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MPM-1000A Operator Manual 1000-7075 Rev E
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REVISION HISTORY
REV
DESCRIPTION
DATE
APPROVED
A
INITIAL RELEASE
22 APR 2009
See cover
B
Updated with finalized screen shots and WGS
explanation. ECN 107183
22 MAR010
AP/DL/MB/KH/PR
C
Updated to match MIL-STD-for manuals. ECN 107553
03 AUG 2010
BL/AP/TB/DL/KA/PR
D
Added new functions: Multiple Mode Configuration,
Multicast, Terminal Calibration, RX Attenuator
Description. ECN 107755
01 OCT 2010
BL/AP/DL//KA/
BL/AP/TB/DL/KA/PR
PR
E
Update Table 14-1, Updated section 14.3.2 Tables.
Updated Pages 15-1 and 15.2. ECN 108567
Upt
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
REVISION HISTORY ...................................................................................................... II
TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................................. III
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS...........................................................................................VII
LIST OF TABLES ..........................................................................................................XI
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ............................................................................................XIII
HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL.................................................................................... XVI
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, REPORTING ERRORS AND RECOMMENDING
IMPROVEMENTS ..................................................................................................... XVIII
1INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................. 1-1
1.1 Overview............................................................................................................1-1
1.2 Provided Equipment ..........................................................................................1-2
1.3 System Requirements .......................................................................................1-2
1.4 Software Version Information ............................................................................1-3
2TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................... 2-1
3CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ......................................................................... 3-1
3.1 Panel Indicators.................................................................................................3-1
4SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................................. 4-1
4.1 System Setup for Software Installation..............................................................4-1
4.2 Prepare PC for Software Installation .................................................................4-1
4.3 HCI Software Installation Procedure..................................................................4-2
4.4 Configure PC IP Address ..................................................................................4-2
4.5 Human Computer Interface ...............................................................................4-3
4.6 Human Computer Interface Familiarization .......................................................4-4
4.7 Overall Status Screen........................................................................................4-4
4.8 Software Version Screen...................................................................................4-5
4.9 Modem CDU Port IP Address............................................................................4-6
4.10 Installation and Update Procedure –Modem.....................................................4-8
5SOFTWARE MENU OVERVIEW ......................................................................... 5-1
5.1 Launch Modem HCI...........................................................................................5-1
5.2 SNMP Dialog.....................................................................................................5-2
5.3 Modes of Operation...........................................................................................5-3
5.4 Selecting Maintenance Mode ............................................................................5-4
5.5 System Shutdown..............................................................................................5-5
5.6 File Pull-Down Menu .........................................................................................5-6
5.7 Save/Save As Configuration..............................................................................5-7
5.8 Restore Configuration........................................................................................5-8
5.9 Configure Pull-Down Menu..............................................................................5-11
5.10 Monitor Pull-down Menu..................................................................................5-13
6SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ............................................................................... 6-1
6.1 Configure System Screen..................................................................................6-1
6.2 Configure Modem Screen..................................................................................6-3
6.3 Satellite Setup ...................................................................................................6-4
6.3.1 Satellite List Screen .....................................................................................6-4
6.3.2 Beams List ...................................................................................................6-5

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6.3.3 Beam Edit Dialog .........................................................................................6-6
6.3.4 Bandwidth Segments List.............................................................................6-7
6.3.5 Bandwidth Segment Edit Dialog...................................................................6-8
6.4 Multiple Modem Configuration.........................................................................6-11
6.4.1 Configuring Master Modem........................................................................6-11
6.4.2 Set the Mode of the Modem.......................................................................6-12
6.4.3 Set the CDU and Data Ports......................................................................6-12
6.4.4 Configure Slave Modem.............................................................................6-14
