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WEB LCTALCplus2e IDUEthernet Enhanced functionality

ALS series equipment with ALCplus2e IDUmanagement software application

Release 1.0

User manual

MN.00268.E - 002Volume 1/1

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WEB LCT ALCplus2e IDU - MN.00268.E - 002 1

WEB LCT ALCplus2e IDUContents

FOREWORD............................................................................................................................ 11

WEB LCT APPLICATION.......................................................................................................... 12

WEB LCT ALCPLUS2E IDU APPLICATION ................................................................................ 15

VERSION........................................................................................................................... 16

LIMITS.............................................................................................................................. 17

INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................................... 18

START-UP .............................................................................................................................. 19

START-UP FROM BROWSER ................................................................................................. 20To open the WEB LCT page from browser (Ethernet connection) ......................................... 20To open the WEB LCT page from browser (USB connection) ............................................... 20Messages displayed at the start of WEB LCT..................................................................... 21

START-UP FROM SCT/LMT ................................................................................................... 22

WEB LCT ALCPLUS2E PAGE .................................................................................................... 23

EQUIPMENT MENU AREA ..................................................................................................... 24

EQUIPMENT INFO AREA....................................................................................................... 25

USERS AREA...................................................................................................................... 27User Profile parameter .................................................................................................. 27[Logout] parameter ...................................................................................................... 27[Logged Users] parameter ............................................................................................. 27

To verify the users connected to the equipment .......................................................... 28To force the logout of a user .................................................................................... 28

REMOTE ELEMENTS LIST AREA............................................................................................. 29To verify the remote equipment list................................................................................. 29To add a station to the list ............................................................................................. 30To rename a station of the list........................................................................................ 30To remove a station of the list ........................................................................................ 31To add an equipment to the list ...................................................................................... 31To remove an equipment from the list ............................................................................. 32To reset the remote equipment list ................................................................................. 32To open the WEB LCT page of an equipment of the list (Remote Link).................................. 32Remote equipment list (more info).................................................................................. 32

CONTEXTUAL AREA............................................................................................................. 34

EQUIPMENT STATUS AREA................................................................................................... 36To verify the active manual operations ............................................................................ 37


To verify/modify the manual operation timeout................................................................. 38Alarm and status signals (more info) ............................................................................... 38

EQUIPMENT MENU ................................................................................................................. 39

MAIN ................................................................................................................................ 40Equipment Properties .................................................................................................... 41

To verify the equipment properties (type, ID, SNMP IP address, firmware version, etc.) ... 41To modify the equipment identifier............................................................................ 42To modify the IP address of the agent SNMP of the equipment...................................... 42To align the reference date/time of the equipment to the current date/time of the PC ...... 42To verify the equipment addresses (Ethernet port, LCT port, MAC address,IP Over OSI port, NSAP) .......................................................................................... 42

To verify the functionalities enabled for the equipment ................................................ 43To enable the new functionalities .............................................................................. 43To verify the equipment units ................................................................................... 44To execute the equipment software reset................................................................... 44

Port Configuration & ACL ............................................................................................... 45To verify/modify the Ethernet port configuration ......................................................... 46To verify/modify the LCT PPP port configuration .......................................................... 47To verify/modify the Line EOC port configuration......................................................... 48To verify/modify the Radio port configuration ............................................................. 49To verify/modify the Radio 1A port configuration......................................................... 50To verify/modify the Radio 2A port configuration......................................................... 50To verify/modify the IP Over OSI port configuration .................................................... 51To verify the rules used by the IP Access Control List................................................... 53To add a rule to the IP Access Control List.................................................................. 54To remove a rule from the IP Access Control List......................................................... 54To enable/disable the use of the IP Access Control List ................................................ 54To execute the equipment software reset................................................................... 55IP Access Control List (more info) ............................................................................. 55

Routing Table............................................................................................................... 56To verify the Routing Table and the Default Gateway currently used by the equipment..... 56To add an element to the Routing Table..................................................................... 57To remove one or more elements from the Routing Table............................................. 57To set/modify the IP Address used as Default Gateway ................................................ 57To delete the IP Address used as Default Gateway ...................................................... 58Routing Table and Default Gateway (more info) .......................................................... 58

Stored Routing Table .................................................................................................... 59To verify the Routing Table and the Default Gateway present into the backupmemory of the controller ......................................................................................... 59To add an element into the Stored Routing Table ........................................................ 60To remove one or more elements from the Stored Routing Table................................... 60To set/modify the IP Address used as Default Gateway into the Stored Routing Table ...... 61To delete the IP address used as Default Gateway into the Stored Routing Table ............. 61

Performance Monitoring................................................................................................. 62Measures available for the ALCplus2e equipment ........................................................ 63Quality parameters description (PM measures) ........................................................... 64To verify the status of the PM measures..................................................................... 67To activate a PM measure ........................................................................................ 67To activate all PM measures in a group contemporaneously .......................................... 68To deactivate a PM measure..................................................................................... 68To deactivate all PM measure in a group contemporaneously ........................................ 68G829 RstB1 STM-1 measure........................................................... 69

To display the results and the threshold exceeding alarms of theG829 RstB1 STM-1 measure............................................................................... 69

To reset the values of the records (daily and primary) ........................................... 70


To reset the threshold exceeding alarms .............................................................. 71

To activate a measure ....................................................................................... 71

To deactivate a measure.................................................................................... 71

To change the type of the displayed control parameters (G828..., G829...)............... 71

To set the thresholds of the control parameters and of the alarms(G829 RstB1 STM-1) ......................................................................................... 72

G829 MstB2M1 STM-1 measure ...................................................... 74

To display the results and the threshold exceeding alarms of theG829 MstB2M1 STM-1 measure .......................................................................... 74

To set the thresholds of the control parameters and of the alarms(G829 MstB2M1 STM-1)..................................................................................... 75

G828 Radio measure ........................................................................ 78

To display the results and the threshold exceeding alarms of theG828 Radio measure ......................................................................................... 78

To set the thresholds of the control parameters and of the alarms (G828 Radio) ....... 79G828 E1 Line Side measure ..................................................................................... 81

To display the results and the threshold exceeding alarms of theG828 E1 Line Side measure................................................................................ 81

To set the thresholds of the control parameters and of the alarms (G828 E1...)......... 82

To set the 2Mbit/s tributary used for the measure (G828 E1...) ............................... 84G828 E1 Radio Side measure ................................................................................... 85

To display the results and the threshold exceeding alarms of theG828 E1 Radio Side measure.............................................................................. 85

