Main Control Processor (MCP) | PL700
Global Foxcom’s Sat-Light/Platinum PL700 MCP provides comprehensive management and control for all Sat-Light/Platinum fiber optic cards, redundancy switches, power supplies and communication cards. The MCP is built on a rack mounted card with an integrated graphical SNMP manager. The Java-based graphical management tool is accessible via standard web or MIB browsers. The MCP supports alarm logging, including transmitter and receiver RF and optical faults. Monitoring features include ambient temperature and RF/optical input and output power as well as software download for each card.
The PL700 MCP card has an RS232 port for initialization, debug and security settings. The front panel Ethernet port connects to the user’s LAN. Another two Ethernet port connections are available on the MCP’s rear panel.
The Sat-Light/Platinum MCP GUI provides a “close-to-real-life” graphical representation of Sat-Light/Platinum cards residing in the 3U rack.
The status of all the cards’operation is displayed and by clicking on each card; the unit’s RF or optical level is displayed in dBm.
The open architecture of Sat-Light/Platinum’s MIB offer management via an integrated GUI or a number of third-party management systems such as HP OpenView, IBM Tivoli and CA Unicenter.
Features & Benefits
- SNMP protocol based Remote Management
- Telnet/CLI RS-232 interface
- Field upgradeable
- Event logging and storage of the last 128 events
- Configurable trap destinations
- Software upgrade capabilities via FTP
- Software download for all plug-in cards via MCP
- Hot-swappaable
- Card/port zoom-in provides full setup and monitoring capabilities
- Three Ethernet ports supported by an on-board Ethernet switch
PL700 | Main Control Processor (MCP) – Sat-Light/Platinum Series
The PL700 Main Control Processor (MCP) is the centralized control and monitoring solution for Global Foxcom’s Sat-Light/Platinum fiber optic platform. Designed for advanced RFoF applications, the PL700 provides intelligent management of all platinum fiber optic cards, including transmitters, receivers, redundancy switches, communication modules, and power supplies.
Housed on a rack-mounted card, the PL700 features an intuitive, SNMP graphical user interface, accessible via web browsers or MIB-compatible systems. Users gain real-time visibility into system status, including RF and optical input/output levels, ambient temperature, and alarm events such as link loss or hardware faults.
The PL700 supports:
- Remote software upgrades via FTP
- Event logging for the last 128 alarms
- Hot-swappable functionality for uninterrupted operation
- Three Ethernet ports with on-board switching (1 front, 2 rear)
- RS232 interface for setup, debugging, and CLI access
The system’s GUI delivers a near real-time visual layout of all installed cards within a 3U chassis, allowing direct interaction with each unit for in-depth diagnostics and performance monitoring.
With open MIB architecture, the PL700 integrates seamlessly with third-party management platforms like HP OpenView, IBM Tivoli, and CA Unicenter—making it ideal for scalable, enterprise-grade RFoF applications.
Key Features:
- Centralized SNMP-based management of platinum fiber optic cards
- Full integration with Sat-Light/Platinum 3U chassis
- Alarm monitoring for RF and optical faults
- Configurable trap destinations and software download per card
- Compatible with third-party network management systems