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ALFOplus80
Release 1.2
User manual
MN.00286.E - 003
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WEB LCT ALFOplus80
Contents
FUNCTIONALITIES .............................................................................................................. 11
LIMITS.............................................................................................................................. 12
INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................... 13
Open the WEB LCT page from Browser (Ethernet connection) ............................................. 15
Contextual area............................................................................................................ 27
MAIN ................................................................................................................................ 32
Routing Table............................................................................................................... 43
Verify the Routing Table and the Default Gateway used by the equipment ...................... 43
Add an element to the Routing Table ......................................................................... 43
Remove one or more elements from the Routing Table ................................................ 44
Set/modify the IP Address used as Default Gateway .................................................... 44
Delete the IP Address used as Default Gateway .......................................................... 44
Routing Table contextual area .................................................................................. 45
Routing Table and Default Gateway (info) .................................................................. 46
Routing Table ................................................................................................... 46
Running Routing Table....................................................................................... 46
Stored Routing Table ......................................................................................... 46
Default Gateway ............................................................................................... 46
Performance Monitoring................................................................................................. 50
Verify the status, the results and the threshold exceeding alarms of a PM measure.......... 50
Activate one or more PM measures ........................................................................... 51
Deactivate one or more PM measures ........................................................................ 51
Reset the threshold exceeding alarms of one or more PM measures............................... 51
Reset the values of the records daily and primary of one or more PM measures............... 51
Set the thresholds of the control parameters and alarms of a PM measure...................... 52
Performance Monitoring contextual area .................................................................... 54
Measures available for ALFOplus80 equipment ............................................................ 58
G828 > Radio 1A .............................................................................................. 58
RxPwr > Radio 1A ............................................................................................. 58
TxPwr > Radio 1A ............................................................................................. 58
PM measures (info) ................................................................................................. 60
EQUIPMENT ....................................................................................................................... 91
BW & Mod./Link ID ....................................................................................................... 92
Verify/modify the reference band/modulation ............................................................. 92
Verify/modify the link identification number ............................................................... 92
BW & Mod./Link ID contextual area ........................................................................... 93
Ethernet Switch...........................................................................................................105
Verify/modify the Eth Type value in the S_Tag QinQ field ............................................105
Verify/modify the maximum size of the accepted packet .............................................105
Verify/modify the address learning modality in MAC Table ...........................................106
Verify/modify the aging time of the addresses stored in the MAC Table .........................106
Reset the MAC Table ..............................................................................................106
Verify/modify the emptying algorithm of the packets present in the output queue ..........107
Verify/assign the output queue to a packet according to its Tag 802.1p (level 2) ............107
Verify/assign the output queue to a packet according to its PTOS/DSCP field (level 3).....107
Verify/modify the hysteresis of the Link Loss Forwarding modality ................................108
Verify the existing virtual LANs ................................................................................108
Create a virtual Lan ...............................................................................................109
Modify the configuration of a virtual Lan ...................................................................110
Delete a virtual Lan................................................................................................110
Ethernet Switch contextual area ..............................................................................111
General tab.....................................................................................................111
LLF tab ...........................................................................................................112
PTOS/DSCP Config. tab.....................................................................................112
Virtual Lan Config. tab ......................................................................................113
Ethernet Switch (info) ............................................................................................114
Limitations in the configuration of the Ethernet Switch ..........................................114
Addition of S-TAG (QinQ – Double Tag) in a packet with C-TAG ..............................117
Analysing the priority .......................................................................................117
MAC Table ......................................................................................................118
Port A ........................................................................................................................137
Verify/modify the enabling status of the internal port .................................................137
Verify/modify the enabling status of the flow control of the internal port .......................137
Verify/modify the automatic learning of the addresses in the MAC Table for the internal
port .....................................................................................................................138
Verify/modify the control of Tag Vlan Id on the messages in input from the internal port .138
Verify/modify the default VID value of the internal port...............................................139
Verify/overwrite the C-VID value of the packets in input from the internal port and forwarded
to a LAN, with a different C-VID...............................................................................139
Verify/modify the ports through which the messages in input from the internal port .......139
Verify/modify the priority criterion used to associate the packets in input from the internal port
to the output queue of the LAN................................................................................140
Verify/modify the default value of priority .................................................................140
Verify/modify the mapping of the priority (802.1p) inside the Tag VLan of the internal
port .....................................................................................................................140
Port A contextual area ............................................................................................141
Interface tab ...................................................................................................141
802.1q Management tab ...................................................................................141
Port Based VLan tab .........................................................................................142
Priority Management tab ...................................................................................142
RADIO BRANCH.................................................................................................................144
MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................................................150
RMon .........................................................................................................................162
Verify the collection status of the statistic counters of the equipment Ethernet ports .......162
Activate the collection of the statistic counters for an Ethernet port ..............................162
Deactivate the collection of the statistic counters for an Ethernet port...........................162
Display the values of statistical counters of an Ethernet port........................................163
RMon contextual area.............................................................................................164
Remote Monitoring window ...............................................................................164
Implementation of the RMon standard in the equipment managed by WEB LCT ..............166
RMon Standard................................................................................................166
Outline on the operation of RMon standard ..........................................................166
Management from Web LCT of the statistics counters foreseen by RMON standard ....166
Ethernet counters (RMon) .................................................................................167
This manual describes the commands and functionalities of WEB Local Craft Terminal application (re-
lease 1.2) present in ALFOplus80 equipment (Full Outdoor version).
The WEB LCT release present in the equipment can be verified opening the relevant WEB Local Craft Ter-
minal page and selecting, in Equipment Menu area, one of the following commands:
• Main > Equipment Properties - General Info tab - WEB LCT Version parameter.
• Main > Software Info & Maint. - Web LCT tab - Current Version parameter.
WEB LCT application allows an user connecting to an equipment via his own machine (PC, Workstation,
etc.) using the operating system and the Web browser at his disposal.
WEB LCT is an application resident in the equipment controller. It does not require any additional module
installed on the user PC (see Installation).
At start-up of WEB LCT application, the browser displays the WEB Local Craft Terminal (WEB LCT) page.
The WEB LCT page can be opened directly from browser or from SCT/LMT program (see Open/close the
WEB LCT page).
In the first case, the WEB LCT interface of the equipment, whose IP is entered in the address bar of the
browser, is opened (see Fig.1).
In the second case, the WEB LCT interface of the equipment selected in SCT/LMT application is opened
(see Fig.2).
Through WEB LCT application, the user can check the equipment operating status and directly intervene
to manage it, verifying/modifying the configuration parameters (see Functionalities and Menu and com-
mands (Equipment Menu).
Fig.1 WEB LCT application (start-up of WEB LCT page from browser)
Equipment User PC
(e.g. 172.18.60.33) Browser
NE
Controller Supervision management
WEB LCT page
port equipment
WEB LCT Internet (172.18.60.33)
application (HTTP)
FTP SCT/LMT
Help Web Server or
Web Lct Console
Fig.2 WEB LCT application (start-up of WEB LCT page from SCT/LMT)
User PC
Equipment
(e.g. 172.18.60.33) SCT/LMT
Supervision NE management
Controller
FTP Equipment
port
Help Web Server (172.18.60.33)
WEB LCT Internet
application (HTTP)
WEB LCT
page
equipment
(172.18.60.33)
WEB LCT is an application resident in the equipment controller. It does not require any installation on the
user PC.
To install or update the WEB LCT application present in an equipment, see Update the WEB LCT application.
The program SCT/LMT or WEB Lct Console (1) must be used as help for the WEB LCT application, in order
to manage the transfer of files between PC and equipment (FTP) and of the help-on-line of WEB LCT (Help
Web Server).
The instructions for the installation of the SCT/LMT and Web Lct Console programs are reported in the rel-
evant manuals.
(1)
The programs SCT/LMT and WEB LCT Console work in MS Windows® environment. For operating sys-
tems different from MS Windows®, the user must install a FTP server and a Help WEB server on one’s PC.
WARNING If Ethernet connection is used, checks or settings are not generally necessary. Only if more net-
work cards are equipped, it will be necessary to select the card you wish to use (Host Adapter) (see Web
Lct Console user manual).
When the equipment is connected to the PC via LAN network, the relevant WEB LCT page can be opened
also selecting the equipment from the address book of Web Lct Console (see relevant documentation).
The following procedure requires that:
• The relevant WEB LCT application is present on the equipment which you are connecting to.
• The user, you wish to use to open the WEB LCT page, is valid. With valid user (username and
password) we mean an user present in the users list stored in the controller (see User list (info).
2. Run a browser.
6. Check the Remember Me box if you wish that, on the next opening of the application, the current user
name and password are automatically displayed; otherwise uncheck the considered box.
7. Press Login.
If the typed values are correct, the system displays the WEB LCT page of the equipment (see Fig.3).
As regards the messages that can be displayed during the start procedure of WEB LCT see Messages
displayed in WEB LCT page.
2. Activate the connection with the wished equipment (see relevant documentation).
In this case, there is no need to differentiate the opening of the WEB LCT page according to the connection
type, as the connection management is executed by the SCT/LMT program itself. For more information,
refer to the relevant documentation.
It is possible to open:
• More WEB LCT pages on more machines or on the same machine, using the same user or dif-
ferent users.
• Only one WEB LCT page relevant to the same equipment.
• More WEB LCT pages relevant to different equipment.
For more information about the limits of the application, refer to the Limits paragraph.
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The Equipment Menu area contains the commands to manage the equipment configuration (see Fig.3).
The description of every group/command is reported in paragraph Menu and commands (Equipment
Menu).
The selection of a group expands or compresses the list of the underlaying commands.
At each selection, the list takes the status complementary to the previous one (if compressed it becomes
expanded, or vice versa).
The symbol:
• identifies an expanded group.
• identifies a compressed group.
It is possible:
• Expand all the groups at the same time, pressing
• Compress all the groups at the same time, pressing .
The symbol identifies a command which, once selected, displays the parameters associated to it in the
context area (see Contextual area).
When the WEB page is opened, the Equipment Menu area is displayed.
In any moment, it can be hidden pressing present in the area itself (see Fig.3).
The left table (see Fig.3) shows the status and radio parameters of the transmitter and receiver.
Every row of the table corresponds to a radio branch for which is displayed:
Branch which the data, present in the relevant row, refer to:
• Tx1A. Operating status and radio parameters of the branch relevant to transmission.
• Rx1A. Operating status and radio parameters of the branch relevant to reception.
Power in input to the receiver (line Rx1A) and in output to the transmitter (line Tx1A). Both the
powers are measured at the antenna flange.
The wording Tx Off (line Tx1A) indicates that the transmitter is off because of an action of the user
(see Verify/modify the operation of the transmitter - selection of Off or Permanent Off option) or
because of the activation of one or more alarms which cause the switch-off of the transmitter (for
example, RADIO Vco Fail Alarm).
The right table (see Fig.3) shows the channel/modulation and the Ethernet radio traffic (Tx/Rx):
When the WEB page is opened, the Equipment Info area is displayed.
In any moment, it can be hidden pressing present in the area itself (see Fig.3).
To display the area again, press the relevant push-button .
The User Profile parameter shows the login and profile of the user who has opened the WEB LCT page:
System. The equipment is in connected/login status and the user has System profile.
The System user can both verify the parameters and send commands or change the equipment con-
figuration with no exception.
Station Op. The equipment is in connected/login status and the user has Station Operator profile.
The Station Operator user can as check the parameters as send commands or execute changes to
the equipment configuration except for the following operations: modifying the user list, aligning
the date/time of the equipment, force the logout of an user and all those operations available only
to the System user (or NMS5UX).
Read & Write. The equipment is in connected/login status and the user has Read & Write profile.
The Read & Write user can check the parameters and execute only maintenance operations (MAN
OP).
Monitor. The equipment is in connected/monitor status or in connected/login status and the user
has Read Only profile.
The Read Only user can check the parameters but it can not forward commands or execute changing
to the equipment configuration.
At the opening of the WEB LCT page, the user will be connected to the equipment with the user/profile
entered during the login request.
In any moment it is possible to execute the logout and re-execute the login using the same or a different
user with respect to that used for the login.
If the equipment is managed also by the NMS5UX/NMS5UX-B/NMS5LX supervisory system, the supervi-
sory system considers the connection of a SCT/LMT user with Read Only profile a WEB LCT connection in
Monitoring mode.
While the supervisory system considers the connection to the equipment of a SCT/LMT user with Read &
Write, Station Operator or System profile a WEB LCT connection in Configuration mode.
[Logout] parameter
The [Logged Users] parameter manages the users connected to the equipment.
User Profile | Monitor, Read Only, Read & Write, Station Operator, System
The [Open Far End] parameter allows to Open the WEB LCT page of an equipment (Remote Link) contained
in the Remote Element Table.
[Help] parameter
In the Remote elements list area, you can manage the remote equipment list stored in the equipment con-
troller.
In detail, it possible:
Verify the remote equipment list
Add a station to the list
Rename a station of the list
Remove a station of the list
Add an equipment to the list
Remove an equipment from the list
Reset the remote equipment list
Open the WEB LCT page of an equipment of the list (Remote Link)
The area Remote elements list can be hidden pressing the button present in the area itself (see Fig.3).
When the WEB page is opened, the Remote elements list area is hidden.
User Profile | Monitor, Read Only, Read & Write, Station Operator, System
1. In WEB LCT page, expand the area Remote elements list selecting the push-button present in the
area itself (see Fig.3).
The area indicates the remote equipment list stored in the equipment controller.
Equipment is subdivided into stations.
The symbol identifies the station.
Selecting the symbol of a station expands or compress the list of underlaying equipment. At each se-
lection, the list takes the status complementary to the previous one (if compressed it becomes expand-
ed and vice versa).
For each station, the name of the station is displayed in the Station/Equip. column.
The name of the station is assigned by the user during the creation of the station itself.
The stations are displayed in the same order as they are inserted in the list
An empty station, that is a station without associated equipment, cannot be stored in the list.
The symbol or identifies the equipment.
The first symbol represents the equipment of type Managed by SCT, Elem. Manager, Not Managed; the
second symbol represents the equipment of type Remote Link (see column Type).
In the Station/Equip. column, the equipment name is displayed. The name of the equipment is auto-
matically assigned by the application during the creation of the equipment itself: Equipment <progres-
sive number>.
Within the station, the equipment are listed in increasing order with respect to the IP address.
For each equipment is pointed out in the column:
• IP Addr. IP address (Agent SNMP).
• Type. Type of equipment:
• Managed by SCT. Equipment managed by WEB LCT and/or SCT/LMT application.
• Remote Link. Equipment, managed by WEB LCT and/or SCT/LMT application, constituting
the equipment placed on the other end of the radio connection with respect to the local
equipment (equipment which the user is connected to by WEB LCT).
• Elem. Manager. Element Manager of the equipment (IP address of the machine where
the NMS5UX/NMS5UX-B/NMS5LX system resides).
2. Type, in the text box, the name to be assigned to the station (alphanumeric string with minimum 1 and
maximum 11 characters).
The program does not create two stations with the same name in the same list. Moreover, a digit cannot
be used as first character and the space character cannot be used at the beginning or within the name
string.
3. Press OK.
The application displays the new station into the Remote elements list area, at the end of the list rele-
vant to the already existing stations.
2. Press Rename.
3. Type, into the text box, the new name (alphanumeric string with minimum 1 and maximum 11 char-
acters).
The program does not create two stations with the same name in the same list. Moreover, a digit cannot
be used as first character and the space character cannot be used at the beginning or within the name
string.
4. Press OK.
The application displays the new name of the station into the Remote elements list area.
5. Press Apply and confirm.
WARNING Deleting the station causes even the removal of all the equipment associated to this station.
1. In the Remote elements list area, select the station to which the equipment has to be coupled.
If the user does not select any station, the application will automatically associated the equipment to
the last selected station.
4. Only if the equipment is inserted into an OSI network, set the NSAP address (Gosip Address box) open-
ing the popup menu and setting in the box:
• AFI, IDI, Ver, Auth, Reserv. e Sel, the value of the corresponding byte/s.
• Domain, the values of the bytes that represent the Domain.
• Area, the values of the bytes that represent the area.
• Sys. ID, the value of the wished System ID.
5. Press OK.
6. Set the Type of element box, selecting the option relevant to the element type to be inserted:
• Managed by SCT. Equipment managed by the WEB LCT and/or SCT/LMT application.
• Remote Link. Equipment managed by the WEB LCT and/or SCT/LMT application that constitutes
the equipment placed on the other end of the radio connection with respect to the local equip-
ment (equipment which the user is connected to by WEB LCT).
• Element Manager. Element Manager of the equipment (IP address of the machine where the
NMS5UX/NMS5UX-B/NMS5LX system resides).
• Not Managed. Element not managed by the WEB LCT and/or SCT/LMT application.
This option can be used to insert in the remote equipment list for instance, the association be-
tween the IP address and the NSAP (Gosip) address of an equipment inserted in an OSI network.
7. Press OK.
In the Remote elements list area, under the selected station, a record named Equipment <progressive
number> is displayed with the characteristics of the new equipment.
1. In the Remote elements list area, select the equipment of Remote Link type to be opened the WEB LCT
page.
2. Press Open.
The WEB LCT page to login to the remote equipment opens.
3. Type the name (Username box) and the access code (Password box) of the SCT/LMT user to use to
activate the connection and press Login.
In a new page the WEB LCT of the remote equipment is displayed.
Every equipment has a remote equipment list stored in its own controller.
With remote equipment list we mean a list containing all the network remote equipment which you wish
to connect to.
For a better vision of the equipment during the setting of the list, the equipment can be subdivided into
stations in such a way that, when a station is selected, the application will display only the detail of the
equipment associated with this specific station. The station does not have any particular meaning: it has
been simply introduced to help the user during the localization of the equipment.
In every remote equipment list, a maximum of 100 equipment and 30 stations can be created.
The remote equipment list can be used to connect, at the same time, to more equipment only if the pro-
gram SCT/LMT is available.
When the user requests the connection to a generic equipment present into the network (local equipment),
at the connection of this equipment, SCT/LMT program reads its remote equipment list and automatically
forwards the connection command to all the equipment present into the list.
In this way, the application displays, in the Station List area of SCT/LMT graphical interface, all the stations
that group the equipment and, in the Equipment List area (selecting the relevant station), it displays the
functional status of the local equipment (that results in connected/login status) and the functional status
of all the remote equipment present in the list. The equipment which have answered to the connection
request of the application will result in connected/monitor status.
The application will cyclically forward the connection command, to the equipment which have not answered
to the connection request, until to:
• The connection with the local equipment is deactivated.
• The user disables the equipment.
• The equipment is deleted from the remote equipment list of the local equipment.
More details about SCT/LMT program are reported into the relevant manuals.
The contextual area is the part of the WEB LCT page where the equipment parameters are displayed.
Its content changes accordingly to the selected command in the Equipment Menu area.
In the top part of the contextual area, there are push-buttons used to confirm or update the data present
in the area itself. Usually, there are:
Apply. Selecting it makes the changes, executed on the parameters present in the contextual area,
effective.
Its selection opens a confirmation window. The confirmation windows are timed. When this period
is elapsed (pointed out by the progress bar), if the user has not confirmed the operation, the window
is closed and the operation cancelled.
If the push-button is not available:
• It is not possible to execute changes because the user profile does not allow this or the
equipment is in connected/monitor status.
• No parameter present in the window has been modified. In this case, the push-button be-
comes available when the value of a parameter is changed.
• Another push-button is present in the contextual area for the confirmation of the operation
or the change of the parameters.
Refresh. Force the reading of the data from equipment.
If the push-button is not available, the connection with the equipment is not active.
For some commands, other push-buttons are displayed relevant only to the context which contains them.
These push-buttons are described in the paragraph relevant to the specific command.
Besides the push-buttons, the top part of the contextual area dynamically displays the group and the com-
mand selected in Equipment Menu area and which the displayed parameters refer to.
For some commands, the parameters are subdivided in tabs. The selection of a tab dynamically changes
the content of the contextual area.
The parameters present in the contextual area can be read-only or set or modified.
The description of the single commands (see Menu and commands (Equipment Menu) indicates the param-
eters which can be modified and modalities to do that.
Generally, for the parameter setting, the following rules are valid:
• Entering a value (alphanumeric string) in a text box.
If a red line is displayed below the text box, the entered value is not allowed because, for ex-
ample, a number of characters greater than the allowed one or an invalid value has been entered
(for example, entering of value 172.18.70.334 as IP address).
• Box with possible values displayed in a drop-down menu.
When the value is changed, a red triangle is displayed in the top left edge of the box. It signals
that the value has been changed, but the change has not been communicated yet to the equip-
ment (pressure of push-button Apply).
The Equipment status area indicates the functional status of the equipment. Area/box:
URGENT <alarms number>. Number of Critical and/or Major alarms. Colour box:
• Orange. The most serious alarm present into the equipment has Major severity
• Red. The most serious alarm present into the equipment has Critical severity.
• Grey. The equipment has no active alarms with Critical or Major severity.
Select the box to display the detail of the active alarm.
