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ArcLightTM

Hub User’s Guide

ViaSat Document Number: 1081006

(Rev. 001)

ArcLightTM Hub

User’s Guide

ArcLightTM

Hub User’s Guide

ViaSat Document Number: 1081006

(Rev. 001)

Rev. 001 1081006 ii

Publication

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001 30 March, 2009 Initial release for V 3.0

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REGULATORY COMPLIANCE and NOTICES

FCC Notice

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15, of the

FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide a reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is

operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required

to correct the interference at his own expense.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved in writing by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to

operate the equipment.

CAUTION: Shielded I/O cables must be used and all covers must be in place when operating

this equipment.

Canadian Department of Communications compliance statement:

This equipment does not exceed Class A limits per radio noise emissions for digital apparatus set out in the Radio

Interference Regulation of the Canadian Department of Communications. Operation in a residential area may cause

unacceptable interference to radio and TV reception requiring the owner or operator to take whatever steps are necessary to

correct the interference.

Avis de conformite aux normes du ministere des Communications du Canada:

Cet equipment ne dépasse pas les limites de Class A d’émission de bruits radioélectriques pour les appareils numériques

tels que prescrites par le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique etabli par le ministére de Communications du Canada.

L’exploitation faite en milieu résidentiel peut entrainer le brouillage des réceptions radio et télé, ce qui obligerait le

propriétaire ou l’operateur à prendre les dispositions nécessaires pour en éliminer les causes.

Electro-Magnetic Emissions Compliance

The equipment has been tested and is in compliance with the following emissions and immunity requirements:

Emissions:

FCC 15B, Sec. 107, Class “A ” Conducted Emissions

FCC 15B, Sec. 109, Class “A” Radiated Emissions

EN 55022 (1998)A1, Class “A” Conducted Emissions

EN 55022 (1998)A1, Class “A” Telecom Conducted Emissions

EN 55022 (1998)A1, Class “A” Radiated Emissions

EN 61000-3-2 (2000) Power Line Harmonics

EN 61000-3-3 (1995) Power Line Flicker

Immunity:

IEC 61000-4-2 (1995),A1(1998),A2(2000) ESD Immunity

IEC 61000-4-3 (2002),A1(2002) Radio Frequency Immunity

IEC 61000-4-4 (1995)A1(2000),A2(2001) Electrical Fast Transient Immunity

IEC 61000-4-5 (1995),A1(2001) Surge Immunity

IEC 61000-4-6 (1996)A1(2000) RF Common Mode Immunity

IEC 61000-4-8 (1993)A1(2000) Power Frequency Magnetic Field

IEC 61000-4-11(2001) Voltage Dips and Short Interruptions

Safety Compliance

The equipment has been tested and is in compliance with the following safety requirements:

