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Overview of User Interfaces Section 1

Element Management System (EMS) 4.0 User Manual

1.5 Overview of User Interfaces

EMS provides two user interfaces:

• A windows-based graphical user interface, called the “Maintenance

Interface,” which is intended for use in most situations; and

• A character interface, called the NOC-NEM interface, which can be

accessed remotely using a terminal or a computer with a terminal

emulator program.

NOTE: For convenience, the character interface is also available within the Main-

tenance Interface using a user-selectable character window.

1.5.1 Maintenance Interface

The Maintenance Interface is a graphical user interface (GUI) with a menu toolbar

and “dashboard” displays containing indicators. Figure 8 shows an example, a

display with alarm details for a host/remote pair connected to EMS.

Figure 8. Maintenance Interface Example

Summary of content (15 pages)

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Overview of User Interfaces Section 1 10 1.5 Overview of User Interfaces EMS provides two user interfaces: • A windows-based graphical user interface, called the “Maintenance Interface,” which is intended for use in most situations; and • A character interface, called the NOC-NEM interface, which can be accessed remotely using a terminal or a computer with a terminal emulator program.
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Introduction to EMS Overview of User Interfaces 11 The dashboard displays, refreshed about once every three seconds, allow you to quickly assess the status of host/remote pairs by checking the indicator colors. The color green indicates “okay.” Red and yellow, respectively, indicate major and minor alarms. The Maintenance Interface also has dialogs used to set values such as remote forward attenuation as shown in Figure 9. Figure 9. Dialog Example 1.5.
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Overview of User Interfaces Section 1 12 Figure 10 shows an example of a NOC-NEM interface display. Appearance will vary depending on the terminal or terminal emulator program being used. Figure 10. NOC-NEM Interface Example Using NOC-NEM, you can perform most of the tasks done using the Maintenance Interface. Below is an example of a command and response message. Apr 7, 2003 12:17:21 PM: DEMS (39 Host.13)Askov GET Alarm 3p8Volt \ 3p8Volt Ok \ END Element Management System (EMS) 4.
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Introduction to EMS Overview of EMS Tasks 13 1.6 Overview of EMS Tasks Table 1 summarizes the tasks done using EMS. Table 1: Summary of EMS Tasks TASK DESCRIPTION Determine which network elements are currently connected You can do this inside the Maintenance Interface by using a menu item to refresh the “catalog” of host/ remote pairs. If using the NOC-NEM interface, you can enter a command to do this.
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Use of Ports Section 1 14 Table 1: Summary of EMS Tasks (Continued) TASK DESCRIPTION Define RF logical channels For each logical RF channel, you can select modulation type and FCC channel number. Check RF signal levels You can check signal levels of RF forward and reverse path signals as measured on the PCIx card. Alarm indicators provide details on any states preventing normal signal transport.
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Introduction to EMS Use of Ports 15 • NOC Comm Port—This port may be used to connect to a direct data link with the remote terminal or terminal emulator computer. Cables and equipment, not provided, must support the RS-232 ASCII data flow between the EMS computer and the remote terminal or terminal emulator computer.
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Use of Ports 16 Element Management System (EMS) 4.
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2 INSTALLATION AND SYSTEM CHECK
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INSTALLATION AND SYSTEM CHECK Installation of EMS is an easy task involving downloading and running several files provided on the installation CD-ROM. You can install EMS on either a PC or laptop, as shown in Figure 12. 19 OR PLUS 16803-B CD-ROM WITH EMS SOFTWARE Figure 12. Basic Installation Components 2.
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Installation CD Contents 2.2 Section 2 Installation CD Contents The Element Management System consists of software files supplied on a CD. These files include: • The Java™ Runtime Environment from Sun MicroSystems and the appropriate licensing agreements required for its use. • The executable files necessary for the Element Management System software to run on a Windows based personal computer.
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Installation and System Check Out Installation Procedure 2.3.2 Installing the EMS Software The EMS software contains the ADC application files that provide the system interfaces and functions. To install the EMS software Perform the following steps: 1. Copy the following files from the CD-ROM to the folder c:\My Documents on your computer: ReadMe_.txt DEMSINS.exe where is the bandwidth of the system being installed (800, 1099, smr, etc.). 2.
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Installation and System Check Out 2.4 Connecting to the Host/Remote Pair Connecting to the Host/Remote Pair The EMS software is now presumed to be correctly installed on the computer, and can be run alone, but to function as intended it must be connected to one or more Digivance System host/remote pairs. For the physical connection between the EMS PC and the host/remote pair, use the RS-232 serial cable provided with the Digivance hardware.
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Installation and System Check Out 2.5 Checking the System Checking the System After installing the software and (if possible at this time) connecting your computer to one or more Digivance host/remote pairs, do the following procedure to check if the system is running correctly To check the system 1. Doubleclick on the EMS icon. 2. Watch for the EMS banner to come up. 3. Watch for the initial menu bar to come up. 4.
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Checking the System 24 Element Management System (EMS) 4.