ADTRAN ATLAS 800PLUS user manual Flexible Network Management and Maintainability

Chapter 1. Introduction

Flexible Network Management and Maintainability

Several network management methods are available for the ATLAS 800PLUS, including SNMP support. VT 100 and Telnet are also offered, providing detailed system configuration through an easy-to-use menu system. The terminal interface is secured by six levels of password protection with varying degrees of manage- ment privileges. The terminal interface is accessed locally or remotely using either the EIA-232 Chain In port on the rear of the unit or the Telnet interface. The 10BaseT interface on the Base Unit provides an Ethernet connection for SNMP and Telnet connections.

Additionally, T-Watch PRO, ADTRAN’s Microsoft® Windows®-based GUI man- agement system can allow end-to-end management with downstream ADTRAN T1 products. User configurations can be preserved in non-volatile memory and duplicated for managing multiple ATLAS implementations. ATLAS also supports FLASH upgrades for future enhancements. You can remotely download software using TFTP or XMODEM.

The front panel contains a 2x16 character backlit LCD display and an extensive array of LEDs for alarm and status information pertaining to the system and the individual modules. A front panel keypad allows navigation through the menu system and access to system testing.

Several test capabilities allow you to diagnose the health of your T1, PRI, or BRI circuits without additional test equipment. Standard Bantam test jacks located on the rear panel also allow you to use external test equipment to monitor traffic. Tests include local, remote, and V.54 loopbacks utilizing the 511, QRSS, all zeros, and all ones test patterns.

Digital Access Cross-Connect System (DACS)

Inherent in the ATLAS 800PLUS architecture is the ability to cross connect, or DACS, up to thirty-four T1 circuits. DACSing allows the assignment and redistri- bution, or grooming, of any DS0 on any T1 circuit to any other DS0 on any of the thirty-four T1 circuits in the system. For optimizing network resources, any of five dedicated connection maps can be invoked manually or automatically, based on the time of day and day of the week (see Figure 1-3).

Figure 1-3. Digital Access Cross-Connect System (DACS)

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