IEC 60950-1 (ed.1) IECEE CB Scheme

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Table of Contents 
GENERAL ARCLIGHTTM SYSTEM DESCRIPTION .........................................................................................1-1 
1 INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................................................1-1 
2 HUB SYSTEM........................................................................................................................................................1-5 
2.1 Hub Components ................................................................................................................................1-5 
2.2 Hub Software......................................................................................................................................1-10 
2.3 Satellite Air Interface .......................................................................................................................1-12 
2.4 Return channel access....................................................................................................................1-14 
2.5 Power control......................................................................................................................................1-15 
2.6 Congestion control............................................................................................................................1-15 
2.7 Hardware Subsystems.....................................................................................................................1-16 
3 ARCLIGHT NETWORK.........................................................................................................................................1-18 
3.1 Satellite Resource Utilization ........................................................................................................1-18 
3.2 Network Terminal Population .......................................................................................................1-18 
4 SYSTEM ADDRESSING .......................................................................................................................................1-19 
4.1 Satellite Transmission System......................................................................................................1-20 
4.2 Outlink Requirements .....................................................................................................................1-20 
4.3 Return Link Requirements.............................................................................................................1-21 
5 CONTROL PROTOCOLS.......................................................................................................................................1-23 
5.1 Control Messaging ............................................................................................................................1-23 
5.2 Control Protocols...............................................................................................................................1-23 
5.3 User Traffic management ...............................................................................................................1-26 
5.4 Domain name service ......................................................................................................................1-27 
5.5 Provisioning ........................................................................................................................................1-27 
5.6 Status monitoring.............................................................................................................................1-27 
INITIAL NETWORK CONFIGURATION..............................................................................................................2-1 
1 INTRODUCTION –ARCLIGHTTM MANAGEMENT CLIENT ....................................................................................2-1 
SCREEN DESCRIPTIONS FOR NMS CLIENT.................................................................................................3-1 
1 LOGIN ....................................................................................................................................................................3-1 
2 GUI NAVIGATION .................................................................................................................................................3-6 
2.1 Main Menu Bar....................................................................................................................................3-6 
2.2 Hub Component Screens..................................................................................................................3-7 
2.3 Tool Bar Icons ......................................................................................................................................3-8 
2.4 Control Buttons...................................................................................................................................3-9 
2.5 Window Arrangement and Size Controls.....................................................................................3-9 
3 NMS CLIENT SCREEN FIELD DEFINITIONS ....................................................................................................3-11 
3.1 Session .................................................................................................................................................3-14 
3.2 VMTs .....................................................................................................................................................3-15 
3.3 Window.................................................................................................................................................3-54 
3.4 Help .......................................................................................................................................................3-55 
3.5 ArcLight NMS Management Tools................................................................................................3-56 
3.6 Manage Hub .......................................................................................................................................3-57 
3.7 Manage Satellites ..............................................................................................................................3-75 
3.8 Manage Transponders.....................................................................................................................3-76 
3.9 Manage Forward Link Profiles ......................................................................................................3-80 
3.10 Manage Return Links ......................................................................................................................3-84 
3.11 Manage Air Channels ......................................................................................................................3-86 
3.12 Manage Power Control Profiles.....................................................................................................3-89 
3.13 Manage Component Membership ................................................................................................3-91 
3.14 MDLS Configuration ........................................................................................................................3-92 
3.15 About This Hub .................................................................................................................................3-94 
3.16 Managing ArcLight Components..................................................................................................3-96 

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OTHER NETWORK MANAGEMENT FACILITIES...........................................................................................4-1 
1 OPMANAGER ........................................................................................................................................................4-1 
2 DSVIEW................................................................................................................................................................4-2 
3 TERMVIEWER .......................................................................................................................................................4-3 
4 ISITUP...................................................................................................................................................................4-9 
5 APR SERVER......................................................................................................................................................4-11 
5.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................4-11 
5.2 Creating APRSERVER Service ......................................................................................................4-11 
5.3 Starting AprServer Service.............................................................................................................4-12 
5.4 Removing APRSERVER Service ....................................................................................................4-13 
5.5 Using APRSERVER...........................................................................................................................4-13 
6 NETWORK PERFORMANCE TOOLS ....................................................................................................................4-14 
6.1 FTP Servers.........................................................................................................................................4-14 
6.2 Other.....................................................................................................................................................4-14 
HARDWARE COMPONENTS ................................................................................................................................5-1 
1 INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................................................5-1 
2 ARCLIGHT HUB SUBSYSTEM ..............................................................................................................................5-1 
2.1 Hub Subsystem Overview ................................................................................................................5-1 
2.2 Hub Components ................................................................................................................................5-2 
3 ARCLIGHT BLADE SYSTEM .................................................................................................................................5-3 
3.1 Overview.................................................................................................................................................5-3 
3.2 Installation..........................................................................................................................................5-14 
3.3 Configuration .....................................................................................................................................5-14 
3.4 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-14 
3.5 Monitoring...........................................................................................................................................5-14 
3.6 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-14 
4 NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NMS) ......................................................................................................5-15 
4.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................5-15 
4.2 Ethernet Interfaces...........................................................................................................................5-16 
4.3 Installation Procedures ...................................................................................................................5-16 
4.4 Configuration .....................................................................................................................................5-16 
4.5 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-16 
4.6 Monitoring...........................................................................................................................................5-17 
4.7 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-17 
5 REAL-TIME NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (RTNMS).............................................................................5-18 
5.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................5-18 
5.2 Physical Interfaces............................................................................................................................5-19 
5.3 Installation..........................................................................................................................................5-19 
5.4 Configuration .....................................................................................................................................5-19 
5.5 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-19 
5.6 Monitoring...........................................................................................................................................5-20 
5.7 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-20 
6 MONITOR SERVER .............................................................................................................................................5-21 
6.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................5-21 
6.2 Physical Interfaces............................................................................................................................5-22 
6.3 Installation..........................................................................................................................................5-22 
6.4 Configuration .....................................................................................................................................5-22 
6.5 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-22 
6.6 Monitoring...........................................................................................................................................5-22 
6.7 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-22 
7 SUPPORT SERVER ..............................................................................................................................................5-23 
7.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................5-23 
7.2 Physical Interfaces............................................................................................................................5-23 
7.3 Installation..........................................................................................................................................5-24 

