User guide

VMS Network Configuration
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7. From the Tree View, click on the Hub antenna under the Bandwidth Man-
ager to display the Hub devices in the right window panel.
From this view, the operator can see the switched demodulator that the VMS
selected, the carrier frequency in L-Band, the bit rate, the current E
b
N
0
, and
the subnet/subnet mask (figure 3-40).
Figure 3-40 Switched Carrier (Hub Antenna View)
Note: After reaching this point and all indications are as noted above, the
Subnet Manager, the Bandwidth Manager, and the InBand Manager
have been configured successfully. All frequencies and conversions are
correct. To test the policies, it will be necessary to set up an application
such as VoIP.
Network Manager Configuration and ViperGlobe
The Network Manager provides a means of exposing the satellite network(s) to
customers via VNO (for network operations) and ViperGlobe (for geographical
display). The networks, and their associated elements, that are created in the
Network Manager are virtual, and can thus be added and removed without
affecting the actual networks upon which they are based.
VMS version 3.6 introduces ViperGlobe, an optional global Map View applica-
tion. The ViperGlobe option greatly enhances Network Manager by providing a
geographical global representation of the Vipersat satellite network. ViperGlobe
displays the networks that are created under the Network Manager and provides
a visual global positioning of the network sites and the carrier links that exist
between them. Network alarm status is also visually indicated in the Map View.
The operator can now anchor sites to true geographic locations. In a SOTM
(Satellite on the Move) network, moving sites are placed based on GPS infor-
NOTE