NOT URG. <alarms number>. Number of Minor and/or Warning alarms. Colour box:
• Light blue. The most serious alarm present into the equipment has Warning severity.
• Yellow. The most serious alarm present into the equipment has Minor severity.
• Grey. The equipment has no active alarms with Minor or Warning severity.
Select the box to display the detail of the active alarm.
The information displayed in the Equipment status area are updated at regular intervals depending on the
timeout set by the user.
The progress of the bar ( ) indicates the time between two successive updates.
Select the bar to display the current timeout.
To change the parameter, move the cursor to the new value (number between 5 and 30 seconds).
User Profile | Monitor, Read Only, Read & Write, Station Operator, System
User Profile | Verify: Monitor, Read Only, Read & Write. Modify: Station Operator, System
WARNING The timeout setting is common for all the manual forcing operations of the equipment.
2. To change the parameter, set a value between 0 and 172800 sec. (48 hours).
The setting of the value 0 corresponds to the disabling of the timeout.
At the opening of WEB LCT page, one of the following messages can be displayed:
Welcome in the WebLct Software upload utility.... The WEB LCT program is not present on the equip-
ment you wish to connect to. Update the WEB LCT application.
Invalid User!. It means that the typed username is wrong and/or not present in the equipment user list
or that the user password is wrong.
The equipment is update protected by element manager, retry to login as Read Only user. It means
that the equipment is managed also by the NMS5UX/NMS5UX-B/NMS5LX supervisory system and the
NMS5UX user has prevented the possibility, for the SCT/LMT user, to be able to execute the login of
the equipment. In this case, it is necessary that the NMS5UX user enables again the SCT/LMT user for
the execution of the operation.
Too many WEB users!. It means that the equipment has been connected to the maximum number of
allowed users (see Limits).
Compatibility issue found. The Equipment software version is greater/lower than WebLct version. This
may cause unpredictable problems, means that the firmware version present on the equipment is not
compatible with the version of WEB LCT. Update the firmware of the equipment.
This is a split mount version, software download and factory default are the only operations allowed.
The equipment you wish to connect to is an ALFOplus80 in version Spit Mount not Full Outdoor. The
system opens the WEB LCT page. The only available operations are Update the firmware of the equip-
ment, Update the WEB LCT application and Restore Factory Default of the equipment.
When the WEB LCT page is open, self-explanatory messages are usually displayed about the result of an
operation or the impossibility to carry out an action because of the incongruence of the selected parame-
ters.
Moreover, one of the following messages can be displayed:
SYSTEM OFFLINE. The equipment is in disconnected status. In this condition, the parameters cannot
be verified/modified.
The browser sends the command of reconnection at regular intervals (timeout: 20 seconds) until when
the equipment returns in connected status or the WEB LCT page is closed. The Status parameter indi-
cates the operation in progress:
• Wait next attempt. The equipment has not replied to the first reconnection attempt. When time-
out is expired, the browser will attempt again.
• Reconnection failed. The equipment has not replied to next reconnection attempts. When time-
out is expired, the browser will attempt again.
• Reconnection in progress. The equipment is transmitting the re-connection command.
The Info: New attempt in... parameter indicates the period (expressed in seconds) between a connec-
tion attempt and the next one. In any moment, it is possible to execute an immediate connection at-
tempt, pressing Retry.
WARNING. Access enabled only for SYSTEM users. The selected command is available only to the user
with profile System.
You are forcing a manual operation. Operation timeout: <value>. The setting you wish to execute is a
manual operation subjected to timeout.
For each equipment, a timeout can be set after which the relevant active manual operations are auto-
matically deactivated. The wording No Timeout indicates that the timeout is disabled; this means that
a manual operation remains active until when the user deactivates it.
Loading... The request of data is in progress between the PC and the equipment
Updating..., Applying Changes... The sending of data is in progress between the PC and the equipment.
Operation Fail! Unable to Get or Update parameter(s). Wrong user profile or not logged yet! The oper-
ation cannot be executed because the user profile in use is not enabled to execute the action or is not
logged to the equipment yet.
Not Implemented Yet!. The command is not available for the current version of the program.
The command is rejected to save system reachability. The operation is rejected not to compromise the
system reachability. Verify that the made settings are compatible with the management configuration
set for the equipment (see Management configurations (info).
Main. It manages the general equipment parameters: supervision ports configuration, Routing Table,
Performance Monitoring measures, etc.
Equipment. It manages the equipment general configuration.
Synchronisation. It manages the sources and the outputs of synchronism.
Base Band. It manages the base band parameters.
Radio Branch. It manages the radio parameters.
Maintenance. It manages the loops, Radio BER, LAN statistics, RMON counters, etc.
The description of every single command indicates the status of login/user profile (User Profile parameter)
necessary to use the command itself or execute the relevant procedures.
Equipment Properties. It manages the properties (identifier, addresses, reference date/time, etc.) and
executes the equipment software reset.
Port Configuration. It manages the network address and the supervision parameters of the equipment.
Routing Table. It manages the static Routing Table and the Default Gateway address currently used by
the equipment (Running Routing Table and Running Default Gateway).
Stored Routing Table. It manages the static Routing Table and the Default Gateway address stored in
the equipment (Stored Routing Table and Stored Default Gateway).
Performance Monitoring. It manages the Performance Monitoring measures.
Report & Loggers Maint. It saves to file the equipment configuration, the status/alarm signals and the
operations executed by the users.
SNTP & Wake Up Config. It manages the automatic acquisition of the reference date/time of the equip-
ment from a network element and the Wake Up trap.
Software Info & Maint. It manages the equipment firmware, the WEB LCT software present in the equip-
ment, the communication stack used by the equipment and the restore of the default equipment set-
tings.
Backup/Restore Config. It manages the backup/restore from file of the whole equipment configuration.
Alarm Severity Config. It manages the alarm transmission and their severity level.
User Manager. It manages the list of the equipment users.
The Equipment Properties command allows managing the equipment properties and executing the soft-
ware reset.
In detail, the command allows:
GENERAL INFO
Verify the equipment properties (type, ID, SNMP IP address, etc.)
Modify the equipment identifier
Modify the IP address of the SNMP agent of the equipment
Align the reference date/time of the equipment to the current date/time of the PC
EQUIPMENT ADDRESSES
Verify the equipment addresses
EQUIPMENT FEATURES
Verify the functionalities enabled for the equipment
Enable the new functionalities
EQUIPMENT UNITS
Verify the equipment units
SOFTWARE RESET
Execute the equipment software reset
The selection of the command displays the Equipment Properties contextual area
User Profile | Monitor, Read Only, Read & Write, Station Operator, System
Align the reference date/time of the equipment to the current date/time of the PC
User Profile | Monitor, Read Only, Read & Write, Station Operator, System
User Profile | Monitor, Read Only, Read & Write, Station Operator, System
WARNING In order to enable one or more functionalities, IT IS NECESSARY to require the enabling certif-
icate, represented by a file (with sfc extension), to the company that provides the equipment.
For each equipment you wish to enable one or more functionalities, a specific enabling certificate is re-
quired, because there is an univocal link between each single certificate and each specific equipment.
3. Press Browse.
User Profile | Monitor, Read Only, Read & Write, Station Operator, System
WARNING After the reset, all the values activated before the operation result as valid ones.
Push-button:
Apply. Confirm the changes.
Refresh. Update the context.
Restart Equip. Execute the equipment software reset
Help. Open the help on-line.
Equipment ID. Equipment identifier. Select the Change option Modify the equipment identifier.
Agent IP Address. IP Address assigned to the agent SNMP of the equipment. Select the Change option
Modify the IP address of the SNMP agent of the equipment.
Firmware Version. File name and version of the equipment firmware present on the memory bench
in use.
WEB LCT Version. WEB LCT ALFOplus80 version present into the equipment.
WEB LCT Product Code. Identification code of the WEB LCT ALFOplus80 application present into the
equipment.
Equipment Date/Time. Reference date/time of the equipment. Select the Align to PC time option
Align the reference date/time of the equipment to the current date/time of the PC. The format of date/
time changes according to the setting made in the operating system.
Related Topics
Update the firmware of the equipment
Update the WEB LCT application
Network tab
Ethernet IP NetMask. Mask for the network address definition of the Ethernet port.
Related Topics
Verify/modify the network address and the supervision parameters of the equipment
The tab displays the list of the equipment functionalities enabled on demand.
1+0 Stand alone configuration. Enabling of stand-alone (without IDU) operation of the equipment.
1+1 Stand alone configuration. Enabling of stand-alone (without IDU) operation of the equipment
in protected configuration.
1588 support. Enabling of PTP IEEE1588 protocol for the synchronisation of Ethernet traffic.
G8032 (Eth ring protection). Protection of the Ethernet traffic in a ring topology.
Security package (+SSH + SFTP). Protected access to the unit for management purposes.
Related Topics
Enable the new functionalities
The table present in the tab, displays the characteristics of the equipment units
Every row of the table corresponds to an unit for which is displayed in the column:
Real Type. Unit type really present into the equipment. The wording Unequipped indicates that the
unit is not physically present into the equipment.
Expected Type. Foreseen unit type. The wording Unequipped indicates that the unit is not foreseen.
Par. Part Num. Part Number of the group that contains the unit. Usually the group represents the
equipment part that can be replaced. Not all the unit are into a group. In this case the field will result
empty and the part that can be replaced will correspond to the unit itself.
Serial Number. Series Number of the group that contains the unit. If the unit is not contained into a
group (Par Part Num field empty), the Series Number refers to the unit.
Unit Alarms. Functional status of the unit. Each box identifies an alarm:
• Fail. The units is affected by a serious malfunctioning.
• Missing. The unit is not present in the equipment (Unequipped wording - Real Type param-
eter) even if foreseen (unit name - Expected Type parameter).
The colour of the boxes represents the alarm status and severity:
• Red, Orange, Yellow, Light blue. Alarm active, respectively of Critical, Major, Minor, Warning
severity.
• Green. Alarm active with Status severity level.
• White. Alarm deactivated.
The command Port Configuration manages the network address and the supervision parameters of the
equipment and allows resetting the equipment software.
In detail, the command allows:
SUPERVISION PARAMETERS
Verify/modify the network address and the supervision parameters of the equipment
Restore the access to equipment CPU
SOFTWARE RESET
The selection of the command displays the Port Configuration contextual area
Verify/modify the network address and the supervision parameters of the equipment
User Profile | Verify: Monitor, Read Only, Read & Write. Modify: Station Operator, System
WARNING The management configuration allowed for the equipment are shown in Tab.1.
1. Connect to the equipment through the console port (round power supply connector) with the following
settings:
• Rate: 115200 baud/sec
• Parity bit: none
• 8 data bits
• 1 stop bit
WARNING After the reset, all the values activated before the operation result as valid ones.
Push-button:
Apply. Confirm the changes.
Refresh. Update the context.
Restart. Execute the equipment software reset.
Store. Store the values into the equipment controller.
Retrieve. Read again the values set into the equipment controller.
Help. Open the help on-line.
Ethernet tab
The tab displays the equipment IP address and supervision parameters of the equipment.
Related Topics
Management configurations (info)
The ports of the Ethernet Switch of ALFOplus80 equipment can be configured for the transport of the traffic
only or for the contemporary transport of traffic and supervision.
For the transport of the supervision, the traffic Ethernet interfaces use a logic separation, based on VLAN
Tag (In Band Management), or a physical independence avoiding that the traffic shares this interface (Out
Of Band Management). The available management configurations are reported in Tab.1. Setting a specific
management configuration introduces some restrictions on the setting of the Ethernet Switch parameters
(see Limitations in the configuration of the Ethernet Switch).
WARNING In case of wrong configuration relevant to Ethernet management settings, the access to the
equipment CPU can be restored (see Restore the access to equipment CPU).
WARNING When all the equipment belongs to the same IP network and sending packets to other networks
is not necessary, the Routing Table and the address of the Gateway equipment must not be necessarily
defined because the network can manage its own internal traffic.
Setting the Routing Table and Default Gateway is necessary when equipment must send packets between
two different networks, then the traffic must be re-routed from a network to another one (routing func-
tionality of the equipment).
The Routing Table command manages the static Routing Table and the Default Gateway address current-
ly used by the equipment (Running Routing Table and Running Default Gateway).
In detail, the command allows:
Verify the Routing Table and the Default Gateway used by the equipment
Add an element to the Routing Table
Remove one or more elements from the Routing Table
Set/modify the IP Address used as Default Gateway
Delete the IP Address used as Default Gateway
The selection of the command displays the Routing Table contextual area
In order to deepen this topic, see Routing Table and Default Gateway (info)
Verify the Routing Table and the Default Gateway used by the equipment
User Profile | Monitor, Read Only, Read & Write, Station Operator, System
2. Press Add.
3. Into the Destination box, type the IP Address of the IP network or of the destination element.
4. Into the NetMask box, type the mask for the destination IP network
5. Into the Hop box, type the IP Address of the equipment acting as Gateway for the destination network.
6. Press Apply.
The new element is inserted into the table. The system records the new element into the currently used
Routing Table (Running Routing Table) and into the backup memory of the equipment (Stored Routing
Table).
2. Into the Default Gateway box, type the IP Address of the equipment used as Default Gateway.
In the next box is automatically indicates the supervision port which the IP address of the Gateway
equipment corresponds to.
The contextual area shows the setting of the static Routing Table and the Default Gateway address cur-
rently used by the equipment (Running Routing Table and Running Default Gateway).
The table represents the Running Routing Table. Each row of the table corresponds to an item of the Rout-
ing Table. For every item, is pointed out in the column:
Interface. Supervision port of the local equipment which the Gateway equipment is connected to:
• Lan. Communication port with the LAN network.
• <no wording>. Inner port (internal loopback).
Protocol. Modality of connection (direct or indirect) between specific port (Interface) and destination
IP network:
• Local. The IP network or the element are directly connected to the equipment interface. The
IP network or the element are automatically inserted by the equipment software.
• NetMgmt. The IP network or the element are not directly reachable from the equipment in-
terfaces. The IP network or the element have been manually inserted by the user (static el-
ement).
• Other. All the other situations not falling in one of the previous cases (this label generally
does not shown; it has been anticipated for future uses).
The Default Gateway parameter indicates the IP address of the equipment that acts as Running Default
Gateway. The following box indicates the supervision port which the IP address of the Gateway equipment
corresponds to.
Push-button:
Apply. Not available in this context.
Refresh. Update the context.
Help. Open the help on-line.
Add. Add an element to the Routing Table.
Remove. Remove one or more elements from the Routing Table.
Apply. Set/modify the IP Address used as Default Gateway.
Delete. Delete the IP Address used as Default Gateway.
Related Topics
Routing Table and Default Gateway (info)
Routing Table
Running Routing Table
Stored Routing Table
Default Gateway
Routing Table
The function of the Routing Table is the one to check the routing of the supervisory messages exchanged
among the elements (PCs, equipment, etc.), that use the TCP/IP protocol, from one network to the other
one.
Each equipment at its initialisation (start-up operation) automatically sets the elements of the Routing Ta-
ble that identify the supervisory ports of the equipment (communication ports provided with the equipment
for the input/output of the supervisory signal).
These elements are set according to the IP addresses assigned to each port.
If the user changes the IP address of a supervisory port, the system does not dynamically change it into
the equipment Routing Table. The equipment must be reset, because the elements of the Routing Table
are set at the equipment start-up.
If necessary, the user can add some other elements to these ones (automatically set).
The system records each new element (manually set) into the currently used Routing Table (Running Rout-
ing Table) and into the backup memory of the equipment controller (Stored Routing Table); the system
does not record the elements (automatically set) into the backup memory of the controller because they
are newly set at every equipment start-up.
The Running Routing Table is a static. The system updates this table, with the elements present in the
Stored Routing Table, at every equipment start-up.
The equipment does not currently use the Stored Routing Table. This table becomes operative on the
equipment restart.
In fact, in this case, the system inserts the elements of the Stored Routing Table into the Routing Table
used by the equipment (Running Routing Table). What just said is valid only for the elements whose router
equipment (Hop) is associated to an active interface.
The setting of the Stored Routing Table id necessary, for instance, when the user wants to change an ad-
dress of the equipment supervisory ports.
In this case, the currently used Routing Table (Running Routing Table) cannot be changed.
The changes have to be inserted into the Stored Routing Table. At the next equipment start-up, the system
inserts the elements of the Stored Routing Table into the Routing Table used by the equipment.
Default Gateway
The system forwards to the equipment with the Default Gateway function the data that have a receiver
unreachable through the routes present into the Routing Table.
The Stored Routing Table command manages the static Routing Table and the Default Gateway address
stored in the equipment (Stored Routing Table and Stored Default Gateway).
In detail, the command allows:
Verify the Routing Table and the Default Gateway present into the backup memory of the controller
Add an element into the Stored Routing Table
Remove one or more elements from the Stored Routing Table
Set/modify the IP Address used as Default Gateway into the Stored Routing Table
Delete the IP address used as Default Gateway into the Stored Routing Table
The selection of the command displays the Stored Routing Table contextual area
In order to deepen this topic, see Routing Table and Default Gateway (info)
Verify the Routing Table and the Default Gateway present into the backup memory
of the controller
2. Press Add.
3. Into the Destination box, type the IP Address of the IP network or of the destination element.
4. Into the NetMask box, type the mask for the destination IP network
5. Into the Hop box, type the IP Address of the equipment acting as Gateway for the destination network.
6. Into the Interface box, set the supervisory port of the local equipment which the Gateway equipment
is connected to:
• Lan. Communication port with the LAN network.
7. Press Apply.
The system inserts the new element into the table.
Set/modify the IP Address used as Default Gateway into the Stored Routing Table
3. Into the next box, set the supervision port which the IP address of the Gateway equipment corresponds
to:
• Lan. Communication port with the LAN network.
Delete the IP address used as Default Gateway into the Stored Routing Table
The contextual area shows the setting of the static Routing Table and the Default Gateway address present
in the backup memory of the equipment controller (Stored Routing Table and Stored Default Gateway).
The table represents the Stored Routing Table. Every row of the table corresponds to an element of the
Routing Table. For every element, is pointed out in the column:
Interface. Supervision port of the local equipment which the Gateway equipment is connected to:
• Lan. Communication port with the LAN network.
The Default Gateway parameter indicates the IP address of the equipment that acts as Stored Default
Gateway. The next box indicates the supervision port which the IP address of the Gateway equipment cor-
responds to.
Push-button:
Apply. Not available in this context.
Refresh. Read again the data from the memory of the equipment after a Retrieve command. For in-
stance, if the user wants updating the Stored Routing Table displaying the elements manually added
by the user into the Running Routing Table, he has to press Retrieve and later the Refresh one.
Help. Open the help on-line.
Related Topics
Routing Table and Default Gateway (info)
The selection of the command displays the Performance Monitoring contextual area
Verify the status, the results and the threshold exceeding alarms of a PM measure
User Profile | Monitor, Read Only, Read & Write, Station Operator, System
3. Select the group that contains the measure and than the wished measure.
For every measure is pointed out the status:
• (Stop.). The measure is not on progress.
• (Run.). The measure is on progress.
Below the measure, more options are pointed out: seconds, blocks, Rlts, etc. depending on the type of
selected measure.
Every option indicates the measurement unit of the control parameters for which you wish to display
the results and the threshold exceeding alarms.
This subdivision is necessary because the results of the control parameters cannot be graphically dis-
played by means of different measurement units.
3. To activate:
• All measures in a group, select the group.
• Single measure, select the group that contains the measure and than the wished measure.
3. To deactivate:
• All measures in a group, select the group.
• Single measure, select the group that contains the measure and than the wished measure.
Reset the values of the records daily and primary of one or more PM measures
3. Select the group that contains the measure and than the wished measure.
4. Press Commons.
If G828 > Radio 1A measure is selected, the Commons window displays the following parameters:
• General area. Threshold levels of the UAS and SES parameters:
• N Ses Set UAS(P) (sec.). Threshold (expressed as number of consecutive seconds with
SES) over which starts the UAS unavailability period.
To change the parameter set a value between 1 and 10 sec (default 10), press Apply
and confirm.
• N Ses Reset UAS(Q) (sec.). Threshold (expressed as number of consecutive seconds
without SES) over which ends the UAS unavailability period.
To change the parameter set a value between 1 and 10 sec (default 10), press Apply
and confirm.
• N BBE Set Ses (%.). Threshold (expressed as percentage of the errored blocks) over
which it is declared a SES.
To change the parameter set a value between 1 and 100% (default 30%), press Apply
and confirm.
Press to compress the area. Press to expand the area.
• 15M Es Threshold (sec.). Threshold (expressed as number of seconds, within a 15 minute peri-
od, when ES has occurred) over which it is activated the alarm 15M Es.
To change the parameter set a value between 1 and 900 (default 0), press Apply and confirm.
The value 0 represents the deactivation of the threshold and accordingly of the alarm.
• 24H Es Threshold (sec.). Threshold (expressed as number of seconds, within a 24 hour period,
when ES has occurred) over which it is activated the alarm 24H Es.
