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COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System
General Release Notes for 6800 Series NMS
Release 4.2 Documentation
Document Number 6800-A2-GK64-00
September 1995

Overview
This document consolidates the following COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Release
Notes documents:
• DualFlow DSUs and the TDM/Flex or MCMP/Flex Option (for Firmware Update Release 6.28) Release
Notes (6800-A2-GK50-00). (The DualFlow DSU product release and the product release of the TDM/Flex
or MCMP/Flex options are mutually exclusive. You cannot order or install the TDM/Flex or MCMP/Flex
option in a DualFlow DSU.)
• 3900 Series Modems Release Notes Firmware Update for Release 2.6 (6800-A2-GK60-00)
• 3800 Series Modems Release Notes Firmware Update for Release 4.5 (6800-A2-GK61-00)
• 3800Plus Modems Release Notes Firmware Update for Release 4.32 (6800-A2-GK62-00)
(The software release reference on the cover of this document should not read Release 4.32. Instead, it
should read Release 1.22.)
• 392xPlus Modems Release Notes Firmware Update for Release 2.0 (6800-A2-GK63-00)
This general release notes document also includes revisions to any NMS documents since the release of the
6800 Series NMS R4.2 documentation set. Procedures are included to support the replacement hardware for
basic-feature and full-feature workstations, support information on the Paradiser Video card, and the software
change from GraphPoint X-One to Whitepine Exodus and eXceed 4 software.

Content Summary
Six books in the COMSPHERE 6800 Series NMS R4.2 documentation set are affected by this document. The
following list identifies these books and briefly describes the information added or changed.
• COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Communications Products Support Command
Reference Manual (6800-A2-GB31-10). Several commands were modified to accommodate new devices or
device enhancements. Support information for the DualFlow DSU includes both the standalone Model
3615 and the carrier-mounted Model 3616. Support information for the TDM/Flex and MCMP/Flex
options includes both the 2-port and 6-port versions of the Models 3610/3611 TDM/DSD (Time Division
Multiplexing/Digital Sharing Device) and MCMP/DSD (Multichannel Multipoint/Digital Sharing Device).
• COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Communications Products Support Configuration
Guide (6800-A2-GB20-10). Table added to Chapter 2 which provides a list of supported device commands
for the 3615/3616 DualFlow DSU products.
• COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Core Command Reference Manual
(6800-A2-GD32-10). Several commands were modified to accommodate new devices or existing device
enhancements.
• COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System User’s/System Administrator’s Guide
(6800-A2-GE26-10). Table 5-2 in Chapter 5 is changed to reflect the new alerts in support of 3900 Series
modems. Table A-1 in Appendix A is changed to reflect the new device numbers. Instructions are included
for PC X servers.
• COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Reports and Trouble Tracking Customization
Guide (6800-A2-GE27-10). The cpio command was edited.
• COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Installation and Maintenance Guide
(6800-A2-GN22-20). Additions to Chapter 2 for replacement hardware support and Paradise Video card
jumper settings, and additions to Chapter 5 to support the X-One to Exodus software change as well as the
change to eXceed 4 software.

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System
Communications Products Support Command Reference
Manual (6800-A2-GB31-00, -01, and -10)
The following commands were modified or changed for this manual:
• Call Detail Display (cded) (see Call Statistics Application)
• Call Duration Distribution (cdud) (see Call Statistics Application)
• Call Fault Criteria (cfc)
• Call Occurrence Distribution (cod) (see Call Statistics Application)
• Call Test (ct)
• Change External Interface Leads (chels)
• Change Options(cho)
• Change Thresholds (cht)
• Circuit Quality (cq)
• Clear Call Directory (clcd)
• Daily Historical Utilization (dhu) (see Call Statistics Application)
• Device Health and Status (dhs)
• Dial (dial)
• Display External Interface Leads (dsels)
• Display Options (dso)
• Display Thresholds (dst)
• Download Device Firmware (dndf)
• EIA Status (eias)
• Identity (id)
• Loopback (lo)
• Manage Call Statistics (mcs) (see Call Statistics Application)
• Reset (reset)

Call Statistics Application
The Call Statistics Application functionality now supports 3900 Series modems in the same
capacity provided for the 3800 Series modems. This affects the following commands:
• Call Detail Display (cded)
• Call Duration Distribution (cdud)
• Call Occurrence Distribution (cod)
• Daily Historical Utilization (dhu)
• Manage Call Statistics (mcs)

Call Fault Criteria (cfc)
The Call Fault Criteria (cfc) input form, page 2 is changed as follows:
Action upon exceeding minimum average
changes to
Action upon not meeting minimum average

