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Configuration
There are 4 tools that are used for configuring NV8500 Series routers:
• MRC (Miranda Router Configurator).
This software configures the I/O cards, control cards, monitor cards, and crosspoint cards of
the router and specifies most details of its behavior.
MRC is also used to upload firmware to the NV8500 Series routers.
• NV9000-SE Utilities.
NV9000-SE Utilities configures an NV9000 router control system and, among other things,
specifies the signals that are routed to and from the routers in the system, including the
NV8500 Series routers.
• iControl-Solo
iControl-Solo is used, specifically, to configure the various frame sync functions of frame
sync input cards of the NV8500 Series routers.
• Browser application
Each frame sync card has a built-in browser application. This application can occasionally be
used to upload new frame sync software to your frame sync cards.
MRC
Use MRC (the Miranda Router Configurator) to configure NV8500 series routers. MRC communi-
cates with the router control card through an Ethernet connection. MRC usually resides on the
same network as the router control system.
MRC is a software application used to set up and modify configuration settings, and perform
diagnostics, for NV8500 series routers. MRC runs on a PC and communicates with the router
through the router’s control cards using Ethernet connections.
MRC configures the router by applying settings to the router control card. Configuration
settings vary depending upon the router’s matrix switching type, the protocol in use, and the
level of complexity of the router partitioning. MRC can be used to test a router’s crosspoints (i.e.,
perform takes) and examine I/O cards.)
The router control card facilitates communication between a router control system and the
router hardware. NVISION Ethernet protocol is used to send commands from the router control
system to the control card. NVISION Ethernet protocol is always available through the router’s
Ethernet connection. NVISION serial protocol is always available through the router’s serial
CTRL 2 port. Other protocols can be used on the serial CTRL 1 port only. Ports labeled CTRL 1
and CTRL 2 correspond to the primary and the secondary control card slots on the router frame.
The control card allows only one third-party protocol to be loaded at any one time.
For information about configuring an NV8500 Series router, see the Miranda Router Configurator
User’s Guide.