/100 M&C” Ethernet Connector (RJ45F)
        • B.2.1.4 CRS-530 “J1 | System Alarms” Connector (DB-25F)
    • B.3 CRS-500 DSU TMI User Data Connectors
      • B.3.1 CRS-316 TMI – EIA-422/530, V.35, Sync EIA-232 Connector (DB-25F)
      • B.3.2 CRS-345 TMI – G.703/E3/T3/STS-1 Connectors (BNC)
      • B.3.3 CRS-516 TMI – 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) Connectors (RJ-45F)
      • B.3.4 CRS-520 TMI – 10/100 Ethernet Connectors (RJ-45F)
• App_C_AddScheme.pdf
  • Appendix C. ADDRESSING SCHEME INFORMATION
    • C.1 Introduction to Addressing
    • C.2 Switch Addresses
      • C.2.1.1 Modem and Transceiver Addresses
      • C.2.1.2 /CRS-500 Addressing Scheme Examples
      • C.2.2 Setting Up Modems
      • C.2.3 Setting Up Transceivers
    • C.3 M&C Applications
• Cover_Back.pdf
  • METRIC CONVERSIONS