User guide

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Chapter 1
General
How to Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Manual Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Chapter 1 — General . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Chapter 2 — Quick Start Configuration 1-1
Chapter 3 — Using the Command Line
Interface (CLI) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Appendix A — Network Addressing . . 1-2
Appendix B — Automatic Switching . . 1-2
Appendix C — Dynamic Power Control1-2
Appendix D — Network Migration . . . 1-2
Appendix E — Glossary . . . . . . . . 1-2
Conventions and References . . . . . . . . 1-2
Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Demodulator Features . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Router Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Network and Bandwidth Management . . 1-4
Dynamic SCPC (dSCPC) . . . . . . . . 1-4
STDMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Single Hop On Demand . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Turbo Product Coding . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Header Decompression . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Payload Decompression. . . . . . . . . 1-6
Data Decryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
New in This Release. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
1.5.4 Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
New DPC (Dynamic Power Control)
Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
STDMA Power Hunt . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Hitless Switching. . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
VMS Registration and Managing Address
1-7
UDP Port Base Address . . . . . . . . 1-7
Auto Home State Failsafe . . . . . . . 1-7
SOTM (Satellite On The Move) . . . . 1-8
Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Return Material Authorization . . . . . . 1-8
Reader Comments / Corrections . . . . 1-9
Chapter 2
Quick Start Configuration
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Initial Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Terminal Connection . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Network Role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Setting Vipersat CDD-56X Operating
Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Set the Feature Configuration. . . . . . 2-3
Set the IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Configure the Route Table . . . . . . . 2-7
Routing in a Vipersat Network. . . . . 2-7
Creating the Routes . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Set the Satellite Demod Configuration . 2-9
Set the Vipersat Configuration . . . . 2-10
Chapter 3
Using the Command Line Interface
(CLI)
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Common Screen Commands . . . . . . . . 3-2
Demod Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Save Parameters to Permanent Storage 3-2
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Telnet Logout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Menu Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Feature Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Vipersat Feature Codes . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Vipersat Management . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Vipersat STDMA . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Vipersat Auto Switching . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Vipersat File Streamer. . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Vipersat Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
STDMA Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
STDMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
STDMA Tx Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Hub Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
1 – Fixed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
2 – Dynamic Slot . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
3 – Dynamic Cycle . . . . . . . . . 3-11
4 – GIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
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