6.5Terminal Calibration ........................................................................................6-21
6.5.1 File Entry Method.......................................................................................6-21
6.5.2 Manual Entry Method.................................................................................6-25
6.5.3 Nominal Value Method...............................................................................6-29
6.6 Disable Terminal Calibration............................................................................6-31
7TRANSMISSION SECURITY............................................................................... 7-1
7.1 Transmission Security.......................................................................................7-1
7.2 TRANSEC and MSK Initialization......................................................................7-1
8NETWORK CONTROL OPERATIONS ............................................................... 8-1
8.1 Network Overview .............................................................................................8-1
8.1.1 Network Controller and Network Members...................................................8-1
8.1.2 Network Controller Capable.........................................................................8-2
8.2 NCW Signals.....................................................................................................8-3
8.2.1 Reference Forward Orderwire (RFOW)........................................................8-3
8.2.2 Return Orderwire (ROW)..............................................................................8-3
8.2.3 Data Communications Burst (DCOM) ..........................................................8-4
8.2.4 NCW Traffic Example...................................................................................8-4
8.3 Network Initiation...............................................................................................8-5
8.4 Network Operation.............................................................................................8-5
8.5 Network Operation with Wideband Global Satellite...........................................8-7
8.6 Setting the Terminal for NCW Mode as Network Controller...............................8-9
8.7 NCW Network Page Tabs................................................................................8-11
8.7.1 NCW Network Tab.....................................................................................8-11
8.7.2 NCW Message Tab....................................................................................8-13
8.7.3 NCW Statistics Tab....................................................................................8-15
8.7.4 NCW BW/EIRP Tab...................................................................................8-17
8.7.5 NCW Path Loss Tab ..................................................................................8-19
8.7.6 NCW RX Burst Tab....................................................................................8-21
8.7.7 NCW RX Comm Tab..................................................................................8-23
8.7.8 NCW TX Comm Tab ..................................................................................8-25
8.7.9 NCW TX Queue Tab..................................................................................8-26
8.7.10 NCW Link Budget Tab................................................................................8-27
8.8 NCW Setup Tabs.............................................................................................8-28
8.8.1 NCW Parameters Tab................................................................................8-28
8.8.2 NCW Advanced Tab ..................................................................................8-30
8.8.3 NCW QOS Tab ..........................................................................................8-32
8.8.4 NCW PSD Tab...........................................................................................8-34
9NETWORK MEMBER OPERATIONS ................................................................. 9-1

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9.1 Setting the Terminal for NCW Mode as a Network Member..............................9-1
9.2 NCW Network Member Tabs.............................................................................9-2
9.2.1 NCW Network Tab.......................................................................................9-2
9.2.2 NCW Message Tab......................................................................................9-5
9.2.3 NCW Statistics Tab......................................................................................9-7
9.2.4 NCW RX Burst Tab......................................................................................9-9
9.2.5 NCW RX Comm Tab..................................................................................9-11
9.2.6 NCW TX Comm Tab ..................................................................................9-13
9.2.7 NCW TX Queue Tab..................................................................................9-14
9.3 NCW Setup Tabs.............................................................................................9-15
9.3.1 NCW Parameters Tab................................................................................9-15
9.3.2 NCW Advanced Tab ..................................................................................9-17
9.3.3 NCW QOS Tab ..........................................................................................9-18
10 R2CP NETWORK OPERATIONS ..................................................................... 10-1
10.1 R2CP Network Operations Tab.......................................................................10-1
10.2 R2CP Session Tab..........................................................................................10-4
10.3 R2CP Operational State..................................................................................10-5
10.4 PIM Snooping and Multicast............................................................................10-6
10.5 Multicast Configurations ..................................................................................10-6
10.6 Adding to the PIM Stateless Group List...........................................................10-8
10.7 Group Status...................................................................................................10-9
11 SCPC NETWORK OPERATIONS ..................................................................... 11-1
11.1 Selecting MIL-STD-188-165A (SCPC) Mode...................................................11-1
