User guide

Chapter 3 - VMS Configuration 3-29
VMS Network Configuration
Pool Management
The next step is to set up bandwidth pool(s) in the transponder(s) created earlier.
Bandwidth pools are the heart of the switching engine. They are the only portion
of the space segment actively controlled by the VMS.
1. Right-click on the satellite in the tree view and select Open (figure 3-33).
Figure 3-33 Satellite Open menu command
This opens the Spectrum Analyzer / Bandwidth ViperView window
(figure 3-34).
Tip: At this point, the carriers should be visible. If not, double-click in the center
of the window. If the carriers still do not appear, there is an error in the
frequency settings on either the satellite, the transponder, or the
converters.
Figure 3-34 Spectrum View
The gray edges in the Spectrum View represent the Guardband. The darker
area is the Transponder, and the carriers shown are the TDM Outbound and
STDMA carrier for the network associated with the opened satellite.
2. Right-click in the Transponder area and select Create Pool from the menu to
open the Create Pool dialog shown in figure 3-35, below.