Call Test (ct) Command
For a 3900 Series modem, three different requests can be performed to initiate a call test. These
tests are invoked by using a new field which appears on the input form when 3900 Series device
addresses are specified in the device field. This field is defined as follows.
Test type
Enter the call test to be performed. Valid selections are as follows:
clear counter – Resets the call attempts counter within the device. The modem will
attempt to dial backup for a maximum of 10 times. At this point, the modem must be
manually commanded to dial or reset before another dial backup attempt can be executed.
dial tone – Causes the modem to go offline and recognize a dial tone. Once a valid dial
tone is recognized, the test completes by releasing the dial line. Leased-line operation is
interrupted by this test.
ring detect – Causes the modem to look for a ring tone for a maximum of 30 seconds
and terminates the test when a ring tone is detected. The modem does not answer the
inbound call while running the test, but aborts immediately. Leased-line operation is not
interrupted by this test.

NOTE
The PSTN Test fail alert is reported upon failure of the dial tone or
ring tone detect test.

Call Test Results Form
The Call Test results form displays the following possible result messages:
• Call test passed
• no dial tone
• no ringing tone
The no dial tone and no ringing tone messages are displayed if the call test failed.

Change External Interface Leads (chels)
This command is not executable for 3980, 3981, and 3982 modems. A warning box with the
message Test not sent. Test-device mismatch. appears.

Display External Interface Leads (dsels)
This command is not executable for 3980, 3981, and 3982 modems. The message Test not sent.
Test-device mismatch. appears on the results form.

Change Options/Display Options (cho/dso) Commands
The following changes and additions apply to both the Change Options (cho) and Display Options
(dso) commands.
For the DualFlow DSU and the TDM/Flex or MCMP/Flex options for a DSU:
• The Port n Configuration Set for DSUs with TDM/MCMP and the General Configuration
Set for DSUs with the ASPEN application module, but no TDM/MCMP, input forms have
the following new field: Overspeed. A pop-up menu is available listing valid selections.
• The DBM Configuration Set input form has the following valid selections for the DTR call
control field: disable, originate and answer.
• The Port Speed Configuration Set input form has the following new selections for the DDS
rate (Kbps) and DDD rate (Kbps) fields: 4.4, 9.2, and 18.8 (Kbps).
• The Port Configuration Set input form has the following new selections for the DSU port
rate selection (Kbps) and DBM port rate selection (Kbps) fields: 4.4, 9.2, and
18.8 (Kbps).
• The Configuration Set input form has new pages to support both the DualFlow DSU and the
DualFlow DBM.
— For the DualFlow DSUs: DSU Configuration Set screen, Diagnostic Configuration Set
screen, and DSU port Configuration Set screen. On all three screens, a pop-up menu is
available listing valid selections.
— For the DualFlow DBMs: DBM Configuration Set screen, Backup Configuration Set
screen, Diagnostic Configuration Set screen, and DBM port Configuration Set screen.
On all three screens, a pop-up menu is available listing valid selections.
For the 3900 Series modems:
• The DTE INTERFACE Configuration Set input form has one new selection for the DTR
action field:
— CntrlsTxMute
• This screen also has two new fields: Extend Main ch. and Upstream port.
• The DIAL LINE Configuration Set input form has the following new field: V32bis
override.
• The LEASED LINE Configuration Set input form has six new fields. A pop-up menu is
available listing valid selections.
— V32bis override
— Special standby
— Dial standby time
— Lease lookback
— Dual lease line
— Backup line check