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7.4 Configuration .....................................................................................................................................5-24 
7.5 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-24 
7.6 Monitoring...........................................................................................................................................5-24 
7.7 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-24 
8 NETWORK PERFORMANCE TEST SERVER........................................................................................................5-25 
8.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................5-25 
8.2 Installation..........................................................................................................................................5-26 
8.3 Configuration .....................................................................................................................................5-26 
8.4 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-27 
8.5 Monitoring...........................................................................................................................................5-27 
8.6 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-27 
9 NETWORK ATTACHED SERVER (NAS) .............................................................................................................5-28 
9.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................5-28 
9.2 Installation..........................................................................................................................................5-29 
9.3 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-29 
9.4 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-29 
10 MULTI-CHANNEL DEMODULATOR II (MCD II) ...........................................................................................5-30 
10.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................5-30 
10.2 Physical Interfaces............................................................................................................................5-32 
10.3 Installation..........................................................................................................................................5-33 
10.4 Configuration .....................................................................................................................................5-33 
10.5 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-34 
10.6 Monitoring...........................................................................................................................................5-36 
10.7 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-38 
11 FORWARD LINK MODULATOR (VFLM-70)..................................................................................................5-50 
11.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................5-50 
11.2 Physical Interfaces............................................................................................................................5-52 
11.3 Installation..........................................................................................................................................5-54 
11.4 Configuration .....................................................................................................................................5-55 
11.5 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-56 
11.6 Monitoring...........................................................................................................................................5-57 
11.7 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-57 
12 VPCMA-70 HUB CANCELLER .....................................................................................................................5-58 
12.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................5-58 
12.2 Physical Interfaces............................................................................................................................5-60 
12.3 Installation..........................................................................................................................................5-61 
12.4 Configuration .....................................................................................................................................5-61 
12.5 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-67 
12.6 Monitoring...........................................................................................................................................5-68 
12.7 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-69 
13 MONITOR VMBR ...........................................................................................................................................5-70 
13.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................5-70 
13.2 Physical Interfaces............................................................................................................................5-70 
13.3 Installation..........................................................................................................................................5-70 
13.4 Configuration .....................................................................................................................................5-70 
13.5 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-70 
13.6 Monitoring...........................................................................................................................................5-70 
13.7 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-70 
14 LEADER VMBR..............................................................................................................................................5-71 
14.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................5-71 
14.2 Physical Interfaces............................................................................................................................5-71 
14.3 Installation..........................................................................................................................................5-71 
14.4 Configuration .....................................................................................................................................5-71 
14.5 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-71 
14.6 Montioring...........................................................................................................................................5-71 
14.7 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-71 

