User's Manual Part 1

InterReach Fusion Wideband System Description
Page 12 InterReach Fusion Wideband Installation, Operation, and Reference Manual
© 2013 TE Connectivity Ltd D-620616-0-20 Rev H • TECP-77-044 Issue 7 • May 2013
SYSTEMOA&MCAPABILITIESOVERVIEW
InterReachFusionWidebandismicroprocessorcontrolledandcontainsfirmwaretoenablemuch
oftheoperations,administration,andmaintenance(OA&M)functionality.
Completealarming,downtothefieldreplaceabl
eunit(thatis,FusionWidebandMainHub,
ExpansionHub,andRemoteAccessUnit)andthecablinginfrastructure,isavailable.Allevents
occurringinasystem,definedasaFusionWidebandMainHubandallofitsassociatedExpansion
HubsandRemoteAccessUnits,areautomaticallyreportedtotheMainHub.TheMainHub
monitorssystemstatusandcommunicatesthatstatususingthefollowingmethods:
• Normallycl
osed(NC)alarmcontactclosurescanbetiedtostandardNCalarmmonitoring
systemsordirectlytoabasestationforbasicalarmmonitoring.
• Connectio
nMethods:
– T
heMainHub’sfrontpanelRJ‐45portconnectsdirectlytoaPC(forlocalEthernetaccess).
– The
MainHub’sfrontpanelRS‐232serialportconnectsdirectlytoamodem(forremote
access).
– Remoteaccessisalsoavailablewithanoptional100BASE‐TLANswitchco
nnectionsto
theRJ‐45port.
Figure3.
Three Methods for OA&M Communications
RS-232
Modem
LAN
Switch
Ethernet
TCP/IP
RS-232
Modem
RJ-45
Ethernet
AdminBrowser
Ethernet
Fusion Wideband
Main Hub
Modem
Fusion Wideband Main Hub
PSTN
Use AdminBrowser to configure or monitor a local or remote Fusion Wideband system.
PC/Laptop running a
Standard Browser
Fusion Wideband
Main Hub
Fusion Wideband
Main Hub