• MISC Configuration Set input form has three new fields. A pop-up menu is available listing
valid selections.
— Diag connection
— Link delay (sec)
— Network delay (sec)
For the 3800 Series modems:
• The DTE INTERFACE Configuration Set input form has new selections for the DTR
action, DSR control and the LSD control fields. The new selections for DTR action are
Off=ReldStrp and Off=CmdMode; for DSR control it is DialBkToggle; for LSD control
it is BridgeRetran.
• The DTE DIALER Configuration Set input form has the new selection DTR=Dirs for the
DTE dialer type field.
• This DTE DIALER Configuration Set screen contains one new field: DTR cont repeat. A
pop-up menu is available listing valid selections.
• This DIAL LINE Configuration Set screen has two new selections for the Dial transmit
level field. The new selections are ETC1.0_Cell and ETC1.1_Cell.
• The LEASED LINE Configuration Set screen has the new selection a value between
60 seconds and 600 seconds in 30 second increments for the Auto dial backup field.
• The LEASED LINE Configuration Set screen contains two new fields: Rate auto origin
and Auto redial. A pop-up menu is available listing valid selections.
• The MISC Configuration Set screen contains one new field: Cellular RJ11 adapt. The new
selections are disable and enable.
• The SECURITY Configuration Set screen has two new display only selections for the
Answer security field. The new selections are VF&DTE and VFw/DTE.
For the 3980, 3981, and 3982 modems:
• The DTE INTERFACE Configuration Set input form has new selections for the DTR
action, DSR control and the LSD control fields. The new selections for DTR action are
Off=ReldStrp, Off=CmdMode; for DSR control it is DialBkToggle; for LSD control it is
BridgeRetran.
• This DIAL LINE Configuration Set screen has new selections for the Dial line rate and
Dial transmit level field. The new selections for the Dial line rate field are 33600, 31200,
28800(V34), 26400(V34), 24000(V34), 21600(V34), 19200(V34), 16800(V34),
12000(V34), 9600(V34), 7200(V34), 4800(V34), 2400(V34). The new selections for the
Dial transmit level field are ETC1.0_Cell, ETC1.1_Cell. The new field Asymmetrical
rate is added with the valid selections of enable and disable. The fields V323bis
automode, V32bis autorate (dial) and V32bis train are changed to Automode, Autorate
and Train time.
• The LEASED LINE Configuration Set screen has new selections for the Leased line rate
and Auto dial backup field. The new selections for the Leased line rate field are 33600,
31200, 28800(V34), 26400(V34), 24000(V34), 21600(V34), 19200(V34), 16800(V34),
12000(V34), 9600(V34), 7200(V34), 4800(V34), 2400(V34). The new selections for the
Auto dial backup field are a value between 60 seconds and 600 seconds in 30 second
increments. The new field Autorate with the valid selections of enable and disable
replaces the V32bis autorate (leased) field. Two new fields are added, Rate auto origin
and Auto redial. A pop-up menu is available listing valid selections.

• The MISC Configuration Set screen contains one new field: Cellular RJ11 adapt. The new
selections are disable and enable.
• The SECURITY Configuration Set screen has one new display-only selection for the
Answer security field. The new selection is VFw/DTE.
For the 392xPlus modems:
• The first page of the added PORT n (n = 1 to 4) Configuration Set screen displays the
following fields: Async/Sync mode, Async DTE rate, Async #data bits, Async #stop bits,
Async overspeed, DTR action, DSR control, RTS action, RTS antistreaming, CTS
control, RTS/CTS delay (x 10msec)m, and LSD control. A pop-up is available listing
valid selections.
• The second page of the added PORT n (n = 1 to 4) Configuration Set screen displays the
following fields: XTXC clamps TXC, CT111 control, DTE RL(CT140), DTE
LL(CT141), Extend main ch., Upstream port, Port transmit clock, Receive remote
loopback, and Modem MSD. A pop-up is available listing valid selections.
• The third page of the added PORT n (n = 1 to 4) Configuration Set screen displays the
following fields: Rate at 33.6, Rate at 28.8, Rate at 24.0, Rate at 19.2, Rate at 16.8, Rate
at 14.4, Rate at 12.0, Rate at 9600, Rate at 7200, Rate at 4800, and Rate at 2400. A
pop-up is available listing valid selections.
• The DTE INTERFACE Configuration Set screen contains two new fields: MUX mode and
MSD control. A pop-up menu is available listing valid selections. The Transmit clock
source and the Backup TX clock src fields have the new values port1, port2, port3, and
port4.
• This DIAL LINE Configuration Set screen contains one new field: Asymmetrical rate. A
pop-up menu is available listing valid selections. The Dial line rate field contains the new
values 33600, 31200, 28800(V34), 26400(V34), 24000(V34), 21600(V34), 19200(V34),
16800(V34), 14400(V34), 12000(V34), 9600(V34), 7200(V34), 4800(v34), 2400(V34).
• The LEASED LINE Configuration Set screen contains four new fields: Asymmetrical rate,
Lease lookback, Dual lease line, and Backup line check. A pop-up menu is available
listing valid selections. The Leased line rate field contains the new values 33600, 31200,
28800(V34), 26400(V34), 24000(V34), 21600(V34), 19200(V34), 16800(V34),
14400(V34), 12000(V34), 9600(V34), 7200(V34), 4800(v34), 2400(V34).

Change/Display Thresholds (cht/dst)
The following fields and their possible values display for the 3910, 3911, 3920Plus and 3921Plus
modems:
• Retrains: 1–255, computed for the last 15 minutes.
• Gain hits: 1–255, computed for the last 15 minutes.
• Phase hits: 1–255, computed for the last 15 minutes.
• Impulse hits: 1–255, computed for the last 15 minutes.
• Dropouts: 1–255, computed for the last 15 minutes.
• Receive level (high): Receive level in – dBms. Possible range: 15 to 0.
• Receive level (low): Receive level in – dBms. Possible range: 50 to 16.
• Signal/noise: Signal/noise ratio in dB. Possible range: 5 to 40.
• Phase jitter 20–300 Hz: In degrees (deg). Possible range: 1 to 45.
• Freq offset: Frequency offset in Hertz (Hz). Possible range: 1 to 15.
• Non-linear distortion: Non-linear distortion in – dB. Possible range: 50 to 15.
• Signal quality threshold: An alarm is generated if the measured signal quality is less than
the signal quality threshold. Possible values: excellent, good, fair, poor and no signal.
• Near echo: Near echo threshold in – dBm. Possible range: 38 to 0.
• Far echo: Far echo threshold in – dBm. Possible range: 38 to 0.

