Midas system components – Comtech EF Data MIDAS Version 4.X Basic Configuration User Manual
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MIDAS 4.2 Basic Configuration, Rev. 1
Getting
Started
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MIDAS System
Components
The MIDAS System consists of the following:
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The Controller is a Pentium
-based computer that also hosts the network
database. The control functions include:
• Network configuration maintenance (of both static and dynamic
information)
• Bandwidth and power management
• Circuit management
• Network monitoring and control
• Automatic Frequency Control (AFC)
The Controller Server also maintains an extensive log of all network events:
• Call detail records
• Alarms
• System events
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The local client workstation is a Pentium
desktop computer with the MIDAS
Client software (the GUI).
The local client workstation connects to the Controller Server through an
Ethernet LAN to provide the operator with an interface for configuring and
administering the network. Access to management functions is controlled
through passwords and access lists.
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The SNM-1001 Network Control Modem allows communication of call
control and network management messages with the remote nodes over the
control channels. The modem transmits on the outbound control channel to the
remote nodes and receives the incoming messages from the remote nodes on
the inbound control channel.
For detailed information on the network control modem, refer to the
SNM-1001 Network Control Modem Operation and Maintenance Manual.
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The SNM-1002 LinkSync™ Modem monitors the outbound control channel
at the Controller Server site. The outbound control channel is used as the
frequency and power reference for LinkSync™ calculations.
Call detail records can be
exported for offline billing.