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15 POLICY BASED ROUTER (PBR) ....................................................................................................................5-72 
15.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................5-72 
15.2 Physical Interfaces............................................................................................................................5-73 
15.3 Installation..........................................................................................................................................5-73 
15.4 Configuration .....................................................................................................................................5-73 
15.5 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-74 
15.6 Monitoring...........................................................................................................................................5-74 
15.7 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-74 
16 COMPACT XPEP TCP/IP ACCELERATOR....................................................................................................5-75 
16.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................5-75 
16.2 Physical Interfaces............................................................................................................................5-76 
16.3 Installation..........................................................................................................................................5-79 
16.4 Configuration .....................................................................................................................................5-79 
16.5 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-79 
16.6 Monitoring...........................................................................................................................................5-79 
16.7 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-79 
17 ETHERNET SWITCHES/ROUTERS ................................................................................................................5-80 
17.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................5-80 
17.2 Physical Interfaces............................................................................................................................5-81 
17.3 Installation..........................................................................................................................................5-81 
17.4 Configuration .....................................................................................................................................5-81 
17.5 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-81 
17.6 Monitoring...........................................................................................................................................5-81 
17.7 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-81 
18 ADAPTIVE SECURITY APPLIANCE (ASA) FIREWALL ....................................................................................5-82 
18.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................5-82 
18.2 Installation..........................................................................................................................................5-83 
18.3 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-83 
18.4 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-83 
19 ALLOT NETENFORCER®404-SERIES TRAFFIC SHAPER SERVER............................................................5-84 
19.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................5-84 
19.2 Installation..........................................................................................................................................5-84 
19.3 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-85 
19.4 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-85 
20 SERIAL OVER LAN (SOL) SWITCH ...............................................................................................................5-86 
20.1 Installation..........................................................................................................................................5-87 
20.2 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-87 
20.3 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-87 
21 ARCLIGHT HUB RF INTERFACE UNIT (AHRFIU).......................................................................................5-88 
21.1 Installation..........................................................................................................................................5-88 
21.2 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-90 
21.3 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-90 
22 KVM SWITCH .................................................................................................................................................5-91 
22.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................5-91 
22.2 Physical Interfaces............................................................................................................................5-91 
22.3 Installation..........................................................................................................................................5-91 
22.4 Configuration .....................................................................................................................................5-91 
22.5 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-91 
22.6 Monitoring...........................................................................................................................................5-91 
22.7 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-91 
23 KVM SWITCH DISPLAY .................................................................................................................................5-92 
23.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................5-92 
23.2 Physical Interfaces............................................................................................................................5-92 
23.3 Installation..........................................................................................................................................5-92 
23.4 Configuration .....................................................................................................................................5-92 
23.5 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-92 

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5.23.6 Monitoring...........................................................................................................................................5-92

5.23.7 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-92

5.24 70L-BAND UP CONVERTER ..........................................................................................................................5-93

5.24.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................5-93

5.24.2 Installation procedure .....................................................................................................................5-95

5.24.3 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-95

5.24.4 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-95

5.25 L70-BAND DOWN CONVERTER ....................................................................................................................5-96

5.25.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................5-96

5.25.2 Installation procedure .....................................................................................................................5-98

5.25.3 Operation.............................................................................................................................................5-98

5.25.4 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................5-98

5.26 10 MHZ REFERENCE ....................................................................................................................................5-99

5.26.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................5-99

5.26.2 Installation procedure ...................................................................................................................5-100

5.26.3 Operation...........................................................................................................................................5-101

5.26.4 Troubleshooting...............................................................................................................................5-101

5.27 POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT (PDU) ...........................................................................................................5-102

5.27.1 Overview.............................................................................................................................................5-102

5.27.2 PDU Installation Procedure .........................................................................................................5-103

5.27.3 PDU Troubleshooting.....................................................................................................................5-104

5.27.4 RF Components...............................................................................................................................5-105

5.27.5 Test Equipment ...............................................................................................................................5-109

5.28 ARCLIGHT SYSTEM RACKS .........................................................................................................................5-110

5.28.1 Rack Dimensions ............................................................................................................................5-110

5.28.2 Mounting ...........................................................................................................................................5-110

5.28.3 Cooling................................................................................................................................................5-110

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List of Figures

Figure 1-1. A-PCMA Bandwidth Reuse...................................................................................................................1-2

Figure 1-2. A-PCMA Level Diagram. ........................................................................................................................1-3

Figure 1-3. ArcLightTM Network Topology...............................................................................................................1-4

Figure 1-4. Generic ArcLight Hub Interfaces........................................................................................................1-8

Figure 1-5. ArcLight Hub System Network............................................................................................................1-9

Figure 1-6. ArcLightTM Interface to Terrestrial Networks. ...............................................................................1-10

Figure 1-7. Software Relationships ........................................................................................................................1-11

Figure 1-8. Packet Format. .......................................................................................................................................1-13

Figure 1-9. Communications between RTNMS, MCD, and VMT..................................................................1-15

Figure 1-10. Addressing in the ArcLight Network.............................................................................................1-19

Figure 1-11. IP Traffic Diagram (Non-TCP)..........................................................................................................1-26

Figure 1-12. IP Traffic Diagram (TCP) ...................................................................................................................1-27

Figure 2-1. ArcLight Client Desktop Icon...............................................................................................................2-1

Figure 2-2. ArcLight Management Client Screen.................................................................................................2-2

Figure 2-3. ArcLight Management Client Screen – Three Hub Systems Displayed..................................2-4

