Action Buttons

On the bottom of dialogs, used to [Save (Apply)] or [Cancel] changes made and to [Close] the dialog.

Agent

Identifies an EOC or ECC subnetwork or an Ethernet port that is used to communicate with the NEs via one of the communication ports of the WS.

Alarm cleared

Fault condition disappears. This causes an alarm off event to be generated.

Alarm off event

Clearing of an alarm either as a result of operator repair action, or self-correction.

Alarm on event

Occurrence of a new alarm.

Alarm outstanding

Active alarm

BP

Basic Package of FOXMAN-UN.

Dialogs

The FOXMAN-UN operator’s windows for displaying and setting the parameters of the network, and parameters of the NEs and FOs that it contains. Dialogs contain Fields, Menus, and Push Buttons.

Dialog Menus

Always present at the top of the maps and dialogs

Domain Name

Identifies a grouping of NEs. (e.g. all NEs with the same Domain Name are identified as all managed by the same operator.

ENP

Ethernet Networking Package of FOXMAN-UN.

Lower level maps (group maps)

Represent parts of the network.

Display symbols optionally placed over city maps, floor plans and/or cabinets.

Maps

The FOXMAN-UN operators' windows for visually representing the network. Maps are organized into a hierarchy. The root map can contain group symbols representing a lower level map which can again contain group symbols. The bottom level group map then shows the individual NEs. Each map contains a menu bar and navigation buttons.

Menus

2 types of menus are available allowing the operator to easily select (using the mouse) commands from a roll down list: Dialog menus and Symbol menus (context menus).

NE

Network Element, a network node managed by FOXMAN-UN.

NE Address

Identifies an NE within a Management Network (e.g. the Ethernet address or IP address of an NE).

NP

Networking Package of FOXMAN-UN.

Parameters

Any settable attributes of Units/SbUs (options, modes of operation, signal levels, etc.).

Context menus

Selective menu depending on the cursor position, popping up when the RIGHT mouse button is pressed.

Symbols

Graphic representations of network elements, groups of NEs, foreign objects, system NE on maps.