Circuit Quality (cq)
The following fields their possible values display for the 3910, 3911, 3920Plus and 3921Plus
modems:
• Receive level: Possible range: –204.7 to +204.7 dBm.
• Signal/noise: Possible range: <0.0 to >102.3 dB.
• Phase jitter 20–300 Hz: Possible range <0.0 to >99 degrees.
• Freq offset: 1–10 Hz.
• Non-linear distortion: Possible range: >0.0 to <-102.3 dB.
• Retrains: 0–255, computed for the last 15 minutes.
• Gain hits: 0–255, computed for the last 15 minutes.
• Phase hits: 0–255, computed for the last 15 minutes.
• Impulse hits: 0–255, computed for the last 15 minutes.
• Dropouts: 0–255, computed for the last 15 minutes.
• Signal quality: Possible values: excellent, good, fair, poor and no signal.
• Near end echo: Possible range: >0.0 to <-102.3 dBm.
• Far end echo: Possible range: >0.0 to <-102.3 dBm.
• Far end delay: Far end delay in milliseconds (msec).
• Echo freq offset: Possible range: <-51.1 to 51.1 Hz.

Clear Call Directory (clcd) Command
This command now supports 3900 Series modems.

Device Health and Status (dhs)
The Device Health and Status results form supports the following three new alerts in the STATUS
field in support of 3900 Series modems:
• blbad
• ptf
• ehscn
The EXPANDED STATUS field has the following new status message: Call test.
The Device Health and Status results form displays the following possible Modem VF Line Speeds
for 3980, 3981, and 3982 modems.
• 300
• 600
• 1200
• 2400
• 4800
• 7200
• 9600
• 12000
• 14400
• 16800
• 19200
• 21600
• 24000
• 26400
• 28800
• 31200
• 33600
• 38400
• 57600
• 76800
• 115750

In support of 392xPlus the Modem DTE speed for Port 1 field under the EXPANDED STATUS
section is changed to Modem DTE speed for Port n, where n = 1 to 4. The Port Alarms field is
expanded to include Port 2, 3, and 4. The following are possible Port Alarm messages:
• Port n receive data alarm
• Port n transmit data alarm
• Port n DTR alarm
• Port n CTS alarm
• Port n RTS alarm
• Port n DSR alarm
• Port n LCD alarm
• Port n TX clock alarm
• Port n RX clock alarm
• Port n auto stream disabled
• Port n disabled

Dial (dial)
When the dial connection has been successfully completed, the results form displays the speed at
which the connection was made. The possible speeds (in bps) for 3980, 3981, and 3982 modems
are as follows:
• 300
• 600
• 1200
• 2400
• 4800
• 7200
• 9600
• 12000
• 14400
• 16800
• 19200
• 21600
• 24000
• 26400
• 28800
• 31200
• 33600

Download Device Firmware (dndf)
The value 3900 dc is added to the Type of download field for Broadcast Download Clone over the
Diagnostic Channel in support of 3900 Series modems.
The input form that appears when 3900 dc download is specified contains the following fields:
Device
Enter the address of the extended tributary device to which this command will be sent.
Link participation
Enter the type of diagnostic channel clone to remote download to be performed. Valid
entries are all and partial. Selecting all allows the download to be performed when all of
the Poll List Active link-attached remote modems are participating in the download
process. Selecting partial allows the download even if there are non-participating
modems in the Active Poll List. Selecting partial runs the risk of having modems with
different firmware versions in different tributaries being on the same line. A confirm
message will display asking you to continue or cancel.
Since diagnostic channel firmware download depends on the active poll list, the accuracy
of the active poll list is critical to the success of the download. Another confirm message
will display, asking you to verify the correctness of the active poll list before executing
the download.
This command supports the 3980, 3981, and 3982 modems with the same functionality as the
3800 Series modems.
The dndf command supports 3800Plus modems. This will require a different set of firmware
download files (with initial P) than those provided for 3800 Series modems (with initial A).
This command also supports 392xPlus modems. This will require a different set of firmware
download files (with initial M) than those provided for 391x modems (with initial G).

EIA Status (eias)
The results form displays only the RS232 Status screens for 3980, 3981, and 3982 modems.