To change the parameter set a value between 1 and 86400 (default 0), press Apply and con-
firm. The value 0 represents the deactivation of the threshold and accordingly of the alarm.
• 15M Ses Threshold (sec.). Threshold (expressed as number of seconds, within a 15 minute pe-
riod, when SES has occurred) over which it is activated the alarm 15M Ses.
To change the parameter set a value between 1 and 900 (default 0), press Apply and confirm.
The value 0 represents the deactivation of the threshold and accordingly of the alarm.
• 24H Ses Threshold (sec.). Threshold (expressed as number of seconds, within a 24 hour period,
when SES has occurred) over which it is activated the alarm 24H Ses.
To change the parameter set a value between 1 and 86400 (default 0), press Apply and con-
firm. The value 0 represents the deactivation of the threshold and accordingly of the alarm.
• 15M Sep Threshold (events). Threshold (expressed as number of SEP events within a 15 minute
period) over which it is activated the alarm 15M Sep.
To change the parameter set a value between 1 and 900 (default 0), press Apply and confirm.
The value 0 represents the deactivation of the threshold and accordingly of the alarm.
• 24H Sep Threshold (events). Threshold (expressed as number of SEP events within a 24 hour
period) over which it is activated the alarm 24H Sep.
To change the parameter set a value between 1 and 86400 (default 0), press Apply and con-
firm. The value 0 represents the deactivation of the threshold and accordingly of the alarm.
If RxPwr > Radio 1A measure is selected, the Commons window displays the following parameters:
• 15M Rlts Thresholds area. 15M Rlts alarms threshold:
• Rlts 1 (sec.), Rlts 2 (sec.), Rlts 3 (sec.), Rlts 4 (sec.), Rlts 5 (sec.). Threshold levels (ex-
pressed as number of seconds, within a 15 minute period, when the received power is
lower than the RLT1, RLT2, RLT3, RLT4, RLT5 threshold levels) over which the system
activates the relevant alarms.
To change a threshold, set into the relevant box, a number between 1 and 900 (default
0), press Apply and confirm. The value 0 represents the deactivation of the threshold
and accordingly of the alarm.
• 24H Rlts Thresholds area. 24H Rlts alarms threshold:
If TxPwr > Radio 1A measure is selected, the Commons window displays the following parameters:
• 15M Tlts Thresholds area. 15M Tlts alarms threshold:
• Tlts 1 (sec.), Tlts 2 (sec.), Tlts 3 (sec.), Tlts 4 (sec.). Threshold levels (expressed as num-
ber of seconds, within a 15 minute period, when the transmitted power is higher than the
TLT1, TLT2, TLT3, TLT4 threshold levels) over which the system activates the relevant
alarms.
To change a threshold, set into the relevant box, a number between 1 and 900 (default
0), press Apply and confirm. The value 0 represents the deactivation of the threshold
and accordingly of the alarm.
• 24H Tlts Thresholds area. 24H Tlts alarms threshold:
• Tlts 1 (sec.), Tlts 2 (sec.), Tlts 3 (sec.), Tlts 4 (sec.). Threshold levels (expressed as num-
ber of seconds, within a 24 hour period, when the transmitted power is higher than the
TLT1, TLT2, TLT3, TLT4 threshold levels) over which the system activates the relevant
alarms.
To change a threshold, set into the relevant box, a number between 1 and 86400 (default
0), press Apply and confirm. The value 0 represents the deactivation of the threshold
and accordingly of the alarm.
• Tlt Thresholds area. Threshold levels of the transmitted power:
• Tlt 1 (dBm), Tlt 2 (dBm), Tlt 3 (dBm), Tlt 4 (dBm). Respectively the first, the second, the
third and the fourth threshold level of the transmitted power.
To change a threshold, set into the relevant box, a number between -40dBm and 35dBm,
press Apply and confirm. Default: Tlt 1: 10dBm, Tlt 2: 13dBm, Tlt 3: 15dBm, Tlt 4:
18dBm.
Press to compress an area. Press to expand the area.
In the contextual area is present the Open new performance window push-button.
Pressing it, the Performances window is displayed, which allows:
• Manage the PM measures (activation, deactivation, threshold setting).
• Display the activation status of the PM measures
• Display the results of the measures in graphic and table format.
• Display the status of the threshold exceeding alarms.
It is possible to open more Performances... window pressing again Open new performance window or
pressing Open New Window present in the Performances.... window itself.
Related Topics
Verify the status, the results and the threshold exceeding alarms of a PM measure
Activate one or more PM measures
Deactivate one or more PM measures
Reset the threshold exceeding alarms of one or more PM measures
Reset the values of the records daily and primary of one or more PM measures
Set the thresholds of the control parameters and alarms of a PM measure
3 4 6
The push-buttons Start, Stop, Clear Alarms and Clear Counters, if a group is selected, execute
their action for all the measures present in the group. Otherwise, if one measure or one option below
the measure is selected, they execute their action only for the selected measure.
The group and the relevant measures (group > measure) available for the ALFOplus80 equipment
are the following:
G828 > Radio 1A, checks the quality of the received signal at radio side.
The results of the control parameters are shown subdivided into the following measuring units:
• seconds. Seconds: ES, SES, SEP, UAS.
• blocks. Blocks: BBE.
RxPwr > Radio 1A, checks the power of the signal at reception.
The results of the control parameters are shown subdivided into the following measuring units:
• Rlts. Seconds: Rlts1, Rlts2, Rlts3, Rlts4, Rlts5.
• TM. dBm: TMMax, TMMin, Average Lev.
TxPwr > Radio 1A, checks the power of the signal at transmission.
The results of the control parameters are shown subdivided into the following measuring units:
• Tlts. Seconds: Tlts1, Tlts2, Tlts3, Tlts4.
Press to hide the list of measures. Press to display the list again.
(4) Graphical representation of the measure results. This area displays, in graphical format, the
results of the control parameters of the selected measure/measurement unit.
Every bar represents the result of the measure of one parameter in a given observation period (daily
or primary record).
The position of the bar on the x-axis indicates the daily or primary record which it is referred to:
• C.D. X100. Current daily record (24 hours). The displayed value must be multiplied by 100
to obtain the real measured value.
• L. D. x100. Preceding daily record. The displayed value must be multiplied by 100 to obtain
the real measured value.
• Curr. 15 Min. Current primary record (15 minutes).
• 15Min. ÷ 4 Hours. 16 preceding primary records (each record is of 15 minutes).
Moreover, for every record the relevant status is displayed: (ML), (MF), (IN), (LO), (RE). The de-
scription of every single status is reported in the following note. If the status indication is not pre-
sent, the record is not available, because the measure was not active during the considered
observation period.
The colour of the bar indicates the control parameter that corresponds to the value. The key of the
parameters and their colours is always pointed out above the graph. The displayed control param-
eters changes according to the selected measure/measuring unit (see note 3).
The position on the y-axis indicates the value achieved by the parameter during the specific obser-
vation period (record). The measurement unit on the y-axis changes depending on the type of pa-
rameter represented in the graph. Moreover the y-scale dynamically changes depending on the
entity of the represented values.
(5) Table representation of the measure results. This area displays, in table format, the results of
the control parameters of the selected measure/measurement unit.
For every parameter, the result of the measure is pointed out relevant to a given observation period
(daily or primary record). In detail, the column:
• Type. Control parameters. The control parameters changes according to the selected meas-
ure/measuring unit (see note 3).
• Curr. Day. Current daily record (24 hours).
• Last Day. Preceding daily record.
• Curr. 15 Min. Current primary record (15 minutes).
• 15Min. ÷ 4 Hours. 16 preceding primary records (each record is of 15 minutes).
What just said is valid from the second row of the table on, because the first row indicates the status
of the records (Count. Status). In detail, the wording:
• Meaningless (ML) (green) The record has been completely acquired and the measure is not
affected by errors.
• Meaningful (MF) (green) The record has been completely acquired and the measured control
parameters have not exceeded their threshold value.
• Incomplete (IN) (yellow) The record has not been completely acquired during the corre-
sponding observation period.
The measure starting record is always in this status. The daily record gets this status also
when only one primary record of the corresponding day is in incomplete status.
The daily record of the current date will be always an incomplete one because the daily re-
cords are acquired at 23.59 of each day.
• Lost (LO) (red) The record has not reached the main controller of the equipment for instance
because the corresponding peripheral card has been physically extracted before it could have
forwarded the record itself or for generic hardware/software troubles.
• Restarted (RE) (red) The record has been lost after a reset of the equipment.
When the equipment has a software restart and checks that the measure is activated for a
certain measure point, all the record coupled with such a measure point will result in this
status.
• ---. The record is not an available one because, during the observation period under exam-
ination, the measure was not activated.
The colour of the boxes represents the alarm status and severity:
• Red, Orange, Yellow, Light blue. Alarm activated coupled respectively with the Critical, Ma-
jor, Minor, Warning severity.
• Green. Alarm activated coupled with the Status severity level.
• Grey. Alarm deactivated.
The Rlt Thresh. boxes point out the threshold levels of the received power actually set. These pa-
rameters can be configured by the user.
The Tlt Thresh. boxes point out the threshold levels of the transmitted power actually set. These
parameters can be configured by the user.
The measures available for the ALFOplus80 equipment are the following:
G828 > Radio 1A
RxPwr > Radio 1A
TxPwr > Radio 1A
The Radio 1A measure (G828 group) checks the quality of the received signal at radio side.
The check consists of measuring the following quality parameters:
• BBE (Background Block Error). Number of blocks where it has been detected at least one er-
rored bit not belonging to SES.
• ES (Errored Second). The second when there have been one or more errored blocks.
• SES (Severely Errored Second). The second when there have been a percentage of errored
blocks > N% (the N value can be configured) or the second when it has been activated an alarm
equivalent to the interruption of the signal at reception (Loss of Signal Alarm, Loss of Frame
Alarm, B2 Excessive Ber Alarm, etc.).
• SEP (Severely Errored Period). Number of periods with a number of consecutive SES comprised
between 3 and 9. The sequence is ended by a second without SES.
• UAS (UnAvailable Seconds). Number of unavailability seconds.
The counting of the seconds starts after P consecutive seconds with SES presence and it ends
at the beginning of a period of Q consecutive seconds without SES. The P seconds are counted
into the unavailability period. The Q and P values can be configured.
The Radio 1A measure (RxPwr group) checks the power of the signal at reception.
The check consists of measuring the following quality parameters:
• TMMax (Tide Mark Max). Maximum value reached by the power at reception (RL) during the
observation period (15 min or 24 hours).
• TMMin (Tide Mark Min). Minimum value reached by the power at reception (RL) during the ob-
servation period (15 min or 24 hours).
• Average Level. Average level of the power at reception (RL) during the observation period (15
min or 24 hours).
• Rlts (Received Level Threshold Second). Number of seconds where it has been detected that
the value of the power at reception (RL - Received Level) is lower than the pre-defined threshold
level. It is possible to define up to a maximum of 5 threshold levels.
The parameters are implemented according to Standard EN 301 129 of the ETSI.
The Radio 1A measure (TxPwr group) checks the power of the signal at transmission.
The check consists of measuring the following quality parameters:
• TMMax (Tide Mark Max). Maximum value reached by the power at transmission (TL) during the
observation period (15 min or 24 hours).
• TMMin (Tide Mark Min). Minimum value reached by the power at transmission (TL) during the
observation period (15 min or 24 hours).
The parameters are implemented according to Standard EN 301 129 of the ETSI.
A PM measure consists of recording, during a pre-defined time range (observation period), the values of
specific parameters.
Some threshold limits have been assigned to these control parameters (the setting of the thresholds can
be changed).
The exceeding of the threshold limit indicates a more or less serious degradation of the signal. This condi-
tion generates an alarm.
The alarms relevant to the threshold exceeding are treated by the equipment and by the application as
normal alarms. The only exception is that the alarm is not automatically reset at the return into the thresh-
old limit but the user has to execute the reset of this kind of alarms.
The control parameters under examination change according to the equipment type and to the measure
type supported by that type of equipment. Usually, all the executed measures refer to ITU-T Recommen-
dations (for instance G.828, G.826, etc.).
The activation (and the deactivation) of the PM measures can be executed only after a command forwarded
by the user.
When it has been activated a PM measure, the main controller of the equipment starts the storing of the
values relevant to the control parameters. The results of the measures are sub-divided into records. Each
record contains the values recorded into a specific time range (observation period).
If at the end of the observation period, the measure has not yet been deactivated the system starts another
observation period and so on until when the operator stops the measure.
The equipment group the results of the PM measures into observation period of 15 minutes (primary re-
cords) and of 24 hours (daily records).
The observation periods cannot be synchronized with the instant when the measure is activated, but this
records refer, for the primary records, to the quarter of an hour (00.00, 00.15, 00.30, etc.) and, for the
daily records, to the time 00.00 UTC (Universal Time, Coordinated).
For instance, if a measure starts at 11.40, the first primary record will have as observation period the time
11.40...11.45 (corresponding to the time range 11.30...11.45), while the first daily record will have as ob-
servation period 11.40...00.00.
When the user requires the display of the results of the PM measures, the daily and primary records rele-
vant to the running PM measures are displayed in the WEB LCT page of the equipment.
For each type of measure, the equipment keeps stored the current records and also the last 16 primary
records (corresponding to the last 4 hours) and the last daily one (corresponding to the preceding day).
The preceding records are overwritten.
When the operator stops a measure, the system stores the uncompleted current record.
If the operator activates and deactivates the measure more times during the same observation period, the
system will store the record that contains the results of the last executed measure.
For instance if the measure has been activated at 9.02 and deactivated at 9.07, then it has been newly
activated at 9.09, the record relevant to the observation period 9.00...9.15 will contain the results of the
measures relevant to the period 9.09...9.15, while the ones relevant to the period 9.02...9.07 will not be
stored.
If some PM measures are in progress on an equipment and this is restarted or turned off, at the next re-
start/start-up the measures active before the turn-off will be automatically restarted.
The records (primary and daily), relevant to the period when the measure has been stopped, will result
empty and when the limit of 16 primary records and 1 daily one is reached, they will overwrite the previous
records.
The Report & Loggers Maint. command saves to file the equipment configuration, the status/alarm sig-
nals and the operations executed by the users.
In detail, the command allows:
Save the configuration, the alarms and the operations executed by the users to file
Delete the alarms stored into the equipment controller
Delete the operations list stored into the equipment controller
The selection of the command displays the Report & Loggers Maint contextual area
Save the configuration, the alarms and the operations executed by the users to file
User Profile | Read Only, Read & Write, Station Operator, System
WARNING In order to execute this operation, the display of menu bar in the browser must be active.
2. Activate, in the Report Options area, the information you wish to save to file:
• Inventory report. Whole equipment configuration: WEB LCT version, properties, list of units, sta-
tus/version of the firmware, addresses, routing table, default gateway, remote equipment list,
User Inputs, User Outputs, operating parameters, etc.
• Fault report. List of status/alarm signals currently active on the equipment (current alarms) and
signals stored in the equipment controller (alarm history).
• Command Log. List of the operations, executed by the WEB LCT, SCT/LMT or NMS5UX users,
stored in the equipment controller.
It is possible to select one or more options. Depending on the activated options, a file will be created
containing the relevant data.
The contextual area displays the information which can be saved to file.
Inventory report. Whole equipment configuration: WEB LCT version, properties, list of units, status/
version of the firmware, addresses, routing table, default gateway, remote equipment list, User Inputs,
User Outputs, operating parameters, etc.
Fault report. List of status/alarm signals currently active on the equipment (current alarms) and sig-
nals stored in the equipment controller (alarm history).
Command Log. List of the operations, executed by the WEB LCT, SCT/LMT or NMS5UX users, stored
in the equipment controller.
It is possible to select one or more options. Depending on the activated options, a file will be created con-
taining the relevant data.
Push-button:
Apply. Not available in this context.
Refresh. Update the context.
Help. Open the help on-line.
Generate Report. Save the configuration, the alarms and the operations executed by the users to file
Delete all alarm logger events. Delete the alarms stored into the equipment controller
Delete all command logger items. Delete the operations list stored into the equipment controller
Web LCT Version. WEB LCT ALFOplus80 version present into the equipment.
Equipment Configuration, General Preset, etc. Equipment parameters. The whole equipment pa-
rameters are subdivided in groups. The format of the parameters present in each group is self-explica-
tive and changes according to the type of represented data.
Command Logger. Operations list. Every record identifies an operation for which are reported:
• Date/Time. Date and time when it has been executed the operation. The format of date/time
changes according to the setting made in the operating system.
• Source address. IP address of the machine from which it has been executed the operation.
• User. Name of the user who has executed the operation.
• Object. Object to which the operation refers.
• Instance. Name of the equipment instance to which the operation refers.
• Value Set. Set value.
The presence of the symbol … indicates that the information is not available, because not meaningful
for the relevant type of operation.
Current Alarm. Each record identifies a signal, for which the system reports:
• Severity. Type of signal:
• Status. Status signal
• Warning, Minor, Major or Critical. Alarm detected coupled respectively with the Warning,
Minor, Major or Critical severity.
• Date/Time. Detection or reset date and time of the signal. The format of date/time changes ac-
cording to the setting made in the operating system.
• Description. Alphanumeric string that specify the type of the signal.
Alarm Log. Alarms history. Every record identifies a signal for which is reported:
• Severity. Type of signal:
• Disable. Alarm signal reset
• Status. Status signal
• Warning, Minor, Major or Critical. Alarm detected coupled respectively with the Warning,
Minor, Major or Critical severity.
• Date/Time. Detection or reset date and time of the signal. The format of date/time changes ac-
cording to the setting made in the operating system.
• Description. Alphanumeric string that specify the type of the signal. If:
• The wording CLEARED is absent, the record refers to a detected alarm.
• The wording CLEARED is present, the record refers to a cleared alarm.
The SNTP & Wake Up Config. command manages the automatic acquisition of the reference date/time
of the equipment from a network element (SNTP functionality) and the Wake Up trap (Wake Up function-
ality).
In detail, the command allows:
Verify the status of SNTP functionality
Set the execution parameters and activate the SNTP functionality
Disable the SNTP functionality
Verify the Wake Up functionality status
Set the execution parameters and activate the Wake Up functionality
Disable the Wake Up functionality
The selection of the command displays the SNTP & Wake Up Config. contextual area
User Profile | Monitor, Read Only, Read & Write, Station Operator, System
WARNING The execution parameters (Main Server IP Address, Reserve Server IP Addr, etc.) can be mod-
ified even when the SNTP functionality is already active.
2. Set the IP address of the main element present in the network, from which the equipment automatically
gets the reference date/time, in the Main Server IP Address box.
Typing a valid value (different from 0.0.0.0) involves the activation of the automatic acquisition of the
reference date/time.
3. Set the IP address of the secondary element present in the network, from which the equipment auto-
matically gets the reference date/time, in the Reserve Server IP Addr box.
4. Set the time interval between a request of refresh of the reference date/time and the next one in the
Polling Interval (Sec.) box.
Typing or selecting the arrows of the box, set a number between 1 and 16777215 seconds.
5. Set the time interval (t) the equipment must wait for, before re-attempting the transmission of a re-
quest to the main or secondary element in the Polling Timeout (Sec.) box.
Typing or selecting the arrows of the box, set a number between 1 and 30 seconds.
6. Set the number of times that the equipment must re-attempt the transmission of a request to the main
or secondary element in the Polling Retries box.
Typing or selecting the arrows of the box, set a number between 1 and 10.
User Profile | Monitor, Read Only, Read & Write, Station Operator, System
WARNING The execution parameters (NMS IP Address, Timeout, etc.) cannot be modified when the Wake
Up functionality is already active. First it is necessary Disable the Wake Up functionality and then the pa-
rameters can be changed.
3. Set the IP address of the server, which the Wake Up trap must be sent to, in the NMS IP Address box.
4. Set, in the Timeout (Minutes) box, the time interval for which the Wake Up trap is sent. When the time-
out expires, the trap is automatically disabled.
Typing or selecting the arrows of the box, set a number between 0 and 1440 minutes.
The setting of the value 0 indicates that the trap is sent until when the user manually disables it or the
NMS server automatically disables it when intercepts it.
5. Set the physical location (for example, the name of the site) of the equipment in the NE Location box.
The setting of the parameter is optional.
3. Select the Disable option or reset the value present in the NMS IP Address box (value 0.0.0.0).
Push-button:
Apply. Confirm the changes.
Refresh. Update the context.
Help. Open the help on-line.
SNTP tab
Main Server IP Address / Reserve Server IP Addr. Activation status and IP address of the main
NE (Main) and of the secondary NE (Reserve) present in the network which the equipment automati-
cally gets the reference date/time from. In detail, the automatic acquisition of the reference date/time
of the equipment is:
• Active, when a valid value (different from 0.0.0.0) is present in the Main Server IP Address
and/or Reverse Server IP Address box.
• Inactive, when the value 0.0.0.0 (IP address reset) is present in the boxes Main Server IP
Address and Reverse Server IP Address.
Polling Interval (Sec.). Time interval (expressed in seconds) between a request of reference date/
time update and the next one.
