Comtech EF Data VMS v3.12.x Vipersat - Manual (Page 201)

Chapter 3 - VMS Configuration 3-101
MN/22156, rev 12 Network Manager Configuration
Network Manager and ViperGlobe
The Network Manager provides a means of exposing the satellite network(s) to
customers via VNO (for network operations) and ViperGlobe (for geographical
display). The networks, and their associated elements, that are created in the
Network Manager are virtual, and can thus be added and removed without
affecting the actual networks upon which they are based.
ViperGlobe is an optional global network view application that is installed on
VMS Client machines. The ViperGlobe option greatly enhances Network
Manager by providing a geographical global representation of the Vipersat
satellite network. ViperGlobe displays the networks that are created under the
Network Manager and provides a visual global positioning of the network sites
and the carrier links that exist between them. Network alarm status is also visu-
ally indicated in the globe view.
The operator can now anchor sites to true geographic locations. In an SOTM
(Satcom On-The-Move) network, mobile sites are positioned based on GPS
information received from the antenna ACU. An example of this type of
network is depicted in figure 3-111, below.
Figure 3-111 Vipersat SOTM Network, Global Map View
For Vipersat networks that have already been built using the configuration
procedures presented in the previous sections, the only step remaining to