G828 Vc12 STM-1 - VC-12 measure................ 87

To display the results and the threshold exceeding alarms of theG828 Vc12... measure....................................................................................... 87

To set the thresholds of the control parameters and of the alarms (G828 Vc12...) ..... 88ACM Radio measure ......................................................................... 91

To display the results and the threshold exceeding alarms of theACM Radio measure .......................................................................................... 91

To change the type of the displayed counters (ACM Radio) ..................................... 93

To set the thresholds of the alarms (ACM Radio) ................................................... 93

To modify the modality used to increase the counters (ACM Radio).......................... 95RxPwr Radio measure....................................................................... 97

To display the results and the threshold exceeding alarms of the RxPwr Radiomeasure .......................................................................................................... 97

To change the type of the displayed control parameters (RxPwr Radio) .................... 98

To set the thresholds of the control parameters and of the alarms (RxPwr Radio) ...... 99TxPwr Radio measure ......................................................................100

To display the results and the threshold exceeding alarms of the TxPwr Radiomeasure .........................................................................................................100

To change the type of the displayed control parameters (TxPwr Radio) ...................101

To set the thresholds of the control parameters and of the alarms (TxPwr Radio) .....102PM measures (more info)........................................................................................103

Report & Loggers Maint. ...............................................................................................104To save the equipment configuration, the alarm/status signals and the operationsexecuted by the users to file ...................................................................................104To delete the signals stored into the equipment controller ...........................................105To delete the operations list stored into the equipment controller .................................105

SNTP & Wake Up Config. ..............................................................................................106To verify the SNTP functionality ...............................................................................106To set the execution parameters and activate the SNTP functionality ............................107To disable the SNTP functionality .............................................................................107To verify the Wake Up functionality status.................................................................107To set the execution parameters and activate the Wake Up functionality .......................108To disable the Wake Up functionality ........................................................................108

SNTP functionality (more info).................................................................................109


Wake Up functionality (more info)............................................................................109SD Memory Management..............................................................................................110

To verify the status and the configuration of the SD memory .......................................110To execute the automatic equipment restart from SD memory in case of replacementof IDU unit............................................................................................................111To execute the automatic update of the equipment software from SD memory...............112To execute the management and maintenance of the SD memory ................................113

To delete the configuration data and/or the equipment sw from the SD memory ......114

To disable the automatic equipment restart from SD memory ................................114

To disable the deletion of the equipment sw present in the standby memorybench after an automatic sw update from SD memory ..........................................114

To force the restore of the configuration data and of the equipment sw from theSD memory to the controller .............................................................................114

To copy the equipment sw from the SD memory to the controller (Sw Dwl SD) ........114SD memory card (more info)...................................................................................115

Software Info & Maint. .................................................................................................117To verify the firmware version of the equipment ........................................................117To update the firmware of the equipment..................................................................118To switch the functioning of the memory benches relevant to the main controller ...........119To verify the WEB LCT version present into the equipment ..........................................119To update the WEB LCT application ..........................................................................120To verify the communication stack in use..................................................................120To modify the communication stack in use ................................................................120To restore Factory Default of the equipment..............................................................121To execute the equipment software reset..................................................................121Update of the equipment firmware (more info) ..........................................................121Factory Default of the equipment (more info) ............................................................122

Backup/Restore Config. ................................................................................................123To save the whole equipment configuration (configuration backup)...............................123To transfer the equipment configuration previously saved (configuration restore) ...........123To retrieve the equipment configuration automatically saved by the program beforethe last operation of configuration restore (configuration revert) ..................................124Backup/restore of the equipment configuration (more info) .........................................124

Alarm Severity Config. .................................................................................................125To verify the severity level and the enabling/forwarding status of the alarms .................125To enable/disable an alarm .....................................................................................126To enable/disable the forwarding of the trap of an alarm.............................................126To change the severity level of an alarm ...................................................................126Enabling/forwarding/severity of an alarm (more info) .................................................127

User Manager .............................................................................................................128To verify the user list .............................................................................................128To add a user to the list..........................................................................................128To modify a user into the list ...................................................................................129To delete a user from the list...................................................................................130To change the password and the timeout of the System user.......................................130To change the network password and timeout ...........................................................130To change the password and the timeout of the NMS5UX user .....................................131To verify/modify the IP address of Permanent Login ...................................................131User list (more info)...............................................................................................132

EQUIPMENT......................................................................................................................133Configurator ...............................................................................................................134

To verify/modify the radio configuration....................................................................134To verify/modify the management of Ethernet Enhanced functionality...........................134To verify/modify the management of synchronisation .................................................135To verify/modify the management of STM-1 streams ..................................................135To verify/modify the management of the East-West modality.......................................135To verify/modify the mapping of tributaries A and B with Radio E1s..............................136


BW & Mod./Link ID ......................................................................................................137To verify the reference band/modulation, the operating status and the configurationparameters of the adaptive modulation.....................................................................137To modify the reference band/modulation .................................................................138To modify the operating status of the adaptive modulation ..........................................139To modify the power profile of the RF transmitter (ACM enabled) .................................139To modify the lower threshold and the upper threshold of the modulation (ACM enabled) 139To modify the number of E1 streams permanently allocated (high priority streams)........140To modify the number of E1 streams assigned to an ACM profile (low priority streams) ...140To verify/modify the link identification number ..........................................................140To verify/modify the priority of the dynamic E1 stream ...............................................140Adaptive modulation (more info)..............................................................................141

General Preset ............................................................................................................143

To verify/modify the threshold level of the signal at reception......................................143To verify/modify the radio branch label.....................................................................143To verify/modify the status of the local/remote synchronization protocol .......................143To verify/modify the enabling status of the switch in transmission ................................144To verify/modify the T and N parameters ..................................................................144To reset the Transmitter Switch on Remote... alarm ...................................................145Local/remote synchronization protocol (more info) .....................................................145

Xpic...........................................................................................................................146To verify the configuration parameters of the XPIC function.........................................146To disable temporarily the function XPIC for a single branch ........................................147To restore the XPIC function of the single branch .......................................................147To enable/disable XPIC fault management procedure (FMP).........................................147To restore the function XPIC after a fault detection.....................................................147XPIC function (more info) .......................................................................................148