Polling Timeout (Sec.). Time interval (expressed in seconds) that the equipment must wait before
re attempting the transmission of a request to the main or secondary element.
Polling Retries. Number of times that the equipment must re attempt the transmission of a request
to the main or secondary element.
NTP Server Lost Alarm. The activation of the NTP Server Lost Alarm indicates that none of the set
network elements is reachable, as consequence the reference date/time of the equipment is not
aligned. The colour of the boxes represents the alarm status and severity:
• Red, Orange, Yellow, Light blue. Alarm activated coupled respectively with the Critical, Ma-
jor, Minor, Warning severity.
• Green. Alarm activated coupled with the Status severity level.
• Grey. Alarm deactivated.
Related Topics
Set the execution parameters and activate the SNTP functionality
Disable the SNTP functionality
Wake Up tab
Status. Transmission status of Wake Up trap. The sending of the Wake Up trap is:
• Active, when the Enable option is selected and a valid value (different from 0.0.0.0) is set
as IP address of the server (option NMS IP Address).
• Inactive, when the Disable option is selected and the value 0.0.0.0 is set as IP address of
the server (option NMS IP Address).
Timeout (Minutes). Time interval for which the Wake Up trap, when enabled, is sent to the server.
The setting of the value 0 indicates that the trap is sent until when the user manually disables it or the
NMS server automatically disables it when intercepts it.
NE Location. Optional parameter. The user can insert the physical location (for example the name of
the site) of the equipment in this field. This information is communicated to the remote manager to-
gether with the characteristics of the equipment. The supervision system NMS5UX, NMS5UX-B or
NMS5LX does not use this information.
Related Topics
Set the execution parameters and activate the Wake Up functionality
Disable the Wake Up functionality
Wake Up functionality (info)
ALFOplus80 equipment, via SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) protocol, can update its date/time using
an element within the network as reference (SNTP functionality).
Via WEB LCT (or SCT/LMT) application, a maximum of two elements can be defined, one main (set in the
Main Server IP Address box) and one secondary (set in the Reserve Server IP Addr box), from which the
equipment automatically gets the reference date/time each n seconds (set in the Polling Interval box). En-
tering a valid value for the main and/or secondary element activates the functionality.
If the main element does not answer to the request of updating of the equipment reference date/time, this
request is sent for n times (set in the Polling Retries box) each t seconds (set in the Polling Timeout box).
At the end of this requests, if the main element does not answer, the equipment requires the updating of
the date/time to the secondary element.
If the secondary element does not answer to the request of updating of the equipment reference date/
time, this request is sent for n times each t seconds. At the end of this request, if the secondary element
does not answer the equipment, the system activates the SNTP servers lost Alarm and requires the update
of the date/time of the main element and so on.
If no network element set can be reached, the reference date/time of the equipment is not updated. This
condition is signalled by the activation of NTP Server Lost Alarm (SNTP tab).
To deactivate the automatic acquisition of the reference date/time, the IP address of the main and second-
ary elements must be reset.
The Wake Up functionality allows the user enabling the spontaneous forward, from the equipment to a re-
mote server, of a SNMP trap for the notification of the equipment commissioning (Wake Up trap).
This functionality has been implemented as help to the Auto Discovery modality available in the supervision
systems NMS5UX, NMS5UX-B and NMS5LX.
The Auto Discovery mode has the purpose to point out new equipment in the network, not managed by
the supervision system yet. More information about the Auto Discovery modality is reported in the relevant
documentation.
This chapter shows only the management of the Wake Up trap by the equipment. In detail, the implemen-
tation of the Wake Up functionality is the following.
If, in the period when the sending of the trap is enabled, the supervision system intercepts the Wake Up
notification records the presence of the new equipment in its database and disables the sending of the
Wake Up trap by the equipment (trap switch-off).
The Software Info & Maint. command manages the equipment firmware, the WEB LCT software present
in the equipment, the communication stack used by the equipment and the restore of the default equip-
ment settings.
In detail, the command allows:
EQUIPMENT FIRMWARE
WEB LCT
Verify the WEB LCT version present into the equipment
Update the WEB LCT application
SOFTWARE RESET
The selection of the command displays the Software Info & Maint contextual area
User Profile | Monitor, Read Only, Read & Write, Station Operator, System
WARNING The application automatically updates the firmware of the memory bench not on progress or not
present (Bench Status parameter - Loaded or Not Loaded value).
This operation cannot be executed when the firmware update is already in progress (Download Status pa-
rameter - Downloading value).
The firmware update procedure could change the equipment functions.
1. If not already active, run the WEB LCT Console program or the SCT/LMT program, necessary to manage
the operation of FTP for the file transfer.
3. Press Upgrade.
Switch the operation of the memory benches relevant to the main controller
WARNING Memory benches cannot be switched during the firmware update (Download Status parameter
- Downloading value) and when the firmware of the equipment is not present on a bench (Bench Status
parameter - Not Loaded value).
Usually, the switch of the memory benches of main controller does NOT interrupt the traffic. This operation
can temporarily interrupt the traffic if the new loaded version contains a new FPGA version.
User Profile | Monitor, Read Only, Read & Write, Station Operator, System
3. Press Browse.
4. Select the file (with tar extension) you wish to use for the update.
The File name box displays the selected file.
WARNING The operation, if executed on an equipment subjected to the radio supervision, could cause the
loss of the link because the restore of the factory settings involves the re-channelling of the radios to the
default values.
4. Press Apply.
5. Into the Please insert system password box, type the access code of System user and press OK.
At the end of the operation, the message The new settings will be active after a software restart is dis-
played.
WARNING After the reset, all the values activated before the operation result as valid ones.
Push-button:
Apply. Not available in this context.
Refresh. Update the context.
Help. Open the help on-line.
The tab shows the version, the status and the composition of the equipment firmware.
The tab contains two tables.
The first table displays the version and the status of the equipment firmware.
Software Version. File name and version of the equipment firmware respectively present on the
memory bench 1 (Bench 1 column) and 2 (Bench 2 column).
Bench Status. Operating status of memory benches 1 (Bench 1 column) and 2 (Bench 2 column):
• Running. The firmware is running on the relevant memory bench.
• Loaded. The firmware is present on the bench, but it is not currently running (standby).
• Not Loaded. The firmware is not present in the memory bench.
Download Status. Status of the update operation of the firmware respectively present on memory
bench 1 (Bench 1 column) and 2 (Bench 2 column):
• ---. Firmware update is not in progress.
• Downloading. The update of the firmware relevant to the memory bench is in progress.
• Interrupted. The update of the firmware has been interrupted.
• Complete. The update operation is ended.
The second table displays the list of the codes and of the FPGA files composing the equipment firmware.
Every row corresponds to a firmware element (code or FPGA) for which is pointed out in the column:
Unit. Name of the unit or of the equipment part where there is the controller (code) or the program-
mable device (FPGA file).
Software. Firmware name. Usually the name indicates the component type:
• FW_boot. Boot code. This part of code cannot be updated. In fact, it is not provided with a
version of the memory benches.
• FW_appl. Application code.
• Conf_... or FPGA... Configuration file of the programmable devices.
Actual Release. Version of the code or of the FPGA file present into the controller.
For some elements, the system indicates the version and also the relevant identification code composed
by the letter E or N followed by a number (each number identifies a different code type).
Release Bench 1. Firmware version present into the memory bench 1 of the controller.
Release Bench 2. Firmware version present into the memory bench 2 of the controller.
Push-button:
Upgrade. Update the firmware of the equipment.
Bench Switch. Switch the operation of the memory benches relevant to the main controller.
The tab displays the characteristics of WEB LCT application present in the equipment.
Code. Identification code of WEB LCT application present into the equipment.
Push-button:
Browse. Open the window of O.S. for the selection of the file you wish to use for the update.
Upload. Update the WEB LCT application.
Push-button:
Apply. Restore Factory Default of the equipment.
Restart. Execute the equipment software reset.
Related Topics
Factory Default of the equipment (info)
Rescue connection (info)
The firmware of the equipment is the assembly of all the firmware necessary for the management of the
entire equipment (firmware of the main controller and firmware of the peripheral units).
The firmware of the equipment is present into the main controller that is provided with two memory bench-
es (bench) the first one on service and the other one in waiting status.
Each bench can contain one firmware version (also different from the other one) of the equipment.
It is possible to update the equipment sw/fw relevant to one memory bench only at a time. The application
automatically updates the firmware of the memory bench not running or not present (Bench Status pa-
rameter - Loaded or Not Loaded value).
Through the graphical interface WEB LCT, the Factory Default settings of an equipment can be restored.
At the restart or at the new switch-on of the equipment, the Factory Default configuration will be applied.
All the settings executed until then by the user will be deleted (for example, user list, remote equipment
list, etc.).
In Factory Default status, the connection to the equipment and to the link takes place by means of the
Ethernet port AUX and using the connection modality Out of Band.
In order to login to the equipment, the default user must be used. Username: SYSTEM - Password: siae-
micr.
The communication ports of the equipment will be restored to the addresses pointed out in Tab.2.
These addresses differ depending on the type (High or Low) of ODU. The equipment keeps always in mem-
ory the type (High or Low) of the last connected ODU.
null - High
If the user has lost the connection with the equipment because of a wrong configuration of the connection
parameters, the recovery procedure can be used (rescue connection).
At switch-on, the equipment opens a time window of 20 seconds during which it makes itself reachable on
the LAN 1 and LAN 2 using the rescue connection address and accepts the user login through the correct
username and password. In this modality, the LAN 1 and LAN 2 accepts only frames without VLAN tag.
Once logged in, the user can configure the equipment and possible, restore the Factory Default condition.
The detection of the time window during which the rescue connection can be attempted is managed by an
external software application.
The Backup/Restore Config. command manages the backup/restore from file of the whole equipment
configuration.
In detail, the command allows:
Save the whole equipment configuration (backup configuration)
Transfer the equipment configuration previously saved (restore configuration)
Retrieve the equipment configuration automatically saved by the program before the last operation of
configuration restore (revert configuration)
The selection of the command displays the Backup/Restore Config. contextual area
In order to deepen this topic, see Backup/restore of the equipment configuration (info)
1. If not already active, start the WEB LCT Console or SCT/LMT program, necessary to manage the oper-
ation of FTP for the file transfer.
3. Type, in the Backup file name box, the path where you wish to save the file and the name of the file
with bak extension.
It is possible to set a name already existing for the file in the chosen path. In this case, the data present
in the file will be overwritten.
1. If not already active, start the WEB LCT Console or SCT/LMT program, necessary to manage the oper-
ation of FTP for the file transfer.
3. Set, in the Restore file name box, the name of the file you wish to use to restore the configuration.
1. If not already active, start the WEB LCT Console or SCT/LMT program, necessary to manage the oper-
ation of FTP for the file transfer.
The contextual area contains the items to manage the backup/restore of the file of the whole equipment
configuration.
Backup file name. Type, in this box, the path and the name of the file which you wish to save the
whole equipment configuration to.
Restore file name. Type, in this box, the path and the name of the file which you wish to use for the
restore of the previously saved configuration.
Reverte. This parameter indicates the date/time of the backup file automatically created by the pro-
gram before the last restore operation. The format of date/time changes according to the setting made
in one’s operating system. The wording --- indicates that the file is not available.
Push-button:
Apply. Not available in this context.
Refresh. Update the context.
Help. Open the help on-line.
Related Topics
Backup/restore of the equipment configuration (info)
The WEB LCT program allows Save the whole equipment configuration (backup configuration). The saved
file is in binary format and can be saved on PC or external support according to the user needs.
Then, in any moment, the user can restore the equipment configuration saved to file transferring the data
of the file to the same equipment (configuration restore - Transfer the equipment configuration previously
saved (restore configuration)).
Before restoring the configuration, the equipment saves its own current configuration and keeps it available
until the successive restore operation.
In any moment, the user can Retrieve the equipment configuration automatically saved by the program
before the last operation of configuration restore (revert configuration).
In this way, two backup versions will be always available for an equipment: one executed by the user and
the other automatically executed by the program before the last restore operation.
The Alarm Severity Config. command manages the alarm transmission and their severity level.
In detail, the command allows:
Verify the severity level and the enabling/forwarding status of the alarms
Enable/disable an alarm
Enable/disable the forwarding of the trap of an alarm
Change the severity level of an alarm
The selection of the command displays the Alarm Severity Config. contextual area
Verify the severity level and the enabling/forwarding status of the alarms
User Profile | Monitor, Read Only, Read & Write, Station Operator, System
Enable/disable an alarm
4. Press Ok.
The settings are reported in the Alarm Severity Config. contextual area. The symbol [*] is displayed
next to the name of the changed alarm.
WARNING The forwarding status of the trap can be changed only if the alarm is enabled (see Enable/disable
an alarm).
2. Select the alarm and press Edit Alarm Config or double click on the alarm.
3. Set the Trap parameter, selecting:
• Enable, to enable the forwarding of the alarm trap to the management system.
4. Press Ok.
The settings are reported in the Alarm Severity Config. contextual area. The symbol [*] is displayed
next to the name of the changed alarm.
2. Select the alarm and press Edit Alarm Config or double click on the alarm.
3. Set the Severity parameter, selecting the severity you wish to associate to the alarm: Status, Warning,
Minor, Major or Critical.
If the alarm was disabled (Disable option selected), the selection of a different option, besides modify-
ing the alarm severity level, automatically enables it.
4. Press Ok.
The settings are reported in the Alarm Severity Config. contextual area. The symbol [*] is displayed
next to the name of the changed alarm.
5. Press Apply and confirm.
When a group is expanded, for every alarm is pointed out in the column:
Group/Alarm. Alarm name.
A coloured box is before the name, pointing out the alarm status and severity:
• White box with red X. Alarm disabled.
• Green box. Alarm enabled with severity equivalent to a status signal.
• Light blue box. Alarm enabled with Warning severity.
• Yellow box. Alarm enabled with Minor severity.
• Orange box. Alarm enabled with Major severity.
• Red box. Alarm enabled with Critical severity.
The presence of an asterisk [*] between the box and the alarm name indicates that at least one char-
acteristic of the alarm has been changed.
Severity. Enabling status of the alarm and, if enabled, relevant severity level:
• Disabled. Alarm disabled.
• Status. Alarm enabled with severity equivalent to a status signal.
• Warning, Minor, Major or Critical. Alarm enabled with severity respectively Status, Warning,
Minor, Major or Critical.
• Not available in this SW version. Alarm not supported by the current firmware version pre-
sent into the equipment controller.
Push-button:
Apply. Confirm the changes.
Refresh. Update the context.
Help. Open the help on-line.
Edit Alarm Config. Enable/disable an alarm, Enable/disable the forwarding of the trap of an alarm or
Change the severity level of an alarm
Related Topics
Alarms (info)
The term alarm defines the fault signal generated by an error or malfunction of the equipment or of any
component that composes it.
The term status identifies instead the signals referring to any event that does not indicates a malfunction
but a status change, an operation in progress or an operating indication.
The term event defines each single signal of status, detected alarm and cleared alarm.
A maximum of 400 events are recorded in the equipment controller. When this limit is exceeded, each new
event will overwrite the oldest event.
The equipment alarms can be disabled and re-enabled by the user according to the needs.
Disabling an alarm means that, on the detection of the alarm itself, this is not registered in the equipment
controller and, as consequence, is not communicated to a possible management program: as the alarm
had never occurred.
On the contrary, enabling an alarm (default condition) means that, when the alarm is detected, this is reg-
istered in the equipment controller and, if the forwarding of the relevant trap is enabled (see next item),
the alarm is communicated to the management system and displayed in the current alarms and the history
alarms.
WARNING The enabling/disabling of the alarm is independent for each alarm and local to the equipment
which the operation is executed for. This means that the setting must be executed for each single alarm
of each single equipment.
The trap is a message (in this case of detection or clearing of an alarm) spontaneously sent by the equip-
ment to a possible external management system, for example SCT/LMT and/or NMS5UX/NMS5UX-B/
NMS5LX.
The forwarding of the trap of each alarm can be disabled and re-enabled by the user according to his own
needs.
Disabling a trap means that, on the detection of the alarm, this is not registered in the equipment controller
and, as consequence, is not communicated to a possible management program.
On the contrary, enabling a trap (default condition) means that, on the detection of the alarm, this is reg-
istered in the equipment controller and communicated to the management system, which displays it in the
current alarms and the history alarms.
WARNING The enabling/disabling of the forwarding of the trap is independent for each alarm and local to
the equipment which the operation is executed for. This means that the setting must be executed for each
single alarm of each single equipment.
Alarm severity
Each alarm acknowledged and managed by the management program has an associated severity level
which determinates the importance of the alarm.
This severity is not fixed, but can be changed by the user as he likes.
The User Manager command manages the list of the equipment users.
In detail, the command allows:
Verify the user list
Add a user to the list
Modify a user into the list
Delete a user from the list
Change the password and the timeout of the System user
Change the network password and timeout
Change the password and the timeout of NMS5UX user
Verify/modify the IP address of Permanent Login
The selection of the command displays the User Manager contextual area
WARNING For every list, a maximum of 4 users can be defined for every profile (totally up to 12 users).
2. Select Add.
3. In the User box, type the user name (alphanumeric string with a number of characters from 1 up to 8).
The same name cannot be assigned to two different users present in the same list. Then, when the user
name has been assigned, it cannot be changed later.
4. Into the Password box, type the access code of the (alphanumeric string with a number of characters
from 1 up to 8).
5. Into the Confirm Password box, type newly the access code of the user.
6. Into the User Profile box, set the profile to be assigned to the user:
• Read Only. The user with this profile can check the parameters but it can not forward commands
or execute changing to the equipment configuration.
• Read & Write. The user with this profile can check the parameters and execute only maintenance
operations (MAN OP).
• Station Op. The user with this profile can as check the parameters as send commands or execute
changes to the equipment configuration except for the following operations: modifying the user
list, aligning the date/time of the equipment, force the logout of an user and all those operations
available only to the System user (or NMS5UX).
It is not possible to create a user with System profile.
7. Set the timeout of the WEB LCT session opened by the user. In detail, if you wish:
2. Select the user and press Modify or double click on the user.
WARNING If you wish to change only the timeout, it is necessary to input the current password of the Sys-
tem user in the Password and Confirm Password fields.
2. Press System.
a. Into the Password box, type the new access code of System user (alphanumeric string with a
number of characters from 1 up to 8).
b. Into the Confirm Password box, type newly the access code.
4. To change the timeout of the WEB LCT session opened by System user:
• Disable the Login Timeout box. The WEB LCT session opened by the System user (even if dis-
connected) will be kept for an indefinite period of time (session timeout disabled).
• Enable the Login Timeout box. The WEB LCT session opened by the System user, if disconnect-
ed, will be automatically ended once reached the set time limit (Session timeout enabled).
WARNING If you wish to change only the timeout, it is necessary to input the current network password in
the Password and Confirm Password fields.
2. Press Network.
a. Into the Password box, type the new network password (alphanumeric string with a number of
characters from 1 up to 8).
b. Into the Confirm Password box, type newly the new network password.
4. To change the timeout of the WEB LCT session of the remote equipment:
• Disable the Login Timeout box. The WEB LCT session of the remote equipment (even if discon-
nected) will be kept for an indefinite period of time (session timeout disabled).
• Enable the Login Timeout box. The WEB LCT session of the remote equipment, if disconnected,
will be automatically ended once reached the set time limit (Session timeout enabled).
To set time limit type, in the User Keep Alive (Sec.) box, a value between 1 and 43200 sec.
(12h).
With disconnected session we mean a WEB LCT session whose relevant WEB LCT has been closed but
for which the disconnection from the equipment has not been executed (user logout).
WARNING The change of NMS5UX user (CEM password) has to be executed only if the default password
used by the NMS5UX/NMS5UX-B/NMS5LX supervisory system is changed.
If you wish to change only the timeout, it is necessary to type the current NMS5UX user password into the
Password and Confirm Password fields.
2. Press CEM.
a. Into the Password box, type the new NMS5UX user password (alphanumeric string with a num-
ber of characters from 1 up to 8).
b. Into the Confirm Password box, type newly the access code.
4. To change the timeout of the WEB LCT session opened by NMS5UX user:
• Disable the Login Timeout box. The WEB LCT session opened by the NMS5UX user (even if dis-
connected) will be kept for an indefinite period of time (session timeout disabled).
• Enable the Login Timeout box. The WEB LCT session opened by the NMS5UX user, if disconnect-
ed, will be automatically ended once reached the set time limit (Session timeout enabled).
To set time limit type, in the User Keep Alive (Sec.) box, a value between 1 and 43200 sec.
(12h).
WARNING The remote user has the same characteristics of the NMS5UX user with the only exception that
he does not need for a login password.
A maximum of 2 remote users can be set.
3. To change the IP address of the machine relevant the first remote user, type a valid IP address in the
Manager IP Address 1 box.
4. To change the IP address of the machine relevant the second remote user, type a valid IP address in
the Manager IP Address 2 box.
5. Activate the Trap Version 2 option, under the relevant Manager IP Address… box, to set the trap man-
agement of version 2 (SNMP).
