Verilink FrameStart FSM (34-00299.E) Product Manual - Manual (Page 13)

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BOUT THE
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RAME
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TART
FSM
Frame relay's low-cost, high connectivity, and efficient throughput advantages
can be realized only when networks are installed and performing properly.
Verilink's FrameStart™ FSM
®
is a full-featured, SNMP-managed T1
DSU/CSU that targets customer premise applications using public frame relay
or private line services over a T1 facility. The FrameStart FSM operates at
fractional T1 rates up to full T1 carrier service. In addition, the FSM operates
as a traditional DSU/CSU over T1/FT1 facilities.
About FrameStart Technology
The FSM’s FrameStart technology ensures that frame relay service is
operational prior to installation and connection to other equipment.
FrameStart’s integral frame relay circuit installation and diagnostic tools help
reduce equipment and installation costs, simplify configuration setup, and
alleviate frame relay connection uncertainties
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all in one unit.
Verilink’s FSM supports both FrameStart Install mode and FrameStart
Monitor mode as well as Layer 2 statistics gathering and diagnostic
capabilities that maximize network availability and manage the growth of the
network.
FrameStart Install enables step-by-step validation of network operations and
requires no data terminal equipment such as routers or FRADs. If a DTE
device is connected, operation is halted to perform installation diagnostics.
With FrameStart Install, you have the power to perform advanced tests that
include the following:
• Local Management Interface (LMI) Sourcing
• End-to-end Integrity
• PVC Delay Testing
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Network Receive Level
FrameStart Monitor complements FrameStart Install to monitor real-time
network conditions nonintrusively when connected to real-world applications.
FrameStart Monitor diagnostics maintain and manage the activity of the frame