Figure 2-4. ArcLight Management Client Screen - Manage Hub Components Screen............................2-5

Figure 2-5. The About ArcLight NMS panel – About This Hub Selected......................................................2-5

Figure 3-1. Login Screen – One Hub in Configuration. .....................................................................................3-2

Figure 3-2. Session Drop-down Menu. ...................................................................................................................3-2

Figure 3-3. ArcLight Management Client Screen – Three Hubs in Configuration. ..................................3-3

Figure 3-4. Edit Network Component Popup Screen (for a MCD named “My MCD”). .............................3-5

Figure 3-5. Session Drop-down Menu. ...................................................................................................................3-6

Figure 3-6. VMTs Drop-down Menu. .......................................................................................................................3-6

Figure 3-7. Window Drop-down Menu....................................................................................................................3-7

Figure 3-8. Help Drop-down menu. .........................................................................................................................3-7

Figure 3-9. Hub Diagram Context Menu Screen for MCD................................................................................3-8

Figure 3-10. Window Pulldown Menu. ....................................................................................................................3-9

Figure 3-11. Login Screen. ........................................................................................................................................3-14

Figure 3-12. Exit Question. ......................................................................................................................................3-14

Figure 3-13. VMTs Drop-down Menu....................................................................................................................3-15

Figure 3-14. VMT Configuration Screen – General Tab...................................................................................3-17

Figure 3-15. VMT Configuration Screen – Group Management Tab. ..........................................................3-19

Figure 3-16. VMT Configuration – Installation Utilities Tab..........................................................................3-21

Figure 3-17. Open VMT Screen. ..............................................................................................................................3-23

Figure 3-18. Delete VMT............................................................................................................................................3-24

Figure 3-19. VMT List.................................................................................................................................................3-25

Figure 3-20. VMT Filter Options Screen...............................................................................................................3-26

Figure 3-21. IP Network Configuration screen – Interfaces Tab...................................................................3-28

Figure 3-22. IP Network Configuration screen – Network Services - SSH/SFTP tab .............................3-30

Figure 3-23. IP Network Configuration screen – NAT Tab..............................................................................3-32

Figure 3-24. IP Network Configuration Screen – DHCP Tab..........................................................................3-34

Figure 3-25. IP Network Configuration screen – DNS Tab. ............................................................................3-36

Figure 3-26. IP Network Configuration screen – Routing Tab.......................................................................3-37

Figure 3-27. Customer Configuration Screen.....................................................................................................3-39

Figure 3-28. VMT Status – General Tab Screen. ...............................................................................................3-41

Figure 3-29. VMT Status – Management Tab Screen.......................................................................................3-43

Figure 3-30. VMT Status – Forward Link Tab Screen......................................................................................3-45

Figure 3-31. VMT Status – Return Link Tab Screen. .......................................................................................3-46

Figure 3-32. VMT Status – FLR Tab Screen........................................................................................................3-48

Figure 3-33. VMT Status – Aircraft Tab Screen. ................................................................................................3-50

Figure 3-34. VMT Status – Chassis Tab Screen. ...............................................................................................3-52

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Figure 3-35. VMT Status – ACU Tab Screen.......................................................................................................3-53

Figure 3-36. Window Drop-down Menu. ..............................................................................................................3-54

Figure 3-37. Help Drop-down menu......................................................................................................................3-55

Figure 3-38. NMS Main Interface Management Menu. ....................................................................................3-56

Figure 3-39. NMS Main Interface Screen. ............................................................................................................3-57

Figure 3-40. Hub Status Screen, General Tab. ..................................................................................................3-58

Figure 3-41. Hub Status Screen, VMTs Tab. ......................................................................................................3-61

Figure 3-42. Hub Status Screen, Utilization Tab, Forward Links Tab. ......................................................3-63

Figure 3-43. Hub Status Screen, Utilization Tab, Return Links Tab..........................................................3-65

Figure 3-44. Hub Status Screen, Utilization Tab, Congestion Control Groups Tab. .............................3-67

Figure 3-45. Hub Configuration – General Tab..................................................................................................3-69

Figure 3-46. Hub Configuration Screen – Congestion Control Tab.............................................................3-71

Figure 3-47. Hub Configuration Screen – ATI Tab............................................................................................3-73

Figure 3-48. Manage Satellites – Satellite Configuration Screen. ................................................................3-75