If the option is not activated, the version 1 (SNMP) of the traps is used.
The table, present in the contextual area, displays the user list currently stored in the equipment is dis-
played.
Every row of the table corresponds to one user. For every user, is pointed out in the column:
User Keep Alive. Timeout of WEB LCT session opened by the user:
• No Timeout. Session timeout disabled. WEB LCT session opened by the user (even if discon-
nected) will be kept for an indefinite period of time.
• <number> Seconds. Session timeout enabled. WEB LCT session opened by the user, if dis-
connected, will be automatically ended once reached the set time limit.
With disconnected session we mean a WEB LCT session whose relevant WEB LCT page has been closed
but for which the disconnection from the equipment has not been executed (user logout).
The System and NMS5UX users are not pointed out into the list.
Push-button:
Apply. Not available in this context.
Refresh. Update the context.
Help. Open the help on-line.
System. Change the password and the timeout of the System user.
Network. Change the network password and timeout.
CEM. Change the password and the timeout of NMS5UX user
Related Topics
User list (info)
The users list is a list of users that can be connected and ask for the login to the equipment.
If a user is not present in the users list memorized in the equipment controller, this user will not be able
to connect and/or to execute the login to that equipment.
Each equipment, that can be managed by the WEB LCT or SCT/LMT application, is equipped with two preset
users:
SYSTEM. User of the WEB LCT application or SCT/LMT program with the following features:
User name: System (unchangeable parameter).
Timeout: No Timeout (changeable parameter).
Profile: System (unchangeable parameter).
Password: Siaemicr (default) (changeable parameter - see Change the password and the
timeout of the System user).
The System user is single one for every equipment and he can not be deleted.
The user with System profile can create, modify and delete users in the user list; check the param-
eters (reading operation), send commands or modify the equipment configuration (writing opera-
tion).
NMS5UX. User of the NMS5UX/NMS5UX-B/NMS5LX system, with the following features:
User name: NMS5UX (unchangeable parameter).
Timeout: No Timeout (changeable parameter).
Profile: System (unchangeable parameter).
Password: Pre-define (changeable parameter - see Change the password and the timeout of
NMS5UX user).
The NMS5UX user can not be deleted.
More information about the NMS5UX/NMS5UX-B/NMS5LX system is reported in the relevant docu-
mentation.
In every user list, up to 12 different users can be created besides the predefined users (see Add a user to
the list); the user configuration can be modified (see Modify a user into the list) and deleted (see Delete a
user from the list).
All the users of the users list relevant to an equipment (with the exception of the System and NMS5UX),
have to be set by the WEB LCT application, the SCT/LMT program or NMS5UX/NMS5UX-B/NMS5LX system.
BW & Mod./Link ID. It manages the parameters relevant to modulation/capacity and link identification
number.
General Preset. It manages the modem and radio parameters.
The BW & Mod./Link ID command manages the parameters relevant to modulation/capacity and the link
identification number.
In detail, the command allows:
Verify/modify the reference band/modulation
Verify/modify the link identification number
The selection of the command displays the BW & Mod./Link ID contextual area.
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Push-button:
Apply. Confirm the changes.
Refresh. Update the context.
Help. Open the help on-line.
Related Topics
Verify/modify the reference band/modulation
Verify/modify the link identification number
The General Preset command manages the modem and radio parameters.
In detail, the command allows:
Verify/modify the threshold level of the signal at reception
Verify/modify the radio branch label
Verify/modify the generation of the antenna aiming signal
The selection of the command displays the General Preset contextual area
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2. To change the parameter, type the new label (alphanumeric string with maximum 30 characters).
3. Press Apply and confirm.
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The General Preset contextual area shows the modem and radio parameters.
Rx Signal Level Alarm Threshold: <current value> dBm. Threshold of the signal at reception.
Push-button:
Apply. Confirm the changes.
Refresh. Update the context.
Help. Open the help on-line.
Related Topics
Verify/modify the threshold level of the signal at reception
Verify/modify the radio branch label
Verify/modify the generation of the antenna aiming signal
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The Synchronisation command manages the sources and the outputs of synchronism
In detail, the command allows:
Verify/modify the management of synchronisation
Manage the T0 synchronism:
Verify the status and configuration of the T0 synchronism
Force the status of T0 synchronisation
Set the Hold Off Time parameter
Set the WTR Time parameter
Set the threshold levels of LTI alarm
Manage the synchronism sources:
Enable/disable the use of a synchronism source
Modify the use priority of a synchronism source
Force the use of a synchronism source
Set a synchronism source as preferential
Restore the availability of a source for the selection of the T0 synchronism without waiting for
the expiry of Wait Time
1. Select Synchronisation.
The Synchronisation parameter indicates the management of synchronisation:
• Enabled box unchecked. Synchronisation disabled.
• Enabled box checked ( ). Synchronisation enabled.
1. Select Synchronisation.
The General tab displays the configuration parameters and the alarms status of the T0 synchronism.
1. Select Synchronisation.
The Status Control parameter indicates the status of T0 synchronism:
• Free Running. The status of Free Running is forced (synchronism T0 is generated by the equip-
ment internal reference - Internal Source).
• Hold Over. The status of Hold Over is forced.
• Locked. The synchronism is locked to an external source.
1. Select Synchronisation.
The Hold Off Time parameter indicates the time (expressed in ms) during which the system keeps the
evaluated frequency of an invalid synchronism source (absent or degraded).
At the end of the Hold Off time, the invalid source will be rejected and it will be used the first input
source having a valid signal.
2. To change the parameter, set in the box a value between 300 and 1800 msec.
3. Press Apply.
1. Select Synchronisation.
The WTR Time parameter indicates the time (expressed in minutes) that has to pass in such a way to
allow to the selected input source having a valid signal to be really used within the process for the se-
lection of T0 synchronism.
2. To change the parameter, set in the box a value between 0 and 12 minutes.
3. Press Apply.
1. Select Synchronisation.
The LTI Set Time and LTI Reset Time parameters indicate the threshold level of LTI alarm (Timing Synk
Loss Alarm). In detail:
2. To change the parameter, set the new values in the specific boxes (allowed interval between 0 and 60
seconds).
3. Press Apply.
1. Select Synchronisation.
3. To enable the use of a source, select the specific Priority box and then a number between 1 and 9 ac-
cording to the desired priority level to be assigned to the source (1: maximum priority, 9: minimum
priority).
To disable the use of the source, select the specific Priority box and then the Dis. value.
Pressing Revert changes cancels all the changes executed.
WARNING Operation available and meaningful only when the use of the synchronism source is active.
1. Select Synchronisation.
1. Select Synchronisation.
WARNING Operation meaningful only when the use of the synchronism source is active.
1. Select Synchronisation.
3. To change the preferential status of a source, select the specific Preferential Switch box and then the
option:
• Off. The synchronism source is not preferential as opposed to the other enabled synchronism
sources.
• On. The synchronism source is preferential as opposed to the other enabled synchronism sourc-
es and (in absence of alarms causing its degrade or forced sources) is used for the generation
of the synchronism.
Pressing Revert changes cancels all the changes executed.
WARNING Operation meaningful only when the use of the synchronism source is active.
1. Select Synchronisation.
Push-button:
Apply. Confirm the changes.
Refresh. Update the context.
Help. Open the help on-line.
Related Topics
Synchronisation (info)
General tab
The tab displays the configuration parameters and the alarms status of T0 synchronism.
Alarms area. Alarms status of the T0 synchronism (Free Running, Hold Over and T0 boxes). The colour
of each box displays the status of the specific alarm:
• Red, Orange, Yellow, Light blue. Alarm activated coupled respectively with the Critical, Ma-
jor, Minor, Warning severity.
• Green. Alarm activated coupled with the Status severity level.
• Grey. Alarm deactivated.
Synchronisation (Settings area). Management of synchronisation. Enabled box:
• Unchecked. Synchronisation disabled.
• Checked ( ). Synchronisation enabled.
Hold Off Time (area Time). Time (expressed in ms) during which the system keeps the evaluated fre-
quency of an invalid synchronism source (absent or degraded). At the end of the Hold Off time, the
invalid source will be rejected and it will be used the first input source having a valid signal.
WTR Time (area Time). Time (expressed in minutes) that has to pass in such a way to allow to the
selected input source having a valid signal to be really used within the process for the selection of T0
synchronism.
LTI Set Time / LTI Reset Time (area Time). Threshold level of LTI alarm (TimingSynkLossAlarm). In
detail:
• LTI Set Time. Threshold value - expressed as number of consecutive seconds with the pres-
ence of the LTI alarm - over which the system activates the alarm itself.
• LTI Reset Time. Threshold value - expressed as number of consecutive seconds without the
presence of the LTI alarm - over which the system deactivates the alarm itself.
Related Topics
Force the status of T0 synchronisation
Set the Hold Off Time parameter
Set the WTR Time parameter
Set the threshold levels of LTI alarm
The tabs display the configuration parameters and the status of the synchronism sources.
The table present in the specific tab displays the sources for T0 synchronism. Every table row corresponds
to one source, for which is pointed out in the column:
The source of synchronism whose row has red border indicates the source which the equipment extracts
the synchronization T0 from.
When the source, which the synchronization is extracted from, changes, the row relevant to the new source
will become yellow and will blink before taking the red border.
Push-button:
Refresh. Update the context.
Apply changes. Confirm the changes.
Revert changes. Cancel the changes not confirmed yet.
WTR Clear. Restore the availability of a source for the selection of the T0 synchronism without waiting
for the expiry of Wait Time.
Related Topics
Enable/disable the use of a synchronism source
Modify the use priority of a synchronism source
Force the use of a synchronism source
Set a synchronism source as preferential
Management of synchronisation
Synchronism sources
Enabling of the synchronism sources
Priority of the synchronism source
Forcing of a synchronism source
Function of preferential synchronism source
Internal synchronism T0
Management of synchronisation
Synchronism sources
WARNING If the TE LAN-1 and TE LAN-2 sources are not available, this means that the SyncE functionality
is not enabled for the equipment (see Verify the functionalities enabled for the equipment).
A synchronism source, in order to be used, must be enabled by the user (see Enable/disable the use of a
synchronism source).
A priority level can be associated to every synchronism source (see Modify the use priority of a synchronism
source).
The source with the highest priority level and whose signal is valid, is used to synchronize the equipment
(if a forcing or a preferential source is not active).
The priority level of the synchronism source is pointed out by a number between 1 and 9, where 1 indicates
the highest priority and 9 the lowest one.
Generally the equipment takes the synchronism from the source with the highest priority level: if this
source is missing or is degraded, the synchronism is taken from the source with priority level immediately
lower.
The degradation of the signal is caused by the presence of, at least, one of the following conditions:
• The source is not physically present.
• The difference between the source frequency and the internal reference source (STRATUM 3) is
greater than ± 7 ppm.
If two or more sources with the same priority are activated, these sources will be inserted into a circular
and not Revertive list.
This function foresees the user can force the selection of one synchronism source (see Force the use of a
synchronism source).
This forcing is made without considering the status and the priority of the source.
This function must not be used for the normal operation of the synchronism. It is a maintenance operation
and remains active until the user disables it or the Timeout period of the manual operations expires (if set).
This function foresees the choice of a source to use as preferential among those enabled (see Set a syn-
chronism source as preferential).
When the function of preferential source is not active, the internal synchronism is taken from the enabled
source with highest priority.
When the function of preferential source is activated for a source, this source will be used (in absence of
alarms causing its degradation or forced sources) to take the internal synchronism independently from its
priority level.
This condition is maintained until when the user disables the function of preferential source or the source
signal becomes degraded.
Internal synchronism T0
The synchronism source, which the internal synchronism T0 is extracted from, is determined by the SETS
of the equipment according to the following order of criteria:
• Status of the source (enabled/disabled)
• Forcing of the source
• Status of the signal (valid/degraded)
• Preferential source
• Source priority
The user can force the status of the internal synchronism T0 (see Force the status of T0 synchronisation).
The forcing of the status Hold Over or Free Running is not the normal operation of the synchronism T0.
These forcings are maintenance operations and remain active until when the user does not disable them
or the Timeout period of the manual operation expires (if set).
WARNING Setting a specific management configuration introduces some restrictions on the setting of the
Ethernet Switch parameters (see Management configurations (info) and Tab.3).
Ethernet Switch command manages the general configuration parameters of the Ethernet functionality.
In detail, the command allows:
VIRTUAL LAN
Verify the existing virtual LANs
Create a virtual Lan
Modify the configuration of a virtual Lan
Delete a virtual Lan
The selection of the command displays the Ethernet Switch contextual area
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WARNING The Max Packet Size parameter is evaluated in a different way for electrical and optical ODU
version.
In electrical version the max packet size configured by the user is intended as packet size including the
VLAN Tag (4 bytes) possibly added on radio port egress (Fallback-Provider mode) or LAN egress (Provider
mode). For example, if the Max Packet Size parameter is set to 1522 the max packet size admitted to be
transported is 1518 bytes.
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WARNING If some VLANs have been already created, when the partition and the indexing on VID (VLAN
Identifier) basis of the addresses in MAC Table (selection of option Enable), IT IS NECESSARY to execute
a software reset.
Verify/modify the aging time of the addresses stored in the MAC Table
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2. To change the parameter, set the wished value (numeric value between 15 and 3825 seconds).
Verify/assign the output queue to a packet according to its Tag 802.1p (level 2)
2. To change the parameter, select the option corresponding to the wished combination output queue -
Tag 802.1p.
For the same value of Tag 802.1p, it is possible to select only one queue at a time.
Verify/assign the output queue to a packet according to its PTOS/DSCP field (level 3)
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WARNING The setting of the parameters is common to all the ports of the Ethernet Switch.
The table present in the tab displays, for each PTOS/DSCP value, the relevant output queue.
Every row of the table corresponds to a possible value for the relevant PTOS/DSCP field. For every val-
ue, is pointed out in the column:
The List Filter parameter allows to activate the filters to the list of value. If set the option:
• View All. The list displays all the values.
• View Queue 0. The list displays only the values associated to the 0 output queue.
• View Queue 1. The list displays only the values associated to the 1 output queue.
• View Queue 2. The list displays only the values associated to the 2 output queue.
• View Queue 3. The list displays only the values associated to the 3 output queue.
To modify the displaying of the list, select the wished values.
The Filter parameter allows to set the IP format which the DSCP field refers to:
• IP v4 DSCP. The DSCP column is meaningful for traffic incoming in the Switch in the IPv4 format.
• IP v6 DSCP. The DSCP column is meaningful for traffic incoming in the Switch in the IPv6 format.
3. To modify the output queue, which a PTOS/DSCP value is associated to, select, in the Filter box, the IP
format which the DSCP field refers to.
4. Double click on the box (column Internal Priority (Queue) relevant to the output queue you wish to
change and select the wished option.
5. Repeat the previous step to change the output queue of all the wished PTOS/DSCP value.
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3. Press Add.
4. Type, in VLan ID box, the identifier (within 2 and 4094) you wish to assign to the virtual LAN.
The parameter cannot be modified later.
5. If you wish to create more VLAN’s at the same time, type in the End Block box the identifier of the last
VLAN of the group (between 2 and 4094).
The value of End Block must be greater than the value of VLan ID and no VLAN with identifier within
the range End Block - VLan ID must be present in the list.
The system creates a number of VLAN’s (and inserts the relevant rows in the table) equal to the differ-
ence between the values of the parameters End Block and VLan ID, with identifiers in progression from
the lowest to the higher value, and automatically assigns the relevant Label using the format <Label>
<identifier>.
All the VLANs created at the same time get the same policy regarding the transit of packets through
the ports of the Ethernet switch.
6. Type, in Label box, the name (alphanumeric string up to 20 characters) you wish to assign to the virtual
LAN.
The system automatically suggest, as name of the virtual Lan, Vlan <identifier>. This name can be
changed as you wish.
7. In the box relevant to each external port (Lan 1, Lan 2) and internal port (Port A), select the option:
• Disable, not to enable the port for the transit of the packets with VLan ID equal to that of the
virtual Lan.
• Tagged, to enable the port to the transit of the packets with VLan ID equal to that of the virtual
Lan. To the packets without Tag, in output from this port, is automatically added the Tag com-
posed by the information:
• Of priority; the value is defined in the Priority box of the origin port of the packet itself.
• Of Vlan ID which corresponds to the default Vlan ID (Default Vid box) of the origin port
of the packet.
The Vlan Table can be used, in case of traffic without Tag, only if the default Vlan ID of the input
port is contained as routing row in the table itself. If this condition is not satisfied, the Vlan Table
is not meaningful for all the traffic without Tag.
• Untag., to enable the port to the transit of the packets with VLan ID equal to that of the virtual
Lan. The tag 802.1Q (information of priority and VLAN identifier) is removed to the packets in
output from the port.
• Unmodif., to enable the port to the transit of the packets with VLan ID equal to that of the virtual
Lan. The tag 802.1Q (priority and VLAN identifier) are not removed or added to the packets in
output from the port.
In order to create the VLAN, the transit of the packets must be enabled at least for one port (a value
different from Disable is set).
3. Double click on the box relevant to the parameter of VLan you wish to change.
Except for the identifier (VLAN ID), all the parameters of a VLan can be modified (Label, Lan 1, Lan 2,
Port A).
The parameter setting modes are the same pointed out in par. Create a virtual Lan.
Pressing Revert changes cancels all the changes executed and not communicated yet to the equip-
ment.
Push-button:
Apply. Confirm the changes.
Refresh. Update the context.
Help. Open the help on-line.
Related Topics
Ethernet Switch (info)
General tab
The tab displays the general configuration parameters of the Ethernet Switch.
QinQ ETH type 0x. Eth Type value in the S_Tag (Service Tag) QinQ field
Max Packet size. Maximum size (in bytes) of the accepted packet:
• 1522. Maximum size for standard Ethernet (IEEE Tagged Frames).
• 2048. Maximum dimension of the packet extendable up to 2048.
• 10240 (Jumbo). Maximum dimension of the packet extendable up to 10240 (Jumbo).
MAC Learning Vid basis. Address learning modality of MAC address in the relevant table:
• Disable. The learning of MAC Address in MAC Table is never partitioned in presence of VLAN
802.1Q registered in VLAN Table Unit (VTU).
• Enable. The partition and the indicization on VID (VLAN Identifier) basis of MAC Addresses
in MAC Table are enabled. Their learning is registered in a segment of MAC Table whose in-
dex is the value of VID contained in the VLANs entering the Switch and registered in VTU.
MAC Addr. Aging Time. Validity period of the MAC addresses, stored in the MAC Table.
Egress Priority Policy. Emptying algorithm of the packets present in the output queue:
• 8421 WRR, indicates that a part (8 messages) of the queue with highest priority is empties,
then a part of the queue with lower priority (4 messages), then a part of the queue with fur-
ther lower priority (2 messages), then a part of the queue with lowest priority (1 message)
and so on restarting from the queue with highest priority.
• Strict Priority, indicates that the queue with highest priority is completely emptied (sending
of all the messages) before sending a message of the queue with lower priority.
• Strict 3, indicates that the high priority queue 3 is completely emptied (sending of all the
messages). The other queues (2, 1, 0) are managed with a WRR 421 mechanism.
• Strict 3 and 2, indicates that the high priority queue 3 and queue 2 are completely emptied.
The other queues (1, 0) are managed with a WRR 21 mechanism.
802.1p Priority Management. This table indicates which output queue a packet, in input to any
Ethernet port, must be assigned to, depending on its 802.1p priority Tag.
The rows of the table correspond to the output queue available in the equipment. Each Ethernet port
of the equipment has four output queue, which the packets in input from other ports are sent to:
• Queue 0. Queue with 0 priority (low priority).
• Queue 1. Queue with 1 priority.
• Queue 2. Queue with 2 priority.
• Queue 3. Queue with 3 priority (high priority).
Push-button:
Mac Table clear. Reset the MAC Table.
Related Topics
Verify/modify the Eth Type value in the S_Tag QinQ field
Verify/modify the maximum size of the accepted packet
Verify/modify the address learning modality in MAC Table
Verify/modify the aging time of the addresses stored in the MAC Table
Verify/modify the emptying algorithm of the packets present in the output queue
Verify/assign the output queue to a packet according to its Tag 802.1p (level 2)
LLF tab
The tab displays the hysteresis of the Link Loss Forwarding modality.
LLF Hysteresis. Time interval (hysteresis) after which the Link Loss Forwarding modality is activated
and deactivated.
Related Topics
Verify/modify the hysteresis of the Link Loss Forwarding modality
The table present in the tab displays, for each PTOS/DSCP value, the relevant output queue.
Every row of the table corresponds to a possible value for the relevant PTOS/DSCP field. For every value,
is pointed out in the column:
Value. The value expressed in binary digits.
Precedence, Delay, Throug., Reliab., DSCP. For the description of the parameter present in these
columns refer to RFC 2474, 2597 and 2598 (Request For Comments).
Internal Priority (Queue). The queue which the packet in input to the specific port, whose PTOS/
DSCP has the value displayed in the row, is assigned to is displayed:
• Queue 0. Output queue with 0 priority (low priority).