12 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES (PMCS)................ 12-1
12.1 Introduction......................................................................................................12-1
12.2 Inspection........................................................................................................12-1
12.3 Cleaning..........................................................................................................12-2
12.4 Description of PMCS Table Columns..............................................................12-2
13 TROUBLESHOOTING....................................................................................... 13-1
13.1 Introduction......................................................................................................13-1
13.2 General Troubleshooting Guidelines...............................................................13-1
13.3 Modem BIT and Status Troubleshooting .........................................................13-1
13.4 Troubleshooting Tables...................................................................................13-2
13.5 Alarms/Events .................................................................................................13-7
13.5.1 Setting Audible Alert for Alarms .................................................................13-7
13.5.2 Events Screen............................................................................................13-8
13.5.3 Active Alarms.............................................................................................13-9
13.6 Assistance.....................................................................................................13-10
14 MAINTENANCE................................................................................................. 14-1
14.1 HCI Software Update.......................................................................................14-1
14.2 Modem Stacking Installation............................................................................14-2
14.3 Maintenance Specifications.............................................................................14-4
14.3.1 Panel Connector –Specifications ..............................................................14-4
14.3.2 External Signal Pin Assignments ...............................................................14-6
15 APPENDIX A –NETWORK TRANSMISSION SECURITY ............................... 15-1
15.1 Keying Scheme ...............................................................................................15-1

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15.2 Key Establishment...........................................................................................15-2
15.3 Access Control ................................................................................................15-2
15.4 Distribution.......................................................................................................15-3
15.5 MSK Changeover............................................................................................15-3
15.6 Changeover TRANSEC Passphrase Distribution............................................15-4
15.7 Passphrase Format .........................................................................................15-5
15.8 Recovery .........................................................................................................15-5
15.9 Over-The-Air-Zeroize (OTAZ)..........................................................................15-5
15.10 Recovery Protocol Actions at the Initiating Terminal .......................................15-6
15.11 Recovery Protocol Actions at the Network Controller......................................15-6
15.12 Alternate Recovery Procedures.......................................................................15-7
15.13 Key Usage.......................................................................................................15-7
15.14 Network Initiation.............................................................................................15-8
15.15 TRANSEC Key Rollover..................................................................................15-8
16 APPENDIX B –RX ATTENUATOR DESCRIPTION ......................................... 16-1
17 GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS .................................... 17-1
18 INDEX ................................................................................................................ 18-1

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure 3-1 Modem Panels............................................................................................3-1
Figure 4-1 LAN Connection to PC................................................................................4-1
Figure 4-2 IP Scheme ..................................................................................................4-3
Figure 4-3 Select Mode................................................................................................4-4
Figure 4-4 Overall Status Screen.................................................................................4-4
Figure 4-5 Bottom Status Bar.......................................................................................4-5
Figure 4-6 Software Menu............................................................................................4-6
Figure 4-7 Configure Menu Tab...................................................................................4-7
Figure 4-8 HCI to Modem Address Screen ..................................................................4-7
Figure 4-9 Configure Drop Down Menu........................................................................4-8
Figure 4-10 Select Mode Screen..................................................................................4-9
Figure 4-11 Software Menu..........................................................................................4-9
Figure 4-12 Software Download Showing Selected File.............................................4-10
Figure 4-13 Open Screen to Select Software to Download........................................4-10
Figure 4-14 Software Downloading Status.................................................................4-11
Figure 4-15 Software Download Verification Screen..................................................4-11
Figure 4-16 Software Rollover Start Screen...............................................................4-12
Figure 4-17 Software Rollover Successful Screen.....................................................4-12
Figure 4-18 Connection Lost Status Screen...............................................................4-12