Identity (id)
For 3900 Series modems the Identity command results form supports the following additional
country codes in the Modem Strapping field:
• Germany
• Belgium
• Australia
• New Zealand
• France
• Switzerland
• Netherlands
• Spain
• Austria
• Denmark
• Sweden
• Norway
• Finland
• Cyprus
• Portugal
• Singapore
• Malaysia
• Turkey
The Installed features field on the results form is enhanced with the following new values:
• Proprietary 28.8
• Proprietary 1200
• Dual Leased Line
The following selection is added to the Installed Features field of this command in support of
3800 Series modems.
• FAX Class 2 (Classic)
The following selections are added to the Installed Features field of this command for 3980,
3981, and 3982 modems.
• V.34
• 2-Wire

The results form now displays 3920 and or 3921 in the Model field in support of 392xPlus
modems.
The following selection is added to the Installed Features field.
• V.34

Loopback (lo) Command
On Page 1 of the Loopback input form, the Test type or state field contains a new selection,
3600-remote-digital.

Reset (reset)
The Reset command is used to reset one or more downstream 3900 Series modems. The command
contains the following field in support of the 3900 Series modems:
• Device(s) – Enter the address(es) of device(s) to be reset.
The Reset results form lists the device information for each device specified. A message appears
indicating whether or not the device has a Breakdown in Communication during Selection or
Incomplete message received from device if addressed to a local device as a result of the reset
operation being executed.

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System
Communications Products Support Configuration Guide
(6800-A2-GB20-10)
The following table is added to Chapter 2.

Supported Device Commands
For the 3615/3616 DualFlow DSUs, the following table lists the commands and the product
configurations that each command supports.
Supported Product Configurations

Command
Abort (abt)

Control DSU, Control DBM, Tributary DSU, Tributary DBM

Acquire [Device] Poll List (acpl)

Control DBM

Configuration Change Notification (ccn)

Control DSU, Tributary DSU

Configuration Change Notification Enable/
Disable (ccned)

Control DSU, Tributary DSU

Change Address (cha)

Control DSU, Control DBM, Tributary DSU, Tributary DBM

Change Call Directory (chcd)

Control DBM, Tributary DBM

Change External Leads States (chels)

Control DSU, Control DBM, Tributary DSU, Tributary DBM

Change Telephone Number(s) (chtn)

Control DBM, Tributary DBM

Change Options (cho)

Control DSU, Control DBM, Tributary DSU, Tributary DBM

Change [Device] Poll List (chpl)

Control DBM

Circuit Quality (cq)

Control DBM, Tributary DBM

Disable/Enable (de)

Control DSU, Control DBM, Tributary DSU, Tributary DBM

Device test (det)

Control DSU, Control DBM, Tributary DSU, Tributary DBM

Device Health and Status (dhs)

Control DSU, Control DBM, Tributary DSU, Tributary DBM

Dial (dial)

Control DBM

Digital Test (dit)

Control DBM

Dial Mode (dm)

Control DSU, Control DBM, Tributary DSU, Tributary DBM

Dial Standby (ds)

Control DSU, Control DBM, Tributary DSU, Tributary DBM

Display Address (dsa)

Control DSU, Control DBM, Tributary DSU, Tributary DBM

Display Call Directory (dscd)

Control DBM, Tributary DBM

Display External Leads States (dsels)

Control DSU, Control DBM, Tributary DSU, Tributary DBM

Display Options (dso)

Control DSU, Control DBM, Tributary DSU, Tributary DBM

Display [Device] Poll List (dspl)

Control DBM

Display Telephone Number(s) (dstn)

Control DBM, Tributary DBM

End-To-End Test (eet)

Control DBM

EIA Status (eia)

Control DSU, Control DBM, Tributary DSU, Tributary DBM

Identity (id)

Control DSU, Control DBM, Tributary DSU, Tributary DBM

Loopback (lo)

Control DSU, Control DBM, Tributary DSU, Tributary DBM

Command

Supported Product Configurations

Modem Bit Error Rate Test (mbert)

Control DSU, Control DBM

Report Terminal Power (rtp)

Control DSU, Control DBM, Tributary DSU, Tributary DBM

Standby Facility (sf)

Control DBM

Send Message (snm)

Control DSU, Control DBM, Tributary DBM

Transmit Test Pattern (ttp)

Control DSU, Control DBM, Tributary DSU, Tributary DBM

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Core
Command Reference Manual (6800-A2-GD32-10)
The following commands in Chapter 2 of this manual were modified or changed:
• Create Device Profile (crdp)
• Delete Device Profile (dldp)
• Display Device Profile (dsdp)
• Display System Pool List (dsspl)
• Edit ATR Phone Directory (edatrpd)
• Edit External System Configuration (edesc)
• Edit Device Profile (eddp)
• Edit Port Configurations (edpc)
The command description was modified for the following command in Chapter 3 of this manual:
• Detailed Alert Report (dar)