SYNCHRONISATION...........................................................................................................149To verify the status and configuration of the T0 and T4 synchronism ..................................149To force the status of the T0 synchronisation...................................................................151To set the modality from which the T4 synchronism is extracted ........................................151To enable/disable the T4 Squelch...................................................................................151To set the Hold Off Time parameter ...............................................................................152To set the WTR Time parameter ....................................................................................152To set the threshold levels of the LTI alarm.....................................................................152To enable/disable the use of the source quality into the choice criterion of the synchronism...153To set the minimum quality level of the source that generates the T4 synchronism...............153To verify the status and configuration of the synchronism sources......................................153To enable/disable the use of a synchronism source ..........................................................155To modify the use priority of a synchronism source ..........................................................156To force the use of a synchronism source........................................................................156To set a synchronism source as preferential ....................................................................157To set the signal used as synchronism source for T2/T3-2 input .........................................157To set the signal used as synchronism source for TE LAN-A or TE LAN-B input .....................158To force the quality level in input and/or output of a synchronism source ............................158To restore the availability of a source for the selection of the T0 synchronism withoutwaiting for the expiry of Wait Time ................................................................................159To manage the output of synchronism T12 on tributary A/B and set the interface(output/input) of tributary A/B ......................................................................................159To re-timing the E1s set for the contemporary transport of traffic and synchronisation..........160Management of synchronisation (more info) ....................................................................161

Synchronism sources .............................................................................................161Internal synchronism T0 .........................................................................................164Synchronism in output T4 .......................................................................................165Synchronism in output T12 .....................................................................................165Re-timing of the E1s set for the contemporary transport of traffic and synchronisation ....165

Implementation of the function for the E1s of the base board (tributary A and B) .....166


Implementation of the function for the E1s of the expansion (tributary 1...n) ...........166

BASE BAND ......................................................................................................................168Ethernet Switch (Enh.) .................................................................................................169

Common Parameters..............................................................................................170

To verify/modify the Eth Type value in the S_Tag QinQ field ..................................170

To verify/modify the maximum size of the accepted packet ...................................170

To verify/modify the address learning modality in MAC Table .................................171

To verify/modify the aging time of the addresses stored in the MAC Table ...............171

To reset the MAC Table.....................................................................................171

To restore Factory Default of the Ethernet Switch.................................................172

To verify/modify the hysteresis of the Link Loss Forwarding modality ......................172

To verify the existing virtual LANs ......................................................................172

To create a virtual Lan......................................................................................173

To modify the configuration of a virtual Lan.........................................................174

To delete a virtual Lan......................................................................................174

To verify/modify the status of fragmentation of Ethernet packets ...........................174

Ethernet Enhanced Switch (more info) ................................................................175Priority Radio To Lan ..............................................................................................177

To verify/modify the output queue of LAN ports which a packet is assigned todepending on its 802.1p priority Tag ..................................................................177

To verify/modify the output queue of LAN ports which a packet is assigned todepending on its PTOS/DSCP field ......................................................................177

Priority Lan To Radio ..............................................................................................179

To verify/modify the output queue of Radio ports which a packets is assigned todepending on its native 802.1p priority Tag .........................................................179

To verify/modify the output queue of Radio ports which a packet is assigned todepending on its native MPLS priority Tag ...........................................................180

To verify/modify the correspondence between MPLS priority and 802.1p priorityof the packets if input from LAN ports and in output from Radio ports .....................180

To verify/modify the output queue of Radio ports which a packets is assigned todepending on its PTOS/DSCP field ......................................................................181

Compression .........................................................................................................182

To verify/modify the compression of the fields of Ethernet packets in input fromLAN ports .......................................................................................................182

LAN 1 (Enh.), LAN 2 (Enh.), LAN 3 (Enh.), LAN 4 (Enh.) ...................................................184To verify/modify the enabling status of the external port.............................................186To verify/modify the inversion status of the Tx and Rx lines of the external port.............186To verify/modify the enabling status of the auto negotiation and, if the auto negotiation isinactive, the operation modality and the transmission speed used by the external port....186To verify/modify the enabling status of the flow control of the external port...................187To verify/modify the automatic learning of the addresses in the MAC Tablefor the external port...............................................................................................187To restart the auto negotiation procedure for the external port ....................................188To verify/modify the operating modality of the line synchronism (role) for the externalport .....................................................................................................................188To verify/modify the activation status of the autonegotiation between the rolesof the line synchronism for the external port .............................................................188To verify/modify the interface type of the external port...............................................189To verify/modify the modality and the criteria used to limit the traffic in input fromthe external port ...................................................................................................189To verify the current management modality of protocol 802.1Q ...................................191To verify/modify the priority criterion used to associate the packets in input fromthe external port to the output queue of the Radio ports .............................................191To verify/modify the value for Port Default and 802.1p priority ....................................192To verify/modify the mapping of the priority (802.1p) inside the Tag VLanof the external port ................................................................................................192To verify/modify the Service Tag List table ................................................................193

To verify/modify the emptying algorithm of the packets present in the output queue


of the external ports ..............................................................................................194To verify/modify the default VID value of the external port..........................................194To force the value of VID of the external port to the default value ................................195To verify/modify the management of the 802.1Q field on the messages in input fromthe external port ...................................................................................................195To verify/modify the traffic transport modality (point-point or Bridge)...........................195To verify/modify the management of Provider Tag in the packets in input fromthe external port in selective mode ..........................................................................196To verify/modify the management of Tag of the packets (in origin without Tag)in input from the external port.................................................................................196To verify/overwrite the C-VID value of the packets in input from the external portand forwarded to the Radio, with a different VID........................................................197To verify the list of VIDs registered in VLAN Table Unit and associated to the externalport .....................................................................................................................197To verify/modify the management of the external port in Provider mode .......................198To verify/modify the ports through which the messages in input from the external port...198To verify the status of the external port in relation to the Spanning Tree protocol...........199To enable/disable the Spanning Tree protocol for the external port...............................200To verify/modify the priority of the external port (SPT/ELP) .........................................200To verify/modify the connection cost of the external port (STP/ELP) .............................200To verify the status of the external port in relation to the Ethernet line protection ..........201To enable/disable the Ethernet line protection for the external port ..............................202To verify the status of the external port in relation to the Trunking mode ......................202To enable/disable the Trunking mode for the external port ..........................................203To verify/modify the enabling status of the Link Loss Forwarding modalityof the external port ................................................................................................203To activate/deactivate the loop on line side of the external port ...................................204To verify the current status of the laser (external port) ...............................................204To verify the type of laser module (external port) ......................................................204To verify/modify the enabling status of the laser (external port)...................................205To verify/modify the transmission mode of the laser (external port) .............................205To enable manually the laser transmission (external port) ...........................................206To execute the test laser functioning status (external port) .........................................206Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) (more info) .................................................................207Ethernet Line Protection (ELP) (more info) ................................................................207

Ethernet Line Protection of the equipment (ELP equipment) ...................................207Trunking mode (more info) .....................................................................................208

