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Load Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Bandwidth Allocation and Load Switching by
the STDMA Controller:. . . . . . . . .B-2
Load Switching Process. . . . . . . . . B-6
Load Switching by a Remote . . . . . .B-6
Determining Need-for-Change. . . . . .B-7
Load Switch Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8
Reduced data flow in switched mode
(SCPC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10
Application switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11
Type of Service (ToS) Switching . . . . . . . B-13
Entry Channel Mode (ECM) Switching . . . . B-14
Applications Switching. . . . . . . . . . . B-14
Dynamic Power Control
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-1
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-2
Adjustment for Data Rate . . . . . . .C-3
DPC Scaling Function . . . . . . . . .C-4
Network Migration
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
Firmware Upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3
Upgrade Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3
Required Support Utilities and FirmwareD-3
Basic Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-3
Migration Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . .D-4
Getting Information with VLOAD . . . . D-4
Upgrade Router to v1.5.3 . . . . . . . .D-6
Save and Reboot to Latest . . . . . . .D-7
Get Information for Router v1.5.3 . . . .D-8
Upgrade Base Modem to v1.5.1 . . . . D-9
Upgrade Image 1 on Base Modem to
v1.4.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-9
Upgrade Image 1 on Base Modem to
v1.5.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-10
Download Base Modem v1.5.1 to Image 2 .
D-11
Download Router v1.5.3 to Image 2. . D-12
Completing Migration . . . . . . . . . . . D-12
Picking Up Straggler/Offline Remotes. D-12
Setting v1.5.2 Compatibility in Hub Modems
D-13
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