Comtech EF Data MIDAS Version 4.X NMS Configuration - Manual (Page 60)

MIDAS 4.X NMS Configuration, Rev.6
2–32 Setup and Operation
Node Alignment
Parameters
Start Time of day– this is the time of day the operator wants the Node
Alignment function to occur. The best time to perform this function is during
periods of low system traffic, to minimize slowing of the network.
Nodes per day – this is the number of nodes to be aligned per day. The system
will perform node alignment in sequential order, continuing each day from
wherever it stopped the previous day. The actual number of nodes aligned is
Nodes per day, or the total number of enabled nodes, whichever is less.
Time between – this setting determines the amount of time in between node
alignments, according to the specific needs of the operator.
Alarm threshold – this is the threshold frequency level at which an event or
alarm (as specified in the events control panel) will occur as a result of
excessive transmit frequency offset at the node, as measured by the NMS
during a periodic alignment.
Acquisition Timeout – this is the maximum amount of time that the NMS will
wait for a response from a node during node alignment, before bypassing
frequency alignment of that node.