Create Device Profile (crdp)/Delete Device Profile(dldp)/Display
Device Profile (dsdp)/Edit Device Profile (eddp)
The Create Device Profile (crdp), Delete Device Profile (dldp), Display Device Profile (dsdp), and
Edit Device Profile (eddp) commands accept the following additional device types in the Model
number field:
• 3980, 3981, and 3982 for 3800Plus modems
• 3920 and 3921 for 392xPlus modems.
• 3615 and 3616 for 3600 Series DSUs
For the 3610/3611 2-port and 6-port TDM/Flex or MCMP/Flex option, the following new
information is added to the Create Device Profile (crdp) command’s Access module id field:
n port Flex TDM
CCA: TDM

–

Time Division Multiplexer Circuit Card Assembly/Time Division
Multiplexer.

n port Flex TDM
CCA: MCMP

–

Time Division Multiplexer Circuit Card Assembly/Multichannel
Multipoint.

n port Flex TDM
CCA: Bridge

–

Time Division Multiplexer Circuit Card Assembly/Bridge.

n port Flex TDM
CCA: Dual Bridge

–

Time Division Multiplexer Circuit Card Assembly/Dual Bridge.

n port Flex TDM
CCA: Extended
Bridge

–

Time Division Multiplexer Circuit Card Assembly/Extended
Bridge.

n port Flex TDM
CCA: TDM (V.35)

–

Time Division Multiplexer Circuit Card Assembly/Time Division
Multiplexer V.35.

n port Flex TDM
CCA: MCMP (V.35)

–

Time Division Multiplexer Circuit Card Assembly/Multichannel
Multipoint V.35.

n port Flex TDM
CCA: ASPEN

–

Time Division Multiplexer Circuit Card and ASPEN application
present.

n port Flex TDM
CCA:
CBRIDGE-ASPEN

–

Time Division Multiplexer Circuit Card, Central Site Digital
Bridge, and ASPEN application present.

n port Flex TDM
CCA: No Application

–

Time Division Multiplexer Circuit Card Assembly/No application.

n port Flex MCMP
CCA: TDM

–

Multichannel Multipoint Circuit Card Assembly/Time Division
Multiplexer.

n port Flex MCMP
CCA: MCMP

–

Multichannel Multipoint Circuit Card Assembly/Multichannel
Multipoint.

n port Flex MCMP
CCA: Bridge

–

Multichannel Multipoint Circuit Card Assembly/Bridge.

n port Flex MCMP
CCA: Dual Bridge

–

Multichannel Multipoint Circuit Card Assembly/Dual Bridge.

n port Flex MCMP
CCA: Extended
Bridge

–

Multichannel Multipoint Circuit Card Assembly/Extended Bridge.

n port Flex MCMP
CCA: TDM (V.35)

–

Multichannel Multipoint Circuit Card Assembly/Time Division
Multiplexer V.35.

n port Flex MCMP
CCA: MCMP (V.35)

–

Multichannel Multipoint Circuit Card Assembly/Multichannel
Multipoint V.35.

n port Flex MCMP
CCA: ASPEN

–

Multichannel Multipoint Circuit Card and ASPEN application
present.

n port Flex MCMP
CCA:
CBRIDGE-ASPEN

–

Multichannel Multipoint Circuit Card, Central Site Digital Bridge,
and ASPEN application present.

n port Flex MCMP
CCA: No Application

–

Multichannel Multipoint Circuit Card Assembly/No application.

Display System Poll List (dsspl)
The Control Channel(s) field for this command is changed to read as follows.
Control Channel(s)
Identifies the control channels whose poll lists are to be displayed. Control channel values
are defined in the following table.

Control Channel Value

Connection

1–16

DCE devices

a1–a6

Devices managed by
ANALYSIS 6510 systems

SNMP and brouter devices

Bytex devices

ACCULINK multiplexer network

Edit ATR Phone Directory (edatrpd)
For the ATR destination field, the list of special characters is limited to the following:
• –
• *
• #

Edit External System Configuration (edesc)
For the Parameter field, the list of special characters is limited to the following:
• –
• *
• #

Edit Port Configurations (edpc)
The following note is added to the State field of this command.

NOTE
Prior to deleting a printer port, be sure that all the queued jobs are
cancelled. Refer to Chapter 9, Printer Functions, of the
COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System
User’s/System Administrator’s Guide (6800-A2-GE26-10) for more
details.

Detailed Alert Report (dar)
The following note should be added to the Alert duration field of this command.

