User guide

ii VMS User Guide
Configure Addresses and Assign ID. . . 3-7
VMS Network Build Procedure . . . . . . 3-11
Subnet Manager Configuration . . . . 3-11
Setting the Alarm Masks . . . . . . . 3-12
Enabling Auto Home State . . . . . 3-13
Bandwidth Manager Configuration . . 3-14
Create Satellite(s) . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Create Transponders . . . . . . . . 3-15
Create Antennas. . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Create Antenna Devices . . . . . . . 3-18
InBand Manager Configuration . . . . 3-21
Pool Management . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Network Manager Configuration and
ViperGlobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Basic Guaranteed Bandwidth . . . . . . . 3-37
CIR Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Enable CIR on the Satellite . . . . . 3-39
CIR Policy Setting . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Enable CIR on Remote Antennas . . 3-41
Adjust Bandwidth Allocation . . . . . 3-42
N:M Device Redundancy . . . . . . . . . 3-44
VMS Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
SOTM (Satellite On The Move) . . . . . . 3-44
Chapter 4
Configuring Network Modems
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Hardware Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Configuring a Network Modem . . . . . . . . 4-4
Chapter 5
VMS Services
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
ViperView—Monitor and Control . . . . . . . 5-2
Multiple Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Error Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Twelve Hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Filters... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Filters Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Dates Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Refresh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Alarm Masks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Viewing/Setting Alarm Masks . . . . . 5-14
Unlock Alarm Masks . . . . . . . . 5-15
VMS Service Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Vipersat Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
InBand Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Policy Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Bitrate Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Application Policies . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Maximum Bitrate . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Minimum Bitrate . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Distribution Lists Tab . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Subnet Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Subnet Manager Configuration . . . . 5-28
Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
InBand Management . . . . . . . . 5-29
Soft Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Resize Uplink Carrier . . . . . . . . 5-30
Revert Uplink Carrier . . . . . . . . 5-31
Reset Uplink Carrier . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
In Band tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Policy tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Distribution Lists Tab . . . . . . . . 5-37
ViperView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Chapter 6
Out-of-Band Units
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Controlling Non-IP Modems. . . . . . . . . 6-1
SNMP Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Parameter View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Configuring the RF Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Switching SNMP Out of Band Modems . . . . 6-10
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Out of Band Circuit Manager (OBCM) . . 6-10
Configuring the OBCM . . . . . . . . 6-11
Vipersat Circuit Scheduler . . . . . . . . 6-14
Appendix A
VMS Cross Banding
Vipersat Cross Banding Solution . . . . . . A-3