Comtech EF Data CRS-500 User Manual
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CRS-500 1:N Redundancy System
Revision 2
Serial-based Remote Product Management
MN-CRS500
9–11
Parameter Type
Command
(Code and
qualifier)
Arguments for
Command or
Response to
Query
Description of arguments
(Note that all arguments are ASCII numeric codes, that
is, ASCII codes between 48 and 57)
Response to Command
(Target to controller)
Query
(Code and
qualifier)
Response to query
(Target to controller)
Backup Holdoff
Time
BKH=
2 bytes, numerical Command or Query.
Sets or returns the backup holdoff time, the delay when
auto mode prepares to backup a faulted modem, in the form
xx, where:
01-99 = # of seconds delay after Redundant Modem has
acquired Traffic Modem’s configuration before online swap
actually takes place.
BKH=
BKH?
BKH*
BKH?
BKH=xx
(see description of
arguments)
Modem Alarm
Mask
MAM=
1 byte, numerical
Command or Query.
Sets or returns the Modem alarm mask in the form x,
where:
0 = no faults masked
1 = Tx faults masked
2 = Rx faults masked
3 = Both Tx and Rx faults masked
MAM=
MAM?
MAM*
MAM?
MAM=x
(see description of
arguments)
M:N Mode
MFN=
1 byte, numerical
Command or Query.
x indicates the M:N mode (# of backups), where
0 = 1:N redundancy
MFN=
MFN?
MFN*
MFN?
MFN=x
(see description of
arguments)
Modem IP
Addresses
MIP=
17 bytes
Command or Query.
Sets or returns the IP address and network prefix for the
10/100 BaseTx Ethernet management port of traffic and
backup modems, in the form uuxxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where:
uu is the unit #:
uu => 01-09 – IP address for traffic modem 1-9.
uu => 11 – IP address for redundant modem 1
uu => 10 – IP address for traffic modem 10
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the modem
Note: The IP address used by the CRS-500 to
communicate with the modem must be on the same subnet.
MIP=
MIP?
MIP*
MIP#
MIP?uu
MIP=uuxxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Priority modem
PRI=
2 bytes, numerical Command or query.
Sets or returns the Priority modem in the form xx, where:
00 (priority disabled)
01 through 10 – priority link number
Note: The Switch will back-up the priority link if a fault
occurs on the priority link, even if it is already backing-up
another (non-priority) link.
PRI=
PRI?
PRI*
PRI?
PRI=xx
(see description of
arguments)