Ethernet Trunking mode (LAN ports) ..................................................................208Port A (Enh.), Port B (Enh.) ..........................................................................................209

To verify/modify the enabling status of the internal port .............................................210To verify/modify the automatic learning of the addresses in the MAC Tablefor the internal port ...............................................................................................210To verify/modify the priority criterion used to associate the packets in input fromthe internal port to the output queue of the LAN ports ................................................211To verify/modify the value for Port Default ................................................................211To verify/modify the mapping of the priority (802.1p) inside the Tag VLanof the internal port.................................................................................................211To verify/modify the enabling status of the flow control of the internal port ...................212To verify/modify the enabling status of the S_Gentle functionality of the internal port .....212To verify/modify the integration constant on the drop possibility in a RED context(internal port) .......................................................................................................212To verify/modify the configuration of the output queues of the internal port...................213To verify/modify the control of Tag Vlan Id on the messages in input fromthe internal port ....................................................................................................215To force the value of VID of the internal port to the default value .................................216To verify/modify the default VID value of the internal port ..........................................216To verify/overwrite the C-VID value of the packets in input from the internal portand forwarded to a LAN port, with a different C-VID ...................................................216To verify/modify the ports through which the messages in input from the internal port ...217


To verify the status of the internal port in relation to the Spanning Tree protocol............217To enable/disable the Spanning Tree protocol for the internal port................................218To verify/modify the priority of the internal port (STP)................................................219To verify/modify the connection cost of the internal port (STP) ....................................219

Spanning Tree.............................................................................................................220To verify/modify the version of the Spanning Tree protocol .........................................220To verify/modify the transmission interval of the BPDU packets ...................................220To verify/modify the Forward Delay interval ..............................................................221To verify/modify the maximum lifetime of the BPDU packets .......................................221To verify the status of the Ethernet ports in relation to the Spanning Tree protocol .........221To verify the MAC Address of a Bridge ......................................................................222To verify/modify the priority of a Bridge....................................................................222To verify the status of the external ports in relation to the Ethernet line protection .........222

TDM Tributaries...........................................................................................................224E1 .......................................................................................................................225

To verify the status and configuration of the 2Mbit/s tributaries ............................225

To modify the label of a tributary .......................................................................226

To activate/deactivate the 2Mbit/s tributaries use.................................................226

To activate/deactivate the 2Mbit/s tributary loops ................................................226

To modify the management status of LOS alarm ..................................................227STM-1..................................................................................................................228

Lim A STM-1 [x] ..............................................................................................229

To verify/modify the status of the STM-1 stream ............................................229

To verify/modify the status of the STM-1 loops (line side and inner side) ...........229

To verify/modify the enabling status of the J0 Trace Identifier byte...................230

To verify/modify the sequence of characters transmitted and/or receivedas J0 Trace Identifier ..................................................................................230

To verify the status of the STM-1 alarms .......................................................231

To verify/modify the B2 Signal Degrade alarm threshold .................................231

To verify/modify the B2 Excessive BER alarm threshold...................................231

To verify the current status of the laser.........................................................232

To verify the type of laser module ................................................................232

To verify/modify the enabling status of the laser ............................................232

To verify/modify the transmission mode of the laser .......................................233

To enable manually the laser transmission.....................................................233

To execute the test laser functioning status ...................................................234VC-4 ....................................................................................................................235

Lim A VC-4 [x] ................................................................................................236

To verify/modify the enabling status of the J1 Trace Identifier byte...................236

To verify/modify the sequence of characters transmitted and/or receivedas J1 Trace Identifier ..................................................................................236

To verify the status of the VC-4 alarms .........................................................237

To verify/modify the B3 Signal Degrade alarm threshold .................................237

To verify/modify the B3 Excessive BER alarm threshold...................................237

To verify/modify the Signal Label value.........................................................237VC-12 ..................................................................................................................239

VC-12 Thresholds ............................................................................................240

To verify/modify the VC-12 Signal Degrade alarm threshold.............................240

To verify/modify the VC-12 Excessive BER alarm threshold..............................240

Lim A VC-12 [x]...............................................................................................241

To verify the alarms status of the VC-12 .......................................................241

To verify/modify the enabling status of the J2 Trace Identifier byte of a VC-12 ...241

To verify/modify the sequence of characters transmitted and/or receivedas J2 Trace Identifier of a VC-12 ..................................................................242

To verify/modify the Signal Label value of a VC-12 .........................................242


Cross Connection.........................................................................................................243To display the connections of the equipment .............................................................243To execute an unprotected Tributary-Radio connection ...............................................247To execute a protected Tributary-Radio connection.....................................................247To execute a Tributary-Tributary connection..............................................................248To delete one or more connections...........................................................................248To enable the closing of a channel on itself (Auto-Loop) ..............................................249To disable an Auto-Loop .........................................................................................249To modify the connection label ................................................................................250To verify the status and the configuration of a protected connection .............................250To modify the modality used to manage the switch in the protected connection..............251To modify the modality used to manage the preferential connection .............................251To modify the Wait Time parameter (protected connection) .........................................252To force the switch on preferential connection without waiting for the Wait Timeexpiration .............................................................................................................252To modify the structure of the Radio E1 involved by a connection.................................252Cross connection matrix (more info).........................................................................253

Radio E1 Framing ........................................................................................................256To modify the structure of the Radio E1s...................................................................256

RADIO .............................................................................................................................257Radio Branch ..............................................................................................................258

To verify/modify the RF channel on which it is tuned the transmitter of the equipment ...258To verify/modify the modulation status of the RF carrier .............................................259To verify/modify the operation of the transmitter .......................................................259To verify/modify the operation of the RT power supply................................................259To verify/modify the resolution of the received power (Prx) .........................................260To verify/modify the resolution of the transmitted power (Ptx).....................................260To verify/modify the functioning status of the ATPC....................................................260To verify/modify the maximum output power value at the transmitter ..........................261To verify/modify the range of the ATPC regulation......................................................261To verify/modify the threshold (High/Low) of the ATPC device .....................................261To display the table resuming the minimum/maximum power in transmission/receptionfor every ACM profile..............................................................................................262

MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................................................263Lan Statistics ..............................................................................................................264

To verify the counters of the packets/bytes in input/output from the Ethernet portssubdivided by each port..........................................................................................264To reset the counters results ..................................................................................265

Lan Stat. Summary......................................................................................................266 To verify the summary of the main counters of the Ethernet ports...............................266To reset the counters results ..................................................................................267

