Paradyne COMSPHERE 3610 Operation and maintenance manual

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November 1995
** SPECIAL NOTICE **
As part of AT&T Paradyne’s ongoing enhancement and quality program, the
COMSPHERE r 3600 Series Data Service Unit (DSU), Models 3610 and 3611,
incorporates the following new features and engineering changes (EC).
LPDA Feature Standard
The SNA Diagnostic Interface, LPDA-2, is now a standard feature. Refer to the LPDA-2
Configuration Options table in Chapter 4 of your User’s Guide for details on enabling the
LPDA option.
6700 Series NMS Remote Access
Firmware releases 6.5x and above provide remote access of the Model 3610 front panel
from the 6700 Series NMS with NMS version 4.0.4 or higher.
Firmware Version
If the control DSU software version is less than 6.21 but greater than 1.10, the following
configuration option changes will need to be made:
If Control DSU is: If Tributary DSU is: Set Tributary
Release FW Version Release FW Version
Set Tributary
DSU’s SW Vers to:
2 3.xx 3 4.xx 3.20
2 3.xx 3.1 5.xx 3.21
3 4.xx 3.1 5.xx 4.40
2 3.xx 3.2 or 3.3 6.xx 3.22
3 4.xx 3.2 or 3.3 6.xx 4.41
3.1 5.xx 3.2 or 3.3 6.xx Normal
3.2 6.2x 3.2 6.2x Normal
3.3 6.33 & above 3.3 6.33 & above Normal
Dial Backup (DBM)
An additional configuration option, WaitAnswer, is now available in the DBM configuration
option set for 4-wire switched 56 DBM and DBM-S. The following is now the last
configuration option of the DBM Configuration Option table.
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WaitAnswer: 90ms (default)
Next 90ms 300ms 500ms 1s 2s 3s 4s 5s Prev
WaitAnswer .Sets the time delay between the first ring received by the incoming call indication
and answer. Some central office switches require a delay to correctly recognize the DSU
answer signal.
90ms — The amount of time allowed between the incoming call indication and
to 5s answer response.
Async Terminal
D When enabled, the interface supports a VT-100 compatible terminal with
9.6 kbps, 8 bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity.
The Async Terminal feature has several additional changes effective with firmware
version 6.44:
D For uniformity, every configuration option presents Previous first and Next
second for selection screens.
D The Top-Level Menu screen now displays LED status for Alarm, Backup, and
Test for the active core if a condition exists on the interface. As shown in the first
screen, each status will display if the LED is lit or blinking.
D All screens display the option V/Ctrl-V to view current Health and Status.
D Three input screens now have an amount-of-time prompt for specific user input.
The input field must be fully populated (all digits entered) as shown in the
second screen. The three screens where an amount of time is entered are
Digital Test Run Time, Configuration Diagnostic Tributary Time Out (TribTimOut),
and Configuration Backup Network Time Out (NtwkTimOut).
AT&T Paradyne LED Status
Customer ID: SITER818 Model: COMSPHERE 3610
Port1 DSU 9.6 C
1 – Local T/Ctrl–T=Top Menu
2 – Remot U/Ctrl–U=Up Menu
V/Ctrl–V=View H/S
PRESS Desired Selection Key Ctrl–x = Disconnect
Alrm Bkup Test
Please keep a copy of this notice with your product documentation.
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