• Queue 1. Output queue with 1 priority.
• Queue 2. Output queue with 2 priority.
• Queue 3. Output queue with 3 priority (high priority).
The List Filter parameter allows to activate the filters to the list of value. If set the option:
• View All. The list displays all the values.
• View Queue 0. The list displays only the values associated to the 0 output queue.
• View Queue 1. The list displays only the values associated to the 1 output queue.
• View Queue 2. The list displays only the values associated to the 2 output queue.
• View Queue 3. The list displays only the values associated to the 3 output queue.
To change the displaying of the list, select the wished values.
Related Topics
Verify/assign the output queue to a packet according to its PTOS/DSCP field (level 3)
The table present in the tab, displays the existing virtual LANs.
Every row of the table corresponds to a VLAN for which is pointed out in the column:
VLan ID. Identifier assigned to the virtual Lan by the user during its creation.
Label. Name assigned to the virtual Lan by the user during its creation or modification.
Lan1. Enabling of the LAN 1 to the transit of packets with VLan ID equal to that of the virtual LAN:
• Disable. The port is not enabled to the transit of the packets with VLan ID equal to that of
the virtual Lan.
• Untag. The port allows the transit of the packets with VLan ID equal to that of the virtual
Lan. The tag 802.1Q (information of priority and VLAN identifier) is removed to the packets
in output from the port.
• Tagged. The port is enabled to the transit of the packets with VLan ID equal to that of the
virtual Lan. To the packets without Tag, in output from this port, is automatically added the
Tag composed by the information:
• Of priority; the value is defined in the Priority box of the origin port of the packet it-
self.
• Of Vlan ID which corresponds to the default Vlan ID (Default Vid box) of the origin
port of the packet.
The Vlan Table can be used, in case of traffic without Tag, only if the default Vlan ID of the
input port is contained as routing row in the table itself. If this condition is not satisfied, the
Vlan Table is not meaningful for all the traffic without Tag.
• Unmodif. The port is enabled to the transit of the packets with VLan ID equal to that of the
virtual Lan. The tag 802.1Q (priority and VLAN identifier) are not removed or added to the
packets in output from the port.
Lan2. Enabling of the LAN 2 to the transit of packets with VLan ID equal to that of the virtual LAN. For
the description of the values, refer to the Lan1 note.
PortA. Enabling of the internal port to the transit of packets with VLan ID equal to that of the virtual
LAN. For the description of the values, refer to the Lan1 note.
The Default VLan ID area displays the default VLan identifier of each Ethernet port of the equipment.
Push-button:
Add. Create a virtual Lan.
Remove. Delete a virtual Lan.
Apply changes. Confirm the changes made to VLANs.
Revert changes. Cancel the changes made to VLANs and not confirmed yet.
Related Topics
Modify the configuration of a virtual Lan
The ports of the Ethernet Switch of ALFOplus80 equipment can be configured for the transport of the traffic
only or for the contemporary transport of traffic and supervision (see Management configurations (info).
Setting a specific management configuration introduces some restrictions on the setting of the Ethernet
Switch parameters, as indicated in Tab.3, Tab.4, Tab.5 e Tab.6.
of the operation.
(2)
When the management configuration is activated, the following (not removable) VLANs are created:
• VLan ID 101 - LAN 1 (Unmodified) - LAN 2 (Disable) - Port A (Unmodified).
• VLan ID 1 - LAN 1 (Disable) - LAN 2 (Unmodified) - Port A (Unmodified).
(3) When the management configuration is activated, the following (not removable) VLANs are created:
• VLan ID 101 - LAN 1 (Unmodified) - LAN 2 (Disable) - Port A (Unmodified).
• VLan ID <In Band VLan Id value> - LAN 1 (Unmodified) - LAN 2 (Untagged) - Port A (Unmodi-
fied).
(4)
When the management configuration is activated, the following (not removable) VLANs are created:
• VLan ID 101 - LAN 1 (Unmodified) - LAN 2 (Disable) - Port A (Unmodified).
• VLan ID <In Band VLan Id value> - LAN 1 (Tagged) - LAN 2 (Untagged) - Port A (Tagged).
(5)
When the management configuration is activated, the following (not removable) VLANs are created:
• VLan ID 101 - LAN 1 (Unmodified) - LAN 2 (Unmodified) - Port A (Unmodified).
• VLan ID 102 - LAN 1 (Unmodified) - LAN 2 (Unmodified) - Port A (Unmodified).
• VLan ID <In Band VLan Id value> - LAN 1 (Unmodified) - LAN 2 (Unmodified) - Port A (Unmod-
ified).
Key. LAO Local Access Only. OOB Out Of Band. NR No Restriction. RO Read Only (unchangeable param-
eter). A Value automatically set at the activation of the management configuration.
Key. LAO Local Access Only. OOB Out Of Band. NR No Restriction. RO Read Only (unchangeable param-
eter). A Value automatically set at the activation of the management configuration.
Key. LAO Local Access Only. OOB Out Of Band. NR No Restriction. RO Read Only (unchangeable param-
eter). A Value automatically set at the activation of the management configuration.
This functionality allows adding a second TAG (S-TAG) in output to an already tagged packet in input, on
the basis of the values of the port in input.
Necessary conditions are:
• The input/radio ports of the local switch are configured in Fallback and the output ports of re-
mote switch in Fallback (Provider Enable).
• In VLAN table, a VLAN is configured equal to the parameter Default Vid of the port in input, de-
fined as Unmodified for the input port and Tagged for the port in output.
The S-TAG added to the packet in output from the switch will be composed by:
• Ethernet Type defined in Ethernet Switch QinQ Eth type (default 0x9100)
• Default VID of the input port which the packet comes from.
• Default Pbit of the input port which the packet comes from, if 802.1p is disabled
• Origin Pbit (possibly re-mapped) of the packet in input if 802.1p is enabled (or remapping is
enable)
Notes:
• When the Switch works at S-TAG level, C-TAG is left unchanged.
The equipment allows analysing the priority at level 2, according to the standard 802.1p (values 0…7), or
at level 3 (PTOS/DSCP field).
If the analysis of the priority at level 3 is active and prioritary, the field PTOS/DSCP present in the heading
of the IP packets (values 0÷63) will be considered.
The priority standard can be modified by the user and is common to all the Ethernet ports.
MAC Table
The MAC Table is a table created by the Ethernet Switch to keep trace of the reachability of the equipment
present in the network.
For the editing of the MAC Table, the Switch uses the MAC address (source) of the packets in input and the
number of the port through which a packet enters in the Switch as information source.
The source MAC of a packet in input to the Switch is subjected to Learning operation and possibly registered
in MAC Table.
The destination MAC of a packet in input to the Switch is subjected to search operation. If it is found in
MAC Table as source MAC of another user, the port associated to it is used as destination of the considered
traffic.
If the destination MAC Address is not present in the MAC Table, the Switch transmits the frame on all its
own interfaces, excluding only that where the frame itself has been received.
A MAC address stored in the table is automatically deleted from the table itself if not used within a given
time period (Aging Time).
The learning on VID basis is common to all the ports and the option is select able at global level.
The learning on port basis can be selected independently for every different LAN.
The automatic learning on a single MAC Table and the possible disabling of Learning can be selected on the
single LANs (LAN) and internal port (Radio).
If options a. and b. are selected at the same time, option a. has priority.
WARNING Setting a management configuration introduces some restrictions on the setting of the Ethernet
Switch parameters (see Management configurations (info), Tab.4 and Tab.5).
PRIORITY PARAMETERS
Verify/modify the priority criterion used to associate the packets in input from the LAN to the output
queue
Verify/modify the value of default priority 802.1p
Verify/remap the priority (802.1p) inside the Tag VLan of the LAN
LLF PARAMETERS
Verify/modify the enabling status of Link Loss Forwarding modality of the LAN
LOOP
Activate/deactivate the loop on line side of the LAN
LASER PARAMETERS
The selection of the command displays the LAN 1, LAN 2 contextual area.
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WARNING Operation available and meaningful only for ports with electrical interface for which the use of
the LAN is enabled (see Verify/modify the enabling status of the LAN).
Verify/modify the enabling status of the auto negotiation and, if the auto negotiation
is inactive, the operation modality and the transmission speed used by the LAN
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Verify/modify the automatic learning of the addresses in MAC Table for the LAN
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WARNING The MAC-based routing functionality in the Ethernet Switch is available only if enabled this func-
tion.
WARNING Operation available only if the auto negotiation is enabled (Speed/Duplex and/or Flow Control...
box - Auto option).
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WARNING Operation available and meaningful only for ports with electrical interface for which the auton-
egotiation is active and the 1000Base-T configuration is active (see Verify/modify the enabling status of
the auto negotiation and, if the auto negotiation is inactive, the operation modality and the transmission
speed used by the LAN).
Verify/modify the activation status of the autonegotiation between the roles of the
line synchronism for the LAN
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WARNING Operation available and meaningful only for ports with electrical interface for which the auton-
egotiation is active and the 1000Base-T configuration is active (see Verify/modify the enabling status of
the auto negotiation and, if the auto negotiation is inactive, the operation modality and the transmission
speed used by the LAN).
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WARNING Operation available and meaningful only if the parameter 802.1q Settings has value Disabled or
Fallback.
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WARNING Operation available and meaningful only if the parameter 802.1q Settings has value Fallback.
Verify/overwrite the C-VID value of the packets in input from the LAN and forwarded
to the Radio with a different VID
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WARNING Operation available and meaningful only if the parameter 802.1q Settings has value Fallback.
Verify the list of VIDs registered in VLAN Table Unit and associated to the LAN
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WARNING Operation available and meaningful only if the parameter 802.1q Settings has value Fallback or
Secure.
The Port C_Vid table displays the list of C-VIDs (Customer VLAN Identifier) registered in VLAN Table
Unit (VTU) and associated to the LAN. In the column:
• C_Vid. C-VID value registered in VTU.
• VLan Label. Possible name associated to the registered C-VID value.
• Frame Forwarding. Modality used to manage the registered C-VID.
Table available when the parameter 802.1q Settings has value Fallback or Secure (box Provider inac-
tive).
The Port S_Vid table displays the list of S-VIDs (Service VLAN Identifier) registered in VTU and associ-
ated to the LAN. In the column:
• S_Vid. S-VID value registered in VTU.
• VLan Label. Possible name associated to the registered S-VID value.
• Frame Forwarding. Modality used to manage the registered S-VID.
Table available when the parameter 802.1q Settings has value Secure (box Provider active).
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WARNING Operation available and meaningful only if the parameter 802.1q Settings has value Secure.
Verify/modify the ports through which the messages in input from the LAN can tran-
sit
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Verify/modify the priority criterion used to associate the packets in input from the
LAN to the output queue
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Verify/remap the priority (802.1p) inside the Tag VLan of the LAN
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WARNING Operation available and meaningful only if the analysis of the value of the priority 802.1p (pa-
rameter Priority Selection set to the Native 802.1p (C_Vid) value) is active.
3. In order to change a value, select in the table the option corresponding to the wished combination:
values of Tag 802.1p in input to the port - value of Tag 802.1p in output from the Switch.
Verify/modify the enabling status of Link Loss Forwarding modality of the LAN
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4. Press Apply.
Only if you are activating the loop a message warns that you are executing a forcing and displays the
current setting of timeout.
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4. Press Apply.
Only if you are disabling the laser (selection of the Off option), a message warns that you are executing
a forcing and displays the current setting of the timeout.
4. Press Apply.
Only if you are setting Disable, Manual or Test as transmission modality for the laser, a message warns
that you are executing a forcing and displays the current setting of the timeout.
5. Confirm the operation.
The selection of a modality different from Auto activates the MAN. OP alarm. If the user turns off the
equipment and then turns it on again, without taking into any account the preceding setting, the trans-
mission mode of the laser is Auto.
4. Press Apply.
A message warns that you are executing a forcing and shows the current setting of timeout.
Push-button:
Apply. Confirm the changes.
Refresh. Update the context.
Help. Open the help on-line.
Interface tab
M/S Autoneg. Activation status of the autonegotiation between the roles of the line synchronism:
• Enable. The autonegotiation between the roles Master and Slave of the line synchronism is
automatic.
• Disable. The autonegotiation between the roles Master and Slave of the line synchronism is
forced. In this case, the role defined in the Master/Slave box is used.
Parameter available and meaningful only for ports with electrical interface for which the autonegotiation
is active (box Speed/Duplex – value Auto) and the 1000Base-T configuration is active.
Flow Control Full Dplx / Back Pressure Half Dplx. Activation status of the flow control of the port:
• Disable. The flow control is forced inactive.
• Enable. The flow control is forced active.
• Auto. The flow control is automatic (automatically activated or deactivated by the auto ne-
gotiation procedure).
Option available only if the auto negotiation is active for the port (Speed/Duplex box - Auto
option).
Mac Learning. Enabling status of the automatic learning of the MAC Address in the specific table (MAC
Table):
• Disable. The automatic learning of the MAC Address is disabled.
• Enable. The automatic learning of MAC Address is enabled. Learning of the addresses in the
table takes place analysing only the field MAC Address and is registered in a single MAC Ta-
ble.
• Learn. on port basis. The automatic learning of MAC Address is enabled. Learning of the ad-
dresses in the table takes place associating the MAC Address to the segment of MAC Table
indicized by the Default VID value associated to the port which the traffic is income from.
Speed/Duplex. Activation status of the autonegotiation and, if the autonegotiation is deactivated, op-
erating modalities and transmission speed of the port.
For LAN 1 and LAN 2 with electrical interface, the following values are available:
• Full-Duplex-10M. The auto negotiation is disabled, the transmission type is Full-Duplex and
the data transmission speed through the LAN is 10Mbit/s.
• Half-Duplex-10M. The auto negotiation is disabled, the transmission type is Half-Duplex and
the data transmission speed through the LAN is 10Mbit/s.
• Full-Duplex-100M. The auto negotiation is disabled, the transmission type is Full-Duplex and
the data transmission speed through the LAN is 100Mbit/s.
• Half-Duplex-100M. The auto negotiation is disabled, the transmission type is Half-Duplex
and the data transmission speed through the LAN is 100Mbit/s.
• Auto. The auto negotiation is enabled.
For LAN 1 with optical interface, the following values are available:
• Full-Duplex-100M. The auto negotiation is disabled, the transmission type is Full-Duplex and
the data transmission speed through the LAN is 100Mbit/s.
• Full-Duplex-1G. The auto negotiation is disabled, the transmission type is Full-Duplex and
the data transmission speed through the LAN is 1GMbit/s.
Alarms. Status of the alarms relevant to the port. The colour of the boxes represents the alarm status
and severity:
• Red, Orange, Yellow, Light blue. Alarm activated coupled respectively with the Critical, Ma-
jor, Minor, Warning severity.
• Green. Alarm activated coupled with the Status severity level.
• Grey. Alarm deactivated.
Push-button:
Restart Autonegotiation. Restart the auto negotiation procedure for the LAN.
Related Topics
Verify/modify the enabling status of the LAN
Verify/modify the inversion status of the Tx and Rx lines of the LAN
Verify/modify the enabling status of the auto negotiation and, if the auto negotiation is inactive, the
operation modality and the transmission speed used by the LAN
Verify/modify the enabling status of the flow control of the LAN
Verify/modify the automatic learning of the addresses in MAC Table for the LAN
Verify/modify the operating modality of the line synchronism (role) for the LAN
Verify/modify the activation status of the autonegotiation between the roles of the line synchronism for
the LAN
The tab displays the configuration parameters of the LAN relevant to VLAN management.
802.1q Setting. Management of the 802.1Q field on the messages in input from the LAN:
• Disabled. The LAN does not analyse the Tag (802.1Q) of the packets in input. They will be
sent only to the ports indicated in the Port Based VLAN area.
• Fallback. Packets are not discarded if the VLAN, which the packets belong to, is not regis-
tered in VLAN Table Unit (VTU).
If VID of incoming packet is registered in VTU, it can be forwarded only on the ports belong-
ing to the VLANs registered in VTU and included in VLAN on port basis.
If VID of incoming packet is NOT registered in VTU, it can be forwarded only on the ports
included in VLAN on port basis.
• Secure. VID must be contained in VTU and the input pot must be member of this VLAN, oth-
erwise the packet is discarded.
A packet can exit from the ports belonging to the VLAN registered in VTU and are included
in VLAN on port basis.
Selective Provider Tag. Insertion modality of Provider Tag in the packets in input from the LAN in
selective mode and not on port basis:
• Disable. Option disabled: the Provider Tag is not inserted in the packets in selective mode.
• C_Vid Based. Option enabled: the Provider Tag is inserted in the packets according to C-VID
(Customer VLAN Identifier) value.
• C_Vid + Internal Priority. Option enabled: the Provider Tag is inserted in the packets accord-
ing to C-VID (Customer VLAN Identifier) value and Internal Priority value.
Parameter available and meaningful only if the parameter 802.1q Settings has value Fallback.
Provider. Active box ( ) means that for the LAN the Provider mode (Double Tag active) is set; inactive
box indicates that for the LAN the Provider mode (Double Tag inactive) is not set.
Parameter available and meaningful only if the parameter 802.1q Settings has value Secure.
Lan to Radio C_Vid Rewrite. Table of correspondence between the C-VID value of the packets in
input from the LAN and the identifier used to replace C-VID in the packets forwarded to the Radio port.
The column:
• Input C Vid. C-VID (Customer VLAN Identifier) value of the packets in input from the LAN
you wish to overwrite.
• Output C Vid. New value of C-VID you wish to forward to Radio port.
Push-button:
Add. Add a new value to the list.
Remove. Remove a value from the list.
Table available and meaningful only if the parameter 802.1q Settings has value Fallback and the pa-
rameter Selective Provider Tag has value Disable.
Lan to Radio C_Vid Rewrite & Selective QinQ. If the parameter Selective Provider Tag has value:
• C_Vid Based. Table indicates the correspondence between the C-VID value of the packets in
input from the LAN and the identifier (C-VID and S-VID) used to replace C-VID in the packets
forwarded to the Radio port.
The column:
• C_Vid + Internal Priority. Table indicates the correspondence between the C-VID value and
priority 802.1p of the packets in input from the LAN and the S-TAG value added to the pack-
ets forwarded to the Radio port.
The column:
• Input C Vid. C-VID value of the packets in input from the LAN which you wish to
add S_TAG to.
• Internal Priority. Value of priority associated to the packets incoming from the
considered LAN with the specific C-VID selected, which you wish to add a S-TAG
to.
• Output S VID. New value of S-TAG added to set C-VID value and priority.
Push-button:
Add. Add a new value to the list.
Remove. Remove a value from the list.
Table available and meaningful only if the parameter 802.1q Settings has value Fallback and the pa-
rameter Selective Provider Tag has value C_Vid Based or C_Vid + Internal Priority.
Port C_Vid. The table displays the list of C-VID’s (Customer VLAN Identifier) registered in VLAN Table
Unit (VTU) and associated to the LAN. In the column:
• C_Vid. C-VID value registered in VTU.
• VLan Label. Possible name associated to the registered C-VID value.
• Frame Forwarding. Modality used to manage the registered C-VID.
Push-button:
Show Table. Display the list of C-VID’s.
Table available when the parameter 802.1q Settings has value Fallback or Secure (parameter Provider
disabled).
Port S_Vid. The table displays the list of S-VID’s (Service VLAN Identifier) registered in VTU and as-
sociated to the LAN. In the column:
• S_Vid. S-VID value registered in VTU.
• VLan Label. Possible name associated to the registered S-VID value.
• Frame Forwarding. Modality used to manage the registered S-VID.
Push-button:
Show Table. Display the list of S-VID’s.
Table available when the parameter 802.1q Settings has value Secure (parameter Provider enabled).
Related Topics
Verify/modify the default VID value of the LAN
Verify/modify the management of 802.1Q field on the messages in input from the LAN
Verify/modify the traffic transport modality (point-point or Bridge)
Verify/modify the management of Provider Tag in the packets in input from the LAN
Verify/overwrite the C-VID value of the packets in input from the LAN and forwarded to the Radio with
a different VID
Verify the list of VIDs registered in VLAN Table Unit and associated to the LAN
Verify/modify the management of the LAN in Provider mode
The tab displays the ports through which can transit the messages in input from the specific LAN.
Related Topics
Verify/modify the ports through which the messages in input from the LAN can transit
The tab displays configuration parameters of the LAN relevant to the priority management.
Priority Selection. Priority criterion used to associated the packets, in input to the port, to the output
queue:
If the parameter Current 802.1Q Settings has value:
• Disable, to disable the priority management.
• 802.1P, to analyse the value of priority 802.1p (level 2) for the selection of the output queue.
• IpTOS, to analyse the value of TOS (Type Of Service) (level 3).
Default Priority. Value used to define the output queue when the selected priority criteria is Disabled
(see parameter Priority Selection) and value used as priority 802.1p added to the untagged packets
entering in the considered LAN and they will exit tagged from the corresponding remote LAN:
• 0. Lowest priority
• 7. Highest priority.