Advanced Stat. Mon.....................................................................................................268To verify/manage the main counters of an Ethernet port whose traffic is filteredaccording to the value of priority 802.1p...................................................................268To verify/manage the main counters of an Ethernet port whose traffic is filteredaccording to the C-VID identifier ..............................................................................269To verify/manage the main counters of an Ethernet port whose traffic is filteredaccording to the S-VID and C-VID identifiers .............................................................271

S/N Meas ...................................................................................................................274To verify the value of the S/N measure.....................................................................274To update the value of the S/N measure ...................................................................274

PRBS .........................................................................................................................275To verify the status and the configuration parameters of the PRBS measure ..................275To activate/reset the PRBS measure.........................................................................275To deactivate the PRBS measure..............................................................................276To modify the type of PRBS pattern used for the measure ...........................................276To enable/disable the used E1 signal for the measure .................................................276

Radio Loop .................................................................................................................278


To verify the radio loops status................................................................................278To activate a radio loop ..........................................................................................278To deactivate a radio loop.......................................................................................279To execute the test (RF Loop) for ALCplus2e equipment with ODU ASN .........................279Radio loop (more info)............................................................................................280Test (RF Loop) for ALCplus2e equipment with ODU ASN (more info) .............................280

Radio Switch...............................................................................................................281To verify the status and the configuration parameters of the radio switches...................281To modify the management of the switching in reception (Rx Forced Switch) .................282To modify the management of the switching in transmission (Tx Forced Switch).............282To modify the preferential branch for the service at transmission (Tx Preferential)..........282To modify the Wait Time parameter .........................................................................283To force the switch on the preferential branch without waiting for the Wait Timeexpiration .............................................................................................................283Radio switch (more info).........................................................................................283

SWITCH ...........................................................................................................................285STM-1........................................................................................................................286

To verify the status and the configuration parameters of the STM-1 switch ....................286To modify the management of the STM-1 switch ........................................................287To modify the logic of STM-1 switch .........................................................................287To set the primary STM-1 stream as preferential........................................................287To modify the Wait Time parameter .........................................................................288To force the switch on preferential STM-1 stream without waiting for the Wait Timeexpiration .............................................................................................................288STM-1 switch (more info)........................................................................................288

USER INPUT .....................................................................................................................290Local User Input ..........................................................................................................291

To verify the local User Input status and configuration ................................................291To modify the name of a local User Input ..................................................................291To modify the rest condition of a local User Input.......................................................292To enable/disable the alarm and to define the severity level of a local User Input ...........292Enabling the User Input alarms (more info) ...............................................................293

Remote User Input ......................................................................................................294To verify the remote User Input status and configuration ............................................294To modify the name of a remote User Input ..............................................................294To enable/disable the alarm and to define the severity level of a remote User Input .......295

USER OUTPUT...................................................................................................................296To verify the User Output status and configuration...........................................................296To modify the name of an User Output ...........................................................................296To modify the functioning mode of the relay contacts of an User Output..............................297To verify/modify the signals coupled to the User Output....................................................297To force the User Output activation................................................................................298To remove the forcing of the User Output .......................................................................298

ALARMS LIST ....................................................................................................................... 299

OPERATIONS LIST ............................................................................................................... 306

PARAMETERS LIST ............................................................................................................... 314

ASSISTANCE SERVICE.......................................................................................................... 320


FOREWORD

Equipment ALCplus2e can operate with Ethernet Enhanced functionality active or inactive (see To verify/modify the management of Ethernet Enhanced functionality).

In the first case, the graphical interface will contain the commands for the management of functionalityEthernet Enhanced; while in the second case the commands for the management of Ethernet functionalitycompatible with ALCplus2 (Radio side) will be available.

This manual describes the commands and the functionalities of the application WEB LCT ALCplus2e whenthe management of Ethernet Enhanced is active.

For the description of the available commands and functionalities when the management of Ethernet En-hanced is not active, refer to user manual WEB LCT ALCplus2e code MN.00274.E


WEB LCT APPLICATION

The WEB LCT application allows an user connecting to an equipment via his own machine (pc, workstation,etc.) using the operating system (1) and the Web browser at his disposal.

WEB LCT is an application resident in the equipment controller. It does not require any additional moduleinstalled on the user PC, except for the SCT/LMT program or the WEB Lct Console program, necessary toWEB LCT for the management of the file transfer between PC and equipment (FTP), of the USB connection(PPP) and of the help on-line of WEB LCT (Help Web Server).

(1) For operating systems different from MS Windows, a FTP server, an Help WEB server and a PPP man-agement module must be installed on ones PC.

The WEB LCT application can be started:

From browser.

In this case, WEB LCT interface of the equipment, whose IP address is type in the address barof the browser, is opened (see Fig.1).

From SCT/LMT program.

In this case, the WEB LCT interface of the equipment selected by the SCT/LMT interface isopened (see Fig.2).

Through the WEB LCT application, it is possible to manage:

The properties (identifier, addresses, reference date/time, hardware, features key, etc.) and toexecute the reset of the equipment software (Equipment Properties).

The communication ports reserved to the local and remote supervision of the equipment and theIP Access Control List (Port Configuration & ACL).

The stating Routing Table and the Default Gateway address currently used by the equipment(Running Routing Table and Running Default Gateway) (Routing Table).

The static Routing Table and the Default Gateway address stored in the equipment (Stored Rout-ing Table and Stored Default Gateway) (Stored Routing Table).

The measures of Performance Monitoring (Performance Monitoring).

The saving to file of the equipment configuration, of the status/alarm signals and of the opera-tions executed by the users (Report & Loggers Maint.).

The automatic acquisition of the reference date/time of the equipment from a network elementand the Wake Up trap (SNTP & Wake Up Config.).

The memory card SD for the backup/restore of the equipment configuration and software (SDMemory Management).

The equipment firmware, the WEB LCT software present in the equipment, the communicationstack used by the equipment and the restore of the default equipment settings (Software Info& Maint.).

The backup/restore of the whole equipment configuration (Backup/Restore Config.).

The forward status of the alarms and their severity level (Alarm Severity Config.).

The equipment users list (User Manager).

The equipment general configuration (radio configuration, modulation/capacity, adaptive mod-ulation etc.) (Equipment).

The sources and the outputs of synchronism (Synchronisation).

The Ethernet Switch, TDM tributary and cross connection matrix (TDM) (Base Band).

The radio parameters (Radio).

The LAN statistics, S/N, PRBS, radio loop and radio switch (Maintenance).

The switch of the STM-1 stream protected and of the Nodal Bus protected (Switch).

The local and remote User Input (User Input).

The User Output.

The Remote elements list area


The manual operations and the relevant timeout (Equipment status area).

