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COMLINKExecutive Software is used in conjunction
with up to 128 NETLINK Network Test Responders, and it maintains
an ODBC compliant database of NETLINK test results (Typically,
128 Responders will support 5000-6000 remote field testers,
depending on test call traffic).
The NETLINK Responders may be locally connected to the COMLINK
Executive computer via communications ports or distributed
over the network with TCP/IP connection to the Executive computer.
The NETLINK Responders automatically receive the results
of all tests made from field staff using NETLINK Testers,
as well as point to point tests initiated between Responders
eg. in a Test Call System.
COMLINK Executive comprises two main elements:
- COMLINK Responder Server (“Robot”)
- COMLINK System Administrator.
The COMLINK “Robot” runs transparently in the background
and maintains communications with the NETLINK Responders connected
to it, automatically uploads their test results, and stores
them in the ODBC compliant Test Result Database.
The Database is typically provided on a strategically located
network server, where it can be accessed by COMLINK Manager
users throughout the TCP/IP network.
If the network is temporarily out of service, the COMLINK
“Robot” stores the test results in a local database, and then
updates the remote database when it can access it again.
If the “Robot” is out of service, the results are stored in
the NETLINK Responders, and uploaded when the “Robot” resumes.
The COMLINK System Administrator enables the test system
manager to control the “Robot” in order to set-up and maintain
the system Responders.
The system manager can use COMLINK Administrator to:
- Allocate Responders to user groups or regional groups
- Create and maintain Time Zones
- Autocalibrate Responders
- Download Test Parameters to system Responders
- Synchronise Responder time-date clocks
- Initiate network tests between Responders, or from Responders
to other destinations.
The COMLINK Executive also provides the means
for system management and network users to run automatic test
call schedules, to verify that the network is meeting regulatory
and customer requirements.
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