Figure 5-1 HCI Desktop Icon........................................................................................5-1
Figure 5-2 Network Screen at Startup..........................................................................5-1
Figure 5-3 SNMP Mode Change..................................................................................5-2
Figure 5-4 SNMP Configuration Dialog........................................................................5-2
Figure 5-5 Connection Lost Status Screen...................................................................5-3
Figure 5-6 Select Mode................................................................................................5-4
Figure 5-7 Configure Menu ..........................................................................................5-4
Figure 5-8 Select Mode Screen....................................................................................5-5
Figure 5-9 Network Main Screen..................................................................................5-5
Figure 5-10 SCPC Main Screen...................................................................................5-6
Figure 5-11 File Menu in Maintenance Mode...............................................................5-6
Figure 5-12 Save Configuration ...................................................................................5-7
Figure 5-13 Save As Dialog .........................................................................................5-8
Figure 5-14 Open Configuration Dialog........................................................................5-9
Figure 5-15 Restore Configuration...............................................................................5-9
Figure 5-16 Confirm Restore Operation.....................................................................5-10
Figure 5-17 Configure Menu ......................................................................................5-11
Figure 5-18 Monitor Menu..........................................................................................5-13
Figure 6-1 Configure Menu ..........................................................................................6-1
Figure 6-2 System Configuration Screen .....................................................................6-2
Figure 6-3 Modem Screen............................................................................................6-3
Figure 6-4 Satellite List Screen....................................................................................6-5
Figure 6-5 Beams List Screen......................................................................................6-6
Figure 6-6 Edit Beam Dialog........................................................................................6-6
Figure 6-7 Bandwidth Segments..................................................................................6-7

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Figure 6-8 Edit Bandwidth Segment Dialog using Transfer Gain .................................6-8
Figure 6-9 Edit Bandwidth Segment Dialog using Saturated Flux Density...................6-9
Figure 6-10 Modem Stack..........................................................................................6-11
Figure 6-11 Configure File Menu................................................................................6-12
Figure 6-12 Select Mode Screen................................................................................6-12
Figure 6-13 Configure Drop Down Menu....................................................................6-13
Figure 6-14 IP Address Configuration Screen............................................................6-14
Figure 6-15 Change HCI to Modem Address .............................................................6-14
Figure 6-16 Configure Modem Screen.......................................................................6-15
Figure 6-17 Configure Drop Down Menu....................................................................6-16
Figure 6-18 Multi-Modem Configuration Screen.........................................................6-16
Figure 6-19 Configure Slave Modem..........................................................................6-17
Figure 6-20 Multi-Modem Configuration.....................................................................6-17
Figure 6-21 Configure Slave Modem..........................................................................6-18
Figure 6-22 Slave Status after Changing Mode .........................................................6-18
Figure 6-23 Wait for Secure Link Status.....................................................................6-19
Figure 6-24 Multi-Modem Status Screen....................................................................6-19
Figure 6-25 Figure Configure Menu ...........................................................................6-21
Figure 6-26 TERM CAL ON Status box......................................................................6-22
Figure 6-27 Terminal Calibration Screen....................................................................6-22
Figure 6-28 Calibration File Screen............................................................................6-23
Figure 6-29 File Validation Success...........................................................................6-23
Figure 6-30 Losses Screen........................................................................................6-24
Figure 6-31 Terminal Losses File Screen...................................................................6-25
Figure 6-32 File Validation Successful.......................................................................6-25
Figure 6-33 Configure Menu ......................................................................................6-25
Figure 6-34 Terminal Gains File Screen.....................................................................6-26
Figure 6-35 Manual Entry Screen...............................................................................6-27
Figure 6-36 Losses Screen........................................................................................6-28
Figure 6-37 Configure Menu ......................................................................................6-29
Figure 6-38 Nominal Entry .........................................................................................6-29
Figure 6-39 Losses Screen........................................................................................6-30
Figure 6-40 Disable Terminal Calibration...................................................................6-31
Figure 6-41 Terminal Calibration OFF........................................................................6-31