The users connected to the equipment ([Logged Users] parameter).

In order to access the WEB LCT page, a valid SCT/LMT user (username and password) is necessary.

With valid user (username and password) we mean an user present in the users list stored in the controller(see User list (more info).

It is possible to open:

More WEB LCT pages on more machines or on the same machine, using the same user or dif-ferent users.

Only one WEB LCT page relevant to the same equipment.

More WEB LCT pages relevant to different equipment.

For more information about the limits of the application, refer to the Limits paragraph.

Fig.1 WEB LCT application (start-up of the WEB LCT page from browser)


Fig.2 WEB LCT application (start-up of the WEB LCT page from SCT/LMT)


WEB LCT ALCPLUS2E IDU APPLICATION

The WEB LCT application is called WEB LCT depending on the equipment type to man-age.

This guide describes the WEB LCT ALCplus2e IDU application present in the equipment of series ALS withALCplus2e IDU.

In this guide, to make the writing easier, the wording:

WEB LCT identifies the WEB Local Craft Terminal ALCplus2e IDU application.

ALCplus2e identifies the equipment of series ALS with ALCplus2e IDU.


VERSION

The version of the WEB LCT application present in the equipment controller can be verified opening therelevant WEB LCT page and selecting one of the following commands:

Equipment Menu > Main > Equipment Properties > General Info tab - WEB LCT Versionparameter.

Equipment Menu > Main > Software Info & Maint. > Web LCT tab - Current Version pa-rameter.


LIMITS

Maximum number of... Limit

Equipment into the remote equipment list 100

Stations into the remote equipment list 30

Equipment which can be connected contemporarily via a single WEBLCT page

1

Users (WEB LCT, SCT/LMT and NMS5UX) contemporarily connected toan equipment via the WEB LCT page

2

Signals into the Events area 400


INSTALLATION

WEB LCT is an application resident in the equipment controller. It does not require any installation on theuser PC.

To install or update the WEB LCT application present in an equipment, see To update the WEB LCT appli-cation.

As help to the WEB LCT application for the management of the FTP, PPP and Help Web Server, it is neces-sary to use the SCT/LMT or WEB Lct Console program.

The instructions for the installation of the SCT/LMT and Web Lct Console programs are reported in the rel-evant manuals.


START-UP

WEB LCT can be run:

From browser (see Start-up from browser).

In this case, WEB LCT interface of the equipment, whose IP address is type in the address barof the browser, is opened.

From the SCT/LMT program (see Start-up from SCT/LMT).

In this case, the WEB LCT interface of the equipment selected by the SCT/LMT interface isopened.

For the management of the FTP, PPP and Help Web Server, it is necessary to start even the SCT/LMT orWEB Lct Console (WLC) program.

The instructions to start the SCT/LMT and Web Lct Console programs are reported in the relevant manuals.


START-UP FROM BROWSER

The following procedure requires that:

The relevant WEB LCT application is present on the equipment which you are connecting to.

The user, you wish to use to open the WEB LCT page, is valid.

With valid user (username and password) we mean an user present in the users list stored inthe controller.

Depending on the type of used physical connection PC-equipment, follow the specific procedure:

To open the WEB LCT page from browser (Ethernet connection)

To open the WEB LCT page from browser (USB connection)

To open the WEB LCT page from browser (Ethernet connection)

If this type of connection is used, checks or settings are not generally necessary. Only if more networkcards are equipped, it will be necessary to select the card you wish to use (Host Adapter) (see Web LctConsole user manual).

When the equipment is connected to the PC via LAN network, the relevant WEB LCT page can be openedalso selecting the equipment from the address book of Web Lct Console (see relevant documentation).

1. If not already active, run WLC program (see relevant documentation).

2. Run a browser.

3. Type in the address box:

http://

With IP address we mean the address of the equipment supervision port from which you wish to reachthe equipment itself.

The WEB LCT login page opens.

4. Type, into the User box, the name of the SCT/LMT user to use to activate the connection.

5. Type, into the Password box, the access code coupled with the set user.

6. Check the Remember Me box if you wish that, on the next opening of the WEB LCT application of theconsidered equipment, the current username and password are automatically displayed. Otherwise un-check the considered box.

7. Press Login.

If the typed values are correct, the WEB LCT page of the equipment is displayed.

Fig.3 shows an example of WEB LCT ALCplus2e pages.

As regards the messages that can be displayed during the start procedure of WEB LCT see Messagesdisplayed at the start of WEB LCT.

To open the WEB LCT page from browser (USB connection)

If this type of connection is used, before activating the connection, the USB driver must be installedand configured (see Web Lct Console user manual).

Then, if you think the USB driver does not operate correctly, execute the controls pointed out in theWeb Lct Console user manual.

When the equipment is connected to PC via an USB connection, the connection management is imple-mented by WLC program.

1. Connect the equipment to ones PC by means of the USB cable.


2. If not already active, run Web Lct Console program and open the relevant graphical interface (see rel-evant documentation).

The Web Lct Console window opens.

3. Press Options.

The Options window opens.

4. Select the Connect using direct serial cable option in the PPP area.

5. Press Ok.

6. Execute one of the following operations:

In the Web Lct Console window, press Connect.

Select , press the right mouse button and select Connect in the pop-up menu.

If the connection operation is successful, the default browser is opened with the WEB LCT login page.

7. Type, into the User box, the name of the SCT/LMT user to use to activate the connection.

8. Type, into the Password box, the access code coupled with the set user.

9. Check the Remember Me box if you wish that, on the next opening of the WEB LCT application of theconsidered equipment, the current username and password are automatically displayed. Otherwise un-check the considered box.

10.Press Login.

If the typed values are correct, the WEB LCT page of the equipment is displayed.

Fig.3 shows an example of WEB LCT ALCplus2e pages.


Messages displayed at the start of WEB LCT

At the start of WEB LCT, the display of the message:

Welcome in the WebLct Software upload utility.... The WEB LCT program is not present on theequipment you wish to connect to.

In order to install WEB LCT, follow the procedure To update the WEB LCT application startingfrom step 3.

Invalid User!. It means that the typed username is wrong and/or not present in the equipmentuser list or that the user password is wrong.

The equipment is update protected by element manager, retry to login as Read Only user. Itmeans that the equipment is managed also by the NMS5UX/NMS5UX-B/NMS5LX supervisorysystem and the NMS5UX user has prevented the possibility, for the SCT/LMT user, to be able toexecute the login of the equipment.

In this case, it is necessary that the NMS5UX user enables again the SCT/LMT user for the ex-ecution of the operation.