Figure 3-49. Transponder Configuration Screen – Forward and Return Links Tab. .............................3-76

Figure 3-50. Transponder Configuration Screen – Power Control Tab. .....................................................3-78

Figure 3-51. Forward Link Profile Screen – General Tab. ................................................................................3-80

Figure 3-52. Forward Link Profile Screen – Advanced Tab. ...........................................................................3-82

Figure 3-53. Return Link Configuration Screen. ...............................................................................................3-84

Figure 3-54. Manage Air Channels Screen..........................................................................................................3-86

Figure 3-55. Manage Power Control Profile Screen. .........................................................................................3-89

Figure 3-56. NMS Main Interface Screen. ............................................................................................................3-91

Figure 3-57. Edit Hub Component Screen. .........................................................................................................3-91

Figure 3-58. MDLS Configuration Screen............................................................................................................3-92

Figure 3-59. Main Hub NMS Client Screen - Manage Hub Selected...........................................................3-94

Figure 3-60. The About ArcLight NMS panel – About This Hub Selected. ................................................3-95

Figure 3-61. NMS Edit Component Screen for MCD .........................................................................................3-96

Figure 3-62. Hub Diagram, Selecting the NMS. ..................................................................................................3-97

Figure 3-63. NMS Client Settings Screen.............................................................................................................3-98

Figure 3-64. NMS Server Settings. .........................................................................................................................3-99

Figure 3-65. User Manager Screen – Users Tab. .............................................................................................3-100

Figure 3-66. User Configuration Screen – General Tab. ...............................................................................3-102

Figure 3-67. User Configuration Screen – Network Access..........................................................................3-104

Figure 3-68. Event Streamer Screen. ..................................................................................................................3-106

Figure 3-69. Streamer Drop-down Menu. ..........................................................................................................3-107

Figure 3-70. Event Streamer Filter Screen........................................................................................................3-109

Figure 3-71. Log Manager Screen – Network Hardware. ...............................................................................3-112

Figure 3-72. Authority Level Configuration Screen – General Tab. ...........................................................3-114

Figure 3-73. Authority Level Configuration Screen – Permissions Tab....................................................3-116

Figure 3-74. RtNMS Screen – General Tab........................................................................................................3-120

Figure 3-75. RtNMS Screen Messaging Tab......................................................................................................3-122

Figure 3-76. RtNMS Screen, ATI Statuses Tab. ...............................................................................................3-124

Figure 3-77. RtNMS Screen, Advanced Tab. .....................................................................................................3-125

Figure 3-78. MCD Administration Screen – General Tab. ............................................................................3-127

Figure 3-79. MCD Administration Screen – Statistic Tab. ...........................................................................3-129

Figure 3-80. MCD Configuration Screen - General Tab. ...............................................................................3-131

Figure 3-81. MCD Configuration Screen - Network Interfaces Tab ...........................................................3-133

Figure 3-82. MCD Configuration Screen – Additional IPS Tab. ..................................................................3-135

Figure 3-83. MCD Configuration Screen - IP Forwarding Tab. ...................................................................3-137

Figure 3-84. MCD Configuration Screen - Static Routes Tab. ....................................................................3-139

Figure 3-85. MCD Configuration Screen - Logging Tab. ...............................................................................3-141

Figure 3-86. MCD Configuration Screen – Traps Tab....................................................................................3-143

Figure 3-87. MCD Status screen – General Tab ..............................................................................................3-145

Figure 3-88. MCD Status screen - Advanced Tab ...........................................................................................3-147

Figure 3-89. CDC Status List screen...................................................................................................................3-149

Figure 3-90. Accessing the FLM Status Screen.................................................................................................3-150

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Figure 3-91. FLM Administration Screen...........................................................................................................3-151

Figure 3-92. FLM Configuration Screen.............................................................................................................3-153

Figure 3-93. FLM General Status Dialog.............................................................................................................3-154

Figure 3-94. FLM Advanced Status Dialog. .......................................................................................................3-156

Figure 3-95. HC Edit Component Screen............................................................................................................3-158

Figure 3-96. Hub Canceller Administration Screen. ......................................................................................3-159

Figure 3-97. Hub Canceller Configuration Screen..........................................................................................3-161

Figure 3-98. Hub Canceller General Status Dialog..........................................................................................3-163