Figure 7-1 Typical System Setup .................................................................................7-1
Figure 7-2 TRANSEC Screen ......................................................................................7-2
Figure 7-3 TRANSEC Screen ......................................................................................7-4
Figure 7-4 New Current MSK Entry Screen .................................................................7-4
Figure 7-5 MSK Entry Status Screen ...........................................................................7-5
Figure 7-6 TRANSEC Pass Phrase Selection Screen..................................................7-5
Figure 7-7 Pass Phrase Entry Screen..........................................................................7-6
Figure 7-8 PuTTY Security Alert Window.....................................................................7-6
Figure 7-9 Status Screen for Secure Link ....................................................................7-7
Figure 8-1 Basic Network Architecture.........................................................................8-2
Figure 8-2 MF-TDMA Structure....................................................................................8-4
Figure 8-3 Configure Menu Tab ...................................................................................8-9

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Figure 8-4 NCW Parameters Tab...............................................................................8-10
Figure 8-5 NCW Screen Network Tab........................................................................8-11
Figure 8-6 NCW Message Tab...................................................................................8-13
Figure 8-7 NCW Statistics Tab...................................................................................8-15
Figure 8-8 NCW BW/EIRP Tab..................................................................................8-17
Figure 8-9 NCW Path Loss Tab .................................................................................8-19
Figure 8-10 NCW RX Burst Tab.................................................................................8-21
Figure 8-11 NCW RX Comm Tab...............................................................................8-23
Figure 8-12 NCW TX Comm Tab...............................................................................8-25
Figure 8-13 NCW TX Queue Tab...............................................................................8-26
Figure 8-14 NCW Link Budget Tab ............................................................................8-27
Figure 8-15 NCW Setup Parameters Tab ..................................................................8-28
Figure 8-16 NCW Setup Advanced Tab.....................................................................8-30
Figure 8-17 NCW QOS Tab.......................................................................................8-32
Figure 8-18 Edit QOS Entry Dialog (QOS Tab)..........................................................8-33
Figure 8-19 NCW PSD Tab........................................................................................8-34
Figure 8-20 Antenna Beamwidth vs. Power Spectral Density....................................8-35
Figure 9-1 Configure Menu Tab...................................................................................9-1
Figure 9-2 NCW Parameters Tab.................................................................................9-2
Figure 9-3 NCW Network Tab......................................................................................9-3
Figure 9-4 NCW Message Tab.....................................................................................9-5
Figure 9-5 NCW Statistics Tab.....................................................................................9-7
Figure 9-6 NCW RX Burst Tab.....................................................................................9-9
Figure 9-7 NCW RX Comm Tab.................................................................................9-11
Figure 9-8 NCW TX Comm Tab.................................................................................9-13
Figure 9-9 NCW TX Queue Tab.................................................................................9-14
Figure 9-10 NCW Parameters Tab.............................................................................9-15
Figure 9-11 NCW Advanced Tab ...............................................................................9-17
Figure 9-12 NCW QOS Tab.......................................................................................9-18
Figure 10-1 R2CP Config Tab....................................................................................10-1
Figure 10-2 R2CP Sessions Tab................................................................................10-4
Figure 10-3 R2CP Sessions Tab Operational State...................................................10-5
Figure 10-4 Multicast Config Tab ...............................................................................10-6
Figure 10-5 Add to Multicast Group Dialog Box.........................................................10-8
Figure 10-6 Group Status Tab....................................................................................10-9
Figure 11-1 Configure Menu ......................................................................................11-1
Figure 11-2 Select Mode Screen................................................................................11-1
Figure 11-3 MIL-STD-188-165A Configure Screen....................................................11-2
Figure 13-1 Configure File Menu................................................................................13-7
Figure 13-2 Alarm Sound Audible Setting Screen......................................................13-8
Figure 13-3 Events Screen.........................................................................................13-9
Figure 13-4 Antenna Active Alarm Screen...............................................................13-10
Figure 14-1 Remove IPModemHCI............................................................................14-1
Figure 14-2 Modem Stacking Interconnect Diagram..................................................14-3
Figure 14-3 Panel Connections..................................................................................14-4
Figure 15-1 Overall Keying Scheme...........................................................................15-1

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Figure 15-2 SSH Network Connection .......................................................................15-3