Paradyne 6800 manual Introduction, Overview

Introduction 1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Selecting a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Contents List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Overview

The COMSPHEREr 6800 Series Network Management System (NMS) manages Analog Private Line (APL) modems, switched network modems, Data Service Units (DSUs), and ACCULINK multiplexers.

The Release 4.2 NMS provides two areas of improvement over previous releases: increased database and workstation capacity and a new feature set. The current software release is available on two hardware platforms: the Altos System 5000 and the Altos System 15000. The fundamental difference between the two platforms is that both the capacity enhancements and the new feature set are available on the Altos 15000 platform and only the new features are available on the Altos 5000 platform.

The Altos 5000 platform is nearly identical to the hardware configuration seen in Release 3.1 and Release 4.1. Basic optional differences are the Token Ring Local Area Network (LAN) support, third hard disk drive support for automatic database backup and restore, and support for 16 control channels with a second DCP-MUXi card.

The Altos 15000 platform consists of a multiprocessor and two mandatory User Interface Processors (UIPs). This hardware configuration allows a larger number of simultaneous users, workstations, and devices than previous releases. The configuration also supports the new feature set.

Table 1-1 shows the configurations for the five processors. The differences among the processors include the type of LAN which they use to communicate among host, UIP, and full-feature workstations, and the availability of the optional feature packages. Communication with the basic-feature workstations is done through the serial ports on the processors.

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