The tab, if the analysis of the priority 802.1p value is active (parameter Priority Selection set to the Native
802.1p (C_Vid) value), displays a table pointing out the mapping of priority 802.1p within Tag VLan (pri-
ority 802.1p present into a packet in input to a port can be remapped in output from the Switch with a
different priority value).
Table rows (802-1p INPUT Priority - 7÷0) correspond to Tag 802.1p value of the packet in output from the
Switch.
Table columns (802.1p OUTPUT Priority Remapping - 0÷7) correspond to Tag 802.1p value of the packet
in output from the Switch.
The active option indicates, for every priority of the packet in input to the Switch (802-1p INPUT...), the
relevant priority in output from the Switch (802.1p OUTPUT...).
Related Topics
Verify/modify the priority criterion used to associate the packets in input from the LAN to the output
queue
Verify/modify the value of default priority 802.1p
Verify/remap the priority (802.1p) inside the Tag VLan of the LAN
LLF tab
The tab displays the enabling status of the Link Loss Forwarding modality.
LLF. Enabling status of the LLF modality:
• Disable. The LLF modality is disabled.
• Local. The LLF modality is enabled: the port is disabled in presence of radio alarms or if the
internal port is disabled.
Related Topics
Verify/modify the enabling status of Link Loss Forwarding modality of the LAN
The tab displays the status of the loop on line side of the LAN.
Related Topics
Activate/deactivate the loop on line side of the LAN
The tab displays the configuration of the LAN with optical interface.
Auto Restart Time. Time (expressed by means of seconds) waited by the equipment controller before
trying again the laser turning-on (when the transmission mode of the laser is Auto).
Test Time. Time (expressed in seconds) during which the equipment controller turns on the laser dur-
ing the testing operation.
Related Topics
Modify the enabling status of the laser (LAN)
Modify the transmission mode of the laser (LAN)
Enable manually the laser transmission (LAN)
Execute the test laser operating status (LAN)
WARNING Setting a specific management configuration introduces some restrictions on the setting of the
Ethernet Switch parameters (see Management configurations (info), Tab.6).
Verify/modify the control of Tag Vlan Id on the messages in input from the internal port
Verify/modify the default VID value of the internal port
Verify/overwrite the C-VID value of the packets in input from the internal port and forwarded to a LAN,
with a different C-VID
Verify/modify the ports through which the messages in input from the internal port
PRIORITY PARAMETERS
Verify/modify the priority criterion used to associate the packets in input from the internal port to the
output queue of the LAN
Verify/modify the default value of priority
Verify/modify the mapping of the priority (802.1p) inside the Tag VLan of the internal port
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Verify/modify the enabling status of the flow control of the internal port
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WARNING The MAC-based routing functionality in the Ethernet Switch is available only if enabled this func-
tion.
Verify/modify the control of Tag Vlan Id on the messages in input from the internal
port
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WARNING In ALFOplus80 equipment, the option Fallback set for the internal port (Radio port) automatically
inserts, in every packets in output from the Radio port, a proprietary Tag which identifies the source LAN,
so that all the advanced operation foreseen for ALFOplus80 can be executed in selective mode.
The considered Tag will be automatically removed by the corresponding remote Radio port. The proprietary
Tag which identifies the LAN is not inserted if the modality Secure is set, because the traffic source is im-
plicitly known observing the VLANs enabled in VTU Table.
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Verify/overwrite the C-VID value of the packets in input from the internal port and
forwarded to a LAN, with a different C-VID
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b. Set the Input C Vid, Output C Vid and Output Lan filed as described above.
Verify/modify the ports through which the messages in input from the internal port
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Verify/modify the mapping of the priority (802.1p) inside the Tag VLan of the inter-
nal port
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WARNING Operation available and meaningful only if the analysis of the value of the priority 802.1p (pa-
rameter Priority Selection set to the value 802.1P) is active.
3. In order to change a value, select in the table the option corresponding to the wished combination:
values of Tag 802.1p in input to the port - value of Tag 802.1p in output from the Switch.
Push-button:
Apply. Confirm the changes.
Refresh. Update the context.
Help. Open the help on-line.
Interface tab
The tab displays the general configuration parameters of the internal port.
Flow Control. Activation status of the flow control of the internal port:
• Disable. The flow control is forced inactive.
• Enable. The flow control is forced active.
Mac Learning. Enabling status of the automatic learning of the MAC Address in the specific table (MAC
Table):
• Disable. The automatic learning of the MAC Address is disabled.
• Enable. The automatic learning of MAC Address is enabled. Learning of the addresses in the
table takes place analysing only the field MAC Address and is registered in a single MAC Ta-
ble.
• Learn. on port basis. The automatic learning of MAC Address is enabled. Learning of the ad-
dresses in the table takes place associating the MAC Address to the segment of MAC Table
indicized by the Default VID value associated to the port which the traffic is income from.
Related Topics
Verify/modify the enabling status of the internal port
Verify/modify the enabling status of the flow control of the internal port
Verify/modify the automatic learning of the addresses in the MAC Table for the internal port
The tab displays the configuration parameters of the internal port relevant to VLAN management.
Ingress Filtering Check. Control status of Tag Vlan ID on the messages in input from the port:
• Fallback (Provider Enable). Packets are not discarded if the VLAN, which the packets belong
to, is not registered in VLAN Table Unit (VTU).
If VID of incoming packet is registered in VTU, it can be forwarded only on the ports belong-
ing to the VLANs registered in VTU and included in VLAN on port basis.
If VID of incoming packet is NOT registered in VTU, it can be forwarded only on the ports
included in VLAN on port basis.
C Vid/S Vid Rewrite. Table of correspondence between the C-VID value of the packets in input from
the internal port and the identifier used to replace C-VID in the packets forwarded to a LAN.
Every row of the table corresponds to a rule for which is pointed out in the column:
• Input C Vid. Identifier C-VID (Customer VLAN Identifier) you wish to overwrite.
• Output C Vid. New value of C-VID you wish to forward to LAN.
• Output Lan (S Vid). LAN which you wish to forward the new C-VID to.
Related Topics
Verify/modify the control of Tag Vlan Id on the messages in input from the internal port
Verify/modify the default VID value of the internal port
Verify/overwrite the C-VID value of the packets in input from the internal port and forwarded to a LAN,
with a different C-VID
The tab displays the ports through which can transit the messages in input from the internal port.
Related Topics
Verify/modify the ports through which the messages in input from the internal port
The tab displays the configuration parameters of the LAN relevant to priority management.
Priority Selection. Priority criterion used to associated the packets, in input to the internal port, to
the output of the LANs:
• Disable. The traffic will be sent to the output queues of the LANs according to the default
value set by the user on the Radio port.
• 802.1p. The traffic will be sent to the output queues of the LANs according to the value of
native 802.1p priority in input to Radio port.
• Ip TOS. The traffic will be sent to the output queues of the LANs according to the TOS/DSCP
value present in the native IP field in input to Radio port.
Default Priority. Value used to define the output queue of the LANs when the selected priority criteria
is Disabled (see parameter Priority Selection):
• 0. Lowest priority
The tab, if the analysis of the priority 802.1p value is active (parameter Priority Selection set to value
802.1p), displays a table pointing out the mapping of priority 802.1p within Tag VLan (priority 802.1p pre-
sent into a packet in input to a port can be remapped in output from the Switch with a different priority
value).
Table rows (802-1p INPUT Priority - 7÷0) correspond to Tag 802.1p value of the packet in output from the
Switch.
Table columns (802.1p OUTPUT Priority Remapping - 0÷7) correspond to Tag 802.1p value of the packet
in output from the Switch.
The active option indicates, for every priority of the packet in input to the Switch (802-1p INPUT...), the
relevant priority in output from the Switch (802.1p OUTPUT...).
Related Topics
Verify/modify the priority criterion used to associate the packets in input from the internal port to the
output queue of the LAN
Verify/modify the default value of priority
Verify/modify the mapping of the priority (802.1p) inside the Tag VLan of the internal port
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The selection of the command displays the Radio Branch contextual area.
WARNING Setting the parameter does NOT automatically modify even the RF frequency of remote equip-
ment.
Before setting the transmission frequency of the equipment, set the duplex frequency value.
3. Press Apply.
Only if you are deactivating the modulation (selection of the On option) a message warns that you are
executing a forcing and displays the current setting of timeout.
3. Press Apply.
Only if you are switching off the transmitter (selection of the Off option) a message warns that you are
executing a forcing and displays the current setting of timeout.
WARNING Operation available only if the ATPC device is in automatic functioning mode (Tx Power Control
parameter - Automatic value).
3. To change the threshold move the High and/or Low cursor to the wished value.
Push-button:
Apply. Confirm the changes.
Refresh. Update the context.
Help. Open the help on-line.
Settings tab
The tab displays the radio parameters (measurements resolution, transmitter operating status and carrier
modulation).
Tx Freq. Frequency of the radio transmission. The wording HW Fail indicates a hardware problem.
Measurements Resolution. Resolution of the power received (Prx) and transmitted (Ptx):
• Ptx. Resolution used to communicate the changes of the power transmitted by the equip-
ment (Ptx) to a possible external management program (trap Ptx change).
For instance, if the operator sets a resolution of 2 dB and the last communicated Ptx value
corresponds to 10 dBm, the equipment will communicate to the program the changing of the
transmitted power when the Ptx gets a value < 8 or > 12.
• Prx. Resolution used to communicate the changes of the power received by the equipment
(Prx) to a possible external management program (trap Prx change).
For instance, if the operator sets a resolution of 2 dB and the last communicated PRx value
corresponds to -70 dBm, the equipment will communicate to the program the changing of
the transmitted power when the PRx gets a value <-72 or > -68.
Push-button:
Freq. Table. Display the table of the preferential frequencies.
Related Topics
Verify/modify the frequency which the equipment transmitter is tuned on (Tx Freq)
Verify/modify the duplex frequency (Dplx Freq)
Verify/modify the modulation status of the RF carrier (Carrier Only)
Verify/modify the operation of the transmitter (Tx Transmitter)
Verify/modify the resolution of the received power (Prx) (Measurements Resolutions)
Verify/modify the resolution of the transmitted power (Ptx) (Measurements Resolutions)
Max Ptx <current value> dBm. Maximum output power value at the transmitter. The parameter af-
fects the ATPC device both if this is excluded or active.
ATPC Regulation <current value> dB. Range of the ATPC regulation (expressed in dB) with respect
to the current value of maximum Tx output, that is intended as the upper limit of the range.
Parameter available only if the ATPC device is in automatic functioning mode (Tx Power Control param-
eter - Automatic value).
Related Topics
Verify/modify ATPC operating status (Tx Power Control)
Verify/modify the maximum output power value at the transmitter (Max Ptx)
Verify/modify the ATPC regulation range (ATPC Regulation)
Verify/modify the thresholds of ATPC device (ATPC Thresholds on Local PRx)
Lan Statistics. It manages the trend of the traffic on the Ethernet ports, displaying all the counters of
packets/bytes in input/output, subdivided by single port.
Lan Stat. Summary. It manages the trend of the traffic on the Ethernet ports, displaying, at the same
time, the main counters of packets/bytes in input/output for each single port.
Advanced Stat. Mon. It manages the trend of the traffic on the Ethernet ports, displaying, at the same
time, the main counters of packets/bytes in input/output for each single port. The trend of the traffic
can be filtered according to specific user-defined criteria.
RMon. It manages the statistic counters of the Ethernet ports of the equipment.
S/N Meas. It displays the measure of the signal/noise ratio (S/N).
Radio BER. It manages the measure of Radio BER value.
Radio Loop. It manages the radio loops.
The Lan Statistics command manages the trend of the traffic on the Ethernet ports displaying all the
counters of packets/bytes in input/output, subdivided by single port.
In detail, the command allows:
Verify the counters of the packets/bytes in input/output from the Ethernet ports subdivided by each
port
Reset the counters’ results
The selection of the command displays the Lan Statistics contextual area
Verify the counters of the packets/bytes in input/output from the Ethernet ports
subdivided by each port
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The contextual area shows the trend of the traffic on the Ethernet ports, displaying all the counters of pack-
ets/bytes in input/output, subdivided by single port.
It is possible to display only the counters of a single port at a time: the port is pointed out in the box on
left top.
To display the counters of a different Ethernet port, set the wished port in the box.
Below the selected port, the list of the relevant counters is displayed with the corresponding value.
The value of the each counter refers to the moment when the relevant port is selected or the context is
updated. To update the data, press Refresh.
Counters list
Dropped Frame (or Event). Total number of events (frames) in which packets were dropped by the
probe due to lack of resources. This value is not necessarily the absolute number of discarded packets,
as it represents only the number of times that this condition occurred after the exhaustion of the mem-
ory resources; the packets can be discarded also for other causes.
Total Byte Received. Total number of octets of data (including those in bad packets) received on the
network. This value includes 4 FCS octets.
Total Frames Received. Total number of packets (including bad packets, broadcast packets, and mul-
ticast packets) received.
Broadcast Frames Received. Total number of good packets received that were directed to the broad-
cast address. This does not include multicast packets.
Multicast Frames Received. Total number of good packets received that were directed to a multicast
address. This number does not include packets directed to the broadcast address.
CRC Align Errors. Total number of packets received that had a length of between 64 and n (parameter
Max Packet Size, it can be set to 1522 or 2048) octets with bad Frame Check Sequence (FCS) and an
integral number of octets (FCS Error) or a bad FCS with a non-integral number of octets (Alignment
Error).
Undersize Frames. Total number of packets received that were less than 64 octets long and were
otherwise well formed.
Oversize Frames. Total number of packets received that were longer than n (parameter Max Packet
Size, it can be set to 1522 or 2048) octets and were otherwise well formed.
Fragments. Total number of packets received that were less than 64 octets in length and had either
a bad Frame Check Sequence (FCS) with an integral number of octets (FCS Error) or a bad FCS with a
non-integral number of octets (Alignment Error).
Jabbers. Total number of packets received that were longer than n (parameter Max Packet Size, it can
be set to 1522 or 2048) octets, and had either a bad Frame Check Sequence (FCS) with an integral
number of octets (FCS Error) or a bad FCS with a non-integral number of octets (Alignment Error).
Collisions. The best estimate of the total number of collisions on this EthLannet segment.
Frames 64 Oct. [Sent+Rec.]. Total number of packets (including bad packets) received and trans-
mitted that were 64 octets in length.
Frames 65 to 127 Oct. [Sent+Rec.]. Total number of packets (including bad packets) received and
transmitted that were between 65 and 127 octets in length inclusive.
Frames 128 to 255 Oct. [Sent+Rec.]. Total number of packets (including bad packets) received and
transmitted that were between 128 and 255 octets in length inclusive.
Frames 512 to 1023 Oct. [Sent+Rec.]. Total number of packets (including bad packets) received
and transmitted that were between 512 and 1023 octets in length inclusive.
Frames 1024 to max pck size [Sent+Rec.]. Total number of transmitted and received packets with
a length greater than 1024 octets (incorrect packets included).
Late Collisions. Evaluation relevant to the total number of collisions detected in this EthLannet seg-
ment, after the transmission of more than 512 bits from the beginning of TXEnable.
Valid Bytes Received. Total number of received bytes relevant to correct packets. This counter is in-
creased once for every data octet of good packets (Unicast + Multicast + Broadcast) received.
Bytes Sent. Number of transmitted bytes. This counter is increased once for every data octet of a
transmitted good packet.
Valid Frames Received. Number of received correct frames. This counter is increased once for every
good packet (Unicast + Multicast + Broadcast) received.
Frames Sent. Number of transmitted frames. This counter is increased once for every transmitted
good packet.
Out Multicast Frames. Number of Multicast frames sent. This counter does not include Broadcast
packets.
Out Unicast Frames. Number of Unicast frames sent. This is given by: Frames Sent - Out Multicast
Frames - Out Broadcast Frames.
Push-button:
Refresh. Update the counters’ results.
Reset. Reset the counters’ results.
Help. Open the help on-line.
The Lan Stat. Summary command manages the trend of the traffic on the Ethernet ports displaying, at
the same time, the main counters of packets/bytes in input/output for every port.
In detail, the command allows:
Verify the summary of the main counters of the Ethernet ports
Reset the counters’ results
The selection of the command displays the Lan Stat. Summary contextual area
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The table present in the contextual area, displays the summary of the main counters of the Ethernet ports.
Every table row corresponds to a counter. For every counter is displayed in the column:
Lan1, Lan2, PortA. Value of the counters with respect to every single port of the Ethernet Switch.
The value of each counter refer to the moment when the context is opened or updated.
Push-button:
Refresh. Update the counters’ results.
Reset All. Reset the counters’ results.
Help. Open the help on-line.
The Advanced Stat. Mon. command manages the trend of the traffic on the Ethernet ports displaying the
main counters of packets/bytes in input/output subdivided for the Radio port. The trend of the traffic can
be filtered according to specific user-defined criteria.
In detail, the command allows:
Verify/manage the main counters of the Radio port whose traffic is filtered according to Internal Priority
value
Verify/manage the main counters of the Radio port whose traffic is filtered according to C-VID identifier
Verify/manage the main counters of the Radio port whose traffic is filtered according to the S-VID and
C-VID identifiers
The selection of the command displays the Advanced Stat. Mon. contextual area.
Verify/manage the main counters of the Radio port whose traffic is filtered according
to Internal Priority value
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3. If not already present, set the value Internal Priority in the Select Group field.
The meaning of Internal Priority refers to its association with the possible manageable priorities
(802.1p, TOS/DSCP...) and the corresponding selected queue.
If the Select Group parameter cannot be changed, this means that the supervision system NMS5UX/
NMS5UX-B/NMS5LX has activated the RMon count at service level.
The Internal Priority columns display the values of the counters relevant only to Ethernet packets with
the specific priority.
The value of the each counter refers to the moment when the relevant port is selected or the context
is updated. To update the data, press Refresh.
4. If the Advanced Stat. Mon. <Ethernet port> window contains only the Counters column or the Internal
Priority column is not present, it is necessary to add the column in the following way:
a. Press Add.
b. Set, in the Internal Priority field, the wished value of priority (number between 0 and 7).
If the Add All box becomes active, one column will be inserted for every value of Internal Priority
(Int.Prio. 1... Int.Prio. 7) in the Advanced Stat. Mon. <Ethernet port> window.
Repeat the step 4 to create the columns relevant to the wished values of priority 802.1p.
The columns relevant to the priority values will remain set until when the user removes them or the
criterion used to filter the traffic is changed (change of the value for the Select Group parameter).
In the heading of the columns created by operator there is the symbol ( ). Selecting it, the following
commands are displayed:
• Sort Ascending. Sort in ascending order (from lowest to greatest value) the rows of the table
with respect to the value present in the specific column.
Command available when the column contains at least one value different from 0.
• Sort Descending. Sort in descending order (from greatest to lowest value) the rows of the ta-
ble with respect to the value present in the specific column.
Command available when the column contains at least one value different from 0.
• Columns. Active ( ) and deactive ( ) the display of a column in the table.
• Refresh. Update the values of the counters present in the specific column.
• Remove. Remove the specific column.
• Reset. Reset the values of the counters present in the specific column.
Verify/manage the main counters of the Radio port whose traffic is filtered according
to C-VID identifier
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3. If not already present, set the value C Vid in the Select Group field.
If the Select Group parameter cannot be changed, this means that the supervision system NMS5UX/
NMS5UX-B/NMS5LX has activated the RMon count at service level.
The <C-VID identifier> columns (for example 6) point out the values of the counters relevant only to
Ethernet packets with the specific C-VID (Customer VLAN Identifier) identifier.
The value of the each counter refers to the moment when the relevant port is selected or the context
is updated. To update the data, press Refresh.
The counter Total Transmitted Frames indicates the total number of transmitted frames. Press Refresh
Transmitted Frame to update the value.
4. If the Advanced Stat. Mon. <Ethernet port> window contains only the Counters column or the <C-VID
identifier> column relevant to the wished C-VID value is not present, it is necessary to add the column
in the following way:
a. Press Add.
b. Set, in the C Vid field, the wished C-VID value (number between 2 and 4094), press OK and
confirm.
The Advanced Stat. Mon. <Ethernet port> window displays the <C-VID identifier> column next
to Counters column.
Repeat the step 4 to create the columns relevant to the wished C-VID values.
The columns relevant to the C-VID values will remain set until when the user removes them or the cri-
terion used to filter the traffic is changed (change of value for the parameter Select Group).
In the heading of the columns created by operator there is the symbol ( ). Selecting it, the following
commands are displayed:
• Sort Ascending. Sort in ascending order (from lowest to greatest value) the rows of the table
with respect to the value present in the specific column.
Command available when the column contains at least one value different from 0.
• Sort Descending. Sort in descending order (from greatest to lowest value) the rows of the ta-
ble with respect to the value present in the specific column.
Command available when the column contains at least one value different from 0.
• Columns. Active ( ) and deactive ( ) the display of a column in the table.
• Refresh. Update the values of the counters present in the specific column.
• Remove. Remove the specific column.