Too many WEB users!. It means that the equipment has been connected to the maximumnumber of allowed users (see Limits).

Compatibility issue found. The Equipment software version is greater/lower than WebLct ver-sion. This may cause unpredictable problems, means that the firmware version present on theequipment is not compatible with the version of WEB LCT.

In order to update the firmware, follow the procedure To update the firmware of the equipment.


START-UP FROM SCT/LMT

The following procedure requires that:

The relevant WEB LCT application is present on the equipment you are connecting to.

The user, you wish to use to open the WEB LCT page, is valid.

With valid user (username and password) we mean an user present in the users list stored inthe controller.

The SCT/LMT is installed on the PC. More information about the SCT/LMT program is reportedin the relevant documentation.

1. If not already active, run SCT/LMT program (see relevant documentation).

2. Activate the connection with the wished equipment (see relevant documentation).

3. Double click on the record representing the equipment in the SCT/LMT window or select the record ofthe equipment and the Equipment > LCT Interface command.

The WEB LCT page of the equipment opens.

Fig.3 shows an example of WEB LCT ALCplus2e page.


At the opening of the WEB LCT page, the user will be connected to the equipment with the user/profileof the equipment in the SCT/LMT window.

In any moment, it is possible to execute the logout and re-execute the login using the same or a dif-ferent user with respect to that used for the login.

In this case, there is no need to differentiate the opening of the WEB LCT page according to the connectiontype, as the connection management is executed by the SCT/LMT program itself. For more information,refer to the relevant documentation.


WEB LCT ALCPLUS2E PAGE

Fig.3 shows an example of WEB LCT ALCplus2e page subdivided in the following areas:

Equipment Menu area

Equipment info area

Users area

Remote elements list area

Contextual area

Equipment status area

Fig.3 WEB LCT ALCplus2e page


EQUIPMENT MENU AREA

The area Equipment Menu contains the commands allowing the management of equipment configuration.

The commands are subdivided in groups.

In the group:

Main are present the commands for the management of the general equipment parameters as,for example, the configuration of the supervision ports, the Routing Table, the measure of Per-formance Monitoring, etc.

Equipment, Synchronisation, etc. are present the commands for the management of the con-figuration parameters typical of the equipment type which the WEB LCT page refers to.

The detailed description of every single group and command is reported in paragraph Equipment Menu.

The selection of a group expands or compresses the list of the underlaying commands.

At each selection, the list takes the status complementary to the previous one (if compressed it is expand-ed, or vice versa).

The symbol:

identifies an expanded group.

identifies a compressed group.

It is possible:

To expand all the groups at the same time, pressing

To compress all the groups at the same time, pressing .

The symbol identifies a command which, once selected, displays the parameters associated to it in thecontext area (see Contextual area).

When the page WEB LCT is opened, the area Equipment Menu is displayed.

In any moment, it can be hidden pressing present in the area itself (see Fig.3).

To display the area again, press the relevant button .


EQUIPMENT INFO AREA

The Equipment info area points out the equipment general properties:

Equipment Type. Equipment type.

Equipment ID. Equipment identifier.

Radio System. Radio configuration:

Unequipped. Equipment without radio (radio unequipped).

1+0. Equipment with radio in protected configuration.

1+1 Freq. Div. Equipment with radio in protected configuration of heterofrequential type.

1+1 Hot Standby. Equipment with radio in protected configuration of isofrequential type.

2x(1+0) Eth. Single Pipe. Equipment with two radio directions in unprotected configura-tion and Ethernet traffic concatenation.

2x(1+0) Eth. Dual Pipe. Equipment with two radio directions in unprotected configurationand two independent Ethernet channels.

2x(1+0) Xpic Eth. Single Pipe. Equipment with two radio directions in unprotected con-figuration, XPIC function and Ethernet traffic concatenation.

2x(1+0) Xpic Eth. Dual Pipe. Equipment with two radio directions in unprotected config-uration, XPIC function and two independent Ethernet channels.

Agent IP Address. IP Address assigned to the agent SNMP of the equipment.

The left table (see Fig.3) points out the operating status and radio parameters relevant to the transmitterand receiver.

Every row of the table corresponds to a radio branch for which is displayed:

Branch which the data present in the relevant row refer to:

Tx.... Operating status and radio parameters of the branches (1 and 2) relevant to trans-mission.

Rx... Operating status and radio parameters of the branches (1 and 2) relevant to recep-tion.

The Tx2A and Rx2A boxes are present and meaningful only for the equipment in 1+1 or 2x(1+0)configuration.

The operating status of the branch is represented by the colour of the box:

Green. Working branch.

White. Standby branch.

In the equipment in 1+1 hetero-frequential configuration, the branches 1 and 2 transmit at thesame time; in this case both the Tx1A and Tx2A boxes will be green.

RF channel frequency.

The wording:

Channel Not set points out that the RF channel is not se.

ODU Hardware failure points out a hardware problem. E.g. check that the connection ca-ble between the IDU section and the ODU one is not failure or missing.

RF channel number.

Power in input to the receiver (lines Rx) and in output to the transmitter (lines Tx).

In the equipment in 1+1 isofrequential configuration, the wording Std-by is present in the lineTx relevant to the standby branch.

Both the powers are measured at the antenna flange.

If the radio is not equipped (Radio Unequipped) the parameters present in this table are not meaningfuland then the relevant values are not displayed (---).

The right table (see Fig.3) points out the current ACM profile and the radio transport (Tx/Rx) subdivisionbetween Ethernet and E1:

ACM Profile. Current ACM profile.


TDM Capacity. Radio capacity reserved to the TDM tributaries (E1, STM-1)

ETH Capacity. Radio capacity reserved to the Ethernet tributaries.

The Tx2A and Rx2A boxes are present and meaningful only for the equipment in 1+1 or 2x(1+0) configu-ration.

The information in the Equipment Info area can be updated pressing .

When the page WEB LCT is opened, the Equipment Info area is displayed.

In any moment, it can be hidden pressing present in the area itself (see Fig.3).

To display the area again, press the relevant push-button .


USERS AREA

In the Users area the User Profile, [Logout] and [Logged Users] parameters are displayed.

User Profile parameter

Parameter User Profile points out the login/profile status of the user who has opened the page WEB LCT:

System. The equipment is in connected/login status and the user who has required the login hasSystem profile.

The user with this profile can both verify the parameters and send commands or change theequipment configuration with no exception.

Station Op. The equipment is in connected/login status and the user who has required the loginhas Station Operator profile.

The user with this profile can as check the parameters as send commands or execute changesto the equipment configuration except for the following operations: modifying the Remote Ele-ment Table, the user list, aligning the date/time of the equipment, force the login and the logoutof an user and all those operations available only to the System user (or NMS5UX).

