User's Manual Part 2

SCP-LPS20x-011-012-01H December 20, 2004
164 ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
CONFIGURATION FILE STRUCTURE
The configuration file is an ASCII file and can be edited in a standard text editor. Key components in the file are:
• Block: A block contains sections, sub-sections, and parameters. Blocks start with:
%begin block_name
and end with:
%end block_name
• Section: A section contains sub-sections and parameters. Sections start with:
[SECTION_NAME]
and end with another block or section name. Section names are not case-sensitive.
• Sub-section: A sub-section contains parameters. Sub-sections start with:
<SUB-SECTION_NAME>
and end with another block, section, or sub-section name. Sub-section names are not case-sensitive.
• Parameter: A parameter takes the form: parameter = value
Each parameter and value pair must appear on its own line. Parameter names are not case-sensitive.
Parameter values are case-sensitive.
• Comments: Comments begin with the pound sign (#) and continue until the end of the line.
• Dash (-) and underscore (_) characters can be used in section names, subsection names, and parameter
names, and are strictly equivalent.
• Blank lines are ignored and may be added in to make the file easier to read.
• Strings containing spaces must be contained in double-quotes.