Figure 3-99. Hub Canceller Advanced Status Dialog.....................................................................................3-165

Figure 4-1. TermViewer Status Screen. ..................................................................................................................4-3

Figure 4-2. TermViewer Status Screen – Log File Entered...............................................................................4-6

Figure 4-3. TermViewer Status Screen in “Wait” Status...................................................................................4-7

Figure 4-4. TermViewer Status Screen Displaying Status of Port 7104. .....................................................4-8

Figure 4-5. Identifying a VMT and IP address with IsItUp. ............................................................................4-10

Figure 4-6. Example of APR Server Log File........................................................................................................4-13

Figure 5-1. ArcLight Blade System. .........................................................................................................................5-3

Figure 5-2. ABS Front Panel Enclosure...................................................................................................................5-4

Figure 5-3. ABS Rear Panel Enclosure. ..................................................................................................................5-5

Figure 5-4. Front (left) and Rear (right) Panels of a Blade Server (MDC II Giga-E). .................................5-6

Figure 5-5. Server Assignment and Physical Slot Numbering of ABS Front Chassis..............................5-7

Figure 5-6. Server Assignment and Physical Slot Numbering of ABS Rear Chassis. ..............................5-8

Figure 5-7. ABS Physical Slot Numbering for ABS Front Panel. ....................................................................5-8

Figure 5-8. ABS Power Supply Tray.........................................................................................................................5-9

Figure 5-9. ABS Rear Panel Power Input, Fuses and Switches. ...................................................................5-10

Figure 5-10. ABS Cable Management. ..................................................................................................................5-10

Figure 5-11. Real panel Connectors and Numbering Scheme........................................................................5-11

Figure 5-12. ABS Bottom Fan Tray. ........................................................................................................................5-12

Figure 5-13. ABS Air Flow Pattern. ........................................................................................................................5-13

Figure 5-14. Interfaces between ABS and other Rack Units. ........................................................................5-13

Figure 5-15. NMS Blade Server.................................................................................................................................5-15

Figure 5-16. RtNMS Real Time Server...................................................................................................................5-18

Figure 5-17. Monitor Server......................................................................................................................................5-21

Figure 5-18. Support Server.....................................................................................................................................5-23

Figure 5-19. Front panel of NPTS Blade Server. ................................................................................................5-26

Figure 5-20. NAS Front Panel. .................................................................................................................................5-28

Figure 5-21. ArcLight Multi-Channel Demodulator (Front View of ABS)...................................................5-31

Figure 5-22. ArcLight Multi-Channel Demodulator (Rear View of ABS). ...................................................5-31

Figure 5-23. ArcLight MCD Management Serial Port Power-up Self-Test Screen...................................5-35

Figure 5-24. ArcLight MCD Management Serial Port Startup Splash Screen ...........................................5-36

Figure 5-25. Opening an MCD Telnet Session – Example..............................................................................5-38

Figure 5-26. MCD M&C ‘uc_show’ Command (Typical). ................................................................................5-39

Figure 5-27. MCD M&C ‘com2_stats’ Command (Typical)..............................................................................5-43

Figure 5-28. MCD M&C ‘sd’ or ‘sky_dump’ Command (Typical)...................................................................5-44

Figure 5-29. MCD ‘fw (fw)’ Command....................................................................................................................5-46

Figure 5-30. MCD ‘mcc_build’ Commands ..........................................................................................................5-47

Figure 5-31. MCD 'atm_len_bin_show' Command..............................................................................................5-47

Figure 5-32. MCD ’err_print’ Command (Typical.) ............................................................................................5-48

Figure 5-33. MCD ‘memShow’ Command ............................................................................................................5-49

Figure 5-36. FLM Data Flow Diagram...................................................................................................................5-50

Figure 5-37. VFLM-70 Front Panel.........................................................................................................................5-51

Figure 5-38. VFLM-70 Rear Panel ..........................................................................................................................5-52

Figure 5-39. VPCMA-70 Front Panel Controls and Indicators ......................................................................5-59

Figure 5-40. VPCMA-70 Rear Panel Connectors................................................................................................5-60

Figure 5-41. Monitor VMBR Front Panel..............................................................................................................5-70

Figure 5-42. Leader VMBR Front Panel................................................................................................................5-71

Figure 5-43. Policy Router Front Panel LEDs .....................................................................................................5-72