Unit installation

Chapter 4 Configuration Installation and Operation Manual
4-2 Introduction FCD-E1
4.2 Introduction
FCD-E1 operating mode is determined by a set of parameters stored in an internal
non-volatile memory. You select these parameters, using the FCD-E1 front panel
push buttons, a supervision terminal, or a network management station (either a
generic SNMP management station, or the RADview management station offered
by RAD). When a supervision terminal, or a network management station is in
control, the FCD-E1 cannot be controlled from the front panel; however, when
under the control of a network management station, the front panel can still be
used to read the current parameters, status, and statistics.
The FCD-E1 has six groups of configuration parameters:
• System parameters
• Main link parameters
• Sublink parameters
• Channel parameters
• Supervisory port parameters
• Download parameters.
In addition to the parameters configured from the front panel, there are
parameters that can be controlled only from a supervision terminal or remote
management station. These are presented in Appendix D.
After configuration, if alarm messages are stored in its ALARM BUFFER, the
FCD-E1 automatically returns to the display of status messages.
After the operating parameters have been selected, a process called configuration
set-up is performed and the FCD-E1 no longer requires operator attendance. The
configuration stored in the FCD-E1 memory is not affected when power is turned
off.
Upon turn-on, the FCD-E1 checks the validity of the stored configuration data, and
if everything is OK, it assumes the last selected configuration.
• If the configuration does not require modification, the FCD-E1 is then ready
for operation immediately after power is applied.
• If the configuration data is not valid, the FCD-E1 lets you load instead a default
configuration. The default configuration, prepared by the manufacturer, is
stored in the program EPROM.
Configuration and Management Activities
Before an FCD-E1 system can be used in its intended application, it is necessary to
perform two types of activities:
• Preliminary configuration, which prepares the FCD-E1 system for using any
of the management facilities supported by the system.
The preliminary configuration of the FCD-E1 system must always be
performed using an ASCII terminal equipped with an RS-232 communication
interface, directly connected to the FCD-E1 supervisory port (the CONTROL
DCE connector).