NOTE
Events may have a duration less than one second. Therefore, to
retrieve all records from the database, there may be an occasion to
change the default Alert duration interval from 00:00:01 to
00:00:00.

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System
User’s/System Administrator’s Guide (6800-A2-GE26-10)
The changes or modifications to the commands in this manual involve Chapters 1, 2, and 5.

Changes to Chapter 1
The heading Sun Workstations/Generic X-Terminal Support changes to Sun
Workstation/X Workstation Support. The subsequent description changes to the following:
Sun workstations or X workstations from a variety of vendors can be used as full-feature
workstations. Sun workstations must either use OpenWindows or an X server that is compatible
with X Version 11 Release 4 or later. X workstations from other vendors must use an X server
that is compatible with X Version 11 Release 4 or later.
Table 1-1 in the guide changes to reflect new values in the SYSTEM CAPACITY column for the
following features:

SYSTEM CAPACITY

FEATURE
User Profiles

150

Total Facility Profiles

15,000

Total Site Profiles

15,001

Total Device Profiles (managed and
unmanaged)

15,001

Historic Alert Records

75,000

Changes to Chapter 2
The following sections are added in support of X servers.

Sun Workstation/X Workstation Support
Sun workstations or X workstations from a variety of vendors can be used as full-feature
workstations. Sun workstations must either use OpenWindows or an X server that is compatible
with X Version 11 Release 4 or later. X workstations from other vendors must use an X server that
is compatible with X Version 11 Release 4 or later.
The following sections describe how to configure Sun workstations running OpenWindows and
UNIX workstations running an X server based on MIT’s X Version11 Release 4 sample server. The
tools as described in the following paragraphs should be provided by your software or workstation
vendor. If they are not, the following section provides ideas on what to look for in vendor-specific
documentation.

Network Configuration
Any time a new workstation is added to the network, the workstation’s IP address and name must
be added to the /etc/hosts files on both the NMS host and UIP. Also, the IP address and name of
both the NMS host and UIP must be added to the workstation’s /etc/hosts file. The workstation
name and user IDs on the workstation must be added to the file /usr/ffw/.rhosts on both the NMS
host and UIP. This gives users on the workstation permission to remotely execute commands on
the NMS host and UIP, while using the ffw user ID. Refer to the hosts and rhosts man pages for
more information.
To verify the changes on the workstation, type the following commands:
rcmd -l ffw echo hello
rcmd -l ffw echo hello
Where:

is the NMS host name.

If the command rcmd does not exist, try rsh or remsh.

Installing 6800 Fonts
The 6800 full-feature tasks, including the Map, require that the workstation have 6800-specific
fonts installed. These fonts are distributed with the 6800 product software and can be found in the
directory /usr/nms/RNMS/fonts on the NMS host. Fonts are distributed in Bitmap Distribution
Format, an X Consortium standard for font interchange and are in files with the suffix .bdf. Copy
and install these files to the workstation using tools provided with the workstation software. You
can use the following steps to install fonts on Sun OpenWindows workstations or on MIT-based
X11R4 workstations.
1. Choose a directory for the fonts.
It is recommended that you add a 6800-specific sub-directory to the font directory supplied
by your workstation’s vendor:
• On a Sun OpenWindows workstation, try /usr/openwin/lib/fonts.
• On an MIT-based X workstation, try /usr/lib/X11/fonts.
2. Create a sub-directory called nms and make it your current directory using the cd
command.
3. Copy fonts from the NMS host to the workstation.
4. TYPE: rcp ffw@:/usr/nms/RNMS/fonts/*.bdf .
Where:

is the NMS host name.

5. Convert from BDF to workstation format:
• On a Sun OpenWindows workstation, enter the commands:
convertfont *.bdf
bldfamily –d .
• On a Sun OpenWIndows workstation, enter the commands:
for i in *.bdf
do
/usr/bin/X11/bdftosnf $i > ‘basename $i .bdf‘ .snf
done
mkfontdir
Note that later releases of X11 have replaced bdftosnf with bdftopcf and may use a font
server. Refer to your workstation documentation for more information.

Start-Up Shell Script
The following shell script will start up the 6800 full-feature application on a Sun OpenWindows
workstation. It is recommended that the script be placed in a file called /usr/bin/StartNMS. When
setting up an X workstation, you may use the same script with minor modifications. All users must
have read and execute permission to this file (To do this, use the command chmod 755
/usr/bin/StartNMS). The following line numbers provide a convenient way to subsequently
discuss the script and must not be included in an actual shell script file.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

for i in $*
do
xhost + $i
done
xset –fp /usr/openwin/lib/fonts/nms
xset +fp /usr/openwin/lib/fonts/nms
xset fp rehash
xmodmap –e ’keycode 16 = F11’ \
-e ’keycode 18 = F12’ \
–e ’keycode 77 =Prior F29 KP_9’ \
–e ’keycode 121 = Next F35 KP_3’ \
–e ’keycode 75 = Home F27 KP_7’ \
–e ’keycode 119 = End R13 KP_1’ \
WRKSTN=‘uname -n‘
rsh -l ffw $1 “StartNMSd $WRKSTN:0 hires”