Read & Write. The equipment is in connected/login status and the user who has required thelogin has Read & Write profile.

The user with this profile can check the parameters and execute only maintenance operations(MAN OP).

Monitor. The equipment is in connected/monitor status or in connected/login status the userwho has required the login has Read Only profile.

The user with Read Only profile can check the parameters but it can not forward commands orexecute changing to the equipment configuration.

At the opening of the WEB LCT page, the user will be connected to the equipment with the user/profileentered during the login request.

In any moment it is possible to execute the logout and re-execute the login using the same or a differentuser with respect to that used for the login.

If the equipment is managed also by the NMS5UX/NMS5UX-B/NMS5LX supervisory system, the supervi-sory system considers the connection of a SCT/LMT user with Read Only profile a LCT connection in Mon-itoring mode.

While the supervisory system considers the connection to the equipment of a SCT/LMT user with StationOperator or System profile a LCT connection in Configuration mode.

[Logout] parameter

Parameter [Logout] executes the logout of the current user.

When selected, the page WEB LCT to login to the equipment is displayed.

Set the fields User and Password relevant to the user you wish to use for the reconnection to the equipmentand press Login.

[Logged Users] parameter

The [Logged Users] parameter manages the users connected to the equipment.

In detail, the parameter allows:

To verify the users connected to the equipment

To force the logout of a user


To verify the users connected to the equipment

User Profile | Monitor, Read Only, Read & Write, Station Operator, System

1. In the WEB LCT page, select the [Logged Users] parameter.

The Current Logged User window opens, where the list of the users connected to the equipment whenthe command is selected is displayed.

For each users, is pointed out in the column

User. User name.

The wording NMS5UX points out the user of the NMS5UX/NMS5UX-B/NMS5LX supervisory sys-tem or a remote user (different from WEB LCT, SCT/LMT or NMS5UX user) who has the possi-bility to be connected to the equipment (Permanent Login). The other ones identify the WEB LCTor SCT/LMT users.

Profile. User profile.

Timeout. Timeout of the WEB LCT session opened by the user:

No Timeout. Session timeout disabled. WEB LCT session opened by the user (even if dis-connected) will be kept for an indefinite period of time.

Seconds. Session timeout enabled. WEB LCT session opened by the user, ifdisconnected, will be automatically ended once reached the set time limit.

With disconnected session we mean a WEB LCT session whose relevant WEB LCT has beenclosed but for which the disconnection from the equipment has not been executed (user logout).

User IP Address. Machine IP address.

With the wording machine, it is intended the PC (for the WEB LCT and SCT/LMT users) or theserver, the workstation (for the NMS5UX users and remote users) on which the application usedby the user is actually running.

Press Refresh to update the data present in the window.

To force the logout of a user

User Profile | System

Logging out oneself is not possible.

If the logout of a NMS5UX user is forced, the NMS5UX/NMS5UX-B/NMS5LX supervisory system auto-matically executes the restore of the user login.

1. In the WEB LCT page, select the [Logged Users] parameter.

The Current Logged User window opens.

2. Select the wished user.

3. Press Force Logout and confirm.

Into the Current Logged User window, the system removes the line relevant to the selected user.

If the Force Logout push-button is not available, this means that the record relevant to ones user hasbeen selected.


REMOTE ELEMENTS LIST AREA

By means of the items present in the area Remote elements list, you can manage the remote equipmentlist stored in the equipment controller.

In detail, it possible:

To verify the remote equipment list

To add a station to the list

To rename a station of the list

To remove a station of the list

To add an equipment to the list

To remove an equipment from the list

To reset the remote equipment list

To open the WEB LCT page of an equipment of the list (Remote Link)

The area Remote elements list can be hidden pressing the button present in the area itself (see Fig.3).

To display the area again, press the relevant push-button .

When the page WEB LCT is opened, the area Remote elements list is hidden.

In order to deepen this topic, see Remote equipment list (more info)

To verify the remote equipment list

User Profile | Monitor, Read Only, Read & Write, Station Operator, System

1. In the page WEB LCT, if not already displayed, expand the area Remote elements list selecting thepush-button present in the area itself (see Fig.3).

The area points out the remote equipment list stored in the controller of ALCplus2e.

Equipment is subdivided into stations.

The symbol identifies the station.

Selecting the symbol of a station expands or compress the list of underlaying equipment. At each se-lection, the list takes the status complementary to the previous one (if compressed it is expanded andvice versa).

For each station, the name of the station is displayed in the Station/Equip. column.

The name of the station is assigned by the user during the creation of the station itself.

The stations are displayed in the same order as they are inserted in the list

An empty station, that is a station without associated equipment, cannot be stored in the list.

The symbol or identifies the equipment.

The first symbol represents the equipment of type Managed by SCT, Elem. Manager, Not Managed; thesecond symbol represents the equipment of type Remote Link (see column Type).

In the Station/Equip. column, the equipment name is displayed. The name of the equipment is auto-matically assigned by the application during the creation of the equipment itself: Equipment .

Within the station, the equipment are listed in increasing order with respect to the IP address.

For each equipment is pointed out in the column:

IP Addr. IP address (Agent SNMP).

Type. Type of equipment:

Managed by SCT. Equipment managed by the WEB LCT and/or SCT/LMT application.

Remote Link. Equipment managed by the WEB LCT and/or SCT/LMT application that con-stitutes the equipment placed on the other end of the radio connection with respect tothe local equipment (equipment which the user is connected to by WEB LCT).


Elem. Manager. Element Manager of the equipment (IP address of the machine wherethe NMS5UX/NMS5UX-B/NMS5LX system resides).

Not Managed. Element not managed by the WEB LCT and/or SCT/LMT application.

This option can be used to insert into the remote equipment list some information as forinstance the coupling between the IP address and the NSAP (Gosip) one of an equipmentinserted into an OSI network.

OSI. Equipment NSAP (GOSIP) Address.

The parameter is available only for the equipment managed with the OSI protocol.

To refresh the list press Refresh.

To add a station to the list

User Profile | Station Operator, System

It is possible to insert a maximum of 30 stations into a list.

1. In the page WEB LCT, if not already displayed, expand the area Remote elements list selecting thepush-button present in the area itself (see Fig.3).

2. Press Add (Station group).

A window opens.

3. Type, into the text box, the name to be assigned to the station (alphanumeric string with minimum 1and maximum 11 characters).

The program does not create two stations with the same name in the same list. Moreover, a digit cannotbe used as first character and the space

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