• Reset. Reset the values of the counters present in the specific column.
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3. If not already present, set the value C Vid-S Vid in the Select Group field.
If the Select Group parameter cannot be changed, this means that the supervision system NMS5UX/
NMS5UX-B/NMS5LX has activated the RMon count at service level.
The <C-VID S-VID identifiers> columns (e.g. 6-9) point out the values of the counters relevant only to
the Ethernet packets with the specific C-VID (Customer VLAN Identifier) and S-VID (Service VLAN Iden-
tifier) identifier
The value of the each counter refers to the moment when the relevant port is selected or the context
is updated. To update the data, press Refresh.
The counter Total Transmitted Frames indicates the total number of transmitted frames. Press Refresh
Transmitted Frame to update the value.
4. If the Advanced Stat. Mon. <Ethernet port> window contains only the Counters column or the <C-VID
S-VID identifier> column relevant to the wished C-VID and S-VID values is not present, it is necessary
to add the column in the following way:
a. Press Add.
b. Set the wished C-VID value (number between 2 and 4094) in the C Vid field.
c. Set the wished S-VID value (number between 2 and 4094) in the S Vid field.
Repeat the step 4 to create the columns relevant to the wished C-VID and S-VID values.
The columns relevant to the C-VID/S-VID values will remain set until when the user removes them or
the criterion used to filter the traffic is changed (change of value for the parameter Select Group).
This contextual area allows managing the traffic flow on the Ethernet ports, displaying the main counters
of the packets/bytes in input/output subdivided by single port.
Push-button:
Apply. Not available in this context.
Refresh. Not meaningful in this context.
Help. Open the help on line.
Show Port A. Open the Advanced Stat. Mon. Port A window, where the traffic flow on the internal port
can be verified/filtered.
The traffic flow is filtered depending on specific criteria defined by the user.
The description of the available criteria and, depending on their setting, of the elements present in the
Advanced Stat. Mon. <Ethernet port> window is reported in the following procedures:
Verify/manage the main counters of the Radio port whose traffic is filtered according to Internal
Priority value
Verify/manage the main counters of the Radio port whose traffic is filtered according to C-VID iden-
tifier
Verify/manage the main counters of the Radio port whose traffic is filtered according to the S-VID
and C-VID identifiers
The RMon command manages the statistic counters of the Ethernet ports of the equipment.
The managed counters are described in RFC 2819 - History Control Group.
In detail, the command allows:
Verify the collection status of the statistic counters of the equipment Ethernet ports
Activate the collection of the statistic counters for an Ethernet port
Deactivate the collection of the statistic counters for an Ethernet port
Display the values of statistical counters of an Ethernet port
In order to deepen this topic, see Implementation of the RMon standard in the equipment managed by
WEB LCT
Verify the collection status of the statistic counters of the equipment Ethernet ports
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WARNING The deactivation of the count involves the loss of the collected data.
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WARNING Operation meaningful only for Ethernet ports for which the count of the RMon statistics is active.
The Remote Monitoring window displays the evolution in time (history) of the statistic counters from
the start of the count on the specific port.
More Remote Monitoring windows can be opened relevant to different Ethernet ports.
The table, present in the contextual area, displays the status of the Ethernet ports in relation to the count
of the statistics.
Every row of the table corresponds to one port. For every port, is pointed out in the column:
Push-button:
Apply. Not available in this context.
Refresh. Update the context.
Help. Open the help on line.
Show. Open the Remote Monitoring window.
Related Topics
Activate the collection of the statistic counters for an Ethernet port
Deactivate the collection of the statistic counters for an Ethernet port
Display the values of statistical counters of an Ethernet port
The statistic counters of the considered Ethernet port are freezed by the equipment each minute.
For each port, the equipment can store a maximum of 240 samples (corresponding to 4 hours). When the
maximum value is reached, the new data will overwrite the oldest ones.
At the end of a sampling interval, for each counter, the pointed out value corresponds to the value regis-
tered during the measuring interval.
Selecting the heading of a column, the symbol ( ) is displayed. Selecting it, the following commands are
displayed:
Sort Ascending. Not available in this context.
Sort Descending. Not available in this context.
Columns. Active ( ) and deactive ( ) the display of a column in the table.
Push-button:
Start. Activate the collection of the statistic counters for an Ethernet port. Push-button displayed in
alternative to the Stop.
Stop. Deactivate the collection of the statistic counters for an Ethernet port. Push-button displayed in
alternative to the Start.
Refresh. Update the data.
The List Update in: x sec parameter indicates the seconds (x value) missing to the end of the current
sampling interval, at the end of which the new row is displayed.
The wording List Update in: sec indicates that the window is freezed (see Freeze/Unfreeze push-button).
ALFOplus80 equipment implements the RMon standard with the modalities described here below:
RMon Standard
Outline on the operation of RMon standard
Management from Web LCT of the statistics counters foreseen by RMON standard
Ethernet counters (RMon)
RMon Standard
RMon (Remote Monitoring) is a standard whose function is providing a set of services of statistics count,
monitoring and alarm report with reference to the activity of a LAN network.
These services are defined in terms of MIB (Management Information Base) group described in the docu-
ment RFC2819 - Remote Network Monitoring Management Information Base, which must be read for any
further detail.
The RMon standard is based on two components: an agent (RMon probe) and a client (remote management
station).
The agent saves the data within its own RMon tables present on the network devices (equipment, routers,
etc.). The RMon probes can see only the traffic flowing through themselves and therefore are located on
each (internal/external) port of the Ethernet Switch of the device to monitor.
The remote management station communicates with the RMon agent to obtain and correlate the RMon da-
ta. Generally, the station is equipped with an interface (graphic or textual) which allows the display and
the analysis of the collected RMon data.
Management from Web LCT of the statistics counters foreseen by RMON standard
With reference to what depicted in the previous paragraph, the RMon functionality allows the analysis of
the data collected by the probes present on each (internal/external) port of the Ethernet Switch of the
equipment in compliance with the RMon standard (RMon MIB group: History).
In order to store in the equipment and display the statistics history of a port, it is necessary to activate the
measure on the port (see Activate the collection of the statistic counters for an Ethernet port). The collec-
tion of the statistic counters on this port will remain active until when an user (WEB LCT or SCT/LMT) does
not deactivate it (see Deactivate the collection of the statistic counters for an Ethernet port).
Once the measure is activated, the probes collect the statistic data, which are stored in the RMon table of
the equipment. The storing takes place each 60 seconds (sampling range).
The equipment stores these data into a rotation buffer where, when full, the new information overwrites
the old ones (value set to 240 samples which allow storing 4 hours in the equipment).
The data relevant to the statistics are available to the user and displayed, in form of table, subdivided by
single Ethernet port (see Display the values of statistical counters of an Ethernet port).
WEB LCT displays the history of the last two hours with intervals of 1 minute.
During the count, the display of the data in the Remote Monitoring <porta Ethernet> window can be inter-
rupted. This operation does not interrupt the count, but freezes only the data present in the window. In
fact, when the data update is re-activated, the window displays the values of all the sampling ranges (up
to a maximum of 120), even those stored in the equipment while the window was freezed.
The description of the counters is the same reported for the counters of the packets/bytes in input/output
from an Ethernet port (see Lan Statistics).
The only difference is the name of the counter which, in some cases, change from the RMon counters with
respect to the Lan Statistics counters.
Ethernet counters denomination (RMon) reports the correspondence of the names for the Ethernet RMon
counters.
The counter Utilization is meaningful only as RMon counter and has the following definition: estimate of
the average utilization of the port in the sampling interval expressed as hundredths of percentage.
The percentage of usage of the radio port refers to the bit rate of the port at the Switch (1Gbit/s) and not
to the available radio band.
The percentage of usage of the LANs instead refers to the real bit rate of the port (10Mbit/s, 100Mbit/s or
1Gbit/s).
Fragments Fragments
Jabbers Jabbers
Collisions Collisions
The S/N Meas command displays the measure of the signal/noise ratio (S/N), which allows evaluating the
quality of the radio communication channel.
In detail, the command allows:
Verify the value of the S/N measure
Update the value of the S/N measure
The selection of the command displays the S/N Meas. contextual area
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Push-button:
Refresh. Update the value of the S/N measure
Help. Open the help on-line.
The Radio BER command allows verifying the quality of the signal received by the equipment.
In detail, the command allows:
Verify the status and the configuration parameters of Radio BER measure
Activate the measure (BER and error count)
Deactivate the measure (BER and error count)
The selection of the command displays the Radio BER contextual area.
Verify the status and the configuration parameters of Radio BER measure
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4. Press Apply.
A message warns that you are executing a forcing and shows the current setting of timeout.
The contextual area shows the status and the configuration parameters of Radio BER measure.
BER. Bit Error Rate: ratio between the number of received errored bits and the number of total received
bits. BER value is dynamically updated during the measure.
Elapsed Time. Time (expressed in seconds) range after the measure active.
Synch Loss events. Number of times that the Sync Loss Alarm activated from the start of the meas-
ure.
Push-button:
Apply. Confirm the changes.
Refresh. Update the context.
Help. Open the help on-line.
Start Measure. Start o restart the measure.
Related Topics
Activate the measure (BER and error count)
Deactivate the measure (BER and error count)
WARNING Setting a specific management configuration involves a different effect of the loops on how the
supervision is hold for every port of the Ethernet Switch (see Management configurations (info) and Tab.8).
The selection of the command displays the Radio Loop contextual area
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2. Select the option relevant to the loop that you want to activate.
It is not possible to set more loops at the same time, the selection of an option automatically disables
the previously selected one.
3. Press Apply.
A message warns that you are executing a forcing and shows the current setting of timeout.
The contextual area shows the current status of the radio loops.
Push-button:
Apply. Confirm the changes.
Refresh. Update the context.
Help. Open the help on-line.
Related Topics
Activate a radio loop
Deactivate a radio loop
Loop (info)
The ports of the Ethernet Switch of ALFOplus80 equipment can be configured for the transport of the traffic
only or for the contemporary transport of the traffic and of the supervision (see Management configurations
(info).
Setting a specific management configuration involves a different effect of the loops on how the supervision
is hold for every port of the Ethernet Switch, as indicated in Tab.8.
Legend. OK The transport of supervision through the port is not compromised by the activation of the loop
Lost The transport of supervision through the port is compromised by the activation of the loop NS The
port does not transport supervision NA Not Available (loop not available).
The alarms are not listed in alphabetical order but they are grouped according to the corresponding parts
of the equipment. In detail:
Equipment
Common
Eth Lan
P.M. G.828
P.M. Rx Power
P.M. Tx Power
Radio
Plug-in module
SETS
Unit
For each alarm, the wording present in the Events area (see Equipment status area) of the WEB LCT page
and the wording present in the Alarm Severity Config. contextual area are displayed.
Some alarms have some wordings in italic contained between the symbols < >. They, in the alarm dis-
played in the Events area, represent a variable.
The symbol “-“means that the alarm is not meaningful for the Alarm Severity Config. contextual area.
Equipment
Common
Equip Manual Operation equipManualOperation
Eth Lan
BASE BAND Link Loss Forwarding Alarm ethLanPhyLinkLossForwarding
P.M. G.828
P.M. Rx Power
P.M. Tx Power
Radio
Plug-in module
SETS
BASE BAND Sets <name of the synchronism signal> Active Status timingSynkActiveStatus
BASE BAND Sets <name of the synchronism signal> Drift Alarm timingSynkDriftAlarm
BASE BAND Sets <name of the synchronism signal> LTI Alarm timingSynkLosAlarm
Unit
(1)
See Performance Monitoring
A
Alarms
Change the severity level of an alarm ................................................................................... 82
Enable/disable an alarm ...................................................................................................... 81
Enable/disable the forwarding of the trap of an alarm .............................................................. 81
Verify the severity level and the enabling/forwarding status of the alarms .................................. 81
ATPC
Intervention threshold, verify/modify ...................................................................................147
Maximum output power value at the transmitter, verify/modify ...............................................146
Operating status, verify/modify ...........................................................................................146
Regulation range, verify/modify ...........................................................................................146
C
Communication stack
Verify ............................................................................................................................... 72
D
Duplexer frequency, verify/modify ............................................................................................144
E
Equipment addresses, verify ..................................................................................................... 34
Equipment configuration
Save to file ........................................................................................................................ 61
Equipment features
Enable new functionalities ................................................................................................... 34
Verify ............................................................................................................................... 34
Equipment firmware
Switch the memory benches ................................................................................................ 71
Update .............................................................................................................................. 70
Verify the version ............................................................................................................... 70
Equipment properties (type, ID, SNMP IP address, firmware version, etc.), verify ............................ 33
Equipment reference date/time, align to the PC date/time ............................................................ 34
Equipment units (type, code, version and functional status), verify ................................................ 35
Ethernet Switch
G
Generation of antenna aiming signal, verify/modify ...................................................................... 94
I
IP address of remote users, set ................................................................................................. 88
IP address of the agent SNMP, modify ........................................................................................ 33
L
LAN 1 (optical int.)
Enable manually the laser transmission ................................................................................129
Enabling status of the laser, modify .....................................................................................128
Execute the test laser operating status .................................................................................129
Status and configuration of the laser, verify ..........................................................................128
Transmission mode of the laser, modify ................................................................................128
LAN 1, LAN 2
Activation status of the autonegotiation between the roles of the line synchronism for the LAN, verify/
modify .............................................................................................................................122
Automatic learning of the addresses in the MAC Table for the LAN, verify/modify .......................121
C-VID value of the packets in input from the LAN and forwarded to the Radio, with a different VID,
verify/overwrite ................................................................................................................124
Default VID value of the LAN, verify/modify ..........................................................................122
Enabling status of the auto negotiation and, if the auto negotiation is inactive, the operation modality
and the transmission speed used by the LAN, verify/modify ....................................................120
Enabling status of the external port, verify/modify .................................................................120
Enabling status of the flow control of the LAN, verify/modify ...................................................121
Enabling status of the LLF modality of the LAN, verify/modify ..................................................127
Inversion status of the Tx and Rx lines of the LAN, verify/modify .............................................120
List of VID registered in VLAN Table Unit and associated to the LAN, verify ...............................125
Loop on line side of the LAN, activate/deactivate ...................................................................127
Management of Provider Tag in the packets in input to the LAN, verify/modify ...........................124
Management of the 802.1Q field on the messages in input from the LAN, verify/modify ..............123
Management of the LAN in Provider mode, verify/modify ........................................................125
Lan Statistics
Reset the counters’ results ......................................................................................... 151, 154
Verify the counters of the packets/bytes in input/output from the Ethernet ports subdivided by each
port .................................................................................................................................151
Verify the summary of the main counters of the Ethernet ports ................................................154
Verify/manage the main counters of the Radio port whose traffic is filtered according to C-VID
identifier ..........................................................................................................................157
Verify/manage the main counters of the Radio port whose traffic is filtered according to Internal Priority
value ...............................................................................................................................156
Verify/manage the main counters of the Radio port whose traffic is filtered according to S-VID and C-
VID identifiers ...................................................................................................................159
M
MAN. OP
Verify the active manual operations ...................................................................................... 29
Verify/modify the manual operation timeout ........................................................................... 29
N
Network address and supervision parameters of the equipment, verify/modify ................................. 39
Network password and timeout, modify ...................................................................................... 87
O
Open the WEB LCT page of an equipment (Remote Link) .............................................................. 22
P
Password and timeout of NMS5UX user, change .......................................................................... 87
PM
Activate one or more measures ............................................................................................ 51
Deactivate one or more measures ........................................................................................ 51
Port A
Automatic learning of the addresses in the MAC Table for the internal port, verify/modify ...........138
Control of Tag Vlan Id on the messages in input from the internal port, verify/modify .................138
C-VID value of the packets in input from the internal port and forwarded to a LAN with a different C-
VID, verify/modify .............................................................................................................139
Default priority, verify/modify .............................................................................................140
Default VID value of the internal port, verify/modify ..............................................................139
Enabling status of the flow control of the internal port, verify/modify ........................................137
Enabling status of the internal port, verify/modify ..................................................................137
Mapping of the priority (802.1p) inside the Tag VLan of the internal port, verify/modify ..............140
Ports through which the messages in input from the internal port, verify/modify ........................139
Priority criterion used to associate the packets in input from the internal port to the output queue of
the LAN ports, verify/modify ...............................................................................................140
R
Radio BER
Activate the measure .........................................................................................................170
Deactivate the measure .....................................................................................................170
Verify the configuration parameters of the measure ...............................................................170
Verify the status of the measure ..........................................................................................170
Radio loop
Activate ...........................................................................................................................172
Deactivate ........................................................................................................................172
Verify the status ................................................................................................................172
Reference band/modulation
Verify/modify ..................................................................................................................... 92
Retrieve the equipment configuration automatically saved by the program before the last operation of con-
figuration restore (configuration revert) ..................................................................................... 78
RMon
Activate the collection of the statistic counters for an Ethernet port ..........................................162
Collection status of the statistic counters of the equipment Ethernet ports, verify .......................162
S
S/N measure
Update the value ...............................................................................................................168
Verify the value .................................................................................................................168
SNTP functionality
Activate ............................................................................................................................ 65
Deactivate ......................................................................................................................... 66
Set the execution parameters .............................................................................................. 65
Verify the status ................................................................................................................. 65
Synchronisation
Enable/disable the use of a synchronism source ..................................................................... 98
Force the status of T0 synchronisation ................................................................................... 97
Force the use of a synchronism source .................................................................................. 98
Modify the use priority of a synchronism source ...................................................................... 98
Restore the availability of a source for the selection of the T0 synchronism without waiting for the expiry
of Wait Time ...................................................................................................................... 99
Set a synchronism source as preferential ............................................................................... 99
Set the Hold Off Time parameter .......................................................................................... 97
Set the threshold levels of LTI alarm ..................................................................................... 97
Set the WTR Time parameter ............................................................................................... 97
Verify the status and configuration of the T0 synchronism ........................................................ 96
Verify/modify the management of synchronisation .................................................................. 96
T
Threshold level of the signal at reception, verify/modify ............................................................... 94
W
Wake Up functionality
Activate ............................................................................................................................ 66
Deactivate ......................................................................................................................... 66
Set the execution parameters .............................................................................................. 66
Verify the status ................................................................................................................. 66
WEB LCT
Update .............................................................................................................................. 72
Verify the version ............................................................................................................... 71
A D
Advanced Stat. Mon. Default Gateway ....................................... 46
1024 to Max Pkt size (Tx + Rx) Dplx Freq ................................................148
Byte .......................................... 158, 159
1024 to Max Pkt size (Tx) Byte ..............156
128 to 255 (Tx + Rx) Byte ............ 158, 159
128 to 255 (Tx) Byte ...........................156 E
256 to 511 (Tx + Rx) Byte ............ 158, 159
256 to 511 (Tx) Byte ...........................156 Equipment Date/Time ................................ 36
512 to 1023 (Tx + Rx) Byte .......... 158, 159 Equipment Features
512 to 1023 (Tx) Byte ..........................156 1+0 Stand alone configuration ............... 37
64 (Tx + Rx) Byte ....................... 158, 159 1+1 Stand alone configuration ............... 37
64 (Tx) Byte .......................................156 1588 support ....................................... 37
65 to 127 (Tx + Rx) Byte ............. 158, 159 Enhanced eth monitoring ....................... 37
65 to 127 (Tx) Byte .............................156 ETH OAM ............................................. 37
Byte Sent ................................... 158, 159 ETH transport ...................................... 37
Frame Sent ......................... 156, 157, 159 G8032 (eth ring protection) ................... 37
Received Byte ............................. 157, 159 OSPF .................................................. 37
Received Frame ..................................157 packet processor (1) ............................. 37
Received Frames .................................159 packet processor (2) ............................. 37
Transmitted bytes ...............................156 Radio payload encryptions ..................... 37
Agent IP Address .................................. 19, 36 Security package (+SSH + SFTP) ........... 37
F Speed ................................................131
Speed/Duplex .....................................131
Firmware Version ...................................... 36 Lan Stat.Summary
FTP, protocol ............................................ 13 Byte Received .....................................155
Byte Sent ...........................................155
CRC Err ..............................................155
Dropped Frame (or Event) ....................155
H Frame Received ...................................155
Frame Sent .........................................155
Help Web Server ....................................... 13
Lan Statistics
Broadcast Frames Received ..................152
Bytes Sent ..........................................153
I Collisions ............................................152
CRC Align Errors ..................................152
IP ............................................................ 75 Dropped Frame (or Event) ....................152
IP/OSI Stack ............................................ 36 Fragments ..........................................152
Frames 1024 to max pck size ................153
Frames 128 to 255 Oct .........................152
RMon
Lan Port .............................................164
M Status ................................................164
Routing Table ........................................... 46
Measurements Resolution
Routing Table (Running) ............................. 46
Prx ....................................................148
Routing Table (Stored) ............................... 46
Ptx ....................................................148
RSSI ........................................................ 95
T
Tx Freq ...................................................148
Tx Transmitter .........................................148
U
User
NMS5UX .............................................. 90
System ............................................... 90
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pany manufacturing the product.