The script requires at least one argument, which is the name of the NMS host or the UIP on which
the full-feature application will run.
Lines 1 through 4 give the UIP and/or NMS host permission to connect to the workstation. If you
have a UIP, its name should be the first argument followed by the name of the NMS host. The
NMS host needs permission to support the Manage Routing Tables task for multiplexer
applications.
Lines 5 through 7 tell the workstation where to find the 6800-specific fonts. For an MIT-based X
workstation, replace /usr/openwin/lib/fonts/nms with /usr/lib/X11/fonts/nms.
Lines 8 through 13 map some of the Sun keycodes to PC-compatible key symbols required to fully
support the 6800 full-feature tasks. The keycode to keysym mappings are appropriate for a Sun-4
keyboard. Other keyboards may require different mappings. See Keyboard Mappings in this
section for more information.
Line 15 uses the rsh commands to remotely execute the shell script, StartNMSd, on the UIP
or NMS host. StartNMSd is installed in /usr/bin on both UIP and the NMS host. Depending on
the workstation’s operating system, you may need to replace the rsh command with rcmd or
remsh. The StartNMSd script takes two arguments:
• workstation’s display name
• vga for 800 x 600 (or less) screen resolution or hires for higher screen resolution

The StartNMSd script is appropriate when your workstation has a window manager running. If
your workstation is a low-end X terminal that does not provide window management, or if the
workstation’s window manager does not interact well with the 6800 application, you should
disable the window manager and replace line 15 with the following:
rsh -l ffw $1 “DISPLAY=$WRKSTN:0; startx -t”
This command starts up the Motif window manager on the UIP or NMS host as well as the 6800
application.

Keyboard Mappings
Full functionality of 6800 full-feature tasks require that a workstation emulate a typical PC
keyboard. Specifically, there must be keys equivalent to the PC keys:
• F1 through F12
• PgUp and PgDn (X keysym names are Prior and Next)
• Home and End
If your workstation does not have similar keys, or the keys do not function as expected, use the
xev command to determine keycode associations. The xev command can be executed from the
UNIX or UIP task, as long as the DISPLAY environment variable is set to workstation-name:0.
Experiment with keycode to keysym mappings, using the xmodmap command. Once the
mappings are established, modify lines 8 though 13 of the StartNMS script. See man pages for
xev and xmodmap for more information.

Changes to Chapter 5
In support of 3900 Series modems, four new alert types are added to Table 5-2. These alert types
describe the reason for a dial failure or disconnect from a 3900 Series device. Alert types blbad,
ptf, and ehscn are status alerts. The alerts are described as follows.

DEVICE TYPE AND
DESCRIPTION
APL – COMSPHERE,
DATAPHONE II and
Paradyne Analog
Private Line Modems

ALERT GROUP

ALERT
TYPE

PRIORITY

apl-cnnd-msg

dial

apl-backup
apl-service
apl-message

blbad
ptf
ehscn

2
3
3

ALERT’S TEXTUAL DISPLAY
Dial fail, invalid number
Dial fail, DTR off
Dial fail, no dial tone
Dial fail, number busy
Dial fail, trunk busy
Dial fail, no answer
Dial fail, no remote tone
Disconnect, loss of carrier
Disconnect, received long space
Disconnect, no data time out
Disconnect, received V.32 cleardown
Disconnect, DTR dropped
Disconnect, CD dropped
Disconnect, error control failed
Disconnect, VF password timeout
Disconnect, unknown VF password
Disconnect, user ID timeout
Disconnect, DTE password timeout
Disconnect, unknown DTE password
Disconnect, missing originate
password
Disconnect, invalid originate
password
Disconnect, DTR dial blocked
Backup line bad
PSTN test failure
Expanded health and status change

Changes to Appendix A
Table A-1 in Appendix A has the following additions.
New device numbers for the COMSPHERE DDD Modems and DSUs listing:
• 3615 and 3616 to support the DualFlow DSUs
• 3980, 3981, and 3982 to support 3800Plus modems
New device numbers for the COMSPHERE 3900 APL Modems listing:
• 3920 and 3921 to support the 392xPlus modems

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System Reports
and Trouble Tracking Customization Guide (6800-A2-GE27-10)
The changes in this manual occur in Chapter 2.

Changes to Chapter 2
Under the heading Installing the Customized Database Report Package, the following command
changes from
cpio -icvdmk
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