Wegener Communications 6420 user manual Return Path, Physical Delivery Methods, Report Types

iPump 6420 User’s Manual

3.1.2.Return Path

Return Path is a set of return-channel reporting methods which allow the field iPump6420s, as network “edge” devices, to report back status information to the uplink control system. Its position in the entire Store/Forward system is illustrated in Figure 1-1in Chapter 1 of this Manual.

Physical Delivery Methods

The Return Path reports are returned using the POST HTTP method to the listening CGI scripts in the CSM software subsystem. (CSM is a subsystem of the Compel uplink control system, installed exclusively for the Store/Forward missions.). The HTTP connections may be made using IP over the internet or by IP/PPP using the (optional) telephone modem and an analog telco line.

Report Types

At this writing, the following report types are supported:

1.General Status (Report type #0)

2.Asset Inventory

3.As-run Logs

4.As-run Logs (without local deletion)

5.Operation Logs

6.Operational Logs (without local deletion)

7.ShowShift Show definitions

8.ShowShift Shifted (episode definitions)

9.ShowShift event file

10.OAR capture files

In addition to these reports, which are directly user-accessable, there is a higher report type for the NACKs used in Asset Healing, the file modeling and management utility (see Section 3.3.6).

With the reports sent in by Return Path, the uplink control system may provide the system operator with access to several processed reports. See Figure 3-1for an example of the receiver Status web screen, available in the CSM subsystem.

The relevant user controls are:

1.WAN or LAN IP settngs (IP address, netmask, and Gateway)

2.Return Path server IP address

3.Return Path backup server IP address

4.Return Path modem phone number

5.Return Path modem PPP login

6.Return Path modem PPP password

7.Return Path modem remote phone number

8.Return Path modem backup remote phone number

9.Commands to request Return Path reports (see above)

10.Action Tag requests to send Return Path file NACKs to support Asset Healing (see Section 3.3.6)

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