Ericsson LBI-39224 manual Channel Alias, Channel Location, Switch Number, 158

LBI-39224

NOTE

At the System Manager, all conventional channel LIDs must be programmed with a "Unit Type" equal to "Other."

Channel Alias

This text box displays the alias (name) for the entered LID as defined at the System Manager (if present). It is recommended that a conventional channel's LID stored in the CEC/IMC Manager be given the same alias as the corresponding conventional channel's LID at the System Manager. This Conventional Channel and associated Alias can be found in the Console Privilege Lists, Section 3.11.4, see that section, page 3-123, for more details. In other words, changing a conventional

channel's alias at the CEC/IMC Manager is not recommended if a

System Manager exists. This will ease conventional channel identification during patch operations. A console communicates with a conventional channel by its channel number, not its LID number.

Although not recommended if a System Manager is present in the system, entry of a new alias for a conventional channel is possible. If a System Manager LID database transfer has not occurred or for some other reason this database is not present at the CEC/IMC Manager, a default alias exists and is displayed as defined below. Valid Channel Alias = 8-character (max.) alphanumeric text. Default = "CNVCHxxx" where xxx is channel number.

To enter an alias for the currently selected channel, select (or Tab to) the text box, type the alias (8 characters maximum), and then select elsewhere within the dialog box or press the Tab key again.

Channel Location

Fields within this group indicate the local/remote information for the currently selected conventional channel. All are read-only:

Switch Number

In most cases, this field displays the CEC/IMC switch assignment number of the currently selected conventional channel. However, if the switch assignment number is equal to or greater than 256 ÷ max. conventional channels per CEC/IMC + 33, the displayed number will not equal the switch assignment number of the currently displayed conventional channel. For example, if the switch assignment number of the currently selected conventional channel is 60, the displayed number will be 36. (Only lower

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